Being generous is necessary; it's just a job at a supply and marketing cooperative, earning only a few dozen yuan a month. If you can give up the money, so be it.
Anyway, it was the Ji family that spent the money, so it's normal for it to be used on the Ji family members.
By giving up this, her sister-in-law's opportunity to work in the small workshop would be cut off. She didn't want too many relatives involved in her business, as it would be difficult to manage.
Especially Zhang Hong's family, which is a family known for spoiling their brothers, is something she absolutely doesn't want to get involved with. She wants to nip this problem in the bud from the very beginning.
Ji Xia shook her head at her: "She's my sister-in-law, and there are people at home to take care of the children."
As for whether Zhang Lan should stay to take care of Ji's mother or not, she didn't care.
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Chen Jingyun bought two jin of pork belly and two large bones at the market, tied them up with dry grass and rope, and rode back to the brigade.
Thinking about how to increase the number of lathe operators and quality inspectors in the small workshop, I need to find a few capable, honest and trustworthy people to work.
He thought for a moment, then turned the car around and headed towards the fields, first to find his three underlings, Hou Fang, Xiao Gang, and A Hu, who followed him in the black market.
All three of them have sisters who are all good at their work and will always take care of their brothers first when there are benefits to be had.
He saw Hou Fang first. Last time, Monkey had specifically told him that he wanted to make money to get married.
The autumn harvest hasn't started yet, but some crops have already begun to be harvested, and everyone in the fields is working enthusiastically.
Hou Fang was picking corn in the field when he heard Chen Jing calling, so he quickly ran over.
One summer, Hou Fang's face was tanned a deep reddish-brown, covered in sweat and water, but he was as thin as a bamboo pole, looking more like a monkey.
Upon seeing Chen Jing, Hou Fang excitedly asked, "Brother Jing, you were looking for me?"
"Yes, I'm looking for you. Where's your sister? Is she in the fields too?"
Hou Fang chuckled and said, "My sister is still very young, only thirteen years old. She can't do much in the fields. The brigade leader made her cut pig feed to feed the pigs and cattle."
Chen Jing nodded, looked around, and then lowered his voice: "Monkey, there's good news. A small factory in the commune is hiring women. The salary is twenty yuan, and there are bonuses for good performance. Ask your sister if she wants to do it?"
"Do it? My sister will definitely do it."
Hou Fang was overjoyed and immediately agreed excitedly, but Chen Jing scolded him, "Keep your voice down, do you want the whole brigade to know?"
Hou Fang quickly shut his mouth and chuckled in a low voice, "Okay, okay, I'm sorry, boss, I was too excited. I knew you hadn't forgotten me."
“After I finish work in the evening, bring her to me, and then I will go find Ah Hu and Xiao Gang.”
Liu Xiaogang has three sisters. His eldest sister has married into a neighboring village, but his other two sisters are around fifteen or sixteen years old.
Hearing that they were looking for two younger sisters to come to the city to work and earn money, Liu Xiaogang looked distressed: "Boss, why do you only want women? Can't you hire men? I also want to go to the city to work."
Chen Jing looked at him strangely: "You? You can sew clothes? You can do handicrafts? Even if you can, I won't dare to ask you before the autumn harvest is over. Let's talk about it after the harvest!"
Liu Xiaogang grinned and promised to bring his two younger sisters to find him after work in the evening.
Ah Hu not only agreed to bring his two younger sisters over, but also agreed to lend Chen Jing an old sewing machine from his home for two months, paying rent.
The few sewing machines currently in the small workshop were all borrowed from the machinist's home.
After finishing these two batches of goods, they estimate they'll have enough money to buy a sewing machine.
After recruiting soldiers, Chen Jing rode his bicycle home and saw his mother carrying a basket of pig feed to feed the chickens and pigs.
When Chen's mother saw him, she glared at him with displeasure: "It's harvest time, don't you know how to come home and work?"
"Mom, I've found a job in the city, but I don't have time to go back to the countryside to farm."
As Chen Jing spoke, he took meat and bones, along with two pounds of pastries, from the car.
"I bought two pounds of meat and bones. I'll braise them and make a big bone broth. I'll eat something nice today."
As Chen's mother took the job, she asked suspiciously, "What kind of job did you find? It's not a scam, is it?"
"Mother, would Second Brother Ji lie to me about the job he found for me?"
Chen Jing complained, pulling out five ten-yuan bills from his pocket: "Look, this is what I've earned recently. I'll buy meat for you and Dad."
Chen's mother was overjoyed upon hearing this. Ji Xiangjun was trustworthy, and the job he introduced must be perfect.
However, she pushed the money out of Chen Jing's hand: "We still have money to buy meat at home, why do we need your money? Save it for finding a partner. How are things going between you and A-Xia?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jing grinned and said, "Mother, Ji Xia and I want to get married. Do you think we should finalize things with the Ji family as soon as possible and pick a date?"
"marry?"
Seeing her son's happy smile, Chen's mother couldn't help but worry: "I heard that married women can't take the college entrance exam now. Is she willing to do that?"
She looked at her son suspiciously and asked, "Did you do something to her?"
As she spoke, she glanced around instinctively, then lowered her voice and scolded, "If you dare to mess with her, the Ji brothers will break your legs."
"Mother, what are you thinking? Xia has agreed to give me a proper status, wouldn't it be better to hold the wedding banquet soon? We won't get the marriage certificate for now."
Chen's mother was still not quite convinced, but Chen Jing had always been good at coaxing people, and with just a few words, he managed to soften his mother's attitude, and she agreed to ask the old man.
Chen Jing's eyes darted around, and he chuckled softly, "Mother, Sister-in-law Ji is being discharged from the hospital today. Brother Ji and Aunt Ji must have gone to the city. Go to the fields and tell Dad to invite Uncle Ji to lunch."
Chen's mother thought it made sense, so she invited Secretary Ji over to discuss the matter further and finalize the relationship between the two as soon as possible.
Let's make this decision before Ji Xia passes the exam. It's uncertain whether he'll even look at her lazy son after he passes!
Having appeased his mother, Chen Jing energetically chopped firewood, fetched water, boiled water, cooked rice, braised two pounds of pork belly, and stewed a large pot of radish and bone soup, making a total of five dishes and a soup.
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