Chapter 276 Zhou Qiuhe Becomes a Regular Employee
Xia Fangfang was stunned and stared at Xia Juanjuan in horror.
Xia Juanjuan...why is she so scary?
Obviously, before, she had been secretly suppressing her, and she didn't even dare to shout out loud, let alone resist?
But the burning pain on his face and the buzzing in his head were not fake, he really was beaten up!
Many people from the village gathered around, but no one thought that Xia Juanjuan had made a mistake.
After all, the qualification to study at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University is such a precious thing, and it was replaced just like that. Xia Juanjuan didn't even care about it, and Xia Fangfang even came up to her and wanted to tear her mouth and dig her face. How could I just stand there and let her beat and scold me?
A few slaps in the face is not enough!
If I delay them and don't take this opportunity to take revenge, I will be doing myself a disservice.
Therefore, even though Xia Fangfang was beaten like a pig, no one came forward to comfort her. In the end, her mother Liu Hongmei and brother Xia Chunhuo dragged her back home with gloomy faces and did not let her go out to embarrass herself!
Zhu Xiaopeng ignored Xia Fangfang and asked Xia Juanjuan with concern: "Juanjuan, are you okay? I'm sorry, your cousin has been pestering me these two days, and I didn't expect this to happen..."
Xia Juanjuan heard this and said, "I'm fine. I just couldn't hold back my anger and my hand hurts. Also, my father has severed ties with the Xia family, so Xia Fangfang is no longer my cousin. I can look for you for anything else, but I'm sorry to bother you with my three little kids in the future."
After hearing this, Zhu Xiaopeng naturally agreed: "Don't worry. The students taught in our commune primary school will definitely go to junior high school and high school in the future. If there is a chance, they will go to college!"
After saying a few words, Xia Juanjuan went home.
Zhu Xiaopeng was looking at Xia Juanjuan's back, somewhat absent-minded.
In the past, before Xia Juanjuan got married, he actually had a secret crush on her in his heart. He even asked a matchmaker to secretly inquire about her and wanted to propose marriage. However, Li Cuihua asked for a betrothal gift of 30 yuan, and the matter was never mentioned openly.
Now, Xia Juanjuan is married and has children. No matter how much he still has thoughts about her, he can only bury them deep in his heart and they will become a lifelong regret.
Zhu Xiaopeng stood there for a while before walking towards the classroom somewhat dejectedly. The newly elected teachers had already gathered. They had to hold a meeting, and were also busy setting the class timetable, determining the teaching content, etc. They were all busy and had no time to be sentimental about their children.
Xia Juanjuan didn't know what Zhu Xiaopeng was thinking. She didn't have the heart to care about other people's affairs.
The letter that Shen Wanxue had someone bring two days ago said that she had safely reunited with Rong Zhenbang. They were working in a grassland at the foot of a mountain, herding sheep and cattle, and shearing wool every day.
The work is not too tiring and the food is okay. The crops here are not well grown, so we only eat barley noodles and milk tea. There are not many vegetables. As for meat, this is a place full of cattle and sheep, so we can still eat it from time to time.
I just came here and was a little uncomfortable at first, but after living here for ten days or half a month, I got used to it.
It's just that the weather gets cold quickly here. It's only August and it's already snowing.
The letter was addressed to Yang Qiushi, so Yang Qiushi secretly took it and showed it to Xia Juanjuan, and the original letter was left to Xia Juanjuan.
Xia Juanjuan wrote another letter to Li Zhan, briefly telling him about their situation.
However, she kept the letter with her and would show it to Li Zhan when he came back.
Another happy thing happened with Zhou Qiuhe.
Zhou Qiuhe has been working part-time as a salesperson in the town's supply and marketing cooperative for more than two years. Director Zheng reported to his superiors a few days ago, intending to make Zhou Qiuhe a regular employee of the supply and marketing cooperative!
Speaking of it, this matter was also secretly assisted by Xia Juanjuan.
It was in July or August when she was going to the county town to buy a fan with the ticket. She happened to be in the town and went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Zhou Qiuhe was not there. When she saw Director Zheng, she smiled and joked:
"Sister Zheng, come to think of it, when you hired me as a salesperson, didn't you say that if I did a good job, I would be offered a permanent position? My third sister-in-law has been working here for more than two years, why haven't you responded yet?"
After hearing this, Director Zheng couldn't help but glared at her angrily: "You still say that! You were so kind back then, and you didn't agree to my request. Not only did you try to introduce your sister-in-law to me, but you also tried to do it as if no one else wanted to do my job!"
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "Sister, my third sister-in-law can do abacus, keep accounts, and read. She's no worse than me, right? You can't use me as a shield like this."
Director Zheng smiled and said, "Look at you. I was just joking, but you took it seriously? I'm thinking about the formalization. I've already submitted a report, but... the higher-ups also want to evaluate whether the supply and marketing cooperative in this town needs a formal employee, so it's been put on hold."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "How about this, Sister Zheng, I was originally planning to take the ticket for the electric fan to the county town to buy the electric fan. Can you see if you can get the goods? If you can, I will buy it directly from you. It will save trouble for you and me, and you can also count it as a profit. When the time comes, the people above the supply and marketing cooperative will see that the supply and marketing cooperative in the town is selling so well, and this formal job may be approved more easily, don't you think?"
Director Zheng couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "You have a good idea. We are a state-owned company. How can we value you just because you sell more things? But I know what you mean. Qiuhe just gave birth to her fourth child at the end of last year. Although she doesn't have to give work points to your fake mother-in-law Liu Lan, her life is tight. It must be good to hold on to a stable job. She has worked with me in the store for two years, and I must be thinking the best of her!"
After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan didn't say anything more. However, she still bought two electric fans and many other things from the supply and marketing cooperative.
After waiting for almost a month, there is finally a result.
The higher-ups also did some investigation and found that in the past two years, only the supply and marketing cooperative in this town had the clearest accounts, with every item matching. After questioning, they found out that it was Zhou Qiuhe who did it, so they agreed.
When Zhou Qiuhe was transformed from a part-time temporary worker to a full-time employee, she no longer had to follow the salary model of work points plus one yuan per month. Instead, she was no longer paid work points, but directly.
Eighteen yuan a month is not much compared to the twenty or thirty yuan a month that workers in the county town make, but for those who work in the fields all year round, it is already a large sum.
Zhou Qiuhe and Li Jie were both very happy.
Li Jie also stopped Zhou Qiuhe from working in the fields, and took care of everything by himself. As for Dongbao and the younger kids, Zhou Qiuhe didn't always bring them to the supply and marketing cooperative to interfere with their work. Most of the time, Li Jie took care of them, so that Zhou Qiuhe could work without distractions.
After all, the food that Lijie earned from working in the fields could not be compared with the 18 yuan a month that Zhou Qiuhe earned.
Lijie's family's life became visibly better.
When Xia Juanjuan saw this, she was happy for them.
In a few years, opportunities will be everywhere in the city.
Although the countryside later had a land contract responsibility system and farmers were able to have enough food to eat, the change was far different from the rapid development of the city.
Such a dramatic reality cannot be changed by her alone.
Therefore, she could only try her best to help those close to her so that they would have the opportunity to get on the first express train to wealth in the future.
Although Zhou Qiuhe still has a rural household registration, she has become a formal salesperson employed by a department store with her own abilities. Although she is still working in the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, she will look for an opportunity to be transferred to the county seat later, and then slowly change to a commodity grain household registration.
As for Li Jie, in this era, it is still the mainstream that men work outside and women work inside. The fact that Zhou Qiuhe earns more work points than Li Jie now is not a problem in the short term, but over time, people in the village and outside the village will definitely gossip about it and make unpleasant remarks about it.
Although there is no doubt that he has a good character, there is no guarantee that he will not mess up his emotions over time, and eventually cause discord between the couple. It would be better for him not to earn more money.
Xia Juanjuan was thinking about how to help Lijie get a job in the county.
However, this also needs to be done slowly.
Jobs in the city are all very limited. Sometimes, many parents retire early so that their children can take over their jobs.
It's not easy to find a job in a county town.
The autumn harvest and winter planting are also in full swing.
By the end of September and the beginning of October, the lotus roots and fish are harvested, and the able-bodied villagers are still asked to come and help.
In addition, we also harvested a lot of plump crabs.
The villagers thought the shell of this thing was too hard and cumbersome to chew, and they didn't know how to make it, so they refused to buy it.
Xia Juanjuan collected all the crabs in a basket and tied them up with ropes to prevent the crabs from crawling around.
Then some of them are soaked in wine to make drunken crabs, and the rest are steamed or fried with rice cakes, etc.
Autumn is the season when crabs produce crab roe. She also took out the crab roe and made it into crab roe buns and crab meat buns, which are the kids' favorite.
It happened to be the triplets' two-year-old birthday, so this year we had a crab feast, plum wine made in the summer, osmanthus cake made from osmanthus sugar in the fall, and other dishes, such as braised pork, wild pheasant and mushroom soup, etc.
It’s a pity that Li Zhan is not at home, and Shen Wanxue is not here either.
So he called Yang Qiushi and Xia Shuangshan over.
Yang Qiushi took advantage of the kids' birthdays to solemnly propose that he wanted to adopt the three boys as his godchildren.