Chapter 612
Sister Hui and Su Miao looked at each other and said:
"This seems like a good idea. Let's borrow it for one night and let the cat help us stand guard."
Su Yu said, "Actually, the cats in the residential area seem to be semi-wild. They run around on the beams and roofs every day. It doesn't matter whether you hold them or not."
Su Miao thought about it and realized that it was true. When those cats were in heat, they would run around on the roof and howl, which was very creepy. At night, the whole place was as terrifying as Lion Camel Ridge.
"How about we get some fish to treat them? See if they are willing to stay here tonight." Sister Hui suggested.
"Okay, I'll get them and see if they can help us see things tonight."
Then, two ferocious-looking cat guards were brought over by their owner and ate the fried fish that Su Yu "presented" to them with a loud gulp.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two cats slowly jumped onto the rice pile, curled up into two furry balls, and soon began to purr evenly.
Seeing that they were willing to stay, everyone nodded in relief and went back to rest, thinking that there would be no sharp-beaked snakes stealing food tonight.
However, what they didn't expect was that after tonight, the cat guard taught them two words, "a waste of effort" and "too clever by half".
The next morning, Su Miao was still lying in bed when he heard Sister Hui's voice calling from the front yard.
"Oh! This! This..."
Su Miao quickly put on his coat and ran out. He saw Sister Hui standing at the door of the front hall, looking inside in surprise.
The three bags of rice on the top had been damaged. There were many scratches on the bags, and white rice grains were falling down from the cracks.
The two "cat guards" were squatting in the mess, licking their paws leisurely. When they saw her coming, they meowed, and it was unclear whether they were provoking her or seeking credit.
Sister Hui said with a sad face, "The rat didn't come...but this bag is scratched like a fishing net!"
Su Yu rushed over after hearing the noise, stamping his feet in anger: "These two greedy cats! Not satisfied with eating the fish, they have to dig into the rice bag!"
As he was about to catch the cats, the two cats fled to the left and right, and more rice fell out of the bag because of their movements.
"Don't run! I'll take you home!"
The three of them were in a hurry to chase the cat, but ended up knocking over a broom standing against the wall.
With a loud "crash", the two cats were so scared that they jumped out of the window with their fur standing on end. Before leaving, they took away the half fish head left in the small bowl, and in two or three steps they jumped over the wall and disappeared.
Su Miao checked carefully and found that only the three bags of rice were torn, and everything else was intact. Looking at the mess on the ground, she suddenly burst out laughing:
"The mice are so scared that they dare not come here, so they use their house-destroying skills."
This sound broke the tense atmosphere. Su Yu and Su Hui were stunned for a moment, then started laughing.
"Let's clean up quickly. We need to find new bags to put the rice in. I need to use a dustpan to shake out the rice that has spilled on the ground. I'll have to wash it again before cooking."
At this time, Su Yuanzheng and Jiang Fengyi came back from purchasing. Su Miao asked Su Yu to take care of the work in the store, and she and Sister Hui would clean up.
I went to the storage room and found a large hemp sack left over from buying rice. I put the rice that had not yet come out into it, then gathered the rice on the ground and put it into the basin handful by handful.
Su Yuanzheng came in and shook his head:
"No matter how much you guard against it, you can't prevent theft. In the past, village cats wouldn't scratch things in the house."
"Dad, it's probably because this isn't their home, and the cats thought they were locked up at night, so they started to cause trouble.
However, they were quite lenient and only destroyed three bags, probably out of consideration for the two fish."
"These bags are damaged and can't be shipped out. We need to restock them, right?"
"Yeah, thank you for your hard work, Dad. Please go to the grain and oil station again and buy three bags of rice."
Su Yuanzheng drove there very quickly. He bought the rice in more than 20 minutes and stacked it back on the "rice mountain".
Looking at the neatly stacked piles of New Year's goods, Hui suddenly thought: "Do you think those two cats will take advantage of our busy schedule today to come and cause trouble again?"
"How dare they! Shave them!"
Su Yu was washing pig offal in the yard. When he heard this, he pretended to swing the broom, which made everyone laugh again.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and everyone at Su Ji will have a week off, so this year is extra busy.
Some old customers who have refrigerators at home will buy some extra braised food to store so that they can have an extra dish during the Chinese New Year.
The number of orders for shredded papaya and soft ginger candy has also increased dramatically. In addition to individual customers who come to the store to buy New Year's goods, retailers have also increased their purchases to cope with the flow of people during the New Year period.
The workshop has been working overtime this week. Today, all the goods in the warehouse were cleared out, which was enough to barely meet the needs of a few regular big customers. By the afternoon, the store's stock was officially sold out.
After work, the employees cleaned the store and workshop inside and out, and then they could have a lively dinner together.
When dusk, wrapped in a chill, drifted into the yard, all the employees of Su Ji had already gathered around the big round tables in the store, feasting on their meals.
When the dinner was halfway through, Su Yuanzheng stood up and said to the employees:
"Everyone! Su Ji has gone through another year of ups and downs. Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, Su Ji is so successful today. I won't say any more formalities. Next, we will distribute New Year's goods. Each person will have 30 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of oil, and 10 kilograms of sugar cakes. It's not a lot, but it's a token of my and Miao Miao's love."
Aunt Liu, who washes the dishes, said with emotion: "I've worked in so many shops, but this is the first time I've seen such a generous selection of New Year's goods. The boss is so thoughtful."
"Aunt Liu, this is your first time celebrating Chinese New Year at Su Ji. Our store has always had a rich selection of New Year's goods, and they're getting more and more every year. Just wait, there will definitely be New Year's red envelopes soon!"
Sure enough, in addition to the year-end bonus distributed according to employee level, Su Yuanzheng also gave each employee an additional 66 yuan New Year's red envelope, and said that red envelopes would also be indispensable when work starts!
Yang Hao brought the wine glass over and said to Su Yuanzheng in a loud voice:
"Boss, this is my toast to you! Working with you makes me feel at ease! I promise to do my best in the future and make Su Ji shine!" After saying that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Seeing this, other employees raised their glasses one after another. For a moment, the sound of glasses clinking and laughter could be heard one after another, making the place very lively.
When the show ended, everyone's pockets were full and their hands were heavy.
Most people live not far away, but it is still tiring to carry the things back home, so Su Yuanzheng arranged for Su Yu and Jiang Fengyi to take the employees who did not ride bicycles to work home.
When the last employee left, Su Miao noticed two sneaky figures squatting in the corner. The two orange cats were there again, staring at her eagerly.
She smiled and threw out two pieces of dried fish: "Greedy cat, I'm not at home during the New Year, so don't come and make trouble again!"
The cat jumped onto the wall with the dried fish in its mouth, and its tail drew a golden arc in the moonlight.
In the distance, some child was trying to set off firecrackers, which exploded with a "bang", startling them and making them run away into the night.
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