Chapter 53
When they got home, the father and daughter took Su Yu to the living room and asked him what happened.
Su Yu was a little nervous, holding his large backpack, not daring to sit down on the stool. "The position in the brigade has been taken by the brigade leader's brother-in-law. I was thinking of doing some work before the New Year to supplement my salary. But something happened yesterday, and the head of the seed company said they don't need me anymore."
Su Yuanzheng asked, "Are you going to the seed company's warehouse to help with loading and unloading?"
"Yeah, before the New Year, we hired a group of temporary workers to bag and carry seeds. Not only seeds, but also pesticides, film and other things."
"You didn't even say hello to your uncle when you came up! You're so awkward, what happened?"
Su Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally told the story: "The seed company recruited a large number of young people, both men and women, among whom there are some who do not work every day and like to bully others.
The leader liked a girl from Li Village, but she didn't want him. Last night, he actually went to the girl's dormitory and caused trouble. He locked the girl and himself in the room. I couldn't stand it, so I kicked the door open.
Who knew he was standing behind the door, fell forward and broke his skin a little. He is the brother-in-law of the person in charge of recruitment, so..."
The father and daughter understood that their brave act had offended someone with a backer, and they were being harassed.
Judging from the indignant expressions on the faces of those young men just now, my cousin must be getting along well with his fellow workers.
Su Yuanzheng asked, "Have you been paid for the past few days? What are your plans for the future?"
Su Yu pulled out a large unity note from his pocket and said, "I've already been paid. I worked for 10 days. Food was provided, but accommodation was not. I got one dollar and twenty cents a day. I don't know where else I can find work. I can only go back and wait until after the New Year to come back and look for it slowly."
"If you don't provide accommodation, where have you been staying these days?"
"I rented a small courtyard with a group of workers. Each person paid one dollar a month. Although it was a bit shabby, we were not that particular. As long as we had a place to sleep, it was fine."
Su Miao estimated that there were about twenty young men in the group just now. With so many people crowded in a small yard, it really couldn't be very particular.
She had an idea in her mind, but she was a little hesitant.
She has just started making braised food, and she makes one pot every day and sells it out at the stall after it is ready. This workload is already enough for her, a primary school student.
Without new labor, production cannot be increased. Moreover, there are pork offal and braised dishes every day, and there are long queues. She and her father are too busy to handle it, and customers always have to wait for a long time, which is not good.
If she wanted to hire someone, no one outside would know her as well as her cousin. However, she only had a superficial understanding of her cousin and could not guarantee whether she could trust him.
Su Yuanzheng said, "There's still a week until the Chinese New Year. How about this? Don't go back. Go to the street tomorrow and see if there are any jobs. If you can't find any work in a couple of days, I'll take you back on my bike."
"No, no, I can go back by myself!"
"I want to take the New Year gifts back. It's just on the way. How about... you stay at my place for the next two days?" Su Yuanzheng said this with a guilty conscience. After all, he had not discussed this matter with his daughter yet.
Su Miao nodded in agreement. After all, such a close relative came to the county town alone, and it would be inappropriate to turn him away.
But Su Yu refused: "No, my father told me not to bother Uncle Shi. In this case, I'd better go back and live with my fellow workers."
After another tug, Su Yu still refused resolutely, so Su Yuanzheng had no choice but to give in and said, "It's up to you, but you must come over for three meals a day. Miaomiao and I are going to set up a stall at noon, and we'll have lunch at 11 o'clock, so you should come early too."
It was almost evening, so Su Yuanzheng invited him to have dinner. He was really diligent, helping to wash the pots and chop firewood.
Su Miao sat in the yard and watched Su Yu spinning around like a top. By the time Su Yuanzheng finished cooking, half of the firewood had been chopped and neatly stacked.
The young man had a big appetite and ate three bowls of rice, but hardly picked up any vegetables with his chopsticks. He thought that his uncle had really spent a lot of money to specially prepare three dishes and a soup, and such a big plate of meat must have been bought from a delicatessen.
He couldn't eat too much, so he had to save some so that his uncle and sister could continue to eat it tomorrow.
Seeing that he was only eating rice and not picking up any vegetables, Su Yuanzheng put several pinches of braised food into his bowl and said, "Eat some vegetables! These are homemade braised foods. Your sister and I will make them every day and sell them."
Su Yu picked up a piece of pork head and put it in his mouth. Oh my god! It smells so good! It smells even better than the big fat stew my mom made during Chinese New Year.
"Uncle, what time will you start work tomorrow? I'll come over to help."
Su Yu said something, then thought about it and felt that it was not right. He heard that it was taboo for outsiders to help when cooking, so he quickly added: "I will just help with washing, rinsing, moving things, and riding the tricycle. After I'm done, I'll go out and find a job."
Su Yuanzheng waved his hand and said, "No, no, Miaomiao and I can handle it."
Having said that, Su Miao felt that Su Yu would definitely come tomorrow.
At 8 o'clock the next morning, just as the braised food was put into the pot, Su Yu came knocking on the door. Just as he said, he came in and helped wash the pork offal and the pot, and didn't even dare to enter the kitchen.
With the addition of this young and strong labor force, the process became much faster. Since the stall setting time remained unchanged, Su Yuanzheng waited a little longer before starting to stir-fry the pork offal.
Su Yu helped to load all the things into the car and also rushed to ride the tricycle.
"Brother Yu, do you know where our stall is?" Su Miao said to Su Yu who was happily touching the front of the car.
He was stunned for a moment, then said embarrassedly: "Hey, you can show me the way later."
A cart full of stuff and two people was really heavy. When going uphill, Su Yuanzheng got out and pushed the cart for a while.
It was Su Yu's first time helping to set up a stall, and he didn't seem awkward at all. After observing for a while, he quickly got the hang of it. He helped with packing and weighing, but he refused to take the money.
With his joining, the father and daughter felt much more relaxed, sales became much faster, and customers no longer had to queue up.
After observing his cousin for a whole day, Su Miao and his father suggested in the evening that they let his cousin come help during this period: "Brother Yu can do the work of three of me. It's much easier with his help. Today, we braised two pots and added 50 kilograms of stir-fried pork offal. We sold out in just over an hour. We don't have to work so hard in the morning, and we can still have lunch in peace."
Su Yuanzheng saw Su Yu's performance and thought it was a good idea: "Since he hasn't found a job yet, let him come to help before the New Year. What about after the New Year?"
"Let's see how it goes over the next few days. If it's good, come back after the New Year. After all, I'll be going to school soon after the New Year, and you can't cook two dishes by yourself. I'll teach you how to make braised food, and you just need to focus on the stove."
"That's fine, but how do you pay me?"
Su Miao thought for a moment: "How about 40 yuan a month? He can rest when we rest, which is better than doing hard labor. But I have to consider whether to let Brother Yu live at home. It's not that I'm suspicious, after all, there are a lot of good things hidden at home now."
Su Yuanzheng also thought of the gold, stamps and old brine at home, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Su Miao said: "Brother Yu is living outside now, so let's just leave it like this. If we still need him after the New Year, it will prove that he is still trustworthy. Then we will clear out the empty room in the front row for him to live in.
Lock your door when you go out. Our things are well hidden and won't be easily discovered. As for the old stew, without my recipe, it's of little use."
"Okay! I'll listen to you!
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