"Wow, you're Yu Jiu? The people's hero Yu Jiu mentioned in the newspaper? I remember you, you've been to our department store several times, you often shop here!"
Some sales clerks remembered Yu Jiu, since Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang had just bought things a few days ago.
"Oh, so you must be Xu Zijiang! My goodness, you two are so brave and amazing, and you're good-looking too!"
People excitedly gathered around. What started as a small group of sales clerks watching had attracted the attention of other shoppers, who couldn't help but come over to see what was going on.
"This is the people's hero! He's so handsome and dashing!"
Everyone crowded around, praising Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang from head to toe. Were they people featured in the newspapers, or even national heroes? Who wouldn't want to take a second look?
Yu Jiu never expected that when the top leader assigned the work, he explained it so clearly and bluntly, directly telling everyone that she, who came to report, was the people's hero reported in the newspaper, and that everyone in the department store should take good care of her.
This was the first time Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang had been surrounded by such a large crowd, with people crowding around two floors. Compared to this, their previous encounters had all been small-scale.
Yu Jiu couldn't help but cover her face, saying shyly and helplessly.
"Please stop calling us people's heroes, that's too exaggerated. Besides, I only have two arms and two legs. Everyone, stop looking and go about your business. I'm here to work. If you really want to see this, there will be plenty of time later. I guarantee you'll all be tired of it by now, and I'll still be here."
"That's right, just take a look and that's enough. Even if you keep looking, the People's Hero won't be yours. Hurry up and leave."
Xu Zijiang also helped disperse the crowd. Everyone was just there for the fun of it, and once they saw it, they let it go. Under Xu Zijiang's guidance, they slowly left and went to the counters they wanted to visit.
The other sales clerks also stopped gathering there and returned to their own counters to perform their duties.
"Yu Jiu, you'll be in charge of this counter from now on."
The manager first welcomed her, then introduced the items on the counter to Yu Jiu. He also took out a small notebook with the prices of all the items on the counter recorded in it. She could memorize the prices and corresponding items in the notebook, and once she was familiar with them, she wouldn't need to look at the notebook anymore.
"Just get used to it first. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. My office is on the 3rd floor. If you don't want to talk to me, you can ask the ladies at other counters. They will definitely help you. The items on the counters are all pretty much the same. If you ask them, they will know the answers."
"Okay, I understand, thank you, manager."
Yu Jiu politely thanked him. The manager had already explained the job to her and left. Although Yu Jiu was a people's hero and should be taken care of, the counter job was easy to get started with and didn't really require much help.
So the manager left, and after the manager left, Yu Jiu began urging Xu Zi to go back.
"You'd better go back and patrol your fields. I need to get ready for work."
"good."
"Judging from the situation, no one here should dare to bully you, so you can work here without worry. If you're not happy working here, you can go home. We don't really care about this job, understand?"
Xu Zijiang was terrified that his beloved wife would suffer any injustice. He had given instructions time and time again, to the point that Yu Jiu was practically tired of hearing them. The top leader had given specific instructions; how could anyone possibly let her suffer any injustice, unless they wanted to offend the top leader?
"I know, I definitely won't let myself be wronged. See you at noon, you should go now."
"Okay, I'll ride the bicycle back and pick you up at noon."
Xu Zi looked at her with deep, reluctant eyes.
"Okay, whatever you say."
On his first day at work, Yu Jiu knew that Xu Zijiang might need some time to adjust, so he let him take the job if he wanted, as long as he didn't mind the hard work.
So Yu Jiu nodded and let Xu Zi take the bicycle back. There wasn't much work to do early in the morning, so everyone pretended to be busy for a while, and then couldn't help but gather around Yu Jiu in twos and threes to chat.
"Where do you live? How old are you? You look so fresh and pretty, you must be only sixteen or seventeen?"
“I don’t live in the commune. I’m from Beitang team. I’m 18 years old this year.”
Yu Jiu answered every question with a smile, appearing gentle and approachable, instantly bridging the gap between herself and everyone.
"Hey, from the production team? Is Xu Zijiang from the production team too? That shouldn't be the case."
Everyone was somewhat shocked. The two of them looked so wealthy, it was unusual for people in the production team to have that much money.
"Yes, he's also from the Beitang team, and he's the captain of the Beitang team."
Yu Jiu proudly affirmed that her man was very presentable and there was nothing wrong with introducing him.
"Oh, the captain of the Beitang team, I think I remember him. He was said to be very tall and handsome and a good fighter. He used to do a lot of good deeds and was quite famous in our whole commune."
People don't know much about Xu Zijiang. Apart from his recent news report, no one associates him with his past deeds. But if you mention that he was the production team leader of Beitang, people will have a much deeper impression of him. He is a combination of a living devil and a living bodhisattva.
After all, no one has such a bad temper and can save people every day; he's incredibly enthusiastic, and you really do run into him.
"It's him. He usually likes to help people, so it wouldn't be right to ignore it."
Yu Jiu smiled and nodded, chatting with everyone while tidying up the counter. She rearranged the items on the counter, making them neater and prettier, so that passersby would stop and admire them.
"That's true, and I admire people like that, but it would be quite a headache to be his wife. Being a nice guy isn't easy; you have to spend money and effort every day."
One of the older women had a very insightful view of things. She couldn't help but sigh, and Yu Jiu's spirits lifted. Indeed, it's easy to be a nice guy, but it's not easy to be a nice guy's family member.
Some people are clueless and don't care about their own family's circumstances. They just stubbornly want to help others and are particularly selfless. They not only abandon themselves, but also give away their family's savings. That's more than just a headache.
However, Xu Zijiang is not that kind of person. He helps others, but he leaves room for himself and helps without affecting his own life.
In short, if you have the ability, you can do whatever you want.
"He's not in that situation yet, he can still make a living. Hey, ma'am, someone's come to your counter, do you want to go check on them?"
Yu Jiu noticed someone coming to the counter next door and quickly reminded her.
"Oh, I have to go now."
The whole morning was quite quiet. Only four or five people came to the Yujiu counter to buy things, but only two orders were placed. Anyway, Yujiu had so much free time that they rearranged the counter.
Chatting with the ladies next door to pass the time, I still felt quite idle. While sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperatives are sometimes incredibly busy, department store clerks are always quite relaxed; after all, not everyone is wealthy enough to flock to the department store.
Finally, out of boredom, Yu Jiu took out her notebook and started drawing whatever came to mind. At noon, Xu Zijiang came to pick up Yu Jiu right on time and asked...
Are you tired from work?
Yu Jiu nodded decisively. Being too idle was tiring too. So she planned to buy some yarn so she could knit sweaters for the two of them for winter when she got bored; winter was only a few months away.
At this time, Yu Jiu had no idea that she was about to have clothes made for three people.
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