Chapter 14 Finalization
After dinner, Huang's father said to Shuxin, "Shuxin is finally here. If you come again, I will ask Yaoyao to go to your house to find you."
"Yaoyao must have told you everything, so I won't say more. We don't worry about Yaoyao running too far, so we plan to let her work as a conductor at the station. As for you, I will try to get you a seat as a conductor. Shuxin, is that okay with you?"
"Thank you Uncle Huang for your trouble. I'm fine. Train conductor is a perfect fit for me." Shu Xin was not just trying to please Huang Lie. She really thought it was okay. Although train conductors stay on the train for a long time, they can travel out of provinces and cities and go to all parts of the country with the train.
For the current situation where she needs a letter of introduction to go out, it is very good. In addition, she has space, can go back and forth to resell things, and has the opportunity to make money. It couldn't be better for her.
"Uncle Huang must have taken great care of me. I came to the city this time to ask Uncle Huang to find me a wife. Look, I brought you something good to use as a backdoor."
"Oh? Then I'd like to see. If I can call you a good thing, then it must be good. You, girl, can't take a liking to ordinary things." He didn't refute the statement that Shuxin got in through the back door. Although he came from the military camp, he could still tolerate some nonsense. Besides, he knew that Shuxin was joking with him.
Shuxin also wanted to tangle people's appetite, so she went to Huang Yao's room to take out the luggage bag. When Huang's mother and Huang Yao heard that Shuxin brought good things, they also sat down with her to take a look. Just like Huang Lie said, the good things Shuxin mentioned must be good, and they were also very curious.
"These are dried pheasants and wild vegetables and mushrooms from the mountains. Aunt Huang keeps them for occasional dishes."
"Dangdangdang, here comes the point! This is the donkey-hide gelatin that I made myself. It is made from pure wild donkey skin. I found it at the home of a fellow villager of mine. Aunt Huang, please add some ingredients and make it into donkey-hide gelatin cake. You and Yaoyao can eat one piece every day. It is good for beauty and skin."
When Huang heard that it was donkey-hide gelatin made from wild donkey skin, she knew it was a good thing. Women have no resistance to beauty and skin care products, so she quickly held the thing in her arms.
Shu Xin continued, "This is the monkey wine I found in the mountains. Uncle Huang will definitely like it. And this, I spent a long time begging for it from an old Chinese doctor. It's a medicinal wine made from hundred-year-old tiger bones."
"Haha, it's really a good thing. This tiger bone wine is hard to come by, let alone a hundred-year-old tiger bone. Shuxin is so thoughtful, so Uncle Huang will be polite to you!"
In fact, the tiger bone wine was made by Shuxin herself. Two years ago, she went a little further into the mountains and found a whole set of tiger bones in a deserted cave. She estimated that it was left behind by a tiger king after his natural death.
Shuxin also did not forget Huang Yao and Huang Hao, and brought some dried fruits and meat sauce that Shuxin made herself, which they really liked. Although the Huang family was well-off, the country's resources were limited now, and money could not buy things, so the two of them refused any snacks.
Although Uncle Huang used his connections, she and Huang Yao still had to take the exam and go through the entire process. The exam was in three days, and the result would be out the next day. Fortunately, she went to the city, otherwise Uncle Huang would definitely ask Yaoyao to go to the countryside to find her tomorrow.
Shuxin was waiting for the exam in the city with peace of mind. In the past two days, Huang Yao took Shuxin to visit various places in the city. Shuxin also took the time to send the herbs to the purchasing station. This time she exchanged more than ten yuan, three of which were hers, and the rest belonged to Grandma Liu and the others.
Shuxin and Huang Yao went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some clothes and fabrics. The Railway Bureau would definitely issue them uniforms when the time came, so they bought them now to wear on the day of the exam.
In the future I will be working in the Railway Bureau, a place where everyone is related to others. I will definitely be looked down upon. Although thrift and simplicity are advocated nowadays, you can still dress nicely as long as you are not special.
On that day, Shuxin wore a military green long-sleeved dress and a pair of black leather shoes. Huang Yao was not much worse, wearing a yellow lace skirt made by Huang's mother and white leather shoes of the same style as Shuxin. Shuxin came across the leather shoes by chance at the black market. She bought three pairs, two black and one white. She gave one pair to Huang Yao and planned to give the remaining pair to her cousin.
They both look good, and when they walk together they naturally become a beautiful scenery. Nowadays, the relationship between men and women can be open, so they are naturally afraid of being entangled by others. Even if someone has ideas about them, let's take a look at Shuxin's fighting ability.
Entering the examination room, the test questions were relatively simple, so they were naturally a problem for Shuxin. She picked up a pen and filled in the answers. On the other hand, Huang Yao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the questions, as they were all questions she knew. Huang Yao can be good friends with Shuxin, so her grades are naturally good and the exams are no problem for her.
After Shuxin finished the written test, she was taken to the office for an interview, which included an examination of her tone of voice, attitude in handling problems, and personal appearance and behavior.
In the 1960s, people were proud of being good people. The staff of supply and marketing cooperatives and state-owned restaurants had a good attitude towards customers. This was not only the case in these units, but also in other units. The Railway Bureau is an iron rice bowl among iron rice bowls, so it must be stricter in this regard. What's more, Xinyang Station is a newly opened station, so it must be as arrogant as others, and it must show off on the surface.
When Shuxin went out, Huang Yao waited for her for a long time. Shuxin also told Huang Yao that she had an interview and that was why she came out late. Huang Yao and Shuxin applied for the same position, so it was normal to have differences. So Huang Yao just let go and happily went back to the compound with Shuxin.
"Shuxin, hurry up. My mom knew we have an exam today, so she made braised pork for us, and the pheasant you brought. I'm crying just thinking about it!" When Shuxin heard that Huang's mother had made delicious food, her steps quickened.
Over the years, Shuxin has never lacked food, but after experiencing the end of the world, she is still quite persistent about food. It's just that her requirements for food are a little bit higher, really just a little bit.
When they got home, Mr. and Mrs. Huang asked them about their test results and were relieved to know that they had answered all the questions incorrectly.
"Shuxin, your job is almost confirmed. Tomorrow you and Yaoyao will get the appointment letter and go back to your hometown to get the certificate. The station is still a week away from completion, and you will need at least half a month before you can go to work. Take advantage of this time to complete the formalities."
"Okay, Uncle Huang, let's see how they arrange it tomorrow."
The next day, Shuxin took Huang Yao to see the admission list, and as expected, they were both on the list. Following the staff to the office to get the appointment letter and relationship certificate, Shuxin also planned to stay at the Huang family for a while, so she went back to find the captain to complete the formalities first. The real thing was to implement them well.
"Yaoyao, I'll go back and handle the formalities first, you also go back and get ready, we'll meet at the Railway Bureau tomorrow morning."
Huang Yao knew the importance of it and didn't want to keep her, saying that they would work in the same place in the future and there would be plenty of time.
It was already two or three in the afternoon when they got back to Liulin Brigade by bus. Shuxin was afraid that the night would be too long and there would be more trouble, so she went directly to the brigade leader Liu Shuanggen to complete the procedures for grain relations and household transfer, and then returned directly to the city.
Team leader Liu Shuanggen watched Shuxin leave in a hurry, and sighed in his heart: I knew that the girl from the Liu family was capable. She saved the whole village during the famine, and later she was admitted to the best middle school in the county with excellent grades. Now she has moved to the city, and works in such a good unit as the Railway Bureau. Looking back at the children of Shuxin's generation, they are still digging in the soil for a living. Forget it, I'll go back and beat the children.
She got a room at the guesthouse and just made do with it for tonight. She also planned to go to Huang's house and stay with Huang Yao.
The next morning, I went to the Railway Bureau Office with Huang Yao to arrange the arrangement, and then I said goodbye to Huang Yao and took the bus back to Liulin Brigade.
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