Chapter 144 Reality of society, reality of society
Going back to the old house for the New Year is not a big deal, Du Shaojie nodded and agreed immediately.
To be honest, if there is no water supply and drainage, he would also like to live in the old house, with a yard, spaciousness and no need to climb stairs.
Wang Yuxiu was very happy and took her two daughters back to the old house the next day.
Du Shaojie had to go to work, so he rode his bike to take a look during the lunch break and brought some New Year goods with him.
"Shaojie, why did you move back again?"
As soon as he entered the door, Su Dapeng arrived.
Xiaomei met him when she went to fetch water before, so he knew about it.
"Come back for the New Year, and live in the new house after the New Year. Dapeng, you don't work?"
"What kind of work, the salary can't be paid, and I had a holiday two days ago."
Su Dapeng curled his lips, looking helpless.
The hardware factory is now close to a semi-stop state. The products it produces are of poor quality and high cost. If no major surgery is performed, it is likely to collapse.
There are still many large and small collective units like the hardware factory, especially some small factories in the streets, which have been in a state of suspension of work and production.
No one knows what to do next.
In fact, the first changes started from these collective units, including the earliest contract system, including the earliest batch of private enterprises under the name of township (collective) enterprises, and so on.
"Have you ever thought about changing units?"
Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng sat down in the room, and Wang Yuxiu poured them each a cup of tea.
"It's not interesting to change to a collective unit. It's really too difficult to join a state-owned unit. I have found Chief Guo, and he agreed to help, but it didn't work after several months of hard work.
Now the free market is basically open, and no one cares if an individual does some small business. I want to open a shop by myself and sell some small hardware, small general merchandise, etc. It's a pity that I don't have such good skills as you, or I can sell [Dezhou Braised Chicken]."
Su Dapeng wanted to work alone, but the unit said that it would only pay half of the basic salary after the new year, and if there was no work to do, he could only find a way out on his own.
Du Shaojie smiled slightly. He felt that if Su Dapeng could put his ideas into action, he would definitely be one of the first "self-employed people".
Although self-employed people were looked down upon in the early days, they could make money and their ideas would slowly change over time.
"I think it's okay! But you have to think about it. If you work alone, no one will support you. Everything depends on yourself. I can't give you more advice on what you want to do, but if you want to sell [Dezhou Braised Chicken], I can help you prepare the stewed soup or something."
If Su Dapeng wants to open a store to do business, Du Shaojie can't guarantee that he will always help him make [Dezhou Braised Chicken].
But he can teach him step by step and help him prepare the key marinade. The recipe will not be handed over for the time being. There must be a limit to helping others. The so-called "too much is as bad as too little" probably means this.
"I'll think about it. Anyway, no matter what I do, I have to wait until after the New Year. Shaojie, if you open a restaurant, your business will definitely be booming. It's a pity that you have a stable job, so you can only think about it."
Now, if anyone gives up his stable job to become a self-employed person, he will definitely be criticized.
Wouldn't that be stupid? State-owned units have guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, medical expenses are reimbursed, the unit will allocate housing, and you can get a pension when you retire. What is a self-employed person? That is the work of vagrants, second-rate people, and educated youth who have no place to go after returning to the city.
Su Dapeng's thinking is relatively advanced, and he also disagrees with throwing away the stable job.
Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head. He didn't say anything, and the other party was talking to himself, but he was still caught in the crossfire.
At this stage, he will not leave the unit. If nothing unexpected happens, Xiaomei will definitely be admitted to university this year. Even if the university does not charge tuition and there are subsidies, her family will have to send her some money every month.
Not to mention too much, 15 or 20 yuan a month is enough, right?
There is also Xiaoya behind, who will also go to university in the future. When the two younger sisters graduate from college, the government will assign them jobs, and the family will be completely turned around.
Du Shaojie, who has lived two lives, is indeed as steady as an old dog.
"Dapeng, if you still need [Dezhou Braised Chicken], I can help you make it in the evening."
Du Shaojie glanced at his childhood friend and offered to help him make some [Dezhou Braised Chicken] for the first time. As
the Chinese New Year approaches, foods like [Dezhou Braised Chicken] sell best. Ordinary people may not be willing to spend this money, but when the Chinese New Year comes, everyone is more generous than everyone else.
"That's great, I've been waiting for you to say this. I'll go buy white-striped chicken now, and we'll cook it together when you get off work."
Su Dapeng is actually not as miserable as he looks on the surface. This guy can do things, such as all kinds of hardware accessories, frozen meat without tickets, and [Dezhou Braised Chicken].
If you really talk about the savings in his hands, Du Shaojie may not have as much as others.
But this guy has a strong sense of crisis. He foresaw that the unit was about to fail, and he did not miss any opportunity to make money. He never thought that 10 or 8 yuan was too much, and never thought that 10 or 20 cents was too little. He was a very practical person.
In the evening.
When Du Shaojie got home from work, Su Dapeng had already washed and marinated 40 white-striped chickens.
He walked into the kitchen, picked up the marinated chicken, looked at it carefully, and said, "It's okay, but the proportion of the seasoning is not right. I'll tell you again, you have to remember it!"
Du Shaojie taught Su Dapeng step by step. Su Dapeng was actually a clever guy who learned things very quickly.
He didn't dare to do it before, but now he has the opportunity to practice, and he has made rapid progress.
For the next frying, Du Shaojie fried 10 chickens himself, and then watched from the side, letting Su Dapeng do it. If the other party did something wrong, he would correct it immediately, and Su Dapeng's head was knocked red by him.
"Have you remembered it?"
"I remember it."
"Okay, from now on, you will be in charge of the cleaning, marinating and frying. You can learn stewing from me a few more times later, and it will be basically the same."
The recipe of the marinade is the key, and the other processes are relatively easy to master.
Some people may not be convinced, thinking that the recipe is not so magical and they can try to make it themselves.
In fact, people who think so are definitely laymen. The recipe is not so mysterious, but behind every mature recipe is the experience accumulated by countless predecessors.
There is a word called "trial and error cost". To get an almost perfect recipe, you have to go through a lot of attempts. Sometimes it may be a flash of inspiration, and suddenly it works. But most of the time, it takes several generations of unremitting efforts to perfect it.
Du Shaojie is willing to provide the configured marinade and old soup, and Su Dapeng's own [Dezhou Braised Chicken] is equivalent to 90% success.
"You two are really good. You work during the day and have to work overtime at night. Xiaojie, is your [Dezhou Braised Chicken] really so popular?"
Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng were teaching and learning, and they were very dedicated. They didn't even notice when Wang Yuxiu came in.
Wang Yuxiu didn't have much education, but she was very clear about some small tricks. In recent years, she often helped people cut and sew clothes. It was not free to help others, but there was still some income.
She knew that her son's [Dezhou Braised Chicken] was delicious.
She didn't think much about it before because the policy did not allow it, but now the policy has changed, and she can feel it. After all, she often listens to the radio at home when she has nothing to do. Seeing Su Dapeng so concerned, she also had some ideas.
"Shaojie's [Dezhou Braised Chicken] is in short supply. If he opens a store, the business will definitely be good."
Su Dapeng responded first. In fact, he was also worried. If Du Shaojie's family opened a store, he would have nothing to do in the future.
In the end, it was still the recipe. If he wanted to do this business, he could only rely on others to provide the prepared marinade.
"Well, you guys should rest early after you finish your work. You still have to go to work tomorrow."
Wang Yuxiu didn't say much. She walked around the kitchen and went back to the house.
Next, Du Shaojie took Su Dapeng to start stewing. There were three stoves and three soup pots. The whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of chicken and marinade.
The task of watching the fire was handed over to Su Dapeng. Du Shaojie had to go to work tomorrow, so he went to bed early.
At night, he got up and checked once, and Su Dapeng was still squatting in the kitchen.
"Dapeng, the fire is almost done now. Pay attention to the chicken skin and chicken meat. The degree of softness is just right. It's getting late. Go home and rest. Come back tomorrow morning to take it away."
Du Shaojie sent Su Dapeng away, then sealed the furnace and went back to sleep.
In the next few days, Su Dapeng basically brought 40 chickens every day. From the beginning, he still needed Du Shaojie's instructions, and later he could complete the operation completely by himself, which took only five days.
Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Qi Yan's letter came late.
She said in the letter that she would not go back for the New Year, and she and her parents would go to her aunt's house for the New Year.
"What did I say? When you go to college, your swallow will fly away."
At noon that day, Du Shaojie went to Wang Liwen's house for dinner, and actually helped her cook two dishes.
The two ate and chatted, and Wang Liwen suddenly asked about Qi Yan, and he told her the truth.
Wang Liwen thought it was normal. The life trajectories of a college student and a chef were completely inconsistent, and it was inevitable that they would drift apart.
"You are still laughing! Are you gloating over others' misfortunes?"
Du Shaojie was not happy and put down his bowl and chopsticks at that time.
Wang Liwen saw that the other party was really a little unhappy, so she hurried to coax him:
"Sister is wrong, you are a big man and don't remember the mistakes of a small man, just pretend that I didn't say anything. Be good."
After that, she pecked Du Shaojie's face like a dragonfly, and then got up to make tea for him.
Du Shaojie was not really angry, nor did he think there was anything wrong with what Wang Liwen said.
He had already experienced the reality of society and the reality of society, and he was not so naive. But he was unwilling to let the swallow fly away.
That was all.
"Sister Liwen, come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve. It's troublesome for you to cook a table of dishes by yourself. My mother asked about you yesterday, and said that if you are not on duty, let me invite you over."
After Wang Liwen came back from making tea, Du Shaojie took the initiative to change the subject.
Wang Liwen didn't say whether she would go or not, she just said that she would see when the time came, because the duty roster for the New Year period had not been released yet.
Du Shaojie drank a cup of tea and rushed to work, leaving Wang Liwen sitting in the room alone in a daze.
(End of this chapter)
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