Chapter 58
It is almost the end of the month, and there is not much time left until the wedding on the 15th of next month. Su Congjun's wedding has begun to be prepared in full swing. Although it is not a grand wedding, it still has to be lively. Wedding cigarettes, wedding wine, wedding candies and so on are naturally indispensable. If conditions permit, a wedding quilt will also be prepared. The family discussed it and made a quilt with the cotton that Su Congjun brought back last time.
What remains is the banquet to entertain the guests. There are many people in Luoshui Village, and for a big event like a wedding, basically everyone will come to join in the fun and share in the joy. Although we can't prepare any fancy fish and meat, it can't be too shabby either.
Su Congwu squatted by the river for several days and finally caught a few fish. They were tied with straw ropes and their tails were wagging. They were quite big. Wu Guixiang smiled happily when she saw them and asked Zhang Xinlan to pickle the fish. Now that the weather was cold, they could be kept for a long time.
Add to that the ham that Su Congwen sent back last time, and this will be another big dish. There are also pickled sausages and bacon at home. If we stir-fry some vegetables and kill a chicken, we will have a table full of meat, vegetables and soup. It's pretty good.
While the adults were discussing the dishes for the banquet, Su Qingyun was concentrating on cutting wedding characters out of red paper in the room, with the wedding couplets she had just written hanging next to her.
"My daughter's handwriting is really good!" Su Aimin's voice suddenly rang out.
Su Qingyun shook the scissors, and the scissors tilted. Well, the character for "囍" was cut again.
She turned her head helplessly, "Dad, are you silent when you walk?"
Su Aimin chuckled and lowered his voice, "Didn't I rush back to tell you the good news?"
"Good news?" Su Qingyun was surprised.
"I, your father, have a job. Do you think this is a good news?"
"Wait, wait." Su Qingyun was confused. "Didn't you go to town to meet Uncle Wang and his brother-in-law today? How come you have work again? What kind of work?"
"It's about the team's work." Su Aimin sat down and prepared to speak slowly. "I went there today and found out that one of their drivers is old and his eyesight is a bit poor. He can't drive long distances anymore. It's too dangerous. I thought, isn't his departure a good opportunity?"
"You mean you're going to drive?" Su Qingyun widened his eyes.
Su Aimin: “…”
"How can I drive?" Why did my daughter act so stupid this time?
"This car needs a driver and a guard. The driver has retired. The young man who used to escort the car with him has enough experience and knows the route well, so he became the driver. What we need now is a guard, and I, your father, am that person." Su Aimin pointed at himself complacently.
"Escort the car?" Su Qingyun began to ponder, "How did you convince them to do such a good thing?"
"I don't want a salary. They agreed right away." Su Aimin said nonchalantly, "I didn't join the team for the salary. As long as they let me ride with the team, I can bring the goods back. Dad won't hide it from you. I still miss the profit I made in the provincial capital last time. If I could ride with the team to the provincial capital to purchase goods, I would make a fortune. I'm also relieved to be in charge of your bicycle business myself."
Su Qingyun's eyes lit up, but he was still a little worried, "Dad, is this too dangerous?"
"Fortunately, I have asked clearly. No one checks on their purchasing fleet. Even if they do, it will be fine as long as there are no prohibited items." Su Aimin had already understood all this clearly.
Su Qingyun nodded. No wonder, in this era, people are scrambling to become truck drivers.
"Of course, this is just a temporary job. I can't do it for too long. I definitely can't follow a route that's too long."
"That's good. If you feel something is wrong, let's retreat." Su Qingyun said seriously, "It doesn't matter if we make less money. Safety is the most important thing."
"Dad knows, don't worry about these things, just study hard." Su Aimin rubbed her head to reassure her.
"By the way, let me tell you something. I have a job."
While eating, everyone was still discussing marriage, and Su Aimin said something shocking.
"What?"
"Work?"
Wu Guixiang glared at him. "You just left the house this morning and you got a job? Where did you pick it up when you left the house?"
"What did you pick up? I found it myself."
Zhang Xinlan couldn't wait to ask: "What kind of job is it? Who introduced you?" Could the third brother know someone who could introduce him to the job?
"A friend in town recommended this job to me. It's a temporary one. The town's fleet was short of someone and couldn't find anyone at the moment. I'm just filling in for them, and I don't know how long I can do it."
"A convoy?" The whole family was stunned.
"What kind of car can you drive? An ox cart? Or a flatbed cart?" Wu Guixiang laughed at him without any hesitation.
Su Aimin was convinced. He really couldn't drive, but his mother didn't have to criticize him like that, right?
"I can't drive, but I can ride in a car, right?" Su Aimin said unhappily, "I just sit next to the driver, escort the car, and watch over the goods."
"Then how much salary can you get this month?"
"This is not calculated on a monthly basis. How can one run outside every day? If one doesn't rest, the car will have to rest as well. The wages are calculated based on the number of times the car is out and the length of the route. You can earn about ten yuan each time." These are the words that Su Aimin had thought of carefully.
Ten dollars, not more, not less, can make everyone understand that this is a serious job, so that he will have to work less in the future, and it will not make his family members covetous. However, he still underestimated his second sister-in-law's money-grubbing nature.
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