Chapter 198 The Excited Chen Sisters (Subscription Request)
The next day.
After breakfast, Chen Bangguo walked home with a smile on his face, carrying the cold rabbit and two pieces of pork weighing several kilograms that his uncle had packed for him.
Zhouwang Brigade and Bangjie Brigade are two connected brigades. Naye Village is neither far nor near from Xiaojiang Village. It takes about an hour to walk back.
When he got home, he saw his parents and his younger brothers and sisters sitting in the living room warming themselves by the fire. Chen Bangguo shook the bag of cold rabbit in his hand and said with a smile on his face, "Dad, Mom, I brought you something delicious."
Chen Bangli's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she quickly stood up and asked, "Brother, did you bring back the rabbit meat that my uncle prepared?"
Chen Bangguo smiled and said, "Okay, you really guessed it right!"
Li Ying laughed and said, "That's not hard to guess. You took four wild rabbits to your uncle's house and stayed there overnight. Your uncle must have cooked rabbit meat for you. And considering your uncle's character, he would definitely leave some for you to take back."
"Mom, I have to say that your idea is great this time. We should send this wild rabbit to my uncle. His cooking skills are really great. The rabbit meat is so delicious that it is indescribable. If we keep it at home, it will be a waste."
As he spoke, Chen Bangguo handed the package of cold rabbit and a piece of pork to his mother, then picked up the remaining piece of pork and said, "This piece of pork was given by my uncle to my third uncle's family. I'll send it to my third uncle's family first, and call them over to talk about something."
Chen Dacong asked, "What do you want your uncle to talk about?"
"It's great news. I'll tell you when my third uncle and the others arrive." After Chen Bangguo finished speaking, he carried the pork and walked towards his third uncle's house.
"This kid only speaks half the words." Li Ying muttered, then took the pork and the bag of rabbit meat back and put them away.
The houses of Chen Dacong's brothers were not far away. Chen Bangguo was out for only three or four minutes and came back with his uncle, aunt and cousin Chen Bangfeng.
After sitting around the fire, Chen Daming asked, "Bangguo, tell me quickly, what's the good news?"
Chen Bangguo said, "Uncle San, this is what happened. My dad caught four wild rabbits yesterday, so he asked me to send them to my uncle. Then, while we were having dinner, my uncle told me some good news."
Chen Bangfeng asked curiously: "Seventh Brother, what's the good news?"
Chen Bangguo looked at his cousin and smiled: "This good news is also related to you."
Chen Bangfeng was surprised and asked, "Is it related to me too?"
"My uncle said that he plans to spend the Spring Festival at home and then go to the county town to open a restaurant and let my cousin and his wife manage it."
Chen Bangguo poked the burning wood with a stick, and as sparks flew, he said something that shocked all the relatives present: "The hotel needs to recruit workers. My uncle has already told me that if the three of us are not afraid of hard work, he will reserve a position for us in the hotel and let us all work in the county town."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Chen Bangli reacted immediately and asked with joy, "Brother, is this true? Can I go to the county town to work?"
Chen Bangfeng was also very excited at this time. This was going to work in the county town, which was really a fatal attraction for a country girl of that era.
After all, it is really difficult for a country girl in this era to escape from the countryside!
Generally speaking there are only two ways to do this:
1. Reading.
But the chances of a village girl escaping the countryside through studying are too low, because not every rural family can let their daughters go to school freely like Deng Shirong's family. The vast majority of families either only send their daughters to school for a few years, or do not send them to school for a single day, so that their daughters cannot read a single word.
The number of people who can continue their studies is already less than one in ten, and even fewer can be admitted to technical secondary schools, junior colleges or even universities.
So, there is indeed a chance to escape from the countryside through studying, but there are very few country girls who can do it.
2. Get married.
Compared with men, women do have more advantages in this regard and can realize their desire to leave the countryside by getting married.
However, the probability is also extremely low.
Unless you are good-looking, why would people from the city fall for a country girl like you?
The above two ways are normally the only ways for a village girl to escape from the countryside.
In addition to this, there is another way, which is to work in the county town.
However, to be honest, this path is even more difficult than the previous two paths. After all, there is only one job for every person, and there are countless people competing for jobs in the county. No matter how many turns it takes, it will never be your turn, a country girl with no academic qualifications and no connections.
Even if you go to sweep the streets, it is not your turn to sweep.
And now, they actually have the opportunity to work in the county town. You can imagine how happy the cousins Chen Bangli and Chen Bangfeng are, it’s like they have won the lottery.
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Not only the cousins were happy, but Chen Dacong and his wife, as well as Chen Daming and his wife, were also very happy when they heard this.
"This is what my uncle told me in person. Of course it's true."
Chen Bangguo used a stick to stir the red-hot charcoal in the fire while saying, "Originally, my uncle wanted to talk to us about this when we went over to pay New Year's greetings together during the Spring Festival, but I happened to be there yesterday, so he told me first and asked me to come back and tell you two so that you can be mentally prepared."
Chen Bangli said happily: "That's great. I have never been to the county town. When I go to work in the county town next year, I can live there permanently."
Chen Bangfeng was also filled with anticipation when he heard this.
Hearing this, Chen Bangqiang asked anxiously, "Brother, did my uncle ask me to work in the county town as well?"
Chen Bangguo shook his head and said, "My uncle said that you and Bangxing (my third uncle's son) are still a little young. It is not suitable for you to work in the county for the time being. I will arrange for you when you are adults."
Upon hearing this, Chen Bangqiang let out a disappointed sound. He also wanted to see the prosperity of the county town, but unfortunately he would not have the chance before he came of age!
After everyone's joy, their attention finally returned to the restaurant.
Li Ying said with emotion: "My brother-in-law's ideas are different. When others want to start a business, the first thing they think of is to go to Shuangwang Street, but my brother-in-law directly looks to the county town. It's not known whether he can make money or not, but his vision is better than others."
Sister-in-law Zhou Dafen said: "With my brother-in-law's vision, there is nothing he can't make money from!"
Li Ying smiled and said, "That's true. Before Yuntai retired from the tile factory, I was still wondering what job my brother-in-law had arranged for him to do. I didn't expect that he would open a restaurant in the county. My brother-in-law's business is getting bigger and bigger."
"It's a pity that my sister didn't have that kind of luck. She passed away too early and didn't have time to enjoy her life..."
"Hey, why are you bringing this up?"
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(End of this chapter)