Chapter 230 Salary is paid

New Village.

Zhang Wenjuan's home.

The family sat at the doorstep to enjoy the cool air.

It was already around 7:30 in the evening, but in summer the days are long and the nights are short, so it wasn't dark yet!

The weather was hot, and Zhang's mother fanned herself from time to time. Seeing her youngest son still digging jackfruits with his hands to eat, she couldn't help but scold him, "You only know how to eat. Leave some for your second sister, don't eat it all at once."

Zhang Wendong swallowed the sweet pineapple and said in a muffled voice, "I know. I've saved a piece for my second sister!"

Zhang's mother advised: "Leave some more for your second sister, she loves to eat this jackfruit."

Zhang Wendong wanted to say "I like it too", but in the end he tactfully shut his mouth and silently put the piece of jackfruit, which he had just eaten a few bags of, on the bamboo shell next to him, leaving it for his second sister to eat when she came back.

When he went to wash his hands, Zhang Wendong couldn't help but sigh secretly. Before his second sister went to work at the Suifeng Hotel, he was the youngest of four siblings. No matter what the family ate, his brothers and sisters always gave him a share, and he never gave them a share.

But everything changed after his second sister started working at Suifeng Hotel.

In fact, Zhang Wendong could understand it. After all, his second sister now earned 25 yuan a month, and the restaurant also provided her with meals. This income was beyond even his father's reach. She suddenly became the pillar of the family, and this rise in status was a natural thing.

When Zhang Wendong came back from washing his hands, he heard his mother muttering, "Ajuan went out before dawn today and hasn't come back yet. It's not easy to work in a hotel!"

Father Zhang continued, "Didn't Ajuan come back and tell me a while ago that there are guests holding a full-moon banquet at their restaurant today, with 16 tables set up? There are only two waiters in the restaurant, Ajuan and Aying, so they must be very busy."

Zhang's mother said, "This Suifeng Hotel is the largest restaurant in the county. Hiring only two waiters is really too little. Boss Deng is not short of money. He should hire more waiters. Otherwise, how can he handle so many customers coming to eat?"

Father Zhang glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can you hire this person casually? There are already regulations from above that if a private person hires more than eight people, it is considered exploitation. Do you think Boss Deng is as stupid as you?"

Zhang's mother was speechless. In fact, she also knew about this matter, but the atmosphere has changed in the past two years, so she didn't think about it for the time being.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Zhang Wenqiang said, "Ajuan is back!"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look up at the road outside, and sure enough, they saw Zhang Wenjuan walking back home with a smile on her face.

Zhang Wendong was surprised and asked, "My second sister has so many bags in her hands. What is she carrying?"

Zhang's father, mother and eldest brother Zhang Wenqiang also showed curious expressions.

Zhang's mother simply stood up, put down her fan, and went to meet her and asked, "Ajuan, what are all these big and small bags of yours?"

Zhang Wenjuan's hands were sore from carrying so many leftovers for such a long distance. That was because she had been used to farm work since she was a child. If it were one of those delicate young ladies in later generations, it would probably be midnight before she could carry back the leftovers.

Seeing her mother coming over, she quickly handed the leftovers in her hand to her mother, then shook her hands and said, "Mom, these are what the boss asked me to pack up. There are boiled chicken, boiled duck, boiled goose, meatballs, egg rolls, braised pork, fried pork with yellow sauce, stir-fried pork liver, shredded pork with green peppers, stir-fried pork slices with bamboo shoots, and bamboo shoot threads. They are all very delicious dishes."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang's mother, who was holding the leftovers, widened her eyes instantly.

Zhang Wendong even jumped up from the stool, rushed over excitedly and asked, "Second sister, are you telling the truth? Did you pack so many delicious dishes?"

Zhang's father and Zhang Wenqiang could no longer sit still, and they stood up and walked over quickly, staring at the bags in Zhang's mother's hands. To use the words of later generations, tears flowed from the corners of their mouths.

It's no wonder that the family behaved like this. In the past two or three years, they could only eat meat once or twice a month. It wasn't the kind that they could eat as much as they wanted. Instead, each person only ate three or five pieces of pork.

It was even more so a few years ago, when we might not even eat pork once a month.

Nowadays, let alone pork, they have chicken, duck, goose, as well as meat balls, egg rolls, and braised pork that are not often eaten. With so many delicious dishes, it is impossible for their family to be so extravagant even during the Chinese New Year.

Under such circumstances, it is perfectly normal for the Zhang family to behave like this.

Seeing the reactions of her parents, her elder brother, and her younger brother, Zhang Wenjuan felt that it was worth it for her to work so hard to bring back so many leftovers. She smiled and said, "Of course it's real, and these dishes are made by Uncle Seventeen, the master chef, and they taste great!"

Zhang Wendong looked at his mother expectantly: "Mom, I'm hungry!!!"

Although it has only been more than two hours since I had dinner, the vegetables and pickles I had in the afternoon were just to fill my stomach. Besides, if there is no oil in my stomach, I will get hungry quickly. Now that there are so many delicious dishes in front of me, it would be a lie to say that I don’t want to eat.

Although Zhang Wenqiang didn't say anything, his thoughts could be seen from his eager eyes.

Even Zhang's father kept smacking his lips.

Mother Zhang swallowed her saliva several times and nodded, "I'll go heat up the food."

"Very good!"

Zhang Wendong was so happy that he almost danced with joy. He did not forget his second sister, who was a great contributor. He said in a very flattering way, "Second sister, a jackfruit opened at home this afternoon. It's so sweet. I saved a lot for you. If you are tired, sit down and rest first. I'll go get it for you."

Zhang Wenjuan sat down with a smile and enjoyed her brother's service, which was a rare opportunity.

When her brother brought the jackfruit to Zhang Wenjuan, she felt that it was sweeter than any jackfruit she had eaten before. It was so sweet that it went straight to her heart.

Soon, Zhang's mother heated up a small portion of the dishes, and then the family enjoyed the delicacies that they might not be able to eat even during Chinese New Year.

At this moment, the whole family felt extremely satisfied.

Happiness is that simple.

At the same time, a similar scene happened at Zhang Wenying's home.

Even Zhang Guofu's home was filled with laughter.

And at Zhang Guoan's home, it was just like the New Year.

As for Zhang Guangzong, he also distributed the leftovers to his children.

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Originally, Deng Shirong planned to wait until the banquet was over at his own restaurant and then take his children who were still in school back to his hometown the next day.

But thinking back, tomorrow is the 17th day of the sixth lunar month, and their restaurant opened on the 18th of May, and it will be a month soon, so they might as well stay for two more days. First, they can calculate the total profit of the restaurant in the first month of opening, and second, they can personally pay the first month's salary to the employees.

So Deng Shirong stayed in the county town for two more days.

On the 17th day of the fifth lunar month, after the restaurant closed, Zhang Xiuping also calculated the total turnover and profits for the month.

"Dad, this month, the total turnover of the restaurant is 3,467 yuan, and the net profit is 1,490 yuan."

Deng Shirong did some calculations in his head, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Not bad, the net profit has reached 43%, but don't be too happy too soon. Our restaurant is now enjoying a three-year tax exemption policy, and the investment cost of the house is not included, so this profit is not worth being proud of. We have to continue to work hard."

Zhang Xiuping hummed and said, "Dad, we will try our best."

At this time, outsiders had already gone back, and the restaurant was filled with family members and relatives.

Deng Shirong asked Zhang Xiuping to take out 130 yuan, then called Bu Dashi and the other four people over and said, "Dashi, you have been working for a full month now. Do you plan to save your wages or let me take it back to your parents?"

Bu Dashi said, "Uncle, please leave 10 yuan for me, and take the rest back to my parents!" Among the four people, his salary as the kitchen helper was the highest. His uncle paid him 50 yuan a month. Even if he kept 10 yuan, he would still have 40 yuan to take back to his parents.

Deng Shirong nodded and gave him 10 yuan in change.

Seeing this, Chen Bangguo also said, "Uncle, please leave me 10 yuan too!" He was a purchasing agent for the restaurant, and his uncle paid him 30 yuan a month.

Chen Bangli and Chen Bangfeng, the cousins, looked at each other and agreed to keep 5 yuan, and let their uncle take the rest back to their parents. Their salary was the same as Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying, 25 yuan a month. In the county town, they had food and shelter, and there were not many places where they needed to spend money. 5 yuan was enough for self-defense.

Deng Shirong gave them the money they asked him to keep, and put the rest in his pocket, saying, "Okay, I'll find a way to send the rest to your parents when I return home tomorrow."

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Thank you, uncle!"

The four of them thanked him one after another, then counted the money happily over and over again.

Although they are not young anymore, they have never received so much pocket money in their lives. In the past, there was so much New Year's money, but for rural children, only a small part of it could be decided by the children themselves, and most of it was confiscated by their parents.

In later generations, parents would euphemistically call this behavior helping to keep the money, but in this era, you don’t even need to give a reason, you just have to hand over the money obediently.

Now that I suddenly have so much money, which I earned through my own hard work, I naturally feel a great sense of accomplishment.

No words were spoken that night.

The next morning, Deng Shirong personally distributed the wages to Zhang Guangzong, Zhang Guofu, Zhang Wenjuan and Zhang Wenying, and then took his children, including Deng Yunheng, who were still in school, on the bus home.

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