Chapter 246: Stunned
Taipingpo Village.
Liu Laosan’s house.
In this era, in Shuangwang Territory, when guests came to the door, the first thing they would do was to greet them with a cigarette. So even though Deng Shirong had just burned a few cigarettes from an old lady, he still took the cigarette that the girl in front of him handed over.
Then, Liu Laosan introduced them to him one by one: "This is my wife, this is my eldest daughter-in-law, and this is my eldest daughter Liu Aihong."
Deng Shirong greeted everyone one by one. After a few pleasantries, he asked, "A cousin, your eldest daughter is 19 years old this year, and she hasn't been betrothed yet, right?"
Liu Laosan nodded and said, "Yes, my third sister is 19 this year, and her brother hasn't married yet, so there's no rush to find a husband for her."
Deng Shirong held the pipe and said, "It's good to go out first and come in later. I have some understanding of your eldest daughter's situation. I heard from others that she is filial, hardworking, and has a good personality. It just so happens that I have a boss here with good conditions. I will tell you about his situation. If you think it's okay, then I will help to match them up. If you think it's not suitable, then forget it!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Aihong's face turned red with embarrassment.
After all, they are young girls who are not even twenty years old. Even in later generations, they would feel shy if a matchmaker talked about their marriage in front of them, not to mention this era when the moral standards are still conservative.
She wanted to avoid him, but she was curious about what kind of person the matchmaker would introduce to her.
In the end, Liu Aihong simply imitated an ostrich and lowered her head to weave the bamboo in front of her.
Mrs. Liu was very interested. No matter what era, women are more gossipy than men, especially when it comes to marriage.
Aihong's mother was also very interested. She responded immediately: "Sure, cousin, please tell us about the man's situation."
Deng Shirong introduced with a smile: "The leader I'm talking about is from Baoshan Village, Datong Brigade. He is 23 years old this year, 1.71 meters tall, and looks quite energetic. He is not the kind of person with a crooked head and a weird mouth. He has not received much education and only graduated from elementary school.
There are five siblings in his family. He has an older sister who got married a few years ago, and he has two younger brothers and a younger sister.
He is a chef and currently works in a restaurant in the county town, earning 50 yuan a month.
When Deng Shirong was introducing, Liu Laosan and his wife, as well as his daughter-in-law and daughter, listened attentively.
They didn't react much at first. Although 23 years old is a little older, the difference of 4 years is nothing. He is over 1.7 meters tall, which is pretty good. As for the educational level, there is nothing to say. In the countryside at that time, it is enough to graduate from primary school.
It goes without saying that there are five brothers and sisters, just like their family.
After hearing the rest of the story and knowing that the man was a chef, currently working in a restaurant in the county town with a monthly salary of 50 yuan, Liu Laosan and his wife were both surprised and delighted. For rural people, being able to have a job in the county town is already very enviable, let alone being a chef in a restaurant, which is really an awesome identity.
After all, the social status of restaurant chefs of this era compared to those of later generations is really worlds apart.
In later generations, there is not much difference between ordinary restaurant chefs and other laborers. Only those chefs who have reached the provincial or even national level still have a relatively high status in society.
Nowadays, since there are very few private restaurants, when people mention chefs, they are referring to chefs in state-owned restaurants.
In this era, the profession of chef in a state-owned restaurant is hailed as a golden rice bowl, which is more enviable than an iron rice bowl.
Because the income of chefs in state-owned restaurants has nothing to do with the customers, so unless senior leaders come to dine, when facing ordinary customers, cooking is entirely based on their mood. If they are in a good mood, they will put in some real effort and make the food delicious; if they are in a bad mood, they can just do it casually.
In this case, if diners want to eat delicious food in the restaurant, they have to find ways to get close to the chef. As long as they become friends with the chef, they will definitely be able to eat the best food when they come to the restaurant, which is also a very proud thing.
In this way, basically every skilled chef can easily weave a network of relationships covering all walks of life.
No matter what era it is, people with extensive connections are always awesome.
Although Liu Laosan and others did not understand the ins and outs of it, they all understood that being a chef was a very good profession.
Apart from anything else, the 50-yuan monthly salary is enough to make their family look up to others. After all, even if the whole family works together to weave bamboo products in their spare time, they may not be able to earn so much money in a month!
Seeing that Liu Laosan's family was already shocked, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Cousin, this is his general situation. If you want to know anything else, feel free to ask. As long as I know it, I will definitely not hide it."
Aihong's mother couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle Jiu, I want to ask, if he works in the county, has his company allocated him a house?"
Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "A cousin, I forgot to say just now that he does not work in a state-owned restaurant, but in a private restaurant. But please rest assured that although he works in a private restaurant, this private restaurant is the largest restaurant in the county and the treatment is also very good.
He is not yet a formal chef at the restaurant, so he only gets 50 yuan a month. Once he works in the restaurant for a while and is qualified to become a formal chef, his income will probably double.
Liu Laosan couldn't help but interrupt, "Uncle Jiu, if he was a chef in a state-owned restaurant, it would indeed be a very good career, but he is a chef in a private restaurant, wouldn't this job be unstable? What if the restaurant owner fired him, wouldn't that be the end of him?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "A cousin, I understand your worries, but your worries are unnecessary because the restaurant owner will never fire him. I won't tell you the specific reasons for now. If they are satisfied after getting to know each other, I will tell you in detail."
Aihong's mother asked, "Uncle Jiu, let's not talk about the dismissal. Where does he live in the county now that he is working? If my third sister gets married to him, will she live in his hometown, Baoshan Village, or go to the county with him to live?"
Hearing this, Liu Aihong, who was knitting, couldn't help but pause. She also wanted to know the answer.
If she married and lived in Baoshan Village, she would not see her husband several times a year, no matter how good the other party's conditions were, she would not want to marry him. What was the difference between this and being a widow? Although she was still a girl and did not quite understand how difficult it was to be a widow, she knew that this was not a good thing.
If you marry and live with your husband in the county town, that would be a different story. No rural girl would not be tempted to leave the countryside and go to the county town.
Deng Shirong replied: "Of course I will go to live with him in the county town. The couple must be together. He is alone now, so he has been living with his relatives. If he gets married, he will definitely buy a house in the county town. Please rest assured.
Moreover, if they succeed, I can help arrange a job for Liu Mei."
"What?"
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When these words were spoken, Liu Laosan and his wife were stunned for a moment.
Mrs. Liu, who had been listening silently, almost popped her eyes out.
Liu Aihong was not much better off. She was so excited that she almost squashed the half-finished bamboo weaving in her hand.
Helping to arrange a job, especially in the county town, this temptation is irresistible for any rural person in this era.
Liu Laosan asked in shock, "Uncle Jiu, is what you said true or false? He is a chef in a restaurant, how can he help arrange work?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "His position in the hotel is a bit special. I'll tell you more about this later. Anyway, arrange for Liu Mei to be a waitress in the hotel. She can help wash dishes and vegetables, etc. She can earn about 25 yuan a month."
Aihong's mother said excitedly, "Uncle Jiu, if he has the ability to bring my third sister to live in the county town and arrange a job like this for her, then we have no objection to this marriage."
Liu Laosan also nodded and said, "Yes, as long as he has the ability, we agree to this marriage."
Originally, as the girl's parents, no matter how satisfied they were, they had to be reserved and could not express their opinions easily, not to mention that the two parties had not met yet and they didn't know whether the boy was really as the matchmaker said.
But the cake that matchmaker Deng Shirong painted for them was so delicious that they no longer cared about being reserved and just wanted to eat the cake that looked so delicious.
Deng Shirong understood their feelings and said, "I feel relieved after hearing what you said. I will go to Baoshan Village to discuss this with his parents tomorrow, and then arrange for them to meet as soon as possible. We will see if it will work out after they meet and talk."
Aihong's mother nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, then Uncle Jiu, you go and talk to his parents about this. I'm not praising my own daughter, but my third sister is indeed an excellent girl, hardworking, obedient, and kind-hearted. Go ask around, and everyone in the village will praise my third sister!"
Deng Shirong hummed, stood up and said with a smile: "A cousin, I already have an idea in mind, so I will go back first. I will talk to his parents tomorrow, and then come back the day after tomorrow to tell you about going to the county town to meet him."
"OK!"
"Uncle Jiu, please stay and have dinner before you leave!"
"No need, you guys go ahead and get busy, see you the day after tomorrow!"
“…”
After leaving Liu Laosan's house, Deng Shirong did not go back immediately. Instead, he walked around the village and asked several people. After confirming that Liu Laosan's eldest daughter had a very good reputation in the village, he left on his bicycle with satisfaction.
(End of this chapter)