Chapter 32 Lessons
Zhao Yi got up early in the morning.
"Why is the boss so early?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi sleepily and asked.
"Go get some loaches. I have to go to work today and can't stay there all the time. I have to go early and get some back."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
Zhang Jing glanced at the sky which was just beginning to show a hint of paleness, then turned around and fell asleep again.
Zhao Yi did not plan to just get 24 kilograms and be done with it. At least each person could give half a kilogram. People would think of him when they have good things to do, so naturally he would reciprocate the favors.
Nowadays, without all those miscellaneous herbicides and pesticides, there are fish and shrimps everywhere in the fields, but they are not very big.
It didn't take long for Zhao Yi to fill a bucket with loaches, small fish and shrimps.
When he got home, Zhang Jing was still sleeping soundly in bed. Zhao Yi took out two wooden basins, threw the suitable loaches into one of the basins, and threw the shrimps of similar size into the remaining basin.
As for those that were not too big or too small, they were chopped up immediately and fed to pigs.
As long as you don't change the water casually, these little shrimps can still survive for a few more days in the wooden barrel.
When Zhang Jing got up, Zhao Yi had almost finished all the housework. The pig food was cooked and he just needed to take it over to feed the pigs. Breakfast was also ready and he just needed to wait for Zhang Jing to get up and eat.
"Boss, you can't be so nice to me. No matter what housework I can do, you should give me some."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said seriously.
"It's all housework, there's no need to distinguish between you and me, whoever is free can do it, you are such a cunning girl."
Zhao Yi gently stroked Zhang Jing's forehead, signaling her not to think too much.
"Are you going to make loaches to eat today?"
Zhang Jing asked while looking at the wooden barrel in the yard.
"The salesmen at the supply and marketing cooperatives sell it for 40 cents a pound. Just coat it with flour and fry it."
Zhao Yi nodded and said.
"Are city people really that rich that they can afford to buy everything they want to eat?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi curiously and asked.
"This issue is very complicated and cannot be explained in a short time. Just live with me peacefully. I will find a way to arrange for you to live in the city in the future so that you can eat rice one day earlier."
Zhao Yi said with a smile. Zhao Yi couldn't guarantee the supply of food.
"Um."
Although Zhang Jing knew that Zhao Yi was teasing her, she was still very happy.
Nowadays, if you want to go directly from the countryside to work in the city, it is extremely difficult, unless you are extremely lucky and are appreciated by the senior leaders of the factory, who can help you solve the problems with the city’s labor department.
However, Zhang Jing naturally didn't know about these things. How could a woman like her, who had only been out of the village a few times, know these things?
However, when Zhang Jing thought about the more than one hundred yuan bills hidden in her piggy bank, she felt very happy.
Before she got married, Zhang Jing followed her family to work and had almost no rest time. At the end of the year, she was lucky enough not to have to work for the supply team, let alone make any money.
The reason why you need to make up for it after working for a whole year is that the commune supply and marketing cooperative will come to the brigade every six months or several months. Some goods can be sold on credit and put in the name of the brigade, and then the money can be settled at the end of the year.
Before I got married, there were seven strong laborers working in my family. We saved a lot of food, but it was of little use. From time to time, poor relatives would come to borrow some for emergency use.
Wang Kaihui couldn't bear to see his relatives complaining about being poor, so he would lend them at least three to five kilograms of grain.
Zhang Jing helped Zhao Yi coat the loaches with flour and throw them into the pot, then take them out when they were almost cooked.
After all the loaches in the bucket are processed, it is almost time to start work. There will usually be a loud whistle or the sound of knocking on steel plates to notify everyone that it is time to start work.
"Are these loaches enough? They are much more than what we had last time."
"There are six people there, each of them should give at least 4 kilograms. They will think of us when they have good things to do. It's not too much for each of us to give half a kilogram. After work in the evening, we should at least bring a bucket of loaches over."
evening.
Zhao Yi did not go to catch the loaches first but instead delivered the fish to the cowshed, where he happened to run into Li Dequan who came over to return the cows.
"You you you."
Li Dequan said the word "you" several times and couldn't say a complete sentence.
"Captain, I was also entrusted by someone."
Zhao Yi looked helpless.
"Then don't be so blatant. You should at least wait until it's darker before coming over. It would be terrible if those people saw you."
Li Dequan pulled Zhao Yi out of the cowshed.
"I know Comrade Su Hong has given you a lot of benefits, so you took the risk to help take care of her. But when doing anything, don't put yourself in danger. It's lucky that it was me today. What would have happened if Liu Jie had gone there?"
Li Dequan said.
Liu Jie is the militia captain of Wangou Village and also serves as the red armband captain.
Zhao Yi didn't have much impression of Liu Jie, but he had heard some things about him.
"Don't worry, Captain, I will pay attention next time."
Zhao Yi quickly assured.
"Just be aware of this, kid. Don't let anything serious happen and I won't be able to protect you."
After saying this, Li Dequan walked towards his home.
Watching Li Dequan's departing back, Zhao Yi decided to buy some malted milk, a bottle of liquor and some cakes to express his gratitude.
"What took so long?"
When Zhang Jing heard the footsteps, she recognized them as Zhao Yi's, and immediately asked without turning her head.
"Don't mention it. I went there to deliver fish and met the captain. He pulled me aside and gave me a good scolding."
Zhao Yi spread his hands helplessly.
"Why don't you just not send it? We don't lack money at home, and you'll be safer this way."
Zhang Jing said with some concern.
"It's okay, these are just some small things. I'll pay more attention next time."
Zhao Yi waved his hand and gave up the income of 15 yuan a month. He was not a fool. He should pay attention to his whereabouts in the future and try not to cause trouble to Li Dequan.
In fact, Zhao Yi was not really afraid of Liu Jie. His family had been poor peasants for three generations, so Liu Jie could not put the blame on him no matter what he said. However, the two of them had no intersection at all, so there was no need to create trouble.
dawn,
Zhao Yi had already gotten up. He put all the fried loaches from last night into a clean cloth bag, and headed to the city with a stall and a bucket.
Zhao Yi left some wine for Zhang Jing to drink, and if she liked it, he would get more next year.
Carrying a load and walking up the mountain road is countless times more difficult than usual. If you are not careful, you will easily break the jar in front of you.
However, Zhao Yi was not too late and arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative before lunchtime.
When he was questioned on the road, he handed over a cigarette and said he was going to the city to visit relatives.
After a while, the loaches brought by Zhao Yi were divided up by everyone.
Everyone gave a thumbs up and praised Zhao Yi for his performance of delivering an extra half kilogram.
"Director, I want to buy some things to take back this time."
Zhao Yi looked at Director Hu and said with a smile.
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