Chapter 51 Return to the Village
Zhao Yi repaired the radio that the woman had sent him in a short while. The woman looked at Zhao Yi and thanked him quickly.
After the morning passed, no one else brought a radio.
Lunch time.
Zhao Yi came to Director Xiao's office.
"Master Zhao is here."
When Director Xiao saw that it was Zhao Yi, his face immediately broke into a smile.
Yesterday, Zhao Yi repaired his own TV but he didn't charge a penny. In fact, it costs money to repair equipment in the unit, unless the equipment being repaired is collective property.
"Director, this grain book is still missing an official seal. I have to go back and take the brigade's relocation certificate to the grain and oil station, so I have to go back."
Zhao Yi looked at Director Xiao and said.
Director Xiao then nodded and said that it was indeed the case. He was so happy yesterday that the TV was repaired that he forgot about this matter.
"Then I'll give you half a day off this afternoon. It might not be convenient for you to go home, so you can use my bicycle and return it to me after use."
Director Xiao handed Zhao Yi a key.
"Director, I can't ride a bicycle. Our commune has a tractor on the edge of the city. I can go there and take a ride back for two cents. I have a lot of things to take care of at home."
After Zhao Yi finished speaking, he did not reach out to take Director Xiao's bicycle lock key. It would take at least an hour to get home by bicycle, and it would take about the same amount of time to take a tractor back to the commune and walk home.
The roads nowadays are bumpy when riding a bicycle, and it would be difficult to deal with if it broke down, not to mention that Zhao Yi had never ridden a bicycle before.
I heard it’s easy to learn, but the bike is not yours.
After leaving the department store, Zhao Yi walked towards the edge of the county town and got on a tractor bound for Linkou Commune.
When he got home, Zhang Jing was eating lunch. When he saw Zhao Yi, he stood up happily and walked towards Zhao Yi.
"Boss, why didn't you come back after being gone for a whole day?"
"I just started working yesterday. It takes a long time to walk back from the county town, and no tractors come back at night."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
"You, the head of the family, have become a worker?"
Zhang Jing was immediately delighted and asked happily.
"Well, I'll go find the captain later to get the food transfer certificate, and then I'll be able to eat the rations. You won't have much work to do in the next few months, so come with me to the county town and live there for a few months. I'll go to my mother's place later and ask her to come over to help me look after the livestock at home."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
"That's not good. Let's let my mother-in-law come and see. It's not convenient for my mother and the others to come over."
Zhang Jing thought for a while and said.
"Okay, I'll go ask my mother. If she agrees, I'll give him 20 kilograms of meat when the piglet grows up, and half of the eggs in the house will be given to her."
Zhao Yi thought for a moment and said.
In fact, as long as Zhao Yi has a formal job, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Jing works in the village or not. She will have plenty of time to make shoes in the future. The department store also has its own employee benefits. Work such as knitting gloves and fake collars are mainly assigned to internal employees.
But the food problem could not be solved, so I had to ask Li Dequan for help to find a solution. How much money should be given every month to make up for the work points? I had to come back every month to collect food rations, or buy them directly on the black market.
Zhang Jing walked to the educated youth compound and brought Su Hong to her home, where she followed Zhao Yi to learn how to make fish baskets. How much Su Hong could learn depended on her own ability. In the future, Zhao Yi and his wife would definitely rarely return to the village.
Having been taken care of by Su Hong for so long and having earned a lot of money from her, Zhao Yi would definitely give this skill to Su Hong since Su Hong wanted to prepare nutritious food for those people.
Zhang Jing patiently told Su Hong how much freshly cooked corn to put in each time, and began to teach Su Hong how to prepare loaches and other things. She told Su Hong that if there was anything she needed to buy, she could take a tractor to the county town to ask Zhao Yi for help.
"mom."
Zhao Yi came to the door of the old house and shouted inside.
"Why."
Li Daju responded happily.
He immediately trotted to the gate of the yard and saw Zhao Yi holding a lot of eggs in his hands. The bamboo basket was full of rice husks, with a dozen eggs on top.
"What is this for?"
Li Daju looked at Zhao Yi in confusion.
"I'll give you half of these eggs, and I'll give the rest to Captain Li. I'm now a regular employee of the department store, so I'll have to trouble you to help look after the livestock at home for a while.
Xiaojing's household registration cannot be taken away for the time being. When the piglets at home grow up, I will give you 20 kilograms of pork. ”
As Zhao Yi was talking, he followed Li Daju into the old house. Zhao Yi called it an old house, but in fact, it was built only two or three years ago and is considered a relatively luxurious courtyard in the village.
After placing ten eggs where Li Daju usually placed eggs, Zhao Yi rushed to Li Dequan's house.
After a short while, I got the grain transfer certificate and the household registration transfer certificate.
The things Director Xiao got for him were actually only temporary. Without these two certificates, Zhao Yi could not get a city household registration, and he had to go to the street office near the department store to get a new household registration for registration.
When Zhao Yi returned home, Li Daju had already arrived at Zhao Yi's yard. Looking at the bran and the grains brought back from the mountains, she felt indescribable reluctance when she heard Zhang Jing say that these were all used to feed the pigs.
However, thinking about how fast Zhao Yi's piglets grow, he began to understand a little. The three-month-old piglets look like they weigh about 100 kilograms, and they will definitely weigh over 200 kilograms after the beginning of next spring.
Zhao Yi must take away all the iron pots and other things in the house, and Zhang Jing cannot leave Zhao Yi either.
Zhao Yi has already discussed with Li Dequan that if Zhang Jing does not go to work, she will receive a five-yuan subsidy every month.
"Boss, you won't be coming back to the village anymore."
Li Daju looked at Zhao Yi with an unidentified emotion in her eyes.
"I'll come back to see you every month."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
After Zhao Yi finished speaking, he gave all of Zhang Jing's remaining pastries and half a bag of malted milk to Li Daju.
"Mom, this stuff is nutritious. I'll buy you a bag every month. You can drink a cup every day. When Xiaojing gives birth, come to the city to help take care of her grandchild."
After Zhao Yi finished speaking, he prepared to go to Zhangjia Village. He had already hired a ox cart and asked Li Dequan to help deliver the cart to the county town for a bribe of 50 cents.
As soon as I went out, I met Su Hong and seven or eight educated youth rushing over.
"Comrade Zhao, I heard that you are going to work in the city after you become a worker?"
The educated youth team leader looked at Zhao Yi and smiled.
"Yes."
Zhao Yi nodded.
"Then can you sell us the generator you made yourself? The kerosene lamp we use to read at night simply can't illuminate so many people."
The educated youth team leader looked at Zhao Yi a little embarrassedly and said.
"Of course, how much can you offer?"
Zhao Yi asked with a smile.
"Twenty yuan. This is the money collected by all the comrades in our educated youth compound."
The educated youth team leader looked at Zhao Yi and smiled.
There were seven or eight educated youths in the educated youth compound, and each of them only needed a few dollars, and they would not have to pay for electricity in the future.
Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, and then led a few people to see how Zhao Yi's motor was installed.
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