Chapter 52 Settlement
After handing over the installation and disassembly of the motor to several educated youth, Zhao Yi rushed to Zhangjia Village.
"Xiaoyi is here, come in and sit down."
When Zhang Fusheng saw Zhao Yi, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Because of Zhao Yi, the family made a lot of money this year.
"Dad, I came here to tell you something. I'm working in a department store now, and Xiaojing will definitely follow me. I'll leave the livestock at home to my mom, and we'll settle down in the county town in the future."
Zhao Yi looked at everyone in the Zhang family and said.
"What?"
Everyone in the Zhang family looked at Zhao Yi in amazement. They didn't expect that Zhao Yi actually became a worker.
"I'm lucky. I've become a worker. I may have to trouble Dad to go to the county town on the first day of every month. I have to go to work and don't have much time to deliver scraps of cloth to you. Xiaojing is pregnant and I don't feel comfortable letting her travel alone."
Zhao Yi explained.
"It's right. It's not convenient for her to be alone at home when you go to the city."
Zhang Fusheng nodded.
Wang Kaihui couldn't even express how happy he was at this moment. His son-in-law had become a worker, and he would feel proud when he went out in the future.
After giving the instructions, Zhao Yi rushed back home.
At this time, Zhang Jing had already moved all the bedding, pots, pans, and utensils needed for the family onto the ox cart, waiting for Zhao Yi to come back before setting off.
When Li Dequan saw Zhao Yi coming back, he shouted to Zhang Jing to get on the ox cart and drove the cart towards the county town.
Li Daju saw Zhao Yi and his wife off out of the village and returned home.
Zhao Xiaoxiao was drooling as she looked at the pastries on the table. She didn't know where her mother got them from, and she didn't dare to eat them first, for fear that her mother would keep them for visiting relatives.
"Mom, did you buy these cakes?"
Li Daju had just walked into the room when Zhao Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked.
"Your eldest brother gave it to me. Eat it if you want."
Li Daju was in a very complicated mood at this time. She didn't expect that Zhao Yi would become a worker. However, it would be difficult for them to meet after this. Although Zhao Yi said that he would come back to visit her every month, Li Daju knew that it might be difficult.
My two sisters-in-law are married and don’t come back every month.
I feel proud but also a little depressed.
A ox cart cannot compare to a tractor, and it was not until the evening that Li Dequan managed to send Zhao Yi and his wife to the warehouse of the department store.
Li Dequan looked up and down at Zhao Yi's temporary dormitory, which was a cement building. He helped Zhao Yi move his luggage into the back of the house.
Zhao Yi took Li Dequan and Zhang Jing to a state-owned restaurant not far away for dinner, and bought some things for Li Dequan. Li Dequan happily drove the ox cart back to the village.
"Will the head of the family have to go back every month to collect rations?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"You can't get your household registration transferred to the county town, but it's worth spending five yuan a month. You can make your own shoes here, and you can also learn to make fake collars and other things. I'll buy you a sewing machine, so you don't have to work so hard in the village.
I have to go back to Qixingao every month. I cannot go back on my promise to Director Peng to deliver meat over there. ”
Zhao Yi nodded and explained.
Although he is now a worker, Zhao Yi is reluctant to give up such high profits.
Running once a month earns much more than my salary.
"By the way, come with me to the recycling station tomorrow. There are a lot of second-hand furniture there. You know better than me what the family needs. Let's buy some."
Zhao Yi said as he looked at the empty front room.
After a while, Zhang Jing had made the bed again.
Early in the morning, Zhao Yi took a dried chicken and walked to the department store. He came to Director Xiao's office and gave the dried chicken to Director Xiao.
"Comrade, you are just too polite."
When Director Xiao saw the gift Zhao Yi gave him, his eyes suddenly lit up and he felt even more favorable towards Zhao Yi.
After delivering the things, Zhao Yi returned to the repair shop and prepared to open for work.
When we arrived at the door of the repair shop, there were quite a few people queuing up at the door. These were people whose radios at home were broken and they had no place to repair them. Now that the department store had maintenance personnel, they all rushed over after receiving the news.
The invoice was issued yesterday afternoon, but unfortunately Zhao Yi took leave and went back home, so they rushed over early in the morning.
The cheapest radio at home costs dozens of dollars. I can't bear to throw it away, but I can't find anyone to repair it. Now, there is finally a repairman stationed in Shanyang County.
In the morning, Zhao Yi repaired five radios, and there were still two people who had not yet had their turn.
The two were not in a hurry. They saw that every radio could play sound in the end, and those who came to repair the radio all left with satisfaction, knowing that it would be their turn soon.
"It's time to get off work. We start work at one o'clock. Now I have to go back to eat. You should go eat and come back later."
Zhao Yi looked at the remaining two people and said.
"Comrade, there may be someone else coming to repair it this afternoon. Please collect our receipt first. If there are people ahead of us in line, they must repair ours first."
The two men looked at Zhao Yi and said, handing Zhao Yi a pack of Daqianmen.
"Okay, go eat."
Zhao Yi nodded and accepted the other party's cigarette, which made both of them feel at ease.
When Zhao Yi got home, he took Zhang Jing to the recycling station, bought some furniture, borrowed the recycling station's cart and took it home. He also went to the blacksmith shop and bought a small coal stove for cooking.
I had to have lunch at the state-owned restaurant again at noon.
"Boss, tomorrow is the 1st. How do we get from the county to the city?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and asked curiously.
"Take the bus there. I'll take the bus there when I get off work, and then take the bus back tomorrow during the day."
Now that Zhao Yi is a staff member of a department store, it is impossible for him to take leave every day. He only has two days of rest time, and he has to stay even if there is no work in the maintenance shop.
At noon, when Zhao Yi went to work, he found Director Xiao and asked him for a letter of introduction. He wanted to stay overnight in the city, but he could not stay in the guesthouse without the letter of introduction.
"Master Zhao."
Director Xiao smiled when he saw Zhao Yi walking in.
"Director Xiao, just call me Xiao Zhao."
Zhao Yi smiled.
"Okay, then I'll call you Xiao Zhao from now on. Your sister-in-law asked me to ask if you have a lot of the dried chicken you sent today. We want to buy some."
Director Xiao looked at Zhao Yi and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"This kind of air-dried chicken is only available in Qixing'ao, Linkou Commune, and is not available in other villages. The price is not very expensive, one dollar per chicken. They also have wild boar meat and other things. If Director Xiao wants it, I will help you exchange some when I have time."
Zhao Yi did not hide the fact that if Linkou Commune wanted to exchange for wild boar meat, it would be almost impossible to do so in other villages except Qixingao, a village that made a living by hunting.
"You have wild boar meat? Can you exchange it for 20 kilograms? It just so happens that each of the staff of the department store can get 2 kilograms to eat."
Director Xiao looked at Zhao Yi and asked uncertainly.
"If it's more, it could be over 100 kilograms."
Zhao Yi said.
Upon hearing this, Director Xiao took a deep breath. After working for so long, the most common pork he had seen was the pork purchased together as a welfare benefit for couples during the Chinese New Year.
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