He Haiming took out fifty yuan from his pocket and put it on the table. "As long as you are willing to pay back the money, those gangsters will not really want Weiyuan's life."
He Liangliang looked at the village chief with gratitude.
The next day at dawn, He Weiguang took his wife to his mother-in-law's house.
Zhang Meili discovered that Guo Jingyi, who used to be in a very good mood, often had a gloomy face these two days, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Wang Shuning went to the town to buy something and passed by the post office. The staff told her that there was a letter from home.
My eldest sister-in-law Zhang Xiuzhen is pregnant.
The letter also told her not to send things home, as life in the countryside was hard, so she should take good care of herself and not worry about home.
Wang Juan sat on the back seat of the bicycle with a worried look on her face. Jinshan Island was so far away from home, why did it have to be her mother's school?
Huo Jieyu parked the car in front of the state-owned shopping mall and saw his wife still thinking, "Don't worry too much. There are so many math teachers in the school, and Mom is so old, it shouldn't be her turn."
Wang Juan bit her lip and said, "I'm very nervous."
Wang Shuning entered the fabric store and saw Wang Juan coming out of the changing room. "I thought you were not in the store during the New Year."
Wang Juan forced a smile and said, "I went back home temporarily. What do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy some light-colored, softer fabric to make a quilt cover."
"These are very soft and the prices are reasonable," Wang Juan said, pointing to a row of light-colored fabrics.
Wang Shuning chose a piece of bright yellow cotton cloth. At that time, the state-owned shopping malls did not have ready-made quilt covers for sale, so people had to buy the cloth and make their own quilts at home.
When paying, Wang Shuning noticed that the other party was in a bad mood. She had just gotten married, so was she unhappy living in her husband's family?
It was not until he found out that the other party had given him an extra change that Wang Shuning asked, "I gave you two extra cents. What's wrong with you? You looked absent-minded."
There were not many people in the store. After locking the cash box, Wang Juan sighed and said, "My mother is a math teacher in the town's primary school. The school suddenly notified that they would send teachers to Jinshan Island for support in March. The time is not short, at least three years. No teacher in the school is willing to go. I am worried that this hard job will fall on my mother. She is old and about to retire. How can she go to the island to suffer?"
Wang Shuning: "Where is Jinshan Island?"
Wang Juan replied, "It's not in D City. You first take a train from the city to Dashan City, and then take a boat to the island. I heard that you have to drift on the sea for a day. Many people don't come out once a year. I don't know how dark their skin will be."
Wang Shuning blinked. Since it was close to the sea, there shouldn’t be any problem with seafood.
"For a place like this, the school probably won't send older people to provide support."
Wang Juan lowered her eyes, "I hope so."
Wang Shuning passed by the entrance of the state-owned hotel and happened to see Wang Tuzi going in alone to talk to the hotel manager. The gambling house was in Chaoyang County, and the day for debt collection had not yet arrived. What was this man doing here? He seemed to be very familiar with the hotel manager.
"Butcher, I have a chef here. He has been working for 30 years and will retire in two years. You want me to get rid of him now. Aren't you making things difficult for me?" The manager of the state-owned restaurant in the town frowned. This ruthless guy actually came to his door during the New Year to force people into the restaurant.
Wang Tuzi's face was stern. "I didn't tell you to fire him. Just take him as an apprentice and he will be gone soon."
The hotel manager was confused, since it would be taken away soon, why keep it here?
He didn't want to offend anyone, so he could only agree: "How is he? He can't even cut vegetables."
Wang the butcher: "I am more than qualified to be your chef's assistant."
When Guo Jingyi was competing in a cooking competition at a state-owned restaurant in the county, she was spotted by Shanmo who was eating in the restaurant. She was daydreaming about him, but she didn't expect that he would come to her door on his own initiative.
After Wang Tuzi went back to report, Shanmo decided not to let Guo Jingyi work in the county state-owned restaurant, but to send her to the town instead.
Chaoyang County is too eye-catching, and Yihe Town is remote and has few celebrities, so what he wants to do is not so eye-catching.
He Weiguang took his wife to his mother-in-law's house to borrow money. They borrowed a total of 150 yuan, which was more than 300 yuan short of 1,000 yuan.
In desperation, they decided to sell all the food stored at home, which meant that He Liangliang's family would go hungry until next summer harvest and could only survive by digging wild vegetables and finding mountain products.
After selling the grain, the money was still not enough, so they had to borrow from others. He Liangliang almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the person.
When the three days were up, He Weiguang took the 1,000 yuan he had managed to collect and went to the county to redeem He Weiyuan.
He Weiyuan was covered in wounds and felt drowsy after being hungry for four days.
Guo Jingyi didn't want to give up the opportunity to work in the county's state-owned restaurant, so she found Lu Beichu and wanted to go to the county to ask whether the restaurant manager knew about it and whether he could stop Wang Tuzi.
When the manager of Chaoyang County State-owned Hotel saw Guo Jingyi coming in, his face froze for a moment, and then he took her into the office.
Lu Beichu looked at him and asked, "Manager, do you know Wang Tuzi?"
The manager subconsciously clenched his hands on the table and said, "I know him. He often comes to the restaurant to eat."
Guo Jingyi's eyelashes twitched up and down. She often came to the restaurant to eat, so it would be easy to meet her.
"Manager, last time you asked me to be a chef in the restaurant kitchen, I thought about it carefully after I went back and felt that it was not suitable. I just went to the countryside not long ago and my partner is still in the village. It is not convenient to commute, so I will not come to work after the New Year." Guo Jingyi said, pursing her lips.
It's also good to take on banquets and prepare meals for others, at least there will be no danger.
The manager's pupils dilated and he cleared his throat nervously, "That's such a pity. If you think it's too far, the state-owned restaurant in Yihe Town seems to be recruiting apprentices. It's a pity for a chef with great cooking skills like you to farm in the countryside."
Guo Jingyi's eyes sparkled brightly, "Are you hiring at restaurants in town too?"
The manager nodded. "For a job like this, it's basically already been chosen before the news is even released. So, I'll say hello to their manager and you can go over and cook a dish. This will definitely work out."
Guo Jingyi smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Manager."
Lu Beichu, who was sitting next to him, was also very satisfied. The town was close to Dafeng Village, and it only took less than 20 minutes by bike. Guo Jingyi could go back to the village after get off work.
After returning to the town, Guo Jingyi went to the state-owned restaurant to cook two dishes. The manager of the state-owned restaurant in Yihe Town was shocked after tasting them. Looking at her pretty face, he already understood what Wang Tuzi meant. He just didn't know whether he had a crush on this girl or someone else?
"Sure. Go back to the village and say hello to the commune leaders. Then come to work after the 15th day of the first lunar month. But the salary is not as high as in the county. An apprentice's salary is 13.5 yuan a month."
Guo Jingyi agreed: "Okay." At least she didn't have to go to the fields to farm, and she could finally go back to being a chef.
On the way back to the village, Lv Beichu asked Guo Jingyi, "Jingyi, He Weiyuan's newly built house is for sale, what do you think about me buying it?"
Guo Jingyi thought for a moment and replied, "We may not necessarily stay in the village in the future. What if we buy a house now and cannot live there later?"
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