Chapter 127 Seizing the Opportunity
Shi Er ran away and Hua Ping came.
Su Ruojin smiled and said, "It's rare, Uncle Hua, to see you in broad daylight."
Hua Ping was in a lazy mood. He entered the accounting office, found a chair and sat down on it, as if he had no bones and looked like he was hollowed out by alcohol and sex. When he heard the young lady's teasing, he didn't say anything back.
Su Ruojin frowned, "Uncle Hua, no way!"
Hua Ping snorted coldly, "I am a virgin."
Shu Tong's face turned black, and he scolded Hua Xiaodi for being unruly, "The Second Lady is still young. Don't talk nonsense."
Su Ruojin looked unconvinced and was about to say something, but Shu Tong reminded her that she really shouldn't understand these things at such a young age. So she shrugged and said, "Then what are you busy with all day long? Gambling?"
"Does it count if I occasionally play with hooligans on the street?" Hua Ping answered every question. "If I'm happy, I lose some money to them. If I'm unhappy, I win all their money."
Hey, such arrogance that deserves a beating.
"So you're making extra money to save up for marrying a wife?"
When Hua Ping heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he grinned, as if he had been guessed by you.
"Is this true?" Su Ruojin didn't believe it. "Who do you like? How much do you have saved?"
Hua Ping didn't hide it: "I haven't found the interesting girl yet, but I did save some money."
I didn't expect Uncle Hua Ping to have high standards for his wife. "Beautiful appearances are all the same, but interesting souls are rare." Su Ruojin gave a thumbs up, "I support you."
Outside the door, Xianggui was about to come in to answer something, but after hearing Hua Ping's reply, she turned around and left quietly.
Back at the workshop, Dashi smiled and said, "Cousin, tell the young master about it."
Xianggui said nothing.
Dashi was stunned, "You didn't say it?"
Xianggui sat down and Chuanchuan was busy in silence.
Dashi glanced at his wife and motioned for her to go to the accounting office and tell them.
Shanhe shook her head, signaling the man not to meddle in other people's business.
Dashi sighed and continued to work.
It was almost noon and the breakfast stall in front was closed. Mother Dong came in to prepare lunch while Ershi was packing up the things. She went into the kitchen and saw Xianggui standing at the door of the accounting office for a while and then came back. She thought for a moment and then turned around to go to the accounting office.
Su Ruojin greeted her with a smile when she saw her, "Mother Dong!"
With so many things to do, Dong's mother didn't treat Hua Ping as an outsider. She said directly, "During this period, a young man from a nearby alley often came to look for Xiang Gui. Xiang Gui ignored him, so he squatted opposite the shop and came to help us when we were busy. If we showed disdain and refused his help, he would squat silently in the opposite corner, and just smiled foolishly when he saw Xiang Gui."
Su Ruojin frowned, "What's Aunt Gui's attitude?"
Mother Dong glanced at Hua Ping and said, "I'm afraid he won't like it."
Compared with the handsome Hua Ping, the man was neither tall nor fat, but had a broad body. Both his appearance and stature appeared very square, which did not appeal to the Su family servants who often saw handsome men.
"What are you looking at me for?"
Mother Dong smiled and said, "Nothing."
Hua Ping said, "If it affects Su Ji's business, I will take him away."
Mother Dong sighed, "Xiang Gui will definitely not like it, so just take it away!"
"Okay, I understand."
Unexpectedly, Xianggui still had a bad love affair. Su Ruojin smiled and didn't take it seriously. She chatted with Hua Ping for a while. Mother Dong's lunch was ready, so they went over to eat.
The food had just been served on the table and before they had time to eat, Shi Er, his wife and brother arrived at the door of the store. When they saw them eating, they hurriedly tried to move away. Su Ruojin signaled Shu Tong to call the three of them in.
Without asking any questions, they asked Mrs. Dong to prepare a work meal for each of them.
Shi Er was flattered and thanked him happily. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Shi's second daughter-in-law had a square face and big hands. When she saw the sumptuous meal with meat, she held the chopsticks, but as if the meal was not tasty, she kept her head down and took a long time to pick up a piece of chopsticks.
The second younger brother Shi was leaning on a crutch with one hand and holding chopsticks with the other, but his hand holding the chopsticks was shaking and he couldn't put any food into his mouth for a long time.
Everyone in Su's family pretended not to notice the different performances of the three people.
While eating, Su Ruojin kept an eye on Shi Er's younger brother who was coming to work. Maybe it was because she said he had to be clean, but the young man, who was about twenty years old, was wearing a new linen shirt and looked quite clean.
She specifically looked at his fingernails. His hands were too rough to be those of a twenty-year-old young man. It seemed that he worked too much. Then she looked at his nails. They were bald and free of dirt. Then she looked at his hair. Although it was not as clean and tidy as those of the Su family's servants, it was still acceptable.
For a restaurant business, this is considered acceptable.
Su Ruojin finally looked at his legs. He came in with a cane, which meant he could take care of himself normally. So she gave him a chance and tried it for a month.
After everyone in Su Ji had finished eating, Dong's mother and Xiang Gui cleared the dishes. Shi Er's wife barely touched the rice bowl or the vegetable plate. Dong's mother suppressed her displeasure and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you think the food is not tasty?"
Shi Er's wife, who had been wearing a stern face, suddenly covered her mouth and shrugged her shoulders.
This is crying.
Shi Erlian was not even in the mood to wipe his mouth. He squatted aside with a sad face.
"What are you doing?" Dong's mother was unhappy. "We are doing business here, not here to bring bad luck."
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Shi's second daughter-in-law suddenly lost her composure and carefully apologized to Dong's mother.
Su Ruojin saw something and asked, "Second Uncle Shi, can your family afford the next meal?"
Shi Er was not embarrassed to be exposed by the young master. He nodded and said, "My mother gave birth to eleven children. When she got old and got married, she gave birth to a bunch of grandchildren. We lived in a shabby courtyard with five rooms. It was so crowded that we couldn't even turn around. It was hard to find work in the capital. Not to mention that women could have jobs like Dong Mama, even the men in the family couldn't find work every now and then."
If I hadn't been lucky enough to earn some money in the past two years, I would have been begging long ago.
If we say that three years ago, Su Ruojin's family was the lowest level of petty officials in the capital, then Shi's family was the lowest level of ordinary people in the capital, working hard for three meals a day.
Su Ruojin looked at Shi Er's wife who had been reluctant to eat, "How is your cooking skill?"
When Shi Er's wife, who was deeply saddened, heard this, she looked up blankly, wondering why the beautiful young lady suddenly asked this.
Shi Er understood immediately, "My wife is pretty good at making noodles, young master, if you teach her how to make steamed dumplings, I'm sure she'll do well selling them at the foot of the academy."
Su Ruojin didn't quite believe it based on the situation of selling hawthorn slices, but she was willing to give the Shi Er and his wife who came to ask for business a chance. "Whether the business is good or not is one thing to say, but whether it is making buns or doing business, my requirement is to be honest, don't cut corners or play tricks, win a good reputation with honesty, and keep the business long-term."
The master is willing to teach you how to do it, which means he is willing to give you a chance. Although Shi Er is not very good at business, he seized this rare opportunity and promised, "I will definitely remember what Second Lady said. If I can't do it, I will become a pauper."
Su Ruojin nodded, "Aunt Gui, check if there is any leftover food, and give it to Second Aunt Shi to take back for the children."
Shi Er's wife knelt down with a thump, "My dear young lady, I, Miao Ercui, am willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay you for your great kindness."
Su Ruojin asked Shi Er to quickly pull up his wife, "Don't ask for anything in return from me, just run your shop and your family well."
Shi Er had been hanging around the streets for a long time. When Xiao Dongjia said this, he suddenly realized something. His eyes lit up, and he suppressed his excitement and quickly asked his brother, "Xiao Dongjia, look..."
Shi Xiaoliu is thinner than Hua Ping, but not as energetic as Hua Ping. His face is sallow, and it is obvious that he is malnourished due to hunger.
"You can try it out for a month first. If you are good with your hands and have good character, you can stay in the shop as an assistant."
"Ah Liu, did you hear that? Come and kowtow to the young master."
When Shi Xiaoliu heard that there was food to eat, he was so excited that he threw away his walking stick and was about to fall to the ground. Su Ruojin was so scared that she quickly asked Hua Ping to hold him back. He already had a lame leg, and if he broke the other one from kneeling, she would have to take care of him for the rest of his life.
The sight of the young lady looking up at the sky in silence made Shi Xiaoliu blush with shame, and his sallow face finally showed some color.
Su Ruojin waved at him, "Eat first." After taking a look at the food, she called out, "Aunt Gui, heat it up for Uncle Shi Liu."
"Don't waste firewood, this is good... very good..." As he said this, he limped back to the dining table to pick up chopsticks to eat.
Xianggui came over and took the food from him, saying, "If you want to work here, you have to be obedient." Then she took the food away to heat it up.
The young man was embarrassed again.
After letting Shi Er's wife and Shi Xiaoliu eat and drink their fill, Su Ruojin arranged the next things. Shi Er was not in a hurry to sell sausages, so he first let Miao Ercui learn how to make breakfast from Mother Dong. It all depends on her ability.
He also asked Ershi to clean up a small house for Shi Xiaoliu to live in, and only provide him with food and accommodation for the time being, without any wages. As long as people did not mind his lame leg and could let him survive, Shi Xiaoliu was willing to do anything.
Make arrangements and let them do what they should do.
Hua Ping said in a sullen tone, "You're accepting even the lame ones, are you going to turn this place into a charity bureau?"
During the Dayin Dynasty, there was a charity bureau that took in abandoned babies and elderly people who had lost their fathers.
Su Ruojin also knew that she was soft-hearted for a moment, and smiled helplessly, "It's just Uncle Shi who seized the opportunity."
Shi Er, who was going home to pack his things, said to Shi Xiaoliu on the way, "Brother pushed you, and I made up for the sin of not catching you. Xiaoliu, please don't hate me anymore."
Shi Xiaoliu said, "I have never hated anyone."
There are many people like them who died in accidents around them. What is there to hate? Living one more day means seeing the sun one more day. There is nothing wrong with that.
Shi Er looked up to the sky happily. Ever since he met Dr. Su, his life had changed for the better. From then on, the Su family would be his benefactors.
However, Shi Er's face changed as he turned his head, and he said to his wife, Liu Di, "When we get home later, you all have to listen to me. Only in this way can we climb out of this dead end and live a good life, understand?"
Miao Ercui glanced at the man and nodded, of course hoping that it would work.
Shi Er was reliable and honest in front of the Su family, but once he stepped into the shabby courtyard of the Shi family, his thief face was more disgusting than the dirtiest people in the kiln.
The Shi family members would stay away from him when they saw him.
"Shi Lao Er, didn't you say you were going to move out? Why are you back?"
There will be another update in the evening, my dears!
(End of this chapter)
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