Chapter 26: Thank you Family He clearly heard his heart beating, beating...
Although Pei Yixue asked the pharmacy manager to select some staff, he couldn't just ignore it.
Liming Pharmacy openly cooperates with Jishidiang under "Pei Yixue", and many of its employees and pharmacists are selected from Jishidiang.
Jishidiang has now persuaded several mountain leaders in Qingzhou to join, and it can be regarded as opening a "chain store". While taking in the homeless and desperate, Jishidiang uses its base as a transit station for the escort agency, and has formed a relatively mature logistics network in Qingzhou.
All the staff in the hall add up to more than 10,000 people. In addition to the original bandits, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, but they can also do what they can for Jishiditang.
For example, collecting medicinal materials, sorting "express deliveries", etc.
In just half a year, the escort agency and the medicine farm made a lot of money, and Jishidiang was built to be even more magnificent than when it was a bandit’s den.
Qi Da took Pei Yixue for a walk, with a smug smile on his face: "How long have you not been here, busy man? How do you feel? Has it changed a lot since the last time you came?"
"Yeah. It can be seen that Manager Qi manages things very well." Pei Yixue said.
"No, no, it's all thanks to your guidance, Boss." Qi Da said politely, "But having said that, I have roughly screened the ten people selected to go to the provincial capital this time. There are about twenty people who meet your requirements. The specific candidates are still up to you to decide."
The two talked as they walked, and the soles of their shoes made a slight sound as they hit the stone pavement beneath their feet.
After passing through three or four archways and approaching the meeting hall, we could hear a faint noise coming from that direction.
As we got closer, the sound became clearer.
"Why can they go but we can't? This is unfair. There must be an inside story!!"
At the entrance of the meeting hall, three men and two women were indignantly surrounding the people from Jishidiang who were maintaining order. Their faces were full of anger, and they were accusing fiercely, with spit flying in the air.
"You guys, you take all the good jobs and leave the dirty work of Jishiditang to us. Bah! I think you should stop calling yourself Jishiditang and call yourself Heixintang instead." A middle-aged woman, with her hands on her hips and eyes as big as copper bells, pointed at the people of Jishiditang and cursed loudly. The voice was so sharp and piercing that it seemed to pierce people's eardrums.
Pei Yixue's eyebrows twitched when he saw this scene. It had been a long time since he had seen such a scene of a shrew scolding in the street.
The sharp shouting and the arrogant attitude made him feel irritated.
"Sorry, it's my mistake." Qi Da's face was gloomy, and he said to his subordinates who were still trying to reason with this group of people: "Why are you still standing there? If they don't want to stay, just settle the account and throw them down the mountain."
The people from that side immediately fought back: "Why are you chasing us away? This mountain doesn't belong to you. We can stay here if we want!" They then took a defensive stance, guarding against the people from Jishidiang getting close.
Qi Da was so angry that he laughed. He had occupied this hilltop for ten whole years, and now it has only been open for less than a year, and he said it was no longer his?
The boss who had lived on the edge of a knife in the past suddenly burst into anger and shouted sternly: "Why don't you drag him away!"
At the command, several strong men immediately surrounded them, with cruel expressions like bandits who wanted to kill people to silence them, and frightened the three men and two women so much that their faces turned pale.
And Pei Yixue keenly caught a special figure in this chaos.
Among the three men and two women, there was a weak and handsome man. He seemed to have been secretly observing the situation here. From the moment he saw Xie Yushu, he glanced over here from time to time.
Pei Yixue felt an alarm bell ringing in her heart. Isn't Xie Yushu's type the type of person who is delicate and pretty?
He glanced at Xie Yushu next to him, and seeing that he seemed to be looking in that direction as well, he coughed a few times quickly.
The cough sounded particularly abrupt in the noisy environment, and immediately attracted Xie Yushu's attention.
Noticing his abnormality, Xie Yushu patted his back and asked with concern: "How are you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable in my chest." Pei Yixue raised his head and looked at Xie Yushu, his eyes full of pity.
Xie Yushu supported the man and looked around for a place to sit down and rest. At this moment, the weak man suddenly shouted, "Xie Yushu!"
Pei Yixue and Xie Yushu both paused. The weak man tried to break free from the people from Jishidiang. He twisted his body vigorously and shouted towards them, "It's really you, Yushu! It's us."
After the weak man finished shouting, he said to the people from Jishidiang: "Let me go, we know the people over there, we are a family."
Upon hearing this, everyone in Jishidiang looked towards Pei Yixue, waiting to confirm the truth of the matter.
Under everyone's gaze, Xie Yushu pursed his lips and said, "Cousin Heyun." There was a hint of alienation and politeness in his voice that could not be ignored.
"You can speak now!" exclaimed the weak man.
Xie Yushu responded, and he looked at the other relatives and called out in turn: "Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle, Second Aunt."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people from Jishidiang let go of their hands awkwardly. They had to give the benefit of the doubt. They still knew about what Pei Yixue had done to Xie Yushuo.
The aunt walked straight up to Xie Yushu. She was wearing an old dress that had faded from washing. She had a deliberate smile on her face and said with a hint of anger, "Oh, kid, I looked at you a few times just now but didn't recognize you. It's a good thing that Xiaoyun has sharp eyes.
Look, I haven't seen you for a few years. You've grown taller and stronger!"
Aunt Xie stretched out her hand to pat Xie Yushu, and at that moment Xie Yushu subconsciously tried to avoid it.
Although this action was small, Pei Yixue could see enough of the man's inner resistance and discomfort.
He stepped forward quickly, protecting the man behind him like a beast protecting its calf.
The eldest aunt's hand didn't touch anyone, and it hung awkwardly in the air, with a trace of guilt and uneasiness in her eyes. She withdrew her hand and looked Pei Yixue up and down: "Yushu, who is this?"
When asked, Xie Yushu was speechless for a moment, because he couldn't think of an appropriate word to summarize his relationship with Pei Yixue.
"This is the boss of our Jishidiang." Qi Da on the side spoke up to help.
The aunt's eyes swept back and forth between Pei Yixue and Xie Yushu, as if exploring the subtle relationship between them.
She put on a warm smile, the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together, and she held Pei Yixue's hand tightly: "Hey, boss, this dress and this temperament, you can tell at a glance that you are a man who will do great things! We are all relatives of Yu Shu, we are as close as can be!"
"Yeah." Pei Yixue wanted to pull back her hand, but she didn't move. She frowned and said, "From what you said just now, it seems that you want to help out at Liming Pharmacy?"
Before the aunt said anything, the eyes of the people behind her lit up. The weak man among them looked at Pei Yixue, wondering what he was thinking.
Perhaps they thought this might be a good idea, so the second uncle and second aunt said in quick succession: "Yes, yes, boss..."
"That's not the case." The eldest aunt laughed dryly. She had somehow changed her mind about going to the provincial capital and interrupted them. "I heard that the Liming Pharmacy is opening in the provincial capital this time. Everyone wants to go. We just want to find out the selection criteria."
Qi Da said: "The selection conditions are very fair. It is on the public notice board. The candidates must have been in Jishidiang for more than half a year, and the selection will be based on their usual performance and written test scores. The performance tables and written test scores of the candidates are also published on the public notice board."
The eldest aunt was silent for two seconds, smiled dryly, and then said: "Oh, we just came to Jishiditang not long ago, where is this notice board... I really haven't noticed it."
Qi Da continued to sabotage: "Every day when you get off work and go to the cafeteria, you must pass by the notice board. If I remember correctly, you had a fight with the person in charge a few days ago, saying that the position should be filled by the most capable and you did not recognize these selection conditions."
The eldest aunt smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Haha, Manager Qi must have remembered it wrong. We really didn't pay attention to the notice board."
Qi Da didn't say anything more, but just asked calmly: "Is it clear now?"
"Of course...of course." replied the aunt.
"Now that you understand, please go back first." Pei Yixue forced a polite smile and stared at him, "Ashu and I still have some things to do."
The eldest aunt stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not. She looked past Pei Yixue and looked at Xie Yushu behind him, "Yushu, it's been three years, I never thought I'd see you again. We all thought you... you've..." The eldest aunt squeezed out two tears, "Well, forget it, when you're done, we'll come find you, and we'll have a good family reunion and talk."
There was a hint of complicated emotions in Xie Yushu's eyes, and his lips moved, but he didn't say yes or no.
The eldest aunt turned around and left reluctantly. Although the others were confused, they followed her.
Just as they were about to leave, a figure suddenly turned a corner and came slowly to Pei Yixue.
"I am Heyun, thanking you. I have no intention of offending Mr. Pei. Fortunately, Mr. Pei took us in, so our family has a place to stay. Heyun is sincerely grateful. I couldn't see Mr. Pei in the past, but I am lucky enough to see him today. Please accept Heyun's greetings."
Xie Heyun's voice was full of sincerity and admiration. As she spoke, she bowed to Pei Yixue, and then looked up with a little shyness and trepidation. Her eyes were slightly red and full of watery light, which made people feel pity and love for her.
Pei Yixue's eyebrows twitched when he saw this inferior tea-themed performance. He couldn't help but want to come down and give some guidance himself.
"Ahem..." Pei Yixue coughed a few times, and then stood up leaning against Xie Yushu with most of his strength. "Jishidang is open to take in homeless people. As long as they are not guilty of heinous crimes, they will not be rejected. So, you don't have to mind it."
After saying that, he ignored Xie Heyun and turned his head to look at Xie Yushu, full of tenderness and dependence: "Ashu, I want to go inside and rest."
Xie Yushu's scattered thoughts finally came back to him. He looked at him, then looked at the meeting room, and nodded: "Okay."
The two of them left, leaving Xie Heyun alone, still looking so pitiful.
It took Pei Yixue less than half an hour to select ten out of twenty people.
Xie Yushu has been worried ever since he met that so-called relative.
When everyone left, Pei Yixue held Xie Yushu's hand and said gently, "Ashu doesn't seem to like your relatives very much. Have they bullied you before?"
Xie Yushu stared at him for a long while before uttering one word: "No."
"It took them so long to say 'no', which means they must have done something excessive in the past. It's obvious at first glance that these people are not easy to deal with." Pei Yixue said softly, "Since Ah Shu doesn't want to have anything to do with them anymore, I'll have them kicked out of Jishidiang later."
Hearing this, Xie Yushu's eyes turned red visibly.
Pei Yixue's heart tightened. Xie Yushu used to keep things to himself and usually didn't show his emotions.
It is like this now, must have been caused by how much injustice he had suffered at the hands of these relatives in the past.
Pei Yixue couldn't help but tighten her grip on the man's hand, "Ashu..."
Xie Yushu seemed to realize that he had lost his composure and straightened his face. "You don't even know them, so how do you know what they were like in the past?"
"Although I don't know them, I know Ah Shu." Pei Yixue leaned close to the man's face and said, "Ah Shu is such a good person, but they can't get along with Ah Shu, so they must not be good people." He vowed, "Ah Shu, tell me what they have done, and I will pay you back a hundredfold."
Their faces were close to each other, their breaths intertwined, and their heat flowed gently between their skin.
In the past, Xie Yushu would have immediately moved away from him at such a distance, but this time, Xie Yushu surprisingly did not avoid him. Instead, he stared at him steadily, with emotions surging in his eyes, and he tried his best to endure it.
Having gained an unexpected reward, Pei Yixue suppressed the corners of his mouth that were about to curl up, and took the opportunity to move forward slowly and tentatively.
The distance was getting closer and closer, so close that Pei Yixue could almost feel the softness of Xie Yushu's lips. He could clearly hear his heart beating against his eardrums, and couldn't help but whispered, "... Ah Shu."
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