Chapter 10 Work.
He Susu shook her head. "The job at the meat processing factory is good, but I'm not interested. It would definitely be uncomfortable to work there. The money at home is either saved from the annual exchange of cents or sent back by my third brother. If I use it to buy a job, my three sisters-in-law will have opinions. After all, I graduated from high school. With this level of education, I can always find a lighter job."
Although the job in the meat canning workshop of the meat processing factory is good, the benefits are good, and working in the workshop is not easy.
"So, big sister, you should hurry up and discuss with your brother-in-law. If you want to buy this job, go find Fang Zeqing as soon as possible, otherwise she will sell the job to someone else if you delay for too long."
Seeing her younger sister's determination, He Xiuxiu knew that it was useless to persuade her. She really wanted this job, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I got it. I will discuss it with your brother-in-law as soon as possible. If you can really work in the meat processing factory, it will be more convenient for our family to buy meat in the future, and it will also be easier to eat canned meat."
Canned meat is still rare these days. It is produced and supplied to units that need it. The rest is snatched up as soon as it arrives at the supply and marketing cooperatives. When He Xiuxiu thought that she could also work and make money, she was so excited that she didn't even care about cooking in the pot. She just stir-fried it for a few seconds, turned off the heat and put it on a plate.
He Susu did not delay: "Okay, I came here just to talk to my elder sister about this matter. It's getting late, I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to take a carriage."
"Then wait a moment. I didn't take the things I was going to bring back to you last time. I've been busy lately and can't find time to go back, so I'll give them to you now." He Xiuxiu stopped her, fearing that her younger sister would leave. She went back to her room and took out the things she had packed long ago. "There are two cans of yellow peaches, half a pound of peanut oil I exchanged for, and five pounds of food coupons. Take them back to mother."
There were few fruits for sale in Jiang City, and they were expensive. Canned yellow peaches were a rare treat. Grain and oil in the city were rationed every month, and you had to rely on your grain and oil book to buy them. It was even harder to buy them in the countryside, and you had to rely on the lard from the pork you bought to fry them. The problem was that meat was also hard to buy.
He Xiuxiu knew about this situation and took great pains to exchange it for half a pound of peanut oil.
On the contrary, it is easier to save five kilograms of food coupons. With three employees in the family, even if there are six mouths to feed, we can save some every month and take it back to my mother's house. When the food allocated at home is finished, we can use the money to buy more in the city.
Since it was the eldest sister's intention, He Susu did not refuse: "Okay, then I'll accept it. Mother will definitely be happy when she sees it later."
She carried the package out of the kitchen and said goodbye to her two nephews: "Haohaojuejue, auntie will go back first."
Haohao tried to persuade her to stay: "Aunt, you can have dinner at my house."
Juejue nodded: "Yes, let's play together."
He Susu was amused: "I'm going home to eat. We'll eat together next time." She touched the heads of the two little ones, and went out and downstairs after being seen off by her eldest sister and her two children.
After sending her younger sister away, He Xiuxiu urged her two sons: "Come over and have dinner. After dinner, stay at home and sleep well. I have something to do in the city to find your father."
My younger sister is right. Once Fang Zeqing releases the news, a buyer will surely be found quickly for such a good job. I have to hurry up and get the money to buy the job.
On this side, He Susu left the steel plant's family compound and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. She had accumulated ten points of diligence in the shopping system, and with the package given by her elder sister, she had no plans to exchange it for anything this time, and would wait until she received a reply to the article she had submitted.
Undoubtedly, they ran into Wu Hua, the aunt-in-law, in the same car. He Susu had no choice but to cooperate with her and chat with her all the way. After getting off the car at the village entrance, they went their separate ways.
After resting for a while at home, He's mother came back and prepared to cook.
When He's mother saw her daughter, she asked, "Did you go to the post office to mail it smoothly?"
"It went smoothly." He Susu nodded and handed the package her elder sister asked her to bring back to He's mother. "My elder sister asked me to bring it back."
Mother He opened the package and looked at what was inside. She sighed and said, "Xiu Xiu is such a good girl. Even after getting married, she still misses her parents' home. If I had known you were going to your sister's house, I would have picked some more vegetables for you to take this morning."
He Susu: "I just suddenly thought of going there too."
He's mother took out a box of canned yellow peaches from the package and stuffed it into her daughter's pocket: "Susu, take the can and put it in your room first. You can eat it anytime you want."
If she could avoid cooking in front of her daughters-in-law, He's mother would try not to do so. She would take out the remaining box of canned yellow peaches and share it with Susu and the children.
He Susu did not refuse and took it back to her room. When she came out again, her mother had already gone into the kitchen to make lunch. She followed her in and told her about meeting her aunt on the way.
He's mother said, "When Qiaoyi gets married, your father and I will give her some money as a dowry. Since your aunt-in-law said so, you can find time to talk to Qiaoyi."
Thinking of this, she felt sorry again. "It's just that you graduated a few months late, otherwise the village primary school was short of teachers. With your high school education, your uncle could have arranged for you to teach in the primary school. There was no need to give those educated youth a chance."
The village primary school teachers don't have a salary, but they can count a full centimeter every day, which is almost like a strong man's labor force. At the end of the year, they can exchange for a lot of food and money, at least they can support themselves. In He's mother's view, standing on the podium to teach without getting her hands and feet dirty or tired is a good job.
It’s not easy to find a job in the city, and I don’t have any connections at home.
He Susu had heard her mother talk about this before, and she advised: "There are not so many coincidences in this world. Being a few months late means that I am not destined to be a teacher. Now I have started to think about writing articles to earn royalties, so you should relax for now."
There was no point in thinking about it any further, so He's mother nodded in agreement.
During the days when she was waiting for the magazine's reply, He Susu was idle at home, but she didn't feel that life was hard. She still swept the yard with a broom every night to earn this hard work point.
Considering that He Qiaoyi had to go to work during the day, one day after dinner, He Susu put down her bowl and chopsticks and went straight to her uncle's house.
The uncle was the leader of the village. When the family was divided and the land was chosen for building a house, it happened to be the one in the center of the village. He's father chose the one at the head of the village. He Susu walked out and soon arrived at his door: "Is Sister Qiaoyi home? I'm Susu."
It was Wu Hua who responded: "Susu is here, I'll open the door right away."
As soon as the courtyard door was opened, one could see the uncle sitting idly in the main room, and the aunt sitting in front of her with water on her hands.
He Susu greeted them: "Uncle, aunt, you guys finished your meal so soon?"
Wu Hua smiled and nodded: "We just finished eating, I just cleaned up the dishes and am washing them."
He Shengli hadn't seen his niece for a long time and asked, "I heard that you hit your head last time. Are you all right now?" He looked at He Susu's forehead and could hardly see any signs of injury. His brother and sister-in-law had mentioned it before, saying that she had bled a lot.
He Susu smiled and said, "Uncle, I'm basically fine now. Thank you for your concern. I'll come over and sit with Sister Qiaoyi for a while."
He Shengli stopped wanting to persuade her to go to work and nodded, saying, "Go ahead."
Wu Hua explained: "Qiaoyi has been doing clothes in her room after dinner recently, so she may not have heard the noise outside. Your brother Changji and his family are out for a walk, so you can go directly to Qiaoyi's room to find her."
He Susu agreed. She used to come to her uncle's house often, so she knew who lived in which room. She walked to the room near the vegetable garden in the yard and knocked on the door gently: "Sister Qiaoyi, I'm Susu."
This time, there was a quick response from inside, and then the door opened. He Qiaoyi said embarrassedly, "Susu, long time no see. I was busy making clothes just now and didn't hear anything outside. Come in and sit down."
"It's okay." He Susu followed her into the room and saw He Qiaoyi sitting on the bed. She sat down on the only chair. "I hit my head a while ago. I'm recovering at home. That's why I haven't come to see you recently."
"It's okay. I should apologize to you. I was so busy that I didn't come to see you." He Qiaoyi smiled. She was pretty and looked very happy because she was in high spirits.
"There's no need to be polite between us." He Susu looked at her carefully and said, "Sister Qiaoyi, why do I feel like you look a lot whiter?"
He Qiaoyi was happy to hear that: "Really white? My mother said that I'm getting married soon and I need to keep my hair whiter so that it will look good when I take the marriage certificate photo. My father said hello to Uncle Liu who arranged the work for me, and recently I have been arranged to work in the field with shade from the trees. Also, my mother doesn't let me wash dishes recently because she is worried that my hands will be rough."
She usually washes the dishes at home.
He Susu agreed, "That's as it should be. We're getting married soon, so we should take it easy and take good care of ourselves."
Sister Qiaoyi is different from her. She has basically never done any work since she was a child, but Qiaoyi has been responsible for washing dishes at home since she was very young. Before Changji's brother and his wife came into the family, she and her aunt-in-law took turns cooking. She became even busier after she started working.
Speaking of marriage, He Qiaoyi's face flushed. "I've been preparing things for the wedding recently. My mother has asked someone to buy some bright red cloth with the cloth coupons she has saved for a long time, and I'm in a hurry to make a wedding dress for the time being. I've also prepared almost all the other things that the bride's family should prepare. He asked someone to say that everything is ready and asked me if I needed anything else. He is considerate and privately worried that we might not be able to prepare these things, so he wanted to help prepare them, but my parents declined."
He Susu smiled and said, "That's great. Looking at Sister Qiaoyi's expression, I think she is very satisfied with her future brother-in-law."
"Not bad, better than I expected." He Qiaoyi gave the most honest evaluation in her heart.
She also went on a blind date through an introduction when she reached age. Because her father was the team leader and his family was well-off, the matchmaker introduced her to a good-looking man with a decent family background. He was currently working as a scorer in their production team and, most importantly, he treated her very well.
He Susu chatted with her for a long time, and couldn't help sighing in her heart. They were obviously about the same age, and looking back, it seemed like they were still arguing about which hairband looked better yesterday, but now Sister Qiaoyi was about to get married.
Then she felt lucky that her parents were not in a hurry and that she would have to meet someone she really loved before she could get married.
After agreeing to come over and chat when she was free, He Susu got up and left the room, said goodbye to her uncle and aunt, and then went home to rest in the night.
Fearing that her trip would be in vain, He Susu counted the days and stayed at home for five days before she went to the village entrance again and took a carriage to the county town.
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