Chapter 16 Going to work.
After hearing what her elder sister said, He Susu hesitated for a moment, which was unusual for her.
Originally, there was a shopping system, and she could exchange whatever she wanted by earning hard work points, so she didn't plan to go to work. Working is not as comfortable as staying at home.
She had thought it all out and decided to take the exchanged items back with her under the pretext of earning royalties from writing articles.
However, after writing many articles and submitting them for publication in the last two times but only one of them was selected, she became a little lazy about writing articles. Writing articles is very brain-intensive and tiring, and the chances of being selected are not high.
He Susu knew that her excuse to fool her family about her article being accepted would not last long. If her father asked her for the magazine that published her article, He Susu would not know where to get one for him.
To be honest, He Susu was a little tempted by the job in the cinema that her elder sister mentioned.
Working in a movie theater, you only need to collect movie ticket money and show movies according to the scheduled rotation. You don't need to use your brain and it won't be too tiring. And you only need to work for six months, so you can just take it as an experience of working life.
As for the request raised by that comrade, asking for help in buying milk powder, it might be a difficult problem for others, but it was the easiest thing for He Susu. Anything she wanted to redeem could be found in the shopping system.
There is just one problem. He Susu asked: "Sister, the cinema is open at night. If I get off work late at night, it will be inconvenient to go home. What should I do?"
Seeing that her younger sister didn't say directly that she didn't go to work like before, He Xiuxiu smiled and said, "I've thought about this problem a long time ago, and I've asked Sister Huang. The cinema is indeed open at night, but the previous colleague was pregnant and it was inconvenient, so he and another colleague worked during the day and at night. It seems that the other colleague happened to be at home taking care of the children and the elderly during the day. If you can go to work, you can discuss with this colleague and follow this model."
She paused and said, "If you really have to work at night, then you can just sleep at my house after get off work."
No matter how crowded the house was, there was always room for my younger sister to sleep. Based on the information that my younger sister had told me about working in a meat processing factory, my parents-in-law would not have any objections.
He Susu nodded: "That's good, big sister, please tell Sister Huang for me that I have a way to buy milk powder, and I am willing to do this job."
As for discussing with colleagues about one person working the day shift and the other the night shift, He Susu felt that it was not a big problem. If it really didn't work out, she could just promise the other party some benefits.
He Xiuxiu was happy to hear that: "Okay, as long as you like this job. I will go back to the factory this afternoon to talk to Sister Huang about this, so that someone else won the job first. You should also find your classmate as soon as possible and ask her to ask her relatives to buy milk powder and send it to me. It would be best if you can ask her to call her relatives in Shanghai to talk about this directly."
"I know, thank you for your hard work, sister." He Susu was a little happy when she thought about going to work in a movie theater. She had only been to the movie theater to watch movies before, and never thought that she would work there one day.
After finishing her business, He Xiuxiu finally had time to admire the lipstick in her hand: "The body of this tube is quite delicate, but it is a product from Shanghai. I heard that Director Fang from the factory's publicity department wears lipstick every day and said it looks very good. I didn't expect you to actually give me one."
She had the same reaction as He Qiaoyi that day, "Susu, this is also my first time getting a lipstick, please teach me how to apply it so it looks good."
He Susu smiled, followed her elder sister to her room, and taught her how to put on lipstick in front of the mirror.
After applying the lipstick, He Xiuxiu looked in the mirror and exclaimed: "This lipstick is really magical. Once I apply it on my lips, my complexion instantly becomes better and I look much more energetic."
He Susu encouraged her: "Then, big sister, you should wear lipstick every day in the future. When you run out of lipstick, I will buy you another one."
He Xiuxiu shook her head: "Why would I wear lipstick when I go to work in the factory? I only stay in the workshop all day and don't see many people."
He Susu doesn't think so: "You should wear lipstick when you go to work. Sister, you look better and feel better when you put on lipstick. This is the most important thing."
"That makes sense." He Xiuxiu was shaken.
He Susu had lunch at her eldest sister's house. Since the two children went to the nursery, He Xiuxiu often ate alone during breaks. It was rare for her younger sister to come over, and she would have to go find her classmates and call relatives in Shanghai to help buy milk powder later. With these two reasons, she would not let her go easily.
After lunch, He Susu chatted with her elder sister for a while before leaving. After leaving the steel plant's family compound, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
There were no oxcarts at this time, and it was too tiring to walk home. He Susu could only find something else to do to kill time while waiting to take the oxcart home in the evening.
She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and looked around at every counter, but there was nothing that caught her eye. The salesperson had already developed a pair of "sharp eyes" and could tell at a glance whether someone was here to buy something, so he ignored He Susu, but fortunately He Susu didn't care.
Finally, when they left the supply and marketing cooperative, He Susu had two more pieces of tofu in her hand. She had brought some money and some tickets with her this time, and when she passed by the counter, she saw that there were only two pieces of tofu left. Thinking that she hadn't eaten them for a long time, she simply bought them all.
Then she went to the department store and took a stroll. The clothing counter that she used to love to visit was now filled with many beautiful clothes that had just arrived from Shanghai, including both spring and summer clothes.
He Susu no longer had the desire to go home and ask her mother for money to buy clothes. She had seen better-looking clothing styles in the shopping system, and it didn't cost any money to exchange them with hard work points, so she finally walked out of the department store empty-handed.
After walking around the county town, He Susu finally waited until the time when the good people usually took people back to the village. She stood at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative and got on the car smoothly.
As usual, after getting off the ox cart, He Susu found a deserted place, called up the shopping system screen and exchanged two kilograms of pork. Thinking about the work at the cinema, He Susu checked the milk powder.
These days, milk powder is as rare as malted milk. Few people would buy it to mix and drink. It is also difficult to buy at the supply and marketing cooperatives. Once it arrives, it is sold out in an instant, and the price is not cheap.
He Susu took a look and found that the milk powder provided in the shopping system had the same packaging as the one she happened to see in the supply and marketing cooperative once before. Each bag weighed one kilogram and required 5 diligence points to redeem.
Fortunately, she had accumulated a lot of diligence points by sweeping the yard recently, so even though she had just exchanged two kilograms of pork, it would be no problem to exchange it for three bags of milk powder.
Since that comrade wanted to make milk powder for the child, he might as well exchange it for three bags. I thought that he would have to help buy milk powder in the future, so I could take this opportunity to exchange some money. He Susu thought so, and simply exchanged the remaining diligence points for three bags of milk powder and temporarily put them in the storage compartment.
She walked home carrying two pounds of pork and two pieces of tofu.
In the evening, Zhao Miling returned home and was delighted to see her sister-in-law brought back two kilograms of pork.
These days, it's like a dream. My aunt would go to the county town to buy pork with her own money from time to time, so the family could have meat at least every other day, and their stomachs were full of fat. Not only did the children gain weight, but she also worked in the fields every day, and her face became rounder. Few people of her age in the village lived better than her.
Therefore, her impression of this young girl became better and better, unlike before when she was only harmonious on the surface but secretly disliked her in her heart.
The pork was bought by my aunt, as well as the tofu. Zhao Miling also asked politely, "Aunt, how are you going to eat this pork and tofu tonight?"
He Susu thought about it and remembered that she took a look inside the state-owned restaurant when she passed by it in the county town in the afternoon. There was a dish called tofu stuffed with meat there that night, and it just so happened that she had the ingredients at home.
She said, "Sister-in-law, how about tofu stuffed with meat tonight? Cut the tofu into pieces, dig a small hole in the middle of each piece, stuff the marinated meat into it, fry it in a pan, and then cover the pot and simmer it. It should taste good."
Thanks to a female classmate who sat next to her in high school who loved to eat all kinds of food, she often talked about how to cook those dishes at school, and this tofu stuffed with meat happened to be one of them. Even if she had never heard of it, He Susu could figure out the general idea based on the name of this dish.
Zhao Miling thought this dish was very particular and would taste good. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make this stuffed tofu with meat later."
At dinner, the He family saw the plate full of tofu stuffed with meat, and they all became greedy when they smelled the aroma. How could it not be delicious with tofu and meat?
He Susu picked up a piece and tasted it. The braised tofu with thick sauce was very flavorful, and the minced pork stuffed on top was also very tasty. The combination had both meaty and soybean aromas, which was not inferior to that of state-owned restaurants.
While everyone at home was around, He Susu told them about her work at the cinema when she had almost finished eating.
He's father and mother were naturally happy to hear this. He's father agreed repeatedly, and He's mother sighed: "Susu, you will soon find a job. Although it's just a helper, at least you can work for half a year, which is great."
She thought this was a bit mysterious. If Susu hadn't told Xiuxiu about it, Xiuxiu wouldn't have gone to work at the meat processing factory, and if she hadn't gone to work at the meat processing factory, she naturally wouldn't have asked about the job at the cinema.
The first and second wives of the He family were also happy for He Susu. Zhao Miling and Qian Chunhe thought that the little aunt could earn 18 yuan a month working in the cinema, and she had to give some to her parents. Even if she didn't pay her salary, with her current personality, she would buy some food from time to time to supplement the family. Anyway, the little aunt was idle at home, so it was better to go to work than to stay at home.
He Erge had always been thinking about whether he could find an opportunity to work in the county town. When he heard that his younger sister had the opportunity to work in a movie theater, he didn't have too many ideas. No matter how much he helped his second brother, he had to take care of himself first.
He just couldn't help thinking that it was really hard to find a job in this county town. You have to have some skills to get it. The job at the meat processing factory cost more than 600 yuan to buy, and now I have to help buy milk powder to work in the cinema. It was only because my little sister studied in the county town and knew many classmates with connections that she was able to get people to help buy this milk powder.
Gui Xi was quite courageous, and since his aunt had been buying him meat recently, he became closer to her. He asked expectantly, "If you work at the cinema, can I go to the movies for free?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ke Rou, Gui Mian and Ke Jie all looked at their aunt with bright eyes.
Guifang was amused by her brother and sister-in-law's naivety and explained, "My aunt works at the cinema, not running a cinema. How can she let us watch movies for free? We should pay for it."
He Susu nodded mercilessly, dashing the hopes of the children. Seeing these little rascals with sad faces, she said with a smile: "When you come to the county town, come to the cinema to find your aunt, and your aunt will treat you to a movie."
Several children, including Guifang, became excited: "Then when we get to the county town, we will definitely go look for my aunt."
They had never been to the county town. Every time their parents went to the county town to buy things, they would pester to go with them, but they were always rejected. The reason was "You are still young and can't walk that far. Wait until you grow up."
The five children looked at each other and decided that the next time their parents went to the county town, they would follow them even if they had to throw a tantrum.
At night, in the main house of the He family.
Father He lay on the bed and thought about it, and made a decision: "Old lady, I think since Susu has to work at the cinema, it is not very convenient for her to ride a bullock cart to and from work every day. How about we buy her a bicycle?"
He's mother also had this idea. Susu's work schedule might not coincide with the time it takes for the bullock cart to go back and forth. It was not a good idea to wait like this for a long time. Besides, a bullock cart round trip costs four cents a day, which is a lot of money over a long period of time. Who knew that before I said anything, the old couple would actually want to go together.
She nodded, "I think it's okay. Buy a bicycle so that Susu can ride it to work conveniently, and she doesn't have to worry about catching up with the ox cart to go back and forth. On weekdays, if anyone in the family wants to go to the county town, they can ride a bicycle there. It will be useful for everyone, and the eldest and second brothers won't have any objections."
Father He nodded: "That's settled then."
The next day at breakfast, He's mother announced the decision.
Everyone naturally had no objection to this. Although Zhao Miling and Qian Chunhe thought that it was no big deal for them to walk to the county town, the bicycle was obviously bought by their parents for their aunt to go to work, but they knew that it would be useless to object.
The children were just enjoying themselves. Bicycles were rare, and few families in the village had them. They were excited when they thought about riding bicycles around the village and attracting envious looks from their friends.
I completely forgot that I was too old and had too short legs to ride a bicycle.
He Susu was naturally happy to buy a bicycle. She had not thought about this at first and planned to ride a bullock cart to and from work every day, but her parents thought one step further and were willing to pay for a bicycle for her to go to work.
He's mother told her, "Susu, it's hard to get a bicycle ticket. When you go back to the county town and see your sister, tell her and ask her if she can help you get one. Also, write a letter to your third brother and ask him to ask around in the army."
He Susu naturally agreed.
She stayed at home for a few days, leaving enough time to buy milk powder for her non-existent classmate's relatives in Shanghai and send it to her, and then she came to the county town again.
Because her elder sister was at work, He Susu went directly to the meat processing factory and explained to the gatekeeper: "Hello, uncle, I'm here to look for He Xiuxiu from the meat canning workshop. I'm her sister."
The gatekeeper took one look at her, asked her to write her name in a notebook, and let her in.
On the way, He Susu asked a worker where the meat canning workshop was and found the place quickly. The workshop door was open, but there was a sign on the door saying "No entry for unauthorized persons". She simply called the woman near the door: "Hello, comrade. I am He Xiuxiu's sister. Can you help call He Xiuxiu?"
The female worker walked over without saying a word and called He Xiuxiu out.
"Thank you, comrade."
He Susu followed her elder sister to the workshop door, pointed at the package in her hand and said, "Sister, the stuff has arrived."
He Xiuxiu understood immediately: "Okay, wait for me for a while, the director and I will take half a day off first."
Soon He Xiuxiu took a leave and took her younger sister to find the introducer, Sister Huang.
When Sister Huang saw them, she praised the two sisters for being equally pretty. She was also a quick-witted person, so she quickly asked for half a day off and took them to find the female comrade who was looking for help.
Fortunately, the woman's home was not far from the cinema. When Sister Huang arrived there and knocked on the door and explained her purpose, Zhou Xiaoqian immediately smiled and said, "Finally you guys are here."
She was quite young, and her face was a little pale, probably because she was weak after giving birth. She looked at He Susu and said, "Luckily you helped me buy this milk powder, otherwise my child wouldn't know what to eat."
He Susu handed her the milk powder in the package and said, "You're welcome. I'm glad to be able to help."
Zhou Xiaoqian was even happier when she saw the three bags of milk powder: "How much is one bag of milk powder? With this milk powder, I feel relieved."
He Susu quoted the price from the supply and marketing cooperative and said, "Five yuan a bag."
When Zhou Xiaoqian heard the price, she knew that He Susu was an honest person. Not only did she not make more money from her, but milk powder in Shanghai might even be more expensive, so she might even have to pay her out of pocket.
She also accepted the favor, went back to her room, took out fifteen yuan and gave it to He Susu, then asked her family to look after the children and took them to the cinema to go through the handover procedures.
Sister Huang is an enthusiastic person. Since she had already taken leave, she decided to go along with them.
When we arrived at the cinema, there was a middle-aged woman guarding the ticket counter.
Zhou Xiaoqian introduced: "Sister Chen, this is He Susu who I hired to work for me for the next six months. I brought her here today to handle some formalities, and she can come to work tomorrow."
He Susu greeted her with a smile: "Hello Sister Chen, I'm He Susu, you can just call me Susu."
Sister Chen said excitedly, "Susu, I've finally waited for you. Ever since Xiaoqian gave birth, I've been working from day to night, and I can't stand it any longer."
On the way here, He Susu heard Zhou Xiaoqian talk about Sister Chen's family situation. She knew that her mother-in-law had suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed and needed someone to take care of her, and her child was still young. She usually worked the night shift to take care of the elderly and children. She could only come to work with peace of mind when her husband could help at home at night.
So without waiting for He Susu to say anything more, Sister Chen took the initiative to ask: "Susu, I don't know if Xiaoqian has told you that I have a mother-in-law and children to take care of at home, so it's best for you to work the day shift and I work the night shift, is that okay?"
Zhou Xiaoqian smiled and said, "It's fate. Susu's family lives in the countryside, so it's more convenient for her to work the day shift."
He Susu nodded: "Sure, Sister Chen, this is the best way."
Sister Chen also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, go and handle the formalities quickly, we will have plenty of time to chat in the future."
Zhou Xiaoqian took He Susu to the director's office to go through the temporary work procedures.
At that time, the cinema was public. Two workers took turns working the day and night shifts, responsible for collecting movie ticket money and showing movies. There was also an office director who was responsible for scheduling movie screenings and introducing film resources from outside.
Zhou Xiaoqian revealed: "The director is not often in the cinema. He only stays here two or three days a week to supervise the cinema and make sure nothing goes wrong. He is quite kind and not strict, so you don't need to be nervous."
He Susu smiled and agreed.
When they arrived at the office, the director heard that He Susu was here to cover for the shift. After looking at her for a few seconds, he didn't say much. He took out the employee form and recorded He Susu's information on it.
Only then did He Susu realize that the workers in the cinema were paid 22 yuan a month, and that she was there to replace Zhou Xiaoqian. Her monthly salary of 18 yuan would be deducted from Zhou Xiaoqian's salary, and Zhou Xiaoqian would still get 4 yuan a month.
This is normal, it means Zhou Xiaoqian paid her to help with the work. Temporary workers in other factories may not be able to get so much money.
After leaving the office, Zhou Xiaoqian took the initiative to say, "Susu, the baby drinks milk powder quickly every day. When it's finished, I'll have to trouble you to ask someone to buy some more. Even if you charge a little hard work fee, it's worth it."
He Susu responded readily, "Sister Xiaoqian, this is a small matter, don't worry. When the milk powder is almost finished, just tell me in advance and I will ask someone to help buy milk powder and send it to you."
Zhou Xiaoqian thanked sincerely: "Okay, thank you so much, Susu."
After completing the formalities, Zhou Xiaoqian went home first. Sister Huang smiled and said, "It's rare for you two sisters to meet, so have a good chat. I'm going home first too."
After Sister Huang left, He Susu said, "Sister, Sister Huang helped me find a job this time. I'll buy something later and you can bring it to her as a token of my gratitude."
"Don't worry about it, it's my business." He Xiuxiu was in a good mood. "I'll be relieved if you can get your work formalities done. With a job and money to earn every month, you'll have more freedom and the villagers won't complain."
Although she seldom went back to her parents' home, the villagers must have gossiped about her because she had never worked before. In the blink of an eye, she had reached the age of marriage, and her bad reputation in the village was always a burden.
"I have to thank you for your help, big sister. I'll buy the things for Sister Huang, don't worry about it, otherwise I'll buy too much." He Susu said firmly.
Since they were in the county town, He Xiuxiu also took an afternoon off. After all the work, it was getting late, so He Susu followed her to the nursery to pick up her two nephews.
Haohao and Juejue hadn't seen their aunt for a long time. When they saw her, they ran out of the nursery door and rushed over to hold their aunt's hand.
He Susu held a little kid in each hand and went back to her home with her elder sister to sit for a while.
Thinking of buying a bicycle, He Susu said: "Big sister, my parents thought it was inconvenient for me to ride a bullock cart to go to work every day, so they wanted to buy me a bicycle. But bicycle tickets are hard to come by, so I'd like to trouble you to keep an eye out for them. If anyone is selling one, I'll buy it for you."
In fact, there are bicycles that can be exchanged in the shopping system, but the diligence value required for exchange is as high as 65 points, and it is difficult for her to explain the source of the bicycle tickets to her family.
He Xiuxiu understood: "Dad and mom are really thoughtful. We need to buy a bicycle. Don't worry, I'll ask your brother-in-law and Haohao's grandparents to keep an eye out and buy it if there are any bicycle tickets."
She suggested, "You can also write to your third brother and ask him to help ask in the army. It should be easier to exchange for bicycle tickets there."
He Susu nodded: "My parents and I have also thought of this, and we are planning to find a time to write a letter and send it to ask Third Brother for help."
Only then did He Xiuxiu feel relieved.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and He Susu played games with the two nephews for a long time. When they were about to leave, they asked her to stay countless times. She had to comfort them and said, "Auntie will come to the county to work tomorrow. Can I come and play with you when I am free?"
Haohao and Juejue had no choice but to agree and waved: "Then goodbye, auntie!"
"Goodbye, big sister, I'm leaving first!"
He Susu left the steel plant’s staff quarters and went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative’s gate to wait for a ride on a ox cart.
Because she often rode in the ox cart, Uncle Dashan became familiar with the girl: "Here comes girl again."
"Well, Uncle Dashan, thank you for your hard work." He Susu said with a smile, got on the ox cart and found a comfortable seat to sit down.
Uncle Dashan smiled naively: "You are too polite, little girl. I am not tired."
He was grateful to the team leader for arranging this job for him. Driving the ox cart four times back and forth every day was not too hard, and the team also gave him full pay, so he could get a lot of food at the end of the year.
After returning home to rest for a while, the second sister-in-law Qian Chunhe, who came home first to prepare dinner, asked He Susu the first time she saw her: "Auntie, how is your work going?"
As soon as He Susu nodded, Qian Chunhe was overjoyed: "Congratulations, aunt, you will start working tomorrow."
When the He family came back from work and saw He Susu, they asked about her work. When they learned that she had already gone to the cinema to complete the formalities, they were all happy for her.
He's mother suddenly felt annoyed: "Oh, I didn't tell my second son's wife to stir-fry some pork to celebrate tonight."
Qian Chunhe came out with the fried sauerkraut pork: "Mom, I've been thinking about celebrating tonight. I washed some sauerkraut and fried pork slices. Now we can eat."
He's mother laughed after hearing this: "The second daughter-in-law is still smart."
Everyone sat around the table to eat and celebrate that He Susu was going to work at the cinema tomorrow.
The next morning, He Susu was still a little uncomfortable when she got up. When she was idle at home, she always slept until she woke up naturally. Even on the days when she went to the county town, she was relaxed when she woke up. But now she felt a little urgent.
After calming down for a while, she changed her clothes and left the room to wash up.
The pot in the kitchen was not only warming her breakfast, but also her lunch.
Yesterday, He's mother remembered that she had to bring lunch from home when she was working in the county town, so she took out the aluminum lunch box she bought when she was in high school, washed it and hung it out to dry. Today, she got up early again, kneaded the dough with flour and made buns. The buns were stuffed with cabbage and meat. Her daughter had to have a rich lunch before going to work the day before.
At this time, He Susu drank white porridge and ate egg custard, took four buns from the pot and put them in an aluminum lunch box, then stuffed them into a bag and carried it on her back. She arrived at the village entrance on time and took the ox cart to the county town.
The cinema was open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and He Susu's day shift was from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., which just happened to allow her to catch the morning and evening commuting times of the village's ox carts.
She walked to the cinema and had just stood there for a while when Sister Chen came over.
Sister Chen is a kind-hearted person. Knowing that He Susu had just started work the day before, she was afraid that she was not familiar with the procedures, so she came over in the morning to guide her.
At this moment, she used the key to open the door of the cinema: "I will give you another key later. You will have to open the door every morning. We can rest four days a month. Although it is okay to save up the rest days or rest alone, it is better to rest alone, because when you rest, the other person has to work from morning to night, which is quite tiring."
She looked at He Susu and said, "If one of us wants to take a break, just tell the other person in advance so that we can discuss everything."
He Susu nodded to show that she understood: "Okay Sister Chen, I understand."
Sister Chen took her to the ticket counter and pointed to the schedule posted on the counter. She said, "The director will schedule the movie screenings for the week in advance. If a customer comes to ask about it, we will explain it to them according to this schedule. We also have to go to the corresponding theater to show the movie according to this schedule."
There are three screening rooms in the cinema. Sister Chen took He Susu around and said, "Because some customers will bring food and drinks to watch the movie, after each movie, if you see garbage on the seats in the screening room, just pick it up. Sister Zhang will come to clean up every night."
He Susu nodded in agreement.
Then Sister Chen taught He Susu how to project films. It was quite simple. She just had to take out the corresponding videotape according to the show, put it into the projector and start playing.
"I'll remember that. Thank you, Sister Chen, for taking me with you." He Susu thanked sincerely, with a sweet dimple on the corner of her mouth.
Sister Chen waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "It's all my duty. It's just a small matter."
Seeing that He Susu was already in hand, she didn't delay and said, "Then I'll leave the cinema to you. I'll go home and do housework."
"Okay, goodbye Sister Chen." He Susu saw her off, walked to the ticket counter and sat down, waiting for customers to arrive.
After a while, the director also came. He Susu greeted him with a smile. He nodded and smiled and went to the office. She didn't pay much attention to him.
Watching movies is a rare form of entertainment these days. City workers are all at work during the day, and those who can come to the movies either have an appointment with their partner or come to relax when they have free time.
According to the showtime schedule, even though there were no customers, He Susu still went to Screening Room No. 1 to show the originally scheduled movie, a passionate war film.
She went back to the ticket counter and sat for a while, and soon a young man and woman came over to buy tickets.
He Susu: "The movie playing now is "Defending the Motherland", which has been playing for about ten minutes. The earliest next movie is "Melody of Youth" at 10:45. There are also later movies in the schedule here. Which one do you want to buy tickets for?"
After hearing this, the gay man asked his partner: "'Defend the Motherland' has been on for about ten minutes. If we go in now, I'm afraid we won't be able to follow the plot. Why don't we watch 'Melody of Youth'?"
The female comrade nodded: "That's fine, I haven't seen "Melody of Youth" yet."
He Susu immediately wrote the movie show time and date on the paper ticket: "Two movie tickets for 40 cents."
No matter what show it is in the cinema, the price of each ticket is 20 cents.
The man paid the money readily, and since there was still some time before leaving, he accompanied his partner for a walk nearby.
Several customers came in, most of them bought tickets for the upcoming "Melody of Youth", and those who really wanted to watch "Defend the Motherland" bought tickets for the next show. After all, a movie ticket costs 20 cents, and no one wants to waste dozens of minutes to watch the second half of the movie.
He Susu was guarding the ticket counter. When customers came, she would write out movie tickets and collect money. She would check the theaters that had finished showing movies according to the show times, pick up any garbage, and then go to the theater that was about to start showing movies.
There weren't many customers coming to watch the movie, so He Susu was basically busy only before the movie started. Once the movie started in the theater, there were few customers buying movie tickets, so she became free.
This job is pretty much what He Susu imagined, and she can still adapt to it.
She suddenly remembered that she wanted to watch a movie in the past, but she felt sorry for the two cents for the movie ticket. She thought it would be great if she could work in a movie theater so that she could just walk into the screening room and watch movies for free. She couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.
It is indeed possible to do so, but she is the only staff member in the cinema. She can leave the ticket counter for a while, but it will take a long time for customers to come to buy tickets without anyone to serve them. Therefore, it is unlikely that she will stay in the screening room to watch the movie and then come out.
But if you want to watch a movie, you can indeed find another time to watch it at your leisure, and it’s free.
There were no movies scheduled to be shown between 12 and 2 o'clock, so the cinema suspended operations and it was He Susu's turn to rest.
She took out her lunch from the package. The cabbage and meat buns in the aluminum lunch box had already gone cold. Fortunately, Sister Chen and Zhou Xiaoqian told her yesterday that there was a coal stove in a small room in the cinema, which was convenient for them to heat up their lunch and dinner.
He Susu left the door of the cinema ajar, took the aluminum lunch box to the small room, studied the coal stove for a while, lit the fire, and put the four cabbage and meat buns in the small pot to heat them up.
In less than ten minutes, the coal stove was turned off, the buns were put back into the aluminum lunch box, and He Susu took them back to the ticket counter to eat. The steamed cabbage and pork buns were soft and sweet, and the cabbage and pork stuffing inside was well-seasoned. When you bite into them, the soup will flow out, very fragrant!
He Susu had a big appetite and quickly finished all four cabbage and meat buns.
She got up and went to the small room, and washed the aluminum lunch box and the pot that had been used to steam the buns.
He Susu turned on the screen and saw that the diligence column had increased by 1 point, which made her quite satisfied. In the future, if she brought food over every day and needed to heat it up, she would have to wash the dishes every day, and she would earn 1 point of diligence every time.
Compared to the dishes and plates for the whole family, it is easier to wash the lunch box and pot for lunch. If you bring food with you, you can just put the whole aluminum lunch box in the pot to heat it up. You don't even need to wash the pot, just the lunch box.
He Susu was happy with her plan and walked back to the ticket counter and sat down. The break was long enough, and she could even lie on the table for a nap later.
"Susu, are you in there?" It was the eldest sister's voice.
He Susu stood up and opened the door of the cinema: "Sister, why are you here?"
He Xiuxiu followed her in: "I thought I'd come and see how your work was today. Have you had lunch? There's fried pork slices with chili in the factory cafeteria today. I made some for you. It's still hot."
She was thinking about her younger sister, so she ran out of the workshop to the canteen to get food as soon as she got off work in the morning. She ate in a hurry and then walked quickly from the meat processing factory to the cinema.
"I have. My mother made me some cabbage and meat buns this morning, and I brought them here to heat up and eat." Having said that, He Susu still honestly opened the lunch box that her elder sister brought, picked up the chopsticks and started eating again.
She doesn't like spicy food, but the meat slices with a little bit of spicy taste are very strong and delicious. "Sister, this spicy pork slice tastes really good. Your cafeteria food is good."
"It's quite good." He Xiuxiu was happy to see her enjoying the meal. "If you like it in the future, I will bring food over every day and eat with you."
He Susu quickly refused: "No, sister, you are tired from running around. I will bring food from home, you don't have to worry about me being hungry."
He Xiuxiu took out the food coupons she had brought with her from her pocket and said, "Here are five kilograms of food coupons. If you want to eat something good occasionally, go to the state-owned restaurant."
He Susu happily took it: "Okay, thank you, big sister."
She took the initiative to talk about her experience in the morning. "My work went smoothly. Sister Chen came to help me get familiar with the process. Anyway, according to the schedule, I would go to the screening room to play movies, and write movie tickets and collect money when customers came. Our director was waiting in the office. Later, he probably saw that there was no problem with me, so he left after 11 o'clock."
He Xiuxiu was relieved after hearing this: "Just adapt. I was busy in the workshop this morning, and I was thinking about you."
The two sisters chatted for a while. The environment in the cinema was always quieter than that in the meat processing factory. He Susu pulled her elder sister to lie on the table and take a nap together.
After waking up from an afternoon nap, He Xiuxiu hurried back to the meat processing factory to work, while He Susu opened the door of the cinema wide, waiting for customers to come and buy tickets.
At about three o'clock, which is probably the most popular time period, many customers came to buy movie tickets. He Susu kept writing movie tickets and collecting money, and was busy all the time.
"Aunt, why are you here?"
Hearing the familiar voice, He Susu moved her eyes away from the movie ticket paper on the table and looked over: "Dabao and Erbao?"
She saw the adults following the two children and greeted them with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, long time no see."
"Long time no see. Are you...working here?" Su Yu asked uncertainly.
"Well, I just came to work today and helped to fill in for half a year." He Susu explained, "You brought Dabao and Erbao over to watch a movie?"
Su Yu was a little dazed, and didn't react to the fact that her aunt suddenly ran to the cinema to work. She still replied: "I'm taking a break today, and I thought of bringing them over to watch a movie."
He Susu was very familiar with the upcoming show schedule and introduced: "The movie "Defending the Motherland" is about to start, and the other movie "Melody of Youth" will have to wait for an hour before it can be shown."
Without waiting for his mother to speak, Dabao immediately said, "Aunt, I want to watch Defending the Motherland!"
He didn't want to wait, because his mother would take them to buy toys after the movie.
Erbao followed his brother and said, "I want to watch Defend the Motherland, too."
Su Yu came back to her senses and nodded: "Let's watch Defending the Motherland. Buy three tickets."
"Okay." He Susu immediately took a pen and wrote down the information of three paper movie tickets, "A total of 60 cents."
Su Yu took out sixty cents from her cloth bag and gave it to her.
He Susu took it and gave her the movie ticket. Since they met by chance, she simply said, "By the way, Third Sister-in-law, it's convenient for me to ride a bullock cart every day when I go to work in the county town. My parents plan to buy me a bicycle to ride to and from work. Could you please write to Third Brother and ask him to ask the army if he can exchange it for a bicycle ticket?"
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