Chapter 61 Chapter 61

After returning from the provincial capital, Shen Moer found time to embroider an embroidery and sent it to Chen Jiahua. She used the most common fabrics and the thread was bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. Fortunately, the pattern was not complicated and the colors were relatively simple. The finished product was quite satisfactory.

After sending the item, Shen Moer put it aside.

After all, she had done what she should do, and what happened next was out of her control.

There was no response from the provincial capital, and Shen Moer almost forgot about it. Unexpectedly, Chen Jiahua finally wrote to her.

Shen Moer opened the letter on the spot and raised her eyebrows in surprise after reading it.

In the letter, Chen Jiahua detailed her efforts to build a branch factory in Liuqiao Commune.

She and Shen Moer had originally agreed to build a branch factory in Liuqiao Commune, but after running around for a while, Chen Jiahua found that there were too many things involved in building a branch factory. Not to mention their own factory, if they really wanted to build a factory, many related departments would probably want to get a piece of the pie, and it would take a long time to coordinate all the relationships.

Moreover, the leaders of the embroidery factory that built the branch factory were not very enthusiastic. After all, it was hard to predict who would get the meat in the end. She might have worked so hard for someone else in the end.

Finally, Chen Jiahua asked the factory leaders for permission to set up a ninth workshop in Liuqiao Commune, following the model of their first workshop.

This was now an internal matter of the embroidery factory. No matter how you cook the meat, it will always be rotten in your own pot. The factory leaders' enthusiasm for promoting this work has increased significantly, and this matter has finally made substantial progress. A special meeting was held recently to approve the plan for the ninth workshop and set up a relevant leadership team. All they have to do is follow the procedures.

Chen Jiahua tried hard to promote the establishment of a branch factory at the beginning. In fact, she also had her own selfish motives. She had been working as the director of the first workshop for many years. For someone who makes a living by technology, it is almost impossible to move up.

Building a branch factory is actually a rare opportunity for her. Even if she goes to the county to be the deputy director of a branch factory, her rank is higher than that of a workshop director. Moreover, with her skills and abilities, plus the embroidery patterns and embroidery skills in Shen Moer's hands, Chen Jiahua is confident that she can quickly make the branch factory famous.

Unfortunately, things are not as simple as she thought. In the end, Chen Jiahua gave up the idea of ​​building a branch factory.

Chen Jiahua has her own selfish motives, but her starting point is still for the embroidery factory, so she did not say that she would ignore this matter because she could not build a branch factory, and she still worked hard to make things happen. She said in the letter that she had tried her best to help Shen Moer in front of the factory leaders, but it is hard to say how the personnel of the ninth workshop will be arranged in the end.

The embroidery factory must send someone down. It is difficult for Shen Moer to be the workshop director, but this workshop was originally built based on Shen Moer's embroidery patterns and technology, so the deputy workshop director should be no problem.

Of course, it is too early to say these now, and the most urgent task is to build the workshop.

Chen Jiahua finally said that within two weeks, the embroidery factory should send someone to discuss this matter with Jiangbei County, so that Shen Moer could be prepared.

The embroidery factory and Jiangbei County mainly discussed relevant policies. As for other matters, Shen Moer had expressed her position at the beginning that the embroidery factory could intervene in the management of both the branch factory and the workshop, but the site selection and recruitment must be in Liuqiao Commune.

It would take some time to discuss this matter step by step. Now, she didn't know what the situation was at the embroidery factory. Shen Moer was not in a hurry to do anything, but was still preparing for the regularization examination step by step.

At the same time, rumors in the village that she might not be able to get a regular job this time were getting more and more intense. Not to mention her and Fu Mingze, who were both in the village, even Shen Shaoyuan, who got up early and went back and forth to the commune every day, heard about it.

At present, there are three teachers in Yangliu Brigade Primary School. Cheng Tao, as the founding elder and principal of the primary school, has solved the problem of regular job. The remaining ones are Shen Lingling and Shen Moer.

Zhou Mancang said before that because of the award in the competition, the commune has secured a regular job for Shen Moer. Everyone just thinks that the commune attaches great importance to this honor. Since the province won an award, it seems reasonable to give Shen Moer a regular job.

But later on, they said that the county required that the number of people who could be regular employees be determined by taking an exam. Especially when Zhang Junliang brought the news, he specifically said that the county did this for fairness and justice, and to prevent some people from being regular employees for some inexplicable reasons. Many people were suspicious.

Zhang Junliang was a skilled worker in the textile factory. In the eyes of the members, he was a person with culture and skills. Naturally, the members believed what he said. In addition, Tian Fang boasted outside every day that her daughter Shen Lingling was a high school student. They could not compare with her in terms of connections, but they were not afraid of her in terms of learning. At least it was easy for her to pass the exam against Shen Moer, a junior high school student.

Shen Lingling actually felt a little guilty. She was admitted to a high school with a passing grade and her grades were average. But thinking about the fact that Shen Moer had never been to high school, Shen Lingling felt that her mother was right. If she couldn't compare with others, then it would be easy for her to compare with Shen Moer, a junior high school student.

After being nagging by Tian Fang for a long time, Shen Lingling inexplicably became inflated. For several days in a row, when she met Shen Moer at school, she looked at her with her chin down, as if she had won the game.

Shen Moer was too lazy to pay attention to Shen Lingling. She was too busy reading her own books.

The county probably wanted to cut the Gordian knot. After issuing the notice, it only took three days to add the applicants to the list, and left two more days for the applicants to prepare, and then went straight to the exam.

Shen Moer concentrated on finding out the gaps and filling them. She had no problem with Chinese, but she had not yet finished learning the high school knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry. However, Fu Mingze felt that it was unlikely that she would be tested on the more difficult parts later, so she spent most of her energy on consolidating the basics.

On the day of the exam, Fu Mingze and Shen Shaoyuan both took special leave and accompanied Shen Moer to the county.

When they went out, they met Shen Lingling at the entrance of the village. Zhang Junliang took her to the commune on his bike. The two of them called Shen Shaoyuan indifferently and rode away quickly.

When they arrived at the commune, Shen Moer and the others met the two again at the bus stop.

This was not surprising, as there was only one bus from the commune to the county seat, and not only the two of them, but three private teachers from Liuqiao Commune who met the requirements also took this bus.

"As a high school student, you already have an advantage, not to mention you have studied hard during this period, so you can be said to be fully prepared. Just relax, don't be nervous, and perform normally."

Zhang Junliang glanced at Shen Moer, encouraged Shen Lingling in a good mood, and at the same time pointed out something else: "I think the county's decision this time is very good. Through the examination, people with real talents and knowledge are retained in the teaching team, and those who are just filling in the numbers are sounded the alarm. It is really a wise decision."

Shen Moer didn't care what he was muttering there: "The car is here, let's get on."

Seeing that Shen Moer and the others had all got on the car, Shen Lingling's expression showed a little jealousy, and she couldn't help saying: "It's just an exam. The whole family went there. People who didn't know would think they were going to take the exam for the top scholar."

Zhang Junliang's eyes flickered and he nodded, "You're right, this exam is certainly important, but I believe you can do well. You are a mature people's teacher. Students are not afraid of exams, so how can you be afraid as a teacher? I believe you can deal with it maturely and independently. There is no need for us to do anything fancy. Train tickets cost money, and lunch in the county also costs money. Why don't you waste this money and eat better in the county? Isn't it good to greet the afternoon exam with a more full mental state?"

Shen Lingling was actually a little envious of Shen Moli. When she was taking the high school entrance exam, no one at home ever cared about her, let alone accompanied her to take the exam.

But Zhang Junliang was right. Tickets and meals all cost money. Zhang Junliang asked her to eat better in the county, and Shen Lingling felt touched.

She didn't think about it. In fact, whether the food in the county was better or worse, it was actually her own money. After they got married, Zhang Junliang gave her a passbook with 500 yuan that he had saved over the years. Zhang Junliang didn't give her his salary. He said that he worked in the commune, and occasionally he had to keep some money on him for social interactions and dinners with colleagues. If he saved a lot, he would naturally ask her for the passbook and continue to save money. Shen Lingling thought that since the passbook was in her custody, she would let him do whatever he wanted.

Shen Lingling was fooled by Zhang Junliang and regained her spirits. When she got on the bus, she found that there was no seat in the front row. She was also very proud when she walked to the back row.

Shen Shaoyuan glanced at her, shook his head and sighed. Fortunately, his daughter was smart and clever, unlike this cheap niece, who looked smart but was actually a fool.

Shen Moer sat by the window. While the car was moving and no one was paying attention, she tilted her head and rubbed it against Fu Mingze's shoulder, muttering, "I'll take a nap."

She got up too early and was still a little sleepy.

Fu Mingze quickly closed his eyes before the passengers in the aisle looked at him.

Although it is said that young men and women should keep a proper distance from each other these days, if both of them are so sleepy that they fall asleep as soon as they get on the bus, and they accidentally get a little closer, no one will say anything, right?

However, he underestimated the shamelessness of some people. An old lady carrying a live chicken in the aisle had been looking around, trying to find someone to get a seat. After looking around, she set her eyes on Shen Moer and Fu Mingze.

These two young people, young at age, don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young. They don't even give up their seats to the older ones. In such a public place, they actually fell asleep leaning against each other. Shameless!

"You guys..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Shaoyuan on the other side of the aisle spoke first: "Big sister, please be quieter. My daughter is going to the county to take the regularization exam today. She read until very late last night, and my son-in-law also accompanied her to read and review until very late. They got up early again in the morning. They are very sleepy and just took a nap on the way. Please be quieter and don't disturb them. We should be considerate of each other when we go out. You see, you are carrying a live chicken, and it keeps chirping. The excrement even fell on that brother's shoes, and we didn't say anything much, did we?"

Aunt: "..."

No, she hasn't started talking yet, why do you ask her to be quieter?

There are so many people in the car, chattering, and the noise is everywhere, why don't they say they are noisy.

While she was still organizing her words in her mind, the man with chicken shit on his shoes shouted in shock: "What's the matter with you, comrade? Why didn't you put the live chicken in a sack when you went out? I just wore my new shoes for two days, and you ruined them like this! Ahhh, my shoes, my new shoes!"

The passengers nearby also stepped back: "Hey, sister, this is not right. It's okay for you to bring a living thing, but you can't do this!"

"Conductor, comrade conductor, you have to do something about this. The road to the county town is bumpy. What if the chicken shit leaks and gets on us? What should we do?" This was a passenger sitting nearby.

The old lady held the chicken and said righteously: "What can I do if the chicken wants to poop? I can't stop it from doing that. You are afraid of dirt, so just stay away from me. Otherwise, you give me your seat and I will squeeze the chicken under the seat."

"You're dreaming! Conductor, comrade conductor, please do something about it. This is totally unreasonable. Please do something about it!"

There are fewer cars these days, and it is common for a car with 30 seats to be crammed with 40 or 50 people. It is also normal for people to carry sacks or baskets on the bus, and most people don't care what others bring on the bus. But it is another matter if you bring "biological weapons" on the bus and threaten others.

The passengers were making a lot of noise, and the conductor was also worried. If the chicken shit fell on the train, it would be troublesome, and someone would step on it... Tsk, that scene was simply unbearable to think about.

The conductor stood up and shouted: "The lady with the chicken, please move forward, everyone make way for her, I have an old cardboard box here, please move the chicken here."

The conductor felt very distressed, because she put the old cardboard box in the train in case she needed to use it when dumping things. Although it was quite old, she could still exchange it for some money at the scrap station.

The aisle was originally very crowded, but after the conductor said that, other passengers suddenly made way. The old lady was stared at by the conductor and a group of passengers. She had no choice but to squeeze forward. When she squeezed to the front, the crowd suddenly merged back. Of course,

the old lady could not squeeze back with the cardboard box. She was "standing" in front of the conductor's position. She didn't dare to complain to the conductor. The conductors were very arrogant these days. If you really pissed them off, you might be thrown out on the road.

Shen Shaoyuan curled his lips.

Fu Mingze, who was across the aisle, also smiled with his eyes closed.

Sometimes Fu Mingze felt strange. With his father-in-law's ability and his wife's cleverness, they were almost starved to death by Cao Mei's robbing them of their food. It was unbelievable. It felt that Cao Mei could not last more than one round in the hands of the father and daughter.

However, as a young generation of Chinese who grew up under the red flag, Fu Mingze, as a firm materialist, did not speculate in the direction of ghosts and gods. Instead, he thought that his father-in-law and daughter-in-law might have had some unspeakable secrets.

If they didn't say it, Fu Mingze would naturally not ask.

The rest of the journey was very smooth. Shen Moer was drowsy and was awakened by Fu Mingze before she realized that she had arrived in the county.

The family hurried to the examination center. Shen Moer took a nap and entered the examination room refreshed. Fu Mingze and Shen Shaoyuan went to the department store when they had nothing to do.

Fu Mingze brought money with him, but as a poor man who had spent all his money on marriage, he had no excuse to spend money.

Shen Shaoyuan also brought money with him, but not much. Before, his family bought a lot of things in the name of marriage, and they had indeed spent most of their savings. Buying things was secondary. He heard that sometimes people who "received goods" would be encountered in the department store. He brought two plain gold rings with him today, ready to find a way to give them if he met them.

It's just that it's not convenient to have a pretty boy son-in-law around.

The two of them wandered around the department store in boredom, one of them holding a bill in his hand but unable to buy anything, and the other hiding something in his pocket and silently looking around.

When they turned around for the second time, Shen Shaoyuan noticed that a man wearing glasses and a Liberation suit was secretly looking at them. He thought for a moment, took out five yuan and gave it to Fu Mingze, saying, "Look and buy some candy and snacks that don't require a ticket. I'm going to the toilet."

Fu Mingze took the money and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I'll buy it and wait for you at the door."

Shen Shaoyuan: "Okay, no hurry, take your time."

After Fu Mingze walked away, Shen Shaoyuan looked back at the man in the Liberation suit and walked out slowly.

Although the man looked like an official, Shen Shaoyuan guessed correctly that he was a "receiver".

Tickets are needed to buy things these days. Tickets for big items like watches and bicycles are hard for ordinary people to get, but many people need them when they get married. Friends and relatives can't get them, so they have to spend money to buy them.

These tickets are not made out of nothing, they are all "collected" by someone specifically.

The man dressed like a liberator is a trader.

Of course, he collects tickets and physical objects, but he usually receives watches, bicycles and the like, and rarely receives gold rings.

After the "Four Olds" campaign, jade and antiques are worthless, but gold is still valuable. In order to fill its gold reserves, the country has been purchasing gold from the private sector. Of course, there are gold transactions in the black market, but Jiangbei County is not a wealthy place. The common people have very little gold in their hands, and even less after the government buys it out.

The man in the Jiefang suit was very happy to see Shen Shaoyuan take out two plain gold rings. These things are rare on the market and are easy to sell.

Both of them can see that the other party is not someone who can be fooled, so they don't play any tricks. They know the price in their minds, so they quickly exchange the money and the goods.

"Brother, if you still have the goods, come over at this time next month." The man in the Liberation costume had a sincere face. Although he was wearing glasses, he had a gangster flavor when he spoke. "You can go out and ask around. I am the most honest in my business. If it were someone else, they would definitely bargain with you."

Shen Shaoyuan's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "They are all the dowry of the child's mother. If we were not so tight on money, we would not be willing to sell them."

He did not say yes or no. The man in the Liberation costume smiled and did not ask any more questions. He just said: "Okay, I will contact you later." After that, he turned around and left quickly.

Shen Shaoyuan walked out slowly from the other end of the alley, wandered around nearby, and then returned to the front of the department store. Then he saw his son-in-law waiting there with a lot of bags.

"...Why did you buy so many things?"

Fu Mingze smiled and said, "I'm lucky. I happened to come across some things that don't require tickets. Mo'er has been working hard lately, so I wanted to buy more for her to replenish her body."

Shen Shaoyuan was surprised: "I didn't notice it just now. In this case, why don't we go back and buy some more?" Anyway, he had just changed the money.

Fu Mingze's smile froze for a moment, but he immediately said, "I've bought a lot, it should be enough for now. If you buy too much, it will go bad easily. Besides, it's getting late, I'm afraid Mo'er will come out soon."

Shen Shaoyuan always put his daughter first, and when he heard Fu Mingze say this, he nodded immediately, "Yes, let's go quickly, otherwise Mo'er won't be able to find us when she comes out."

Fu Mingze secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Some of the things he bought did not require a ticket, but some actually did require a ticket. If he really went back to buy another one, he was afraid that he would be exposed.

The two quickly returned to the entrance of the examination room. As soon as they arrived at the door, they heard the sound of a ring coming from inside.

Shen Shaoyuan: "Thanks for your reminder, otherwise when we go shopping and come back, Moer will definitely come out." How can

buying things be more important than a daughter-in-law?

Fu Mingze knew that for his father-in-law, the sky falling down was not as important as a daughter-in-law, so he was not surprised.

They waited for a few more minutes before candidates came out one after another.

"Strange things happen every year, but this year there are more of them. It's strange enough that you have to take an exam to become a regular employee, but there are people who tear up the test paper in the examination room."

"What's so strange about this? She didn't tear up her own test paper, she tore up someone else's test paper."

"She said she was careless, but that's ridiculous. Who can accidentally tear up the previous student's paper when handing in a test paper? If it weren't for that female comrade's quick eyes and hands, she would have succeeded."

"No, do you all think that comrade did it on purpose? But she herself said that she didn't know the comrade in front of her, so why did she tear up the comrade's test paper for no reason?"

"She said she didn't know me, so she didn't know me? Actually, many people should know that female comrade. She is Shen Moer from Liuqiao Brigade Primary School in Liuqiao Commune. She led two students to win the second prize at the provincial level in a painting competition a while ago. The teachers and students present at the commendation ceremony that day should all know her, right?"

"Hey, now you mention it... I heard before that Liuqiao Commune has secured a quota for her to become a regular employee?! Then it's really hard to say about this matter."

Several teachers were walking and talking, and were suddenly stopped by two extremely handsome male comrades: "Hello, may I ask if the comrades we were talking about just now are Shen Moli from Yangliu Brigade of Liuqiao Commune? Did something happen?" Several

teachers looked at each other, and one of them said: "Comrade Shen Moli encountered an accident when she handed in her paper. The comrade behind her accidentally pulled her paper and almost tore it. But you don't have to worry, the paper is just torn, and it shouldn't affect the reading of the paper."

"Then where is she?" Shen Shaoyuan asked.

"The examiner is still trying to understand the situation. She should be able to come out soon."

Fu Mingze: "Okay, thank you."

The father-in-law and son-in-law waited for a long time until almost all the examinees had left. Finally, they saw Shen Moer coming out.