Chapter 33 Chapter 33 The unique freshness and saltiness of Cantonese roast duck...
That night, Su Tianli stayed in the rental house on Shaou Street, feeling very happy.
Today she took Grandma Su and her second uncle's family to the Dadadi Night Market. Not only did she take them to eat delicious snacks, but she also bought a lot of cheap and good things.
Now, all the windows in the house are hung with beautiful and cheap curtains.
——There was a whole piece of light green plain cloth, but the cloth might not have been handled well during the dyeing process, so there were not very pretty marks on the cloth. Then someone with skillful hands processed it again, and used other scraps of cloth to piece together a pattern of a fat frog carrying a lotus leaf to avoid the rain, and then sewed it on the mark of the whole piece of plain cloth.
So, Su Tianli's home now has this beautiful and unique curtain!
The other curtain is made of long strips of cloth of different colors. It looks fancy, but the color combination is very harmonious and pleasing to the eye...
Since the furniture at home was quite old, the family chose to cover it with cloth covers and new table tops. In addition, Su Tianli also bought some hand-woven small baskets and small baskets to serve as storage...
This home, which was bare yesterday, seems much warmer and more lively today.
The most important thing is that decorating this house didn’t cost Su Tianli too much money.
Su Tianli has observed that most of the things sold in the night market are defective products that have been reprocessed, refurbished old goods, or recycled waste.
So it has a lot of traces of being handmade and the price is quite affordable.
At such a low price, you can make a strange and deserted home bloom with warm and lively vitality.
Su Tianli is very happy.
As happy as Su Tianli were her new family members.
Yes, the various delicious snacks at the night market tonight also amazed everyone.
Sun Fujuan said excitedly: "No wonder Guangzhou is the provincial capital! The scale of the night is so large, this is the first time I have seen it! Moreover, I walked the whole street... I counted that there were 30 to 40 stalls selling snacks! Each stall had at least three or five kinds of delicious food, which means... there were more than a hundred kinds of snacks!"
"I really just regret that I don't have enough money!" said Ajuan.
Second Uncle also found it strange, "Yes, Litchi, why is that night market so big? I thought... everyone was afraid of being charged with speculation and profiteering!"
Second Aunt, "Maybe the government is too lazy to care!"
Su Tianli just smiled and said nothing.
It’s not that the government is too lazy to care.
The reason why the Dadadi Night Market has survived and grown to such a large scale is that
First, Guangzhou has a large population, but not many people have stable jobs. So how do other people make a living? Local people have a need to buy cheap goods, and they also have a need to make a living through night markets.
First, the city government has keenly sensed the change in the wind direction, so they did nothing, not because they are lazy in governance.
Ajuan boldly proposed her own idea, "Actually, I can also set up a stall at the night market. I can make mugwort cakes stuffed with sugared peanuts, and I can also make steamed rice dumplings. I can make them at home and sell them with a basket..."
As the girl spoke, she carefully observed Su Tianli's expression.
Seeing that Su Tianli had no objection at all and even seemed interested...
Ajuan was happy and felt that there must be hope!
But, her uncle and aunt stopped Ajuan.
"Juan, we left you in Guangzhou so that you can take good care of your grandma. Put aside other things, your grandma's health is the most important!"
"We will bring you food regularly. You don't have to worry about your living expenses. We will find a way. Your most important task is to take good care of grandma..."
Ajuan shut up in dismay.
Next, Second Aunt talked about another thing - now that Old Mrs. Su's medical plan has come out, her condition is not too bad, and the cost of treatment is still affordable, so Second Uncle and Second Aunt are ready to take Ajun back.
Hearing this, Su Tianli persuaded her second aunt, "Uncle and aunt, don't be in a hurry to leave. The thing I told you about before... still needs to be done."
Uncle and aunt looked at each other.
Of course they knew what Su Tianli wanted to say.
After a while, Second Aunt spoke up, "Lizhi, your Second Uncle and I have already discussed this matter. We think it's better not to go to the factory to cause trouble for your parents..."
The second uncle also said: "Yes, be a good person and leave a way out so that we can meet again in the future."
Ajuan muttered to the side, "Baozi!"
Su Tianli also did not approve of them deserting the battlefield.
Second Aunt whispered, "It's mainly because we've been away for so long, and there's a lot of farm work to do at home!"
The second uncle also said: "Once we come out, all the housework will fall on your third uncle and aunt, and they can't handle it..."
Second Aunt, "Besides, with so many of us living in this city, even if we do nothing all day, it will cost a lot of money just to eat and drink. Let's go back. If we leave, your burden will be less."
Second uncle, "We will send you vegetables after we return. Remember, we will send them by long-distance bus. You must remember to pick up the vegetables on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of every month."
Su Tianli thought about it and decided that it would be better not to force it.
After all, Second Uncle and Second Aunt have soft tempers. Even if Su Tianli asked them to make a fuss, they probably wouldn't be able to be as tough as Su Dejun or scold Tian Xiu, and it would even have a counterproductive effect.
never mind.
A Juan also said to Su Tianli, "Second sister, let them go, I will do it later!"
Su Tianli turned her head, glanced at Ajuan and smiled.
When the second uncle and second aunt saw Su Tianli smile, they finally put down their worries and discussed carefully, "Lizhi, then... shall we go back early tomorrow morning?"
Su Tianli said readily, "That's fine."
"Okay!"
Just like that, the next day, before dawn, everyone got up early.
After having a simple breakfast at home, my uncle and aunt prepared to leave with Ajun.
Old Mrs. Su wiped her tears and told her second uncle, "You have always been the most sensible and cared the most about me... It's my fault. When I was young, I wronged you the most in order to gain the reputation of a good stepmother. Now that I'm old, I'm going to get sick and drag you down..."
The second uncle burst into tears, "Mom, don't say that. You have to live well. I am the child with a mother."
Old Mrs. Su cried again and said to Second Aunt, "Feng, I'm sorry for you too. Being a daughter-in-law is hard in the first place... The eldest and the third are both the old man's children. When the old man is around, I can't order the eldest and the third daughter-in-law around. You are the wife of my own son, so I have no choice but to put you two in a difficult position... Now that I'm sick, the eldest and the third ignore me, and you two are the only ones who don't want me to die..."
Second Aunt also burst into tears, "Mom, I was also hated in my mother's family. I only had a family after I got married. Every family has its own problems. I don't blame my eldest sister-in-law and my third brother's wife. They also have their own families to take care of. But I know you are good to me. You really treat me like your own daughter..."
"Mom, don't be afraid of spending money. You are still young, only in your early sixties. Just focus on your treatment and don't worry about other things. We will get better and better in the future."
Su Tianli watched from the side, feeling jealous.
On the other side, Ajuan was teaching her brother, "When I'm not at home, your most important task is to study hard!"
"Go home on the weekends and help your parents with more work. You are enjoying yourself by studying at school. If you do more work on the weekends, your parents can have a little rest."
"I've already made an appointment with Sihua, Xichun and the others. They will help me keep an eye on them. If Third Uncle and Third Aunt come to bully Mom and Dad again... they will tell you in private that you must teach Third Uncle and Third Aunt a lesson on behalf of Mom and Dad when you come back this weekend."
"Don't be afraid of offending people. They just bully the weak and fear the strong. Before, when I was around and I was fierce, they didn't dare to bully mom and dad. Now that I'm not at home... You want mom and dad to stand up straight and be a man, that's impossible, they have been weak all their lives. So you have to stand up and don't let mom and dad suffer!"
"If there's something you can't solve, bring it to me right away and I'll go back and handle it!"
Ah Jun nodded repeatedly and asked in a low voice: "Sister, you have to be diligent when you stay here, don't let Sister Lizhi dislike you."
A Juan also nodded and lowered her voice, saying, "Don't worry about me. I think Sister Lizhi is different from my uncle, aunt, and Sister Youzi. I will get along well with Sister Lizhi and try to start a small business to make some money... After all, grandma's health is still okay."
"I want to earn some money, first to help with the family, and second to pay for grandma's medical treatment... But brother, these are not things you should worry about."
"The most urgent thing is that you should study hard, strive to pass the college entrance examination, get into university, and get a stable job in the future to make your parents proud..." Ajuan explained in detail.
Ah Jun was a little speechless, "Sister, I'm just in the first year of high school! Besides, it's okay for a genius to get into college, after all, he lives in the provincial capital, and it's convenient for him to buy study materials. I'm in the first year of high school in town, my grades are average, and it's not convenient for me to buy study materials..."
Ajuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll buy the study materials, but studying is up to you."
Su Tianli listened to the conversation between the brother and sister and found it quite interesting.
After saying goodbye, my uncle and aunt took Ajun away.
Su Tianli did not go out in the morning and stayed at home to clean up.
At noon, Ajuan made two simple dishes: steamed egg custard and stir-fried vegetables. Then, following Su Tianli's instructions, she went to the cafeteria to buy a bowl of pork rib soup.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren had a simple meal.
Just after finishing eating, Yao Meiyu came hurriedly on a broken bicycle, "Oh, I'm so tired!"
Su Tianli asked quickly: "Aren't you on the day shift today? Why are you here now?"
"I have something urgent to discuss with you!" Yao Meiyu said.
Su Tianli asked anxiously: "Ah? Is there something urgent you want to talk to me about?"
Old Mrs. Su asked Yao Meiyu, "Sister, have you eaten yet?"
Yao Meiyu said politely: "Grandma, I haven't eaten yet!"
"Then how about I give you a bowl of noodles?" asked Old Mrs. Su.
Yao Meiyu, "Okay, thank you for troubling me, grandma!"
"No trouble, I'll ask Juan to cook."
After Yao Meiyu greeted Old Lady Su and Ajuan, she said to Su Tianli, "Didn't an old lady come to our clinic yesterday with a knife and tried to kill her granddaughter and pregnant daughter-in-law?"
Su Tianli's heart skipped a beat. "Did I hit that old lady to death with a bench?"
Yao Meiyu rolled her eyes. "No! It's none of your business, okay? You beat the old lady to stop her from killing people. You were doing what was right! And after you beat the old lady, she was very aggressive. Four or five men could hardly control her!"
"Oh, I came to see you not because of the old lady, but to convey the words of our health center leader..."
"Ah?" Su Tianli was confused.
Yao Meiyu said happily: "Our dean asked me to ask you, do you want to work as a temporary worker in our health center?"
"Ah???" This surprised Su Tianli.
Yao Meiyu added: "Lizhi, I know you want to take the college entrance examination and want to study hard."
"But if you already have good grades, you can consider studying while working!"
“Give yourself something to do, and your spirit and energy will be different.”
"And you will have an income! You won't have to live off your savings!"
Su Tianli was somewhat tempted.
Yes, she is not short of money at the moment.
But what happens after you pass the exam?
The big problem is not having money to study after passing the exam!
Moreover, medical students need at least five years to complete the undergraduate, master and doctoral program, and at least eight years to complete the program...
"What are the salary benefits?" Su Tianli asked.
Yao Meiyu said: "Like me, the salary is 42 yuan a month! As for welfare benefits, there are no bonuses or performance awards. But when the employee benefits in kind are distributed, you will also get some."
"I also told our dean that you live far away. The dean said that you can be given priority for the day shift, and then she can lend you a bicycle. You can ride to and from get off work, and you don't have to spend money on the bus!"
Then Yao Meiyu told Su Tianli, "I just rode her bicycle here, and I even timed it... It takes about 40 minutes to ride one way! Of course, whether you want to go or not is up to you."
Su Tianli asked again, "Why did your dean suddenly think of recruiting... me?"
Yao Meiyu said: "You don't know..."
"As soon as we got to work today, she called us together and criticized us harshly, saying that we had no sense of crisis. She also said that when an emergency happened, we were like sweet potatoes growing in the ground, standing there motionless. She also said that it was fortunate that you were visiting our unit at the time, so we were able to solve such a terrible incident..."
"In short, you have already become a big hit in the heart of our director before you even come to our clinic!"
"She also said that not only your beating posture is beautiful, but your method of rescuing that pregnant woman is also very professional... Anyway, you are better than us in everything!" Yao Meiyu said with sourness and jealousy.
Su Tianli laughed out loud.
Just at this moment, Ajuan brought over the noodles, "Sister Meiyu, eat the noodles quickly."
Yao Meiyu said thank you, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
After taking just one bite of noodles, she raised her head and questioned Su Tianli, "Why are your noodles better than mine?"
Su Tianli laughed.
Yao Meiyu also laughed.
She finished her noodle soup in a few bites and begged Su Tianli, "Lizhi, just come and be my colleague, okay?"
"I told my sister-in-law about what you said yesterday... Oh my, that's incredible! My whole family said you're a good person and very motivated!"
"Then they all criticized me, saying that I was not motivated and asked me... You dared to take the college entrance examination and start over, why didn't I dare to take the college entrance examination!"
"At first I was quite annoyed, after all, I'm not good at studying! Then I thought about it overnight and felt that my job is actually very easy! I can use my working time to review..."
"As a result, when we got to work in the morning, the dean scolded us and said he wanted to hire you..."
Yao Meiyu pulled Su Tianli's clothes and shook her, "Lizhi! Just come to work in our company! I will take you to work, and you will take me to review, and we will take the college entrance examination together!"
"Wait, we can't be too high-profile to others. We can only review secretly... I have to hide this process from even my parents, brother and sister-in-law!"
"If I don't pass the exam, I won't say anything. But if I pass the exam... humph! Then I'll be so proud!"
Su Tianli burst into laughter again at her best friend's words.
Yao Meiyu was anxious, "So what? Do you agree or not?"
"Let me think about it." Su Tianli said seriously.
In fact, she had already agreed in her heart.
The advantage of being a temporary worker is that she has the initiative to decide whether to do the job or not, and when to quit.
And to be honest, the monthly salary of 42 yuan is not as good as that of the cadres in the big factories;
But it is not much different from the salary of ordinary workers like Su Dejun.
Besides, she went to the health center yesterday.
She has experienced firsthand how leisurely the job is.
Yao Meiyu asked, "How long do you need to think about it?"
Su Tianli thought for a moment and asked, "Start work in a week?"
Yao Meiyu was overjoyed, "Really?"
Su Tianli rolled her eyes at her. "Just wait for me to torture you! We agreed that I would accompany you to work and you would accompany me to take the college entrance examination. Once we reach a consensus, we cannot go back on our word! If you fail the exam, I will beat gongs on the streets to show off to me that you mistook sweet potatoes for chicken legs when you were seven years old, and that you ranked last in the third grade exam and you didn't dare to let your parents know, so you forged your father's signature, but used the two words 'my father'..."
"Yao Meiyu! You have too many dark histories with me!" Su Tianli said bluntly.
Yao Meiyu hugged her, "It's a deal then. You take me to the top! I'll hug your thighs... If I can't get to the top, halfway up the mountain is fine!"
"I know my own capabilities! I will definitely not be able to pass the college entrance examination, it's too difficult. Lizhi, actually I don't want to be a nurse at all. I want to major in finance and taxation. I want to be assigned to the tax bureau that my brother fears the most! From now on, I will talk to my brother with my hands on my hips!" Yao Meiyu became more and more excited as she spoke.
Su Tianli didn't say anything, but rubbed Yao Meiyu's head gently with the top of her head.
Although she doesn't have any very good blood relatives, she has very, very good friends!
Yao Meiyu still has to go to work in the afternoon.
It just so happened that Su Tianli also had to go home in the afternoon.
So Su Tianli said something to her grandmother Ajuan, and then rode her bicycle back with Yao Meiyu.
This bicycle is the one that Yao Meiyu mentioned that Director Tang of the health center was willing to lend to Su Tianli.
No wonder people are willing to lend it, it is indeed shabby.
The car must have been overused. Except for the two round wheels, everything else showed signs of repair.
But, free is best!
Su Tianli didn't mind.
She first went to the health center and showed her nursing qualification certificate and high school diploma to Director Tang, and then discussed the terms of the temporary employment contract with Director Tang.
After finishing all these, it’s time to get off work.
Su Tianli did not go back to the Su family directly, but went to the canteen near the chemical plant.
Although she had only been back for a few days, Su Tianli already knew Tian Xiu's habits - she would come to the cafeteria every day to buy a semi-meat dish or a meat dish to eat.
Then let Su Tiancai cook a pot of rice at home, pick some vegetables from the vegetable garden and fry them at home, and then add some pickled vegetables, making three dishes in total.
Su Tianli doesn't mind Tian Xiu's frugality.
What she minded was that Tian Xiu always excluded her from the family.
Whenever Su Tianli eats at home, her meal will be vegetarian, and Tian Xiu will definitely complain at the dinner table about how the family is poor and how they can barely make ends meet.
But whenever Su Tianli wasn't home for dinner, Tian Xiu would buy some meat dishes to eat...
So yesterday Su Tianli deliberately told Tian Xiu that she would go home for lunch today. Based on her understanding of Tian Xiu, lunch would definitely be a vegetarian meal.
But Su Tianli had no intention of going at noon at all.
Tian Xiu had a vegetarian meal for lunch, so he would definitely not be able to handle the dinner and would definitely buy some meat?
Look!
Su Tianli actually saw Tian Xiu coming with an empty lunch box. As soon as she entered the cafeteria, she went straight to the meat window. After a while, she finally chose a dish. After some negotiations, Tian Xiu returned home with a heavy lunch box in her arms, feeling satisfied.
Su Tianli waited for another half an hour, and when she thought that the Su family had already started eating, she went home.
As Su Tianli entered the house, she smelled the rich aroma of roast duck and saw the reluctant expression on Tian Xiu's face.
Probably the only one who was truly happy was Su Tiancai.
"Second sister! You're really back!" Su Tiancai smiled with eyes curved, "...I cooked for you at noon, but you didn't come! Second sister, I'll add fresh rice for you, and I'll eat the leftovers!"
Tian Xiu was in a bad mood and complained to Su Tianli, "Didn't you say you would be back at noon? You don't have a job now, why are you breaking your promise? Why don't you move back and take care of the housework..."
Su Tianli said happily, "Mom! I found a job!"
Tian Xiu was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "You...did you get the 500 yuan? You have successfully transferred to another position? You are now the head nurse of the Municipal People's Hospital?"
"Mom, what are you thinking about!" When Su Tianli heard this, she immediately understood that Tian Xiu must have been humiliated by Wang Aiqun.
Su Tianli was very happy, but she didn't dare to show her happiness on her face. She said, "I found a temporary job in Yao Meiyu's company!"
Tian Xiu was stunned again.
At this moment, Tian Xiu had complicated feelings.
This is actually good news.
But Tian Xiu’s first reaction was - jealousy!
Why does Su Tianli seem to never be defeated by difficulties?
You see, even if she can't get a stable job, she can easily find a temporary job.
Tian Xiu suppressed the bitterness and jealousy in his heart and hurriedly inquired about Su Tianli's salary and benefits.
Su Tianli said openly, "The salary is 28 yuan a month."
This is true.
Su Tianli personally agreed with Dean Tang and signed a temporary employment contract - Su Tianli's salary was 28 yuan per month, and she also received a monthly allowance of 15 yuan.
When Tian Xiu heard this, his face was filled with disappointment, "Only 28 yuan!"
Su Tianli, "Yes, mom, I also think the salary is too low. Otherwise, can you treat me equally? You have helped my eldest sister find a good job that is easy and pays well, so please help me find a similar one!"
Tian Xiu: ...
Tian Xiu really doesn't have this ability.
As for Su Youzi's current job of sending and receiving documents in the guard room, it was Tian Xiu who took advantage of the fact that her old colleague was sick and hospitalized, and quickly asked Su Youzi to take the position, and then she went to the factory director and made a scene to get it...
So Tian Xiu hurriedly said, "It's great! I think this job is great!"
After a pause, Tian Xiu couldn't help but ask Su Tianli, "Then it's not a big problem for you to hand over ten yuan a month, right?"
Su Tianli sneered, "Mom, I still say the same thing - I will do whatever my eldest sister does. So how much does my eldest sister pay to the family every month? Does she also pay ten yuan a month?"
Su Youzi was anxious, "Su Tianli, if you don't mention my name for a day, you won't be able to speak?"
Su Tianli, "I don't talk to trash!"
"you!"
Su Tiancai quickly tried to smooth things over, "Second sister, come and eat! Mom bought roast duck today! It's delicious with sour plum sauce... Second sister, you probably haven't eaten it for a long time, right? Come and try it."
Only then did Su Tianli eat a piece of roast duck dipped in sour plum sauce.
Cantonese-style roast duck requires marinating the raw duck for a day and a night, and then roasting it in a charcoal oven.
So the roast duck tastes delicious and has a not-so-strong pickled flavor.
The combination of fresh and salty flavors makes you want to stop eating.
Although Su Tianli was covered with thorns as soon as she returned to this home, she was happy as long as she could make them unhappy.
What’s more, there are delicious foods in front of you!
Just as Su Tianli was enjoying her meal,
Su Youzi suddenly asked Su Tianli hesitantly, "Hey, don't you want to sell your transfer order? Then, if someone who is not a nurse and does not have a nurse qualification certificate buys your transfer order, can she successfully replace you and enter the Municipal People's Hospital with your transfer order?"
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