Chapter 101 Good things happen!
"What's all the fuss?" Shi Xiaoai asked curiously.
Before Wang Xiaofeng could reply, Cheng Lin answered first: "The owner of Courtyard No. 1 is back and wants to collect the house!"
Shi Xiaoai's heart skipped a beat, and she looked into the yard. Sure enough, she saw Yang Hui standing near the door of the yard, with her back to them, talking to someone inside.
And Wang Xiaofeng obviously saw it too.
She uttered a surprised cry and whispered, "Why hasn't she left yet?"
Shi Xiaoai turned to look at her: "Yang Hui, have you been here for a long time?"
Wang Xiaofeng did not answer immediately, but pulled her forward, and only replied softly when they were far away from Courtyard No. 1.
"That's right. She came to the alley this morning. My mom even told me about it when she came to deliver lunch at noon. She said it's not easy for this girl. Both her parents are gone, and now she doesn't even have anyone to help her at home. She wants to fight those people in Courtyard No. 1. She's like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth!"
"What is she going to fight with the people in Courtyard No. 1?" Shi Xiaoai asked calmly.
Wang Xiaofeng didn't know about the deal the two had made before, but she knew that Shi Xiaoai went to see Yang Hui yesterday, and Shi Xiaoai never mentioned it after coming back.
So she thought her request for help was rejected.
She thought for a moment and said, "Sister, if the problem in Courtyard No. 1 can't be solved, let's think of other ways. Those people are not easy to deal with. Yang Hui ran into a big snag this morning. And she's the owner of the house!"
Yang Huilai had come to discuss moving out with them. She explained that a relative was coming to the hospital for treatment and would need to stay for a while. She said the relative was in poor health and needed to rest, and she wanted everyone in Courtyard No. 1 to move out as soon as possible.
That's not too much to ask! Those people should have moved out long ago. They've been living here for half a year for nothing!
My mom also told me that Yang Hui offered to subsidize the family's moving expenses by 10 yuan per household if they could move out within five days, and an extra yuan if they moved out a day early. She went to the office specifically to get a witness.
What a kind person! This condition is very good!
This is someone else's house, and the government has already provided resettlement housing to those currently living there. It would be a matter of justice for them to move out!
Now they've made a concession, not only not asking for six months' rent, but also offering moving expenses. Such good conditions, and the result is..."
"In the end, those people were unwilling to do so and refused to move at all." Shi Xiaoai looked back again and said what she hadn't finished.
"Of course!" Wang Xiaofeng's voice was filled with contempt: "It's really not enough to take advantage of me. The people in that courtyard are simply colluding to bully an orphan girl!
Not only did they not move, but they also called him a landlord and a rich man. That was such a rude thing to say.
What that meant was that Yang Hui was a landlord and bullied those of them who came from poor peasant families.
If Yang Hui was really the landlord, she would have kicked them out long ago. Why is she still letting them mess around here? "
Seeing Wang Xiaofeng's indignation, Shi Xiaoai laughed: "I didn't expect you to have such a strong sense of justice, Xiaofeng? Were you familiar with Yang Hui before? I see you know her quite well."
Wang Xiaofeng laughed a little embarrassedly and explained, "I can't say I'm familiar with her, but I know her. She's a few years older than me and used to be in the same class as my sister, so we're quite familiar with each other."
At this point, Wang Xiaofeng sighed: "Sister Xiaoai, you didn't live here when you were a child, so you don't know, but Yang Hui was very famous in this area when she was a child. She was so beautiful back then!
I heard from my mother that their family ran a clothing store before liberation. It is said that the business has been doing very well for many years.
Moreover, their business was not in Yuncheng, but in Haishi, where they opened a time-honored brand. Their family moved back from Haishi after the public-private partnership.
Her parents are very skilled and have a good taste. Any piece of cloth they make into clothes looks really good!
Yang Hui was an only child, and her parents doted on her. When she was little, she was the best dressed and generally considered the prettiest girl in the alley.
I still remember she had a light red dress with puff sleeves, and she looked like a fairy in it.”
Hearing her say this, the figure of a cute little girl seemed to appear in front of Shi Xiaoai's eyes.
Thinking about what Yang Hui had said, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly and said, "So their family was the one that was criticized the most harshly later, right?"
Wang Xiaofeng was silent.
Although the movement has ended, the trauma left by that catastrophe in the hearts of their generation is indelible.
You may not mention it, but you will never forget it.
Wang Xiaofeng also didn't know why Yang Hui came back in the afternoon after being bullied by the group of people in Yard No. 1 in the morning?
Are we going to fight to the death with that group of people?
Shi Xiaoai saw that she couldn't get to the bottom of it, so she simply stopped asking.
She ran all day today and even felt carsick. It can be said that she was able to keep going with only a burst of energy.
Now that the money is back and I'm home, the energy has dissipated.
Since they were all family, she didn't want to hold on any longer. She said goodbye to the two of them and went back to the house to rest.
Wang Xiaofeng and Cheng Lin knew how hard she worked, so they didn't let her get involved in anything that happened later. Even Mingxi and Mingrui were coaxed by them into not coming to "harass" Shi Xiaoai.
She actually fell asleep straight away.
When I woke up again, it was daylight.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you sleep a little longer? I just told Sister Xiaofeng that the two of us will be guarding the stall this morning, so you don't have to go over."
Seeing her coming out of the bedroom, Cheng Lin hurried over to meet her.
"No need, I woke up." Shi Xiaoai yawned and said.
As she spoke, she pointed to the large, unopened package next to the dining table and asked, "Did you get this for me? When did it arrive?"
"Yesterday afternoon, when the parcel list was delivered, I wasn't busy, so I went to pick it up." Cheng Lin explained.
Shi Xiaoai nodded and walked over.
The package was sent by the old village chief.
They had agreed that the village chief's son would take their house and pay part of the money, and would slowly pay back the remaining part in the form of wild tea and wild vegetables.
Speaking of it, the old village chief's family is really honest and simple.
Since Shi Xiaoai came back, they have sent two packages this big.
In addition to wild tea and wild vegetables, the package also contains some dried fruits picked from the mountains, as well as some common herbs.
None of them are particularly valuable, but you can tell they have been carefully cared for.
The wild tea sold at Shi Xiaoai's tea stall has always been quite popular. Everyone says that the tea has a fragrance that is not found in commercially available tea.
And this tea was sent by the old village chief and his family.
It can be said that this family gave her great help in her early stages.
Shi Xiaoai walked over and opened the package, and sure enough, she saw another large bag of wild tea.
She opened the paper package containing the tea, and found that the tea sent this time was actually freshly made tea.
It exudes a very fresh fragrance.
Shi Xiaoai picked up a handful of tea leaves and put them into her mouth. She chewed them gently twice and then nodded.
Seeing Cheng Lin about to leave, she stopped him and said, "When you go to the restaurant later, bring a pack of tea for Uncle Liu. He likes the taste.
Also, tell him that we have a new variety and we'd like him to come and taste it. Could he please come over when he's free?"
"Okay! I'll go talk to him. Uncle Liu will definitely agree. He asked me the other day if we had any new dishes since we need so much meat every day. I told him a few words, and he said he would come to try it another day."
"Then don't forget to tell me today. Oh, and see if your brother Guo An is at work. If he is, ask him. If it's okay, have him come along!"
Li Qiaoyun gave birth to a little girl last week.
Although it is a daughter, she and Guo An are both the youngest in the family, and both have older brothers, so there is no pressure to carry on the family line.
The whole family likes this little girl very much.
The day after Li Qiaoyun gave birth, Shi Xiaoai went to the hospital to see her and the child and gave them gifts.
Guo An had just become a father, and he was still in high spirits. Although his wife and daughter were being taken care of at home, he still rushed home as soon as he got off work. Sometimes, he would disappear without a trace at work.
Uncle Liu often talked about him for this, and Cheng Lin also told it as a joke at home several times.
When Cheng Lin heard Xiao Ai say that she wanted Guo An to come to the house for dinner, he smiled and said, "It should be fine with Uncle Liu, but it's hard to say with Brother Guo An."
"It's up to him whether he comes or not. It's no big deal. Tell him to take good care of Qiao Yun at home. I'll go see them when their daughter is over a hundred days old."
Cheng Lin agreed.
This morning, Shi Xiaoai met Shi Daxi and his relatives.
It can be said that the three people they found this time are more reliable than his previous guys.
It was obvious that these three women were used to doing housework at home, and they were very skillful in making pancakes.
Even across the street, Shi Xiaoai could see their hands moving up and down as they rolled out the steamed buns and pancakes, and they cooperated very well.
With the help of these three people, Shi Daxi's work became much easier.
He just shouted and collected money, and didn't even have to get involved in the work of rolling the pancakes or serving the rice.
He no longer felt the panic and embarrassment of yesterday morning.
Shi Xiaoai originally wanted to ask someone to help her buy a bowl of rice to see what seasonings were used in it, but when they started selling it to her, she found out that they didn't use it.
The rich smell of curry can be smelled across the street.
Smelling the rich aroma of curry, Shi Xiaoai realized something - Shi Xiaomei was quite talented in cooking.
After all, she is the original heroine in the book, so she must have some golden fingers of her own, right?
Shi Xiaoai felt that her golden finger should be her cooking skills.
Just like today's rice bowl.
Shi Xiaomei must have been deliberately covering it up, not wanting people to associate it with curry, so she didn't mention these two words at all.
After all, this kind of Japanese curry flavor should not have appeared in this era, and the curry powder on the market now tastes completely different from this one.
This curry should be made by Shi Xiaomei herself.
The recipe for Japanese curry is not uncommon in later generations, and Shi Xiaoai herself remembers some of it.
She had the impression that more than ten kinds of spices were needed, including turmeric powder, cardamom powder, clove powder, cumin powder, etc. Even now, she couldn't tell the correct ratio without trying several times.
Shi Xiaomei was able to prepare such curry powder in one night even though spices are so hard to buy nowadays. Even Shi Xiaoai had to admit that she was quite capable in cooking.
With the help of this curry-flavored rice, the business across the street is surprisingly good.
Although there were also many customers at the tea stall, Shi Xiaoai knew that her side was still affected.
You can tell from the turnover.
As eight o'clock approached, the business of the tea stall gradually slowed down and most of the customers left.
Shi Xiaoai stood up.
She took off the bag containing the money and hung it around Cheng Lin's neck. She washed her hands and said, "I'm going to the office. You guys can watch over here."
Both of them knew that she was going to talk to Director Yu, so naturally no one stopped her.
When Shi Xiaoai arrived at the office, it was just eight o'clock and the door had just opened. Several staff members inside were cleaning.
Seeing her coming, everyone greeted her.
When they heard she was looking for the director, everyone responded in unison, "Are you here to ask about your temporary worker quota? It's approved! The director came back yesterday and told us that the district leaders were very happy and praised our work."
Hey Xiao Ai, once these indicators are approved, you will officially be members of our office. Let's see if they can keep talking nonsense!"
"That's right. When the director comes later, let's suggest to her that we write a notice about this and post it on the notice board.
The district has recognized our tea stall, let's see who dares to deny it!"
"Write it, write it now! Xiao Liang, I remember we still have some red paper left from the last time we bought it. Find it and write a notice now. Oh, Xiao Ai is here, let her write it! No need to go out and find someone else, her handwriting is beautiful."
As soon as Director Yu entered the office, she heard what people inside were talking about, and she immediately gave instructions.
It can be said that people are in high spirits when they are happy. Although they had not seen each other for just one day, Shi Xiaoai felt that Director Yu looked much younger.
Today she was wearing a dark blue Lenin suit, and her hair was combed smooth with water, without a single strand out of place. It was obvious that she had dressed up carefully.
Seeing Director Yu like this, Shi Xiaoai knew that what she had been planning for several days was almost done.
Sure enough, Director Yu pulled her into the small office and couldn't help but say to her, "Xiao Ai, your report is well written! District Chief Ou not only read it himself, but also praised our office by name at the district meeting! He said it set a good example for other offices to learn from.
Oh, you weren't home yesterday, so you didn't know. The district comrades were praising our office over the phone. Yesterday afternoon, when I went to get the instructions, I ran into the directors of the Qingyun Road and Haitan Street offices. They were so envious of me!
Director Yu talked incessantly, becoming more and more excited as he spoke. He just wanted to grab Shi Xiaoai's hand and repeat to her everything that happened yesterday word for word.
Shi Xiaoai listened patiently with a smile, occasionally praising the director. When she finally finished speaking, she asked, "Director, you said you wanted the instructions. Could you please show me the instructions?"
"Of course! I called you here today just for this instruction." Director Yu took out a red-headed document with a stamp from the drawer and handed it over.
When Shi Xiaoai took it, she saw that it was a report and instruction on increasing the number of temporary workers in their office.
Although the instruction used some official jargon, the content can be said to be very simple and crude. The meaning is very simple, just one item -
As long as they recruit only returning urban educated youth or unemployed urban youth, and are able to cover their own profits and losses and solve their own wage issues without spending a penny on the state, they can enjoy the right to independently recruit temporary workers. They can decide the number of recruitment quotas according to demand and control them themselves.
Shi Xiaoai was very happy. She held the paper as if she was holding an imperial sword.
Shi Xiaoai stayed in the office to help them write the notice, and took the initiative to accompany Aunt Liang and others to post the big red paper on the bulletin board.
The bulletin board at the entrance of the office usually contains the latest national policies, new notices from the city, or new tasks received in the alley, and so on.
These things are usually written on colored paper, mostly yellow, blue, and green.
Suddenly, a large red paper notice was posted. The nearby residents were very curious. Those who could read gathered around to read it, and those who could not read also came over to have their notice read to them.
Everyone was shocked after realizing that the notice was meant to clear the name of the tea stall and that it was indeed a unit under the office.
Although Director Yu and others have said this a hundred times, no one took it to heart. They all thought that the people in the office were just flattering Shi Xiaoai and others.
Everyone thought they knew what was going on.
But now, people realize that this is true!
The tea stall really became a subordinate unit of the office.
And the district has recognized it!
This wasn't even the most surprising thing. What shocked everyone the most was the sentence specifically listed on the notice -
All the people working at the tea stall enjoy the treatment of temporary workers of the collective unit!
Temporary worker in a collective unit!
Although state-owned enterprises are still the most popular jobs nowadays and offer universal employment, how many vacancies are there?
Apart from succession, there are almost no other channels to enter now.
In this situation, collective work is also in high demand!
It's not shameful to say that you can be a temporary worker in a collective unit.
Not only is it not shameful, but it is also so enviable!
This is completely different from working as a private helper!
After reading the notice, someone immediately asked Shi Xiaoai if they were still recruiting.
Ask them how many temporary worker vacancies there are at the tea stall and if there are any vacancies now?
Shi Xiaoai answered them one by one without getting tired of it.
They also said that they will consider expanding recruitment in the next step, and the specific plan will be posted on the bulletin board when it comes out. Everyone is welcome to sign up at that time.
As soon as she said this, the neighbors' eyes changed as they looked at her, and they all showed hope.
After breaking free from the crowd in the office, Shi Xiaoai did not rush back to the stall. She walked forward a few hundred meters and entered the post office.
Shi Xiaoai paid a deposit of one dollar and then entered a telephone booth.
She took out the police station phone number she had written down in advance and dialed it.
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