Section 10
◎Jiang Che was jealous◎
"You're the only one who can do this." Jiang Che carried food into the kitchen and came out to see Wei Xuan clumsily. He couldn't help but stepped forward and snatched the hoe from her hand: "Let me do it."
Wei Xuan didn't bother to be polite with her: "Okay, just follow my instructions and continue. I'll go cook first."
"You don't mind the trouble. It's not like there's no food to eat at home."
Wei Xuan walked to the well, fetched some water, and washed her hands. "How can that be enough? Anyway, it doesn't delay much. You should work hard. This is a matter concerning our livelihood."
His wife had spoken, what else could Jiang Che do? He could only say depressedly: "I know, you are so nagging."
After finishing the work with a huff and a puff, Jiang Che was so tired that he could hardly stand up straight: "Where did you get this hoe? It's so small. I'm so tired."
"I bought this with great difficulty. Stop standing here and go wash your hands and eat."
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Jiang Che was already hungry, so he didn't bother to continue complaining. He quickly walked outside to wash his hands and came back: "What's burning? It smells so good."
"I know you're tired from work, so I made this braised pork to celebrate our move." She bought this braised pork with one of the few meat coupons in the family. After this meal, I don't know when I'll be able to eat meat again.
Jiang Che picked up a piece and said, "Mm, fragrant."
Wei Xuan was very happy that someone appreciated her cooking skills.
"By the way, should we find time to treat the two friends who helped us move yesterday to a meal? And also invite Brother Wu to come and have a meal with us."
"Okay, I'll go and shout."
Wei Xuan rolled her eyes silently in her heart. What was she going to give them to eat? Seeing that she could no longer count on Jiang Che to come to her senses, she asked directly, "This is all the meat for the family this month. We can't invite people to dinner without any meat dishes, right?"
Jiang Che paused for a moment and said, "How about I go find Brother Wu and give it a try?" He never had to worry about these things at home before, and he had no other choice for the time being.
Seeing that things were developing in the direction she wanted, Wei Xuan was excited but looked embarrassed: "This is not good, what if we are discovered?"
"Be careful, nothing will happen." Seeing that his young wife was scared, Jiang Che comforted her casually, but he was actually unsure himself.
Although Jiang Che's reputation as a scoundrel was well-known, he actually had never done anything out of line. First, he had enough to eat and drink, so there was no need for him to take risks. Second, thanks to his father's constant advice since he was a child, it was okay to be a little lazy, but he must not do these things that crossed the line. So he had always been very careful, and even though he had such a good relationship with Wu Yun, he did not get involved.
But isn't this something that the family urgently needs right now? It shouldn't be a problem if it happens once in a while...
Not to mention Wei Xuan, she certainly wouldn't intentionally harm Jiang Che. It was already the end of 1976, and the policy was about to change direction, and the management would not be as strict as before, so as long as Jiang Che was careful, nothing would happen.
The two decided on the items needed for the dinner, and the next day Jiang Che took the money and found Wu Yun’s usual contact point.
Wu Yun's subordinates all knew Jiang Che. When they saw that it was this ancestor who came, they quickly opened the door and invited him in: "Brother Che, are you here to see our boss? The boss is not here, but he should be back soon. Why don't you sit down and wait?"
"Okay, I'll just stroll around here, don't worry about me, just go and do your own thing."
"Hey, call me if you need anything."
Jiang Che just sat there and watched as several waves of people came to deliver goods, and in between, there was also someone coming to pick up the goods. He silently calculated in his mind, wow, I didn't know until I calculated it, it was really incredible.
Wu Yun's business is really big. He must make at least several hundred dollars a day. In the past, I only knew that doing this business could make money, but I never felt so directly excited.
Before he could recover from the shock, Wu Yun came back with a basket of things in his hands.
He handed the basket to his younger brother and was about to take a rest because he was very busy on this trip. Then he heard his younger brother tell him, "Boss, Brother Che is here."
Brother Che? Which Brother Che? He was so tired that his brain was numb now.
He looked inside and saw that it was Jiang Che. This guy seldom came to his place, so it was no wonder that he didn't think of him for a while.
He waved to his younger brother: "Okay, go and do your thing."
"It's rare, Xiao Che, it's rare to see you here again." He knew that although Jiang Che seemed to be doing poorly in the eyes of outsiders, he actually knew the importance of things and never crossed the line.
Before Jiang Che could fully digest the fact that his good brother might be a real big shot, the real big shot appeared before him, and he was unable to react to Wu Yun's teasing.
Wu Yun immediately misunderstood him when he saw him like this, he put away the smile on his face and frowned: "What's wrong, is there something wrong at home?"
"Oh, no, it's just that I moved, and I want to invite you and a few friends to have dinner at my house tomorrow."
"Oh no. It's just a small matter. You just said no. You scared me." When Wu Yun heard that it was nothing serious, he relaxed: "I know. Give me the address and I will go there tomorrow."
Jiang Che knew that he had made a fool of himself and touched his nose in embarrassment.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Wu Yun asked when he saw that he had no intention of leaving. This kid seemed a little abnormal today.
Jiang Che then remembered his business: "I am treating you, but you are still short of something, so I came to you to find a solution."
"Hey~" Wu Yun looked him up and down and said, "It's good that you still thought of me. OK, tell me what you need and I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Jiang Che saw that he meant that he didn't intend to accept money. How could this be possible? This would be fine in the past, brothers don't talk about this, but before coming this time, his wife repeatedly told him to pay, otherwise, can it still be considered as his treat?
He didn't take it to heart at first, but after seeing Wu Yun's business just now, he suddenly felt ashamed for some reason.
In the past, he always thought that he was the one who lived a better life between the two of them, so even though he knew that Wu Yun had some money from his business, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, in this era, having money alone is useless, and money can't buy good things. Being a worker is still the most popular.
In addition, although he took advantage of the other party, they still had a give-and-take relationship. Now it seemed that others were giving in to him and not arguing with him. This made Jiang Che, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, unbearable.
So I insisted on paying.
Seeing that he insisted, Wu Yun didn't say much and called a younger brother over: "Give your brother Che what he wants."
"Oh, okay."
Wei Xuan was shocked to see Jiang Che coming back in a dazed state, and hurried forward to ask, "What happened? Was he discovered?"
It's impossible to be so unlucky!
Seeing his young wife's anxious face, Jiang Che wiped his face and forced a smile for fear of scaring him: "It's okay, I just feel a little tired. I got everything back. Can you see if there is anything missing?"
Wei Xuan took the things and asked with some reassurance, "Are you sure everything is okay?"
"Yeah, it's okay. I'll go in and lie down for a while."
"Okay, I'll call you after I make dinner."
Today's incident was quite a blow to Jiang Che. He had always thought that he was one of those people who lived a pretty good life in this era, but after seeing how big Wu Yun's business was today, he realized that he was just a frog in a well.
I feel pretty good about receiving a salary of less than 20 yuan a month, but I don't realize that it is still less than what others earn in half a day.
Indeed, in this day and age, having money alone is useless and cannot gain you respect from others, but it is different if you have a lot of money.
How about he try to follow Wu Ge and do it? Given their relationship, Wu Ge would not refuse as long as he asked.
Oh, no, no, forget it. He has seen how much hardship Wu Ge had to endure when he first started doing this. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat, and he had to worry every day. After a month, he was so thin that he was out of shape. It was only now that his business has grown that he has recruited a few younger brothers to help him, and things have gotten better.
Besides, he is a man with a family now. If anything happens, not only will his father be implicated, but even his young wife will have to suffer with him.
But how could he not feel any ripples in his heart when he had to watch the people around him earn so much money a day while he himself was still living on that little salary?
Oh, how could he know this so quickly? If he didn't know this, he would actually be quite satisfied with his current life. He doesn't feel tired from going to work every day, and his salary is enough to spend even if he saves a little. At least he lives a better life than most people.
"What are you doing?" Wei Xuan pushed the door open and saw Jiang Che rolling around in bed, scratching his ears and cheeks.
The sudden sound scared Jiang Che who was immersed in his own world. He calmed down a little before turning over and sitting up: "Nothing, is the meal ready?"
Wei Xuan looked at him suspiciously and said, "Well, let's go eat."
During the meal, Jiang Che also looked uneasy. Wei Xuan was sure that this guy must be hiding something in his heart, and it was not a small matter. However, since he didn't say anything, Wei Xuan didn't force him to answer.
Jiang Che felt very uncomfortable and tossed and turned in bed at night, unable to fall asleep.
This really pissed off Wei Xuan: "Why aren't you sleeping so late at night? Do you have lice? How can I sleep if you keep moving around like this?"
After hearing this, Jiang Che didn't dare to move, but just began to sigh again.
Wei Xuan was so angry that she threw off the quilt, got out of bed, turned on the light, and looked at Jiang Che with her hands on her hips: "Tell me, what happened?"
"What's wrong? I just couldn't sleep."
Seeing his evasive look, Wei Xuan said firmly, "Are you going to tell me or not? If not, go out and sleep today. Don't disturb my sleep."
Why can't he sleep? He doesn't even have a good excuse. This person is very generous. He goes to bed in less than a minute and has never had insomnia.
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