◎Return to Wei's House◎
"Of course, it's possible, but two days is too rushed."
"Yes, a little, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Since he was fine, Wei Xuan would be even better. The weather was so cold and she didn't want to go out. But remembering that Yuanyuan's room next door was empty and had nothing in it, she gave him one more reminder.
"When you go buy the shelves, remember to make the round little bed and wardrobe at the same time."
"Okay, I'll take note. Is there anything else you want to buy?"
Wei Xuan thought for a while and said, "Let's buy some meat. There's no meat at home." As for the vegetables, she planned to go to her previous house to clean them up, and by the way, collect the cabbages and lettuce in the yard, as well as the stored dried potatoes and vegetables.
Buying meat was not a big problem. Jiang Che went out early the next morning and went straight to Wu Yun to buy a chicken, a few pounds of ribs and a piece of pork belly, all of which were to be saved for his family.
Jiang Che had already arranged with Wu Yun in advance for the meat to be used for the braised meat in the store, and someone would deliver it directly to the small courtyard.
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Jiang Che carried the meat home and bought a few big buns on the way. When he got home, Wei Xuan had already cooked the porridge. When she saw the buns, she said, "I was just about to make pancakes. Now it's good. I can save myself some trouble."
Wei Xuan took the meat directly to the balcony and froze it, and then took it back inside to thaw when she wanted to eat it.
After dinner, Jiang Che sent the mother and daughter back to the previous courtyard and left as he had other things to do.
It was so cold in the yard. Wei Xuan quickly heated up the kang and asked Yuanyuan to stay in the room. She wanted to look around to see if there was anything she had left behind. She would pack it up today and she probably wouldn't come here again.
Jiang Che first went to find a painter to paint the walls of his three stores with quicklime. Jiang Che didn't need to supervise this matter. He just needed to find two painters to arrange the work and come to inspect and pay in the evening.
Then he went to the carpenter again. The shop was opening tomorrow, and it would be too late to make a new shelf. Fortunately, the carpenter had some ready-made ones, so he bought four of similar size, which were enough for two shops. Then he placed two more orders with the carpenter.
"The bed is for my daughter, so I must use good wood. There is also a wardrobe. There is no rush for these two things, so you can take your time."
After paying, Jiang Che used the carpenter's tricycle to transport the shelf back to the store. After returning the tricycle, he found a public telephone booth nearby and called the Wei family to ask them to pick him up in the county town. He would be back in the afternoon.
He had originally planned to go down with the transport team's vehicle tomorrow, but thinking that it would be too late tomorrow, he still had things to discuss with his two uncles, so it would be better for him to go there the night before.
Since I have to go back in the afternoon, I must arrange things in the city first.
Thinking about it, he made another call to the transport team.
"Hello, I'm looking for Xue Bin from Team 3."
Xue Bin happened to be here today, and when he received Jiang Che's call he knew that he was asking about the last incident.
I didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I'll ask for you about what you mentioned. It's 15 dollars for a round trip. If it's possible, tell me the time in advance and I'll help you arrange the right person."
Fifteen! Jiang Che thought this price was about right. After all, after deducting the gas fee, you still have to give them some profit.
"Okay, Brother Xue, how about tomorrow? We'll leave at 5am tomorrow and arrive at 6:30."
Xue Bin liked Jiang Che's straightforwardness. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, sure. I'll arrange someone for you."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Xue."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Che returned to the yard without wasting a moment, picked up Wei Xuan and Yuan Yuan and was about to go home.
"So what do we do with these things?"
Jiang Che looked at the vegetables piled on the ground and suddenly felt a toothache. How could he have forgotten about this? But if he went to borrow a car to take these things home now, he would definitely not be able to catch the last bus.
After a while he said, "How about just leave these here for now and come back tomorrow afternoon?"
"What's wrong? Are you busy now?" Wei Xuan didn't know that he was going back to the village this afternoon.
Jiang Che told her, and then said: "I will take you back first. I will not come back to stay tonight. You stay at home with your daughter."
So urgent? Wei Xuan quickly hugged Yuanyuan, packed a few cabbages, and sat on the back seat.
"Don't send us home, send us to the store. I just happen to have something else to do with them. Go and do your thing. I'll take the kids home by myself later."
That's fine. After Jiang Che sent them to the store, he didn't have time to say anything more. He still had to go to the store to see if the wall was painted. He couldn't come back tonight, so he had to pay the money first, otherwise people would think he had run away.
Although the masters worked quickly, it was cold in winter and the lime dried slowly, so the wall was definitely not painted well after such a long time. But it didn't matter, because this was not the first time they had worked together with this master and they were quite familiar with each other. After paying them the money first, they were not afraid that they would do their work carelessly or perfunctorily.
After paying the money, Jiang Che went directly to the restaurant to buy two buns to fill his stomach, and then went to catch the bus.
Here, when Wei Xuan arrived at the store, the first thing she did was to ask Wang Xiaomei and Wang Cuiying to run to the yard and bring over the prepared braised meat.
Wang Xiaomei said, "Many people came to buy braised pork this morning but couldn't find any, and asked me why I didn't have any."
"We were busy moving yesterday and forgot about this." Since opening the store, Wei Xuan usually prepares the braised meat at home the night before, and brings it over to sell before Jiang Che goes to work the next day. One jar can be sold until noon, and then Wei Xuan gets up in the morning to make the second jar, and Wang Xiaomei brings it over at noon to continue selling until it's sold out.
Jiang Che was so busy with the move yesterday and this morning that he probably didn't think about it. It was only when she found the meat that was delivered yesterday in the yard that she remembered it.
However, this did remind Wei Xuan that now that they had moved, it seemed inconvenient to cook braised meat on the sixth floor. There was also the issue of lunch for the three people in the store. They used to live in a big place, so it was convenient for them to come home for lunch. Now they live on the sixth floor, a closed space. If they were asked to eat at home every day, not to mention that they would feel uncomfortable, Wei Xuan herself did not like to expose her too private space to outsiders every day.
So she needs to think carefully about how to arrange this matter.
Before she could think it through, Wang Xiaomei and Wang Cuiying came back with two jars of braised meat.
Wang Xiaomei asked: "Sister-in-law, why does this meat look like it's not braised yet?"
Wei Xuan said, "Yes, there is no stove over there. The ingredients are already laid out. You can just turn on the stove and cook it. It should be ready to sell around 2pm."
"But we only have one stove here?" There are two jars of braised meat.
Wei Xuan thought about it and agreed.
"How about this, I'll go back and cook first, and when you come to my house at noon, Xiaomei, get some food and bring the stove from my house to the store."
Wang Xiaomei agreed, and Wei Xuan took Yuanyuan back home.
Today, the weather was cold, but fortunately it didn't rain or snow, so the mother and son walked relatively easily, and it took about ten minutes to get home.
As soon as she entered the house, Wei Xuan was so tired that she was sweating. She quickly put the child down and took off her coat.
He then touched his daughter's hand and found it was a little cold, so he did not undress her. Instead, he poured her a glass of water and asked her to sit down and listen to the radio.
She went to the kitchen to make lunch.
When Wang Xiaomei came to her house at noon, she had just packed the food into the lunch box.
However, she did not let Wang Xiaomei leave immediately. Instead, she pulled her aside and asked her a few questions about Wang Cuiying and Lin Fengxia.
"Sister Fengxia is a straightforward person. She is not cunning, but she is a little careless when doing things. Sister Cuiying is just the opposite. She is a very careful and thoughtful person. She can make people feel comfortable when she speaks and does things. Both of them seem to be fine for now, and I haven't found any major problems."
That's enough. Recruiting employees is not like finding a partner. As long as there are no problems with their character, other minor flaws can be tolerated as long as they do not affect the store's business.
After seeing Wang Xiaomei off, Wei Xuan began to wonder whether Jiang Che had arrived.
Here, Jiang Che just got off the bus and rubbed his legs which were numb from being squeezed. When he looked up, he saw his third brother waving at him.
"Third brother." Jiang Che walked up and called out.
Brother Wei San asked him to get in the car.
"When my parents heard you were coming, they lit up the kang in my little sister's room to ensure you can have a good sleep tonight."
"That's great. It's more comfortable to sleep on a kang in this weather." Jiang Che got into the car and sat down, then asked with a smile, "Are mom and dad in good health?"
"Okay, very good. By the way, you don't know that many people have come to our house recently to inquire about the grain harvest. It's very lively every day."
Jiang Che frowned: "Will that disturb you?"
"Why bother you? My parents would be so happy to have someone to chat with. It's just that they have nothing to do in the winter. I guarantee that no one will come when spring comes."
That’s good. Jiang Che felt relieved and continued to ask Brother Wei San about the follow-up of their grain collection.
Jiang Che became interested when he heard that the family had not only received food but also hazelnuts and chestnuts.
"Aren't these things only found in the Northeast? Do they grow here too?"
Third Brother Wei said, "Yes, but not much. Most of them were picked up by villagers to eat. When Second Brother saw them, he took them all back."
After talking about these, Jiang Che asked him about Brother Wei's land lease.
"He has already paid the money and signed the contract. It's for 30 years. He plans to plant some fruit trees and raise some chickens and ducks. That place is close to the riverbank and has water, so it's suitable for raising these things."
"That's good too. As long as we can cultivate it, we can make a lot of money."
"Yes, big brother has found something interesting to do. Now he smiles every day and feels very energetic."
The two of them talked on the way and time passed quickly.
When he could see the Wei family, just as Third Brother Wei said, Jiang Che saw from afar that there were quite a few people standing in front of the Wei family's door.
The car stopped at the door, and when everyone saw Third Brother Wei, they all asked him what he was doing.
"I'm going to pick up my brother-in-law," said Wei Sange, jumping off the ox cart. "Come on, make way, let us in first."
When they heard that it was the Wei family's son-in-law who came back, everyone consciously moved to the side.
Wei's mother heard the noise and came out to greet him: "Oh, you are finally home. You must not have had time to eat lunch at this time? What do you want to eat? I will ask your sister-in-law to make you something."
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