Li Gang wanted to ask why he was not taken to do the reselling business, but thinking that this was his family business, he opened his mouth and changed the subject.
"Ah, they're recruiting apprentices. It's hard for children who aren't from the steel mill to get in. Even if they are, they may not be able to get in even if they don't have connections. I know that this quota is held by a workshop director in the steel mill. He has a 100% chance of getting the position. The exam is just a process. Also, they don't give this position out for free..."
Chu Tian nodded, "I know, didn't you say it before? Two hundred yuan or one hundred kilograms of fine grains?"
Li Gang frowned. "It started out as two hundred yuan, or one hundred kilograms of grain, but now it's changed..."
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, "More?"
Li Gang shook his head, then nodded. As Chu Tian was completely confused, he sighed and said, "He doesn't want money anymore. He wants food instead... And it has to be all fine grain... Whether it's rice or flour, he wants two hundred kilograms in total..."
Chu Tian was shocked. "Tsk, two hundred kilograms? That's quite a large appetite... On the black market, a kilogram of ordinary rice or flour costs two or three yuan. Two hundred kilograms must be worth at least five hundred yuan!"
"Isn't it?"
Li Gang also felt that the appetite was too big. Two hundred kilograms of fine grains were worth at least five hundred yuan. He was just an apprentice who only earned a dozen yuan a month, but selling it at this price was really too high.
Well, if it was a regular job, he thought it was something he could consider. After all, the regular workers in the steel mills would earn at least thirty dollars a month, and if they were front-line workers, their salary would be over forty. Of course, a good and serious master would earn even more...
Li Gang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I can understand his thinking. After all, money can't necessarily buy food these days, but food can definitely be exchanged for money, especially fine grain."
Chu Tian touched his chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "Could Brother Li Gang, when he's free, please ask me if this spot is still available? If it is, please let me know..."
Li Gang was surprised, "You really plan to..."
Chu Tian smiled and said, "Well, if it's confirmed, I'll ask my brother-in-law to come in advance to see if he needs to register his name or something."
Li Gang nodded and said, "Okay, I don't have anything to do this afternoon. I'll go ask for you after I arrange for someone to sell the meat."
Chu Tian stood up and took out from his pocket, which he had removed the outer packaging. There were about twenty or so Snow Lotus cigarettes, and handed them to Li Gang. "I came here in a hurry today and didn't bring anything good. These are the only loose cigarettes I have. I hope Brother Li Gang won't mind them."
Li Gang took it, put it to his nose and took a deep breath in surprise, and found that it was the cigarette given to him when they first met. He exclaimed in surprise.
"Hey, this is the cigarette you gave me when we first met, right?"
Chu Tian smiled and said, "Yes, if Brother Li Gang likes it, I will bring you some next time."
Li Gang was surprised. "You still have some? I want to buy it! How much is it?"
Chu Tian said generously, "What are you talking about? If Brother Li Gang likes it, I'll give it to you next time!"
"It's just that they are all unpackaged like this..."
Li Gang waved his hand, "Hey, no need for you to send it, I'll pay for it!"
"Also, it doesn't matter to me whether it's packaged or not, I'm going to open it and smoke it anyway! As long as I have this cigarette, it's fine... You don't know, whether it smells or tastes, it's completely different from the ones you buy at the supply and marketing cooperative..."
"My family really likes it. After just one puff, they've been talking about it for ages!"
After leaving Xu Fei's house, Chu Tian did not wander around. He took out a roast chicken, an old hen, a duck, a pork belly, rice, noodles, a piece of pork fat weighing three or four pounds, and some cabbage, radishes, potatoes and other things that could be seen in the winter of this era, as well as a small can of unlabeled pickles, two bottles of white wine with the stickers torn off by him, and some miscellaneous food, and hurried to the regiment headquarters.
Fortunately, he was not late. When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, he saw Sun Weiguo sitting in the carriage and counting his fingers from a distance, and he knew that Captain Sun had not finished his work yet.
"Brother Tian, why did you come back so soon?"
When Sun Weiguo saw Chu Tian coming, he quickly jumped off the carriage.
Chu Tian put the sack on the cart, then pulled Sun Weiguo to sit on the shaft, muttering quietly, "I'll move my belongings to the cave at the educated youth site when I get back. Come over tonight. I've bought some wine, and we can eat and drink together. Just think of it as warming my house for you, brother."
Sun Weiguo was surprised. "Tomorrow is the Little New Year, why are we moving today? Why not wait until after the New Year?"
After saying this, Sun Weiguo wanted to slap his own mouth. How could he not know what kind of person Liu Bo Niang was and her relationship with Brother Tian?
Seeing Sun Weiguo looking at him with a guilty expression, Chu Tian just curled his lips and said with a smile, "Just tell me whether you will come or not?"
Sun Weiguo quickly patted his chest and promised, "I will come, I will definitely come! Even if it means going through fire and water, I will not delay..."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Tian, my sister-in-law is not feeling well, and Wu Ya is still young. I will go back and drive the carriage to help you move!"
"good."
When Chu Tian arrived at the door of Old Chu's house, he happened to meet Yao Xiujuan and Wu Ya who had just finished cleaning the youth cadre site.
"Xiujuan, didn't I tell you not to clean up? Why did you go and clean up? What if you hurt your back?"
Chu Tian looked at Yao Xiujuan with displeasure, as if he was disappointed in her!
Yao Xiujuan took Wu Ya by the hand and slowly walked to Chu Tian with a smile. "Anyway, I'm free anyway. It's just cleaning. It's not a very tiring job. When I was pregnant with Wu Ya, I even went to the fields..."
"Okay..."
Chu Tian was so stunned by Yao Xiujuan's words that he didn't know what to say. He sighed silently in his heart. Pregnant women in this era were completely different from those in the 21st century. If a pregnant woman in this era went into labor during the busy farming season, and happened to be harvesting wheat at the time, it was common for her to give birth in the fields.
Unlike modern pregnant women, who dare not do anything from the moment they find out they are pregnant, for fear that something might happen to the baby.
After returning to the house, Chu Tian took off his cotton jacket and said casually, "I asked today, and the steel mill is indeed recruiting apprentices after the New Year."
Yao Xiujuan took Chu Tian's cotton-padded jacket and said with surprise, "Really?"
"Yes, I gave him a little benefit and asked him to help find out. He said he would ask this afternoon and let me know when the time comes."
Chu Tian picked up Wu Ya and kissed her little face. "Wu Ya, have you seen the cave that Daddy picked? Is it good?"
Wu Ya said in a baby voice, "Okay, it's big enough, and there are two kangs. Mom said that Wu Ya can sleep on her own..."
Chu Tianle tapped her nose happily, "You want to sleep by yourself? Aren't you afraid of falling off the kang if you sleep by yourself?"
Wu Ya wrinkled her nose and said unhappily, "Wu Ya will not fall..."
Chu Tian laughed out loud, "Yes, Wu Ya can't do that. Wu Ya is the smartest..."
When Wu Ya heard Chu Tian praising her, she started giggling.
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