Chapter 70 News
And Gu Jiu, who was missed by several girls, had a hearty meal at home with his two uncles and Xu Ming in the evening.
Although meat in this era was in short supply, it tasted excellent. Pigs were fed grass and rice bran to grow up, and cattle and sheep also grew up eating grass in the wild.
Vegetables are grown by irrigating farmers, so there is no need to worry about excessive pesticide residues.
Although people's living standards have improved in later generations, they are really not as happy as people of this era. If nothing else, at least people of this era are blessed in terms of food and don't have to worry about food safety.
Spend a pound of meat stamps to buy a pound of pork belly at the state-run farmer's market, and then spend some money to buy some bones that don't require stamps.
When I get home, stir-fry twice-cooked pork with green and red peppers, stir-fry dried mushrooms with green and red peppers, stew a large bone soup, and stir-fry two eggplants, gourds, and gourds. A sumptuous dinner is ready.
A pot of rice wine brewed by the farmer, a table of sumptuous dishes, eating meat and drinking wine, several men ate heartily.
Lin Wei wiped the sweat on his face with the towel around his neck and asked: "Brother Jiu, how are you preparing for the engagement ring? It's been two months since you returned to the city. There was no movement. I think there are many people in the village waiting to see my joke."
Lin Guang and Xu Ming both looked at him.
Gu Jiu drank the last sip of wine in the cup: "I have already prepared it. It's just that my mother wants to be there when we get engaged. We don't have to wait for my mother to come over."
Xu Ming's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: " Auntie is coming?”
< br>Gu Jiu nodded: "Well, I am her last son. How could she not want to be perfect when I get engaged, so she wants to rush over."
"That. That," Lin Wei and Er The brothers looked at each other, From this, we can see that the Gu family attaches great importance to marriage, "When will aunt arrive? Then we will go to the train station in the city to pick her up."
"Ahem, it should take a while." Gu Jiu Fearing that the two uncles would misunderstand, he explained: "We are entering July now. In the hearts of Chinese people, there is a ghost festival in July. My mother means that the engagement time will be arranged in August. I did not consider this at the beginning. The villagers misunderstood.”
Gu Jiu didn't know if this custom existed in other places, but in the local area, weddings were generally not held in June and July, which meant that weddings would be missed during these two months.
Autumn is hard to bear. Several grown men drank wine and picked up fans to fan themselves in the heat.
Xu Ming agreed very much. He had also heard of this custom. "August in the golden autumn is the harvest season, so it is best to get married in August."
Lin Wei and Lin Guang agreed in their hearts and chatted. After finding out the specific time, we started chatting about work matters.
Speaking of things at work, Xu Ming had something to ask: "I have something to ask your opinion about. You are temporary workers, and the work you do in the mountains is the hardest work. I have something here. A formal job, are you interested? ”
"Regular job?" Lin Wei understood this word, and no one was not interested in it.
“Yes, there is a new hydropower station built in the city. Now is the recruitment stage. No one from the good units in the city wants to go to the hydropower station. You know, hydropower stations are built in ravines and are located in remote places. Transportation is inconvenient. But there are also many unemployed young people who have returned to the city and want to recruit workers, but there are requirements for recruiting workers." After Xu Ming said this, he looked at the expressions of the Lin brothers and took a sip of tea.
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him and asked directly: "How much does a formal job cost?"
Xu Ming chuckled lightly and put down his tea cup: "Urban household registration Three hundred, and those in rural areas who need to be converted from non-agriculture to non-agriculture need five hundred.”
Lin Wei and Lin Guang were still thinking about the requirements for recruiting workers, and Gu Jiu asked them for them. come out.
When the two brothers heard that they wanted five hundred copies, they were so frightened that they became dumbfounded.
Lin Wei: "Five hundred yuan is so expensive. In the past few months, we have only received more than 100 yuan as temporary workers at the power supply station. The two of us together have received less than 300 yuan. And after calculating the living expenses, there is less than one hundred yuan left."
Lin Guang felt ashamed. Because he had three children at home, he didn't even have one hundred yuan left. Although he was very interested in getting a permanent job, five hundred yuan was too much and he couldn't afford it.
Gu Jiu coughed lightly: "Brother, second brother, this matter is not urgent. Aren't you guys going to have a day off tomorrow? Just go back and discuss it with your family, and I will give you an answer the day after tomorrow." There is also a third uncle in the Lin family. I heard that if he doesn't work hard in the countryside, it shows that he is a person who cannot bear hardships. If he is put to work in a power station, he should be able to make use of his strengths and make up for his weaknesses, and give full play to his cleverness.
Xu Ming nodded: "Yes, you two should go back and discuss it during the break tomorrow. The opportunity is rare. If you miss it, you don't know if you will have the opportunity."
The newly built hydropower station is actually not short of employees. There are too many in the city. Many young people who have returned to the city have no jobs, and many parents are willing to pay even if they do so.
Just for Gu Jiu's sake, let them know if there is an opportunity. As for whether they can seize this opportunity or not, it depends on the Lin family's vision. If you take a long-term view, recruiting workers will Hydropower stations are the best.
Lin Wei agreed: "Okay, let's go back and discuss it before making a decision."
Lin Guang turned around and asked: "Brother Jiu, why don't you come with us tomorrow? Playing in the village?”
"It's not good, it's almost July and a half." Gu Jiu actually wanted to go, but the toilets in the countryside and the mosquitoes at night were really unflattering. For someone like him who grew up in the city, A bit difficult to adjust to.
He really wished that the Lin family would agree to spend five hundred yuan to get a formal job, and then slowly all the uncles and brothers would leave the countryside. It will be convenient for Lin Shu to return to her parents' home in the future.
Of course, this is what he really thinks, but he doesn't dare to show it.
After hearing this, Lin Guang did not invite him again. It is indeed the custom in the countryside not to visit relatives in July and a half.
"However, I bought two kilograms of toffee today. I won't go back. Please help me bring the toffee back to my family to sweeten my mouth."
Xu Ming glanced at Gu Jiu, smiled and shook his head. Don't think that this kid doesn't know what he is busy with during this period.
He rode his bicycle to nearby villages all day long, and returned home with a full load of goods. Seeing how diligent he was, he thought it would be very profitable to buy and sell here.
Gu Jiu glared at him secretly, don’t you know I want to make money and marry a wife?
The next day, the Lin brothers rushed home.
The children who were at home during the summer vacation were very happy.
The two daughters-in-law, who had just finished cleaning the kitchen, saw their men coming back. They immediately turned around and went into the kitchen and ordered two large bowls of noodles for them.
Liu Xiao'e looked at her two sons who were even tanner with distress, "How hard is your work? How come you are even darker than when you are farming at home?"
Lin Wei hehe Smirking: "It's not that hard, Mom, don't worry about us. It's just that sometimes we are out for the whole day, so I It's a little darker."
Liu Xiao'e: "They all say it's better to be a worker. I also look at the kind of workers. Those who are comfortable in workshops or offices."
Lin. Shu came out with a few fans and handed two to them: "How many days will you come back to rest?"
"Have a day off." Lin Wei took the fan and fanned it wildly, "I came back to the county town from outside yesterday and had dinner at Brother Jiu's house in the evening."
"What are you guys doing here after a day off? No Is it too hard?" Lin Shu found a seat against the wall and said, "It's such a hot day. We are rushing back and forth, so we might as well have a good rest in the county town."
Liu Xiao'e and Lin Shu's concerns were not at the same point. She asked, "What is Brother Jiu doing during this time?"
Obviously, the comments in the village affected Comrade Liu Xiao'e.
(End of this chapter)