Chapter 242 There are benefits to not eating commercial food
Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia returned to the big courtyard with their things, and then began to decorate the room where Gu Xiaoxia lived.
The original bedding in the room was packed up and stacked in the wing by Li Long, planning to take it apart and wash it later when he had time. After laying the new bedding on the bed, Gu Xiaoxia fetched water and started wiping it. Li Long began to pack away some unnecessary things.
After packing up the things and seeing that Gu Xiaoxia was still working energetically, he went to the kitchen and planned to make some food.
I was quite full at lunch, so Li Long planned to make soup, stir-fry vegetables and have a simple meal in the evening.
After dinner, it was already getting late, and Gu Xiaoxia wanted to go back to the dormitory - according to her, she hadn't moved out yet, and if she didn't go back at night, someone at the school would tell her.
Li Long was worried about her thoughts, so he took her back to school on a bicycle.
Sending Gu Xiaoxia back to school, Li Long rode back to the village. Here, Gu Xiaoxia started packing her things in the dormitory. Teacher Wang walked to the door and asked:
"You have gone to the county. ?”
There was envy in her tone.
She originally thought that Gu Xiaoxia was a new colleague and a younger sister who needed to be taken care of by herself. Unexpectedly, she was noticed by the leaders of the Education Bureau and was directly transferred out after less than a semester.
Everyone with a discerning eye knows that there is a high probability that this secondment will not come back. As long as there are staff there, seconded personnel like Gu Xiaoxia will definitely get the first-come-first-served position.
When Gu Xiaoxia was in the big yard, she analyzed this matter with Li Long. The explanation given by Li Long said that Gu Xiaoxia was seconded most likely because of her good handwriting and her writing skills.
These days many documents, test papers, and official documents need to be handwritten or engraved. This all requires workers to have good calligraphy.
Gu Xiaoxia’s father, Gu Boyuan, has a good reputation. Not only does he write well with calligraphy, he also writes very well with pen.
Gu Xiaoxia has been practicing calligraphy under the supervision of Gu Boyuan since she was a child. Since there is no copybook, she practices according to Gu Boyuan's calligraphy. Therefore, the handwriting is not the graceful handwriting of women, but has a grandeur and has the feeling of a copybook.
Then there is Gu Xiaoxia’s writing. Gu Boyuan himself is relatively good at this aspect, and under his influence, Gu Xiaoxia is also very good at this aspect. She also likes writing. Although she has not been very good at writing short stories since she was a child, Gu Boyuan is not like other parents who suppress or ridicule or are indifferent. He will intentionally guide. This is also the reason why Gu Xiaoxia has better Chinese scores and finally teaches Chinese. .
This is also the reason why she was selected by the Education Bureau for secondment - she laid a solid foundation when she was in school.
Teacher Wang’s envy is true. Who doesn’t want to work in the county? That is a higher-level agency, which will have a broader stage and greater room for development.
Gu Xiaoxia was actually quite proud after being confused. But Li Long also told her when chatting with her that the more complacent a person is, the easier it is to get carried away. So it is most valuable to keep a clear mind at this time.
After all, it’s just a secondment, and it’s not like I’m going to never come back. Now that I am proud of myself, if I really fail to gain a foothold in the Education Bureau and eventually come back, will it be embarrassing at that time?
In his last life, Li Long saw a lot of people on the Internet who were reported by people around him when his relatives and friends didn't want to see others living well.
So he told Gu Xiaoxia from time to time to lower her posture and maintain a humble attitude.
"Well, we are looking for a place to live." Gu Xiaoxia stood up and walked to the bed, picked up a watermelon from under the bed and handed it to Teacher Wang:
"Teacher Wang, this is me My partner bought it, I’ll get one for you.”
"So polite? Then I'll take it. Where's the melon here?"
"From the field." Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile, "I bought it on the way."
Look at Gu Xiaoxia at all Instead of becoming arrogant because she was being seconded to the Education Bureau, Teacher Wang suddenly felt that this girl was worthy of this opportunity. She hugged the watermelon and said with a smile, "We were talking earlier about whether you really want to be transferred. You may not recognize us in the future... "
"How is that possible? Maybe I will come back next semester." Gu Xiaoxia admired Li Long at this time. He was really right. These people were really talking about her behind her back, and they were talking about her in a negative way. discussing , and said hurriedly:
"I'm just on secondment, maybe only for a month or two. I envy you guys, you will be fine this holiday. I must have worked every day in the past."
"When I get the opportunity from my superiors, I accept it even if I work overtime." Teacher Wang joked, "Then you clean it up. Is there anything you need my help with?"
"No, no, there aren't many things. Anyway, maybe I have to come back later, so I just bring something that I use frequently."
Teacher Wang returned to his dormitory with the watermelon in his arms. He still felt that this little girl Gu Xiaoxia was good, and his heart had not changed. In the past, someone from the school was seconded to another unit in the county, and before he left, he had already identified himself as a higher-level unit. She still remembers that virtue.
Gu Xiaoxia competes with that one and makes a judgment.
Li Long rode his bicycle and carried watermelons back to the village. The sun had already set.
Li Qiang was playing with some children on the roadside behind the residential area, throwing mud. Now all the residential areas are in Yinchang, so the team releases water directly from Xiaohaizi to the canals of each residential area. There is mud in the canal behind this, so you can play with it.
The rules are as follows, each party playing the game takes an almost identical pile of mud. Shape the mud into a bowl shape, hold it in one hand, and take turns throwing it into the ground. Whoever has the biggest hole in the bottom of the bowl will win. The winning side can take a lump of mud from the losing side to fill the hole. Then repeat the above game until one party wins all the mud. One tip is to make the mud at the bottom of the clay bowl thinner, but not too thin.
At this time, Li Long's hair, clothes, and hands were all covered with mud. Naturally, he couldn't care less about it and fell excitedly with others.
Li Long saw that Li Qiang had the most mud in front of him, and he was excited about winning at this time.
However, Liang Yuemei will inevitably complain when she goes back - these clothes must be washed.
"Qiangqiang, let's go home!" Li Long shouted.
"Uncle... I'll play for a while longer." Li Qiang's eyes lit up when he saw Li Long, but he was reluctant to leave the pile of mud in front of him.
“Look at your clothes, it’s time for your mother to tell you something when you get back!”
Li Qiang belatedly saw the mud on his body and knew he was going to screw up, so he curled his lips , the proud energy just now was completely gone.
The mud he won was of no use, so he had to stand up and walk towards Li Long.
Li Long helped him onto the beam and said while pedaling the car:
"Let's go home and eat watermelon."
"Uncle, did you buy watermelon?"
< br>"Well, look at the car behind it, it's enough for you."
"That's great, great! Two days ago I saw a car selling watermelons passing behind it, and I even shouted , he didn’t stop.”
Li Long thought to himself, it's weird for you to ask others to stop. Even if you say you have money to buy a six or seven-year-old doll, people won’t believe it!
Riding home, Du Chunfang and Li Juan were making pig food in the yard. From the door, they could see people in the wheat field, including the Li family's horses.
Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei should be busy.
"Quickly, go take off your clothes, then go to the well and wash off the mud from your hair and body. Leave the clothes there and I will wipe them off for you later." Li Long said, " When your parents come back, let’s cut the watermelon and eat it.”
Li Qiang was very obedient at this time, quickly took off his clothes and went to wash his hair and arms.
"Mom, daddy?" Li Long asked.
"You didn't come back. He and Daqiang went to set the net." Du Chunfang stirred the pig food and said, "There are endless surprises in one day!"
It's good to make surprises. They are usually used together, but I never thought that I would use them on my father.
Dad went to get off the net with Daqiang, which also surprised Li Long. "Just go down and catch the fish and I'll sell them tomorrow." Li Long said with a smile.
He unloaded the watermelon, carried it to the house, and rolled it under the bed in the master bedroom. It seems that it has been a habit here in Northern Xinjiang for many years. When the season comes, everyone has a bed of melons under their bed.
Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei came back more than ten minutes later. They took the horses to the stables and put them down. By this time, Li Qiang had already washed and changed his clothes. Li Long had also washed and dried the muddy clothes. . In the summer, these clothes dried overnight.
Liang Yuemei knew what was going on at a glance and gave Li Qiang a hard look. But there were so many people, so she didn’t say much.
“Let’s not have dinner tonight.” Li Long said with a smile, “I bought a watermelon, half of it for each of us. It’s best to soak it in dry buns and eat it. I can’t eat much, so I’ll give it to you. Burn it."
"Okay." Li Qiang was the first to applaud.
"How many watermelons did you buy?" Li Jianguo didn't object. After working for a day on this hot day, it was no problem to have watermelons to relieve the heat.
"A sack, leaving a few for Xiaoxia."
Li Long went into the house and brought out two watermelons, and Li Qiang followed and brought out another one.
Li Juan went to the kitchen and took out an iron spoon - since Li Long made money, there have been more spoons at home. He bought these daily necessities every once in a while.
At the small table outside, cut the watermelon and then use a knife to cut it into small pieces. Everyone can choose freely.
At this time, Li Qingxia and Tao Daqiang came back carrying the tires. When they saw the watermelon on the table, they suddenly became happy.
"Xiaolong bought watermelon? It's just hot. Come on, Daqiang, you can eat it too!"
"Xiaolong went to get off the net together and will be back soon. How are you guys? The whole afternoon..."
Du Chunfang would never give Li Qingxia face, but he was telling the truth.
"Then we don't have Xiaolong's ability to lower the net," Li Qingxia didn't feel embarrassed at all, "It's not easy to sit in the water with a tire in the water and lower the net while pushing the water..."< br>
Tao Daqiang nodded vigorously in agreement. After watching it many times, I still don’t know Li Long’s ability to release a net with his mouth.
"Come on, let's eat the melon first." Li Jianguo went in and picked up another melon, and Liang Yuemei took out the dried buns and put them on the small table.
"I won't eat..." Tao Daqiang was a little embarrassed.
"Then you take one back and eat it with your dad." Li Long also saw that he was a little uncomfortable, "Come here early tomorrow morning to get the net."
"Okay." Tao Daqiang also Don't refuse.
Li Long picked out a large watermelon of about ten kilograms for Tao Daqiang, walked him to the door, stuffed him with ten dollars, and sent him off.
The Li family sat together and each had their own food. Li Long then told Gu Xiaoxia that she was going to be seconded to the county.
"This Xiaoxia is really lucky. She got engaged here and went to the county there..." Du Chunfang, as always, felt that Li Long gave Gu Xiaoxia good luck.
"That's because he is capable." Li Qingxia wanted to quarrel with his wife as always, "The more capable your daughter-in-law is, the better Xiaolong's life will be in the future."
"Then Yes...it seems that Xiaolong will have to buy a house in the county in the future," Du Chunfang sighed, "I don't know when Xiaolong will be able to eat commercial food..."
"I won't eat. The supply and marketing cooperative wanted to give me a quota, but I didn't go." Li Long said such shocking words that everyone stopped holding spoons - except Li Qiang.
Even Li Juan vaguely knows that those who eat commercial grain are much more "noble" than farmers who work in the fields!
"You say it's true?" Li Qingxia asked.
"Well, Dad, don't be surprised. Think about it, if I go there and earn thirty or forty yuan a month, I can still earn as much as I do now with just one broom job. Earn several hundred?"
"That's not true..." Li Qingxia nodded.
"But that's stable." Li Jianguo couldn't help but say, "It would be great to work as much as you can throughout the year and eat commercial grain as a salary!"
"It's different." Li Long shook his head and said, "Others may be like this. But I am different. You also know that I can earn a month’s salary for their workers by selling fish in one day. If you ask me to go to work all day long, I can’t stay.”
No one else can. Speak.
Du Chunfang only felt it was a pity, and Liang Yuemei also felt it was a pity, but according to Li Long's own words, it was not much of a pity.
After all, Li Long was telling the truth.
The money he earns in one month is more than what a worker earns in one, two or even three years. So what’s the point of eating this commercial food?
"Besides, I bought the house in the county, just the big house." Li Long said, "Our whole family can live in it, such a big yard, five hundred yuan!"
"Five hundred? So much!" Du Chunfang exclaimed.
"Five hundred? It's worth it!" This is Li Jianguo.
"There are so many rooms there...but are you really not worried?" This is Li Qingxia.
"Don't worry, I don't have to worry anymore." Li Long smiled, "If I become a worker and eat commercial grain, I don't know how long it will take to earn enough money for a house. Then I may not have this chance."
The whole family was convinced.
Continue eating watermelon and soaking the steamed buns.
It feels extremely sweet.
When taking out the net the next day, Li Long found that the net was a little tight, and the fish was missing by nearly one-third - six nets, and the fish weighed about 40 kilograms.
However, the fish in the basin is still about ten kilograms, which is quite a lot.
Li Long has already planned to put more cage cloth on the basin to prevent some fish from being squeezed to death.
He went to Shicheng again to sell fish. When he came back, he went to the courtyard to put down the basins and scales, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative with two roe deer whips.
Li Xiangqian was drinking tea in the office. He saw Li Long coming in with a newspaper bag and asked with a smile:
"Hey, what are you doing here? Why are you here?" Bring something?”
"Captain, I have something to ask of you." Li Long said with a smile, "You can't come empty-handed."
"What did you bring?" Li Xiangqian knew that Li Long was sensible and would not mention it. The request was excessive, so he pointed to the newspaper:
“The portion is not enough, so I won’t do it!”
“Don’t worry, the portion is definitely enough!”
(End of this chapter )