Chu Ye turned to look at him in confusion, and Mu Jiajun continued to explain, "Those two people started to work dishonestly when they saw you were not around. As a result, they were reported to me by the workers at the same table."
There was no need to say more about the rest. Chu Ye nodded and said he had no objection.
After dinner, the two took a short rest. In the afternoon, Mu Jiajun led people to fish in a distant fish pond, while Chu Ye stayed at home and started working on the fish pond.
Set up the large iron pot as usual, take out the fish balls floating in the ice water, put them into the iron pot to warm and cook, then take them out to dry and bag the remaining water.
She was working here when she saw two sneaky figures coming from the distance in her peripheral vision. The two people quickly walked up to Chu Ye and handed over their ID cards with playful smiles. "Boss, we are here to work."
The two of them smiled and saw that Chu Ye was fishing for meatballs. They put their ID cards aside and Chu Ye acquiesced, and immediately found a job.
"Stop!"
There was a scolding, and the two people turned back in confusion. The workers around them heard the sound and looked here curiously.
"You two are the ones who were reported this morning for not working hard, right? Take away your ID card, I don't want it." After Chu Ye said that, the two people became anxious and shouted, "Who said we didn't work hard? You Let him come out and confront!”
After saying that, the two of them glanced around and landed heavily on the table where they had reported in the morning. The atmosphere was anxious for a while. No one wanted to stand up at this time. Everyone silently lowered their heads and went about their work.
The two of them immediately turned around with satisfaction and looked at Chu Ye with a flattering smile, "Boss, we were too tired this morning and our work was a bit slow. You must not listen to other people's nonsense."
After saying that, the two of them were about to sit down, but Chu Ye was not used to it, "I can't accommodate two giant Buddhas here, so please find another job."
"You!" One of them was really annoyed after being humiliated twice in a row. The other stretched out his hand to stop him, and then prayed to Chu Ye in a low voice, "Boss, it was our fault this morning. Please give us another chance. We I’ll do a good job.”
After saying that, he pulled the hem of the man's clothes next to him. The man snorted and reluctantly lowered his head to apologize.
The people around him were silent, but they all quietly raised their ears to eavesdrop on what was going on here. Chu Ye looked at their behavior with cold eyes and remained unmoved, "I told you on the first day you came here, we are here The salary is high and you have to work hard accordingly. You two have violated the rules, so I can’t keep you here.”
"We just rested for a while, so it won't be so serious, right?" one of them said unconvinced.
Chu Ye's eyes were heavy and he said loudly, "If everyone is like you and doesn't take it seriously when they make mistakes and thinks it's a trivial matter, then I don't even need to do this business."
These words were very merciless. The man's expression changed. He knew that there would be no results no matter how low he was, so he cursed angrily, "Bah! Do you think I care about your job? You're just a fish seller. Why are you pulling? I won’t do it anymore!”
After saying that, he slapped the table, took his ID card and walked out angrily. The remaining person looked left and right, and finally gritted his teeth and ran away with his ID card.
After seeing the excitement, the people around them all worked in silence.
Everything was calm as if nothing happened. After a while, Mu Jiajun and others came back. They put the last basket of frozen fish into the cold storage. After a short rest, they quickly put in the food according to Chu Ye's allocation in the morning. to the work of killing and chopping fish.
Chu Ye told Mu Jiajun what had just happened, and the two agreed that they needed to be cautious these days to prevent the two from doing anything rash.
Everyone's hand speed today is a bit faster than yesterday. At this speed, all the frozen fish can be made into fish balls in four days.
At seven o'clock, Chu Ye took her ID card to pay wages. In the end, she was still very generous and asked everyone to take some fish heads and bones home to make soup. Naturally, the workers were overjoyed.
Early the next morning, Chu Ye rode a tricycle to a busy intersection in the town. As soon as she stopped the car, a group of people gathered around her. This attitude shocked her, and she thought they were looking for trouble. , dare not move for a moment.
"Boss, why didn't you come yesterday afternoon? I couldn't find anyone to buy from." The first customer to speak was the first customer yesterday, and he was holding a man in his hand.
After recognizing this person, Chu Ye relaxed a little, and heard that the crowd who came over said they wanted to buy fish balls, and then calmed down, she smiled apologetically, "I had something to do at home yesterday afternoon, so I couldn't leave. , Brother, I remember you bought two bags yesterday, why did you buy them again today?”
"Hi," the man waved his hand, pulled the person aside and said, "I sent a bag to his house yesterday. I was thinking of his wife's confinement, so this is nutritious."
"I didn't expect that the cooked fish balls would be particularly appetizing to her. She ate two big bowls last night. If my mother hadn't stopped her, she would have wanted another bowl!" The man took over the conversation and finished it.
Chu Ye smiled easily when he heard this. There were many people gathered around, many of whom had bought something yesterday, and there were also many unfamiliar faces. Although they were unfamiliar faces, Chu Ye knew that these people should have listened to the propaganda or been attracted by the people around them. Recommended, I came here specifically to guard her today, otherwise she wouldn't have had these people rush towards her as soon as her tricycle parked here.
At this moment, there were already three or four people asking how to sell it. Some of them just carried plastic bags, took out two and a half yuan and stuffed it into Chu Ye's hand. "Don't worry, everyone. There are a lot of fish balls, and I won't be able to load them again. Our fish balls have healthy ingredients and can be eaten by the elderly, children, and people who need supplements. There are thirty fish balls in a plastic bag, which is about a pound. It's heavy, two yuan and fifty cents a bag." She said, took out a bag from the carriage and handed it to the man who wanted to buy it for his wife.
"Hey, one bag is not enough, right? My wife ate almost half a bag of meatballs in one meal last night." The man took it and took out the money, hesitating whether to buy two bags directly.
"No need, brother, I've been selling meatballs in town these days. Just buy them from me after you finish eating. If you buy too much at one time, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish them and will spoil them at home, which will be a waste of money." Chu Ye spoke sincerely, The man thought about it and thought it made sense. He paid and squeezed out of the crowd with his companions with a smile.
The fish balls in the carriage were quickly sold out. Chu Ye went home to restock while humming a little tune, and then rode a tricycle to the entrance of the hospital to sell them.
For several days, Chu Ye was busy non-stop. She shuttled through the streets and alleys, thinking of ways to make up formulas to sell fish balls.
Her fish balls became popular in this town for a while. Many people chased after Chu Ye every day to find out which streets Chu Ye would pass by. They went to the roadside to wait in advance. When they heard Chu Ye’s high-pitched shouts, they couldn’t wait to gather around the tricycle. , holding the money like a small flag fluttering in the wind, waiting to be purchased.
The cold wave that has been rare in more than ten years has finally given up its temper. The temperature has gradually picked up in the past few days, but just yesterday, all the frozen fish were made into fish balls and stored in the cold storage. After settling the wages of the completion workers yesterday, Chu Ye He and Mu Jiajun were busy putting fish heads and bones on wooden boards to dry.
When Pan'er and Xiaoya came back with their luggage, what they saw was that the originally empty fish pond was full of tables, and they were densely packed with fish heads, internal organs, etc., which looked very scary.
Recalling the extreme weather of the past few days, the two of them instantly realized something. They were so frightened that they could hardly hold their luggage. They hurriedly went to knock on the door of the house, but no one responded.
At this time, Chu Ye and Mu Jiajun were selling fish balls outside. When the fish balls in the first carriage were sold out, the two came back to restock, and then saw the two pitiful looking people sitting under the eaves.
"Pan'er! Xiaoya! You two are back so soon!" Chu Ye's eyes burst with surprise, and he quickly got off the edge of the tricycle and ran towards the two of them.
The two people who were still frowning quickly raised their heads when they heard the call, then quickly stood up and shouted "Sister Chu", and the three girls quickly hugged each other.
"I'm sorry, Sister Chu. I wanted to come back early when I heard the cold wave was coming, but the cars were stopped and the traffic didn't open until today." After Pan'er was overjoyed, her face was full of guilt. Looking at these fish heads and bones, she didn't dare to think about Chu. What did Ye experience the past few days?
"I'm also Sister Chu, I'm sorry." Xiaoya lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs.
The two of them had already checked the fish pond. The fish in it were only 20 to 30% of their original size. They were still herrings and crabs, and only a few of the valuable bass were dead.
Before Chu Ye could say anything, Pan'er continued to comfort, "It's okay, Sister Chu, I keep all the wages you pay me at home. I will write a letter to my family tomorrow and ask them to send the money. Sister, take the money and we will Comeback! ”
"Yes! Sister Chu, we will accompany you and let's start over." Xiaoya agreed from the side.
The two of them felt uncomfortable, but they also knew that Sister Chu would be the most upset when faced with this kind of thing. They had to cheer up and not hold back.
Chu Ye touched their heads and was extremely moved. In order to prevent them from thinking too much, he immediately explained, "What are you thinking about? We are not that miserable yet. As long as we buy out all the fish balls this time, we can still make a small profit." A sum! ”
"Huh?"
"What fish balls?"
The more the two people listened, the more confused they became. Chu Ye called Mu Jiajun who was far away to come and sit down, and then pulled the two of them to explain clearly what happened during this period.
"So we're through the crisis?"
"Great! Sister, let's sell fish balls with you!"
After the two little girls understood what happened, the smiles hung on their faces again. After the joy, they looked at Mu Jiajun who stood beside Chu Ye silently but never leaving his eyes.
"So this is brother-in-law?" Pan'er's shocking words made Chu Ye dare not say anything for a moment, and his cheeks turned crimson.
Mu Jiajun, on the other hand, had a bigger smile on his face. He nodded calmly and spoke calmly, "Thank you for accompanying Xiaoye before. The first meeting was too rushed. I didn't prepare a gift. I will give it to you after a few days."
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Xiaoya said politely.
"Okay! Thank you, brother-in-law!" Pan'er climbed along the pole and smiled happily. After saying that, she winked at Chu Ye, who pinched her cheek in a funny way.
(End of chapter)