The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

Chang Wei here

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he sat in the yard and smoked a cigarette. Qin Huairu massaged his shoulders from behind. He lived a very comfortable life.

After He Yuzhu finished his meal, he whispered something to Xiao Yushui, and then the brother and sister ran back home to discuss something.

Chang Wei squinted his eyes comfortably, appreciating Sha Zhu's cooking skills. "Wife, Sha Zhu's cooking skills are really good, much better than Xiao Lanzi's."

Qin Huairu responded with a smile. "How long has Xiao Lanzi been learning? He Yuzhu has been learning for several years. Moreover, He Yuzhu has a family tradition and has learned the specialties of several big restaurants. How can they be compared?"

Chang Wei suddenly chuckled. "Wife, as long as you like the food, it's fine. If Xiao Lanzi doesn't come back to cook, we won't cook at home. I asked Sha Zhu to cook it from the factory and bring it back. We won't cook the same thing every day."

Qin Huairu's eyes were full of happiness as she smiled and said, "I don't mind. I used to eat only one steamed bun a year, but now I have several dishes for every meal. I am already very satisfied with my life."

Chang Wei smiled and patted her hands. "Before, you were still determined to marry a country girl in the city? What about now? Deputy District Chief Qin, in two years, you can get the title of deputy, and become District Chief Qin, so people have to look forward."

Qin Huairu suddenly bent down and put her arms around Chang Wei's neck, saying with a nostalgic look, "Boss, I want to eat the big meat buns with oil residue that you made yourself."

Chang Wei laughed and blurted out, "Can I exchange the steamed buns for steamed buns? I'll suffer a loss?"

Qin Huairu blushed and used her ancestral unique skill to shoot three times in a row. "Virtue, virtue~ They are all yours, why do you need to change them?"

"Okay, okay. Wait until the weekend and I, Chef Chang, will personally make you some big meat buns with oil residue. I guarantee that my wife will be drooling over it."

"That's pretty much it."

The two were flirting when there was a knock on the gate.

Yan Bugui shouted outside the courtyard, introducing himself. "Awei, are you home? I'm Yan Bugui!"

Qin Huairu murmured in confusion. "What is Yan Bugui doing here?"

Chang Wei spread his hands. "Who knows? You go back to the house first, I'll go take a look."

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Ho's

When the brother and sister returned home, He Yushui said, "Brother, tell me what you want to say. I have to go back to wash up and go to bed."

He Yuzhu asked. "Yushui, do you know that Brother Wei spent money on gifts for my job?"

"How would I know this? Brother Awei won't tell you..." He Yushui answered hesitantly. Some things cannot be said.

I thought to myself, my dear brother, Brother Awei, is the factory director. Is it his turn to spend money and give gifts to anyone else?

He Yuzhu organized his words and analyzed. "Yushui, I asked Brother Wei indirectly today, and it turns out that many of his relatives and friends are leaders in the factory. It shouldn't cost money to help me get this job, but it must have used favors.

Do you know? My father wrote to an old man at the steel mill to ask for my job, and he said it would cost 400 to 500 yuan to find someone to give as a gift. You think it would cost more than that to get into the Shengli Canning Factory, which has the best benefits, right?

I will slowly pay back this favor, and this money..."

Hearing this, He Yushui's eyes lit up and he interrupted directly. "Brother, do you mean we have to let our father pay for this?"

I was so excited because I could ask my dad for money again, and my piggy bank would be full again.

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded. "Yes, I can repay the favor slowly, but my father has to pay for it.

He found a job as a chef in a restaurant there. The salary is not as high as in the city, but it is not much different. And when he left, he took all our family assets with him, but he didn't leave me any money. I estimate that it was at least 2,000 yuan. What if he was cheated of all this money? "

He Yushui's eyes lit up and he asked directly, "Brother, I wrote to our father and asked him how much the work would cost?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Just say one thousand! If you say more, my father will definitely ask for clarification. If you say one thousand, he can just ask an old man, and the number should be roughly right."

He Yushui rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, you have to send the money to me. Brother Awei doesn't want you to pay him back for the favor."

He Yuzhu touched the back of his head and said pitifully, "Yushui, my father didn't leave me any money when he passed away, and I don't have much money on me. My work is so far away, so I want to buy a bicycle, and leave me some money to keep in my pocket..."

He really didn't have much money left. He only had a salary of 18 yuan. Every month he took He Yushui out to play and eat and drink, and that plus his daily expenses for smoking, there was no money left.

He Yushui thought for a moment and said, "Then two hundred is enough, right?"

He Yuzhu grinned and nodded quickly. "That's enough, that's enough, then you can write it when you get to school tomorrow, and send it after school."

Tickets have just started to be fully implemented, but bicycles still don’t require tickets. They will be required at the beginning of the second five-year plan. There will be no need for tickets for about ten years, but the price will soar. At the most expensive time, it seems to be 600 to 700 yuan per bicycle.

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Chang Wei took Yan Bugui to the living room and sat down.

Yan Bugui directly stated his purpose. "Awei, I came here to ask for your help. You know it's hard to find a job now. Jie Cheng has been idle since graduation. It's better to learn a skill than to waste time. It will be easier to find a job in the future.

I don't know anyone else, so I just want him to learn the skill of butchering pigs from you. You know my family's conditions, there is nothing to show for it.

This is a painting I got by accident, it should be real, please don’t despise it…” As he said this, he placed the scroll in front of Chang Wei.

When he got the painting, he took it to a pawn shop to exchange it for money, but he only got two dollars after pawning it. He got it back, but he didn't know whether it was real or not.

Chang Wei smiled faintly, without looking at the animation scroll, and said slowly. "Uncle, Jie Cheng is not much younger than me, how can he ask me to be his apprentice? Besides, my skill of butchering pigs is something that Jie Cheng can't learn, and it's not something that ordinary people can do.

However, since you came to my house and asked me to help, I have to think of a solution, right? Xie Cheng's purpose of learning a skill is to find a job. I thought about it and I have two suggestions. Do you want to listen to them?"

Yan Bugui felt a little embarrassed when he saw Chang Wei not even looking at the painting, but he was delighted when he heard the following words and nodded quickly. "Awei, thank you for your hard work."

Chang Wei smiled and said, "First, it just so happens that there is a worker in our slaughterhouse who was injured in the Volunteer Army and retired. Recently, his old injury recurred and he can't go to work, and there is no relative at home to take his place.

If you need me to contact you and sell the job to you privately, you can negotiate it yourself.

This way, you can get paid right away without having to learn a skill.”

When Yan Bugui heard that he could buy a job, he first showed joy on his face, then looked constipated and bitter.

This opportunity is rare, and it will pay off in a few years, but the value of this position is clear, and the minimum salary is 1,000 yuan, which he really can't afford. If he can get around 500 yuan, he can still get together, but his family can't afford 1,000 yuan, not to mention that 1,000 yuan is just a minimum.

You can't sacrifice your entire family just for a job, right?

He sighed silently in his heart, thinking that there was a second suggestion, and asked hurriedly with hope. "Awei, what's the other one?"

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