Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"Tell me what you want to say." Jia Zhang was also a little curious about what Qin Huairu was going to say. These days, she had been living at home relying on some gossip.

"It's like this..." Qin Huairu repeated what Cao Wei had said to her, except that she omitted Cao Wei's teasing words.

Jia Zhang looked Qin Huairu up and down in confusion: "You? Helping in the kitchen? I think that boy has taken a fancy to you, right?"

Qin Huairu did not refute, but nodded: "I think so too."

Jia Zhangshi:? ? ?

"Qin Huairu, you are rebelling?!"

"Mom, can you please listen to me finish?" Qin Huairu sighed.

"Come on, come on, tell me. If you don't tell me the truth today, I'll make you pay." Jia Zhang rolled up her sleeves.

Qin Huairu looked at him with a bit of contempt. This was nothing. In the past, when she was in the countryside, she was hit by her mother's arm. That was terrible. This thin arm and tender flesh didn't have much pressure. She continued in a calm voice: "At first, I also thought he was going to do something. Later, he said he would give me fifty cents, and I knew it was probably not his intention."

"Fifty cents? That's not a small amount." Jia Zhangshi was not someone who didn't know the market price. She had lived in the city for so many years, and there was a cook in the yard. In the past, Xiao Jia liked to drink with He Yuzhu, and Lao Jia liked to drink with He Daqing. She knew how much money a cook could earn from a banquet. As for those who helped in the kitchen, she knew that most of them would not pay their apprentices. It was a great honor for her to take you there.

"Fifty cents is not a lot, right?" Qin Huairu was a little surprised.

"Why aren't there many left? It's free to take an apprentice with you."

"But he has no apprentices, and he only charges five dollars per session."

"Once? How many tables?"

"I don't know, so I'll just say the minimum is five dollars per time."

"Wow, this craftsmanship is not worse than He Daqing's." Jia Zhang knew that He Daqing only made five dollars per job in the past.

"So, he wants to take you to help, and give you fifty cents a time."

"Yes, I thought that fifty cents should have nothing to do with whether he likes me or not. He just came to the steel mill and didn't know the people in the cafeteria, so he didn't dare to yell at me. I just happened to know about this, so I took him along and gave him some benefits."

"Hmm." Jia Zhang thought for a moment, her pair of inverted triangle eyes rolling around as she looked at Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu said calmly, "Mom, our family doesn't have much spare money. I can probably pass the exam in the second half of this year, but I have to wait until next year to take the second level exam. I'll make as much as I can. After a while, when he has established himself in the cafeteria, he can take in an apprentice. It won't be my turn then."

Qin Huairu's family's financial problems have actually always existed.

Jia Zhangshi was not a city resident. During the period of household registration, she coveted the little land in the countryside and did not transfer her household registration. When the food coupon system was implemented, she almost broke her thigh. Jia Dongxu was a city resident, but Qin Huairu was not. Her son and daughter followed their mother, which meant that the three youngest children in the family were not.

Therefore, in the entire Jia family, the only one who had food capital was Jia Dongxu.

Before his death, Jia Dongxu was already a fourth-level fitter. He lived a tight life because he had no food stamps, so he had to use food stamps to buy food. Where did the food stamps come from? Most of the time, he exchanged them with his co-workers and masters. Except when he got married, he had a little extra money. As he had more children and his penis grew bigger, his expenses became bigger and bigger.

If I didn't have an uncle to help me, I really wouldn't be able to survive.

Later, when Jia Dongxu got into trouble, the situation in the Jia family eased a little.

This easing does not refer to Jia Dongxu's pension, but the fact that the factory transferred Qin Huairu, Banggeng and Xiaodang's household registration to the city.

Originally, Director Yang was going to give them a pension and then send them to the countryside. This was actually in line with the policy, as they all had rural household registration. Later, the union official refused to do so and slammed the table in front of Director Yang, saying that sending the family back would be like killing them. There was no labor force in the family, and the only young one was pregnant. Sending them back would be no different from murder for money.

The labor union asked Director Yang to help Qin Huairu, Banggeng and Xiaodang change their household registration to the city.

The firm attitude forced Director Yang to do as he was told.

It must be said that trade unions still have a lot of say these days.

Because of the grain funds from Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Qin Huairu, the Jia family was not in such a difficult situation. Especially during the three years of famine, the grain coupons rose to the sky, and families who could barely survive in the city before could no longer make ends meet. But even so, the Jia family's assets were gradually thrown away during those three years, and they were almost at the bottom.

"That's right." Jia Zhang sighed softly, "I guess she doesn't like you either, but..."

Jia Zhang looked Qin Huairu up and down.

Qin Huairu was a little annoyed: "Mom, what are you talking about? No matter how useless I am, I would never do that kind of thing."

"No, I've been through a lot. I'm just reminding you not to let him take advantage of you. If you can't stand it, try to bring some benefits into his family." Regardless of how embarrassed Qin Huairu was, she continued, "Anyway, he's a cook, or at least a cook who can work in the kitchen. He definitely won't look down on a widow like you. He's just playing with you at most. Just keep in mind."

"mom!"

"What do you mean by 'mother'? I'm just telling you that this is going to happen. You decide for yourself!" Jia Zhang glared at him and said, "If you don't have anything to say, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Qin Huairu put down what she was holding in angrily and walked out.

"where to?"

"I need to go to the toilet. I can't hold it any longer!"

"Tsk." Jia Zhang made a "tsk" sound and looked at the darkening sky outside the window, as if she was thinking about something.

Qin Huairu walked out of the room, her heart a little confused. She had to admit that Jia Zhangshi had some skills. Once she said this, it would be much more difficult for Cao Wei to succeed.

People always like to lie to themselves. Jia Zhang's words were undoubtedly telling Qin Huairu not to expect anything emotional, because she just liked your body. No matter if there is something wrong, it is good if there is nothing wrong. If there is something wrong, that is another matter. Don't lie to yourself.

Qin Huairu went to the center of the courtyard to get some water and patted her face.

wrong!

What are you thinking!

I just want to help cook and earn some money, why think about these things? !

Qin Huairu, ah Qin Huairu, what on earth are you thinking about? !

I am not that kind of person, and Cao Wei is not that kind of person either.

Yes, the important thing is to make more money and raise the terrier well!