Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 2 Her Marriage Has Problems

After measuring the size, Xu Jichang handed the nine-foot high-quality fabric to the shop assistant.

It doesn't take so much cloth to make clothes, the extra part is wages.

Before leaving, Xu Jichang asked the clerk a question: "Hi, comrade, do you know where the family courtyard of Dongfang Chemical Fertilizer Factory is?"

"The fertilizer factory belongs to the hospital? It's on the next street."

The clerk took care of the newly cut cloth without raising his head.

These days, state-owned stores are not like the private stores of the later generations. They pay attention to service with a smile and eyes on customers. The clerks are willing to answer additional questions from customers, which is already a qualified level.

"That's pretty close."

Xu Jichang didn't make a fuss, turned around and went back to the school dormitory.

Xu Jichang had heard about these situations before he traveled, and now that they have come, let them be at ease.

A few days later in the morning, Xu Jichang got up and took some coarse cloth from the shelf in the space, and went to the tailor shop. After trying on the clothes to make sure they fit, he handed the coarse cloth to the shop assistant and made two cloth bags for himself.

Leaving the tailor shop with the cloth bag in hand, Xu Jichang came to a secluded alley, took out two canned lychees, ten canned beef, and seven feet of fine denim cloth from the shelf in the space, stuffing them all into one of the cloth bags.

If you want someone to help you find a job, you can't do it lightly.

Following the path pointed out by the clerk earlier, Xu Jichang came to the next street, and finally stopped in front of several tube buildings.

This kind of tube building also has a nickname, it is called Khrushchev Building, which was passed down from the big brother in the north.

There is a wall in front of the Tongzilou, and the gate of the family courtyard is in the middle, and there is a gatekeeper sitting in the sentry box at the gate.

The uncle was originally reading the newspaper with his head down, but he raised his head after Xu Jichang came over. Seeing the new face, he gathered his energy: "Who are you? Where are you from, and what are you going to do here?"

It's not that the old man is busy, it's because there are too many young people waiting to be assigned jobs these days, as well as educated youths who have been sent to the countryside.

When there are too many idle young people, accidents are easy to happen, ranging from gathering people to drink and gamble, to stealing and fighting.

Later generations recalled the era when Zhonglu did not pick up lost items, mainly in the 70s, and the [-]s is incomparable with that time.

In order to prevent criminals from committing crimes, the family homes of all units now arrange retired employees of the unit to guard them voluntarily, and conduct careful inquiries and strict registration of visitors.

"I'm from a county high school. I came here from school to find Comrade Ding Xiawei."

"When she was still in Heixiazitun, she was our neighbor."

Xu Jichang told the gatekeeper all the information he could ask, and seeing that he was right about Ding Xiawei's hometown, the uncle nodded.

"Look at Section Chief Ding, register here."

The janitor pushed the registration book out.

Xu Jichang went forward and filled in his name, time of visit, and affiliation, and wrote his high school.

The uncle looked at the registration book that Xu Jichang handed back, and pointed to Tongzilou: "Go in, the building in the middle is Room 309."

"Thank you, sir."

Xu Jichang said politely, and entered the family courtyard.

If there is something interesting about finding a job, he may have to come here to find Ding Xiawei in the future, so he must be more polite to the gatekeeper.

The uncle smiled and did not speak, and nodded after Xu Jichang left: "This young man looks energetic, not to mention being polite."

In the past few years, many young people have been engaged in troubles, and when they have done a lot of things, their tempers will become hot, and there are many people who will strike at the slightest disagreement.

Xu Jichang, who is polite, has become a minority instead.

After Xu Jichang entered the family courtyard, he went up to the third floor of the building in the middle according to the uncle's instructions.

When he went upstairs, he was still thinking about what the janitor had said.

It turns out that Ding Xiawei has progressed to become a section chief, which is really good news.

Xu Jichang came here to ask her for help, the higher her position, the more she can do her best.

Of course, the premise is that she is willing to help.

"Tuk Tuk."

"Sister Ding, I'm Xu Jichang."

Passing through the two long tubes, Xu Jichang came to Room 309 and knocked on the door.

But be sure to stay at home.

Xu Jichang prayed in his heart.

Tomorrow the school dormitory will be emptied and no one can live in it. It will take a lot of time and effort to go to the city after returning to the countryside.

"It's Jichang, wait a minute and I'll be here."

There was a sweet voice from inside the door, followed by footsteps.

"Squeak..."

The door opened, and a young woman with a slender figure and a charming face appeared behind the door.

The image of the young woman is somewhat different from the appearance of Ding Xiawei in Xu Jichang's memory.

Ding Xiawei was still a pretty girl back then, but now she has become a beautiful young woman with twigs and fruits.

Xu Jichang was about to say something to Ding Xiawei, but the other party first said with a smile: "Come Jichang, come in and talk."

When she entered the door, she also expressed embarrassment: "Come on, come on, what are you doing with so many things?"

It's not pretending, it's really embarrassing.

Judging from the protruding shape of the bag, Xu Jichang was clearly carrying a bag of canned food.

Even in the Northeast, which is an important industrial city, these are all very popular goods, more precious than meat, and you may not be able to buy them with money and tickets.

No matter what Xu Jichang came here for, he had to be kept for dinner today, and two hard dishes had to be prepared.

Ding Xiawei thought to herself.

After several years of experience in a state-owned factory, it is an instinctive reaction for her to be humane.

"It's all food, just treat it as a snack."

Xu Jichang said politely, went into the room with Ding Xiawei and sat down, and put the things on the table inside.

The room is not big, with a total of more than ten square meters. It is divided into two cramped rooms. There is no north-south transparency at all, and the lighting is very ordinary.

In this way, ordinary urban families are proud of being able to live in a tube room, and not even cadres may be able to share it.

The moment he entered the room, Xu Jichang noticed that something was wrong with the room, there were only women's shoes in the place for shoes, no men's shoes.

According to the people in the village, Ding Xiawei's husband is a local elementary school teacher, and there is no possibility of long-term business trips, and there is no such thing as a long-term vacation abroad these days.

This means that Ding Xiawei and her husband's marital status may have a problem, but out of the face of this era, they haven't mentioned it to anyone, including the people in Tunli.

When I talk to her later, if she doesn't take the initiative to mention it, don't ask about her husband's situation.

Xu Jichang judged in his heart.

On the other side of the table, Ding Xiawei greeted Xu Jichang with a smile while making tea.

While talking and laughing, Ding Xiawei had a good impression of Xu Jichang.

I haven't seen him for many years, but Xu Jichang has grown from a thin and weak boy to a handsome, tall young man with a decent language and a relaxed and generous posture.

What a talented young man.

It is not an exaggeration to say that his body shape and style of speech are one in a million.

Ding Xiawei thought to herself, her voice became softer and her eyes stayed on Xu Jichang's face longer and longer.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xu Jichang explained his intention to Ding Xiawei,

"I graduated from high school a few days ago, and I'm about to face an assignment."

"So I want to ask you, which units in the county are now rumored to be recruiting people."

"If there is no unit to recruit people, I will go back to the production team as soon as possible to find a job."

In the words, he said to ask Ding Xiawei, but the meaning outside the words was to ask her if she could help.

(End of this chapter)