Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 540 Arranging work!

When Zhou Aiguo heard Wu Aiguo's promise, she immediately said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! You don't need to deliver the food to our house. Tomorrow evening, I will wait for you outside the alley entrance, and then I will take our family there. Take it outside the alley entrance, this will save you a lot of trouble."

When Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Damei's words, he immediately understood what the trouble Zhou Damei was referring to. Thinking of the actual situation of the Zheng family, Wu Aiguo suddenly had an idea in his mind and asked Zhou Damei: "Auntie Zhou Damei! Daya this year Are you 16 years old?"

Sister Zhou was obviously taken aback when she heard Wu Aiguo suddenly ask about her eldest daughter. She asked Wu Aiguo with confusion on her face: "Aiguo! Our eldest daughter happens to be 16 years old this year, but why do you suddenly care about her? At this age, do you want to find a partner for the eldest daughter of our family?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Damei's inquiry, he thought of the canteen being built in the unit, and introduced to Zhou Damei with a smile: "Auntie, our unit is going to build a canteen. If Daya is already 16 years old, I can think of a way to put Daya in it. You can work as an apprentice in the cafeteria, and your monthly salary is 17 yuan. If you do well, you can become a full-time employee in three years."

"Patriot! I thank you on behalf of our whole family!" When Zhou Damei learned that Wu Aiguo was going to introduce work to Daya, she bent her legs and planned to kneel down to thank Wu Aiguo.

When Wu Aiguo saw Sister Zhou's legs bent, he guessed what Sister Zhou was planning to do. He quickly reached out to support Sister Zhou and said to Sister Zhou with a smile: "Auntie! We have been neighbors for many years, so please don't be so polite to me."

Arranging a job is just a piece of cake for Wu Aiguo, but for the Zheng family, it is a life-saving favor.

When Sister Zhou heard Wu Aiguo's answer and thought of her husband, tears immediately flowed out of her eyes. She choked with sobs and said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! To tell you the truth, your Uncle Zheng will never be able to do anything in this life because of his waist injury." If we continue to do manual labor, it will be like a disaster for our family. Now that you introduce a job to our family, you have saved our whole family."

"Sister Zhou! You are a patriotic elder. You cannot kneel down to him." When Chen Shuying saw Sister Zhou trying to kneel down to Wu Aiguo again, Chen Shuying quickly stepped forward to support Sister Zhou and persuaded her.

After hearing Chen Shuying's reminder, Sister Zhou realized that her behavior was somewhat inappropriate. Thinking that her eldest girl would be able to have a job soon, Sister Zhou thanked Chen Shuying and others with tears in her face: "Aunt Shuying! Patriot! I am On behalf of our entire family, thank you.”

When Wu Aiguo heard Sister Zhou's thanks and felt her mood at this moment, he did not forget to tell Sister Zhou: "Auntie Zhou! I believe you should know how difficult it is to find a job now, so I will give it to you." You must not tell anyone in the yard about arranging work."

Sister Zhou has lived in this courtyard for ten years and has a very good understanding of the character of the residents of the courtyard. Faced with Wu Aiguo's instructions, Sister Zhou nodded and replied: "Patriot! Auntie is not an unreasonable person. Don’t worry about this, I will definitely not tell anyone.”

Wu Aiguo heard Zhou Sister's promise and thought of the method she mentioned before to receive food. He smiled and said to Zhou Sister: "Auntie Sister! I will give it to you when I come back tomorrow with Daya's letter of introduction. You can give it to me the day after tomorrow." Da Ya took the letter of introduction and reported to our unit."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's instructions, Sister Zhou first wiped the tears on her face with the sleeves of her clothes, then nodded and thanked Wu Aiguo again: "Aiguo! Thank you, aunt!" Chen Shuying heard Zhou Aiguo's thanks and said Sister Zhou picked up the grain bag that she had placed on the ground and said to Sister Zhou with a smile: "Sister Zhou! It's getting late. You should take the grain home quickly and cook dinner for the children."

After hearing what Chen Shuying said, Sister Zhou remembered that the Wu family was already preparing for dinner. She quickly took the grain bag from Chen Shuying and said with a grateful face: "Aunt Shuying! Thank you! Then I won't disturb your dinner. .”

After Sister Zhou thanked the Wu family profusely, she happily walked out of the Wu family carrying the grain bag and walked towards her own home.

"Sister! Where are you going to come back?" The eldest mother had cooked dinner and was about to deliver food to the deaf old lady in the backyard. Just when she walked out of the house, she saw Sister Zhou holding a grain bag in her hand and instinctively told her greet.

When Sister Zhou saw her eldest mother taking the initiative to greet her, she remembered Yi Zhonghai's repeated troubles with Wu Aiguo, and responded calmly: "Aunt Yi! The family is short of food. I just went to Aiguo to borrow some food." , you are holding the bowl, are you planning to go to the backyard to deliver food to the old lady?"

When the aunt heard Sister Zhou mention the word "borrowing food", her face changed slightly, and she changed the subject directly and said, "Zhuzi's wife is in the hospital, and there is no one to cook for the old lady, so I will send some food to the old lady."

After hearing Auntie's answer, Sister Zhou responded and said, "Aunt Yi! I have to go home to cook for the children, so I won't talk to you any more."

"Dad! My mother is back, carrying a big bag of grain." When Zhou Damei's youngest son heard his mother's voice coming from the courtyard, he immediately ran out of the house. When he saw the grain bag in Zhou Damei's hand, he was excited. He ran back into the house and shouted to Zheng Laoer who was gluing the matchbox.

When Zheng Laoer heard his youngest son's cry, his face suddenly darkened. When he saw Sister Zhou walking into the house with a grain bag, he asked Sister Zhou dissatisfiedly: "Sister! I just asked you to go to Wu's house to ask. Ask if you can ask Aiguo to help buy some cheap food. How can you borrow food from the Wu family?"

When the excited Zhou Damei heard her husband's rebuke, she immediately realized that she had been misunderstood by Zheng Laoer. Thinking of the life at home during this period, Zhou Damei did not tell Zheng Laoer the good news immediately, but was very dissatisfied. Di asked Zheng Laoer: "Zheng Laoer! What do you mean by this? If you have the ability, you can make some food so that our three children can fill their bellies. Who am I borrowing food for? Is this our home?”

The reason why Zheng Lao'er was unwilling to ask anyone to borrow food was entirely due to male chauvinism. Faced with his wife's questioning and thinking of the fact that his family had been without food for three days, Zheng Lao'er immediately showed a guilty expression on his face, and then took the money. He picked up the materials on the table and glued the matchbox together silently.

Seeing Zheng Laoer's reaction, Sister Zhou also realized that what she had just said was a little too much. She quickly put the grain bag in her hand on the table and shouted to her eldest daughter who was helping to paste the matchbox: "Da Ya ! Hurry up and get the food to cook, I have something to tell your father."

(End of this chapter)