Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 11 011 Lying to get money
The next day Tang Zhitong got up early and went to the iron wheel to carry water.Uncle Zhu wakes up early and works hard at dusk. He closes the valve at night and opens the valve early in the morning. If it is winter, he might even boil the pipes with boiling water to thaw them.

After picking up the second load, Tang's mother also got up, thinking about the noodles her son said yesterday: "Euclidean, why are you up so early? I'll go to the grocery store to buy some meat and make fried noodles for you."

"Don't go. I took a look just now and there was already a long queue before the door opened." Tang Zhitong poured water into the water jar, "Mom, is there any sugar at home?"

"One more thing. How about I make you some eggs to drink?"

"We're all eating noodles this morning. When I finish carrying the water, I'll let you try my handiwork." Tang Zhitong emptied the two buckets of water and hooked them up, "If you can't wait, you can make some hand-rolled noodles first. "

"When did you learn to cook?" Tang's mother was a little confused.

"Your son is smart. He has watched you and grandma cook a lot since he was a child, and he has learned a lot about it. Besides, after going to the construction site, Brother Masan taught him step by step, making it difficult for him to learn. Don't worry." Tang Zhitong waved. Wave and walk out.

After hearing this, Tang's mother's doubts gradually disappeared, and she was even a little relieved: "That's good. That's good. I can catch up to half of your grandma. If I really can't find a job in the future, I can at least be a helper as a cook."

Tang Zhitong has been cooking before. The technology and hard work are so refreshing and scary. Coupled with the advanced information, there are many recipes and chef teaching videos, I really learned a lot of dishes.The original owner was also a greedy person since he was a child. He often stood by the pot and waited for his grandma to feed him, which was known as "testing the food".This one plus one results in an effect greater than two.

After the jar was full, Tang Zhitong pulled a few green onions from the yard, washed them and removed the roots to prepare scallion oil.

In fact, green onions can be eaten fresh at least three seasons a year, but now they are grown on grain to fill the stomach, so green onions are considered a seasonal condiment.

Tang Zhitong's family eats commercial grain, so they leave a little bit of land in their yard to grow green onions so they can eat them as they grow.

Leave some green onion leaves, cut off and shred the rest, add cold oil to the pot, stir-fry over low heat until the onion aroma comes out, wait until the green onion shreds are dry, add an appropriate amount of soy sauce and white sugar and continue to stir-fry until the white sugar melts. You can pour it out and set aside.

Pick a cucumber, wash and shred it, and mince the reserved green onion leaves.

After the noodles are cooked, drain them into cold water, put them into a bowl, add cucumber shreds, minced green onions, add green onion oil, stir evenly, and you're ready to eat.

Conditions are limited, there is no aniseed or lard, just a little soy sauce and sugar, the whole family can enjoy a delicious meal!

"Is it delicious?" Tang Zhitong asked after finishing his meal, looking at Yaomei who was still picking at her mouth with chopsticks.

Tang Fengzhen's little mouth bulged, and after swallowing, she replied: "It's delicious, better than what our mother makes!"

"Eat slowly, it's delicious but you can't overeat it. When I finish this busy work, I will make delicious food for you every day when I get home." Tang Zhitong touched the little girl's head and said with a hint of doting.

"How much oil does our family consume in a month? I can't stand the way you eat it." Although Tang's mother also thought it was delicious, she considered the actual situation and stopped her.

"Mom, don't worry, you'll get better slowly as long as I'm here." Tang Zhitong's smiling look made people feel inexplicably reassured, "While I'm not at home, you must buy the ration as usual. Let's buy it all in millet. Put that aside." live.”

"Okay." When you marry, you will obey your husband, and when your husband dies, you will obey your son. Her son is now the mainstay of the family. After a little hesitation, Tang Mu still nodded in agreement.

"Fengzhen, if you have anything important at home, please call me." Tang Zhitong tore off a piece of paper from Fengzhen's homework book and wrote down the phone number of Team Wu's office. He also put down two cents, "This is for the phone." Money, don’t buy candies.”

"Yes." Tang Fengzhen didn't say much. After nodding in agreement, she served the noodle soup to Tang's mother, Tang Zhitong and herself. There were noodles in the soup and oil and water in the bowl. They couldn't be wasted.

"Follow the homework assigned by the teacher this summer vacation and continue studying when school starts." Tang Zhitong stirred the bowl with chopsticks so that the oil on the edge of the bowl could be melted into the soup as much as possible, so that it would be easy to drink.

When Tang Fengzhen heard what Tang Zhitong said, she first raised her head and looked at Tang's mother. Tang's mother opened her mouth to speak, but said nothing. The palms and backs of her hands were all flesh, and she finally nodded and agreed.

Then, Tang Fengzhen said "Hmm" from her nasal cavity, turned her head and wiped away her tears.

"Life will get better gradually. After dinner, you take Fengzhi out to play for a while. I have something to tell mom." Tang Zhitong patted his elder sister on the shoulder and said softly.

After the two sisters finished eating and went out, Tang Zhitong opened his mouth and said to Tang's mother: "Mom, Brother Masan helped me make a light meal a while ago and asked me to help in the kitchen."

"No wonder you said that Ke Jian's step-by-step teaching was very good. It's because of family ties." Tang's mother was quite happy after hearing this.

"Yes. Not only did he teach, but he also gave me the job of delivering meals to the leaders so that I could get acquainted with them." Tang Zhitong considered making up a lie and said that he was highly valued. Tang's mother would definitely believe it, but she couldn't lie. Pay for it...

"But you have to work hard and don't embarrass your third brother." Tang's mother said with a more solemn look on her face. "Don't worry, I understand the importance." Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement and changed the topic, "I have more opportunities to contact the leaders, and I know more information. Now there is an opportunity to work as a courier, but it will cost money."

"Eighth member." Mother Tang grabbed the hem of her clothes with both hands, grabbed and released, released and grabbed again. After a while, she raised her head and glanced outside the door. After making sure that no one was there, she asked in a low voice: "How much is it?"

"Pay 400 first, and then pay 600 after the job is completed and become a regular employee."

"This is too expensive!" Upon hearing the price, Mrs. Tang took a breath and said with a sad face, "How can our family afford it?"

"First of all, let me explain that I am not thinking about my father's relief money. It is your pension money and the money for your sisters to study. But are we just sitting there and having nothing?" Tang Zhitong counted on his fingers and told his mother: "This time I go to the construction site. It's taking advantage of Ma Sange. After a full month of work, you can earn 18 yuan. You can still work for more than two months at most. The full salary is only 40 yuan. In addition, you can make six or seven yuan by pasting matchboxes, which is an average of 20 yuan a month. money."

"It's not much less than when your father was alive. Why don't we still come here?" Tang's mother cares about money. As long as she can live her life, she doesn't pursue much.

"It's possible." Tang Zhitong sighed, and then said: "Then when the construction site here is finished, where can I find odd jobs to take care of food? It's not like you don't know about the odd jobs now. I can’t continue. Then I’ll get about ten yuan a month, how will our family survive?”

Mother Tang's mouth opened again and again, but finally no sound came out.

"The relief fund comes with interest. If you really can't just spend three or two yuan from the relief fund every month, you can live on. Is that what you think?" Tang Zhitong asked, roughly understanding his mother's thoughts.

"Yes, as long as we can get by, we don't want big fish and meat." Mother Tang admitted without hiding anything.

"Mom, I am 19 years old this year, and we will get married in two years at most. Which family do you think would marry a girl to a part-time worker?" Tang Zhitong asked.

"Didn't your grandma leave this house to you? It's not difficult to find a wife with this house." At the mention of the house, Mother Tang's eyes glowed with confidence again.

"Even if we can find it, if there are more people in the family and there will be children in the future, our family will still live on the relief money and the money from odd jobs? Will we be so tight for the rest of our lives? Besides, how many years will the relief money last? It will not be spent in the future. What? Sell the house and continue to live a tight life?" Tang Zhitong continued to ask.

"Can the street still ignore it? You graduated from junior high school and are educated, so you should give priority to your job, right?" Tang's mother argued without confidence.

"Hey, the old Zhang family next door is more difficult than ours. Has the street arranged a job? Brother Wu from Qian Street has graduated from junior high school three years ago. Has the street arranged it?" Tang Zhitong patiently continued to say goodbye to Tang's mother. Shit, "In the eyes of the neighbors, does our family have difficulties? They will think that our family has a large amount of relief funds, owns a house, and is a wealthy family in the neighborhood. Is there any reason for the street to arrange a job for us?"

Mother Tang was left speechless by the question. She sighed and had nothing to say.

"The salary of an apprentice deliveryman is more than 20 yuan a month, and after becoming a full-time employee, he can earn 40 yuan a month. I have been working hard all my life doing part-time jobs, and I have to sell my house in the end. Now I can sell my house and change my job, so that my family can be richer. Anyway, They all have to sell the house, and I would rather trade the house for a job first." After seeing the picture, Tang Zhitong revealed his final intention.

"Mom is not reluctant to give up, but she is afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty."

"I know you're doing it for this family, and I'm not doing it for myself." Tang Zhitong looked directly at his mother, "Look at Fengzhi and Fengzhen, what's going on with their hair? It's yellow and dry. People call them yellow-haired girls, but they can't even reply. , I am indeed malnourished. My grandma has never wronged me since I was a child, and before she died, she even promised to give me the house. This time I exchanged the house for a job, so that the family can live a better life. Grandma told me that she would be willing to give up her house. If you are willing to give up, there will be no gain if you don’t give up.”

"Mom knows, she is just afraid that you will be cheated." Tang's mother softened her attitude and basically accepted her son's statement.

"He is a reputable person, that is to say, I helped him a little, and he was willing to give me a hand, otherwise he would not say such things to me." Tang Zhitong continued to persuade: "You think, he has a formal Regarding work, let’s take a step back. If you are cheated and come to ask for explanation, you will definitely not be able to keep your job, right? It’s not worth it to hand over your iron rice bowl for 400 yuan! I’m not stupid.”

"Sure!" Tang's mother made a decision, "Then I'll listen to you. I'll get the deposit receipt and we'll withdraw the money. We'll take it one step at a time. We'll talk about selling the house later. We won't sell it unless we have to."

"Hey, I'll listen to you. But this matter is disgraceful. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, you must keep it secret and tell no one."

"I understand, I definitely won't say anything."

……

The unexpired fixed term can only be withdrawn as a current deposit, resulting in a huge loss of interest, which made Tang's mother feel distressed.

After withdrawing the money, Tang's mother left the change, drew three more big black cards, and gave the rest to her son, "Your grandma said that when you water the ground, you must water it thoroughly. These are for you. You should spend them, don't instigate them." .”

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(End of this chapter)