Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 244 The way out for martial arts students
These ingredients are enough for 20 people. Let Uncle Zhang prepare some steamed buns and bake them as snacks.

Several people were a little dumbfounded when they saw the pile of ingredients. No one can afford to make it like this. Who does this owner want to hire? There are so many things that even a little spare money can't afford.

"Boss, I bought the fish and chicken."

Zhu Xuefeng looked at it and saw that it was okay. He bought two large fish and they were both quite big.

"This fish will do this for a while, and I will come over to help. Okay, let's start preparations now. We will arrive at almost twelve o'clock."

"Master, you don't need to get started. I understand. Roast it first, then season it. Keep it warm over low heat, right?"

"Uncle Zhang, that's it. The seasoning can be a little heavier on spicy and spicy, and it should be based on Sichuan cuisine."

"I've never cooked serious Sichuan cuisine, so it's okay to make some numbing and spicy seasonings. If you cook it, you won't be able to cook it (no problem)."

"Okay, then thank you for the hard work, gentlemen."

He turned around and gave instructions to the three girls.

"Da Ya, you are responsible for keeping an eye on it. If you are missing something, hurry up and prepare it. What we have for lunch today will be private dishes, and the three of you will be the waiters. You two old men can rest first after finishing their work."

"The middle courtyard door will be locked later. Let's play around in the front yard today."

Everything is ready, and several people have already started work. It is still early, and today is not a rest day. They are all working and going to school.

After making arrangements and thinking about it, I still need to visit the steel rolling mill to see if my stuff is ready.

"Director Sun, I'm harassing you again. I'm here to see my master."

"Boy, are you on vacation?"

"You're right. We had a holiday yesterday. Why don't we come over to see everyone? The workshop is so busy now. I saw that the aisles are full of materials."

Director Sun is very happy. The busier the workshop is, the more important it is and the greater its contribution.

"It's not because of you. The new workshop was established and a lot of key people were poached from me, and some apprentices were added. However, the two projects you did are the biggest in our workshop, so we are really busy."

"And what kind of heater did you give Lao Niu? Now he has also attracted a group of people and is busy here every night."

"Director Sun, you are not satisfied with the benefits you have received. How about I find some new work to give you some..."

"Get out of here, it's almost Chinese New Year, why don't you let An Sheng live for a few more days."

I couldn't help but come over again, "Is there really a new project?"

"If you want it, I'll go back and think about it, and I'll talk to Uncle Sun after the festival, haha."

"You little bastard, you have learned to lie now. Go away and find your master. He has a new apprentice."

When he came to Master Lu's work station, Master Lu didn't know what he was doing. There was a silly boy at his former work station who was immersed in frustration.

"Liu Ze, why is it you, how come you got into the factory?"

The silly boy raised his head. Didn't he notice Liu Ze? Last time he said that work had not stopped, but just now, he sneaked into the third workshop.

When Liu Ze saw that it was Zhu Xuefeng, his face was full of bitterness and hatred. He collected the tools and parts and grabbed Zhu Xuefeng's collar.

"Your uncle, you've already left. It's not nice to go to your university. Mad, I've tricked you to death. Did you bring any cigarettes? Go out and smoke one."

Liu Ze, who was accompanying Ku Daqiu Shen, was smoking at the door of the workshop. It was not yet time for work break. Director Sun came out and took a look. When he saw it was Zhu Xuefeng, he went back.

It turned out that Liu Ze had been tossing and turning for several months. Now the employment situation outside is extremely difficult. All factories are basically not hiring. In the end, the factory will expand its recruitment after the year and give priority to the children of employees, and they are lucky enough to enter the steel rolling mill.

Counting the days, it was at the beginning of January when I was reviewing and preparing for the exam that this guy entered the factory. What a fate. In the future, he would also have classmates in the factory.

I came happily, and was lucky enough to be in the hands of Master Lu. Everything was fine. But Zhu Xuefeng was gone, but the legend was.

Liu Ze is also clever. Under the guise of Zhu Xuefeng's classmate, he is very popular in the workshop. Zhu Xuefeng is both a success and a trap.

Master Lu trained Liu Ze according to the requirements for Zhu Xuefeng, and it was an endless hard life.

Every time something is not done well, Master Lu will just say one word.

"Zhu Xuefeng can do it, why can't you? Aren't you two classmates?"

Now he is miserable. He practices almost two to three hours more than other apprentices every day. He is as tired as his grandson. He is still not satisfied with Master Lu, but his basic skills are much better than those of the same batch.

Zhu Xuefeng could only express his sympathy with a forced smile. What else could he say? He patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Just bear with it, you silly boy."

"Where's Guo Ting? Where did she go? Are you still together?"

The silly boy showed a smile and grinned, his teeth were quite white.

"I also joined a factory and am now interning in finance. We have both met our parents now. Unfortunately, I am not old enough and have to wait two years."

"Damn, you're acting so fast. It's only been a few months. Why do you want to get married so early? I can't tell."

"Where's Qu Changwen? Didn't he enter the factory together?"

"What a great opportunity to expand enrollment, so we may miss him. He went to the Materials Department for an internship, and several classmates also joined the factory."

Yes, there are still a few here. If they can go back to work in the factory, they are natural allies. But it will take several years to know whether they can go back to the factory. There will be many long nights and dreams.

"Liu Ze, where is Liu Ze, come in and start working."

This is Master Lu getting angry. I didn't expect Master Lu to get so angry.

"Damn, it's broken. The master is back. You have to help me say a good word when I go in. I was dragged out to smoke by you."

Liu Ze hurriedly put out the cigarette and ran back, promising while running.

Zhu Xuefeng smiled, someone finally took care of this kid. In fact, Liu Ze was very smart, otherwise he would not have had the chance to hook up with Guo Ting. Guo Ting was quite beautiful and there was no shortage of people around her.

It's just that I have little self-control. If no one cares about it, I just have to do my own thing. It's the same in school. If you take it seriously, you can still get into an ordinary college.

Now I want to work as a worker, and I am lucky enough to fall into the hands of Master Lu. It is an opportunity. Master Lu has very strict requirements on work, and Zhu Xuefeng understands this very well.

"Master, I'm here to see you."

"Don't be so secretive. I'm just here to see your bad work. Since ancient times, masters have assigned jobs to their apprentices. This damn thing is completely out of place with you. You always make trouble for me."

Master Lu cursed and took out a package of stuff from the cabinet and handed it to Zhu Xuefeng.

"In the future, if you find someone else to do such a simple thing, the master will not be able to serve you."

Zhu Xuefeng took it with a playful smile.

"Look what you said, you are my master wherever you go, why aren't you allowed to go to this new workshop?"

Master Lu said angrily.

"It's not like Director Sun, an old ghost, said that there should be no gaps in workshop technology, so he kept me here. I wanted to go, but I couldn't go." "Isn't it a good thing that the leader pays attention to you? Let me tell you, a leader pays attention to you. It’s more suitable than going to the new workshop.”

Master Lu looked at Zhu Xuefeng with a smile, this boy had really changed.

"I heard that the factory values ​​you very much. Such a heavy reward, but just after the reward, why did you run away? Now you can stand and talk without backache, right?"

"By the way, this kid said he was your classmate. Is that true? Why is he so stupid? Now, he can't even play a Level [-] game. Is he really taught by the same teachers?"

Liu Ze was also very depressed. When did Zhu Xuefeng become so mean and shameless?

I heard the master complain about being stupid, which made me feel even more frustrated. It took me more than half a month to basically reach the level of a first-class worker, but I couldn't pick a second one in the whole workshop. Is this considered stupid?
"Master, we are really high school classmates. He is not stupid. You have to see where his intelligence is used. It has to be used in the right place. I am not as good as him, right Liu Ze."

Liu Ze nodded out of habit and immediately shook his head again. This guy is so bad. He digs holes every time he meets.

The three masters and apprentices chatted for a while, and Liu Ze worked hard to catch up with the legend. Master Lu also happily accepted a bag of tea leaves. It happened that the tea leaves were gone at the end of the year. This was Zhu Xuefeng's order from the compound. It was no different. .

Zhu Xuefeng said hello to Lao Sun and walked around the research institute before leaving.

"You will never be able to catch up with him in this life. Practice hard and you will probably surpass me. Don't embarrass me."

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng leave, Master Lu also had mixed feelings. In fact, the current apprentices are not bad, but it is a pity that there is only one Zhu Xuefeng.

Looking at the time, it was past ten o'clock. It was almost time to go to the sports school. I greeted the security department at the door, scattered a few cigarettes, and left the steel rolling mill.

The sports school was already on holiday. I sneaked in and saw a few people gesticulating in the training ground from a distance. They were really the two sisters of the sports school. They were quite conscious. This kind of martial arts practice really means that if you don't advance, you will retreat. You must persevere.

"Zhou Xiaoyu, Lin Yilan, why are there only a few people? There are more than a dozen, right?"

"Hey, senior brother is here, haha, just kidding, who is still staying at school during the holidays? If you hadn't said you wanted to come, we wouldn't have come here now."

Forgetting that the school doesn’t have dormitories yet, these few came here from home.

The reason for this is that I prepared it for a dozen people. It is a crime to waste time these days. The food I prepared seems to be too rich now, and it is not suitable no matter how cold the weather is.

"Just the four of you? Where's little Zhu Fu?"

"It seems that he has gone to his senior brother Gao's house. Can we get going? I heard from Gao Fu that his senior brother is very generous and wants to treat us to something to eat today."

Zhou Xiaoyu put away her sword, blinked, turned around, and asked with a smile.

"There's a lot of delicious food. Have you ridden your bike? I'll take you there. It's not far."

"We have two vehicles, just in time. Let's put away the weapons before we come back."

Several people rode bicycles outside the compound. The four of them were surprised. Isn't this a large courtyard? It was too big, but it didn't look like a place to eat. There was a furniture factory sign on the door.

"Let's go, park the cars in the outer courtyard."

"Zhou Xiaoyu, don't be in a daze, follow me, I can smell the aroma of meat, haha, it looks like I have to have a full meal today. I haven't eaten meat in a while."

Lin Yilan took the lead and followed. Zhou Xiaoyu and others looked at it and followed them into the outer courtyard.

"It's so big. How many people does this furniture factory have? Why can't I see anyone? It's such a big place."

The outer courtyard is not small, larger than the courtyard of an ordinary large courtyard. However, there is no one there now, but there is a lot of wood piled in the corridor of the reverse house.

"There's nothing to see in the outer courtyard. Today we are cooking privately. Very few people know about this place. Come on, I'll take you in and have a look."

The families of these people should all be in decent circumstances, but they have never been to such a large yard. Looking along the railing in the front yard, this yard is really grand, but no one can be seen, and it is a bit deserted.

Entering the middle room of the west wing, a large round table was placed in the center, and Zhu Xuefeng smiled.

"Two junior sisters, I have prepared a lot of things. We really can't use up such a small number of people. If you don't mind, how about we call in some more senior brothers."

In fact, people in the old capital are very particular about inviting people to dinner. They are invited three days in advance, invited two days in advance, and invited on the day. They are very particular about not being able to invite people to dinner on the same day. This is just a make-up, and people are not willing to come. .

But it doesn't matter to Zhu Xuefeng and his brothers, they can drop by at any time to make up the numbers.

"Okay, hurry up and call them. We'll wait. We haven't had dinner with them yet, so I'd like to borrow your help today and let's have some fun together."

Zhou Xiaoyu was afraid that there wouldn't be many people, and since they were all fellow apprentices, of course he didn't take it seriously and kept urging.

"Brother, it's our fault for talking nonsense. Hurry up. If this is wasted, our joke will be too big. I'm really sorry."

Lin Yilan also realized that the joke had gone too far. If it were a waste of food, it would be a great crime. How many people would not have enough to eat now.

The two junior brothers also nodded frequently. In this day and age, such a joke is really hard to make.

Zhu Xuefeng called Daya, lowered his head and gave some instructions, Daya nodded and left.

Fortunately, I had prepared some roasted seeds and nuts, which I originally planned to use for chatting after dinner. I quickly asked Erya to bring them to me, and the few of them just cracked melon seeds and chatted about interesting things about the sports school.

I promised to go to the sports school to train when I had time, but I never went once. Fortunately, I could often see Coach Gao in No. [-] Courtyard. Otherwise, it would be impossible to meet him. I would not keep my promise to people like Coach Gao. It is extremely despising.

Unknowingly, they started talking about the issue of employment this year. The two juniors are one year behind and have to graduate next year.

"It's too difficult to find a job in our school now. There are only three directions. One of them, our martial arts class is not yet available."

When it came to graduation assignments, Zhou Xiaoyu began to complain. Generally speaking, units in need should come to their homes in advance and agree on a time for internships. However, it is now the last semester and there has been no movement from the sports school.

The sports school is quite special now. This year is already its third year. According to the plan at that time, the students enrolled in the first year should graduate this summer.

But the sports school is just a pilot project and has not been included in the formal enrollment plan. It is called a technical secondary school, but it does not include allocation. It all depends on whether the school can find internship opportunities. Outside the district, technical secondary schools are not recognized.

"We have no chance of graduating from a sports school or becoming a national professional athlete. The country currently does not have a dedicated category for martial arts athletes."

"Yeah, it's not as good as the few classes that will be held later. They learn track and field and basketball. Besides, we have no chance of the second one."

Zhu Xuefeng really didn't know what he could do after graduating from a sports school and how he would be allocated.

"What's the second one? Why is there no chance? There are only three ways out. Now two are gone."

Lin Yilan smiled bitterly and said to Zhu Xuefeng.

"We don't have the skills of a senior brother like you. The second rule is to specially recruit students to study in colleges and universities. Now there are no colleges and universities that want students from martial arts classes."

Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. This sports school has just been opened. The students in the front cannot be allocated. How can the martial arts class in the back still recruit people?

"What about the third one? Isn't the third one also difficult?"

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the two junior brothers who had their heads lowered.

"Actually, I really shouldn't say this in front of my junior brother, but it's really difficult."

"The third way out is to go to the district and work as a physical education teacher in primary and secondary schools. After all, we are affiliated with the Sports Committee, so this should be the most secure."

(End of this chapter)