The cook is very busy

Chapter 21
No wonder the elders always say that after three years of famine, the woman who cooks in front of the stove will not die of starvation. This sentence is absolutely true.

Mrs. Zhao and Ziqing were thinking the same thing, joking in their hearts, and said half-jokingly.

"No wonder, seeing how strong you have been eating in the past few years, even if we don't drink a couple of sips, we can make up for the smell every day."

"Who says it's not?" Grandma Sun covered her mouth and smiled, then changed the topic again.

"But sister, after all, we are paid by other people, so we dare not go too far, otherwise the boss would not have kept me here."

Mrs. Zhao listened to it, and said yes, but she didn't know what was going on in her heart, maybe Grandma Sun didn't see anything, and kept on nagging.

"Originally I said I wanted to leave, but my boss wouldn't let me go, but I can't do it if I don't. I'm also 65, and I can't do it anymore. Besides, the small shop in my family's Datou Town can't be without someone in charge."

"Look at how carefree you are, your son's restaurant has not been open for seven or eight years, why is there no one in charge."

"Old girl, to tell you the truth, the ones my boss originally hired, when he saw that there were too many people eating, he clamored for a raise in wages, or asked someone to dig a corner, and they didn't stay for long."

Grandma Sun sighed, "It's said that my family opened a restaurant in the town to make money. Who knows that the money earned over the years is all over these people."

Jia Shouwang pursed his old mouth and nodded straight. Those who run restaurants rely on the craftsmanship of the master spoon.

The taste is not good at all, the tongue in the mouth is so sticky, you can eat it as soon as you take it in!

Hearing the sadness of Mrs. Sun's words, Mrs. Zhao also sighed when thinking of her own family, saying that these days are hard for everyone.

Take her family as an example, the business in the town was only a little bit better, but something happened to her man, and the days to come would be difficult.

"Oh, what's so embarrassing about this, don't you two still have girl Qing, you can just ask her to support you two, I look at the girl very well!"

Jia Shouwang knew that Mrs. Sun was talking politely, what could a girl with a weak family do, how could she shoulder the burden of this family?

Both grandma and grandma's eyes lit up, "Who said that girls can't do anything? Didn't I give you a way?"

Jia Shouwang had a meal with Mrs. Zhao, and looked at Grandma Sun in puzzlement. Even Ziqing raised his head to look at her.

"Big brother, big sister, to tell you the truth, I really came here today for your girl Qing."

Grandma Sun smiled happily, looking at the family of three, a shrewd look flashed in her eyes...

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After dinner in the evening, Jia Shouwang sat next to the oil lamp with his clothes on, took out a cigarette and took a few puffs.

Ziqing and Mrs. Zhao packed up the stove and went back to the main room.

Jia Shouwang sucked on his cigarette holder and said nothing. Mrs. Zhao took a look, took her daughter's hand and sat aside.

After taking a deep breath of the cigarette, Jia Shouwang tapped the table leg a few times with the cigarette stick, and asked while exhaling, "Girl, do you really want to go?"

Ziqing looked at her father and nodded silently.

At the end of noon, Mrs. Sun finally told the truth, her employer was not allowed to resign her job this time, just because there was something going on in the mansion recently, and there was not enough manpower in each house and courtyard.

But she is determined to go back to the village to provide for the elderly, and the person in charge is not unreasonable. Seeing that she is indeed old, she will agree.

But one thing is to let her find two helpers in the village to work in the mansion.

There is a lot of gossip in the gate of the mansion, and the girls in the village are down-to-earth and willing to work, as long as they just concentrate on their work, that's good.

These days grandma always hangs around in the crowd of mothers-in-law and aunts, whoever's daughter's clothes can't be washed clean, whoever's girl's stove can't be tidied up well, after a while, she will hear everything.

At that time, Mrs. Zhang always praised Ziqing in front of others, saying that she did the work in the stove quickly and cooked well.

Grandma Sun was hooked after hearing such an ear from somewhere, so I'm going to talk about it today.

No wonder Ziqing thought this grandma was a bit strange at first, how could she let her visit other people's homes, and she would show off as soon as she entered.

She always talked about the benefits she got in that big house, how many rewards she received, etc., and her parents were moved by her nagging.

But her parents didn't agree casually, the old couple chatted with Mrs. Sun first, saying that tomorrow would give an answer.

Mrs. Zhao thought about the good things Mrs. Sun said in the afternoon, and she really wanted her daughter to go.

But the daughter is so grown up, she only went to the town to catch a market, and suddenly she is going to travel far away, she really can't let go of this.

"Then Shuhe County is far away. Didn't you hear what that grandma said, take a car, go up and take a nap and you'll be there."

Jia Shouwang pursed his old lips, muttered a few words disapprovingly, and then said to Ziqing, "Girl, if you think about it again, we won't be hungry now, with your second cousin..."

Ziqing interrupted her father's words softly, "Father, now the second cousin is occupying our stall, and we have nothing to say about giving us money to support us, but the second cousin is your nephew after all. It's not his turn to shoulder the burden of retirement."

"In the future, the second cousin will give up his pick and quit. No one dares to poke his back and scold him. It's not that he doesn't care for his parents. If he has spare money, send some over, and everyone will give him a good name." Mile!"

Jia Shouwang sat quietly and did not speak, Ziqing looked at him and continued, "Father, you said it, we have to grow flesh by pressing our own bones, I will go to work in the big house, earn money and save enough , we are like Mrs. Sun, we open a restaurant in the town, and we can get money anyway."

Jia Shouwang thought about it, and it seemed that part of it was agreed, and part of it was uneasy, "But he, he is not safe in that big house."

"Oh, old man, didn't the grandma say that, let us work for a few months first, and get busy with this period of time. If you want to leave or stay, you can follow us. Besides, the second girl of the old Sun's family is not Sun Jinhua. Isn't she going to take her there too, Sun Jinhua can't just push her own niece into the fire pit."

Ziqing was slightly taken aback, and she didn't expect her old mother to help her convince her father instead.

"Her father, look at our daughter who is skinny, and there is no meat all over her body. The old man said before that our daughter needs to make up for her body, but what can I do for my daughter with our family's wealth? If our daughter in the house can make up for nothing in the past few months, then what are we going to do."

After Mrs. Zhao finished speaking, she babbled to Ziqing again, "Girl, you should have some snacks. At noon, Grandma Sun said that we don't drink the tonic soup stewed for the young master and miss. It's all useless. If we want to drink, we have to drink Mrs. Madam’s, that’s a great tonic, and if you see Erya Sun moving the spoon, you’ll scoop it up too!”

Ziqing couldn't laugh or cry, this is what her old mother was thinking.

"Understood, mother, when the time comes, I'll go straight to the mouth and drink three big mouthfuls of his in that stew pot first."

Jia Shouwang listened to what his wife and daughter said, and he agreed in his heart.

But after all, my daughter has been by my side for more than ten years, and when I think of her leaving, I feel empty in my heart.

He wiped his old eyes, got up and walked out of the house, his throat was blocked, and he whispered a word.

"Girl, it's hot in the stew pot, it's better to drink it with a spoon..."

(End of this chapter)