Chapter 58
It's almost the end of the month, and there are not many days until the wedding date on the fifteenth day of next month. Su Congjun's wedding has begun to be arranged in full swing. Although it is not a grand wedding, it still has to be lively. , Smoke, wine and candies are naturally indispensable, and if possible, a quilt will be prepared for the wedding. The family discussed it and made a quilt out of the cotton that Su Congjun brought back last time.
All that's left is the banquet to entertain the guests. There are many people in Luoshui Village. For a big event like a wedding, everyone will basically come to join in the fun and feel happy. Although they can't prepare any big fish or meat, they can't be too shabby.
Su Congwu squatted by the river for several days, and finally got a few fish, which were tied with straw ropes and wagging their tails. They were quite big. Wu Guixiang smiled brightly when he saw them, and asked Zhang Xinlan to make the fish into pickled fish. Now that the weather is cold, I can keep it for a long time.
In addition to the ham that Su Congwen sent back last time, this is another big dish. We also have pickled sausages and bacon at home, stir-fry some vegetarian dishes, kill a chicken, and have a table full of meat, vegetarian and soup dishes. , it can be considered a very good one.
The adults were discussing the dishes for the banquet, while Su Qingyun was concentrating on cutting out the words "happy" on red paper in the room, with the couplets she had just written hanging hanging next to them.
"The word "my daughter" is really good!" Su Aimin's voice sounded suddenly.
Su Qingyun shook, the scissors tilted, and the word "happy" was cut off again.
She turned her head helplessly, "Dad, can you walk without making a sound?"
Su Aimin chuckled and lowered his voice, "Didn't I rush back to tell you the good news?"
"Good news?" Su Qingyun was surprised.
"Your father and I are going to have a job. Do you think you are happy about it?"
"Wait, wait." Su Qingyun was confused, "Didn't you go to town to meet Uncle Wang and his brother-in-law today? Why do you have a job again? What job?"
"That's the job of that team." Su Aimin sat down and prepared to speak slowly, "I learned when I went there today that a driver in their team is old and his eyesight is a little bit unclear. He can no longer drive long distances. It’s too dangerous, and I thought, isn’t it a good opportunity for him to leave?”
"You mean you're going to drive?" Su Qingyun's eyes widened.
Su Aimin: "..."
"How can I drive?" Why was my daughter so stupid this time?
"This car needs a driver and a escort. The driver quit. The young man who escorted the car with him before had enough experience and lost the route, so he became the driver. Now what is missing is a escort. , your father and I are this person." Su Aimin pointed to himself proudly.
"Escort the car?" Su Qingyun began to think about it, "How did you convince them of such a good thing?"
"I don't want a salary, and they agreed right away." Su Aimin said nonchalantly, "I didn't go to the team just for the salary. As long as they let me follow the car, I can return the goods. Dad won't hide it from you either. , I still think about the amount of money I made last time in the provincial capital. If I can follow the team to the provincial capital to purchase goods, I will make a lot of money. I will personally escort the bicycle business of yours, so I can rest assured."
Su Qingyun's eyes lit up, but she was still a little worried, "Dad, is this too dangerous?"
"Fortunately, I asked clearly. No one checks the fleet they purchase. Even if they check, it will be fine as long as there are no contraband." Su Aimin has already understood this clearly.
Su Qingyun nodded. No wonder, in this era, there is so much competition to be a truck driver.
"Of course, this is just a temporary job. It won't last long, and I definitely won't be able to follow a route that's too long."
"That's good. If you don't feel right, dad, we'll leave." Su Qingyun said seriously, "It doesn't matter if you make less money, safety is the most important thing."
"Dad knows, don't worry about this, just study hard." Su Aimin rubbed her head to reassure her.
"By the way, let me tell you something, I have a job."
During the meal, everyone was still discussing marriage, and Su Aimin kept saying something that was not surprising.
"What?"
"Work?"
Wu Guixiang stared, "You just walked out of the house in the morning and had a job? Where did you pick it up when you left?"
"What did you pick up? I found it myself."
Zhang Xinlan couldn't wait to ask: "What kind of job? Who introduced it?" Can the third child know the person who introduced the job to him?
"A friend in town introduced me to the job as a temporary worker. The team in the town was short of someone, and I couldn't find anyone at the moment. I just went to fill in the job, but I don't know how long I can do it."
"Convoy?" The whole family was stunned.
"What kind of car do you drive? An ox cart? Or a flatbed cart?" Wu Guixiang mocked unceremoniously.
Su Aimin was convinced. It was true that he couldn't drive, but his mother didn't have to bury him like this, right?
"I don't know how to drive, so why don't I know how to ride in a car?" Su Aimin said angrily, "I just sit next to the driver, follow the escort, and look at the goods."
"Then how much salary can you get this month?"
"It's not calculated on a monthly basis. How can I run outside every day? If this person doesn't take a break, he has to take a break. The wages are calculated based on the number of rides and the length of the route. He can earn about ten yuan at a time." These words were carefully thought out by Su Aimin.
Ten dollars, no more, no less, would not only make everyone understand that this was a serious job, he would have less time to work in the future, but also would not make his family covet him. However, he still underestimated him. My sister-in-law is a money-obsessed person.
"You can earn more than ten yuan just by taking a car out for fun?" Zhang Xinlan muttered, "Then, Third Brother, why don't you let me join the martial arts for this job? A young man like him is suitable for running outside."
"Mom, you're here again." Su Congwu lost his temper, "My results haven't come out yet? Do you think I will fail the exam?"
Zhang Xinlan snorted, "I feel anxious anyway."
When she said this, Su Aimin refused, and he retorted: "What does it mean to go out for fun by car? You have to observe the road conditions along the way. This is the driver's second pair of eyes. He also has to be responsible for loading and unloading. It is very tiring. "
"Then wouldn't it be more important for young people to do this? Those who are strong in martial arts and strong in body." Zhang Xinlan reacted quickly.
Su Aimin's face was expressionless, "They just want someone as old and stable as me."
Zhang Xinlan choked, racking her brains and not knowing what to say.
The whole family was holding back their laughter. The reason why everyone was silent was because they knew that Zhang Xinlan could not defeat Su Aimin.
The family counted the dates of Su Congjun's wedding on their fingers, but before the big day came, Su Qingyun's letter and her belated bonus arrived.
The postman handed Su Qingyun two letters and a remittance slip. She was a little surprised. Where did these many letters come from?
When she entered the house, she first opened the letter of praise sent by the Provincial Department of Agriculture. She glanced at the letter and found that it was all words and phrases of praise that were nothing to look at. She looked at the amount on the remittance slip and her eyes widened.
One...one thousand yuan? ! The bonus is so high? She thought it was just for fun, but she didn't expect the Department of Agriculture to be so wealthy.
"What is this?" The family members came over. No one in the family had seen what a remittance receipt looked like and didn't know what it was.
"One thousand yuan! I (fuck)!" Su Congwu screamed after seeing clearly, and it was difficult to swallow the last word.
"What, what, a thousand yuan?" The whole family didn't react.
"This is the remittance slip from the post office. Only with this slip can you go to the post office to get the money." Su Congwu finished explaining, but before he could recover, he asked, "So, where did you get so much money?"
One thousand yuan, he couldn't even think about it.
Su Qingyun wrote lightly: "Oh, it's the bonus that the Provincial Department of Agriculture said it would give me."
"Bonus?" Everyone said in unison.
Su Aimin's eyes widened: "Why didn't I know? Why didn't you kid ever mention it?"
Su Qingyun scratched his head, "It's been too long, it hasn't arrived yet, I forgot about it."
Su Aimin was really impressed by his daughter. He forgot about it when it was published in the newspaper last time. He was so generous that he could forget about it after receiving such a huge bonus this time.
Wu Guixiang trembled a little, "How much is it?"
Is it because she is old and deaf? Why does it sound like it’s a thousand yuan?
"One thousand yuan." Zhang Xinlan murmured, how many pieces of unity is one thousand yuan?
Li Xiulian was also excited, but not to the point of losing her composure. She praised, "You are so promising."
This is casually a thousand yuan bonus. Even if you are a formal worker in the city, you have to earn it for two or three years without eating or drinking. For the four children of the Su family, the first three together may not even have such a bonus. Make a career in the future.
After the family calmed down, they stared at the money order.
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Xinlan gritted her teeth and tentatively said, "This money..."
Su Dalin, who was so happy that his face full of grooves spread, said, "This money is my own bonus. I will leave it to his parents for safekeeping. Let's not get involved or pay attention."
In his heart, Su Qingyun, his granddaughter, was the same as Congwen who was a soldier. They were both good children who made the Su family proud of their ancestors.
This... Qin Ying and Su Aimin looked at each other and said nothing. Although they thought so in their hearts, it was always not good to face such a big family.
Su Qingyun thought for a while and said: "Although it is my bonus, I can only get this money without the support of my family."
The family had allowed her to fiddle around without any hindrance. Her share of the military medal was shared by her family as well.
"And just like the eldest brother and second brother still pay part of their salary to their families, I decided that I would also give some of my bonus to my family."
"Milk, one thousand yuan, three hundred for you to keep, and I will give the rest to my mother."
Qin Ying and Su Aimin were a little surprised, but they agreed with her approach. Now that she was the only one studying in the family, it was right for her to contribute part of her bonus.
"You kid, your eldest and second brothers got the money back so that they can save it for them to get a wife, and you don't need it." Wu Guixiang still didn't want to accept it.
Su Qingyun reacted quickly, "Then just keep it and keep it for me to buy a dowry for later, right?"
"What dowry? You kid is really not ashamed!" Wu Guixiang nodded her nose angrily, but finally accepted it.
Three hundred dollars! Zhang Xinlan tried hard not to laugh. Even if the money didn't come to her, it would be nice to be able to improve her family's life.
