After talking about the business, Lao Xu brought Zhou Yang another big surprise!
He brought Zhou Yang's remuneration, 618 yuan for a 120,000-word manuscript.
In addition, there are many bills!
Seeing these money tickets, Zhou Yang was naturally very happy.
He has been wondering all this time. Logically speaking, the royalties should have arrived, but why there was no movement at all.
It turned out that Lao Xu planned to deliver it to him personally, which saved him a lot of trouble.
After all, if he wanted to remit money from the post office, he would have to go to the city to pick it up, which was really troublesome.
In addition to being happy, and because it was almost time for dinner, Zhou Yang immediately invited Lao Xu and others to his home and asked them to have lunch before leaving.
Originally, according to Director Yang and Director Guo's wishes, everyone could just go to the state-owned restaurant in the county to have a light meal and not disturb Zhou Yang.
In fact, they also have concerns. After all, no matter where they are these days, food is very scarce.
Even in rural areas, people will not be left alone to eat at home.
However, after hearing Zhou Yang's invitation, Lao Xu insisted on going to Zhou Yang's house to recognize him.
It was understandable that Guo Huaiqing and Yang Yunzhao didn't know about Zhou Yang's situation, but as Zhou Yang's introducer and half-boss, he naturally knew about his family's conditions.
Not to mention anything else, in this month and a half alone, this guy received nearly 900 yuan from him.
Including the more than 600 yuan he brought to Zhou Yang this time, that is to say, in less than two months, this guy earned more than 1,500 yuan.
This is equivalent to four years’ salary of an ordinary employee!
Not to mention such salary levels in rural areas, even those in real big cities are among the best.
Looking at the whole country, I am afraid that only special talents like them can get such special treatment. Even the leaders cannot earn so much money.
Therefore, Zhou Yang really can’t eat enough for one meal!
In order to entertain these people, Zhou Yang decided to cook a few hard dishes himself!
But while Zhou Yang was busy in the kitchen, Li Youwei came back from work in the fields.
When she saw a modern car parked in front of her house, she felt panicked for no reason.
Although Zhou Yang never mentioned returning to the city during this period, and he really didn't say anything to her.
But she remembered that Zhou Yang said that he would still return to the city in the future, but he would take her and Bao'er with him.
Therefore, the shadow of returning to the city still lingers in Li Youwei's heart, making her always feel uneasy!
And the car in front of her with a provincial license plate suddenly came to her house. Li Youwei was really worried that they were here to take Zhou Yang back to the city.
Therefore, when she pushed open the courtyard door, she panicked inside!
Lao Xu and others who were drinking tea and chatting in the yard were surprised when they suddenly saw a pretty girl pushing the door open.
But then he realized that this should be Zhou Yang's lover.
Zhou Yang is a non-staff member of the Compilation and Translation Bureau. Naturally, they have checked his identity and know that Zhou Yang is married and his wife is a native girl from the small mountain village where he jumped in line.
On the way here, they were still discussing how a talented person like Zhou Yang with such a high level of education could marry a peasant girl!
But after seeing Li Youwei's appearance clearly, they were all relieved!
Lao Xu was afraid that strangers like them would scare the little girl in front of him, so he immediately stood up and said: "You must be my younger brother and sister, I am Xu Yongguang from Ning City, Zhou Yang's colleague and friend!"
Li Youwei knew Lao Xu. Zhou Yang had told her about Lao Xu. She also knew that her men could make money as a translator and could not do without this man's help.
"Hello, Brother Xu, I am Li Youwei, Zhou Yang's wife!"
Lao Xu then introduced Guo Huaiqing and Yang Yunzhao to Li Youwei, and then said: "I'm really embarrassed to disturb my siblings today!"
Li Youwei said hurriedly: "No interruption, no interruption. In fact, the two of us have always said that we must treat Brother Xu to a meal if we have the opportunity. If you hadn't given Zhou Yang this opportunity, we wouldn't have the good life we have now!"
Lao Xu smiled and said: "Although I am the introducer of Brother Zhou Yang, he also helped me a lot. Otherwise, the tasks assigned to our Ning City will not be completed until the year of the monkey, so even if it is a treat, it should be It’s me!”
"Didn't you come to my house today..."
Just as he was talking, Zhou Yang's voice came from the kitchen: "Daughter-in-law, wash your hands quickly, dinner will be served soon!"
"okay!"
Li Youwei said sorry to everyone, and then took the basin to the house to wash up!
Soon, the food will be on the table!
But when everyone saw the dishes cooked by Zhou Yang, they were stunned!
Cured pork ribs stewed with potatoes, braised large carp, stir-fried marinated pork with peppers, salad salad, tomato and egg soup, the staple food is freshly steamed rice.
Four dishes and one soup are the standard of hospitality for county and division-level leaders!
In addition, what shocked them even more was that Zhou Yang also brought out two bottles of Maotai to entertain them.
To be honest, the quality of the food really shocked Lao Xu and others!
Although they are supplied with food every day in the province and city, they can never achieve such a high standard of living.
Even if it is a holiday, you may not be able to eat four dishes and one soup.
As for Moutai, let alone that.
A bottle costs 4 yuan. With their monthly salary of 35 yuan, they really can’t afford it!
In the countryside, Zhou Yang not only had meat, fish and wine, but his staple food was white rice. This simply refreshed their outlook on life.
Seeing the shocked expressions of the three people, Zhou Yang immediately smiled and said: "Bureau Guo, Director Yang, Brother Xu, you are in for a treat today. This fish is a wild fish from our reservoir here!"
"Such a big wild fish is not cheap!" Guo Huaiqing said with a smile.
"I really don't know about this. This was given to me by someone else!"
"Sent?"
"Well, it's not just the fish, but also the meat. It's all given as a gift!"
"Then your friend is so generous!"
Zhou Yang explained with a smile: "The people who gave me the things were comrades from the county water conservancy bureau. I did them a big favor and they reciprocated, so they gave me something!"
"Water Conservancy Bureau?"
"Um!"
Then Zhou Yang briefly talked about Baofeng Reservoir and Li Changqing's gift. After all, he didn't want the people in front of him to regard him as the kind of person who lives a luxurious life.
You must know that people in this era are still very concerned about their lifestyle, and being simple and not extravagant is the most basic requirement.
"I didn't expect Comrade Zhou Yang to even know about water conservancy. He is really an all-round talent!" Guo Huaiqing said with emotion.
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Guo. I'm just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse!"
After saying that, Zhou Yang invited everyone to eat!
As the hostess, Li Youwei also tried her best to treat everyone to eat and drink well.
After a meal, the guests and hosts enjoy themselves!
After drinking and eating, Yang Yunzhao moved the textbooks that needed to be translated out of the car.
Then he repeatedly told Zhou Yang to hurry up and get it done, and then the group drove away!
