Chapter 35

Although Chen Shuangyue's son is short, his physique is rare in this age of lack of food and drink. He is not thin at all, and his round face is like a leader, which is a bit contrary to his name "Zeng Gao".

He swaggered up in front of Lu Che, because of his height, he could only look up, even so, his arrogant momentum continued, pointing to Lu Che and saying, "How can you be qualified to appear here, the son of a hooligan? Hurry up. Get out."

"Why is he not qualified to stand here?" Before Lu Che could speak, Jiang Yao had already turned back.

Zeng Gao turned his head to look at Jiang Yao, even though she was a woman, she was taller than him. He hated tall women the most in his life, because in front of them, he always felt that he was being compared, and he stared at her with disgust, "Who are you, I taught the son of a gangster, you are here a lot. What's your business?"

"I have to take care of my man's affairs." Jiang Yao said imposingly: "Also, you keep saying that Lu Che is not qualified to appear here, and I think your cousin of a hooligan is even less qualified."

"You..." Zeng Gao was the most taboo for others to mention Lu Zhisen, his disgraceful cousin. He was flushed with anger, and when he was about to reach out to point at Jiang Yao, Lu Che had already taken a step to protect her behind him, suppressing his voice. Said: "Do you still want to make everyone crowd around and listen to your cousin's shoddy behavior?"

Right now, it was the rush hour of the repair shop, and many workers stopped to watch the fun. Zeng Gao didn't want to let people know about the scandal at home, so he could only endure it, and said through gritted teeth, "Lu Che, we're not finished."

When the words fell, he shook his hand and left angrily.

When Zeng Gao was far away, Jiang Yao asked Lu Che, "Why let him go like this? This kind of person needs to be taught a lesson."

"Just bear with it." Lu Che said, "I haven't successfully entered the factory yet, and I don't want to make a fuss and be ugly. If the leaders in the factory see this, my impression of me will be greatly reduced."

"That's right." Jiang Yao felt that the boss was more thoughtful than himself.

The two continued to walk towards Director Hu's office. When they were almost there, Lu Che asked Jiang Yao to wait outside. After all, it was inconvenient to bring her in together.

"Just wait and don't run around." Lu Che explained.

"Okay." Jiang Yao smiled and said, "You really treat me like a child."

"You're more difficult to bring than a child." After Lu Che pursed his lips, he turned around and went in.

Jiang Yao waited in all kinds of rogues, saw a few stone benches not far away, and walked over to sit down.

The position of the stone bench can see the exit of the office corridor at a glance, and I am not afraid that Lu Che will not be able to see her.

"Hey, I heard that the factory manager pulled the wire for you and introduced Zeng Gong's son to you, isn't it?"

"Yes, how did you know that?"

"Don't worry about how I know, I'll just ask you how Zeng Gong's son is."

"It's not very good. His name is Zeng Gao, but his stature is exactly the same as Zeng Gong, even shorter than me."

There were two female workers talking on the stone bench next to her. Jiang Yao didn't pay much attention to it, but when she heard the word "Zeng Gao", her ears suddenly perked up, and she pretended to glance at the two female workers inadvertently.

Judging from their clothes, they should not be maintenance workers or skilled workers in maintenance factories, but office workers such as administration and finance. The appearance and appearance can not be said to be outstanding, it can only be regarded as quite satisfactory.

"You're too tall and can't be eaten. Would you like to marry a farmer who is 1.8 meters tall?"

"That's not what I meant... But Zeng Gao is really too short. He came to me just now, and everyone was talking secretly when they saw it. They must be laughing at me."

"We can't control our mouths on others. The most important thing is that we can live a good life. Zeng Gong is a veteran of our factory, and the wage subsidy is very high. Get it in. You marry into the Zeng family to enjoy happiness."

"That's right, but... oh, it's fine for me to be wronged myself. If the children born in the future are still so short, they will be laughed at by others."

"No, they all say that your son is like your mother. If you grow taller, your child will definitely be taller in the future."

"Who said that, I had a blind date with him that day, and his mother came. His mother is tall, and he is not as short as his father. Besides, I don't think his mother is easy to get along with, so it's already a show. , If I marry in, I must not be bullied."

"Is it so exaggerated as you say... Hey, what are you looking at?"

"Look at the man over there, is it from our factory? Why haven't you seen it before?"

"It shouldn't be, is it new? He looks so tall and handsome, if it's our factory, we can't help but know him."

"That's right, if Zeng Gaochang is like this, no matter how savage he is, I will endure it."

Jiang Yao's style suddenly changed after listening to this conversation, she couldn't help raising her head, and at a glance she saw Lu Che coming out of the corridor. He saw her at a glance and was walking towards her.

"He... how did he come to our side?"

"Yeah... Could it be that you want to meet us?"

The voices of the two female employees couldn't hide their excitement. Jiang Yao directly turned her head and said to them: "You think too much, he is here to find me. Also, you little girls' family, don't worry about other people's men."

"..." The female employees were stunned, they wanted to refute a few words, but saw Lu Che walking in front of Jiang Yao, with a cold and gentle expression, and said, "Daughter-in-law, let's go back."

"Okay." Jiang Yao raised her hand with a smile: "My waist is a little sore, please help me up."

Lu Che grabbed her hand without saying a word, then hugged her waist and slowly helped her up, and said, "This pregnancy is tossing people, daughter-in-law, please bear with it, I'll buy you something delicious later."

"Well, thank you Cheche."

"When you're outside, it's not good for others to hear you. You can call me at home."

Two female employees: "..."

After leaving the repair shop, Jiang Yao told Lu Che what she had just heard about Zeng Gao, "How many people will the repair shop hire this time? I'm worried that your chances will be crowded out by related households."

"Only one recruit." Lu Che comforted: "As soon as you come, you can be safe, and there are related households everywhere, let alone recruiting workers in the factory. There are also human feelings for our production team to arrange work. Besides, I have confidence in Director Hu, if he hadn't valued my skills, there would be no need to spend a lot of time arranging my training."

"The same is true." Jiang Yao didn't think about it anymore, and asked, "When will the training start?"

"Two days after the end of the rush, it will last for five days, and the results will be announced two days after the assessment."

"Okay, then don't be too tired these days, and recharge your batteries to accept the upcoming challenge."

A few days later, the Qingyuan production team finished the rice harvest successfully. In order to reward the members, two days after the end of the rush, that is, the day when Lu Che started training, Lu Dazhou organized the production team's annual event - pork distribution.

In a rural area where pork can't be eaten several times a year, dividing pork is a big deal, so the old lady was very excited that day. She woke up early and told Jiang Yao that she would come with her to collect pork.

"Grandma, shouldn't the pork distribution be arranged before the Lunar New Year?" Jiang Yao was a little puzzled. The programs he watched on TV in the past were usually about the pork distribution years ago.

As for her question, the old lady was very willing to answer her question, saying, "We make bacon here in winter, so that it is easy to preserve. The pork that is divided does not need to be eaten at one time, and can be saved for the New Year or even after the New Year. The best way to dry bacon is in Before the winter solstice, the dried bacon tastes the best and is easier to store.”

"So that's what it is." Jiang Yao nodded in understanding, "But if you eat all the meat now, wouldn't there be no meat for the Spring Festival?"

"I will divide the fish during the Spring Festival. There is more than every year. What a good meaning." The old lady said, and she said to Lu Che when she thought of something: "The three of us are estimated to divide up to three catties of meat and some bones. Anyway, you are going to the county town today. Let's see if there is a way to get more meat back, I will dry more bacon, and when your sister-in-law comes back, let her bring some to Hong Kong to eat, she likes the bacon I made the most."

"No problem, I'll go take a look." Lu Che responded and asked again, "Auntie is coming back?"

"Yes, the letter sent to me last time said it was probably at the end of this month or the beginning of next month." The old lady couldn't help sighing while she was happy, "It would be nice if I could come back to celebrate the New Year during the Spring Festival, forget it. ...as long as she's doing well over there."

Jiang Yao looked at the old lady with a reluctant look on her face, she couldn't help covering her lower abdomen. If she gave birth to a daughter, she would have to marry far away in the future, and she would definitely be reluctant.

Today is the first day of training. Lu Che didn't dare to be late, so he went out after breakfast.

Jiang Yao and the old lady did handicraft at home until around 8 o'clock before they went to the production team's granary to distribute the pork.

In order to show fairness, each household must draw lots before dividing the pork, and the part will be divided into which part is drawn, and there should be no objection.

"Yaoyao, if you're lucky, it's up to you to draw." The old lady said.

"I... how are you feeling?" Jiang Yao is an insulator of the lottery. She felt that she didn't win the lottery, but the old lady insisted on letting her draw.

Sure enough, she could only get fat with her luck.

However, she is the only one who is dissatisfied with pork belly. The old lady likes pork belly, and others also say that her big belly is really lucky and envious.

After receiving three catties of pork belly and a big bone, Jiang Yao and the old lady returned with a full load.

As soon as she returned to Lu's house, the old lady couldn't wait to marinate the pork belly and prepare for the sun-dried bacon. She said to Jiang Yao, "Yaoyao, I learned the secret recipe for marinating bacon from my parents' house. I never teach outsiders. You are my granddaughter-in-law, and I must pass it on to you."

"Thank you grandma, I will study hard."

Food

Of course, Jiang Yao readily accepted the secret recipe.

In fact, the raw materials for marinated bacon are almost the same, nothing more than salt, blanching, soy sauce, liquor, etc. To make it delicious, the ratio of ingredients is very important, and liquor is also very particular.

Although the old lady is old, she is very familiar with the steps of marinating bacon and the amount of seasonings. Jiang Yao reads and takes notes while learning. This serious attitude makes the old lady even happier.

At noon, Lu Che came back with ten catties of pork belly.

The old lady and Jiang Yao were very happy. Jiang Yao wanted to chat with him, but he hurried back to the repair shop.

It wasn't until the evening when the young couple returned to the room that she had time to ask him, "How was the training today?"

"Very good." Lu Che said with a smile, "I have read a lot of books before, but there are very few opportunities to do it. Today, I can get in touch with different agricultural machinery, and I can also start maintenance. No matter whether I succeed this time or not, I will I think it’s worth it and I can learn a lot.”

Hearing what Jiang Yao said, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart and asked, "Did something happen?"

"..." Lu Che was surprised by her ability to observe, and he didn't hide it from her, he said, "Don't look at Zeng Gao's prowess, but he is really capable. It is estimated that before coming to the training, his father had taught him not to Little, the director and deputy director are very satisfied with his performance today."

Jiang Yao couldn't help but curled her lips and asked, "What about you? Are you not behaving well?"

"Okay, the leader also praised me." Lu Che said, "but Zeng Gao must have a better chance than me because of his father's relationship. But no matter what, I will do my best and never give up until the last moment. "

"Well, no matter how hard you try, it doesn't matter if you fail, it's a big deal to keep growing vegetables."

The next day, Lu Che went to training again early in the morning.

Jiang Yao and the old lady were at home, they first went to the vegetable garden to water, then picked the bacon out of the yard to dry, and finally sat down to do handicrafts.

"Grandma, how long does it take for this bacon to dry?" A gust of wind blew, and the strong aroma of the bacon drifted into her nose. Jiang Yao smelled a little greedy and couldn't help asking.

The old lady looked up at the sun and said, "If the sun and the wind can keep up, it will be almost a week."

"It means you can eat it in a week?" Jiang Yao asked excitedly.

"You little greedy cat." The old lady smiled lovingly. "You have to rest for a few days before you can eat it. It's best to eat claypot rice with preserved meat in this weather. How about you make a pot for grandma?"

"No problem, make sure the bacon rice is soft and fragrant."

In the blink of an eye, Lu Che ushered in the last day of training. This afternoon, the repair shop will conduct an assessment on their batch of trainees, and finally decide one trainee to join the repair shop.

Lu Che was the first to come that day, but he didn't expect Director Hu to be earlier than him.

"Lu Che, come here, I have something to tell you." Director Hu called Lu Che aside without going around in circles, and said straight to the point: "Your skills are definitely the best newcomer I've ever seen, even many veterans. The master is no match."

"Thank you Director Hu for your appreciation." Lu Che sincerely thanked him.

"I can only appreciate you if you have the strength." Director Hu patted Lu Che on the shoulder and sighed, "But you also know about Zeng Gao's relationship with Zeng Gong, if that kid doesn't even know the basics, it's fine, but he There is really some three-legged cat kung fu, I'm afraid... But don't worry, I will definitely try my best for you."

"Thank you very much." Lu Che has never been so valued by an outsider since he was a child. He said, "No matter what the result is, I am grateful to you."

"I don't need you to thank me, I just hope you can help me." Director Hu said, "If you can repair a tractor that was not repairable before, our repair shop needs talents like you."

After the morning training, Lu Che took the love lunch box Jiang Yao made for him to the cafeteria and borrowed the stove to heat it.

The students didn't include room and board, so they couldn't eat in the cafeteria. Fortunately, the uncle in the cafeteria was friendly. Especially seeing Lu Che's lunch box changing every day, he couldn't help but admire that he really married a good wife.

After warming up the meal and thanking the uncle, Lu Che took the lunch box and went to the stone bench outside to sit and eat.

"Oh, the second-rate's food is good." Zeng Gao's provocative voice sounded, and Lu Che didn't bother to lift it up, so he ignored him at all.

Being treated as air, Zeng got angry, pointed to Lu Che and said, "After today, I'll see if you can still be arrogant. Let me tell you the truth, this time the repair shop is recruiting people, I'm bound to win, my dad has already contacted the factory. The director and the deputy director say hello. I know Lao Hu likes you, but just him, don't think he can protect you."

"Are you finished?" Lu Che then slowly raised his head.

Zeng Gao suddenly felt a burst of joy in his heart, for his provocation was successful.

If Lu Che wanted to scold him back or even beat someone, then it would be best to just use this reason to eliminate him, so as not to be criticized for his incompetence.

Who knew that there was no anger on Lu Che's face, only disgust. He said, "Go away when you're done talking, don't spit here and stain the food my wife cooked for me."

As he said that, he closed the lid with all seriousness.

Zeng Gao's face turned black in an instant, and it happened that several other students passed by here, and they also followed suit. Zeng Gao left angrily because he had no chance of winning.

"Lu Che, to be honest, unless I choose you this time, I won't accept anyone."

"Yes, Zeng Gao is a bit of a skill, but he's far worse than you. He relies on Lao Tzu to show off his power."

"..."

Several people scolded Zeng Gao for a long time with the enemy, Lu Chean listened quietly and did not answer.

The assessment in the afternoon went as smoothly as expected. After the end, Director Hu asked everyone to go back first, and the assessment results will be announced at 9:00 the next morning.

After Lu Che left the repair shop, seeing that it was still early, he went to pick up a hundred catties of firewood for the machinery factory.

When he went to deliver the firewood, the machinery factory had already finished get off work, but Director Fang didn’t leave. Seeing him pulling the firewood over, he was overjoyed and said, “I thought you forgot the firewood from our factory. I can't cook."

"Director Fang, I'm sorry, I've been a little busy these days." Lu Che apologized.

"It's alright, just deliver it in time." Director Fang continued: "No... isn't the rush for the production team over? What are you busy with? Also, I seem to have seen you in maintenance two days ago. Factory, aren't you busy sending firewood to them or not?"

"No, I didn't send the firewood from the repair shop." So far, Lu Che has nothing to hide, so he told him about going to the repair shop for training.

Director Fang listened, not to mention how surprised he was, and said, "I always thought you were quite capable, but I didn't expect you to know how to maintain machinery. You are an honest person, and I am optimistic about you."

"I'm going to try, I might not be able to choose." Lu Che said modestly.

"It's alright to give it a try, people have to try more, and the path will be wide." Director Fang encouraged.

After handing over the firewood, Lu Che rode his bicycle back to Qingyuan. Before going home, he went to the production team and handed in 15 cents to the collective to keep track of the centimeters.

After handing in, he didn't stay long, and went straight home.

"Lu Che, where have you been?" Back in the alley of Lu's house, a woman who lived at the end of the alley stopped him.

The woman had a little friendship with Mrs. Lu, and Lu Che stopped and said to her, "Go to the county town to pick up firewood and come back."

"It's just a few days after the looting and confiscating, and you are busy. You are really a hard-working child." The wife said, "You work hard to earn money to support your family, and it's not in vain that your daughter-in-law treats you so well."

"What's wrong with my daughter-in-law?" Lu Che asked in confusion.

"Your family, Jiang Yao, wanted to make fish for you today, so she went from house to house to ask if there was any fish. If she didn't, she asked Aunt Huang's eldest son to go to the pond to find one. It's not easy to find a fish this day, and Aunt Huang's eldest son asked for a price. It's too high, but she gave it without blinking." The lady said vividly.

Lu Che listened, his chest seemed to be on fire, and the unfair treatment he received in a day away was not worth mentioning at this moment.

He kicked off his bicycle and rushed home. When he got home, he found Jiang Yao in the kitchen. She had just cooked the boiled fish and was cooking.

"You're back!" Jiang Yao smiled at him.

"I'm back." He walked over and hugged her.

Seeing his sudden excitement, Jiang Yao asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did you fail the test today? It doesn't matter if you don't..."

"No." Lu Che kissed her forehead and said, "Don't beg people to fish in the future, I can't bear it."

Jiang Yao didn't know why he knew, but she patted him on the back and said with relief: "It's not as exaggerated as asking for help, just ask someone to do me a favor. You have been training hard for a few days, and I want you to have a meal you like. Yes, coax you."

She knew that no matter how he behaved today, Zeng Gao would be a stumbling block for him. Although he didn't say it, she knew that he was under pressure, so she wanted to cook him something delicious.

"Coax me?" Lu Che laughed and said, "You should know how to make me happy."

His tone was ambiguous, and the frown on his brows was so obvious that it was difficult for her to understand.

Jiang Yao's cheeks were hot from his stare, and she slapped him, "Be serious."

"I'm serious, it's been almost ten days since the last time, can you give me today?" Lu Che persuaded.

"Okay, let's talk about it tonight, and get the food out now." Jiang Yao pushed him.

Her unrejected answer was the default in Lu Che's eyes.

After the meal, he couldn't wait to take his daughter-in-law back to the room. The grievances of the day were all expelled with sweat.

Soon, the day will come to announce the results of the assessment.

Lu Che set off from home at eight o'clock in the morning to go to the county seat. Jiang Yao originally wanted to follow him, but this would cause him pressure, so he finally decided to wait for him at home.

"Yaoyao, if Toche is not selected, will it be unbearable?" The old lady asked worriedly.

"Damn, it's alright, even if he really can't be selected, he can bear the blow." Jiang Yao is very confident in Lu Che.

"That's right, but now everyone in the production team knows that he went to the maintenance workshop for training. If he is not selected, he will be very embarrassed."

They did not publicize the fact that Lu Che went to the repair shop for training, but he took leave for several days without going to work, and the fact that Director Hu personally went to him was also passed down from other production teams, and it was still known.

Now many people are waiting to see him laugh.

Jiang Yao could comfort the old lady with her mouth, but she was still worried, she was even more nervous than her college entrance examination results.

She hoped that he would come back sooner and tell her the result, good or bad, but she also wanted him not to come back so early, because if he came back later, he must have been delayed in the formalities in the factory.

She was apprehensive all morning, and Lu Che finally got home before twelve o'clock.

"How is it? Did you choose?" Before Jiang Yao could speak, the old lady had already asked Lu Che.

"No." Lu Che shook his head.

Jiang Yao and the old lady were startled, and they started to comfort him before they were disappointed.

"It doesn't matter, we will continue to grow vegetables in the future, which is not much worse than being a worker." Jiang Yao said.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm afraid I won't be able to grow vegetables with you in the future." Lu Che said, and suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Lu Che put Jiang Yao into his arms and said, "The mechanical and electrical plant hired me, and I will go to work next week.