Stall setting starts from Malatang

Chapter 32 32, Xiao Shuang's day

"Hello, Xia Xiaoshuang, right?"

"it's me."

"What is your English level?"

"Uh... the total score of high school English is 120, and you can usually score [-] or [-] in the exam."

"I'm asking about your oral English level, can you communicate with foreigners?"

"This...may not work, I haven't talked to foreigners."

"I'm sorry, our salesmen often have to deal with foreign trade orders, and the requirement is to be able to communicate with foreigners fluently or have English level 6."

"I can start from domestic business, and I can learn English if I am not good at foreign trade."

"I believe you, but we only need two salesmen, and we have already interviewed three candidates with English level 6."

"I see that your company still recruits clerks, can I try?"

"Sorry, our clerks are usually served by salesmen."

"Okay then, excuse me..."

"Or you can consider a quality inspection job? The salary is higher than that of a salesman, 3000 for the trial period, 3500 for regularization, 2 days of monthly leave, free food, and 200 housing subsidies."

"Oh? The salary is not bad. What kind of work do you usually need?"

"It is mainly responsible for checking the quality of the products in the workshop. Random checks are made every hour. If there are defective products that need to be reworked, they must be reworked together with the workers."

"Isn't that the same as the Packers?"

"This is my mobile phone number. Remember it and contact me if you are interested."

"Ok."

……

This was the eighth interview that Xia Xiaoshuang went through after she came to Fengzhou County. She found that finding a job was easy and difficult.If you are looking for a manual job in a workshop, you can find it in minutes, and you can go to work on the same day; but if you want to find a job in an office, the threshold is relatively high. Whether you are a salesman or a clerk, you have to rely on education or skills. Requirements, and the base salary is relatively low.

She believes that with her learning ability, she can be competent for these jobs in just one month, but the company just doesn't give her such an opportunity.

After eight setbacks, Xia Xiaoshuang realized that education is really important.Her mother kept saying that "a woman who has no talent is a virtue". In her hometown, it was rare for girls to go to high school, and very few girls could be admitted to college.All kinds of external environment limited her knowledge of academic qualifications. She felt that there was no difference between a junior college and a high school. She never expected to find a job here, and a junior college degree was just the beginning.

Xia Xiaoshuang has passed the college mark, and is more than ten points away from the undergraduate degree.She heard others say that it is useless to study for a junior college, and it is a waste of money not to be able to take the exams for teachers and civil servants.Now it's too late for her to regret it. What kind of insight can a girl who has never had access to the Internet or been to a big city have?It's not just what the parents say.

"How about doing this quality inspection work first, at least I can learn some knowledge of product quality management, and see if there is a chance to learn foreign languages ​​in the future."

She began to doubt herself and thought she might as well compromise. Aren't most people who work out doing manual work?

Xia Xiaoshuang walked out of this imposing handicraft factory in a daze, and walked towards the bus stop sign.

"Gu..."

Because of my mother's nagging, I only had a few bites of lunch and then stopped eating.This was the second company she interviewed for in the afternoon. It was already past 5 o'clock. According to the routine of Fengzhou people, it was already dinner time.

"Go to the night market in front."

Xia Xiaoshuang clutched the 50 yuan in her pocket tightly, a little bit reluctant to change it into zero.She kept it with her just in case, and if she missed the bus too late, she could take a taxi back.

This trip to Fengzhou, apart from clothes and other personal items, she brought a total of 500 yuan, which was the savings accumulated over the years of frugality.

"This place seems a little familiar."

"Isn't this Lin...whose Malatang stall?"

Walking quickly to the night market stall, Xia Xiaoshuang found this place very familiar, as if she had been there before, and soon, she recalled that the boy from the Lin family who had a blind date a few days ago seemed to be setting up a stall here.

Thinking of this, she felt a little hesitant and slowed down her steps, for fear of being embarrassed if she bumped into him.

At this moment, the night market is full of people, it is the off-duty time of the nearby factories, many workers who are too lazy to cook directly find a roadside stall here to make do with food, and some sell clothes, bags, leather goods, shoes and socks, jewelry, The toy stand is very lively.

When she was going out, her mother stuffed her with 10 yuan and told her to buy a bowl of noodles outside if she was late in finding a job.Xia Xiaoshuang looked around, looking for a stall that sold small noodles. Chongqing small noodles were popular among migrant workers because of their large portions and cheap prices.

"Hey, is that Lin...'s stall?"

"Business is good~"

Away from four or five stalls, Xia Xiaoshuang suddenly saw Xiaolin Malatang at the corner. Sure enough, as his cousin said, the business was very good. There were seven or eight people sitting on the three small foldable tables, and there were still people in front of the table where the dishes were placed. Crowded with three or four people, the little boss was scrambling to heat the dishes, and when he got closer, he could see beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Boss! Clean up here!"

"Good Le!"

A customer got up and left after eating, and the person next to him sat down immediately, facing the mess on the small table, he shouted loudly, Lin Xiaojian just responded, but didn't come, because he couldn't walk, the pot The dishes are about to come out of the pan, and the taste will become stale after being cooked for a long time.

"Boss! Take the bowl here, can't you hear me!?"

"Is the business still going!?"

Looking at the little boss who cares about one thing but loses another, and listening to the customer's increasingly serious tone, I think of my mother's rudeness that day. We are all from the same village.Xia Xiaoshuang walked forward quickly, grabbed the rag hanging by the side of the tricycle, and responded crisply:
"coming!"

"Sorry, I'm really busy."

She picked up the bowl with half a bowl of soup left in her left hand, the hot soup splashed on her fingers, and squeezed the dishcloth into strips with her right hand, wrapped all the leftovers on the table, swept them into the bowl, and then held the dishcloth into balls , Skillfully wiped the table several times until the stain was no longer visible, then walked to the slop bucket with the bowl in his hand, and poured all the leftovers and soup in the bowl into it.

By the time Lin Xiaojian found out that someone was helping here, she had already collected four or five bowls.

"Huh? You, why are you here?"

Lin Xiaojian never expected that Xiao Shuang would appear here, and he was still cleaning up for himself.

He couldn't help suspecting that he was dreaming, didn't they look down on him?But the scalding steam rising from the pot reminded him that it was all real.

"I... I passed by looking for a job and saw that you are very busy. We are all from the same village. If you can help, please help."

Xia Xiaoshuang said with some embarrassment.

"Oh, thank you, thank you."

After Lin Xiaojian thanked him, he didn't know how to answer, and the two of them fell into silence.Just as he was about to go back to boil the dishes, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, and he asked concerned: "Have you eaten yet?"

"Ate."

"Gu..."

Xia Xiaoshuang quickly denied it, but her stomach betrayed her and she protested.

"If you don't rush to leave, sit here for a while, and I will treat you to Malatang later!"

Seeing the embarrassment on Xia Xiaoshuang's face, Lin Xiaojian smiled, showing his neat and white teeth, and said enthusiastically.

People helped me, but I didn't eat. As a cook, can I have the nerve to let people go away hungry?

"no, I'm fine!"

Xia Xiaoshuang hastily declined.

"Boss, have you settled the bill yet?"

"If you don't want the money, I'll leave!"

Just when the two were being polite to each other, the diners next to them complained loudly.

"coming!"

"Why don't you do me a favor? If the guest asks for help, I'll treat you to dinner when I'm done. I'll treat it as a thank you, okay?"

Lin Xiaojian quickly responded to the guest's complaint and turned around to speak to Xia Xiaoshuang in a consultative tone.

"Well, that's fine..."

Xia Xiaoshuang's mother taught her that kindness is the most important thing for girls since she was a child. When someone asks you for help, you must help if you can.The infrastructure in the ravine is not perfect, and the villagers help each other in major life events such as building houses, weddings and funerals, and rarely find outside business teams.If Lin Xiaojian simply invited her to dinner, she might not accept it, but if she asked her for help, a kind girl would be embarrassed to refuse.

In Xia Xiaoshuang's view, cleaning the dishes and wiping the table is nothing serious at all. Since she was in elementary school, she has done all these tasks at home.My mother taught her girls to be diligent in their hands and feet since childhood, so that they will not be made things difficult by their mother-in-law when they marry into their husband's family in the future.

"Hey, where did this little girl come from?"

"Is it Boss Xiaolin's girlfriend?"

Some regular customers found it strange that there were more people in the stall today, and the big man from the northeast who claimed to be very familiar with Lin Xiaojian asked jokingly.

"It's a girl from the same village!"

Lin Xiaojian knows that these people like to join in the fun, if he hides it, they will keep asking questions, so he just casually said that he is not high or low.

Sister can be understood as a girl or a younger sister.Seeing that the little boss is generous, it seems that there is nothing to gossip about. Malatang is not a food that can be chewed slowly, and can be finished in three or two bites. The regular customers check out and leave, and they are not interested in digging into the relationship between the two .

It was nearly seven o'clock, when the diners gradually dispersed, and only occasionally one or two people ordered food. Lin Xiaojian finally had time to stretch and breathe a sigh of relief.

"Try the seafood here, it's all live and very fresh."

After a while, Lin Xiaojian found Xia Xiaoshuang immediately and said, "You don't have to worry about these, let's eat first, do you want to eat duck blood and razor clams?"

"Oh...it doesn't matter to me, I'm not picky eaters."

After working for a long time, Xia Xiaoshuang was indeed hungry. Hearing what Lin Xiaojian said, she felt that she had helped out for an hour, and eating a bowl of Mala Tang was not considered an advantage, so she agreed.Sitting on the small bench, looking at Lin Xiaojian's busy and sturdy back, he was a little lost in thought when he was tired.

"Food is coming!"

"Deluxe version of Mala Tang, seafood mushrooms, baby vegetables, fungus, thousand sheets, duck blood, tribute balls, tenderloin, razor clams, flower clams, vermicelli, thank you for your hard work today, this big bowl will definitely fill you up!"

(End of this chapter)