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Taipingpo Village.

Liu Laosan's family.

In this era, in the realm of Shuangwang, when guests come to the door, they are greeted with a chimney as soon as possible, so even though Deng Shirong had just burned a few tubes of cigarettes from his aunt, he still took the chimney handed over by the girl in front of him.

Then, Liu Laosan introduced him one by one: "This is my wife, this is my eldest daughter-in-law, and this is my eldest daughter Liu Aihong."

Deng Shirong greeted them one by one, and after the two sides exchanged a few words, he asked: "Biao, your eldest daughter is 19 years old this year, and she hasn't married her husband yet, right?"

Liu Laosan nodded and said: "Yes, my third sister is 19 this year. She also has a brother who has not yet married, so I am not in a hurry to find her a husband."

Deng Shirong held the chimney and said: "It's good to go out first and then go in. I also know something about your eldest daughter. I heard others say that she is filial, hard-working, and has a good personality. It just so happens that I have a daughter here. The boss is in good condition. Let me tell you about his situation. If you think it’s okay, then I’ll help match him up. If you don’t think it’s suitable, forget it!”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Aihong's face turned red with embarrassment.

After all, they are young girls who are not yet twenty years old. Even in later generations, they will feel shy if a matchmaker discusses their marriage in front of them, let alone in this era where the atmosphere is quite conservative.

She was determined to avoid it, but she was also curious about what kind of match the matchmaker would introduce to her.

In the end, Liu Aihong simply followed the example of an ostrich and lowered her head to weave the bamboo in front of her.

Sister-in-law Liu, on the other hand, is very interested. No matter what age, women are more gossipy than men, especially when it comes to marriage.

Aihong's mother was also very interested. She responded immediately: "Okay, Biao, please tell us about the man's situation."

Deng Shirong introduced with a smile: "The leader I'm talking about is from Baoshan Village of Datong Brigade. He is 23 years old and 1.71 meters tall. He is quite energetic and not the kind of person who tilts his head and talks nonsense (zoi4). He didn't read much and just graduated from elementary school.

There are five brothers and sisters in his family, including an eldest sister who got married a few years ago, and two younger brothers and a younger sister.

He is a chef and currently works in a restaurant in the county town, earning a monthly salary of 50 yuan. "

When Deng Shirong introduced, Liu Laosan, his wife, his daughter-in-law and his daughter all listened carefully.

They didn't react much to what they heard before. Although 23 is a little older, the 4-year difference is nothing, and the height is over 1.7 meters, which is pretty good. As for the level of education, there is nothing to say. In rural areas of this era, it is enough to graduate from primary school.

Needless to say, the five brothers and sisters are just like their family.

When they heard that the man was a chef and was currently working in a restaurant in the county town, with a monthly salary of 50 yuan, Liu Laosan and his wife were both surprised and happy. For rural people, being able to work in the county town Having a job is already very enviable, let alone being a chef in a restaurant, which is a really awesome status.

After all, compared to the restaurant chefs of this era and the restaurant chefs of later generations, the status of the two in society is really very different.

In later generations, ordinary restaurant chefs are no longer much different from other coolies. That is to say, those chefs who have reached the provincial or even national levels still have a relatively high status in society.

Nowadays, since there are still very few privately-owned restaurants, when it comes to chefs, they always refer to chefs in state-owned hotels.

In this era, the profession of chef in state-owned hotels is also known as the golden rice bowl, which is even more enviable than the iron rice bowl.

Because the income of chefs in state-owned restaurants has nothing to do with customers, unless the superiors come to eat, when facing ordinary customers, cooking depends entirely on their mood. If you are in a good mood, put in some real effort to make the food better and more delicious. , just fool around if you are in a bad mood.

In this case, those diners who want to eat delicious meals in a restaurant have to find ways to get close to the chef. As long as they become friends with the chef, they will definitely be able to eat the best-tasting meals when they come to the restaurant. It’s also a very long-faced thing.

In this way, basically every chef with good skills can easily weave a network of relationships covering all walks of life.

No matter what era it is, people with good connections are awesome.

Although Liu Laosan and others don't know the details, they all understand that chef is a very good profession.

Not to mention anything else, the monthly salary of 50 yuan is enough for their family to look up to. After all, they work together as a family and use their free time to weave bamboo products, and they may not be able to earn so much money in a month. Woolen cloth!

Seeing that Liu Laosan's family had been shocked, Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Ah Biao, this is his general situation. If there is anything else you want to know, feel free to ask. As long as I know something, I will definitely not hide it. ”

Aihong's mother couldn't wait to ask: "Uncle Jiu, I would like to ask, if he works in the county, will his unit assign him a house?"

Deng Shirong shook his head and said: "Biao, I forgot to mention just now that he does not work in a state-owned hotel, but in a private hotel. But please don't worry, although he works in a private hotel, this private hotel is the largest in the county. The hotel treatment is also very good.

He is not yet a formal chef in the hotel, so he only gets a monthly salary of 50 yuan. When he works in the hotel for a while and is qualified to become a formal chef in the hotel, his income will be doubled. possible. "

Liu Laosan couldn't help but interjected: "Uncle Jiu, if he works as a chef in a state-owned hotel, it is indeed a very good career, but if he works as a chef in a private hotel, will this job be unstable? What if he If the hotel owner fires him, isn’t that the end?”

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Abiao, I understand your worries, but your worries are unnecessary, because it is impossible for the hotel owner to fire him. I won't tell you the specific reasons for now. If the two of them get to know each other after they fight, I’m all satisfied, I’ll tell you more in detail.”

Aihong's mother asked: "Uncle Jiu, let's not talk about the dismissal. Where does he live now when he is working in the county? If my third sister gets married to him, will she live in his hometown of Baoshan Village, or will she stay with him? Go and live in the county town?”

Hearing this, Liu Aihong, who was knitting, couldn't help but pause. She also wanted to know the answer.

If she lived in Baoshan Village when she was married and could not see her husband a few times throughout the year, then she would not want to marry him no matter how good his conditions were. What is the difference between this and being a widow? Although she was still a girl and didn't quite understand how hard it was to be a widow, she knew it was not a good thing.

It would be different if you married and lived in the county town. No rural girl would be tempted to leave the countryside and live in the county town.

Deng Shirong replied: "Of course I will live with him in the county seat. The couple must be together. He is alone now, so he has been living with his relatives. If he gets married, he will definitely live there in the county seat. House buyers, please rest assured on this.

Moreover, if they succeed, they can help arrange A Liumei's work. "

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Laosan and his wife were stunned.

Sister-in-law Liu, who had been listening silently and making no sound, almost had her eyes popped out.

Liu Aihong was not much better. She was so excited that she almost squeezed the half-finished bamboo braid in her hand.

Helping arrange work, and it is still in the county. This temptation is irresistible to any rural person in this era.

Liu Laosan asked with a face full of shock: "Uncle Jiu, are you telling the truth or lies? He is a restaurant chef, how can he help arrange work?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "His status in the hotel is a bit special. I will tell you in detail later. In short, it is possible to arrange A Liumei to work as a waiter in the hotel, helping with washing dishes and vegetables. It can be done in a month. I can get about 25 yuan.”

Aihong's mother said excitedly: "Uncle Jiu, if he has the ability to bring my third sister to live in the county town, and can also arrange such a job for her, then we have no objection to this marriage. "

Liu Laosan also nodded and said: "Yes, as long as he has this ability, then we will agree to this marriage."

Originally, as the girl's parents, no matter how satisfied they were, they had to be as reserved as possible and could not easily express their opinions. Not to mention that the two parties had not met yet, so they did not know whether the man was really what the matchmaker said.

But the cake drawn by the matchmaker Deng Shirong for them was so delicious that they no longer cared about being reserved and just wanted to eat the delicious looking cake.

Deng Shirong understood their mood and said: "With your words, I feel relieved. Tomorrow I will go to Baoshan Village to talk to his parents about this matter, and then arrange for them to get acquainted as soon as possible. Can we let them meet first?" Let’s talk later.”

Aihong's mother nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, uncle Jiu, go and talk to his parents about this matter. I'm not praising my daughter. My third sister is indeed an excellent girl. She is diligent, obedient, and kind-hearted. You Go and ask around, no one can praise my third sister in the village!"

Deng Shirong hummed, stood up and said with a smile: "Biao, I already know what I'm doing, so I'll go back first. I'll go and talk to his parents tomorrow, and I'll come over and talk to you the day after tomorrow about going to the county town to make acquaintances." thing."

"OK!"

"Uncle Jiu, you stay and eat before you leave!"

"No, you guys just go about your business. See you the day after tomorrow!"

"..."

After leaving Liu Laosan's house, Deng Shirong did not go back immediately. Instead, he walked around the village and asked several people to make sure that Liu Laosan's eldest daughter had a good reputation in the village. Then he rode his bicycle away with satisfaction.