Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Everyone else has gone to work, but Jia Dongxu is just going around in circles. He wants to find a job, but he doesn't know where to look. Forget about the street office, because even if there are job openings, it won't be his turn.

"Brother Dongxu, you look so excited, playing around here?"

Yan Jiecheng looked at Jia Dongxu with a smirk on his face.

"Jie Cheng, let me ask you a question. Where do you usually work?"

But Jia Dongxu knew that Yan Jiecheng did not have a formal job and just went out to find work every day.

Yan Jiecheng said: "The street office often has some small tasks."

“Is there much work now?”

"Not much, but there are often jobs for pasting matchboxes. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

"I can do that? I'm a skilled worker, and I'd rather die of starvation than paste matchboxes."

"Then there's nothing we can do, Brother Dongxu, you should just go to the factory. If Dongcheng doesn't work, go to Xicheng."

After saying this, Yan Jiecheng left. He couldn't afford to waste time here. If he worked harder before the New Year, he would basically pay off his debts.

"Pah, what a useless thing."

Jia Dongxu has always looked down upon the Yan family. He thought that if they were scheming against their own people, they would never achieve anything great.

Jia Dongxu, who refused to believe in evil, wandered around for a whole morning, but no factory was willing to hire him, mainly because he was a released labor camp inmate.

There was no choice. It was almost noon and I had no money. I might as well go back.

When I got home, no matter what the food was like, at least it was a hot meal, which was much better than the labor camp.

"Dongxu, how's your job search going?"

While eating, Jia Zhang couldn't help but ask.

"It will be done soon, Mom. Don't worry. I'm a skilled worker. How can I not find a job? I will definitely make sure you have a good life in the future."

Jia Dongxu is still full of confidence.

"That's good. I've said it before, my Dongxu is the most promising one."

After listening to Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhang was very satisfied, as if she saw a better life beckoning to her.

In the afternoon, Jia Dongxu went out again, this time to Xicheng, but also returned empty-handed.

This time Jia Dongxu felt a little annoyed. He didn't believe it when he heard others say about him before, but now he believed it. No one really wanted someone who had been in jail.

"Mad, go to the station to carry the heavy bags tomorrow."

Jia Dongxu no longer had any hope of getting a job at the factory.

When I returned to Nanluoguxiang, I happened to meet Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai.

When Jia Dongxu saw the three people talking and laughing, he felt inexplicably irritated, especially when he saw Sha Zhu's shifty eyes, which would glance at Qin Huairu from time to time.

Yi Zhonghai asked with concern: "Dongxu, how are you today?"

"Oh, not so good."

After a day, Jia Dongxu had actually accepted his fate.

"Dongxu, don't be anxious, let's take it slow."

Qin Huairu held Jia Dongxu's hand and comforted him.

I was so envious of what I saw. If he was going to marry a wife, he should marry Qin Huairu. Look, Sister Qin is so considerate. Damn, Jia Dongxu is so lucky to marry such a good wife.

"Brother Jia, let's not talk about work first, let's go buy some meat and have a nice drink tonight."

Seeing the loving appearance of Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu felt uncomfortable. He stepped forward and grabbed Jia Dongxu, pulling the two apart.

"Silly Zhu, forget it. We haven't had a good time these past few years. Let's wait until the New Year to get together again."

"No, we already agreed on this yesterday. Uncle, you can tell us what's going on."

As long as Qin Huairu is around, Sha Zhu does things with great generosity.

"Stop arguing, both of you. I'll pay for the meat, and Shazhu will provide the cooking skills."

Yi Zhonghai made the decision. He was afraid that the two would continue to be polite. Would they still have dinner?

"Then I'll go back and prepare."

As she spoke, Qin Huairu quickened her pace.

"Uncle, Brother Jia, let's go and take care of Liu Guozheng's business."

When the three of them arrived at the sales point of Hope New Village Office, the line was already very long.

"Mad, this business is really good."

Sha Zhu's words were full of jealousy.

Jia Dongxu felt equally uncomfortable. Looking at other people's business, everyone was rushing to give money. Then he looked at himself, no one wanted to hire him. Liu Guozheng was really a disaster.

Sha Zhu didn't want to wait any longer: "Uncle, how about we cut in line?"

"Cut in line? Why don't you try to cut in line?"

People who queue up are unwilling to do so. Everything is based on first come first served. Everyone is queuing up, so why shouldn’t you?

Sha Zhu is used to being arrogant: "Hey, kid, you are not from our street, right? Why don't you ask around? In Nanluoguxiang, if I, Sha Zhu, cut in line, who dares to say anything?"

"Oh? You are Shazhu. I have heard of your name for a long time. I admire you very much."

"So he is Shazhu. I thought he looked silly."

"Humph, you idiot, you almost starved your sister to death, how dare you yell at me like that?"

"Bah, I despise people like this the most. They themselves are quite strong and healthy, beasts."

“I can’t tell the difference between things that are far and near.”

"If idiot Zhu dares to cut in line today, beat him up."

"..."

There are many people queuing here today from other streets, and they are not employees of the steel mill, so naturally they will not give face to Sha Zhu.

Last year, people in the nearby streets had heard about what happened in Nanluoguxiang, and naturally they looked down on people like Sha Zhu.

"You, you, you are looking for death."

Shazhu has such a bad temper that he can explode at any moment.

"Silly column, silly column, calm down."

Jia Dongxu held Shazhu tightly, and said, "Oh my god, what a fool he is. He doesn't even look at the place he is standing when he is baring his teeth."

It would be a joke if you got beaten up for buying meat.

"Brother Jia, don't pull me, just watch how I deal with them."

Sha Zhu was still shouting, Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale, he turned around and left, he couldn't afford to lose face.

"Uncle, don't go."

The person who took out the money left, and Shazhu and Jia Dongxu hurriedly chased after him.

"Uncle, what do you mean? If you don't want to pay, just say so."

"Silly Zhu, you."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

"Shazhu, go back and prepare other dishes. The chef and I will wait in line here."

Jia Dongxu was also anxious, as he saw that today's meal was going to be ruined. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Today, when I passed by a roast duck restaurant, I smelled the aroma of the roast duck. My feet felt like they were rooted to the ground and I couldn’t even lift them up. I was so greedy.

"Okay, Brother Jia, you guys just line up here, I'm going back."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's face change, Sha Zhu also realized that something was wrong. Since they wanted to queue here, let them queue. He decided to go back and prepare the food.

Silly column is gone.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu lined up obediently at the back.