Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 623: There is someone to manage Zhou Jing
"Grandpa, it must be cold riding a three-wheeled motorcycle, right?"

When Zhou Jing and his cousin arrived at the fireworks shop, the old man arrived first on a three-wheeled motorcycle. The old man was wearing the down jacket that Zhou Jing and Gu Jia had just bought, and a cotton hat, and was talking to the owner of the fireworks shop.

"It's not cold. The coldest time of the year has passed."

The old man cleared the things in the bed of the three-wheeled vehicle and said.

"The labor protection store is open in the first month of the year, buy a safety helmet."

The old man is over sixty years old, and Zhou Jing is a little worried when he sees him driving a three-wheeled motorcycle.

"Your grandfather promised to buy a tricycle of fireworks."

The fireworks shop owner said to Zhou Jing.

“Is there a discount if you buy more?”

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"Buy a three-wheeled motorcycle and I'll give you a 10% discount."

The boss didn't know how rich Zhou Jing was, and didn't take the old man's words seriously. The old man's three-wheeled motorcycle was not small, and it could easily pull 1,800 kilograms of things uphill. A good firework from such a big three-wheeled motorcycle would cost more than ten thousand yuan.

"Then move!"

Zhou Jing glanced at the fireworks piled outside the shop. There were many kinds. He asked the boss to load two of each large one onto the three-wheeled vehicle and two rolls of firecrackers with 10,000 bangs.

"What business is this young man in?"

The boss happily called his son to help with the move.

“Selling electronic products.”

Zhou Jing said modestly.

"Is your last name Zhou?"

The son of the fireworks shop owner was stunned when he came out of the shop, afraid that he had recognized the wrong person.

Zhou Jing nodded.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Zhou."

The young man said excitedly after confirming it.

"Do you know?"

The fireworks shop owner said.

"He is the boss of Ideal Company. My cell phone, speakers and desk lamp are all from his company. Your cell phone is also Ideal. Many students in our school are sponsored by him."

“It turns out to be the big boss.”

Speaking of Ideal Company, even the ignorant fireworks shop owner knows that the boss of Ideal Company is very famous in Qing County. Many people don't know him but have heard of him. He is a real rich man, no wonder he spends so much on fireworks.

"Not much."

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"I also attended Qingshan Middle School for junior high school."

The young man felt deeply honored to have graduated from the same junior high school as a big boss like Zhou Jing.

"You are in high school now, where do you go to school?"

There are only two junior high schools in Qing County, so it is not surprising to meet Zhou Jing’s schoolmates.

"I'm a sophomore in a county high school. I didn't study hard in junior high school."

Talking about high school, the young man was a little speechless. Qingxian County High School was really too cheap. It was difficult for hundreds of students in the senior year to get a decent degree.

"It's not too late to work hard after the division of subjects."

Zhou Jing could only comfort her by saying that given the environment and education level of the county high school, it would be worse to go to a technical secondary school than to go to high school.

The boss packed up the fireworks and settled the bill. He offered a 10% discount and Zhou Jing did not refuse. The total after the discount was more than 9,000 yuan. After paying the money, Zhou Jing asked the old man to find a good place to park. Zhou Jing and his cousin went to find a car. He called Gu Jia to ask if she had bought other New Year's goods. Gu Jia and her cousin bought some dry goods, which did not need to be taken back today. Zhou Jing asked the two to stroll around, and he and his cousin drove to find the old man, put the vegetables and other things on the three-wheeled motorcycle and asked the old man to go home. Zhou Jing went to find Gu Jia.

In order to avoid meeting acquaintances again, Gu Jia and Wu Yuan walked home and met Zhou Jing outside the community.

"I just ran into Wang Yu and Ma Xin."

Zhou Jing let his cousins ​​walk in front, and he followed behind and talked to Gu Jia.

"Well! They actually ran into you."

The probability of meeting acquaintances in a small place is higher than Gu Jia imagined.

"How did you argue with them?"

Zhou Jing said with a smile.

Gu Jia pinched Zhou Jing and said, "I said I would work for you after I quit my job, and that I would come back together and meet a relative here. How did you make excuses?"

"I'm so honest that I don't need to make excuses."

Zhou Jing put his arm around Teacher Gu's slender waist and said.

"Keep a safe distance from me."

Gu Jia patted Zhou Jing, then trotted a few steps and walked in front.

Zhou Jing watched Teacher Gu's back as he walked away leisurely. At this time, Teacher Gu had long chestnut brown hair, a mid-length cream-white down jacket on her upper body, blue tight jeans on the bottom, and a pair of black over-the-knee boots. She didn't look bloated at all in the fluffy down jacket, and her long legs looked even more slender in the long boots.

"Have you given your students red envelopes?"

Gu Jia turned around and asked with a sweet smile.

"I gave it to you. Two hundred."

Zhou Jing gave each of the two students a red envelope of 200 yuan.

Gu Jia said with a smile: "I told them that if they go around more, they might meet you and ask for a red envelope. How much did you spend on the fireworks?"

"More than nine thousand."

"You can enjoy the fireworks tomorrow night."

Gu Jia was looking forward to celebrating the New Year in the countryside for the first time.

"Where did you go just now?"

After catching up with Gu Jia, Zhou Jing felt in the pocket of her down jacket, found a piece of chocolate and took it out to eat.

"I want to eat too."

Gu Jia grabbed Zhou Jing's hand and snatched it.

"half each."

Zhou Jing bit off half and let Teacher Gu eat the other half.

"Forget it, I won't eat it."

"I don't know anyone here."

Zhou Jing pulled Gu Jia to feed her.

Gu Jia bit the other half and dodged Zhou Jing, pointing to the mountain not far away and said, "What's on that mountain?"

"temple."

The child woke up from a nap and had just started crying. When he saw Zhou Jing and Gu Jia come back, he started crying again, looking aggrieved and waiting for Zhou Jing and Gu Jia to coax him.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Daddy and mommy are going to buy you a toy."

Zhou Jing took the child in his arms and gave her the teddy bear that his cousin had bought for him.

When she was in Zhou Jing's arms, the little girl stopped crying and clung to him obediently. Her watery eyes were filled with tears and she looked aggrieved, as if she was going to lose Zhou Jing and Gu Jia.

"Do you miss your mother?"

Gu Jia wiped the child's tears with a tissue and said.

"Hmm~"

"Whoever gave birth to the child should take care of it. Do Jing and Jiajia's children cry when they are at work?"

Aunt Zhang Mei looked at the child and said.

Wu Suqin said: "I woke up from my nap and cried because I couldn't see Jing and Jiajia. I recorded a video of Jing and Jiajia on my phone, and I stopped crying after watching it."

"Even a crying child is so cute, do you feel bad for him?"

Wu Yuan pulled the child's hand and said.

"It hurts, your crying daddy's heart is broken, give daddy a smile."

Zhou Jing kissed the child's cheek and gently pulled the corner of her mouth with his fingers to tease her.

The little girl couldn't laugh at this time, and her head was resting on Zhou Jing's neck.

Zhou Jing took out a piece of fruit candy, tore off the wrapping paper and held it for the child to lick. After licking the candy, the sweet taste made the child happy. She wanted to eat more candy, but Zhou Jing refused to give her any. She babbled and acted coquettishly.

"Lick it again. Eating too much candy will cause worms to grow on your teeth. If you don't obey, mommy will be angry with daddy again."

Zhou Jing licked the child again and ate the candy in one bite.

"Zhou Zhou can't eat candy now, but you're still giving it to you. Open your mouth and let mommy check if there are any worms in your teeth." Gu Jia patted Zhou Jing gently and said while holding the child.

The little girl opened her mouth. Gu Jia looked at her carefully and said, "Does your tooth hurt?"

"mu~"

The little girl shook her head.

"But you have a hole in your tooth. Do you want to hit daddy?"

Gu Jia stretched out her hand towards Zhou Jing.

"Uh~"

The little girl made a displeased sound.

"Then will you listen or not?"

"Ding~"

"It's really my little cotton-padded jacket."

Wu Hao was very envious. He thought that having a daughter like this would make her wake up with a smile in her sleep!

In the afternoon, Zhang Mei and Wu Suqin started cooking early, and Wu Yuan helped. Before the main meal, they made two cold dishes, one beef and one pork jelly, as side dishes for Zhou Jing and his uncle and his son. The uncle opened the Maotai that Zhou Jing brought and drank it.

"Jia Jia, is it okay for you to drive? Why don't you stay in the city for one night instead of going back home today?"

Uncle Wu Xiaoping said as he poured the wine.

"She also drives it on her way to and from get off work."

After pouring the wine, Zhou Jing first toasted his uncle.

"This wine is really good. Which store can I buy the real thing?"

Wu Xiaoping said with satisfaction after drinking a glass of wine.

"There are a lot of fakes on the market, and the regular wholesale channels are not necessarily genuine. The fake wine routines are very sophisticated."

Zhou Jing’s Maozi is purchased at the place of production.

Wu Hao poured wine for Zhou Jing and his father, took a bite of the food, toasted Zhou Jing and said, "Thank you, brother, for pulling me up."

"We are one family, but we have different opinions." Zhou Jing drank the wine, put down the glass and said, "Learn more about company management when you have time."

"it is good."

Wu Hao is now full of energy. Having a relative like Zhou Jing means he can work less for many years.

Wu Xiaoping said to his son, "No matter what you do, you must be prudent. You must not be careless about the company's cables. There are many ways to fake cables. I have seen all kinds of fake cables when I collected scraps. Some cables are qualified on both sides, but the copper core in the middle is either not of qualified thickness or the material is fake."

"I know. The company's procurement quality inspection is very strict. When it is used in the project, random inspections will be carried out at any time. If there are any problems, they will be reworked and inspected."

Wu Hao knew the pros and cons of this. Two years ago, more than a hundred people were punished for counterfeiting Tangdu subway cables.

"Dad~ah~"

Seeing Zhou Jing drinking and eating, the little girl opened her mouth.

"You can't eat it, it's very spicy. Have you forgotten the last time you cried because of the spiciness?"

Gu Jia patted the child's butt and said.

The child shut his mouth and sat obediently next to Zhou Jing.

"Drinking is bad for your health, why don't you let your father drink?"

Gu Jia said to the child with a smile.

"Dad~muhe~"

The little girl scratched Zhou Jing's back.

"Dad, it's okay to drink less, okay?"

Gu Jia rubbed the child's head, thinking that he would have one more brother to take care of him in the future.

Gu Jia took the child to the bedroom to coax him.

Dinner is almost ready. Zhou Jing, his uncle and cousin finished a bottle of wine. Zhou Jing has no problem with drinking, and his cousin can drink as well after working in the workplace for a long time. His uncle is a little tipsy.

After resting for a while, Zhou Jing went to the bedroom to see the child.

"Will you let Dad drink from now on?"

Gu Jia said while holding the child.

"Murang~"

The little girl reached out and touched Zhou Jing's face.

"Dad got drunk and acted crazy, are you afraid?"

Gu Jia pretended to protect the child and said.

"Daddy hug~"

"Daddy is sleepy, coax him to sleep."

Zhou Jing lay on the bed hugging the child. The little girl imitated an adult to coax a child to sleep and patted Zhou Jing's back with her little hands.

"You drank about 300 grams of wine, right? Are you dizzy?"

Gu Jia touched Zhou Jing's forehead and said.

"I can drink more than a pound of alcohol."

What Zhou Jing said was very conservative. In his previous life, he could drink 700 to 800 grams of liquor. After his rebirth, his physique became abnormal, so Zhou Jing didn't know exactly how much he could drink. However, since his rebirth, Zhou Jing seldom had time to drink, and he would not challenge his limit even if he had time. The most he drank since his rebirth was only 300 to 400 grams of liquor, and he drank so much only a few times. He drank with his father-in-law twice, drank with his father and father-in-law once, and today at his uncle's house.

"Being able to drink is not something to be proud of." Gu Jia poked the boy in the stomach and said, "You like to pretend to be drunk when drinking with me, don't you?"

"You make me drunk more easily than alcohol."

"Sweet talk, I'll let Zhou Zhou follow you when you drink with others in the future. Zhou Zhou won't allow your dad to drink in the future."

Gu Jia said with a huff.

"Follow daddy to stop drinking from now on."

Zhou Jing held the child's feet and kissed them.

"You can't let Dad drink or smoke, remember?"

Gu Jia said to the child.

I don’t know if the child knows about cigarettes and alcohol, but he mumbles his agreement.

“Is there a temple in your hometown where you can burn incense?”

During the Chinese New Year, Gu Jia wanted to go to the temple to burn some incense. She used to think that her mother was superstitious and was very resistant to her mother asking her to go to the temple to make a wish or fulfill a wish. But after getting married and having children, Gu Jia began to consciously do the things she once hated. It’s not that she believes in superstition, but she just wants her family to be safe and healthy.

"Yes, there are some in town too."

Zhou Jing hasn't been to the temple on the mountain in his hometown for a long time.

"Let's go burn some incense at the temple in my hometown tomorrow or on the first day of the new year."

"Then go tomorrow, and come with me to visit the grave. The temple on the mountain is not our village's temple, but is jointly owned by several villages around the town. Every year, the fees for the opera performances in the temple are collected from the households in several villages. Some things are hard to understand. I remember when I was a child, there were often strong winds or rains when opera performances were held on the mountain in my hometown. Sometimes the wind was so strong that the performances had to be suspended, and the people in charge of the temple would burn incense and worship."

Zhou Jing has never taken Gu Jia to burn paper at his family’s grave.

"My mother always said that if you believe it, it exists, and if you don't, it doesn't exist. Whether you believe it or not, you should respect it."

Gu Jia said with a smile.

"This is faith. The meaning of faith is to make people feel awe and then restrain themselves. So there is no question of superstition or not. The formation of any culture with moral values, concepts of good and evil, and concepts of right and wrong is inseparable from this kind of faith. When this kind of faith is completely gone, it means that rituals and music will collapse, and there will be no difference between humans and beasts. People may even be more brutal than animals and treat their own kind as food, such as during the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China."

The strange things happening in his hometown sometimes make Zhou Jing, an intellectual, confused. He once saw with his own eyes that a child of an old man's neighbor suddenly felt unwell in broad daylight. Another neighbor aunt poured half a bowl of water into a bowl, took a pair of chopsticks and fiddled with the bowl before pouring the water away. After all the trouble, the child soon recovered.

"Yes, once rituals and music collapse, people become more terrible than beasts. Strict laws are needed to correct such a situation. I think Legalism was more important than Confucianism during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

Gu Jia deeply agreed, saying that such examples have occurred both in history and in modern times.

Zhou Jing said: "I think so, and it is true. Countries that promoted Legalism became powerful. The country that promoted Legalism the most thoroughly was Qin, which eventually completed the great cause of unification."

"It's a pity that the Qin Dynasty was so short-lived, it perished in the second generation."

Gu Jia looked at Zhou Jing and said.

"From a long-term historical perspective, the demise of the Qin Dynasty was necessary. Fusu's succession to the throne was not necessarily a good thing. After Qin unified the six kingdoms, the aristocrats of the six kingdoms were not completely eradicated, which would have caused great hidden dangers. If Fusu had compromised with the aristocrats and implemented the feudal system in order to continue the Qin Dynasty, it would have been a historical regression. After the Chu-Han contention, the power of the aristocrats of the six kingdoms was basically eliminated, and the world was truly stable. Xiang Yu was a Chu aristocrat. Some conflicts can only be resolved through war."

Zhou Jing didn't think it was a pity that Qin II was destroyed.

"Yes, when conflicts are irreconcilable, it is necessary to reshuffle resource allocation. The second thorough reshuffle should be An Lushan. After that, ordinary people really had a chance in the dynasty's science and technology examinations."

After listening to Zhou Jing's words, Gu Jia realized that his understanding of history was too narrow.

After having dinner at my uncle's house, I went home. Gu Jia drove on the way. As she was not familiar with the roads in the village, she drove slowly and returned to her hometown at around seven in the evening.

Gu Jia's blood was a little swollen after a day of storage. The child didn't eat before going home, so he asked Zhou Jing if he wanted help to relieve the pain.

(End of this chapter)