Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 74 74. How difficult is it to find a wife

"Boss, please move your stall into the store. You've completely taken up all the stairs, so no one can get through!"

"Uncle, cars are passing through here, it's too dangerous to set up a stall, go inside!"

"Auntie, the environment of your wonton stall is too bad. This won't work. Put the leftover wontons in a bucket and don't just throw them on the ground..."

For the whole morning, Lin Xiao followed the law enforcement team and toured the entire market in Chaobai Town.

At the beginning, he just followed behind and observed the working methods of the team members.

Later it was discovered that the law enforcement in the town was no different from that on the streets. On the contrary, because most villagers had no concept of maintaining the city appearance, almost every vendor engaged in non-compliant behavior.

Law enforcement officers are under tremendous pressure at work.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao took control of the situation. He persuaded when necessary, yelled when necessary, and was tough when necessary.

After a morning of work, my throat is sore!

to 2 p.m.

There were fewer people in the market, and the team members turned to North Street, all of them looking a little listless.

Lin Xiao then remembered that he had not had lunch yet.

I felt very embarrassed all of a sudden, and suddenly realized that I was a bit like that annoying workaholic leader!
I quickly dragged everyone to a fried noodle stall, ordered a few dishes, and each person had a bowl of fried rice noodles.

The team members were caught off guard and all looked at their captain Li Lei.

Everyone sat down only after he nodded.

Seeing a table full of blue uniforms scared the owner of the fried noodle stall so much that his hands were shaking as he flipped the wok!

There were not many customers at the stall in the afternoon, and stir-fried dishes and noodles were served one after another.

"Captain Li is married, right?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, Lin Xiao took the initiative to start the topic.

"We've been married for two years, Lin Zhen!"

Li Lei chuckled and asked back, "I heard that Lin Zhen is also married?"

Lin Xiao nodded: "I just got the certificate in October, and it's a new grave!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Lei and several team members immediately understood and burst into laughter.

The others were confused.

Lin Xiao then realized that this kind of joke was not so popular in rural areas.

Seeing this, Li Lei laughed and scolded: "I told you not to study when you were young, and now you can't even understand a joke that has a little culture. There is a saying that marriage is the grave of love. Lin Zhen said that he was a new grave, which means he just got married not long ago!"

Everyone finally understood and laughed awkwardly.

But that atmosphere is no longer there.

Lin Xiao’s inner thoughts: As expected, the punchline cannot be explained. Once explained, it’s not funny anymore.

He was a little embarrassed, but he understood the situation.

After all, the township staffing is tight, and only the team leader Li Lei and two regular team members are on the staff of the law enforcement brigade. The other dozen or so people are hired contract workers - the same type of worker that Lin Xiao used to scare his second aunt's son on Han Xixi's grandmother's birthday last time.

These team members all entered the society before finishing junior high school and their educational level is indeed not high.

"Are all of us brothers married?" Lin Xiao changed the subject.

As soon as this question was asked, the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

The people at the two tables laughed awkwardly. Li Lei said with a smile, "Lin Zhen, what you are asking is... If you get married, you won't do this?"

Lin Xiao was surprised: "What do you mean?"

Li Lei said directly: "The salary is low! Xiao Zhou, Xiao Zhao, and I are the only ones on the payroll, and our salary can barely support our family. The other brothers are contract workers, and they get less than 3000 yuan a month. In this day and age, this little money is hard to support ourselves, let alone our families?"

Lin Xiao understood this. After all, the situation of contract workers was not unique to rural areas.

It is common on city streets and in various departments.

But in cities, such contract workers are in great demand.

Many families are well-off, but their children have low education and average abilities, so they use their connections to get them a contract job, not for the money, but for the insurance and a stable and easy life.

But in rural areas, this logic seems to fail.

What Lin Xiao doesn't understand now is why Li Lei specifically emphasized that only unmarried people can come to work as contract workers in the brigade?

Li Lei saw his confusion and explained: "Lin Zhen, let me tell you the truth. Before joining the team, the brothers all worked in other places. Those who could endure hardship worked on construction sites, and those who couldn't work worked in factories. The income was much higher than this. Why did you come back..."

Lin Xiao had some guesses.

"To find a wife?"

"Correct!"

"..."

I didn't expect the answer to be so simple.

Li Lei laughed and said, "You can make money on the construction site, but it's not convenient for blind dates. You only go home for half a month a year. Just when you start dating a girl, you go back to the construction site. These guys are honest and don't know how to make girls happy online, so one or two of them fail!"

Li Lei said, sighing: "The family was anxious, so in order to solve their marriage problem, they just stayed at home and took a random class, and then went out to work after they got married. That's how we have these young forces in our team..."

Lin Xiao frowned: "So did everyone's blind date go smoothly?"

After this question, everyone awkwardly picked up their food and ate without saying a word.

Li Lei sighed and said, "It's definitely not going well! What's the point of them staying here? The girls have all gone out to work, and they're just blind dates with ghosts... So far, not a single one has been successful!"

Li Lei paused, and then said: "But then again, girls are also realistic nowadays. They won't marry without a house or a car. The house has to be a county house, and the car has to be more than 15 yuan, and there is also a betrothal gift... It's a waste of money to marry a wife!"

Lin Xiao’s frown deepened.

He knew about the marriage and love situation of young people in rural areas. Several of his cousins ​​were facing the same situation.

"Then again, it's not my fault that the girl is realistic!"

Li Lei added, "There are more men than women nowadays, and things are more valuable when they are scarce, let alone people! Last year, the old factory buildings next to Chaobai Middle School were to be demolished and a garden villa community was to be built. I thought it was a good idea at the time. Several relatives at home who have daughters said that it would be great if their daughters could marry there in the future, which is better than going to the county!"

Lin Xiao asked hurriedly: "What's the reason? Don't people think the county is better than the town? Are there any parents willing to let their daughters marry in the town?"

Li Lei said: "Of course the county is better than the town, but it's far away. Who doesn't want their children to stay with them?"

Team member Zhang Zhaohui said: "Linzhen, the times are different now. In the past, people thought sons were good, but now they say sons are unreliable and daughters are more caring. So those who have daughters don't want them to marry far away, it's best for them to stay in the town."

Li Lei added: "Another advantage of our Chaobai Town is that it is very close to Ninghai. Going east along the national highway, less than ten kilometers away is Ninghai's Xiguang County, where there are all kinds of electronic factories, bag factories, and food factories. The wages are much higher than those in the town's factories.

"Many people in our town work there. They are picked up by buses every day and it takes half an hour to get to the factory. The monthly salary is at least 4,000 yuan, and some earn 5,000 or 6,000 yuan. With such a way out, young girls are still willing to stay in the town, but they are stuck with the housing issue...so it's very difficult to deal with!"

Although Li Lei is married, he still looks gloomy when he thinks about the difficulties his brothers have in starting families.

Lin Xiao listened without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something.

(End of this chapter)