Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 36 Eating
Will my fourth uncle train me?

There is actually no accurate answer to this question, because Fourth Uncle will definitely help me, but the amount is very limited.

Among his fellow villagers in Fengtian, Lao Guo, Lao Song and Lao Wu all came here with their father. Lao Song and Lao Wu's brothers have all started their own businesses and become bosses. The future of these three people will be much easier than Yan Hui's.

If I say that it's all thanks to my fourth uncle, no matter what else, I won't be able to get past my fourth aunt.

Along the way, Yan Hui and his second brother chatted quite well. His second brother didn't seem to be very worried about Yan Hui's injury: "Xiao Yan, can you do arithmetic?"

"Arithmetic?" Yan Hui was a little confused. "Uncle Li, what kind are you talking about? I've seen my sister Yan's math papers, and I don't understand them."

"No need to go through all that trouble, just keep track of the accounts. So, let me test you. One cubic meter of white pine costs 870, and the incoming goods are 7 cubic meters. The fuel costs 110, and the shipping costs 80. How much is the total?"

"Well..." Yan Hui looked embarrassed, "Can I use a pen to calculate?"

"of course can."

Yan Hui sat in the bumpy van, took out a pen and notebook from his bag, and roughly calculated, "870*7.5=6525, plus 190, the total is 6715. But Uncle Li, you didn't calculate the loss and storage. Also, the purchase price of 870, what grade of board are you talking about? If it's the kind we're moving today, the price I inquired this morning is 864."

"Good boy, I told you that you were going to open a shop and become the boss." The second brother said with emotion while driving the car, "My purchase price here is 862. I said 870 so that you can calculate it more easily."

"Uncle Li is awesome!" Yan Hui immediately gave him a thumbs up.

"Okay, without saying anything else, let's go to the hospital later. If you have any problems, I will allow you to rest for half a month and pay you 40 yuan a day. If you have nothing wrong, I will give you 5 days off, but when you come back after the rest, I plan to let you be the foreman of the moving for a while." The second brother extended an olive branch.

These days, there's no boss who isn't superstitious. On the way back, the second brother thought more and more that Yan Hui had come to save him.

Today, when he saw the fat Mr. Wang, he would have been angry according to his usual temper, but he didn't. This also increased the possibility of subsequent cooperation.

What happens next is that those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!

This construction site requires hundreds of thousands of pieces of wood every year. My second brother can easily earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. If he can give kickbacks to Mr. Wang, then earning 30,000 to 50,000 yuan will be a piece of cake. The more kickbacks he gives, the more he earns.

"Foreman? What exactly does a foreman do?" Yan Hui was still a little excited.

"It's pretty much the same as before. You still have to help move things, but I'll give you an extra 400 yuan a month fixed salary," the second brother thought for a moment. "You have to help me keep an eye on things, just the warehouse stuff. If anyone's out there every day like Dakai, you have to keep an eye on them. Besides that, there's also the business that Mr. Wang mentioned today. You'll be responsible for coordinating it when you get back. It's not difficult."

"A fixed salary of 400!" Yan Hui's eyes lit up when he heard it. Theoretically, Yan Hui could earn 40 to 50 yuan a day, but this was only a theory. In reality, he could only earn more than 35 yuan for about 15 to 20 days a month.

Sometimes, there are only two trucks of goods a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. With eight or nine people working together, it is difficult to earn 20 yuan a day.

So, 400 yuan can be said to be a salary increase of half.

"Well, how's it going? It'll be a little more busy than it is now, but you'll also be able to see a lot of things, which will be good for you. I estimate that in less than two years you should be able to open your own business, but we'll talk about the future later."

"I have no problem." Yan Hui immediately expressed his attitude.

"Okay. Another advantage of being a foreman is that I will tell you when the car comes every day. I will go out when I see you are free. If you know the time, you won't worry about not being able to come back, right? Besides, I can occasionally do you a favor." As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the hospital.

Yan Hui was instantly overjoyed when his second brother said this. If he had this privilege, his cooperation with Song Zhiyuan would be much easier. He hadn't been able to find the time to expand his "wild" client base recently, mainly because he didn't know when his second brother would be free. This time, he didn't have to worry. As long as he didn't go too far, his second brother wouldn't say anything!

...

Fengtian's medical conditions are relatively advanced in the country. The Northeast itself represents advancement in this era, let alone Fengtian.

After arriving at the hospital, the second brother found a doctor for Yan Hui and quickly took an X-ray.

After all, Yan Hui had had X-rays before, so he didn't find it strange. He just cooperated with the doctor. About an hour later, the two of them arrived at the doctor's office together.

"He broke his leg last year, but it healed well. Young people recover quickly. He's basically fine now. Judging from the X-ray, the bones are fine. The pain this time should be nerve pain, which is quite normal. Just avoid catching cold in the future," explained the doctor.

"Then it's nothing." The second brother looked at Yan Hui, "The weather will be cold soon, don't save money on your autumn trousers and cotton pants."

"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I dare not save this." Yan Hui was afraid of the cold.

"Well, keep warm, and don't sit in places that are too cold. If you want to be completely fine, you have to wait at least another summer." The doctor reminded again.

"Okay, thank you, doctor," the second brother said goodbye to the doctor, took Yan Hui away, and finally confirmed Yan Hui's five-day paid leave.

"I'll announce this when I get back. Go get some rest first. Remember to have dinner with me tonight."

After returning, Yan Hui did not expect that the story of his second brother would be spread so far.

In just two hours, half of the market knew about this. They all knew that Lao Li had a close call with death but was stopped by Lao Wang when he was about to die.

Lao Wang also became a legend in everyone's eyes. Many people came to offer him cigarettes, and he wanted to know more details about the story, the more the better, preferably an exclusive secret so that he could brag to his friends.

When Uncle Wang saw Yan Hui coming back, he quickly pulled Yan Hui to talk, but Yan Hui immediately ran away, saying something like "It has nothing to do with me".

After Yan Hui ran away, he did not go back to rest. It was just past three in the afternoon, and he ran directly to the east gate to find Song Zhiyuan.

"Brother, are you free today?" Song Zhiyuan was very surprised to see Yan Hui.

Song Zhiyuan admired Yan Hui very much, because Yan Hui worked every day without slacking off for a single day, and he rarely played during working hours. This time Yan Hui came out to find him, there must be something going on.

If Yan Hui knew Song Zhiyuan was thinking this way, he would probably think he was wrong. For Yan Hui, every day was spent playing and chatting, including consulting the nearby porters about the latest prices. For Yan Hui, all of this was considered rest.

"Well, there's no more cargo to move this afternoon, so I thought we should go out and look for some customers." Yan Hui looked around. "Where's the driver?"

"He's been delivering goods to a store for the past two days. I've also tried to find customers here, but I've never been successful. And even if we could talk, I can't let the customer wait here. Then when I go to find you, the customer won't respond. So I've been selling baskets for the past two days." Song Zhiyuan pointed to the basket in front of him, "There's only one left, and it's selling pretty well."

"Okay, take it and come with me. You, you have to learn. If you negotiated the deal from start to finish, the money is yours," Yan Hui encouraged. "That won't work. You must give me a share of the money," Song Zhiyuan said stubbornly, shaking his head.

"That's easy, I can take 10% or 20%." Yan Hui didn't dwell on this matter. "Let's go find clients."

Song Zhiyuan followed Yan Hui with a woven basket, looking for customers one by one in the vicinity.

There were obviously fewer clients in the afternoon than in the morning. Even though Yan Hui was now very good at speaking, he still couldn't close a deal with any of them.

"I'm not very lucky. Maybe it's because I went to the construction site in the afternoon and used up all my luck." Yan Hui had just talked to Song Zhiyuan about going to the construction site at one o'clock in the afternoon.

"It's okay, Brother Hui. I can learn a lot from finding customers with you. Besides, we are still young. Let's work hard and save more money. When you want to open a store, I will definitely go with you and give you all my money!" Song Zhiyuan was full of yearning.

"You're so young, it's great that you don't lose heart," Yan Hui pointed at Song Zhiyuan's basket, "You sell this basket for 6 yuan, right? It's a good idea for you to not take it home. I'll buy it and give it to Uncle Li when I get back."

My second brother’s stuff is also messy, so multiple containers are always useful.

"Okay, thank you Brother Hui." Song Zhiyuan knew that Yan Hui would not accept it if he gave it to him, so he didn't hesitate and accepted the 6 yuan.

Yan Hui looked at the sun and estimated that it would be dark in half an hour. "It's been cold lately. You should go home soon."

"Well, I'm leaving!" Song Zhiyuan took the money and left immediately. He had to leave quickly. In the past six months, Song Zhiyuan had grown a little bit and could run faster than before. It only took him more than two hours to get home.

Yan Hui brought the basket to his second brother, but found that everyone was waiting for him.

"Let's go," the second brother casually took the basket, "everyone is here, let's get together!"

The second brother was obviously in a very good mood. He took out a box of Beidahuang from the store and put it into his Daihatsu.

Originally, my second brother only planned to treat the four porters who came today to dinner, but later changed his mind and invited all the porters to come.

Going out to a restaurant is a rare luxury. If 10 people want to eat something solid, it will cost at least two or three hundred yuan, so the porters usually can't afford it. Everyone is very excited.

After today, I have one more thing I can show off to my friends in the near future.

The second brother also noticed that everyone was in high spirits, so he directly chose a high-end restaurant at the South Gate. A total of 10 people squeezed into a car and went there together.

The main dishes were ordered, such as big pork elbow, big bone stewed with sauerkraut, big carp from Hunhe River braised in sauce, etc., all served in big bowls and plates, which looked sincere and satisfying.

"Come on, have a sip first. Everyone has worked hard during this period." The second brother poured a glass of white wine for everyone, which made two bottles in total.

The second brother raised his glass, and everyone raised their glasses together. In fact, everyone was greedy and had long wanted to make that big bone, but the boss was here, so they must stand and drink first.

The second brother drank half the cup in one gulp, which was already very considerate. However, the three porters drank it all in one gulp without giving it any thought.

People from Northeast China cannot accept that they cannot keep up with the progress of drinking, so those who have not finished drinking will raise their glasses again and drink it all!
Everyone's face was frowning, and their expressions were hissing in pain. The second brother relaxed and said, "Come on, come on, eat some food!"

As he spoke, the second brother tore off a large piece of pork elbow skin and gave it to Uncle Wang. Then he looked at Yan Hui and said, "Hurry up, help yourself!"

After hearing this, Yan Hui immediately picked up a large bone weighing more than half a pound. There were at least fifteen or sixteen bones in the basin, and he had already taken half of it away.

This meal was the most delicious one Yan Hui had eaten recently. The porters, who were all light eaters, couldn't possibly eat meat like this on a normal day. Perhaps it was because they were so gluttonous, not only did they finish several bowls of fish, but they also finished all six bottles of baijiu and ten pancakes. As for the other dishes, Yan Hui had no recollection of them, but he remembered the sweet and sour sweet pot-fried pork that was quite delicious.

At night, Yan Hui wanted to bring some food back to Lao Guo, but it was impossible, unless Lao Guo was a dog and could eat bones.

When he was about to leave, Yan Hui discovered that all the bones were gone. They had all been taken away by his fellow workers. Three of the families had dogs and they excitedly divided the bones among themselves.

Yan Hui drank quite a bit, a full half-jin of high-proof liquor. Yan Hui's maximum alcohol tolerance was about seven liang, but thankfully he'd eaten a lot of vegetables and meat today, so even half a jin didn't make him drunk. After everyone left, he easily found a place to stay, thought about nothing, and slept soundly.

tomorrow?

Take a rest tomorrow, my second brother gave me five days off!
Yan Hui had already decided to rest for three days. The reason for this was that he really had something to do.

School had already started, and he planned to visit the Industrial University to visit Ma Junliang. Besides, Qu Xiaoqin had also been admitted to Fengtian University, so she might as well visit if she had the time. Besides these things, his main focus was on finding new clients with Song Zhiyuan.

Three days later, he went back early to make a good impression on his second brother.

Thinking about these plans, Yan Hui fell into a deep sleep.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Yan Hui woke up naturally. He was still a little drunk, but he habitually got dressed and prepared to go to work.

After getting dressed, Yan Hui realized that he didn't have to go to work today. He went out, washed up, and went to the East Gate to buy some food.

Because he drank too much last night and felt uncomfortable in his stomach, Yan Hui also bought a bag of soy milk.

"Old Guo," Yan Hui saw Old Guo while eating steamed buns and greeted him.

"Yan Hui?" Old Guo was eating a fried dough cake. He came over when he saw Yan Hui. "You're living a good life. You're even drinking soy milk."

"No, I had dinner with Uncle Li and the others last night and drank quite a bit, so my appetite isn't very good."

"I heard you guys went out drinking. How nice of you to bring me something to eat, too!"

"I've been thinking about this, but you know how can a group of people who do manual labor still have anything to eat?" Yan Hui said helplessly, "All the bones have been taken away."

"Yeah, it's not easy for either of them. As for you, I don't think you can handle a lot of alcohol. Call Old Song and Old Wu someday, and let's have a good drink. I want to see how well you can handle alcohol!"

"No problem." Yan Hui laughed.

(End of this chapter)