Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

Seeing Jiang Ma say that elder brother Jiang Yue was looking at him with glee, in fact, elder brother is only 20 years old this year. However, 20 is the legal age for marriage nowadays. Most people may start dating at 19, so 20 is just the right age to enter the marriage hall.

"What are you laughing at? You will be 16 in 17. It's time to find a job once you have a stable job."

"Ahem, let's eat. My brother hasn't found me yet, so don't worry."

"Give me some snacks, every day."

Now the brother and sister were too busy eating to speak. Jiang Ze, a little kid who didn't know anything, was the only one left at the table to talk. Father Jiang took a few bites of rice and said to Mother Jiang, "Old woman, find a partner for Jianguo first. He has established a career and it's time for him to start a family. Yue'er is still young, so there's no need to rush."

"I know. Jiang Jianguo, tell me if there is a girl you like. If not, I will find someone to introduce you to."

"No."

"Then I'll go to the street office tomorrow to see if there's anything suitable."

"By the way, girl, have you got your work permit?"

"Come down."

"Show it to mom."

Jiang Yue took out her work ID from her bag and handed it to Jiang Ma. Jiang Ma looked at the brand new work ID and suddenly asked Jiang Yue, "Isn't it a waste recycling station? Why does it say something like a material recycling company?"

"This is the official name of the unit, but everyone is used to calling it the recycling station."

"Oh, so that's how it goes. How's the cafeteria? What do you have for lunch?"

"The canteen is right next to the street office canteen. Today we have Chinese cabbage and tofu, stir-fried carrots and meat, and spicy and sour shredded potatoes. The staple food is rice and steamed buns made from two-grain flour."

"The dishes here are a bit limited, not as rich as those in the steel mill."

"That's right, the steel mill is a big factory, they have so many workers, but we only have more than 30 people in total, so it's good to have three dishes. I heard from Sister Zhang that we had fried pork with peppers yesterday, but unfortunately I didn't make it."

"When you get there, work hard and don't embarrass your uncle Zhao. You will be a formal employee and he will also contribute."

"I know."

After dinner, Jiang Yue wanted to help her mother clean up, so her mother gave Jiang Ze to Jiang Yue to take care of. She asked her sister, who had been busy all day, to take care of the child and leave the dishes to her.

Jiang Yue hugged Jiang Ze and explained to him that she was going to work, because he accepted it quite well when he was in school before, especially when Jiang Yue said that she would buy him some meat when she got her salary.

"Just agree to it blindly. What will you do if you can't buy meat?"

Jiang Yue did not argue with Jiang Ma. She had sent the puppets out to buy pigs, cattle and sheep. All kinds of vegetables and fruits had been planted in the wizard tower, and it would not take long for the output. As for meat, it was easy. Just catch some fish, rabbits, wild boars, etc. Although wild boar meat might not be delicious, why be picky in this day and age? Jiang Yue's taste buds were not yet picky.

Because she had to go to work the next day, Jiang Yue went to bed early. She was woken up early the next morning by her mother. Jiang Yue yawned and got dressed. There were too many people queuing in the toilet, so she washed up first. After washing up, she saw that there were still a lot of people, so she decided to go to the office.

After breakfast, Jiang Yue went out with his father and eldest brother. The neighbors were puzzled to see the three of them going out together. Uncle Qian, who lived next door to Jiang Yue's family, asked Jiang's father: "Old Jiang, why is Xiao Yue with you? Did you find a job?"

"Ah."

"Is it the steel mill?"

"No, the factory didn't have any quota, so I arranged to go to the recycling station first."

"Ah? Is it a regular job?"

"Yes, a formal employee."

"What position?"

"Accounting."

"Accountant? Will Xiaoyue be an accountant after graduating from junior high school?"

"She learns very quickly, and they said there's no problem."

Other people also heard the conversation between the two people. Some looked down on this job, while others envied it. Being a regular worker is always better than being a temporary worker, and being a temporary worker is always better than doing odd jobs.

When they arrived at the bus stop, Jiang Yue separated from Jiang's father and eldest brother. Because they were going in different directions, they went to the west and Jiang Yue went to the east. After waiting for about ten minutes, Jiang Yue got on the bus. There were so many people on the bus. Fortunately, it was winter so the smell was not so bad. They had to find a way to get a bicycle before summer.

After arriving at the station, Jiang Yue got off the bike and took a few deep breaths of fresh air. She was seen by Sister Zhang who came by on a bicycle. After laughing, Jiang Yue patted the back seat of the bicycle and asked her to get on. Jiang Yue looked at the little kid on the crossbar and asked Sister Zhang if her skills were good enough so that she would not fall.

"Don't worry, get in the car!"

Seeing Sister Zhang's confident look, Jiang Yue got on the back seat. There was still a little distance left before they reached the factory in two minutes. After getting off the car at the gate, she greeted the gatekeeper, Mr. Yang. Sister Zhang pushed the car and Jiang Yue held her son's hand, "Sister Zhang, why did you bring the child here today?"

"I had another fight with them yesterday. I was afraid they would bully the child, so I brought him here."

"Hey, Sister Zhang, you said before that you would leave after the New Year, and the stationmaster wanted you to teach me. I have learned almost everything now. Can you give your brother-in-law a call to see if the house over there has been arranged? If not, go there in advance."

"Hey, look at my brain! I'll go see if the stationmaster has arrived and call him to ask."

There was a phone in the stationmaster's office, but unfortunately Stationmaster Zhao hadn't come yet. Sister Zhang couldn't wait and directly entrusted the child to Jiang Yue. She went to the street office to make a phone call, leaving the two children staring at each other. Jiang Yue carried the child to his seat and gave him a candy. She wanted to light up the stove, otherwise it would be too cold in this cold weather.

After Jiang Yue lit the fire and filled a teapot with water, Zhang's child was still sitting there obediently: "Little boy, what's your name and how old are you this year?"

"My name is Deng Aiguo, and I am five years old."

"My sister's name is Jiang Yue, so just call me sister."

"Hello sister!"

Jiang Yue was chatting with Xiao Aiguo. She was very friendly and the child became familiar with her in a short while. He took out the braised pork from Sister Zhang's bag and wanted to invite Jiang Yue to eat it. Jiang Yue quickly packed it up and put it back to him. This child was really honest and he really gave the meat to him.

Jiang Yue, who was absorbed in coaxing her child, saw the people waiting at the door. Jiang Yue guessed that they hadn't seen Sister Zhang, and thought that Jiang Yue, a newcomer, didn't know much, so she didn't bother her. Jiang Yue put the child down and welcomed the people in: "Come, go inside first. It's cold outside. I'm Jiang Yue, the new accountant of our station."

"Sister Zhang taught me something yesterday. Let's talk about what we want to do first. If I know how to do it, I'll do it for you first. If you don't know how to do it, I'll do it for you when Sister Zhang comes back. She has something to do at the street office and will be back soon."

"Hey, Accountant Jiang, we're here to get an advance because we need to go door to door to buy scrap, and the money we applied for some time ago has been used up."

"Oh, what a coincidence! Sister Zhang just taught me this yesterday. Come on, give me the documents and I'll do it for everyone first."