The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

The village chief was busy preparing dinner at his home, and there was no one in the main room.

"Sister Yiyi, please sit down first, I'll go call Grandpa!"

After saying that, Gou Dan ran to the kitchen without waiting for Xin Yi's reply, so Xin Yi had no choice but to find a stool to sit down.

A moment later, Zhang Laifu came over carrying half a chicken, followed by the pitiful Gou Dan.

"Xin Yi, what are you doing here with this again? You have to take it back this time, my family has plenty of meat!"

Although things are a little better now, most families still only eat meat a few times a year. Even the wealthiest families would not say they don't lack meat. This is clearly Zhang Laifu's excuse.

"Uncle Zhang, putting aside how much you helped me with building the house, Aunt Zhang gave me quite a lot of things on the day I moved in. What? Do you really think I'm a greedy pig that only takes in and never gives out?"

Xin Yi turned her head away, feigning anger. "Does that mean you look down on me, a female educated youth? You don't want to associate with me?"

"grandfather......"

Dog Egg pouted and called out.

Zhang Laifu wasn't one to be pretentious. Since the other party was willing to give it to him, he was willing to accept it. He would just treat her like another daughter from now on.

Zhang Laifu handed the chicken to Gou Dan, saying, "Take this to your grandma; it'll be an extra dish tonight!"

Gou Dan didn't hesitate for a second, afraid that his grandfather would change his mind, so he took it and ran to the kitchen.

"Grandma, Grandma, Grandpa said to add extra dishes tonight, add extra dishes!"

Seeing Gou Dan's reaction, Zhang Laifu couldn't help but laugh and scold, "He doesn't even know how to be steady, acting like he's missing out on food!"

As soon as Zhang Laifu mentioned accepting the pheasant, Xin Yi returned to her usual cheerful demeanor.

Zhang Laifu sat down next to Xin Yi and took out a wad of cash from his pocket.

“I was planning to come find you after dinner, but since you’re here, it saves me the trouble of making another trip. I haven’t settled the cost of building your house with you yet. The three rooms and the yard cost a total of seventy yuan, the kang (heated brick bed) and the fire wall cost five yuan, and the five workers were paid fifty cents a day, plus a ten-cent lunch allowance, which is three yuan a day. They worked for five days, so that’s fifteen yuan. The total is ninety yuan. Count it and see if it’s right!”

Xin Yi roughly guessed that there would be some money left after the house was built, but not much, so she never mentioned it. After all, Uncle Zhang had helped her, so it was only right that she received some compensation for his hard work. But now that he had taken the initiative to ask for it in advance, it seemed like she was being petty and suspicious.

Xin Yi took the money and counted it carefully, one bill at a time. It was exactly ten yuan, no more and no less. She then counted out five more yuan and put them on the table.

"Uncle Zhang, you only calculated the workers' wages, but forgot about your own share?"

Zhang Laifu understood Xin Yi's meaning and quickly waved his hand, "I don't need any salary. I haven't done any work. No need, no need! Besides, you call me uncle and often bring us food. You're practically family. Don't be so formal!"

Xin Yi raised an eyebrow, "But I never mistreat my own people!"

Seeing that Xin Yi was unmoved by reason, Zhang Laifu decided to find a way to win her over elsewhere.

Is there anything I can do for you today?

"Uncle Zhang, did I bring you this pheasant because I need something from you?"

"Is not it?"

"Hehehe, Uncle Zhang is brilliant!"

Zhang Laifu took out his pipe, took a puff, and said, "Stop flattering me, what's the matter?"

"Didn't I hear when I went to town last time that I could submit articles to the newspaper? You know, I'm not cut out for farm work, and I probably can't support myself by working in a factory, so I'm looking for some other income."

Zhang Laifu nodded upon hearing this. "You're definitely not cut out for this. So, what are your plans?"

"I was thinking of taking the day off tomorrow to go to town and find the newspaper's address so I can send my article there and see if it gets published. Even if I don't get paid, getting some receipts would be nice!"

Actually, there was one more thing that Xin Yi didn't mention, which was to see if there were any Chinese-English translation jobs available. However, this era isn't very friendly to people who know foreign languages, so there's no need for her to say more.

"Okay, I'll ask you to take a day off tomorrow. Are you coming back tonight? Do you need me to get a letter of introduction so you can stay at a guesthouse?"

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Xin Yi nodded obsequiously, thinking that she had never stayed in a hotel from this era before, and this was a good opportunity to see it for herself.

Zhang Laifu returned to his room, opened the letter of introduction, and handed it to Xin Yi.

"You're a girl, you must be careful. You shouldn't be wandering around outside before dark. I strongly suggest you finish your business and go back to the village as soon as possible!"

Xin Yi took the letter of introduction immediately. "Don't worry, if I encounter any bad guys, I might even be able to rid the people of a menace and bring back an award!"

"Awards and certificates are not important; what's important is your personal safety!"

Although he said that, Zhang Laifu was still very interested in the certificate. If Xinyi got a certificate, then Dahe Village would definitely be the advanced collective at the end of the year.

"Okay, I'll buy you a few packs of Daqianmen cigarettes once I earn some royalties. It's not good for the dignified village elder of Dahe Village to smoke a pipe, especially since he has bad breath, hahaha!"

After Xin Yi finished speaking, she jumped up and ran outside, leaving Zhang Laifu standing there, unsure whether to stand or sit.

He said, both amused and exasperated, "You have no manners at all!"

Just then, Aunt Zhang brought out a plate of dishes. "Dinner's ready! Hey, old man, where's Yiyi? I just heard them talking. Why didn't you invite her to stay for dinner?"

"The chubby girl at the educated youth settlement is probably still waiting for her to go back and cook. Next time, call her in advance and bring the chubby girl along."

Aunt Zhang put down the plate and gave Zhang Laifu a reproachful look. "The female educated youth is named Liu Mengting, how can you call her 'Little Fatty'?"

Zhang Laifu muttered under his breath, "She's already a chubby little girl, can't people call her that?"

"What did you say?"

Forget it, I'm known for being a doting husband, I can't stoop to her level.

"nothing!"

Aunt Zhang looked at it suspiciously, then went back into the kitchen to get busy.

Xin Yi left the Zhang family home, laughing all the way. "I guess I was being rude. How could I say Uncle Zhang had bad breath? I really shouldn't have said that. I'll do it again next time, haha!"

When they got home, Liu Mengting had already prepared dinner and was just waiting for Xin Yi to cook the dishes.

To save time, Xin Yi cut off the meat from the thigh and breast of the remaining half of the pheasant, marinated it slightly, and made a stir-fry of diced chicken with green peppers, and also stir-fried a cabbage.

Use the remaining chicken bones to make chicken soup; you can drink some after meals and the next morning.

During the meal, Xin Yi told Liu Mengting that she was going to town the next day and might have to stay overnight.

"Sister Yiyi, you need a letter of introduction from the village chief to stay at the guesthouse!"

"Yes, it's already set up. Otherwise, why would I have gone to the village chief's house earlier? So tomorrow, you'll have to take care of everything except breakfast. If you really don't want to cook, just have rice soaked in chicken broth; it shouldn't be too bad."

"Okay, I'll have a bowl of chicken soup before I leave when it's ready!"