Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Chapter 75 – The Best Employer

“Mother, if you don’t want to cook, then come over here and eat,” Ji Jianyun said with a smile.

Mother Ji smiled and nodded, but she didn’t plan on doing it. Her daughter was still at home and didn’t get along well with her sister-in-law. Thus, she wouldn’t come over to eat with them.

Xiao Renren was still breast-feeding, so it was better to not make Danhong angry. What would happen to Xiao Renren’s milk if she was?

If he needed to eat milk powder and other substitutes, how much would that cost?

So that’s why she would not bring her daughter here to annoy Danhong.

Mother Ji finished the bowl of soup and went back home while the two of them continued eating.

When she came back, all the food in the kitchen was eaten, and the bowls and chopsticks were still there. Mother Ji shook her head and washed the bowls and chopsticks.

The other side. 

Ji Jianyun asked, “What did Yunyun say when you brought over the meat?”

“Nothing.” Su Danhong shook her head.

“Honey?” Ji Jianyun looked at her helplessly.

Su Danhong thought, it’s not me that wants to complain, but it’s you that wants to hear it. So, she did not hesitate to tell him every word she heard Ji Yunyun say.

Ji Jianyun’s face turned dark. “I thought she came back more sensible this time, but I never thought she would still be like that!”

Su Danhong looked at him and said, “I don’t need you to be angry for me. You are brother and sister after all, so don’t fight because of me.”

Ji Jianyun looked at her unhappily and said, “Honey, those words mean you are being treated like an outsider. Yunyun and I are brother and sister, but you and I are husband and wife!”

Was being husband and wife important? Or was being brother and sister important? Who did not know which was more important?

Su Danhong was happy inside, but she took it lightly. “I know we are husband and wife. That’s why I told you about this. But I’m just complaining. There’s no other meaning to it.”

Ji Jianyun was still helpless, but also said, “I know, I won’t talk about her. The next time she is impolite, I will teach her a lesson.”

“That’s your business. Don’t tell me about it because I will have to stop you if I know about it,” Su Danhong said as she ate her food.

Ji Jianyun chuckled.

He knew his wife had many opinions, but would not act rashly on them.

She treated her employees extremely well. They were paid on time every month, and she prepared one or two jin of meat for them during the holidays.

For example, New Year was soon and his wife was planning to give three jin of meat and a bag of sugar to the Xu Aidang and Ji Hongjun’s families.

That’s why it’s not a surprise that Xu Aidang and Ji Hongjun were loyal workers.

“It’s almost time to prepare things for the New Year. Don’t wait until it’s close to the New Year, or else things will be too expensive,” Su Danhong said.

“Okay, I’ll go tomorrow to buy everything,” Ji Jianyun said.

It was cold now and there was frost the day before yesterday. There was a refrigerator at home, so there were no issues if they bought it earlier.

In the next few days, Ji Jianyun began to buy some New Year products.

Things like the scrolls hung on both sides next to the door, or snacks that could be bought earlier.

As for meat, it was fine to buy just enough to eat at home for now.

Soon, the village pigs would be killed. When the time comes, there would be more pork to buy, and there would be other kinds of meat to buy too.

It had gotten cold very fast recently, and it began to snow in the middle of December.

Everything in the orchard has been prepared, and the feed for chickens and sheeps were all prepared as well. Thus, there was no need to worry too much about things on the mountain.

Soon, the village began to kill the pigs.

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Last year, Su Danhong asked for half a pig alone.

This year, Su Danhong was at home to take care of Xiao Renren. She didn’t go, but Ji Jianyun went and asked for half a pig.

He also asked for six jin of pork belly to be cut. He gave half to Xu Aidang and half to Ji Hongjun in front of the villagers.

The two men were unbelievably happy. They were planning to buy some meat, but they were only going to buy two jin to satisfy their family’s desire for meat during the New Year. Unexpectedly, their boss gave their family three jin each.

They still bought two jin of meat. With the addition of these three jin, that would be almost five jin of meat.

With these five jin of meat, both of their families could really celebrate this year!

Ji Hongjun and Xu Aidang went back home with the meat under everyone’s envious eyes.

Wang Honghua, Ji Hongjun’s wife, and Li Yucui, Xu Aidang’s wife, managed to live decent lives.

Wang Honghua saw that her husband came back with so much meat that she was immediately shocked. She angrily questioned, “Didn’t I ask for two jin and that’s it? Why did you buy so much? How much did it cost? Our family has just been blessed a bit by your boss’s wife. You just want to lose that blessing, don’t you?”

“Wife, how can I do that?” Ji Hongjun smiled at Wang Honghua and explained, “I didn’t buy this meat. Xu Aidang and I met our boss while we were buying meat. When he asked for half a pig, he gave three jin each to Xu Aidang and me. He said it was for the NewYear. He also asked us to get our pay tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Honghua smiled with delight. “So that’s what happened?” She took the meat. This is all the good, fatty parts! 

“Then you can go over tomorrow. You’ll have to work harder in the future. Our family depends on you,” Wang Honghua said.

They didn’t even have to think to know that it was impossible to find such a good employer anywhere else. Also, her husband was always willing to work hard, so how else could he land on this kind of job?

During the holidays, his boss sent his family some meat, and the monthly salary was always paid on time. They couldn’t find something like this if they lit up a lantern!1

Therefore, he must not lose this job.

Ji Hongjun nodded earnestly. “Wife, don’t worry, many people are eyeing this job. I won’t be lazy.”

He was not talking nonsense. There was also the fact that Ji Jianguo and Ji Jianye, who were Ji Jianyun’s brothers, were also thinking about this job.

But the boss’s wife did not agree and did not want to use relatives. That’s why the job became available to Ji Hongjun and Xu Aidang. But even so, there were many other people in the village who were watching. Today, when he saw his boss ask for meat to be cut for the two families. One could only imagine how envious the collars were as they watched.

The situation on Xu Aidang’s side was similar.

Especially when they came to get their pay in advance the next day. In addition to getting paid, they also received a bag with two jin of brown sugar!

Every month’s salary was to be paid on the 20th. However, New Years was coming up, so it would be paid ahead of time, and then continue to be paid on the 20th next month.

These two jin of brown sugar was really rare, and was as good as three jin of pork.

Both Xu Aidang and Ji Hongjun were overjoyed.

After they went back, Ji Jianyun smiled and gave his wife a thumbs up.

“They work carefully and diligently. They deserve it,” Su Danhong replied with an appropriate answer.

Ji Jianyun continued to smile and said, “I know that these things are decided by you.”

“Go and buy some mutton and beef tomorrow,” Su Danhong said.

“Half a pig is enough for us to eat,” Ji Jianyun said as his smile became wider.

“Let’s have something different to eat. I’m afraid you’ll get tired of it if we always eat the same thing,” Su Danhong clarified.

Ji Jianyun was so touched that his wife was thinking about him all the time.

Su Danhong thought, I’m afraid I’ll get tired of it, too.

 

Footnotes

打着灯笼都找不到 – lighting up a lantern to find something is a proverb meaning it’s not easy. It comes from the idea that in ancient times, if you wanted to find something in the dark, you would need to light up a lantern.