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Chapter 411 Earn Extra Money

After the engagement banquet was over, the marriage between Zhuang Ziqiang and Qin Jingru was settled.

It's unbelievable to think about it. After meeting a few times, the lifelong affairs of a young man and woman have been settled in just a few days, but this is the norm in this era.

After some discussions and seeking Qin Jingru's opinion, their wedding date was set on May Day.

Qin Jingru had only one request from him, that he had to give her a bride price of 68 yuan, which was what her parents told her when she left home.

Dowry gifts have existed since ancient times. 68 yuan is the market price in this era, and there are 88 yuan and 68 yuan, but this [-] yuan is also top-notch in rural areas.

Zhuang Ziqiang didn't think Qin Jingru's request was too much, but there was one problem.

He Yuzhu has been a bachelor for so many years and has always been a moonlight clan, so he didn't save much money at all.

The bride price alone costs 68 yuan for the wedding, and he also has to prepare banquets, buy furniture, pots and pans, and a lot of things need money.

Zhuang Ziqiang immediately faced a difficult situation. Getting married is really expensive.

Qin Jingru saw his embarrassment, and said: "Brother Zhuzi, I didn't ask for this money for myself. I will definitely get a dowry when I get married. I can't let my parents pay for the money. Although I can't bring all the money back when the time comes , but I’m sure I can get some of it back for you.”

Qin Jingru's heart is tied to Zhuang Ziqiang now. Seeing how sensible she is, Zhuang Ziqiang smiled and said, "It's okay, I have a solution. You can go home with peace of mind. I will go to your house to propose marriage after a while."

Qin Jingru left just like that, and went back to her hometown to advance to the commune, waiting for Zhuang Ziqiang to go to her house to propose marriage.

After Qin Jingru left, Zhuang Ziqiang collected the money in his hand, a total of 52 yuan or [-] cents.

You must know that He Yuzhu has been working since he was an adult. He is 29 years old this year, and he has worked for 11 years. Even if the salary was low when he first started working, it is not enough to save such a small amount of money!
Zhuang Ziqiang knew that part of it was subsidized to the Jia family.

He shook his head, it seemed that he really had to think about it. In the 60s, he still had a headache because of marrying a wife, and it was a bit embarrassing for the traveler to say it.

At work the next day, Zhuang Ziqiang stopped his apprentice Ma Hua.

"Master, what's the matter?"

"Is there any more work for the wedding and funeral that you mentioned a while ago?"

Before, apprentice Ma Hua once begged his master He Yuzhu, saying that his relatives were married and wanted to find a chef to cook some decent noodles for the scene, but He Yuzhu immediately refused.

At that time, Zhuang Ziqiang hadn't transmigrated into He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu felt that he was a worker, and he was still a chef in charge.

Zhuang Ziqiang thought of this and thought it was a way to make extra money.

Ma Hua said: "Our relatives don't need it anymore, but there must be someone willing to use it. Master, what do you want to do?"

Zhuang Ziqiang nodded, "Don't get married now, I don't have a lot of money, and I want to earn some extra money."

"That's no problem. I'll ask around later and find some work for you."

Zhuang Ziqiang said: "It's not just me, you and Liu Lan will help me when the time comes, and we will share the money we make."

You can’t eat alone when you earn extra money. Hearing what he said, MCA became more motivated when she was happy.

Ma Hua wanted to earn this kind of money before, but he was just an apprentice, and his skills did not allow him. Now that he is under the guidance of a master, he is eager to earn more money.

"Go talk to Liu Lan and see if she agrees or not, so don't say anything."

"I see."

Ma Hua approached Liu Lan and told her that Liu Lan's family was in a difficult situation, otherwise she would not have committed herself to Deputy Director Li.

The QS trade in this era has not yet reached the level of rampantness in later generations. Liu Lan has an affair with Deputy Factory Manager Li, and the care she can get is limited, otherwise she would not be reduced to the cafeteria.

Liu Lan was naturally happy when she heard the news, and she was very motivated, so she volunteered to take on the job of pulling jobs.

The three made up their minds and worked together to send news to relatives and friends around them.

Within a few days, there really was a letter.

A technician from the neutral machine tool factory got married on the weekend and planned to set up ten tables to entertain guests, so he turned several corners.

When he heard that he was the chef in charge of the canteen of the rolling mill, he agreed without saying a word, and the matter of organizing the banquet fell to Zhuang Ziqiang's team.

Both weddings and weddings require banquets, but Zhuang Ziqiang naturally prefers red events compared to sudden funeral events, not only because of celebration and auspiciousness, but also because marriages often occur on weekends and holidays. Liu Lan is a working person, and if she wants to earn some extra money, she can only spend weekends.

Zhuang Ziqiang is the chef in charge of the rolling mill. He is in charge of a large dining hall with thousands of people on weekdays. Preparing the banquet for the wedding banquet is of course a trivial matter.

Arriving at the wedding scene early in the morning, the three of them worked hard for half a day. When the wedding was over, the host offered red envelopes with both hands.

Zhuang Ziqiang opened the red envelope, revealing a picture of unity, and all three of them smiled.

"Ma Hua, get some change!"

After Zhuang Ziqiang said something, Ma Hua immediately took out the money he had prepared in his pocket.

The price was negotiated in advance, a total of ten yuan, Liu Lan two, Ma Hua three, Zhuang Ziqiang alone five, the two of them have no objection, Zhuang Ziqiang is a chef, without him the two of them can even earn this money less than.

Besides, this is a lot of money. The monthly salary of the two will be 30 yuan, and they will earn one-tenth of the monthly salary for one job. There is nothing more to be satisfied with.

The three of them were a little excited when they made money. It was only a few yuan at a time. If they worked more times this month, they would have half a month's salary.

Making banquets for weddings requires skill, but the most important thing is to have connections.

Both Ma Hua and Liu Lan are local households in BJ City, and they have many relatives and friends around them, so they can really find out a lot of potential clients when they inquire.

Especially Zhuang Ziqiang's craftsmanship is much better than that of ordinary cooks.

In this era, cooks are not called cooks, but cooks.

If there is a cook in any family, it means that his family can live a life without worrying about food and drink. This alone is enough to disdain 90% of the occupations in the city.

Today, cooks are divided into ten grades. The lowest salary is grade 10, which is 27 yuan and 5 yuan a month. The highest salary is grade 1, which is close to 90 yuan.

Zhuang Ziqiang doesn't think that Zhuang Ziqiang is now a seventh-level cook with a salary of 37 yuan, but that's because he doesn't care about the assessment at all.

He Yuzhu's culinary skills are handed down from his family. Outside, he is definitely not inferior to a chef who earns a salary of 80 yuan.

Otherwise, there will be no scene in the play where the factory director asks He Yuzhu to cook for the big leader. Although it is not explicitly stated in the play, the level of the big leader is definitely not low. At least he has seen and eaten it. He Yuzhu's cooking skills are full of praise, and being friends with him is enough to show that He Yuzhu's cooking skills are superb.

(End of this chapter)