Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

In order to last a few more days, Chen Jun directly bought 40 kilograms of coal and 60 pieces of honeycomb coal this time.

Honeycomb coal is used in home stoves, and coal blocks are used when setting up stalls.

Seeing that Chen Jun was inconvenienced, the boss kindly lent him a carrying pole.

Although Chen Jun is still quite strong now, he is still exhausted after carrying so many things back home.

After unloading the coal briquettes and other items into the house, Chen Jun gulped down half a porcelain jar of water.

Lin Yao felt sorry for her brother and took the initiative to return the carrying pole.

The afternoon was relatively free, and Chen Jun felt bored, so he moved all the tables, chairs, and benches in his house to the yard, and took out a hammer and nails to repair them one by one.

These tables, chairs and benches were bought when my father and mother got married. It has been more than ten years now, and most of them are a bit loose.

Seeing how diligent her son was, mother Wang Xia also came out to help.

It was not until the evening that Chen Jun finally finished all these things after the clanging and knocking.

It’s a pity that time doesn’t permit, otherwise I could have lifted the bed out and tidied it up.

The noise they made also attracted the attention of many people in the courtyard.

The news that Wang Xia had recovered also spread in the courtyard.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chen Jun carried the things back into the house and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook.

Having earned more than 70 yuan today, Chen Jun was more willing to spend money on food and drinks.

Everything from braised pork to stewed pork ribs with potatoes were arranged.

When Lin Yao saw Chen Jun enter the kitchen, she followed him in to help.

She had been thinking about the dishes cooked by Chen Jun since noon, but unfortunately, when she closed the stall and went home, her mother had already prepared lunch.

"Go light the fire. We'll have braised pork and stewed spareribs tonight, and some omelettes. I guarantee the aroma will make you dizzy."

When Lin Yao heard that the dinner was so sumptuous, her mouth was watering. Without any hesitation, she rushed to the stove and lit the fire!

With the help of his third-level cooking skills, Chen Jun prepared dinner in an orderly manner.

After about an hour, all the dishes were ready.

The braised pork in the casserole has been cooked for a long time and is now bubbling over a low heat. The stewed pork ribs with potatoes are also out of the pot. The potatoes inside have been fully stewed and have fully absorbed the soup.

The omelet was ready, and Lin Yao had already eaten half of it after brushing some sauce on it.

It was the time when people in the yard were cooking. The overbearing aroma wafted into the yard and caused quite a commotion.

It would be fine if it was just for one or two meals, but if you eat like this every day, it would be a lie for the people in the hospital to say they are not greedy.

Those who have children at home are even crying and shouting for meat.

But the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone is tightening their belts to save money for the New Year. If we buy meat now, what will we do during the New Year?

At Yi Zhonghai's home in Zhongyuan, the deaf old lady put down her chopsticks halfway through her meal.

Seeing this, the auntie quickly pushed the food on the table to the deaf old lady and said, "Old lady, please eat more."

"I don't want to eat anymore. I have no appetite." The deaf old lady said unhappily.

In fact, the food at Yi Zhonghai's house is pretty good. Today's meal is pork stewed with cabbage, which at least has some meat flavor.

But compared with the Chen family, it's nothing.

"Alas, the kid from the Chen family is too ignorant. He has been eating meat every day these days, but he didn't even bother to give a bowl of meat to the old lady."

"Humph!"

The deaf old lady couldn't help but snorted coldly when she heard this.

Ever since what happened yesterday, the deaf old lady has been holding a grudge against Chen Jun. Now that she sees the Chen family eating so well, she naturally feels uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Yi Zhonghai, who was standing aside, didn't say a word the whole time, nor did he pick up his chopsticks to eat, looking like he was troubled by something.

"Boss, what's wrong with you today?" an aunt couldn't help but ask.

The dinner she made today was pretty good, but one of them had no appetite and the other was in a daze. If you didn’t know better, you would think there was something wrong with the dinner.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai sighed softly, raised his head and glanced outside the door with a somewhat gloomy look in his eyes.

"I heard that Wang Xia's illness is almost cured?"

The lady nodded and said, "Of course I am. I was still repairing chairs in the yard this afternoon. It was as if nothing had happened."

"It's strange to say, Wang Xia had been ill for such a long time, and it looked like she was dying, but she suddenly got better after not seeing her for a few days."

Everyone in the courtyard knew that Wang Xia was seriously ill, otherwise Jia Zhang would not have dared to borrow the house so blatantly.

"Oh, things are difficult!" Yi Zhonghai said somewhat unwillingly.

The aunt became even more confused after hearing this.

What's the problem?

Could it be that Jia Zhang is still thinking about the Chen family’s house?

Before the lady could ask any more questions, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to explain the reason.

"When Lao Chen died, not only was a pension paid, but later on, in order to solve the employment problem of the martyr's family, an additional quota for a steel mill buyer was added."

"Including Wang Xia's, the Chen family has two jobs in the steel mill."

What is the job position of a buyer in a steel mill?

After hearing the news, not only the auntie, but even the deaf old lady next to her became interested.

The Chen family of three has two job vacancies, which is a rare condition in the entire courtyard.

If this news gets out, there will definitely be a lot of people trying to matchmake for Chen Jun.

"Boss, why don't we know about this?" asked an aunt puzzled.

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "Don't even mention you. Even Wang Xia herself didn't know that when the factory added additional purchasers, Wang Xia had already fallen ill. Director Liu asked me to pass this news to the Chen family."

"I originally thought that after Wang Xia passed away, I would use my connections to give this spot to Dongxu's wife, but now it seems that I don't have the chance anymore."

As long as Wang Xia went to the steel rolling mill, the matter of the quota would definitely be exposed.

Moreover, Chen Jun is already seventeen years old this year, and he will be eligible to join the factory after the Chinese New Year.

"Bang bang bang!"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the deaf old lady beside him slammed the table in dissatisfaction.

"Zhong Hai, why don't you give this quota to idiot Zhuzi? Why give it to that country girl Qin Huairu!"

In the eyes of the deaf old lady, Sha Zhu is the most important. Even Yi Zhonghai and his wife together cannot compare to Sha Zhu, not to mention Qin Huairu from the Jia family.

"Old lady, Shazhu's family has a workstation in the steel mill. When Shazhu has learned enough, he can go directly to the canteen of the steel mill." Yi Zhonghai explained helplessly.

He even suspected that the deaf old lady had a very poor memory and even forgot that He Daqing was a cook at the steel mill.

Sha Zhu now has a quota, but it is not the best time to join the factory because he is not good at cooking. Even if he enters the steel rolling mill, he cannot be a chef and has to start as an apprentice.

After hearing this, the deaf old lady stopped talking.

No matter who gets the Chen family's quota, it has nothing to do with her.

No one said anything and the room suddenly fell into silence.

"Hey, you guys eat first, I'll go take a look around Jia's house."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai stood up, opened the door curtain, and walked towards the Jia family.