Chapter 237 First the villain and then the gentleman
"Sister, I think Li Gang's family can give it a try." Liang Xiaobei said, "Li Gang and his father can look after the fish pond for us, cut grass and feed the fish, and they can also look after the potatoes there, plant them, and harvest them.
You can ask them to do it.”
Zhou Yan asked the reason and said: "You mean that Li Jianhua family? I have some impressions. There are four sisters in his family. His mother and sister are very fierce. Li Jianhua has no status in the family. The old lady is in charge. You want to help them.
But be careful to avoid being taken advantage of by the old lady."
Liang Xiaobei said: "It's not like I won't give you money, so how can you still rely on us?"
"I have tried to rely on you in so many ways: no one at home is working, I am delayed in going to work, and my food is not distributed, so I ask you for money and food; Li Jianhua is not in good health, and I ask you for medical expenses; she herself is not feeling well.
You give money and food...there are too many ways."
"How can she rely on us? If she wants money or food, it's not her turn to ask for it from us. The most she can ask for is from Li Jianhua and his family."
"Then let me ask you, if the old lady comes to your village every three days, squats in the fish pond and makes trouble with Li Jianhua, and then comes to your sister when she fails to achieve her goal, will your sister be able to live a good life?"
Liang Xiaobei really didn't expect this, and Liang Xiaonan didn't expect that she originally wanted to take care of Li Jianhua's family.
"If you want to come, just ask Li Gang to come. Ask Liu Qingshan to make a deal with their family. Both parties sign that they are not allowed to come and make trouble. If they make trouble, they won't give you a penny and you have to find responsibility. Let's say all the ugly things first."
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Because the current policy is that self-employed people can do it, but they are not allowed to hire people. Hiring people is exploitation, so if you really want to ask Li Gang for help, you still have to do it quietly.
While Zhou Yan was talking, he stood up, closed the outer door and the main room door, and whispered: "We are looking for people to work. Don't think about them coming to help, and don't think about giving them charity. We have an employer-employee relationship."
Of course, externally and to Liu Qingshan, we want to help needy households, but we cannot involve our emotions in our hearts."
Liang Xiaonan agrees with Zhou Yan's opinion. As a manager who has emerged from the workplace, employment must rely on labor contracts. Rules should be discussed first, and emotions should be combined later.
Otherwise, the friendship she had to save Li Gang would not only be lost as they spend time with each other, but it would also be hard to say whether it would turn into resentment.
"Then ask Mayor Liu Qingshan to be the intermediary." Liang Xiaonan said, "Tell me all the ugly things first, call the old lady, and Li Jianhua's whole family will sign."
Grandma Liang was very panicked. When Liang Xiaobei went to Modu, her life suddenly became chaotic. The family had been living well and had only settled down for half a year. Why did she send her grandson away?
Now that I'm gone, when can I come back?
"Why did you send Xiaobei away?" Grandma Liang said worriedly, "Who will take care of him when he is outside? He is still young!"
Liang Xiaonan then said: "I didn't send him away. I contacted experts to teach him singing. Xiaobei has talent and can become a singer. Previously we had no money and couldn't go anywhere. Now that we have made money, I want to give Xiaobei
He wants to live the life of a city dweller, and I don’t want him to live in Dakeng Village all his life.”
Speaking like this is down-to-earth and easier to be understood and accepted by Grandma Liang.
Zhou Yan also said: "Grandma, he goes to the Oriental Performing Arts Group of Porcelain Country, which is a state unit. If Xiaobei performs well, he can become a formal actor, get paid and eat commercial food, and he can also sing to national leaders around the world."
Sure enough, Grandma Liang understood. If this were to happen, her grandson would really be successful. The smoke rising from his ancestral graves would make all his ancestors laugh.
She just couldn't bear it. Xiaobei was only 14 years old after the Chinese New Year.
Liang Xiaobei was actually very nervous when he went to Modu alone. He had always stayed in Dakeng Village and rarely visited Xiaoyun Town. He had only been to the county town in the past six months after the separation, so he suddenly went to Modu.
He was too panicked, but since his sister and brother-in-law contacted an acquaintance for him to be a teacher, he felt that it shouldn't be that scary.
Anyway, he likes to sing. As long as he can sing, not be a drag on his sister, and even help her, he is willing to do it!
There are still three days left for the New Year, and the sky is a little gloomy. After lunch, snowflakes start to fall again. Yang Hanlin said: "Xiaonan, let's go back, otherwise it will snow too much in a while."
Zhou Yan said: "Xiaonan, please come with me to Sister Hu's house. Let's go see her and thank her for being our matchmaker. Originally, I would have gone by myself, but I think she will be better off if you go with me."
Happier."
Liang Xiaonan had nothing to do at home and said, "Okay, let's go together and give her some New Year gifts."
Zhou Yan has prepared two carps, a pair of live chickens, and 2 pounds of pork.
Liang Xiaonan put a basket of strawberries at home, a basket of paper-skinned walnuts, and a basket of apples. Fuji apples have not yet become popular in the town, and even if they are available in Yu County, the taste is definitely not as good as hers.
They packed more bags for Yang Hanlin and Zeng Hanzhi, using large backpacks, each carrying 40 kilograms of food.
The pickup truck was full when it arrived, and it was still full when it came back.
Yang Hanlin and Zeng Hanzhi were both embarrassed. Grandma Liang said: "These are all grown by Xiaonan herself. They are not good things. You can try them."
Zeng Hanzhi said: "This must be good stuff. Meat can still be bought on the street. What we grow in Xiaonan cannot be bought in China."
Grandma Liang was very pleased that her granddaughter was liked by her husband's family, and she was in love with Rong.
Zhou Yan first sent Yang Hanlin and Zeng Hanzhi to his home and unloaded the gifts Liang Xiaonan gave to his grandparents.
The snow was already falling. Fortunately, Zhou Yan drove the car. Otherwise, it was snowing so heavily and bringing so many things to Sister Hu would have really made her fall.
Sister Hu lives in the south end of the town, not close to the street. There is a dirt road in front of the house. Because she has been working very conscientiously as a matchmaker, the family's economic conditions are not bad. All three sons are married, and her daughter is married.
It's just her and her wife.
Zhou Yan and Liang Xiaonan arrived at her house and parked their car in the woods in front of her house.
The weather was bad today and it was the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. Sister Hu did not go out. She was frying carrot balls and lotus root slices at home. When she saw Zhou Yan coming over, she stopped what she was doing excitedly and said happily: "Oh, Xiaoxiao,
Are you here? It’s snowing so heavily, come in quickly, don’t be cold.”
Here in Yu County, the elders’ doting way of calling younger boys is “小” (小), with the tongue slightly curled, but not as strong as the sound of “ER”.
Zhou Yan smiled and said: "Auntie, I came to see you and give you a big fish."
"Hahaha" Sister Hu's voice was particularly hearty. Seeing Zhou Yan go out, she followed him out and found that Zhou Yan had driven here and there were many gifts piled in the car.
She didn't reach out, not because she didn't want to help, but because she wasn't sure that all these gifts were for her. If someone only gave her one of them, it would be terrible if she reached out!
Liang Xiaonan jumped out of the passenger seat and smiled sweetly at Sister Hu: "Auntie, happy New Year."