In the morning, the family had assorted noodle soup, and the ingredients were all ready-made.
First fry three poached eggs, and fry a handful of wild mushrooms and young rapeseed in the oil left over from the omelette. Add enough hot water to boil, add dried bamboo shoots, bean skins, fresh shrimps, and rice fish balls, and cook again.
Open the noodles. Hand-rolled noodles are easy to cook. Turn off the heat as soon as they are cooked. This will make them taste more chewy.
Divide the noodle soup in the pot into three large bowls, and top with poached eggs.
"Come and try my handiwork!"
Xu Suizhu came out with three bowls of noodles on a tray.
"Sister-in-law, put the child on Xiaoyu's bed, and when she wakes up, feed her custard. These noodles are cooked for you, eat them while they're hot, you're welcome!"
Chen Youkang's family held bowls of noodles, their eyes blurred with tears.
It was too difficult for them to go south.
The little savings I had left were not enough to buy a train ticket. I used my old house as a mortgage to borrow two hundred yuan.
Although I still had some money left after buying the ticket, before I found a place to stay, I felt uneasy and didn't dare to spend it lavishly. I saved as much as I could on three meals a day. After I finished eating the dry food I brought from home, I got some hot water to quench my hunger. Except for the girl.
She is too young to starve her, and the three of them have not eaten since yesterday afternoon.
Eating hot noodle soup with so many ingredients all at once made me have mixed feelings.
Xu Suizhu settled little Nini and came out to see them rustling and sucking noodles. From time to time, she wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, feeling very emotional.
"Madam, we..."
With tears in his eyes, Chen Youkang buried his head in eating the noodle soup and spoke in embarrassment.
I would like to ask if Guidao still needs lumberjacks? He needs this job. He will find a way to settle his wife and children and will never cause trouble to the host family.
As for my son, I will work with him first, and then send him back to school after I save enough for tuition. Anyway, I didn’t have money to go to kindergarten that year, so I went to elementary school with my neighbor’s children when I was six years old. Elementary school is a five-year system, so it’s discontinued.
In a year or two, he would return to school and be with his classmates and still be the same age. He asked his son's opinion on this. He was sensible and agreed without saying a word.
Xu Suizhu interrupted him with a smile: "Master Chen, don't call me madam, it's weird. Just call me Xiao Xu, or call me Teacher Xu. I teach in the high school in the town."
"Xu, Teacher Xu!" Chen Youkang changed his words awkwardly.
Xu Suizhu nodded: "Master Chen, it would be great if you are willing to come! That's right, our family has two islands. Fuju Island was contracted by me five years ago. It has been fully developed and is currently open to the public.
, to receive tourists; Fuling Island was just contracted by my husband at the beginning of the year, and it still looks original.
Because this island is far away from the shore, it is not convenient to build, and I don't plan to open it to the outside world. I just want to build some tree houses and plant some flowers and trees for my family to spend their summer vacation. If you have experience in logging, I'll leave this to you.
Here it is, the salary includes food and accommodation, a monthly salary of three hundred, and welfare bonuses are not included..."
Chen Youkang was flattered and waved his hands repeatedly: "No! Teacher Xu, this is too much!"
Not to mention that the salary is much higher than before, it also includes food and accommodation, and there may be bonuses... Chen Youyou feels like he has been knocked unconscious by a pie.
Chen Xingshan raised his head in surprise, stars flashed in his eyes.
Chen Youkang's daughter-in-law Li Cui also looked over with surprise. She didn't expect the salary offered by her master to be so high. If so, would her son not have to take a leave of absence from school?
Xu Suizhu laughed: "Master Chen, I don't have much. Our consumption here is higher than that in your hometown. The work on the island is harder, not as leisurely as sitting in an office, and the rest days are not fixed. It usually depends on the weather..."
"I know this. I used to work in a woodyard and never had a break."
"Yes, yes, yes, Teacher Xu, if you have any work, just give it to Lao Chen. He is strong and can endure hardships. In the past, he often worked for two people in the woodyard." Li Cui helped.
It seems that the family is very satisfied with the treatment she gives.
Xu Suizhu smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's start work tomorrow while the weather is nice. My dad is a restless person, and he is very experienced in building tree houses. He will accompany you to Fuling Island.
I will send someone to arrange food and supplies..."
"Okay, okay." Chen Youkang nodded hurriedly.
Xu Suizhu glanced at Chen Xingshan.
Li Cui hurriedly said: "This is the eldest son of our family. He is twelve years old and is in the second grade of junior high school. However, the situation at home..."
Xu Suizhu took over: "I heard from Master Chen that the results are good. It has been delayed for more than ten days. Can you catch up with the progress?"
Huh?
Chen Xingshan straightened his back and looked at Xu Suizhu for a moment, his eyes full of thirst for knowledge.
Chen Youkang scratched his head: "I originally wanted him to take a break from school for a while."
"Suspension of school?" Xu Suizhu paused, glanced at the family's clothes, and thought for a while, "Although the quality of the junior high school in our town is not as good as that of the county school, the teachers are still responsible.
We also have children who go to school there, and we can go to and from school together. For the classes that have been delayed in the past few days, you should study on your own first, and if you don’t understand, ask the teacher or classmates
, If it doesn’t work out, I’ll find someone to make up lessons for you... But the junior high school students are all local, and the school doesn’t provide dormitories. Otherwise, I have an unused yard not far from here, with not many rooms, only two.
Fortunately, Nini is still young, so she can live well in the house. I will take you to see if Nini is not afraid of children. If Nini is not afraid of children, she can be sent to the nursery of our school tomorrow. There is no charge..."
Xu Suizhu led Master Chen and his wife to the small courtyard where they used to live. Chen Xingshan stayed behind to watch over his sister who was not yet awake, feeling ups and downs.
Before coming, he had already made plans to take a break from school.
Originally, his father wanted him to stay in his hometown, but the school teacher was reluctant to let him go, and was willing to provide dormitories and tuition-free admission. If life was really difficult, he would also mobilize all teachers and students in the school to donate money. It was his own idea. He would rather drop out of school and work than have to live with him.
Families are separated.
But Teacher Xu said that there was no need for him to drop out of school. Was it a dream? He pinched his thigh and it hurt! It meant it was not a dream!
Very good!
Chen Xingshan looked down at his sleeping sister and grinned silently.
…
Although the courtyard has not been inhabited for a long time, people often come to cook in the vegetable garden and occasionally clean the room, so it is still refreshing and the furniture is relatively complete.
"Sister-in-law, take a look at what's missing. I'll have someone bring it over." Xu Suizhu led Li Cui around the house and said, "This is our own house. Sister-in-law, just live in peace of mind."
"No shortage, no shortage, it's already very good."
Li Cui really didn't expect that the so-called "house" of the host was such a nice courtyard. Whether it was the furniture inside the house, the high courtyard wall outside the house, the clean cement floor, or the vegetable patch growing happily, it was better than the one in her hometown.
The house must be good.
"Old Chen, you must work hard!" She tugged on her husband's sleeves and told him solemnly, "The master is so kind to us. He provides you with three meals a day, provides accommodation for our family, and also helps with the food.
The eldest son transferred to another school and gave his daughter a free daycare... If you don't work hard, I'll be sorry for the host's family..."
"I know, I know. I will follow Brother Xu to open up wasteland and cut trees tomorrow. I must do a good job!"