Chapter 12: Finding a Job for My Brother
Before the typhoon landed, the weather was hot and humid, and the room was like a steamer.
The production team will stop working for one day today.
But Su Qing has several things to do today.
First of all, she was very concerned about Teacher Di’s safety. She saw her being carried away on a stretcher yesterday. She wondered how she is doing now?
But fortunately, I just went to the production brigade to find out, and the person on duty said that Teacher Di took the county magistrate's car to the county hospital for treatment.
Despite this, Teacher Di's injury still concerns Su Qing.
Perhaps Su Qing's later years in her previous life were similar to Di Jie's at this moment.
That real sense of substitution always makes Su Qing worry about him.
In that situation, she wished so much that someone would come to the cold bed, even if it was just a glance or a word, she would be satisfied.
While thinking about Teacher Di's situation, Su Qing had already arrived at Lin Yueran's door.
The Lin family is a family of outsiders. Since their parents passed away, Lin Yueran and Lin Yuetong have been dependent on each other since they were very young.
"Su Qing, the typhoon is coming, why are you still running around?" Lin Yueran was a little surprised to see Su Qing coming to her house.
Although Su Qing came often, she always brought various supplies or food from home to help this precarious family.
Even the Su family is not well off.
"I'm worried, so I came to see Yuetong." Human life is at stake, Su Qing knows she has to make this trip, "Where is he?"
"He's in the room, Yuetong, Yuetong..." Lin Yueran called out several times, but no one answered. She opened the door and looked, "Where did this guy go now, he was here just now?"
"You..." Su Qing was so anxious that she didn't know how to organize her words. "Didn't I remind you many times not to let him go out during a rainstorm? You killed him."
Su Qing said this and ran out.
"Where are you going? It's starting to rain!" Lin Yueran chased after him.
"Where will he go? We must find him, otherwise his life will be in danger!" Su Qing's anxious and serious actions made Lin Yueran panic.
Su Qing knew the place where Lin Yuetong had the accident in his previous life, and she had to get there as soon as possible.
But before Su Qing and Lin Yueran walked out of the village, they saw Lin Yueran and Su Yao running towards them from afar, one after the other.
Under the chair building at the entrance of the village, four people were like four drowned rats.
"Where did you two go?" Su Qing asked.
"Let's go deliver food to the rabbits." Su Yao said.
The rabbits that Su Yao was talking about were raised by Su Yao and Lin Yuetong in the commune food factory.
Cutting grass and feeding rabbits every day is their extracurricular homework.
"During the days when the typhoon is coming and it's raining, you two shouldn't run around, okay? There are dangers of flash floods and mudslides. You must remember this." Su Qing was like a 68-year-old grandmother educating children.
When Su Qing thought of mountain torrents and mudslides, her heart suddenly tightened.
She thought of Lu Xingchen, who rode his bicycle out and took at least two hours to reach the county town via the winding Yingling Peak mountain road.
It feels like the rain is getting heavier now.
How is he now?
In her previous life, Su Qing was a business owner, and it had become a habit for her to care about the common people.
"Yuetong, what are your plans after graduating from high school?" Su Qing expressed her concern for the young man in front of her.
"I haven't made up my mind yet. Anyway, I'll follow Yaoyao wherever she goes." Lin Yuetong said.
The careful Su Qing noticed that Su Yao's face suddenly turned red.
Are these two guys imitating others and falling in love early?
If it was true, it was not good, in that year when matchmakers were the most important thing and free love was very unfriendly and intolerant.
The love and affection between these two young people may cause unnecessary trouble.
"Well, there is something I want to discuss with you. I wonder if you are interested." Su Qing began to implement her investment plan after her rebirth.
"Sister Qing, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will promise you."
"I want you and my eldest brother Su Yu to drive together. I will be responsible for buying the car and I guarantee that you will learn to drive. I will give you three years to support yourself and your family with this car."
"Okay, I'll think about it." Lin Yuetong was quite interested in driving. "Did Brother Yu agree?"
"As for my eldest brother, I am responsible for doing his work. The most important thing is whether you are willing or not."
"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements. The rain is getting heavier now. Why don't we wait until the typhoon makes landfall and then find a time to discuss it." Although Su Yuetong is young, he looks very experienced in dealing with people.
"Yaoyao, are you and Yuetong in a relationship?" Su Qing knew that in this age, rumors of premature love among middle school students were rare, and most of them were just vague feelings between classmates of the opposite sex.
Even though she is still confused, Su Qing hopes that her sister Su Yao can find the best home for herself.
On the way to send Su Yao home, they arrived at the door of the village secretary Su Wangxing. Su Qing asked Su Yao to go back first and then rashly walked into the village secretary's house.
"Su Qing, what are you doing here?" Su Qing found that Su Daniu, the son of the village secretary, was blocking the door.
Su Qing noticed that he had a look of surprise on his face, and even his eyes were evasive.
"I'm here to see the village secretary, Uncle Wangxing." Su Qing explained her purpose.
Hearing the sound at the door, the village secretary came out from the inner room.
When she met the village secretary, Su Qing told him what she had been planning for the past few days.
The old village secretary thought about it seriously for a while. He knew that the commune’s expenses in all aspects were not enough to cover its income and the financial situation was indeed difficult.
Under such a planned economic system, what Su Qing said is a workaround.
But he still needed confirmation.
"You mean you will personally donate 2,000 yuan to our commune. This is a good thing, and it can also help solve the urgent financial difficulties of the commune. But I need to study and discuss the two conditions you just mentioned."
"In fact, there are no conditions. First of all, I know that the commune used to transport goods by ox carts or manpower. It may be okay for short distances, but for a place as far as the county town, my proposal is really worth considering."
"As for the projectionist, I know a full-time projectionist has retired and they are short of manpower now, so they can just do me a favor."
In her previous life, Su Qing had also tackled many tough problems in major investment projects. A small investment of two thousand yuan was a small matter for her.
More importantly, she had conducted research in this area before and understood the current pain points of the commune.
"You've brought me good news. After all, you invested 2,000 yuan on a voluntary basis and did not ask for repayment. On behalf of the commune, I thank you and will reply to you after I study it." The old village secretary is conservative in his thinking and upright in his style. He still needs to act according to principles.
It is understandable that the village secretary said this.
Su Qing stood up and said goodbye.
She also needs to go back to her parents' home before the typhoon makes landfall.
When I entered the house, I found that there were several villagers waiting in line for Su Guisheng's treatment.
Su Qing learned that a landslide had just occurred at the foot of Yingling Peak at the east end of the village.
After hearing the news, Su Qing finally felt relieved.
Because she knew that Lin Yuetong in his previous life had unfortunately died in this landslide accident.
So the few villagers queuing now almost all have some physical injuries.
Su Qing suddenly had an idea.
While no one was paying attention, she added spiritual spring water to the medicine prepared by Su Guisheng.
The action is very covert, and no one can detect it.
Just as Su Qing guessed, the spiritual spring water had a magical medicinal effect.
I believe that the villagers who have used the medicine should be able to feel it.
After all the villagers who came to see the doctor left, Ye Xinglian and Su Yao had worked together to prepare a sumptuous meal.
Just now Su Yao came back early and said that her sister would go home for dinner.
Ye Xinglian even used the three eggs that she had treasured for a long time to make egg drop soup today.
When the family used to earn work points, they mostly ate in the commune canteen.
Except during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, it is rare for the whole family to be together like they are now.
Su Guisheng was in a good mood as well. He probably collected quite a bit of money from the medical consultation today.
But what made the family happier were the two things that Su Qing announced publicly.
"Mom, Dad, brothers and sisters, I just talked to the village secretary. Although nothing has been decided in the end, I wanted to talk about it first while everyone is here." Su Qing stood up and said after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.
Ye Xinglian, who was cleaning up the dishes, also stopped.
Seeing everyone's expectant expressions, Su Qing continued, "It was me who found a job for the eldest brother and the third brother!"
When the two brothers of the Su family heard this, their eyes widened.
"Brother, don't you like driving? I want to buy you a small truck, and you and Yuetong can help the commune transport goods together." As soon as Su Qing finished speaking, Su Yu's expression moved slightly, as if there were some waves in his heart.
Su Hang had a cold expression, as if he had little interest in the topic.
But when Su Qing planned to arrange him to be a film projectionist, a knowing smile appeared on his face.