Chapter 3 Born Like Summer Flowers--- 2
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"More than thirteen years old, cardamom tips in early February. Spring breeze ten miles of Yangzhou Road, roll up the bead curtain is not as good as "This is a farewell poem by the great poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty, and the literati of the past dynasties are always full of tenderness when they tell the Hanjiang River. Li Yuedi received Sun Ce's letter in late autumn, and Nancheng, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, was always picturesque and full of yearning for a little girl living in rural Sichuan.
Li Yuedi told her father and mother about her idea of going to Nancheng, and her father Li Laohan looked unhappy, in Li Laohan's opinion, although Yuedi is not suitable for studying veterinarians, but after all, she has been studying with herself for nearly three months, the child is smarter, coupled with his careful hand-in-hand teaching, Yuedi has already started a little, and now he just gave up immediately after a little eyebrows, he is always a little reluctant. But no matter what, studying veterinarians is indeed a little embarrassing for a beautiful girl like her, especially breeding, picking ** and other work, saying it, others are always difficult to understand, so although Li Laohan is a little unhappy, but as long as his own girl is willing to give up this dirty and embarrassing job, his heart is also completely acceptable, accept and accept, so what did he do so hard to learn from this veterinarian, this dead child, it's really annoying.
He thought of the relationship between his daughter and Sun Ce, this may be the happiness of the children in the future, but will they really have results? He is a college student at a famous university, and his daughter is a farmer, the gap between the two is too big, although the Sun family does not dislike their own girls, but we also have to be a little self-aware, people go to Nancheng to go to college, what do their girls chase to Nancheng to do, I don't know how many pounds and taels I have, does it make sense to paste it, do I have face? Now it seems that the relationship is okay, it can only show that Sun Ce's kid has not forgotten the old love, after a long time, he has seen a lot, can there be no contradiction between this, when the time comes, his girl has been wronged, who to say, now run to Nancheng, the young man can't control himself, roll together, and finally his unexplained belly is big, what should I do? Li Laohan thought of this, he decided to tell his wife Mrs. Qian, and persuade the child not to go to Nancheng.
Mrs. Qian also thought that her daughter Li Yuedi's going to Nancheng was not considered, and the old couple's views coincided, but no matter how her parents persuaded her, Li Yuedi's idea of going to Nancheng was not dispelled. Mrs. Qian was very unhappy, and said to Yuedi almost angrily: "You dead man, you go to Nancheng, you will make jokes in the future, and it will be too late to cry."
Yue Di said: "What jokes will I have, it will be too late to cry?"
Qian Chunli said: "What a joke, there are a lot of jokes, when you get to Nancheng, the money is spent, Sun Ce wants to go to class, he can't control you, he has no food, and he starves you to death; when he arrives in Nancheng, he sees that Sun Ce is surrounded by beautiful girls, and he is angry with you; when he encounters bad people who kill you, he runs back in a gray way, and people laugh at you to death; he rolls together with Sun Ce, he has a big belly, and he is ashamed of you."
"Mom and Dad, why do you look down on your daughter like this, the money is spent, I can go and earn money, Brother Sun Ce is not the person you say, I am also educated, it is not so easy to deceive me, as for what you and your brother are rolling together, then don't worry, Sun Ce and I are not the kind of people you see, no self-esteem, I will protect myself well, you can rest assured."
The old couple has always been accustomed to their little daughter, knowing that their daughter is dead, and she will not turn back if she doesn't hit the south wall, and the possibility of persuading her to change her mind is almost none, studying veterinary medicine is an example, not letting her learn, she has to learn, what is the result, don't you want to give up now, no way, I have to prepare a little more money for her, let her be a dead man to hit the south wall, just to see their daughter suffer, the old couple is very uncomfortable.
Li Laohan knows what his daughter is, there is no way, he only has one requirement for his daughter, that is, when he goes out, safety is the first, there is nothing without security, he wants his daughter Yuedi to practice simple women's self-defense techniques with him for a few days, and only after learning that she can use it flexibly can she go out, otherwise he will never agree to let her go to Nancheng. Yue Di thought, the old guy is brainless, what age is it, and he is still so uncivilized, he still thinks that he can fight the world with his fists and feet, and he can find the police if he has something, what to do with it, but if he thinks about his father's intentions carefully, it is also out of love and unease for her, just learn it, and there is no harm in learning it, so as not to make the old guy not at ease. Li Laohan spent five days without letting Yuedi go out of the house once, patiently teaching Yuedi one move at a time, until Yuedi was completely able to use these simple self-defense techniques flexibly and skillfully. In fact, Li Laohan's self-defense technique is a little simple common sense of sanda and capture, and it is still possible to deal with little hooligans who do not have a little knowledge of martial arts, even if the opponent is strong, there is no problem, if you want to deal with those who have a little martial arts foundation, it is basically useless. Li Yuedi practiced very seriously, and soon met her father's requirements, Nancheng, the paradise of her dreams, she was coming.
Li Yuedi has never gone farther than the county before this, she is studying liberal arts, and she did not do well in the college entrance examination, but she still learned a lot of knowledge in books, and she still has some written understanding of the situation in Nancheng, such as what Zhongshan Mausoleum, Yuhuatai, what Hanjiang River, Heilong Lake, Nancheng Massacre, Presidential Palace, Yangtze River Bridge, etc.
On October 12th, Li Yuedi took the train for two days, and finally arrived at the Nancheng City of her dreams, Sun Ce was already waiting at the exit of the station, when Yuedi walked out of the platform and was looking around, a pair of strong arms picked her up from behind, Yue Di knew that this must be her brother Sun Ce, he hurriedly broke free, where can he break free, Sun Ce put her down, turned his sister around, and hugged him again, Yue Di said loudly: "Brother put down, brother, put down, shame to death, there are so many people here" Sun Ce hugged his sister high and said: "What's wrong with too many people, and no one knows you, don't be shy" "Oh, brother, it's in the way of others, wait a while, wait a while." Sun Ce put down his sister. Grab your luggage, walk out of the square, and go straight to the Black Dragon Lake.
They sat down on a bench, staring at each other calmly, a thousand words, all kinds of tenderness welled up in their hearts, Sun Ce pulled his sister Yuedi, and Yuedi obediently integrated into her brother's arms.
Li Yuedi and Sun Ce's fever had passed, and they couldn't help laughing, Sun Ce stood up, carried his sister's luggage, took his sister, and strolled along the lakeside path of Heilong Lake.
Heilong Lake deserves to be the "Pearl of the South of the Yangtze River" and one of the three famous lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. Yue Di enjoyed the largest royal garden lake in China at the foot of the Purple Mountain, the beautiful Jiuhua Mountain, and the antique Jiming Temple, and she was deeply attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her.
Sun Ce asked, "Sister, do you know anything about this Black Dragon Lake?"
Yue Di said: "I know very little knowledge about Nancheng, brother, you tell me about it"
Sun Ce said: "Nancheng is indeed worthy of being the first city in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many picturesque places, this Black Dragon Lake is one of the scenic spots in Nancheng City, the magical legend of Black Dragon Lake has attracted tourists from all over the world, how many celebrity painters, emigrants, and even more lingering, I will first tell you about the moving legend of this Black Dragon Lake."
Legend has it that during the period of Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, there was a great drought one year, the bottom of the lake was facing the sky, and the land was cracked. From the emperor to the common people, they all burned incense and begged for Buddha, and the dragon king just didn't have a drop of rain. Emperor Wen of Song had a minister named Jiang Zuo, who was in charge of agriculture and mulberry, and when he saw that the crops were not harvested, he was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep all day. Jiang Zuo has an eighteen-year-old daughter named Jiang Yu,...... So it was later renamed Black Dragon Lake.
Li Yuedi quietly listened to her brother's narration, she was deeply moved by Jiang Yu's wit and bravery, Sun Ce while telling, while hugging his sister, slowly strolling on the path in the forest, he told Yuedi, "Sister This is Yueji Garden, there is a word "Yue" in your name, although it is not the word Yueji, but you are the Yueji that will always bloom in my heart"
Brother: "You too, you can't compare with flowers, but you are the tall ginkgo, I am willing to bloom by your side forever"
Although the area of the Yueji Garden of Heilong Lake is not large, in the heart of Yue Di Sun Ce, they are all part of the garden, they are attached to each other, appreciate each other, complement each other, and decorate this beautiful Black Dragon Lake together.
Sun Ce and Li Yuedi stayed by the lake until nightfall, and then they walked out of the Black Dragon Lake, and they wanted to go to the hometown of Confucius by the Han River to find a Wang Ji beef soup restaurant, and the younger sister's next period of city life will start from there.
Li Yuedi only knew one poem about the Hanjiang River before this: the smoke cage is cold and the moon is long and sandy, the night park is close to the restaurant in Qinhuai, the merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river. It can be seen in this poem that this place has been a place where literati and rioters gather since ancient times, and it has always been commercially developed. Now that the Han River is by her side, she should go for a walk in her spare time, Li Yuedi mentally calculated.
Wang Ji beef soup is the most famous restaurant in the hometown of Confucius, the store is not large, the front hall and the back seats add up to no more than 100 seats, and the diners who come here often line up outside, and the business is very hot.
He was received by a middle-aged man in his forties, he is the owner of this beef soup restaurant, his big name is Wang Guoqiang, he may be the third in the family, many people in the store call him the third boss, Boss Wang looked at Li Yuedi, and said: "I have lost a little weight, I look very good, it would be good to be strong, the work here is heavier, you can do it, I am a little worried, I am now recruiting dishwashers, I will be very busy."
Sun Ce said: "Boss Wang, don't worry, my sister is very energetic, there should be no problem"
Boss Wang said: "If you don't do it, you will know it with one use." Let's talk about the rules and treatment first: first, the daily working hours are uncertain, there are customers in the store, your work starts, there are no customers in the store, you will get off work, generally from 6:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the evening, you can rest after the work is done, but there may not be too much rest time, and there are more customers in the store. Second, the work should be serious, every time there is a mistake, deduct 10 yuan from the salary, the mistake means that it is not cleaned, and the damaged things should be compensated according to the price. Third, your salary is 400 yuan per month, and the current salary of washing dishes with you is 500 yuan, she is a journeyman, and it can also rise to 500 when you are proficient. Fourth, the restaurant includes food and accommodation, and has two days off a month. Fifth, if you don't want to do it, you must say hello at least 10 days in advance, otherwise you will not settle the salary of the month, if you have no opinion, you can sign this employment contract, and immediately arrange for you to work, food and accommodation.
Li Yuedi has never signed this kind of contract, and they didn't pay attention to it in front of the contract, and said to the boss: "Wait a minute, let's discuss it, and make a decision in an hour."
The two of them walked out of the restaurant, came to a stone bench and sat down, carefully studying the contract, Sun Ce read the contract, there was always a feeling of selling his sister to the restaurant, and this job was too hard, he knew that there were many job opportunities like this in Nancheng, and it was okay not to do this job first, Li Yuedi thought that she should not look for it again, do it first, and then look for it when she has the opportunity, she thought, no matter what it is, find a place to eat and live first. Sun Ce still felt a little unbearable in his heart, he wanted to discuss with Boss Wang again, whether he could take a few more days off every month, and whether the salary could be increased by another 50 yuan, whether the contract could not be signed first, and then talk after 10 days of probation, Li Yuedi seemed to feel that there was also a certain amount of truth, the salary was indeed not too low, and the salary of Teacher Liu Lili in high school was basically at this level, but no one would think that the money was too much, of course, the more the better, it is a great advantage to take care of food and housing here, and you don't have to worry about your own survival, the only place where you feel inappropriate is that you have too little rest time, and you come to Nancheng to work, it is likely that visiting Nancheng has become a luxury, let alone meeting and dating with my brother.
After they bargained with Boss Wang, their wages rose by 50 yuan, but they couldn't get more time to rest, Li Yuedi felt that Boss Wang was a very good person, so she agreed to sign a one-year employment contract. If there is a change in the course of a year, you must say hello one month in advance before you can terminate the employment contract. National holidays cannot be rested, of course, the Spring Festival is no exception, and the idea of going home for the New Year must be dispelled in advance.
At half past five in the morning of the second day of arriving at the store, Li Yuedi got up, simply cleaned up, six o'clock, rushed to the restaurant for breakfast, breakfast was more sumptuous, three or two side dishes, three or four kinds of snacks, one or two kinds of gruel, much better than her family, the boss is also the same as the staff, more than 20 people, men and women, old and young are mixed together, everyone is very enthusiastic and happy when eating, a few young masters also pick up dishes for her, it seems easy-going and relaxed, but there are a few young men, keep staring at her from head to toe, as if tasting Yuedi's cheeks squirming when eating, Yuedi is a little embarrassed to eat more。 She thought it might be because people saw that he was a rural girl who ate too much, but she didn't think much about it. At half past six, the first day of work began, and her studio was a room of about 15 square meters, separated by a wall from another dishwashing room. Inside the room is a large drain pool, each with four or five taps, an atmospheric water pipe, and three or four high-pressure water pipes. Li Yuedi is responsible for cleaning the dishes for the 45 seats. The waiter in the front hall sorted all kinds of tableware into the scrubbing pool, each tableware has a scrubbing pool, and when the tableware accumulates to half a pool, it is necessary to clean them out at high speed, and then dry, disinfect, sterilize, classify, and put them into the cutlery basket. The washing equipment is better, and generally does not need to be wiped with a rag by hand. The housekeeper in the back hall is Boss Wang's brother, and he gave her a general explanation of various essentials, and then she had to do it by herself. Li Yuedi is not fully familiar with the use of various equipment, she is responsible for the tableware back, she added cleaning agents to all kinds of tableware pools, soaked in water for five minutes, covered the glass lid, buckled the door buckle of the glass lid, started the pressurized water pump, and the water flow emitted a huge piercing "click" sound, the water in the pool was full in an instant, Li Yuedi hadn't figured out what was going on, the whole room was suddenly full of oil, water and rice residues flowed everywhere, she hurriedly opened the glass cover, just let go of the door buckle, a few plates flew out, and even the soup and water splashed her, Yuedi hurriedly put down the glass cover, she was poured with oily water from head to toe, she was embarrassed, hurriedly called someone, another dishwasher hurried over, turned off the pressure pump, it turned out that Li Yuedi did not open the drain of the sink, a very simple technical problem。 The room full of oil soup and leftover rice residues made Li Yuedi feel very embarrassed, and in Li Yuedi's opinion, this kind of foreseeable problem made her feel that she was stupid to the extreme.
The dishwasher who came to help was also a 20-year-old rural girl named Liang Yumei, who had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a well-proportioned figure, and was dignified and generous. He comforted Yue Di, saying that he had made the same mistake at the beginning, and helped him clean up together, Liang Yumei told Yue Di some basic essentials of using utensils while cleaning, and the room utensils were cleaned quickly. She also told Li Yuedi another thing, which made Li Yuedi feel quite uneasy.