Qi Peiyun's mother and son officially started their independent life, and these days the mother and son have continued to clean and decorate the house, and are familiar with some trivial things in life. Fortunately, Qi Peiyun can cook, Qi Shaoling is on the side, and the mother and son will not be unable to eat. The young people couldn't stay, Qi Shaoling was already familiar with the young people of the same age in the neighborhood in a few days, and he couldn't see anyone almost every day, whenever Qi Peiyun asked him, what were he doing these days. He always said: Mom, people are social animals, you can't live in your own small circle alone, you have to go out, make some friends, increase your experience, you are a person who wants to do great things in the future, and you must prepare for the future now. And advised Qi Peiyun not to stay at home all the time, but also to communicate more with nearby neighbors. Qi Peiyun didn't care about him anymore, but he didn't forget to tell him, you must remember that she has no objection to making friends, but she must distinguish the objects of friendship, those who seem to be slippery, or those who always love to be greedy and cheap, it is best to stop at the point, there is no need to waste too much energy on these people. Qi Shaoling thought it was true, he also had his own criteria for making friends, just like his mother said, some people are not destined to be all the way, you can't become real friends with them.

Qi Peiyun is still anxious about work these days, although they still have some savings, but just sitting back and eating empty is by no means a long-term solution. So she went to the labor market almost every day to see if she could find a similar job. In fact, for her, there are not many jobs that can be suitable for her, the main reason is that she is older, and those employers still want to use some young people, housewives in their forties like her, there are very few options to choose from, not to mention that there are so many people looking for jobs, plus she has no skills, so after a few days, she still has nothing.

In the evening of that day, after dinner, Qi Peiyun and his wife were sitting in the house talking, when there was a sound of a big iron door pushing outside the house. Although this large iron door is bulky, it also has advantages, and it makes a loud noise every time it is opened and closed, like a natural doorbell installed, and as soon as someone comes in, they will know. Qi Shaoling stood up and looked out through the window, only to see Qi Peixuan and his wife walking into the yard, he hurriedly greeted him, turned back to his mother and said, "Mom, it's my uncle and aunt who are here." After a while, Qi Peixuan pulled Qi Shaoling, and the two walked into the house talking and laughing, and Xie Yunqing followed behind with a smile. After entering the house, Xie Yunqing took Qi Peiyun's hand and asked this and that: What habits are not used to living, should it be appropriate to eat, or is there still something missing. Qi Peiyun casually echoed and replied.

Later, Qi Peixuan said, "I came today to tell you two things, and they are both good things, first of all, there is something about Peiyun, I have a friend who has opened a garment processing factory, not too far from where you live, you can go to work tomorrow, the salary----- they have piecework wages, that is to say, more work, as long as you do more, the salary will naturally be more." "Great, I finally have a job. Qi Peiyun said happily. "Don't be in a hurry to be happy, I still have something to say" Qi Peixuan interrupted his sister's excitement and said, "Although the job is found, but people also have requirements, there is a fixed number of pieces every day, only after completing the quota, the excess part is your salary, in fact, the intensity of this work is still very large, I don't know if you can persevere?" "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely be able to do it, it's all up to this, besides, I'm not a daughter now, I can accept more hardship and tiredness in life." Qi Peiyun said very firmly.

Qi Peixuan nodded, and then said, "This second thing is related to Shaoling, I think you are not too young, and I heard your mother say that you don't plan to study anymore, in fact, my uncle still hopes that you can read more, although it is not needed for the time being, but in the future, knowledge will definitely determine fate, only with knowledge will you stand taller, see farther, your vision will be broader, can you understand what I mean?" Qi Shaoling nodded as if he didn't understand. Qi Peixuan then said, "I asked a friend to find you a job, that is, to be an apprentice in a restaurant, learn to stir-fry, I don't know if you are interested?" Qi Shaoling thought for a moment when he heard this, and then asked very solemnly, "Can you be a chef?" "How do you say this?" Qi Peixuan paused for a moment and said, "If you want to get ahead, you can only engage in some popular jobs, such as public procuratorate and law, national and local taxes, of course, you are just like me, just think about it." It's a pity that you didn't graduate from high school and didn't have a graduation certificate, otherwise it's a good choice to be a soldier, but then again, if you ask me what are the benefits of being a chef, I can only tell you that being a chef is also very difficult, not everyone can do it, it also depends on talent, and it depends on whether you are that material. ”

When Qi Shaoling heard this, he asked again, "Then how long will it take me to become a chef? Will it take many years?" "That's not necessarily, it's still what I just said, it depends on your talent, as long as you understand this aspect and study hard, I think you will be successful in a year or two." "Okay, I'll be an apprentice, and when I become a chef, I'll make you something to eat." Everyone burst out laughing. In fact, in Qi Shaoling's heart, he was reluctant to learn to cook, he also wanted to go into business, just like the Han family in the past, galloping in the shopping mall. But at the moment, he has no other choice, no funds and no experience, but he thinks that at least he can be an apprentice and he doesn't have to eat at home, so he reduces some of the burden on his mother, and he agrees to come down after thinking about it. As for the dream of doing business, I can only put it aside for the time being, and wait until I have the opportunity in the future.

Early the next morning, Qi Peixuan came here and set off with the mother and son. first placed Qi Peiyun in the garment factory, and after some advice, he left with Qi Shaoling. Take the bus, about four stops, to the door of a hotel on the side of the road. Qi Shaoling looked at the hotel and thought: No matter what, I must work hard to become an apprentice as soon as possible, and I want to succeed. When I entered the restaurant, I saw that some people were sorting out the raw materials bought from the market in the morning, all kinds of vegetables, raw meat, seasonings, seafood, etc. were piled up on the ground, which was very messy. A person who was obviously the boss saw the two walk in, stepped forward and asked, "Are you two dining?" I'm sorry we don't have breakfast here, I don't know ------ the two of you" Qi Peixuan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You are the boss here!" That's the case, a friend of mine told me a few days ago that you need an apprentice here, so I brought my nephew over" and then told the boss the name of the friend, and the boss smiled and said, "Ah, it turned out to be introduced by Zhang Peng, I know, he mentioned it to me." It's true that we need apprentices here, but I don't know if Zhang Peng has told you about my rules here, in fact, it's nothing, so I'll tell you about it now. First of all, my apprentice here, the first three months are not paid, only provide room and board, the work content is to do chores in the kitchen, such as peeling potatoes, peeling garlic, washing vegetables, cleaning up all kinds of fish, after three months to see the performance, hands and feet are diligent and there is work in the eyes, you can consider giving some apprentice wages, but don't get too hopeful, only two hundred yuan, and then you can go to the cutting pier there to learn to change the knife, are some simple, such as cutting shredded potatoes, green onions, ginger slices, garlic slices, etc., if you want to touch the big spoon of stir-frying, at least a year later! If you feel you can, you can stay, and we will not force it. ”

Listening to the boss's words, Qi Peixuan looked at Qi Shaoling, meaning: You can make up your own mind! Qi Shaoling had already made up his mind the moment he entered the hotel, since he had already stepped into this industry, then he would not spend so much inaction, he wanted to make some achievements to prove to everyone that he Qi Shaoling would still live well without the Han family, and he would have his own bright future. Thinking of this, he nodded heavily and said, "I decided to stay, and I asked the boss to take care of me." After speaking, he bowed deeply to the boss. The boss laughed and said, "Okay, this young man is very simple, not dragging mud and water, I am very optimistic about you, I hope you can become a generation of chefs in the future, and bring glory to yourself and your family." ”

In this way, Qi Shaoling began his apprenticeship life, and this day was the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Xiaoxue.

The weather was getting colder and colder, but Qi Shaoling's heart was getting hotter and hotter. After leaving the Han family, today is the beginning of his independent life in the true sense. The work of the hotel is very complicated, and the boss took Qi Shaoling to the back kitchen, explained a few words and went to the front desk to get busy. At this time, the staff of the back kitchen have been on duty one after another, and the head chef of the back kitchen who received Qi Shaoling was chubby, wearing a tall white chef's hat, and he couldn't see his temper, but he smiled and said, "Your name is Qi Shaoling, right, I am the head chef of this hotel, my name is Kong Fang, from today on, you are a member of our back kitchen, you are welcome to join our team." But I'll still say the ugly things in front, no matter what you've done before, here I have the final say, my words are orders, you must obey absolutely, otherwise you will fuck me off, do you understand?" Qi Shaoling nodded.

Kong Fang then said, "Before I start working, I will explain to you the rules of the kitchen. First, you can't go in and out of the front desk and kitchen casually, which affects the image of the hotel. Second, hands and feet should be clean, note that the clean hands and feet I said is not only personal hygiene, but also your character to be clean, can not eat the food in the kitchen casually, especially those cooked semi-finished products, because the raw materials of each dish are numerous, if you steal some, it will appear insufficient, to the time when the dish is served, the guest will reflect, then our kitchen will be responsible, then don't blame me for being unkind, no matter who it is, once found, immediately give me an unconditional departure. It's not just for you, it's for everyone, even the chef. Qi Shaoling nodded again, I didn't think that there were so many rules in the seemingly simple back kitchen, in fact, it was not surprising, there were no rules, there was no square circle, and the raw materials were grabbed and moved, which in itself should not be, those are all calculated in the cost, to put it bluntly, although you don't steal much, in fact, it is also stealing money from the boss's pocket in disguise, it is the same nature.