Chapter 127: Grandpa Zhou replacement

Bai Yi Yang woke up to make breakfast. She fried youtiao and also cook a rice congee with salted duck eggs as topping.

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"Hungry?" Bai Yi Yang ask TongTong who came to the kitchen and jump onto the same spot. TongTong is also a bit bigger now, more chubby actually.

'What's for breakfast?' TongTong ask and sniff around.

"Youtiao and congee." Bai Yi Yang answer as she scoop a portion for TongTong. TongTong wasn't as impatient as before, now it knows how to wait for the food to cool down.

'I also want to eat meat at Old Zhou house.' TongTong said.

"Okay, I will bring you later. But you must stay in Zhu Yao jiejie room if you don't want the children to tire you out." Bai Yi Yang remind TongTong.

TongTong is a famous cat in the village, when it follows Bai Yi Fang and Bai Yi Mo to Old Zhou house, it will hide in Zhou Zhu Yao bedroom to avoid the children from playing with it. Zhou Zhu Yao is considered a famous fierce older sister in the village, nobody dares to ask her for TongTong, so TongTong was safe there.

'Okay.' TongTong agree.

Bai Yi Yang then went to wake her siblings up. It is 7.30 am. Since Bai Yi Ling won't be coming to the tuition class today, Bai Yi Yang let her sleep more. Bai Yi Ling told her once that she found the class becoming more and more boring. It wasn't the teacher, it was the things that they teach. She already knows everything that the teacher taught in the advance class. She asked if she can joined the high school students class instead. Of course Bai Yi Yang didn't allowed it, it's not good for Bai Yi Ling who is only 10 years old to mix up with students that is at least 4 years older than her, what if she gets bullied. What more, the school may not allowed it. So Bai Yi Ling said that she will wait until the semester ends, if it really not worth her time, then she will quit. Bai Yi Yang respect her decision, it's not like she is just being lazy, it's because she didn't benefit from it, so of course she can quit if she wants. It's just that quitting this soon may seems rude of them.

While the siblings were having breakfast, Zhang Yong staff passed by with Grandpa Zhou sitting at the truck with other workers. Grandpa Zhou is used to these workers now, he never use his motorcycle anymore and usually just ride with the workers in their trucks.

"I will go to the orchard." Bai Yi Chen said after he is done eating and cleaning the dishes.

Bai Yi Yang told her siblings to just stay at home this morning since they will be heading to the village around 10.30 am to help out. Old Zhou family feast is set at 4.00 pm in the evening so that it won't be too hot when people arrived.

Bai Yi Yang enter her workshop while her siblings went to watch TV, they all lay in the living room with some residual sleepiness.

Since the staff came earlier today, so they also finished early. They finished by 10.00 am and Grandpa Zhou said goodbye to the workers while reminding them about the feast at his house this evening. He and Bai Yi Chen then enter the house, they saw Bai Yi Yang busy at the workshop and they pull a stool to sit in front of the workers.

"Are you done with the work?" Bai Yi Yang ask them and look at her watch.

'We stop here bah.' Bai Yi Yang said to the system.

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"En, Grandpa Zhou has something to say." Bai Yi Chen said. Bai Yi Yang nod and took off her glove before taking a wooden stool at sat with them. The wind blowing from the wide open gate cool her down.

"Yatou, the salary for this month I already received from Yi Chen. It's just that, I wanted to ask something. This is also asking favour from you." Grandpa Zhou seems hesitating.

"What is it Grandpa Zhou, do say. If I can help then I will help." Bai Yi Yang said. Seems like the issue Grandpa Zhou going to talk about is a bit complicated.

"It's like this.." Grandpa Zhou pick a courage and start talking. He retell the story of his second son about how he is unemployed now and planning to settle down here with his family.

"Its just that my eldest son already try to help, there is this job opening at the factory but it requires him to stay in town and rent a house there, the salary is still okay, 2,200 per month. But, everything they need at the town will use this salary, house, utilities, transport and so on, so how can he survive with his family later when they moved back here?" Grandpa Zhou sigh. Most of the people working at the town transport back to live in the village, if they were required to stay at the town, then the cost will be much higher, really cannot do.

"So I was thinking to pass this work to my second son. My current salary given by you siblings is not much different from that job and they can also settle down at our house until they build their own. At least the cost won't be as high as staying in town. You siblings has considered my age, when my son take my place, it's only natural that he will do more work." Grandpa Zhou said. "I don't have an issue with that, as long as second uncle won't disdain this work." Bai Yi Yang think for a while and nod.

"What disdain? My second son is also desperate, the job in town is a very rough job, the one I am doing now is like walking on flower path." Grandpa Zhou said.

"Alright, I understand. Grandpa Zhou, why don't I talk about this matter directly to second uncle, that will be better." Bai Yi Yang said.

"Good, good. Your grandma also told me to borrow your iron pot, I will call him over with the motorcycle. You talk to him then." Grandpa Zhou doesn't want this opportunity to slip from his son hand.

He has been mingling with the workers for a few weeks now, he knows that these fruits aren't cheap. He was shocked when he heard about the prices per kilo, no wonder the Bai siblings offered her 2,000 for this idle job. He already feel like he is getting too much for an easy job like this, so he become more diligent and watch the picking process carefully. When his second son got this job, he will surely remind him to do better.

"Alright." Bai Yi Yang agree. After that Grandpa Zhou made a call with his old mobile phone. He seems to be talking to his wife and asking her to send second Zhou with the motorcycle to pick the pot and also something about talking with Bai Yi Yang.

After the call, they chat for a while before Second Zhou arrived with the motorcycle.

"I will go help Grandpa Zhou with the stuff." Bai Yi Chen followed Grandpa Zhou to their store house. Since they need the big pot, it need to be taken out.

Bai Yi Yang and Second Zhou enter the kitchen and Bai Yi Yang poured him a cup of ready made juice.

"Second uncle, when we discuss with Grandpa Zhou before, we were in a hurry to find someone to help us handle the orchard. Second uncle, may I know if you can make simple calculations?" Bai Yi Yang ask.

"I can, I worked at a warehouse before and I am in charge of making sure the stocks that arrived is correct." Second Zhou answer. Bai Yi Yang nod with a smile.

"I wonder if Second uncle has other arrangements other than this work?" Bai Yi Yang ask.

"For now no. If I take over my father job, I plan to build our new house in the evening when I am free." Second Zhou answer.

"Then, how about we do it like this. We will employ you fully to look over the orchard and the vegetables farm in the future. I originally wanted to give holiday on Saturday and Sunday but it cannot be avoided since the staff will also come to take the goods even on Sundays." Bai Yi Yang said.

"I have no problem with the time. And what will the job be?" Second Zhou ask.

"In the morning, it is like the usually, monitor the picking processes and record it in a book. The date, type of produce and the weight for each produce, then I will also require Second Uncle to calculate the sales of the day. Later, I will give you the list of produce and the agreed price between me and the boss. As for the transaction, there is no need because I directly deal with the boss. I just want to make sure the number tally at the end of the week. Other than that, I also need second uncle to look over the orchard, which includes cleaning, the vegetables farm won't be necessary for now since we can handle it. As for the tools, we will provide everything. There are some details that Grandpa Zhou can tell you later, other than that, that will be all." Bai Yi Yang said.

"Then, would I have fixed working hours?" Second Zhou ask.

"No. As long as the business in the morning is done. As for the cleaning, you can do it anytime you see suitable." Bai Yi Yang said.

"Then, I agree to take this job." Second Zhou nod, there are no hesitation. To be honest, this kind of job for 2,000 yuan is considered easy for him, what more he can also do what he wanted to do, building his house urgently and settling down here.

"4,200 yuan, payday will be at the 30th each month." Bai Yi Yang said.

"4,200 yuan?! Isn't that too much for this job?" Second Zhou start to doubt if this job is really as simple as he thought, the salary she is giving him now is doubled. Bai Yi Yang smile.

"Second uncle. The job is really just this, but honesty is very important with this job, your responsibility is also huge because if the amount didn't tally at the end of the week, I will need to ask you. What more, when I give you the list of prices later, I hope you wouldn't tell or show it to anyone else. I am not keeping my business a secret but I also don't like when other people talk openly about it." Bai Yi Yang smile.

Second Zhou listen to her carefully and nod. Right, his responsibility is also big here. He has a slight clue from his old father that the transaction involves thousands of yuan per day, just imagine how much is the money involved.

"Of course, of course. Then, what if I need to ask for holiday?" Second Zhou ask again.

"Then second uncle can find someone to replace your job for a while, but the responsibility if there is something wrong will be on you, and you must inform us before you find a replacement." Bai Yi Yang said.

"En, that is reasonable." Second uncle nod. He still can't believe that he will get a job with this salary, so he ask carefully about the details. When he was told that he will be responsible for these things, he was a bit worried. But actually that is just natural, high pay didn't come for nothing ah.

Like that, the issue is settled. Bai Yi Yang didn't let Grandpa Zhou wait long, since they will be busy, it's better to let them go back early. More details can be discussed slowly.

"Come soon, I believe in your cooking skills oh." Grandpa Zhou said before leaving. He is carrying the big iron pot while Second Zhou is driving the motorcycle. Bai Yi Yang nod and wave her hand at them before going inside.