Chapter 664: Turtle Hermit (12)

"Your accent sounds a bit like that of Xiangxi?"

In the kindergarten, Zhang Tan and Luo Zikang's grandfather sat together, chatting while basking in the sun.

Luo Zikang's grandfather always kept his eyes on Luo Zikang. The little bald man had just had a big fight with Xiaobai and now went to watch the competition of the small class. Xiaomi and Xier were comforting the angry Xiaobai.

"I grew up in Xiangxi." He retracted his gaze and responded to Zhang Tan.

"No wonder, is the business in the store good?" Zhang Tan continued to ask. He knew that Luo Zikang's family sold snacks and part-time supper.

"You don't have to worry about food and clothing."

"I often hear Luo Zikang praise you, saying that the skewers you make are especially delicious."

"I was a chef when I was young, so I have some basic skills."

"In Pujiang?"

"When I first arrived in Pujiang, I relied on being a chef to take root in Pujiang."

"Then you must be very good at Hunan cuisine."

"It's just so-so, not that good. Not many people in Pujiang eat Hunan cuisine, so I have to learn local cuisine, but not long after, the boss asked me to be responsible for purchasing, so I didn't learn it."

"Purchasing should be easier and the treatment should be better."

"What's good about it? The salary is not even as high as that of a young chef. When I was purchasing at the vegetable market, I met many purchasing agents from other restaurants. After asking around, I found that their salaries were high and they had more benefits. Mine is not good. The boss calculates everything. .”

“The boss is a smart man. There is no business person who is not smart.”

“He is not smart. He is a very good person and treats people very leniently. The smart one is his wife, a tall and thin beautiful woman. Although she is beautiful, she is mean and we are all afraid of her.”

“The boss’s wife is always on guard.”

“She is too defensive. In order to avoid being greedy for money in purchasing, she changes her position every once in a while. No one can do it for a long time.”

“Then you are not doing purchasing? What did you do?”

“I left. Once when I was riding a tricycle to buy vegetables, it overturned and knocked over several boxes of eggs. The boss was kind and wanted to let it go because I had no money, but the boss’s wife refused. She deducted one month’s salary from me and let me go.”

“What did you do after you left?”

“It’s so hard to find a job. After wandering around the streets for a few days, I met a fellow villager who was helping the captain fish on a fishing boat. He introduced me to him. "

"You went fishing?"

"After fishing for a few days, I was shaking and vomiting. I really couldn't do this job. Seeing that I was willing to work hard, the captain kept me and asked me to be responsible for killing fish in the store."

"Fish-killing brother."

"It stinks. Every day after get off work, the fish odor on my body can't be washed off. My grandson said that he can still smell the fishy smell now."

"Haha, actually not, I can't smell it."

"I killed too many fish. I have been stained with this smell for my whole life. It has melted into my bones."

"I see a lot of calluses on your hands."

"Isn't it? Many of them are fish scales that have not been washed off and have grown into the flesh. They are like this."

"Then how long have you been killing fish?"

"More than a year . "

"What happened next?"

"One day, a Hong Kong guy came to the store. He was a professional fisherman. He wanted to go fishing in the mainland. He was really bored and had nothing to do. He asked me if I would like to go with him and be his assistant and guide. The salary was more than double that of a fishmonger. I could travel around the country for free, so I went. "

"Oh, you went to a lot of places, right?"

"I basically went all over China. I went to places with rivers. We went to many places that I couldn't name. "

"How long did you do this?"

"About half a year."

"What happened later?"

"Once I was fishing in a wild river in the mountains. The water level rose at night. Neither of us noticed it. When we noticed it, the river had already surrounded us. We quickly dropped our gear and swam to the shore. We almost lost our lives. But all the fishing gear was lost. My boss was also scared. He said he would go back to rest for a while and call me back when he left next time. But we never contacted each other again after that."

"So you returned to Pujiang? What were you doing? ”

“I went back to Pujiang, swept the streets, and became a cleaner.”

“That’s a big change.”

“I worked as a cleaner for more than three years, and later drove a sprinkler truck.”

“You can drive, too.”

“Haha, I learned it.”

“I drove for more than a year, and then I had another accident. I hit a good car, and the other party asked me to pay for it. Alas, I paid all the money I had saved with great difficulty to them.”

“You were in a work-related accident, and the company has to pay for it, so you don’t have to pay.”

“Is there such a saying?”

“Of course there is, it’s written in the Labor Law.”

“No one told me at the time, and I didn’t understand. I thought it was indeed my own car that hit it, so I should pay for it.”

“Then you suffered a great loss.”

“It’s not a great loss. Strangely enough, the boss, the one who drove the good car, met me later, recognized me, introduced me to a job, and I worked for him.”

“What a coincidence? How did you meet? ”

“I stopped driving a water truck, so I found a moving company and did some moving for other people. It happened that the moving company belonged to that boss. He recognized me and asked me if I was willing to drive for him after the move. ”

“Driving for the boss is an easy job.”

“It’s easy, but a bit boring.”

“You didn’t work for long, did you?”

“I drove for about half a year, and changed jobs during the Spring Festival.”

“Why did you change jobs like this?”

"The boss's daughter came back from studying abroad and said I smelled fishy and couldn't stand it, so she replaced me."

"What will you do after you change it?"

"I work as a gardener in his house. His house is really big, bigger than a little red horse. He needs someone to take care of the flowers and plants."

"Do you know how to do this?"

“It’s all learned by doing.”

"This job is not bad."

"It's true. I worked for five years. During this period, I got married, had children, and became a father."

"congratulations."

"My son's name was given by the boss."

"Is he Luo Zikang's father?"

"It's his brother."

"Does Luo Zikang still have an uncle?"

"As big as him."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"Yangzi is 5 years old now, and his uncle died when he was 5 years old."

"this……"

"It's all harmful to life. What is it called cancer? The name is so long. I don't even know those few words. The person is just gone."

"I am sorry for your loss."

"Bad luck has come. My son has just passed away, and my boss is seriously ill. He has to go back to his hometown, so we split up."

"Then, what should you do?"

"I'm going to do salesmanship and sell insurance."

"...You've made such a huge leap."

The two had a lively chat, but it was interrupted. The kindergarten sports meeting was over. Luo Zikang came to see his grandfather. Everyone parted and went back to their homes.

"This old man has so much experience in his life." Shen Limin, Liuliu's father, said with emotion. He had been sitting aside and listening without interrupting.

"It's not easy for people at the bottom," Zhang Tan said.

Shen Limin nodded silently and watched Zhang Tan and others leave, thinking that maybe this was the reason why Boss Zhang wanted to open a late-night academy that lost money?

On the way home, Xiaobai muttered, still angry with Luo Zikang.

She can tolerate others not liking her and even beating her and scolding her, but she cannot bear to be betrayed.

She thought Luo Zikang had betrayed her. She worked so hard and sincerely cheered for him and his grandfather, but he came to laugh at her and show off to her after winning first place. What a bastard!

"Immortal~"

Xiaobai muttered this.

Zhang Tan was stunned for a moment, unable to figure out what this word meant.

However, this reminded Zhang Tan that he felt that Luo Zikang's grandfather looked quite like the Turtle Immortal in appearance, haha.