"Eh, why is your mom so happy today?" Xu Qinghe returned after finishing his work and heard Ji Ying singing. He found it a bit strange.
"Dad, do you know how much money we made today? We sold out all the chili sauce."
Xu Nianji too was happy to news with his father, Xu Qinghe.
That evening, both Xu Qinghe and Xu Nianji were so pleased that they had a little drink. Xu Qinghe, because he had made that cabinet, was getting more work than before and was naturally earning more money.
Life was getting better day by day.
The next morning, Ji Ying and Zhou He went to the nearby Cai Family.
She wanted to find them yesterday, but it was too late, and Qinghe and Nianji had been drinking. So she held off on going until the evening had passed.
"Nianhua, you’re here? Come in quickly. Haven’t you been busy lately?" Cai Feng’s mother warmly pulled Ji Ying into the house.
Ji Ying didn’t go inside but grabbed Cai Feng’s mother’s arm and cut straight to the chase, "Would you like to work at the factory? Forty yuan a month."
"Yes, very much so." Cai Feng’s mother didn’t even think about it before she agreed, holding Ji Ying’s hand with a grateful face, "I’m so happy you thought of me for such a good opportunity."
Cai Feng’s mother didn’t know what to say. Generally, when Ji Ying was bullied at the Xu Family, all she did was say a few words of justice. She never expected Ji Ying to remember so clearly and even think of her for such good fortune.
Cai Feng’s mother felt ashamed. She thought if Liu Sanmei dared to bully Ji Ying’s family again, she would definitely have to stand up for them.
"Then it’s settled, shall we go tomorrow?"
Ji Ying inquired as she still had to find Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Yao.
"Can I go today?" asked Cai Feng’s mother.
"You can go whenever you want, whenever you have time," Ji Ying said.
Without hesitation, Cai Feng’s mother said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go now. The sooner we go, the sooner we make money."
"Alright." Ji Ying and Cai Feng’s mother chatted all the way as they went to find Yao Gen’s mother.
Zhou He had gone to the county with Xu Nian early in the morning.
As a result, Ji Ying started out with just two people but ended up with three, then four, as they all headed to the county town together.
Some people asked them what they were up to, and Cai Feng’s mother simply replied, "We’re going to the city."
Ji Ying led the three women straight to the Good Mom Food Factory. The factory wasn’t new, but it was tidy. On the way, Ji Ying explained what their main tasks would be. She said, "Actually, the work is very simple, but it’s just a bit monotonous."
"We’re not afraid of monotony. As long as we can earn money, that’s all that matters," Cai Feng’s mother said with a smile.
"That’s right, such simple things are nothing for us," said Xu Yuchun’s wife, Xiong Xihua, with a laugh.
"As long as you’re okay with it," replied Ji Ying happily, and after introducing Wu Meili, she started assigning tasks to the three women. Xiong Xihua worked with Cai Feng’s mother, who is also Zhang Meixiang, handling the crushed chili in bamboo tubes.
Ji Ying was peeling garlic with Yao Gen’s mother and Liu Xiaoxiu while Wu Meili was washing bottles. Everyone in the yard was talking and laughing; Xiong Xihua and the other two newcomers were so eager that they wished they had eight hands to do a better job. They wanted to impress so they would continue to be hired.
As noon approached, Ji Ying went to cook again. It’s not that she didn’t want Wu Meili to cook, but because she didn’t know how much to pay her for it, Ji Ying decided to cook herself.