This Second Male Lead Has Something Special

The middle-aged man said: "The old man was indeed a kiln-burning master when he was young, but he lost this skill because of the turmoil in those years. Life has become better these years. He still thinks about becoming a kiln-burning master again. But where...hey."

The old man is old and suffered from dementia a few years ago. Even taking him to the medical clinic for treatment has no effect.

Seeing the two people coming to ask the old man to come out, it was a bit regretful. First of all, this is the old man's biggest hope after he gets old. Secondly, who would have thought that at such an old age, there would still be people who want to invite the old man to go back to work. It would be great if the old man is fine. .

The middle-aged man said regretfully: "You've made this trip in vain. The old man can't ask anything at all when he's not awake now."

"Does the old man know a master who can make porcelain?"

"No." He shook his head, "My father came here as a wanderer, and later got married and had children here. He has no contact with the previous people."

Su Lin felt a little regretful.

He found out about such a kiln-firing master in the entire provincial capital, and even thought about asking the old man to work as a porcelain-firing technician in the brick factory.

Now it seems that he has to look for someone in other places.

After a few chats, Su Lin and the two said goodbye and left.

Not long after walking, a young man passed by them. When he reached the middle-aged man, he said, "Dad, who are they?"

"I'm the director of a brick factory. I found out that your grandfather can make porcelain, and I wanted to hire him to be a technician. It's a pity. You said why didn't I learn your grandfather's craftsmanship in the early years? Otherwise, I can do it now. Go to work as a factory worker."

The more I talk about it, the more regretful it becomes, but in the past few years I didn’t even have enough to eat, and I was working all day long, so I really didn’t have the energy to learn those useless skills.

At that time, porcelain was really useless.

But who would have thought that now I can get a job with an iron rice bowl because of this skill.

"Burning porcelain?" Shi Lei seemed to remember something. He suddenly rushed into the room and pulled out an old-looking book from a cabinet.

He picked up the notebook and ran away. The middle-aged man was a little confused when he saw his son like this, but he didn't care much and continued to make the old man a cup of hot water.

The old man spent his whole life for the sake of his children. Even when he was old and had dementia, he didn't let his children worry too much. He just stayed in the yard every day in a daze.

Su Lin and the two left were walking on the country road and were discussing the technical staff.

"I plan to go to the south after arranging things in the factory." Su Lin said. If the brick factory wants to expand its business, it must have professional technicians. It is better to recruit them from the local area. After all, they are not far away. The trip back and forth was nothing more than a matter of hours.

But if the distance is too far, not many people are willing to leave their hometowns to work in the Liang Family Brigade.

Even a formal job may not attract people.

But even if he thought it was impossible, he still needed to make a trip. If he couldn't recruit people, he would learn on the spot. If he couldn't learn in one place, he would go to the next place. There would always be a time when he could learn.

"Can I come with you?" Zheng Jun asked. He was now at a confused point in time, not sure how he wanted to break through. At this time, it was necessary to walk around and broaden his horizons.

"Going out is not a simple matter." Su Lin said to him: "There is no rush now, you think about it carefully first, and then give me the answer when I confirm the time."

It’s okay to go out alone, and it’s also okay to go out with two people.

At this moment, Shi Lei rushed to the two of them and said breathlessly: "Do you want to learn how to make porcelain? My grandfather can't teach you now, but he has left some records."

As he said that, he handed over the book in his hand and followed: "My grandfather always told me about the past when I was a child. He told me a lot about kiln burning. He also recorded many methods in this book. If you need If so, you can take it.”

Su Lin took it and flipped through a few pages. The old man's handwriting was not very good, but he recorded it in great detail, explained the production method very clearly, and also added some explanations of his own.

This seemingly inconspicuous notebook that had been kept for many years was actually of great value. He asked the young man in front of him, "Is this all you gave it to me?"

Shi Lei nodded, "Grandpa really likes porcelain. Before the kiln was fired, he thought of many ways to experiment, but unfortunately he never had the chance. But fortunately, he recorded them all in his notebook. You can follow his methods. Try it.”

As he said this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "If it succeeds, can you give grandpa a piece of porcelain? He has been looking forward to it for decades, and he will definitely be very happy."

"Of course it's no problem." Su Lin didn't hesitate at all. He stared at the young man and said, "Did your grandfather ever tell you about the kiln burning?"

"I told you, grandpa told me those things as stories."

"Then are you interested in working in the brick factory?"

Shi Lei was shocked, "Can I do it too?"

He really didn't expect this. He just wanted to give them the notebook. If they could send a piece of porcelain in the future, even a small one, Grandpa would be extremely happy.

Who would have thought that because of such a move, the other party would actually invite him to work, "But I don't know how to burn a kiln... Grandpa told me a lot, but I have never really been exposed to this."

"So you will be a temporary worker at the beginning. If you cannot pass the assessment, you will never be able to become a regular worker." Su Lin chuckled, "Are you interested?"

"Yes, yes." Shi Lei nodded repeatedly.

Su Lin said: "I'll give you three days. Report to the brick factory of Liangjia Brigade in three days."

Just when Su Lin was recruiting employees again, Zou Qi came to the black market again.

The black market in the town is not hidden enough. It can be found with a little search. But even if it is easy to find, there are not many people coming here. There are not many people who dare to take risks in this era.

Even Zou Qi is always nervous every time she comes here. Even if she has come here countless times, she still dare not relax her vigilance. She will cover up when she comes, for fear that someone will meet her.

But if it is an ordinary person doing business, it will not attract attention.

Zou Qi is different. She first bought pork at 1.2 yuan per catty in the black market. This price is a little more expensive than the supply and marketing cooperative, but fortunately, there is no ticket, so there are many people buying.

Every time she comes, she buys 30 to 40 kilograms of pork. After a day, she brings braised meat to sell. The price is almost twice the purchase price. Even if the cooked braised meat will shrink a little, she can still earn 20 to 30 yuan at a time.

What's more, the braised meat business is particularly good.

The price is a bit expensive, but the taste is really delicious. If you work harder, it's not a problem to make two or three hundred a month.

Who wouldn't be tempted by this?

After being tempted, you will naturally do something.

At this time, Zou Qi walked to a thin man and gestured with her hand: "I want 40 kilograms of pork."

The thin man glanced at her, "No."

Zou Qi frowned, "How many kilograms do you have?"

The thin man grinned and said, "Not even a kilogram."

Zou Qi was stunned, and then his face suddenly changed. He turned around without thinking and wanted to leave. As a result, as soon as he turned around, he found that he had been surrounded by several other people.

The thin man whispered, "Don't worry, we just want to talk business with you."

Zou Qi said coldly, "This is the first time I've seen people talk business like this."

The thin man didn't care about her sarcasm, and made a gesture to invite her into the yard on the side.

Zou Qi looked around, and even though he tried his best to hold back, the panic in his eyes was still revealed.

Yes, she is a girl after all. How could she not be nervous when she encountered such a situation for the first time? But the people around her turned their heads subconsciously and did not dare to stand out.

If it was an ordinary street, it would be fine, but this is a black market. Once it gets out of hand, who knows what will happen, and no one dares to stand out.

In this way, Zou Qi was "invited" into the yard.

The thin man said directly, "I know you have good cooking skills. I can buy the recipe of braised meat for 100 yuan. You can accept the money, but you can't continue to do the braised meat business in the future."

Zou Qi looked cold. Is 100 yuan a lot? If she runs to the black market more diligently, she can earn 100 yuan a month.

Let alone 100, she would not agree even if it was 1,000.

"You don't have to agree." The thin man snorted and laughed, "You are the educated youth of Liangjia Brigade, right? I will find someone to keep an eye on you. If you do anything unruly, I will ask someone to write a letter of complaint. Hehe, I think you don't want to commit a crime and be assigned to the farm, right?"

Zou Qi's face was ashen. She really didn't expect the other party to know so much.

"Okay, let her go." The thin man waved his hand, and the men guarding behind Zou Qi dispersed, as if he really wanted her to leave.

Zou Qi didn't think much, and subconsciously turned around and fled. His back figure was a bit shabby, as if something terrible was chasing him from behind.

"Tsk tsk, you're scared."

"Brother Thin, just let her go like this?"

"Just go, I never thought of spending money to buy the recipe from her." The thin man shrugged his shoulders. The recipe for braised meat is not hard to come by. Just find someone who knows how to cook and try it repeatedly. You don't need to spend a penny. Even if it doesn't taste as good as that woman, as long as there is no braised meat sold by her on the market, who will come to compete with him for business?

A woman, who is also an educated youth, should stay in the countryside. She doesn't need her to do business.

Zou Qi rushed out of the black market in a panic and stopped in a crowded place. As soon as he stopped, he felt his body trembling and his whole body was soft.

It was really terrible.

If she met a more vicious person, she didn't know if she could get out of the black market.

Taking a few deep breaths, Zou Qi walked towards the rented house. As soon as she entered the alley, she saw Mrs. Du standing at the door, "Grandma Du, why are you here?"

"Xiao Zou." Mrs. Du grabbed her arm, "Xiao Zou, I'm sorry, I can't rent my house to you."

Zou Qi's face changed.

When Mrs. Du wanted to say something, Zou Qi shook her hand away and turned away.

"Xiao Zou, Xiao Zou...you..." Mrs. Du chased for a few steps, but finally couldn't catch up and had to give up. She felt guilty, but there was only one child in the family besides her. She really didn't dare to offend those gangsters. She wanted to return the rent she had received to Xiao Zou, but who would have thought that she would leave like this.

Zou Qi left with a lot of anger.

If he hadn't felt sorry for her, would he have rented her shabby house? The rent was also paid for several months at a time. Now, it's good, it's just a little trouble, and he turned his face and didn't recognize people.

As I walked back, I became more and more angry.

But Zou Qi couldn't fight anyone. He couldn't just destroy the black market with a letter of denunciation, right? The black market could be run so "openly", there must be someone behind it.

It would be fine if she could get those people in at once, but what if she couldn't? If those hooligans knew that it was her doing, she would never have a good life again.

So, no matter how angry she was, she had to endure it.

Moreover, the people in the black market had investigated her affairs clearly. Zou Qi really didn't dare to continue selling braised meat. If she couldn't sell braised meat, she would have no income and could only live off her savings.

It was okay in the short term, but as time went on, she saw that the money in her pocket was getting less and less, and Zou Qi felt very uneasy.

Originally, she didn't interact with other people in the educated youth's room. First, there was no need, and second, she was afraid that if she interacted too frequently, others would find out that she went to the black market.

But as the days became more and more tight, Zou Qi set her sights on the male educated youth who went to the countryside with her.

Tang Han was the educated youth who suggested that Zou Qi take a rest on the ox cart. Since he came to Liangjia Brigade, he showed that he was very good to Zou Qi, and he was not afraid of being seen.

Unfortunately, people were unwilling to pay attention to him at all.

Just when Tang Han was thinking of giving up, Zou Qi's attitude towards him became better again. Although he couldn't figure out the reason, Tang Han didn't care no matter what the reason was.

Zou Qi said that he didn't care about him, anyway, Zou Qi accepted his things and accepted his help, so he would be his man in the future.

Tang Han didn't say it everywhere, but as long as he gave a little to Zou Qi, he would definitely say it directly in front of other people, so that everyone knew that he was good to Zou Qi and Zou Qi was willing to accept his help.

"Zou Qi asked me to get some water."

"She was very tired today, so she asked me to help with the work in the field."

"Xiao Zou said she was uncomfortable living in the educated youth house, and I will move out with her later."

"She caught a cold, I boiled some water for her to wipe her body."

"Xiao Zou is greedy for meat, can you give it to me..."

These words were naturally not said in front of Zou Qi, and because Zou Qi had not had much contact with the educated youths after confronting Wan Fangzhou in the educated youth house, everyone in the Liangjia Brigade, except Zou Qi himself, knew that the two educated youths had something going on in private.

Or rather, not in private.

But completely exposed.

Look at what they are talking about? If the two of them really have some relationship, would a gay man serve a lesbian like this? How can a lesbian accept the courtesy of a gay man?

They must be dating, and I'm afraid they will move out and live together soon.

There is no shortage of gossipers in the brigade, and Su Lin has also heard some of them. Tang Han's original body has also done these things, but Zou Qi will privately remind him in advance that if the original body treats her well, it should be done secretly, and not let everyone know, which will eventually ruin the reputation of both of them.

The original body is very obedient and really paid silently.

But Tang Han is obviously not. He did everything that Zou Qi asked, but he was unwilling to pay silently, but wanted everyone to know.

It has to be said that Zou Qi really met his match this time.

However, these have nothing to do with him. After recruiting Shi Lei into the brick factory, Su Lin specially emptied a cave and planned to try to burn porcelain according to the method in Shi Lei's grandfather's notebook.

The notebook really helped a lot, and with the method that Shi Lei had heard from his grandfather before, they successfully fired the kiln once, but the porcelain that came out in the end was still a little unsatisfactory.

So Su Lin planned to go out and plan to go to the coastal area. There was a village there that was famous for firing porcelain, and most of the porcelain sold on the market came from that area.

It happened that he would pass by his home on the way there, and Su Lin planned to take this opportunity to go home and see his family.