The Leisure Life in the 1970s

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Chapter 79 79. Accountant Ma Erha

Qiao Zhenzhen was quite surprised by the visit of Grandpa Ma, because he actually wanted to join Qiao Zhenzhen and go to Beijing to seek a job.

To be honest, Qiao Zhenzhen was not very familiar with this Grandpa Ma, but Grandpa Ma and Old Man Qiao had been colleagues for so many years, and they were colleagues with a relatively close relationship. One was a team leader and the other was an accountant, and they were the two positions with the most contacts in the village, so Grandpa Ma and Old Man Qiao were very familiar with each other.

Grandpa Ma looked a little anxious now. If he hadn't taken the initiative to say that he was only 43 years old this year, Qiao Zhenzhen would definitely think he was over 50.

Generally speaking, a man of Ma's age would not think of going out, especially since Hongqi Village is not close to the capital.

In the past two years, many people have come to the Qiao family to seek connections and flatter, but most of them want to find a job in the factory in Changfeng Town, or just want to help harvest peppers and other agricultural products in the village. Ma is the first one who wants to go to the capital.

Of course, when Ma came to seek refuge, he did not take advantage of his seniority or threaten Qiao Zhenzhen by relying on his seniority. Instead, he spoke the facts and provided evidence to prove his ability, just like a modern interview, hoping that Qiao Zhenzhen, the boss, would consider it carefully.

The whole process was neither humble nor arrogant, and was well-reasoned.

Qiao Zhenzhen felt that Grandpa Ma was still capable, so she did not reject him directly, but asked him: "Grandpa Ma, you have lived in the village for so many years, will your family let you go out?"

At Ma Erha's age, he should have grandchildren in their village. In the countryside, people usually get married when they reach the legal age, and some even get married before the legal age of 16 or 17, so it is normal for Qiao Zhenzhen to have this doubt.

However, Grandpa Ma's situation is special. He has no such worries at all, because Grandpa Ma lives alone now.

Grandpa Ma has infertility, which may not be a big deal in modern times, but it is a big deal in the countryside.

When he was young, Daye Ma was also a handsome young man, well-educated, with fields and houses at home. He was definitely a well-known golden bachelor in the surrounding area, and many girls wanted to marry him.

At that time, Daye Ma was also very high-spirited and married a young educated person from the city. The girl's appearance absolutely crushed all the competitors at that time.

From this, it can be seen that this man still attaches great importance to appearance.

But after Daye Ma married his wife, he did not get pregnant and have a baby for five years, and gradually a lot of rumors spread in the village.

Of course, everyone was talking about how Daye Ma's wife was not very motivated, and that she was a useless chicken who only knew how to eat but not lay eggs. No one thought that the inability to have a baby might also be the man's fault.

At first, Grandpa Ma didn't take it seriously, and neither did his wife. After all, they were educated youth from the city, and there was still a difference between them and rural women.

But later, Grandpa Ma's parents also joined in, and they tortured Grandpa Ma's wife in various ways. Not only did they ask her to do a lot of work, but she also had to endure all kinds of verbal abuse, and even developed into domestic violence in the end. Grandpa Ma's wife couldn't stand it anymore and proposed to go to the hospital with Ma Erha for a checkup.