old days(2)

"Why are you beating the child?" Mrs. Lin pulled her granddaughter into her arms, turned her back and blocked her with her back, "It's just a few mouthfuls of food, but it won't hurt. Our girl is looking at the tiger, but when did she really suffer?

Can’t you ask the child before taking action?”

Chang Qiuyun suppressed her voice and gasped loudly: "This damn girl has big ideas. She hasn't come back all day, but she came to me like this in the evening. If she doesn't fight, she will make a big mess.

"

Mrs. Lin rubbed her granddaughter's back and said, "Tell your mother, what are you doing today? Are you worried about your mother?"

Lin Yutong looked like he was angry: "What's there to worry about? How many people in this village can fight better than me? Who can bully me? There's nothing to worry about." With that, he put the money in his pocket.

He took out the pen and said, "This is a gold pen. It's a foreign famous brand pen. You can sell it in the city for a few oceans. This is what Qian Siyuan gave to the fourth child in exchange for his wages. The fourth child doesn't want to go back to see his sister-in-law.

I'm going to live on my own. Mom, tell me, can we sell the old house next to our house to him? And then we can share a meal together for a year... He will eat whatever our family eats. Is it worth the price?

?”

What is the price of Dayang today?

That means it has a market but no price.

Chang Qiuyun looked at Lin Yutong: "Do you think I am a fool? Is this person willing to do things that are obviously at a disadvantage?"

Lin Yutong looked at her sideways: "Then you said he knew he was at a disadvantage. What is he trying to do?"

"This damn girl!" Chang Qiuyun's angry palm was raised again.

Old Mrs. Lin said: "Okay, okay! Let outsiders hear it again? Eat first! Eat!"

The boys were eating next door. Lin Yutong glanced outside and said to Chang Qiuyun: "Don't shout, I'm wondering if they are going to the city. If they go, I want to follow. You can rest assured that this thing won't turn into silver dollars."

?”

Damn you bastard!

Seeing the door curtain being thrown away, Chang Qiuyun pointed at the door and said to Old Mrs. Lin: "You are the one who got used to it!"

Hmm! I’m the only one who’s used to it!

Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter-in-law with a rare sideways glance: "Can you give me another try to spank the child?"

After saying that, he took a plate of pickles to the west room, and happened to see his granddaughter pulling cold cabbage for the fourth child of the Jin family. This stuff is now a rare dish, and even the family is reluctant to eat it even if it is in the vegetable cellar. My daughter-in-law there

Although he may sound good on his words, he has never been bad at interpersonal communication. When guests come, he must not be stingy.

But half of this plate of good food was taken out, how ugly it is!

The old lady took a closer look at the fourth child of the Jin family. Huh? Why didn't you notice it before? This guy has slender eyebrows and handsome eyes. He is upright and has a good appearance. When he sat here, he looked really good.

He's not a long-term laborer. Look, these guys are talking around him.

She put the pickles aside and was not in a hurry to leave. She was tinkering with the earthen stove next to the kang while listening to what they were saying.

While eating the cabbage Tongtong pulled, the Fourth Master said, "We'll go tomorrow, we still have to do the work. So, we don't need any money. Whatever goods we are asked to move, we will be paid with whatever goods we have to move."

I will find a way to get the goods out for us, and replace them with grain, cloth, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, something real that we can use to survive. Do you think it’s okay? One person will count as a share, and we will settle the bill in the evening. It just depends on whether you can trust me or not?”

"You can trust me!" The simple farmer is not very good at dealing with those doing business. Naturally, he needs someone who can stand out in this business.

The old lady knew this well. The fourth child looked honest, but in fact he was shrewd on the inside.

Everyone relies on strength to eat, but he can eat with just one mouth.

It was rare for the young men to get together, chatting and laughing, lying on the kang to plan tomorrow's events. When Lin Yutong lay down, he said: "Mom, I'll follow you tomorrow."

"What are you going to do?" Chang Qiuyun was worried, "What kind of pen should I give back to Jin Laosi? He will give us as many as he wants when he comes back..."

"Mom." Lin Yutong lowered his voice, "This winter, are we just idle at home? It's time for my two brothers to get married. Where's the money? If you make a day, you won't eat a day in vain. You don't know how to live like this.

Ah. In this way, I will be the housekeeper tomorrow..."

"Hey...you damn bastard...you've turned the world upside down!" Chang Qiuyun sat up and was about to hit his daughter across from Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin stretched out her hand and slapped Chang Qiuyun on the arm: "I told you, try spanking the child again. What's wrong with the boss? Didn't you stretch your neck and scream like this to take advantage of me, your mother-in-law?

Is there someone who wants to take charge of the household?"

"Mom!!" Chang Qiuyun angrily flipped the quilt over, "Just spoil her!"

"I only pampered her, not you?" Old Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth, "You are heartless!"

"You still spoil me?" Chang Qiuyun snorted, "Your son can say that I am your child bride."

"Ouch! That's what I said again." Mrs. Lin turned over and said, "These words were said by Baichuan, not me. When he comes back, you can talk to him. I won't settle the lawsuit for you." She said again.

: "Girl, if you want to go for a walk, go for a walk."

"Yeah." Lin Yutong said quickly, "Just go for a walk and I'll be back in a while."

Then he got up early the next day, carried a basket on his back before going out, put a big woodcutter in the basket and asked Chang Qiuyun to look at it, "Now you can rest assured."

oops!

The young men who knew what Lin Yutong was carrying on his back all hid away. This girl was so good at dancing with the woodcutter that everyone in the village knew. She was only that old when the Japanese raided the country, and she was carrying a woodcutter on her back.

He's really killing the Japanese. He's fighting like a tiger.

Mr. Lin was very surprised that his sister was like this, "If she hadn't been so young back then, the guerrillas would have wanted to take her away."

The dog next to him said: "Keep your voice down, we haven't called you yet. Let others hear you again..."

There were a group of seven or eight people, and most people would have to hide while walking on the road. After walking for more than an hour, we reached Lingtai Railway Station.

Lingtai Train is actually a railway station located between the provincial capital and the county seat. The distance from the provincial capital to the station is almost the same as the distance from the county seat to the provincial capital. Unfortunately, the railway line does not pass through the county seat, so the goods each time

All goods have to be unloaded from Lingtai, and from here the goods are spread to the county seat and other surrounding counties.

In fact, the cargo throughput is still huge.

Most of those who came to pick up the goods were wearing long robes and mandarin jackets. A few were probably housekeepers and shopkeepers, just look at those wearing satin robes and trousers.

There are a lot of people waiting to buy goods especially during the off-farm period, in groups of three or five. In order to earn a living, the price of labor has dropped again and again. No money is needed, as long as the food is given.

It's not easy to get business here.

After looking around inside and outside, Fourth Master said: "Let's go! This place is not good."

If you don't raise the price to get business, you won't be able to do this job.

Lao Nianzi said: "Then where to go? In today's world, where is there any life? It would be good if you can earn a living."

Shitou pulled him back and said, "Don't talk nonsense. If someone takes the lead, someone will take care of things. You have so much to worry about!"

This way, go directly to the county town.

But when we reach the county seat, it’s already noon, so how can we still work?

It turned out that it was not the case. Halfway through the road, it was a slope. It was first uphill for tens of meters, and then downhill for tens of meters. Don’t underestimate these tens of meters. The shorter the road is, the steeper the slope is.

Those who pull goods are all shop assistants. How can animals such as oxen, horses and mules be willing to do such hard work? Nowadays, it is much cheaper to hire a manpower than to raise an animal. A mule or horse that does heavy work for a day plus a meal is cheaper than

Taking care of three hired workers is more than enough food for one day. It’s easy to calculate, but who uses animals?

It’s just manpower, come on!

What should I do if I can’t do it?

Then change someone! Replace with someone who can do it!

So, no matter how hard and tired you are, you still have to grit your teeth and struggle. The whole family is waiting for this little ration to be eaten.

In order to save money and trouble, the boss has to pull a heavy truck up and down. I have been pulling this heavy truck for a long time. Are you tired? There happens to be a slope halfway up. Usually, the ones in front wait for the cars behind, and the ones behind leave the cars behind.

When I got off, I helped push the car in front of me up, then I got off and waited for the next car.

No need now, you guys have a rest and someone will help you pull it up. No matter what you are pulling, just take it out and give it some.

That person wouldn't dare, because these things belong to the owner. If there is any shortage, you have to make up for it yourself.

The Fourth Master pulled this man aside and said, "Brothers, they are all people who can't find a way to make ends meet. It's just a matter of letting go." He patted the sack on the car and said, "Everything you do is pointed at this thing.

When it comes to eating, I don’t believe you don’t do anything about it?”

It is common to do things in secret, and everyone understands it tacitly.

Even that boss is not deaf or dumb and is not a good person. As long as it is not excessive.

For example, if you put a few handfuls of food in your pocket and ask your children to hand it over to you to take home, wouldn't you find nothing when you go to the store?

When it's done, put two handfuls of soil in and weigh it, and you'll have everything.

I didn't see these cart pullers. They were originally a group of people. Why were they so far away from each other?

Isn’t this all about giving to each other and leaving some room for ourselves to be thieves?

The man looked askance at Fourth Master: "Brother, are you trying to destroy our jobs?"

"It depends on what you said." The fourth master patted the things, "Otherwise, we don't want your things, and we can just help you pull the cart for nothing. But the only thing is, you have something in your hands that is hard to get rid of.

, give it all to me, I will give you a fair price. If you have something, give it to the brother who helps you pull the cart, and we can take 10% of the money as a maintenance fee, is it okay?"

The man swallowed his saliva and said: "...I don't want gold yuan coupons..."
To be continued...