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Qin Huairu was about to take off her clothes.
"Don't worry, I won't take your food for nothing."
What is she doing?
"Don't give me this useless stuff."
Qin Huairu knew that He Hongyang always meant what he said, so she quickly composed herself.
"I'm so hungry. I haven't even been eating sunflower seeds lately. My family is struggling to make ends meet. Please, have some food for me."
"Everyone's life is tough. If we give it to you, our family will have to eat less."
Qin Huairu nodded repeatedly: "I know you have a large family to support, and I will definitely not take it for nothing."
What else could she give He Hongyang besides herself?
“You and Jia Zhangshi stay at home all day, can’t you go out and find some work to do?”
She also wanted to find a job to earn some money.
But where can I find work now?
The recent graduates couldn't find jobs, and someone like her simply couldn't find work.
"If you can't do it, then go carry the big guy."
Qin Huairu exclaimed in shock, "Isn't carrying a big load a man's job?"
“Who says only men can do physical labor? Women can too. Jia Zhangshi isn’t very strong, so let her do it.”
He Hongyang makes a good point.
You can let Jia Zhangshi go out and do some work.
Even if it's just a few dollars a month, that's fine.
"I'll go back and tell her right away."
He then shamelessly clung to He Hongyang.
"Look, I've listened to everything you say, so could you give me something to eat?"
He took out half a jin of grain coupons: "Take this and buy two sesame seed cakes."
Qin Huairu was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
"Thank you, Brother He. I knew you were the best to me."
"Don't forget what I said. Make Jia Zhangshi do more work and not stay idle at home all day. I think she's become lazy from being idle."
"I understand, I'll do whatever you say."
Qin Huairu couldn't wait to go out and buy two sesame seed cakes.
He stuffed it all down his stomach in one go.
Then he drank a large bowl of cornmeal porridge.
The sesame seed cake had a slightly salty taste in the middle and was sprinkled with a few sesame seeds on top.
It tastes both salty and delicious!
Serve it with a bowl of steaming hot corn porridge.
Her stomach swelled up instantly.
Finally, I had a full meal.
This time, we finally didn't eat any wild vegetables.
The sesame seed cakes taste so good!
On her way back, she felt her face was radiant and her legs were full of energy.
When he got home, he called out to Jia Zhangshi.
"All you do is sit at home all day. I think you've become so lazy."
What's gotten into her this time?
Why did you start talking about her the moment you walked in?
Jia Zhangshi ignored her.
They kept picking the wild vegetables they had dug up.
She doesn't even have the energy to argue now.
If I were to force her to fight Qin Huairu like before, I'd rather just kill her.
All she asked was that Jia Dongxu would bring her two pounds of cornmeal when he came home from get off work.
We'll mix it with wild vegetables and add some salt later.
Tonight, their family will be able to have steamed buns with vegetables.
However, this steamed bun must be eaten while it's hot.
Because once it gets cold, you can't even bite into it!
"I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
"Just tell me what's wrong, I really don't have the strength to answer you."
“I told you to go out and find a job to help support this family.”
Did she think she hadn't gone out to look for it?
But she has a criminal record, and after inquiring at several places, no one wanted her.
Even the cardboard box factory run by the three aunties doesn't want them.
"What can I do at my age?"
"Go out and carry the big guy!"
what?
Doing such heavy physical labor would kill her.
Jia Zhangshi quickly shook her head: "I won't go. You see, Yi Zhonghai across the street comes back exhausted every day. If he, a man, can't do this job, how can I, a woman, do it?"
"If we don't go out to work, this family will starve to death."
“The half-eaten cornbread that Jia Dongxu brings back every day is what he saves from lunch. He works and doesn’t get enough to eat.”
"Didn't you see that he has more and more gray hair? Do you want your son to die before you?"
Isn't Qin Huairu cursing the Jia family?
Old Jia of their family is gone. If something happens to her son, how will she live in the future?
It seems that going out to carry heavy loads isn't such a bad option.
"Since we're going, I can't go alone; you have to come with me."
"Okay, I'll go with you. It'll keep us company."
Madam Jia was surprised that she agreed so readily.
She stood up in a panic.
But because I had been sitting for so long, I felt like I was seeing stars.
He held his head in his hands and asked, "You really will come with me?"
"Stop arguing. Carrying a big guy isn't something you can just do on a whim. We still need to ask Yi Zhonghai."
The two arrived at the Yi family's residence.
Since being fired from the steel rolling mill, Yi Zhonghai has been doing manual labor.
He must have experience.
But as soon as I entered the house, I smelled a foul odor.
This smells exactly like the smell in the outhouse.
Jia Zhangshi hadn't visited his home in a long time.
I thought they came to borrow grain.
Yi Zhonghai kept urging them to leave: "Go, go, we have no surplus food."
"We're not here to borrow grain, we just want to ask about the work of carrying heavy loads."
Yi Zhonghai glared at them: "Your Jia Dongxu got fired?"
"Pah, pah, you used to be Dongxu's master, don't say things like that, it's us who are going to do it."
Are they both lazy and good-for-nothing? Would they really do this kind of work?
It seems the Jia family is really struggling to make ends meet.
They thought this job would be easy.
It happened right after the Chinese New Year this year.
He was just fired.
People said he was too old to do this job.
If anything unexpected happens, they can't afford to take the blame.
Left with no other choice, I had to find another job.
Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi, having found another job, widened her eyes and asked, "Does that place need anyone? Can you help us find out?"
"want."
"Do you need women too? Would someone my age be suitable?"
"It's fine, but you'll only be asked to go when there's work to be done. You don't need to go when there's no work."
Jia Zhangshi never imagined there could be such a good job in the world.
Was it found for him by one of Yi Zhonghai's former apprentices?
His apprentice was his son's coworker.
That way, I can benefit from it.
He asked anxiously, "What kind of job is it? How much does it cost per month?"
"The salary is paid daily, not monthly."
"Then what did you just say? You'd go when there's work, and not go when there isn't."
"You get paid if you work, and you don't get paid if you don't work. Don't you even understand that?"
Jia Zhangshi immediately looked dejected.
It seems she was happy for nothing.
But this is good too. She can get paid for her work, and when she's not working, she can continue to dig for wild vegetables.
"What kind of work is it? Please tell us about it."
Yi Zhonghai remained silent.
No one in the entire courtyard knows that he has changed jobs.
This job is so shameful.
He was too embarrassed to speak up!
Every time someone asks them a question, they lower their heads, remain silent, and run home.
Aside from working, I stay at home and almost never go out.
The more Qin Huairu smelled the odor, the more uneasy she felt.
The more I smelled it, the more familiar it seemed.
Then I saw the two buckets under his bed.
He couldn't help but shout, "Isn't this a manure bucket? Why did you bring it home?"