"Tongtong, you have to be careful when you are outside, especially since they are all boys. You must be careful. If it really doesn't work, find a girl to share the rent with." Mom said worriedly.
"Mom, don't worry. We all know each other, so there won't be any problems. Besides, there's a police station nearby, so we can get help in time if anything happens." Wang Yitong comforted.
"Well, it's good that you know what's going on. When you're out there alone, you have to learn to take care of yourself. By the way, have you found a job?" asked my mother.
"I'm still looking. I have submitted some resumes and I believe I will get news soon." Wang Yitong said confidently.
"That's good. Don't be too anxious. Take your time looking for a job. The most important thing is to find the right one." Mom advised.
"I understand, Mom. By the way, Mom, I have an idea. Didn't you say that the pigs, chickens, and ducks at home are almost raised? After you sell them, you can also find a job." Wang Yitong said.
"I've thought about it, but I don't have a high level of education. What kind of job can I find?" Mom was a little worried.
"Mom, don't think like that. You can work as a waiter in a hotel in the city, or try a textile factory in the town or county. Didn't you work in a textile factory when you were young? You have experience." Wang Yitong encouraged.
"But I haven't worked for so many years. Can I still adapt?" Mom was still a little unconfident.
"Mom, you have to believe in yourself. Look at your uncles, didn't they also start from nothing and work hard? Aren't they all living well now? You can do it too!" Wang Yitong continued to encourage her mother.
After hearing what Wang Yitong said, her mother began to waver. She knew her daughter was doing this for her own good, and she also wanted to share more of the family's responsibilities.
"Okay, Tongtong, I will consider your suggestion. After the things at home are settled, I will see if there is a suitable job." Mom finally agreed.
"That's great, Mom! I believe you will be able to find a suitable job. Then, our family's life will definitely get better and better." Wang Yitong said happily.
She also made up her mind to work hard to give her mother a better life.
Wang Yitong knows full well that her mother, in the past, didn't have the opportunity to work outside the home because her father lived in the countryside. Later, when her father left for work, her mother couldn't bear to leave her rural land behind. She knew that if she left, the land would go to waste. As long as she stayed home, Wang Yitong's home would be filled with people when she returned during the holidays. Her mother farmed at home, not only growing a variety of vegetables for the family, but also raising chickens, ducks, and pigs. Whenever she visited relatives, her mother would bring her own chickens, ducks, and pork, and the relatives loved these homegrown products.
Yet, this is the tragedy of farmers. They toil daily, their livelihoods completely dependent on the weather. They toil year-round, yet earn little, not even enough to buy feed. Once, a severe natural disaster struck our crops, leaving them with virtually no harvest. This further strained our already limited means. My mother had to borrow money from everywhere to buy feed for the poultry.
New Hope Group, which began as a quail-raising and feed company, has now become a comprehensive conglomerate with agriculture, animal husbandry, and food as its primary industries. As a leading Chinese agricultural industrialization company, the largest feed producer, and one of the largest agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises, its feed business consistently ranks first in China and second globally. In 2018, New Hope Group's sales revenue exceeded 130 billion yuan, and it was named one of the top 100 and top 50 overseas brands on the "2019 China Listed Companies Brand Value List."
After Wang Yitong's mother hung up the phone, she thought about how all the young people in the countryside had left, leaving only the elderly and children. The fourth son and his wife had gone to the textile factory in town for a year and had built a house when they returned. When she came home from work, besides the chickens, ducks, and pigs she raised, she could only talk to her wolfhound, Black Tiger. Since everyone was away, it was time for her to go out and find work.
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