When Su Qingluan first crossed over, although Huaxi Village had beautiful scenery, most of the more than 100 households in the village lived in dilapidated tile houses or even straw houses.
Even relatively nice houses have roofs that are short of bricks and tiles. It is the kind of place where it rains heavily outside but only lightly inside. Only a very small number of families are relatively wealthy. Even the village chief, also known as the head of the village, lives a tight life.
Of course, this "relative wealth" is relative to other villagers, not the truly wealthy people outside. It is really a sad thing to say this.
But now, although not every family can live in a spacious, bright and sturdy yard, it is much better than the situation of "heavy rain outside and light rain inside".
And if you observe carefully, you will find that in addition to farming, each family also has other work -
Some families have large baskets in the yard outside their houses, on which they hang various spices to dry;
Other families were picking baskets of plump and large wild fruits from the back hills;
There were also some women sitting in the yard, embroidering something while the sun was still setting.
When these people saw Yang and Su Qingluan sisters, they all came up to greet them.
"Hey, is Shopkeeper Su back?"
"Mother Su, how many days will it take for my dress to be finished?"
"Shopkeeper Su, do you think my spices are properly dried?"
"Shopkeeper Su..."
Strictly speaking, these people were considered "non-staff employees" of "Su Ji". More precisely, as "Su Ji" grew in size, Su Qingluan realized that instead of biting off more than she could chew, most people were only good at one thing, and there were too few people with all-round skills.
So she simply came up with an idea, which was to assign a group of people to be responsible for each step of making jam, and let each person be responsible for only that one job.
For example, those who pick fruits only pick fruits, those who dry and grind spices are only responsible for making spices, and so on.
The salary naturally varied depending on the difficulty of the job. However, Su Qingluan prioritized the simplest jobs for those who wanted to work but were too old or had other physical disabilities due to congenital or acquired reasons.
There is only one reason why these people work so hard despite being at such a disadvantage in terms of physical strength - their families are so poor that life forces them to work.
So Su Qingluan gave priority to these people in doing jobs that had relatively low salaries but easier work content.
Of course, the so-called "low" salary is relative, but compared to having no income due to mobility problems, this level of "low" salary is enough for these people to have enough to eat.
What's more, since the severe winter of the first year that Su Qingluan traveled through time, several families had their houses collapsed by the heavy snow because of the mountain closure. Su Qingluan secretly asked Su Guangfu to take the strong men in the village to repair everyone's old houses, especially the rotten beams and damaged walls one by one before the beginning of the next spring.
Although this kind of house is not as bright and clean as those of truly wealthy people, and not as grand as those with three or five entrances and exits, the people of Huaxi Village, who used to have problems getting enough food, are already very grateful.
So now, unknowingly, the status of Su Qingluan, who "helps everyone make money together", has gradually become the same as that of Mu Xingzhi, who "can do anything you ask him to do". They have almost become the two people in the village who "want to talk to each other when they meet".
What's even more exaggerated is that some people wanted to build a shrine for Mu Xingzhi and Su Qingluan and offer longevity tablets to them. Su Qingluan was under a lot of pressure, and it was Mu Xingzhi who stepped in and tactfully rejected these "overly enthusiastic" villagers. This excessive enthusiasm even made Su Qingluan, who was always extroverted and cheerful, become socially anxious for a time.
However, after "recovering her magical powers", Su Qingluan could still handle this kind of simple and warm greeting - as long as they didn't mention building a shrine or setting up a memorial tablet, she would be fine. Otherwise, she always had a strange feeling that she would not live long.
After all, they are souls that grew up in a socialist country and cannot bear being kowtowed to by others, especially by many elders.
Su Qingluan could never understand why others would feel happy when they knelt. She just felt that it would be very embarrassing if everyone else knelt and she was the only one standing there alone.
Maybe this is the mentality of ordinary people.
He didn't care about the random thoughts in his mind, but on the surface he greeted everyone one by one, and took the time to firmly confiscate the plum cake that Su Xueyan took out and tried to put into her mouth - since he said she could only eat one piece, she would definitely not let go!
When I arrived at the door of my house, I saw from afar that Sun Guixiang was bending over on the small road diagonally opposite, letting her son Gouzi stand on the ground with two legs, trying to see if he could walk.
The child was already over one and a half years old - of course, in this era of age measurement, she was two and a half years old - Sun Guixiang had heavy bleeding during childbirth, but the child survived the initial breathing difficulties caused by lack of oxygen and was actually quite healthy afterwards.
However, Li Sanlang and Sun Guixiang were frightened by the heavy bleeding during childbirth, so they named the child "Gou'er".
This is certainly not a so-called "full name," but rather a temporary nickname. The reason it was chosen so casually is because, following the saying that "cheap names are easier to raise," the child is expected to be given a formal name after he or she turns three or even five.
The Yang family, mother and daughter, said hello to Sun Guixiang and her son from a distance, then turned back to their own courtyard. But Xueyan, as usual, wanted to see her brother, so she ran towards Sun Guixiang.
Yang looked at her youngest daughter running towards Sun Guixiang and sighed, "Now there's no one to play with the third girl. Should I have another child?"
Su Qingluan couldn't help but laugh and said, "If it's for her sister, she shouldn't have to do this, right? Rather than liking her playmates, I think she is more curious about how such a small person grew up." What's more, the "touch" of a two-year-old baby is really good!
If she wasn't afraid of being seen as a weird aunt with bad intentions, Su Qingluan would also want to pinch the baby's face and butt every day - after all, these two places have the most flesh and feel the best!
Yang was taking out the key to open the copper lock, but when she looked carefully, she found that the door was not locked - huh?
"Is there anyone home?" Su Qingluan also noticed this. "Could it be that Dad passed away before us?"
When the mother and daughter pushed the door open, they found Su Xuanhe sweeping the yard with a broom. Judging from his posture, it was obvious that he had been back for quite some time.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Su Qingluan was very surprised.
According to the daily schedule, my brother should have been home for at least half an hour.
After more than a year of school life, Su Xuanhe no longer wanted to be picked up and dropped off every day, and suggested that he could go to and from school faster by himself - after all, this kid started running as soon as he went out.
Could it be...
Yang's face darkened: "Did you sneak back from school?"
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