"Can you sell me some of these long fruits? I have children at home and they are lacking in nutrition."
"Sell it, I'll bring it to you next time."
"Don't do it next time. Come back this afternoon."
Xie Yun: “…”
The old man said, "Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. I'll give you more."
Xie Yun glanced at him and said, "I don't want much. Besides, I can find a way to get you more, either long fruits or fine grains. I can exchange some with people in the village."
"So what do you want?"
"I want to work."
Old man: "...Do you think I look like someone with a job?"
"Yes, there's not a single patch on your clothes. And I don't want you to find me a job right away. I just want you and your family to keep an eye out for job opportunities in the commune. If there's any job openings, whether permanent or temporary, just let me know. I just want an opportunity. After all, you're in the commune, so you're definitely more informed than I am."
The old man thought about it and agreed. Even though he was down and out now, that was due to his status. There was nothing he could do about it. It would be unreasonable not to give him a hand. But if it was to help someone find a job, then maybe it would be okay.
He asked Xie Yun, "Any job is fine?"
Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "I'll find a job for my mother. She's 38 years old, has attended literacy classes, can read, is hardworking, and is very smart. She comes from a family of poor farmers for eight generations and has a good family background."
Old man: “…”
This was the first time he'd encountered such a situation. But it also showed that this girl was a good person. Who wouldn't think about themselves first when looking for a job these days? Besides, it was always parents who arranged jobs for their children, but this was the first time he'd seen a daughter arrange a job for her mother.
"Let me think about it."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "It's okay. Take your time to think about it. I'll bring the long fruit to you this afternoon. Should I send it here?"
"No, no, no, send it to this place."
He told Xie Yun an address.
Xie Yun nodded, "Okay. See you this afternoon."
Peanuts are cash crops, but they do not fall into the "first-class agricultural products" that farmers are prohibited from trading privately, so there is absolutely no problem with her trading.
The old man was acting sneaky at first, and she thought he was up to something, but it turned out he just wanted to buy some peanuts.
The fact that he could do serious things in a furtive way could only mean that the old man's status was not very good. But the fact that he could stay here safely meant that he was not that bad either.
So, Xie Yun decided to give it a try. If she was lucky, she could find a job for her mother. If she was unlucky, she could make some money selling peanuts. Either way, she had nothing to lose.
The old man was much more careful than her.
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