Chapter 166 The Moon of Yesteryear
Just as Xiao Guo was about to call Chuncao to go to the market together, the child flew away like a little bird.
Chuncao didn't go anywhere, but instead went to the nursery in Xiaobiangou, where the children were planting vegetables under Qin Xuan's guidance.
Childcare is not about raising a bunch of fat, ignorant 'little goats,' but about training them to become clever and lively little masters of the new China who can use both their hands and brains. Therefore, childcare workers will take the children to do chores themselves. If they can't do heavy work, they can do light work. Take it slowly, and they will eventually learn.
Although Qin Xuan manages the pickle factory, she has not resigned from her job as a childcare worker. She enjoys taking care of the children here. The children are all very sensible; their parents are either on the front lines or have died on the battlefield. They are all children who have suffered hardship.
Seeing Chuncao run over, Qin Xuan told the older children to watch over the work while she led Chuncao aside to talk.
"What's wrong? You're all sweaty from running." Qin Xuan gently wiped Chuncao's sweat with a handkerchief.
This child, back then, secretly peeked at the pickle factory from behind the fence. When people came to pick her up, she wasn't afraid at all. She just asked in a clear voice if she could work in the factory too.
How could Qin Xuan agree? Just by looking at the cloth bag the child was carrying, she knew she was still in school. How could she go to work in the factory and delay her studies?
He then put on a fierce face, but Chuncao was not afraid. She insisted and said that she would definitely not neglect her studies; she just wanted to make money.
Qin Xuan found it strange at the time. Since this child was in school, his family must not be in particularly difficult circumstances. Why was he always thinking about making money?
What did this child say again? She said she wanted to find her mother.
If she had money, she could give her second brother an extra egg and save enough for the journey to find their mother. Her second brother always said that the world was vast and chaotic, and he had to stay at his post. He would definitely go to find their mother once the world was at peace.
She trusted her second brother; he wouldn't lie.
But her second brother didn't have any money either. Without money, he couldn't go far, so she had to earn and save money!
She only learned about this from her second brother. He said that her sister Changning had invested in many factories, such as a pickle factory, a textile factory, and a printing and dyeing factory, all of which were to earn money for the girls. Whether they lived alone or got married and had children, they would have a source of support. As for things like boosting the economy and increasing employment, she didn't understand them.
She was clumsy, so she learned to make pickles from her grandmother. Her grandmother even looked down on her, saying she would never get married. Then she secretly saved up a lot of dowry for her. When she left, her grandmother put that delicate silver bracelet into her bundle. That was her grandmother's only dowry.
Qin Xuan had also fled from disaster, so how could she not know the hardships of fleeing? After learning about Chuncao's background, she fell silent. Let her come, but she never let Chuncao do heavy work, only light tasks. When she noticed that the girl had something on her mind, she didn't reopen old wounds, but silently comforted her.
Those who fled famine were all wicked people; you couldn't survive without being wicked.
Chuncao placed the colorful paper crane in Qin Xuan's palm. "Aunt Qin, Sister Changning said that paper cranes can help people fulfill their wishes. Here you go."
"Thank you." Qin Xuan's eyes reddened. She had been secretly crying the other day when Chuncao saw her. What could she possibly wish for? The Japanese had surrendered. She didn't want peace; she wanted the Kuomintang to be destroyed so that her life of suffering would be worthwhile.
Then, gently place one of the paper cranes into Chuncao's hand, "and wish our little Chuncao can find her mother soon."
The moon waxes and wanes, flowers bloom and wither, life has its ups and downs, and the world has its joys and sorrows; never abandon yourself.
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