Chapter 110 Is there a letter?
Time passed quickly and it was December. A notice came out that all the educated youth in the city who had no jobs or schools had to go to the countryside, and Yang Xiumin was among them.
Director Li of the Street Office looked at Sun Erni and said in embarrassment: "Ernii, Xiumin, you have to prepare in advance. If you report to the Youth League Office early, you can choose a good place. If you go late, the places will be cold and far away. I'm telling you this, your Xiumin must go to the countryside, there is no way to avoid it."
Sun Erni's face was extremely ugly. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Director Li, "Erni, there is no other way. We all follow the rules and regulations. Unless you can help Xiumin settle down before this, just like the daughter of the old Zhang family in front, who is getting married next week. You know what I mean!"
"But Xiumin is still young," Sun Erni hesitated.
Director Li waved her hand and said, "I don't know about this. I just provided an idea. Okay, I have to go to the next house. You can handle it yourself!" If it weren't for the fact that they were neighbors, she wouldn't have said so much.
Yang Xiumin, who was hiding in the room, ran out as soon as the others left, "Mom, I want to get married."
Sun Erni frowned when she heard her little daughter say this, "What nonsense are you talking about? How old are you and you're getting married?"
At most, she was only fifteen years old. Although her husband had used his connections to change her age to one year older, she was still too young to get married. Besides, where could she find a suitable partner in a short period of time? She couldn't just grab anyone, right? It would be better for her to go to the countryside directly.
Yang Xiumin sat down on the chair and said angrily, "What should I do? I have been looking for a job for such a long time, but there is no news. Mom, I really don't want to go to the countryside. I asked my eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law to help me, but you refused. What do you want me to do?"
As she was talking, she remembered what her elder sister Yang Xiufen had said before. She bit her lower lip, glanced at her mother, and asked tentatively: "Mom, my elder sister said before that she would give me the job..."
Sun Erni couldn't help but be moved when her little daughter asked this. She didn't want to ask before because it hadn't come to this point yet, but now it was imminent. She licked her dry lips, "Xiumin, your elder sister said so before, but, hey, what do you want mom to say?"
Yang Xiumin suddenly knelt down in front of Sun Erni and begged, "Mom, I beg you, please go talk to my elder sister. I don't need a salary, as long as I can stay in the city."
"What are you doing? Get up, oops."
"Mom, I can't afford it, you promise me,"
Jiang Xinbai, who was about to open the door outside, silently withdrew his hand holding the key, tiptoed back the way he had come, and then quickly ran to his second sister's house upstairs.
Jiang Xinlan couldn't help but laugh when she saw her sister tiptoeing around, and asked, "What are you doing, stealing?"
"Shh, be quiet." My home is right downstairs from my second sister's house, and the sound insulation is poor, so I must be careful not to let anyone hear me.
"What's going on?" Jiang Xinlan put the child on the bed, looked outside the door and asked.
"Oh, you don't know, just when I was about to open the door, I heard my mother-in-law and sister-in-law talking. They should be talking about work. I listened and heard that Xiumin asked my mother-in-law to find my eldest sister-in-law and ask her to give up her job." Jiang Xinbai didn't know that her elder sister Yang Xiufen gave up her job voluntarily, he just felt sorry for her.
"Really? Then your elder sister is really pitiful. She is being missed by her younger sister."
"No, that's why I immediately retreated quietly when I heard them say that. Now I don't dare to go home. I'll stay at your house for a while."
"Hey, your family's matter is quite troublesome. I don't know what to do in the end." Jiang Xinlan looked at her sister with some concern, fearing that she would not be able to withstand the pressure and give up her job.
Jiang Xinbai looked very calm. "Anyway, I won't give up my job, no matter what you say. I've made up my mind. I'll go to the new house after get off work during this period. It's basically been repaired. Now I just need to lay the bluestone slabs in the front yard. If it doesn't work out, I'll move in early. Out of sight, out of mind. At least they won't come to block my door, right?"
"Well, it's good that you know it yourself. By the way, I haven't seen your yard after it was repaired. It happens that tomorrow is a holiday, so I'd like to go with you to see it?" Although it was not her own house, Jiang Xinlan was full of expectations for it.
"Okay, we're going there tomorrow. By the way, second sister, when are you going to start working on your own?"
"Let's do it after the New Year. This little bit of time won't make a difference." Jiang Xinlan still wanted to spend more time with her children.
Jiang Xinbai glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "It's almost time. I should go back too."
When she went downstairs and reached the door of her house, it was open. She paused and walked in carefully. As usual, she smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, Xiaobao is being well behaved today, isn't he?"
Sun Erni was holding the child and coaxing him. Seeing Jiang Xinbai coming back, she smiled and said, "He's very well behaved. How could my little baby not be well behaved? Your sister-in-law is back home today, so we can eat together and save ourselves the trouble of cooking twice."
Jiang Xinbai carefully looked at the expression on her mother-in-law's face. She saw that it was very calm, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just nodded and went straight into the kitchen.
At night, Jiang Xinbai couldn't help herself and whispered to her husband what she heard. Then she asked worriedly, "Do you think the eldest sister's job can be given to Xiumin?"
Yang Jinsheng was stunned. "No way? My elder sister..." He paused and continued, "It's hard to say. My elder sister always loves Xiumin, but my brother-in-law..."
"On the way back, I saw Director Xu from the Street Office. He might have informed Xiumin. Jinsheng, the meat processing factory is not hiring either? What should Xiumin do?" Jiang Xinbai was reluctant to give up his job, but he also didn't want to see his sister-in-law go to the countryside.
Yang Jinsheng shook his head. "No, everyone is in a hurry to find a job. Not only is the salary high, but mainly no one is willing to sell jobs. If it really doesn't work out, Xiumin can go to the countryside for a while, and her family will send her food every month."
Sun Erni on the other side thought the same thing. She came close to Yang Fugui and whispered, "Fugui, Director Xu came today and said Xiumin is going to the countryside. If she goes earlier, she can choose a place by herself. Otherwise, let her go first. We will send her food every month, and we don't expect her to earn her own food."
"Alas," Yang Fugui sighed, "There is no other way, so you should talk to Xiumin."
Sun Erni opened her mouth and wanted to say what her eldest daughter Xiufen had said, but after thinking it over she swallowed the thought back.
Seeing that the Youth League Office was urging them more and more urgently, Yang Xiumin's mood became worse and worse, so Jiang Xinbai didn't want to stay at home anymore. Whenever he had free time, he would clean and tinker in the new house. Gradually, there were more furniture in the house, and they could move in directly after the New Year.
"Mom, you're at home. Where's Xiumin?" Yang Xiufen looked very happy and asked where Yang Xiumin was as soon as she entered the door.
When Sun Erni saw her eldest daughter's expression, she was delighted and asked, "Xiu Fen, is there a letter?"
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