When talking about building a house, Qin Wei's focus was on the money it would cost to build a house, and he didn't consider the issue of spending extra money on the homestead at all. He said that most people just fence off a good place and build it and it's theirs.
Of course, the locations near the city center have already been occupied, so if you want to build, you can only go outside.
Even so, no country people are willing to build houses in the city. The first reason is that they don’t have the money, and the second is how will they live in them after they build them?
Do I have to run more than ten miles every day to go back to the production team to work?
In fact, it is still a question of the values of the times. What farmers like is always the land. When they get rich, they return to the village to buy land, build a big house, marry three or five wives and have a bunch of children. This is the most simple wish of every farmer.
In this era, if you don’t have a job, you can’t survive in the city. Business and all commercial activities are not allowed in the city, so you can’t take root.
Although everyone knows that city workers live better than farmers and country people envy them, they also know how difficult it is to become a formal worker. Every time there is a recruitment, there are countless people lining up.
Not only Old Man Qin, but even Qin Wei was not interested in the questions raised by Qin Huai.
Qin Wei then kept saying that it was difficult to go out. Various procedures and certificates were required, and a legitimate reason had to be provided before a permit could be issued, otherwise it would be difficult to move forward.
Qin Huai felt that he was saying this to him on purpose, probably because he was afraid that his young son would go out and run around.
Before leaving, Qin Wei mentioned the matter of lending him money again. Qin Huai said, "Uncle, there are still two days. If I can't get the money together by then, can I borrow from you again?"
Qin Wei then gave up.
After sending him off, Old Man Qin said with emotion, "This child is really kind. Qin Huai, in the future, if you see anyone in the village in trouble, help them if you can."
Because of Qin Wei's loyalty, Qin Huai said, "Don't worry, old man. I'm also from Qinjiazhuang."
Qin Xiaoyun came over with a red face and handed Qin Huai's jacket to him. Qin Huai took it and put it on. Qin Xiaomi went forward to look at it, but Qin Xiaoyun said, "Don't look."
Qin Huai took it down and saw that the places where the cotton was exposed had been carefully mended. Qin Xiaoyun said, "Brother, don't despise me, I have hardly touched needle and thread." A girl who started begging to support her family at the age of a few years old had no money to buy needle and thread, and no mother to teach her.
"What are you complaining about? I should thank you. From now on, you don't have to wear a ragged coat with cotton showing through, and you don't have to face the cold stares of the city people."
Qin Xiaoyun cried after hearing this and said, "Brother, you spent all your money on making clothes for us..."
Qin Huai said, "Why are you talking about this again? You're crying like a fool. It's not like we don't have money to buy it."
It is indeed not the time to wear new clothes. The people in Qinjiazhuang have already started cannibalism. If I wear new clothes and go back, people will gossip about me. In this era, you can't spend money casually just because you have money.
The old man said, "I can't make something for outer wear, but I can make a small piece of clothing for the inner garment, so that no one else can see it."
"That's fine. After I sell the rest of the soap tomorrow, I'll buy a piece of cloth and we can each make one."
Old man Qin waved his hands and said, "I'm old, why should I spend money?"
Qin Huai said, "A piece of clothing doesn't cost much, it's not like we can't make it." After he said that, the old man didn't object, and the family continued to make molds. Qin Huai estimated that they needed 300 laundry soaps and 300 laundry soap molds before they could slowly start a business.
The old man looked at the pile of molds in front of him and said, "Then we have to work harder, we are still a long way from finishing them."
Fortunately, the old man is a skilled worker, and he has the help of Qin Huai and his three companions. If the materials are sufficient, he can make about 80 pieces a day, and it is estimated that he will be almost done in two more days.
The next morning, Qin Huai took Qin Xiaoyun and her sister to the flea market to sell soap.
The three of them have become proficient in working together, and perhaps the reputation of the soap has spread in the market. As soon as it is put on the market, people come up to buy it. Qin Xiaoyun is now fully capable of selling things. In order to survive, this little girl has mastered all kinds of survival skills.
Qin Huai looked at it for a while and felt that everything was fine. He pulled Qin Xiaomi and said, "Come on, I'll take you to buy something delicious."
Qin Xiaoyun also said: "You guys go ahead, I can do it here by myself."
"Okay, wait for us to bring it back to you." After that, he asked Qin Xiaomi, "We're not eating buns today. Is there anything you want to eat? I'll take you there."
These two little girls may have never eaten anything else in their entire lives.
Qin Xiaomi's eyes lit up and she said, "There's oil tea and lard sesame cakes on the street ahead. I've walked by and smelled the aroma of the sesame cakes many times and I've been craving them."
"Okay, let's go eat some sesame cakes." Qin Xiaoyun had taken her out before, and she would definitely not spoil her or buy her whatever she wanted.
The oil tea that Qin Xiaomi mentioned is a specialty snack in northern Anhui. The soup is served in a huge teapot wrapped in thick cloth, probably to keep it warm. The teapot looks bigger than a person. The vendor holds the bowl in one hand and overturns the pot with the other hand, and the oil tea pours into the bowl without leaking a drop.
Qin Xiaomi ate five sesame cakes and two bowls of oil tea. She touched her stomach and stared at the sesame cakes eagerly. Qin Huai asked, "Are you full?"
She said shyly, "No more." She saw that Qin Huai only ate two sesame cakes and a bowl of oil tea, and felt a little embarrassed.
Qin Huai said, "Why should I be embarrassed to be with my brother? I must make sure you eat your fill today, so you can continue eating." He asked for another bowl of oil tea and two sesame cakes for her. Finally, she couldn't eat anymore, so she bought six more sesame cakes and took them back to Qin Xiaoyun and the old man.
Today's breakfast cost almost two dollars.
Compared to the workers’ salary of 16.5 yuan at the time, one eighth of that was consumed in one meal.
After wrapping the pancake with oil paper, Qin Xiaomi suddenly said nervously, "Brother, it's Sister Hong, hide quickly."
Hearing that they had seen the villagers, Qin Huai quickly took her to hide in a corner. After a while, they saw Hong Jie carrying Goudan passing by. Goudan passed by the pancake stand and pointed at the pancake and said, "Mom, it's a pancake."
Sister Hong's face was pale and she walked with difficulty. It was obvious that she was hungry. Goudan's eyes became even bigger with hunger.
It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and his baby fat has disappeared.
Sister Hong said, "Be good, Goudan. The sesame cakes don't taste good. Go to the front and get a bowl of porridge for you."
Goudan said obediently: "Mom, let's go quickly."
The mother and daughter walked slowly past. When Qin Huai looked back at Qin Xiaomi, she didn't know when her face was already covered with tears. Qin Huai said, "Don't cry, I won't ignore them. Go find your sister first, I'll go out and find a solution."
Qin Xiaomi held his hand tightly until Qin Huai said, "Go back quickly and don't run around," and ran out from the other side.
He first went around to the other end of the alley, and then pretended to walk slowly into the alley, just in time to see Sister Hong.
He called out loudly, "Sister Hong."
Sister Hong said in surprise: "Qin Huai."
Goudan called softly from Sister Hong's back, "Uncle Qin Huai."
Qin Huai said, "Goudan, you must be hungry. Come on, uncle will take you to eat."
Sister Hong hurriedly said: "Qinhuai..."
Qin Huai looked at Goudan and felt very sad, but he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Goudan is lucky. The people in the city gave me money. As his uncle, I have to make sure my nephew has a good meal."
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