Ma Xiulian exclaimed in surprise and asked hurriedly, "Nannan, do you really want to hire someone?"
Seeing her like this, Cheng Yunan smiled and said, "Yes, President Zhuang has given me full authority to be in charge of the processing plant, so I still have the final say on recruitment. Mom, do you have any candidates?"
Ma Xiulian slapped her thigh and said, "Yes, I have a lot of candidates. Your eldest uncle has four brothers and sisters. Your first cousin is married. The youngest cousin is five years older than Jianshe and got married four years ago. Your second uncle also has a cousin and five cousins. But my relationship with your second uncle is average."
Your mother-in-law's home is surrounded by mountains, and there is only one small road in and out of the town. There is only one ox in the whole village, and every year when delivering grain to the town, we have to line up at dawn and arrive in the town at noon, and it takes five or six hours to walk all the way.
Since there is such a good opportunity, I would like you to help a few cousins."
Cheng Yunan smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Mom? What's the matter with Laba? It just so happens that I haven't met my uncle and his family when I got married to Lu Shiye. I'll ask Jianshe to ask for a leave for me later. I'll go to my in-laws' house with Mom to get to know them and talk to my uncle and cousin about going to town to work.
Even if they are willing, they will have to live in the town. After all, the round trip is too long and it would be too troublesome to delay things. "
"Of course, of course. The processing plant has a lot of work to do, so there's no reason to get stuck on the road.
It's a bit far to go to your mother-in-law's house, so mom will go and make some cakes for you." Ma Xiulian was so angry that she immediately spread her wings and flew to her mother's house.
Such a good thing is harder to come by than pie falling from the sky.
But if you are stupid, you will definitely refuse.
Cheng Yunan saw Ma Xiulian busying herself in the kitchen, so she turned back into the house to pack her things.
Bring these two cans of maltose, two bottles of canned food, two pounds of glutinous rice sticks, one pound of brown sugar, one pound of White Rabbit milk candy, two bottles of wine, um, some wild honey in the space, and add two pieces of cloth. I am an employee in a clothing store, so it is easy for me to get some cloth. I picked out two pieces of navy blue cloth and made new clothes for my grandpa and grandma.
Unfortunately, the pigs in the space haven't given birth yet, so they can't be slaughtered, but we can still get some meat.
But these things also count.
By the time Cheng Yunan put the things into the backpack, Ma Xiulian had already made the oil cakes.
"Why do you carry so many things?" Ma Xiu Lian asked.
"It's my first time going out, so I'm going to prepare some food and supplies for my parents-in-law."
Ma Xiu Lian moved her lips. Her daughter-in-law was giving her a face, and she was very touched.
"Mom, why are you still standing there? Let's go. It's too late to walk at night."
"Okay!" Ma Xiu Lian raised her sleeves and covered her eyes.
On the way, Ma Xiulian talked about her mother's family.
Ma Xiulian's parents' home is in Majia Village. She and Ma Yunmei were both from that village and married to Lujia Village.
Their village was located in a valley, and the only way out of the village was a road that took the entire village two winters to dig out and was barely wide enough for ox carts to pass through.
When Ma Xiulian mentioned this before, Cheng Yunan thought the village was very poor, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but sigh.
It's really poor.
There isn't even a decent brick and tile house, and the entire village seems to have only a hundred or so people. The land in the mountains is poor and food can hardly be grown. Fortunately, the villagers organize winter hunting several times every year.
There is no other way. If the villagers are allowed to go into the mountains again, they will starve to death relying solely on the food from the fields.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked for four and a half hours and finally entered Majia Village.
"Hey, this is Xiulian, it's Chinese New Year, how come you have time to come back? The person next to you is..."
As soon as Ma Xiulian entered the village, someone recognized her and greeted her.
"Aunt Niu, this is my old wife. I'll bring her here to introduce herself to the family."
"Oh, your husband has married a wife!" Aunt Niu Er circled around Cheng Yunan and sighed, "This eldest daughter is so beautiful. My wife has never seen such a beautiful person in her life.
Look at this little face, it's so tender that you can squeeze water out of it, it's prettier than that delicate flower."
"That's right, my daughter-in-law is the only one in the whole town who can find such a beautiful girl." Ma Xiu Lian said proudly.
It has to be her Nan Nan, who is trying to embarrass her.
Cheng Yunan's cheeks turned red from being praised.
"Hey...Xiulian! You came back just in time. Your father is injured!"
"What?! When did my father get hurt? Where was he injured? How did he get hurt? Is it serious? Has he seen a doctor?" Ma Xiu Lian had a smile on her face just now, but in the instant she grabbed Aunt Niu and started questioning her anxiously.
"The injury was quite serious at the time. He went to the mountains to collect firewood and encountered a wolf. Your father was old and was bitten on the leg by the wolf. Fortunately, he fell into a trap and saved his life.
It was Ma Donglai who went to the mountains and heard the cry for help and rescued the person.
At that time, Uncle Tao took people to the hospital in the town and bandaged the wound, but he lost too much blood and his leg was seriously injured, so he still can't get off the bed. "
Upon hearing that the injury was so serious, Ma Xiu Lian didn't bother to greet Aunt Niu, and pulled Cheng Yunan to run home.
When they arrived at the gate of the Ma family, Ma Xiulian shouted twice into the yard.
A group of people came out of the room and shouted happily when they saw Ma Xiulian:
"Sister!"
"aunt!"
"aunt!"
"It's the little one who's back!"
"Mom, brother and sister-in-law, I'm back. Where's Dad? How is his injury?" Ma Xiu took two steps into the yard and rushed to the old lady, looking anxious.
"My little one, your father's leg injury was bandaged by the doctor. He originally wanted to have an operation, but you know your father's stubborn temper, so he insisted on being discharged from the hospital. It's been more than half a month. I'm afraid..."
The old lady started crying as she spoke.
These past few nights, she could hear the old man groaning in the middle of the night. He must have had pain in his legs.
As soon as the old man's leg was injured, she wanted to send a letter to her youngest son, but the old man held her back, fearing that it would embarrass the child.
She knew that the old man was worried about the money.
All the children in the family are married and have difficulty in getting enough food to eat, so there is no spare money for him to be hospitalized for surgery.
and……
And Xiaoxue that girl...
When the old lady thought of her granddaughter, her tears could not stop falling.
The eldest daughter-in-law supported the old lady and said, "Mom, don't cry. It's rare for my younger sister to come back. You go back to the room and accompany her first. I will go to cook.
Chengdong brought back a rabbit from the mountains yesterday. There are still some radish strips from last year, which are perfect for soaking and eating.”
"Well, go ahead and get busy." The old lady nodded.
"Mom, let me help too." The one who spoke was Ma Chengxue, the daughter of my uncle.
"You don't need to be busy. You just finished washing clothes. Mom is here. Your aunt is here. You should go and talk to her too." Jiang Juhua, the eldest sister-in-law of the Ma family, said.
Jiang Juhua felt so distressed when she saw her skinny daughter.
But there was nothing she could do. She had such a big family, all eating from the same big pot. She only had one son and several grandchildren. She really felt helpless.
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