Chapter 50 Toilet Cleaning
"When will it be the turn of women to be the head of our Lu family!"
Old Mrs. Lu came out with a cane, supported by Li Chunmei.
Lu Yongsheng and Lu Yongfu both stood up to support her.
When she came to Shen Jiale, Old Mrs. Lu said, "They have a deep relationship as brothers. Do you want to destroy their relationship?"
Shen Jiale saw that Old Mrs. Lu was pointing the finger at him, and said to Lu Mingfeng, "I will return the betrothal money to you. You can use it as you
like." Old Mrs. Lu looked at her with a look that said, "You know what's good for you. "
Unexpectedly, Lu Mingfeng said, "Give me the money, I won't lend it."
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she hit Lu Mingfeng with her walking stick and said, "Mingqi is your elder brother. If you don't lend it to him, why do you keep so much money?"
Lu Mingfeng said, "I'm saving it to buy delicious food for my wife."
Mrs. Lu's face suddenly darkened and said to Lu Yongfu, "Why did you agree to this in the first place? In this marriage, who would marry a wife who is not virtuous? Can a beautiful woman be enough to feed her family? The wife should be like Liping, who is diligent and frugal, and filial to the elders. "
Lu Yongfu said, "How can I be the head of his family?"
Old Mrs. Lu knocked on the ground with her cane: "You are his father, how can you not be the head of the family?"
Of course, he did not pay a penny and had no say.
Lu Mingfeng stood up holding Shen Jiale's hand: "Grandma, there is nothing wrong with my daughter-in-law. She also works every day to earn work points, not less than my sister-in-law. If your family does not really want to treat us to a meal, we will leave." After saying that, he took Shen Jiale and walked out.
Tian Liping saw that the person had left and wanted to keep him, but was stopped by Old Mrs. Lu.
"Let them go. The Lu family has always been a family of brothers and sisters, but they have a traitor like him and married a wife who is just like him."
...
It was so unpleasant that Lu Yongfu and Lu Mingqi were not in the mood to stay for dinner.
When they were about to go back, Lu Mingxuan brought a bottle of wine to Lu Yongfu.
Lu Yongfu happily took the wine home, but Lu Mingqi was in a bad mood and did not go back.
He went to Zhou's house and found Zhou Min.
He told her about the job Lu Mingxuan arranged for him.
Zhou Min said: "What a pity! I heard that the salary of a formal worker in the city is more than 30 yuan, and it will only take half a year to earn back 200 yuan. Otherwise, after we get married, I will use the money to find a job for you."
"Brother Mingxuan said that this job is very popular and we only have a few days to consider it. By the time my family saves enough money for the betrothal gift, you will definitely not be able to catch up."
Zhou Min thought for a while: "I'll talk to my family and tell them that we don't want the betrothal money. You can use the money to find a job."
"That's not enough."
"You think of a way to borrow some, and I'll think of a way when I go back. Let's get this job first."
After they went back, they each told their families.
After a while, Zhou Min came to Lu Mingqi and brought her mother's private money to lend to the Lu family.
Lu Yongfu praised Zhou Min for her general knowledge.
The Lu family had to find a way to deal with the remaining money.
Lu Yongfu went out to borrow money, Liang Qiaoli always felt that things were not that simple, so she went to find Lu Mingfeng.
Lu Mingfeng said: "Mom, I will go to work later and ask the factory where Lu Mingxuan works to see what the situation is. You watch first, don't let your eldest brother give him the money tonight."
Liang Qiaoli said: "How can money be borrowed so easily."
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Lu Mingfeng went to the black market and asked Xu Jin to help check the recruitment situation of the towel factory.
The result came out soon.
The towel factory was indeed hiring, but they were not hiring workshop workers.
Xu Jin asked, "Does anyone in your village want to go? I know someone in the towel factory. I can get in just by saying something."
Lu Mingfeng asked, "Do I need to pay to get in?" Xu Jin
smiled and said, "Why spend money? It's just a toilet cleaner, and the salary is only ten yuan. No one in the factory wants to do it, so we want to recruit people from outside."
"Cleaning the toilet? I thought it was a good job."
"This job is suitable for older people. Your eldest brother is young, and he can do anything. That little salary is just enough to support him alone, and it's not enough."
"I'll go back and tell your eldest brother."
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At dawn, Lu Mingfeng returned to Yaoshui Village. As soon as he entered the village, he saw Lu Bailing shouting at him.
"Second brother, you are back. Mom was blocking the door of my uncle's house before dawn."
"What happened?"
"Dad borrowed money last night and went to find Brother Mingxuan with my eldest brother to get the job. Mom advised him to wait until you find out more before making a decision, but Dad and my eldest brother were afraid that the job would be taken by someone else first, so they gave the money to Brother Mingxuan without waiting."
Lu Mingfeng didn't even go home after hearing this. He took Lu Bailing and rode to his uncle's house.
When he got there, he saw that in addition to his mother, his eldest brother, Shen Jiale, and Zhou Min were also there.
"Wife, why are you here too?" Lu Mingfeng walked up and held Shen Jiale's hand.
Shen Jiale said, "Bai Ling came to me because she was worried that mom would quarrel with them."
Zhou Min said, "Auntie, it's so hard to find a job in the city. I'm willing to give up the bride price. Why are you still objecting?"
Liang Qiaoli said, "I'm not against finding a job for Mingqi. It's just that we have to find out clearly since it costs so much money."
Lu Mingqi said, "Mom, I'm going to work in the factory where brother Mingxuan works. There's nothing to worry about." She asked Lu Mingfeng, "How did you find out? Don't delay brother Mingxuan from work."
Lu Mingfeng did not answer and reached out to knock on the door.
Tian Liping opened the door and asked, "What are you doing so early?"
"Tell Lu Mingxuan to return the money."
Lu Mingqi pulled Lu Mingfeng and said, "Is there any problem? Has the job been taken by someone else?"
Lu Mingxuan got up, came out and said, "Impossible, I have already informed the director, this job will definitely be yours."
Lu Mingfeng snorted coldly, "Lu Mingxuan, can you tell me what position it is and how much the salary is?"
Lu Mingxuan's eyes wandered: "The factory has the final say on wages. Even if the wages are low at the beginning, they will increase if you do a good job in the future."
Seeing that Lu Mingxuan was still trying to deceive him, Lu Mingfeng said: "Brother, let me tell you, this job is to clean the toilets, and the monthly salary is 10 yuan."
Lu Mingqi was surprised to hear that it was actually cleaning toilets, and the salary was not as much as the work points he earned.
In Yaoshui Village, one work point was 4 cents, and one day's work was 40 cents, which was 12 yuan a month. At the end of the year, when the grain was distributed, he could also get some money.
Zhou Min heard this and blamed Lu Mingqi: "Why didn't you ask what kind of job it was?"
Lu Mingqi said: "Mingxuan made the job sound so rare, I thought it was a factory worker."
Lu Mingfeng asked Lu Mingqi: "Brother, do you still want this job? If you do, I can help you get it, and you don't have to spend a penny."
Before Lu Mingqi could answer, Zhou Min said: "No! No!"
No one in his right mind would agree to spend 200 yuan to find a dirty and tiring job cleaning toilets.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, Lu Mingxuan had no choice but to hand over the money.
When Lu Yongfu came over, Lu Mingxuan explained that the factory wanted to use this job as a test for the workers who applied for the job, and if they could endure hardships, they would definitely change jobs in the future.
He also explained that it was not his intention to use money to bribe people.
No matter how much Lu Mingxuan talked, Lu Yongfu did not want his son to clean the toilet.
Lu Mingxuan's daughter wanted to eat watermelon and pestered him to buy it.
Lu Mingxuan said he would buy it next time he came back.
Thinking of the bicycle that Lu Mingfeng rode, Lu Mingxuan said to Tian Liping: "Although I work in the county, I also want to come back to visit you often, but it costs money to take a bus, so I want to save money and buy wine for my third uncle when I come back. When I was a child, my third uncle loved me the most."
Tian Liping said: "It would be great if the family could buy a bicycle, so that you can come back often and save money on tickets."
If it were in the past, Lu Mingxuan would only need to ask for something, and Lu Yongfu would satisfy him.
Even if it was something belonging to his own son, Lu Yongfu would give it to Lu Mingxuan.
But he couldn't be the head of this family when it came to bicycles.
He thought that the bicycle was bought by Shen Jiale with the betrothal money.
As for this daughter-in-law, Lu Yongfu couldn't even put on a show in front of her.