Chapter 225: Waiting to starve to death?
Chen Yi's words made Xiao Meiting feel complicated. It was normal for her to work outside, but it was really not easy for others to care about her.
Thinking of this, she said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have been doing manual labor for many years, and I can do all these."
Seeing how persistent she was, Chen Yi didn't say anything. She could just do it herself.
After these few days, Chen Yi has gotten used to the fact that there are no messy people in the office.
She looked at the album and found that she had saved up several design drawings recently. However, Li Qing and Wu Mei's designs have become much more mature now.
Next quarter, she plans to have two people draw it and use it directly.
But this also depends on their level. If they can't draw well, it won't work.
After explaining the task, the two of them looked very excited. If they could draw well, the autumn clothes would be designed by them.
Chen Yi felt even happier. It was great that she didn't have to do the work herself and could just let them do it themselves.
It was lunchtime at noon, and she looked out the window. She saw many people talking in the factory yard.
Li Qing came back and said happily: "The factory is planning to hold a party tomorrow and improve the food!"
Improve the food!
This is a rare occurrence, and it happens less than once a year basically, because to improve the food, we need meat. Without meat, there is no point in improving the food.
So when they heard this, everyone except Chen Yi was very excited.
"That's great! I won't be going home for dinner tomorrow night!" Wu Mei said with a smile, "It's been a year, and I've finally waited for the food to improve."
Because of supply issues in the past two years, their factory rarely holds parties.
Basically, it's about recalling the good times and remembering the bad times. But life is pretty bitter now, so how can we recall it? No one wants to recall it.
So, the factory simply decided not to hold it. That’s it.
Chen Yi returned home in the afternoon and unexpectedly saw He Shuyun coming.
"Aunt? Why are you here?" She was a little surprised.
Because it is the busy farming season now, there are basically very few people from the countryside coming here.
He Shuyun smiled and said, "The busy farming season has just ended, and I thought it would be inconvenient for you to take care of the children, so I came to see you."
When she arrived in the afternoon, it was Xiao Meiting who opened the door. At first she thought she had come to the wrong house.
After taking a look, I confirmed that this was the one.
Hearing this, Chen Yi said, "Then you stay here for a few more days, little aunt. Let's stay here for a few days."
When He Mingcheng came back in the evening, he was quite surprised to see He Shuyun, but after thinking about it, he also wanted to persuade this person.
"Aunt, why don't you and my uncle come over here."
I didn't think about it at first, but I heard from Chen Yi that self-employed people will be popular in a few years, so it would be fine to do some business.
When the time comes, I can start a business with my sister-in-law's family, so I won't have to work hard all day long.
Hearing this, He Shuyun shook her head. "How can it be that easy? We both have rural household registration. What is your uncle doing here? It's not easy for Jianjun to be alone. The two of us coming here will only add to the burden."
It’s not like she hadn’t thought about it before. Who wouldn’t envy the life of city dwellers?
But it’s not that easy. Without a city hukou, there will be no food rations.
Now we have enough food to survive in the city. If we stay here without food, won’t we just be waiting to starve to death?
He Mingcheng thought for a moment and said, "Jianjun really can't support you, but we can help. If you help us take care of the children, we will give you a salary."
Instead of using other people, it is better to use your own family members, or your own aunt, who is the most trustworthy person.
"Why should I pay you for babysitting?" He Shuyun laughed. "If I had food rations, wouldn't it be easy for me to babysit your children? We can earn work points in the brigade, so we don't have to stay here."
Even if she was only given 50 kilograms of food a month, she would still stay in the brigade, if for no other reason than to earn work points, which would allow her to save some money in addition to exchanging them for food.
"Aunt." Chen Yi said at this time: "Did you see Tingting who came to open the door for you today?"
"Yes, is this to help you look after the children?" He Shuyun nodded.
When I came here today, I thought it was someone else's family. This child is so strong and must be good at work.
Hearing this, Chen Yi nodded and said, "I give her 40 yuan a month to look after the children. If you come, wouldn't it be good for you to earn this 40 yuan?"
She said this while the other person was not around, but if Xiao Meiting was not allowed to look after the child, she would have to arrange a new job for her.
Anyway, the black market needs people, so Xiao Meiting can go there.
"Four...forty yuan?!" He Shuyun was stunned when she heard the number.
"Why? Pay so much money just for babysitting a child!" She didn't understand at all, it was just babysitting a child.
I originally thought that the child was pretty good, but now he looks really evil and has a dark heart.
Chen Yi explained: "Aunt, you are not allowed to find a nanny now. And our family is not qualified to find a nanny, so we found a very expensive one privately."
In fact, it is more expensive to find a job openly, at least fifty yuan a month, because this is also a job that most people are unwilling to do.
Some people want to do this job, but may not be able to do it, and those who are capable of doing it don't want to do it.
Therefore, the salary in this industry is very high.
He Shuyun didn't understand all this, but when she heard that forty yuan was given to others just to take care of the child, she still felt very distressed.
"No, that's too expensive." She frowned and said, "Then I'll talk to your uncle-in-law about it. I'll take care of the children for you, and you just need to provide me with food. You can save the money."
When she heard that they had to give 40 yuan to others, she felt really sad. She didn't want the money, she just asked the couple not to give so much money to others.
"Aunt, there's no need to do this. Our family can afford it." He Mingcheng thought it would be a good idea to give his aunt a salary.
They don’t even want money when we give it to them normally, so this is considered helping their family.
Even though the matter was temporarily settled, He Shuyun sent a telegram before it got dark. It would have been better to discuss it over the phone, but she couldn't bear to do it.
It costs more than one dollar to make a phone call, it’s better to send a telegram. If mailing a letter wasn’t too slow, she would have wanted to write a letter.
The next morning, He Mingcheng took Xiao Meiting to the black market.
Since He Shuyun is here, she no longer needs to take care of the child.
When Xiao Meiting went to the black market, she was responsible for organizing the warehouse and registering things. This job also paid 40 yuan. In fact, it was easier than taking care of children, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
As long as nothing is lost, it's fine.
Xiao Wu was even happier working with his sister. After learning about the situation, he said to He Mingcheng, "Brother Cheng, there's no need to explain this clearly. You also want to help my aunt, right?"
He had a clearer understanding of these things and felt that He Mingcheng was a really good person.
It's rare that he still remembers to help his family after becoming successful.
He Mingcheng was relieved to see that he understood. He was just afraid that he would feel uncomfortable. He didn't want the relationship between brothers to be affected by such a small matter. That would be bad.
(End of this chapter)
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