Chapter 14 Decision
After moving, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren took a good rest for a few days. They were really exhausted from building the new house some time ago.
"In two days, I plan to go to Guangzhou to work." Wang Xiuren leaned against the head of the bed, holding an unlit cigarette in his hand.
Lin Qiu said a lot of strange things, saying that secondhand smoke was bad for Shanshan and that he was not allowed to smoke in front of his daughter.
"The eldest brother and his two friends went out to make money before the festival," Wang Xiuren picked up the cigarette, put it to his nose and took a deep breath, "I have to work harder too. I still owe my father-in-law so much money for my new house this year. If I don't make money, life will be hard!"
Lin Qiu glanced at him and said, "I want to go too! I can go into the factory."
Back home, with only two acres of land to farm and no way to make money, Lin Qiu didn't want to spend his days asking others for money and having to look at their faces.
"What will happen to Shanshan when you leave?" Wang Xiuren frowned. "She is only one and a half years old and can't even speak properly. Who can you trust to leave her to?"
Lin Qiu said nothing, watching Wang Shan running around the room.
"Besides, even if your parents are willing to help, will Zhou Mei and Liu Xiang agree?" Wang Xiuren thought for a moment, then shook his head: "There is no hope for my family's situation."
Lin Qiu insisted, "I've decided. I'm going to take Shanshan with me to Pengcheng!"
Wang Xiuren was shocked, "Pengcheng? I'm going to Guangshi!"
"Yes!" Lin Qiu looked at Wang Xiuren, the determination in his eyes tolerant of rejection.
Wang Xiuren was stunned.
Going to Pengcheng? With your daughter? I have never been there, so I don't know what the situation is like there. What if there is no work and I can't even support myself?
The two fell silent for a moment.
Lin Qiu began to outline a plan to go to Pengcheng in his mind. In her previous life, she and Wang Xiuren first went to Guangzhou City, and then stayed in Fo City for nearly thirty years. Whether in Guangzhou or Foshan, the four brothers Wang Xiuren rented together.
Wang Xiuren was easily influenced and was always taken advantage of by the boss and Lao Man, and was then called a fool. So in this life, Lin Qiu decided to keep Wang Xiuren away from those three brothers.
She has her own skills, so the family of three will definitely be able to live better than before, and maybe even get rich.
"Pengcheng is developing better than Guangzhou, with more opportunities. It's all mentioned in the news." Lin Qiu grabbed Wang Shan who was running and touched her back to see if she was sweating. "There are many opportunities and ways to make money. We have skills, so it will be easy for us to find jobs. If we are afraid to take action, then what are we going to do? We can just guard our two acres of land!"
"Anyway, I will take Shanshan to Pengcheng, you can do whatever you want!" After saying that, he carried Wang Shan to wash up.
Wang Xiuren couldn't sleep that night. Lin Qiu slept soundly because he had a clear plan for the future.
The next morning, Wang Xiuren got up early and sat at the door of the main room to smoke. He was still struggling with last night's conversation.
He only knew how to do carpentry, and he had always worked with people he knew before. Now he suddenly had to go to Pengcheng, and he knew nothing about Pengcheng. He was worried about what he would do if he took his cousin's daughter to Pengcheng and couldn't find a job.
The strange thing is that Lin Qiu doesn't seem to be worried at all and looks very confident. He can't figure out where her confidence comes from.
After Lin Qiu got up and packed up himself and his daughter, he took out a notebook and started to make plans for the trip to Pengcheng.
After making the preliminary plans, Lin Qiu asked Wang Shan to go and play by herself while she had to prepare breakfast.
The family had a simple meal of noodles.
"I'll listen to you this time and go to Pengcheng." Wang Xiuren made a sudden decision while looking at the kitchen that didn't even have a stove.
Anyway, if he couldn't find a job in Pengcheng, he would take his cousin's daughter to Guangzhou.
Lin Qiu was surprised. "Are you sure? I saw you were reluctant to get up this morning."
Wang Xiuren answered affirmatively, "Confirmed."
"But let me tell you first, we will go to Pengcheng for a month. If you don't find a job in a month, you will go to Guangshi with me!"
Lin Qiu nodded, "Don't worry, if I still can't find a job in a month, I will definitely go to Guangshi with you."
Now that we have decided to go to Pengcheng, we need to take care of the fields and vegetable gardens at home as soon as possible. Lin Qiu plans to hand over the family's fields and vegetable gardens to his cousin's wife Zhong Hua, who is a hardworking person, so he can rest assured in leaving them to her.
After hearing her idea, Wang Xiuren shook his head and said, "My parents definitely don't want to let others farm their land. To avoid arguments, let's ask them directly! If they don't want to farm, we can ask Sister-in-law Zhong Hua."
After hearing this, Lin Qiu urged him to go to the old house and ask.
The two houses are very close. Just go down from the back of the new house and turn right to get there.
The door of the main room was open. Wang Xiuren shouted "Dad" and "Mom" loudly, and Wang Zongsheng and Li Xiuying came out from the kitchen.
"Why are you shouting so loudly? I'm not deaf," Li Xiuying complained, "What's the matter?"
Wang Xiuren explained that he was going to Pengcheng.
After hearing this, Li Xiuying immediately asked, "You and Lin Qiu are both going, so what about Sister Shan? I'm telling you, I won't help you take her."
Wang Xiuren was not surprised at all and continued, "Lin Qiu and I will take Shanshan with us. We will ask you if you want to plant the fields and soil in the house. If not, you can let others do it. Anyway, the seeds and everything are ready."
Li Xiuying looked Wang Xiuren up and down, taking a one-year-old baby to work! I really don’t know what he was thinking.
Seeing that Li Xiuying didn't answer, Wang Zongsheng continued, "We are both old, and we have two acres of land ourselves, so we can't take care of it. You can divide it up and give it to others to farm."
"No!" Li Xiuying immediately retorted, "I don't have to plant the fields, but I want the vegetable plot."
"Okay, I'll let you plant the vegetable garden." Wang Xiuren didn't care. "I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
After Wang Xiuren came out of the old house, he went straight to his cousin's house, found Zhong Hua's wife, explained his purpose, and Zhong Hua readily agreed.
The issue with the fields was resolved, and Lin Qiu planned to take Wang Shan back to his mother's house to tell his father and mother that he was going to Pengcheng.
Wang Xiuren also felt that he had to inform his father-in-law, so he took his wife and daughter to the street to buy two pounds of meat. He also asked someone to go to the town to book tickets for the day after tomorrow, and the family of three returned to her mother's home.
Lin Ting went to the prefabrication factory in the morning, Lin Hui and her family also went back to her parents' home, and Lin Ping was in the town learning craft from an old tailor and would not be back until the evening. Only Zhou Qing was left in the house, sitting at the door of the main room picking red cabbage.
Seeing Lin Qiu's family of three coming, Zhou Qing quickly put the red cabbage moss aside and went to greet them: "Qiuqiu, Xiuren, come in quickly! Shanshan, let grandma hold it and see if it's heavy."
Lin Qiu stuffed Wang Shan into Zhou Qing's arms and said, "I haven't seen her for a few days, how can she be that serious!"
Wang Xiuren put away his bicycle, carried the meat, and walked at the end.
"Where's Dad? Did he go to work?" Wang Xiuren asked.
Zhou Qing smiled and hugged Wang Shan, "Yes, I will be back for lunch later. Qiuqiu, make a cup of tea for Xiuren."
"No, no, I just had tea at home and came here." Wang Xiuren waved his hand.
"Mom, I came back today to tell you something." Lin Qiu leaned on Zhou Qing's left shoulder dependently.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Qing looked at his daughter's expression and guessed that it was not a bad thing.
Lin Qiu said slowly: "The day after tomorrow, Wang Xiuren and I are going to take Shanshan to work in Pengcheng."
"You and Shanshan are going too!" Zhou Qing was surprised. "Shanshan is so young, where can she go to do anything?"
"Then I can't leave her in the house." Lin Qiu grabbed Wang Shan's hand, "She is still so young, I can't bear to leave her behind."
"Hey, how are you going to do anything with him? The expenses out there are so high, how can Xiu Ren live alone?" Zhou Qing was worried, "How about I take care of him for you?"
The concerns Zhou Qing mentioned were exactly what Wang Xiuren was worried about. When he heard that his mother-in-law was willing to take care of her daughter, his eyes lit up and he really wanted to agree.
"Mom, you have so many things to do, how can you have time to help me?" Lin Qiu glanced at Wang Xiuren's expression and glared at him.
"Besides, it's not right for you to not take care of your grandson while you have three grandchildren here! I don't want to hear other people gossiping about you."
Well, my daughter is right. If I help my daughter take care of Shanshan, the two daughters-in-law in the house will probably make a mess.
After thinking about it, Zhou Qing could only agree, "Since you have made up your mind, then go. If life there is not easy, come back. There is always a bowl of rice for you in the house."
Before twelve o'clock, Lin Ting returned home from get off work. When he learned that Lin Qiu and the other two were planning to go to Pengcheng the day after tomorrow, he didn't speak for a long time.
Pengcheng, a remote place, I only heard about it from other people in the past two years. It is said that Shenzhen is full of gold, but if you have never been there, you don’t know whether it is true or not.
However, farming in the countryside is hard, and it is indeed a waste of my daughter and son-in-law's skills to stay in the countryside and take care of two acres of land. Since there are opportunities out there, I must go out and try them no matter what. It is not easy to take children out, but if I take care of them myself, I have to take care of four children. My body cannot handle it, and as for my in-laws, don't even think about it.
Alas, now that my daughter has left, I probably won’t see her again until the New Year.
Alas, the situation is beyond our control and there is really nothing we can do about it.
"It's a good thing that you want to go out and try your luck! I support you." Lin Ting said solemnly.
"But when you go out, you must put yourself first. Watch more, do more, talk less, keep your temper gentle, and don't be impulsive. The most important thing is to take good care of Shanshan!"
"As for home, don't worry about it. I can still work for a few more years, and your brothers are all around me." Lin Ting paused, "If you can't make it out there, just come back. You won't be left without food."
The two nodded.
In fact, Lin Qiu was still a little worried about his parents. Although his mother's health did not deteriorate until two thousand years later in the previous life, things have changed in this life, and no one knew what the future would be like.
Looking at the time, it was already past twelve o'clock. Zhou Qing hurried to cook, and Lin Qiu also went to the kitchen to help. The mother and daughter chatted about personal matters.
After the sumptuous meal was served, Lin Ting took out a bottle of Wuliangye from the cupboard and said he wanted to have a couple of drinks with Wang Xiuren.
Wang Xiuren was so excited about the good wine that he decided to have a good drink with Yue Laozi.
Lin Qiu refused, "No more drinking today. He will take Shanshan and me back later. What if we get hit by a tractor or fall into a canal?"
"When we come back from Pengcheng at the end of the year, let him drink with you!" Lin Qiu picked up the bottle and put it in the room. "Dad, you should drink less, especially when you are at work."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lin Ting laughed twice, "Then just enjoy your meal!"
As he said this, he fed a spoonful of steamed egg into Wang Shan's mouth.
The five of them finished their lunch in a lively atmosphere. Zhou Qing rummaged through the boxes and took out a large bag of things and handed it to Lin Qiu.
"Take it and eat it on the way. If life becomes difficult over there, just come back." As he spoke, tears began to fall.
Lin Qiu took out a handkerchief to help her wipe away her tears, "Okay, you and Daddy should also take care of your health."
"Don't worry, if you have any questions, just call the prefabrication factory. They will help me deliver the letter even if I'm not here."
Lin Ting repeatedly reminded him, "Xiu Ren, Qiu Qiu and Shan Shan are now in your care. You must take good care of them and tell us if anything happens."
When a child travels far away, not only the mother worries, but the father also worries.
Wang Xiuren solemnly assured, "I will definitely take good care of the mother and daughter, don't worry. We will leave directly from the main road in two days and will not come back to say goodbye to you. When we get there, I will call the prefabrication factory to let you know that I am safe, so don't worry about it in the house."
Speaking of this, everyone felt a little sad about parting.
Zhou Qing couldn't stop crying. She hugged Wang Shan tightly with one hand and kissed her cheek continuously, and held Lin Qiu with the other hand and caressed him continuously.
Lin Ting's eyes also turned red. He patted Wang Xiuren hard and stopped talking.
Even the little girl Wang Shan snuggled up to her grandmother with a wronged look on her face, her little mouth pouting from time to time.
"Okay. I have to go back now. There are still some things to deal with at home." Lin Qiu pretended to be relaxed. "Mom, don't cry. You will feel more relaxed when I leave. There will be one less person to trouble you. You can go out and play mahjong!"
"Nonsense! When did you ever see me playing mahjong?" Zhou Qing sighed softly, "I am happy even though I am tired when you are around."
After that, she handed Wang Shan to Lin Qiu and said, "Please check your things and be careful on the road. Mommy doesn't want you to be rich, but only hope that you are safe. Go!"
Wang Xiuren was riding a bicycle with a bag of food prepared by Zhou Qing hanging on the handlebars. Lin Qiu held Wang Shan in his arms and sat on the back seat.
"Dad and Mom, I'm leaving!" Lin Qiu waved back.
"be safe!"
"Bon Voyage!"
Zhou Qing stood at the door and watched his daughter go away, unwilling to leave for a long time.
Lin Ting held Zhou Qing's back and comforted her silently.
My dear partner, when you get old, you are the only one who keeps you company.
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