The next morning, Li Qiuyue and her sister set out from Jianshanzi at dawn. After rushing, they finally arrived in the town at around 1:00 p.m. and caught the bus to Ning'an.
Li Qiuyue felt a little carsick, so she sat leaning against the back of the chair and dared not move after getting in the car. Gao Xiaobin curiously touched and looked around, and soon fell asleep leaning against Li Qiuxia.
More than two hours later, the bus arrived in Ning'an. The three of them went straight to the hotel diagonally opposite. When they arrived at the backyard, they saw the second sister sitting at the door with her chin in her hand.
When the little girl saw them coming, she turned around and shouted to the yard, "Old man, my mother, brother and aunt are here."
"Little sister!" Gao Xiaobin ran over, and the brother and sister hugged each other happily, "Brother, I saved some delicious candy for you. It's so sweet, so sweet."
"Brother, here are some. They were given to me by my third aunt." Gao Xiaobin took out two pieces of candy from his pocket and put them into her pocket.
Li Qiuyue and Li Qiuxia led the two children into the yard. Gao Dalin walked to the door with a cane and said, "Third sister, your brother-in-law has gone to deliver coal to Douhuazhuang downstairs. I want you to find him there."
"Okay." Li Qiuyue immediately put down her backpack and said to Li Qiuxia, "Don't let the kids go to the front and make noise. Clean up well."
"Well!" Li Qiuxia said hurriedly, "Third sister, why don't you sit for a while before leaving?"
"No, I haven't seen Xiaolong for two days. He wants to recognize people after dark. I don't know how busy his grandma and aunt are!" Li Qiuyue said as she walked out.
Li Qiuxia sent her to the gate of the yard, hesitated for a moment, and then mustered up the courage to say: "Sister, can you help me ask, if we don't go back to Jianshanzi, we can find a job in Ning'an, is that okay?
Sister, I thought about it all night last night. When Dalin gets better, we will go home. Those people in the old house will definitely not let us go. If we can stay here and find a job, we can endure any hardship. "
Li Qiuyue frowned after hearing this and said, "What about your family's fields? Also, who will help you pay the annual public grain and agricultural tax?"
Li Qiuxia: "I want to wait until Dalin gets better, and then let him go back and give the land to Aunt Xie's family to cultivate. They will help us pay the public grain and agricultural tax."
Li Qiuyue looked at the dark circles under his eyes and asked, "You couldn't sleep last night because you were tossing and turning. Were you thinking about this?"
"Well! You are far away. Dalin's mother, old man and brothers are not good people. I am afraid to live there. Xiaobin will ..."
Li Qiuxia choked up and tears fell down, "What Xiaobin said last night scared me. I'm afraid that if that day really comes, I might as well fight them first..."
After hearing this, Li Qiuyue thought of what Gao Xiaobin said last night, and felt sad. Suddenly, she remembered that Luo Haili and her daughter had settled in Funiu, and said to her:
“I have a cousin in my husband’s family. Her husband and mother-in-law treat her badly. It was my youngest who helped to get her household registration registered in Funiu. However, she cannot get any land in the village. If she has money, she can buy a homestead and build a house.
If you have made up your mind not to return to Jianshanzi, I will go back and ask the youngest brother for help. I will ask him to ask if it is possible to transfer your account to Luofuniu Brigade?"
Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered that Yumei was in the town, selling fried potatoes, jelly, cold noodles, and ice jelly in the summer, and her income was not bad. There are many people in the county town, so she should be able to do it.
"No, I'd rather be a drifter outside than go back." Li Qiuxia held her hand and couldn't hold back her tears any longer, "Third sister, wuwu... We are useless..."
Li Qiuyue's nose was sore from her crying, so she went over and hugged her shoulders, "Don't cry, go in and discuss it with Dalin first, I'll go back and ask Lao Ya for help."
"Yes!" Li Qiuxia went back to the yard with her and called the two children to play in the yard. Then she told him what happened in Jianshanzi yesterday and what she had just said to Li Qiuyue. "Let's move our household registration out. Third sister will ask his youngest brother for help to help us get rich. What do you think?"
Gao Dalin was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. He lowered his head and wiped his face, then looked up and said, "I heard from my third brother-in-law yesterday that I can get 50 cents for helping people load a tractor with coal at the coal yard. When I get better, I'll go to the coal yard to find a job."
After listening to what Zhou Huaishan said yesterday, he had this plan in mind. Even if he loaded two tractors of coal a day, he would still earn 30 yuan a month, which was much better than going back to dig in the soil for food.
If I can find a way to make a living outside, I'll do it. It's better than going back and fighting them with knives, right? If I really kill him, there will be a labor camp prisoner in the family, and the two children will not be able to hold their heads up in the village in the future.
After hearing this, Li Qiuxia wiped away her tears with joy and said happily: "I can also do the job of loading coal."
Seeing that both of them had made up their minds not to go back, Li Qiuyue said, "The doctor said that Dalin can't do heavy work in the first few months after his leg heals. My sister-in-law sells fried potatoes in town... You can go and set up a stall when you get better."
"Thank you, third sister. We will work hard." Li Qiuxia's eyes were filled with tears of gratitude, and the couple kept thanking her.
"We are all sisters, just live a good life from now on." Li Qiuyue stood up and walked out, "You guys work hard here and clean up the place. I'll go downstairs to find your brother-in-law and rush back to see Xiao Long'er."
"I understand, Third Sister!" Li Qiuxia hurriedly chased after her, sent her to the intersection, and watched her walk away before turning back.
When Li Qiuyue arrived at Douhuazhuang, Zhou Huaishan had already unloaded the coal. After saying goodbye to Huang Yongcai, the couple drove the tractor back while talking.
When Zhou Huaishan heard her say that she wanted to help Li Qiuxia's family move their household registration, his face turned a little unhappy. "Your brother-in-law can't even protect his own wife and children. How can he handle those second-rate people in the city?"
"You haven't seen how Mrs. Gao looks like. She's just like the landlady in the movies. I also think it's a sin to have two kids. Why don't you go back and discuss it with mom?"
Li Qiuyue's heart began to beat fast, worrying that she had thought things were too simple. But when she thought about how Luo Haili was a woman who dared to come out to make a living with a child, she thought that the couple should be able to fight for a way out for the sake of their child.
Zhou Huaishan thought of Gao Dalin and his wife and his second sister, and felt that this family was in a difficult situation. "That's fine. Let's go back and discuss it with mom."
Li Qiuyue took a nap leaning against the tractor, while Zhou Huaishan concentrated on driving the tractor. It was already past five o'clock when they got home.
As soon as Li Qiuyue got off the tractor, Zhou's mother handed the child to her. "It's better during the day. I'll find you as soon as it gets dark. Thanks to his aunt for the past two days, otherwise I can't take care of him by myself."
Li Qiuyue held her son and sat on the steps, feeding him. She said to the others, "You didn't see that Qiuxia's family lived in a shack... Gao Dalin's mother is simply not a human being... I said Gao Dalin was not her biological son, but the villagers said she gave birth to him."
Zhou's mother and Yang Chunyan's three sisters-in-law were stunned when they heard this. "Ah! Your sister and her husband are two miserable people put together. If they continue like this, they will be bullied to death."
Li Qiuyue nodded repeatedly and said to Yang Chunyan, "Qiuxia and her brother-in-law don't want to go back and get involved with them. I want to ask the youngest brother for help. Please talk to Uncle Datian and see if we can register our household registration in the village like Sister Haili..."
Zhou's mother said, "You don't have to ask the youngest son about this. I can ask for you." She changed the subject and said, "But if you ask them to move their household registration out, how will the whole family live in the future? Have you thought about it?"
Li Qiuyue smiled and said, "My brother-in-law said that when he gets better, he will go to the coal yard to load coal. I want them to set up a small stall on the street to sell fried potatoes, ice jelly and other things."
Mother Zhou frowned after hearing this and looked at Yang Chunyan's sisters-in-law, "Do you think this is feasible in the county town?"
Yang Chunyan nodded and said, "It costs little to make this. As long as the food tastes good and is hygienic, we should be able to make money."
After thinking about it, Zhou's mother still felt that Gao Dalin and his wife were too cowardly, and said worriedly: "Qiuyue, have you ever thought about it? There are unreasonable people everywhere, and you will encounter all kinds of people when doing business.
If your youngest sister and brother-in-law continue to allow themselves to be bullied like they did in Jianshanzi, I'm worried that they won't be able to survive in the city."
Li Qiuyue didn't expect that Zhou's mother and Zhou Huaishan were worried about the same thing. She turned her head and looked at Zhou Huaishan, "What should we do? Let them go to the coal yard to load coal?"
Zhou Huaishan said angrily: "He has to fight for work in the coal yard loading coal. What a waste of time! If he breaks his leg again, his life will be over."
Li Qiuyue was at a loss for ideas, and looked at Yang Chunyan and the others, "Chunyan, you have more experience, help me think of a solution."
Yang Chunyan thought for a while and said, "I think it's okay to let them try to sell snacks first. Since they have decided to stay in the city to make a living, they should have thought about how to face the future.
It will take another half month for Dalin to be able to walk again. During this time, ask Qiuxia to go and see how the vendors deal with customers when she is free. If that doesn’t work, you can eat potatoes and noodles yourself.”
She always felt that people would only force themselves to face difficulties when they were at their wits' end, and only by facing up to the difficulties could they find a way to survive.
Li Qiuyue: "Yes, we have to try to know if it works. I have thought of everything for them. If they still can't stand up after helping them, I can't do anything. I have a family of my own, I can't take care of them all!"
Zhou Huaishan's expression looked better after hearing this. He was also afraid that Li Qiuyue would take on too much and make his family uneasy.
Yang Chunyan thought so too. As the saying goes, it is hard to take care of a poor person for a long time, and long-term kindness will turn into hatred. If Li Qiuyue takes care of Li Qiuxia's family, the couple will get used to relying on her and think that they can survive as long as they hold on to her. Sooner or later, the two sisters will turn against each other.
After hearing this, Zhou's mother said, "I think we should talk to your uncle Datian about the household registration first. It's better not to move them yet and wait until they can get a foothold in the city."
Li Qiuyue nodded, "Mom, please ask for me first. When Dalin can walk, let them try to set up a snack stand on the street for half a month. If it doesn't work, let them go back to Jianshanzi and mix with the Gao family."
"Okay!" Zhou's mother stood up and said to Zhou Huaishan, "Come with me to find your uncle Datian."
"Oh!" Zhou Huaishan followed her. (End of this chapter)
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