Chapter 54 Real Rural Life
Hang Jingshu worked hard to earn money and study in the city, while Wang Silan took Hang Renshan to expand the territory in Chouzhou.
On Saturday, October 13, Wang Silan and her husband checked in their luggage and boarded the return train.
Tomorrow is Sunday, the day when the daughter-in-law goes home. Wang Silan plans to pack up the goods in her hands after getting off the bus, and then take the daughter-in-law to the second daughter-in-law's house.
The couple ran back and forth setting up their stall at the market, and they no longer had time to make the small hanging ornaments they had made before. However, the fabrics were still at home, and if they couldn't make money from them, they would be waste.
It just so happened that the work in the fields had been almost finished, and Wang Silan wanted to discuss with the young lady and give the job of making small pendants and dolls to her second sister Hang Jinghua.
This way, I can also save some pocket money for the second daughter.
The eldest lady and her husband are both workers in the paper mill. They usually have high salaries, so they don't lack this little pocket money. The younger lady also earns a lot of money in the compound now.
Hang Jing, a painter who had just given birth to a child, was not well off and lived in Lanhua Village at the foot of a hill.
When Hang Jingshu arrived home, Wang Silan told the young lady her thoughts.
After all, these businesses are led by the ladies, and we have to ask her opinion on everything.
Hang Jingshu had the same idea, and the mother and daughter hit it off. After lunch, they set off for their second sister Hang Jinghua's home.
Lanhua Village has a flat terrain and is closer to the county town. There are about a hundred households in the village. My brother-in-law Zhao Donglai is a carpenter and people from nearby villages usually ask him to do things for them.
Nowadays, it is popular to build wardrobes and mirror cabinets when getting married, as well as items such as wooden tables, stools, and chairs. The income is also quite good.
He and his second sister Hang Jinghua have been married for three years and just gave birth to their first daughter this year.
The couple had a good relationship in their previous life, but Hang Jinghua's mother-in-law was always dissatisfied with the fact that her second sister gave birth to a girl.
He even lost his granddaughter once when he was a child.
It was the second sister Hang who showed her power and directly put a kitchen knife across her mother-in-law's neck. The old woman was so scared that she peed her pants, and then she found her precious daughter-in-law.
The sisters in the Hang family have been united since they were young. After getting married, they inherited the temperament of Hang's father and mother. They are not only tolerant of their children, but also extremely protective of them.
It took the mother and daughter about an hour to reach Lanhua Village. On the way, Wang Silan excitedly chatted with her daughter about her experiences in Chouzhou, so she didn't seem bored.
Chouzhou is developing very fast now. Compared with the ready-made clothing market in Guangdong city, this place focuses more on various small commodities.
And now wholesale and retail are carried out at the same time, whether it is 1 or 10, as long as there are people who want to buy it, we will sell it.
"I heard that the small market will move to a bigger place by the end of this year. By then, it will not only do business domestically, but also do business abroad!"
Wang Silan became excited when she talked about these things, and she even danced with joy when she talked to the ladies.
When Hang Jingshu saw Wang Silan's current state, he knew that she was really happy.
Compared to endless farm work and hard work, realizing one's own value is more intoxicating.
It also gives people a greater sense of accomplishment.
The fragrance of career is always so charming.
Seeing that things were gradually getting back on track at home, Hang Jingshu also began to think about what he could do in his spare time.
The learning progress at the No. 1 Middle School in the city is relatively slow now, and Hang Jingshu has already prepared for it, so there is still time to develop a side business.
Yan's job is like a stable job, so other side businesses must be developed as well.
I have to find a job that doesn't require me to go out and is relatively free.
We need to plan it carefully.
My second sister, the painter Hang Jing, lives to the west of Lanhua Village. Now it is sunny in the afternoon, and many families have closed their doors and are taking a nap. Anyway, it is almost winter and there is nothing much to do in the fields.
When I arrived at Second Sister Hang's house, before I knocked on the door, the big goose at the door started cawing.
Geese are just as good at guarding the house as dogs, and even if they fly out and nip people, they don’t need to be vaccinated!
The Zhao family has now split up. Zhao Donglai is the youngest son in the family, so naturally he does not have to bear the problem of supporting his parents in their old age. The couple lives in two bungalows and their life is pretty good.
In addition to the two big geese, the yard also houses twenty chickens surrounded by a fine fence.
These chickens can lay an average of 15-16 eggs a day, and after a few days they can be taken to the county town or city to sell.
In this era, every household in the countryside raises livestock, small ones like chickens and ducks to sell eggs, and large ones like pigs, cows, and sheep.
Not many people keep mules. Although they are good at working in the fields, they cannot give birth to puppies, so they are not as economical to keep as other livestock.
There is also an old saying that goes, donkey meat is fragrant, horse meat is smelly, and I would rather die than eat mule meat.
Except for being able to work in the fields, it is far inferior to other livestock in other aspects.
However, I heard that there are people who like this, but Hang Jingshu has never met one.
Hang Jinghua was holding her daughter and feeding her when she heard some noise outside the door and looked out through the window. She didn't expect that the people who came were her mother and younger sister!
The little girl in my arms had almost finished eating. At this time, the little girl only ate, defecated and slept.
After drinking milk, he fell asleep with smacking his lips.
Hang Jinghua quickly put the child down and put pillows around the kang before going out to greet them: "Mom, little sister, why are you two here?"
Hang Jinghua had heard from her elder sister and herself about how her younger sister failed the college entrance examination and had to work as a nanny. This time, when she saw her younger sister, she was indeed much gentler than before. At least she didn't hold her nose and complain about this and that.
Unlike the new countryside that has been reorganized and planned, the countryside in the 1980s was pure as can be.
There are endless smells of feces, plus the existence of compost and dry toilets...
The taste is really strong.
It's not bad if you meet some clean families, because they will put some stove ashes to cover up the smell. But if you meet those who don't care, you will be in trouble.
Wang Silan and his wife often went down the mountain to do odd jobs, so they could not afford to raise too many livestock. They only had five or six chickens to provide eggs for their children.
Every time he came here before, Hang Jingshu would cover his nose, his disgust evident in his words.
It seems that failing the exam has made my little sister grow up and mature a lot.
Hang Jinghua follows Wang Silan. He is a man of decisive character and keeps everything in order at home.
Winter vegetables were planted in the yard as in previous years, and the sight of the small seedlings growing in rows was pleasing to the eye.
There is also a short persimmon tree on the east side of the yard. The orange-red persimmons are full and heavy on the branches. You can smell the sweet fragrance when you pass by.
After Wang Silan entered the hospital, she lowered her voice and said, "Why did you come out by yourself? The child is asleep?"
Hang Jinghua smiled and led the people into the house: "He just fell asleep after feeding, so it won't affect us talking."
There was no separate nursery now, so the mother, daughter and two children sat on the kang and chatted.
The little guy surrounded by the pillow is still sleeping soundly, with his little hands and feet moving from time to time. The little ball is so adorable.
It was getting late, so Wang Silan didn't beat around the bush and told the second daughter directly about her plan.
Hang Jinghua's eyes widened as he listened to his mother's endless business talk, and he looked at Wang Silan and his younger sister in disbelief.
"Is this...really possible?"