The methane plant recruits workers in the spring, and most factories also choose this time for unified recruitment.
Because students of this generation graduate before the Chinese New Year, they spend the New Year at home after graduation and can start looking for jobs at the end of the first month of the following year.
Ming Erni finally gave the job to her eldest granddaughter and focused on taking care of Wang Chunting during her childbirth: "There's no other way. If she doesn't pass the exam, I can't just watch her go to the countryside, right?"
She was knitting a sweater while talking to her daughter. Ming Erni had been doing this side job at the gold and silver counter. Now that she was retired, she had more time and it was a source of income.
Fortunately, Wang Chunting lived in a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in the steel plant compound, which had enough room.
Ming Erni tugged at the cotton ball in the bag, her hands busy: "I can also help you take care of Feng and do some housework, so you can enjoy your old age."
How could Wang Chunting not know that her mother was doing this mainly for her?
So when they were alone at night, she quietly discussed with Xiang Liguo: "Mom is here to take care of me, why don't we buy something as a token of appreciation?"
Giving money is too hurtful, it seems like an exchange of interests. If you don’t know, you might think you are hiring a nanny.
Xiang Liguo knew that his mother-in-law had come to help, so he said, "It's up to you. Buy whatever you want. I don't know what my mother-in-law likes."
He had no objection to the gift. It was great to have his mother-in-law take care of the baby. Besides, Wang Chunting was about to give birth, so it would be safer to have someone at home.
But speaking of gifts, how could a man like Xiang Liguo know what his mother-in-law likes?
Wang Chunting didn't rely on him, she just reported the family's expenses: "When the time comes, I'll buy her whatever she likes. I can't let Mom suffer any loss."
Xiang Liguo yawned, feeling extremely sleepy. "Okay, I'll do as you say. The family's money is in your hands anyway, so just keep it in mind."
The money in his family is managed by the women, such as his mother Zhang Jidi and his wife Wang Chunting.
When the Xiang family lived together, Zhang Jidi only accepted Xiang Liguo's salary as household expenses, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had some conflicts over this.
After a long period of adjustment between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the economic power was transferred from Zhang Jidi to Wang Chunting.
Of course she knew that the money was in her hands, but if she wanted to give the subsidy to her mother, she had to let Xiang Liguo know and get his consent to avoid conflicts.
After they finished talking, they went to bed.
The next day was Sunday, and Xiang Mianmian finally had a day off. She made an appointment with the girls to go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots.
Although she was called a little girl, she was actually a classmate who lived nearby and knew each other well. Her family agreed to let Xiang Mianmian go up the mountain with them.
It was impossible to walk too far, and it took more than an hour to walk to the foot of the mountain with the backpack on my back.
During the previous famine, people were so hungry that they peeled off tree bark and ate it. After three or four years of recuperation, the mountains have become lush and green.
The soil was still wet after the rain, and the girls had difficulty climbing the mountain. They slipped while supporting their friends as they reached the bamboo forest slope.
As the name suggests, Bamboo Forest Hill is a small, gentle slope on the mountain, covered with bamboos, so many and so dense that small children can barely squeeze in, but adults can basically not get in.
The little girls were very experienced in digging bamboo shoots. They just found a wooden stick on the ground and hit the bamboo forest hard.
In order to alert the enemy.
That’s right, bamboo is a grass, not a tree.
According to Baidu Encyclopedia: Bamboo is a perennial herb belonging to the Poaceae family and the Bambusoideae subfamily. From a botanical point of view, it is an herbaceous plant.
Although it is called a "bamboo tree" and is normally 5-10 meters tall, with some species reaching an astonishing 40 meters, bamboo is essentially still a grass.
Uh, I’m getting off topic.
The little girl didn't care about the grass or the trees, she just wanted to dig up some bamboo shoots and have a big meal.
After alarming the snake for a while, they indeed heard the sound of small animals fleeing in the bamboo forest. When the noise stopped, they knocked four or five more times before carefully entering.
It's not worth getting bitten by a snake for a few bamboo shoots, and it won't take much effort to knock it a few more times.
The bamboo forest grows too densely, and the light is not very good once you go in.
There was still some sunshine outside, but it was gloomy inside. The bamboo leaves swayed in the wind, which made it a bit creepy.
Xiang Mianmian was a little scared.
After all, many horror movies are related to the bamboo forest scene. When you think about being in a bamboo forest, you are afraid that a scary thing will suddenly jump out from somewhere.
Female ghosts, zombies, and some peak showdowns between masters in ancient costume dramas, flying around in the bamboo forest, hanging on various wires, and even killing people with bamboo leaves.
She shuddered.
The more he thought about it, the scarier it became. Xiang Mianmian almost wanted to back out.
The other little girls were not afraid. They knocked a few times in the bamboo forest, but when there was no movement, they all went to choose their favorite spots and started digging up bamboo shoots.
The little girl, who was quick-witted and had a sharp eye, had already dug two or three in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Xiang Mianmian still standing there blankly, a little girl who was close to her stood up and pulled her: "What are you doing? Hurry up and dig, otherwise you won't be able to fill a basket!"
Bamboo shoots are a hot commodity, and once they are dug up, they are gone.
She rummaged around for a while and began to teach: "Look at this place, if there's a bulge in the soil, you can dig. If there are some cracks, they're usually bamboo shoots. Be gentle when digging..."
The little girl must be an experienced hand. After two hoe strikes, the outer shell of the bamboo shoot was exposed. She dug around to the side, and after about ten strikes, the original shape of the bamboo shoot was revealed.
She nodded in satisfaction and taught Mianmian step by step: "Watch carefully, grab the tip and pull it to the side. If you can't pull it anymore, kick it with your feet, and you'll get the bamboo shoot~"
With quick hands and feet, it took her only two minutes from the moment she learned the demonstrated digging technique to the moment the bamboo shoot was in her backpack.
This technique is amazing. Xiang Mianmian stared at him, "You are so amazing, Wanwan! I can't do it either."
Proudly raising his head, Qin Wanwan snorted proudly: "If you study and practice more, you can do it too. Hurry and dig while no one is around. There will be more people around soon."
She is right.
When Xiang Mianmian was sweating profusely and harvesting three bamboo shoots in a mess, another group of girls came.
In an era of food and clothing shortages, competition for food was quite fierce.
The boys catch birds and hunt, while the girls mainly pick things. It is normal to bump into each other when there are so many people.
Xiang Mianmian thought she had picked three bamboo shoots and figured out how to do it, but the group of new girls used their skilled techniques to tell her that she didn't know how.
This group of girls seemed to be on drugs and filled up their backpacks in less than an hour, but Xiang Mianmian, who came earlier, hadn't filled up her backpacks yet. This is the difference.
She was digging bamboo shoots and occasionally encountered insects, which scared her...
Xiang Mianmian's friends had already finished carrying a basket of bamboo shoots. Out of boredom, they began looking for wild fruits and mushrooms.
It was really fun to harvest bamboo shoots. We slowly filled up the small backpack. When Xiang Mianmian was done, the friends gathered together and prepared to go home.
Someone picked a large handful of tender bracken and planned to dry it to make dried bracken, which is delicious when paired with chili peppers and bacon.
Someone found sweet cattail needles, peeled off the green grass coat, and chewed the white core inside, which had a rare sweet taste.
There was also a lucky little girl who found bamboo fungus!
On the way back, the little girls who returned with their goods were laughing and talking happily.
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