Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Really, there is a job? !
I don’t know if it’s because it’s close to the end of the year, or everyone has heard about the takeover of Sparrow City, anyway, there are so many people in Sparrow City today, it’s so crowded, and if you’re not careful, your heels will be stepped on.
Shen Moer glanced at Zhao Tingting and reminded her: "Keep an eye on your things."
The Zhao family left the little girl alone in Yangliu Brigade, and they must have given her money. No matter how much money was stolen, the little girl would probably cry.
Zhao Tingting nodded seriously. She had five yuan on her. It was the first time she had so much money since she was a child. When her mother gave her the money, she also said that it was for her to save in case of emergency. She could spend a little at ordinary times, but she couldn’t spend it recklessly.
She originally felt that she was a bit redundant following Shen Moer and Fu Mingze, and even wanted to say that she was going to go shopping by herself. Now she thought, it doesn't matter if it's redundant. If she goes shopping alone, what if someone robs her?
Shen Moer saw Zhao Tingting following her obediently and didn't care. She turned her head and asked Fu Mingze: "Although it's still early to the New Year, it will be more difficult to trade things when the weather gets cold. If the mahjong market is gone, there will be no place to trade. Do you want to get some things from your family and send them over?"
Her father went to the county again a while ago. This time he sold a gold bracelet and got more than 700 yuan in exchange. The family is not short of money for the time being.
Fu Mingze's family was in financial difficulty, so sending money was definitely not an option, but they could sell some things, especially in the countryside where things were cheaper, so people wouldn't think her family was extravagant.
Fu Mingze was silent for two seconds and said, "Okay."
His parents had actually been sent down to the countryside, but because they had made some preparations in advance, they went to his grandmother's hometown. They had asked someone to help write a letter to them, saying that farm work was a little tiring, and that they would have to read ideological reports at the village meeting, and that they would never be hung with signs or have rotten vegetable leaves thrown at them.
His younger brother, Fu Mingzhuo, went to the border with his grandparents. His uncle was there, an engineer at the oil base. The border wasn't that chaotic, and his uncle was a technical expert, with someone protecting him, so it was okay.
My aunt got a divorce from my uncle, but she found a way to be transferred to a village not far from the island where my uncle's troops were stationed. My uncle, her "ex-husband", can take care of her occasionally, and it's okay for now.
Although the whole family is scattered all over the world, at least they are away from the center of the vortex and are safe.
In other words, no one in his family is actually in the capital now.
But it doesn't matter, because I have some things, so I can send some to my family all over the world. It's this money... Fu Mingze estimated that his father-in-law probably hasn't paid back all the money he had to pay for the famine before, so he thought about finding an excuse to get some money out.
There were many buyers and sellers today, and the three of them bought a lot of things along the way.
Basically, the main products are dried goods, such as dried bamboo shoots, dried fruits, and dried small fish. There is also a person selling honeysuckle and small chrysanthemums picked from the mountains, which are also dried. Shen Moer also bought a big bag.
Later, we met a stall selling homemade cloth shoes. The soles are made of loofah, and the cloth is coarse cloth spun by farmers themselves. They look a bit rough, but these shoes are comfortable to wear! Although Shen Moer can embroider and make clothes, she really can't make shoes.
Cloth is hard to come by these days. Even if it is coarse cloth spun by oneself, most people are reluctant to give it up. This opportunity is rare. Shen Moer immediately decided to buy a pair for everyone in the family.
The shoe-selling aunt was very happy: "I have a relative who works in the supply and marketing cooperative. I asked him to help cut out the shoe pattern according to the shoes sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. The size is guaranteed to be accurate. I am the best at making shoes. Many people in the village ask me to help them make them. They are guaranteed to be comfortable to wear."
Shen Moer looked at Fu Mingze: "Do you know the shoe sizes of your parents, grandparents and brother?"
Fu Mingze: "...I know, but how can we get so much money to buy so many?"
Shen Moer choked and laughed dryly: "Haha, yes, we don't have money, but this is not Is the Sparrow City going to close? If we miss this village, there will be no such store. Let's buy more this time, so we don't have to buy anything later. Dad gave me the money, don't worry, it's enough. "
Fu Mingze opened his mouth: "Okay."
His father-in-law seemed to have said before that there was no rush to pay back Xu Weiguo's money, and he could talk about it next year. It is probably because of this that the recent salary is still in hand... It can be said that his father-in-law is really doing well in the kiln factory. In a short period of time, he achieved the three-level jump of employment, regularization, and promotion. Their section chief is also responsive to all requests.
In the end, he bought a total of seven pairs of shoes, 90 cents a pair, and spent more than six yuan.
There was no children's size, and Fu Mingze estimated that Fu Mingzhuo didn't like to wear cloth shoes, so he said forget it.
At first, Shen Moer wanted to buy a pair for Zhao Tingting, but Zhao Tingting refused, saying that her grandmother knew how to make shoes, and she could ask her grandmother to make two more pairs for her. Seeing her say that, Shen Moer let it go.
Zhao Tingting did not lie. Her grandmother really knew how to make shoes, and her shoes were no worse than those sold by this lady. Their village was in the mountains, and they had few opportunities to come to the commune. She really didn't know that cloth shoes made at home could also be sold. A pair was sold for 90 cents. If they could make ten pairs a month, wouldn't that be nine yuan?
Her father and brother occasionally hunted some game and brought it down the mountain to sell, but they could only make a few yuan.
Zhao Tingting secretly decided that when she returned home for the New Year, she would ask her grandmother to teach her how to make shoes.
"You really don't know how long your face is. If you don't have a mirror at home, just pee and look at yourself. How can I like your son's ugly appearance?!"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded in the front. Shen Moer raised her eyebrows slightly. It's amazing that Liu Yinshuang is also strange. Every time she meets her, she seems to have all kinds of "little accidents".
Fu Mingze's expression was a little subtle: "It seems to be your junior high school classmate?"
Shen Moer laughed, remembering that Fu Mingze said Liu Yinshuang had mental problems and should go to the hospital for a thorough examination and treatment. She nodded: "It's her, let's go and see."
Liu Yinshuang came to the stall with her grandfather. The old man made a few bamboo boxes and exquisite bamboo baskets. Liu Yinshuang picked some wild persimmons from the mountains and made persimmon cakes. The grandfather and grandson came early in the morning and had already sold a few baskets and two kilograms of persimmon cakes.
Then their stall was surrounded by several people. They were a family surnamed Shao from the brigade next to them.
This family gave birth to four daughters and finally got a son. As a result, this only child turned out to be stupid. Seeing that their son was getting married, the family wanted to find a normal girl to be their daughter-in-law in the surrounding area, so that the children they would have in the future would be normal.
They spread the word that they were willing to pay a betrothal gift of 200 yuan. At that time, the betrothal gift of ordinary families in rural areas was only 20 or 30 yuan, and 200 yuan was simply an "astronomical figure". Unfortunately, even so, they still couldn't find a suitable girl. Since they were willing to pay a lot of money, they naturally wanted to be picky. Some girls who were not good-looking or looked stupid were not considered by them at all, so they never found a suitable one.
Just then, Liu Yinshuang's personality changed drastically after she fell down, and her reputation became worse and worse because of her own behavior. This family secretly observed and felt that although this girl had a hot temper and a bad reputation, she was actually quite good-looking, and the key was that she was quite smart, so they directly asked someone to propose marriage to the Liu family.
Liu Yinshuang's mother died early, and her father remarried and later had a series of five children. The burden on the family was very heavy. Liu Yinshuang was able to study until junior high school, all thanks to the money that the old man Liu earned by weaving baskets and picking mushrooms.
The old man had a gentle personality, and Liu Yinshuang's father was a soft-hearted person. After the old lady passed away a few years ago, the Liu family was basically ruled by the stepmother.
Of course, it is not easy to marry a stepdaughter to a fool for two hundred yuan, but Liu Yinshuang's stepmother is not an easy person to deal with. She suggested to the Shao family to get Liu Yinshuang a temporary job in the commune. The previous sons-in-law of the Shao family were all in the commune, so this could definitely be done.
Hearing that it could solve the work problem, Liu's father, who was originally opposed to it, hesitated. In addition, his stepmother was blowing pillow wind all day long, saying, "Although men are a bit stupid when you marry a man, you can wear clothes and eat with a man, but your husband's family has good conditions, he has a job, and his life is better than anyone else's." What else did she say? "She has good conditions to be the eldest sister, and she will be able to help the five younger ones in the future. Now she has to fight with me at home because her brother eats an extra egg. From now on, when she goes to Shao's house, she won't be able to eat eggs every day as she pleases." Just like that, Liu's father was also persuaded.
Although the commune always preaches that marriage is free and parents should not interfere with their children's marriage, in reality, in the hearts of rural people, their children's marriage is still decided by their parents. Liu's father also holds this idea, so he did not tell Liu Yinshuang and agreed to the Shao family's proposal.
Liu Yinshuang, of course, did not do it.
Old Master Liu also disagreed. No matter how good the family conditions were, how could she have a good life after marrying a fool? Besides, his granddaughter was beautiful, why should she marry a fool?
But Liu's father was like a bewitched person, and he was determined to make this marriage. With the powerful stepmother, the family became more and more chaotic. Later, Liu Yinshuang was forced to have no choice but to pack up and rent a shabby house from the members of the commune and move out.
Soon, Mr. Liu couldn't stand his son and daughter-in-law anymore. Of course, he was also worried about his granddaughter living alone outside, so he moved out as well. The grandfather
and granddaughter lived outside, earning their own living by working, and managed to get by by trying every means to save some money. After forcing
the old father and the daughter-in-law to move out, Mr. Liu wanted to give up, but Liu Yinshuang's stepmother refused. Not to mention the two hundred yuan betrothal gift, this marriage would give their children more options in the future, whether it was going to school or finding a job.
However, as a stepmother, she couldn't force her stepdaughter openly, so she just gave the Shao family an idea, asking them to ruin the stall business of the old man and the money-loser. Then they, the old and the young, would have no income and could not survive on the few work points from the brigade.
Money can make a hero fall, and when they can't make a living outside, they will have to agree to the marriage.
So this is not the first time that the Shao family has come to make trouble. They have come to Maque City several times before. Every time, a group of people surrounded Liu Yinshuang's stall, seemingly persuading her to agree to the marriage in a friendly manner, but in fact, it not only ruined their business, but also made Liu Yinshuang's reputation worse.
Liu Yinshuang's reputation was not very good to begin with. Now that she has made such a fuss, no one in the surrounding area would dare to marry her. Even if she doesn't agree to the marriage now, she will have to agree to it anyway if she can't get married later.
The people of the Shao family think that the woman of the Liu family really gave them a good idea. If Liu Yinshuang's reputation gets worse and she can't get married later, maybe their family won't have to pay a betrothal gift of 200 yuan.
Of course, they have good ideas, but this Liu Yinshuang is really a tough guy!
Every time they come over, they will be scolded by her, and sometimes they will even fight directly.
The men of the Shao family think that if they find such a daughter-in-law for their son/nephew/brother, won't they suffer losses in the future?
But the women in the Shao family didn't think so. In fact, the women in their family were stronger than the men. What was there to worry about if the daughter-in-law was stronger? The mother-in-law and the sisters were watching. How could she make a scene? Besides, a man was already stupid. If he married a daughter-in-law who was also weak, he would be bullied to death by outsiders in the future, not to mention what would happen at home?
As for whether she would bully men, as long as they got married and went to bed, who would be afraid of women being dishonest?
Shao's mother was also well-trained. Even when Liu Yinshuang cursed at her, she didn't even blink and said, "Your parents said you have a bad temper, and they are absolutely right. Look at you, you will only make your reputation worse and worse. If it weren't for our children's love for your good looks, I would not be very satisfied with you as a daughter-in-law. If you don't believe me, go around the country and ask around to see who is willing to marry you. My family is offering two hundred yuan. I'll give her a dowry of 100 yuan and a temporary job. Ask everyone, there are many people willing to marry
me under these conditions." Liu Yinshuang rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Then go find someone willing to marry you. What are you doing here? Damn it, you guys come here every time to ruin my business. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?!"
Old Master Liu frowned, his fingers trembling slightly, and said, "Not with you guys. The child won't marry into your family, so you'd better leave right away!"
Mother Shao crossed her arms and looked down at him, saying, "Grandpa, you are not the child's parent, you can't make the decision on this matter. Her parents have already agreed to it, so why are you so bothered? Don't parents love their children, but you, as a grandfather, do? I have also thought about the child carefully. My family is well-off and my family is not good. "There is only one child in the family. You can just enjoy life after you marry into the family. You are old and confused. I don't blame you. Think about it carefully. Is this the truth?"
Old Master Liu was so angry that he was shaking. The old man, who had been kind and honest all his life, opened and closed his mouth for a long time but couldn't say anything to refute. But he was anxious in his heart. His face turned red and he gasped for breath.
Liu Yinshuang was frightened: "Grandpa, grandpa, are you okay? Don't scare me." She
patted the old man on the back vigorously to calm him down. She was really afraid that the old man would get angry and get hurt.
In fact, the Shao family had this incident in her previous life. She was so timid that she didn't dare to resist. She could only hide in the small woods at the entrance of the village and cry every day. Later, somehow, the Shao family gave up. They said that marriage should be based on mutual consent. Since she didn't want to get married, they didn't force her. Not long after, their family seemed to have married a family in another village.
Because of this, Liu Yinshuang returned home in a hurry. In her heart, she always felt that the Shao family would find an excuse to return her stepmother soon.
I don't know why, after that time in my previous life, the Shao family is still pestering her.
Liu Yinshuang was irritated and scolded more and more fiercely, but the Shao family seemed to be indifferent and did nothing but make trouble for her.
Seeing that the grandfather was so angry that he almost fell down, Liu Yinshuang finally couldn't stand it anymore and picked up a stick beside her and smashed it on Shao's mother: "It's inexplicable, get out, get out!"
The man next to Shao's mother grabbed the shoulder pole and scolded, "Just talk, why did you hit someone? Otherwise, everyone will say that you are unreasonable. We want to marry into your family with good intentions, and the elders have come to persuade you in person. Look at you, how can you hit someone?!"
The people next to her who didn't know the truth couldn't help but persuade her, "Hey, they gave 200 yuan as a betrothal gift and arranged a job for you. Such good conditions, your parents have agreed, why are you so stubborn? Can your parents hurt you?"
"I think these comrades are quite reasonable. They are trying to reason with you in a nice way. Why did you start a fight? Old man, you should persuade the children. As elders, we can't let the children get away with their tempers. Also, it's easy for them to be left-wing when they get older. You should listen to your son and daughter-in-law more and not help the children to make trouble for their parents."
Some people knew Liu Yinshuang and deliberately mixed in the crowd to make a fuss: "Everyone knows Liu Yinshuang from Songshu Brigade. She can make a fuss at home if her brother eats one more egg. The brigade almost demolished the gate of the brigade headquarters because of one less work point. Alas, there are still people willing to pay 200 yuan as a betrothal gift to marry such a tigress. Auntie, you will regret it later!"
"What? It costs 200 yuan to marry Liu Yinshuang. My god! It's a lot of money!"
"It's good that someone is marrying her. The other person even came to persuade her personally. Be content!"
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Some people also think that marriage freedom is the norm nowadays. If the girl doesn't want to get married, why force her to do anything? However, considering that this person is the famous Liu Yinshuang, these people didn't dare to say anything. They heard that this girl is unreasonable. If they speak up for her, they might be blamed.
Besides, everyone supports the Shao family. It's easy to follow the crowd, but many people don't have the courage to go against so many people. They can only comfort themselves that whether to get married or not is other people's business. Why should they meddle in other people's business?
Liu Yinshuang was so angry that her eyes were red. But the Shao family didn't do anything. Even if she wanted to find the police station to report the case, she had no reason.
It's really like a scabby, a worm jumping on the back of your foot. It doesn't bite you, but it's annoying.
"Yeah, it's good enough to have someone to marry her. Why is this family willing to pay such a high gift of 200 yuan and promise to arrange a job for her? It's nothing more than marrying a fairy. Are all the people in this family stupid?"
A crisp voice suddenly rang out among the chattering crowd.
The people who started the commotion were stunned, and some who saw the excitement shouted, "That's right, are your family stupid? With such good conditions, how about we introduce you to someone else?"
"Comrade, don't be in a hurry to introduce anyone. Look at these uncles and aunts, do they look stupid? They are not stupid. They are willing to pay so much money because their son is a stupid. Two hundred yuan to marry a stupid person, this is not a good deal."
There was silence at the scene, and someone muttered, "If she had a job, it would be a good deal."
These days, work is more important than money. It can even be said that work is more important than anything else.
The Shao family was a little angry that someone exposed them in public. You know, they have always vaguely said that their son was attracted by Liu Yinshuang's good looks. Even if Liu Yinshuang said that their son was a fool, they could say that she didn't want to marry and was deliberately slandering him. She had a bad reputation, and there might not be many people who believed her.
But it was different when someone else said it, especially when the person who said it was a very beautiful and cultured lesbian.
But when they heard people muttering around them, they were not so angry anymore.
So what if their child was stupid? Their family conditions were good. They had money and jobs. If they didn't want to pick a good one, there would be many people who wanted to marry into their family.
"If there is another job, you may think it is a calculation, but Comrade Liu Yinshuang does not think it is a calculation. She is going to be a worker soon, so why would she care about such a temporary job?"
"What, Liu Yinshuang is going to be a worker soon?!"
The crowd exploded.
Everyone immediately pushed the Shao family away and rushed over to ask: "What kind of job is it? Is our commune recruiting recently? Is the textile factory recruiting?"
Compared to gossip, everyone is more interested in recruitment information.
Liu Yinshuang looked at Shen Moer standing behind the crowd with a confused look on her face. She opened her mouth, but could not make a sound for a while.
She wanted to ask Shen Moer why she spoke up for her, she wanted to ask Shen Moer why she said she was going to be a worker, but her throat seemed to be choked and she couldn't make a sound. She
could curse at the Shao family, but she was panicked and didn't know how to respond to the person who spoke up for her.
The person who spoke was Shen Moer. She smiled, walked over, took out a few candies from her pocket and put them into Liu Yinshuang's hand: "Last time I went to your brigade to invite you to the wedding banquet, but you were not there. I left a message to your neighbors. Why didn't you come later?"
Liu Yinshuang opened her mouth. The neighbors naturally sent her a message, but she was already very worried about the Shao family's affairs. Moreover, she knew her reputation and didn't want to cause trouble for others. In the end, she asked the head of the Yangliu Brigade to bring a pillowcase to Shen Moer as a gift.
"I didn't drink the wedding banquet, but this is the wedding candy." Shen Moer smiled and said, "Come to my house tomorrow, and we will talk about the work in detail then."
Liu Yinshuang's eyes widened.
Really, there is a job? !