After lunch, the school arranged to distribute books. There will be a parents' meeting tomorrow to calculate the tuition fees for each class.

At the No. 1 Middle School in the city, the tuition fee for each semester is 12 yuan. With the tuition and miscellaneous fees, it is expected to be less than 20 yuan per semester.

Later, Xiaoyu and Xiaoli went to preschool, and the tuition was about six yuan per semester, and about ten yuan per semester for elementary school.

When he got home, it was around three in the afternoon. Jiang Cong was still thinking about Qin Man, so he bought her two meat-filled pancakes on the way back.

"Manman, I'm back!"

Qin Man was working with her head down. When she heard the sound, she stretched her waist and moved her neck. She felt her neck was sore.

"I'm back. How was your first day at work?"

"There is no class today. The class will officially start the day after tomorrow!" Jiang Cong replied with a smile.

"I bought you some pancakes. Eat them while they're hot!" Jiang Cong handed the pancake to her.

He went to take a look in the kitchen, which remained the same as it was in the morning. He knew that she was only busy cooking and not having lunch.

"Why don't you eat lunch? It's not good for your health. You have to eat three meals a day. Why don't you take yourself seriously when I'm not around?

Don’t do that next time. No matter how busy you are, you can’t forget to eat. Do you hear me? "

Qin Man smiled helplessly. She really had forgotten the time and didn't mean to skip dinner.

"I was so busy that I forgot. I ate a lot this morning so I didn't feel hungry. I will pay attention next time!"

It would have been fine if she didn't eat it. But after eating the hot cake, she actually felt hungry.

But she had a small appetite and couldn't eat any more after one, and she didn't like this kind of noodles either, so she gave the remaining one to Jiang Cong.

Jiang Cong took out his textbook to prepare for class. The two of them sat around the small table, doing their own things. It was a peaceful time!

It took Qin Man ten days to finish the 100 beaded sweaters she had. Jiang Cong would come home every day and help sew the buttons when he had time. This day happened to be Saturday, and Jiang Cong didn't have classes, so he helped carry the goods to the factory to settle the bill. ..

One hundred knitted sweaters at 1.2 cents a piece brought me to twelve dollars, and one hundred shirts brought me to three dollars.

The total is fifteen yuan, plus the six yuan from last time, I have earned a total of twenty-one yuan from wholesale handicrafts. I have enough money for rent, but not much for living expenses, so I have to work harder.

Qin Man took back two hundred pieces in one go. This time she changed the style and it was not as complicated as a knitted sweater, so the labor cost was only ten cents per piece.

After I finish making these 200 pieces of clothing, I'll have enough money for living, and if I can hold on until next month when Jiang Cong pays me my salary.

He gets his salary on the 20th of every month, which happens to be two days before renting an apartment.

"It's been almost a month since we came out. Shouldn't we call home?" Qin Man suddenly remembered that she hadn't called home in such a long time.

"Well, it's time to call home. We've settled down now, and it's time to let our families know we're safe!"

Jiang Cong nodded.

"But, let's go in the afternoon! I guess no one is home right now, they're all out working!"

So at six o'clock in the afternoon, the couple went to the public telephone booth again. There were five seats in the booth, which were separated.

Long-distance public phone calls cost five cents each time, and are valid for ten minutes. If you exceed that time, there will be an additional charge, and someone outside will keep track of the time.

Jiang Cong called the village committee, and after the call was answered, they had to go to Jiang Cong's house to call someone.

About ten minutes later, someone came to answer the phone. It was Jiang's father and mother, and they brought Xiaoyu and Xiaoli with them.

Jiang Cong briefly told them about the situation here and told them not to worry at home.

Qin Man missed her two children, so she talked to them.

"mother!"

A baby voice with a hint of crying came from the phone.

Qin Man's heart suddenly softened and her nose felt sore.

The original owner's memories were placed there, and she could empathize with him. She had given birth to this child with great difficulty. Although she could not feel the pain at that time, it was also very difficult and painful for her to recall it.

She was giving birth to two babies at the time and she almost died from heavy bleeding. Fortunately, she was lucky enough to survive the near-death experience.

Moreover, he had never left them since he was born, and now he is not around, the two children miss him very much.

"Hey, Xiaoyu, Mom and Dad are not at home, are you and Dad obedient?"

"Xiaoyu and her brother are very obedient. When grandma caught some ducklings, my brother and I helped her feed them!"

"Xiao Yu is awesome!" Qin Man praised.

"Mom, there's me too, there's me too!" Xiao Li was getting anxious because he couldn't get a direct call.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Li, have you taken good care of your sister?"

"Yeah, mom, I'm very good, don't worry!" Xiao Li shook his head seriously on the other end of the phone.

"You're so good. When mommy comes back, I'll buy you new clothes, toys, and delicious snacks, okay?" Qin Man was very pleased.

"Got it, Mom, we will miss you every day!"