"How much did you write to earn these two dollars?" Qin Man asked him while sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I wrote about 10,000 words, and it took me two days to finish it!" Jiang Cong answered truthfully.
With current technology, we can only write articles by hand, and then finalize them before typesetting and printing. We also have to organize the language. Writing 5,000 words by hand a day is very efficient.
Plus, it takes three hours to go to the county by bus, and I have to catch the last bus at 4:30 pm, so time is very tight.
"That's too little!"
Two yuan was just the price of a steamed bun for Qin Man, but in this era, it could be divided into two hundred yuan. However, she still thought it was too little.
"It's a lot. I'll save it slowly. After writing for this month, I expect to earn another ten dollars. With these few dozen dollars, it will be enough to rent a small studio with a better environment near the middle school in the city!"
Rent a single room close to the school, which is convenient for commuting to get off work. The rent of five dollars a month is enough for you to live in.
"The single room is too small and not enough. At least I have to rent a one-bedroom apartment!"
Qin Man doesn't like crowded houses. At least there should be a private bathroom! She doesn't want to use a public one.
Jiang Cong raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this:
"I live alone, there's no need for such a big house!"
Qin Man burst out laughing when she heard this. Wasn't her hint obvious enough?
"What I mean is, I want to go out to work with you. I have recovered now. I can't just stay at home and eat and live for free! In a year, Xiao Li and Xiao Yu will have to go to kindergarten. You have to support a whole family with your salary alone. How can you provide them with a good learning environment?
Then you can be your teacher Jiang peacefully, and I will find a suitable job. We will work hard together to become a 10,000 yuan household as soon as possible and lead our family to a well-off life!"
Qin Man's goal is very clear. People should have goals. In this era, it is rare to have a household with a net worth of 10,000 yuan, and it is very prestigious. So she is heading towards becoming a household with a net worth of 10,000 yuan.
Jiang Cong heard this and chuckled at Qin Man's serious expression, but he was inexplicably moved in his heart. He thought she had no plans for the future, but he didn't expect her to think so far ahead and include the children and even her own family in her future plans.
Of course, a ten thousand yuan household is a bit out of reach for a family like theirs that barely makes a hundred yuan, but he admires Qin Man's courage.
"What are you laughing at?" Qin Man looked at his smile and didn't quite understand it, but she couldn't take her eyes off his gentle and elegant face.
"Do you know what a 10,000-yuan household is?"
"Of course I know. Although you may think I am exaggerating, let me tell you, if you don't have a goal in life, what is the difference between living and salted fish?"
Qin Man was not joking with him, she knew how fast the country would develop in the future.
"I believe you!" Jiang Cong nodded in approval, feeling that this girl was full of vitality.
It turns out that when she is silly, she is soft and cute, but later on, her original personality is also so positive!
Just thinking about being with a woman like her makes the future full of hope.
"Take me to the county with you in a few days!"
Qin Man suddenly said something else. Jiang Cong was puzzled and asked her what she was doing in the county.
Qin Man told him that she was going to sell persimmons.
"Aren't you going to save money to get a foothold in the city? Let's work hard together, and rent a bigger house so we can live more comfortably. We can buy pots and pans to cook our own meals, and come back to visit our parents and children during the holidays. Next year, when we have some savings, we can bring the children over, find them a kindergarten, and try to raise two more college students to bring honor to your family, okay?"
She had been alone all her life, working was all she did. No matter how much money she made, it was useless because you couldn't bring it with you when you are born and you couldn't take it with you when you die, so she knew how to enjoy herself while she could.
By chance, she has everything in this life, including her own little family. She just wants to live a prosperous life and watch her two children grow up safely. Although she cannot empathize with the pain at that time, mother and child are connected by heart and blood, so she treats them as her own children.
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Jiang Cong smiled at her tenderly, feeling indescribably satisfied in his heart.
Looking at Qin Man's pretty face, the more he looked at her, the more charming she seemed. In the past, he only thought she was cute, but now Jiang Cong had a different feeling in his heart.
The next day, Jiang Cong did not go to the county but stayed at home. This part-time job did not require him to go to the county every day, so he accompanied Qin Man to pick persimmons.
With Jiang Cong around, he picked all the persimmons in one day. He left some for the children in the village to satisfy their cravings, and all the unused baskets at home used to store grain were filled with persimmons, about 800 in total. He even had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to buy two bottles of Erguotou to ripen them.
It takes an hour to walk from the village to the town. Qin Man went with him. They set out early in the morning. When they arrived in the town, the sun was shining brightly, causing Qin Man to sweat.