Xie's mother waved her hand and said, "Please sit down. This seat is full. Let's go to another table in the kitchen to eat."
Chen Xiang was considered the eldest of the group. Seeing that Xie's mother was about to leave, he quickly said, "Auntie, what should we do? There are so many dishes, how can you not go to the table? And my brothers and sisters-in-law, they have worked hard to help for most of the day, they can't go to the kitchen to eat!"
"No, no, we are all cooking in the kitchen, it doesn't bother you." Xie's mother didn't understand what Chen Xiang meant, but Xie Zhengchuan knew.
He stretched out his hand, "Brother Chen, please sit down with your brothers. There is a rule in our family that no woman can sit at the table. Really, my mother and sisters-in-law eat the same as us, and they also have a separate table. No, everyone, please sit down."
"Well, that's it. Hey, look at me. We all have guests at home, but women are not allowed to sit at the table to eat. It's my fault. It's my fault. Don't be offended, Auntie."
After hearing this, Xie's mother and Su Li laughed, "No, no, each place has its own rules. It doesn't matter to you. Then you guys eat first, we'll go back to the kitchen!"
After saying that, she and Su Li went back to the kitchen. After the little ones had just said hello to everyone, Xia Xiuzhi took them to the kitchen to start eating. It was already half past twelve, and the children were very hungry. Su Li also cooked some sweet red bean porridge, but she was afraid that they would not be full after eating it, so she served each of them a bowl after they arrived in the kitchen.
Before going to eat, I wiped a handful of ketchup on the little girl's mouth. The little girl's mouth was full of ketchup. When she saw her mother wiping her mouth, she grinned, revealing her gapping front teeth.
"Don't eat too many sweet things, Baoya. A small cup of milk tea is enough. You are changing your teeth. Eating too much sweet things will cause tooth decay and worms."
Baoya quickly covered her mouth after hearing this. She didn't want to get worms. She had seen Huzi secretly eating candy when he was teething, and later one of his teeth was broken and he was in pain for several days.
She quickly put down her chopsticks and picked up the candied apple.
Xiaofang and Xiaoqin also had a few loose teeth. After hearing what Su Li said, they hurriedly threw the caramelized apples and fried bananas in their bowls into Xie Laifu's bowl.
Xie Lai Fu didn't mind and just picked it up and ate it.
Su Li watched the children eating spicy noodles and made a look at Xia Xiuzhi. Xia Xiuzhi laughed and walked to the cupboard next to her and took out a small plate of spicy noodles.
"Children, look what this is?"
Xiaoqin and Xiaofang looked at each other with wide eyes and said, "Oh~ It's spicy noodles, it's spicy noodles, mommy, put it down quickly."
Xia Xiuzhi nodded at their foreheads, put down her plate and said to them, "Little greedy cat, remember to look after your brother after dinner, don't go out to play all the time. And the rest of you, Lidan and Tiedan, after dinner, take Xiangzhi and Xianglan to look after Jinghui and the others, and ask your grandma to come and eat quickly."
"Yes, brother and sister, let's eat faster. Don't go out to play in the afternoon. Look after the little brothers."
"Hey, Brother Li Dan, Mom is still washing the dishes, we have to help."
"Eat quickly, eat quickly."
Seeing how understanding the children were, Su Li and Xia Xiuzhi smiled at each other, then turned around and went to the table next to them to eat.
Xie Zhengchuan accompanied Chen Xiang and the others for meals and drinks, and talked about the glorious past. He also felt their situation after retiring from the army. Some of those who decided to work in the garment factory did so because their families really could not make ends meet, while others did so in order to make their wives and children live a better life.
When they decided to come, Xie Zhengchuan did not tell them how much money they would get per month, but they felt that since Xie Zhengchuan asked them to come, they would always have something to eat, even though they could not send much money home. With a subsidy of more than ten yuan per month, the whole family could at least get by, and they could eat less when they were not at home.
Some of these people also have leased land at home, but the weather is not good today. The autumn harvest is coming soon, but the corn in the fields is not growing well. Everyone is worried. Although they have leased the land, they still have to rely on God for their livelihood.
When the news about Xie Zhengchuan came, they were also thinking, what if this was a way out?
After being nervous all the way, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the sumptuous meal on the table, and Pang Wei and Zhang Lai in decent work clothes, dispatching tractors. They also knew that Captain Xie was thinking about them sincerely.
They were just afraid that Xie Zhengchuan would suffer because of them, so how could they feel at ease?
At the dinner table, Xie Zhenghe and Xie Zhengyang kept picking up food for the half-grown boy. From what Xie Zhengchuan said, the boy was already fifteen years old and had graduated from junior high school. His name was Lu Shengge, and he was Lu Song's younger brother in the group. Both his parents had passed away, leaving only the two brothers in his family. Lu Song gave all his allowances to his grandparents, just hoping that they could take care of Lu Shengge.
Lu Song's grandparents also listened to Lu Song and sent their children to school, but Lu Song's uncle, second uncle, and younger uncle were not happy. They all lived together, and who didn't want to take Lu Song's allowance? But his grandparents didn't agree. Until they retired from the army a few years ago, and Lu Sheng also graduated from junior high school, the family only had a dozen yuan of allowance every month, and Lu Song's mouth was added, so the family started to quarrel;
They refused to let Lu Shengjie go to school. Originally, Lu Shengjie's grandparents wanted to find a wife for their grandson after seeing him come home. Unexpectedly, as soon as this was mentioned, the family was in an uproar. His aunt and sister-in-law even tried to commit suicide. His cousin Tang and his sister-in-law all found them annoying.
There was no way Lu Song had this idea anymore. He devoted himself to honoring his grandparents and repaying them for taking care of him. In the past two years, there was a big fight at home every three days and a small fight every five days. Lu Song didn't dare to eat one more steamed bread every time, for fear that his grandparents would get angry.
This time when he came to seek refuge with Xie Zhengchuan, he shouldn't have brought Lu Shengluo with him, but he was unwilling to stay at home. Lu Song also knew that his brother would have a hard time living alone in this family, so he simply took him with him. At most, he would eat less, work more, and not ask for wages. As long as he could take care of his brother, and his brother was older and could do the work, he would be able to do it.
Xie Zhenghe and Xie Zhengyang felt uncomfortable after hearing this. This child was as thin as a bamboo pole and must have suffered a lot.
The two of them poured a glass of juice, handed him half a steamed bun, and then served him a bowl of soup. Lu Sheng ate and his throat felt dry and sore, and his nose felt astringent. He had never eaten such a delicious meal, and no one had ever greeted and taken care of him while eating. Lu Song's eyes also turned red when he saw this.
The people at the table looked at it but pretended not to notice, but everyone knew in their hearts that Captain Xie and his family were kind-hearted and honest people.
Su Li didn't have any opinion on Lu Sheng's behavior. He was just an immature man after all. Although there is no clear legal provision prohibiting the use of child labor, Su Li didn't know how to deal with him. But when she thought about Sun Xiaoling, she felt relieved. That girl was only thirteen years old, and now she was already a little teacher in the factory.
After instructing Pang Wei to arrange accommodation and pick up things for everyone, Su Li stopped taking care of it. Now Pang Wei is in charge of the situation in the men's dormitory in the factory, and Zhang Lai is responsible for the supply situation in the county and the province.
The next day, Pang Wei arranged for two people to learn to drive a tractor with him first, and the rest of the people went to help Tao Ren build a factory first. Everyone took turns to learn how to drive a tractor.
The salary was 25 yuan per month, and all meals were taken at the factory. Even Lu Shengqi was arranged to work beside Pang Wei, and learn from him how to manage inventory and do accounting. Su Li said that he was a junior high school graduate and had excellent grades, so she wanted him to be the factory's financial officer. The child was an understanding and grateful person, and he listened to Su Li's words very much and would do whatever she asked him to do.
Su Li was also extremely satisfied. After all, only the talents he trained himself could be trusted.
Originally, she was planning to find those educated youth who had not returned to the city, but she thought that the situation for the college entrance examination would decline around tomorrow, and she would have to find someone else by then, and the gain would not be worth it, so it would be better to train them herself.
Everything was going smoothly at the garment factory. Xie Zhengchuan's comrades were capable and worked seriously. Most importantly, they were all grateful to Xie Zhengchuan and his wife. They were extremely grateful. Looking at the bedding, washbasin, thermos, and clothes they had been given, some of them burst into tears on the spot. They were also people who had worked hard for the country, but in recent years they had been worn out by life. If they had such a good job, everyone would be very motivated.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. Su Li was coaxing her child at home when Xie's mother came back with a smile on her face. She reached out and hugged Jinghan beside her and said to Su Li, "Oh, big brother, third daughter-in-law, Daniu's mother Meiling's family has proposed marriage. Haha, Meiling's mother and children may have a hard time in the future."
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