activa-t Chapter 411: The 80s' 'Five Grains of Harvest' 5
Chapter 411: The 80s' 'Five Grains of Harvest' 5
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Silver Phoenix for a long time."
"Her mother didn't like her because she didn't make money, so she didn't let her stay at home. So Yinfeng went to work at the teahouse where Gu Min worked. Now they go there and come back together every day."
"That's not bad, at least I can eat enough."
"Her mother didn't want to let her go, but it seems that Sister Yinfeng is coming back soon. She said she would bring a large sum of money back. Yinfeng's mother has been busy looking for the village chief to approve the foundation so that she can rebuild the house."
Gu Yinfeng's elder sister is Gu Jinfeng, who also studied tailoring. A few years ago, she followed the town's craftsmen to work in Mauritius, operating a sewing machine for three years, which was later extended for another three years.
It is said that a closed management system is implemented there, and they can only send some living expenses back home. Their salaries are paid out uniformly upon maturity.
Judging from Yinfeng’s mother’s attitude towards Yinfeng, Jinfeng’s previous treatment was probably not much better.
Gu Li had no impression of Jin Feng and wondered whether she would honestly hand over the money she had worked hard for three years to her mother.
Gu Li only had one day off after returning home, which soon aroused the dissatisfaction of Comrade Zhang Yuhua.
They said she was just too idle, so she ignored her housework and went to other people's homes to do manual labor.
So, in the next few days, Gu Li was taken to the brick factory by Comrade Zhang Yuhua, and a vacancy was specially found for her, specifically responsible for monitoring the unqualified mud bricks on the production line.
This job does not require much technical skills. You just need to look at the formed clay blocks coming off the production line and pick out the ones with missing corners or cracks. The rest can be sent to the kiln for firing.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua wore gloves, took off his thick coat and put on a coverall that was so dirty that the color could not be seen to move bricks.
When the bricks come out of the cave, they need to stack them according to a specific method. After the bricks are naturally cooled and dried, they need to be moved onto the tractor one by one.
These are purely artificial.
Gu Li worked in the brick factory until the end of the day and the holiday when she could finally take a break.
In the first few days, my legs were shaking.
It's not like she had not been conscripted into the army before, but after a semester of studying in a sit-and-eat mode in high school, her body seemed to have become more fragile.
It was not until the afternoon of New Year's Eve that my second sister Gu Gui returned from holiday.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua was sweeping the spider webs and dust in the corners with a feather duster while complaining, "Really, you don't even know how to get up from bed when you're not doing anything. You're not letting me go home until New Year's Eve. All the stores in the city are closed, but your tiny store is still busy! Does your boss give you any subsidies?"
Gu Gui looked haggard. Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, their shop has been so busy that she even had to eat while sitting at the sewing machine.
Even so, I still work overtime until nine o'clock every day.
Compared to previous years, now everyone has enough food to eat and starts to care about clothes.
Although there are more and more shops on the street, many people still choose to buy fabrics and make clothes by themselves.
"Well, each person got a red envelope of twenty yuan." Gu Gui handed the red envelope wrapped in red paper together with this month's salary to Comrade Zhang Yuhua.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua was delighted at first, "See, see, I was very discerning when I asked you to learn this craft. Being busy means that this craft is very popular."
Comrade Zhang Yuhua glanced at Gu Li with pride, as if to say that she was ungrateful.
Gu Li pretended not to see it and let her glare at her.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua must not be offended when he is working.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua opened the red paper and took out two ten-yuan bills. He became unhappy again.
"Your boss is really stingy. After working overtime for so many days, he only gave me 20 yuan. Your boss should be making a fortune!"
Gu Gui smiled, but the introverted girl didn't know what to say for a moment.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua didn't care what his second daughter could say. He just waved his hand and said, "You must be tired. Go lie down on the bed first. You are not needed for the housework for the time being. Your third sister is here to take care of it."
Gu Gui smiled at Gu Li and turned back to the west room.
Spitting on his thumb, Comrade Zhang Yuhua began to count the money.
"This 20 yuan is really too little. I worked overtime every day until late at night, but I only got less than two days' wages. In the past, this would be exploitation of the lives of workers, and people would spit on it and give me a shaved head."
As she spoke, Zhang Yuhua became angry. She glared at Gu Li who was pretending to be deaf and dumb, "I've asked you to learn tailoring from your second sister a long time ago. You only need to work for two more years, and you and your sister can open a tailor shop together, and you can earn back all the money!"
Gu Li:-----
Comrade Zhang Yuhua, who is obsessed with money, is really thoughtful.
"Mom," Gu Li wanted to say, 'Can you broaden your horizons and stop just seeing the melons and two dates in front of you?' But these melons and two dates were earned by her second sister working day and night, and her tuition was also provided by her sister's melons and two dates.
So, she couldn't say.
Gu Li said it another way, "Mom, be careful, when my wings grow strong enough, I will fly away from you just like Yin Feng!"
Comrade Zhang Yuhua's eyes widened. If she hadn't been holding a handful of banknotes in her hand, she might have raised her hand to clap.
"Hey! You have no conscience. You spent so much money from your family and dared to play that trick on your mother. Be careful or I'll break your legs."
"I have wings, you can't hit me!"
"You're really itching for a beating. You won't be able to celebrate the New Year if you don't get your bones fixed!" Comrade Zhang Yuhua put the money in his pocket and chased after the unfilial daughter with a feather duster.
"You spend the most money out of the three daughters in the family. Putting aside other things, you must make up for the extra money you spend compared to your two sisters."
Finally, she no longer had to be nagged about learning tailoring. Gu Li would rather be chased around everywhere by Comrade Zhang Yuhua.
It's winter, and my hands have been frozen from wiping the table with the rag, so it's a good time to move them around.
Gu Li scurried out of the main room and ran towards the vegetable garden outside.
"Stop right there, I promise I won't hit you today."
Hehe, you are lying to a three-year-old child.
Gu Li curled her lips, looked back at Comrade Zhang Yuhua whose face was already ferocious, and ran even faster.
"Hey, what are you doing at home?" Doctor Cai from the village clinic was coming from the direction of the village entrance carrying her medicine box. When she saw the chaotic scene, she smiled and joked.
Comrade Zhang Yuhua put down the bamboo pole in her hand and immediately put on a smile, "It's already this late, why hasn't Dr. Cai gone home yet?"
Dr. Cai was originally a barefoot doctor. She learned some medical knowledge from her elders and could give people injections and intravenous drips to treat headaches and fevers.
In the past, medical conditions were poor and people were reluctant to go to the hospital unless they were seriously ill. They would usually ask Dr. Cai to come to their homes to treat them.
Don’t mention it, in the several villages before and after, almost all the children were delivered by Dr. Cai.
Gu Li was also among them.
Therefore, the nearby villagers are more respectful to Dr. Cai.