Rebirth and struggle for rural daughter-in-law

Chapter 34 Rebound

Zhang Guilan didn't try to lose weight after she got sick, but she also faintly felt that the clothes on her body were a little tight. Knowing that the flesh had rebounded again, she found out the old clothes and changed them, and felt looser.

She hadn't been to the village for a while, and as soon as Milan left in the morning, she simply cleaned up and went to the village. As soon as she entered the village, she saw Liu Xiaolan walking home with a dustpan, and Zhang Guilan came to welcome her.

"My sister is here. I have collected a lot of mung beans recently. If you don't come, I will send them to you."

"I've been busy at home and have never been free." Zhang Guilan made a plan along the way, and without turning a corner, she directly pulled Liu Xiaolan to express her thoughts, "Sister, I have an idea, see if I can provide the raw materials, you can find it." People come to process mung bean cakes, so I will pay you wages by the catty."

"This is a good way to catch up." Liu Xiaolan became interested, and pulled her away, "Come on, let's go into the room and talk."

In fact, Liu Xiaolan is older than Zhang Guilan, but Zhang Guilan is a little fatter, and looks a bit older in age. I followed Liu Xiaolan all the way to his house. Liu Xiaolan's parents-in-law lived in the east room, and Liu Xiaolan's family of three lived in the west room.

As soon as you enter the house, you will see the hearth made of adobe with large mouths, a cauldron with twelve seals on it, and wooden bowl racks. The wall next to the hearth is a window, using plastic as glass. The wall is connected to the earth pit, and as long as a fire is lit, the wall acts as a fire wall and warms the house.

Apart from two large cabinets and two large mirrors on top of the cabinets, there is nothing else in the room. The windows are covered with thick frost, so you can’t see the glass at all. You can’t feel the warmth when you enter the room. It is very hot on the pit.

There were guests at home, and Zhang Guilan's mother-in-law came from the east room with her baby in her arms. Dong Hua was only three years old, she had a long nose, and her hands were grinned. Zhang Guilan felt distressed.

"Next time I come here, I'll bring clam oil to wipe the children's hands. It's all gone."

After hearing this, Granny Liu Xiaolan quickly refused, "That thing is very expensive. It's nothing for a child from a poor family to have a crack in his hand. It's fine, and you won't have to spend any money."

"I like Dong Hua, so it's nothing to buy her a hand wipe. Ma'am, don't be polite to me. If I do this again, I won't dare to come next time." Zhang Guilan hugged Dong Hua and took it out of her pocket. He took out a handkerchief and wiped Dong Hua's nose.

"No way, such a good handkerchief is ruined." Liu Xiaolan hurriedly stopped her.

"This handkerchief is not for use. As long as it is used, it is not a waste." Zhang Guilan wiped Dong Hua clean, and handed the handkerchief to Liu Xiaolan, "Wash the child's nose after use."

Liu Xiaolan accepted it embarrassingly, "There are so many details in our countryside, but the girls are so warm-hearted, so I'm willing to give such a good handkerchief to the children."

Liu Xiaolan's mother-in-law also felt the same way, "You are married, right? Haven't had children yet?"

"We've been living separately, and now we're here, so we don't have children." Zhang Guilan told the truth, and directly concealed the disagreement between husband and wife.

Granny Liu Xiaolan said with a smile, "I think there will be some movement soon, so don't worry."

Zhang Guilan smiled, "Well, there's no rush."

Liu Xiaolan took the child over and handed it to her mother-in-law, "Mom, you bring the flowers over there, Sister Zhang and I have something to discuss."

Her mother-in-law didn't ask any further questions, and left with the baby in her arms. She also told Zhang Guilan, "The forest area is close to the village. If you have nothing to do, come and sit here often. Just treat this place as your own home. We don't have so many chatterboxes in the countryside."

Zhang Guilan responded again and again, but Liu Xiaolan was anxious to discuss business matters, and sat down on the pit, "My sister just said to let us make the raw materials and pay back the wages? I don't know how to calculate it?"

"I'll give you [-] cents for a catty." Zhang Guilan wanted to be a second-hand dealer, "I have a lot of things in my family, and I can't always focus on this matter. You can make it with the beans I collected for you, and other materials. I will take it too, you can do it and I will make it, and I will give you money by the catty, but the quality must be guaranteed.”

"Okay, don't worry, don't look at us as poor peasants, but we cook cleanly. If the quality is not acceptable, you don't have to accept the goods." Liu Xiaolan has a carefree temper and is straightforward in her work.

"Well, I'll bring you sugar and honey in a few days. If your family can come here, you can come by yourself, and you don't need to find others." Zhang Guilan also knows that twenty cents is too much for rural people. too much.

Mung bean cakes can be made over a hundred catties in a busy day, which is worth 20 yuan. Some ordinary workers in the city can do this for a month, but this is a day for her.

"Okay." Liu Xiaolan laughed so hard that she could earn money at home, which is a good thing that fell from the sky, "Now I can earn more than my baby's father."

"Take it easy. In the future, I plan to open a factory. If you want to come, you can come to work in my factory. Although it is not a formal job, the salary earns a commission. What you earn in a month can catch up with what a regular worker earns in a few months. The old man also saved his pension money." Zhang Guilan only makes mung bean cakes to save money to set up a factory, and once the money is enough, she will stop making mung bean cakes.

Liu Xiaolan said pleasantly, "Sister, my sister-in-law will follow you from now on."

How much does it cost to have a worker for a few months a month?Is it over a hundred?
Now making mung bean cakes can earn tens of dollars a day, let alone running a factory. Liu Xiaolan didn't doubt Zhang Guilan's words at all, and told her mother-in-law about it after sending Zhang Guilan away.

Mrs. Dong was also shocked, and told Liu Xiaolan, "People trust us, so they give us this opportunity to make money. We have to do it for them with our hearts. Men are admitted to college, and those who marry are not afraid of hardship." , and his character is not far behind."

"Mom, don't worry, you don't know what kind of person you are, how can you do something that is unworthy of your conscience." Liu Xiaolan hugged the child, "When I earn money, I will make a dress for Hua. Although Hua's father is in the city Going to work, but we still owe [-] yuan from the famine outside. Huada never wore new clothes when he was born, and they all changed them from old clothes. Now it’s all right, and I can earn money. There is no need to worry about famine."

Mrs. Dong sighed, "If your father-in-law hadn't been ill that year, he wouldn't have owed this money, and our life wouldn't be so tight. You have worked hard these years."

Liu Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's not bitter, our family is suffering so well."

The worries in Liu Xiaolan's house slowly dissipated. Zhang Guilan just walked to the compound when she met Wang Li who was out shopping for vegetables. She was talking with the people in the compound. When she saw Zhang Guilan, she called her.

"Sister-in-law, you're getting fat again." Wang Li greeted with a smile.

"Yeah, I noticed it myself."

"Sister-in-law, I heard that the girl from your house is going to stay for a while. Is it true? That's so inconvenient. You and Leader Luo also have separate rooms to sleep in, right?" Wang Li's voice was like a trumpet, not to mention the surrounding area There are many lively people.

Zhang Guilan put the hair behind her ears, and then said in a usual tone, "Where do you have to sleep with guests? My sister made me laugh when she said that."

Wang Li was not unhappy when she was stabbed, "Ah, I'm worried about my sister-in-law. After all, it's too inconvenient to suddenly have to live alone at home."

"I have a big heart and a fat body. Seeing that I have gained weight again, I know there is nothing inconvenient." Zhang Guilan swept his eyes, and those who were listening to the excitement hurriedly turned their eyes away.

At the entrance of the corridor again, Wang Li was full of curiosity and didn't have the time to ask, so she could only watch Zhang Guilan enter the building resentfully.

(End of this chapter)