The first day of work was muddy.

Coming out of the locker room on the second floor of the factory, Li's quiet ears seemed to be mixed with the noise of several buzzing electric fans and the clattering noise of the machine. His mind was dizzy, and he squinted and looked up, and at this time half of the sky was already covered by night, and the sunset of green and orange was gradually fading, and it was about to be night.

What time is it....

Did Xiao Nan eat well at noon and night?

Beads of sweat on Li Jingjing's forehead rolled down her greasy and sticky cheeks, ran down her neck, and dripped heavily on her collar. Shortly after he switched back, his collar was already a little wet. Li Jingjing, who was thinking about it, didn't notice this, he wiped the sweat stains on his face, and then stepped away, entered the scattered group of employees who got off work at the same time, and walked towards the factory gate.

It was forty minutes from home, and he figured it would be dark when he got home. Now the crowd in the small restaurant must be an endless stream of guests, and the swarthy man and his wife have no time to take care of her, so they have to take her home quickly.

Of course, if he can get off work early, Li Jingjing has plans to have dinner in the factory. Thinking of the two-yuan staff meal eaten in the cafeteria during the one-hour break at noon, Li Jing was still unsatisfied. With rice, there is meat and vegetables, which is not very delicious, but it is very full. It's much more affordable than a swarthy man's restaurant!

Although in addition to eating, the rest of his time was to rush back to the workshop to pack a pile of goods that he was busy with. It's not a noon to be thought about.

Not far from the factory gate is a bus stop, Li Jingjing applied for a job yesterday to take a look, it can go straight to the station next to his home. On this day, his busy and swollen arms and feet were uncomfortable walking, he hesitantly stopped his pace at this time, and stared straight at the blue and white bus dozens of meters away, full of Pepsi Cola, wahaha advertisements, and an open door of the old-fashioned bus.

For Li Jingjing, today is really too tired.

"It's not 1 dollar to get on the bus. ”

Suddenly, the driver turned his head and shouted at Li Jingjing, who was hesitating and thinking very close to the car door.

"Ahh No, no, I passed by. As if awakened, Li Jing took a step back.

Boom.

The bus doors closed, puffing up clouds of smoke and dust, and headed for the next stop.

The words of money made Li Jing retreat.

During the probationary period, he worked hard like this one day, and he earned more than 20 yuan, and he would not have 30 yuan with the production commission. It's not easy to get money, it costs 1 yuan to sit for a while, why is he reluctant to spend it? It's better to use it to buy candy for Xiaonan, buy a mosquito coil, or change a new soap...

Yes, let's get a new soap, I run out of soap at home, and I can use it for bathing and washing clothes.

....

It's dark.

Walking through the brightly lit streets and bustling crowds, Li Jingjing finally arrived home. On the way, as usual, he glanced at the shop where the wall clock was visible on the side of the street, and it was 7:20 p.m. He got off work at 6 o'clock. From 8 o'clock to 6 o'clock, except for the 1-hour break, I worked 9 hours today. From tomorrow, I will start work at 7 o'clock, which will take 10 hours.

It's a number that makes Li Jing feel desperate when he thinks about it. I've survived today, and I don't know if I'll survive tomorrow.

picked up Xiao Nan and went home.

There was indeed an endless stream of people at the door of the hotel, Xiao Nan was placed in the couple's room to watch TV, blowing a fan, not lonely, so that Li Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief, and some unnecessary worries about himself seemed to be superfluous.

"Daddy, Daddy.... Xiao Nan watched TV at Uncle Lu's today, and a big cat can't catch a mouse~ behind... The mouse in the back is angry, it is more powerful than a cat!" Xiao Nan's small hand held Li Jing's two fingers, his big eyes were full of excitement and curiosity, he jumped twice hard, and waved his small fist, "That's it, boom, boom, boom, a big cat that has been stunned several times!"

Li Jing quietly hid the tiredness in his eyes, and he listened with a smile.

"Daddy..."

"Huh?"

"Would you like to come back early next time?" Suddenly, Xiao Nan raised his head and said quietly to Li.

Li said quietly and gently, "Dad also wants to come back early to accompany Xiaonan, but Dad wants to make money." Sometimes I have to go home late, I have to earn money for Xiaonan to pay tuition, buy clothes, and earn money to eat. ”

Xiao Nan lowered her head slightly, her little hand holding Li Jingjing's fingers tightened, and she said, "Then Xiao Nan doesn't study anymore, and don't buy clothes..."

Li was stunned.

....

Opening the newly bought piece of soap, Li Jingjing helped Xiao Nan wash it clean, put on the clothes that dried last night, turned on the fan to let her stay, then took a shower, unloaded some tiredness, cheered up, washed and dried Xiao Nan and his replacement clothes and factory clothes in the stone laundry trough, and then went to the restaurant to spend 3 yuan to buy cheaper meals, and continued to entrust the man surnamed Lu to take care of Xiao Nan, and finally tore open one of the large boxes of mosquito coils bought for 2 yuan, and then breathed a heavy sigh of relief, fell on the bed, unable to move.

It's been a really tiring day.

For Li Jingjing, it is never tired.

But Li Jingjing knows that he will be more tired in the future. But he has to endure and hold on, because he wants to make money. Whether it is for himself, for his sensible daughter Xiaonan, or for this family that belongs to him, he must persist and continue to work hard to make money... Only if you can make money, your family will have a good life.... has made money, just like today, there is no longer a psychological burden, this is only an income of about 20 yuan, and it can even make him save thousands of dollars with extravagant fantasies.

"How can the fan I bought with my own money feel more comfortable than the air conditioner blowing?" Li quietly relaxed his tired body, he looked at Xiao Nan, who was lying on the side, curled up as the size of a pillow, and began to doze off, smiled lightly, and was about to fall asleep.

At this time.

"Boom... Boom... Boom.."

A continuous knock on the door sounded.

woke up Li Jingjing, and Xiao Nan next to him also rubbed his confused eyes and sat up, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"Well, it's okay, you go back to sleep, Dad go out and have a look. ”

Li Jing frowned and comforted Xiao Nan, and got up with some dissatisfaction. Who is it, knocking on the door so late, is it a man surnamed Lu? It should be them, in this world, Li Jingjing is now familiar with this couple. Is there anything urgent?

He opened the door, and standing in the door was a 50-year-old man with fierce triangular eyes and bald white hair. Seeing Li quietly open the door, the old man said coldly, "Collect the rent." ”

“....”

"Ahh

"Hurry up, I've got something going on right now. The old man was impatient.

Li Jingjing's face changed suddenly, and he remembered one of the most critical things in coming to this world. He has always fantasized about living in a good house, but he has forgotten that this is a rented house. He also has the obligation to pay the rent...

"How much is it, landlord...", Li Jingjing asked.

The landlord frowned, "As always, I didn't say that the price was raised, it's still 100 a month." ”

100..

This is a heavy number for Li Jingjing. With the addition of money, the money he saved in a month has to be one hundred less, and two months later, the semester has arrived, is there enough money to pay Xiaonan's tuition?

"Landlord, can you pay it together next month? My salary will be paid next month, and I have been a little tight recently..." Li Jing hesitated, but still didn't take the money, but asked tentatively.

He complained about why he couldn't come a month late for the rent. Now I have 160 yuan in hand, which is for this month's living. It's not long before the beginning of the month, and 60 yuan is not a month.

The landlord glanced at Li Jing coldly, "Okay." Then he turned and walked away.

This made Li Jingjing breathe a sigh of relief. If the old man insists on it, he still has to give it. It seems that he has never been in arrears of rent before, and the old man has just opened up.

"Thank you to the host. ”

Li Jing thanked the old man's back and closed the door.

He glanced at Xiao Nan, who continued to sleep, and fell silent. After deducting the borrowed 200, then 200 rent, and basic living expenses, Li Jingjing calculated slightly, and he found: . In this way, the remaining salary for the next month will not be enough to live. And two months later, I'm afraid I won't be able to scrape together the money to pay Xiaonan's tuition...