It's 9 o'clock.

The night was hotter than the previous days. The open window looked like an open stove, and the air in the room heated up, but there was no cool breeze.

In the warm smile of the swarthy man, Li quietly took Xiao Nan home, helped her take a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and began to tell some fairy tales early to coax her. But this night was too difficult, Li Jingjing's hands holding the little fan were sore, and Xiao Nan still had trouble sleeping.

"Dad, it's so hot. Xiao Nan closed his eyes slightly and muttered quietly.

Li Jingjing could only speed up the speed of the little fan, and carefully wiped the beads of sweat that appeared from time to time for Xiao Nan. He looked anxiously at the window that he couldn't hope for the cool breeze no matter how much he wanted, and in a blink of an eye he looked at the broken little fan on the low closet, and he was even more helpless.

It's only June this year, and it's just such a high temperature. If this continues, how will you spend this summer?

The night slowly went on.

Li Jing wanted to sleep.

The lack of sleep and the exhaustion of his body made him take a nap for a while, and from time to time he woke up and fanned Xiao Nan and slapped mosquitoes. The current situation makes him unable to even close his eyes with peace of mind, if he wants to buy a fan, if he wants to have money to eat, he can't find a way out tomorrow, what if it's good... By the way, there are several changes of clothes piled up at home, it's time to wash them, how to wash them? Is there laundry detergent at home?

I don't know when, Li Jingjing and Xiao Nan fell asleep.

Finally, in the middle of the night, a little cool breeze blew away Li Jingjing's somewhat messy hair, and he smiled, he may have had a sweet dream in this breeze.... In his dream, he ate a few big steamed buns, bought a fan, had money for the next meal, or returned to the third year of high school.

...

Early in the morning, Li Jingjing got up and planned the last piece of five cents - two small bags of buns and a piece of soy milk.

Filled the cleaned mineral water bottle with boiled water, lifted one of the small bags of buns, glanced at Xiao Nan who was still asleep, closed the door gently, and before 7 o'clock, Li went out quietly.

The carton factory forty minutes away from home was Li Jingjing's last hope. He had almost touched all the jobs that were an hour or so away nearby, and even if there were any misses, he didn't think there was any hope. failed, so I had to try to be cheeky and ask Boss Lu, who opened the restaurant, to borrow it.

Either way, it's time for him to decide on his next job. Searching aimlessly all day long, there will never be a day when you can earn a salary of 30 yuan to be sure.

Although the sun shines on the back of people before 8 o'clock, it is a little hot, but it is much better than noon. Walking along the way, Li Jingjing filled his stomach with the bag of buns early, and now, after communicating with the security guard who didn't give him a good face, he entered the gate of the 'Hongda Carton Factory', standing at the entrance of the personnel department, which seemed to be a short and fat manager with lack of sleep and bloodshot eyes.

"Hey, I knew you were coming today. ”

Seeing Li Jingjing, the short and fat manager didn't know how to have such a funny and angry look. I saw him lick his somewhat dry lips, take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, knock it, and hand it to Li Jingjing.

"I don't smoke," Li quietly scratched his head in embarrassment.

The short and fat manager didn't think so, threw the cigarette in his mouth and lit it, and said a little vaguely, "I know, these days, it's hard to make some money, and life is not easy." You have a wife and children, right?"

The short and fat manager's sudden question made Li Jing stunned, and then nodded ambiguously. My wife is gone, and it's not easy to say, but I do have a child.

"Seen all the nearby factories?"

"After seeing it, they don't pay salaries in advance. I've also been to other places to recruit people, but I don't have a cultural degree, and a few are willing to ask for me... Not to mention the salary aspect. Come over today, even if I can't make an advance, I plan to go to the factory and have a job. Li replied quietly and honestly.

The short and fat manager glanced at Li Jing with a little meaning, and then nodded, "Okay." “

He took a beautiful puff on his cigarette and took it out of his mouth, "Now it's just me here." If you plan to enter the factory, I will help you sign the contract first. ”

Let Li Jing enter the room and sit in the seat, the short and fat manager threw down a contract, and couldn't help but say, "This contract is nothing, just go through the form." No, here, here, and here, just sign your name. As for here, this recommender wrote my name Zeng Jianjiang and filled in this, I can get 100 if you work for three months. ”

Li Jingjing lifted the pen for a moment, and then lowered his head and did so.

"Well, okay, it's very simple, you can come to work tomorrow. I told you about the salary yesterday, remember, and report the code you wear, the factory uniform will be given to you tomorrow, and the money for the factory uniform will be deducted from the salary. After checking the contract and copying it like a machine, the Humpty Dumpty manager handed over another one, "This is a salary application, fill it out, fill it out truthfully." I consulted for you yesterday and gave you a guarantee, which allows you to advance 200 yuan, but you have to press your ID card for a month first. ”

"Oh... Ah?" Li stood up suddenly, "The factory promised to give me a salary advance?!"

....

On the way back, Li Jing felt light, as if he had unloaded a burden of tens of thousands of catties on his body. He pinched himself more than once, making sure it wasn't a dream. After a few days of hard work, I didn't have much hope in the end, and I actually got my salary in advance?

The thin two pieces of paper were folded and carried in the trouser pocket, and Li Jingjing put one hand in the trouser pocket and pressed it tightly, for fear that it would grow wings and fly away. The palms of my hands were full of sweat and sticky, and it was uncomfortable to rub against the banknotes, but it was very comfortable.

With these two hundred dollars, the current embarrassment can finally be solved. I have money to eat, I have money to buy fans, I have money to live....

Thinking of this, Li Jing couldn't suppress his excitement several times and jumped up. After a few days of being struggling like this, I will start working hard tomorrow, stay up, and pay my salary again next month, and the money will be more, so I can start saving money and find a way to let Xiaonan go to kindergarten, and everything will be fine.

Li Jingjing began to sketch out a lot of bright futures.

....

In the newly opened popular supermarket on the lively side street, Li Jingjing had already selected a fan with a price tag of 30 yuan and packaged in a beautiful cardboard box, stood in front of the cash register, and reluctantly handed out the 100-yuan bill that had just arrived and was not warm enough, retrieved 70 yuan, and then carefully put it into his trouser pocket.

But just as he was about to leave, Li Jing suddenly remembered something, and stopped the footsteps he had just moved. Reaching back into his pocket, he grabbed out a ten-dollar bill, looked at the fresh and lovely cashier lady in front of the cashier with some embarrassment, pointed to the cashier table, and said, "Get me ten pieces of butterscotch." ”

"Okay, I'll take you 10 yuan, and I'll find you 9 yuan. ”

Miss Cashier is still smiling in an official manner.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Jing went home.

With the job confirmed, the salary advance arrived, and the fan purchased, he no longer had to run around looking for a job, and he would return home at four or five o'clock in the afternoon. He finally spent a day at home with Xiao Nan, rested, and washed the changes of clothes by the way, and at the same time had to think about what Xiao Nan should do when he worked tomorrow.

"Wow!

And when Xiao Nan saw Li Jingjing coming back so early, he was happy, and his big clear eyes stared excitedly at the small white electric fan that Li Jingjing opened the box and took out.

Li Jingjing smiled, touched Xiao Nan's head, and said, "In the future, we will have a fan blowing at night, and we are not afraid of the heat." Seeing that Xiao Nan nodded his little head vigorously in response twice, Li Jing said again, "Come on, open your mouth." Then he peeled off a butterscotch candy and stuffed it into his mouth.

"It's so sweet..."Xiao Nan looked at Li Jing and said happily, "Sugar." ”

"Yes, Dad bought you candy!" Li Jingjing took out the nine butterscotch candy left in his pocket and put them in Xiao Nan's hand.

"Wow~"

She looked so happy.

Li smiled quietly. He found that it seemed that for himself, as long as he could live and have a job, he could feed and clothe the two of them, and happiness was so simple.....