In the evening, under the afterglow of the slanting sun, Liu Mingliang walked home with a basket on his back. Today's back basket is much heavier than usual, but Liu Mingliang's steps not only did not become heavy, but became much lighter.

"Mother, my dad is back. As soon as Liu Mingliang entered the courtyard, he heard a shout full of joy, and at the same time, a teenager ran towards Liu Mingliang. "Dad, I'll help you carry the basket. ”

"Shuhai, the back basket is too heavy for my father to carry it himself, what about your mother and your sister?"

"They're talking about how to cook. ”

"Do you need two people to discuss cooking?"

"My mother said there was no rice at home. ”

Liu Mingliang was putting the back basket down, and when he heard his son's words, his movements froze. He knew about the lack of rice at home when he went out in the morning, and said that he would let his wife borrow some first, deal with it for a while, and wait for the sculpture factory to live to solve this problem. Now it seems that the rice has not been borrowed.

"Shuhai, what are you shouting, bring a bowl of water to your father first. Liu Mingliang's wife heard the sound of talking in the courtyard and came out of the house with her daughter.

"Ronghua, didn't you borrow rice?"

"I didn't borrow it, we went up the mountain to pick mushrooms, enough to eat for these two days, it's really not good, I'll go back to my parents' house to ask for rice." ”

Liu Mingliang looked at his wife's face, knowing that she hadn't borrowed it, and sighed in his heart, blaming himself for his lack of ability, which caused his wife and children to starve. Thinking of today's events again, I can't help but make up my mind again, we must follow Yun Dazhu, and try our best to do a good job, so as not to make such a good factory yellow again.

"The mushrooms will also make a soup, you mother-in-law make me happy, don't you? It doesn't matter if you don't borrow rice, from today onwards, our good days will come. Come to Shuhai and Shushan, help me bring the basket to the front. ”

The two of them carried the basket in front of their father. Li Ronghua looked at Liu Mingliang and didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. Liu Mingliang put the lid of the back basket aside and took out a shoebox directly from it.

"Well, this is my daughter's. ”

"Wow, new shoes, still sneakers. Liu Shushan was mentally prepared when she saw the box, but when she saw the sneakers that she had seen countless times in the town store, her eyes were still moist. The little girl gently stroked her shoes with both hands, over and over and over again.

"Son, yours too, in the same style. Liu Mingliang took out another pair of sneakers and handed them to his son. Liu Shuhai was not so sentimental, he screamed excitedly, ran away with the shoebox in his hand, and saw that he ran around the courtyard before returning to the house, probably trying to hide the new shoes.

"Alright, Shushan. Put away the shoes first, I went to the store late today and didn't buy clothes. After they arrive in two days, I'll buy you a set, the one you see regularly. ”

Liu Shushan raised her head, looked at Liu Mingliang in disbelief, and asked, "Is that orange?"

"That's it, every time you pass by the store, you look at the clothes, I remember it. ”

"No, it's good to have new shoes, these shoes are very good-looking, and they are similar to the ones we bought in Ban Su. ”

"Su Shu from Shangquan Village?"

"Yes, she has also put on new clothes and shoes these days, and that is called beautiful, and the girls in the whole school envy her. ”

"Her shoes are so much better than yours, you can't compare to her, and you can't in the future, you know?"

"I know, I can't compare, I'm satisfied with these shoes, or my father loves me. ”

"Alright, put your shoes away and come back, you still have work to do. ”

Liu Shushan bounced back to the house, and came back after a while, still with Liu Shuhai.

"You two are really grinding, come, this is 2 catties of wet rice noodles, as well as 5 catties of pork and two big-headed carp. You take it to the fire room and clean it up, the rice noodles are all cooked, the meat is all stewed, and the fish is boiled first......"

After a bunch of things reached the hands of the sister and brother, the two looked at each other and did not move.

"Don't you understand? Cook as I say, I'm starving, aren't you hungry?"

"Huh, hungry!"

"If you're hungry, make it, stew meat is time-consuming, and don't forget the mushroom soup, let's have a good meal today." ”

The sister and brother held the fish and meat, and forced their saliva to go to the fire room.

During the whole process, Li Ronghua kept her mouth open in shock, and she didn't answer. At this time, Liu Mingliang said to his wife: "I'll report to you, ah, 5 catties of meat 25, two big-headed carp 16, two pairs of shoes 50, rice noodles were given by the fish boss, no money." It's 91 yuan, and how about the remaining 9 yuan for my pocket money? ”

With a sound of "pop~", Li Ronghua slapped Liu Mingliang's salty pig hand away and whispered, "Don't let the child see it." ”

"Then wait until they're all asleep before ......"

"Let's start with money. Even if you make money, you can't spend it like this. You spend so much, you lose a month's salary in two days, and drink the northwest wind for the remaining 28 days?"

"How can it be spent in 2 days, shoes are not bought every day, and clothes can be worn for two years. ”

"What do you say about fish and meat, even if you buy it, you don't have to buy so much at once, 5 catties of meat are all stewed, can you eat so much? Are you a pig?"

"Pigs don't eat meat. ”

"Take out the rest of your salary first, don't approve the pocket money of 9 yuan, who will let you spend money blindly regardless of it. Li Ronghua said with a cold face.

"Alas, these days are mixed, if I knew this, I would have bought an extra bottle of wine. ”

"You, you, how much money are you?" Li Ronghua, who received the money, was completely confused, a pile of 100 yuan bills, she thought that she had sent more than 200 as usual, so she was distressed and suddenly lost a little half.

Liu Mingliang finally raised his eyebrows, looking at his wife's eyes shining and at a loss, he couldn't help but sigh: It seems that only by earning money can you have status, and only by earning money can you have a sense of achievement, no wonder everyone is focused on making money, this feels really good.

"Today's salary of 1200 was paid, and Dazhu said that he would be paid on the 7th of every month in the future, and he would be paid at least 1000 if he didn't work. How about it, our family will live in the future, and we don't have to work so hard anymore......"

"Yun Dazhu is crazy, with such a salary, his factory must not be yellow immediately. ”

"Phew, you crow's mouth, we'll starve when the factory is yellow. ”

"I'm just worried about you, who doesn't want to live a good life, but a long life is more important. ”

"If you old ladies have long hair and short knowledge, this time is really different. Dazhu's uncle is Su Tuo from Shangquan Village, who was admitted to the University of Arts, and that's not all, people can get sculpture patterns from the University of Arts. As long as he can do a good job, he can sell it to the capital, and possibly sell it to foreign countries, and the money will come in an uproar. ”

"It's possible to make a lot of money, but your craft isn't good, don't mess it up. ”

According to the requirements of the capital, Dazhu is integrating the pattern, and it is estimated that the construction will start tomorrow...... I don't have to say anything about carving, but I am afraid that I can't keep up with the progress of post-grinding and polishing. If you want to be fine, the later stage is very important. ”

"Don't be afraid, the child and I can help you polish, that thing that doesn't require technical effort. ”

Liu Mingliang's eyes lit up and he said, "That's right! Let's go into battle together, resolutely do a good job, and live a good life......