77. The hard life of migrant workers

So Erhua pulled Lao Bai and happily prepared to start the career of "singing" in the square.

But Lao Bai feels that although he can make some money, in the past, people regarded singing as a work of the lower three indiscriminate, and everyone looked down on it, and now he is still not very suitable for his wife and children, and his heart is still not very appropriate, it is far better to earn money by strength - earn steadily, earn glory, and earn justifiably.

However, don't today's popular singers also earn money by singing? Although they are singing stalls, their nature should be the same, and they can't manage so much, so it's important to save more money to raise their children. Lao Bai tossed and turned and pondered all night, and was confused for a moment when he saw it, and he also made up his mind to sing.

Lao Bai got up early to eat something, then went to the bridge again, waiting for the work to be done.

Now, even more desperately to make money, it won't be long before I have to add an extra bite to eat the villain, Lao Bai is already in his thirties, he wants a child to hurt day and night, to make up for the deficit of his father since he was a child, he doesn't want his child to be hungry at birth, he wants to do his best to love him, let him be fed and clothed.

Lao Bai can suffer any sin and suffer any kind for this simple wish.

Lao Bai came to the bridge in Nanwuliying, the bridge was already full of people waiting for work, and Lao Bai was at the back of the line according to the usual rules.

He saw that Lao Tan, who had known him for many years, was also at the front of the team, and when Lao Tan saw him, he came out of the team and walked to him, asking, "How is the work during this time?

Lao Bai put his hands in his sleeves, bent his waist, sighed and said: "No, I earn ten yuan and twenty yuan a day, and sometimes I don't have any work for a day, and I eat for nothing." ”

Lao Tan is a middle-aged man, a big man of 1.8 meters, strong and kind, and some of him has a lot of strength, so he is often favored by employers, unlike Lao Bai who is thin and doesn't have enough to eat, so usually Lao Tan earns more money than Lao Bai. Lao Tan often took Lao Bai to do it when he was a child, so the relationship between the two was better than others.

Lao Tan's family is from Shangdu County, which was originally a poor place where birds don't, and because of the drought for many years, the family's land can't even produce the family's rations.

The daughter-in-law gave birth to three daughters in a row, and Lao Tan was already angry in his heart, and he no longer wanted to live without eating or drinking around a group of girls, so he came to Hohhot to find a job to do, but he had no culture and no craftsmanship and could only stand at the head of the bridge, waiting for the buyer to pick up like a livestock to be sold.

That's at least better than sitting at home and staring, and from time to time I can take a few small dollars back to buy noodles for my daughter-in-law and children.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, I thought you had a good job and couldn't come to the bridge. What have you been doing these days? If you have a good job, remember to call me. Lao Bai said.

"Alas!" Before he could speak, Lao Tan let out a long sigh! "Just my brain, and good things for me? Look at it--my daughter-in-law gave birth to me another girl, four! Alas! I have no children! ”

Lao Bai looked at Lao Tan's shabby jacket and young but lifeless face, and comforted: "What are you afraid of? Looking at the difficulties now, when a son-in-law asks for help in the future, he will eat and drink spicy food every day! ”

Shangdu is also planning for family planning, but Lao Tan has long had no assets that can be confiscated.

If you have a lot of debt, you don't have to worry, and if you have more lice, you don't have to itch. Therefore, Lao Tan decided that he would never give up if he could not give birth to a son.

gave birth to a girl for the first time, Lao Tan didn't take it to heart, according to the policy, he could still give birth to a second child, and it would be good if the second child gave birth to a boy, but when the second daughter fell to the ground, Lao Tan squatted on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up.

At that time, Lao Tan's family still had a ploughing cow, although the days were tight, but they were still passable, until the daughter-in-law was pregnant with the third child and was known by the township, the decent things in the family were pulled away by a truck in the township, and even the only ploughing cow was not spared, and Lao Tan was even more determined to give birth to a son.

Inner Mongolia's family planning is very tight, and if you have one more child, you will be punished for ruining your family, and the farmers and herdsmen in Inner Mongolia all have some family property, and they dare not go against the policy, so the family planning work in Inner Mongolia is basically excellent.

But as an authentic farmer, how many years of farming culture have given Lao Tan a deep-rooted influence, and labor refers to his son. Besides: there are three unfilial pieties, and there is no queen the largest!

Without a son, no one continued to incense, and Lao Tan felt shameless to see his dead father.

"Hey, let me tell you, I recently found a job, it's not nice to say, you don't have to laugh!" Lao Bai whispered to Lao Tan.

"What's the job? Say it quickly, pull up the brother. Lao Tan recovered from despair and looked at Lao Bai with expectant eyes.

Lao Bai looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Sing." ”

"Ahh

"Be quiet, what are you doing in a daze? Aren't you just singing?" Lao Bai rolled his eyes dissatisfied.

"Hey, I said big brother, aren't you poor and crazy? In ancient times, there was ** singing, and now you are a big man to sing? No, no, no!" Lao Tan felt that Lao Bai was really incredible. How can a big man think of singing?

"Where are you going to sing, a song hall, or a red light district?" asked Lao Tan.

Lao Bai's face turned blue with anger, and he said loudly: "Where do you want to go? I'm just going to the square to sing." ”

Lao Bai told Lao Tan what had happened, and Lao Tan also said that it was feasible and there was nothing wrong with singing in front of the public in the square. Besides, thinking that there is no room in the old white house, and the daughter-in-law has to give birth to a child immediately, people always have to live first before they need to save face.

The sage said: "Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing", and it is the last word to fill his stomach first.

Lao Bai and Lao Tan were talking happily, and the crowd began to stir, it turned out that a contractor needed a few small workers, and the crowd that was weak just now was suddenly full of vitality.