The next morning, my grandmother was the first to get up, walked into the yard, and opened the courtyard gate.

An orange sun rose over the horizon, the air was fresh, and the birds chirped in the trees, so it was a peaceful morning.

Grandma walked back to the east house, sat cross-legged on the kang, took out a big cigarette pouch, and smoked a bag.

The little couple in the West House got up, and Zhao Yunwu moved his muscles and bones in the yard and began to feed the cows. Ya'er was busy cooking on the fire in the hall.

Zhao Yunlong shrunk down and fell asleep in the quilt, and his grandmother knocked on the edge of the kang with a cigarette pouch and said, "Erlong, the sun is shining, hurry up!" ”

Zhao Yunlong stretched his waist and sat up to get dressed.

At this time, breakfast was ready, Ya'er set the table, and the four of them began to eat.

Before she could take a few bites, Ya'er felt uncomfortable and covered her mouth and went outside to vomit.

Grandma was a person who came over, and when she saw that Ya'er looked like she was pregnant, she asked, "Eldest grandson and daughter-in-law, do you have it?" ”

Ya'er glanced at Zhao Yunwu, nodded shyly, and said, "You already had it before you went to Fengtian." ”

When Zhao Yunwu heard this, he couldn't close his mouth happily and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, let me be happy." Ha ha

I, Zhao Yunwu, am going to be a father. Daughter-in-law, from today onwards, you don't have to go to the ground, the work in the field is too heavy, and it is not good for the child in the belly! ”

"It's okay, what are you afraid of doing some work? The day before my mother gave birth to me, she was still working in the fields! The body of a country woman is not so expensive! Ya'er said.

"It's a great achievement for you to give birth to the child safely. Better if you could give me a big fat son, hahaha"

"What if I give birth to a daughter?"

"Hey, hey, hey, whether it's a daughter or a son, I'm happy."

Grandma was as happy as a child and said, "I didn't expect that I could still hold my great-grandson in my life, what a bodhisattva blessed!" By the way, now that the apricot blossoms are blooming, why hasn't the old Wu family believed it? ”

Zhao Yunwu said: "After eating in a while, I will go to Lao Wu's house, urge Wu Zhanshan, and quickly handle Erlong's marriage." ”

Grandma said, "Will the old Wu family change their minds?" People are rich and powerful, what if they regret it? ”

Zhao Yunwu said: "I can't figure it out. This family member took the initiative to mention it, how could he regret it? Wu Zhanshan is not that kind of person, and he will definitely not be beaten if he says it. ”

"Yunwu, you should go quickly after eating, or my heart will not fall to the ground. If Erlong marries a daughter-in-law, I won't have milk

What are you worried about, you can close your eyes when you die. ”

"Milk, your blessed days are ahead!" Ya'er said.

"Or my eldest grandson and daughter-in-law can speak." Grandma said.

"Erlong, your sister-in-law is pregnant now, you can do more work at home, don't hang your head all day long, like you can't wake up

Like. You know, you're about to become a man, not a child? ”

"Erlong, I heard my sister-in-law tell you that if you marry a daughter-in-law, you can't be like before, you know?" Ya'er said.

"Alas, it's really boring to marry a daughter-in-law"

"This kid, he doesn't say anything!" Grandma knocked Zhao Yunlong with chopsticks.

Zhao Yunlong stuck out his tongue and ate silently.

After eating, Zhao Yunwu got up and went to Wujiatun's Wu family to discuss his younger brother's marriage.

When I walked to Wujiatun, the sun was already high and I arrived at the Wu family compound. Stepping into the courtyard, it happened that Wu Chunxiu ran out of the courtyard.

"Xiu'er, is your eldest brother at home?" Zhao Yunwu looked at Xiu'er with a playful face, and liked it very much.

Xiu'er knew that the person in front of her was his future eldest brother, and knew what he was here for, so she made a grimace and said mischievously, "You."

What are you doing with my brother? ”

"Little girl, what do you think I'm looking for your brother for?" Zhao Yunwu smiled secretly in his heart.

"Who knows what you're doing? I don't want to know either," Xiu'er jumped out of the yard.

Zhao Yunwu looked at Xiu'er's back and thought: This little girl is really interesting!

"Is Brother Zhanshan in the house?" Zhao Yunwu shouted into the room.

Wu Zhanshan came out of the house and said loudly: "Yunwu! Come in the house, come in the house! ”

When Zhao Yunwu entered the house, there was a guest sitting on the kang head, with a fat head and big ears, and he didn't look like a farmer.

Wu Zhanshan said: "This is Boss Du of Nanshan Coal Kiln. ”

Zhao Yunwu shook hands with Boss Du, and sat on the kang to listen to Wu Zhanshan and Boss Du talking.

Boss Du and Wu Zhanshan chatted about the coal kiln, and Boss Du said that his coal kiln has been producing good coal recently, and he wants to increase it

A few manpower to maintain the progress of coal production. That is, to recruit a few coal diggers.

Wu Zhanshan said that the recruitment matter was on him, and he must have recruited enough people to reassure Boss Du.

Boss Du was very busy, and after talking about things, he got up and said goodbye. After Boss Du left, Zhao Yunwu asked, "Does Boss Du's coal kiln plan to recruit workers?" ”

Wu Zhanshan said: "Well, recruit workers." ”

Zhao Yunwu smiled: "Do you think I can do it?" ”

"Don't laugh, you want to be a coal sunspot?"

"What's wrong with the coal blacks, I still carried a big bag in Mukden. Brother Wu, I'm not joking, I really want to do it."

"Okay, yes, it's just that the work of digging coal is too hard, and I feel a little wronged by you."

"It's okay, count me in. When do you think you start going to work? ”

"If you're willing to do it, you can go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, it's set"

……

"Brother Wu, I'm here today for the marriage of my brother and Xiu'er, let's hurry up and settle the marriage of the two children, right?"

"No problem, Yunwu, are you sure?"

"Now that spring is blooming, lukewarm, it's a good time to get married, I think it's just this month, right?"

"Okay."

"Brother Wu, you are just a younger sister, and my sister is married, this is a big deal, do you have any other requirements?"

Zhao Yunwu meant to ask the Wu family if they wanted bride price. Wu Zhanshan said with a smile: "Don't worry, the head of my family, what do you say." What kind of bride price is not bride price, I want to marry my sister to a good family. If you have a lot of money, I'm not necessarily rare. My family is not short of those few dollars. I like you in the picture, it's okay not to give a penny! ”

"Don't say anything, let's do the two children's affairs at the end of the month"

"Okay, you have the final say."

Zhao Yunwu went to the Wu family this time to do two things, one was to settle his brother's marriage, and the other was to find a job for himself.

Back in Zhaojiagou, Zhao Yunwu learned these two things to his family, and the family was happy and sad after hearing it. The joy is that Erlong's marriage is decided

came down, and the worry was that Zhao Yunwu was going to work in the coal kiln, which was a hard job.

The night before, Ya'er prepared a set of work clothes for Zhao Yunwu with tears in her eyes. The work clothes mentioned are a set of worn cotton jackets

Pants. There are big holes and small eyes on it, and cotton has been exposed. Al said, "Why are you in trouble? Our family is not short of these two money, you

Why do you suffer from this sin? ”

Zhao Yunwu said: "I can't be idle. Besides, our family will have more places to use money in the future. This time, I didn't have a penny for breaking into Fengtian

Take it back, it's a little sorry for you. I go to the coal kiln, and I can earn two of them. ”

"You're ......"

"Haha, daughter-in-law, what's this bitterness? If you don't eat bitterness, how can there be sweetness? Don't worry, look at me as strong as a cow, what is this bitterness? ”

After a good night's sleep, Zhao Yunwu was full of energy, had a full breakfast, and went straight to the Nanshan coal kiln after eating.

The Nanshan coal kiln is on the mountainside of Nanshan, and two dilapidated sheds have been built outside the kiln. Outside the shed, there was a group of workers, about a dozen of them, three in groups, two in a group, who were joking loudly and chattering. They saw a man coming from the bottom of the mountain, and their eyes widened. Zhao Yunwu walked outside the shed, stood in the crowd, and asked, "Where is Boss Du?" ”

A big man stood up, his eyes widened, and asked, "Are you new here?" ”

Zhao Yunwu saw that this person's gaze was very unfriendly, so he didn't answer, but just nodded.

The big man's mouth pursed into a "eight" and said, "Boss Du is not here!" I'm the boss here, you have something to talk about, you have a fart

Hurry up! ”

A group of workers babbled: "This is Boss Li!" Tell him anything! Boss Du is not here, Li has the final say! ”

Zhao Yunwu said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I was introduced by Wu Zhanshan, please take care of me." ”

Upon hearing this, Li Jiang's face improved slightly, took out a piece of papyrus, and said, "We earn daily wages here. Come and give a day of money, a day of teeth. What is your name? I'll take a note. ”

"My name is Zhao Yunwu"

"In the future, you will register with me every time you go to work, and if you do not register, you will be treated as absenteeism. Got it? ”

"Got it"

Li stood up, walked up to Zhao Yunwu, hit Zhao Yunwu's chest twice with his fist, and laughed wildly: "Okay, body."

It's sturdy! ”

A group of workers laughed at this. Zhao Yunwu kept a straight face, and didn't give Li a good face. Li took two steps back with no interest in his head and said:

"Digging coal is hard work, I'm afraid that your little donkey won't be able to pull the cart strongly"

The workers burst into laughter again. Zhao Yunwu asked, "When will the construction start?" ”

Li turned his head and said, "Start work now!" ”

Zhao Yunwu walked into the shed with everyone. Coal digging is heavy physical work, and the kiln is stuffy and hot, so you have to work bare-chested. Zhao Yunwu saw that the workers were stripped naked, and he also took off his shirt. Li gave Zhao Yunwu a kerosene lamp and a large basket for coal. Li knocked his head on the basin and shouted: "It's started, it's started, let's start the kiln."

This coal kiln is about 20 meters deep, and there is an inclined shaft down, and people have to walk down with cats on their waists. There are pickaxes and shovels in the wells. With these most primitive production tools, a pickaxe and a shovel, coal is dug with a shovel. Then you have to carry it out basket by basket. Coal diggers are like cattle, not even cattle and horses.

On the first day of work, although Zhao Yunwu was strong, he also felt a little difficult. After about an hour, my body was already a little overwhelmed. He trembled with exhaustion, and thought: This is really not a human work! I'm going to have to stick to it and get used to it in a few days.

Zhao Yunwu has the strength to not admit defeat and persists hard in the well......