Ah, isn't this a happy event to buy new clothes? Ho, this is the whole thing, we gave a bride price, and the man bought new clothes, is it quite thoughtful? Very good, very good, this lost face can be picked up a little bit.

So, the uncle and the concubine happily sent her and her mother out, and only the grandmother sat in the house and wept.

Qinglian rode a bicycle with her mother to the station quickly, and on the way she asked her mother: "Mother, do you say that cousin is reliable, can you find her?" ”

Wang Xiuli said: "She is very honest, I went to the county seat that year to find her, and I knew the address of the family where she worked as a nanny. ”

Qinglian had to give her a vaccination: "Mother, it's not so easy to find a job in this city, otherwise you would have to try your luck in the city." ”

Wang Xiuli said worriedly: "I know, let's go and talk about it, I have hands and feet, can I still be hungry." ”

Qinglian hurriedly encouraged her and said, "That's right, I'm just reminding my mother, don't be discouraged when my cousin can't find a job for you." ”

Wang Xiuli's heart was heavy, and she said, "No." ”

The mother didn't speak anymore, sat in the back seat of the girl's car, glanced at the girl's back from time to time, opened her mouth and closed it again.

Mother and daughter are connected, how can Qinglian not understand her mother's thoughts, she took the initiative to say: "Mother, you can rest assured, Li Yifei sent him home safely last night." ”

Wang Xiuli sighed and said, "That's good, otherwise your father will get into trouble." ”

Qinglian's heart warmed: she actually thought about my father.

When she arrived at the station, Qinglian led her mother to get on the train in a hurry, she peeked at Li Yifei and found him sitting in the back of the car beckoning to him, she smiled and sat side by side with her mother in the front row.

When the car arrived in the county, Qinglian peeked at Li Yifei, he motioned for them to get out of the car and go first, Qinglian blinked and smiled, and took her mother's hand and got out of the car.

Qinglian admired her mother's memory, and she actually led her to her cousin's family as a nanny very smoothly. It was an ordinary bungalow, and it was obvious that the owner of the house was not too wealthy. My mother told her all the way that this cousin was serving a paralyzed old man who was bedridden all the year round, and because she was honest and diligent, she had worked in this family for so many years.

Qinglian raised her hand and knocked on the door, a little girl opened the door, she quickly looked at the two of them and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Wang Xiuli hurriedly said: "We are Zhang Damai's fellow villagers, is Zhang Damai a nanny here?" ”

When the little girl heard this, she hurriedly shouted inside: "Aunt Zhang, you have someone looking for you." ”

Then he opened the door and said, "Then come in." ”

Qinglian followed her mother in, and although the house was very clean, the area was very small. At this time, a middle-aged woman dressed plainly dressed but very neat came out, and she was taken aback when she saw Wang Xiuli's mother and daughter, and then smiled and asked them to sit.

Qinglian knew that this was someone's house, and she had no right to entertain guests as a nanny, so she shouted "Auntie" and offered to go out to talk.

The cousin smiled ashamedly and followed the mother out of the house and walked to a secluded place to talk. As soon as she went out, she grabbed Qinglian's hand affectionately and said, "Oh, Xiuli, this is your eldest daughter Qinglian, she really looks exactly like you, hehe, she is more handsome than you were back then." ”

Wang Xiuli's eyes flashed with a proud smile, but she said modestly: "What's handsome, look at Sister Damai, how much you can praise." That, we came in a hurry, and we didn't bring anything, this is some nutritional products I bought just now, you can give it to the old lady of the host's family. As he spoke, he handed her two bottles of malt milk essence and boxes of biscuits.

My cousin shook her hand and said, "Oh beauty, what are you buying it for?" Alas, the old lady has passed away and was just buried yesterday. ”

"Ah, passed away? So who are you waiting for here? Wang Xiuli exclaimed.

My cousin smiled bitterly and said, "Why don't I pack up and leave today?" They said that I was honest, so they tried to find me a job with children, and said that his girl would take me there later. Alas, it's hard to find a job now, there are too many people looking for work in the city now, they are all little girls, and no one wants to ask for us when we are old. Alas, I don't know if they want me to do it in this new family, so if it doesn't work, I'll go home and farm. ”

Qinglian and her mother looked at each other when they heard this.

Only then did my cousin remember to ask, "Xiuli, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Qinglian looked at her mother and shook her head, Wang Xiuli laughed dryly and said: "It's okay, it's okay Sister Mai, my daughter and I came to the city today to do some business, so I came to see you, we still met a few years ago and haven't seen each other again, I must meet and talk to you here." Oh, that sister, if you're busy, get busy first, and Qinglian and I will leave first. ”

My cousin nervously grabbed her hands and said, "Oh, this is not good, you come all the way to see me, you can't leave without drinking a sip of water, you wait for me, I'll talk to the host to see if I can go to that house for an interview in the afternoon." ”

"No, no, no, Sister Mai, it's not easy to find a job, don't push, our sisters can talk at any time, you go and get busy first, and then talk about it when you're done." Wang Xiuli pushed her into the house.

My cousin said helplessly; "Okay, then if I settle down in that house, I'll give you a letter."

"Okay, okay." Wang Xiuli took Qinglian's hand and walked out.

As soon as she arrived at no one's place, Wang Xiuli sighed and said with a gloomy face: "Are we in the wrong place?" ”

Qinglian smiled and said, "Look, didn't I remind you just now, don't be discouraged first, we just came, and then try our luck elsewhere." ”

Wang Xiuli smiled bitterly and said: "It's a good saying, let's have no relatives in the county, where can we try our luck." ”

What my mother said is true, this era is not like later generations, you can find work everywhere, this is the early stage of reform and opening up, how can there be so many employers. Moreover, rural people come to the city to look for work as nannies, but they have to be introduced by relatives, and you are a stranger who wants to find work at other people's homes and people dare not use you.

Qinglian thought about Li Yifei's words, and felt that it was better not to trouble others first, if people couldn't help, they still didn't have a job to do. She said: "Mother, let's not sigh here, let's go to the lively neighborhood, now there are many private restaurants and clothing stores, let's go see if people are recruiting." ”

The two of them walked to the lively street, looking at the doors of restaurants and shops as they walked, to see if there was a recruitment written on them, but unfortunately, they didn't see a single recruit after walking around the entire block.

Suddenly, the mother pointed to a telephone pole and said, "Qinglian, there is a job posting." ”

Qinglian followed her mother in to take a look, but it was a missing person notice. The two sighed and were about to leave when an old lady from a cigarette stall next to them called out to them.

Qinglian saw that the old lady was very kind, so she walked over with her mother and said hello to her kiss. The old lady only had two teeth left, and asked with a leaky mouth: "Look at your mother and daughter from the countryside, you just want to find a job to do, right?" ”

Wang Xiuli smiled and said, "Auntie, your eyesight is good, we are from the countryside and want to find a job." ”

The old lady said, "Do you do the laundry, cooking, and cleaning?" ”