Chapter 34: I want to go to work
Song Yuhua naturally didn't know about Song Mingfeng and Liu Er, she was sitting on the small bench at the gate, thinking about how to persuade Song Minggen when he came back.
was organizing the language, and saw a figure slowly walking over from a distance, wasn't it her father Song Minggen.
When people approached, Song Yuhua pretended to ask casually: "Dad, what did you talk about in the meeting, why are you sad?" β
Song Minggen waved his hand irritably, "Hey, it said that the system has been changed, what kind of family production do you want to make...... What is the system, let the big guys contract the land separately. β
"Household Responsibility System?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Song Yuhua nodded secretly, sure enough, this was the case.
Song Minggen sighed, "Hey, why am I talking to you little girl." β
"What's wrong with the girl, women can hold up half the sky, Dad, you can't engage in sexism!" Song Yuhua pouted.
Song Minggen snorted, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything, and entered the house by himself.
Song Yaozu went out to play, Lin Xiaofang and He Zhenzhen went to pick vegetables in the vegetable field, Song Mingfeng went to see her mother, there were not many people in the house, and Song Yuhua followed into the house.
"Dad, I know that this family contract responsibility system is implemented very well in other places, and those who have contracted large tracts of land have had a bumper harvest, so let's contract it too."
Song Minggen held a white enamel water cup printed with a portrait of a great man, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was hesitating. Seeing this, Song Yuhua knew that there was a door, and said: "Dad, think about it, if you contract the land, the land is our family's own, not collective, what you want to plant." β
Song Minggen was also moved by what he said, and was silent for a few moments, "I'll discuss it with your mother." β
In fact, he also wants to contract land, but contracting needs money, although he doesn't care about money, but he doesn't know the situation at home, although Yuhua is a girl, but worry-free, Yaozu is different, this year in order to let him go to university, spent a lot of money, that savings are basically empty.
After Lin Xiaofang and He Zhenzhen came back, they handed over the half-back basket of lettuce to Song Yuhua, and Song Minggen called Lin Xiaofang into the house and discussed the matter of contracting the land in a whisper.
Song Yuhua was washing lettuce in the small pool in the courtyard, and at the same time pricked up his ears to listen to the people in the house, the voice was very small, and he couldn't hear clearly intermittently.
At this time, He Zhenzhen came over and asked softly, "Sister Yuhua, have you seen my mother?" β
"She went to grandma's house, didn't tell you?" Song Yuhua was a little puzzled.
He Zhenzhen didn't seem to know about this, she was stunned, let out a low "oh", lowered her head and picked up the lettuce soaked in the pool and washed it.
Looking at the person in front of him, Song Yuhua pursed her lips, feeling that Song Mingfeng was doing something a little inauthentic, just take her family's things to give them away, and even didn't even bring her own daughter.
sighed lightly, Song Yuhua didn't say anything, after all, this is someone else's business, and she can't care about it.
The conversation in the house continued, and from the sporadic sentences, Song Yuhua probably knew that it should be Song Minggen who wanted to contract the land, but Lin Xiaofang disagreed, first, the family had no money, and second, if the harvest of his land was not good, he would lose himself, and the croppers would just watch the harvest and eat, and the risk was too great.
The two of them had their own ideas and worries, and they couldn't finish the discussion in the middle of the ring, Song Yuhua finished washing the lettuce, and seeing that the time was almost up, he beckoned He Zhenzhen to go to the kitchen to light the fire, and she cooked.
The sky gradually darkened, the meal was ready, and when Song Yuhua brought the vegetables into the hall and put them on the table, he saw that Lin Xiaofang and Song Minggen's faces were not very good, and it seemed that they had not talked about it.
"Dad, Mom, it's time to eat." Song Yuhua lowered his eyebrows and called.
Song Minggen snorted, "What about your second aunt?" β
"I'm going to grandma's house."
"Okay, I haven't come back yet, I must have eaten there, I don't have to wait for her."
Song Yuhua nodded, she thought the same way, turned around and went into the kitchen to serve the remaining dishes.
Lin Xiaofang stood up and walked outside the house, stood on the vegetable patch, and shouted loudly at the throat: "Song Yaozu, it's time to eatβ"
Song Yaozu was talking with Song Yang in the village under a thick yellow horn tree, when he heard his mother's voice, he also turned his head, pulled in the direction of his home and shouted: "Hearβ"
Song Yang is a little dark and thin, 1.7 meters tall, slightly shorter than Song Yaozu, the two are the same age, and they have been playing mud together since they were children.
He smacked Song Yaozu's shoulder with his fist, "Go back to dinner, my mother is probably about to call me." β
Song Yaozu frowned, "Are you really going to work in the town?" β
"Yes, I'm not young anymore, I'm going to be 18 next year, my mother said, this car repair apprentice job is still found through a relationship, let me study hard, earn more money, and I can marry a daughter-in-law in two years."
Speaking of this, Song Yang couldn't help but scratch his hair and smirked.
After the two separated, Song Yaozu returned home with a calm face, and it was the same when he sat at the dinner table, Lin Xiaofang put the dishes in the bowl for him, "What's wrong?" β
Song Yaozu said while eating the food: "Mom, Song Yang told me that his mother found him a job as an apprentice car repairer, and he was going to town." β
Lin Xiaofang thought that he was unhappy because Song Yang could go to the town, and comforted: "We're not in a hurry, wait for you to be admitted to the university and go directly to the big city." β
Song Yuhua asked: "Is it to repair bicycles?" β
"Hmm."
Although the people in the village are poor, there are a lot of people in the town who have a few money, and many people have bought bicycles, but there are not many places where they can repair their tires.
Compared with blindly letting Song Yaozu study and take the university entrance examination, Song Yuhua felt that it was actually more suitable for Song Yaozu to learn a craft early, of course, she couldn't say this, otherwise Lin Xiaofang would have scolded again.
And He Zhenzhen, who was quietly eating food on the side, couldn't help but show envy in her eyes, she grew up in a poor family, and her grandparents didn't like her very much, so she didn't study anymore until the second grade.
Because grandma said, why do girls read so many books, just recognize a few words, sooner or later they will get married.
Thinking of this, He Zhenzhen felt sad and buried her head lower, for fear that someone would find out about her embarrassment.
However, the next moment, a few pieces of lotus white were suddenly put into the bowl containing only white rice, and Song Yuhua's voice came, "Eat quickly." β
It was like a warm current was suddenly injected into his heart, driving away all the previous sourness and astringency, He Zhenzhen couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly, and hummed softly.
"Mom, I want to work too." Song Yaozu said suddenly.
The people at the table were stunned, and Lin Xiaofang was immediately unhappy, "What nonsense, what kind of work do you study hard, and when you are admitted to a good university, you can only make a lot of money in the future, you know." β
In the face of Lin Xiaofang's words, Song Yaozu ignored a few perfunctory words, he knew in his heart that he was not a material for studying at all, he dozed off when he read a book, and it would be the same result if he took the exam a few times.
At first, he still felt that he could play casually and work in the field during his study days, which was very comfortable, but after a long time, he began to get bored, especially when he saw that the people of the same age around him found a job that could make money one after another, and if he wanted to buy a candy, he had to ask Lin Xiaofang for money, and he had to be asked about two cents more.
But every time he wanted to tell Lin Xiaofang that he didn't want to study, he couldn't say anything when he looked at the other party's expectant eyes, caring expressions, and beautiful expectations.
No one spoke again, and the atmosphere fell silent all of a sudden, and at this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside.
Song Mingfeng snorted, "Why don't you wait for me?" β
Song Minggen was puzzled, "You haven't eaten yet?" β
"No, I'm starving." Song Mingfeng nodded, put the empty basket aside, and looked at the empty bowl on the table, "Forget it, I'll go and serve it myself." β
After speaking, he entered the kitchen, and after a while, he sat next to He Zhenzhen with a large bowl of rice in an earthy yellow bowl, and the chopsticks moved to pick up the vegetables and gouged a few big bites.
"Are you so hungry? What did you do, you came back so late, and his grandmother didn't leave you to eat? Lin Xiaofang asked.
Song Mingfeng made a move, but quickly returned to nature, "When I went, my mother was hoeing the ground, I saw that she was still doing this hard work when she was old, so she helped, and when I was left to eat, I was afraid that I would not be able to see it when I came back late, so I didn't eat." β
is also a reasonable explanation, but Song Yuhua is skeptical, grandma and second uncle's selfish temperament, can keep people for dinner?