The small courtyard of the mountain dwelling, the light and shadow are intertwined.

Dozens of men and women, in a circle, sat in a small stool and knitted hemp rope pockets in the courtyard.

At everyone's feet, there were as few as one or two, and as many as seven or eight hemp rope pockets. It is neatly placed and uniform in size.

It was the fruit of a morning's labor that began before dawn.

Everyone kept their heads down, and no matter how fast or slow their hands and feet were, they were knitting seriously.

Among them, some are homeless people, some are farmers from nearby villages and towns, and some are like Wang Yuanniang who drove dozens of miles to work here.

Occasionally, someone whispered.

When you encounter something you don't understand, ask the people around you, and the two sides communicate in a whisper.

Wang Yuanniang was in it, working very energetically and seriously.

She discovers that she is not the fastest and that there are people who are faster and better than her, which pirates her competitive spirit.

So, she worked hard.

She didn't want to lose to others, and she didn't want to one day the owner didn't need so many people to work, and she was the first person to be laid off.

So, you have to do it better than others.

It's so good that the owner is reluctant to lay her off.

In this way, she can eat and live in the cottage for a long time and save a ration for her family.

She can also save some food or copper coins.

She is most coveted by the ready-to-wear and cloth of the Four Seasons Cloth Village, and has imagined countless times that she can go in and buy one.

With money, you have to buy not only a new dress for yourself, but also for everyone in your family.

Her goal is a bit far away.

So, she needs to work harder.

Every time I weave, I strive to do better.

At least better than anyone else.

The old master said that she has spirituality, and she must be able to.

She even wanted to learn how to spin and weave, how to cut cloth and how to sew better clothes.

Whether it is spinning and weaving, or sewing into clothing, there is no such condition at home.

It's so poor!

She picks up her mother's old clothes.

The younger brothers and sisters picked up her and their father's old clothes to wear.

The family didn't have the money to buy a piece of cloth all year round, so she didn't have the opportunity to learn how to sew clothes.

All her clothes were patched and patched, but she practiced decent needlework.

This is what the housekeeper said herself, saying that she can barely see people in needlework, and she is not ugly.

This made her very happy.

Not being ugly, for her, is the biggest compliment.

It was close to noon, and the sun was a little shining.

The housekeeper walked into the small courtyard, struck the gong, and everyone stopped what they were doing.

A guy stepped forward and checked and registered everyone's work.

Wang Yuanniang has been busy since dawn to the present, and has woven a total of five qualified hemp rope bags.

The most guys, knitted seven pieces of hemp rope pockets.

And the other party is still a man, surnamed Shen, young, in his twenties, known as Brother Shen. The family lives in a village thirty miles away from Nirvana Villa. Therefore, the other party also ate and lived in the villa.

The least of them, with only a qualified hemp rope pocket, was a vagabond woman, and her hands and feet were slower than those of men.

Wang Yuanniang clearly saw that the housekeeper's lady frowned at the homeless woman.

Her heart jumped, and she suddenly had a premonition that the displaced women would be expelled.

Because she is not only slow with her hands and feet, but also the quality is not good, and some need to be reworked.

Not to mention the delay of time, it is also a waste of materials.

After the check-in is over, everyone receives their own wooden badge and can then go to the cafeteria to eat.

The wooden card is divided into length and color, as well as the code, and the salary is received with the wooden card.

Therefore, everyone is very precious to the wooden card they have received, and try to put it close to their body.

At noon, the canteen in front of the square was full of people eating.

In the square, the market has been opened, and there are people setting up stalls.

There were homeless people who walked through the streets, looking east and west, and if they saw a suitable one, they bought them with grain.

Wang Yuanniang saw two familiar figures in the crowd of stalls.

Father and younger brother.

She didn't care about eating, so she hurried over.

"Yuan Niang!"

"Daddy, second brother!"

Wang Yuanniang was very excited, and she ran sweating on her forehead.

She looked down and saw that there were a bunch of straw sandals and a few pairs of soles on her stall.

The stitches of the sole are the craftsmanship of the mother at a glance, and they are solid and durable.

Wang Laoshi saw his daughter and smiled honestly, "Don't worry about you, come and see." ”

Wang Dazhuang looked as tall as his father Wang Laoshi, and he also smiled honestly, "Sister, it's so nice here!" The family is thinking about you. ”

Then he looked in the direction of the cafeteria, licked his dry lips, and subconsciously asked, "Is it delicious?" ”

When Wang Yuanniang heard her brother ask, "Is it delicious?" His eyes suddenly turned red.

She knows too well what the conditions are at home and what she eats every day.

It was because she knew that she understood why her brother was so greedy.

Because when she first came, she was also so greedy.

The thing I look forward to most every day is to go to the cafeteria to eat.

She said to her father and brother, "Wait, I'll come when I go." ”

She ran to the cafeteria in one go, received a few steamed buns with her waist card, and wanted to fill a bowl of bone broth.

However, according to the rules of the canteen, the dishes and chopsticks cannot be taken out of the canteen.

She was in a hurry, faster than her hands and feet, and Brother Shen, who had better weaving skills, helped her out.

"I have a bamboo tube here, if you don't dislike it, use it."

She was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said, "Thank you, thank you!" I'll wash it and give it back to you. ”

She made a bowl of bone broth, put it in a bamboo tube, made a few steamed buns, and hurried back to the market.

Her cheeks were flushed as she ran, and her eyes glistened with anticipation.

"Daddy, second brother, you haven't had lunch yet, have you? Here's it for you, hurry up and eat it! ”

"This, this, this ......"

Wang honestly looked at the coarse grain steamed buns, and his throat rolled.

Even coarse grain steamed buns are a rare delicacy in their family.

Wang Yuanniang laughed, "Inside the bamboo tube is bone broth." ”

As soon as he heard the bone broth, Wang Dazhuang's eyes were red and greedy.

He couldn't remember the last time he tasted meat, when it was.

Was it half a year ago?

Or was it a year ago?

Or, when you pass by the door of another house, you smell the meat and mistakenly think that you have eaten it.

Anyway, at the moment, he was salivating.

Wang honestly looked at Wang Yuanniang, "You give us all the food, what about yourself?" ”

Wang Yuanniang smiled: "I'm not hungry!" ”

Wang Dazhuang hurriedly asked, "Sister, you work here, can you drink bone broth every day?" Coarse grain steamed buns, do you have them all at once? ”

Wang Yuanniang said: "How can it! Today, it happened that there was bone broth to drink. In the past, there was only green vegetable soup. Coarse grain steamed buns are available all over the place, but there are not so many. ”

Wang was honestly curious, "Then why did you take so many coarse grain steamed buns?" ”

Wang Yuanniang laughed, with a sense of accomplishment, "I will use the meal in advance for the night." The cafeteria lady knew me and learned that my father and second brother were coming, so she was willing to give me the coarse grain steamed buns for the evening meal in advance. ”

Wang was honestly anxious, "You gave it to us, what do you eat yourself?" ”

Wang Yuanniang said: "I sit and work every day, and the wind can't blow or rain. If you don't eat one or two meals, it's okay. Daddy, second brother, you eat quickly, it's not delicious when it's cold. ”

"Eat together, eat together!" Wang honestly couldn't bear to let his daughter go hungry.

"I'm not hungry!" Wang Yuanniang was humble.

"Eat even if you're not hungry! You have to work in the afternoon, but you can't go hungry. ”

Wang Yuanniang nodded and ate half of the coarse grain steamed bun.

Wang Dazhuang ate two coarse grain steamed buns in one go, drank half a tube of bone broth, and looked satisfied.

He wiped the corners of his mouth, "Sister, is the villa still recruiting?" Do you think I can do it? ”

Wang Yuanniang said: "If you can endure hardships, you can come here to open up wasteland." If you are not too dirty, not too tired, you can go to transport manure, and the salary is high. It's just that you're gone, what about the family? You are a laborer at home. ”

Country children, from the time they are sensible, are half of the labor force.

When you reach the age of half a child, you can basically count as a complete labor force.

The farm work at home, picking, carrying, digging...... It's all about manpower.

Without strong labor, it will never work.

Wang Dazhuang looked at Wang Laoshi with blank eyes.

Wang Laoshi is reminiscing about the taste of bone broth, it's so delicious!

He ate slowly, and there was still half of the coarse grain steamed bun left, so he simply kept it and planned to take it home, so that his family could taste it and satisfy their hunger.

Wang Dazhuang then remembered that he should eat less and leave a coarse grain steamed bun for his family.

He patted his head, frustrated.

I was so hungry that I couldn't stop eating as soon as I started.

He asked, "Dad, I want to stay, can you see it?" ”

Wang honestly sighed, "The food here is really good." If the owner wants you, stay with it! ”

Wang Yuanniang and Wang Dazhuang, both sisters and brothers didn't expect their father to agree so easily.

Wang Yuanniang was anxious, "But what about the family?" ”

Wang honestly waved his hand, "It's okay!" It's a big deal, I'll do more. Moreover, the food saved by your sister and brother can barely be half full at home. ”

Half the size, eat the poor man!

It's the age when the body grows, and boys and girls eat too much, and they really can't afford to raise it.

If the children can find a way out and solve the problem of eating and drinking, the family will be able to have a little surplus in the past year.

The farm work is heavy, and when the farm is busy, ask two people to help for a few days, which is to spend some food.

After the matter was discussed, Wang Yuanniang took Wang Dazhuang to apply.

She hopes that her brother can open up the wasteland, so that her sister and brother can live together and have a care.

But Wang Dazhuang felt that he was tired of clearing the wasteland, and his treatment was low.

He took a fancy to the work of transporting fertilizer.

Public toilets have been built in various counties, and manpower is needed to transport the fertilizer back to the village.

This is a heavy physical work, and the corresponding treatment is a little higher than that of land reclamation.

However, this work is not happening every day. For this reason, many people are willing to open up wasteland.

Open up the wasteland, so that you can have low-rent land.

In addition to wages, there is no low-rent field.

For many people, the treatment of picking up manure is not as attractive as low-rent land.

Wang Dazhuang is still a half-sized child.

He didn't want to farm, he just wanted to get a good salary, eat enough every day, and save money.

Wang Yuanniang couldn't resist him, so she could only follow his wishes.

Wang Dazhuang was recruited into the team of dung pickers as he wished, and stayed in the villa that day.