Chen Feng also nodded beside him and said, "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely wipe the table here very clean, and sweep the floor very clean." ”

"Then these used dishes and chopsticks, when we are free, we will come over to wash them together, and the two of you will come over to help, a few people together, and the speed will be a little faster."

Liu Xiuxiu looked at the two children, and after thinking about the age, she said: "But even if you two go out to work for others, you also need to know how to read, so let's wait until tomorrow if I have time to go to the bookstore to buy two books for you and come back to recognize some words, at least the name must be able to write, and when the store is free, there are no customers to teach you to read, recognize two or three a day, and you can also read a lot of words over time." ”

Chen Zheng and Chen Feng looked at each other, not knowing what to say, the two of them had never thought much about it before, they just thought that it would be good to be able to eat and dress warmly, at least they could grow up in peace and stability, but they never thought that one day they would be able to read and write, and they didn't know what to do.

"Sister, you give us food and shelter, pay us every day, teach us to read, we are happy, but people just feel a little uneasy in their hearts, the gentleman in the academy outside asks for at least one or two silver a month! Sister, you have worked so hard to teach us both to read, I always feel a little reluctant in my heart, it's better to be like this, sister, you teach us to read, the two of us don't need to be paid, can it be used as tuition? ”

"Silly boy." Liu Xiuxiu said: "It's just one or two words a day, this one word can still be worth twenty yuan, you should be smart, it doesn't take me much effort, and I can't learn a few words a day, so you still have to collect your idea salary!" When you grow up, you can go to school in the academy, otherwise, you can save money early and use it to marry your daughter-in-law in the future! ”

Liu Xiuxiu was afraid that the two children would refuse again, and then hurriedly said: "You two don't shirk anymore, if I go outside to find a junior to help me work, I will get at least 20 yuan a day, and the two of you children add up to this is only 20 yuan, which is already saving me money, don't think so much." ”

"If you two really want to repay me, just work hard, and in the future, you can just take the test to show off people and so on, or take shelter in my small shop."

"Then, thank you, sister!"

Chen Zheng and Chen Feng bowed to Liu Xiuxiu, silently keeping this kindness in their hearts, and the two of them will slowly repay it when they grow up.

After there are two more handles in the store, the change is still very obvious, Liu Xiuxiu can feel it, when the peak traffic is the most customers, there is no such rush in the store, and everyone's work is also shared, which is much easier.

And although the two children were still a little rusty at the beginning, they quickly got started, and they were very skilled, although Chen Feng is still young now, but he is also very sensible, as long as his brother took away the dishes and chopsticks, he immediately took a rag to wipe the table, and then swept the floor from time to time to keep this small store clean and tidy.

"Just put these bowls over there and let them dry, and that's the end of the day." Liu Xiuxiu said.

Because there were a lot of customers during the day today, the materials they prepared were sold out early, and Liu Xiuxiu saw that it was a little late, so she simply closed the door and closed it.

"These kids are really smart and hardworking." Yang Menglian held the cloth next to her, wiped her hands clean, and praised her mouth unequivocally: "I have explained a lot of things, and the two children can remember them clearly, and they don't need to say it a second time, but it saves me a lot of heart." ”

Yang Menglian and the two children came to the night, stayed up all night, and made the new clothes of the two children overnight, and when they started working the next day, the two children were wearing the new clothes that had just been made, although the fabric was a very ordinary coarse cloth fabric, but it had made the two children very happy.

For the first time since their parents left them, they wore these new clothes!

The two children are sensible and very cherished, and they are careful not to get their clothes dirty.

"I only have a new set of clothes, I shouldn't be enough to change, I seem to have some fabric left, so it's better to make another one of them." Yang Menglian thought for a moment, and then said.

"Well, mother, you can do it, but you don't have to stay up late to do it in such a hurry, it's too eye-consuming, take your time, these two children can wear these clothes for a few days." Liu Xiuxiu nodded, and then reluctantly instructed: "You are old, you should go to bed early, your body and bones can't stand it." ”

"You girl, you will start to dislike your mother so soon, don't worry, your mother and I are hard-boned, and it will not be a problem to live for a few more decades."

After the family cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and finished the storefront, they went back to the yard to rest.

I worked like this for five days in a row, and it was time for two days of rest.

When Liu Xiuxiu got up, he paid the two children for the first five days' wages, a total of 100 yuan and put it in their pockets, and the Lord instructed: "If you give you the wages, you can buy whatever you want, but you must remember not to spend it indiscriminately, save it if you can't spend it, don't lose it, if you are afraid of losing it, you can also store it in me first, I will give you an account book, and I will remember how much you have saved each time." ”

Chen Zheng and Chen Feng looked at each other, took out 30 yuan from 100 yuan, and handed over the remaining 70 yuan to Liu Xiuxiu, Chen Zheng said: "Sister, put this money here for you first, the two of us can't spend much now, this 30 yuan, we want to go out and buy something, by the way, we want to go home and see how the family field is doing." ”

"I'm going to just dig out those vegetable seedlings directly, how much can they grow in a week, it may not be big, but it's okay to bring them back to everyone as a dish."

Chen Zheng smiled shyly when he said this, and then said: "I thought about it for a while, if I water it every few days, I'm afraid those dishes won't grow well, so it's better to save this time directly and help out in the store." ”

Chen Zheng has been working in the store for several days and knows that although the store is open for five days and has two days off, he has to replenish the ingredients needed in the warehouse within these two days.