Chapter 10: The Story of Sister Zhao (I)
This Spring Festival, for Qinyang, completely belongs to the Spring Festival without the Spring Festival. But when she thought of the five times the salary promised by her boss, she still felt that although it was a little cold, at least there were those "generous" pay, and it was worth it. Moreover, she is not the only one who has applied to stay and work overtime.
Hearing the sound of firecrackers in the distance, Qin Yang couldn't help but ask Sister Zhao, who was working overtime with her, "Is it Chinese New Year's Eve today?" ”
"It's only the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month today!" Sister Zhao answered her in Mandarin with a Henan accent! Because of this ordinary question and answer, the distance between Qin Yang and Sister Zhao is closer! Before, she just listened to the supervisor's instructions, "Xiao Qin, work overtime during the Spring Festival, you and Sister Zhao are a team!" ”
Since then, Qin Yang has known that this eldest sister Zhao's name is Zhao Minzhi, 43 years old this year, from a rural village in the county below Xuchang, Henan. Zhao Minzhi said in detail, but Qin Yang didn't remember it, she only remembered Zhao Minzhi and Sister Zhao's age and place of origin.
Zhao Minzhi and Qin Yang joked, "Xiao Qin, you don't go home for the New Year at such a young age, are you worried about urging marriage at home?" But you're not yet 20 years old! ”
Qin Yang shook his head and said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Zhao, I just want to make more money!" "No one is born with a love of work that makes them tired to death! A happy and enjoyable job is just an ideal dream for most people. And the kind of factory where Qin Yang is located, the people who come here to work hard are actually the same as Qin Yang, just for the word "money." ”
Hearing her say this, Sister Zhao still didn't give up, and joked to her, "Look at you, you're busy praising the dowry money at such a young age, what a budget-conscious girl!" ”
Qin Yang didn't want to talk about his father's illness and how the family was suffering and difficult like Xianglin's sister-in-law. Regarding the situation at home and her father's condition, even her friend Zhang Xiaoqing only revealed some sporadic things, and did not tell them.
However, since Qin Yang and Zhang Xiaoqing are not in the same workshop! Therefore, it was almost difficult for her to meet Zhang Xiaoqing. However, due to the contact between goods and running water, he can meet Zhang Xiaoqing's boyfriend Xia Changfeng at least two or three times a day.
It's just that this Spring Festival, Zhang Xiaoqing and Xia Changfeng both went to Xia Changfeng's hometown for the New Year.
Here, except for those top designers and sales employees in the marketing department, it is almost impossible for assembly line workers to improve themselves or learn any solid skills!
Of course, there is no exception, as Sister Zhao and Qin Yang quipped, "I have nailed the buttons to the clothes here for 6 years, and if my clothes are threaded, the sewing is indeed a little more numb!" It's just that none of the clothes I buttoned up ever wore on myself. Zhao Minzhi then laughed at herself!
Hearing Zhao Minzhi say this, Qin Yang suddenly felt that assembly line workers like them were very sad! She's only been here for less than two months, but she doesn't know how long she'll be here.
I do the boring work of cutting the thread head repeatedly every day. Qin Yang sometimes wonders if he is destined to exhaust his youth on this boring assembly line, even
Is it for the rest of your life to stay on such an assembly line for those few people who can't eat enough and starve to death? How long does it take to work on such an assembly line to earn the money my father needs to treat his illness and pay off the debts owed by the family?
Qin Yang, who was idle, was a little unwilling in her heart, but she didn't dare to slack off on the work at hand! She was afraid that if she was accidentally expelled, she would not be able to make money! And Dad's illness requires a lot of money. ¥ iQiwen ~ the fastest update
There are many times in her dreams, Qin Yang often dreams that when she was young, her father raised herself above her head with both hands, and when she was young, she rode on her father's shoulders and sang nursery rhymes from her hometown! Many times, she woke up from her dreams full of joy, and all that flashed in her mind was the emaciated and weak appearance of her father lying on the sickbed.
Many nights, while her fellow dormitories were asleep, she wept silently in the dark.
During the entire Spring Festival holiday, Qin Yang and the other seven people in the dormitory either went home for the New Year by themselves or went home with her boyfriend for the New Year, leaving her alone and lonely.
On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers outside announced that today was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the strong smell of the New Year reached Qin Yang's ears with the sound of firecrackers in the distance.
During work hours, Zhao Minzhi saw that she was a little distraught, so she asked her, "Are you homesick?" After all, it was because of his young age, and it was fake to say that he didn't want to go home, Qin Yang nodded silently.
"When I first came in, I was homesick too, but after a long time, I got used to it! Slowly you will get used to it. Sister Zhao comforted Qin Yang.
On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the factory improved the food for the employees who worked overtime, added an extra braised egg to everyone, and the eating scene was still the same as usual. It's just that when I usually eat, the factory is more lively. Today, although it is Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night, it seems deserted because of the small number of people! Compared with the sound of fireworks and firecrackers full of New Year's flavor from outside, it seems to be full of disobedience.
Perhaps, older women just like to nag their own parents. In just a few days of working overtime during the Spring Festival holiday, Qin Yang knew that Zhao Minzhi had three children at home. The eldest daughter is two years older than Qin Yang and is now in her second year of college, and the second daughter is one year younger than Qin Yang and is in her first year of high school. The youngest son is only 10 years old this year and has just entered the fifth grade of primary school.
Zhao Minzhi didn't notice that Qin Yang was very afraid of mentioning the word "school", but she still restrained her emotions.
According to Zhao Minzhi's account, Qin Yang also knew why Zhao Minzhi had to work hard to make money. In order to earn more tuition and living expenses for her three children. As a mother, it was really not easy, Qin Yang thought of his mother running around for his father's illness.
In the past ten days with Zhao Minzhi, Qin Yang noticed a detail, Zhao Minzhi always talked endlessly about how her three children's eldest daughter had excellent academic performance and went to a university that was important to the country. The second daughter's grades are also very good! And how the younger son is naughty and doesn't like to study, etc. "If only that stinky boy could
How nice it would be to have half of her two older sisters who are obedient and love to learn! But Zhao Minzhi never mentioned her husband.
Maybe women are naturally curious animals, and on the last day of overtime during the holiday, Qin Yang still asked Zhao Minzhi curiously, "Sister Zhao, what does that big brother in your family do?" ”
"You little dead girl, according to your age, you should call me Auntie!" Zhao Minzhi snorted at Qin Yang.
"Auntie, I remember!" Since then, Qin Yang has changed his name to call Zhao Minzhi an aunt! Being regarded as an elder Zhao Minzhi was sweet in her heart, as if she had taken a big advantage.
Zhao Minzhi was silent for a while, Qin Yanggang wanted to say to her If you don't want to say it, don't force me to just ask casually or something, but she spoke
More than twenty years ago, I was about the same age as you. At that time, there weren't many people who came out to work! We are one of the earliest workers. He is also from Henan, you see, in this vast sea of people in Guancheng, in fact, you can meet a person in the same province who can speak the same country accent as himself, even if it is a fellow countryman! Therefore, he and I are fellow countrymen!
You say, at that time, there were few people who came out to work, and I was a little girl, and it was impossible to say that I was not lonely and didn't want to go home. So, after coming and going, we in the same workshop naturally gradually became familiar with each other, and we had such a relationship.
Two years later, we went to his house and got married. The year after we got married, we had our eldest daughter. Although I was a little mentally prepared for his parents' preference for sons and daughters, what happened later still caught me off guard. when I wasn't pregnant yet, as soon as we went home for the Chinese New Year, she nagged me, saying that I wanted me to give birth to a big fat grandson for her family!
The moment my eldest daughter was born, I was a little lost! But after all, she's a piece of meat that fell off my body! I definitely love her, but my in-laws are not so enthusiastic about me!
Since I didn't have a good face at home, after my eldest daughter was weaned at ten months, I took her to her grandmother, and I came back to Guancheng to continue working with her father.
Because of that, I couldn't figure it out for a long time. So after a long time, I became pregnant with the second child. I thought the heavens would favor me! I thought that God would be able to take care of me for the sake of seeing that I had given birth to my eldest daughter and had been disliked by my in-laws. But unexpectedly, she was still a daughter. Sure enough, I didn't suffer any less white eyes, and during the confinement period, my in-laws' cynicism was not less. The only time my husband spent with me, my mother-in-law bullied me, and he just stayed aside like a stuffy gourd, unable to open his mouth and not let out a fart.
But in my opinion, boys and girls are the same, they all call me mom the same!
I took the out of sight and out of mind, and after my little daughter was weaned, I still left her with her grandmother! But I have a clear conscience, and my monthly living expenses, except for the pocket money I must keep, are all mailed back to my hometown to her grandparents. I just want my two daughters to be able to eat a little better and dress a little better. Before I came out, I always felt that the growth of dolls was the same. When I came out out to reach out
After the meeting, I felt that the environment and conditions for the child's growth when he was a child were very important.
I thought so, since I don't have much time to spend with them, I should give them a little more material security.
Due to the birth and growing up of our two daughters. The children are sick from time to time, and the many tuition fees and other education expenses that continue to increase after the children go to school, etc., so that the two of us adults have no room to breathe.
At that time, my husband suggested that we quit the factory and start our own business to make more money. I think his proposal is good, but I haven't experienced any storms and waves, how dare I resign so easily when I'm not sure? I'm afraid that if my husband and I quit our jobs together, if our business fails, it means that we won't have any income at all.
Therefore, after discussing with my husband, I decided that I would stay in the factory and he would go out! After all, he went to junior high school and was much better than me, and I didn't even graduate from elementary school.
Sure enough, we didn't think wrong, for almost half a year, my husband can be said to have not earned a penny, and all the money sent to the family depends on me alone, and even, I have to give him money from time to time.
During this time, he was relatively honest. Later, after he made a little money by reselling fruit, I quit my job and worked with him. But what I didn't expect was that he didn't know when he had become a not so honest person.
First of all, it only took half a day for people to buy goods, but he needed a whole day, and he often spent the night outside. In the name of beauty, you must be carefully selected and shop around.
At first, I didn't take it seriously. But gradually a lot of gossip reached my ears. He was addicted to gambling and had sex with other women.
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