The black egg was wandering not far away, and when he saw that the second uncle was gone, he hurriedly ran home: "Mother, what did the second uncle tell you?" He just wanted me to work, not food. ”

Qian Chuanchuan listened: "You haven't eaten at noon?" ”

"Eat, the second uncle is very stingy, there is no fish in the pond, she is reluctant to kill a duck, only fried a plate of duck eggs, the second uncle still thinks I eat too much, use chopsticks to pump me, you see, the back of my hand is still red."

Qian Chuanchuan remembered what his brother said, and muttered unhappily: "There are so many ducks and fish at home, my son went, and he only fried duck eggs, and he was stingy, saying that it is not polite, being polite is to watch your family eat, and my family is hungry." ”

The people in the big house of the Qian family always put good dishes around them, if they talk about etiquette at the dinner table, they are indeed only hungry, and Qian Xiancheng transplanted that situation to the second room, if Qian Xiancheng knew, he didn't know how angry he should be.

Wen Jin was afraid that there would be any more trouble, so he let out the wind and wanted to find a helper, and within two days, Uncle Wu in the neighborhood brought a Sujiayan, but unfortunately Wen Jin was still a child in the eyes of outsiders, and Uncle Wu found Qian Xiancheng directly on the ground.

The people who came were husband and wife in their forties, with a boy of twelve or thirteen and a half, and their conditions were very low, as long as the woman and the child could eat enough, and pay the man for his work.

"How can this work? All have wages. Qian Xiancheng said, and then he frowned, "But I can't ask for so many people." ”

The three of them showed disappointed looks on their faces, and the woman bowed her head and said, "You can do it well, don't let our family be scattered." ”

Qian Xiancheng was a little embarrassed, and when the family saw him like this, they immediately begged and pleaded, guaranteed and guaranteed, and tried their best to stay.

Wen Jin returned home and was very surprised to see this family busy in the farm: "Second uncle, why do you keep so many people?" ”

"Wen Jin, there is no way, this family is very pitiful, in order to treat the old man, they sold the house and land to pay off the debt, if they don't stay, their family will be scattered."

"Second uncle can't say that, when you went to make accounts for others, didn't our family get together?"

Qian Xiancheng felt embarrassed, and said, "But I think they are still very pitiful." Forget it, we have a lot of work, and we don't care about adding two more mouths. ”

This person has no principles and no bottom line for doing things, no wonder he will always be manipulated. But Wen Jin can't help but give him face and dismiss people, right?

Seeing that Wen Jin was a little dissatisfied, Qian Xiancheng also explained: "Alas, the land in Sujiayan can't be planted, and we have to go out to escape the famine in the spring, so we need people anyway."

Wen Jin heard that it was someone from the old channel of the Jin River, so he didn't say anything. Only arranged for them to live in the row of houses behind the tofu factory, the man Su Tongde got up every day to clean the duck house and pigsty, the woman was responsible for feeding the pigs and ducks, and as for the child cycad sickle, helping the crops in the dry field, now the weeds in the rice field are growing wildly, and it is the time to use people.

When they first arrived, the three of them didn't talk much, and when they got to work, it was indeed quite like it, Wen Jin temporarily expressed his satisfaction, and gave the woman rice, flour, oil, and grain, plus a cabbage, and if Shi Xiaofeng sold the leftover tofu, he would also give some. In the spring, there are many people who only have wild vegetables on the dinner table, and Wen Jin can also let them eat cabbage stewed tofu, and the woman is grateful.

Qian Xiancheng is a bad one, the three of them shared the work, each of them was relatively easy, he didn't think about how to give full play to the advantages of human resources, with the temperament of others to work, in addition to turning around and pointing, but also to help work, the family saw that the work was so easy, but a little worried, lest the owner regret it, not to take it in. Su Tongde finished his work in the morning, went to the rice field with his son to pull weeds in the afternoon, and went to the mountains to collect firewood and grass when he had time, and dried it in the open space of the feedlot.

When Su Tongde saw Wen Jin, he was very cautious and respectful. Wen Jin was a little sad, and her sympathy was also stimulated, however, sympathy is sympathy, she didn't stop people from working because of this, she was lazy, and it was troublesome to be diligent, and she heard Su Tongde say that she had herded sheep, so she spent several days buying back ten sheep with him in several nearby towns and putting them in the sheepfold of the feedlot.

Su Tongde increased his workload, but he was very happy, busy every day, cleaning in the morning, mowing grass and firewood in the afternoon, and even combing the sheep several times.

The woman Wang is very silent, but she is very clean, and the family of three wears it, even if the patches are stacked with patches, they are also flat and neat, and Wei gave Wen Han's small clothes and shoes to the cycad sickle.

In the past, they were all changed for Wen Jin, but Wen Jin's feet were much smaller than Wen Han's, and now that life is better, Wei also made new ones for Wen Jin, and no longer let her pick up her brother's old clothes.

Picking up duck eggs in the morning is Uncle Shi's job, this year's tofu workshop expanded its business, Shi Xiaofeng was too busy, the old man saw that he had hired a newcomer, so he proposed to help his grandson, and Wen Jin handed over the work to Wang.

On the first day, Wang brought over the egg liquid taken out of the broken egg.

Hundreds of ducks, every day there are not long eyes to lay eggs outside the nest, some directly broken, some just a small hole, she carefully washed the egg skin, the egg liquid concentrated in a small porcelain basin.

Wei saw that there were more breaks, so he left four or five duck eggs at home, and gave the rest to Wang: "These will be eaten by you and the Shi family." ”

"How does this work?" The Wang family was surprised, this owner is too generous, right? If it's cheaper, you can sell it, it's all money.

"There's nothing that can't be done, just do the rest well."

Wang is secretly glad that he has found a good owner, and his son is growing up, if he can eat well, it is really lucky. The two of them were grateful, worked harder, and made a breeding farm properly, but Wen Jin couldn't intervene.

The cycad sickle is also good, but the curiosity is very great, the weeds in the rice field are pulled, and when he saw Wen Jin giving water to the small pond, he hurriedly ran over: "I'll come, I'll come." ”

Wen Jin taught him how to operate, and he grinned and climbed onto the waterwheel.

The lotus seedlings in the small pond lived for six or seven percent, and grew up day by day, and Wen Jin had to drive water every two or three days to ensure that the water level was just below the lotus leaves.

Cycad sickle, Wen Jin walked to the shelf set up on the pond, checked the growth of lotus seedlings, and looked for pests under the lotus leaves. No matter what she did, Su Tie would ask about it, and then ask Wen Jin: "Can I do it for you in the future?" ”

"Yes, you have to remember that you can't drown the lotus leaves."

"Good!" He was delighted.

There were three more laborers at home at once, and Qian Xiancheng still worked as before every day, so Wen Jin didn't have to bother to guide, and finally had a lot of free time to think about how to develop in the future.

Originally living in Linjin Town, she planned to make a fortune by making leather shoes, did not want to suddenly move to the mountain nest, she had to change her mind, rely on planting and breeding to get rid of poverty first, this plan was implemented very smoothly, it only took one year, the family has undergone earth-shaking changes, not only to get out of trouble, but also into a well-off, this year is only the third year, has the ability to support Wei Chenglan, but also hired people to help work, do not need her to get up early and be greedy and tired so tired.

But how to develop next, Wen Jin is a little difficult. In this society, the commercial circulation is not smooth, and it is very rare to have a Wang Jishan in Linjin Town, but all the goods have to be sold through this channel, which is really far from enough. Ke Wenjin is only thirteen years old, and it is almost impossible to open up the market, first of all, there is no reason to leave home, and the second uncle and second aunt are not at ease. Secondly, Wen Jin doesn't know what the main direction is, and it is impossible to repeat Wang Jishan's work.

These questions linger in Wen Jin's mind every day, on the surface, she is still busy taking care of her lotus pond, helping Webster cook, or going to see how her ducks and sheep are growing, no different from before, Webster and Qian Xiancheng don't talk about her.

It's April in a blink of an eye, and Wei suddenly wanted to go to Weijiawan to have a look, Wen Jin was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat: "Second aunt, uncle, they must have gone to the house to sell exam baskets, and my brother doesn't know if he's at home." ”

Wei Shi thought that his son had never been far away, and he would definitely go to see the world with his uncle, so he dispelled the idea.

On April 20, Wei Chenglan and Wen Han arrived at Shanwo Village together, both of them looked happy, and Wen Jin knew at a glance that things were going well.

"I didn't expect to sell out all the test baskets we made, hehe, someone imitated it, but it was in short supply at all, and it didn't get in the way."

"So good?" Merriam-Webster was delighted.

"Well, I'll go back and prepare for two more months, there will be a college exam in July, followed by the autumn in August, and there should still be a business."

Wen Jin has little hope for Qiu Yan, and now there are imitators, Qiu Qi's business is fiercely competitive, and they are far away from the provincial capital, and almost all the money from the sale is spent on the road, and there is no income.

"Uncle, I want to go with you and see what the provincial city is like."

Wei Chenglan saw that her sister had no objection, she just wanted to nod, but then remembered something else: "At that time, it was the autumn harvest, and I had to go up the mountain to pick, which was the most busy, if I didn't want to go and see, I didn't plan to go." ”

Wen Jin lowered her head and didn't speak, rushing to the mountains and the autumn harvest, she was just a pure laborer, a small person, and she didn't contribute much, if only she could go to the provincial capital for a walk, she nested in this small mountain village, her vision was limited, and she couldn't arrange the development plan behind, she didn't give up and defended: "Uncle, this year the family has hired three people, and I have much less work, so let me go with you." ”

Wei Chenglan gave Wen Jin a look, meaning with Wen Han, if you are added, what if you are exposed?

Wen Jin had no choice but to lower his head, alas! After carrying Wei and Qian Xiancheng, Wen Han was particularly excited to tell Wen Jin that he had also passed the government exam: "Nineteen." Mr. said, my handwriting has improved a lot, and if I practice for another two months, I may be able to pass the college exam. After passing the hospital examination, he has the fame of Xiucai, and he can see the official without kneeling, Wen Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Then, brother, there will be someone in our family to support the portal." ”

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