In the heat of 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the streets were as empty as yesterday. However, Berlin found that the empty streets were filled with middle-aged and elderly men and women in various uniforms. Berlin knew the garments, which were worn by workers in nearby factories, which he had come across yesterday while watching work.

It was July, it was the peak season for all kinds of factories, there were factories everywhere recruiting, there were no requirements to enter the factory, and the salary was not low, Berlin saw the recruitment sign, about 1500-1700 plus some commissions.

However, this is not on the radar of Berlin.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't have a good impression of factory work.

Berlin can imagine what kind of work it was like - in the 30-degree heat, a group of people in faded, dusty and oil-stained factory clothes, sweating like rain in a factory made of tin sheets, busy back and forth with no breathing room... Staying up from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., day after day, as always, physically and mentally exhausted.

He couldn't take it. Those days were too hard, so tiring...

Berlin thought that if he looked again in the afternoon, he might be able to find some good work. It's really not good, you can go to the supermarket too... 1200 salary, although the money is less, but at least it won't be tired...

Berlin silently comforted himself, and the pace of going home quickened a little.

...

When I got home, it was nearly 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

There is no shelter from high-rise buildings, but the huts in the corners of the city, in the direct sunlight, seem to have become a stone barrel on fire. The lingering heat inside the house was even more unbearable than the scorching heat outside. He wiped the sweat that had been overflowing, while looking at his daughter who was drinking water and Chen Kexin, who was bargaining with the tattered uncle at this time.

"It's not a big deal! A dime a bottle, you only have more than 40 bottles, how can you count five dollars? ”

"That's four dollars and five is four dollars and five, how much is the carton?"

"Your paper skin is about twelve catties, one catty and six cents, a total of seven pieces and two. Add plastic bottles, give three cents more, count you 12 percent, right? ”

"Liumao? Last time, someone charged me seven cents a pound. ”

"Nonsense! Where did you get it?! If we want to give you seven cents, what else do we have to make money? ”

When Berlin came home, the rags came in. He couldn't interject, so he silently took the cup and poured water to moisten his dry throat, and waited quietly. After a while, Xu couldn't stand Chen Kexin, and maybe he couldn't stand the high temperature in the house, the old man was shouting 'I'm afraid of you' and 'I'm afraid of you', while feeling out the thirteen yuan more than the original one yuan and handing it to Chen Kexin, twisting up the bottle and carton and walking quickly outside the house.

Lin Manman counted the sweat-stained pieces of them several times, and after confirming that they were correct, he put them in a box in the drawer of the wardrobe. Then he turned his head, looked at Dongyang, and said softly, "Let's eat, Berlin?" ”

"Well, I'm a little hungry." Berlin nodded, "Have you eaten?" ”

Chen Kexin brought food to Berlin and said, "It's 1 o'clock, I'm willing to eat." As she spoke, Chen Kexin paused slightly, pursed her lips slightly, and asked tentatively, "How are you doing at work?" ”

Berlin knew that Chen Kexin would ask, and he had already thought of a response, so he organized the wording, and said slowly, "I found a few, but it didn't work out... My conditions are not good enough, my education is low, and people don't want it very much, so let me wait to see if there is any notice. I'll check it out in the afternoon, and if I haven't found a suitable one, I'll go to the supermarket, what do you think..."

"Hmm. In fact, if you go to the supermarket, we can still take care of it. Just now my aunt lived next to the supermarket, and she was lonely, and she was willing to help us bring Nini during the day. It's very convenient to go home in the evening and bring Nini over. Chen Kexin nodded slightly, Berlin heard that Chen Kexin really wanted to take herself to work in the supermarket.

He had lunch.

Some of yesterday's leftovers were hot, and the taste was relatively ordinary, so I could only chew hard to fill my stomach.

But for some reason, Berlin found that he didn't care very much, but now Chen Kexin's forehead and sideburns were wet with sweat stains hanging in his mind, and his pale face was worn by the trivialities of life and diseases, and he carefully counted the thirteen yuan in his hand over and over again, and then carefully folded it and put it in the box, he actually had a strange feeling.

And he couldn't describe the feeling... But it made him feel uncomfortable in his heart.

In fact, Berlin thinks that a dozen dollars is not much...

Well, it's really not much...

Berlin was eating with his head down and thinking about it, when a question suddenly jumped into his mind.

Speaking of his body, how long has it been since he worked?

This caused Berlin to pause in the action of eating, Berlin thought about it, he felt that even if he hated work, in the case of having a family, his future self should not go to work for a long time, 17-year-old he was so lazy that he could grit his teeth and find a job, 27-year-old himself, should be able to be diligent, there will not be too long without a job, let Chen Kexin always make money and take care of his family, right?

'Well, it won't...,' said Berlin, reassuring himself.

Lunch is over.

Chen Kexin, who was about to go to work, quickly continued to go to work in the supermarket. Only Nini and Dongyang are left in the house. Dongyang has to go out for a rest meeting, and he has to continue to look at work on the farther streets, and there may not be enough time to go late.

"Nini, will you be alone at home?" Before leaving, Berlin talks to Nini.

Nini didn't speak, her clear eyes looked at Berlin, and then shook her little head.

"Is it hot?" Berlin asked.

"Hot." Nini whispered back

Berlin was actually quite worried about Nini. He's not at home, what if Nini gets heat stroke in this weather? But he didn't dare to open all the doors and windows, although in this small alley, it seems that everyone is an old neighbor, but she is a small child, what if something happens and someone kidnaps her? But with half a door, there is not much heat to get out of the house...

Therefore, Nini's answer strengthened Berlin's desire to buy a fan.

The idea of buying a fan came to Berlin yesterday. After all, in this season, you can't ignore the fan if it's broken, and you can't stay up for a summer like this, not to mention that the child can't stay up, he can't stay up.

The problem is money ...

Berlin glanced under the wardrobe, where Chen Kexin had just put the money, and when Chen Kexin put the money, he saw a red hundred-yuan bill inside. For a while, Berlin had the idea of taking out the money to buy a fan.

It's right to add furniture to the house, but Chen Kexin will be angry, right?

Thinking of her struggling to calculate her living expenses... Berlin could not make up its mind to take it out of its own hands.

"Forget it, let's talk about it when we come back." Berlin wanted to go to work first. If he has an income, he can discuss it with Chen Kexin, and she should agree...

However, Berlin did not know if it would be possible to find a job in the afternoon.

The family was desperate for money, and he didn't want to delay it for another day or two.

If you can't find a job, do you really go to the supermarket?

One thousand two a month... Isn't it, less?

Berlin suddenly remembered the wages of the factory...