Chapter 11: Work in place
After Yin Qingbai got off work, he went to the mountain to pick up a net of pine needles to make a fire, and when he came back, he felt the dark.
He put the grass net in the firewood room, and immediately moved to the edge of Tao Wan: "You still dare to feed the chickens?" Aren't you afraid, little intellectual? ”
"What's there to be afraid of!"
Tao Wan thought to herself that this person looked down on herself too much, did she really think that she was the capitalist lady of the old society?
was glared at by Tao Wan, and Yin Qingbai was happy all of a sudden: "Don't underestimate them, they are two feet tall when they fly, and they are staring at you like a little intellectual!" ”
Tao Wan not only has delicate facial features, but her skin is moist and fair, even if she works under the sun for a few days, she does not see dark.
Yin Qingbai's words fell, and Tao Wan's face turned red again.
I don't know if I'm angry or ashamed.
"Yin Qingbai, you don't give me a lot of horses there. Xiao Tao, don't you have something to look for him? ”
Liu Yan tilted her head out of the kitchen to let her son talk less nonsense, which scared people away.
"Oh? Do you have something to ask me for? ”
Yin Qingbai raised his eyebrows, although he didn't say it, but the words "want benefits" were already written on his face.
Tao Wan said in her heart What is going on with this person, she didn't even open her mouth to ask him for any help!
Yin Qingbai saw Tao Wan standing there with a red face, grinned at the corners of her mouth, went to the well and shook half a basin of water to wipe her face and hands: "You can't say anything, why are you still twisting and pinching." ”
"I want to find someone to help me bring something to the supply and marketing cooperative, and my aunt said you can help me find a few reliable boys."
Tao Wan said his appeal, and the next second Yin Qingbai rubbed his head with water droplets: "Why do you beg me to do something, don't even call Brother Sheng?" ”
Yin Qingbai had just come out of the pine forest on the mountain, and he still had the fragrance of pine resin on his body, Tao Wan subconsciously held his breath, and suddenly held his head even redder: "Third brother, can you help me find someone to bring something?" ”
Hearing Xiao Zhiqing's name for himself, Yin Qingbai was not very satisfied.
What does the third brother mean?
He has no shortage of sisters.
"Listen to Brother Bai."
"Brother Bo."
Tao Wan shouted obediently, and a pair of fawn eyes looked at Yin Qingbai with a hint of pleading and expectation.
Yin Qingbai gasped and subconsciously touched the bottom of his nose.
Fortunately, there was no bloodshed.
This little intellectual's lethality is quite strong, isn't this more exciting than punching him head-on?
In order to control himself, he took half a step back.
But he couldn't lose face, his hands were crossed on his waist, and he looked a little tougher: "What do you want to buy?" ”
"I want two pieces of soap, two pieces of soap for clothes, a box of hand polish, a pound of fruit candy, an envelope and a stamp."
Even with Wang Lanxiang, Tao Wan said it together.
Zhao Yue wants to buy food, which is not good for children to carry.
After Tao Wan finished speaking, Yin Qingbai's eyes closed, wrote it down carefully, and quipped: "I want a lot of things." ”
The little intellectuals are really expensive, and they have to divide soap and clothing soap.
"Is it too much? Then don't rub off hand oil and sugar. ”
After all, Tao Wan is embarrassed to trouble others.
"Little things, you call me brother, can I still help you?"
"Thank you, Brother Bai!"
Tao Wanxi smiled, and Yin Qingbai's heart almost turned into water.
Before Yin Qingbai could react, Tao Wan took out the five yuan and the sugar and soap tickets that had been prepared on his body: "You must give some benefits when you are looking for children to do things, and take out five cents as a hardship fee." ”
"Then you're generous enough."
Tao Wan was willing to give it generously, and Yin Qingbai didn't stop it.
Tao Wan's father is the director of a state-owned canning factory in Yancheng, with a monthly salary of 12, as well as various oil and grain subsidies, not to mention gray income.
When the quota of educated youth came down, Tao Wan's stepmother designed her father to have a big tantrum with her.
Father Tao came back to his senses and regretted that it was useless, in the end, it was his own daughter, pampered for more than ten years, once he was going to be sent to the countryside, he felt guilty, so he subsidized it materially.
Tao Wan came back this time, carrying 500 yuan on his body, according to the agreement when he came and the experience of the previous life, Tao's father would send her 30 yuan and some bills every month.
She's not bad for money at all.
However, as time goes by, this money becomes less and less under the provocation and deduction of the stepmother.
These are not mentioned for the time being, in short, in this Yinjiazhuang, where fifty yuan can build a house, Tao Wan is a little rich woman in the rich village.
Seeing Yin Qingbai put the money in his arms, Tao Wan washed his hands and went into the house after feeding the last handful of chicken feed.
"This little intellectual, turn around and leave when you run out of people."
Yin Qingbai was angry and funny, wiped his hands and face, put his coat on the rope, and went out to find Yin Hongfeng, who was wandering outside, to go home for dinner.
After Tao Wan changed his job, he was much more energetic, unlike when he first came here, always thinking about sleeping.
It was rare that she didn't go back to the house after eating, and she also sat on Liu Yan and Yin Guofu's kang with the Yin family.
The oil lamp was lit next to Tao Wan, because Yin Jiaojiao begged for two days, Liu Yan gave permission, found out the cloth head at home, and asked Tao Wan to help Yin Jiaojiao make a rag doll.
Tao Wan took out two white rabbit tofties and gave one to Yin Jiaojiao and Yin Hongfeng: "Remember to rinse your mouth after eating sugar at night!" ”
Yin Jiaojiao took it with both hands and thanked her in a low voice: "Thank you, Sister Xiaotao." ”
Yin Hongfeng was still a little hesitant, he hadn't said a few words to Tao Wan yet.
"Your little sister Tao will give it to you, and you will continue, twisting and pinching, it is not as good as Jiaojiao." Yin Qingbai kicked Yin Hongfeng, Yin Hongfeng was not angry at all, his eyes were shining and he took the sugar in Tao Wan's hand, and he was the same as Jiaojiao: "Thank you, Sister Tao!" ”
Sugar is such a precious thing, even if it is the best in the village, their family can eat two pieces during the New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they still eat sorghum syrup and the kind of colorful sugar cubes in bulk.
Yin Jiaojiao took the candy in her hand and licked it, while Yin Hongfeng threw it all into her mouth, and a rich milky fragrance rushed straight to his nose.
In these years, whose children can still drink milk powder, but Yin Hongfeng is rare.
Tao Wan was sewing on the side, and Yin Jiaojiao sat obediently next to her.
"Jiaojiao, stay away, beware of needles pricking you."
Liu Yan reminded that the shuttle in her hand was not idle at all, weaving nylon rope fishing nets. This is the net rope factory in Jiedao Village next door, which is charged by the piece, and the women will do some of this at home after they get off work to subsidize the family.
Although it can't be regarded as collective labor, everyone has turned a blind eye to this little extraneous speed.
Liu Yan is very skillful, even if she doesn't look at her hands, she can weave quickly.
The three fathers and sons of the Yin family sat on a small bench in front of the kang to break buds, and the sound of corn kernels "brushing lala" was very pleasant.
Tao Wan felt that such a scene was very warm for a while, and this kind of country life seemed to be very good—as long as she was not allowed to do such heavy work in the field.
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Tao Wan's tool dispatcher did a very good job, and she even repaired some tattered tools during the day.
In her previous life, she was ostracized by the whole village, and the tools she got were the worst.
But at that time, she no longer had financial support from her family, and if she wanted to live, she had to work hard to earn a centimeter, so she was forced to learn how to repair tools.
When Yin Qingbai was in charge, he had his own work to do during the day, so how could he have the time to take care of this idle matter.
If you get a bad tool, you can tinker with it for one day, and tomorrow you will talk about tomorrow.
Tao Wan took over for a few days, and the tools that everyone got were obviously different.
"Let's just say that this job still has to be done by cultural people, fine! Look at this basket to make up, I have long wanted to say that the bottom of several baskets in our village is about to fall, and I don't dare to carry it more when I work, which is really delaying the progress. Now it's okay, we can throw off our arms and do it! ”
In this era, everyone's thinking is still very simple, labor is glorious, and laziness is shameful.
With the good work of the handy objects, everyone is happy.
"No, this shovel has been shaking for days, and it has finally been knocked out. I didn't expect Xiao Tao Zhiqing to have two strengths. ”
"Hey! These woolen gloves have been washed and repaired! I used to have six holes in one glove, but this time I was able to cover my fingers. What is this called, and how do you say it? ”
"Be bold and careful!"
"It's ingenuity!"
These villagers are not stingy in praising people, and they still praise in front of Tao Wan, and there is a kind of posture of praising that you can't die, you count my mouth white.
Everyone sang and harmonized, and they were embarrassed to praise Tao Wan.