The next day, I waited for Cheng Jia'an to go to work. Cheng Jiangshui completed some of the preliminary nursing work. From the closet, he took out a blue coarse cloth jacket that he had secretly prepared, which was the work clothes that his mother had provided when she was working in the laundry room.

The mother's clothes looked much fatter on her body, and she completely "wrapped" her delicate and petite body in it, and her graceful and graceful figure was gone. On his feet, he put on a pair of liberation rubber shoes left by Cheng Jianghe, and wrapped a cotton bib with a flower plaid on his head.

At first glance, it looks like a yellow-flowered girl who came into the city from the countryside, but the jade color between her eyebrows and eyes is as light as a chrysanthemum, and she is as delicate as a flower, even in front of her self-defame, she can't completely hide it.

Cheng Jiangshui's dress didn't want the acquaintances around him to recognize him, and it reached his father's ears, adding to his worries; Second, after all, it is the dirtiest and hardest type of work, and it is most convenient to wear wear-resistant and dirt-resistant clothes. As for whether it's good or not, that's not something to consider.

Before leaving home, Cheng Jiangshui took all the stools and chairs and piled them neatly and tightly on the side of the bed to prevent his mother from turning over and falling.

Although she knew that this was a superfluous measure, her heart was still full of hope, how much she wished that her mother would move, even if it was just a little finger.

After doing all this, Cheng Jiangshui wrapped himself in a scarf and came to the alley to wait for Jiang Yanmei playfully.

The autumn chill has become even more chilling, and the characteristic whimper of the northwest wind is gradually ringing in my ears. There were still small half-dying yellow leaves on the poplar trees that swayed in the cold wind, shaking and struggling to break away from the branches. The loess on the ground swirled with the wind, like a small tornado, drifting along the roadway.

Feeling the chill, Cheng Jiangshui couldn't help but put his hands in his sleeves, and the triangular scarf also wrapped his hair tightly, barely keeping the knife-like cold wind out. After a while, Jiang Yanmei's figure finally appeared.

"Jiang Shui, wait for a hurry!"

Cheng Jiangshui's cheeks were a little red, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, Aunt Jiang!" ”

Jiang Yanmei looked at Cheng Jiangshui's hand in her sleeve and complained: "On such a cold day, you don't wear a glove!" ”

Cheng Jiangshui shook his head lightly and said softly: "It's okay, don't you want to wash the bottle, it will get wet if you bring it!" ”

Jiang Yanmei pursed her lips and said, "Oh, okay then, let's go!" ”

Under the leadership of Jiang Yanmei, it was only a hundred meters away, and the gate of the winery was turned around.

A small state-owned unit, naturally there is no wide and majestic gate, simple two low walls, connected to a double-leaf iron fence gate, the scale is not much different from the school gate of the primary school, slightly shabby.

But even so, this distillery is also a famous brand unit in the whole city, and many people sharpen their heads and want to drill into it.

Jiang Yanmei can have this relationship, it is estimated that it is also thanks to her husband, who is the head of the driver team in the nursing home. Lu Guangping has not driven a lot of cars for the big leaders in the hospital, he is a driver and assistant, and he has met many upper-level people from east to west. The social circle is so big, which can be compared to Cheng Jia'an, who is guarding in front of the three-foot medical table.

Jiang Yanmei found a familiar master and recommended Cheng Jiangshui to him. The specific matters were taken by the master, and Jiang Yanmei was inconvenient to intervene in depth, so she explained Cheng Jiangshui a few words, and went to work in a hurry.

Subsequently, the master took Cheng Jiangshui to the bottle washing pool.

It is said to be a bottle washing pool, but in fact, it is a simple open-air workshop, in the pool of thirty or forty square meters, there are glass bottles of various colors floating, swaying with the splash, tinkling and dripping. In the ink-black water, I don't know how many decontamination raw materials are mixed, and from time to time there is a pungent smell of salt and alkali, which even the cold wind in autumn cannot blow away.

Sitting around the pool were several middle-aged women, wearing long black leather scarves around their necks, rain boots on their feet, and rubber gloves on their hands. From time to time, a bottle is hooked from the pool, a stiff-bristled brush is poked along the mouth of the bottle, and several times it is stabbed. Then change to an iron brush to wash the soft logo on the outside.

The strength under the hands and feet, at a glance, you can know that these people are already skilled workers here, and they are also very familiar with each other, and they also talk and laugh a few words from time to time, but they are not so boring and cold.

"Now, this is it!"

The master pointed to the pool and said to Cheng Jiangshui beside him, and then shouted at several middle-aged women by the pool: "Alas, alas, let me introduce you to a new worker." Well, her name is Cheng Jiangshui, go back and work with you, you can help teach her if she doesn't understand! ”

Everyone stopped laughing, raised their heads and looked at Cheng Jiangshui, who was slightly restrained on the side, and they were all very surprised.

"Oh, such a young girl, can you do this dirty work? This hurts your hands! ”

"Yes, girl, you are so good-looking, how can you do this job!"

Cheng Jiangshui hurriedly responded with a sweet smile and said, "Auntie, it's okay, I can do it!" ”

"Alright then!"

The master on the side smashed his mouth, turned to Cheng Jiangshui and emphasized again: "Say it again, a wine bottle is 3 points, we calculate the money by the piece, and the more you wash, the more you take, you can arrange the time yourself, and the salary will be settled every half a month, what do you think?" ”

Cheng Jiangshui's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, uncle!" ”

The master waved his hand and said neatly: "It's okay, then you can follow them!" ”

After speaking, the master turned around and left, Cheng Jiangshui took a few steps forward, and said to a few women who were still looking at him curiously: "Aunts, then please teach me." ”

"Hey, it's very simple, you'll get started!"

A slightly plump woman smiled and beckoned, "Come here, I'll teach you!" ”

Waiting for Cheng Jiangshui to sit down, the woman with a white sanitary hat on the other side hurriedly handed her a pair of rubber gloves, and chattered pitifully: "Oh, look at your hands, white and tender, hurry up and bring gloves, otherwise you won't be able to see this hand in two days, come, bring it quickly!" ”

"Thank you, aunt!"

Cheng Jiangshui looked back and smiled, just like a blooming white orchid, looking at the middle-aged women around him and sighing for a while.

"Hey, whose daughter, how can you be willing to let you do this!"

"Oh, what are you asking for? There is no one who is difficult (difficult), who will do this! ”

"Yes, don't mind, girl, I'm just a good inquirer!"

Cheng Jiangshui shook his head gently, put those exclamations out of his ears, and said softly: "Well, it's okay, aunt!" ”

Seeing Cheng Jiangshui silently bowing his head and working, everyone's faces were a little embarrassed. These temporary workers come here to do odd jobs in their spare time, which can be regarded as subsidizing their families. And all of them are old and sophisticated, like such a young and beautiful woman, to do this kind of low-level dirty work, needless to say that she is also a person with a story, this kind of thing is not easy to inquire about.

The difficulty of washing the bottle is really beyond Cheng Jiangshui's imagination in the early stage, not to mention the unpleasant smell and cold pool water, just the pickles in the bottle that make people feel sick, it is enough for Cheng Jiangshui.

What's more, even if the old dirt has been soaked for a long time, it is not easy to thoroughly scrub it off. Cheng Jiangshui calculated, two hours, for a novice, he could only wash out forty-six.

In other words, I can earn a piece of three cents a day. It's only about forty yuan a month, which is far from the three or four hundred I expected, and the sky hangs in the balance.

But this has to be done, don't do it, not even a penny!

She can only work for such a long time, and beyond this time, her mother can't rest assured. What's more, after taking care of Li Xiulan, she still has to prepare all the meals before her father and younger brother go home, that is to say, she doesn't have the slightest time to breathe, or even time to think.

This is Cheng Jiangshui! This is a true and pure woman with the consciousness of the eldest daughter.

After finishing his work, Cheng Jiangshui hurried home, entered the house and hurriedly rushed into the inner room to take a look. When I saw Li Xiulan still lying on the bed, I put down a big stone in my heart. Looking up at the clock on the wall, he hurriedly poured some flour out of the bucket and cooked with some water and noodles.

In this era, most of the noodles were used in this place of Ganquan. Knead the dough with the dough, or stretch it into long strips, which is called "pulling the noodles"; Or kneading it into a slice, and in the vegetable soup, it is called "slicing", which is quite labor-intensive to make, but every household is accustomed to it.

Rice is convenient, but the price is too expensive, and you can't afford to eat it frequently. Most people's homes just appear on the dinner table as an important rarity when they come during the New Year's holidays.

Stimulated by the cold water, Cheng Jiangshui found that even with leather gloves, there were still a few scars on the back of his hand that were inadvertently hung by the iron brush, which looked particularly eye-catching on his fair skin. She didn't care about any of this, she just dealt with it indifferently.

"Sister, I'm out of school!"

When the meal was about to be ready, Cheng Jianghai got out of school and stood in the corridor, greeting his sister who was cooking.

"Oh, sister, I'm cooking!" Cheng Jiangshui didn't care about his younger brother, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and said casually.

Cheng Jianghai silently turned his head and entered the house, and after putting down his schoolbag, he walked into his mother's room lightly, touched his mother's cold big hand, squatted in her ear and whispered, "Mom, I'm out of school." ”

This is one of the things Cheng Jianghai must do after school every day, as if his mother is still healthy. Even if the other party doesn't react, they have to whisper in their mother's ear for a while, talk to her, don't let her feel lonely, and let her know that the children are still around her and never far away.

“…… My sister said that I have to talk to you every day, so that you can be faster. Mom, hurry up, I'm about to go to junior high school! I want you to watch me go to junior high school, okay? ”

Looking at his mother's silent cheeks, Cheng Jianghai's heart was sour, and tears kept rolling in his eyes. After being warm by his mother's side for a while, he walked to the outhouse, silently picked up the vegetable washing basin and came to the entrance of the building to help Cheng Jiang wash the vegetables. Looking at Cheng Jianghai's abrupt behavior, Cheng Jiangshui was a little stunned for a while.

"Jiang Hai, what are you doing?"

Cheng Jianghai didn't look up, and said softly while washing the dishes: "I'll help you!" ”

Cheng Jiangshui pursed his red lips and said softly: "No need, my sister can be alone, you go and talk to your mother!" ”

"I've already told my mom, and my mom said that I would help my sister work in the future!"

Cheng Jiang's sailor suddenly paused, and the tip of his nose suddenly soured.

Of course, her mother won't speak, this is probably a reaction in Cheng Jianghai's subconscious.

At that moment, Cheng Jiangshui suddenly felt that the youngest brother had grown up a little, which was a little more gratifying.

She turned her head away, gently wiped the corners of her eyes from the corners of her eyes, and then said with a wry smile: "Oh, good! Since Mom said it, then Jiang Hai will help my sister work! ”