As the saying goes, if you have money, you won’t have to worry. Jiang Shulan had already thought about it: “If I use this money frugally, I can use it for ten or eight years. In my spare time, I can help the villagers make some clothes and quilts for exchange. It’s true. If it doesn’t work, I still have some strength, I can work in the fields to earn work points, and I can support Duobao and the child in my belly no matter what.”
Jiang Anan frowned almost invisible.
For a moment, she really wanted to advise her eldest sister to abort the child. After all, this child was born without a father, and the family conditions are difficult. No matter how you look at it, it will increase the burden on her sister and become a burden.
But Jiang Shulan lowered her head, pursed her lips, and gently caressed her belly, which was not yet pregnant, with a gentle look on her face, full of infinite longing and expectation for the future.
For a moment, nothing could be said.
In this era, hospital facilities are not complete, and abortion can easily lead to bacterial infection. If the root cause of the disease comes to light, Jiang Anan will hate herself for the rest of his life.
Since the eldest sister wants to have a baby and her parents’ family has no conditions, let’s have a baby!
However, it was not possible to let Jiang Shulan work in the fields to earn work points. She was pregnant and had never done any heavy work since she was born. Her body and bones would definitely be unable to handle it.
Jiang Anan's eyes quickly fell to the dustpan containing the embroidery work, thoughtfully.
There is no need to stay in the fields all the time.
The Nanxi Brigade is basically all honest farmers, and there is no shortage of people working in the fields.
Moreover, the commune system was abolished in 1980, and the two gold-eating beasts in the family were asking for money to go to school, so there were less than eight years left to prepare for a rainy day.
As for the other path of becoming a tailor...
In 1972, at the center of the storm, in principle no income other than wages was allowed. The reputation of Lao Jiang's family was so bad, and Jiang Shulan had just gotten divorced and made a lot of money, so she was envied by others, so it was very easy to be reported for speculation.
We must carefully plan how to let the eldest sister work as a tailor reasonably and legally? The eldest sister’s craftsmanship, coupled with her 21st century insights, will definitely make a lot of money in the 1980s and 1990s.
"Sister, besides making shoes, what else can you do?"
Jiang Shulan didn't know why: "I can make clothes for all seasons, including spring, summer, autumn and winter, and silk handkerchiefs and screens. It's a pity that I only know 20 kinds of embroidery stitches."
"Wow! 20 kinds of embroidery stitches are so amazing!" Jiang An'an has been a handicapped person all his life. Not to mention making clothes, he can mend holes in socks. He is very envious of Jiang Shulan, a powerful inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. .
Jiang Shulan's cheeks flushed, and her voice was full of longing and envy: "I learned this hand embroidery from my grandma. It is said that she could sell a screen for twenty or thirty silver coins back then, so I only scratched the surface. An An , do you want to make new clothes? What style? "
It just so happens that she recently planned to make two winter coats for her little sister. Designing and tailoring them according to her preferences will definitely make her happier.
Jiang Anan shook her head: "I don't make clothes, I just want to do something. I will tell you when I think about it."
"Okay." Jiang Shulan has unlimited trust in her little sister. Although she doesn't know what it is, she firmly believes that it can be done.
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The divorce fever lasted for two days, and the focus of discussion among the members soon shifted to the new group of educated youths.
When they first arrived, the educated youths were assigned the simplest job of clearing weeds.
After the autumn harvest, it enters late autumn, and the sown rapeseed and winter wheat seedlings are just emerging, and you can see a lush green field.
In order to prevent the educated youth from wasting food, Captain Luo specially assigned the educated youth to be paired with old members in pairs. But such a simple job still required the educated youth to pull out a lot of wrong seedlings at the end of the day. The captain was so angry that bubbles appeared at the corners of his mouth, and he squatted in the fields every day to supervise the work.
Jiang Degui and his wife complained constantly. Every time they made excuses to ask for leave, the team leader would deduct cents with a stern face, which frightened the couple into staying honest for a while.
But it was time to change and be a little lazy, which harmed the educated youth who worked with them.
So the couple was reported!
Luo Jiawang banged the table and scolded the two of them: "It's okay to be lazy in normal times, but you actually brought shame to the commune and completely disgraced me. This time things got serious. The focus of the commune is Pay attention to this matter, can you two talk about what to do?"
Jiang Degui's eyes rolled, and he didn't make up his mind at first glance: "Whoever reports it will be responsible. It must be those educated youths who did it. I will call them all here right away."
"You still think the matter is not big enough?" Luo Jiawang was almost furious with Jiang Laoer, "What's the use of calling people over? Who dares to admit it?"
In order to avoid private retaliation by the team, the commune did not dare to give him the report letter and bring it back. But if he knew which bastard was full of food, he would definitely ask him to clean the public toilets!
But now...
"In view of your bad behavior, the team has decided to punish you by cleaning public toilets for a month."
The couple both changed their faces.
Cleaning toilets is tiring, smelly, and most importantly, embarrassing.
Even if you die, you can’t do it!
Jiang Degui held his waist: "Ouch, my leg seems to be twisted, and my waist hurts a lot. I think I will need to rest for ten days and a half to get better."
Lin Meiru covered her chest: "Ah! My chest hurts so much. I feel like I can't breathe. Send me to the hospital quickly."
The couple sings and composes well, and the wails come and go.
Luo Jiawang's forehead was throbbing with pain, and he couldn't help but stretched out his hands to rub it: "That's enough! Keep howling for one more month."
The crying stopped suddenly.
"Captain, you turned your elbows outward, and you actually helped the educated youth persecute the commune members." Seeing that she was too weak to be tough, Lin Meiru glared with her hands on her hips: "If anyone sees us being lazy, I will go to the commune right now and report the educated youths for destroying crops and wasting food. Even so. Even if I clean the toilet, I have to support them."
Luo Jiawang: "If you dare to go, I will deduct cents from you!"
Lin Meiru's momentum suddenly dropped a bit. She was unconvinced and wanted to cause trouble, but she couldn't bear to give up that little centimeter.
Reporting this matter is actually a big or small matter. Luo Jiawang took advantage of the situation and wanted to take the opportunity to rectify the couple's laziness. To avoid cheating and cheating every day and ruining the atmosphere of the team.
"Dong dong dong!"
While everyone was in a stalemate, someone knocked on the office door.
Luo Jiawang said angrily: "Come in."
The person who opened the door was indeed a member of Lao Jiang's family, and she was also the daughter of Jiang Lao'er's family, which has been in the limelight recently.
A pair of brows instantly tightened, Luo Jiawang treated him sternly, reminding himself to stick to his heart. He was not an inexperienced boy like Zhou Kang, how could he be confused by Jiang Anan's few words.
"Captain, I have an idea I want to report to you." Jiang Anan seemed to not be able to see Jiang Degui and his wife, and walked in without squinting. The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and the two small pear dimples on his cheeks were looming.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. No matter how angry Luo Jiawang was, he couldn't help but soften his tone: "Are you here to plead for your parents? Let me tell you, they have committed serious crimes..."
"I support the captain in handling the matter impartially."
"Huh?" Luo Jiawang got stuck: "...Do you support it?"
Even Jiang Degui and his wife were confused.
