Workers' Square is not far from the old street and is next to the county government.
There is also a Workers' Cinema around Workers' Square. Tang Jiancheng occasionally went to see one or two movies before, so he was relatively familiar with that place.
He walked quickly towards the Workers' Square, but before he reached the place, he heard chaotic voices coming from there.
"Comrade, how do you sell your clothes?"
"Three yuan a piece! Our clothes are all from Guangzhou. They have good fabrics, good workmanship, and are cheap. Comrade, do you want one?"
"Let me take another look. Three yuan is a bit expensive. Comrade, how do you sell these shoes?"
"My shoes are also from Guangzhou. They are light and durable! They are also three yuan a pair!"
"..."
Listening to all kinds of bargaining voices, Tang Jiancheng's mind was filled with memories of this era.
When he arrived at the Workers' Square, he saw rows and rows of merchants. They moved two tables in front of them, and then placed their respective products on the tables for customers to choose.
They are not like those merchants in later generations who used all kinds of means to promote sales and try every means to attract attention. They just sat behind the table with some shyness and nervousness on their faces. It was obvious that they had not adapted to selling goods like this. Way.
But some business employees who are adaptable, willing to show shame, and open their mouths will do much better business, and customers will crowd around them.
Tang Jiancheng glanced at it and did not go in to join in the fun.
He came to see people, not to play, so he walked quickly across the square, found an old man who was sitting in front of the door and watched the excitement, and asked where there were construction sites for building houses around.
He had heard his third sister tell him before that they often made money by helping people carry bricks and sand in the village.
He thought that the third sister and the fourth sister were still so young and had just started studying, so they should still go to the construction site to work.
The old man pointed him to a location, which was behind the cinema.
Tang Jiancheng walked over quickly and saw his third sister and fourth sister carrying bricks. Each of them was a small figure carrying a large basket. There were at least ten red bricks in each basket!
Each red brick weighs about four to five kilograms!
Ten red bricks equal forty to fifty pounds!
One load weighs eighty to one hundred kilograms!
Both of them were so pressed that their shoulders and backs were bent, but they still gritted their teeth, held on, and moved forward step by step. Their faces were covered with beads of sweat, and their hair and clothes were wet!
Tang Jiancheng felt particularly distressed and annoyed.
He wanted to rush up and throw the burden off their shoulders, and then scold them! But he held back!
He didn't go over to help, but stood next to the pile of red bricks with a cold face, quietly waiting for them to come back to pick bricks again!
"Third sister, your method is really effective. My strength has indeed increased! I can now pick twenty red bricks! The boss of this construction site is very generous and gives one cent for each red brick! In this way, , I can earn 20 cents per trip! If I make ten trips, it’s 2 cents..."
Soon, the fourth sister's cheerful voice came from the front.
The third sister remained silent, but she also had a smile on her face.
They had the weekend off at noon yesterday. After eating and completing the homework assigned by the teacher, they went out to find something to do. They've been here like this for the past few weeks.
Not to mention how much money I earned, at least I earned a week’s living expenses.
And this week, they were very lucky and found a generous boss who actually gave them a red brick for one cent!
So why don't they fight to the death?
Twenty cents a trip!
Ten trips, twenty trips, thirty trips... How much will it cost?
tired?
It must be tiring to do things, but compared with hunger and the severe cold, what does being tired mean?
Even, in Sanmei’s opinion, happiness comes when you are tired!
"dad?!"
Suddenly, the third sister stopped and saw Tang Jiancheng standing next to the red brick with a cold face. The smile on his face instantly turned into panic.
"dad?"
Later, the fourth sister also saw Tang Jiancheng, but she was not as shrewd as the third sister. Instead, she smiled more cheerfully and showed off to Tang Jiancheng proudly, "Dad, the third sister and I are amazing! We can pick up twenty people in one trip." It's a red brick! It's only twenty cents a trip! The two of us have picked it almost twenty times this morning! Dad, are we..."
"Put the basket down and come back with me immediately."
Tang Jiancheng looked at the complacent Fourth Sister, tried to be as calm as possible, but left no room for doubt, then turned around and left.
The fourth sister was stunned for a moment, not understanding the situation.
The third sister quickly put down the basket, then snatched the basket from the fourth sister's shoulder and put it down, pulling her along and quickly followed Tang Jiancheng.
"Third sister, we haven't settled our wages yet?" Fourth sister muttered.
Third sister whispered: "Dad is angry. It won't be too late for us to get married again in the future."
The fourth sister was puzzled, "Why is Dad angry? We work to earn money, and we are not like those street gangsters who go around stealing and cheating..."
Third sister said: "Okay, just stop saying a few words!"
Tang Jiancheng originally wanted to find a deserted place to teach his third and fourth sisters a lesson, at least to make them remember that studying is their main job, and making money is not what they should worry about now!
However, when he came to Workers' Square and saw the merchants at the fair, he suddenly changed his mind.
He suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at Third Sister and Fourth Sister, and asked, "Do you like making money very much?"
Third sister knew that Tang Jiancheng was angry, so she said something against her will, "I don't like it."
The fourth sister blurted out, "Yes!"
Tang Jiancheng looked directly at his third sister and said calmly: "It's not a good thing for people to be too sophisticated! As a child, there is no need to be so cautious when facing your parents. It's better to tell the truth!"
Third sister lowered her head, "I... really don't like making money, I just don't want to be hungry or cold anymore!"
Hearing this, Tang Jiancheng felt a pain in his heart.
This is all because I was a jerk in the past and spent all my money. Otherwise, I would not have given my children a good life, at least they would not have suffered from hunger and lack of food and clothing.
But he asked calmly: "Didn't I leave you living expenses? Isn't it enough?"
Third sister said: "That's enough, it's just...it's just...it's your money, not mine. I prefer the money I earn, so that I can be more secure!"
"What's yours, mine. I'm your father! You..."
Tang Jiancheng's heart ached even more, and he couldn't help but get angry, but then he thought about it, it was all his fault, and he really couldn't blame the child.
"OK!"
Tang Jiancheng took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, pointed at the trade fair in the Workers' Square, and said, "Don't you like to make money? Then do you think it is you who earn more by carrying bricks and sand, or they earn more? ?”
"He...they don't necessarily earn...much, right?"
Sanmei originally wanted to say, 'They earn more,' but after taking a look at the square, she found that there was no one on some booths, and no one was buying anything. She probably didn't earn a penny at all, right?
