On the way, the group chatted and strolled, and met several women who had returned from the county town together.
"Old Wu, what are you doing?" asked my aunt, who was wearing several patches on her body. She looked to be in her forties.
Aunt Wu's face paled a bit when she saw her, and she replied tepidly: "Take a few educated youths to build an earthen stove at Lao Liu's house."
Aunt Li smiled and said, "No wonder your old Zhao can be the captain. You have helped a lot with your busy schedule."
Captain Zhao and Accountant Li ran for the position of captain of Yongsheng Village together. Aunt Wu helped her husband to publicize everywhere, as did Aunt Li. But when Aunt Li was promoting, she promised that several families would benefit from voting, but it was found out by the commune. It was not a big problem. After all, it didn't work out. But Accountant Li didn't get into the election in the end. People in the village said that he was cheated by his daughter-in-law. Lagging behind.
Aunt Wu was so cold that she didn't even look at her, "It's the higher-ups' order that educated youths stationed in the countryside. We, the cadres' families, have to help, right? Lao Wang, please listen more to your Lao Li. We are your wife." It’s also the rear of the family, so I need to support my husband’s front-line work.”
These words are suspected of settling old scores, but old scores are easy to settle. Every time she talks about the previous incident, Aunt Li's flames go out.
Sure enough, Aunt Li's wife gave her a gouge and left angrily.
"snort."
Aunt Wu glanced at her back and said no more.
Yunling took the relationship between the two into consideration and said nothing. "Auntie, besides farming and raising pigs, do the members of our village have any other side jobs?"
Aunt Wu thought for a while, what else could this farmer do? Some of them went to the mountains to hunt and sell money on the black market, but that couldn't be said. There were also some who grew crops on their own land and went to the purchasing station to trade, but they didn't have much money.
She shook her head: "Farmers don't know anything else. There are some carpenters and masons in the village, but these craftsmen will not throw away their money-making work. People in our village have not changed big things for several years, and you young people are the only ones who have done this for years." Make new ones.”
As the old saying goes, a teacher's apprentice will starve the master to death. Most masters will not hand over important skills to their apprentices until they die. This also leads to the fact that most people only learn a superficial skill and cannot make money to support their families.
Yunling understood this clearly.
In fact, she had a plan in mind before she came, and she happened to meet Chu Songlan on the way, which gave her plan an extra boost.
The land in the Northeast is fertile, and there are many medicinal herbs in the deep mountains and old forests. If Chu Silan is with her, her original plan of planting medicinal herbs may be much smoother. They will study it and cultivate it for three to five years, and then teach the villagers.
It's not for nothing that she, an educated youth, went to the countryside.
The vast land is where she makes a difference.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and her steps became lighter.
Shao Hua next to him caught a glimpse of her inexplicable happiness, but his heart felt a little dull. Why hasn't this person recognized him yet?
Several people came out of Lao Liu's house, agreed to start work tomorrow, and hurried to Wang's house.
"Old Wang!" Aunt Wu shouted a few times before pushing the door open and explaining to them, "Old Wang is over sixty and deaf. His grandson Wang Shu is usually the one watching. Today, he hasn't opened the door for so long. I think he must have gone out."
Although Lao Wang's ears don't work, his legs and feet are very nimble, and the wood grain patterns on the large wardrobe are beautifully and neatly carved by his hands.
Yunling's voice was deliberately louder, fearing that Grandpa Wang wouldn't be able to hear her, "Grandpa Wang, we need to open a few cabinets."
Lao Wang nodded, and then said louder: "When my grandson comes back, tell him that I can't read."
Generally, those who make furniture will have some descriptions of carving designs. It is particularly inconvenient to communicate every time. With Wang Shu as an expert, it can be much faster.
They had no choice but to wait. It was almost dark before Wang Shu came back, covered in moisture and his clothes soaked through.
Aunt Wu quickly stepped forward and said "Ouch": "Wang Shu, did you go into the river? Why are you all wet?"
Wang Shu rubbed the back of his head honestly and said, "Aunt Wu, I want to catch some fish and feed my grandfather."
"The water is rising in early autumn. Don't go into the river anymore. I still have a few salted fish at home. You need to exchange them with me."
Aunt Wu is really enthusiastic and will help the villagers whenever they can, especially since Lao Wang's grandfather and grandson are all alone. Every time someone asks her, she will recommend jobs. Fortunately, Lao Wang can do carpentry work, otherwise it would be hard work.
Wang Shu thanked her quickly and said quickly, "Aunt Wu, I'm going to change my clothes and I'll be right out."
When he came out, Qian Li was getting a little impatient, but luckily she didn't lose her temper, but she got a few big bites on her arms, which were so itchy that she couldn't help but scratch them.
Yunling spelled out the requirements in a clear and logical manner: "There are four sets of wardrobes, kang cabinets, bookcases, cupboards, and kang tables. Eight large boxes and benches are required. I also need a medicine box that I can carry with me, thinner. , carrying briskness.”
Oops——
This is a big deal! ! !
Before Aunt Wu came, she didn't expect that they would ask for so much, which was enough to meet the standards of a rural wedding.
When Chu Songlan heard that she asked for a medicine box, she quickly added: "I want a medicine box too."
The pen tip on Wang Shu's paper paused for a moment, and then he asked hesitantly: "Are you sure you want so many?"
With this income coming in, he and his father no longer have to work for a year.
Yunling looked at the other people. They all nodded and said, "You can do it. We have the resettlement fee for educated youths, so we won't waste your money."
The resettlement fee for educated youths is 250 yuan per person, which is mainly used for housing resettlement, and the rest is used for learning materials, travel, production, daily utensils, etc. There is also a winter clothing subsidy of 30 yuan in alpine regions such as the Northeast and Northwest.
But generally when educated youth receive this money, they will have it mailed to their homes. In the end, they rarely get the money themselves.
"It's not a matter of money." Wang Shu wrote down everything in detail, and then asked, "Does it need to be carved?"
Everyone wanted to do it as quickly as possible, and they all said: "No, just the simplest one will do."
"This is a big quantity. I will start logging tomorrow. My father will do it for you when he gets off work. It will take half a month to finish it all."
They couldn't push it. Although they were a little slow, they had no choice but to agree: "Okay, you can do it first."
Wang Shu calculated the accounts, "Except for the two medicine boxes, the other four of you will share it. Each of you will give me fifty, and the medicine box alone will be counted as three yuan."
In fact, the medicine box can be made from leftover materials from the wardrobe, so it is more than half the price.
Aunt Wu saw an income of more than two hundred yuan coming into Lao Wang's house, and suddenly realized that these people were really willing to spend money!
In previous years, it was not as if there were no educated youths who wanted to build cabinets, but they never asked for a complete set of furniture. However, the wood from Lao Wang's family is good, and the cost is half of it. Adding in the labor cost, the actual net profit left in hand is only 40%.
Aunt Wu is not a jealous person. Although she witnessed them trading such a large amount of money, she will not go out and make blind noises.
Lao Wang exchanged a few words with his grandson, and looked at the four people with some surprise. The work in his hands became a lot faster, and he smiled happily with wrinkles on his face. He set a time: "Come and pick it up in half a month."
When Aunt Wu came out of Lao Wang's house, she really couldn't stand such a way of spending money. She said a few words worriedly: "Aunt Wu knows that your resettlement fees are quite high, but you don't understand when you first come here. The autumn harvest will start after a while. This year's grain brigade will temporarily lend it to you, but the amount is not large. If you don't have enough to eat during the busy autumn harvest, a large part of your money will have to be spent on grain. After deducting the grain borrowed this year, there won't be much left next year. On weekdays, you should Just save, don't spend money indiscriminately. Although your family may send you money, you must have cash on hand, right?"
Yunling and the others were taught together.
Aunt Wu started nagging in her usual way: "Our Northeast is the best place in the country. There was a big famine in Yu Province, and many people fled to our side. Although they didn't have enough to eat, they were better than In other places, it’s really rare for people to starve to death.”
"You bunch of educated youths are lucky enough to be assigned here. Even though it's cold in winter, we don't go out in winter. There's a kang in this house, so it's warm!"
The group of people returned to the educated youth spot, washed themselves up, washed themselves, and busied themselves around before officially resting for the day.
Wei Guoqing and Brian looked at a few people moving things, confused.
Brian went to Qian Li's house and asked a few questions before he found out, and complained, "Why didn't you call me?"
Qian Li touched the end of her hair and said in a bad tone: "When I was called, you were still with the old educated youth. Seeing how well you chatted, you thought Comrade Chen Liang and others would tell you."
Hearing this, Brian didn't have the confidence to say anything else.
Wei Guoqing found out more about it from Shao Hua and decided to go there tomorrow and try to make ends meet tonight.
Darkness fell on the horizon, the stars were dotted, and the educated youth spots became quiet.
Yunling looked at the unlocked door, so she had to find a wooden board from the back of the house and plug it in from the inside. She also put the old newspaper she just borrowed from Captain Zhao's house on the kang to prevent dust, and then started to spread the bedding.
The quilt made by Shao Qi is indeed soft and thick. It looks like freshly spun cotton, and the quilt cover is also blue and floral pure cotton. This fabric is suitable for use as a lining.
Yunling thought that tomorrow it would be better to pull out a few feet of old coarse cloth and cover them all with these fine quilts.
With so many thoughts in my mind, I gradually fell into sleep.
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