By Jia Xiuzhen

Nanny Chang laughed at Li Wan as "busy with nothing to do", and Nanny Xu brought something serious to keep her busy the next day.There were several snowfalls in succession. Fortunately, before the winter, the houses of the farmers were repaired as much as possible, and there were already collapsed houses nearby.Li Wan said to Nanny Xu: "If it's really difficult, isn't the Zhuangzi very big? It's okay to give them a few rooms inside, so they won't have no place to spend the winter."

Nanny Xu choked when she heard this, and looked at Nanny Chang, and Nanny Chang laughed heartily, and said, "It's the same in the mansion now, it's useless to say anything, it's all nonsense."

Nanny Chang shook her head and said, "Okay, what grandma said is also an idea, let's go back and have a look before we can do it. The taro and sweet potato we talked about last time have already been prepared and sent to the Xinwang Mansion. We don't have any The right person was entrusted to Ji Liang to bring them in. A few days ago, Ji Liangte came over again and asked Peng Qiao and Yan Jun, as if he cared about these things.

I thought about how hard it was for my grandma to throw out the hot potato, and I would never want to bring a pair back, so I said to him, "It's fine for you or anyone else, as long as you don't take it with you." Come out grandma'.He also knows what grandma is doing, he understands everything, and he will definitely not involve us.

It's just that in this way, the benefits of this food and farming can't be hidden.Someone has seen grandma here again, and the old lady reminded grandma to deliver it to Xinwang's mansion.At that time, the great benefits will come out, but seeing that there is no trace of it, I am afraid that grandma will not be able to fall.This grandma must have a count in her heart. "

Li Wan nodded indiscriminately and said: "I know, I know, Mammy did the right thing, that's all. Last time, Princess Xin talked about it in the palace, but this time, let me rush to deliver the property, if this time If there is a big benefit, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the palace every now and then to ask to see and maintain the relationship. There's nothing wrong with this.

We accidentally made so many things before, and we had nothing to do, so we got involved with those noble people, and finally broke them apart, who can post them?Even if it is beneficial, these things have already been planted everywhere. If we send things to the palace like this, there will be eight thousand if not ten thousand. They may change hands and throw them away, and they will never see them.You can't blame me, even if you want to blame me, it's okay, it's not that I'm in a hurry to get angry, I'm steady. "

Nanny Xu stared at her again and again, sighed again: "Grandma can figure it out, I should be happy. But why do I feel so tired after listening to these words now? I am very happy in my heart." It’s not a taste, and it’s not a taste to be unhappy. Alas!”

Nanny Chang began to persuade: "Mommy is busy outside, so there are fewer people coming back. We are all used to it, and we are going with grandma more and more. Try this way and find that it is not bad. Don't worry. !"

Then she told Nanny Xu what she said yesterday, and said with a smile, "Look, that's not the case. Nanny Wang told me today that the old lady Dao grandma has a special affection for Miss Lin, and I'm afraid she has her own reasons. Because of hurting life experience. This will bring Yuan back, and it will save a lot of worry than us rushing to the flat."

Mother Xu also laughed when she heard this, and said again: "The old lady is always kind to grandma, I'm just worried..." Compared with the previous one, she added, "Give the widow a set of ruby-faced characters, can I Don't worry?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "Don't think that way, Mammy, you should think so—one day I'll put it on when I'm happy, and say it's a gift from my wife, look..."

Nanny Xu stood there in a daze for a while, then said angrily and then smiled: "Okay, okay, I don't have to worry about it now!" Nanny Chang smiled and said, "Understood? That's how things are in the world, the key is What do the people involved think? Grandma is like this now, so the one who wants to get mad at her is not mad at her? There is no place to reason!"

Nanny Xu returned to the Zhuangzi, and Yunqiu and Moyu worked together for a few days to calculate the output of the workshop on a per capita basis.Li Wan asked Ji Liang to buy some things earlier, just to prepare for the New Year's Eve to share with everyone.It's just that with her careless thoughts, she couldn't get the details, so she had to discuss it with Mammy Xu.A few people decided that they should be divided into four classes according to the total output, and then the amount of food and clothing that each class could get was determined. Those who did other chores on the farm would probably be divided according to the same method, but the number of things It can't compare to the ones in the workshop, after all, the workshop has a lot of promise.

In a few days, it was reported in Caotianzhuang that the head of the village was looking for various households in the compound to talk about things. In the past six months, many good things have come from this way, and naturally people from every family have gone.Most of the men who came came from the family, so Yan Jun came forward.

Said one thought that every household has a lot of things to do during the new year, and the workshop will be closed after the twelfth lunar month. At that time, there will be some odd jobs in the village. If you have time at home, you can come to the village to help, and the wages will be the same. Originally meant to give.

Second, since the beginning of winter, it has snowed more than in previous years. Originally, the family did not have enough charcoal, cloth and cotton.He also talked about the trivial matters of snow removal and looking at the house, and then said that the master’s family thought about everyone’s hard work this year, and distributed some things to each family at the end of the year. .

After hearing the uproar, everyone was naturally grateful for such a good thing.Because the things are different and trivial, I didn't talk about them one by one. I just pasted a piece of paper outside and stood by two literate boys to read it.

All the households in the village can't come here one by one, just talk about Qiao Niangzi's family, who opened this workshop in the village before, and now the life of this family has changed.Coming back from the Zhuangtou compound this day, Mrs. Qiao felt her footsteps light and fluttering all the way.

I just listened to the example in the workshop. The first-class regular year is divided into one bag of high-quality white flour, one bag of white rice, one bag of miscellaneous beans, five catties of cotton, two pieces of cotton cloth, one jar of vegetable oil, half a fan of pork and live chickens. A pair of ducks; a second-class example is a bag of white flour, a bag of miscellaneous noodles, a piece of cotton cloth, a piece of pork, a pair of chicken or duck; a third-class example is a bag of miscellaneous noodles, a bag of miscellaneous grains, and a piece of pork; The fourth-class example is a bag of miscellaneous noodles; the fifth-class ones are nothing.

The workers in the front are also divided into five classes. I heard that there are fewer things than those in the workshop, only three kinds of rice, noodles and meat.Wearing this year's newly-made jacket, I went home, and the room was warmed by burning a kang with large coals.

Sun Dabao took Xiaoqi, who was wrapped in three layers of quilts, and said to Mrs. Qiao with a smile: "Today we go to the compound to listen to the matter, and next year we will give us things, no matter how young or old, I will be with Daniel, I have two sons, I am the first class, I can get four bags of rice noodles and a piece of meat, and Daniel and the second son can also get some rice noodles and meat, this year will be better!"

Qiao Niangzi came back to her senses and smiled: "I heard that, I didn't ask carefully, but I heard some sister-in-laws were counting the things that her man got." Xiaosan hurriedly said: "Father, we also have chickens and ducks." Well, Aunt Dalu on the side just said that our family has become rich." Sun Dabao asked Mrs. Qiao: "Why are there chickens and ducks? You are not the same as us?"

Qiao Niangzi smiled and said: "Oh, I'm still dreaming right now. There are also five classes in the workshop, the first class consists of three people, besides rice, noodles and meat, there are also cotton cloth and live chickens. Duck." Sun Dabao asked: "You won't be the first class, will you?"

Xiaosan said anxiously: "Mother is naturally the first class. Mother is the fastest to do the work. The sock mixed with wool was the first to learn!" Sun Dabao couldn't figure out those things, only Grinning happily.Xiaosi said from the side: "Third brother and I went early, we also have rice, right, mother?"

Qiao Niangzi stroked his head and said: "Yes, there are all of them," she said to Sun Dabao, "Everyone in the workshop is counted, and they are all counted according to their names. The young three and the young four started to do it there. Now, even my sister-in-law Qiu said that it is rare to have a day without going to work, both of them are third-class cases, and they have a lot of things." Sun Dabao asked: "How many third-class ones are there?"

Qiao Niangzi said: "There are more than thirty, there are more than a dozen second-class ones, twenty-odd fourth-class ones, and a dozen fifth-class ones." Sun Dabao was surprised: "There are so many people in the workshop?" Qiao Niangzi said with a smile: "Even the mother-in-law who is almost 70 years old has gone, there are so many! Since it was said to take care of the food, everyone who can go has gone, if it is not for the rule of not being able to knit two pairs of socks , I'm afraid I won't be able to sit down!"

Sun Dabao remembered and said: "You said earlier that the Bai family recorded four pairs of socks in the names of her two sons every day. This year, it will be a disadvantage when it comes to dividing things equally."

Qiao Niangzi said: "What's the disadvantage? Don't you eat all the food on weekdays? I can also see that the heads of the village are all sharp-eyed. Although they are kind in their hearts, they don't rub the sand in their eyes. Now the division I heard the numbers. The fifth class is not just those who get stuck and will be able to manage a meal. To put it bluntly, we have made a lot of money by doing this job. I have never heard of such a thing anywhere else. Good place! It's just that it's cheap and there's no reason to come back and make money. The Bai family's sister-in-law was just yelling, but Qiu's sister-in-law said that in front of her, and she was so ashamed."

Xiao Liu tried his best to grab Xiao Wu's clothes, Xiao Wu patted his hand away and said: "Okay! I know what I said! Don't worry!" Mrs. Qiao hurriedly asked, "What is Liu'er going to say?"

Xiao Wu laughed and said, "Brother, I'm in a hurry. Just now when we were inside and heard the excitement of sharing things outside, Grandma Chen said that we also have a share in the kitchen. My brother and I said no, and mother said not to ask for things randomly. We can't do much work, and we will be greatly favored if we have food. It happened that the mother-in-law who was in charge came in and heard, saying that although we don't do much, we can't eat much. Grandma Chen also gave us something to be lively."

Xiao Wu spoke sharply and said it in one breath, Xiao Liu nodded from the side, and everyone watched with joy.Qiao Niangzi knew that he was talking about Nanny Xu, so she patted his face and said: "Little Five and Little Six are all good, we can't ask for things for nothing."

Xiao Wu raised her head and asked: "Then mother-in-law must give it to us at that time?" Miss Qiao thought that she might not be able to give anything, so she smiled and said: "If mother-in-law gives it to you seriously, you can accept it, remember to thank others .Although we are doing work, we are not taking others for nothing, but they are doing the work for us, so we have something to do, food to eat, and gratitude for.”

Xiao Wu hurriedly nodded: "I always remember my mother, now we can eat enough and wear warm clothes, and we will not be cold or hungry. I am grateful." Qiao Niangzi patted him and said, "Good boy."

Li Wan didn't think about the future of this Zhuangzi, but Yan Jun, Xu Nanny, and Yunqiu, Moyu and Peng Qiao were not so thoughtful. After all, they managed such a big Zhuangzi, so naturally they had to make a fuss about it.

I plan to stop the workshop after the twelfth lunar month. Firstly, the peasants pay attention to the New Year, especially the women.Second, in the twelfth lunar month, we have to prepare the output of the village, and there are not so many people to manage the workshop.In addition, in the next year, people who raise chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in this village will have to be manned. It is just a good time to find out about the bottom of the year and find some reliable people.

It's just that the people on the farm would rather the workshop not stop.Mrs. Qiao's family was also talking about the rest of the workshop in the twelfth lunar month. Sun Dabao said: "The head of the village said that there will still be work, and those who are free can still do it." Mrs. Qiao said: "It's been a busy year. , you wouldn't like to take a break?"

Sun Dabao scratched his head and said: "Now we are working in the room behind you, it is bright and warm, I am really happy to work there." Daniel said: "I am also happy to be there, but unfortunately I have the strength It can't be compared to a second hand, and can do any fine work." Sun Dabao said: "Xiaoer is a good person, last time the master asked me if I would like to let him be an apprentice with me, I think you must be reluctant , it was blurred."

Xiaoer smiled and said, "I know that, but the master still muttered, 'Such sons are so stingy', hahaha." After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao asked, "Which master are you talking about?" Sun Dabao said: "It was the one who repaired the sock machine for you before." Qiao Niangzi said in a deep voice, "Next time, if people want to bring it up again, you can ask carefully. If you don't understand the question, let Xiaoer talk to others."

Sun Dabao said: "Why? You are happy, being an apprentice is hard. My father said before that an apprentice in a pharmacy can't even eat enough." Mrs. Qiao said: "Apprentices are different from apprentices. The sister-in-law and the others mentioned that our machines are easy to make when they are made, but they are not easy to repair. Later, they invited a few very good masters for some reason, saying that they were repairing the machines for the government, and they were in some mansion in the south. How can people accept apprentices casually, I heard that they don't want to be illiterate."

Xiaoer listened to this and pondered, Qiao Niangzi saw it and said: "Our Xiaoer probably has aura in this, so people are willing to say that, I also want to let the children learn to recognize a few words in the future " Sun Dabao was surprised: "Learn to read and read? How can our family have such spare money. Besides, they are all working now."

Qiao Niang gave him a gouging look and said: "Go to work, go to work, this is all odd jobs, when did you change the head of the village, what can you do? Besides, this boy can still knit socks for a lifetime? Now there is such a time , don’t have to earn a living like a life, shouldn’t we let them learn more useful things? Learn to read and write, and you can make a fortune, and we don’t point to this exam to become an official, so there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Sun Dabao nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes yes yes, I didn't mean that just now, you are right, then let's take the children to kowtow to the husband next year." Qiao Niangzi sighed and laughed: "You have such a temper! Where are you?" That is to say, what should I do if I go to the house with all my brains? If there are too many, there may be some suitable opportunities. For example, the masters from the prefecture you mentioned just now have great skills. If Xiaoer really learns that, they will naturally teach literacy."

Seeing that Xiao Er had been dazed by the side, he hurriedly said to Xiao Er: "Mother just said that, it's just Mother's thoughts. If you don't like doing that, it's okay, let's see." Sun Dabao stared : "What do you like or not! Earn a job and eat, and he can decide whether he likes it or not!"

Qiao Niang gave him a moment of anxiety, and said: "What are you shouting for? I love to yell without hearing clearly. It's not the time when we couldn't have enough to eat! Now we can also fill our stomachs and loosen our stomachs." Next, pick a job you like and do it well in the long run. Think about it, we make more money knitting socks, why don’t you knit socks with me!”

Sun Dabao just flattered him and didn't do it right, and instead provoked a general training, so he rubbed his head and laughed.Qiao Niangzi had nothing to do with him, Xiao Er also smiled, and he said: "I don't like it, mother, I think about other things. You mentioned the matter of literacy, remind me, I will think about it again."

Although he talked nonsense, Mrs. Qiao knew that the second son was not like Daniu or his father, he was a man with ideas and a bright mind, so she didn't rush him, and he would naturally say it when the time came.Sun Dabao and Da Niu were still feeling how comfortable the room with the kang was.