Twenty-one and fifty cents were divided equally among the three people, so each of them got seven dollars, leaving fifty cents.
Liu Ye took the initiative and went to the entrance of the Fifth Textile Factory to buy a melon.
That night, Qian Meifeng put the seven dollars in her pocket and fell asleep.
She had a sweet dream, dreaming that she had mops all over the room.
Countless people lined up in front of her house to buy mops from her.
Her hands felt weak after receiving the money.
While she was counting the money, the alarm clock at home rang.
Qian Meifeng woke up instantly and turned to look at the alarm clock aside. The hour hand was pointing to five.
She quickly got up to wash up, got on her family's old second-hand tricycle, and ran to the lumber factory.
She still has to pull the stick home to make a mop!
Qian Meifeng's heart felt hot when she thought of the seven yuan in her pocket.
The speed of stepping on the tricycle accelerated a bit.
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By the time Qian Meifeng came back on her tricycle, pulling a cart full of sticks, the sun was already very strong.
Liu Ye was standing guard at the door of Qian Meifeng's house, with four large packages at her feet.
What was inside was nothing but scraps of cloth pulled from the warehouse.
"Why are you here? Don't you have to go to work?"
Qian Meifeng was very surprised when she saw Liu Ye.
She originally planned to pull out the wooden sticks and then go to the warehouse to pull out the cloth strips.
These strips of cloth are all unwanted garbage in the factory. Anyone who asks for them will be given by the warehouse guard.
"I made an agreement with the boss that I won't be able to go there this morning. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it alone, so I'm here to help."
Willow Ye answered with a smile.
Early in the morning, she ran to the canteen downstairs and borrowed a landline phone to call Tang Ting.
He told her about going to Secretary He's sister's factory in the afternoon.
Tang Ting was very interested after hearing this and said that she would pick up Liu Ye in the afternoon and that Secretary He would go with her.
As for the first half of the day, Liuye will not come to the store.
I've been working hard these days, so I might as well take a half-day off.
Liu Ye thought of Qian Meifeng's important task of making a hundred mops, so she agreed.
When the working horn of the Fifth Textile Factory rang, Liuye rode his bicycle to the warehouse and came back with a lot of rags.
"I can make it busy. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. Don't delay."
Qian Meifeng wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled honestly.
In her opinion, Liuye was someone who wanted to do big things, and there was no need for her to do such small things as mopping.
She went to sell mops solely because she wanted to help the Zhao family.
Otherwise, if she goes to sell knitting bags, she will not earn more than selling mops!
"I really have nothing to do this morning. It can be much faster if we two do it together."
"Okay! Let's do it quickly."
Liu Ye insisted, and Qian Meifeng stopped being polite, opened the door to her room, and dragged the package into the house.
It took a lot of effort for the two of them to pull everything into the room.
Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly heard a "gurgling" sound.
The movements of both men's hands froze.
Qian Meifeng blushed instantly and lowered her head.
"Aunt Qian, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
Although Liu Ye asked her, she was very sure that Qian Meifeng must have gone to the lumber factory without eating.
"Hmm~ It's okay, I'm not hungry..."
"Gulu gulu..."
Before Qian Meifeng could finish speaking, her stomach rumbled again.
Qian Meifeng's head almost dropped to the ground.
"Aunt Qian, this is not okay. If we don't eat enough, how can we have the strength to work? The body is the capital of revolution, and only when we are full can we be strong. Do you think this is true?"
Liu Ye knew that Qian Meifeng lived frugally, but she didn't expect that she didn't even eat breakfast.
"Yes... you are right..."
Qian Meifeng muttered her answer.
"I'll go to the cafeteria to buy breakfast. You wait for me!"
After saying that, Liu Ye ignored Qian Meifeng's reaction, ran outside, got on her bicycle and ran away.
After a while, he came back with some big meat buns.
"Aunt Qian, eat quickly!"
"I'll give you money right now..."
Qian Meifeng was stunned for a moment when she saw the big meat buns brought by Liu Ye, and then immediately started to dig out her wallet.
These big meat buns are not cheap, they cost a dime each!
On weekdays, Qian Meifeng would only be willing to buy two for her son Xu Qiang, but she wouldn't even think about it herself.
"Aunt Qian, it's just a few meat buns. If you give me money, I will be angry!"
Liu Ye pretended to be angry, and Qian Meifeng stopped taking out the money.
"Fast food!"
Liu Ye stuffed the bun into Qian Meifeng's arms.
Qian Meifeng then picked it up and put it into her mouth.
"Delicious!"
The soft and chewy bun skin is wrapped with fat but not greasy pork, and it is full of oil when you bite into it.
Qian Meifeng hasn't eaten such good food for a long time.
Qian Meifeng quickly ate up the two big meat buns.
After eating, I couldn't help but lick the oil on my mouth.
“It turns out the meat buns are so delicious!”
Qian Meifeng couldn't help but sigh.
"Aunt Qian, your family's conditions are not bad, but why do you seem to rarely eat meat buns?"
Liu Ye couldn't hold back and asked her doubts for a moment.
Although only one person in the Xu family works, there are only three members in the Xu family.
In addition to the salary earned by her husband, Aunt Qian also takes on odd jobs every day. She shouldn't be living in such a tight situation!
"Alas! Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite..."
Upon hearing Liu Ye's question, Qian Meifeng sighed heavily.
"You also know that my family, Lao Xu, came from the countryside. In order to provide for him to study, my family tightened their belts and lived a life. The two brothers and two sisters behind them hardly studied.
Life was hard. When Lao Xu became successful and entered the Fifth Textile Factory, he had to help a bunch of brothers and sisters at home! In addition, my mother-in-law’s health was not good and she had to take medicine all year round. My Lao Xu’s
The salary is paid almost every month, every month. As soon as it comes to my hands, it is sent back to my hometown immediately. If I hadn’t been doing odd jobs to support myself, this family might not even be able to eat."
Qian Meifeng also felt bitter.
But she had no other choice but to grit her teeth and persist.
A few days ago, she earned more than 100 yuan by helping Liu Ye make knitted bags.
Before the money was warm in my hands, I heard that the younger brother of the old Xu family had broken his leg.
Lao Xu immediately asked her if she wanted to send 60 yuan.
If she hadn't hid it from Lao Xu and said she only earned eighty yuan, she might have given out more.
People in the village said that she was very lucky because she married Lao Xu and moved to the city.
No one knows the hard work involved.
All the money I have worked hard to save over the years has been given to Lao Xu's family.
I can't bear to buy even a decent piece of clothing.
The latest clothes are made by myself using the welfare cloth distributed to employees by the factory.
Who is still making their own clothes at home these days? That means her family is too poor and there is really no other way.
Because she had to take care of Lao Xu's family, Qian Meifeng didn't even dare to have more children, fearing that she wouldn't be able to take care of her and that her children would suffer hardships with her.
Every family has two or three children, and in her family, she only had one child, Xu Qiang.
Thinking of these things, Qian Meifeng's heart felt as painful as if she had been soaked in yellow lotus water, and she couldn't help but shed tears.