Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Why are you back so late?"

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the hospital, he saw his mother standing at the door and looking around. She couldn't help but complain after seeing him.

"Even if you have work to do, you still have to say something in advance so that I can prepare dinner."

“Haha—there’s something going on in the factory.”

Li Xuewu smiled and hugged his mother, nodded to Lao Qi who was passing by, and responded to his greeting.

After Lao Qi greeted him, he didn't go over. Instead, he quietly asked him: "Is Jin Yaohui from the Tertiary Industry Management Office dead?"

Hearing what he said, Li Xuewu squinted his eyes, but his mother had already understood.

She looked at her son nervously, as if she was afraid that something might happen to provoke Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu originally wanted to let his mother know about work matters, but it didn't matter at all and made her worry.

But Lao Qi had already said it, so he could only nod his head and said: "It won't work when someone jumps off. Just know this yourself and don't go out and do anything."

"Don't worry! Seventh Brother is right!"

Lao Qi waved his hands, as if he had received something happy, said something to him and went outside.

"Are you okay? Why did someone die?"

Liu Yin held her son's arm and said, "You came back so late to deal with this?"

"Don't worry about it, Mom. It's the cadres in the factory who made mistakes and committed suicide out of fear of crime. It has nothing to do with me."

Li Xuewu patted his mother's arm and said, "You can pack it up. I'll help you carry it. Let's get in the car and go home."

"I've packed it up a long time ago, and I won't come back even if I wait for you."

Liu Yin was talking, and when she saw her daughter Li Xue coming in, she complained again: "Your brother is busy, and you are too busy. This family doesn't even know how to return, and you don't have any food?"

"Mom, you saw that my brother is busy. You didn't expect that their leaders are having a meeting. Can I leave early?"

Li Xue hugged her mother helplessly, looked at her second brother and said, "Have all been dealt with? You don't take responsibility, do you?"

"It's a big deal if a person is gone. Whoever can get rid of the involvement will have some management responsibility."

Li Xuewu let out a long breath and said: "If you are afraid, go around the other side, it will be bad luck."

"Stop talking, I'm not afraid if you don't say it."

Li Xue pursed her lips and said, "They were all lying on the window and looking out. I was writing materials. I didn't see them. Who could be scary?"

"Following what everyone else said, the person who landed on his face was taken away by the security guards and the factory hospital. Who saw it?"

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and signaled to her: "It doesn't make sense to say that he is a person. Just be a wake-up call. There will be a unified statement on this matter tomorrow."

"Is this what you were meeting to study?"

Li Xue also found it boring, curled her lips, took her mother's hand and entered the house.

"You just got off work? Have you had dinner?"

The old lady was holding Li Shu and sitting at the dining table to feed her. When she saw her grandson coming in, she asked.

Li Xuewu smiled at his daughter and replied to the old lady's words: "I called for a meeting before I got off work. After the meeting, I hurried back, fearing that you would be anxious waiting."

"Your mother has been waiting impatiently, fearing that something might happen to you."

The old lady handed Li Shu, who had stopped eating, to Li Xuewu and said, "Go, go, go home with your father. I will kiss your father more than anyone else when I see him."

"That's not true of her. Look at how thoughtful she is."

Zhao Yafang coaxed the child in her arms and said to the old lady with a smile: "I was thinking about her dad just now because I was afraid that her sister-in-law would come back first."

"Yeah——"

Li Xue deliberately frightened Li Shu and said, "What did you tell me this morning? Do you still remember?"

"Ah-ah-!"

Li Shu came out of the old lady's arms and hugged her father's neck tightly.

She thought that if she remained silent, the big devil wouldn't be able to notice her, let alone remember her.

But who asked the uncle to remind her, and the big devil came to grab her hand, which scared her.

The child's voice was also so loud that it made people feel shocked even if they put it to their ears.

Li Xuewu hugged her and hid behind her. She had a backer. When he saw his little aunt chasing after her, he stretched out his little hands to scratch her.

And when Li Xue spanked her, her little mouth refused to let anyone in. She called her "stinky aunt" and shouted for a spanking, but the more she shouted, the more she got beaten.

"What are you teasing her for? Are you making a fuss or not?"

Liu Yin took out her packed luggage and asked Li Xuewu, "We have all eaten. You can have a bite here and we can go back later."

"Farewell, the driver is still waiting."

Li Xuewu signaled to his mother: "I didn't say I wouldn't go back to eat. There must be food left at home. If you don't have anything to take, let's leave now."

He carried Li Shu to the back room to get the coat that wrapped her, stuffed the girl into the clothes, held her and handed it to her mother, and took her luggage himself.

"What are you holding? It's so heavy?"

Li Xuewu had seen it a long time ago. It was a big bag of things. He thought it wasn't heavy, so he felt it was heavy as soon as he picked it up.

"I'm leaving now, second brother, why don't you eat here?"

Ji Yuxiu, who had just arrived from the east courtyard, smiled and teased Li Shu, who only kept her eyes outside, and said hello to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu pointed outside and said, "I'm still waiting at home. I started the meeting late. Did you get off work early?"

“It’s normal now, it’s quite relaxing”

Ji Yuxiu picked up Li Shu and carried them out to see them off. She said, "I will come back tonight to help mom pack the pickles and eggs."

"What are you doing with this thing?"

Li Xuewu smiled helplessly and said: "I have everything at home, and I don't like eggs. It's okay if you bring pickles to Gu Ning."

"Go to——! Not formal~"

Liu Yin smiled and patted him and said: "The eggs are for Xiaoning, and the pickles are for myself. If I can't get used to your sauce, I will eat some pickles."

"Look what you said, are you going to the second brother's house to suffer?"

Li Xue, who followed the delivery, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Don't let anyone hear it, otherwise they will think that my second brother is unfilial and only gives you pickles when he goes home."

"Hahaha - you are the only one who can say it best!"

Liu Yin nodded to her daughter with a smile and said, "I don't even know what to eat. I just think these pickles are delicious with rice."

"Don't say that when you go, or you'll make the second sister-in-law worried——!"

Ji Yuxiu joked: "Seeing that my mother-in-law doesn't eat vegetables and only eats pickles, do I think that the food at home is inappropriate and the taste is not suitable?"

"Xiao Ning is the one who told you to tell me?"

Liu Yin looked at her son with a smile and said, "It's nice to see your second brother. Even if I go home to eat pickles, I'm happy."

"Come on, let's eat pickles for one meal and pickles for the next meal."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "When you come back, our family will be like a valley."

"Yo——! So lively!"

Silly Zhu was walking in with his uncle with his hands behind his back, and bumped into Li Xuewu and others.

He saw Li Xuewu and asked with a smile: "What are you doing, are you leaving now? You haven't been with us for a while, why are you in a hurry!"

"You're done eating. Don't be in a hurry. I just got off work and I'm very hungry."

Li Xuewu handed the luggage in General Li's hand to Han Jiankun who came to pick him up. He greeted Yida and asked, "Have you finished eating and gone for a walk?"

"Take a walk in the alley, the weather is getting warmer"

The uncle smiled and teased Li Shu, let the family pass, and said a few words to Liu Yin.

In the afternoon, everyone in the courtyard knew that Liu Yin was free and had to go to Li Xuewu's place to take care of the children.

Even if Qin Jingru helps the family, the grandmother still can't worry about her grandson.

What's more, ever since meningococcal disease was publicized, I haven't seen the child for half a month, and everyone knows it's weird.

Therefore, everyone who met people coming in and out of the courtyard greeted and asked Liu Yin.

Liu Yin also replied with a smile on her face. She was naturally happy to have a grandson, and it made her even more satisfied to have her son to rely on.

So Li Xuewu was still standing at the Chuihua Gate talking to Silly Zhu and the first man, while the other two women had already gone outside with their children in their arms.

"Is the meeting because of something to do in the afternoon?"

Silly Zhu raised his eyebrows and saw Shen Guodong coming out of the back room and took the cigarette he threw.

"Let me tell you, it has nothing to do with you. He is the one who brought his own misfortune!"

"What's going on? I heard something happened in the factory?"

Shen Guodong stood at the screen door with his clothes on his shoulders and his cloth shoes, asking.

"Nothing, everything has been taken care of"

Li Xuewu's answer has always been to push down, never to push up.

Seeing Shen Guodong coming out at this moment, he glanced at the opposite room and asked, "Aren't the eldest grandma and the second master at home?"

"I took the boys to take a bath."

Shen Guodong lit a cigarette, put on his shoes and said, "I only heard from Brother Zhu in the afternoon that someone died in the tertiary industry."

"A case that has been investigated for a long time"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and rejected the cigarette that he had just remembered and said: "Smoke less, you are young, you are so grand."

After that, he explained: "It has nothing to do with business. Lu Peizhong is still in charge of the tertiary industry for the time being, and it will not delay external cooperation."

"So we still need to replace someone?"

As they were talking, the east room was dark, and someone suddenly opened the window, which almost startled Li Xuewu.

Yu Yu supported the window sill with his arm and said to him: "I have already made suggestions to the management office, randomly assigned personnel, and made large-scale adjustments to technical management personnel, but no one paid attention to me."

"Okay, he will die if he does too much injustice."

Li Xuewu moved her steps and turned sideways, facing the rain. She was lying on the window sill again, the car lights dazzling her eyes.

Perhaps seeing his actions, Yuyu quickly stood up without attracting anyone's attention.

The first man made a few idle remarks about this in the workshop. After receiving Li Xuewu's explanation, he nodded and said nothing more.

Silly Zhu, on the other hand, kept saying that he deserved it. I wonder if Jin Yaohui offended him when he worked for Li Huaide as his secretary.

Silly Zhu didn't say anything anyway, but Li Huaide was proud of his craftsmanship and must have given him lots of instructions.

The cook, with his big belly and small head, might end up in a stalemate with Jin Yaohui.

It's not that he likes to watch the excitement, adding insult to injury, it's Yuyu's side, but he thinks that Jin Yaohui's trouble for Yuyu has something to do with him.

Otherwise, this man's heart is too big, and it would be difficult for him to think of anything.

As far as Jin Yaohui's position was concerned, he wouldn't be able to pursue Yu Yu because of his little past with Shazhu.

It is purely a relationship of interest and competition, and has nothing to do with personal grudges.

But everyone was dead, and he was too lazy to explain to Silly Zhu. He asked their He Zhuang whether he was good-looking, which was considered to have dismissed the topic.

When Silly Zhu mentioned his son, he naturally grinned widely and talked about how good his son was and how fat he was.

He was also a careless person. He was so happy that he forgot about the incident just now.

He also asked Li Xuewu to come back with the child when he had time, and then they would compare whether Li Ning was better or He Zhuang was better.

Li Xuewu said that he was a dog with a lot of oil in his belly, otherwise the whole street would have known about it.

Silly Zhu did say that his uncle Pazile came back twice to see the children and his sister.

He personally cooked and prepared the four dishes, and drank wine with him. The two of them were quite different in age, but they got along well with each other.

I can also see that my sister is doing well with Silly Zhu, and the child is growing well, strong and has strong legs.

Pazile has been busy with work. After arriving in the capital, he was first selected by Li Xuewu to join the Dongcheng Public Security Brigade, and later joined the army with the Public Security Brigade.

Now that he has the status of deputy battalion commander, all that is left is to work hard.

After settling in the capital, he didn't have a family yet, so he wasn't in a hurry to find a house to live in. He didn't even take a break during the holidays. He only came back to see his sister after giving birth.

Even though his workplace is close to his home, he often takes his team up the mountain or trains long distances. He has many tasks and has no time to come home.

I only stayed for one night when I came back, just like sitting in a room, which was very convenient.

Silly Zhu talked a lot to Li Xuewu and sent him to the gate.

He stopped talking. Shen Guodong wanted to say a few words, but as soon as Luo Yun started to follow him to learn about the situation, Li Xuewu blocked him.

"Tomorrow is Saturday. I'll go to the club in the evening. You can go there too. If you have anything to discuss, go over there and talk."

When Li Xuewu saw his mother and Li Shu getting into the car, he also got into the passenger seat and told Shen Guodong and others: "It's evening, we're waiting for dinner at home, we're hungry too, let's go."

Shen Guodong and others watched the command vehicle leave at the door, chatted for a while, and then entered the compound.

In the courtyard, every household can have dinner. Taking advantage of the fact that the weather is not cold now and there are many people who want to visit, they go to the front and back yards.

However, people must be careful when lighting lanterns these days. Even if a child lights up a lantern to do homework, he will still be scolded by his mother.

I don't go home to do my homework after school in the afternoon, I go out for a run, and wait until dark before I think about staying up on the computer to do my homework. Several families have this nagging.

Some people who live their lives carefully will turn off the lights at home when they have nothing to do, and they don't just lie down so early. They would rather stay in the dark and stand outside than give up the pennies a month.

There are also lavish ones, who don’t care about this, just for the sake of brightening up their homes, and also to set off their status and style.

Your house is dark all year round, but my house is bright and bright. My house is better off than yours!

Ordinary people live their lives by comparing themselves to brothers, neighbors, and faces. If they are doing well, they will feel comfortable, and if they are not doing well, they will work hard.

When you look at others who are doing better than you, you have to know how to catch up, and you can't do it just by looking at them.

"The poor guy has been working for a month, but no one can tell him about it, and the rich guy can't be seen either."

The third aunt, Hou Qinghua, stood in the kitchen washing dishes, looking towards the penthouse from time to time.

Lights are always lit at home, even if they only light them for a while during dinner.

Yan Fugui is a people's teacher and a person of status. How can he be looked down upon by his neighbors?

No matter how much he cared about the electronic money, he still had to hold on to this last bit of dignity, especially since he had to listen to the audio box.

You want to say that as a teacher, you just have to close your eyes and follow the textbooks and teach. That was possible in the past, but it is not possible now.

You must understand national affairs, understand the social situation, and learn new ideas and new lines. You must not be a backward teacher, but must be advanced and progressive.

Reading newspapers on weekdays is one thing, and listening to news consultations in a timely manner is also necessary.

Yan Fugui's eyesight was still good before, so wearing glasses didn't delay things.

But after things happened one after another at home, his brain became slow to react, and his eyes became increasingly difficult to use.

He also knew that he should get a new pair of lenses, but he couldn't bear the money, so he could only hold on.

I was listening to the summary of the situation in March, and I heard people in the kitchen murmuring, "He is upset, I listen to you, let's listen to it!"

"Okay, don't bother, what's the use!"

Yan Fugui said impatiently: "You didn't allow me to do it. How could you be so troubled now?"

"Why are you complaining about me again——!"

Hou Qinghua finished cleaning up the kitchen, walked out and wiped his hands on his apron, saying, "Jiefang is not your son. Are you going to see him go out and freeze to death and starve to death?"

Yan Fugui thought about this matter countless times, almost to death. Hearing his wife bring up old things again, he frowned and really didn't want to hear it anymore.

Nothing more, tired of it.

However, Hou Qinghua found an outlet to vent his anger. He took off his apron and said angrily: "As long as this man marries his wife and forgets his mother, there is no mother who doesn't care about her son. Besides, he is..."

She also spoke in a hurry, and almost revealed the family's heartache. The word lame was not allowed to be spoken in their family, it was considered a taboo.

Now that he had turned into a trap, Hou Qinghua also paused, then sighed and said: "Forget it, it's boring."

"Didn't I pay for your food?"

While listening to the sound of the box, Yan Fugui frowned slightly and said, "What else do you want? You don't have so much to say."

"If I didn't say—!"

Hou Qinghua glanced at his wife and said, "Do you know what she does in the factory and who she comes in contact with? If you know the situation of the second child, can you really support her?"

"Why are you bringing this up again?"

Yan Fugui turned off the radio angrily and whispered: "People are living their own lives behind closed doors, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

"People just go to work in the factory, and they still have to think about nursing their children. Why are you picking on this?"

He stood up and walked to the door, looked at the right wing, turned back to his wife and said, "You will feel uncomfortable if you tell me, but you will feel better when the two of you are arguing."

"I don't feel well. I don't feel well no matter what."

Hou Qinghua sat on the chair and tilted his head and said angrily: "I'm just asking for evidence, and I even gave out some wedding candies, so I won her over! I'm not ashamed to panic."

"Besides, it was agreed at the beginning that even if she wants to do this job, the salary must be paid to the family first, and then the account can be cleared."

"Look at it now, you only pay for the food at home, and the rest is taken care of by yourself."

Hou Qinghua became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, pointing to the door and saying: "I wish I had known she had such a high profile, and I didn't even have to agree to the second child. Why is there such a shortage?"

"Okay! Sounds good, doesn't it?"

Yan Fugui listened to her talk and became more and more unreasonable. He shouted and reprimanded: "Who persuaded me in the first place? I am confused now, aren't I?"

After speaking, he glared at his wife and said, "If you want to see the child, then do so. If you don't want to, then don't come over and do it!"

"besides!"

He pointed to the kitchen and said: "If you are willing to cook this meal, then charge people's food expenses. If you are not willing to serve, ask them to set up the fire themselves as soon as possible."

"How can you stand up! It's just the body of the second child!"

Hou Qinghua said dissatisfied: "I said you should tell the school, why can't you make arrangements? You have worked in vain for so many years?!"

"Look at how tired he is. He pedals on three wheels every day. How can he move?"

"Now I know I feel bad! What did you do earlier!"

Yan Fugui was also angry. He slapped the table and said, "You spoiled him when he got into trouble. Now he should have to bear the hard work by himself. Is he willing to eat it or should he beg others to eat it?"

Hou Qinghua burst into tears when his wife said that. He wiped his eyes with his apron and sobbed speechless.

A few days ago, the Xiyuan Recycling Center quietly let out a message, saying that manpower was tight and if any neighbors were willing to do this, they could go and talk.

One price for bringing a car, and another price for a tricycle without a car. Anyway, you can make money, and you won't starve to death.

Only one person can survive from hunger. In today's Four-Nine Cities, for young people or some desperate people, it is no more than a full meal and a roof to protect them from the wind and rain.

The words only spread among the neighbors, but before they could go out, this man blocked the door.

I don't know what to think. In the early days, I often walked with my neck held high, and most of all, Yan Jiefang, who looked down on the rag collectors in the west courtyard, took the initiative to come to my door.

He was the first to listen and the first to go. When he saw Shen Guodong, he happily stated his purpose of coming.

Seeing his stiff face and trembling body due to nervousness, Shen Guodong asked about his legs.

At this point, Yan Jiefang almost cried. He pursed his lips and nodded, ensuring that he could ride the car and collect scraps.

Shen Guodong really saw that he was in a dilemma. He could only kill people with a nod, and Yan Jiefang now had no trace of arrogance on his body.

Those who knew he was only seventeen, but those who didn't know thought he was twenty-seven.

Standing in the room of the reversed house, he must have done a lot of mental construction, made a lot of determination, and lost a lot of so-called face.

On the night of New Year's Eve, he asked Ge Shuqin to take him home. It was the house where Ge Shuqin went back to the house openly and openly holding his luggage.

As a man, since he made a promise to his sister-in-law, he must keep his word.

You can make money by gluing matchboxes, but now it's getting harder and harder to do it. If you can give him this job, you have to see that he has something wrong with his legs.

But the quotas allocated to him are getting smaller and smaller. Just pointing at this can't support the family at all.

Yes, Ge Shuqin is working and can earn money. With that salary, there is no problem in supporting their family of three.

But he is a man, and now someone has to take care of the child. Ge Shuqin also has to feed him milk powder when he goes to work, which will cost a lot in the future.

His mother said she wouldn't take care of the children because she didn't want to pay the salary to the family, and she couldn't handle it.

Yan Jie calmed down and told Ge Shuqin to go to work peacefully and leave the child to him.

Ge Shuqin was really willing to teach him how to take care of his children, and then went to work in the steel rolling mill.

Yan Jiefang, on the other hand, is taking care of his children at home, gluing matchboxes, and thinking of ways to make money to support his family.

It was a coincidence that he happened to catch it. Hearing the letter from the recycling bin, he felt a hundred and eighty times in his heart.

After thinking over and over again, I finally raised my legs and stepped into the courtyard of the inverted house.

He was prepared to be kicked out by Shen Guodong. At the beginning, he secretly said that these people were shabby and they only deserved to live with shabby people.

As a result, people are collecting rags, but life is getting better and better.

As for him, the teacher's son, he lived like a dog.

So don't talk about whether it's embarrassing or not. He just wants to live and wait until he can support himself before talking about shame.

Shen Guodong was surprised to see him coming, and Yan Jiefang was also surprised to hear that he happily agreed.

I felt mixed emotions in my heart and didn't say anything. I woke up the next day, prepared all the children's things early, put them on the tricycle and pushed them out of the door.

From that day on, all the tricycles in the west courtyard were put to use again. The surrounding neighbors, including old men and young men, quietly pedaled the tricycles for the purpose of eating a meal.

Those who failed to catch up regretted it, but they were also very happy. At least they had the opportunity to wait for the street, in case there was a job assigned.

Ignoring others, Yan Jiefang, with a half-year-old child, began his career of collecting rags in the spring when the weather was still cold.

His legs and feet were not good, so he used one more foot to push. When the child cried, he came down to comfort him.

The residents in this city looked down on people, not up on them. If your family is rich and powerful, they will flatter you on the surface, but they don’t agree with you in their hearts.

But for those who are not as good as you, you should be more kind, and you can’t just look at them in vain.

So the area that Shen Guodong arranged for Yan Jiefang gradually became familiar with this lame man with a baby girl.

They didn’t know his name, so they all called him a lame man, and he agreed and talked to people with a smile.

Whether people pitied him or took care of him, he really didn’t have to worry about collecting rags. He might not be familiar with them at the beginning, and it would take time to comfort the child.

But the father and son ate outside, and they made up for it during the lunch break.

It was this hard work that quickly got him into the business of collecting rags.

At first, they could only earn 30 or 40 cents a day, and there was no salary. The recycling station did not recognize them as people in the station, but just borrowed the car to send them out for tasks.

The more they collected, the higher the value of the waste they collected, the more they earned. If they were lazy and delayed, and did not collect good things, they would earn less.

The recycling station rules required them to collect the car on time at night. Otherwise, they would say that they did not collect the waste, but they had to come back quickly if they had something to sell.

After about a week, Yan Jiefang and his father could earn 50 or 60 cents a day, which was much more than pasting matchboxes.

Of course, pasting matchboxes was done at home, under the shelter of wind and rain, which was more comfortable than this.

The key point was that the child suffered, but Yan Jiefang insisted, and Ge Shuqin was willing to let him go.

She knew that Yan Jiefang would not harm the child. He was his uncle, but if he harmed the child, she would not recognize him, and they would never have a good life.

So this complex family that was broken and reorganized was actually united.

Sometimes the family of three would go out early together, Ge Shuqin would ride the tricycle to the factory, and Yan Jiefang would ride the tricycle back to collect the waste.

If they caught up, they would go to the steel mill to find Ge Shuqin to feed her milk at noon, and they could also eat a hot meal with Ge Shuqin in the cafeteria.

If they couldn't catch up, they would borrow some hot water from someone's house to make some milk powder and feed the child.

You said there was meningitis at this time?

Hey! This premature baby girl is just hanging out with her uncle, and she is not sick or in trouble. It's really a hard life for a child.

After a month, the father and son had nothing to do, and they made more and more money.

From 20 or 30 cents to 50 or 60 cents, now it is basically stable at around 80 or 90 cents.

80 or 90 cents a day, 26 or 27 yuan a month, you can't make that much by pasting matchboxes.

Besides, even though I am doing the job of collecting rags, I still have the job of pasting matchboxes.

As soon as the couple got home, they went to the main room to eat. No one said anything. After eating, they went home with the child in their arms. One of them coaxed the child to sleep, and then they went to the fields to help.

The share of matchboxes that one person could earn was not enough for the couple to work hard.

It was the end of the month. Some people in the yard gathered together to gossip, some talked about the neighbors, and some played cards.

Only the couple was still busy.

Ge Shuqin first gave the child a bath with warm water, coaxed him to sleep, and then went to the fields to get a small notebook to collect the accounts for this month.

"Salary 23 yuan, 17.86 yuan for collecting waste, 13.47 yuan for matchboxes"

She muttered as she wrote and calculated, saying: "Pay 12 yuan for the family's meals in the morning and evening, and the baby's milk powder money..."

After adding and subtracting, deducting all the expenses of the family of three, there was still 11.36 yuan left.

Yan Jiefang sat on the ground, holding the matchbox in his hand for a moment, and then he had the urge to cry.

Finally, the family can save money.

The main reason for the high cost now is that the child needs milk powder. The couple pays 12 yuan for eating at their parents' home, which is a lot, but not much.

Ge Shuqin has to eat at the factory at noon, and he also has to prepare dry food. The child has three boxes of milk powder a month, plus other trivialities in life.

Don't say that his father supports the family with 32 yuan a month. Stereotypes are killing people.

The total income of the couple is more than 50 yuan, which is more than his father's income. Why is there only more than 11 yuan left in the end?

It's very simple. In this era, wages are one aspect, supply is another, and welfare is another. Only people who work properly can make money.

Bathing is free, seeing a doctor is free, haircuts are free, heating is free... There are too many free welfare benefits, so the money can be saved.

But Ge Shuqin just started working, she can only be considered an office staff member, not a cadre, not an officer, just a worker, so the minimum wage is 23 yuan.

Yan Fugui had more than 30 yuan, and it was hard to support a young man, but there was no problem with food supply. He also brought back money from school, plus the savings of the family in the early years, so they could support themselves like this.

Yan Jiefang and his wife lived together. In the first month, they bought so many things. They were able to save money, which was already capable and frugal.

He also sighed, saying that they would have a good life in the future.

Ge Shuqin also wanted to cry after listening. She packed up the account book and sat on the stool to paste matchboxes. After sorting out her emotions, she muttered about what should be saved and what should not be saved.

Yan Jiefang sat there and listened, thinking that if his mother could help take care of the children, the couple could earn more.

But even now, if they didn't save much in the first month, they would save more in the next month.

Maybe 20 yuan, that's 240 yuan a year, 10 years.

He never thought that collecting junk would be so profitable before, he just saw the west yard was dilapidated, he didn't think that people had earned a big car early.

In fact, the car was not earned, but he didn't know, he just thought so.

The recycling station also charges a part of the money for lending the tricycle to them, but it is reflected in the price of recycled junk.

In fact, most of the profits are given to these junk collectors, and they know it very well.

Some smart people went to the junk company to ask, and also went to other recycling stations to ask, and knew how much the price was suppressed here.

If you really receive junk and sell it to other recycling points, you can sell it for a few cents more, but how to explain it when you go back?

It's okay once or twice, but if it's too much, people won't do it, and the car is given to you for free.

Go to the junk company, they won't pay attention to you at all, they only accept the goods sent by the recycling point, and weigh the car in batches.

So it's meaningless after the estimate, and the smart tricks are all put away.

The recycling station is kind and righteous. If they are bastards, they should not stay in this alley.

This is also the reason why Shen Guodong recruited people in the alley.

So the recycling station gave so much profit, is it for charity?

How is it possible? No matter how thin the profit is, it is for individuals. If the volume increases, the money will be earned.

Otherwise, the tricycles will be empty, and the market will be lost in vain. Who has more and who has less.

The key is to use these people to participate in the recycling of waste, which effectively reduces the risk of the people in the recycling station.

Even if it is to solve the employment difficulties in the street and do a little charity, someone will remember them.

The recycling station has long stopped expecting to make money from this, but it has to use the recycling station to settle accounts.

Therefore, Yan Jiefang and others may earn more, but the recycling station will never lose money.

After working for a month, Ge Shuqin's condition has also improved. She is not as lifeless as after the Chinese New Year.

Yan Jiefang asked her if she could often see Li Xuewu when she worked in the Security Department.

Ge Shuqin replied, what does Li Xuewu do? Is he just a runner and errand boy like her?

Or do you really think that Li Xuewu is a neighbor of this courtyard and they see each other every day?

He is the leader, the actual head of the security department, and a well-known factory leader in the factory.

See him often?

You are kidding. Even the deputy section chief cannot enter his office. He must pass the hurdle of the deputy team leader first.

Ge Shuqin understood what Yan Jiefang meant. The current relationship is awkward, especially the relationship between Li Xuewu and Yan Jiecheng.

She did not hide her past, but Yan Jiefang did not ask, so she did not say anything.

The family has tacitly formed a situation where she is the master, and everything is under her command.

Ge Shuqin only told him to live his life peacefully, without thinking about anything, without asking anything, because the people he cares about have long been high above, and the things he cares about are like passing clouds to them.

The two of them can come to this day and lie on the same kang. It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people.

Both of them have experienced the bitterness of life and yearn for the sweetness of life.

For some people, being able to live well is a kind of sweetness.

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"Oh, what a big grandson!"

As soon as she entered the house, Liu Yin couldn't wait to take the child from Qin Jingru and coaxed, "I miss grandma so much."

Qin Jingru greeted her with a smile, asked Li Xuewu and the others, and went to the restaurant to prepare dinner.

She didn't know that Aunt Liu was coming, but it was not surprising. It was normal for grandma to come to see her grandson.

It was not until Han Jiankun brought the luggage upstairs that she understood that Aunt Liu was worried about her taking care of the child alone.

Hearing the voice of her mother-in-law, Gu Ning also came down from the stairs and called her mother with a smile.

Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, Liu Yin was concerned for a while, saying that the weather was still cold and she had to keep warm.

These words were neither deep nor shallow, and every sentence revealed concern. The scale was just right, making Gu Ning feel that her mother-in-law really cared about her.

Li Xuewu invited Han Jiankun to the restaurant for dinner, and at the same time, he teased Li Shu to play with him at the dining table.

Liu Yin teased the child, and then carried him into the restaurant, and the whole family started laughing and chatting.

Liu Yin did not ask about Han Jiankun and his wife eating at their son's house, and she would not care.

Not to mention that her son was capable of living independently, even with all the things at home, which one was not managed by her son.

She could see Han Jiankun and his wife running around, and she would not think wrongly because they were eating here.

Eating here proves that they are busy until dinner time, and it is her son's business to be able to provide for the low-handed people.

Before leaving, the old lady smiled and told her not to worry too much and not to talk too much when she got here.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been together for decades, and they have a tacit understanding of each other. This is a joke, but it is also true.

Gu Ning's personality is more sensitive and special, and Li Xuewu is busy with work and not at home during the day, so he is under a lot of pressure.

Now there are two children at home, she came here to help, not to make trouble.

Not to mention that Gu Ning is a good daughter-in-law, even if she is picky, she will not say anything, after all, she came for her eldest grandson.

Qin Jingru specially saved food for Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun, and they ate, and she coaxed Li Shu to take a bath and go to bed.

Li Ning in Liu Yin's arms saw her grandmother for a while, and cried again and refused to let her hold him.

There was no choice, Gu Ning took over and coaxed her to sleep, and went upstairs with her mother-in-law.

Liu Yin was a little reserved. Even though this was her son's home, she had never lived here for a long time.

The last time Gu Ning gave birth, she stayed in the hospital with him for a night. Now that she was here, she was afraid that it would be inconvenient for her son and daughter-in-law in the morning.

After Qin Jingru coaxed Li Shu upstairs, she helped Aunt Liu clean up the house and talked about the housework they had to do every day.

She was good at talking. She said frankly that she had no experience and was in a mess today. It was because Li Ning was easy to coax and sensible, otherwise she would be too busy.

Fortunately, Aunt Liu came and taught me how to take care of the child, so I had time to clean up the house.

As soon as these two sentences were said, Liu Yin's embarrassment because she didn't know how to explain it disappeared.

All of a sudden, the three women talked, and they all understood the housework after a few words.

Gu Ning understood, but she just coaxed the child to sleep and didn't care too much.

She welcomes her mother-in-law to help her, and she has no problem with her mother-in-law not coming. She is not too squeamish about her children, and the same is true for herself.

Li Xuewu coaxed her to eat eggs, cocoons, and nutritious food in the morning, but she was a little impatient, thinking that having a child was nothing.

Now it's good. Just now in the guest room, her mother-in-law said that the 60 eggs saved and bought at home should be given to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning almost suspected that this was Li Xuewu's bad thing. She didn't want to eat, so she brought her mother-in-law here.

What her mother-in-law gave her, how could she not eat it?