Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

Chunheng District in Beijing City, this is the former Chunhengfang of Dadu, close to the city wall, it can be regarded as a remote corner of the entire Beijing city, the people who used to live here were poor families who could not afford domestic servants.

Now most of them have become the city of Beijing, their life seems to have changed, but it seems to have not changed.

"Zhao Gen's family, hurry up and collect your clothes. I don't think it's going to be a bad day, and it might rain soon." The aunt stood in the yard and shouted willingly to the next door.

A new daughter-in-law walked out of the next room. She had a round face and small eyes, but she was born healthy. Health is beautiful at this time. She replied: "Ma'am, are your salted duck eggs ready? I want to eat them." , I will exchange it with you for corn."

The aunt smiled and said, "That's easy to say."

The child ran out of the house with a cloth bag on his waist and a bun in his mouth: "Mom, I'm going to school."

The aunt patted him on the head. She had four sons before this boy, and they were all forced to serve as soldiers during the war.

Originally thought that this child would not be able to survive, there was nothing to eat during the war, and their family had no land, but the little boy survived by relying on bran, bark and grass roots. He has survived until now, with good luck, and has not grown up yet The world will be peaceful.

Now that there is a school in the district, you can go there without any restrictions, and you only need to pay for the books.

However, only the younger ones have this kind of preferential treatment.

After finishing elementary school, if I want to go to middle school, I have to teach Shu Xiu.

But if the grades are good, there will be a scholarship, maybe you don’t have to spend money to study, and you can still earn money.

Reading is a good thing. In the past, I was reluctant to send my children to pay homage to my husband because I had no money. Not only did I need to spend money, but I also lost a labor force at home.

Ordinary children start working as soon as they can walk, and when they are seven or eight years old, they are considered laborers.

Now money is easier to earn than before. It doesn’t cost a lot for children to study. Besides, they can read some characters. After reading the books, they can find a good job. A few, go to the store to study for a period of time, and you will be able to be a shopkeeper.

Now seeing the little boy bouncing towards the school, a smile appeared on the aunt's weathered face.

Even the folds are full of joy.

The new daughter-in-law touched her stomach, and there was also a baby inside. I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl.

"The daughter-in-law of the old Li's family wants to make peace with her man." The aunt said while collecting the clothes, "It is said that her man took all the family's money to whoring, and she and her son have been hungry all day long, Was beaten and scolded by Lao Li."

The new daughter-in-law was startled: "Does her man agree?"

Auntie: "I definitely don't agree, so she sued the man. After the people from the government checked and questioned, they were sentenced to divorce, and the child belonged to Lao Li's wife."

"His family is poor." The aunt sighed, "The only thing that can be divided is the house."

The new daughter-in-law had lingering fears: "How will Aunt Zhao live in the future?"

The aunt laughed and said: "She is having a good time. She took her son to rent a house outside, let him go to school, and went to work in a rich family by herself. It is better than living with her man. Anyway, she has enough food and is not afraid of creditors coming to her door. "

"What about the house?" the new daughter-in-law asked again.

Aunt: "Because the house is an ancestral home, the government didn't let them sell it and divide it up. They just asked Lao Li to give his wife money every month, as well as child support."

New wife: "Old Li can still afford this money?"

The aunt laughed and said, "Is there anything I can do if I can't figure it out? If it is delayed for half a year, the house will belong to the government. The government will pay for the purchase, and then distribute the proceeds from the sale to the husband and wife."

The new daughter-in-law rubbed her stomach: "It's better to have a better life, the old man above is thinking about us."

The aunt also said: "That's right, your Majesty today is the former Nan Wang, who is a living Bodhisattva, thinking about us small people, now men can find jobs, and if they don't want to work, they can also serve as soldiers. Disabled people can also live, as long as they are willing to do things, they can live a good life."

"I heard that there are troubles in the city outside." The aunt raised her brows, "After two days of good times, I don't want to pass them by."

The new daughter-in-law whispered, "Then who knows?"

The aunt smiled at her: "Your stomach is not showing yet, so be careful."

The new daughter-in-law lowered her head and looked at her belly tenderly, a little life was being conceived inside.

"If you were born well, the child must also be born well." The aunt said, "This child came at the right time. Now that it is born, it will come to enjoy the blessing."

The new daughter-in-law shyly said: "Who says it's not? My family said that they are going to buy me fish soup to replenish my body. When I have a baby, I will drink fish soup every day. Although I can't afford chicken soup, I can go to I see the daughter-in-law next door, not to mention fish soup, she can't even eat an egg, and she has to work with a big belly."

"Flower girl! I'm back! I caught fish for you!" The man was wearing a bunt, with sweat on his forehead, but a smile on his face. He was holding a bunch of fish in his hand, which were strung together by wicker. There were three fish, and the other Holding a bamboo basket in his hand, there are some taro and yellow-faced steamed buns in it.

The new daughter-in-law said angrily: "What's the hurry? Don't trip your feet, be more careful."

The man wiped his sweat with a silly smile: "I'm afraid you will miss me."

The new daughter-in-law blushed and said in a low voice, "You're the one with the glib tongue."

The aunt laughed: "That's because your man loves you, the young couple, go in quickly."

After the man entered the house, he said to his wife: "When I was buying fish, I heard that the fishing team wanted to recruit people. There was a basic salary of [-] Wen a month. The more fish I sold that month, the more I earned. I heard from the big brother inside, He can have [-] Wen a month."

The daughter-in-law opened her mouth wide: "So much?"

Man: "Is there still a shortage of laundry? The smell of fish is too strong, and the laundry room in the city is unwilling to accept it, so they hire someone themselves, saying that they can get [-] yuan a month for washing clothes, but there is no commission. Most of them are eighty characters, if you are not pregnant, this would be a good job."

The daughter-in-law also thought it was a good job. She felt a little sad when she touched her stomach.

Commissioning is a new term these days, but as it is in many industries, what started out as a novelty has become the norm now.

Businessmen hired people and found that they worked harder with the idea of ​​commission, and they were happy to continue to do so.

The man saw his daughter-in-law was depressed, and quickly comforted him: "Don't be sad, after you give birth to the child and finish confinement, you can still find a job. In Beijing, women can do a lot of work, so let's say that. The garment factory, I heard that it has been recruiting people."

Garment workshops generally make clothes for soldiers.

There are two sets of clothes for soldiers a year, and there are new ones every year.

This job is paid on a piece-by-piece basis. If it is finished, the garment workshop will be closed.

But this is from the imperial court. The merchants themselves built garment workshops outside the city. They made cheap clothes, worn by the poor, with simple styles. There is a fixed monthly salary.

This kind of fixed remuneration has less money, but it is stable and requires a contract. It cannot be said that if you don’t want people, you don’t want them.

The daughter-in-law regained her spirits and said with a smile: "Then let's earn more money, so we can earn more money for our children in the future."

The man also went to touch his wife's belly, it was flat and nothing could be found, but he had a smirk on his face, as if the child was already in front of him.

Seeing the happy look of the man, the daughter-in-law asked in a low voice, "This is still a girl..."

"I like girls too." The man smiled, "Even if there is only one girl, we can still get married. You think, if a boy marries a wife, if his wife is dishonest, whoever will raise the child, just a girl. The one born must be the seed of our old grandson's family!"

The daughter-in-law patted him repeatedly: "You are talking nonsense, the child has not yet been born, so you point at the child and have the child."

The man rubbed his nose: "If you have many children, your family will rise and fall. After giving birth to a daughter, we won't marry outside, but we will hire a wife. The more people in Lao Sun's family, the better."

The daughter-in-law looked at him distressedly: "It's strange that you have been working several jobs recently."

Man: "I'm a man, so I'm stronger than you. I'll earn more money while I'm young and strong, so we can enjoy happiness when we're old."

The daughter-in-law nodded: "I'll cook for you."

Man: "Hey, don't go to the stove. I'm always afraid that you will fall. Let's go outside to eat. It's not expensive outside. I'll come back to cook fish soup for you at night."

Now there is a free market in every district, where farmers sell vegetables and meat, and there are also food stalls with a few tables and chairs, which don’t take up much space. The food stalls have to pay the government every month, which is not much, but this It's the money for renting a shop, and you have to pay personal income tax at the end of the month. You don't understand this, but seeing that the food stall is doing well and the stall owner is busy but happy, you know that the money paid must not be much, otherwise you can't laugh. Come.

The man took his wife to find a hot jelly stand and sat down.

One person ordered a bowl of hot jelly, which is made from sweet potatoes. It is delicious and convenient, and it is delicious and convenient.

After eating the hot jelly, the man and his wife went to buy barbecue again. He bought a skewer of meat and two skewers of vegetables for his wife, but he didn't eat it himself.

In addition, there are spring rolls, noodles, whatever you want, and the price is cheap.

Hot jelly is one penny per bowl, if the barbecue is meat, it is two pennies, and if it is vegetarian, it is two pennies per skewer.

After they finished eating, they paid five Wen in total, and their stomachs were full.

On the way back, the new daughter-in-law couldn't hold back, covered her face and cried.

The man was startled: "Why are you crying? Don't cry, it breaks my heart."

The new daughter-in-law touched her tears: "It would be great if I could live like this forever."

The man was taken aback, and said, "I think so too."

"Don't worry, I heard from my friend that a distant relative of him who is a petty official said that the future policies will only get better and better, and they are all for the sake of us ordinary people."

"The two of us can live in peace, have children with peace of mind, and earn a fortune for our children!"

The new daughter-in-law nodded with tears in her eyes, and there was a smile on her face, crying and laughing at the same time.

The man wiped her tears with distress: "Let's live a good life, and we have to laugh when we live a good life."