"Sister Yao, sister Yao, are you at home?"

"Grandma, someone is calling." Sanxi shouted to Yao Wanwan who was rubbing her clothes.

"I heard." Yao Wanwan reached out and washed her hands in the bucket, "Sister Wu? Here we come."

Yao Wanwan picked up the towel on the bamboo pole, wiped her hands, and walked quickly to the door. The neighbor, Sister Wu, stood at the door with a smile on her face, and beside her stood a woman in rough sackcloth, with a restrained expression on her face, "Sister Wu, what a shame! You are causing trouble."

"What's the trouble? It's all about the neighbors. It's not a trivial matter. Xiao Cai, this is your employer, Mrs. Gu."

"Hello Madam Gu."

"Don't say that, Mrs. Gu doesn't care about Mrs. Gu, she doesn't look very old, so you can call me auntie! I am just going out, and no one is taking care of the children at home. My daughter-in-law is pregnant with the child. It's not very convenient. So I just find someone to help with cooking, washing clothes and so on." Yao Wanwan led the two into the main room and said with a smile, "Sister Wu, Xiao Cai, please sit down."

"Hey, big sister, don't do it, don't drink water." Neighbor Sister Wu said with a smile.

"It's okay, here we come, don't you want a glass of water?" Yao Wanwan brewed two cups of tea, handed it to the two of them and sat down, "Xiao Cai, if the situation is different, can Miss Wu tell you?"

Xiao Cai nodded and said in a low voice, "Say it."

"That is two meals at noon and evening. Now that the weather is hot, I wash and wash clothes. My family is not a big family. That is, my old man saved the current government officials and gave some help. So people Thanks, I gave some money and arranged a job. So the salary is definitely not much, ten yuan a month, and I will let you bring home a dish at noon every day, do you think it will work?"

"Okay, why not? It only takes three hours at most to make food and wash clothes a day. Ten yuan is really a lot." Sister Wu, the neighbor, said quickly.

Xiao Cai nodded slightly.

Seeing her nodding, Yao Wanwan also nodded. Ten yuan is really not a small amount. Even if you hire people at home, it will cost more than ten yuan a month.The question is, how many job opportunities are there in such a small town?
"About three months. After three months, I will definitely come back. If you don't come back, you can continue to work. If my daughter-in-law is expected to give birth, you can help me take care of the confinement. Of course, If you serve the confinement child, the salary will definitely be higher. I just told the story first to prevent accidents, and I won't be able to come back then."

Xiao Cai let out a "huh".

"Sister Wu, Xiao Cai, at noon today, I'll have dinner at home, and try Xiao Cai's handicrafts by the way, what do you think?" Yao Wanwan said with a smile.

Neighbor Sister Wu nodded with a smile, "Okay, no problem."

"Xiao Cai, put all the vegetables in the basket in the kitchen. There are a lot of people in the house. I'm going to prepare five dishes for lunch today. In the big pot kitchen, the cooking is in the coal stove." Yao Wanwan said.

"Xiao Cai, you go! I'll have a chat with your Aunt Gu." The neighbor, Sister Wu, said, seeing Xiao Cai stand up and walk out, she sighed deeply.

"What's the point of sighing?"

"poor guy."

"What's wrong?"

"The man was pulled by a strong man. There was no news in the past two years, but there has been no news in the past year. A woman is pulling two children, and there is a mother-in-law who is sick and takes medicine all the year round. Do you think this life is hard? What about it?" Neighbor Sister Wu said, shaking her head.

"Is there no field at home?"

"Yes, those who have divided the land, where did they have the land before? That is to say, the new government is good, standing beside us who are miserable. Otherwise, this life will be even more difficult. But how much strength can a woman have? There is not even a helper at home. Don't worry, even if it is farm work, it will not delay your side."

"I didn't mean that. How much land has one of you divided?"

"We don't have many. Look at our side. It happens to be sandwiched between two mountains. One person is two acres of fields. What about your side?"

"Our side is okay. It's less than three mu and five for one person."

After lunch, the two sat for a while and then left.Generally speaking, Xiao Cai's cooking skills are just like that. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. Cooking skills require more practice in one aspect, and talent is still in the minority.

In the night, Gu Xiaoya hugged Yao Wanwan tightly, her little face was pitiful, "Mother, don't you lie to me?"

"What did I lie to you? Didn't I run away and don't want you anymore, didn't I bring Sanxi with me?"

"Then you can't wait! Wait until I'm on vacation! Take me with you then, I want to see dad too."

"Will you have time to wait for your vacation? You still have two months to go on vacation. If I can, won't I take you with me?"

"Then why did my dad run so far? You left, and I died miserably, and I didn't have any meat to eat."

"You let your mother be here just to eat meat?"

"That's not true. I can't live without my mother. Then you really won't lie to me?"

"Don't lie to you, go to sleep!"

"If you leave, I will be miserable."

"Your third sister-in-law is not your elder sister. Mother will give her money and ask her to buy meat for you every day. If you don't buy it, you will tell mother when mother comes back. Mother will take care of her. Besides, mother will not give you money. It’s about to be collected, do you understand?”

Gu Xiaoya said "Uh huh huh" several times.

"Remember, if you don't come back after the holiday, you can stay here and don't go back to the village."

"why?"

"Why do you say? When you go home, will you be as ruthless as your sister-in-law? If she doesn't bully, then you will have to bully Xi'er, you know?"

"I know, my sister-in-law is so annoying. She doesn't give Sanxi food, and she beats her, me, and Xi'er... Mom, what if you are gone, what if my sister-in-law comes? Then she beats me, What should I do? I'm in so much pain!"

"At that time, you will go to your third uncle and let your third uncle make the decision. Mother told your third uncle. There is one more thing, Gu Xiaoya, you must remember it for my mother. Go home after school and don't talk to strangers. When people talk, don’t eat food given to you by strangers. You are not allowed to go out to play, understand? If you are cheated away, you will never find your mother for the rest of your life.”

"I know mother."

As for the safety issue, Yao Wanwan wouldn't worry about it. Her house was in the village, and it was surrounded by other people's houses.If there is any trouble, you will know it immediately.

Because this side is close to the mountainous area, since the end of last year, there will be militia patrolling at night, so there is no problem if it is safe.

"Mom, then you must take me with you next time."

"Well, I will take you next time, and next time my mother will take you to play in the big city."

Gu Xiaoya said "hmm" twice, "Don't lie to me! If you lie to me, I won't talk to you anymore."

"Sleep, so much nonsense."

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