Qian Shulan and Wang Shouren walked home. On the way, they met Wang Lide, who was going to the county town to hand in his registration form.
What’s different from last time is that this time everyone who signs up is voluntary, and there are a lot of people signing up.
"Third sister-in-law, thank you so much for yesterday. If you hadn't come to inform everyone, our rations might have been confiscated."
When Wang Shouquan was mediating with that group of people yesterday, Qian Shulan quickly ran to inform everyone.
Because it was dinner time, every household secretly dug out some sweet potatoes buried in the ground. Just as they were put into the casserole to cook, before they were cooked, they heard Qian Shulan knocking on the door.
I saw her carrying a large sack full of sweet potatoes. She came in and shouted, "Hurry up and bring your sweet potatoes over. Someone is here to search."
So Liu Yue'e immediately took the sweet potatoes out of the casserole and poured them into Qian Shulan's sack.
Then Qian Shulan ran to notify the next family.
Wang Lide only learned about this after he returned from school. He was very grateful to Qian Shulan for her help.
Once they found out someone had sweet potatoes in his home, the militia would definitely lock that person up. Even Minghua had to endure that feeling, and it would be very difficult for others.
"I'm also from Wangjia Village. Third brother, you're being too polite." Qian Shulan waved her hand, looking humble.
Wang Lide smiled and changed the subject, "I'm going to the county to hand in the registration form today. Our literacy class will officially start tonight. Remember to ask Daqin to go!"
Qian Shulan agreed. This time Li Chunhua said she didn't want to go no matter what, and Qian Shulan didn't bother to persuade her. If she didn't want to go, then don't go. Just think of studying as studying for her!
After arriving at Wangjia Village, Wang Lide began to notify the people on the list to go to school that night.
But an uninvited guest came to Lao Wang's house.
The man was probably in his thirties, with regular features, dark skin, and a slightly plump figure. He was wearing all black clothes without any patches on his body.
Qian Shulan thought for a long time before she remembered who the other person was.
"Driver, why are you here?" Qian Shulan didn't expect that he would actually come to see her.
This driver was a long-distance bus driver whom Qian Shulan had tried to get close to when she went to the provincial capital to discuss business last year. Of course, she also gave him a bamboo fan.
"Auntie, I just thought of you at the last minute. I came to your house specifically to discuss something with you. If you are not interested, just pretend that I didn't come this time." The man seemed to be at his wits' end and was very distressed.
Qian Shulan winked at the others, and everyone in the main room retreated. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said with a smile, "Okay, go ahead!"
"It's like this. My master was attacked by gangsters while driving and injured his leg. He can't drive anymore, so he wants to find someone to exchange his current job for food. I remembered what you said to me before, so I came to give it a try."
Qian Shulan didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon. She looked at him calmly, "Is it dangerous for you to drive now?"
The man did not hide it from her, "It is indeed very dangerous. Auntie, it is better to have a job now than to be unemployed and wait to die at home, what do you think?"
Qian Shulan didn't comment. She could support them without them working, but the key point was that it would be hard to find another job. That's all! As long as you don't get violent with them, those people generally won't kill people. After all, those people are just asking for food and money.
After she figured it out, she began to ask the crucial question, "How many kilograms of food does your master want?"
If it was just a few hundred kilograms of food, he wouldn't have thought of coming to her. I'm afraid this person's requirements are not low.
"One thousand kilograms of food. Both coarse and fine grains are fine." The man paused and explained, "My master has two grandchildren at home, and the whole family depends on him to feed them! There's nothing else he can do."
"Brother, what's your name?" Qian Shulan did not give him a direct answer, but asked an unrelated question instead.
The man was definitely stunned, but he didn't think much about it, "My name is Lu Jinyang."
Qian Shulan nodded, "I can promise you the food, but I have one condition. Your master or you can teach my son how to drive. He just got his tractor certificate, so it should be much easier for him to learn how to drive a car!"
Lu Jinyang thought for a long time but didn't give an answer.
Qian Shulan quickly added, "If you can teach him, I can give you 100 kilograms of food."
Lu Jinyang was stunned for a long time, looking at her in disbelief, "Aunt, where did you get so much food?"
Qian Shulan's old face wrinkled up, and she smiled and said, "I know someone."
Lu Jinyang didn't expect that he had come to the right place. On the way here, he was actually very nervous, especially when he saw so many people were pale and thin, he regretted making this trip. But since he had already come, there was no reason to go back halfway, so he insisted on coming.
While he was waiting for someone in the main room, he asked about the family's meals and learned that they only ate half a pound of sweet potatoes every day. He was completely disappointed and wanted to leave, but happened to meet Qian Shulan coming back.
And she agreed without bargaining. She even asked him to be her master, which of course he had no problem with, but he couldn't help but grumble. Hearing her say that, he understood that this was someone! He should be in the black market.
He couldn't ask any more questions, as knowing too much might not be a good thing. So he smiled and said, "Okay, I can teach you."
"Where does your master live? I will deliver the food to his house tomorrow." Qian Shulan didn't like to wait too long, so she decided to make a quick decision.
Lu Jinyang was also a straightforward person, and he immediately said, "I live in the north of the county, at No. 22 Wanyuan Street. My master lives very close to my home. I will take my aunt to see my master when the time comes."
The two agreed to meet at twelve o'clock tomorrow.
Lu Jinyang then said goodbye.
After seeing them off, Qian Shulan smiled and said, "It's a good thing!" as she saw everyone looking at her eagerly.
When they arrived at the main hall and everyone was seated, Qian Shulan told everyone the good news.
Car driver? Such a good job actually fell into Wang Shouren's hands. Isn't he too lucky
Everyone looked at him with envy, especially Zhengkang. After graduation, he had been idle at home doing farm work, which was really hard.
Li Chunhua thought about what her husband said and had to believe it. When her mother-in-law encountered good things, the first person she thought of was her eldest brother, not her husband. She couldn't help but resent her mother-in-law for being partial.
Qian Shulan glanced at everyone's faces and found that Li Chunhua's face was not looking good. She smiled and added, "We agreed at the beginning that the job would be based on the test scores. Chunhua, the third child's score is worse than the eldest child's. We have to accept the loss and you have to accept the reality."
Li Chunhua didn't expect her mother-in-law to say it so bluntly in front of so many people. She blushed with embarrassment. She lowered her head and dared not say anything else!
Sun Daqin frowned, but did not choke her. Instead, she asked worriedly, "Mom, this job is very dangerous! Will the child's father..."
She looked at Wang Shouren with concern, but seeing that he didn't say anything, she didn't know whether she should continue.
Zhengkang moved his lower lip as if wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't open his mouth.
Qian Shulan sighed, "Such a rare opportunity, are you going to just give it up like that? Don't you think about it? Without a job, how can we survive? Look at the sky now, it looks like it's going to rain."
Everyone else was stunned. What did that mean? Was the drought going to continue
Qian Shulan waved her hands, looking tired. "I'm going to make this clear today. Boss, if you don't want to go, just give the job to the third brother. I'll do whatever you want!"
Hearing his mother say this, Wang Shouren glared at Sun Daqin and quickly said, "Mom, no, it's not that I don't want to go, I'm just a little worried that I won't be able to learn it."
Qian Shulan was a little speechless. She hadn't even started yet, but she had already backed out. She consoled him, "You've even learned how to drive a tractor, so this will definitely be no problem."
Wang Shouren did not say anything discouraging, but nodded and said, "Mom, I will definitely work hard."
Qian Shulan nodded and began to instruct everyone to cook.
After dinner, Sun Daqin went to the literacy class. The others went back to their rooms.
Qian Shulan had finished washing up and was about to go to bed when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Wang Shouren walked in with his head down, "Mom, I want to discuss something with you!"
Qian Shulan nodded her chin and said, "Sit down!"
As she said this, she sat down on the kang and waited for him to speak.
Wang Shouren was inexplicably nervous under his mother's gaze, and stammered, "Mom, I... I want to give this opportunity to Zhengkang."
Qian Shulan raised her eyebrows with a faint smile on her face, "Is it your idea? Or Zhengkang's?" Her voice was cold, with a hint of gnashing of teeth.
Wang Shouren had never seen his mother like this. She had a smile on her face, but her voice gave him a creepy feeling and made him very scared.
He couldn't help swallowing, "No... It wasn't Zhengkang's idea, it was mine."
Qian Shulan stared at him with narrowed eyes, and he avoided her gaze and looked to the right unconsciously. She snorted coldly, slapped the table, stood up and shouted angrily, "Boss, you really disappoint me!"
Wang Shouren was so frightened that he actually knelt down on the edge of the kang with his head lowered, not even daring to raise it.
Qian Shulan pointed at him and angrily cursed, "You are so powerful now! You actually dared to lie to me! Wang Shouren, who gave you the courage! Huh?"
Wang Shouren knelt on the ground trembling and didn't speak for a long time!
"Did I ever tell you not to spoil the child anymore? Did you turn a deaf ear to my words? He got into such a big trouble last time and I beat him up. Are you jealous of me in your heart?"
Qian Shulan was so angry that her teeth were chattering. She was not afraid of god-like opponents but teammates who were like pigs. These days, she had been asking Zhengkang to work hard so that he could understand the difficulties of his family. She wanted him to understand his parents' hardships. After all, his parents had raised him with great difficulty and sent him to school. His parents treated him very well!
But who knew that he actually instigated Wang Shouren to give him the job. With such a selfish person, if the job was given to him, he would stay in the city and live his fairy life in the future, and he would not care about the lives of these people in the countryside! Don't think he can't do it, he can even ignore the life and death of his own mother, this thing is not a piece of cake! A thing worse than pigs and dogs! He is so mean to his own family! Who gave him the courage! If she doesn't teach him a lesson, she is unworthy of being the head of the family!
Qian Shulan walked around Wang Shouren angrily, strode out, walked to Zhengkang's room, and kicked the door open.
The sound startled the people inside. Zhengguo and the little donkey were playing and fighting on the kang, and when they saw Qian Shulan come in, they immediately sat down obediently and dared not make any more noise.
Qian Shulan ignored them and turned left, found Zhengkang's bed, and pulled him up. Wang Shouren followed Qian Shulan in and kept begging her, "Mom, don't be angry, I'll go! I'll go!" While begging for mercy, Wang Shouren kept pulling Qian Shulan's arm.
He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. If he had known his mother was so angry, he should not have listened to Zhengkang. Now look! His mother is going to use Zhengkang as a scapegoat!
Qian Shulan turned her head and glared at him, then yelled at him in anger, "Get out of here! I'm going to beat this selfish guy to death today! If you dare to stop me, I'll beat you too!"
Zhengkang was terrified. His grandmother was even scarier than before! He turned pale with fear. He remembered the last time he was beaten. It took him half a month to recover from the pain. He didn't want to be beaten again, so he knelt down and begged for mercy.
Qian Shulan was furious. She dragged the man to the yard, kicked him in the knee, and snorted, "If I don't teach you how to behave today, I will be sorry for the good show you put on me today."
Zhengkang was kicked by his grandmother and fell to his knees on the ground. Tears had already fallen from his eyes. He hugged Qian Shulan's legs and begged for mercy. "Grandma, I won't do it again! I really won't do it again!"
Qian Shulan snorted coldly and cursed angrily, "What are you afraid of? If you want to find a job, you can find it with your own ability. Why should your father give the job opportunity to you! Your father is not old and can't move. Does he need you to take over for him? You selfish ghost! I must teach you how to behave today!" Then she turned around, picked up the stick leaning against the wall and hit him.
Wang Shouren rushed out of the room right after her. Seeing that his mother was really going to hit Zhengkang, he hurriedly tried to stop her with his hands, but was hit by her instead.
Qian Shulan even blamed Wang Shouren this time. He couldn't tell right from wrong and always spoiled his child! Wang Shouren had to take half the responsibility for Zhengkang's behavior! She saw him coming to stop her, but she still swung the stick and hit him.
Wang Shouren hadn't been beaten for more than ten years, but now he was beaten by his own mother in front of his children. He was so embarrassed that his face turned the color of liver.
After beating Wang Shouren, Qian Shulan continued to swing the stick at Zhengkang, asking as she beat him, "Do you think you will dare to plot against your father again in the future?"
Zhengkang wiped his tears and cried heartbreakingly, "Grandma, I won't dare to do it again."
Wang Shouren also pleaded, "Mom, he knows he was wrong! Please forgive him! He is just a child!"
Qian Shulan swung a stick at his back and glared at him, "What are you talking about! You're sixteen! Are you still young? If you dare to secretly help him with work again, I will punish you by not allowing you to eat!"
Since Zhengkang graduated, Qian Shulan also arranged for him to work in the fields, but he had done too little work before, so he was very slow. When others finished their work, he was only halfway done, and Wang Shouren would stay to help him. Qian Shulan turned a blind eye and just thought, take it slow, don't be too anxious! After all, Zhengkang had never done this before. And maybe he would be grateful for Wang Shouren's help.
But who would have thought that it was useless! When he plotted against you, he didn't even blink an eye.
When the others heard the noise, they all ran out of the room. After hearing Qian Shulan's words and thinking about what was announced in the afternoon, they could guess what was going on!
Zhengkang was crying and wiping his tears. Wang Shouren stayed beside him, but he didn't even dare to ask a question, for fear of angering his mother!
"All of you should kneel down for one night and reflect on your actions!" She glanced at the others and said, "No one is allowed to plead for them, otherwise you will all be punished to kneel down!" After saying that, she turned around and went back to the house.
The others looked at each other and started discussing what had happened.
The author has something to say: Education must be gradual, take it slow!