"Nannan, your little Ling has come to look for you."
Xu Nannan and Xu Xiaoman were sitting outside the dormitory having breakfast. After she finished her work, she came back with food and ate with Xiaoman. Cornmeal steamed buns, millet porridge, and two eggs she cooked herself.
Hearing Wei Guobing's voice, Xu Nannan stood up and took a look, and saw Wei Guobing walking this way holding Xu Ling's little hand. Seeing that Xu Nannan saw it, he didn't come over. He said a few words to Xu Ling and asked her to come by herself, then turned around and left.
"Thank you, Uncle Wei." Xu Ling yelled and ran towards Xu Nannan.
"Wuya, why are you here?" Xu Xiaoman was very happy, went to hold Xu Ling's hand, and took her to eat together.
Xu Ling hadn't finished eating the cornbread in her hand, so she took two bites, puffed her cheeks and said, "Sister, Mom wants you again, she wants Second Aunt to do your job."
When Xu Nannan heard this, she raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter?" Seeing that Xu Ling hadn't swallowed it for a long time, she quickly gave Xu Ling her millet porridge.
Xu Ling took a big sip and immediately told what she had heard at home.
"Sister, that's what Mom said, I heard it all." Xu Ling gnawed on the steamed buns while drinking the millet porridge that Xu Nannan gave her, and mumbled what she had heard at home.
Xu Nannan didn't expect Li Jing to have such thoughts. He even felt that her work could be arranged by her. Who do you think she is.
"Xiaoling, good job. If you have something to do in the future, I will go to the cafeteria to find my sister. I will give you something delicious." Xu Nannan smiled and stroked Xu Ling's little head.
Unlike Xiaoman's honest and introverted personality, this kid is very clever.
Xu Ling said, "Sister, what if Dad agrees."
"It's okay, they don't have that ability, come and eat eggs." Xu Nannan peeled an egg for her.
Xu Ling's eyes lit up, she opened her mouth and took a bite. "Brother Longlong and Brother Leizi can eat eggs at home, but even Big Sister and Sanya can't eat them."
"From now on, Xiaoling will also eat one every day. Come here secretly and don't let your family know. Otherwise, you will be beaten again." Xu Nannan instructed.
Xu Xiaoman smiled and said, "Xiaoling, I will give you my sister's from now on."
"I don't want it, I'll just eat one. If I eat it, you won't grow taller. If you want to grow taller, sister, you'll be taller than the eldest sister and the others. Then you can help me beat them up." Xu Ling said with a straight face. With a small face, he spoke very seriously. In her dreams, she hopes that one day she can beat the eldest sister and the others.
Xu Nannan smiled, "From now on, each of us will grow taller every day. Xiaoman, you have to work hard, or Xiaoling will be taller than you by then."
Speaking of Xu Xiaoman's height, Xu Nannan was really worried. Before the original owner was eight years old, at least he could still eat a few mouthfuls of food, but when Xu Xiaoman returned to the village at the age of two, he never had a good day, and he was often full and hungry. In my memory, when the child was three years old, he couldn't walk steadily.
Since she came, Xu Xiaoman can also eat a full meal, he can eat a meal of meat from time to time, and he can eat eggs for every meal, his face is longer and rounder, but his growth is slow.
In the future, I still have to buy milk to supplement in Taobao. Drinking milk should make you taller. Anyway, it's not that I can't afford it, so I drink it open.
After dinner, Xu Ling didn't want to go back. There was usually no one at home to play with her, and she would be beaten when she went back. Why not just play with Xiao Man in the dormitory.
Xu Nannan had to go to the cafeteria to help make lunch, and let the two children play by themselves.
As for what Xu Ling said, she wasn't worried.
Although she was a temporary worker, she came in through the back door... Ahem, no matter what, since mine manager Li arranged for her to work in the mine, she wouldn't be snatched away so easily.
In the cafeteria, Master Du was instructing everyone to cut and wash vegetables. Xu Nannan was going to help, but was called by Master Du to be his assistant.
Jiang Lili said unhappily, "Master Du, everyone is busy, so why can she learn things? Now is not the time to learn things."
Master Du smiled and glanced at her, "Jiang Lili, I can see something in the morning. We work in the canteen to provide food for the workers in the mine. We want them to eat well. Eat well. How did you make it in the morning? Is it porridge? I feel blushed when I see it."
"Then what does this matter have to do with Xu Nannan? Why can she stop working and follow along, and I have to wash and chop vegetables." Jiang Lili bit her lips and said.
Master Du smiled, "It doesn't matter. Then I teach Xu Nannan, does it have something to do with you? If you are not convinced, let's ask everyone, I asked Xu Nannan to be my assistant, who among you is not convinced?"
"Convinced, Xu Nannan has quick hands and feet, which is just right for this job."
"That's right, it's rare that Master Du has a young apprentice he likes."
The others quickly replied. It's a joke, Master Du still has to give him face. Besides, it is also a very happy thing to be able to watch Jiang Lili suffer.
Moreover, Xu Nannan is just a child, and he can't do heavy work, so he just chooses and chops vegetables, which is not a bad thing.
Seeing everyone's opinions, Master Du smiled and said, "You see, everyone agrees, we are still very democratic. Let's go south and south, let's go to cook."
Jiang Lili's heart fluctuated with anger. His eyes were fixed on Xu Nannan's back.
Xu Nannan also felt that someone was staring at her, but she ignored it. For a villain like Jiang Lili, the more you pay attention to her, the more energetic she becomes.
"Nannan, it's not easy to make a big pot of rice. We must pay attention to strength. A big pot and how many seasonings are used must be clearly memorized. This is all years of experience. I also figured it out by myself. You can learn it by watching. , as much as you can learn.”
Master Du spoke slowly, and Xu Nannan listened carefully. She doesn't think these are useless things, who knows when they will be used, and there are too many skills to overwhelm her body.
In the personnel department, Xu Jiansheng is talking about Xu Nannan's work here.
Xu Jiansheng thought about it and decided to let Xu Nannan go back to his hometown.
Just like what Li Jing said, there are many people in the mine, and my daughter has a bad temper. When the time comes, she really gets into trouble, and no one can stop her. It's better to let her live in the countryside safely.
"Director Xu, there's no way to change this person. This is the person we've made a reservation for, and Xu Nannan just came. It's too rude to ask people to go back now." The little officer was a little embarrassed.
Xu Jiansheng said, "I'll talk to her well, and let her second aunt come here, and there won't be anyone in the cafeteria."
The little officer smiled and said, "Director Xu, that's not the case. It's impossible to send someone to the cafeteria. In Xu Nannan's position, how many people are staring at it. It's because of the words of the mine managers above, so it's decided. Xu Nannan also rejected other people's ideas. If you change people, how can we explain to others. "
As he said that, he also felt strange, what did Director Xu think, the work in the cafeteria is good, even if he is a temporary worker, the food is not bad, why is he still thinking of changing to someone else.
Hearing what the little officer said, Xu Jiansheng also knew that this matter was not easy to handle, so he nodded and went out.
Seeing that Xu Jiansheng had left, the others asked, "Xiao Liu, why did Director Xu let his daughter go back? Could it be that those rumors are true? Director Xu and her daughter are at odds?"
Officer Liu, the junior officer who had just talked to Xu Jiansheng, said, "Who knows if it's true or not, anyway, if it's my own father, I definitely wouldn't do this."
Everyone covered their mouths and secretly laughed.
When Xu Jiansheng returned home, Li Jing came to him to ask the result. When she heard that it failed, Li Jing became unhappy immediately, and her brows were wrinkled into balls. "How can they do things like this. It's not that no one takes the job, and it's not the same for everyone. Isn't Liu Qiao better than Nan Nan?"
"It was arranged by the mine manager and the others, and no one is willing to move." Xu Jiansheng's face was not very good. Things were out of his control, and he realized that the children really seemed to be getting further and further away from him. As a father, he really can't control it anymore.
Li Jing didn't care about Xu Jiansheng's melancholy, and bit her lips, "I don't care, she has to go back anyway. Otherwise, I don't know what trouble I will cause in the future."
Seeing that she was still reluctant, Xu Jiansheng felt unhappy, "You can do whatever you like with this matter, I don't care."
"I don't care, I'll take care of it myself." Li Jing snorted. Rolling his eyes, he went out the door.
There are more people in the cafeteria at noon than in the morning.
The food in the cafeteria is cheap and there are many choices. Even if you can't eat any meat, you can still be full.
Because of Xu Nannan's good performance in the morning, he continued to be in charge at noon.
After beating food for a while, Xu Nannan's arms were a little tired. Fortunately, there are fewer and fewer people queuing up, and they will be able to rest in a while. Xu Nannan was holding his arms in his free time when a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length short hair came over with a rice bowl.
"You are Nan Nan. I know your parents and I have been neighbors for many years." The middle-aged woman smiled very kindly.
Handing the rice bowl to Xu Nannan, she whispered, "Nannan, you see, my aunt has a lot of family members, so can I get some more. Your uncle's salary is not high, and it's not easy to support a large family." She said with her eyes Looking at the pot of meat dishes, "It's been a long time since our family has meat."
Xu Nannan looked at the meal ticket. It's two taels, and you want to eat meat dishes
"My aunt, I'm sorry, we fight according to the quantity, and we have a number." She doesn't mind 'using public affairs for personal gain', but there must be a limit, she should do this if she wants to marry, She is not happy.
"I said you kid, why don't you know how to be flexible at all, this is not a matter of you. Your parents and I are old acquaintances. I just met your mother." The man said.
When Xu Nannan heard it, his ears moved, "She asked you to come here"
"No, let me tell you to order more food."
I see.
"Auntie, I really can't help it. I can't do this kind of thing, or we will be punished." Xu Nannan wondered.
"What kind of punishment, people can do this, why can't you. Why don't you listen to what I say. Do you have to ask me to find your mother?" The woman's face was already a little ugly, with Kind of threatening. Li Jing asked her to come, how can this little girl be disobedient
When Xu Nannan heard this, his eyes turned red and he began to wipe away tears. "I really can't do this, it will break the rules." Presumably because of the excitement, the voice is also relatively loud.
The other workers in the canteen heard it and looked over. Seeing her crying, they thought it was a commotion.
Master Du came over with his hands behind his back, "Nannan, what's the matter?"
"This aunt said that my mother asked her to come to me and ask me to buy more vegetables for her. I refused. She said she would tell my mother. Master Du, this is not in line with the rules of our cafeteria." Mr. Xu Nannan Honestly.
When Master Du heard this was the case, his complexion did not look very good. The acquaintances really meant to take care of each other, but such a blatant threat is not the case.
"Father of the Jiao family, you are not honest in this matter." Master Du said with his hands behind his back.
Jiao's sister-in-law didn't expect that Xu Nannan would cry and make trouble, so she quickly waved her hands and said, "I, I didn't want to come to her, it was her mother Li Jing who asked me to come, saying that her daughter is working here, so let me I have no selfish intentions to ask her for more."
"How can you prove that she asked you to come here?" Xu Nannan looked at her distrustfully, and said with a bit of seriousness, "Auntie, you have selfish motives in doing this, you can't hide the little tail of capitalism ah."
"Oh, I was really wronged. Someone can prove that when Li Jing was with me, the sister-in-law of the Liu family was also there. She went back to get the rice bowl, but she hasn't come yet."
"Who knows which Liu family it is from," Xu Nannan said incredulously.
"Liu Guixiang. It's the one in the back room of mine." Sister Jiao said angrily. Don't you just want to order more food, why do you look like a prisoner.
Xu Nannan didn't speak, but looked at Master Du.
Master Du frowned and said, "Okay, you go back first, you can't do this in the future, this canteen is not run by your family."
"All right, who cares." The advantage was not taken, and it was so embarrassing, Sister-in-law Jiao was ashamed.
After the person left, Master Du comforted, "Nannan, it's okay. If you want to have this kind of thing again in the future, just tell me." People who are familiar with it will not open this mouth. This time it's not that bullying Nan Nan is a newcomer, and he is still young.
Xu Nannan nodded, and then said very firmly, "Master Du, I resolutely resist these selfish thoughts and concentrate on serving the mine, making good food and vegetables, so that the comrades in the mine can eat well and be full. Guaranteed Be fair and just!"
Master Du felt that this child was real.
After getting off work at noon, Xu Nannan went to the dormitory with food. Taking advantage of Xu Xiaoman's break from eating, he took Xu Xiaoman's homework pen and notebook and wrote an anonymous report letter.
The mine is still very democratic, and there is a whistleblower box, which usually collects some workers' dissatisfaction with their work.
Xu Nannan took advantage of the time when no one was around, and put in the report letter. Then he clapped his hands and continued to work in the cafeteria.
In the afternoon, all the letters in the suggestion box were taken away by the secretary of the Mining Committee.
"Uncle, what happened to Er Ya?"
On the Xu family's side, when we were having dinner together at night, Xu Hong asked curiously.
Ever since Xu Nannan came to the city, she has been thinking about Xu Nannan's side. After all, the native girl who had always thought she was going to stay in the village suddenly flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Xu Jiansheng drank the wine and didn't speak.
Li Jingbian said, "Don't talk about it, this girl is just a bastard."
Today, she was going to ask Sister-in-law Jiao, who always liked to take advantage, to find Xu Nannan for food. Xu Nannan is young, and Sister-in-law Jiao is the kind of shameless person. When the time comes, the girl Nannan will buy more vegetables for her, and she will go out to report Xu Nannan. Although this kind of thing is not a big deal in the cafeteria, other people turn a blind eye to it, but if you want to make a big deal out of it, it's not a good thing.
She was so ugly when she was a temporary worker, and she was her own mother. Who would suspect things to her head. At that time, others will say that she has killed relatives righteously and has a high level of ideological consciousness.
As for sister-in-law Jiao, she was even less worried. How could she harm her own daughter? When two people talked about it, it didn't matter who said who was right.
For this matter, she deliberately waited for Mrs. Jiao to come back on the way to the cafeteria at noon today, but when she saw it, there was nothing. On the contrary, he was stabbed by the person surnamed Jiao.
It was really a big mess and I was ashamed.
Hearing that things hadn't progressed, Xu Hong twisted her mouth, a little unhappy. Xu Meizi also bit her lip, and persuaded, "Auntie, let's forget about it, you can't even take her milk. You can't do anything."
"Who said I have nothing to do, she was born by me, so I can still be afraid of her?" Li Jing said displeased.
Xu Meizi immediately lowered her head with an honest look.
Seeing her reaction, Li Jing was extremely satisfied. If only all the children listened to her like this, they would be afraid of her. Just like an old lady, once she is old, she also says what she does at home, and no one dares to be filial. She thought of her two parents who hadn't been in touch for many years. With a look of slavery and a wimpy face, being a slave for a lifetime is not enough, you have to run with your master.
After finishing his work early the next morning, Xu Nannan went to ask Master Du for a leave of absence.
Asking for leave just after coming here is definitely not good, but Xu Nannan also has her own reasons. She has to send her sister to school to enroll. Otherwise, it will be delayed, and the school will be on winter vacation, and it will have to wait until the beginning of the new year. Xu Nannan didn't want to wait for the new year to send Xiaoman there, but wanted to let Xiaoman get used to it for a while.
Children's education is still very important. Master Du didn't say anything, he waved his hand and said, go early and go back early.
So Xu Nannan led Xu Xiaoman to the primary school for workers' children run by Nanjiang Iron Mine.
On the way, Xu Nannan was thinking about yesterday's report letter, wondering if it would be useful. After thinking about it for a while, I felt that there was nothing to think about. Anyway, she just did what she planned and did it smoothly. If it can be done, Li Jing will be disgusted. If it can't be done, it won't hinder her.
She collected her thoughts and earnestly told Xu Xiaoman to pay attention to study hard at school and be friendly to her classmates. "Xiao Man, there are eight words to remember in school."
"What?"
"Study hard and improve every day." Xu Nannan said with a serious face. Back then, these eight characters had washed her brain for many years. Looking back at elementary school, what she thought about was not the teacher or classmates, but the eight-character mantra posted on the blackboard.
It was rare for Xu Xiaoman to see such serious instructions from her. He pursed his lips and nodded seriously, "Sister, I will definitely remember."
"Good boy." Xu Nannan patted her head. He took some candies out of his pocket. "Come on, put it in your pocket. If you meet a child who is friendly to you, give him one." This is also the experience and lessons Xu Nannan summed up in his previous life. She had been hit by this sugar-coated cannonball when she was a child. Children are the most innocent, whoever has candy to eat, will be nice to whoever. She was worried that Xu Xiaoman's temperament was not good at making friends, so she took out some 'weapons' to see if she could hit some cute and innocent children.
Xu Xiaoman obediently put it in his pocket. He swallowed, but couldn't take it out to eat. My sister said, this is for children, she can't steal it.
With the certificate from the mine, Xu Xiaoman's enrollment went smoothly. But because it is borrowed, so you have to pay more borrowing fees.
Because she has just entered school, the school has to let her get used to it in the first grade for the time being. When the final exam is due, she will be able to skip a grade next year based on the exam results. After paying the tuition, Xu Xiaoman was taken away by the teacher.
Seeing the child turning his head three times a step at a time, Xu Nannan felt a little melancholy. She now understands how she felt when she first went to school and saw the mothers wandering outside the school.
When he left school, it was not yet noon, and Xu Nannan was not in a hurry to go back to work. He had already asked for leave anyway, so he went to the night school at the mine without stopping.
When the mine was first opened, most of the workers were not highly educated. In order to carry out work better, this night school was set up in the mine. And because of the great influence of Nanjiang Iron Mine in Nanjiang County, this evening school no longer only targets iron mine workers, but also recruits students from outsiders. At this time, there are many night school students.
Xu Nannan is going to apply for a junior college accounting major. Don't look at it as just a technical secondary school. At this time, the technical secondary school has a higher gold content than the high school. Recruiting units generally recruit people and also recruit technical secondary school students.
As for college students, Xu Nannan didn't dare to think about it. Now she just wants to work in the mine honestly, and is not going to go to university. You know, in about four years, the university will be closed. If she goes to take the college entrance examination, it will be just in time for that time. By then, she has not yet graduated, and the school will be closed again. What is waiting for her is... going to the mountains and going to the countryside.
"Little girl, I'm quite confident. This major is not easy to learn." The female teacher in charge of enrollment reminded Xu Nannan when she looked at the majors that Xu Nannan had filled out.
"I see that a comrade in our mine majored in this major. I heard it's pretty good."
"What education did you have before?"
"I didn't have time to graduate from junior high school." Xu Nannan lied. "There are many children in the family and the burden is heavy. I have to support my younger sister, but I also want to learn knowledge. When I have learned knowledge, I want to better contribute to socialism."
The female teacher nodded in relief, "This idea is good, study hard, this major is not difficult, just ask more if you don't understand."
After signing up and holding the textbook, Xu Nannan was beaming. One step closer to my goal.
She used to be an accountant in order to work part-time. Just go back and read by yourself. She strives to get her graduation certificate during the final exam, and she will be able to take the exam when the recruitment exam starts next year. When I am admitted to a formal job, I will transfer my household registration to the city, and then go to buy a house.
How much is the house price at this time? It seems that the money in hand is not enough. Xu Nannan suddenly realized that he hadn't got enough money to buy a house yet.
The money in the Taobao account is enough for her to eat and drink, and she can also buy things in exchange for money, but it seems that it is not enough to take out some things again and again. Moreover, she had to find a way to make her money come from in a fair way. After all, she was a veteran, and many people in the mine knew it all.