Go to Xu's house, Xu's family is eating.
The Xu family was stunned when they saw Tong Xuelu coming over.
In the end, Zhou Fang was the first to react: "Hey, big sister, you are here, come in and sit."
The single room that the Xu family lived in was smaller than that of the Tong family, and the place with a bigger fart was crowded with three adults and one child.
At this time, Mother Xu was holding a little boy about two years old in her arms, with a black and stinky face, like a stinky ditch.
Tong Xuelu pretended not to see it, and said with a smile: "Sister Zhou Fang, why don't you eat first, we'll wait for you outside, and we'll talk when you're done eating."
Xu Baigen pulled the porridge from the bowl three or two times, stood up and said, "My son, clean up the bowls and chopsticks, big sisters, come in and sit."
Zhou Fang responded and said to Tong Xuelu: "There are many mosquitoes outside, so please stop standing outside."
Tong Xuelu responded, and then led Tong Mianmian in.
At the same time, I also observed the expressions of Xu Baigen and Zhou Fang, and seeing that they were not obviously unhappy, they couldn't help but nodded.
Although Tong Jiaming is young, he still has a basic eye for people.
Xu Baigen and his wife do not seem to be greedy and bullying at present.
Although Mother Xu was displeased, she didn't say anything unpleasant in the end. She shoved the child to her daughter-in-law and went out to wash with dishes and chopsticks.
After sitting down, Tong Xuelu went straight to the point: "We are here today for the textile work."
Xu Bogen nodded, with a trace of embarrassment on his face: "This is what it should be. When you came back that day, we wanted to go over and tell you, but my child was not in good health that day, so I took him to the hospital for examination, and when I came back the next day, you but went to the city."
Zhou Fang nodded and echoed her husband's words: "I know you're back today. We were planning to go over to your place after dinner, but I didn't want you to come first."
Tong Xuelu: "I think I will go to work in a textile factory tomorrow. As for the money from Sister Zhou Fang's previous work, I will let Jiaming send it over when the salary is settled."
"Thank you big girl."
Zhou Fang smiled and thanked, but sighed inwardly.
Without a job, the mother-in-law will say that she is useless again, which will drag her son down.
She and Xu Bogen met when they were studying, but the difference is that Xu Bogen is from the city, while she is from the countryside.
The mother-in-law always wanted to find a daughter-in-law in the city, so after she got married, the mother-in-law kept looking at her that her eyes were not eyes, her nose was not her nose, and all kinds of disgust.
Although she has a junior high school education, the jobs in this city are full of radishes and pits, and it is difficult for no one to enter.
Originally, this time they planned to buy this job with the Tong family. They didn't want Tong Xuelu to come back suddenly, so the job of buying a job was naturally impossible.
Although I feel a little uncomfortable, this job belongs to Tong's family, and it should be returned.
Tong Xuelu saw that there was really no resentment on the faces of the two couples, so she threw out the following plan: "Jiaming is going to go back to school to study, and we plan to sell the stevedore's station. Does Sister Zhou Fang know anyone who wants to buy it?"
Xu Bogen and Zhou Fang were stunned when they heard this: "Sell it? Don't your family need this job?"
Tong Dajun also has two younger brothers in his hometown. He used to complain about not having a job every time he came from his hometown, and once forced Tong Dajun to find him a job. He lived in the city for more than half a month before leaving with the money.
With such two younger brothers, are they really willing to sell their jobs
Tong Xuelu pretended and sighed: "Of course I need it, but my grandma was crazy a while ago and needs to be watched wherever she goes. The two uncles have filial piety and want to stay in the country to take care of others, so let's work together. sell it."
"Ah, crazy?"
Xu Baigen and Zhou Fang were shocked.
When the old lady of the Tong family came over in the first half of the year, people were fine. She had to eat meat and two large steamed buns for each meal. She was full of anger when she scolded people.
Tong Jiaming was stunned when he heard this, and turned to look at Tong Xuelu.
But he quickly lowered his eyes and did not expose her lies.
Tong Xuelu said nonsense in a serious manner: "Well, the doctor said that her disease is called Alzheimer's disease or something, and she is not completely crazy. Sometimes she recognizes people and looks like a normal person, but sometimes she is crazy. If you want to scold and beat people, I heard that many people in the village have been beaten by her!"
"It's because of this that my two uncles didn't dare to bring her to live in the city. Originally, they should have come up after their farm work a while ago, but it was delayed because of this illness, hey."
Zhou Fang was horrified: "Why is it so serious? Will it be better in the future?"
Tong Xuelv sighed again and waved his hand: "Okay, although I haven't met my grandma, but hearing that she is going to suffer like this when she's getting old makes me feel very uncomfortable..."
At the end, her eyes were red and her voice was choked up, with a sad and uncomfortable look on her face.
Tong Jiaming: "..."
He almost believed it.
Xu Baigen and Zhou Fang heard the words, but they felt that Tong Xuelu was a filial person.
Before Tong Xuelu came back, there were swear words in the compound, especially when Tong Dajun and his wife had an accident, everyone said the worst.
Now it seems that everyone has misunderstood her. She is so filial to grandma she has never met. How could she be someone who dislikes the poor and loves the rich
"Then you brothers and sisters will go back to the countryside with you?"
Tong Xuelu shook his head: "If we don't go back, there is already a lot of work in my hometown. Now my grandma needs someone to take care of it. If we go back, won't our uncles and aunts be even more busy!"
"What's more, I have grown up. I can earn money to support my younger brothers and sisters. When I save the money, I will send money and supplements back to my grandma!"
After hearing this, Zhou Fang looked at her with a softer gaze: "You are a filial child, and your grandma will definitely be very pleased to know that."
"It's all right to be filial to the old man." Tong Xuelu heard the words, with a shy look on his face, "By the way, Brother Xu and Sister Zhou Fang, have you considered buying the stevedore's station?"
Zhou Fang was startled: "Buy it? But we can't use it."
Loading and unloading positions are labor-intensive, and only men have always been recruited. The Xu family has only one son, Xu Bogen, and it is useless for them to buy them.
Tong Xuelu: "You can buy it and find someone else to change jobs later. In this way, your chances of finding a suitable job will be much better than if you wait like this now."
Xu Baigen and Zhou Fang looked at each other.
Oh, why didn't they think of this before
It's easier to exchange a job with someone than to wait in vain, that is...
"I don't know how much the big sister wants to sell?"
"Brother Xu and Sister Zhou Fang just give three hundred and fifty yuan."
"Three hundred and five?" Xu Bogen froze for a moment, "Big sister, did you say less?"
Now a job outside is generally sold for 500 yuan, maybe 800 to 1000 yuan in a better way. Loading and unloading work is tiring and the wages are low, but at least 400 yuan.
Zhou Fang nodded: "Big sister, you don't know the price of a workstation, right? Someone in the factory sold it for 415 yuan last time."
Tong Xuelv was even more satisfied when she saw how honest the two of them were: "I know, but I just heard from Jiaming that Brother Xu and Sister Zhou Fang helped a lot when my parents had an accident. If it weren't for you, how many children would they have? It's definitely not possible, so you only need to give me three hundred and five."
It turns out that because of this, there are very few people who repay their gratitude like this.
But that's why they can't take advantage of them.
Xu Baigen said: "Big sister, we bought this job, but it can't be three hundred and five, so it's four hundred and fifteen yuan at the price of others!"
Tong Xuelu naturally wouldn't accept it like this, otherwise it would be a waste of her time.
"Brother Xu, Sister Zhou Fang, you can't do this..."
In the end, after you pushed me to let it go, the deal was sold for 380 yuan.
Xu Baigen worked quickly and gave two hundred and fifty yuan directly, and they had to borrow the rest before they could give it.
Tong Xuelu naturally said that there was no problem. After writing the receipt, he stood up and left.
When I first came here, Mother Xu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but now her old face has turned into a flower with a smile: "It's so dark, my son, go send them off."
Tong Xuelu said politely and didn't insist any longer.
The Xu family sent them to the door, and Zhou Fang took the initiative to help her walk with Tong Mianmian in her arms.
That battle was like a farewell to the leading figures of the country, and Lao Lin's wife, who was hiding in the window to observe in the dark, was taken aback for a moment.
Why didn't they fight and still look like they had a good relationship
What exactly is going on
Lao Lin's daughter-in-law was so curious as if she was caught by a cat.
It's just that it's not appropriate to go to Xu's house to ask, it's really anxious to kill her!
Go back to Tong's house.
Tong Jiaxin was doing his homework, biting a pencil in his mouth, looking very distressed.
Seeing them coming back, he threw the pencil and jumped up and said, "Second brother, are you back?"
Tong Jiaming said "um" with a serious expression on his face.
However, Tong Jiaxin kept talking like a silly tit: "Second brother, what did you do in the Xu family? You can also go with the younger sister. Why don't you let me go with you?"
Tong Jiaming looked at him this time: "Have you finished your homework?"
Tong Jiaxin suddenly wilted like a frosted eggplant: "...not yet."
Tong Jiaming's face turned pale: "Why don't you do it?"
Tong Jiaxin made a face, went back and continued to bite the pen.
Tong Xuelu was boiling water outside to prepare to take a bath. She is particularly afraid of the cold. Even in summer, she has to wash in warm water.
Tong Jiaming came out, stopped in front of the stove, and said in a low voice, "Why did you lie just now?"
Tong Xuelu covered the pot, straightened up and looked at him: "Are you saying that grandma is crazy?"
Tong Jiaming nodded.
"Of course it's for you!" Tong Xuelu said, "If I don't say that, then when the people from my hometown come over, your lies will be untenable!"
A crying child has milk.
She has done things for the other party, and she will never hide it.
Tong Jiaming frowned: "then do your lies stand up?"
Can't other people see if one person is crazy or not
Besides, with so many people from Beihe's hometown, how could she let her talk nonsense
Tong Xuelu shrugged: "That's why you have to strike first."
When she is acting and showing filial piety tonight, is it for fun
Tong Jiaming's excuse is broken as soon as he is poked, and when the people from Beihe's hometown come over, he will become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, she can only strike first.
Only grandma Xie Jinhua is "crazy", and many things are easy to operate later.
As for tonight's sale of the workstation to the Xu family at a cheap price, she just wanted to sell the Xu family a good one. She hoped that if there was a quarrel, the Xu family would stand on their side and help them speak.
As for innocently framing an old man she has never met, won't her conscience hurt
The answer is of course not.
In the book, the three big brothers had such a miserable childhood, which was entirely caused by Xie Jinhua, an old goddess.
Tong Mianmian has been beautiful since she was a child. When she was six years old, she was molested by her cousin who was ten years older than her. After Xie Jinhua found out, not only did she not scold her grandson, she also accused Tong Mianmian of being shameless and seduced at a young age. people.
This incident cast a huge shadow on Tong Mianmian's childhood. She was afraid and aggrieved, and did not dare to tell her two brothers. Even when she grew up, she never got over this psychological hurdle, and finally chose to commit suicide at the peak of her career. .
Tong Jiaming still wanted to speak, when he saw Tong Mianmian kicking his short legs out of the room.
She ran directly towards Tong Xuelv: "sister, I'm sleepy and want to sleep."
Tong Xuelu squatted down and hugged her small body: "wait a minute, let's take a bath and then go to bed. Children who don't take a bath will become stinky pigs."
Tong Mianmian's eyes were rounded, like a silly little milk dog, shaking her meaty little paws: "Mianmian don't become a stinky pig."
"Then let's go to bed after washing the incense, okay?" Tong Xuelv kissed her little cheek.
Tong Mianmian shrank his neck and giggled: "Okay, wash Xiangxiang."
Tong Jiaming now sees his sister leaning on Tong Xuelu's arms and smiling, and his brows stretch little by little.
I remember when his parents just left, Tong Mianmian cried and made a fuss, so much that his voice was hoarse.
Later, although I stopped crying, I lost all the liveliness I had before.
But these days, she was happy again, and there was a smile on her face.
For the first time, he felt that letting the woman in front of him come back might be the right decision.
The author has something to say: Xie Jinhua: Does your conscience not hurt
Tong Xuelu: No, and it's beautiful.