The Moral Education Academy was a bit far from home. In order to make it easier for her to go to school, Chu Ning rented a carriage from a carriage shop and picked up and dropped off her sisters at a fixed time every day.
Chu Ning would accompany Chu Jing and the three of them home every day, and then if she had something to go to the store, she would go alone. Sometimes she would ask the driver named Zhang to give her a ride, and sometimes she would walk there herself.
In short, she always had to send the three little ones back before doing her own thing.
The three of them were never allowed to be outside by themselves, for fear that they would get into trouble and not be able to handle it.
Today was the same as usual. She was going to drop people off at home first and then go to the store. Unexpectedly, as soon as the carriage stopped, someone came to greet her and called her cousin.
Chu Ning looked over in confusion.
The swarthy young man is still astonishingly thin, and his clothes are still as tattered as a beggar's clothes. However, he is quite energetic, but a little restrained.
He stood there with a bamboo pole planted in the ground, motionless, "Second uncle said you will be back soon, I, I will come out to greet you..."
Chu Ning raised his eyebrows.
"Thank you, cousin."
After greeting several girls to get out of the car, Chu Ning sent the carriage back directly.
Anyway, I didn’t tell Fang Shengyu yesterday that he would definitely be over today, so it’s okay not to go today. I’ll just discuss the cook training with him tomorrow.
When the Chu family was renovating their house, Chu Ning suggested setting up a small dining room in the kitchen so that when the family ate, they would not have to bother going to the room.
It is very troublesome to move the pots and bowls.
But now that Qu Shuchun has arrived, Chu Shouli ordered the food to be placed in the upper room, otherwise it would appear that he did not pay enough attention to it.
In fact, he thought too much.
Qu Shuchun felt like he was dressed like a beggar. He didn't let him squat on the ground and eat by himself. He already looked up to him. So whether it was in the bedroom or in the kitchen, as long as he could be served on the table, it was a compliment.
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"Shu Chun, come on, let us have a couple of cups."
Chu Shouli didn't drink on weekdays, but he was a guest today. When he was happy, he asked Mrs. Qin to go out and buy a jar of liquor and come back, ready to have a few sips with Qu Shuchun.
As a result, Qu Shuchun said nothing, saying that he didn't know how to drink.
Seeing that he refused to drink, Chu Shouli had no choice but to give up.
No one was accompanying him, and he was not in the mood to drink, so he simply put the wine aside and said, "If you don't want to drink, then eat more food."
Chu Ning looked at the ordinary coarse pottery wine jar, his eyes flashing.
Originally she was thinking about asking her father to do something after selling the kites, but now she has an idea.
"Dad, my cousin won't be able to find a job for a while, so let him stay at home and help you make paper kites."
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Chu Ning in surprise.
Chu Shouli looked at Qu Shuchun, who looked surprised, then at his daughter, and said with some embarrassment, "Okay, okay, but, but..."
He believed that paper kites could make money, but that thing was just a gadget, and it was just hard-earned money. It was not cost-effective to hire someone.
Seeing him in trouble, Qu Shuchun's heart gradually sank.
Chu Ning asked him with a smile, "Cousin, are you willing to make paper kites? This work is not tiring, but it is quite trivial. You have to cut bamboo and paste paper. It's all detailed work. Well, it's very troublesome.
,also……"
"I do! I do!"
Before Chu Ning finished speaking, Qu Shuchun rushed to say, "I'm not afraid of trouble or tiredness. As long as you let me stay, I can do anything."
He had not told the truth to Chu Shouli before.
In fact, he didn't just arrive in the county today, he came ten days ago.
In the past ten days, he had only done one job, which was to carry goods for others. He agreed to forty cash a day, but in the end, the person in charge only gave him twenty cash and sent him away.
Looking at the big-hearted nursing staff behind the manager, he didn't dare to argue with them, so he could only suffer the loss of being dumb, silently took the money and left.
But this was not the most unlucky thing. The most unlucky thing was that in the following days, he never found a job again.
The twenty coins had been spent long ago. In the past few days, he could only go around picking up food like a beggar. When he couldn't find it, he would go outside the city to gather wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. This way he barely managed to avoid starving to death.
He had been eating wild vegetables since he was a child and was used to it, so it wasn't too hard to bear, but he couldn't stand the cold wind at night. He felt like he was going to die several times.
I want to freeze to death in this spring when all things revive.
But he still stood firm and did not go back.
Because there is no way to survive at home.
But he didn't know how long he could hold on.
Because in the county seat, he also couldn't see a way out.
When he met Chu Shouli today, he thought he was so hungry that he didn't dare to recognize him for a long time. Finally, Chu Shouli recognized him among a bunch of beggars, and he sat here.
Until now, Qu Shuchun felt like he was dreaming.
It's really great here.
He always feels unreal.
"Second uncle, I don't want any wages, really, I don't want a penny, as long as you give me a place to live and a few mouthfuls of food..."
Qu Shuchun was afraid of missing this opportunity, so he actively fought for it, "Although I have never made a paper kite, I have made a bamboo basket, and I can split bamboo very quickly..."
Mrs. Qin looked at Chu Shouli hesitantly, "The head of the family?"
Chu Shouli couldn't bear to see Qu Shuchun like this, "Well, you can stay and help me."
Qu Shuchun was overjoyed, "Thank you second aunt, thank you second uncle, thank you cousin, don't worry, I will definitely work hard."
After he finished thanking him, Chu Ning smiled and said, "No matter where you work, there is no reason not to pay, but my cousin is in charge of food and housing in our house, which is definitely different from working outside. So, I make the decision.
How about asking dad to give you twenty wages a day?"
As soon as these words came out, others were still concerned about it. As Qu Shuchun's biological aunt, Mrs. Qin was not happy at first, "I don't know if the paper kite you mentioned can make money, but I have already spent a lot of it.
They are buying paper and silk yarn, both are money, and now they have to pay wages, then..."
Although Chu Ning was impatient with her nagging, this time it was rare that he didn't criticize her, "If you want to weave, you have to buy a loom first. How can there be anything that doesn't require capital? Besides, those things are things.
It’s not the same thing as my cousin’s salary, so don’t confuse it.”
She said, "One code equals one code. If my cousin puts in the effort, he must be paid. There is no reason to use people's work in vain."
Chu Shouli nodded, "That's the truth."
He was originally worried that hiring Qu Shuchun would increase costs, but he never thought that hiring him would be in vain.
But it was fine now. He looked pitiful at the child, and he was really worried if he had to go out on his own.
"Okay, it's settled."
Since Chu Shouli was pushed out by Chu Ning and talked about business with others, he has become much more confident than before. Now he speaks and acts more calmly, and he has the aura of the head of the family. "I eat and rest early after eating.
There are still many things to do tomorrow."
Qu Shuchun's eyes were sore and he quickly lowered his head to prevent others from seeing the tears in his eyes.