In the evening, after working at the construction site for a day, Ma Xiaolong returned to the small house he rented, turned on the lights, and found it deserted.
On the way, I bought two sheep's hooves, half a pound of fried peanuts, and a bottle of Erguotou, all of which were placed on the computer table.
Turn on the electric heater, turn on the computer, eat and drink, and browse the gossip news on the website.
"Guo Fucheng's new girlfriend Xiong Dalin was revealed to have appeared in a 2+1 film (picture)"
"Li Xiangyu has divorced Li Houlin and takes his "new love" to eat with his elders."
""The Days of Living with a Stewardess" is a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Chinese drama"
"Huang Jianxiang participated in the recording of a program for the first time after his resignation and said he would not join Deyun Club"
"Featured Picture: Fei Yuqing's Exquisite Photo"
"..."
Nine years ago in November, Ma Xiaolong failed all seven subjects in his first midterm exam in the third grade of junior high school, announcing the end of his student career.
In addition to being helpless, his parents also began to consider his future. A fifteen-year-old child with no education and no skills would probably have no choice but to work as a laborer at a construction site besides serving dishes in restaurants.
Moreover, they had more than one problem. Ma Xiaofeng, a stupid girl, also failed all seven subjects in her midterm exam. Seeing that Ma Xiaolong couldn't pass, she also complained that she didn't want to pass.
The parents had a big headache. Giving birth to such a pair of sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks was something they had never dreamed of back then.
"What do you want to do in the future?" Ma Johnson asked Ma Xiaolong.
"As long as it makes money," Ma Xiaolong said, "It's best not to make less than three hundred yuan."
In 1997, my mother's salary increased to more than 300 yuan. My father was laid off a few years ago. Now he rents a shop in the vegetable market and sells steamed buns. He earns a net income of more than 1,000 yuan a month, which is much better than working.
"It's hard to find anything over 300 yuan." Mom was a little worried.
The salary of waiters, salespersons, etc. is usually 200 yuan, and above 300 yuan, almost all formal workers are regular workers. However, nowadays, the efficiency of factories is not good, a large number of laid-off workers have appeared, and the society is not stable. Fortunately, prices are stable, and life is still going well.
Go down.
"I know a few foremans. If you are not afraid of being tired, you can work as a laborer for fifteen days a day and take care of one meal."
After hearing what his father said, Ma Xiaolong immediately agreed, and since then he has been wandering around various construction sites. In seven years, he has worked from a small worker to a big worker, but it only costs fifty yuan a day.
In order to make more money, Ma Xiaolong traveled to Beijing two years ago and continued to hang out at construction sites. However, his income increased significantly, at least 5,000 yuan per month. Apart from being a little tired, his life was quite nourishing.
Even when I go home for the New Year, my parents always urge me to get married, which is a bit annoying.
While he was drinking a small drink, a piece of news that had just been updated made his hand shake and the wine glass fell to the ground.
"Singer Chen Jun jumped off a building and committed suicide"
…
"What are you thinking about?"
Cinnabar's voice pulled him out of his memories.
It is afternoon now, and all the students in the school are not in class, and they are carrying out cleaning activities for the beginning of the school year. The school is divided into several areas, and each class is in charge of its own stall. Ma Xiaolong and his class were assigned to an area with overgrown weeds. They squatted in the grass one by one, waving.
Sickle weeding.
Sickles, brooms, dustpans and other tools were all brought by students, and even the garbage loaded in the garbage trucks had to be pushed to the garbage dump outside the school by senior students. This shows that the school was so poor during this period that it could not even afford cleaners.
"It's okay." Ma Xiaolong blocked it with his sickle: "Don't poke people with your sickle."
With a smile, Zhu Sha met him several times, took out two pieces of candy from her skirt pocket, and handed one to him: "Please have some candy."
"Thank you." Ma Xiaolong took it. It was a big white rabbit that I hadn't eaten in a few months.
Peel off the candy wrapper and put the toffee into your mouth. The rich milk flavor is fragrant and sweet.
"..." Zhu Sha looked at him and saw that his expression was normal, so she couldn't help but ask: "Is it delicious?"
"tasty."
Can the white rabbit not be delicious?
"...Have you eaten it before?" Cinnabar asked.
"Eat it." Ma Xiaolong said.
"Hmm~~~~~~, I have eaten it!" Zhusha said with a smile but not a smile: "I didn't expect your family to be quite rich."
"My family is rich?" Ma Xiaolong made a move and made him laugh!
"My family must be rich, but can't afford meat, milk powder, or even eggs every day? Do you know the sadness of a child who should be 1.8 meters tall due to lack of nutrition?" Ma Xiaolong said.
The more sad and angry he is, the more likely he is to be cured by Cinnabar.
"Students over there, what are you shouting about? Work hard!"
The supervising teacher scolded the new primary school student, causing him to tremble.
In one afternoon, the school's general cleaning was completed. Ma Xiaolong didn't feel too tired, but he had two blisters on his hands.
Tsk tsk, these delicate little hands are completely different from the big hands full of calluses in my previous life.
"What are you enjoying?" Zhusha came over.
"Haha, there are blisters." Ma Xiaolong showed her the two blisters on his right hand.
"..." Zhu Sha looked at him as if he was mentally retarded.
There is definitely something wrong with this person.
"School is over, let's go!" Zhusha patted the grass clippings and dust on her skirt, suddenly frowned and found that her skirt had been cut open.
"What's wrong?"
"The skirt is scratched." Zhu Sha's face turned ugly. She had only bought this skirt for more than ten days and she hadn't worn it enough yet!
"Why don't you go home and sew it up?" Ma Xiaolong said.
"Can you still see it after it's sewn on?" Zhu Sha asked angrily.
"It will look better if it is sewn well." Ma Xiaolong raised his chest and raised his head, pointing at himself with his thumb: "No, my master's knitting and embroidery skills are unprecedented. Do you want me to sew it for you? I guarantee it will look better than before."
"You? Haha..." Zhu Sha smiled half-heartedly: "Are you serious? You won't end well if you lie to me."
"Why are you lying to me?" After a pause, Ma Xiaolong said, "Go to my house? I'll recognize the door by the way and you can come and play with me later."
Zhu Sha looked at him for a moment and asked, "Is there anyone in your family now?"
"My grandma and sister are at home, what's wrong?" Ma Xiaolong asked.
"It's okay." Zhu Sha chuckled and waved his sickle: "Let's go!"
…
After lining up and leaving the school gate, Zhusha followed Ma Xiaolong home: "Is your home far away?"
"A few hundred meters, a few minutes." Ma Xiaolong said, "Is your home far away? How about I tell you when you get home first?"
"No need." Zhu Sha took off the schoolbag on her back and took out a mobile phone.
"Dad, it's me. I'll go to my classmate's house to play for a while and I'll come back later... Well, I got it, it's okay, I'll hang up."
Ma Xiaolong:(?°?°?)
Zhu Sha put the eldest brother back in his schoolbag, looked at Ma Xiaolong's stupid expression, hummed and smiled: "Are you stupid?"
"..." Ma Xiaolong frowned: "Don't take such expensive things out in the future. What if you are robbed?"
"It's okay." Zhu Sha said nonchalantly: "Whoever robs me, my father will make him spit out his capital and profits."
"..."
I almost forgot, her dad is...
"Anyway, you should be careful and don't reveal your wealth. A child can easily get into trouble if he carries such valuable things." Ma Xiaolong said.
"You're so long-winded." Zhu Sha rolled her eyes.
You girl, you think I'm verbose and don't know how to take precautions. No wonder in the future...
Thinking of what would happen to her in the future, Ma Xiaolong felt a little heavy.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Sha asked, "Are you angry?"
"No." Ma Xiaolong shook his head: "I'm just a little worried about you."
"..." Zhusha blinked and bumped him with her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Ma Xiaolong stumbled and turned to glare at her.
"You talk like a little adult." Zhu Sha chuckled: "Are you still worried about me? Are you worried that you can't afford meat?"
Ma Xiaolong was speechless and said twice: "You can't tear people apart even if they are difficult."
"What do you mean?" Zhusha was stunned.
"Life is hard, don't make trouble."
"So that's what it means? Haha, it's so interesting that people can't be broken even when things are tough..." Zhu Sha was leaning forward and back happily, and he would hit Ma Xiaolong on the shoulder from time to time. His hand was quite strong.
"Don't base your happiness on other people's pain."
Hearing what Ma Xiaolong said while rubbing his shoulders, Zhu Sha smiled and bent over: "You are such an interesting person."
"There are so many people who say I'm interesting, who do you think they are?"
"Hahaha……"
In just a few minutes, Zhu Sha's favorability increased rapidly, and when they arrived at Ma Xiaolong's door, they were almost holding each other's arms, calling her sister and brother.
"Woof woof——"
"Stop barking." Ma Xiaolong kicked her in the air, and Lulu immediately closed her mouth, carefully came to Zhusha's feet and smelled her, her tail gradually wagging.