70's Raising a Child: I'm done with cannon fodder female supporting roles

Chapter 20 Someone is trying to harm her

"Then when can they get married? I don't want to wait even for a day!" Xiaoyu shouted, stamping his feet.

Old Mrs. Ma was very worried.

Of these three girls, the oldest is only 16 years old, and the other two are 12 and 11 years old.

At such a young age, how could a matchmaker these days have the courage to propose marriage to a girl? In this rural area, a girl must be at least 18 years old before her husband's family is willing to come to propose marriage.

This will take another two years!

The more Old Lady Ma thought about it, the angrier she became, and she rushed out in a rage.

He knocked over all the corn that the three girls had worked so hard to break and yelled:

"What's the point of you breaking corn at home every day? Go out and find work tomorrow. It's better to go to the fields and help to exchange some vegetables than to break corn here! Do you hear me?"

The girls stood up from the ground trembling, and looked at the old lady's back as she walked angrily into the main room. They were so scared that they dared not take another step forward.

Xiaoyu, as their younger brother, never even looked at them.

Under the influence of his grandmother, he treated his three sisters as maids who could be ordered around at will.

A little girl lowered her head and wiped her tears, and her sobbing attracted the attention of the other two sisters.

The eldest sister Ma Yumian quickly spoke up: "Little sister, why are you crying? When I grow up in two years, I will go to the city to work. When I make money, I will take you and your second sister away."

When Ma Yumian said this, he knew in his heart that the hope was very slim.

After all, Old Lady Ma has always been hoping that she would get married as soon as she turns 18 so that she could receive a betrothal gift of 300 yuan.

The little girl cried even harder: "Big sister, I am sad. When you get married in two years, it will be just me and my second sister.

I really want to grow up quickly."

Ma Yumian walked forward and gently rubbed the little sister's head:
"I'm sorry, it's my fault that I can't protect you and my second sister. There are some leftover bread in my room. Let's make do with it tonight."

The two sisters nodded and followed Ma Yumian into the house.

Unexpectedly, just as the three of them sat down, the shabby door was kicked open by Old Lady Ma from outside:

"What are you three doing here secretly eating? If I find out that you have hidden the delicious food, you will be in trouble!"

The three of them were holding the dough that had been broken into three pieces. Old Ma narrowed her eyes like green beans, and after confirming that there was no other hidden food, she snorted coldly:
"Go find work in the fields tomorrow morning. Don't come back if you can't find any! Didn't you hear your brother crying from hunger?"

The second sister's face darkened. Dad was not at home, and there was no one who could do the work. There were old and young people in the family, and most of them were frail and sickly.

The three sisters combined are not as heavy as Xiaoyu alone.

Old Mrs. Ma didn't want to stay in this room any longer, and even felt that it was too good for the three of them to live in this room.

In her opinion, these girls should live in the cowshed and pigsty.

……

The next day, Shen Nanqiao got up early in the morning.

Today is the day she has to report to the steel plant.

Before going to work, Shen Nanqiao first roughly drew out the pattern of clothes to be made for the children.

At this time, Song Xia came in with pork pies and millet porridge. Seeing Shen Nanqiao drawing something with charcoal on the table, she walked over with surprise and asked, "Nanqiao, what are you drawing?"

"Mom, I'm designing clothes for the kids. I plan to make them myself. The clothes in the clothing stores in town are expensive and the styles are old. I'll make new ones for the kids so they can wear decent clothes to school."

When Song Xia heard this, she was shocked and said:

"Nan Qiao, you can do this? You used to go to the clothing store in town to buy clothes. Do you know needlework?"

Seeing Shen Nanqiao drawing the blueprint seriously, Song Xia's eyes moistened. She felt that her daughter-in-law had really changed. The hard days in the past were over, and it seemed that the Jiang family was going to start enjoying their life.

Song Xia secretly made up her mind to treat Shen Nanqiao better in the future so that she would not divorce Jiang Zhe.

"Mom, please take the food out. It's not good to eat in the house."

Song Xia nodded quickly. In the past, Shen Nanqiao always asked Song Xia to bring the meal to the bedside and feed him one spoonful at a time.

After dinner, Shen Nanqiao saw Jiang's father pulling the ox cart over.

After all, it would be easy for people to gossip if the daughter-in-law rode her father-in-law's bicycle, so Jiang's father planned to send Shen Nanqiao there on a ox cart.

Moreover, Jiang's father took the old cow out early in the morning to get rid of the smell and wiped it carefully.

Father Jiang held his forehead nervously and said, "Nan Qiao, it's only two kilometers to the steel plant, but it's too tiring for you to walk there. I'll use a bullock cart to take you there every day. How about that?"

Shen Nanqiao felt a little embarrassed. It was only two kilometers away. Some people in the village didn't feel tired even if they walked to the mountains. If she went there by ox cart, she would definitely be gossiped about.

"It's okay, Dad. It's only two kilometers. I'm not tired. You can just ride your bike. I'll start early and walk there."

Father Jiang subconsciously looked at Song Xia, who smiled and said:
"My daughter-in-law is making you worry-free! You, the father-in-law, are so lucky!"

Father Jiang smiled naively.

When Shen Nanqiao was about to go out, she specifically told Yaoyao: "Mom is going to work. I'll bring you some candy when I get back from get off work, okay?"

Jiang Yaoyao jumped up happily: "Thank you, Mom!"

Shen Nanqiao's heart softened and he kissed Yaoyao on the forehead.

Afterwards, Shen Nanqiao carried her small bag and prepared to report to the steel plant. This was her first day at work.

In fact, Shen Nanqiao was not very interested in the steel plant. In reality, she worked hard in a brand design store all her life. The new clothes she designed were always snatched away by the director until she was exhausted to the point of vomiting blood. She still couldn't save enough money to buy a house in Shanghai.

So working in the steel plant was just a temporary transition for her. If she wanted to really make clothes, it would not work in a place like a tube building. She had to start in the town.

But Shen Nanqiao was not in a hurry. He wanted to save some money first and then build up some capital.

When he arrived at the steel plant, Shen Nanqiao's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

As soon as I entered and prepared to report, a sharp and mocking voice came:
"Hey, isn't this Shen Nanqiao who was determined to come to the steel factory to work?
Your father-in-law has a hard time earning money, and you let him spend a hundred dollars to get you in. A steel plant is not a place where you can fool around!
Every machine here must be operated strictly. What if you get hurt and you blame the steel mill?"

Shen Nanqiao narrowed his eyes and saw that the person who spoke was Xiu Yu, the little follower beside Su Qian.

At this time, Su Qian pulled Xiuyu's arm:

"Xiuyu, don't say that. Comrade Shen is a new employee in our factory. We should welcome her."

Su Qian did not hold an important position in the steel plant, but because she was beautiful and dressed elegantly, she naturally became the most beautiful girl in the factory.

When the others heard this, they immediately started to make a noise:

"Since the beauty in the factory has spoken, we must cooperate! But beauty in the factory, we are very busy right now, so I will leave this new colleague to you."

After that, everyone hurried to work.

The steel produced by the steel plant every day has to be transported to the city. Jiang's father didn't even care about Shen Nanqiao. He put on gloves and was taken to the blast furnace room.

Xiuyu walked up to Shen Nanqiao and said, "You just came here today, and you are just a junior worker. Go touch the machine first and get a feel for it. Here, try the machine over there."

Xiuyu pointed in a random direction.

Shen Nanqiao looked over and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

In her previous life, as soon as she entered the workshop, three of her fingers were chopped off by the machines here, leaving her disabled. It turned out that someone wanted to harm her on purpose.

(End of this chapter)