Back to the 70s: My Wife is Both Fierce and Crazy

Chapter 36 All Enter the City
Uncle Bai had naturally thought of this as well. "Sister-in-law, this matter may require your and Xiao Jing's help." Uncle Bai looked at his sister-in-law with a sincere expression.

Although Luo Chunhua didn't know what was going on, she thought about how her brother-in-law had helped her family over the years, and she wouldn't abandon them no matter how difficult things got.

“You said that as long as my sister-in-law can do it, she will definitely not refuse.”

Uncle San smiled.

"After I leave, I'd like Zhaodi and the children to stay at your house for a while." Uncle Bai blushed slightly as he said this. "Of course, I'll bring their food rations with me."

Upon hearing that it was such a small matter as her third brother's wife staying at her house, Luo Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief, as she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to help her third brother.

"Okay, no problem. I'm happy for my third brother's wife to stay here. But, are you letting your wife and child stay here because you want to sell the house?" She quickly guessed her third brother's intentions and asked.

Seeing that his sister-in-law had asked so many questions, Uncle Bai naturally didn't hide anything. "Well, I'm going to work in town, so I can't take care of things at home. If the house is left uninhabited, who knows who will benefit from it in the end? It's better to sell it."

He wasn't worried at all about what would happen if he lost his job.

He thought that once he settled things in town, he would buy his wife a job, even a temporary one, which would be better than working in the village.

"If that's the case, what will happen to your family's food rations?" Uncle Bai had a longer-term perspective. "Although you have a job, your monthly salary and food rations are limited. Now that your child's household registration is with your mother, if your younger brother and sister-in-law don't have jobs, it will be difficult to get food rations for the three of them."

This is a very real issue, so it has to be taken into account.

Uncle Bai looked at his sister-in-law and second brother, who were worried about their family, and let out a soft breath before revealing his plans.

Upon hearing this, Auntie San immediately grabbed her husband's hand excitedly, "You really want to buy me a job?" She never imagined that she would be able to go to the city in her lifetime.

Uncle Bai patted her hand, "Buy it. My children's household registration is with you. If I don't buy you a job, what will the children eat? I'll feel sorry for them if they have to toil in the fields to make a living."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing felt goosebumps all over.

However, seeing the envy in her mother's and second aunt's eyes, she kept quiet.

"You do have a conscience," Auntie said with a happy smile.

Speaking of work, Bai Jing thought of the yellow slips they entrusted to her for safekeeping.

"Second Uncle, don't worry. If there's a suitable job, I'll ask Third Uncle to help you look into it. Then we can buy jobs and go to the city." Afraid that her second uncle would feel disappointed, Bai Jing said something that would make everyone happy.

“Yes.” Uncle San agreed. “Not only that, Xiao Jing also plans to take the exam. Now that I’m in town, I have better access to information than I do in the village. If there’s an opportunity, I will definitely let Xiao Jing give it a try.”

Speaking of job hunting, Luo Chunhua remembered what her accountant wife had said: "Third brother, I heard that the paper mill is hiring, but I don't know if it's true or not. Since you're going to town tomorrow, could you ask around for your sister-in-law?"

My child has graduated from high school and should take a job exam.

“No problem, I’ll go to the paper mill tomorrow to ask.” Since there was news of recruitment, Bai Quanshou naturally wouldn’t miss it.

“But sister-in-law, working at the paper mill is not easy. If Xiaojing wants to be a worker, she might as well wait for the next job opening.” Bai Quanshou reminded her, thinking about the special nature of the paper mill.

Bai Jing had naturally thought about this as well. If her grades only qualified her for a front-line worker position, then she would give the job to her second uncle.

She's still young; working in a paper mill is really not suitable for her.

After all, working in a paper mill is never easy, especially the bleaching process, which is very harmful to the body. If she were to be assigned to this job, she would rather not have it at all.

The paper mill in town wasn't shut down until the 20th century, which shows how many families it supported. Despite its size, it discharged a considerable amount of wastewater every year, and with no residents for miles around, you can imagine how terrible the smell was.

Although the people working there earn high wages, she heard that the survival rate is not high, especially for the frontline workers.

Of course, she didn't know the truth, but that's how the rumor went.

If given the chance, the place she most wants to go is the city, since that's where City A's development will be most important in the future.

If she had settled down in City A earlier and accumulated more land and houses after the city opened up, she could have lived a comfortable life in her later years without having to struggle for a living like she did in her previous life.

Far away.

Just as Bai Jing's thoughts were wandering, the conversation continued.

“Of course I’ve thought about that, but working in town is better than farming in the village. If there’s a way, I don’t want Xiaojing to do such hard work.”

As long as I can leave the village, what does it matter how hard or tiring it is?
Uncle Bai wanted to say something more, but Aunt Bai stopped him, saying, "Sister-in-law is right. If Xiao Jing really gets accepted, we can sell the job after she transfers her household registration. Besides, Xiao Jing has such good grades, she definitely won't go to work as a factory worker."

My husband is good in every way, except he can't speak properly. I've never seen how much my sister-in-law is looking forward to her job.

Let alone my sister-in-law, if it were her, she would also send the children away from the village if given the chance. Anywhere would be better than here.

“That’s right, that’s right, sister-in-law, don’t worry. We’ll wait for the results to come out before we talk about anything else. We have to trust Xiaojing,” her second aunt comforted her.

Luo Chunhua nodded vigorously, then said firmly, "I believe Xiao Jingyi is capable of doing this. When the time comes, all three of our families will go to the city and never live with these wicked people in the village again."

Luo Chunhua was never one to wallow in self-pity. Although she didn't have any great abilities, she would do everything in her power to ensure that her children wouldn't suffer the same hardships she had endured.

"Alright, alright, it's getting late. Since you're planning to have your sister-in-law move to your sister-in-law's house, then don't bring your things home. When you come back tomorrow, I'll help you tidy up the house. Now, pack your things and go home. Your sister-in-law has to go to work tomorrow, so don't disturb her rest."

My second uncle stood up and began to sort things out.

Bai Jing also stepped forward to help, and soon the items were divided into three piles.

Then came the calculation of the price. Bai Jing had Uncle Zhong give her the price for everything, so everything was clear and she could calculate how much she wanted herself.

There were a total of over 490 yuan. Bai Jing took half, 240 yuan, and the rest was divided equally among her second and third uncles.

The items cost a total of about two hundred yuan, but Bai Jing spent the most, since she bought the most things and they were the things her family lacked the most.

The rest were things my second uncle and aunt told me to buy, and the rest were things my third uncle bought.

They knew exactly what was going on, so they finished distributing the goods quickly.

In the end, Bai Jing had 104 yuan left, which means she spent 136 yuan by herself. She really knows how to spend money.

At the time, Bai Quanshou didn't think much of it. After all, he wanted good things too, and he also wanted his wife and children to have a better life.

He didn't think much of it at the time, but now that he's done the math, his heart is trembling.

After all, this was the most money he had ever spent in his life.

(End of this chapter)