Chapter 1232

Seeing Liu Liu say this, Liu Ning sighed helplessly: "It's inconvenient to bring a child while it's raining these past few days. Once the rain stops, you'll only be working for an hour or two at night, so don't bring the child anymore."

"The child won't rest well, and you'll be tired too."

Liu Liu looked a bit bewildered: "She's only half a year old, it's not safe for her to sleep alone... I'm very skilled at working with the child on my back."

Liu Ning has never raised a child and doesn't understand this kind of anxious, heart-tugging mindset, but seeing Liu Liu insist, she didn't say anything more.

It was the mother-in-law of Aunt Lianhua, who was also eating dinner nearby, who heard this. She slowly swallowed the pork ribs that had been stewed until tender before saying:

"Little Liu, this way of bringing up a child isn't the right way."

The old lady is now well-fed, plump, and has a gentle face; her way of speaking naturally carries a sense of affinity.

The sister and brother Liu Liu fell silent instantly, listening patiently to her speak.

And as an old woman who has raised children, the experience shared by Grandma Lianhua was much more earnest:

"I've done that, carrying a child on my back while working. In the middle of summer, I'd carry the child on my back to work in the fields, and we both nearly died of heatstroke in the field..."

Lu Hong was even tempted to become a tea picker on the spot, and at this moment, she asked loudly:

"If it really doesn't work out for you, wouldn't it be a gesture of goodwill if you brought over two boxes of milk later?"

After saying "I" for a long time without knowing what else to say, she could only repeat:

"Oh, so you just have to carry the child on your back and act all miserable to feel comfortable?"

"What I'm saying isn't for the sake of those two boxes of milk; I don't lack that stuff. This old woman can earn money; there's a salary."

Then she cleared her throat with restraint:

"But back then, there was no other way; every household was struggling like that. Now that your conditions are better, if you still do that, it's a bit foolish."

Liu Liu's face turned a little red: "I..."

"Then, how is the salary calculated?"

"Then at mealtime, bring her to the canteen to wait for you—you decide the salary, would you be willing to accept 1,000?"

Lu Hong's eyes turned red.

"What kind of job would let you keep watching the surveillance monitor the whole time? And if something really happened, could you fly back immediately?"

Lu Hong's heart was pounding; she didn't know why, but she felt so tempted!

Liu Ning's face turned red.

"More than 8,000 isn't worth much; I just know a few more tricks, and I actually learned a few more this year—but Little Liu!"

"While you're working, you have the surveillance feed playing on your phone; if something happens, you can see it clearly, right?"

Liu Liu laughed instead: "Grandma, I know, I've heard of it! I heard that when you were weaving straw mats, you were making over 8,000 a month!"

She proudly took out her phone: "My house has that internet thing; you buy a monitor and point it at the bed, then learn from Song Tan and buy a phone stand to set your phone up in the vegetable field."

At the very least, the sister and brother pondered the method she suggested and didn't find any problems with it.

"By the way, in the spring, you can hire me to watch the child during the day—the materials for weaving straw mats haven't been harvested yet, so I'm free right now."

"You two are still young, how come you don't know how to use high-tech?"

"Also, don't use those cloth diapers; buy disposable diapers. Otherwise, with all the washing and drying, you might as well use that time to earn money!"

Thinking this way, the little old lady felt invigorated.

That was calling Liu Ning, who subconsciously replied "Hey."

"It's not a matter of whether it interferes or not."

Grandma Lianhua, as a trendy old lady who knows how to search for weaving patterns online, has an electric wheelchair that is intelligently controlled and a smart toilet; she is no longer the same as the others in the village!

It made Lu Hong feel even more ashamed: "Why didn't I think of that before?"

And Grandma Lianhua also clenched her fists nervously—although she was confident she would earn more this summer, being idle in the spring... earning a thousand or eight hundred wasn't a waste!

"Don't be discouraged, and don't think a salary of over 1,000 is low. Look at your physique; you should focus on building up your foundation first."

"If something is really urgent on the monitor, wouldn't I still be sleeping at home? I'm a light sleeper; if you give me a call, it's worth it for me to go take a look."

"That's right!" Grandma Lianhua was waiting for those words. Seeing Lu Hong's shocked expression, she sat even straighter in her wheelchair.

The old lady curled her lips: "I know you don't have much money on hand; if I really did it too meticulously, you wouldn't be able to afford that salary. How about this—"

The person being taught was so receptive that Grandma Lianhua actually felt a great sense of accomplishment, but at this moment, she still had to emphasize:

But, it must be said, looking down at Ranran, who was eating a piece of radish with her face covered in mess, her anxious heart finally settled down.

Her speech was also sonorous and powerful, exceptionally confident.

"In our village, the Song family has work from spring to winter. You are diligent and quick at working, but if your body can't hold up, they'll be afraid you'll collapse on the job and they'll have to pay compensation!"

The sister and brother: "..."

Liu Ning:... That is indeed true.

What to do? Suddenly feeling that this old lady is amazing, and what she says makes so much sense!

But Grandma Lianhua changed her tone:

"But now that it's spring, you can bundle the child up warmly, and carrying her while working is fine. But what about summer?"

"If I were the boss, I wouldn't want you either. We are hiring workers, not nannies."

She could even find time to tidy up the vegetable field!

"Ah?" With Liu Ning's honest personality, she hadn't thought about that at all.

"I'll be responsible for watching the child, feeding her formula, changing her clothes and diapers—that can't be saved. Formula is definitely more nutritious than your breast milk; look at how sallow your own face is."

"If you really are slow, even if you work for three hours, the salary will still be the same."

"Thinking about it is useless."

Speaking of this, Grandma Lianhua's tone changed; she had the heart to guide this inexperienced young mother:

"If I were you, I would definitely have another bowl of meat, three meals a day plus a late-night snack—if you supplement like this for half a month, if you're able to, you could even be a tea picker."

Liu Liu was calmer than her, and at this moment, she hurriedly asked: "Grandma, then what do you think my sister should do?"

Grandma Lianhua patiently guided her: "Collecting vegetables on the mountain, if there are fewer people, it takes three hours; if there are more, it takes two. Actually, it's not a big problem; the time was set initially because we were afraid of delays on the road."

Grandma Lianhua then said:

The old lady had a look of tolerance: "Let's not even talk about the sun during the day, what will you do about the mosquitoes at night? You're an adult and can endure it, but she's a tender little child on your back, being bitten by mosquitoes in this vegetable field—do you have the heart for that?"

"I definitely won't delay the work; everyone says I'm very quick at working."

Lu Hong said calmly from the side:

Adding the rent for the old house, that's over 2,000 yuan a month; how is that not a job?

Young children have tender skin; one mosquito bite leaves a bump, especially since Ranran is thin and small. Which mother wouldn't feel heartache?