When Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the captain's house, she was just about to eat. Dinner was still porridge with stewed vegetables, but she saw that everyone was eating with a satisfied expression.
That made sense. At this time, many families were not full. In addition, there was a shortage of crops now, so everyone was even more cautious of their living. How could they not be satisfied with being able to eat a bowl of thick porridge and stewed vegetables?
After dinner, Wang Gang said to the captain, "I'll return to the city tomorrow. Who has your family decided to go with me?"
The captain tapped his cigarette and said, "Xiaofeng will go."
The captain thought of the outcome of the family discussion the day before. Firstly, the three brothers all had wives and children. It was not appropriate for them to go as a family. Secondly, if they let Xiaofeng go, she would promise to hand over her salary to the family regardless of whether she was married or not in the next ten years. No one had any objections to this outcome, so it was decided.
Since there was a result, Wang Gang asked the captain to find someone to accompany Liu Xiaofeng. Firstly, because Liu Xiaofeng was a woman, he would definitely be worried about her going to the city captain's house alone with a strange man.
Secondly, he wanted the captain's family to watch Liu Xiaofeng join the factory. Only then would they be at ease and take better care of Lu Xiaoxiao.
When she returned to her room at night, Lu Xiaoxiao saw Auntie Cai Hua helping Liu Xiaofeng pack her things. The next day, Liu Xiaofeng would go to the city to settle the employment procedures. At that time, Liu Xiaofeng would directly work there and not go home, so she had to pack up the things she was going to take away first.
Auntie Cai Hua helped Liu Xiaofeng finish packing up in a short while. Actually, people those days really did not have much to pack when they moved. Other than a blanket and a few clothes, the rest were just some small things that they would use daily. It was not like in the future where they could not finish packing even after filling a few carts.
Auntie Cai Hua said that she wanted to rest early and went out. After Liu Xiaofeng closed the door, she went to the bed.
Seeing that Liu Xiaofeng was on the bed, Lu Xiaoxiao asked Liu Xiaofeng, "Sister Xiaofeng, are you nervous about going to work in the city tomorrow?"
When Liu Xiaofeng heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, she said, "I'm not nervous. I'm just a little suffocated. The furthest place I've gone since I was young is the county. Moreover, I went to study at the middle school at the county. I would still return home during the holidays and never toured the county. Now that I have to leave home and work in the city alone, I can't bear to leave home. However, I want to go to work so that I can change my life. I don't have to get married and have children early like the other girls in the village and live like that for the rest of my life."
When Lu Xiaoxiao heard Liu Xiaofeng's words, she was really a little surprised. Nowadays, many women basically thought of marrying into a good family and giving birth to a few fat boys to gain a foothold in their in-laws' families. They felt that their lives were already very good.
It was really rare to see someone like Liu Xiaofeng who had so much more avant-garde thinking than the women of this era. This proved that she was a very ideological and opinionated person. She was not restrained by the thoughts of this era and knew to look for opportunities to change her situation and move in a good direction.
At the thought of this, Lu Xiaoxiao said to Liu Xiaofeng, "Sister Xiaofeng, it's always like this when you leave the house for the first time. It's not like you won't be coming back. The city is not far from the village. You can go home during the holidays. It's a good thing to be able to work in the city now. You should be happy."
Liu Xiaofeng smiled when she heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words. Then, she said, "I was thinking too much previously."
Lu Xiaoxiao was relieved to hear Liu Xiaofeng's words, so she took out a bottle of clam oil from her bag and handed it to Liu Xiaofeng. "Sister Xiaofeng, congratulations on becoming a worker."
This time, Liu Xiaofeng did not reject Lu Xiaoxiao's gift. She thought that she would give Lu Xiaoxiao a gift when she got her salary.
If Lu Xiaoxiao had snowflake ointment, why did she give clam oil instead of it? This was because people nowadays could not bear to buy clam oil. Moreover, snowflake ointment was equivalent to a modern luxury item, so it was most suitable to give clam oil.
As she had to wake up early the next day, she had to sleep early that day. Otherwise, she was afraid that she would not be able to get up the next day.
Seeing that Lu Xiaoxiao was lying down, Liu Xiaofeng went to sleep after putting out the kerosene lamp.