Although the yard was very small and shabby, and there were no toys such as swings, Tang Er was very happy. It seemed that whether a person was happy or not had much to do with the environment. It should be related to the people who were playing with them. As long as a person was playing with the person they liked, they would be very happy. If they were with the person they didn't like, then no matter how good the surrounding environment was, it would be difficult to be happy.
In the world of adults, it seemed that the possibility of considering material things was relatively high. However, in the eyes of children who didn't have to worry about food and drink, material things were not a thing at all. Spiritual happiness was the highest pursuit. It was good as long as they were happy, and bad as long as they weren't happy.
Tang Er and Shuang 'er were very happy together. This was enough to show that in the heart of Tang Er, being with the person he liked was the happiest thing. If he was with the person he didn't like, even if he ate meat every day, he would still be unhappy, very unhappy.
Many people liked to travel. In fact, there was nothing fun about traveling, especially during the holidays. Every good scenic spot was crowded with people. You couldn't see any scenery when you went there. All you could see was people. What was there to see? However, there were so many tourists every year that it was uncountable.
In fact, traveling wasn't about the scenery at all. It was about playing with one's mood. If one was in a good mood, even if they only saw a group of heads in the scenic spot, they would still be happy. If one was in a bad mood, even if they were the only one in the entire scenic spot, they would still be unhappy. Therefore, going out to play and traveling had a lot to do with one's mood. If one was in a good mood, everything would be good. If one was in a bad mood, everything would be bad.
"I'm really sorry. There is no intact tea bowl in the house. Please be careful."
The woman brought out a bowl of steaming water, but the bowl was broken. There were several holes in it. The intact bowl was only one-third of the length. If it was damaged here, then it really couldn't be used.
Although the bowl was broken, it might be the most intact one in the family. This could be considered as taking out the best things in the house. It was very good hospitality. Ang Lee was also very satisfied with this.
The ancients liked to soak some tea leaves when drinking tea. This way, it would have a taste. However, this poor family obviously didn't have these, so they could only serve water. Ang Lee obviously didn't care about this. As long as the host was enthusiastic, it was enough. As for what they drank, it wasn't so important.
"Okay, thank you."
Ang Lee didn't dislike the tasteless water. He drank the bowl of water in one breath.
"Do you want more?"
The woman asked.
.................... of you.................. ..............
......... as a woman......... . I just clean the house at home and mend it. "
.... Ang Lee suddenly sighed. No wonder this family was so poor. It was completely a problem of thinking. A man was too honest. He worked hard after being cheated, and a young woman stayed at home all day. She didn't go out to earn money. As a result, the family's economic situation would naturally be worse. These two were fools!
"No wonder this house is so clean and tidy. It turns out that the wife tidies up when she has nothing to do. No wonder. No wonder! However, even if you tidy up at home every day, you can't do anything, let alone make money. If you want to live a good life, you still have to go out to earn money. This way, you won't be bored. "
.... Ang Lee smiled and enlightened her.
The woman listened to Ang Lee's words and nodded in agreement. She seemed to feel that what Ang Lee said was reasonable. Her previous life was quite fulfilling. Every day, apart from cleaning and cooking, the rest of the time was to play with Shuang 'er. But since Shuang' er went to school, her life became extremely boring every day. She kept cleaning every day, so much so that the house was spotless. But what was the use? Their family was still poor. In order to save money, she didn't cook at night. Every night, she would eat a steamed bun and drink a bowl of hot tea. Of course, there were some pickled vegetables. This was enough for a meal. After her husband came back, he also received the same treatment. He also had a steamed bun, a bowl of hot water, and some pickled vegetables.
Sometimes, she didn't even cook lunch. For lunch, she only ate steamed buns and pickled vegetables. She just ate a little. The reason why she made do was that she was alone at home. She really had no motivation to cook. She just ate a few mouthfuls to get by.
Such examples were particularly common in any era. When there was a big family, the motivation to cook was the highest. If you were alone at home, you would lose the most basic motivation to cook. You wouldn't want to cook at all. You wouldn't even have the motivation to eat. At most, when you were hungry, you would just eat a little and get by.
This was also a kind of laziness to your body. If it was like this for a long time, the harm to your body was obvious. It would cause great harm to your stomach.
Only when you ate on time and felt comfortable would it be the best for your body. If you didn't eat on time, you would suffer from your body's revenge sooner or later. Some people couldn't eat on time because of work, but there were also people who didn't eat on time because of play. This was very wrong.
For example, in the Internet cafes of the later generations, there were so many people who stayed there to play all day. They almost treated the Internet cafes as their own homes. When they were hungry, they would casually order takeout. When they were sleepy, they would collapse on the chair and sleep for a while. When they woke up, they would continue to play. For a young person, such a life might be bearable, but after a long time, there would definitely be problems with the body. It was estimated that in at most ten years, this person would become a real waste, a waste with nothing and nothing.
Of course, the woman in front of him was not a good-for-nothing. In this era, the majority of women did not work, and those who worked were in the minority. In the eyes of women, not working and letting their husbands support them was a matter of course. Women who worked were not virtuous enough.
This kind of thinking was obviously too outdated. In today's Tang Empire, there was an urgent need for more women to put into work to reduce the pressure of labor shortage. In particular, with the emergence of a large number of workshops that did not require much physical strength, the demand for women had greatly increased. In other words, women no longer needed to rely on men to live. In a family, women could also use their own efforts to earn money to support the family. Even if they did not have the income of men, women could also support a family. In this case, it was very inappropriate to continue to stay at home and not go out to work.
"Have you ever thought of going out to work? You can also earn some money to support the family! "
Ang Lee struck while the iron was hot and asked.
"Go out to earn money to support the family? Can I really go out to work?"
The woman seemed to be a little unconfident and said timidly.
Ang Lee said encouragingly, "Why do you have so little confidence at such a young age? As long as you are willing to go out to find a job, you can definitely do it. Hahaha! "
"Well, when my man comes back, I will discuss it with him. Now that Shuang 'er is in school all day and I am alone at home, it is really boring. It is really good to go out to find a job to earn some money."
The woman said happily.
"Then what kind of work do you want to do?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Sewing, mending, washing, and cooking, I can do all these. I don't know about other things. I don't know what I can do."
The woman said.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "You don't have to worry. In fact, the work in the workshops outside is very simple. As long as you study hard for a while, you can learn it. There is no difficulty. Don't the women in your neighborhood work in workshops?"
At this moment, there were countless workshops in Beijing. Most of them were female workers. In other words, there were many women working in workshops in Beijing.
"In fact, there are some, but not many."
The woman replied.
"Oh, then what did they say? What do they think of the work in the workshop? Is it good or bad? "
Ang Lee asked.
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Some of them said that the work in the workshop is very hard, much harder than cooking and washing at home. Some said that it is not hard and they can earn a lot of money. I don't know who is telling the truth."
Obviously, the woman was somewhat conflicted. She did not know what kind of environment the workshop was and whether it was particularly tiring. She was nervous and seemed to have thought of working in a workshop for a long time, but she did not understand the situation and had not made up her mind.
"Haha! They are not lying. The environment in the workshop will not change, but some people are hardworking and healthy and feel that it is not hard. However, some people are lazy and have poor health. After working for a day, they will be so tired that their backs will ache and they can't persevere. Naturally, they will say that the workshop is very hard. What they said is the truth, but their situation is different. If you want to know what the workshop is like, you have to experience it yourself to fully understand it! "
Ang Lee said.
"This …"
The woman fell into deep thought.
"Haha! Don't think too much about it. My family has dozens of workshops. If you are willing to go, you can go to any one of them. The salary will definitely not be lower than that of the same industry. At most, it will improve your family's life by a lot in a year! "
Ang Lee said.
His family did have a lot of industries. In addition to some monopolized industries, there were various workshops for women to work in. These were opened by the wives of the family when they were free. They were specially prepared to solve the problem of working women in the capital. These jobs were only suitable for women, not men. Some of the other workshops were only suitable for men. This way, it was easier to manage. If men and women were mixed together, the management would be somewhat difficult. It would be troublesome if something indescribable happened.
"Noble Lady, you have a workshop in your family? What is your surname? "
The woman asked.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "My surname is Li."
"Oh, it's Noble Lady Li."
The woman blurted out.
Ang Lee suddenly felt quite embarrassed. He felt as if he had become the Emperor's concubine. This address was really embarrassing. However, it was just an address. It didn't matter too much.
"Well, I'll write you a note with the workshop's address and my recommendation letter. If you want to work in the workshop, take this and go directly to the workshop tomorrow."
Ang Lee said as he took out a pen and paper. He wrote a recommendation letter for the woman and wrote the workshop's address at the bottom. Then, he handed it to the woman.
The woman reached out to take the note and thanked, "Thank you, Noble Lady Li. Thank you, Noble Lady Li."
Ang Lee couldn't bear to hear this kind of concubine address. He hurriedly said, "It's a small matter. Don't mention it. Our workshop is also short of people. We are really short of people. Haha! "
While talking, the woman's husband came back. He heard a man's laughter in his house from afar. His heart tightened. He quickly quickened his pace and ran over.
"Father, hug."
When Shuang'er heard the sound of her father coming back, she quickly ran over to ask for a hug.
However, how could her father be in the mood to hug his daughter at the moment? There was a strange man in the yard at home.
"Shuang'er, don't make trouble. There are guests here."
The man didn't hug Shuang'er. Instead, he looked at Ang Lee. He seemed a little surprised because Ang Lee's clothes were really high-end. He was someone that their family couldn't fawn on.
Ang Lee looked up. This man looked relatively strong, but there was a slight stupidity between his eyebrows. Although he wasn't stupid like a retard, he was definitely not a shrewd person. Ang Lee absolutely believed that he was easy to be deceived because generally, people with this kind of appearance were more gullible. Therefore, the probability of being deceived was naturally higher.
"Wife, this is?"
The man asked in a daze.
"Father, this is Tang Er and his father. They came to our house to play."
The woman didn't speak, but Shuang'er explained.
"Husband, this Tang Er is Shuang'er's classmate in school. He is good at playing and wants to come to our house to play. His father was worried and was afraid that there would be an accident on the way, so he accompanied him personally. They have been here for half an hour."
The woman continued.
When the man heard this, he immediately understood. He immediately grinned and complained, "Wife, this guest has been here for so long. Why don't you cook some hot food? Do you want to let the guest starve? "
At first glance, it was obvious that this big fool was a hospitable person.
The woman complained, "It's not like you don't know the situation in our house. What can we use to entertain guests? If there is a chicken, I will definitely kill it to entertain guests."
This woman was quite smart. She didn't directly say that her man was incapable. Instead, she tactfully expressed her meaning. It could be said that she left enough face for this big fool. At first glance, it was obvious that she was a virtuous and good wife.
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