Chapter 105 Pillow Talk
An Shuchao’s leg injury meant the household lost all its financial resources.
Bai Xue too began to worry day by day. At night, as she lay beside An Shuchao, she’d whisper into his ear, "Old An, with you falling ill, we don’t even have a single person left to work the fields."
An Shuchao looked up at the ceiling and let out a deep sigh, "I’m worried too! It’s all my fault. I was too hasty that day. The ox had just been bought and was still skittish; I whipped it too hard. Scared it silly!"
"Stop talking about that useless stuff," Bai Xue turned on her side, propped her head on her arm, and looked at An Shuchao, "We must have someone work to earn money right now. We still owe the villagers money. I could probably manage to work the fields with the state I’m in, but someone has got to earn the money, right?"
An Shuchao fell silent for a while, then reached for the dry tobacco pipe on the bedside table and took a few drags, "But how can we earn money? An Hao used to sell hawthorns to make some cash, but what about now? No more hawthorns, so what can we rely on to make money?"
"I heard there’s a garment factory in town that includes meals and pays fifteen yuan a month."
"Really? This job sounds good." An Shuchao’s eyes lit up.
"Sounds good, doesn’t it?" Bai Xue said with a smile, "Old An, I’ve got to discuss this with you. What do you think about pulling An Hao out of school to work at the garment factory?"