The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

After he learned how to make money, his father and mother changed a little.

He became much more energetic, but after all, his body was disabled. He went from being the head of the family to a sinner who was a burden to his wife and children. Sometimes he still felt depressed.

If it weren’t for the fact that the amount of firewood I had to deliver every day increased, I would be too busy to handle it.

His father might still lock himself in the room and not come out as usual.

His father was depressed, but he loved him after all, so when he saw that he was too busy, he still stepped out of the room.

Using a homemade cane, I helped him dry the firewood he had chopped.

But that was all. He stepped out of the room but didn't dare to step out of the yard.

He wondered if his dad would be more lively if he had a job.

"We are indeed recruiting, but who introduced you?"

Lin Zhi's eyes lit up. As long as there were new employees, she wouldn't have to stand in front of the food cart and smell the fumes every day.

Zhou Sheng did not immediately tell his parents' surnames, but asked awkwardly:

“What are the requirements for the employer to recruit people? I will see if they are suitable.

"As for the requirements..." Lin Zhi thought for a moment, "First of all, you have to be diligent. Our stall has many customers every day, so you can't be lazy. Also, you have to be honest and clean."

Zhou Sheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and he had a rough idea in his mind. His father was a hardworking and simple countryman, and all of what Lin Zhi said about his father fit the bill.

However, thinking of his father's leg, Zhou Sheng was not so confident. After hesitating for a moment, he continued to ask:

"Apart from these, are there any other requirements?"

"Well... patient, clean, and obedient." Lin Zhi added.

When it comes to recruiting, the things to consider are just the same few things.

Zhou Sheng didn't hear the part he wanted to know, and hesitated to speak. Finally, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and asked:

"Is it possible to have a disability? The kind that is missing a leg."

Hearing this, Lin Zhi raised his head and looked at him for a long time.

Zhou Sheng just felt that he was like he was naked in Lin Zhi's eyes, and she saw through him.

Lin Zhi: "How long can you stand?"

Mr. Zhou: “….”

Lin Zhi: "Commuting time, that is, how long does it take to go back and forth to my place?"

Mr. Zhou: “….”

Lin Zhi frowned: "You don't know?"

Under her gaze, Zhou Sheng nodded with difficulty.

Lin Zhi: "The people I want to recruit this time will have to stand up almost all the time. If they can't stand for a long time, they won't be able to do the job."

"Secondly, if your legs are not handicapped, you won't be able to walk fast. You also know that my work here ends in the evening. If someone lives far away and can't walk fast, I don't recommend him to come."

Judging from the intervals between Zhou Sheng’s deliveries of firewood, he wouldn’t live too nearby.

Then the people he recommended should live in a similar place.

Zhou Sheng bit his lip and nodded unwillingly: "I understand."

Seeing his decadent appearance, Lin Zhi felt a little soft-hearted. She always reserved a soft spot in her heart for people with disabilities.

"If the person you recommend can stand long enough, I can make an exception for the long commute. I plan to do some work during the day as well."

Zhou Sheng looked up in disbelief, thanked Lin Zhi again and again, and then went home.

Zhou family.

Ever since Zhou Sheng was able to earn money to support himself, the gloom in the hearts of Zhou's father and mother has eased a lot.

When Zhou's father's leg was broken, he was also injured. He stayed in bed for a long time to recover from the injury. Later, because of his disability, he was unwilling to face the reality and never got out of bed after his injury healed.

Zhou's mother was injured after giving birth to Zhou Sheng.

His body had not received adequate nutrition and rest, so although he survived, he became a sickly person.

She couldn't do any rough or strenuous work. She felt that she was a burden to her children and husband.

When her husband was healthy, he encouraged her and made her give up the idea of ​​suicide. After her husband had the accident, she was worried about her children and did not dare to end her life.

Life was hard, fate was unfair, and the couple, whose hopes were destroyed time and time again by reality, were always depressed.

If you are in a bad mood, how can your body be in good health?

If Zhou Sheng hadn't been too busy with work and children, the couple would probably be living like the walking dead now.

Both of them are in poor health and can't do much to help the children.

Zhou's father helped to dry firewood at home. He only needed to turn the firewood at home. Originally, it was Zhou's mother who did this job.

After Zhou Sheng said that he had to deliver three loads of firewood to his employer every day, Zhou's mother stopped drying firewood and instead helped to collect firewood.

She is weak and has to gasp for breath after walking a few steps.

She went out to collect firewood, but she couldn't collect a load of firewood in a whole day. And after she finished collecting, she needed her son to come and carry it back.

She felt that she was not doing well enough, but her son always said that she was a great help, which suppressed these negative thoughts.

Before Zhou Sheng returned home, he first went to the woods to carry the firewood his mother had collected back home.

When Zhou's father heard the gate being pushed open, he tried to walk into the house with his homemade crutch, but stopped when he saw his son.

Zhou Sheng spread the firewood in the yard, then stood up and looked at his father.

His hesitant look made Zhou's father move his mouth.

He wanted to ask the child if he had any difficulties, but thinking of his current state, he knew that if the child really had difficulties, he would not be able to help, so he did not say anything in the end.

"You're back! What are you standing there for? Come in and have a rest."

When Zhou's mother saw Zhou Sheng, she immediately invited him into the house to drink some water.

The child still has to deliver firewood later, so how can he bear it without taking a rest?

"Dad, mother..."

Zhou Sheng shouted, and then didn't know what to say.

"What's the matter?" Zhou's mother asked with concern.

Although Zhou's father didn't say anything, his eyes were always on the child.

After a long silence, Zhou Sheng spoke nervously:

"Our employer is recruiting workers..."

Zhou's mother: "Then what? Do you want to work there?"

Zhou's mother did not object to her child going there to work, and she was even very supportive.

From the child, I learned that his employer was a good one and that the child would not be wronged if he worked there. Another important reason was that if he went there, the child would not have to travel back and forth between the forest and the store every day.

Of course, she also had an idea that she didn't want her children to know.

If the child could work there as a long-term worker, she and her husband would be able to leave without any worries...

"No." Zhou Sheng shook his head, his voice suddenly became much softer: "I want Dad to go."

After all, the couple's attention was on the child, so no matter how softly he spoke, the two of them could hear it clearly.

"What are you thinking? With your father in this state, who would..."

"Our boss." Before Zhou's mother could finish, Zhou Sheng interrupted her loudly.