After being abandoned by the educated youth, I became rich in the 80s

After hearing Lan Xin and the others say that no one had applied for the job, I was afraid that no one would believe it, so I planned to go and ask each family at noon.

Old Lady Lan frowned, looked at Lan Xin and shook her head, "I thought you had everything ready, but you haven't even done the first step of recruiting people."

His tone was full of disdain.

"Okay, don't go to every household in the middle of the day. If you keep begging like this, no one will come to hire you for work."

If you are a boss, you should act like a boss.

Who would dare to come when they go door to door to ask for job applications? They all think it's a scam.

She thought for a moment and said, "You guys just focus on the things you have on hand. When the sun is not so strong, I'll go out for a walk. I guarantee that a lot of people will come to see you."

After listening to what Old Lady Lan said, Lan Xin thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth. Why didn't she talk to the old lady about it earlier?

"As expected, you still have to take action."

Lan Xin's appropriate flattery really benefited Old Lady Lan.

Old Man Lan was unhappy and muttered, "It's just a few hair bands. Can't you just step on them and fix them? Why do you need to ask others for help? It's embarrassing."

Old Mrs. Lan was so angry that she rolled her eyes at him and stood up to get the sack of rubber bands that Lan Xin and the others had made that morning.

Lan Xin stood up to protect the old lady. This thing didn't look heavy, but it was as heavy as a full sack, so it was still not light. Lan Xin was afraid that the old lady would sprain her waist.

Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Lan was still strong and healthy. She picked up the one-meter-high sack with one hand, placed it in front of Old Man Lan, opened it and pointed at the rubber bands piled inside.

"Come on, come on, you're the only one who can talk. If you have the ability, come and operate the sewing machine. You won't be able to finish even if your feet break..."

Old Lady Lan was so arrogant that Old Man Lan couldn't even raise his head. He turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back, saying stubbornly, "Okay, okay, I don't want to bother with you..."

"You old fool, you're the only one with a big mouth." Old Mrs. Lan looked like she had just won a battle.

This really opened Lan Xin's eyes. She had never met an old man or an old woman who got along like this.

Old Man Lan is a argumentative person, and Old Mrs. Lan is even more argumentative. They keep arguing on top of each other, leaving Old Man Lan speechless.

This is such a lively scene.

Old Lady Lan on the side waved her hand proudly: "Okay, you guys go and get busy, I will definitely find this person for you."

"Well, I'll leave it to you then." Lan Xin smiled servilely.

In the middle of the day, Lan Xin did not rush back home. Instead, she took a half-hour nap in Grandma Lan's room with the children.

When the time came, she tiptoed back to the house at the end of the village with a few sisters-in-law to continue the work that she had not finished in the morning.

It's hot outside and it's also very hot inside.

Lan Xin wiped the sweat off her forehead and missed the air conditioner and watermelon fan very much.

I heard several sisters-in-law laughing, "It's only hot for a while, there's no need for a fan."

Their village is close to the mountain, so the temperature is one or two degrees lower than other places, and it is only hot at noon. In the early morning and evening, when the mountain mist blows, it is so cool.

Lan Xin has lived here for more than ten years, so how could she not stand this little bit of heat?

In the past, the busy farming season was even more tiring. In order to catch up with the harvest, the whole village, young and old, men and women, worked hard in the hot sun at noon. Now that the land has been distributed to each household, we can't plant so much land, and we don't have to work so hard.

"My fifth uncle's house at the village entrance grows watermelons. I'll go over and ask in the afternoon." Chen Baoni said with a smile.

Lan Xin felt miserable and didn't dare to continue talking. She thought that when she made money, she would buy a fan first.

The aunts and sisters-in-law were chatting while they continued working. They soaked their hands in water from time to time, which made them feel much cooler.

At Old Lan's house, Old Mrs. Lan woke up and saw that the sun had gone down a lot, so she got up, combed her hair again, and applied some tea tree oil. Her hair became so smooth that a fly could slide on it. Then she tied the hairband that Lan Xin had given her on.

After finishing, he hummed a little tune, looked at himself in the mirror again and again before putting it down and walking out.

Old Man Lan was looking at the flashy Old Lady Lan and was sulking, but Old Lady Lan just ignored him, so he was sulking in vain.

He thought about it, muttered something, and walked out.

After washing the faces and wiping the backs of her sweaty grandchildren, Grandma Lan walked towards the old banyan tree at the entrance of the village with her hands behind her back.

Sure enough, from a distance you can see a group of men and women, young and old, gathered together and chatting under the 500-year-old banyan tree with lush branches and leaves. The loud laughter and talking can be heard from afar.

The women would hold a vegetable basket or a piece of clothing that needed mending, picking vegetables and sewing while chatting, all they talked about was gossip from the village or the surrounding area.

However, when they saw Old Lady Lan coming over, they lowered their voices. The buzzing sound under the old banyan tree was quiet for a few moments. Old Lady Lan twitched her mouth. Needless to say, these people were just talking about her silly daughter.

"Hey, sister-in-law, how come you have time to come here?"

"I'm bored at home, so I want to chat with you guys."

Someone immediately called out to Old Lady Lan, and they all changed the topic skillfully. Old Lady Lan pretended not to know what they were talking about before, and joined in the conversation occasionally.

Finally, someone noticed that Mrs. Lan was different today.

"Sister-in-law, did you apply hair oil today? This flower in your hair looks really nice."

As soon as someone said this, everyone's eyes fell on the hairband on Old Lady Lan's gray head.

The fabric used for this hairband is quite special. It seems to be the one used by textile factories to make scarves. The dark green landscape pattern is interspersed with golden silk threads. Now it is wrapped around the hair like a luxurious and low-key flower, which occasionally reflects color and emits light to attract attention.

"Oh, this flower is so beautiful."

"Your eldest son bought it in Shanghai, right? This style is not available in our county."

"Sister-in-law, your son is still filial..."

"This is what my daughter made for me." Just when the villagers were asking for some praise for Lan Qing, Old Lady Lan spoke up at the right time.

"Oh, so that's it." No one really thought that it was Lan Xin who bought things for Old Lady Lan.

After all, everyone knows Lan Xin's family situation. She is a frail woman who has to raise three children alone. Even with help from her family, her life is not much better.

Soon someone noticed the meaning of what Old Lady Lan said, and asked in confusion: "Aunt, what you just said was not bought by Lan Xin, but made by her?"

If she made it herself, it would be more in line with the poor Lan Xin's situation, but I don't know where she found such a beautiful piece of cloth.

Everyone couldn't help but nodded in their hearts.

"Yes." Old Mrs. Lan nodded modestly. Seeing that these people had been talking for a long time but still couldn't get to the point, she couldn't help but reveal it herself.

Reaching out and touching the 'flower' on the back of her head, she smiled and showed off: "That kid, he got some business in the city, he said he wanted to make some big hair bands to sell, he even bought the materials, he's busy processing them now."