Wu Yanyun stewed porridge while holding her younger brother. By the time the porridge was ready, Yan Erju and Wu Jinshu had returned home.
Yan Erju worked at the rice shop, carrying 150 catties of rice per bag for 2 cents. Ten bags of rice amounted to 1 cent, and Yan Erju could carry 60 bags a day, earning about 1.2 yuan a day.
But not every day of the month had work at the rice shop—on average, only 15 days of the month did, which meant that Yan Erju made about 18 yuan a month.
Because of his disabilities, Wu Jinshu could only do odd jobs at the construction site, earning only 0.2 yuan a day.
The couple's combined monthly income was 24 yuan. But with four children to raise and other necessities, housing, water and electricity to pay for, they were almost always in debt by the end of the month.
Wu Yanyun was a very sensible little girl. Yan Erju and Wu Dalong were busy with work so they didn't have to worry about the house, which Wu Yanyun kept tidy.
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