The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Another week passed, and Leo had accepted the fact that his wife was working in the factory.

The most fundamental reason is that life becomes better visible to the naked eye.

His annual income of 3,500 pesetas is said to be a high income among civilians. He is very enviable on this street, but on average it is less than 10 per day.

This money has to be used by a family of two (he is in the military camp), and he often has to go out evenly to help the parents of both parties.

It's okay to have a full meal, but occasionally Monica wants to eat some vegetables or meat and she has to consider it.

But Monica can earn more than three pesetas a day at work, and the factory takes care of the food at noon, so the family has a lot of money with one increase and one decrease.

The day before yesterday, my wife brought a bowl of delicious carrot stew to the barracks, which I had never had before.

In addition to practical factors, there is another important reason that the contempt he imagined has not come.

He thought that letting his wife go out to work would cause neighbors and comrades-in-arms to point and point behind him, saying things like "This man is so useless" and "humiliating the Catalans".

But no. After experiencing the initial embarrassment, the men ridiculed and laughed at each other, and chose the option that was most beneficial to them.

After everyone did this, he gradually felt that it was no big deal.

Leo discovered a problem in the conversation with the people around him. Many people are not locals like him. Some are rural people who come to the city to find work, and some are outsiders who migrate here with the army.

Many people are married and have children, but their parents are not around. After their wives go out to work, there is no one to take care of the children.

His roommate was one of them, and he was talking about this again,

"I put my child in a neighbor's house now. It's okay for a short period of time. For a long time, others may be reluctant. I want to let my wife come back." Speaking of this, my roommate has a sad look on his face.

"Otherwise, you can bring your children to my mother's house. You can bring one with you, and bring two with you. The two are also close to each other." Leo suggested.

The roommate's eyes lit up, "Good idea, let's do it, I will give you some food every week, and I will definitely not let you suffer."

"Just give it anything." Leo didn't care too much, and replied with a smile.

...

A few days later, Leo’s parents already had 6 children, and Monica’s parents had 5 children. The comrades living nearby heard about this incident and asked him to take care of them.

The civilians are just short-sighted, but not stupid. Leo found a business opportunity from it. Taking advantage of the bi-weekly family leave (the holiday became more frequent after coming to Barcelona, ​​and the single time was less), he and his wife discussed it. this matter.

"Why don't you quit your job in the textile factory, and bring children to someone else's family, and hire a few older female workers who are not needed in the factory." Leo said seriously. He has been thinking about this decision for several days. When he was bored, he learned arithmetic with his literate comrades, he felt that the business was profitable.

Without waiting for the doubtful wife to ask questions, he explained: “I’ve counted it. We’re taking 8 pesetas every week when we take children. Except for food, we can earn about 1 peseta. , The price is too low.

Even if it is raised to 12 yuan, there should be a market. The price of female workers is almost 3 yuan per day. They can use less than 4 days' wages in exchange for rations and their own jobs, which is very cost-effective.

A person's profit per week is 5 yuan. If a scale can be formed, the price of food will definitely be lowered, probably close to 6 yuan.

You add in our parents, hire 2 old female workers, rent a large yard, can take care of 30 children, you can earn 180 yuan a week, minus 40 yuan salary and 30 yuan rent, your average per person You can make 22 yuan a week.

We must know that our parents' factories don't need it! "

On the other side, Monica was already confused. For her who didn't know a big character, she couldn't help it with a little bit of arithmetic. She only understood that their family can earn 22 yuan a week.

At first, when she heard that her husband wanted to give up this hard-won job, she refused, and even wondered if Leo had come back from his old ways, and began to oppose her work again.

But when she heard her husband’s conclusive statement, she also listed the income of each person. With her consistent trust, she replied earnestly: "I listen to you, and I will quit my job when I look back."

Seeing Monica's consent, Leo couldn't help but relax. He was not too sure about this. If his wife firmly opposed, then he had to give up.

He smiled and said: "Don't quit your job in a hurry. I will first contact and see who needs our service. Renting a house and packing up things will take a few days. You don't need to participate in this matter, I just run."

...

After Leo stuffed the monitor with 5 yuan, he successfully got a week of vacation, of course, it was the kind of vacation without pay.

After asking the people around him what they thought of this "custodian", he was relieved a lot. Most people were still interested, and just a few people who had enjoyed 8 yuan a week heard that he was going to increase the price. To 12 yuan, a little bit of criticism.

This is a new business. Since ancient times, no mistress has taken care of children, so there are no formalities to go through.

Leo took out his savings to rent a large yard, put up a sign, and a few days later, the "Monica Trustee" opened its doors.

Initially, I planned to recruit 30 children, but there were too many people who signed up, and finally 34 were recruited.

Gradually, the trusteeship gained fame, because with Alfonso’s capital injection and proposals, many projects were carried out at the same time, absorbing a large amount of labor, too many women were employed as workers, and many families had no one with children. condition.

"Excuse me, I have expanded back, or if there is a vacancy, I must contact you as soon as possible." During the period of taking the child, Monica rejected an acquaintance. This is the most troublesome thing for her recently. The acquaintance asked to add the child. Trustee.

She has restricted her age to 7 to 12 years old, and there is still an endless stream of people coming. This age group can be regarded as the last childhood, and even older people may enter the factory to work.

Although the older children are more sensible, after all, they have limited manpower. The management of the 40 children has reached the limit, and they are busy from morning to night just cooking every day.

She is considering recruiting a few more aunts in the near future, and renting a nearby yard for an expansion.

Monica's career is developing in full swing. In these days, children can't be like later generations, and just throw it away at school. The cost of going to school is not affordable for poor families.

Then there are a lot of trustees that are needed. This is a vast market, and many people in the city are already preparing to imitate Monica.