Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin had been making trouble for a full half month, and even hung a banner in front of the cannery, saying that the cannery had killed two people and that two lives had been lost.
The cannery leaders had no choice but to send someone out to communicate with Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason this couple is making such a fuss is simply because of money.
Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin quickly put forward their conditions.
First, the house allocated to Ye Zhaodi’s parents by the cannery cannot be taken back and must still belong to their Ye family.
Second, Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin were going to take over the work of Ye Zhaodi's parents in the cannery.
Third, the compensation originally promised must be paid in full, not a penny less.
Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin were asking for too much. According to the state-owned factory's system of covering for their parents, if their parents died in an accident, it was acceptable for their children to cover for them. But when their brother and sister-in-law died, they had to take over their work with their younger brother and sister-in-law. This was unheard of and unseen.
Ye Zhigang is just a street urchin. He never listens to reason. He is like a poisonous snake. Once he sets his sights on someone, he will bite them and will not stop until he achieves his goal.
This incident caused quite a stir in society at the time. Ye Zhigang even contacted newspaper media and dragged Ye Zhaodi and Ye Xiaoman, who had just turned one month old, out to show their sympathy. The incident became more and more serious.
Later, the cannery leadership had to compromise. They allowed cover work, but only gave half of the compensation. They did not offer such a good thing as giving away all of it.
Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin decided to quit while they were ahead, and a week later they put on their work clothes and went to work happily.
They also lived in the house that the cannery allocated to Ye's father and mother.
At the beginning, under the watchful eyes of so many neighbors, Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin pretended to be nice and gave Ye Zhaodi and Ye Xiaoman some food to eat.
Gradually, the true colors of this couple were revealed. They began to mistreat Ye Zhaodi and her brother. In order to take care of her brother, Ye Zhaodi had to drop out of school and became a little maid at Ding Yuqin's beck and call, working like a slave at home.
Even the foot-washing water for Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin was brought by Ye Zhaodi.
Because only when Ye Zhaodi worked hard would Ding Yuqin reluctantly give them something to eat.
Five years passed by, Ye Zhaodi grew from ten to fifteen, and Ye Xiaoman was five years old and could barely take care of himself.
Ye Zhaodi no longer stayed at home, but went out to find a job.
There were no decent jobs in the 1970s, not to mention that Ye Zhaodi was only fifteen years old at the time.
Before she became an apprentice in the tailor shop, she had rummaged through garbage cans, collected rags, washed dishes in a dirty and stuffy kitchen, and helped people wash clothes in the middle of winter... all for a few cents.
Even so, Ding Yuqin's condition for letting Ye Zhaodi go was that she had to hand over five yuan every month.
If Ye Zhaodi doesn't pay the money, Ding Yuqin will kick them out!
Over the years, no one knew what methods Ye Zhigang used, but after entering the cannery, he rose rapidly to the position of head of the security department, and Ding Yuqin also thrived in the production workshop.
The neighbors were all afraid of Ye Zhigang's position as section chief, so even if Ding Yuqin really drove Ye Zhaodi and her brother out, the neighbors did not dare to stand up and say a fair word. At most, they would spit at Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin behind their backs.
Ye Zhaodi had nowhere to go, so she had to agree to Ding Yuqin's request and hand over five yuan every month.
It was because life was so hard that Ye Zhaodi fought so fiercely when Zhou Genzhu refused to pay her at the tailor shop last time.
Let’s get back to the present.
After Ye Zhaodi opened the door, Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin clearly heard the sound of the door opening, but the two of them didn't even raise their heads, let alone look at Ye Zhaodi.
On the table in front of the three people, there were three dishes and a soup, including a portion of fragrant braised pork belly.
Ding Yuqin picked up a piece of pork belly and put it in her son's bowl, "Fugui, eat meat. This braised pork belly is specially cooked for you by your mother. Eat more and eat it all. Otherwise, some beggars with dirty hands and feet will steal our remaining pork belly."
Ye Fugui is six years old this year. He has a big head and a big body. He has been raised to be a fat boy. His mouth is full of grease. He looked up and glared at Ye Zhaodi, and said loudly.
"Mom, this is our home. Why are we keeping two beggars? Kick them out! That way no one will steal our pork belly!"
"Fugui said it very well! Beggars should be driven out! One day my mother will kick them out of the house and let them beg on the street." Ding Yuqin laughed and said the cruelest words.
Ye Fugui echoed loudly, "Beggar, go beg for food! Beggar, get out! This is my home! Get out now!"
It was not enough for him to just say it. He picked up the bones left over from eating the ribs on the table and threw them at Ye Zhaodi.
The little child completely inherited the viciousness of Ye Zhigang and Ding Yuqin.
Ye Zhaodi lowered her head slightly, and clenched her hands into fists at her sides.
This is obviously her home! This is her home!
But she couldn't even say a word in rebuttal.
When she was a child, Ye Zhaodi once said something similar, and Ye Zhigang slapped her in the face, leaving her in a coma for a day and a night.
"You little bastard, a fatherless and motherless bastard, how dare you talk to me like that!"
Since then, Ye Zhaodi completely understood what it meant to live under someone else's roof. In order to survive and for the sake of her brother, she had to endure it.
Whether it was what Ding Yuqin said or Ye Fugui's insults and sarcasm, Ye Zhaodi pretended not to hear it all. She just wanted to take care of her brother.
Ye Zhaodi walked through the living room and went to the back of the house.
At the back was a kitchen shared by several families. Ye Zhigang arbitrarily separated a space from the shared area and used it as a shelter for Ye Zhaodi and her brother. They completely occupied the Ye family.
The neighbors dared not speak out. The place where Ye Zhaodi and Ye Xiaoman lived was ventilated on all sides. It was stuffy in the summer, cold in the winter, and it leaked when it rained.
But they have lived here for five whole years.
Ye Zhaodi’s biggest wish is to move out with her younger brother when she has saved enough money.
Even though she had been patient enough, Ding Yuqin still refused to let her go.
Snap!
Ding Yuqin put down the chopsticks in her hand and glared at Ye Zhaodi with squinted eyes, "Ye Zhaodi, don't leave, tell me clearly! You leave early and come back late every day, what on earth are you doing?"
Ye Zhaodi had to stop and said, "I'm an apprentice in a tailor shop."
"Apprentice, huh?" Ding Yuqin's face gradually became fierce. "Ye Zhaodi, you are grown up now and have become more powerful. Do you think I am easy to deceive? How can you, an apprentice, afford a shirt that costs five dollars? Tell me!"
Ye Zhaodi failed to hide the navy blue shirt with a bow, and Ding Yuqin saw it and snatched it away.
At that time, Ding Yuqin interrogated Ye Zhaodi, asking how she, who had only a few cents on her, could afford a new shirt. "Damn girl, did you hide the money secretly? I want to search you!"
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