The feast at Zhao Wei's house was truly an eye-opener. It was all meat, in huge chunks, as if it were free.
What they were eating was hotpot, with the hotpot base made by Zhao Wei himself.
Fortunately, he bought this thing in time and got a lot of it in advance. It would be a bit troublesome to buy it now because many stores in the market have closed down because it is the New Year after all.
Moreover, it is said that these stores will no longer open after the beginning of the New Year. At that time, private transactions will not be allowed, and items can only be bought and sold through unified supply and marketing stores.
It must be difficult to buy hot pot base there, right?
It is also because their place is too remote and many policies are implemented with a lag, which is why this happened.
But it is undeniable that eating this thing in the cold winter can make people feel comfortable all over. It is really a hearty feast for the taste buds.
The people present ate for an hour until they had finished all the soup base, and then left the table satisfied.
Before leaving, Captain Zhou repeatedly asked Zhao Wei to visit him in the county town, and he would treat him back to a meal and let him taste their hometown cuisine.
The captain's enthusiasm this week made the other captains envious.
They shamelessly sat at the table, but were treated coldly by others. Their politeness was polite yet distant, which made their little plan go awry.
But now that he saw how close the two were, he knew that he couldn't treat Zhao Wei's family the same way as before. Otherwise, it would attract the attention of Captain Zhou, and then he would stand up for Zhao Wei, and that would be...
After sending the person away, I turned around and talked to the old grandmother about the class.
The old grandmother had already shown some signs of improvement during the day, so there was no need to panic when she was allowed to go to class at night.
I am already old and have experienced all kinds of ups and downs. I have already seen through many things.
Zhao Wei specially found a bamboo basket and packed all the needles, thread, and various scraps of cloth that his grandmother needed into it.
In order to prevent the elderly from falling, it is natural to escort them there personally to feel at ease.
Yunxiu and Wang Caigu's embroidery skills were also average, so she naturally had to take this opportunity to learn from them, so as to avoid bringing disgrace upon herself in the future.
When the whole family arrived at the literacy class, they saw that many young girls and wives were already sitting in the huge classroom, as well as some mothers-in-law.
But without exception, these people put their hands in their sleeves and brought nothing with them.
Zhao Wei also knew that everyone's hands were cold. There was a stove in the classroom, but no one was willing to buy firewood, so it was very cold.
Moreover, because there were no electric wires and it was still the era of kerosene lamps, the light in the classroom was not very bright. The old grandmother had poor eyesight to begin with, and it was very difficult to imagine her teaching embroidery in such an environment.
However, in this class, the old grandmother did not talk about needlework skills specifically, but instead introduced the various needles that would be used, as well as what patterns to draw and what kind of threads to use.
She pasted one of her embroidery patterns, which was an embroidery pattern template, on the blackboard, and then asked everyone to copy the embroidery pattern.
This requires paper and pen, which can be used for free in literacy classes.
Everyone gathered in front of the blackboard, looked at the pattern again and again, and then started drawing on the table.
It took me about ten minutes to scribble and correct the answers before I finally handed in the homework.
The old grandmother only needs to look at her and the frown on her face can kill a fly.
These are all very abstract paintings, which is quite difficult for these women.
But it's not all bad. There are a few clever girls among them who can draw quite well.
The old grandmother specially called a few of them to the front and personally modified their patterns, making the designs more rounded and beautiful.
She explained to them all the details that needed to be paid attention to in the pattern, and then asked them to help redraw the embroidery pattern for the forty or fifty women present.
Afraid that they would find this job troublesome and try to avoid it, the old grandmother pulled them aside and spoke to them carefully.
“Only when you have mastered this embroidery pattern will you be able to create more new patterns with your own skills.”
"There is no shortcut in this business. Only hard work and more thinking can make you grow quickly."
This convinced the girls, and they willingly helped her, becoming team leaders. If one person was responsible for ten people, the work could be done quickly.
Zhao Wei was somewhat surprised at the old grandmother's wisdom. Although she was old, she was very experienced in handling these matters. She was simply like a treasure.
He was a grown man and felt bored staying in the classroom, so he decided to go outside for some fresh air.
As a result, when I came out, I saw several men from the village leaning on the windows and peeking into the classroom.
Normally there are not many women in this classroom, but now so many of them have come, both fat and thin, so naturally all of them are attracted here.
"What are you looking at? What's the point of just looking? Go in if you have the guts!"
When these people heard Zhao Wei's teasing, they left the window in embarrassment and said awkwardly: "If we go in, we will be torn to pieces by those women, tut tut..."
"Brother Wei, I still envy you. I don't know how many work points your grandmother can earn for you."
"At that time, we talked about you behind your back, thinking you were stupid for keeping two burdens. Now we realize that you are smarter. Look at you, old man, how powerful you are, you have gathered all these women!"
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What these people said made people feel uncomfortable, as if they were using the old grandmother to earn work points.
Their family is still quite financially sound, so they don't have to rely on their grandmother to support the family.
But if you tell these people this, they may not believe it.
Zhao Wei was too lazy to argue with them, so he just made a suggestion: "Don't waste your time standing here like an idiot. It would be better to learn more about culture."
For example, at this moment, he specially sent Yunxiu to the next class for literacy training.
In the past, Yunxiu was busy taking care of the family and never had any private time, so naturally she could not take this class.
Now of course we have to send her in. At least she should learn a little bit of reading and writing so that she can understand some principles.
Otherwise, they would live in this world in a daze, and sometimes the two of them would talk in different ways and often make jokes.
It's not that he despises her for being uneducated, he just wants her to keep up with the development of the times as much as possible.
This way, when you get old, you won't be unable to use a mobile phone, and watching TV will be like listening to a foreign language, completely confused.
Naturally, the men had no interest in Zhao Wei's proposal. Studying requires too much brainpower, and the last thing they wanted to use was their brains.
Instead, they were more interested in the rumor that he was good at fighting, and they all provoked him and forced him to show off his skills.
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