Chapter 7 Chapter 7 A Difficult Sutra

Ye Cuihua's family conditions were good, and they lived in a tube-shaped building that looked very good to people of that era.

This is a building with running water, flush toilets, and even electricity. Although most people are reluctant to use electricity, this house has electricity!

Ye Yu also thought that the flush toilet was good, but the problem was the size of the house. The two rooms together were less than a hundred square meters. Nowadays, having many children is the most important thing, and a family of more than ten people living in it would be much smaller than the average space in a compound.

They climbed up to the third floor and saw that one-third of the corridor space was occupied, leaving only aisles wide enough for one person, and some aisles had to be walked on tiptoe.

Quite crowded.

At this time, Ye Cuihua was the only one left at home, she had quit her job, and she had a 13-year-old granddaughter and a two-year-old grandson.

According to common sense, a thirteen-year-old girl should still be in middle school. At this age, people generally go to school at an older age, and some even go to elementary school.

No matter what, you shouldn't be at home.

It just so happens that Ye Cuihua's granddaughter is still at home at this time. Not only is she at home, but she has also dropped out of school. This is due to the current chaotic situation, but more importantly, the family favors boys over girls. Otherwise, her brothers and cousins ​​would not go to school.

As the sister-in-law of the younger brother, Wang Lai Di was not in a position to speak ill of her aunt's family. When she gave birth to three daughters in a row, she had conflicts with Ye Cuihua. At the worst time, they had no contact for half a year. Later, when Ye Baoguo was born, the relationship between the two families eased. As for sending the three daughters to school, Ye Cuihua still says a few words, "It's not worth it to spill the water."

But Ye Cuihua is not a bad person, and she has been helping Ye Hongjun's family over the years. There was a famine for three years in the 1960s. Although it was less common than other places, people in Yanjing also starved to death. Ye Hongjun had to work hard to raise five children. Thanks to Ye Cuihua, she was able to help the family, which was considered a life-saving favor.

Ye Cuihua has always been nice to Ye Baoguo and his brothers, and she is not particularly bad to Ye Xing and the others. To put it funny, she is at least better to them than to her own granddaughter.

This is how the world is. Most of the time, without considering the circumstances or the roles, it is difficult to intuitively say who are purely good people and who are purely bad people.

Wang Lai Di came in and placed the two gifts she had prepared on the eight-immortal table in the main hall. The most valuable item was the last two kilograms of tea leaves. She smiled and said, "Sister, your Hu Niu is getting older and more sensible. She can even help take care of her brother."

Ye Yu followed Ye Lan and called her "Auntie".

"Are you tired after walking such a long way? Are you thirsty? Come and have a drink of water." Ye Cuihua invited Wang Lai Di and the other two to sit down, and took out pumpkin seeds from the locked cabinet to treat the guests. Then she replied to Wang Lai Di's words just now, "When she was 13 years old, she could have married. She is not young anymore, and she should be sensible."

Wang Lai Di felt that there was something wrong with this statement, but she couldn't explain it for a moment. She only heard Ye Yu crack pumpkin seeds and say, "So that's the feudal society that should be overthrown."

Wang Lai Di was afraid that her daughter would make her aunt angry, so she glared at her secretly and changed the subject with a smile: "Is Tiezhu taller now? He is much rounder than last time. He is so blessed."

When it comes to her grandson, Ye Cuihua's attention is immediately diverted and she can talk for three days and three nights without stopping.

Ye Yu looked at Hu Niu who was taking good care of her cousin and her eyes fell on the pumpkin seeds. Since this was her niece, she "generously" gave her one.

"...You are such a miser!" Ye Lan, who couldn't bear to watch, muttered softly and grabbed a handful of pumpkin seeds and gave them to Hu Niu.

Hu Niu stole a glance at her grandmother and realized that her attention was not there, so she quickly put the money in her pocket and whispered:

"Thank you, second cousin and third cousin."

"Huniu is so good." Ye Lan also helped to tease the iron pillar that Huniu was holding. She was really cute with her big and fierce face, but it was a pity that because she was so spoiled at such a young age, her character had already revealed her overbearing side.

After a long time, Wang Lai Di and Ye Cui Hua finally talked about the sisters Ye Lan and Ye Yu.

Ye Cuihua wholeheartedly supports Ye Lan's marriage: "I also know some families with good conditions. I will ask for more gifts for you so that Baoguo Weiguo can marry two worker wives."

Wang Lai Di waved her hands and laughed dryly, saying, "…She is still young and there is no need to rush to protect the country. The main thing is that Erya has married well and lives a good life. Her father and I will not die because we have raised her."

Ye Cuihua still felt that she had to talk about someone from a good family: "Poor and lowly couples are in trouble. If you marry well, like Da Ya, your life will be comfortable and you can be helped."

Wang Lai Di smiled and agreed.

As for Ye Yu's application to go to the countryside, Ye Cuihua certainly did not agree with it. Although there were not many educated youth going to the countryside in the past, there were some, but it was rare to hear of any of them coming back. It was like throwing a meat bun at a dog - they went but never came back.

She made an outrageous conclusion: "Your daughter has been raised in vain. She has wasted money and spent so many years studying."

Ye. It is said that Bai Yang. Yu, considering that Wang Lai Di and Ye Lan almost injured their eyes, did not bother with Ye Cuihua and just quietly cracked all the melon seeds on the table.

Next visit is to visit my uncle's house.

Uncle Ye Changcheng lived farther away from Ye Hongjun and Ye Cuihua. At that time, there were buses and trams, but few people took short-distance buses.

First, they thought the fare was too expensive. Second, there were so many people wearing red armbands on the street. Maybe they thought that those who had money to ride were petty bourgeois, so they forcibly pulled them off the bus for investigation. Don't think it's outrageous. It's not like this has never happened before.

The above two reasons made Wang Lai Di and the other two choose to walk. It took them more than an hour to walk from Ye Cuihua's house to Ye Changcheng's house, and they walked quite fast.

Like Ye Hongjun, Ye Changcheng lived in a large courtyard. His house had one more room than Ye Hongjun's, and this courtyard was much more magnificent than the courtyards in their alley. It was said that it was a house where officials lived in the past. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it belonged to landlords and was allocated to the people only after the landlords were overthrown.

It is hard to say to whom the future will belong.

Ye Changcheng had many sons and daughters. His eldest, second and third sons were all married. His youngest daughter, Baoya, was about the same age as Ye Lan and also faced the dilemma of going to the countryside as educated youth. Not only Ye Baoya, but also his eldest granddaughter Ye Chunsheng and second grandson Ye Dalin, who were already 18 years old, also faced the choice of going to the countryside.

No one in the family was particularly conscious, and they all clamored that they didn't want to leave Beijing or go to the countryside.

There's a lot of noise and a foul smell every day.

Because of this, when Wang Lai Di and her two friends arrived, half of them were at home, either because they had asked for leave, left work early, or took a day off. When they met Wang Lai Di and her friends, Ye Changcheng and his wife even pulled Wang Lai Di and her friends aside to discuss etiquette.

Wang Lai Di: "..."

Ye Changcheng is a senior worker. His wife is unemployed. His three sons are all married. Among their wives, the eldest and second daughters-in-law have formal jobs, while the third daughter-in-law is a temporary worker.

It doesn't matter that the third daughter-in-law's children are still young. The second daughter-in-law's job will definitely be given to the second grandson Ye Dalin. Then they disagreed on who should give up the eldest daughter-in-law's job.

Ye Changcheng and his wife wanted to keep their youngest daughter, Baoya. They loved their only and youngest daughter very much, and the job of the eldest daughter-in-law was given up by the old couple.

But the eldest son and his wife feel that their dual-job work over the years has contributed the most to the family. Although the eldest daughter-in-law's job is a successor to her mother-in-law's, the job now belongs to the eldest wife. They also want to keep their eldest daughter in Yanjing. In fact, they may not love their daughter. From their words and actions, it is obvious that they do not want to give up their jobs and do not want to suffer losses.

Regarding the above, even an honest judge would find it difficult to settle family affairs, so what can Wang Lai Di do to make a judgment?

Ye Changcheng's wife said that Ye Baoya was born prematurely and was weak, and going to the countryside would be like going to die... But to be honest, Ye Baoya has a round face and a lot of flesh on her body, so a petite figure does not necessarily mean she is weak.

Ye Changcheng's eldest daughter-in-law said that her daughter Ye Chunsheng had a much harder life than Ye Baoya. She was even smaller than Ye Baoya, just over 1.5 meters tall, and was also skinny. How could she work in the countryside? She was not good-looking, and it was difficult for her to find a good husband, and she needed a job.

Wang Lai Di’s main strategy is to smooth things over so as not to offend either side.

Ye Baoya and Ye Chunsheng, the aunt and nephew at the center of the storm, are of similar age, both 18 years old, but have never been at odds with each other. Due to their different generations, Ye Baoya has the upper hand, and with the favoritism of Ye Changcheng's parents, Ye Baoya often wins. This time, Ye Chunsheng is very persistent with the help of his parents.

Now Ye Chunsheng looked at Ye Baoya with eyes that looked more like an enemy than a relative; Ye Baoya was not much better, because her life was going smoothly, she was used to bullying others by using her seniority as an advantage, and she was always glaring at others and being unforgiving with her words.

Alas, every family has its own problems.

Wang Lai Di was even more grateful for the sisters Ye Lan and Ye Yu. They had different ambitions and did not quarrel with each other. She was not so sad about Ye Yu signing up to go to the countryside.

After finally explaining their purpose, Ye Changcheng and his wife envied the Ye family for being able to resolve the problem so easily.

Wang Lai Di could only smile foolishly.

Please ask Mr. and Mrs. Ye Changcheng to pay attention to the fact that the good family's affairs are basically over. If there is, aren't there still Ye Baoya and Ye Chunsheng? And there is still a matter of who will go to the countryside between Ye Baoya and Ye Chunsheng. I want to find one or two companions for Ye Yu, but there is no one.

Elm leaves:

...It's really not necessary.

Ye Changcheng also wanted to invite Wang Lai Di and the others to have dinner with him, but even Wang Lai Di didn't want to stay. She just said that there was no one to cook at home and she couldn't leave without them, so she used this excuse to leave.

After coming out of Ye Changcheng's compound, Wang Lai Di and Ye Lan both breathed a sigh of relief. As for Ye Yu, while others were quarreling, she could still leisurely eat all the dried sweet potatoes that her uncle and his men had brought out to entertain the guests.

Wang Lai Di was convinced by this. She couldn't say it in the house, so she came out to complain: "Is our family lacking you to eat or drink? You are chewing sweet potatoes so vigorously, didn't you see the look in your aunt's eyes?"

Ye Yu: "Hey."

Today's visit ends here.

That's not right. Considering the news from the Youth League Office, it would be better for Ye Lan to get married as soon as possible. When returning, Wang Lai Di took Ye Lan and Ye Yu to her eldest aunt's house again, and emphasized and urged the matter again in a tactful way.

That's all.

When they returned to the compound, the brothers Ye Baoguo and Ye Weiguo had already returned from school. Ye Baoguo went back to his room and no one knew what he was doing. Ye Weiguo found a medium-sized stone from somewhere and started practicing weightlifting in the yard.

Seeing them coming back, Ye Weiguo became even more excited. He kept staring at Ye Yu, and there was a look of "I will be better than you sooner or later" all over his body.

Ye Yu hehe.

Ye Weiguo not only exercised, but also helped to light the fire at home for the first time today. Sweet potato rice was cooking in the pot. When Wang Lai Di heard about it, she hurried to the backyard to see. Ye Weiguo's cooking skills were not very good. There was obviously more sweet potato crust stuck to the bottom of the pot, but it was still edible.

Wang Lai Di felt sorry for him wasting sweet potatoes and firewood, and scolded him not to go into the kitchen.

However, considering his good performance in the kitchen today, Ye Yu gave him some pointers on the correct scientific exercise method.

Being a soldier is indeed a good career path nowadays.

Smoke was rising from the kitchen in the backyard, and a young man in the front yard was sweating profusely. Ye Yu dragged a long bench and sat under the big elm tree in front of the door, cracking pumpkin seeds.

The years are quiet and good.