Chapter 43 Yu Hongding and his two daughters are solving…
Yu Hongding and his two daughters were delayed on Jiefang Road. They happened to run into Fang Yong causing a scene at the entrance of the steel rolling mill's residential compound. Fang Yong was asking the housing management department leaders to change his house.
"Director Xia, you've really ruined my family. The house you allocated to my family actually contained a golden abacus. If it weren't for Director Xiao of the Revolutionary Committee's keen observation that the golden abacus didn't belong to our family, we would have been labeled as remnants of the bourgeoisie! We dare not live in that house anymore. Director, please find us a different house quickly."
Director Xia of the Housing Management Department was baffled. He had no idea what was going on. After he finally figured it out, he really wanted to curse.
"You've lived here for over twenty years, and you're telling me you didn't know there was a golden abacus hidden in the roof? Are you kidding me?"
Fang Yong: "Director Xia, you can't wrong me, I really don't know." Then he said to everyone: "Everyone, hurry home and search the bottom of your trunks, look through the cracks in the walls, and check the roof. Who knows, someone's ancestors might have hidden a silver coin or a gold ring or something! Report to Director Xiao right away."
Director Xia: ...
After Fang Yong finished his troubles, Wang Liren came forward.
Wang Liren went to the factory leaders, demanding a divorce. "Jiang Yueying is a communist element with low ideological awareness. She even hid gold and silver in the pickle jar! She's a remnant of the bourgeoisie! I was blind all these years to not discover the class enemy sleeping next to me! I, Wang Liren, am a third-generation poor peasant; I absolutely cannot associate with such a communist element! I want to sever all ties with Jiang Yueying; I want a divorce!"
Wang Liren's son and daughter-in-law also want to sever their mother-son relationship with Jiang Yueying. "We want to draw a clear line between ourselves and Jiang Yueying. She is not worthy to be our mother."
Everyone was stunned and could hardly believe that the Wang family would do such a thing!
The factory leaders certainly couldn't mediate. Grandma Wang had hidden gold and silver and had been caught by the Revolutionary Committee, so there was almost no chance of her turning things around. Everyone had to praise Grandpa Wang and his son and daughter-in-law for their high level of ideological awareness.
Wang Liren didn't think he had done anything wrong. Jiang Yueying was already finished, so why would he drag the whole family down with him?
Fang Yong suddenly felt inferior to Wang Liren. Look at Wang Liren's awareness! That was truly sacrificing his wife to appease the heavens.
After witnessing these two spectacle-filled events, everyone felt heavy-hearted and had lost the will to even say a word. What could they possibly say?
You can't say anything!
Yu Hongding and his two daughters returned home a little late. They saw many familiar faces standing at their door: Lu Yuan in a wheelchair, He Liang, He Yuanzheng, Zhou Mingyuan, and Liu Xianghong and Chen Xuefeng.
Yu Hongding quickly shook off his earlier mood, opened the door, invited the group inside, brewed a pot of tea leaves, and poured tea for everyone.
Lu Yuan asked with concern, "Is everything alright at home?"
They had all heard about the Revolutionary Committee's raid on the Yu family's home and were worried about them, so they came to inquire about the situation and happened to arrive together.
All three groups of people had their lives saved by the Yu family.
Yu Hongding thanked everyone for their concern, saying, "The Yu family has been working for three generations. We're not afraid of being raided. Everything is fine at home." He then asked with concern, "How is Xiao Yuan recovering?"
"I'm fine. I can walk now, but my master insists I'm weak and makes me use a wheelchair." Lu Yuan said with a smile, "Where's your aunt?"
When he asked this, Yu Hongding had something to say: "I went to see my mother this afternoon. On the way back, the whole family went boating in the park. Unexpectedly, we rescued two young comrades who had fallen into the lake. The two were climbing a tree to remove a hornet's nest when they were stung by hornets and ended up in the lake, almost getting into serious trouble. Your aunt and the others took them to the county hospital."
Everyone: !!!
Liu Xianghong felt that the Yu family had a special connection with water, and it was fortunate that the Yu family had such a connection with water.
He Yuanzheng: "Digging up a hornet's nest in the middle of the night?" He and He Liang are uncle and nephew. After hearing about Lu Yuan's situation, they came along.
Yu Jiamin seemed hesitant, but still said, "Actually, Songchuan found the hornet's nest first. He was climbing the tree to look for cicada shells. After seeing the hornet's nest, our family left. After rescuing them, we found out they were being chased by hornets. I suspect they might have been following us."
The fact that Lao Wu climbed the tree to find cicada shells can't be hidden, and there's no need to hide it.
I'm just telling the truth. Whether you can understand it, and how you can understand it, depends on the individual.
He Yuanzheng's lips twitched: ...
He knew the Yu family quite well, after all, they had caught a car thief together. With the Yu family's capabilities, how could they be followed? Especially Yu Songchuan, whose counter-surveillance abilities were extremely strong.
Is this a deliberate attempt to lure people into disturbing a hornet's nest?
He Liang was a veteran policeman, and he had his doubts, but the Yu family hadn't done anything wrong. On the contrary, such a smart family was more worth befriending.
Lu Yuan was furious. "Following them? These people have no bottom line!"
Yu Hongding hesitated: "Those two young men don't seem very smart, how could they be tracking us? Could they be enemy agents?"
He Yuanzheng: ...
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Yu Hongding was doing it on purpose or sincerely.
Yu Jiajia was peeling sunflower seeds on the side, listening to everyone's conversation, which she found quite interesting.
Yu Hongding then remembered: "Have you eaten? Jiamin, Jiajia, make some sour soup noodles with cured pork."
Everyone quickly stopped them, saying they had already eaten and didn't need to bother.
Just then, Cheng Xiuying returned. Seeing so many people in the main room, she was incredibly hospitable. She asked Yu Songyan to cook noodles and Jiamin to help out, saying that the family had to treat everyone well! She then explained, "My second son works in a food factory, and he's the best cook."
Everyone tried to stop her, but Cheng Xiuying quickly pulled her back and pressed her into a chair. She then inquired about Lu Yuan's recovery, saying, "Xiao Yuan, you must take good care of yourself. Don't think that just because you're young, you can take it easy. You lost so much blood, you need to replenish it properly." She turned and went back into the house to get three catties of mutton and five catties of pork, stuffing them into Lu Yuan's hands. "I was thinking of sending these to you during the day, and you came tonight! Take these, and remember to eat meat every day." She then instructed He Liang, "The child is young and doesn't understand. You are his master, so you have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he gets well."
She figured that Lu Yuan must have plenty of meat; their family received that much meat as a reward for a third-class merit.
Lu Yuan almost lost his life, he should get a second-class merit award, right? The meat he gets as a reward is probably more than he can eat, he wouldn't even look at her family's pittance.
Lu Yuan was moved, and He Liang was also moved.
The Yu family did receive a lot of meat, but Cheng Xiuying directly gave Lu Yuan eight catties of meat, including three catties of mutton! This sentiment was very profound.
Lu Yuan: "Auntie, no need, I don't lack meat. I eat meat every day now, and I've even gained weight."
Cheng Xiuying squeezed Lu Yuan's arm, her eyes reddening: "You're so thin, you're practically skin and bones. You need to eat and drink more every day to get your body strong."
Lu Yuan was seriously ill, and he was lucky to have survived. He ate every day to replenish the energy and blood he had lost, but he was still very thin.
Lu Yuan choked up, "Auntie, don't worry."
Cheng Xiuying patted him: "I'll be relieved if you gain weight. Take the tickets and eat them all."
Lu Yuan stuffed the hostage into his pocket. Cheng Xiuying felt a pang of pain for a moment, but she hid it very well. She laughed heartily, "That's right."
After chatting for a while, the hot and sour cured pork noodles were ready. Each person got a bowl, with a layer of cured pork floating on top and very firm noodles.
Liu Xianghong continued politely, "Sister Xiuying, we really have already eaten."
Cheng Xiuying: "Didn't Engineer Chen just get back from his business trip? Did he come here before he even got home? Can he even be full?"
Chen Xuefeng smiled shyly: "Sister Xiuying, you can just call me Xuefeng."
Cheng Xiuying: "Let's chat and eat at the same time." She also grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and started eating.
Everyone arrived without having eaten and waited for quite a while.
As Lu Yuan ate, he discovered two fried eggs hidden at the bottom of his bowl. His eyes welled up with tears. He ate them in big bites, finding them delicious.
After everyone had eaten, they chatted for a while. The Yu family never mixed up their words; they always told the truth, though not everything.
Therefore, I will not say a word that is detrimental to the Yu family.
Everyone took their leave one after another.
Cheng Xiuying accepted most of the things that everyone brought, but she refused to accept the malted milk powder that Lu Yuan brought, and insisted on putting it in Lu Yuan's wheelchair, saying, "You need to nourish your body right now. Malted milk powder is nutritious, and you should drink more of it every morning and evening."
After everyone had left, Cheng Xiuying carefully checked everything.
Liu Xianghong and Engineer Chen brought Su's pastries, four cans of luncheon meat, and half a pound of White Rabbit milk candy. Zhou Mingyuan brought over a pound of beef jerky and three large bunches of purple grapes.
Lu Yuan brought a can of tea and a can of orange juice.
Cheng Xiuying was very fond of tea and directly handed some to Yu Jiajia: "Sibao, take some to work. Brew a cup of tea every day, drink some tea and read the newspaper."
Yu Jiajia smiled, holding the tea canister: "I'll just try it, this one's for Dad." She also had another canister of green tea in her backpack; she'd take it out when she had the chance.
Cheng Xiuying: "Your dad has tea to drink."
Yu Hongding took a sip of his broken tea leaves; indeed, they were broken.
Yu Jiajia leaned on Cheng Xiuying's shoulder: "Then I'll drink with Mom."
Cheng Xiuying: "Let's see what kind of tea it is?"
Yu Jiajia unscrewed the tea canister, hissed, and took out a roll of something inside—a roll of hostages.
Five catties of mutton and fifteen catties of pork.
Cheng Xiuying gasped. So much! "No wonder that child accepted my hostage so easily."
Yu Songchuan: "Don't you feel bad anymore?"
Cheng Xiuying kicked Yu Songchuan in the buttocks, yelling, "Get lost!"
At the bottom of the tea canister was half a canister of Pu'er tea, which smelled very fragrant and made Yu Hongding very tempted, but he was too embarrassed to ask. Yu Jiajia happily gave half to Yu Hongding, and then gave the rest to her older brother, older sister and younger brother, each of them a small pinch.
She closed the lid: "The rest is for me and Mom!"
Then everyone ate some Suzhou-style pastries and a bunch of grapes. Yu Jiajia told everyone about Fang Yong and Grandpa Wang in the family compound, and Yu Jiamin and Yu Hongding added a few words.
Cheng Xiuying muttered a curse at the two for being shameless, while Yu Hongding leaned against the window and asked, "Uncle Hu, what are you doing?"
Grandpa Hu, who was about to eavesdrop, felt a little embarrassed and said with his hands behind his back, "I just saw someone go to the Xu family's house, so I came to check." He then walked away with his hands behind his back.
Cheng Xiuying rolled her eyes. "You want to eavesdrop on our conversation?"
Nowadays, when people chat, there's always someone looking out the window.
She waved her hand: "Go to sleep, and stop talking in your sleep!"
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The next day was Sunday, which everyone was looking forward to, a day off from work!
Yu Jiajia checked in as usual. [Congratulations! You have received 'All-Purpose Fish Food'*1]
Great! More fish food has arrived. This is really useful; there's never a shortage of fish to eat.
She got out of bed, not having seen her third sister, and didn't even know when she had gotten up. First, she chose her clothes for the day. Since she was going hiking, a skirt wouldn't be practical, so she wore a new round-necked, ruffled blouse, paired with old, unpatched trousers, and new leather shoes. She rolled up the sleeves, turning it into a three-quarter sleeve blouse.
She braided two more pigtails and let them hang down in front of her chest before going out to wash up.
Then I saw her mom riding back on her little green bike, with a huge pig's head hanging from the handlebars—it was so eye-catching! A pig's head!
Everyone came to see.
Cheng Xiuying said, "Yesterday I took pork and rooster to my in-laws' house, and today I brought a pig's head back to my parents' house, which happens to be my father's sixth birthday."
Everyone was so envious they cried. Such a grand return to one's maternal home must have required a lot of people.
The Yu family's children also gathered around to look, and Yu Songchuan even picked it up and weighed it, saying, "It must weigh about twelve or thirteen pounds."
Cheng Xiuying beamed: "Twelve catties and six ounces!"
Yu Jiajia was also happy; today was another lively and joyful day of eating meat.
Yu Jiamin was originally going to the city, but Cheng Xiuying was planning to take Big Pig Head back to Hongcheng Brigade. Big Pig Head!
Yu Jiajia whispered, "Third sister, let's go to Grandma's house together!"
You can go to the city to buy fabric anytime, but you can't eat pig's head anytime! In any case, Yu Jiajia has no memory of ever eating it.
She was certain that this pig's head wouldn't last until tomorrow; it would definitely end up in everyone's stomachs today.
Yu Jiamin didn't even need to think: "Let's go to Grandma's house!"
Yu Songqing cooked breakfast, making stir-fried cured pork, cabbage, tofu, and glass noodles. He also made steamed egg custard separately for Yu Jiajia. His cooking skills are quite good now; the food is no longer too salty or too bland.
The steamed egg custard had sesame oil and soy sauce in it, and it looked delicious.
Yu Jiajia generously shared a small spoonful with everyone, and she and Cheng Xiuying ate the remaining half.
Cheng Xiuying took a bite, and let Yu Jiajia eat the rest herself.
Stewed pork belly, cabbage, and glass noodles is also delicious. Sauté the pork belly until the oil is rendered, then add tofu and fry the tofu until golden brown on both sides. Add water, then add glass noodles and cabbage. It's incredibly fragrant.
Cheng Xiuying: "Old Wang was sneaking around our door in the middle of the night, and Fang Yong also came by late at night. You two should be careful what you say from now on. When Lao San and Si Bao go to sleep, make sure to draw the curtains." Then she added, "Those two old bastards are really disgusting."
Yu Songyan: "Three."
And there's Old Man Hu too.
Cheng Xiuying: "Those three old bastards are disgusting. Tonight I'll set a mousetrap and kill them."
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, my second brother and I spilled oil in front of the Wang family's house in the middle of the night. When Old Man Wang came back to his house, he kowtowed. Fang Yong's wife was at the door, so she couldn't do anything. But Old Man Wang thinks it was Fang Yong who spilled the oil in his house."
Cheng Xiuying looked at her two sons with satisfaction, feeling even more that the eldest was useless. She smiled and praised him, "Not bad, well done!" Then she asked, "Are you going to Hongcheng Brigade later?"
She mainly wanted to test Yu Songqing.
Everyone immediately expressed their desire to go to Grandma's house.
Yu Songqing hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go too."
He really wanted to see Lu Xiaoqing, but that big pig head was too tempting.
He wanted to eat pig's head, pig's ears, pig's nose, pig's eyes, and pig's brain.
You can see Lu Xiaoqing anytime, but you can only eat Big Pig Head today.
After they finished eating, before the family had even set off, guests arrived.
Yesterday, the families of the two unfortunate men came over, bringing with them the men covered in bruises to thank the Yu family for saving their lives.
One family carried a large piece of fatty meat, about two fingers wide, while the other carried a large rooster.
Cheng Xiuying refused. She had no intention of getting along with these two families, so there was no need to accept the gift. Her family wasn't short of money.
But she had to put it positively, saying sincerely, "Anyone would have helped in that situation. We were just doing our duty. Take the things back quickly and give the two children a good rest; they've suffered terribly this time."
The two unlucky fellows have lost their former good looks; now they look like two pig heads, a truly pitiful sight.
After seeing the two families off, she hung the large pig's head, weighing about ten kilograms, directly on Xiao Lü's bicycle handlebars, and the family prepared to return to Hongcheng Brigade.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw an old woman lurking suspiciously by the window of Old Xu's house. Cheng Xiuying asked, "What are you doing?"
The old woman said, "Where are the Xu family members? They owe us 50 yuan!"
I just bought a job for 50 yuan, and before I could even hand over the work, the Xu family disappeared.
Cheng Xiuying looked at the old lady with pity: "If you go for a walk on the street today, you might run into the Xu family."
Old lady: What's wrong?
Cheng Xiuying: "They had a large amount of gold hidden in their home, and the Revolutionary Committee arrested them. They should be paraded through the streets with placards displayed today."
The old lady felt like the sky had fallen. Oh God...
Cheng Xiuying: "If you have an IOU, take it to the factory and ask them."
It's probably impossible to get Granny Xu to repay the money. She probably doesn't even have anything of value left in her house. There's no one home, and not even a single intact window.
When the family arrived on the street, on Renmin Road, they indeed saw the parade with signs hanging around their necks. At the front was Granny Xu and her family, followed by Granny Wang. All of them had their heads shaved in a half-shaved style, and signs around their necks read "remnants of the bourgeoisie" and "undermining the foundation of socialism."
On both sides were members of the Revolutionary Committee, holding leather whips. Anyone who walked too slowly would be whipped.
One of the men in the green military uniform turned out to be Grandpa Wang.
Despite his advanced age, he walked among a group of mostly young revolutionary committee cadres, holding a leather whip in his hand, head held high, like a proud rooster.
But he had a bruise on his face, which made him look quite comical.
Cheng Xiuying spat, "Shameless!"
After gaining power, this old bastard actually turned the whip on his wife, looking quite proud of himself.
I'll break his legs when I turn around and see how arrogant he still is.
Yu Jiajia didn't like watching such a commotion, so she shifted her attention to those who needed help and assisted a little girl who almost fell over while watching the excitement.
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synthesis.
Books that Yu Hongding used to find incomprehensible now seem simple! She's gotten smarter!
Once the parade had gone far away, the Yu family had also left.
Cheng Xiuying didn't feel particularly pleased. Her dislike for Granny Xu's family had faded, and she only wanted to beat up Wang Liren, that shameless beast.
The Xu family can no longer cause trouble, but Wang Liren, this scourge, is becoming increasingly active.
Cheng Xiuying rode her little green bike straight to the Hongcheng Brigade, with Yu Hongding and Yu Songchuan following behind on their bicycles.
Yu Songchuan: "Two more people were changed today!"
Yu Jiajia asked curiously, "What do you want to do???"
Yu Songchuan chuckled: "I just wanted to dig a hole to use the toilet, and then bury it."
Just imagine that scene... it's unbearable to look at!
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Author's note: I am guilty, I can't make up for it anymore, I'm kneeling down and kowtowing.
I'll make it up in a few days.
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