Yu Rujia: "How many can you knit?"
Knitting a sweater is not the same as making clothes; it requires stitch by stitch. Knitting one sweater for each of the little ones is a big job. If Zhang Zhaodi is slow, she plans to keep two sweaters for herself.
Zhang Zhaodi: "They are small, so I can knit one in a few days. They won't need the sweaters until around November, so I will knit them before then."
Great, the sweater problem is solved, and Yu Rujia is now fully focused on making cotton-padded clothes for the children.
Under the dim moonlight, the Xia family members of the Jing generation followed Gao Shujing into his home for the first time.
Xia Jingsheng and Xia Jingfan wanted to get closer to the children, but they were worried that the children might unintentionally reveal their relationship in front of others, so they hesitated and dared not go to Yu Rujia's house.
Seeing this, Gao Shujing said, "Don't even think about it. They've probably already gone to sleep with Rujia."
“These brats eat and drink here all day, but insist on going back to Rujia’s place at night. No matter how I try to persuade them to stay here, it’s no use. If I don’t let them go, they’ll keep causing trouble.”
Xia Jingsheng: "Before you came, Rujia was the person who spent the most time with them, so of course they were close to Rujia. Even if I, their father, appeared in front of them, I probably wouldn't be as close as Rujia."
Xia Jingfan: "It's been more than two months since I last saw you. Duofu might still remember you, but Duolu and the other two have definitely forgotten me."
Xia Jingsheng: "As long as we haven't forgotten, they'll know everything once things have passed."
With their minds on the child, Xia Jingxing's mouth watered as he looked at Gao Shujing expectantly: "Fourth Brother, is there anything good to eat?"
When Gao Shujing went over just now, he was carrying a quilt, but he didn't bring any food, so Xia Jingxing's mouth was very bland.
The reason for calling over the people of the Jing generation this time is because there are too many quilts and clothes, and Gao Shujing would have to make many trips to get them all, so they were asked to come and get the things under the moonlight.
Gao Shujing: "There's food. Take it back and eat after you've moved your things."
Upon hearing that there was food, Xia Jingxing eagerly offered, "You guys carry the stuff, I'll carry the food."
Seeing the pile of quilts, seven or eight of them, Xia Jingsheng said, "Including the ones you moved over earlier, you brought back more than a dozen quilts this time, right? How did you get them? Did you go to the black market?"
Gao Shujing casually replied, "No, I accidentally discovered that someone was growing cotton on the mountain, so I ordered cotton from them. Even if I bought all the cotton quilts in the black market, I still couldn't get this many quilts."
He was furious at Ru Jia's audacity, but he didn't expose her, fearing she would be lectured by Han Meifeng.
Xia Jingsheng: "It's good that we don't have any. We have hands and feet and can support ourselves. If we don't have cotton quilts, we can just cover ourselves with a few more layers of straw to get through the winter. There's no need to go through those dangers."
There was so much stuff that it took several people two trips to move it all.
During the few days that Yu Rujia was making clothes at home, more and more young men started appearing at her house.
After seeing off yet another healthy man, Yu Rujia began to speculate. It seemed that the fact that traditional Chinese medicine was in high demand had already reached many people's minds.
This is why, even with four children, she still couldn't scare those families away.
Indeed, according to previous newspaper reports and information gathered in the town, people in Shangfen Brigade knew that Yu Rujia could easily get a job with a minimum salary of several tens of yuan.
Many people in Shangfen Brigade were tempted. They thought that even if Yu Rujia didn't want to work in town right now, as long as she was brought into the family and they talked about work with her often, Yu Rujia would eventually be tempted.
After all, once a woman gets married, she will prioritize her husband. Few women would refuse their in-laws' requests. They might even be able to get one or two more jobs because of Yu Rujia's status.
As for the four children that Yu Rujia was taking care of, all they needed was food. With Yu Rujia's salary of a few dozen yuan, they didn't need any food. Besides, some malicious people planned to abandon the children after getting their hands on Yu Rujia.
These people have a very clever plan.
Gao Shujing could naturally think of what Yu Rujia could think of. He didn't believe that Yu Rujia would be interested in those who approached her with ulterior motives, but a ripple still stirred in his heart.
After everyone left, Gao Shujing moved closer and said, "Rujia, there are more and more people coming to our door. Do you want me to handle it for you?"
Yu Rujia: "No need, I know what I'm doing."
Among those who approached her because of her popularity with traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, some were indeed of good character, but others were less than credible.
She planned to find someone with bad character to make an example of, in order to scare away those who had ulterior motives towards her.
Yu Rujia's chickens soon appeared. That day, as she was calculating the size to cut the cloth, a shout came from outside.
"Yu Zhiqing, Yu Zhiqing, are you there?"
Yu Rujia responded, put down her tools, and went out. She was a man in his twenties, his clothes were dirty and messy, covered in all sorts of stains, and his hair was disheveled, as if he had crawled out of a garbage dump.
His ill-intentioned scrutiny displeased Yu Rujia: "This comrade doesn't look like someone with health problems."
"My name is Li Haisheng. I heard that you, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, are very popular in town. My mom said that as long as you get rid of those brats and find a job in town, she can let you into our family. Do you understand?"
The man grinned arrogantly, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and it was unclear where he got the confidence that Yu Rujia would want to enter his home.
Yu Rujia wanted to call directly, but thinking that the person who strikes first is always in the wrong when things get heated, she deliberately pretended to say, "I never intended to enter your house, you can go back."
Li Haisheng was indeed not a patient person. After hearing her words, he reached out to take her hand, but Yu Rujia dodged it.
Enraged, Li Haisheng pointed at her and yelled, "You filthy woman, would I ever let a spendthrift like you into my house...?"
Seeing him reach out, Yu Rujia finally had a reason to hit him. No longer wanting to get entangled with someone with such a mental problem, she kicked him away and watched him fall to the ground.
Yu Rujia: "I advise you not to bother me again, otherwise I will go to the police station to report you for indecent assault. I don't know how many years you can be sentenced for indecent assault."
Li Haisheng was a notorious scoundrel in the brigade. He did nothing all day but stare at women and flirt with them. He had connections with several widows in the brigade, and his reputation was terrible.
That's why, even in his twenties, no one was willing to marry him. Yet, he and his mother, Huang Caihong, still felt good about themselves, believing that those women were not good enough for Li Haisheng.
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