Mingmei came out yawning early in the morning, and was stunned as soon as she came out. After a short pause, she realized that this was the "relative" of the Zhou family. Everyone knew what kind of relative he was without saying anything.
But she was quite surprised that this girl was actually sweeping the yard. They took turns sweeping the yard, one family a day. In the past, there were nine families, and now there are ten families. They take turns three times a month, which is not troublesome.
But logically speaking, it's his family's turn to do the work today.
Mingmei greeted with a smile: "Good morning."
Then he took the initiative to inform them of the shift schedule in the yard. Wang Zhaodi smiled naively and said, "I don't know about this. It's okay. I'm used to working in the countryside. It's nothing to do this little job."
Mingmei was about to say something when Aunt Zhou came out angrily and scolded, "What are you doing, you stupid girl? Who told you to sweep the yard so early in the morning? Is this your job? You don't do what you should do and do what you shouldn't do. You have no sense at all. What can I say to you?"
She rebuked Wang Zhaodi in a harsh tone, and then said, "Xiaozhuang's wife, we have finished sweeping today, shall we change to another day?"
Mingmei raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay."
There's no need to take advantage of this kind of bargain, it's just disgusting.
She came to the pool to wash up, and saw Wang Zhaodi had no complaints. She continued to work diligently, sweeping the yard, and soon the yard was clean. Then she quickly started a fire and cooked. Her movements were very smooth.
Mingmei glanced at others with her big watery eyes, and smiled at Wang Zhaodi when she turned around. Wang Zhaodi also smiled back.
Aunt Zhou saw this and wanted to say something sour, but when she thought about the fact that this damn girl was not a good person, she held back and swallowed her anger, and cursed Wang Zhaodi in a low voice: "I tell you, you come to my house to live a good life. You are provided with food and drink so that you can give birth to a son for our family. You should learn from those lazy daughters-in-law. They are not good. I have never seen a daughter-in-law as lazy as her. She hardly does housework."
What Aunt Zhou said was unpleasant. Mingmei just didn't cook. She didn't push the chores in her room onto her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Only during the general cleaning at the end of the season did Liang Meifen help wash the curtains.
I do all the other small things at home by myself.
However, the cooking in the office was indeed done by Zhao Guihua and her mother-in-law. After all, they couldn't wait for Mingmei. Mingmei came home very late from get off work, and Zhao Guihua and Liang Meifen were not at work.
As for some of the household chores like buying coal and winter vegetables, isn't that time yet? So what Auntie Zhou said was really a bit harsh. But people are more willing to see what they want to see. Anyway, Auntie Zhou thinks Mingmei does nothing. This woman doesn't even cook, so what kind of woman is she?
She said: "You should never learn from some of these people. You won't learn anything good from them."
Wang Zhaodi hummed in agreement. Aunt Zhou said, "You don't need to make too much for breakfast. Just put these in."
Wang Zhaodi: “Okay.”
She lived under someone else's roof and did whatever they told her to do. After all, she knew she had no status. If she went back like this, her father would probably break her legs. Her family had nine daughters, and they were the biggest pain for her parents.
She is the third child, and her father doesn't love her. But don't say she is the third child. Even if she is the eldest child, her father doesn't love her. Her family only wants a son, and they are still trying to get one.
For example, Wang Zhaodi was sent out this time for this purpose. The family agreed that if she could get pregnant, she would be given 50 yuan, and if she gave birth to a boy, she would be given another 50 yuan. This could be 100 yuan.
Her family suffered from famine every year, and this money was a huge sum of money, and that was what she was after.
Even if she really couldn't get pregnant, she could go back after a year. This was what both parties had agreed on. But they would definitely not be happy if she didn't make any money. But his parents thought this was a good deal. She had the biggest appetite in the family, and not eating at home for a year would save a lot.
As for work! There are many maids working in the family, not just her, so even though people in the courtyard have many speculations, for Wang Zhaodi herself, this is nothing she can't tolerate. This is the situation in her family, what can she do as a girl?
Besides, what kind of work is there in the city? When she was at home, she had to get up before dawn to work in the fields, chop wood in the mountains, dig vegetables, and there was no end to the work. However, she could only drink half a bowl of coarse grains or sweet potato porridge. There was nothing to eat.
There are many people in the family, including grandparents and so many sisters, and her father has to eat the best food in the family because he wants to compete with his son.
So when she was able to come out this time, her sisters at home were actually very envious of her. They didn't know what she was doing out here, and this rumor couldn't be spread, after all, her parents were still hoping to "marry" her properly again in the future.
His sisters all thought he was going to work as a maid in the city. Although it was a new society and there was no such thing, it did not stop them from thinking so. They were all very envious. Wang Zhaodi felt that this was wrong, but she had no choice.
She pursed her lips and worked seriously. Fortunately, the eldest brother of this family looked like a serious person. In fact, Aunt Zhou asked them to sleep together last night. Aunt Zhou didn't say anything, but Brother Zhou was determined not to do it.
Wang Zhaodi breathed a sigh of relief.
Not bad, not bad.
She lowered her head to light the fire and swallowed her saliva. The breakfast at this place was much better than theirs. They only had a handful of gray vegetables and a bowl of coarse grains, and several people shared the meal. At least everyone had a bowl of breakfast here.
Well, there is also dry food.
Wang Zhaodi worked very hard. The atmosphere in Zhou's house was a little subtle in the morning, but Jiang Lu was happy. She was more and more happy that she could find such a man. Her man was really the best man in the world. She herself did not expect that Zhou Qun would reject Wang Zhaodi so righteously yesterday.
Aunt Zhou pushed Zhou Qun so hard that he even said, "If you keep doing this, I'll just stay at Bai Fendou's place next door for the night. There's no way I'm going to get involved with a little girl I just met for the first time. I'm not that kind of person."
Listen to these words, they are so touching.
Aunt Zhou was furious, but Jiang Lu was so moved that she burst into tears. She was so lucky to have such a husband.
However, because of this incident, Aunt Zhou's face has been tense since last night and has not improved until now. The family's breakfast is very subtle, except for Wang Zhaodi, whose chopsticks are still as stiff as a gust of wind. Everyone is thinking about something.
She watched as everyone was not eating, and silently ate the second steamed bun.
It feels so good to be able to eat until I'm 60% full.
She ate the whole thing and whispered, "Auntie, what should I do at home today?"
She is very aware of this as she is living under someone else's roof.
Aunt Zhou: "Go outside this morning and pick up some wood so we can build a chicken coop. We need to raise chickens, too. Help me fix the toilet this afternoon."
"oh!"
Wang Zhaodi didn't talk much, but she started working as soon as she arrived, which made Aunt Zhou somewhat satisfied. If there were some things she was not satisfied with, she wanted someone like Wang Xiangxiu who looked plump and fertile, but she was not like this. But fortunately, this girl didn't want money.
If it's just about eating, it's not a burden to his family.
In the morning, the son and daughter-in-law went to work. Aunt Zhou took Wang Zhaodi out and happened to meet Zhao Guihua going out. She glanced at Zhao Guihua's equipment and said, "Are you going fishing again?"
Zhao Guihua: “Yes.”
She said: "The doctor said that pregnant women should eat more fish."
Aunt Zhou snorted coldly, not wanting to see it. You are showing off that your daughter-in-law is pregnant, right? We are all women, who can't have children? In fact, Zhao Guihua really didn't mean it. It was just a casual chat, but who would have thought that Aunt Zhou would think too much.
She snorted coldly as she led Wang Zhaodi away, saying, "Stay away from this old woman when you see her in the future. She is a mean person. You see she is nice to her daughter-in-law, but she is biased."
Wang Zhaodi nodded.
Aunt Zhou took Wang Zhaodi away, while Zhao Guihua rode her bike to the police station in the suburbs.
After thinking about the last incident, she still felt that she should call the police. Although she didn't know Jiang Lu's family, she couldn't just watch someone get into trouble, right? Zhao Guihua found a handkerchief to cover her face and went to the police station.
It's not from their area, but from the area where the gang was discovered.
Zhao Guihua entered the room, attracting everyone's attention, mainly because she was covering her face. How could such a good person cover his face? Zhao Guihua: "I want to report a crime."
"you..."
Zhao Guihua watched as the other person fell on the handkerchief that covered his face. She said confidently, "I dare not show my face, for fear of retaliation later."
Everyone: “…”
Zhao Guihua said carelessly: "I came back from fishing a few days ago and walked to the vicinity of No. 70 Zhima Hutong. I met a few guys who were planning to rob."
"What!"
Everyone looked at her.
Zhao Guihua took a step back and pursed her lips and said, "I was afraid of getting into trouble and getting retaliated against, so I didn't report it to the police. But after thinking about it, I felt that this was not a good thing to do. If they really did something terrible, then I would be a fool. So after thinking about it, I decided to come here..."
She covered her face and said, "I heard they were going to rob the director of a supply and marketing cooperative. They said there was an insider who had been following them for several days. I don't know the details. The men who spoke at the time were a few gentlemen. I didn't see their faces, but I saw them enter No. 70 Zhima Hutong."
After she finished speaking, she took a few steps back and said, "You guys go investigate the details yourself."
After saying that, he was about to leave... "Hey, wait a minute, Auntie."
Zhao Guihua: "Don't look for me, I don't want to get involved in this kind of thing..."
She ran very fast.
In fact, she was not afraid of being found. After all, she was not afraid of being investigated, right? She just didn't want to get involved more. When the investigation turned out to be about Aunt Zhou, she would be contacted to report the case. She was not afraid of anyone from the Zhou family, but she simply didn't want to cause trouble. Besides, who knew if those people had any accomplices.
Zhao Guihua thought that she was very good to come and say this. Of course, she could also write a note, but... she didn't know how to write! It's terrible to be uneducated.
I knew her, after all, she had attended literacy classes and had some life experience. But when it came to writing, she only knew a few words.
She didn't want to involve other family members, so she didn't plan to ask others for help, even if Mingmei knew about it, she didn't want Mingmei to get involved. Mingmei was pregnant now, so there was no need to provoke a mad dog.
As for why she dared to come over and say it, and then left immediately after saying it, it was because it was a common thing these days. This era had its own characteristics. Not to mention this, even if a neighbor hid a famous foreign book, someone would report it.
This is the current environment, and it is quite normal to do this now.
It's normal to say that he's hiding his face because he's afraid of retaliation.
Zhao Guihua ran away on her bike when she left the house. The police chased her out to ask her more questions, but they saw that the old lady ran faster than a monkey. However, they did not ignore the matter. The information she gave was so detailed, how could they ignore it?
This is all credit. If it is true, it is credit thrown in people's faces. Who would not want it?
Besides, they also caught a key person, the "director of the supply and marketing cooperative".
If they really robbed someone of this status, and they caught him on the spot, it would be a great achievement. Besides, he would have to accept this favor, right? The director of the supply and marketing cooperative is a very useful relationship. This kind of good thing is both a merit and a favor. They will not be careless at all.
The director who got the news immediately made arrangements: "Okay, everyone, have a meeting right away."
It really doesn't delay anything at all.
The news was clear, and they quickly deployed. As for Zhao Guihua, she rode her bike to the outskirts of the mountain. There were indeed more people on the mountain recently. Just say that last time a few guys carried a wild boar down the mountain, it was impossible not to alarm people.
As expected, there are obviously more people on the mountain recently, and Zhao Guihua herself is getting anxious.
Logically, she should have brought Leung Mei-fen with her, but the family recently bought two old hens, and she was really afraid that the little thief next door would do something to her. The child of this family might be well-behaved for a few days when something happens, but that would only be for a while. After a while, when the matter faded and the fear disappeared, he would continue to behave.
Zhao Guihua was not surprised. After all, in his previous life, Jin Lai went to the detention center like a city gate, and he went in and out several times. Needless to say, it was hard to change this guy. Although she was still a child, no one said that children were necessarily good.
His family members didn't educate him well, so what the neighbors say is of no use.
She didn't want to come out to work all day and find her house robbed when she got home. That would be really fucked up. So Zhao Guihua refused.
Zhao Guihua came to her senses and quickly climbed up the mountain. She didn't meet many people along the way, but she was definitely not the only one on the mountain. There were other people too. Fortunately, there were more of them on the other side of the mountain, so there were not many on this side.
Maybe it’s because the wild boar was caught there.
Zhao Guihua ignored all that and went up the mountain in one go. She had recently figured out a good way to catch fish with a net. Although she was not good at fishing, she could catch fish with a net. Moreover, the overall environment here was very suitable for doing so. This would not be possible in Houhai or other places.
Zhao Guihua parked her bicycle and quickly got busy.
She went up the mountain quite a lot these past two days, just for the fish. As for pheasants and rabbits, to be honest, if Mingmei hadn't gone up the mountain, they would have been hard to catch. She was lucky to have found the rabbit's nest.
But once they were caught there, they were gone forever. The wild rabbits would never go back, and Zhao Guihua had no faith in them.
She did set two small traps on the mountain to catch prey, but she didn't always get anything. This thing is a thief if it's left in the wild for too long.
Zhao Guihua was concentrating on fishing. If you want to talk about people, you still have to be knowledgeable. Look at her. She learned this method of fishing from the Internet. Yes, she is not very good at fishing, but she finally thought of something she had seen on the Internet by thinking hard.
She tried for a long time before she found a good way.
Zhao Guihua started to work. Seeing that the weather was getting gloomy, it was already past noon, and she had also caught a basket. It was not easy for them to come here from the city, so she sat by the pond and took a breath. At this time, she heard footsteps.
In addition to the sound of footsteps, there were also the voices of several teenagers talking. The young people had loud voices, and the chattering was very lively.
Damn it! Zhao Guihua immediately knew who was coming!
Although the time is different, it seems like they are still the same group of young boys.
Zhao Guihua sighed, thinking that some things would happen again even if they were in the past. As for hiding, Zhao Guihua didn't think about it. She wasn't crazy. There was no big place to hide around.
Even if she could barely hide it, what about the bicycle?
Even a bicycle can be hidden. But this is a pond, how can people not catch fish? She can't just hide for a day, and she may not be able to get away even if she hides. Zhao Guihua sighed and did nothing.
She sat there, looking in the direction of the footsteps.
The boys were about 14 or 15 years old, and they were very proud of their good harvest last time they went up the mountain. However, no matter how proud they were, they still asked their father to take their weapons away, saying that he would prevent them from hurting people. These few times they went up the mountain, they had no choice but to bring sickles.
It's so bitter.
Everyone complained along the way, thinking that they had not harvested anything in the past few times because they were not good enough. What's the use of a sickle? Although they harvested wild boars on the other side of the mountain, since they didn't harvest anything, didn't they switch to this side?
The big guys were complaining about having no work to do and about the lack of prey on the mountain. Zhao Guihua could hear them clearly from far away. She had to admit, in terms of luck, Zhao Guihua was very impressed by Mingmei.
For most people, it would be a great achievement to find one prey when going up the mountain. But she had come here so frequently in the past few months. In fact, she had only found rabbits twice. The first time was by chance, and the second time was when she went to the rabbit's home to search.
It was just two times like this, but when Mingmei went up the mountain, it felt like she couldn't get enough. If she was given time, she could kill all the prey on the mountain. Those things also rushed towards her.
This luck is simply overwhelming.
Of course, she has that ability. If it were an ordinary person, they would not be as good as her. Although this girl learned Wing Chun, she doesn't look like a tiger cha-cha when it comes to fighting or doing anything else.
But it's really useful.
And Mingmei, you will feel it when you get along with her, this person is really lucky, you can't even compare to that kind of luck. It's really enviable. Zhao Guihua sighed, this thing is really innate.
A few young boys also walked over, but because there were many trees here, they didn't notice there was a pond. However, they were heading in this direction. Some of them said: "There are not many pheasants here. We... Shit!"
A few people were about to come over, and when they walked a little further they saw Zhao Guihua, and suddenly a wild rabbit jumped out and whooshed away.
"Ah! Chase!"
The wild rabbit ran very fast, its speed was amazing, but the boys were not much behind, they were all full of energy and ran just as fast. Zhao Guihua was waiting for someone to come over, but at that moment she heard the noise and looked back. Oh no... the person had already run eight hundred miles away.
She almost lost sight of anyone.
Zhao Guihua: "Ah, this..."
She scratched her head in confusion, thinking that this was really... These people and this pond were just not meant to be together, right? They missed it when it was so close? When she was distracted for a moment, these people had already run away.
Zhao Guihua: "...I really am."
She suddenly thought of something and hurried to a basket not far away. This was a simple trap they had set here. Not far from the pond, Zhao Guihua quickly went over and saw that the basket had turned over, with a little bit of rabbit hair stuck on it.
Zhao Guihua fell silent again and didn't know what to say for a moment.
There must be a rabbit that fell into the trap here, but it escaped quickly.
I guess these guys are chasing this rabbit.
Zhao Guihua felt a little absurd for a moment. She scratched her head again, turned back to the pond, thought about it, and couldn't figure it out. Sometimes coincidences are just so wrong. She couldn't catch rabbits. Even though she boasted that she was a rabbit killer, this wild rabbit ran very fast. It would be difficult to catch it without a chance.
She sighed quietly, and then decided to go fishing. Nothing was more important than fishing.
There was no guarantee that those guys would come back, so she would catch as many as possible. Although they could not be kept in this season, they could be dried quickly. Zhao Guihua thought this was the best.
Although the smell was a bit strong and would definitely be noticed by others, Zhao Guihua still decided to do it.
If you don't do it now, it will be gone.
However, the clouds had come up, and the sky was getting darker. Zhao Guihua hesitated whether to go down the mountain or continue fishing. But soon, she decided to continue fishing. With the dark clouds, if it really rained, she would get wet if she went down the mountain now. It was better to continue fishing! Generally speaking, it is relatively easier to catch fish on rainy days.
Zhao Guihua quickly went into the water, but after she caught two baskets of fish, she didn't see the guys coming back, and the rain didn't come. Zhao Guihua sighed at her good luck and pushed the cart down the mountain. With so many fish, she didn't dare to ride the bike down the mountain. If she accidentally fell down, it would be a disaster.
Zhao Guihua wiped her sweat as she walked down the mountain. To be honest, she looked quite messy. But she didn't care and rode back quickly. She didn't know that when she was not at home, there was another big fight in their courtyard.
Because of the destruction of public toilets, everyone involved has to do voluntary labor, but for convenience, it is basically divided into the morning and afternoon. Otherwise, it will be too busy if there are too many people. Half a day also gives some families some time to themselves.
Aunt Zhou and Aunt Su both work in the afternoon. Aunt Zhou is not happy about it, but she is not worried because there are people in her family who can work. If she doesn't work, Wang Zhaodi can go. But Aunt Su has no one.
If it were the same as before, she hoped that the Bai family father and son would take over her work, but the Bai family father and son were both bullshitters. They walked in small steps like ancient ladies, so they naturally couldn't go. Moreover, the Bai family father and son's daily drips were also in the afternoon, so they would definitely be too busy to go.
Aunt Su also cast her eyes on Wang Zhaodi. She thought that Wang Zhaodi was brought here by herself, so she should help her with some work. But who would have thought that Wang Zhaodi had the right idea. Aunt Su asked her first, and she told Aunt Zhou later.
It's not that Wang Zhaodi is cunning, but she always has to talk to Aunt Zhou when she is not at home. After all, she still eats at Aunt Zhou's house.
Aunt Zhou really refused to do this. She was not afraid of Aunt Su. The two men in the Bai family had no fighting power. Why was she afraid of Aunt Su, a weak widow? There were no men in her family. She could smash the glass, kick the door, and pull the hair.
All this is already there! How could Old Man Bai agree? He originally loved to protect Aunt Su. This time when the Bai family was in trouble, it was Aunt Su and Wang Xiangxiu who worked hard to help. He remembered it all in his heart... Even though he was not feeling steps well, he still dragged his little out to seek justice for Aunt Su. As a result...
When Zhao Guihua came back, their yard was very quiet. Zhao Guihua was puzzled. She had already made up a lie to deal with everyone, but when she entered the yard, it was surprisingly quiet. No one was sitting at the door watching the fun.
Not only that, the people who were repairing the public toilets today also dispersed.
That's strange.
Zhao Guihua called: "Liang Meifen."
Liang Meifen hurried out of the house and said, "Grandma, I'm at home."
There was no one in the yard, and she was sleeping soundly at home, which was really comfortable.
She hurried over to help and said, "Mom, I'll do it, you take a rest."
She tried to lift it but failed, then said happily, "That's a lot!"
Zhao Guihua: "Take them all home, process them, and then rub salt on them and dry them in the sun."
Priscilla Leung: "Where should I put it to dry?"
If this is exposed to the sun in the yard, it will be too obvious.
Zhao Guihua: "I told the third brother to get a piece of plastic sheet so we can dry it on the roof."
There is plenty of sunlight on the roof, so the work can be done quickly.
Besides, no one went up to the house when there was nothing to do. Although they could smell something or see flies, it only lasted for two or three days. They just shirked it and dried a few fish. It didn't matter. Zhao Guihua: "Okay, get to work."
She pounded her waist and said, "I have really given too much for this family."
Miriam Leung nodded in agreement.
She said, "Mom. I'll go with you next time."
She works hard and is not lazy in this regard.
Zhao Guihua: "That also requires someone to be at home, otherwise no matter how much we do, there will always be little thieves."
She really looked down on that family. She pouted and said, "I haven't asked you yet, why is there no one here today?"
When this was mentioned, Liang Meifen became excited and talked about the farce in the afternoon. She spread her hands and said, "They all went to the hospital. Aunt Zhou said she was injured, Old Man Bai also said he was injured, and Aunt Su was even more injured..."
She said with a bit of amusement, "Auntie Wang led the others to send someone to the hospital. As a result, the hospital saw that it was an old man and advised him to transfer to another hospital. Then we looked at Auntie Zhou and Auntie Su, who had also caused trouble in the hospital. The hospital strongly advised them to transfer to another hospital, saying that they couldn't take advantage of their family. Every time they were hospitalized, they destroyed a lot of things and they couldn't bear it. Now, the person has been sent to a hospital farther away and hasn't come back yet."
Zhao Guihua: “…”
Really, I'm speechless.
She said, "How do you know? Didn't you not go?"
Liang Meifen: "Li Fang said that she followed him to the hospital, but they confiscated it, so she didn't follow him to the next hospital."
Mei-Fun Leung sighed: "The director of the hospital came out with tears in his eyes and was about to cry. He said that their injuries were not serious and it was nothing serious, and begged them to go to another hospital. I have never heard of such a thing."
Today, she is full of ellipsis.
Liang Meifen worked very hard, but her mouth was not idle at all. She said, "The Yu family boy is also responsible for this matter."
Zhao Guihua's eyes flickered and she asked, "Why is there still a matter about him?"
"Why not? Yes! I heard he caused trouble in the hospital again. He smashed the toilet. It was the toilet in the hospital. He did it last night. The hospital is still repairing it. The hospital really has no way to deal with these violent patients. They really don't dare to admit more of them. None of them are good people."
Leung Mei-fun sighed: "This is the first time I've encountered something like this in my life."
Zhao Guihua: "You'll get used to it."
But, how can you get used to this kind of thing! You get used to this thing today, and tomorrow they give you a new thing, which is very strange.
Zhao Guihua: "Ah, what about Bai Fendou? Did he go with them?"
She said, "I didn't hear any noise when I came back."
Liang Meifen twitched her lips and said, "Bai Fendou didn't go with them. He went to see Miss Tao off. She said she didn't need him, but he insisted on seeing her off. He hasn't come back since he left."
Zhao Guihua: “…” Small steps, it's really not fast.
She said, "Okay."
Liang Meifen: "But there is someone from the Zhou family, that person, Wang Zhaodi is at home."
Zhao Guihua asked in surprise: "She didn't go with you?"
"No. It was Aunt Zhou who didn't let her go. Aunt Zhou said that the Su family's children were thieves. If no one was at home, these three children would definitely come to their house to steal things. They had experienced this once before, so it would definitely not work this time. She asked Wang Zhaodi to look after the house."
Zhao Guihua: "What's going on..."
There are too many farces in their compound.
"I also heard that there was a commotion in the Yu family in the inner courtyard. It seemed that the daughters-in-law of the Yu family were quarreling with the old lady, saying that the old lady was partial. Isn't Yu Baoshan in the hospital? His room was vacant, and the sisters-in-law of the Yu family wanted to move in. Aunt Yu didn't let them, but it caused a mess anyway."
Zhao Guihua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's not just in that compound that embarrassing things happen. If it was only in our compound that embarrassing things happened, I would be too embarrassed to go out in the future."
Priscilla Leung: “That’s right.”
She cut open the fish's belly, took out the internal organs, and then shredded them one by one with salt, and then put them in the basin. She did it very quickly. She was happy: "Mom, we have a lot of fish this time."
Zhao Guihua: "It rained a few days ago, and there's been a lot going on in the yard these days. Isn't that why I haven't been there?"
She said: "But it does seem to be a little easier to catch today."
Priscilla Leung: "The weather is gloomy. I wonder if it's going to rain."
Zhao Guihua thought, maybe it's true, the weather is muggy and it's going to rain, the air pressure is low, the fish may be more likely to come out. But she couldn't say for sure, Zhao Guihua looked at the sky outside and said, "It's really going to rain."
"Uh...rain?"
Liang Meifen looked at the fish in front of her with melancholy and said, "If it rains, we won't be able to dry them out immediately. I hope that doesn't happen."
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "Some people hope not to have it more than you do."
She pointed at Bai Fendou's house and said, "There's not even a window in his house."
Liang Meifen: "...That's true. His family is really, after working for so many years, they don't even have the money to replace the glass! It's really weird."
Liang Meifen didn't understand. For her, although she didn't have much savings, she gave it to her parents, not to outsiders, and it couldn't be considered wrong to support her parents. But this family...what did they spend it on? I didn't see how they ate well and dressed well.
The Bai family eats and wears ordinary clothes, and the only big item they have is a bicycle that they don't know where it came from.
I save so much money, but I still have no money.
Zhao Guihua: "They are happy with it."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law muttered a few more words, and then heard a noise in the yard. Zhao Guihua came out to see that it was not someone else, but Mingmei's cousin, Lan Xiang, squatting at the door of Lan Sihai. Zhao Guihua said, "Xiao Lan, you're here? Your grandfather hasn't gotten off work yet. Come over to my house and sit for a while."
Lan Xiang shook his head and said, "No need. I'm fine at the doorway. It's pretty cool. Auntie, your yard is quite quiet today." He came yesterday and saw quite a big show.
Zhao Guihua: "Oh, you're late. They had a fight this afternoon and everyone went to the hospital and hasn't come back yet."
Lan Xiang slapped his thigh in pain: "I missed it!"
Zhao Guihua: "Of course not! You are just looking for fun. You won't be able to see them these days. They will probably need to be hospitalized."
Lan Xiang: “Oh…”
He felt like he had a toothache and said, "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. Is it true that I won't be able to see you again?"
Zhao Guihua: “It’s true.”
Lan Xiang started to grumble as if he had a toothache again. He said wistfully, "I thought I could watch one more show."
Zhao Guihua: "Why don't you find out which hospital they are in? After all, they both have a history of fighting in the hospital, and this time they were persuaded to leave by the doctor. He changed to another hospital. Why don't you go to the hospital and take a look? Maybe you can see some excitement."
Lan Xiang: "Oh my god! Is there such a thing?"
Zhao Guihua said seriously: "Of course there is." Lan Xiang: "Oh my, oh my, really... I want to be transferred to the Forbidden City."
Zhao Guihua said pertinently: "Even if you are transferred to Sijiucheng, you won't be able to live here. The only vacant room in our yard is occupied by your grandfather. No one else has any intention of moving out."
Lan Xiang: “What a loss!”
Zhao Guihua: "You'd better stay in Jinling City. It's a complicated place and hard to get around. If you really have a neighbor like this, you won't be able to control it."
Lan Xiang: “…”
There is no way to refute this statement, and perhaps it is really beyond our grasp.
He sighed, "Auntie, then...oh, by the way, what's wrong with this window?"
Zhao Guihua: "In art, they just pursue coolness."
Lan Xiang: “…”
Guess whether I believe it or not!
The old man and the child were chatting nonsense when Wang Zhaodi poked her head out.
Zhao Guihua waved her hand and said, "Wang Zhaodi, what are you doing at home? Come out and sit down."
Although it is the end of May, the weather in the city is already quite hot. What's more, it looks like it's going to rain today, and the room is stuffy. Wang Zhaodi hesitated. She is a taciturn person and has been working in the countryside since she was a child. She is not a very smart person. Now that she has come to the city to make a living in Zhou's family, she naturally still trusts Aunt Zhou a little.
So she looked at Zhao Guihua, still a little scared, and whispered, "No need."
She closed the door and stayed at home obediently.
Zhao Guihua didn't force the girl, after all, she wasn't her family. And the girl knew what she was doing.
Zhao Guihua: "Xiao Lan, what's your name? I haven't asked you your name yet."
Lan Xiang: "My name is Lan Xiang, which means flying."
Zhao Guihua's mouth twitched. She wanted to ask why you are called this name when you live in Jinling. Shouldn't this name be used when you live in Shandong? But she soon realized that it was no wonder that she was called "Xiao Lan Xiao Lan" in her previous life. It turned out that the name was a bit strange. In her previous life, their two families did not have much contact. After all, one was in the old city and the other in Jinling. Later, when life got better, it was very convenient to fly over thousands of miles away. At that time, many people had heard of Lanxiang in Jinan, Shandong.
This one is called Lan Xiang, which naturally feels a bit strange, so I'll just not call it by that name.
Zhao Guihua: "Flying Xiang, very good."
"That is."
Zhao Guihua: "You..."
"Aunt Luo, you're back."
Luo Xiaohe was able to get off work earlier, so she came back first and hurried forward: "I'll open the door."
She said, "Are you anxious?"
Lan Xiang said honestly: "I came here early to see the fun, but I didn't see it. They said the fun was over."
Luo Xiaohe: "What?"
She looked at Zhao Guihua and asked, "Are you making trouble again today?"
Although she usually doesn't chat with others and is always very quiet, she still has to prick up her ears to listen to gossip. She doesn't talk much, but her ears are pricked up high.
Zhao Guihua: "Well, I wasn't here this afternoon either, but I heard..."
Although she was not there, Zhao Guihua, who had heard about the incident from Liang Meifen, told the story in great detail. However, at the end, she scratched her head in confusion and said, "I don't know why the toilet repair outside ended early today."
She was about to turn around and ask Liang Meifen when she saw the door of Zhou's house open. Wang Zhaodi whispered to them, "The street office said we should close early today."
She added in a low voice: "Everyone was watching the fight, and several people were accidentally knocked down. They were injured and went to the hospital. The street office said they would take a break today."
She asked in a very, very low voice: "Are all you city people so wild?"
Zhao Guihua: “…”
Luo Xiaohe: “…”
They were misunderstood.
They are all very well behaved people. The really wild ones have already been sent to the hospital. Really, just being in the same yard with such people makes your reputation become weird.
Zhao Guihua: "Actually..." She forced a smile and said, "We city people are not like this. Most of us are hardworking and good comrades."
Wang Zhaodi looked at Zhao Guihua's ferocious smile and couldn't believe it.
She said "oh", hesitated for a moment, and finally took a bench and sat at the door.
Perhaps seeing that many militants were gone, even Luo Xiaohe asked sincerely: "Guihua, well, before I got married here, I heard that someone fell into a manure pit here, is it true?"
She followed Aunt Wang and the others in calling them that. Although their family was related to the Zhuang family, due to their age, it was sometimes difficult to address them, so they just called them by their names.
Luo Xiaohe: "I'm embarrassed to ask my husband, Lao Lan, about this."
Zhao Guihua: "Well, if you ask him, he doesn't know either. That happened before he moved in. Su Jinlai from Aunt Su's family, the kid, Zhou Qun, and Bai Fendou, all three of them fell into the pit. And then, that day, the whole street was...blah blah..."
Zhao Guihua is an old lady who is quite suitable for storytelling, and her description is very vivid.
Anyway, the person involved is not here.
She could give a general introduction to what happened that day. Zhao Guihua spitted and finally concluded sincerely: "Fortunately, the weather was still cold at that time. If it were now, I really can't imagine it..."
The three audience members were stunned.
Luo Xiaohe: "...I really am still very shallow."
Lan Xiang swallowed his saliva and said, "This is really... I have never seen this before. I have never seen this before."
Wang Zhaodi, on the other hand, had her own opinion. She said, "Well, after such a big incident, they must not have been able to eat for several days. This will save a lot of food."
Her focus is a bit strange.
But, it does make some sense.
Zhao Guihua: "That person's body can't stand not eating."
Wang Zhaodi agreed with this statement madly. She nodded vigorously. Since she was a child, the thing she feared most was not having enough to eat, and she had never had enough to eat. She sat on the bench and thought about what to eat tonight. Aunt Zhou was not here, and she didn't know what Sister Jiang Lu and Brother Zhou would decide.
But no matter what the decision was, she could only listen.
Wang Zhaodi propped up her chin...
It was not early when Zhao Guihua came back. She had been back for a while. Some people were leaving get off work one after another, but those who went to the hospital had not come back yet. Zhao Guihua: "How far did they go? Why didn't they come back at this time? And why did everyone go with them? I have never seen people so caring before."
As an insider at the scene, Wang Zhaodi spoke up again: "Everyone wants to see if the hospital will admit Uncle Bai."
Good guy, what a good guy.
As everyone got off work, the yard became lively. However, many people smelled the fishy smell as soon as they came in and said, "Aunt Zhao, what are you doing here? It smells so fishy."
Zhao Guihua remained calm and said, "I fished. I was lucky today and caught two."
Everyone laughed and said, "Congratulations."
Everyone knew that Zhao Guihua's luck was not very good, so no one asked much.
By this time, Liang Meifen had already processed the fish. She put the fish offal together and called out, "Mom, can you buy me some tofu tonight?"
She knows her mother-in-law's taste. Her mother-in-law's favorite dish is fish stewed with tofu and fish stewed with tofu, which she also loves.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay. Go ahead."
Liang Meifen came out to wash her hands and felt that she smelled all over, but she still rubbed her hands and went out with the money.
You know what, she has gained some weight in the past few days.
It's good to eat.
Liang Meifen happily went out. As soon as she reached the entrance of the alley, she met several people wearing red armbands. One of them stopped Liang Meifen and asked, "Lady, do you know where Yu Baoshan lives?"
Liang Meifen was stunned and said, "Yu Baoshan? Who is this? I don't know this person."
"Yu Baoshan, his family must have many brothers, five brothers..."
Liang Meifen: "Oh, you are talking about the kid from the Yu family. He lives in this street, in the house at the end. But if you want to find him, you can't go there. You have to go to the hospital. He went to the toilet in broad daylight the day before yesterday and sleepwalked. He fell from the beam and collapsed the toilet."
"What the hell?"
Several people with red armbands were confused.
How can there be such a thing? "
Liang Meifen: "Really? If you don't believe me, ask others. I have to rush to the grocery store to buy a piece of tofu. I won't go into details."
Liang Meifen was afraid that the people there would get off work, so she left quickly. Several red armbands did not stop her, and she stopped a female comrade who had just got off work and asked, "I heard that Yu Baoshan..."
The person who was stopped was not someone else but Wang Xiangxiu.
Wang Xiangxiu looked down on Yu Baoshan. After all, if Yu Baoshan hadn't hammered down the toilet, would her mother-in-law have gone up to look for the gold, silver and jewelry? As a result, she had to build a toilet for no reason.
I was injured and hospitalized today because of this incident.
She is so upset.
She also knew that she couldn't be angry with the red armband, but she still said, "That's right. He even ran to the toilet in his dream. I don't know how he could sleep, and he was talking about gold, silver and jewelry..."
Several people with red armbands changed their faces.
"Gold, silver and jewelry?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "He did say that. He also mentioned gold bars. Who knows why he's crazy."
One of the red armbands changed his expression and asked, "He said gold, silver, jewelry, and gold bars? Are you sure? If you lied, this is no small matter!"
He stared at Wang Xiangxiu with a stern look in his eyes.
Wang Xiangxiu was unconvinced: "You glared at me, but I was telling the truth. If you don't believe me, ask someone else."
Several red armbands looked at each other, and then quickly said, "Then you go first."
A few people were not idle, and asked a few more people nearby. As expected, everyone said the same thing. Many people saw this incident, so there was no need to lie to them, otherwise it would be bad if they were targeted by the red armbands.
Of course, although Yu Baoshan's excuse was a bit outrageous, no one accused him of promoting feudal superstition or hoarding things.
There was no evidence for this, and the Yu family kid was vindictive. No one wanted to provoke him. So everyone admitted that this happened, and Jin, Yin and Zhuobao did say it, but they still thought it was a dream. They really didn't know the details.
After these people asked clearly, they all looked unhappy.
One of them cursed directly: "Fuck!"
They all understood what this meant.
The leader had an extremely gloomy face, smiled grimly, and said, "Let's go to the hospital to find Yu Baoshan and see what he has to say."
"Then he definitely can't admit it."
"No, we can't go to the hospital to look for him. Monkey is right, he won't admit it. We have to keep a close eye on him. I don't believe he won't try again. As long as he tries again, we will get rid of him. We will also keep an eye on him to see where he hides the things. Damn it, he is eating alone. We agreed that we would get rich together. He is going too far."
Several people began to murmur in low voices, all with unfriendly looks on their faces.
Nowadays, people are naturally wary of people like them, and they don't have a very good impression of them. A few people standing together and whispering will only give people the impression that they are plotting against others. When Liang Meifen came back and saw that these people had not left, she quickly walked away and didn't deal with them.
Several people did not pay any attention to Leung Mei-fen, but instead stood by the wall to discuss the matter together.
Liang Meifen hurried home and breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Guihua asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Liang Meifen quickly whispered what happened outside today. Zhao Guihua was silent for a moment and said, "Stay away from people like this in the future. Who knows what kind of people they are."
"I know."
Zhao Guihua lowered her head to cook. As for why Zhao Guihua took the risk to take the things away, besides the fact that she did have her own selfish motives, she also really looked down on what Yu Baoshan and his group did.
They were able to make a fortune quickly because they used the good things they had embezzled over the years as capital. It was precisely because of their huge capital that they were able to buy large quantities of goods at low prices that they were able to quickly set up stalls and succeed. It was also because of their success that they were able to have the money to contract illegal coal mines. They deceived people into working for them and harmed countless people.
That's really a harmful thing.
Zhao Guihua just hoped that she could take away this man's capital and he would not be able to develop this time.
If this kind of people develop, they will harm others.
Yu Baoshan actually has a few helpers, I don't know if they are the ones here today, but Zhao Guihua hopes that such people will never become successful in this life.
Zhao Guihua took a deep breath and said, "Why haven't they come back from get off work today?"
It was normal that the third brother didn't come back. He had to go to Mingmei's workplace to pick her up after get off work, but the old man didn't come back...
Priscilla Leung: "I'll go ask."
She wiped her hands and went to the backyard... As for why she didn't ask Wang Xiangxiu, Wang Xiangxiu only came back briefly to pack her things and went to the hospital, so naturally she couldn't be asked. Liang Meifen went to the backyard and came back quickly, saying, "Dad is working overtime in the factory. He said there was a batch of urgent work recently, and the work was more complicated. All the masters above level 5 are working overtime."
Zhao Guihua felt relieved. She said, "When there is urgent work, people lose weight."
She said, "Make more steamed buns tonight."
Priscilla Leung: “Okay.”
(End of this chapter)
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