Plastic sheeting is not easy to get these days. Fortunately, Zhuang Zhixi is familiar with Lao Huang, and Lao Huang helped him find this one. Although it is second-hand, it can be used without any problem after being cleaned. This thing is hard to find.
It is indeed a good thing.
Zhuang Zhixi and his brother finished drying the salted fish, went down the ladder, and put it back in the basement. This early morning, the yard was quiet, there was some movement in the backyard, but the front yard was very quiet.
By the time the two brothers started to wash up, Wang Xiangxiu had already gotten up. The weather was getting warmer day by day. It was cloudy all day yesterday and it didn't rain, but this morning one could feel that today would be a very hot day.
Wang Xiangxiu was wearing very little, only a vest, revealing her snow-white neck and arms. She came out with a teacup to wash up, and said softly, "You two brothers are here early."
Zhuang Zhiyuan nodded without saying anything. To be honest, if we were to talk about Zhuang Zhiyuan, he was a bit like Zhou Qun, both of them were quite pretentious, and looked like a cultured person. However, Zhuang Zhiyuan graduated from a regular high school, while Zhou Qun only graduated from elementary school. So it cannot be said that Zhuang Zhiyuan was pretentious.
Because he works in the railway industry and is aware that he is a little different from other people, Zhuang Zhiyuan is usually a little aloof. There is no such term now, but people just think he is aloof, doesn't talk much, and is a bit pedantic.
Whenever he speaks, he always has a lot of big truths to say.
It seemed like Wang Xiangxiu came out to say hello, but it was to Zhuang Zhixi, not Zhuang Zhiyuan. Sure enough, Zhuang Zhiyuan didn't say anything either. He frowned disapprovingly and glanced at Wang Xiangxiu's clothes, but in the end he endured it and said nothing, then turned and left.
Serious people can't bear to see this.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and responded, saying, "Sister Su, it's not too late for you. Why do you have to go to the hospital so early in the morning? I heard that your family was rejected for hospitalization yesterday? What's going on? How come you even offended the hospital? I'm not saying that it's not good to cause trouble all day long."
This is really a bit of a no-brainer. Wang Xiangxiu's smile faded, but she soon sighed and said sadly: "How can our family be blamed for this? Our family is really innocent. This has increased expenses for no reason. Life is not easy to begin with, and now we are waiting for expenses. Xiaozhuang, can you lend me some money? I promise to pay you back when the expenses are met."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled innocently and said, "Sister Su, I don't believe you. Your family usually saves a lot."
He pointed at the poor window of the Bai family and said with a smile: "Look. His family doesn't even have the money to repair the window."
Wang Xiangxiu was shameless: "What does his family situation have to do with me? In fact, it's hot, and Uncle Bai thinks it's cooler this way."
Zhuang Zhixi let out a long "oh", then laughed and said, "Sister-in-law Su is really good at talking, haha."
Wang Xiangxiu blinked her eyes and said charmingly, "Well, can you lend me some money? I won't lend you much, just ten yuan. It's nothing to you, right? It's not a lot."
She opened her mouth and spoke without hesitation, but she had a lot to say.
But there isn't much I can say.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He really saw how shameless this man was, but Zhuang Zhixi was also thick-skinned and calm: "No! I have to support my wife with my salary. Now that I have a wife, I have many places to spend money."
He turned around and heard Wang Xiangxiu say, "Eight dollars, just lend me eight dollars! Five dollars, five thousand dollars is not enough? Three dollars!"
Zhuang Zhixi turned around and said, "Sister Su, ten yuan is just a small amount of money in your eyes. We dare not deal with you. You are very capable, why do you need to borrow money from me? Isn't this a joke?"
He smiled, but said something else: "You have many ways, so don't hold on to me."
He turned around and went home. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mingmei glaring at him with her arms folded. Zhuang Zhixi immediately defended himself: "I'm a good person, I just said a few words casually."
Mingmei: "Then how come big brother can leave immediately? You are the only one who keeps talking. How can you show that you are good at talking, right?"
Mingmei glared at Zhuang Zhixi, fully acting like a jealous young wife. Zhuang Zhixi immediately said, "I promise I won't talk to her anymore."
Mingmei: “Huh.”
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh, my dear, please don't blame me. I just have a bad mouth. I promise I don't have any bad intentions."
Mingmei chuckled and stared at him. Zhuang Zhixi assured her again: "Really? I'm not blind. I would look for a wife as beautiful as you."
Mingmei: "That one is prettier than me, so you have an idea?"
Her eyes widened, and Zhuang Zhixi immediately said, "No!"
He is really wrong!
He said sincerely: "Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, they are full of love for you. I am really not that kind of person. Whether others are good or not, I am not interested. Really."
Mingmei snorted and said, "I'll trust you for now."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then you must believe me, I am so sincere."
Mingmei rolled her eyes. Zhuang Zhixi said with a playful smile: "Wife, don't be too angry. If you are too angry, it's easy to get angry, my good wife..."
Mingmei: “Hehe.”
Zhuang Zhixi persuaded Mingmei and finally made her tense face relax a little. He made a face and said, "Look at me, look at how miserable I am..."
Mingmei couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Stop making faces."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Isn't this just to tease you?"
The young couple finally went out, and Zhao Guihua had already prepared breakfast early in the morning. Mingmei, who was angry with Zhuang Zhixi just now, became a close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket at this time, and immediately came up to act coquettishly, saying: "Mom, your cooking skills are so good, I can smell the fragrance when I'm outside."
Her nose has become a little more pointed since she got pregnant.
Zhao Guihua glanced at her and said, "Stop flattering me and sit down to eat."
Mingmei: "Okay."
Her breakfast had an extra egg compared to others. There were two eggs in her breakfast. Xiaoyanzi and Hutou shared one. Mingmei, who was pregnant, had one alone. Others had no share. However, Zhao Guihua would fry an egg or make egg soup for everyone to improve their diet.
This body is a person's capital.
If you are not in good health, you really can't do anything. As long as you are in good health, it is better than anything else.
Besides, Zhao Guihua felt that there was no point in saving money at this time. There was nothing to buy anyway. This required a ticket, and that required a ticket. She had been waiting for her sewing machine for a long time but still didn't get it.
It is better to try to eat better, stay healthy and live longer, and have more good days.
Zhao Guihua: "Will you all come back for dinner tonight?"
“All of them are back.”
Zhao Guihua nodded and said, "Then let's stir-fry mutton tonight."
Slurp...
The child began to drool.
The food quality of their family has been rising sharply recently, but Zhao Guihua still feels that it is not enough. It is really easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. She was not used to such a poor life because of her decades of life experience before her rebirth. Even though it has been almost half a year, she still can't stand it.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to adapt.
Hu Tou looked at her grandmother happily and said, "Grandma, Hu Tou likes you the most. Your cooking is the best. It's ten thousand times more delicious than my mother's."
Leung Mei-Fun: “…” What a rotten kid. But, he is right.
Her mother-in-law has obviously become much more generous in cooking in the past six months, and her cooking is better than hers. She really can't compare.
But it's also true that her mother-in-law really wastes a lot of oil when cooking.
Zhao Guihua added: "Two dishes, and one fish. Grandma is going fishing today."
The child immediately became happy, and said in a baby voice: "My grandma is the most powerful grandma in the world."
Other families don't have such a good home. Xiaoyanzi knew that she would be able to wear a new skirt soon. She had been making it for a long time. Her mother said that she could wear it on Children's Day. Thinking of this, the little girl giggled.
"Why is this kid still grinning?"
Xiaoyanzi: "I can wear my new skirt now."
Zhao Guihua: "Well, if it's warm, you can wear it."
Xiaoyanzi patted her chest and assured: "I'm not cold."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, you're not cold."
Doesn't she know what the child is like? She just wants to wear new clothes.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, after we finish eating, I'll send the kids to school. By the way, have you signed up for Hutou Primary School?"
Liang Meifen nodded: "I have already registered. I will be a primary school student when school starts in the second half of the year."
Zhao Guihua nodded.
She sighed: "How come this child grows up so fast."
Tiger Head said quickly: "I want to grow up quickly, make a lot of money, and then buy meat to eat."
Xiaoyanzi added: "Buy new clothes."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, buy buy buy."
Zhuang Zhixi: "We won't tell you anymore. It's getting late. Come on, wife. I'll take you there."
Mingmei: "Okay."
The couple got up. People usually don't chat about family matters in the morning. They don't have time for that. They usually talk about work and family matters during dinner. Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei went out together. As soon as they came out, they saw several police comrades entering the yard. The two sides happened to meet.
The leader asked, "Hello, comrade. I would like to ask, is there a comrade named Zhou Li in your courtyard?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, it's that family, but she's not at home."
Public Security Comrade: "Why aren't you home so early? Isn't this comrade a housewife who doesn't work?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh, she got in a fight with someone yesterday and was injured and was hospitalized."
Public Security Comrade: “…”
He is indeed a troublemaker.
He said, "Thank you."
Zhuang Zhixi asked curiously: "Did she get into trouble again?"
Public Security Comrade: "Yes, there is a robbery case and we need her help in the investigation."
They went up and knocked on the door, then turned around and asked, "Is anyone home?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Of course there is, his son and daughter-in-law are at home."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened. Wang Zhaodi, who opened the door, looked timid. She had never seen such a scene before, so she turned around and called out, "Brother Zhou, Sister Jiang Lu, come quickly." She didn't know what was going on. She just thought it was because of what happened yesterday, and her face turned pale.
She was obviously a dark-skinned girl, but at this moment one could tell that her face was pale.
Zhou Qun didn't sleep well. His mother had caused trouble again. How could he be in a good mood? He no longer needed any pressure from the outside world. His mother's constant trouble was enough to keep him on the edge of humiliation.
He said unhappily, "Why are you yelling so early in the morning?"
Wang Zhaodi whispered: "Yes, yes, it's the police comrades."
Zhou Qun was startled, and immediately perked up, hurried out, and said, "Hello, comrade, I'm Zhou Qun, I wonder what you guys are here for?"
No one called the police for what happened yesterday.
The neighbors really didn’t call the police for help. If that were the case, he would never be able to live among his neighbors again. So he was very puzzled as to why the police came to his house. Three police officers looked at Zhou Qun and said, “You are Zhou Li…”
He lowered his head to glance at the notebook and said, "Li Xiulian's son, right?"
The reason why I didn't say Li Xiu Lian when I first asked was that I guessed that people didn't even know the old lady's real name. Now that I met the son of the person involved, I naturally had to say her formal name.
He said, "Jiang Lu is your lover, right?"
Zhou Qun nodded: "Yes, what happened? Come in and sit down."
When a few people came in, Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei immediately came over.
After just a few simple words, other neighbors came out, such as Bai Fendou, the charming sister Wang Xiangxiu, and Aunt Wang, the housekeeper, all came forward, and even Uncle Lan and his wife came over.
What is this for?
This is the big hat coming to your door.
Zhou Qun said unnaturally: "My mother is still in the hospital. I wonder why you are looking for him? If it's because of yesterday, I think there are some misunderstandings. It's just a few old men and women fooling around. But they have been like this since they were young. They are used to each other. It's really not a fight."
At this time, Jiang Lu also came out from the inner room and stood beside Zhou Qun.
The police officer looked up at Jiang Lu and said, "We are not here for the fight you had yesterday. We are here mainly because Comrade Li Xiulian is suspected of a robbery case related to feudal superstition, and we need her to go back with us to assist in the investigation."
"Feudal superstition?"
Pairs of eyes outside the window were eagerly looking in! "Yes, it's feudal superstition. Comrade Li Xiulian is suspected of seeking a curse from a witch..." The public security comrade looked up at Jiang Lu again and continued, "Her daughter-in-law, Comrade Jiang Lu's father, Comrade Jiang Jianshe."
"What!" Jiang Lu looked at the police officer in shock, "This is impossible, you must be mistaken, comrade, Jiang Jianshe is my father, how could my mother-in-law plot against my father? Our two families are relatives, there is really no need for this, and we have a very good relationship. I think there must be a misunderstanding. Although my mother-in-law has a bad mouth and is unreasonable, she is not a bad person. She would never do such a thing. You are mistaken, you must be mistaken."
Seeing her emotional, the police could understand her. This kind of thing was always unbelievable. Their police station handled just as many cases as the streets. They had seen a lot of family conflicts, so this was not considered serious.
The police said: "The witch that Li Xiulian found is a liar. They are a robbery gang. They are going to rob your father under the pretext of a successful curse. According to them, Li Xiulian described your father's situation in detail. So it was easy for them to find your father and they followed him for a week. Their plan not only includes robbing your father, but also breaking your father's arm. This will prove that their curse was successful, and then they can cheat your mother-in-law out of more money."
Jiang Lu: “…”
The police officer continued, "It is said that your mother-in-law is an old customer of theirs. This is not her first visit. Because this matter is complicated, we are not sure whether your mother-in-law is really superstitious or knows that these people are robbers with bad intentions, so she is taking advantage of them. Whatever the case, we need to find your mother-in-law to verify. In addition, you two also need to go to the police station with us to cooperate with the investigation."
"ah?"
Jiang Lu was excited: "We cooperate with the investigation? What investigation are we cooperating with? Do you suspect that I know about it? You are going too far. He is my biological father. How could I do such a thing? I..."
"Calm down. We are not saying that you are involved. We are just asking you to cooperate with the investigation and verify some issues."
After the police finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Qun again, staring at him closely. Zhou Qun knew that the police might not necessarily suspect Jiang Lu, but they would definitely suspect him. He took a deep breath, exhaled, exhaled, raised his head and said firmly: "I don't know what happened, but I have a clear conscience, and I believe my mother would not do such a thing."
"Then please come with me. I need you to take me to the hospital."
Zhou Qun: "My mother is still injured..."
"We won't hurt her, but as a party involved, she has to cooperate with our investigation."
Zhou Qun was in a state of confusion at this time. She hated the group of people for not doing things properly, and she also hated her mother for not even knowing how to clean up the mess. She even revealed her identity. Isn't this Qing waiting for her to take the responsibility when something goes wrong? If she wants to die, she can die by herself. Why is she causing trouble for him?
In the past, Zhou Qun thought his mother was quite useful. He could leave all the things he didn't like to her. His mother was used to making trouble, and his family would never suffer any loss. But now it seems that his mother is really useless. Not only did she not play a role in charging into battle, but she was even more useless.
In the past six months, he had been the one cleaning up his mother's mess. She had actually caused him a lot of trouble, which really disgusted him. However, he had to pretend to be a filial son. After all, this was a time when filial piety was important. This made him very unhappy.
Zhou Qun's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what to do at this moment, but he still stood up instinctively and said, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Lu: "How could something like this happen out of nowhere? This is impossible! This is obviously impossible!"
"Let's go."
Zhou Qun took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Wang Zhaodi, you look after the house. If there is anything, go find Aunt Wang."
He didn't know what his cooperation with the investigation meant, so he had to explain it first. Of course, he didn't trust Wang Zhaodi that much, after all, he had only met her for less than two days. He found Aunt Wang in the crowd and said, "Aunt Wang, my mother has gotten into some trouble again, and we need to go over and cooperate with the investigation. I don't know the specific situation, so please help us keep an eye on my family. The naughty kid in our yard is not clean, and there are so many people coming and going, I'm worried."
Aunt Wang: "I know, don't worry about it."
Zhou Qun nodded: "Then...Xiao Zhuang, please ask for a day off for me first."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "Okay."
He felt that Zhou Qun's whole body was heavy.
However, Zhou Qun was not a good person either. Just by listening outside for a while, Zhuang Zhixi felt that Zhou Qun was not innocent. No matter whether Aunt Zhou would take the blame on herself, Zhou Qun was definitely not innocent.
He still has this kind of vision.
After all, Zhuang Zhixi has been with Zhou Qun for more than 20 years.
Zhuang Zhixi agreed. Just as Zhou Qun was about to leave, Bai Fendou jumped out and said, "Hey, how about I go to the factory and ask for leave for you?"
Hehe, he will go to the whole place and announce it to everyone, to let everyone know why Zhouqu can't go to work. Zhou Qun was embarrassed, but he was really happy. Zhou Qun looked at Bai Fendou deeply, stepped forward and patted Bai Fendou on the shoulder, and said: "Brother, I know you still have some friendship with me, but you are injured now, so I don't need to trouble you. I appreciate your kindness. When I come back, I will treat you to a drink. You are the most loyal person in this courtyard."
Aunt Wang: “???”
Zhuang Zhixi: “???”
So what we did just now wasn't considered righteousness?
Do you know how to speak?
Bai Fendou was also confused, really confused. He had bad intentions, didn't Zhou Qun, the bastard, see that? But Zhou Qun was a little strange recently. He seemed to suddenly want to be good brothers with him and suddenly became close to him.
I don't know if there is any conspiracy.
Bai Fendou widened his eyes and stared at Zhou Qun seriously, trying to see through his scheming heart. However, seeing that Bai Fendou was so worried about him that his eyes were so wide open, Zhou Qun felt that his vision was not bad.
Although Bai Fendou is an average-looking person, he cannot compare with Zhuang Zhixi and others.
However, he was brave and capable of fighting, and he cared about him at the critical moment, so he could be considered a good person. He put his arm around Bai Fendou's shoulder, patted him, and said, "Good brother, wait for me to come back!"
Jiang Lu: “…”
What happened to his Zhou Qun?
Why did he suddenly get close to Bai Fendou recently? She didn't even bother to explain why. She couldn't understand.
Jiang Lu was extremely puzzled, but Zhou Qun had no intention of explaining and refused to let go.
Public Security Comrade: "You two have such a good relationship."
Bai Fendou was anxious: "No, I'm not... Hey, this..."
I didn't know what to say for a moment. I just felt like everything was weird.
At this time, Zhuang Zhixi also supported his young wife and silently took a step back. That weird feeling came again. He pursed his lips, feeling that he didn't understand anything at all. At this time, he silently looked at his mother...
Zhao Guihua was also standing at the door watching the excitement.
She really didn't expect that it was such a coincidence. She reported the case yesterday and these people took action yesterday. It was really... Fortunately, she contacted the police, otherwise if it was delayed for another day, the nature of the matter might have changed.
Logically speaking, the public security comrades would have arrested the person and seized the evidence when they took action.
So, it's quite a coincidence.
Zhao Guihua felt that there seemed to be a divine will in everything, as there were too many coincidences yesterday.
But fortunately, they are not bad.
Zhao Guihua sighed and met Zhuang Zhixi's gaze.
He met my mother's gaze, and then looked at my grandfather Lan Sihai... I have to say, if there is something I can't figure out, I don't need to ask anyone else, just ask these two people and you will basically get the answer.
The discomfort he felt was so strong that he even got goosebumps.
Therefore, Zhuang Zhixi decided to ask his elders when he got off work. The elders had seen more than they had walked, and they would definitely understand what was going on. At his age, he really couldn't grasp this matter.
Zhou Qun was somewhat reluctant to leave, but he had no choice but to follow. He sighed faintly, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end it turned into an endless sigh. He could only say: "I'm leaving first."
The couple followed the police comrades out together, and the neighbors immediately started talking about it. Although there were a lot of things going on in their yard, this was the first time that the police comrades came to their door. Everyone was extremely surprised, and they looked at each other in bewilderment, and it took them a long time to recover.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Guihua was the first to speak. She asked, "Aren't you guys going to work?"
Zhuang Zhixi exclaimed, looked at the time, and quickly said, "Wife, let's go, let's go."
I was so busy watching the fun that I didn't pay attention to the time. I'm bound to be late today.
It is important to watch the fun, but you must never deduct money.
At this time, only these people who are not at work still have the mind to talk.
Everyone started speculating about each other.
Aunt Wang was a little confused, but still said: "This... is she colluding with robbery? Or is it feudal superstition?"
They listened to the whole thing, but they were still a little confused.
But according to the neighbors, Aunt Zhou was probably just believing in feudal superstition. She wouldn't dare to collude with others to rob.
Zhao Guihua also believed that Aunt Zhou didn't dare to do it, or didn't understand how these people could make this superstition more "real", but she didn't understand, but Zhou Qun must understand, those people did it so obviously, and Zhou Qun was not a housewife who knew nothing. He worked in a factory and must have seen more, and this man himself was a scheming person, how could he not understand this.
It depends on what Aunt Zhou says.
However, Zhao Guihua tends to believe that nothing will happen to Zhou Qun. After all, Aunt Zhou is very protective of her son and she will not let Zhou Qun get involved in such matters, even if Zhou Qun knows about it.
Although this man is confused, he is completely devoted to his son.
Zhao Guihua sighed softly: "What is going on?"
Aunt Wang suddenly thought of something and said in a deep voice, "We will definitely not be able to win the Outstanding Courtyard Award this year. It's a pity that we were credited with catching the thieves. Now they have completely destroyed everything for us."
She honestly thought this was infuriating.
The others were also somewhat indignant. After all, there were rewards for being excellent in this compound, but these people had messed it up. They were really troublemakers! They all bahed.
Zhao Guihua patted her old friend on the shoulder out of sympathy. Aunt Wang forced herself to cheer up and said, "No, I have to go to the street office. Something like this happened in our compound. I have to go and tell them."
Zhao Guihua: "Go ahead."
Aunt Wang left quickly, and everyone continued to talk.
"Aunt Zhou is so vicious. Her in-laws have helped her so much over the years. She is so heartless that she comes here to hurt people."
"That's right. During those three years, we couldn't even get enough to eat, and it was Jiang Lu's parents who gathered food for their family. It was a great favor, but they didn't take it to heart at all..."
"You think this is her first time?"
"What do you mean?"
Bai Fendou was on vacation at home, chatting among the women: "Maybe she has cursed others before, and asked a charlatan to curse them. If anyone has a conflict with her family, they should think carefully about whether they have been deceived by her."
One of the sisters-in-law smiled and said, "Yes, you are? Don't you have a conflict with her?"
Bai Fendou was startled, then he shouted: "Fuck!"
He hadn't thought about it at all when he spoke just now. Yes, wasn't he?
He thought about it again, his face changed, and he felt that what everyone said was right. Could it be that Aunt Zhou had asked a charlatan to plot against him? Otherwise, how could he be so unlucky recently? The person in their yard who had the worst relationship with Aunt Zhou was Aunt Su, and then their family. Even Zhao Guihua had to rank a little behind.
You see, Aunt Su, who is always gentle, has been hospitalized twice in a row.
And he, he has been in trouble recently... Thinking of this, Bai Fendou couldn't remain calm at all. He felt that this was all Aunt Zhou's fault, and immediately said, "I was wondering why I've been so unlucky recently. It's her, it must be her. I have to go find the police. I have to talk to them. Damn it... I really am... I feel wronged..."
Bai Fendou pushed all his recent confusing things to other places.
He was firm: "I have to go to the police station."
After saying this, he walked out in small steps without saying anything else.
There are also those who are kind-hearted and say, "I'll take you there, look at you..."
Actually, I just wanted to go and watch the fun.
Several more people went out at once. Zhao Guihua looked at Liang Meifen who also wanted to go with them and said, "You go and take the kids to school."
Priscilla Leung: “Oh oh.”
She sighed sadly and left.
It's a pity that she can't go and read the gossip.
Zhao Guihua saw that most people had left, some went to work, some went to school, some went to the street, and some went to the police station. She went back to the door to chop some vegetables and feed the chickens.
These two old hens were a bit listless when they first arrived, but now they seem to be in much better spirits. Zhao Guihua thinks that after a day or two of recovery, the hens may be able to recover. But she doesn't know how many days it will take for them to lay eggs.
She quickly began to sweep the floor and clean up. Although some men said they were exhausted at work, in fact, the women at home also had a lot of work to do. The most hateful thing was that this work was invisible, and it was not obvious how much you did.
Like Zhao Guihua, she got up early in the morning to cook, feed the chickens, and sweep the floor. After she finished everything, she took out the scraps of cloth and started sewing small rags.
This is the cloth she bought last time. She picked out the unusable pieces and sewed small rags. This kind of thing can be used at home. To be honest, Zhao Guihua felt that she was embarrassing the time travel army. Look at the protagonists in other novels. soars. It's good for her to start over again, but she still has to deal with family matters. It's impossible for her to eat meat every day.
Although the quality of life has improved a bit, it is not very outstanding. I am just embarrassed to say that I am the level of a heroine. Zhao Guihua sighed deeply for herself, but even though she grumbled like this, she did not stop working. Zhao Guihua took a stool and sat in the yard. It was cooler to work outside than in the house.
She was working when she heard a series of retching sounds. Zhao Guihua: “???”
The sound came from the backyard. Zhao Guihua stood up and walked back, and saw Li Fang about to leave. Zhao Guihua quickly asked, "Are you okay?"
Li Fang: "I might be pregnant. I can't stand any strange smells lately."
For some reason, she felt a faint fishy smell in the yard early in the morning. Zhao Guihua was the only one fishing recently, so Li Fang didn't directly say that it was the fishy smell that made her uncomfortable.
After all, although we lived in the same courtyard, we really didn't care about this. Now that supplies were so tight, it would be good to have more meat. She didn't say it directly, but smiled and said, "I'll go to the hospital to take a look."
Zhao Guihua: "Ah. You are pregnant? Then we must go and take a look."
Li Fang: "I have no method in doing things. I was actually feeling a little unwell when I went to the hospital yesterday. I didn't think of seeing a doctor at that time, but went home instead. You can imagine me..." She even made herself worried.
She said, "If my mother comes back, please tell her for me so I can go and see if she didn't eat well in the summer or if she's pregnant."
After all, she had a child, so she still felt that her symptoms were very similar to those of pregnancy.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, I'll talk to your mom."
Li Fang nodded and walked out.
Zhao Guihua patted her head, thinking that Li Fang had indeed given birth to her third child at this time. This time, her family gave birth to a daughter, making the family a "good one". This made Li Jiale very upset. It is like this now. If you give birth to a daughter as the first child, you will want a son very much. It seems that only by giving birth to a son can you stand up straight. But if you have already given birth to a son, it will be different.
Chef Li likes grandchildren and wants them, but his family already has two, so if he has a girl at this time, his family will love her very much.
Although this old man favors boys over girls, he is extremely kind to his little granddaughter, better than to his two older grandsons.
So, it is really hard to say what kind of personality a person has.
Zhao Guihua thought of Mingmei again. In fact, she knew whether Mingmei gave birth to a boy or a girl, but Zhao Guihua did not show any of it. She still wanted to leave a suspense. But in fact, this feeling of being the only one who knew the inside story was really a bit suffocating.
She has already started making small clothes... two pieces! Yes, as a reborn party, she knows that her daughter-in-law Mingmei is actually pregnant with twins this time.
In fact, Li Fang was pregnant for an older month than Mingmei, but why did Mingmei react so obviously and discover it so early? Because Mingmei was pregnant with twins, she gave birth to a boy and a girl, who were born early in the morning on the first day of the Chinese New Year.
A little brother and a little sister.
Two kids.
But this is not surprising, Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, which is a precedent in their family. The second child, her daughter Zhuang Zhixin, also gave birth to twins. She gave birth to two boys, and every time Zhuang Zhixin wrote to her, she would scold her son for causing trouble and going to heaven.
So Zhao Guihua thought that perhaps there really was such a situation in his family's previous generation, and it might have been passed down from generation to generation.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Zhixin gave birth to twins and Zhixi gave birth to twins again.
The next year, their yard had four more babies, a boy and a girl. Li Fang in the backyard gave birth to a girl named Li Xiaoting, and Jiang Lu in the front yard also gave birth to a son, but Jiang Lu's son was half a year younger than them.
Oh, that’s not right. Although Li Fang’s daughter was also born in January, according to the lunar calendar, she didn’t celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Their daughter was born on the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, less than ten days older than the twins.
If we talk about the serious ones that will be born next year, there will only be three babies.
Li Xiaoting doesn’t count, she is still considered a little one born this year.
Jiang Lu seemed to have become stronger after giving birth to her son. She walked with a breeze and even spoke to Aunt Zhou in a more confident manner. Aunt Zhou also doted on her grandson, no matter how big or small. She sometimes had to feed him when he was seven or eight years old.
When this child first went to kindergarten, he was said to not be able to go to the toilet by himself.
You know, this isn't going to happen decades later.
At that time, children went to kindergarten early. Little kids over two years old were sent to kindergarten. It was not too much. His eldest grandson was sent to kindergarten when he was over six years old... This is outrageous. You said that spoiling children is really hard to say.
It’s natural to spoil your own children, but you can’t overindulge them.
In their courtyard, the one who dotes on his children really sets an example for them. The three children of the Su family, needless to say. Everyone knows it. The one of the Zhou family, who is spoiled to death, is different from the one of the Su family. He doesn't steal things or be a gigolo.
This is pure selfishness.
In the end, he went straight to a beautiful country and settled down there.
When Zhao Guihua thought about this, her head shook like a rattle...
"Guihua, what are you doing? Why are you shaking your head?"
Aunt Wang came back and saw Zhao Guihua like this. She asked in confusion, and then quickly asked: "Why is the yard so quiet? Did something happen again?"
She is really scared. This is going on and on. How can she not be scared?
Zhao Guihua quickly said, "They went to the police station."
She mentioned Bai Fendou's worries, and then said, "You also know that Bai Fendou is taking small steps now. If we go with him, we can take extra care of him."
Aunt Wang: "...I'm so fucking mad...can he not cause trouble?"
But then again, it's not surprising that Bai Fendou is worried, because Bai Fendou has been really unlucky recently. She shook her head helplessly, yes, she shook her head too.
"Oh yes, your Li Fang went to the hospital. She feels a little uncomfortable and seems to be pregnant."
"What!"
Aunt Wang suddenly became excited and said, "Yes, yes, yes?"
She couldn't believe it and asked, "When did he leave?"
Zhao Guihua: "I've been walking for a while, you definitely can't catch up, why don't you wait at home."
Aunt Wang turned around in circles like a donkey turning a millstone and said, "That's great, it's really great."
Zhao Guihua: "Sit down and talk."
Aunt Wang: "How come there is such a good thing? It's great. I didn't expect that my Fang'er is pregnant again. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "Do you want a boy or a girl?"
Aunt Wang: "Girl, my family already has two boys. If we have another boy, we won't be able to afford a wife in the future. Besides, we want to have a good family. These two are already capable, and we also want a cute little girl."
Zhao Guihua smiled. Aunt Wang looked at what Zhao Guihua was doing, then moved her chair, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "You..."
Pointed.
Recently, Zhao Guihua made clothes for her family. She saw it. Although they were not made of big materials and the skirt was pieced together piece by piece, it was still a new addition to her wardrobe. She asked in a low voice, "Guihua, what's your connection? Can you tell me about it?"
Zhao Guihua whispered: "It's not inconvenient at all. I just exchanged the cloth with someone else."
The word "change" should be emphasized.
Aunt Wang understood instantly, but Zhao Guihua also quickly said: "It's not that I want to hide it. I changed it twice, and it died the second time. I can't change it again."
Aunt Wang: “Ah?”
A little lost.
Zhao Guihua: "If I had this stably, I would definitely tell you. I can't change it now. I guess there will be a chance in the future, but definitely not now. If there is, I will tell you."
Aunt Wang said cheerfully: "Okay!"
Soon, Aunt Wang also asked happily: "Do you want to make some money?"
Zhao Guihua: “Ah?”
Aunt Wang was a little proud. She said, "I have secured a job for everyone to make money. We caught a thief, which is really a good thing. The street also promised to give us the quota for the Excellent Courtyard, but now these people messed around and lost it. Even if it is really given to us, I am afraid we will not have the face to ask for it. But we really did a good thing and caught the thief, and this cannot be erased, right? We can't let the shamelessness of some comrades make us who have done good things feel discouraged. So I went to the street to report it. Anyway, they are shamelessly asking for benefits. We don't want the Excellent Courtyard, but can we find some odd jobs for us! First, we who catch thieves will not be so unbalanced, and second, it will give everyone work to do in the store, instead of being like fighting cocks all day long."
Zhao Guihua's eyes lit up: "Old Wang, you are great, this is a good idea."
Aunt Wang smiled proudly: "Of course, don't you see who I am? I have already tried my best. Our yard volunteered to participate in pasting matchboxes. You know, such work is usually given to families with relatively poor families. It's quite good for us to get it like this."
"What kind of work?"
Leung Mei-fun had just sent her children to school and when she came back she heard this and hurried over.
Aunt Wang: "It's a job of pasting matchboxes. I get ten cents for one hundred."
Liang Meifen suddenly became excited. She had gone to the street office so many times before, not just to find this kind of small job, the kind of formal or temporary job, she didn't even dare to think about it, she just hoped that she could get such a job. But the street office would not arrange it for their family.
After all, the family conditions are here.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang won it for them this time. She was excited: "I want to participate."
Aunt Wang: "Okay."
Liang Meifen was excited. It was great. She finally had a source of income and a chance to make money. She didn't feel that way when she was working before, but now that she wasn't working, to be honest, she felt a little regretful when it was late at night.
Just a little bit.
But I really regret it.
When she was making money, her parents praised her very much, and her younger brother also called her "sister" all the time, saying "my sister" and "this and that" all the time, and was very sweet. Her parents also praised her as the most promising child. Even in her husband's family, she stood up straight because she had a job. Of course, she was still afraid of her mother-in-law, but she had a sense of superiority among the neighbors.
She is a high school graduate, she has a son and a daughter, and her family is a dual-income family.
But now everyone says she is a fool with no clear mind. How could Leung Mei-fun not feel uncomfortable with this kind of gap? Although she tried her best to tell herself not to feel sad, people are not machines. They can't control their sadness.
As for her mother's family, they didn't take her seriously at all.
Because of a quarrel with her future sister-in-law, her father even told her not to go back and stir up trouble and to come back to her parents' home less often. This made Leung Mei-Fun very upset. Since she gave away her job, everything seemed to have changed.
Completely changed.
She didn't say it, but she felt bad inside.
Besides, she had no money and it was inconvenient to spend money because Zhuang Zhiyuan was in charge of her family's money. She didn't have much money and was eager to earn some. She said, "When do we start working?"
Aunt Wang: "The earliest it will be this afternoon, the street office has to coordinate with the match factory today. It's only because they need a large quantity recently that we can grab this opportunity."
Miriam Leung nodded heavily.
As the three female comrades were talking, they felt a gaze coming at them. They all looked over and saw Wang Zhaodi opening the door a little and peeking in, looking timid.
Aunt Wang: "You, Wang Zhaodi, right? If you feel bored, just come out."
Wang Zhaodi bit her lip and said, "Okay."
She has to work all the time at home. When she goes out and does nothing, she becomes even more nervous and awkward. If you give her a piece of land to work on, maybe she can be more calm and composed.
But now it looks timid.
Aunt Wang: "We have secured a job pasting matchboxes in our yard. If you want to do it, come out this afternoon."
Wang Zhaodi's eyes widened in shock: "I, I, I, I can participate too?"
She thought it was someone else's business and that they wouldn't take her with them.
But I didn't expect Aunt Wang to say that.
She asked excitedly, "Can I come along too?"
Aunt Wang: "Why not? Although you are not from the compound, you are also a working class. I see that your conditions are not very good. This job will be assigned to families with less financial resources. It's nothing for you to join."
Wang Zhaodi's eyes were red with emotion. Even if this job would be assigned to a family with poor conditions, it would not be given to their family. This was a job only available in their old city. There was no such good thing in their countryside.
She looked up and said seriously: "I will work hard."
Aunt Wang nodded.
Zhao Guihua: "I don't think the Zhou family will have the time to take care of you recently. You should do more work and save some money for yourself. Even if the Zhou family kicks you out, at least you will have some money to rely on."
Liang Meifen nodded quickly and echoed: "Really, it's so uncomfortable to be penniless."
Wang Zhaodi rubbed her hands: "I...I don't have any money."
Never owned one, never spent a penny on it.
Several women looked at her in unison, but Zhao Guihua was very calm: "This is normal. Many rural families are used to men holding the money. Sometimes in the village, things can be exchanged for free. If you need something, you have to go to the commune supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. If the distance is not close, women usually go less, and it is men who do these things. You have parents above you, so naturally you don't have much chance to spend money."
After she said that, Wang Zhaodi calmed down and was no longer as awkward and embarrassed as before.
She said: "It's like this in our village. Many people have never spent any money."
Aunt Wang frowned: "Where are you from?"
This doesn't sound like the rural areas near Sijiu City. The conditions in the rural areas near Sijiu City are much better than this.
Wang Zhaodi: "My home is in Ci'ergou. It takes more than a day to get here by car, and I have to change cars twice."
Ci'ergou? I don't know where it is.
There are many repeated place names like this, but judging from the distance, it is not close. It may be out of the territory of Sijiu City.
"Your home is quite far away."
Wang Zhaodi nodded: "My home is quite far away, but the city is still better. In the countryside, we work in the fields or in the mountains every day, and there is nothing else to do. But your city is really lively."
Several people: "..."
The lively scene Wang Zhaodi was talking about, could it be that they were fighting?
Although Zhao Guihua felt that those families were indeed a bit troublesome, she also felt that it was fine for them to just have fun. As a member of the compound, she had to defend the compound. She said, "Actually... our compound is still very harmonious."
Wang Zhaodi's eyes suddenly widened and she couldn't help but pick her ears, suspecting that she had heard it wrong.
She stammered: "Harmony?"
Then he felt that this was not a good thing, and quickly said, "Oh, harmony!"
Zhao Guihua pursed her lips.
Seeing Wang Zhaodi's nervous look, she also laughed and said, "Don't be nervous."
Wang Zhaodi scratched her head: "...Your city is really weird."
Zhao Guihua: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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