"Well, it's just making do. What else can we eat? We have to live frugally. Do you think I'm Mr. Lan? He lives a really good life."
Ever since Grandpa Lan came to the yard, everyone has seen what it means to have no worries about food and drink. No one knows how much money Grandpa Lan makes, but he is very particular about food and drink. At his age, he loves meat the most. There is meat at home every day, and they live a much better life than other families.
They are not the only family with good conditions in this compound. There are some families with better conditions than theirs, but they are the only one who can afford to eat like this.
"I heard that when Grandpa Lan was transferred here, he applied to the factory and asked for a lower salary. It's okay, but he has to be guaranteed food and drink. At his age, he can only eat less. He doesn't want to be hard on himself."
There are people who know about this, and there are no big secrets in the factory.
"That's true. He's really old, but why doesn't he save some for his children?"
This is how their generation is. They ask their children to work hard like an old ox from the moment they are born. If they have some ability, they will help them until they are old. So they look down on Mr. Lan's way of doing things.
"Their children are not doing badly, so there is no need for that."
Everyone sat in the yard making matchboxes, chatting and chatting, which did not delay them at all. This job was handed over in the afternoon, and everyone couldn't wait until tomorrow, so they immediately joined in. This was a good way to make money, and no one wanted to miss it.
You know, a pound of flour costs 1.9 cents. If you can make 200 cookies, that's a pound of flour. This job is great.
But it would take at least several days to make 200 of them. Although this thing is small, it is really not as easy to paste as a large cardboard box. Cardboard boxes have a large area, which is actually very convenient, but it is not the same for small matchboxes. The matchboxes they paste have patterns on them, and they have to cut according to the patterns. There can be no mistakes. If there are mistakes and there is a lot of waste, they will definitely not give you the job next time.
Of course, there are also ordinary matchboxes, which will burn faster, but they are also cheaper. This is all relative.
Therefore, it is not easy to earn this price of 1 cent per pieces hundred, otherwise it would not be outsourced.
Everyone was sitting in the yard working, so they couldn't help but chat. The eldest aunt of the Sui family asked, "Guihua, Grandpa Lan is your relative. What kind of personality does this old man have? A few days ago, Old Li beat his daughter from the next yard, and Grandpa Lan saw it. Guess what Grandpa Lan said, he said: You are such a kind father, you don't like your daughter so much, you must not want her to take care of you in your old age. Then he said: Why do you only care about your son? Is it because he can carry the banner for you when you die?"
At this point, the eldest lady of the Sui family couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Oh my God, didn't you see the look on Old Li's face? He was so angry that he was panting like a donkey. He said he wanted to beat up Old Master Lan. This must have made Old Master Lan happy."
"Ah? Why?"
"Aren't you going to beat him? Why are you so happy now?"
"You are mistaken?"
Aunt Sui: "Of course not! Grandpa Lan said that he was worried that no one would take care of him in his old age. It would be great if someone could touch him, so that he could fall down and get a good old son for free."
"puff!"
"This old man is really good."
Zhao Guihua raised her eyes: "It's not a question of whether it works or not."
She said half-seriously, "It's a problem that Uncle Lan can really do."
She said this in the hope of helping Uncle Lan a little, otherwise what would he do if someone really hit him for being such a bad mouth! It's not worth it to get beaten up when you're old, even if there's compensation. At least she said this, and in the future, people won't hit him for the sake of their own wallets.
After all, they are relatives.
“Ah, this…”
"He...he's not joking, is he?"
"Then anyone can blackmail someone."
Zhao Guihua said confidently, "How is that blackmail? How old is Uncle Lan? How old is he? How old is he? Compared to Uncle Lan, we are considered young people. If we fall down, we may not be in any trouble, but if Uncle Lan falls down, it's hard to say. This has nothing to do with blackmail. The older you are, the weaker your bones are. You may have to lie down after a fall. A young person may just get some scratches, but an old person may break a bone. You understand this. I've seen old people too. You don't have to blackmail people on purpose, or your money will just flow out."
"That's right."
“That makes some sense.”
"Now that you mention it, I really can't mess with Uncle Lan from now on."
Zhao Guihua: "I think what Uncle Lan said is right. Why do you favor boys over girls? This is not in line with the call of the country. The leaders said that it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. How can anyone say that they are better than the leaders and that men are better than women?"
Even if one really favors boys over girls, one would not dare to say this.
Is this crazy? Everyone nodded: "That's what's going on."
Zhao Guihua: "Besides, whether a person is filial or not, and whether he will provide for her in her old age depends on whether he is a good person. If you meet a heartless person, even if he is your son, I will not provide for his old age. If you meet a filial person, a daughter can still be a caring little cotton-padded jacket for her parents."
"That's a good point," Aunt Wang praised. She only had one daughter, and was happy to hear this. She said, "That's right. If we really gave birth to Bai Fen... well, it would be a weird one. Forget about carrying on the family line, and it would be hard to even get married."
"That's not true." Don't think we don't know that it's ridiculous to say that giving birth to a child is a waste of effort.
Everybody laughed.
It was almost time to get off work, but no one was in a hurry to go home to cook. Everyone was working hard.
Zhao Guihua: "I think that educating children well is more important than anything else. Other things, such as gender, are really not important."
If Aunt Zhou were here, she would definitely say, "Of course you would say that since you have both a son and a daughter." But Aunt Zhou was not here, so no one would argue with her. After Zhao Guihua finished speaking, agreed with her. After all, there was no need to disagree.
There are very few old ladies like Aunt Zhou who act like fighting cocks.
Normal people don't like to cause trouble. Even if they do sometimes, it's for their own benefit. It's normal to hurt others and benefit yourself. But Aunt Zhou is the type who will do anything to hurt others and not benefit herself. This is what everyone can't understand the most. They think this person has some brain problems, otherwise she wouldn't do such a thing.
At this time, someone mentioned Aunt Zhou: "I don't know how Aunt Zhou is doing. Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu haven't come back yet."
"Who knows?"
Zhao Guihua: "Didn't you accompany Bai Fendou to the police station? Don't you know?"
"This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the police station in our area, so we went to the police station that is responsible for that area. Oh my god, I am so tired. Bai Fendou walks too slowly and is unwilling to spend money to take the bus. I have had enough."
At this time, Bai Fendou popped his head out of the window and shouted, "Did I let you go? Stop talking about me behind my back and mind your own business."
He felt that his thighs were rubbed so hard that they were almost broken. He was really exhausted. He was taking a break when he heard someone making fun of him. He was very unhappy. He said, "Don't just watch the fun and not be afraid of the big trouble. I tell you, if Aunt Zhou can curse me today, she can curse you tomorrow. You can show off."
"No? Why are you talking like that? Why are you cursing us? If you say that, we can't agree. The police station has said that after investigation, there was no such thing. Why are you blaming Aunt Zhou? Aunt Zhou is not a good person and has not done anything good, but the police said that Aunt Zhou cursed her relatives and no one else. Aren't you too good at finding fault with yourself? You are obviously stupid, but you still blame Aunt Zhou."
Zhao Guihua: "Could it be paranoia?"
"What the hell?"
Zhao Guihua: "I heard there is a disease where people imagine that others will harm them. It's called paranoia. You know what paranoia means."
Bai Fendou was furious: "No, why am I paranoid? Aunt Zhao, how can you say that? It seems that your family has nothing to do with this. You are just not involved, right? Then tell me, if she didn't curse me, why am I so miserable recently?"
Zhao Guihua: "Don't you know what you have done?"
"That's right."
"It's a waste of effort. The people have sharp eyes."
Bai Fendou: "You are a bunch of old bitches."
As a man, he couldn't argue with a group of old women, but that didn't stop him from cursing: "You are just wicked, and you will get your comeuppance sooner or later."
"You haven't suffered retribution, so how can others suffer retribution?"
"that is!"
"You even blame your own father and push him to take the blame. What are you talking about retribution? It would be strange if you didn't get retribution."
"Oh, why not? Look how obvious it is now."
"Of course."
A group of old women, each of them is very combat-capable. Bai Fendou was too arrogant after all. He took a deep breath, snorted heavily, and retracted his head.
"Tsk, why are you so cowardly?"
"Yeah, keep shouting if you can."
The ferocity of these old ladies really stunned Wang Zhaodi, who had just arrived. Although the old ladies in their village were more aggressive and less particular when they cursed, girls from a small and poor place like them always thought that city people were very decent and particular. When she saw that city people were just like them, who could curse, quarrel and make money, she felt a little better.
However, when she thought about what these people said about giving birth to a boy or a girl, she didn't quite understand.
In their village, people don’t say that having a boy or a girl is the same. They say that having a girl means the family will be extinct, so they must try to have a son. His family has tried for nine children and they are still trying. Her mother is very weak because of giving birth to children continuously for many years. She has to take a lot of medicine, which makes her family very poor.
Her father also needs to take a lot of supplements, and she doesn't understand why.
But they must have a son.
She doesn't understand at all.
She looked up at Zhao Guihua, met her gaze, smiled timidly at her, and then lowered her head to continue working. She earned money by working. She never thought that she could make money here with everyone.
"It's getting late. You guys should continue working. I'll go home and cook." Zhao Guihua stood up first and said, "There's a pregnant woman at home. We can't delay the meal too much."
Liang Meifen quickly got up: "Mom, let me do it."
Zhao Guihua: "Let's make some meat today. I trust your cooking skills, so I'll do it. You can make the vegetables tomorrow."
Liang Meifen hesitated for a moment. She was happy in her heart, but she pretended to be sincere on the surface: "Okay."
Zhao Guihua: "If you want to be happy, just be happy. Why pretend to be calm? Everyone knows that you want to make more money. Just go for it."
Leung Mei-fun chuckled along.
She turned around and went home. At this time, Aunt Wang also stood up quickly: "So I have to hurry too, my daughter is pregnant too."
Everyone has heard about this. Li Fang went to the hospital today and was told that she was pregnant too. She has been pregnant for two months. It was only because of her carelessness that she discovered it. There were two more pregnant women in the yard all of a sudden. Everyone sighed: "Although our yard has been noisy recently, there have also been many happy events."
"That's right."
Zhao Guihua went home to stir-fry meat. She cut the mutton into slices and cut an onion. She would make onion fried mutton tonight. This is a great warming dish. It would be great if there was a refrigerator. His family could be more organized. But it is not possible now. Although it is marinated, it still cannot be kept for too long. So Zhao Guihua has not bought meat recently. Instead, she eats mutton. The meat ticket has a long time, so she holds it in her hand and waits until the mutton is finished before buying it.
It has only been about half a year since his family started eating well, and everyone in the family can see the change. And it is a good change. Zhao Guihua feels that this is not in vain for her to start over.
Zhao Guihua fried the meat and started to stew the fish.
In fact, this kind of freshwater fish has a rather fishy smell, but everyone still loves it very much. This is simply because supplies are in short supply nowadays, and sometimes you can’t buy it even if you have money.
Zhao Guihua was stewing fish when she heard the noise outside. She looked out and saw Zhou Qun and his wife coming back. Zhao Guihua also hurried out. How could she, Zhao Bagua, not be present for such a thing?
After all, there was no such thing in the previous life, and the current things are all fresh. But it is really a coincidence. If she had been a day later, things might have been different. Those people would have finished their work, and Jiang Lu's father would have suffered.
But now it’s just right, no one is hurt and the bad guy has been caught.
Zhao Guihua didn't care about Aunt Zhou. She felt that the gang deserved to be arrested. They really deserved it. Back then, those people wanted to rob her. Ugh! Zhao Guihua may not be that capable, but why didn't she take revenge when she found the opportunity? Humph! Zhao Guihua forgot that she was just reporting it by the way, and it was not revenge at all. Anyway, she wanted to take the credit for it, even if no one knew about it. Anyway, she knew it herself, and she knew that she had done a good thing.
Oh yes, Mingmei knows that too.
Zhao Guihua walked out with her head held high and joined the crowd. At this time, everyone had surrounded Zhou Qun and his wife. It could be said that Zhou Qun and his wife were the most important people in this courtyard.
Zhao Guihua also looked at Zhou Qun eagerly.
Everyone started asking questions. Zhou Qun was very upset, but no matter how upset he was, he didn't say it for the sake of face. Instead, he tried to say calmly: "This matter is still under investigation. I can't say the specific situation, but my mother is definitely not the one who ordered the robbery. My mother would not do that. Everyone, please make way. I have to go home to change clothes and go to my father-in-law's house."
After he said that, everyone realized that this guy's clothes were wrinkled and he looked very haggard. Well, it was understandable that it was impossible for him to feel relaxed when he went to a place like the police station to be investigated.
"So your coming back like this means that this matter has nothing to do with you?"
Someone asked.
Before Zhou Qun could answer, Jiang Lu got angry: "Of course we have nothing to do with this matter. This matter was all caused by my mother-in-law alone. How can Brother Qun and I be that kind of people? Besides, what good will it do us if something happens to my dad? He is my biological dad. Am I crazy? How can you think of me like this?"
She said unhappily, "Make way, we have to go home."
The couple returned home quickly, both of them looked unhappy, but they didn't care about Wang Zhaodi at all, they changed their clothes and went out again quickly. Wang Zhaodi shrank back and didn't dare to say a word, but she still had some foresight.
"Why are they going back to her parents' home at this time?"
"What else could it be? He must be asking Jiang Lu's father to intercede. Jiang Lu's father is the person involved. If he doesn't pursue the matter, then the matter must not be that serious."
"You are stupid. Zhou Qun's mother didn't hire someone to hurt someone. She was just practicing feudal superstition. Jiang Lu's father can't even be considered a victim."
"You are stupid. Think about it, it's really hard to say what happened."
Everyone started talking about it. Zhao Guihua listened for a while and suddenly screamed, "Ah! My fish!"
She ran back quickly, moving as fast as the wind.
Everyone was stunned, then burst into laughter.
Zhao Guihua rushed home, she almost got burned, luckily, she was fine.
It was getting late, and everyone went home to cook. Wang Zhaodi pursed her lips, looked up at home, and silently took the lead to continue working. She was hungry, too. In fact, she hadn't eaten at noon. Aunt Zhou was not at home, so she didn't dare to take any food.
She dared to eat the food on the table despite the ugly faces of others. She was afraid of being hungry, but there was no one at home, so she didn't dare to take out the food to cook. If she took it without the consent of the owner, wouldn't that be the same as a thief?
She didn't dare to do that.
Wang Zhaodi's stomach was rumbling, so she lowered her head and continued to paste matchboxes.
Aunt Wang came over and wanted to put away everything, but seeing that she was still looking down, she said, "That's it for today, you can go home and cook."
Wang Zhaodi nodded softly, stood up and prepared to go out.
She wanted to see if there were any wild vegetables outside, which she could eat if she picked some.
Aunt Wang: "Girl, where are you going?"
Wang Zhaodi: "I, I'm going to go out for a walk..."
Gurgle gurgle.
Her stomach growled, and Aunt Wang suddenly realized what was happening and asked, "Did you not eat anything?"
Wang Zhaodi hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.
Aunt Wang sighed and said, "I guess his family can't take care of you now."
She thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you come to my house tonight and stay for a while, and then I'll talk to Zhou Qun and his wife about this."
Wang Zhaodi quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, it's okay if I don't eat it."
She knew how precious food was, and she would never dare to eat it for free in other people's houses. She dared to eat it in Zhou's house because she wanted to raise the family and give birth to a son. If she went to other people's houses, who would she be? Food was such a precious thing.
Aunt Wang: "It's okay, come on, I'll talk to Zhou Qun then."
Seeing that Wang Zhaodi was very determined, she added, "When the time comes, Zhou Qun and his wife and I will ask for food expenses."
After hearing this, Wang Zhaodi nodded slightly.
Aunt Wang looked at Wang Zhaodi, who looked like a stick, and said, "Let's go."
Wang Zhaodi: “Thank you.”
She said quietly but firmly, "Thank you, Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang: "Well, I am the manager of the compound. How can I not care about you when you come to the compound? People are like iron and steel. If they don't eat, they will be hungry. How can people not eat?"
Wang Zhaodi followed Aunt Wang and took the initiative to help light the fire. Her face was hot and red.
Bai Fendou looked out through the window, with a bit of thoughtfulness. He knew what Wang Zhaodi was here for. After all, the Su family was here to help him, so how could they not tell them? That meant they had to make it sound like it was very difficult for them to help successfully.
This will naturally increase the difficulty.
So Bai Fendou knew about this, and he also knew that Wang Zhaodi was not a relative of the Zhou family. She was actually a relative of Su Zhaodi, the eldest daughter of Aunt Su, from her in-laws' side. In fact, Bai Fendou also thought about whether he should mess up this matter or get there first.
Anyway, now that he's out, what can the Zhou family do to him?
But he quickly gave up the idea. After all, Aunt Zhou was still a little crazy. There were some things that absolutely could not be touched, and having children was one of them. If Aunt Zhou was not satisfied with this matter, she might really kill someone.
So he thought about it and finally didn't dare to do it.
Another reason is that Wang Zhaodi is average, not short, but too thin. He doesn't like girls who look skinny, because they look unhealthy. Besides, he doesn't have anything else, he still likes plump girls, so that they can have children more easily.
This girl was really not his type, so he gave up the idea of snatching her away.
Moreover, he was somewhat proud of himself. No matter how well-off Jiang Lu's family was, she couldn't have children. So what if you, Zhou Qun, found another one to have children for you? She would still be a country girl with no education, no family background, and average looks.
But it was different for him to work hard in vain, he could still marry a good wife. At the very least, she had to be like Mingmei.
She was not bad looking, her family was above average, her parents were supportive and she could get pregnant quickly. He felt that at the very least he had to find a girl like this, after all, he deserved it.
As he was thinking about it, he saw Zhuang Zhixi and his wife coming back pushing a cart. When he saw Mingmei's face for the first time, he blushed instantly and quickly shrank back.
Zhuang Zhixi: “???”
He pursed his lips and said, "Let's go home." What the hell is this bastard looking at! Bai Fendou looked at their backs, his eyes lingered on Mingmei's back for a while, and then shook his head. He was getting married for the first time, so he couldn't find someone who was getting married for the second time. If there was anyone who was the most suitable, then the new girl Tao from the infirmary would be the most suitable.
Although it has only been two or three days, he has already found out through indirect means that this Miss Tao is single.
He thought that Miss Tao might have a crush on him, otherwise why would she tell him immediately when he asked her about it? He thought she definitely had that crush on him. She must be too embarrassed to say it, so she waited for him to take the initiative.
Bai Fendou was happy again.
He must have married the best one.
But if Miss Tao is not a formal employee, he can't do it.
It would be unworthy of him if he didn't have a formal job.
Bai Fendou was thinking about these things and became happier. He felt that his marriage was just around the corner and even started to think about how many children he would have in the future. Anyway, he wanted to have many sons, at least more than three. Xiujie's family had three, so he had to be better than Xiujie.
The more Bai Fendou thought about it, the happier he became. He laughed so hard that a few children from Jinlai ran into the yard. When they heard the laughter, they shouted, "Stop laughing! It sounds like a ghost!"
The three children rushed home in a hurry. Their grandmother was in the hospital again. After Wang Xiangxiu came home from work and cooked, she had to go to the hospital to deliver meals. In short, going back and forth took up a lot of time. These children were like wild children, running around everywhere.
The three children ran back home, and Wang Xiangxiu followed them, shouting, "Slow down, don't fall."
Bai Fendou was unhappy: "Sister Xiu, look at your child, he was just talking about me."
Wang Xiangxiu said softly: "Fendou, don't blame them, they are still children! How can they understand so much? Look, they don't curse each other randomly. They don't understand."
Bai Fendou nodded: "I know they are not bad kids. These are just the three of them. If it were an adult, I would beat him up."
Wang Xiangxiu thought to herself, your fucking balls are broken, and you're still mending and walking like a sissy, who else can you teach a lesson to?
You father-in-law!
Her inner thoughts were very complicated, but she looked gentle: "I know you are a good person."
Bai Fendou: "That's right. When I get married, I'll ask them to give me a baby boy so that I can have a big fat boy too."
Wang Xiangxiu smiled, but her voice remained the same: "Okay, as long as you get married, I will definitely be your bed queen."
It's a waste of effort to work like this, it's strange that others would appreciate you.
Wang Xiangxiu turned around and went home. Even if she remarried, she would not find such a guy. He was stupid and foolish.
If she really had to find someone, she would rather find someone like Zhou Qun and would never consider Bai Fendou. However, Zhou Qun hasn't come back yet? This is also a vicious family. Although Wang Xiangxiu was messing around, she was also doing it to support the whole family.
Besides, she doesn't kill or burn people. This Aunt Zhou is really vicious.
Wang Xiangxiu returned home and quickly got busy. There was a faint smell in the yard, as if someone was frying meat. She looked in the direction of the source of the smell. Needless to say, it must be the dealer.
Or it could be the Lan family. How could these people who only eat for themselves not choke to death?
Each family has its own affairs. Zhuang Zhixi's family has already started eating. Because of the fish stew, Zhao Guihua has pasted pancakes around. Although pancakes are not very delicious, fish pot pancakes are different.
To be honest, his family has been getting rich recently, and it seems that after people have become richer, their appetites have become smaller. Except for people like Zhuang Laonian who do more physically demanding work in the factory, everyone else's appetite has actually decreased a little.
After everyone had dinner, Zhuang Laonian took all the remaining fish soup. He dipped the bread in the soup and ate it all.
"What do you think is going on with Aunt Zhou this time?"
Zhuang Zhixi started gossiping.
It's hard to say what will happen. No one knows. They have never encountered such a thing, so they are naturally unclear. Zhao Guihua has never encountered it either. But now we are destroying the four olds, and this feudal superstition is not a small matter.
Of course, it's nothing like robbery.
But it is impossible not to pursue this matter.
If it was because of something else, such as Aunt Zhou buying black dog blood and other strange things for Jiang Lu to drink, she was trying to get her daughter-in-law pregnant, then it might not be a big problem. And Jiang Lu's father would probably help for the sake of face.
But now, it's probably too late.
She was about to curse him, if he still helped, then this guy was too easy to talk to.
In Zhao Guihua's impression, Jiang Lu's father was not an easy person to talk to. In this era, he could be the leader of the supply and marketing cooperative. It was impossible to say that he was a simple person. Zhou Qun's family was able to take advantage of it because they had affection for their daughter.
But being loyal to his daughter doesn't mean being loyal to an outsider. Especially since this outsider doesn't have good intentions, it's hard for him to let it go. If Jiang Lu was the only child in his family, he might be able to let it go, but that's not the case with his family.
Jiang Lu also has a brother.
The family gossiped for a while, and Mingmei yawned. Zhao Guihua: "Are you tired? If you are tired, go to bed early."
Mingmei nodded: "A little bit."
I really didn't notice it before, but now that I have a baby, it's very obvious.
She yawned again and said, "I'm really a little sleepy."
Although she had seen a lot of excitement in the morning, she was not very energetic today. She didn't know why, but she felt a little tired. Zhuang Zhixi was worried about his wife and said, "Come on, I'll take you back to bed."
Mingmei smiled: "Okay."
Hu Tou said, "The teacher said that early to bed and early to rise is good for health."
Xiaoyanzi: "That's right, Auntie, please take a rest."
Mingmei: "Okay."
She really liked the two children, Hutou and Xiaoyanzi. Under Zhao Guihua's guidance, they were not naughty at all. If the children were not naughty, they would be cute. If they were naughty, they would be bastards.
Zhuang Zhixi helped Mingmei back to the room. Mingmei was lazy and fell down directly, saying, "I don't want to wash up, I want to sleep."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay, then just go to sleep."
He took the initiative to help Mingmei take off her shoes, straightened her pillow, and said, "Come, I'll take off your coat."
The service was really good.
Mingmei seemed to have no bones. She followed Zhuang Zhixi's movements and quickly took off her clothes.
She had a vague premonition in her heart...
Zhuang Zhixi was a little worried when he saw her like this, and frowned at Mingmei, but Mingmei didn't pay attention. She curled up in the quilt and stretched out her hand: "I want to hold you while I sleep."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled gently and whispered, "Okay."
On a quiet night, Mingmei walked on the empty street. The street was long and Mingmei recognized that this was the Xinghua Hutong where they lived. She heard some noisy sounds and Mingmei continued walking.
"Make way, make way..." Mingmei quickly moved aside. She was a pregnant woman and couldn't be hit. She quickly moved aside, but was still hit by the man. However, the man didn't seem to see her at all. He walked right past her and quickly ran to their yard.
Mingmei looked down at herself and frowned in confusion. She was fine, how could she be teleported? She tilted her head and thought about it, and soon realized that she was dreaming.
She was clearly dreaming, but she seemed to know that she was dreaming...
Mingmei walked home along the alley and saw the man who had just crossed her path running into the yard to report: "Zhuang family, which family is Zhuang Zhixi from?"
Mingmei raised her hands high: "My home!"
But the man didn't even look at Mingmei, and shouted again: "Zhuang Zhixi!"
Mingmei saw her mother-in-law Zhao Guihua rushing out and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? Zhuang Zhixi is my youngest son."
"Is he home?"
"No! He's not at home. Tell me what's the matter."
The man quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Guihua, and said, "Auntie, please come with me. Mingmei is your daughter-in-law, right? She fell on the bus and was sent to the hospital with heavy bleeding..."
"What!"
Zhao Guihua's face turned pale instantly and she said, "Go!"
Zhao Guihua stumbled and ran after the man. Mingmei's face changed at this time. She quickly followed him and heard the man say, "It was raining heavily and the road conditions were bad. The car slipped and she fell out. She has been sent to the hospital..."
"There's a lot of blood, let's go..."
Mingmei tried desperately to catch up with the two people, but she couldn't catch up. She squatted down panting and held her stomach. Suddenly, she felt so painful, as if something was leaving her body...
Time and space changed quickly, and she vaguely heard the doctor's voice: "The child is now barely saved, but the pregnant woman needs a long period of rest. It's hard to say what will happen next. You as family members must be careful and cautious. In addition, you must take good care of the pregnant woman, otherwise it's hard to say whether it can be saved. She is pregnant with twins, which is hard work..."
Mingmei wanted to say something, but she felt like she was drowning. She held her belly in pain...
Slowly, she seemed to be out of it again, floating and looking at herself. She was in a lot of pain, as if she would bleed if she wasn't careful. She looked haggard and pale. People in the yard pointed fingers at her from behind, saying that the baby might not be born smoothly, and that it wouldn't be healthy if it was born...
Mingmei took a deep breath and exhaled. At this moment, she seemed to be in the delivery room again...
"Ah!!!" Mingmei suddenly screamed and sat up.
Zhuang Zhixi was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened. He quickly got up and asked anxiously, "Wife, what's wrong? How are you? Did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He looked down and saw that the girl was crying.
Zhuang Zhixi panicked and asked quickly, "What's wrong?"
He quickly wiped her tears: "Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the hospital."
He staggered to get up, but Mingmei grabbed his vest and shook her head vigorously. She leaned forward on his neck, bit her lip and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine, I just had a nightmare, let me take a break..."
She wasn't having a nightmare.
This was her prophetic dream.
Mingmei understood instantly that this was a precognitive dream.
She was probably weaker when she was young. As a child, her spirit was really weak, so she would have a lot of messy dreams. At that time, she really woke up crying every day. Later, when she was older, she started to practice martial arts again. She gradually became stronger and no longer dreamed about all kinds of messy things. She had fewer predictive dreams, but she still dreamed about important events related to herself.
Although very rare, it does exist.
It was as if she dreamed that Zhao Guihua was reborn.
For example, the day before her blind date, she dreamed that she was probably middle-aged and was walking in the park hand in hand with Zhuang Zhixi. They even hugged each other and kissed each other. She had dreamed of this before.
This time, she dreamed about it again, and she had no doubt that it was a warning to her.
Mingmei leaned in Zhuang Zhixi's arms, thinking about the scene in her dream. In the dream, she was wearing short sleeves in the summer, and she seemed to hear the loud sound of cicadas. She bit her lip, suddenly became firm, and said, "Brother Zhixi, I want to change my job."
Zhuang Zhixi was startled, then asked, "Change job?"
He didn't ask anything, just said, "Okay."
Mingmei: "I am a conductor now and I get a three yuan subsidy every month. If I am transferred, I will lose it. That means I will lose three yuan every month. I am really reluctant to give it up..." She leaned on Zhuang Zhixi and said, "Actually, I thought about this when I was pregnant, but I gave up at that time. Although the child has not been born yet, it is very expensive to raise a child, and I also want to save more money. But I just had a nightmare, and I am so afraid that it will come true. It is good to be a conductor on the bus, but the bus is moving, and it is not safe for a pregnant woman like me. I can't take risks with myself."
Although being a conductor on the train is harder than working in the logistics department, many female comrades at the station are still willing to get on the train. After all, it is only three yuan more per month. If you add a little more, it is enough to buy four pounds of meat.
So if Mingmei wants to transfer, it is very easy.
They can just transfer within the station.
Mingmei leaned against Zhuang Zhixi and whispered softly, "Do you think my parents will disagree?"
Zhuang Zhixi shook his head: "Of course not, they always know what is important and what is not. Besides, it's not their turn to decide on this matter, it's up to us as long as we are willing."
Mingmei said naively, "Don't you think I'm being squeamish? You want to change jobs for such a small matter? You'll only get three dollars less a month."
Zhuang Zhixi poked her cheek and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Three dollars is a lot of money, but it's not as important as you. It's right for us to be more careful at this time."
He patted Mingmei and said, "Even if you earn three dollars less, your salary is still higher than mine. Strictly speaking, I am a gigolo. How could I say anything wrong about you? I just hope my wife is doing well."
Mingmei laughed softly.
Zhuang Zhixi looked at the sky outside and said, "Let's sleep a little longer. It's not dawn yet."
Mingmei murmured softly and said, "Okay~"
This dream was so terrifying that she hugged Zhuang Zhixi tightly and refused to let go. Zhuang Zhixi saw her worried look and patted Mingmei gently, but he couldn't fall asleep at all...
She was worried about the child, and he was worried too. He was not only worried about the child, but also about her.
Yes, it is indeed unsafe for a pregnant woman to be a ticket seller...
Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei were not the type to procrastinate, so they decided to do this and talked about it right away after breakfast the next morning, which was also a way to inform their family.
"Mom and Dad, let me tell you something."
Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Mingmei also talked about business. Zhao Guihua: "What's the matter?"
Mingmei: "I'm pregnant now, so I want to ask my mom to find someone she knows to get me transferred to another department at the station."
Zhao Guihua's eyes lit up and she said, "That's great."
She was extremely happy and said, "This is really great news. What department do you want to be transferred to?"
Mingmei shook her head. "I didn't expect it to be so good. It's actually quite easy to transfer, but it's not easy to get a better position, so I plan to ask my mother to find someone. Although I have taken over for several years, my mother is familiar with the old leaders of our unit. I am pregnant now, so it is legitimate to transfer under this name."
She thought for a moment and said, "The best place would be an office or logistics."
Zhao Guihua nodded.
Although I don't know what these two do, it's better than being a conductor on the bus. Bus conductors are still very hard-working now. Although they have a seat at the front, it's still hard work. Although the loudspeaker announces the stops, they have to shout at the top of their lungs when getting on and off the bus. Moreover, their holidays are different from those of normal workers. Even during the New Year holidays, they still have to go to work. Sometimes they can't be at home on New Year's Eve or the first day of the new year. In addition, she sits at the front all year round, frequently opens the door in winter, and the cold wind blows on her legs. She said her legs hurt even though she is not very old.
Zhao Guihua knew all these things. Although people are having a hard time nowadays, it must be a good thing if her family members can be transferred.
Zhao Guihua was really surprised and happy. After all, this didn't happen in her previous life.
Mingmei: "But there is one thing that is not so good."
Zhao Guihua: “Hmm?”
Mingmei: "I'm three yuan less for the car allowance every month." Actually, Mingmei didn't have to say this, but she thought she should say it because everyone's salary is very transparent. Three yuan a month is not a small amount over the years, and she can't let her mother-in-law think that she has saved a lot of money.
Zhuang Zhixi spoke up immediately: "This is actually my idea. Although money is important, health is also important. She is pregnant now, and I really don't feel comfortable with her following the bus all day long. The bus stops one after another, and the car stops. It's really a bit dangerous. This is our first child, and I still hope to have a stable life. I can make money anytime. This is not as important as Mingmei and the child."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes at him and said, "Am I the kind of person who only cares about money? Besides, you won't give me your money, so I don't care."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "It's settled then. We won't be back for dinner tonight. Mingmei and I will go back to her parents' home and talk to my mother-in-law about this."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, talk to your mom and try to transfer as soon as possible. Even if the position is slightly worse, it's better to transfer as soon as possible. Things can't be delayed. If you delay it, you may not get what you want."
This didn't happen in her previous life, and she didn't know why Mingmei suddenly had such an idea in this life, but no matter what, Zhao Guihua didn't think it was a big deal. After all, it's impossible for everything to be the same. In the past few months since her rebirth, many things have changed. Even if it has affected Mingmei's change of mind, it is normal.
And if it is really possible to transfer, it would be a good thing.
She remembered that in her previous life, Mingmei had a hard time because she was pregnant with twins. It was fine in the early stage, but she suffered a lot after the month was advanced. In the later stage, her feet were swollen like pig's trotters, and her physical condition was not good. She even almost had an accident several times, and she went to the hospital as frequently as if she was going through the city gate.
However, despite this, although her condition was a little worse, she gave birth to the child smoothly. Perhaps because the hardship of this pregnancy really scared the couple, Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei never had another child after giving birth.
Mingmei worked so hard, but she didn't transfer. It wasn't that she didn't want to transfer, because pregnancy was hard. At that time, Mingmei's mother was worried about her daughter and had already asked someone to help her transfer. But it didn't work. It's been too long, and she can't remember it. She vaguely remembers that it was a problem with a new leader. woman in her forties came in. Her husband was a member of the Revolutionary Committee, and she was also a very radical member.
Let's not talk about what this lady is like herself, but she is very mean to her female colleagues.
Obviously, she could be transferred normally, and many people were willing to work as a conductor, but she refused to transfer Mingmei, accusing her of wanting privileges because she was pregnant. She forced Mingmei to work until she gave birth. In short, it was disgusting.
Zhao Guihua was over a hundred years old before she was reborn. It had been so many years that she only remembered a lot of things vaguely. If Mingmei hadn't mentioned it herself this time, she would not have remembered it at all.
However, after Mingmei mentioned this, Zhao Guihua did think of it. She said earnestly, "If you can transfer, do it quickly. Your leader is not young anymore, right? Who knows what the new one will be like. If you meet someone who is mean and immoral, it will not be easy to transfer him."
Mingmei looked at her mother-in-law in surprise, then immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I know."
Her mother-in-law even used the word "thing", which shows that the newcomer is definitely not a good person.
Moreover, she never mentioned that her leader was getting old and would retire, which shows that this must have been her mother-in-law's experience in her previous life.
Mingmei immediately took it seriously and thought, ah, the new leader must be a bad person.
She pursed her lips and felt that her life was not easy.
No wonder, no wonder she had a warning dream.
Zhuang Zhixi saw Mingmei in a daze, waved his hands in front of her and said, "What's wrong?"
Mingmei: “It’s okay.”
"It's just another day at work," she said.
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "That's right."
He said, "Okay, let's go, I'll take you to work."
Mingmei said softly, "Oh!" and followed Zhuang Zhixi out. Liang Meifen looked at their backs and murmured quietly, "Three dollars. Are you just giving it up?"
Zhao Guihua glared at Liang Meifen and said, "What does this have to do with you?"
Liang Meifen choked and didn't know what to say. She lowered her head. Zhao Guihua said seriously: "Don't meddle in things that you shouldn't meddle in. Take care of yourself. Don't be so arrogant when you are given a little color. It's annoying to keep talking nonsense. You have nothing to do with this."
Liang Meifen: “…”
She nodded awkwardly. Zhao Guihua said, "Except for the meal money you paid, the rest of your income is your own. I don't care about this. As a sister-in-law, you should be careful with your words and don't offend others."
"I see."
After listening to Zhao Guihua's talk, Liang Meifen suddenly became dispirited.
Zhao Guihua: "After you send the kids to school, come back and collect the dishes."
She was about to go out, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was surprised: "Mom, are you going out again?"
Zhao Guihua: "Isn't it because I want everyone to have some fish?"
When she was happy to go up the mountain, wasn't it so that her family could eat better? She was an old lady who was fifty almost years old, and she worked so hard, not for herself. The Zhuang family had been there before, so they knew how hard it was. Zhuang Zhiyuan said, "Why don't we go today? Let's go tomorrow. I'll rest tomorrow, and we can go together."
He took the initiative and said, "How about letting my wife go today?"
Priscilla Leung: "Yes, I can go."
Zhao Guihua shook her head: "No, the eldest daughter-in-law can't go alone. There are many people on the mountain recently. I don't feel at ease with a young daughter-in-law like you."
This kind of thing is that you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. Although it should be nothing, but in the deep mountains and wilderness, if you really encounter any bad people, you will suffer. It doesn't matter to her as an old lady, but Liang Meifen is still a young daughter-in-law after all. She should be more careful.
She said, "You can just paste the matchboxes at home. I will go by myself."
Liang Meifen: "Will you come back for lunch?"
Logically speaking, it was too late. Zhao Guihua said, "Of course I won't come back. I rode my bike for two or three hours to get there, and then went fishing for a while and then rushed back? Am I a fool?"
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
Liang Meifen hurriedly said: "Then I'll bring you some pancakes."
Zhao Guihua: "No, I still have the pancakes from yesterday. It's just for lunch, I can make do with it."
Zhuang Laonian looked at his wife busy around and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Guihua: "Stop talking nonsense."
She said: "We are all doing this for this family. This is true for me, you, and everyone else. No one should be hypocritical."
Zhuang Laonian nodded heavily, agreeing very much.
They all want a better life.
"Osmanthus, osmanthus."
Zhao Guihua heard the noise and poked her head out: "Auntie Wang? What's wrong?"
Aunt Wang: "I'm going to the street to deliver yesterday's matchboxes. Can you give me a hand?"
Zhao Guihua hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll give you a hand."
Although she was going out to fish, she decided to come back and talk about it. It happened that she wanted to ask something when she went to the street. Zhao Guihua went out quickly, and Aunt Wang said, "Help me carry this bag."
"become!"
The two old ladies were just about to leave when suddenly they heard a loud noise outside - bang!
(End of this chapter)
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