Yu Sui went over and touched her forehead: "Oh, sister, Lanlan must have a fever, her forehead is hot!"
Yu Hemiao quickly came over to touch it and said, "Really? I felt fine when I touched it this morning. Oh, this kid is really something."
"Isn't it normal for children to get sick? What are you doing, kid? I'm going to get a barefoot doctor."
"No, a barefoot doctor only costs two cents. How about we check it out ourselves first?"
After Yu Hemiao said this, Xian wanted to save money again.
Yu Sui ignored her and went to find a barefoot doctor to check on the child.
The child had a fever of 38 degrees and looked listless. He was usually a very well-behaved child, but today he kept asking Yu Hemiao for a hug.
Now, Yu Sui no longer wanted to go to Shanghai, and her family helped Yu Hemiao take care of the two children.
But the children are small and weak. If one is sick, the other will be easily infected. Yu Lanlan is a little better, but little Yu Guo is also sick with fever and runny nose. Such a young child cries so much. If it weren't for Yu Sui's help, Yu Hemiao would not be able to take care of it alone.
After being sick for a week, when both children were better, Yu Hemiao said to Yu Sui:
"Thank goodness you're here, and thank goodness I'm divorced. Otherwise, people like the Jiang family would just curse and wouldn't be willing to let me, a barefoot doctor, give my child so much. Hey, how much did you spend this time on? You have to tell me so I can pay you back."
Yu Sui: "It's only a little over two yuan in total. Just think of it as me buying some candy for the kids. Don't keep talking about these things. Oh, by the way, I thought I heard my mother mention Tang Zhaodi when she was talking to someone this morning."
"Yes, there was talk in the production team that Tang Zhaodi had disappeared."
"Gone?"
"That's what I said. But I think she might have just gone out to find a way to make a living. Otherwise, where else could she go?"
Yu Hemiao's eyes have been sunken from taking care of the children these days, so naturally she can't take care of others.
Yu Sui didn't say anything, but when she took her child to see the barefoot doctor for an injection in the afternoon, she still went to Tang Zhaodi's dormitory to take a look.
The dormitory was empty except for a few brick blocks supporting the bed. The quilts and bedding were gone, as if no one had ever lived there.
Yu Sui asked a educated youth next door, and the educated youth said:
"Yu Fugui always came to chase her away, saying that she was not Zhang Caifeng, that she had no principles or rules, and that she was meddling in everything. A woman like her, who had been married and divorced, did not belong to our production team at all and had no right to live here and occupy collective assets. She had to leave quickly, and then she left."
Yu Sui: "Didn't you tell me where you were going?"
"She didn't tell anyone. She went in the middle of the night and we don't know where she went."
"Did she clean the house herself?"
"It should be. Anyway, this is what the house looked like when we woke up this morning."
Yu Sui took another look at the simple house and felt relieved.
Tang Zhaodi definitely did not go there to seek death.
No one would go out to commit suicide and take away all the usable things in the house. Now, they have taken away all the pots, pans, quilts and pillows. It is just like what Yu Hemiao said, they must be going to find a way to make a living.
Survival, that’s the word.
The current Tang Zhaodi is just looking for a way to continue living on her own, a sad and helpless way.
Yu Sui left silently, feeling a little depressed, thinking that life was not easy for women in this era.
But in the afternoon, good news came.
Zhang Caifeng is here!
The first thing Yu Sui did when she heard the news was rush to Zhang Caifeng's house.
There were many people standing in Zhang Caifeng's house, and many women, such as Sun Yufang and others, pulled Zhang Caifeng aside to talk, their expressions of joy not seeming fake.
Of course, most people were standing outside her house whispering, with disdain in their eyes. For example, Tang Zhaodi's sister-in-law, Yin Xiao'e, was mumbling, and no one knew what she was complaining about.
Zhang Caifeng had a smile on her face. The first thing Yu Sui felt when she saw her was that she had gained some weight compared to when they parted last year.
I don't know if there is something wrong with your body or if you are really fat.
Yu Sui was a little worried and couldn't help but squeeze through the crowd to get closer to her: "Sixth Aunt! You're finally here! Are you okay?"
Zhang Caifeng looked up when she heard the voice, her eyes unexpectedly brightening up: "Ah, Yu Sui, I finally see you again!"
The two of them ran towards each other and hugged each other tightly.
But hugging is not the way people of this era get along with each other. They hugged each other instinctively, then immediately separated and smiled at each other.
Yu Sui: "You look okay, I'm finally relieved!"
Zhang Caifeng: "I'm fine, and I'm not afraid. After what happened, no one can defeat me!"
Yu Sui: "Great, you're okay, great!"
At this moment, the captain's whistle sounded outside, followed by a loud shout:
"What are you doing? You're deserting halfway through your shift. Do you think I, your captain, am a pushover? If you don't go to work, you'll all have half a day's worth of points deducted. This is really weird. Just because a prisoner shows up, you're acting like heroes!"
When the members heard that points were going to be deducted, the women standing at the door immediately stood up, and those standing inside also patted Zhang Caifeng on the shoulder and walked out.
Zhang Caifeng hurried out and rushed to Yu Fugui, who was standing in the corner of her house and shouting, and slapped him in the face:
"Who is a prisoner? Even the police didn't say that, yet you dare to accuse me of a crime! Besides, who was I imprisoned for all this time? Wasn't it for you, the members of the commune? If you dare to call me a prisoner, I'll slap you to death!"
Yu Fugui covered his face and looked at Zhang Caifeng's bloodshot eyes. He didn't dare to fight back, but just pointed his finger and shouted:
"You hit me? You dare to hit me? I'm the captain! Are you not going to go out from now on? Are you not going to eat? Believe it or not, I will make you lose all your men?"
Zhang Caifeng was not afraid at all. She puffed out her chest and yelled back:
"I don't believe it! Don't think I know nothing just because I've been arrested. You were the one who instigated Yin Xiao'e to steal the factory's machines and flour. Although I'm no longer the team leader and the factory has nothing left, since I bear the responsibility, I still have the final say in this factory. I'm going to sue you on behalf of the factory! Sue all the thieves. Just wait to be arrested. Then we'll see who is the real prisoner!"
"Nonsense, you are talking nonsense. It has nothing to do with me. It has nothing to do with me at all!" Yu Fugui has always been a soft-hearted person. After being yelled at by Zhang Caifeng, he didn't dare to refute. He covered his face and walked away in shame.
On the contrary, Yin Xiao'e, the shrew who had always been arrogant, heard Zhang Caifeng say that and she came over, put her hands on her hips and scolded Zhang Caifeng:
"Zhang Caifeng, you prisoner, stop accusing me. I took things from the factory, so what? I wasn't the only one who took them. If you have the guts, arrest half the people in the production team!"
"You think I wouldn't dare? You stole collective property. You took half of the production team, and the other half didn't." Zhang Caifeng shouted to the other women:
"Who among you didn't get some machines, flour, and sugar? When I was selling them, there were at least 800 kilograms of flour and sugar left. If we divided it among the entire production team, each family would get at least 20 kilograms. And those machines are worth at least 2,000 to 3,000 yuan. If we sold them and distributed them to everyone, each family would get at least 100 yuan! Did you all get your share?"
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