After lunch, the three younger brothers and sisters went to wash the dishes together. They are very hardworking and know how to take the initiative to do housework.
Because it takes almost half an hour to go to school, they would go back to school after eating. So after washing the dishes, they would fill their kettles with water and set off to school!
It was only later that I learned that the middle school Ye Wubing attended was Sanlitun No. 1 Middle School, which was in the same direction as the Sanlitun Primary School where the reinforcements were attending, and the distance was not very far.
Ye Bailu was full of envy, envious of her second brother, third brother and fourth sister who could go to school. Although her understanding of going to school was probably similar to going to play, she also wanted to go to school.
She asked Ye Zhiqiu innocently, "Brother, when can I go to school to play?"
Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but laugh. No child really likes going to school, because school is where children grow up to be sensible and mature when they are innocent!
Only when people grow up and become mature and sensible will they miss the innocence of school...
He smiled cheerfully and said, "It's almost there! You're 104 centimeters tall now. When you're 110 centimeters tall, you can go to first grade! But I'm afraid that by then, you'll be asking your big brother all day long if you can skip school!"
Ye Bailu nodded, not quite understanding, and said, "Then I'll eat more. My second and third brothers are all going to school, so I won't be unwilling to go..."
Looking at the innocent Ye Bailu, who ran to play with Xiao Hei with a laugh, Ye Zhiqiu smiled and shook his head.
Who hasn't been silly like this?
It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that Wang Xiaolan, Liu Cuihua, and Wang Fugui, who was on crutches, returned home.
Ye Zhiqiu went over and helped take the things. He asked curiously, "Mom, didn't you go to Wangfujing with Aunt Liu? Grandpa went to school, so how did you come back together?"
Wang Fugui smiled happily and was about to speak, but seemed to remember something.
So he restrained his expression and explained cheerfully, "Today I received my benefits, and an old friend took me to Wangfujing to eat mutton hotpot. After we came out, we ran into your mother and the others, and we came back together!"
Wang Xiaolan and Liu Cuihua exchanged glances and quickly chimed in, "Yeah, we were saying it was such a coincidence that we ran into your grandpa!"
"That's right, Zhiqiu, are you bored at home today? Do you want to go to school...ah no, go out for a walk?"
Ye Zhiqiu always felt that the three of them were a little strange, but he couldn't find the problem, so he could only say angrily: "I was going to buy sweet potatoes for you today, and also to get ingredients for Brother Banghua.
But it’s already this late, and I don’t think I’ll get anything if I go out, so I’m too lazy to go out.”
Wang Fugui quickly changed the subject and said, "Grandson, look at grandpa's welfare. There are several kinds of canned food!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly took the bag that Wang Xiaolan and the others were carrying, opened it and took a look. There were indeed many bottles and jars!
He asked in surprise, "Grandpa, isn't this a retired teacher's benefit? Why are there so many cans of food and wine? I feel like my uncle, a cadre, doesn't get as much as you do."
Wang Fugui laughed and said, "What nonsense this kid is talking! How can my canned food compare to other people's fresh meat and frozen fish?"
Ye Zhiqiu was a little skeptical, maybe other people could be fooled!
But he knew full well that starting in June and July of 1961, there would be no fresh pork available! At that time, canned meat would be available until June of 1961. And then, from June until the Lunar New Year, there would be no pork at all!
What’s even more serious is that from 1960 to 1961, the supply of eggs was completely cut off. Even if you waved your money to buy them, there were no eggs to buy.
So after Ye Zhiqiu brought the things back to the living room and placed them on the table one by one, his heart suddenly tightened!
He asked painfully, "Grandpa, are you from Taiwan, or a Japanese spy? Only spies could take so many cans. I don't believe a teacher could take so many..."
Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment and even forgot to smoke the pipe in his hand. He was so angry that he raised his hand and hit Ye Zhiqiu on the head!
He said angrily, "Look carefully at your grandfather's face. Does it look like the face of a traitor's running dog?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded reflexively, but immediately came to his senses and shook his head frantically!
Ye Bailu held Wang Fugui's hand and asked innocently, "Grandpa, what's in this glass jar?"
Wang Fugui really loved this girl. He held her on his lap and introduced her happily, "My dear granddaughter, this is canned yellow peaches. Grandpa will open one for you to try. You and your second brother will have to eat the rest tonight! Your eldest brother is so careless, let's not let him taste it!"
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips and was about to speak when Wang Xiaolan smiled and said a little flatteringly, "Dad, you can't spoil Bai Lu like this. It won't be good for her in the future!"
Liu Cuihua also agreed and said, "Uncle, you have to consider the second son. If he comes back and sees the can opened, he will definitely feel uncomfortable!"
Wang Fugui was actually a little unhappy. After his daughter knew her abilities, her expression changed a little!
Although it's human nature, he really doesn't like this! That nonsense girl is more like his own daughter...
He thought for a moment before saying to them, "Alright, stop being like this! I'm just a teacher, not the big shot you imagine!"
Ye Zhiqiu also noticed the change in Wang Xiaolan and the others' attitude, so he quickly understood that maybe shopping today was just an excuse, and the three of them must have gone to the same place, right?
So Ye Zhiqiu looked at Wang Fugui with suspicion, and then looked at Wang Xiaolan, always feeling that they were hiding something from him!
Once the seed of doubt was planted, it immediately took root and sprouted in Ye Zhiqiu's mind, so the more Ye Zhiqiu thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong!
Who was Wang Fugui? He was sixty-four years old and had seen it all, so he sighed and said, "My little girl, Xiao Liu! I've already told you guys to be careful when you get home!
You guys just agree quickly but you can't do anything!
There's no way to hide this anymore. Look at the look in my eldest grandson's eyes. Suspicion is practically written all over his face!"
Wang Xiaolan and Liu Cuihua looked at each other in bewilderment. Were they so obvious? But she felt that she had hidden it quite well.
Ye Zhiqiu was dumbfounded. This was so blunt. Was he going to confront him?
Ye Bailu's innocent voice rang out: "Grandpa, is this yellow peach delicious?"
"Hahaha, grandpa doesn't know if it tastes good or not, I'll open it and let you try it to see if it tastes good or not!"
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