With no distractions in her mind, she slept until she woke up on her own. When she woke up, she began embroidering without waiting for dinner. She wanted to finish the round fan as quickly as possible. By the time she had finished putting away the fan and eaten, it was already half past ten.
Wang Li wanted to go out and take a look at what vegetables were available in the market, but when she went out she saw that the entrance to the alley was blocked and there was martial law outside.
"My neighbor, Sister Cui, said, "They are arresting the Red Party members outside, and we can't get out."
Cuiyun also came back, "Sister, let's not open the shop for the next day. Those KMT members come into the shop to take a look and then run past the door. All the hooligans have run away. No one dares to come out to eat."
Dong Xue's voice was heard, "Auntie, I'm not going to be happy anymore. The spies said, "Oh my god, even if it's the emperor, we'll search his store."
"I don't want to deal with them. We know each other, but they are still acting so high and mighty. That big gold tooth guy is always trying to pull me in. He's so annoying."
"If you don't want to open it, then don't open it. Now they have the final say. We young people can only live long if we obey them."
Wang Li thought it would be soon. It was 1946 now. Things would be better after liberation, but the revolutionary period was also troublesome. She should just take it one day at a time. Why bother about so many things?
The area outside was sealed off for five days, and Wangjia didn't come back. Everyone was worried, afraid that something might have happened to him. Several women were thinking about food, and Sanniu built a chicken coop in the yard. His wife scolded him.
The yard was originally small, and because they gave up the rented house, they built three more rooms in the yard for them to live in pairs. After the houses were built, the yard became smaller, and they planted vegetables in the backyard. After they built a chicken coop, the yard was really smelly.
Wang Li complained that the chicken coop was too smelly. Summer was coming soon and feeding the chickens affected her mood.
Sanniu had no choice but to say, "Then let's feed the dog. It won't be too messy now. It's better to have a dog."
Wang Jia came back that day, looking dusty and thin, which made Dong Xue very distressed. He ate two large bowls of braised pork, and after washing up, he sat there and talked about how busy he had been in the past few days. He had destroyed eight Red Party hideouts, arrested 28 members of the Red Party, and found many radio stations. He was so happy that he danced with joy.
Wang Li wanted to tell him not to do that, but she was afraid that he would ask her why. How would she know? She was so worried, but she couldn't think of a solution. If she went to the scene, all the Red Party members would know him.
"Well, well," Wang Li hesitated for a long time but didn't know what to say, so she shut up.
Wang Jia looked at Wang Li and said with a smile: "Aunt, what do you want to say? Just say it, don't hesitate."
Dongxue hit Wangjia and said, "Just shut up. You are so capable. The Kuomintang is not without its own people. You always run to the front when doing anything. I am afraid that you have offended too many people and someone will seek revenge on you. What do you think I am going to say? Hmm, annoying."
"Hahahaha, look, this is my family. I stroked my face and said, don't worry, I have my family."
After the lockdown was lifted, Wang Li wanted to go out for some fresh air. She was bored at home, so she saw a lot of people walking on the street.
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, report today, headline news, the Military Control Commission has broken into eight Red Party dens and arrested more than 20 Red Party members!"
"It's sold, it's sold. Buy your wife a flower. Polish your shoes. Polish your shoes. Sharpen the scissors and the kitchen knife. Give me some black sesame paste."
The hawking sounds on the street are so nice to listen to. Hearing the hawking sounds means that life has returned to normal.
Wang Li bought a newspaper and found a cafe to sit and read it.
These days Wang Li goes for a walk on the street every day and goes to the vegetable market to buy some of her favorite vegetables. The children like to eat pork ribs and pork. She buys fish for herself, but the children don’t like to eat it because they think fish has bones and is troublesome to eat.
Half a month passed leisurely like this, but then chaos came again. The Red Party assassinated the deputy chief of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai station. There was constant gunfire all night and five people died. I heard that several people were having a secret meeting and were shot in the head by snipers. It was terrible.
The Red Party's fearless spirit, ah, this is the Red Party's revolutionary spirit.
There was no martial law this time. Wang Li still bought groceries in the morning and bought newspapers in the afternoon and went to the cafe to sit for a while. One day, she was sitting at the window and saw a man walking past the window. Why did he look so much like Lu Tianhao? This man was really weird. Shanghai was arresting Red Party members every day, so why did he come back again?
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