Zhang Weifang didn't know that at this moment, the neighbors around her house were all attracted by the smell of meat wafting from her house. Everyone was wondering what delicious food she was making.
The man on the left sniffed the fragrance in the air, swallowed his saliva, and then swallowed the steamed bun in his hand with difficulty.
Logically speaking, steamed buns made of two-grain flour were considered good food in this era, but the aroma of meat wafting through the air made the bun in his hand seem so hard to swallow.
At Aunt Feng’s house on the right, the family looked at the steamed buns on the table, but no one was willing to pick up their chopsticks.
The little guy Maomao swallowed his third mouthful of saliva today and looked at his grandmother:
"Grandma, can we eat meat tomorrow?"
Aunt Feng looked at everyone's expectant eyes and made a decision without hesitation:
"Eat. We still have half a pound of meat coupons. I'll go buy meat tomorrow."
Before she knew it, Zhang Weifang had been in Weiyu City for three months. She had now completely adapted to her new life, and the aftereffects of her divorce had healed. She no longer cried secretly at night.
Hu Zi was doing very well in school, made many friends, and completely forgot about his father.
It is now June, and Zhang Weiren's technical secondary school life is about to end. He has been assigned to the post and telecommunications bureau of Lizhuang Commune in his hometown, responsible for delivering mail.
When he just graduated, his salary was only 18 yuan, but this made many people envious.
Last month, he came to Weiyu City from the provincial capital. The two cities are very close, and it only takes more than an hour by train.
When Zhang Weiren heard that his eldest sister was divorced, he was very worried about her, especially since she had a child and became a vulnerable group in everyone's eyes.
In the past few years, Zhang Weiren's tuition and living expenses have been paid by his elder sister Zhang Weifang. He is very grateful for his elder sister's help and also wants to have her to support him as soon as possible.
As for the divorce, he was afraid that his elder sister would be sad, so he did not ask much. However, when he returned to his hometown, he would always find out the reason.
If his ex-brother-in-law lets his eldest sister down, he will not let him off easily.
In the past few months, several people wanted to introduce partners to Zhang Weifang, but she rejected them all. All the people introduced were divorced or widowed, which Zhang Weifang didn't like.
Since she chose to divorce, she had no intention of compromising herself. She could not accept being someone else's stepmother, not to mention having to take care of the whole family. Zhang Weifang couldn't even imagine that kind of life.
She has enough food and drink now, a job, a house, and no burdens. Even a god wouldn't want to live like this.
The only job Zhang Weifang couldn't do was hauling coal briquettes, but every time she would pay a little extra to have them delivered directly to her, which saved her a lot of trouble.
It was a gloomy morning. After getting up, Zhang Weifang didn't want to cook, so she just steamed two sweet potatoes and eggs, stuffed them into Hu Zi's schoolbag and sent him to school.
Zhang Weifang also ate a sweet potato in just a few bites. Maybe the time was too short and the sweet potato was not completely soft, and it was still a little hard in the middle.
Zhang Weifang didn't take it seriously. After all, sweet potatoes can be eaten raw, so the semi-soft ones should be fine now.
After arriving at the office, Zhang Weifang's stomach was restless all morning. It hurt and bloated. She drank several cups of hot water before it felt a little better.
Hu Zi at school was not in much better condition either. He had diarrhea several times in the morning, which scared Teacher Wang so much that he almost sent him to the hospital.
After get off work, Zhang Weifang rode a bicycle to pick up Hu Zi. She was frightened by Hu Zi's pale face and unstable posture.
Zhang Weifang carried Hu Zi onto the bicycle and quickly went to the People's Hospital. Fortunately, after the doctor examined him, it was just common gastroenteritis and there was no serious problem.
Hu Zi stayed in the hospital for intravenous drip. Zhang Weifang asked the nurse to help take care of him while she went home to get something.
Zhang Weifang rode her bike quickly and returned home soon. She took some of Hu Zi's clothes and rice bowl and prepared to go back to the hospital.
Just after locking the door, Zhang Weifang saw a dozen young people gathered at the entrance of the alley. These people, both men and women, spoke in a vulgar manner, and some were laughing loudly.
Zhang Weifang didn't like these people. She wanted to return to the hospital to see her son as soon as possible, but unfortunately these people blocked the entire entrance to the alley.
Zhang Weifang walked over while pushing his bicycle and said to the person in front of him:
"Comrade, please make way."
I don’t know if they did it on purpose or if they didn’t hear clearly, but these people just stood there and no one moved.
Zhang Weifang was anxious, and she shouted:
"Get out of the way."
This sentence immediately stopped the noise at the scene. Everyone stopped and more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at her.
Zhang Weifang was a little nervous. She didn't dare to look up at them, so she lowered her voice and repeated:
"Please move aside."
The people in front of her spontaneously made way for her. Zhang Weifang said thank you and left quickly.
Things would have had a perfect ending at this point, but something went wrong on Zhang Weifang's side.
Zhang Weifang was so nervous that she suddenly forgot about her stomach discomfort. She quickly took two steps forward, and as a result, with a "poof" sound, a loud fart suddenly came out.
Zhang Weifang was both ashamed and embarrassed. She had never felt so humiliated in her life.
Zhang Weifang's face flushed and her neck became thick. She didn't dare to look up at all. She took two quick steps again, then rode her bike away from the scene quickly.
After Zhang Weifang left, the crowd instantly burst into laughter:
"Hahaha, this is so funny. That woman actually, actually...hahaha..."
Even if he walked far away, Zhang Weifang could still hear the laughter behind him.
Along the way, Zhang Weifang was a little dazed. For the first time, she began to doubt her life. How could such a socially fatal scene happen to her?
Hu Zi was still receiving an IV drip, and the nurse was accompanying him, but he didn't cry or make a fuss.
"Huzi, does your stomach still hurt?"
"Mom, it doesn't hurt anymore. I never want to eat sweet potatoes again." Hu Zi just heard from the doctor that his stomachache was caused by eating uncooked sweet potatoes, so he subconsciously rejected sweet potatoes.
"Okay, okay, we won't eat sweet potatoes from now on." Zhang Weifang quickly comforted him.
In fact, steamed sweet potatoes are still delicious, especially roasted sweet potatoes, which are so sweet and delicious.
However, since Hu Zi doesn't like it, she can only eat it alone.
After receiving a bottle of water, Hu Zi obviously felt better. The doctor said that Hu Zi was fine, so Zhang Weifang took him home.
In the evening, Zhang Weifang only gave him half a bowl of porridge and didn't dare let him eat more.
The next day, Hu Zi was back to being lively and energetic. Zhang Weifang originally wanted to let him rest for a day, but Hu Zi insisted on going to school. He wanted to play with other kids and didn't want to waste a single day.
Finally, Zhang Weifang had no choice but to send him to school and asked Teacher Wang to look after him.
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