Chapter 42
Yu Tong wants to cry but has no tears. She just doesn’t understand the market, why is she an unscrupulous businessman? And her food stamps are of good quality. They were freshly baked in 1975, and they haven’t been stored for decades. How could they be of different quality?
While feeling sad in her heart, Yu Tong put away the food stamps and prepared to make money in another way.
But for her to open such a supermarket, it seems that she has no way to make money other than selling things.
Yu Tong sighed again, and left the supermarket with the food stamps in her pocket.
The regular life time passes quickly, and the semester ends in a blink of an eye, and the winter vacation is coming. The winter vacation of the middle school in the county seat is not short, unlike the 21 days when Yu Tong went to school, her winter vacation lasted for one and a half months, probably because the winter here is relatively cold.
During the few days of the winter vacation, Yu Tong was unable to work part-time to earn money, and had learned enough, so she picked up her old profession and picked up a brush to paint. When she was living in 2018, she liked painting and photography very much, both of which cost money and were difficult to fill her stomach.
Otherwise, Yu Tong’s parents would not want to open a supermarket for her to ensure her basic life. Yu Tong went to the supermarket to get a paintbrush and drawing paper, and drew in her room every day.
When Lin Xianglian first heard that Yu Tong wanted to paint, she just laughed it off. How could she not know how good her own daughter is at painting? Pig’s trotters are probably better than Yu Tong’s, but since this is her daughter’s interest, Lin Xianglian doesn’t want to stop her. From now on, she just wants to give Yu Tong a better life.
So when Yu Tong happily showed Lin Xianglian her painting, Lin Xianglian wanted to praise how good she was, but when she actually saw Yu Tong’s painting, she was so surprised that she couldn’t say a word.
Not for anything else, just because Yu Tong’s painting is really… so beautiful, right?
Yu Tong painted Lin Xianglian, a sketch version. Lin Xianglian felt that the black-and-white photos taken in photo studios were not as realistic as Yu Tong’s paintings, and her paintings didn’t even lose a single wrinkle. My daughter…has the talent for drawing? !
Lin Xianglian was so happy that she almost praised Yu Tong to the sky. This painting is actually nothing to Yu Tong, it’s just that she has performed normally, and she hasn’t been familiar with painting for a long time. What she is thinking now is whether she can make money by selling paintings. In this day and age, you can’t count on it, so…can you put it in the supermarket?
For example, put a stamp dedicated to 1976 or something, pretending that the painting is very old.
Yu Tong thought for a moment, and decided to go out to paint after the situation stabilized completely. There is a market for painting realistic buildings and the like, and they don’t cost money to put them on the shelves anyway.
Ten days after the winter vacation, the New Year is here. Yu Tong and Lin Xianglian will naturally go back to Lao Lin’s house for the New Year. The Spring Festival in 1976 is very special. Every household is slaughtering pigs and stewing meat, and the children are wearing festive clothes.
Running around with two handfuls of candy in their pockets. The street is also bustling, not as deserted as usual.
A few days before the Chinese New Year, the factory was on holiday. Lin Feng packed his backpack and went to find Lin Xianglian and Yu Tong. The three of them first went to buy enough food and meat. Yu Tong bought some snacks and planned to distribute them to other brothers and sisters. Then take the bus back.
In the car, everyone was also very happy. It may be that the situation has been getting better and better recently, and everyone is also happy this year.
After all, in October of 1976, a certain movement was about to end. Although they didn’t know it, they could feel that it was becoming more and more different recently.
Along the way, Lin Feng looked at Yu Tong hesitantly for several times, as if he wanted to strike up a conversation, but he didn’t speak.
Or Yu Tong couldn’t help asking: “Brother Feng, what’s the matter with you?”
Lin Feng stammered and laughed, “Well, Wen Cheng went home for the New Year, do you know? ”
Shanghai City, of course, he has to go back to celebrate the New Year. In order to accompany Xie Wencheng, Grandma Xie hasn’t seen Grandpa Xie for a long time. The old couple are still very affectionate.
Yu Tong smiled and said: “I know, Brother Cheng told me, and he will be back in a few days, what’s the matter?”
“He told you all of this?” Lin Feng muttered in a low voice.
Yu Tong: “Huh?” Lin Feng quickly waved his hand and said, “It’s nothing, I just want to say that his family is urging him to get married very hard, and this time he went back, I guess he have been introduce someone again, alas.”
Lin Feng was worried about Yu Tong, he was afraid that Xie Wencheng would have a girlfriend when he went back, wouldn’t Yu Tong be sad?
In Lin Feng’s heart, he already believed that Yu Tong had that kind of intention towards Xie Wencheng.
But Yu Tong didn’t know, she said inexplicably: “Brother Cheng has also reached his age, he should get married, it’s normal for elders to urge him.”
Lin Feng was startled by these words, and he immediately said loudly: “You didn’t when you reach the age of marriage, study hard and don’t think about it.”
Even if you really like Xie Wencheng, it will take two years, and now is a good time to study hard. Yu Tong: “…”
What does it have to do with her? How strange.
After arriving at Linjiacun, the three of Yu Tong got out of the car carrying food and meat. When they got out of the car, they saw Sun Shuhui and Lin Dahu waiting under the car. I probably knew that they would carry a lot of things, so she even pushed the cart here.
The family happily carried the food into the car and prepared to go home for the new year.
The atmosphere of the New Year in the village is stronger than that in the county town. Everyone’s face is beaming, and the yard has been well- groomed. The smell is fragrant within two steps. It is very different from the usual situation where you can’t even eat miscellaneous grains.
Yu Tong had two handfuls of candy in her pocket, and when she saw children from the same village, she would share one with each other in a circle. Every child surrounded Yu Tong’s elder sister, older sister, and shouted shortly, and even their parents smiled and talked to Yu Tong. Tong said hello.
On the way back to Lao Lin’s house, many people squatted at the door to watch the excitement. The three of them brought back a lot of food and meat, and everyone envied how Lao Lin’s family was so lucky and had such a promising child. Just looking at these grains is enough to eat for a long time, and there is also this meat, both fat and thin, and there is no shortage of pigs. Old Lin’s family has lived a very luxurious life this year.
When will they be able to live this year? !
Probably because the festival between Lao Lin’s family and Lao Yu’s family had already spread, and someone intentionally or unintentionally brought the news to Lao Yu’s family.
They were eating, when they heard that Yu Tong and Lin Feng had returned with food and meat, they couldn’t finish the meal immediately.
Of course, the only ones who couldn’t eat it were Li Xiu and Yu Lele.
Zhou Xiaofeng and Yu Changdong were fine. Although Yu Lin wasn’t very happy, she didn’t dare to say anything when her parents were here. Only Yu Lele and Li Xiu were clearly unhappy.
Especially Li Xiu, she is going to give birth soon, and now she still fills her stomach with paste. Yu Lele hasn’t earned any work points in the past few months, and the family can’t even afford eggs. It doesn’t matter if she can’t eat good food. What about Li’s son?
Li Xiu gets angry when she thinks that Yu Tong can still eat meat.
Before Li Xiu could say anything, Old Madam Yu reminded her first: “Don’t make trouble, once again you don’t even want to eat mush?”
“Mom, I’m going to give birth soon, so I can’t eat these every day. It doesn’t matter if I’m hungry. What if your grandson is hungry? He hasn’t moved in my stomach for the past few days. He used to kick every day.”
Old Madam Yu frowned and said, “Aren’t you unaware of the conditions at home? Lele usually doesn’t earn a few work points. If you let your daughter work hard, you will have eggs next month.” Hearing grandma mention her Yu Lele immediately lowered her head and dared not speak.
The last time she was beaten was still fresh in her memory, but she didn’t dare to do it again.
Li Xiu didn’t care and said, “Mom, Lele is not born to work. I just want to discuss with you. Can I let Lele go to the county to study? In the future, she can take the entrance exam and be worker into a factory.” Wouldn’t our family’s life be much better by then?”
Who would have thought that Granny Yu refused without even thinking about it: “her? She is not even as good as Tongtong, who has studied a few years less than her, so don’t go to county its shameful. Li Xiu, I warn you, don’t think about these messy things. If you have this skill, it’s better to teach Lele how to work!” Li Xiu pursed her mouth, although she was not convinced in her heart, she dared not say anything up.
Who made her not like Lin Xianglian, who had a tough natal family. Li Xiu put down the bowl and chopsticks, and looked sideways at Zhou Xiaofeng.
She can’t bully other people, but she still dares to bully Zhou Xiaofeng, this Zhou Xiaofeng usually speaks for Yu Tong, just like Yu Tong, he is not a good person!
Li Xiudao: “Xiaofeng, I have been feeling sick in my stomach and tired for the past two days. I want to rest today, so the family depends on you.” This is to push all the work to Zhou Xiaofeng.
Zhou Xiaofeng nodded: “Okay.” The daughter-in-law is willing, but Yu Changdong is not. Although Li Xiu is a pregnant woman, which pregnant woman doesn’t work hard enough to have a baby these days? Li Xiu is the only one who is hypocritical?
Yu Changdong said dissatisfied: “Sister-in-law, how much work has my Xiaofeng done for you since you were pregnant? You should also exercise, she can’t just do all the work.”
Zhou Xiaofeng pulled Yu Changdong’s clothes and motioned for him say few words.
Yu Changdong slapped her hand off: “You are easy to talk, do you want to be forced to leave Lao Yu’s house like your younger sis in law? My younger sis in law can bear the grievances, but I can’t bear it. Xiaofeng won’t work for you today.”
” I will Take Xiaofeng to the county town. It’s the Chinese New Year, and she has to tear some fabric to make a new set of clothes.”
Hearing what Yu Changdong said, Zhou Xiaofeng was really stunned. Husband… When did he treat her so well? It seems that since the last time Yu Changdong helped Yu Tong speak, he was no longer willing to keep quiet, and began to express his opinions frequently.
Every time Li Xiu made things difficult for her, he would say a few words, Zhou Xiaofeng was lying when she said he was unhappy, and her husband had been nice to her before, but the feeling was different when he said it himself.
Old Madam Yu was terrified of repeating the same mistakes, but she couldn’t let Li Xiu work, after all, she still wanted to have her grandson. She nodded and said: “Go, you’ve been tired for a year, go relax and, don’t worry about your family.”
Li Xiu immediately refused after hearing this, she also wanted to go to the city, why did Zhou Xiaofeng go to the city? But this is what the old lady agreed to, and she can’t say anything, anyway, just don’t let her work.
Zhou Xiaofeng originally thought her husband was just joking, but she didn’t expect Mrs. Yu to agree. She quickly said, “No need, I can just work at home. I’m busy now.”
“What are you afraid of just this day?” Mrs. Yu snapped Board, “Go as soon as I tell you to go, and I will get some money later, take Linlin with me, and buy some snacks for her. It’s been a year of hard life, and it’s hard to celebrate the new year. Everyone rests.”
Zhou Xiaofeng was even more surprised . Recently, not only her husband’s way of dealing with people has changed, but even Mrs. Yu has become more talkative. After thinking about it, Zhou Xiaofeng can only think that the departure of Yu Tong and Lin Xianglian changed them.
They began to know that relatives are used to care for each other, not to calculate every day like Li Xiu. Alas, if only Yu Tong and Xiang Lian could know.
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After arriving at Lao Lin’s house, Yu Tong put down her things, took a few nutritional supplements and canned food from the supermarket, and planned to go out to give gifts. Captain Lin and Zhao Dazhu both always took care of the old Lin’s family, so she had to give some too.
Now that she is in the county, it can be said that these things are bought in the county, and it is convenient to give gifts, unlike in the past, only eggs can be given away.
Thinking of this, Yu Tong walked towards Zhaojia Village with her bag on her back.
She was afraid that Yu Lele would come out again to be affectionate, so she avoided Lao Yu’s house on purpose, seeing them as little as possible.
However, it was probably because the road she was walking was too remote, she didn’t take two steps before she saw two sneaky figures in front of her.
This is a mountain path, not many people pass by, and there are quite a lot of dry weeds on the ground. On both sides of the road are old trees that have lived in the mountains for many years. The trunks are thick and can block the two people tightly. Yu Tong could see the two people because they are making too much noise.
“Damn, it’s all your fault, it’s all right now, what should I do if this happened?”
“I… well, Lily, can you not tell your father about this, or let’s find a way… to die Right?”
“Okay Liu Mingwei! Listen to what you’re talking about? This is your child, so you can have it? Even if I agree, where can we go?!” It turned out to be Liu Mingwei and Zhao Lili.
I really didn’t expect that during the time when Yu Tong went to school in the county, Zhao Lili and Liu Mingwei had already…
Tsk, people in this era are so open. Yu Tong has no intention of eavesdropping on other people’s secrets, even if the relationship between the other party and her is not friendly, she thought about it and finally decided to make a detour.
It seems embarrassing for this kind of thing to be broken by others.
But things were far from as smooth as Yu Tong thought, as soon as she turned around, Liu Mingwei heard the movement, turned around and sternly said: “Who’s there?!”
Pregnancy is a big deal, and being known is a big deal .
But Liu Mingwei didn’t care about Zhao Lili’s reputation, but he was afraid of delaying his return to the city.
Recently, several educated youths have been approved to return to the city. For example, Lin Qing, who comes from a good family background, was the first among all the educated youths to return to the city. Seeing that there is hope for returning to the city, at this critical juncture, Zhao Lili is pregnant. Isn’t this a drag on Liu Mingwei?
If Zhao Dazhu knew about this, he would definitely want Liu Mingwei to marry Zhao Lili. Although Liu Mingwei wanted to borrow Zhao Dazhu to return to the city, he always thought about going back to the city first and then talking about getting married.
After all, the girls in the city are much better than those in the village, so he didn’t even want to be with Zhao Lili for a long time.
Therefore, Liu Mingwei was on full alert. As soon as he heard the sound, he immediately jumped up and asked loudly: “Come out quickly! Don’t hide!”
