Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Zhang was very jealous of the life of the old couple of the Yi family in the backyard. They had high salaries, no worries about food and drink, and were level 6 workers. They could even give birth to a child in their middle age. She originally planned that her son would be Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, but since he had no children, she wanted Dongxu to inherit their wealth. In the end, a little bastard showed up and ruined her plans.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai buy the house next door that she had liked, she was so angry that she threw things around at home, her heart filled with jealousy.

Until Dongxu disobeyed her and married a little slut to seduce her son and become alienated from her, and seduced the silly Zhu across the street all day long, if she hadn't had her eldest grandson, she would not have forgiven this slutty bitch.

Zhang got angry and threw the insole in her hand directly at Qin Huairu's head.

Qin Huairu lowered her head with a wronged look and did the housework.

Seeing Qin Huairu's expression, Zhang angrily scolded her and told her to cook and not let her eldest grandson starve.

At this time, Yi Yongkang on the other side found some miscellaneous tools such as wooden boards, iron wires, etc. in an abandoned utility room in the front yard.

I went home, took out Yi Zhonghai's toolbox, and started doing manual work.

Aunt Yi didn't say anything when she saw it. As long as no one's hands were hurt, she went to the kitchen to cook.

In the evening, Yi Zhonghai came back with a lunch box in his hand and handed it to Aunt Yi with a smile on his face.

"Wife, there is pork in the factory cafeteria today, I brought a box back for you."

"That's great"

“I don’t know what’s going on these days, pork is so hard to buy.” Aunt Yi happily took it and planned to heat up some food.

When Yi Zhonghai heard what the old lady said, he frowned.

During this period, the factory's purchasing department bought much less supplies than in previous years, and the food in the cafeteria was also much worse.

"Let's store more food these days. I'm afraid something is wrong."

The couple, who had experienced fleeing famine and war, also realized the possibility of a famine and became anxious.

There were early signs of the three-year famine: crop yields were declining and rainfall was beginning to decrease.

The couple planned to secretly buy food and hide it without telling anyone in the courtyard.

Yi Yongkang was holding the mousetrap he had already made, grinning secretly, his eyes revealing a malicious look.

There are already five mousetraps on the desk. I plan to put them outside the window while everyone in the yard is having dinner. I also cover the area next to the kitchen window with a thin layer of soil as decoration so that no one can see them.

"Mom and Dad, I put a mousetrap outside the window, please be careful"

While having dinner, I told Yi Zhonghai and his wife to be careful of the trap outside the window.

Yi Zhonghai was curious about why his son had buried a mousetrap by the window. After listening to his son's explanation, he knew without a doubt that Zhang from the central courtyard had started to sneak around again, and he became furious.

He thought that one day he would catch Zhang and settle all the old and new scores with her and would never forgive her.

Jia Dongxu had a complicated expression towards his apprentice. If not for the old Jia's entrustment before his death, he would never accept a half-grown boy as his apprentice. What's more, Zhang almost killed the only child of his old Yi family, and he had always kept it in mind.

Yi Yongkang saw that his father's expression was not right and guessed something.

"I'll go outside to smoke a cigarette first." Yi Zhonghai felt craving for a cigarette, and seeing his son doing homework here, he planned to go outside to smoke.

"Old Yi, have a cigarette."

Xu Guoqing from the Xu family opposite was also squatting at the gate smoking. Seeing Yi Zhonghai standing at the gate preparing to smoke, he walked to the wall of the yard and motioned for him to come over.

"Lao Xu, I haven't seen you often recently." Yi Zhonghai took the cigarette from his hand without hesitation.

"There are a lot of movie screenings in the countryside these days." Xu Guoqing took a puff of his cigarette and squinted his eyes comfortably.

"My kid is getting older, so I plan to teach him how to project movies. Then he can work in the factory as an apprentice."

"That's good too. Your children are grown up now. You will have plenty of happiness in the future." Yi Zhonghai looked at him enviously. He was already in his forties and middle-aged, and his child was only in his teens. By the time the child grew up, he would be old. He didn't know whether he would be able to have grandchildren.

"Your boy is very smart. I heard that he has good grades in school." Xu Guoqing comforted Yi Zhonghai and put him at ease.

"I don't expect him to achieve much in the future, but I hope he doesn't become like me and end up doing these rough jobs."

Yi Zhonghai didn't want his son to do hard physical work in the future. As long as he had a high level of education, he could be recruited as a cadre or office worker in the factory. In addition, he knew many people after working in the factory for so many years.

Yi Yongkang was doing his homework and listening to the noises coming from the yard. He knew that his father had high expectations of him.

I plan to take advantage of these few years to get a high school diploma and go to work in a factory to avoid the riots.

He just wanted to protect his family in this chaotic era and survive the disaster safely.

"Lao Xu, there has always been a thorn in my heart"

“I don’t know how to face my apprentice.”

"My wife just got pregnant, you know the situation"

Li Guoqing certainly knew that the situation was dangerous at that time.

"Lao Yi, that kid is already working in the factory"

"Everyone knows what happened before Lao Jia died. He put you on the spot and asked you to accept Jia Dongxu as your apprentice."

"You have done well. You have a clear conscience and you deserve the respect of Old Jia." Xu Guoqing patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder.

The two finished smoking in the yard, and seeing that it was getting late and cold, they prepared to go back.

Yi Yongkang was no longer curious.

When Yi Zhonghai returned home, he saw his son packing his books while Aunt Yi was pouring hot water for his son to wash his face and soak his feet.

Yi Yongkang had already seen Yi Zhonghai turning around to come back, so he secretly turned around and pretended to pack up his things.

Aunt Yi next to her smiled secretly.

The couple made sure their son had gone back to the bedroom to sleep before they turned around and went back with peace of mind.

Yi Yongkang lay on the bed with a thick quilt and fell asleep in a daze.

After a long time passed by, second by second, it was the next morning.

There was a loud noise outside, which made him open his eyes dazedly.

Just then there was a knock on the door. It was Aunt Yi who came to wake him up to wash his face, brush his teeth, eat breakfast and go to school.

After he had cleaned up his things, he sat at the dining table and ate the rice porridge and fried dough sticks that had been left for him.

"Xiaobao, are you done eating?"

There was a sound coming from the door. Yan Jiedi, with her schoolbag slung over her shoulder, stuck her head out of the door and looked inside.

"I'll be right there"

Yi Yongkang also quickened his pace, took the schoolbag from Aunt Yi after finishing his meal and ran over.

When passing by the Central Courtyard, I happened to run into Zhang who was eating melon seeds and watching people washing clothes on Qinhuai Road.

When Zhang saw Yi Yongkang glaring at him fiercely, he suddenly thought of something and a smile appeared in his eyes.

[You bastard, that bitch goes out to buy groceries every morning, and no one is home by chance]

[I failed yesterday, but I will definitely be able to pick the lock today]