Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

In the streets of Beijing Hutong, the Red Guards with red sleeves were patrolling everywhere, making a lot of noise. The decade of chaos began, and Li Huaide was very quiet in recent days. He put away some of the valuable things in his home that were not just supplies and hid them in the field behind the toilet.

Qin Jingru walked to the back with her bulging belly and watched him digging the pit with a shovel, covering her mouth and laughing non-stop. Li Huaide looked at her big belly in the pit and carefully told her not to come over. It's very dirty here, don't dirty your clothes.

Li Huaide is now also the manager of the purchasing department. He has enough food and daily necessities at home. But he is not so high-profile. He never leaves any trace in the factory, for fear that Director Yang will keep a close eye on him. Moreover, the Red Guards search and confiscate homes everywhere. Many families have been destroyed, and many people have been arrested and paraded through the streets.

Two months later, her water broke that night and she was sent to the hospital to give birth to two sons. Even during the confinement period, she asked her eldest brother-in-law's wife to come and help take care of her. She even gave her food as a reward in private. After all, there was an older child who was over one year old and two younger children. He had to go to work during the day and had no time to take care of them. He could only take care of them when he came back in the afternoon. I can only trouble my eldest sister-in-law to take more care of her.

Qin Jingru looked at her two sons wrapped in swaddling clothes on the crib, their faces wrinkled as they had not grown up yet. Her sister-in-law hugged her eldest son and said, "Sister, now that we have three sons, we don't have to worry about the future. No matter whether it is a boy or a girl, there is no pressure." Her sister-in-law has a cheerful and generous personality. The eldest daughter of the Chen family in the neighboring village is also diligent in her work and is kind and opinionated. Qin Jingru also replied to her sister-in-law, "No matter what happens in the future, we must give birth to a daughter. I like to be able to dress her and comb her hair."

Li Huaide came in after get off work and greeted his sister-in-law, saying that the chef in the cafeteria had cooked two meat dishes and packed them for her. She could just steam some white flour buns later. Sister-in-law Chen happily went straight to the kitchen to steam the buns.

"Today, Sha Zhu cooked braised pork and potatoes. I asked someone to pack two portions and bring them back. His dishes are the best in the cafeteria," Li Huaide said to Qin Jingru in a relaxed tone. "Some leaders who come to the factory always cook for him, and they all praise the food."

Qin Jingru knew that He Yuzhu was a good cook and could cook Tan's dishes, and even other cuisines. If it weren't for Qin Huairu, his life would be very good, and there was also a big uncle next to him to help him. He couldn't get rid of their blood-sucking and deception, and believed everything the big uncle said. Qin Huairu felt sorry for the difficulties of the Jia family, but she didn't expect that after Jia Dongxu died, he didn't know how much compensation he would get. With her ability to make money, her monthly salary and the money she usually got were not small. She also borrowed a lot of money from Sha Zhu, and occasionally the big uncle organized a meeting to donate money. It was more than the average worker's savings.

"Silly Zhu, I know that person has nothing to do with Qin Huairu's cousin. She is usually very smart, but she became completely confused when she met her cousin." She felt sorry that a person with excellent cooking skills who could be called a national chef was ruined.

"He is only good at cooking, but he always causes me so much trouble in the kitchen." Li Huaide held his eldest son and teased the two children by the bed. "Jingru, don't have children in the next few years. These children were conceived too close together, and I'm afraid you haven't recovered well." Li Huaide didn't want to have children after giving birth to his eldest son. He took precautions during sex, but unfortunately, some children still slipped through the net.

Within a few years, Li Huaide became the deputy factory director and even competed with Director Yang for interests. Several departments only listened to Li Huaide, and his power became very great.

Qin Jingru took care of the children at home and did not dare to participate in the black market transactions, fearing that she might accidentally run into the Red Guards. The things that were not easy to store in the space were slowly consumed, and she returned to the village to exchange a lot of food and bacon. She also put more than 20 cans of milk powder in the space. She usually made some steamed buns at home and put cooked food in the space kitchen. Li Huaide usually gave her most of his salary and let her spend it as she pleased. There were some shelves in the guest room filled with things, things prepared for the next life, most of the food, clothing, housing and transportation were prepared, the coarse cloth that the common people wore, as well as cotton cloth and waterproof cloth, all of which were ten pieces each, more than bags of various coarse and fine grains were prepared, and there was also a cart frame that could hold cows and donkeys, and a hand-pushed wooden cart, all made by carpenters.

The kitchen was filled with all kinds of cooked food, and the refrigerator was filled with frozen meat and fruits and vegetables that were not easy to preserve. There was also a cabinet of seeds, fearing that there were no seeds like today in ancient times. Under a shelf was piled with edible ice cubes frozen in winter. A 1.5-meter-high water tank was custom-made and filled with water. The bedside tables on both sides of the bedroom were all moved to one side, and a shelf was placed. Each layer had a box of various valuables and gold, silver and jewelry. The wardrobe was filled with ready-made clothes, underwear, shoes for adults and children, and more than ten military coats of various sizes. More than ten quilts were prepared, and 100 kilograms of cotton was collected and placed on the bed.

The turbulent decade has slowly passed, and the Red Guards have become unimportant. Some people are still worried about their own safety, and some have done things too ruthlessly, causing others to lose their families. Some of those who have been rehabilitated are in high positions, from all walks of life.

Qin Jingru has been hearing some news from the Nanluoguxiang Siheyuan over the years. Shazhu has never been married. He has been taking care of the deaf old lady and taking care of the uncle and his family.

Li Huaide reached the top of his position, but because of pressure from above, he no longer insisted on being the factory director, and worked in the canteen and the purchasing department to make a profit. He had three sons, and they had to prepare for marriage and children in the future, especially for a daughter who had been planned for the past two years, and he also had to prepare a dowry.

Sha Zhu has always wanted to marry Qin Huairu, and the uncle once wanted to let them live together and take care of him in his old age. Because Jia Zhangshi disagreed and made indirect accusations in the yard, Qin Huairu didn't want to have any contact with other men. They all had wives and children, and they were just playing with her. Only Sha Zhu could accept her and treat the three children sincerely. Because the mother-in-law has been opposing and doesn't want her to leave, she is afraid that no one will buy medicine for her old age. Jia Zhangshi has been addicted to painkillers for decades, and she will be in great pain as soon as she stops taking the medicine.

Qin Huairu could only wait there and wait for the stem to grow up.

In recent years, Li Huaide has noticed that the situation of the leaders above is serious. Knowing that the liquidation is about to begin, he has shrunk his tail tightly, fearing that his family will be implicated. Recently, some leaders and secretaries inspected the accounts of the steel plant, and Director Yang and some factions were very nervous. Li Huaide did not dare to do too much because he had a family and children. It was just that the purchasing department made some profit from it, and there was nothing missing in the financial affairs. Those who followed him could all get a share of the profits, and because of the original decision, he and the people behind him were much more relaxed.