In the 1960s, a woman dressed as a man and a general came to give birth to a baby

Back in the room, Zhang Yu took out the bed sheet that had been prepared long ago, spread it out, lay down on it, and fell into a deep sleep. He wanted to replenish his energy so that he could do something big after waking up.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Yu slowly opened his eyes. He looked out the window at the still bright sky, thinking about his next action plan.

He decided to go out and walk around first, get familiar with the surrounding environment, and get a feel for the situation in this place. At the same time, he also planned to find a local black market to clear out some of the excess materials in his space in exchange for some money and valuable old items, and by the way, make room for Liu Gen's dog to walk.

Zhang Yu walked out of the room and saw the waiter at the front desk. At this moment, the sweater she was knitting had been changed to another one, but Zhang Yu's eyes were still on that sweater. He observed thoughtfully, thinking to himself: Maybe this can be a good breakthrough. So, he went up to the waiter without hesitation and greeted her:

"Big sister, you are so fast at knitting sweaters! In the past, your skills would definitely be enough to support a large family! And you must be very good to your family, right? Just look at the quality of these wool yarns, they must be expensive."

Hearing Zhang Yu's sincere praise, waitress Zhang Xiaoli did not hide it this time. After all, she made money based on her own ability and had a clear conscience. With a proud smile on her face, she said proudly:

"These sweaters are not mine, nor are they for my family. They are all jobs I took over from the tailor shop. I am just responsible for processing them and earning some hard-earned money. For sweaters with more ordinary styles, the processing fee is 20 cents per piece; if the pattern is more complicated, the processing fee will be slightly higher, about 30 cents. I can knit about two pieces a day, which is just enough to supplement the family income, hehe."

Hearing the waiter say this, Zhang Yu looked quite regretful and sighed: "Oh, what a pity, I will leave here in two days. If I can stay for two more days, I will ask the elder sister to help me and my wife knit two pieces."

When the waitress Zhang Xiaoli heard this, she was secretly delighted, thinking that this was a job, so she immediately became enthusiastic and said to Zhang Yu: "Why would it be too late? I will rush to work and knit it for you first. It will only take one day." After that, she quickly took out several sweater patterns that she had carefully drawn from the drawer, handed them to Zhang Yu, and let him choose the one he liked.

Zhang Yu looked at these styles with an embarrassment on his face: "No, sister, my situation is rather special. If I can't find a source of goods tomorrow morning, I have to leave in the afternoon. I only have half a day, and it's too late anyway... Oh, what a pity!"

Seeing that the deal was about to fall through, Zhang Xiaoli could no longer remain silent and lowered her voice to Zhang Yu, "Young comrade, I'm only telling you this. If you want to exchange for fine grains, just go to the nearby village and find the team leader directly. The food supply here is also tight now, and every team is using fine grains to exchange for coarse grains. However, if you plan to exchange for coarse grains, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do!" As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Zhang Yu expectantly.

When Zhang Yu heard this, he thought, isn't the source of the food right in front of him?

Then, he readily selected two styles that he liked. Although the needlework of these two styles is not complicated, the knitting looks particularly exquisite, unique and ingenious.

After choosing the pattern, Zhang Yu seemed to come back to his senses suddenly. He said to the waitress with an apologetic look on his face: "Big sister, I'm so sorry! I was only thinking about how beautiful the sweater you knitted was, and I didn't even think about buying wool. I'm really sorry, where can we buy wool here? Do I need a ticket to buy it? Oh, forget it, I don't have any wool ticket..."

The elder sister finally got two private jobs and was very happy. When she heard Zhang Yu said that he didn't have a wool ticket, she stopped hiding it. She lowered her voice and said to Zhang Yu: "Little comrade, don't worry, it's not a big deal. The elder sister knows a man who has a lot of wool and doesn't need a ticket. Looking at the patterns you chose, I think there are several colors that you will definitely like. Wait for me for a while, I'll be back soon."

As she spoke, Zhang Xiaoli looked at the sky outside and thought to herself: No one should come here at this time. So she left her work, asked Zhang Yu to help her watch for a while, and then ran away in a hurry.

Not long after, Zhang Xiaoli came back with five or six balls of yarn in different colors in her hands. Zhang Yu saw that these colors were exactly what he liked, so he picked out two of them without hesitation, asked the price, and paid for them readily.

Then, Zhang Yu began to ask the waitress about the black market intentionally or unintentionally. He pretended to be embarrassed, scratched his head and said to the waitress: "Sister, I'm so sorry, I still don't know how to address you! And I've caused you so much trouble..."

Having secured two high-yield deals for herself, Zhang Xiaoli was in a good mood. She responded enthusiastically, "Hey, what's the big deal? My name is Zhang Xiaoli, you can just call me Sister Zhang, and don't be polite to me, hehe..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu immediately climbed up the pole and said in embarrassment: "Sister Zhang, since you said so, I won't be so distant with you. Actually, I have a small wish this time, which is to buy a gold necklace for my wife, but I don't know if there is a place that sells it here."

Zhang Xiaoli understood immediately after hearing this. This guy clearly wanted to find out about the black market. She looked at Zhang Yu carefully, but did not find anything unusual. Despite this, Zhang Xiaoli remained silent, but her enthusiasm was reduced a lot. She simply said: "Go west and walk about two blocks away from here. There is a shabby factory. You may find what you want there."

Zhang Yu immediately understood what she meant when she heard this. He thanked Zhang Xiaoli, looked at his watch and saw that it was only a little after 5 o'clock, then turned around and walked out the door.

Looking at Zhang Yu's back getting farther and farther away, Zhang Xiaoli stared silently for a long time. Finally, she sighed softly, lowered her head and continued to do the work in her hands.

Following the direction Zhang Xiaoli told him, Zhang Yu carefully recorded the locations on both sides of the road as he walked, making sure he didn't get lost. His efforts paid off, and he eventually found the dilapidated factory.

However, perhaps because it was still early, there was no one here. But Zhang Yu did not stop and continued walking along the way he came. During this time, he found a relatively hidden and complicated alley. It was hidden because no one in the alley opened a door from this side, and it was complicated because the alley had three or four forks.

After observing the route, Zhang Yu walked back. On the way back, he passed by a state-owned restaurant and had dinner there.

Night fell quietly. Zhang Yu quickly changed into his father's clothes and then carefully climbed out of the hotel window.