Opening his eyes, he was in the 60th Military Region, mistook the person for someone else, and was k

Tian Hua turned her face away, hardened her heart, and waved her hand, saying, "No need to say anything more. Didn't you want fairness? Let's leave it at that for now."

"Yunzhou, Suisui, since you're not going to eat, go back to your room and rest. From now on, you don't need to do any housework, and you don't need to pay attention to your sister-in-law. Mom can still make the decisions in this house."

Xu Sui nodded, without even glancing at Xiao Fen.

"Thank you, Mom. Yunzhou and I will go in first."

They returned to their room.

Xu Sui closed the door, shutting out everything outside, and sat directly on the bed, letting out a sigh.

"I asked my mom today, and she said that houses are hard to find. Nowadays, there aren't enough rooms for every family. Many families, dozens of people, are crammed into a space of just a few dozen square meters. If there were enough rooms, someone would have already snapped them up."

The Qin family wasn't particularly large, but it wasn't small either; where there are many people, there are bound to be conflicts.

Look, they've only been back for less than two days, and they've already caused one problem after another. If they lived alone, they would have far fewer troubles.

"My comrade-in-arms who works at the grain station will probably come to visit my leg these next few days. I'll ask him if he has any ideas."

Qin Yunzhou knew this would be difficult, but he believed that anything was possible and he had to give it a try.

He hadn't spent much time with the Qin family, and to be honest, he felt quite uncomfortable.

Another point is that the Qin family's house is indeed too small.

His two younger siblings don't have their own rooms; they usually sleep in a wooden plank with a curtain in the living room.

Xu Sui nodded upon hearing this, "It's worth asking, maybe they have a solution."

She's doing well now; her pregnancy will become more noticeable in a few months.

There are so many people in this house, there's not enough room for everyone to stand, and you could bump into someone at any moment.

It would be bad if we got hit.

Also, she doesn't like so many people crowding together, scheming against each other all day long.

"By the way, I'm planning to look for a job in the next few days and see if there are any places that are hiring, so I can give it a try," Xu Sui said, sharing her thoughts and plans.

Although she is not short of money for the time being, with the 600 yuan dowry in her hand, she can be considered a small rich woman.

But you still need to have a job.

She had made up her mind: first, she would find a job, and then she would study high school knowledge from that era to see if she could get into university.

It's summer now, and after I give birth and finish my postpartum confinement, I'll be able to take the college entrance exam next summer.

Next year will be 1961, which is five years away from the ten-year upheaval of 1966.

Five years was enough for her to finish university before the policy of sending educated youth to the countryside began, obtain a university degree, be assigned a job, and become a senior technician in this era.

Xu Sui has always maintained a lofty yearning for learning and knowledge.

She was able to support herself by collecting garbage in modern times and successfully get into a prestigious university, all thanks to her desire to become an intellectual.

It's the same in a different era.

A high school diploma was not low in those days, but she wanted to go further and take the college entrance exam in the 2000s to improve her education and understand the level of mechanical technology development in that era.

She became an outstanding female technician in every aspect, someone whose education and skills were impeccable.

The desire to go to university.

Xu Sui didn't tell Qin Yunzhou yet; she planned to talk to him about it after she found a job.

The next morning.

Someone knocked on the Qin family's door.

Old Mrs. Qin, who had just gotten out of bed, frowned, put on her clothes, and went to open the door.

Who is it that's knocking on the door so early in the morning? Maybe it's something urgent and they need help with?

It was barely dawn, and even then, it was still a while before most workers would get up for work.

Old Mrs. Qin was the first one up in the Qin family because her job was sweeping the streets, and she earned thirteen yuan and fifty cents a month.

This job requires getting up very early; sometimes you have to get up before dawn.

She definitely wouldn't have been able to do this job when she was younger, not for any other reason than simply not being able to get up.

But now that I'm older, I can't sleep much; I'll wake up on my own.

I decided to find a job sweeping the streets, earning a little over ten yuan a month which I saved up, not giving to anyone, not even my own daughter.

Having money in your own hands gives you peace of mind. Even if something happens in the future, you won't have to ask others for money.

It wasn't that she was overthinking it, but that's just how people are; no one can predict what will happen in the future.

She's not stupid.

Even if she were her own mother, no matter how filial her son is, he would become impatient when he gets old and can no longer work.

Having money in your hands can't solve everything, but it can definitely solve most problems.

The door opened.

Old Mrs. Qin squinted at it.

Hey, isn't that the kid from the compound who lost his parents and lives with his uncle and aunt? I heard he was doing odd jobs and running errands for people the other day to save up for next year's tuition.

This kid is quite bold; she had run into him on the black market before.

"Xiao Feng, what brings you to our house so early in the morning? Is something wrong?"

"Grandma Qin, are Brother Yunzhou and Sister Suisui still not up? I need to talk to them." Xiao Feng subconsciously hid the things he was carrying in his basket behind him.

Grandma Qin frowned. "Why are you looking for those two? You can tell me what's wrong."

Qin Yunzhou has only been back for two days, how come he already knows people in the compound? Could it be that Xu Sui has done something again?

"I'm afraid not, Grandma Qin. Can I go in and find Brother Yunzhou and the others?" Xiao Feng tiptoed and peered into the house.

Grandma Qin's gaze fell on the basket on Xiao Feng's back, and she was about to stick her head out to see what good stuff it was.

Don't let his young age fool you; he's actually involved in the black market, so he can't be bringing along some useless stuff.

next second.

Someone came out of the house.

"Grandma, Xiao Feng is here to see me. You can go about your business."

Xu Sui stepped forward, blocking Qin Laotai's view of the basket on her back, and interrupted her with a smile.

There's meat in this.

Freshly slaughtered pork.

It cost 78 cents a pound, and only those with meat ration coupons could buy good meat in advance.

Grandma Qin felt increasingly that there was something strange about the basket. She wondered what good things it might contain. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she thought she had just smelled a porky smell.

Subconsciously, I felt it was unlikely.

Pork is such a precious commodity; it's not something you can just buy with money. You need meat coupons, and even if you have money and meat coupons, you still have a hard time buying it in this year of famine if you don't have connections.

Unless...it is related.

Thinking of this, Grandma Qin couldn't help but ask excitedly. She lowered her voice and leaned closer to Xu Sui and the other woman.

"Sui Sui, Xiao Feng, tell Grandma honestly, what's in the basket? I smell meat."

To be honest, she hadn't tasted meat for several years and had almost forgotten what it tasted like.

Xiao Feng's heart tightened; he hadn't expected someone to smell it. He instinctively moved closer to Xu Sui, "Sister Sui Sui..."

"I've delivered the items. Do you want to take them now?"