Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 588 Promise
It is said that when Xiao Wang arrived at the Women's Federation dormitory, he did not go into the house first. He stopped at the door of the message room and knocked on the door.

"Wenwen, come in and sit down." Zhang Ye was busy steaming steamed buns. When he saw Xiao Wang, he was very enthusiastic.

"Auntie Gao, I have something I want to discuss with you." Student Wang walked in and did not sit down. Instead, he stood and told her about Wu Haiyang.

"This...this..." Zhang Ye liked it very much and wanted to go, but Gao Dashan was the one in charge at home, so she turned to look at her man, waiting for Gao Dashan to make a decision.

"Ye Zi has no experience in taking care of children, so it won't cause any trouble, right?" Gao Dashan actually liked it very much. He had no plans to start a family in his original life, so he would keep the necessary living expenses from his salary and send the rest away.

Since getting married, Zhang Ye's expenses have all been covered by the gifts he received at the wedding.

The gift was not much, and after spending it this month, Gao Dashan didn't know where the money for next month would come from. He didn't want to cut off support for the families of his fallen comrades because of himself, because he knew the situation there must be more tense than in Beijing.

During this period, Gao Dashan has also been inquiring about the shortage of nannies, but given the current situation, many families would rather work harder themselves, save on labor costs, and buy more food.

"No. My friend is an obstetrician and she can take care of the children. Aunt Gao can not only get paid but also learn how to take care of children." Simple people are different. Even if they are short of money, they will first think about whether they can do the job and whether it will delay things for the host family, instead of agreeing to something without hesitation.

"Well, let's go!" Gao Dashan agreed without even asking for money.

"My friend didn't say how much he makes per month, but it should not be lower than other nannies. He will mainly wash diapers and cook dishes. I'll ask for the details and let you know later." Seeing that Gao Dashan agreed, Xiao Wang told Zhang Ye.

"Okay. It's okay if the money is a little less. Even if you don't pay me, I'm willing to help." Zhang Ye really wanted to seize this opportunity. A while ago, her husband asked around for nanny jobs. Although it's not easy to find one, there are still a few who can afford it. But when they heard Zhang Ye's conditions, they shook their heads. She can't take care of children, and her cooking is Henan style.

Zhang Ye wants to take this opportunity to further his studies.

"How could I not give money? I will definitely give it. Aunt Gao, don't worry. In the next two days, you can learn how to ride Jingying's bicycle. It's a bit far over there, so it's best to ride a bicycle back and forth. Taking the bus is too expensive." Student Xiao Wang suggested with a smile.

"Okay! Don't call me auntie anymore. Just call me by my name. I'm the same age as you. When we get to the host's house, can I ask them to call me auntie?" Zhang Ye had wanted to ask Xiao Wang to change her name for a long time, but he had never found a suitable opportunity. This time, he took the opportunity to bring it up.

"Okay, then I'll call your name when there are no outsiders around." Student Xiao Wang first glanced at Gao Dashan, and seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he said.

"Don't call me uncle anymore in the future. It makes me feel old." Gao Dashan added from behind.

"Then I'll call you Master Gao." Student Xiao Wang covered his mouth and chuckled.

It’s different having a woman at home. In the past, Gao Dashan could only be said to be dressed neatly, but his clothes often had stains, holes, and tears.

Now that he is married, Gao Dashan dresses neatly and cleanly, combs his hair every day, and shaves his beard more frequently. He looks more energetic and at first glance he looks to be in his thirties, a lot younger than before.

Especially the amount of hair, which is much more than that of programmers decades later, which makes people envy.

It took no more than five minutes to explain the whole thing in a few words.

Student Xiao Wang came out of the message room and went upstairs. The roasted sweet potatoes in his bag were still warm.

Teacher Xiao Gu had already gone back, and only Ye Zhijuan and a few other children were at home.

Although they had already had lunch, no one could resist the temptation to eat more, even Ye Zhijuan ate with relish.

"It's been a while since I've eaten such delicious sweet potatoes. In your father's hometown, this thing is called red potato." Ye Zhijuan was eating roasted sweet potatoes, looked up at the photos on the wall, and recalled the time when she first met her late husband.

At that time, Nanniwan had not yet been reclaimed and life was very difficult. The two of them ate a lot of sweet potatoes, and at the beginning they even made jokes because of the language barrier and different names.

"Then let my dad try it too." After saying that, Xiao Wang broke off a piece of his sweet potato, found a plate, and placed it under the photo.

Although it has only been a few years, the sadness I felt back then has faded a lot. After all, the living have to give priority to the living.

Ye Zhijuan smiled and said nothing more. Her current life was going well and she was very satisfied.

After eating the roasted sweet potatoes, Fengzhen and Fengzhi packed up their personal belongings and prepared to go home.

"When will you come again?" After a few days of getting along, Jingmin has become accustomed to this little friend. This little friend is great. Not only does he not fight with him, he also listens to him and can play with him.

"Sister-in-law, will you continue to study in the future?" Fengzhi was unsure and looked up at classmate Xiao Wang.

"After the Chinese New Year, come and stay for a while on the sixth day of the first lunar month." Student Wang touched his sister-in-law's head and replied gently.

"Oh, I thought you would be here during the New Year, and I was thinking about setting off firecrackers with you during the New Year." Jingmin got a definite reply and felt a little regretful. He had long forgotten his "big words" about not playing with girls.

"You can come to my house. I have a cat. It's so beautiful and loves to play with me the most. There's also a big cellar in the yard that's full of food. It's a pity my brother won't let me go down." Fengzhi spread her arms and tried to describe how big the cellar was.

"Mom, can I go?" Jingmin had only been there once. At that time, there was no cat and no cellar. He only remembered that the yard was green and there were two small jujube trees, but the jujubes were not ripe.

"Is it convenient? Will there be any relatives visiting?" Ye Zhijuan looked at her son and then asked her daughter.

"It's convenient, and there aren't many relatives visiting. It's just a little colder than here." Student Wang was happy to have his younger brother and sister stay there for two days, so that his mother could also have two days of rest.

"Okay. Then you two should do your homework at home in the next two days and try to finish it before the New Year. Then you can have fun as much as you want." Ye Zhijuan was relieved and used this opportunity to urge Jingying and Jingmin to do their homework.

"I promise to finish it!" Jingmin promised hurriedly when he heard this, and he wished he could hand over his homework right away.

"Not only do you have to be fast, you also have to be serious. You can't just draw characters casually." Classmate Xiao Wang circled the key points for his younger brother.

"Yeah, yeah!" Jingmin would agree to anything he heard. For the sake of having fun, he would accept any conditions.

Fengzhi was listening with a smile on her face. She was very happy to see Jingmin coming over to play. After spending the past few days together, she felt that Jingmin knew more and was more knowledgeable than she was. However, not only did he not look down on her, he also taught her how to keep herself a chatterbox!

It is so much better than Guiying who framed me.

Before leaving, Xiao Wang told his mother and sister that Wu Haiyang had found a nanny and let Zhang Ye learn to ride a bike using Jingying's bicycle. Both of them had no problem with it and told Zhang Ye to study without worrying about falling.

When Xiao Wang brought Fengzhen and Fengzhi back, the pork head was just out of the pot.

Tang Zhitong sprinkled a lot of salt on the pork head this time. If you eat it slowly, you can eat it until the 20th day of the first lunar month, and it won’t go bad.

"I didn't smell anything outside, but I could smell the fragrance when I came in." Student Xiao Wang lifted the cotton curtain and pushed the door open.

"I covered it tightly, closed the doors and windows, just because I was worried that people outside would smell it. Since you said so, it seems that my method is very successful." Tang Zhitong was about to find a basin to pack the pork head meat. There was only one relatively large pot at home, and he had to clean it out and cook tofu later.

Although I have bigger ones in my own space, I can't explain their sources, so I can only look at them but can't use them.

"Brother! Did you miss me?" Fengzhi followed Xiao Wang into the room. She was talking to Tang Zhitong, but her eyes were staring at the pork head in the pot. Her throat was rolling and she couldn't stop swallowing her saliva.

"I think you want to eat meat?" Tang Zhitong laughed a little when he saw his sister's look. This child was beginning to learn to speak.

"Can I eat it?" Fengzhi turned her head this time with pleading in her eyes.

"I'll give you a small piece to taste. It's too salty this time, so you can't eat too much." Tang Zhitong used the ancestral meat hook to hook a thumb-sized piece of meat for his sister, rubbed it on the edge of the pot to soak the soup, and handed it to Fengzhi: "Be careful of the heat."

"Yeah, yeah!" Fengzhi rubbed her hands on her clothes before reaching out to take it.

"You can try a piece too." Tang Zhitong used a hook to hook out another piece of similar size and gave it to Xiao Wang.

Xiao Wang did not refuse and took it with a smile. She had tasted her husband's cooking before, but there was not such a shortage of meat at that time. The food that she thought was delicious then tasted even more appetizing now.

Tang Zhitong felt happy watching his wife and sister eating the food with relish. He took out two small pieces from the pot and planned to give them to his mother and Fengzhen to try.

In the next few years, meat will become increasingly scarce, and people, both adults and children, will become more and more greedy.

This is not greed in the ordinary sense, but a consistent desire for energy from body to mind.

"Did Zhang Ye agree?" Tang Zhitong asked after he scooped up the meat and put down the meat hook.

"Hmm. I don't know whether Brother Yang is satisfied with Zhang Yeman or not, and how much money he can offer her." Classmate Wang didn't feel comfortable complaining about Wu Haiyang's clumsy work. After all, it was a bit unreasonable to ask him to find someone without a price.

"As for the old man, he probably forgot. He and his wife are not short of money, so they must have compared the market conditions." Tang Zhitong said happily. He had done this kind of thing before. It was just carelessness, not intentional.

"That being said, I'd better make it clear so that you don't have to worry. Will you write a letter or call him? Don't forget to ask him when the time comes." Xiao Wang did not refute, but still emphasized it persistently.

In this matter, Xiao Wang stood on Tang Zhitong's side. She did not want to cause adverse effects on her husband due to poor communication.

"Okay, then I'll call Brother Yang when I get to work tomorrow, and we'll make an appointment and go over together." Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement and silently made a note of this.

Next, Tang Zhitong gave the pig's head to Zhang Guifang and Fengzhen, each of whom tasted a piece. He also brought back two large basins, divided the pig's head in the pot into two portions, and returned to deliver them to Chunshu Hutong.

Tang Zhitong had nothing to do except washing the pot and making tofu. He just listened to his family chatting, watched happily, and enjoyed the food.

When Zhang Guifang heard that her daughter-in-law's younger brothers and sisters were coming, she welcomed them very much. She had no contact with her mother's family because she was sold as an object by her own mother. She was so happy that her daughter-in-law's family would help her. Who doesn't like to celebrate the New Year in a lively manner?

In the evening, the Tang family had a sumptuous dinner.

Tang Zhitong made a dish of cabbage stewed with tofu and cut a small plate of pork head. There was no soup tonight, and the whole family drank the soy milk filtered from the boiled tofu.

It is not quite accurate to call it soy milk, because it is different from the soy milk for daily drinking. Many people call it tofu water or tofu dregs water, and the names vary from place to place.

Although it is a by-product of tofu making, it also contains a certain amount of protein. As for the taste, Tang Zhitong thinks it is still acceptable, at least better than tap water.

Tofu water cannot be drunk in one meal. It can be stored for two days when the weather is cold, but it will go bad the next day when the weather is hot.

When Tang Zhitong was a child, his neighbor made tofu. The tofu water was free, and many aunties and ladies who knew how to live would carry buckets to get it.

Tofu water can not only be drunk, but also used to wash pots and dishes, and can also be used to wash clothes.

However, as young people grow up, they will dislike the smell of clothes washed with tofu water, and gradually stop using them.

That night, in the Women’s Federation dormitory, in the message room.

Zhang Ye packed up and snuggled into Gao Dashan's arms, where she could sleep more soundly.

This afternoon, Wang Jingying took the initiative to push a bicycle over and said that she would teach her how to ride it. She also told her that she should not be afraid of falling when learning to ride a bicycle, and that she would not be asked to pay for it if the bicycle was damaged, as long as she was not hurt.

Having said that, Zhang Ye treated her bicycle as a treasure. When she was in her hometown, there was only one bicycle in the entire production team, and it was a second-hand one.

It is very difficult to borrow a car every time. I can only borrow it from the team in emergencies or happy occasions. It is out of the question at other times.

Wang Jingying’s bicycle is a 26 Forever brand, which is a good brand and a beautiful model, especially suitable for girls to ride.

Zhang Ye is not short and has long legs, so he walks around the yard first to get a feel for the situation.

Gao Dashan had difficulty walking, but he was also concerned about Zhang Ye. He smoked a cigarette while watching from the door and gave some advice: "The beam of the bike is not high. Stop and put your legs over it, and learn how to ride a bike directly."

"That's fine. I see my sister and brother-in-law ride like this often." Jingying came down to accept the task. Ye Zhijuan asked her to teach Zhang Ye how to ride a bicycle.

Jingying is a sensible person. She knows that the reason why her mother values ​​Zhang Ye so much is because Gao Dashan saved Jingmin. Although Jingmin is naughty, they are blood relatives and even if their bones are broken, their tendons are still connected.

Zhang Ye didn't understand this, but out of trust in the two, he did it anyway.

At the beginning, he was not very skilled, turning here and there, and he didn't dare to ride fast. But after an afternoon, although he was tired, he still made some progress. Zhang Ye was able to initially master the balance.

Although Jingying said it was okay to fall, Zhang Ye didn't dare to really let her fall, so this cautiousness limited her performance and made her learn slower.

"Don't worry about the bike. It won't hurt to learn first. When you go to work for a while, just take the bus. When we save enough money, we'll buy you a bike." Gao Dashan had no bike because of his weak legs. He knew what Zhang Ye was worried about. It was easy to learn how to ride a bike, but he couldn't afford it.

"I want to learn how to drive because I don't want to refuse Wenwen's kindness. We don't want to buy a rickshaw because it's too expensive. If they want me to, you can help me look at the buses and choose the most suitable one. I can walk the rest of the way without reversing." Zhang Ye had her own plans. If she wasn't afraid of wasting time, she would have wanted to walk back and forth.

During this time, she even found out how much a nanny earns. The least she earns is more than ten yuan, and the most she earns is thirty yuan.

She didn't dare to hope for thirty yuan. She would be content with more than ten yuan. After deducting the monthly bus ticket, it would be enough to cover her own expenses. If she could be a little richer, it would be even better to buy a pack of cigarettes for Brother Dashan.

(End of this chapter)