Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 609 Chapter 608 Breaking Five
As the old saying goes, once you get married you become an adult.

At today's meal, regardless of whether they were married or not, all of them were young men in their twenties. They were very capable. Not only did they drink two bottles of Xifeng, they also finished four dishes and one soup. Well, each of them also ate two large steamed buns.

After dinner, we cleared the dishes away, wiped the table, and played poker for a while.

Before leaving, the three of them seemed to have agreed to leave food coupons for Tang Zhitong.

"I invited you guys over, so of course I've prepared some food. If there's no extra, you can still have a meal. Take them all. I won't leave any meal tickets for anyone today." Tang Zhitong refused to accept them.

Most of the second generation born before liberation are very good in terms of character, family education and reputation.

The three of them came not empty-handed, with wine and snacks, and they gave Zhang Guifang enough face. Whether for the sake of classmate Xiao Wang or for their own face, they had to appreciate this favor.

After much pushing and pulling, Tang Zhitong finally decided not to keep the food coupons.

Each person drank half a pound of white wine, and they sobered up after dinner. Although the three of them still had red marks on their faces from being drunk, they walked without staggering and could ride their bikes normally.

After watching them go away, Tang Zhitong and Xiao Wang returned to the house.

Right now the control over drunk driving is quite lax. People who ride bicycles and drive trucks drink. This is really dangerous.

Until after the millennium, accidents caused by drunk driving and driving under the influence continued to occur one after another, some even happening directly in front of city gate towers, seriously endangering the interests of the people. This is why drunk driving was criminalized.

Ai Dajin was the first celebrity to be arrested after the new law was implemented and was sentenced to six months.

Wolf Warrior Jing was also imprisoned for this.

"The Third Transportation Committee of the Sijiu City reminds you that there are thousands of roads, but safety is the most important. If you drive in an unsafe manner, your loved ones will shed tears." This is what is in War Wolf Jing's heart.

These three guys are quite honest and all of them plan to keep a pound of food coupons.

Because of this, Tang Zhitong felt that it was worth making friends with these people.

The possibility of using it myself is not great, but it can pave more ways for Fengzhi, my brother-in-law, and even my own children.

When the wind blows, you can either go up the mountains, go to the countryside, or join the army. Among these, joining the army is the most difficult because it is the easiest option.

Tang Zhitong admitted that his knowledge was superficial, but he understood the most obvious truth: if there really were better opportunities, such opportunities would not be given to children from ordinary families at all. The few places available were not even enough for them to sit in line and share the fruits.

It is not ruled out that some people do promote their style and send their children to the most difficult places, but it is also not ruled out that there are people who promote their style and do not put all their eggs in one basket. Nowadays, most families have several children. Having more different choices will help those who make the wrong choice in the future.

After entering the room, Tang Zhitong went straight to the bed. It was an old habit. Every time he drank a little more, he would take a nap.

Xiao Wang covered her husband with a quilt. The room smelled of smoke and she wanted to open the window, but she was worried that her husband would catch a cold, so she ended up leaving the door a crack.

When Tang Zhitong woke up, the sun had already set. He stretched, cleared the smoke in the house, then lit the stove and went to the main room.

I promised Fengzhen during the day that I would eat fried hairtail head and tail tonight, and I can't forget this.

If you want to make hairtail crispy, the best way is to fry it slowly over low heat. However, this is definitely not possible in the current environment because frying fish consumes too much oil.

During the New Year holidays, the Tang family had very good meals. The vegetable oil that they had bought with oil coupons a few days ago had run out, so this time Tang Zhitong used animal oil.

Frying fish with animal oil would seem incredible decades later, because that was the time when various vegetable oils were popular, and most restaurants used blended oil.

As for this blended oil, how should I put it? I can only say that it is the one with the lowest cost.

At present, animal oil is the most superior product. Ordinary people have no place to exchange vegetable oil for animal oil.

Since all we used this time were fish strips, the fish tail was fine as there wasn't much meat on it, but the fish head was a bit big. In order to make it more crispy, Tang Zhitong cut the fish head in half and cut it into two slices.

One pot couldn’t hold many fish heads and tails. As the aroma spread, the little ones no longer had the heart to play and all gathered around the stove watching Tang Zhitongxiu operate.

"Get ready to eat. You guys can eat first in a while." Tang Zhitong held a colander in one hand with the fried fish in it, carefully controlling the oil. In the other hand, he held chopsticks and turned the fish in the pot.

The younger ones were all very polite, looking at each other, but no one responded.

Many families have strict rules. For example, you cannot eat unless the adults or the host are at the table; you cannot smack your lips while eating; you cannot make noise while drinking soup, etc. But the Tang family only requires that they wait for the adults to come to the table before eating together; everything else doesn't matter.

"Wenwen, clean up and you guys eat first. The fish tastes good only when it's just fried. Once it's finished frying, it will be cold and the fishy smell will be gone." Tang Zhitong turned his head and gave Xiao Wang a look.

With Xiao Wang taking the lead, Zhang Guifang also sat down, and then her younger brothers and sisters started to eat happily.

They kept taking out food from here and eating it from there, without leaving any food left.

No one ate the last bit and saved it for Tang Zhitong.

Tang Zhitong carefully wiped the bottom of the pot with a steamed bun. Because there was not much oil, not a single steamed bun was used up.

"Come, have a try. This is best eaten while hot." Tang Zhitong distributed the steamed buns that had been wiped clean from the pot to everyone, with Fengzhen's piece being the biggest.

Fengzhen took it happily and gave her brother a big smile.

"Brother-in-law, it's delicious. Can we eat it again tomorrow?" Jingmin took a bite and still felt unsatisfied.

Classmate Xiao Wang wanted to scold his younger brother. What kind of year is this? It's good enough to have something to eat. He even ordered some dishes. Do you really think you are a guest? Are you itching for trouble?

But Zhang Guifang's reaction was obviously faster. She agreed with a smile: "Sure! Let your brother-in-law fry it tomorrow!"

"Then let's do it in the evening. Your sister and I have to go out for a while tomorrow at noon." Since his mother had spoken, Tang Zhitong could only do as she said. He had to go to Wu Haiyang's house on the fifth day of the new year.

The fifth day of the first lunar month is also called "Po Wu" by the people in the old city. On this day, people are busy welcoming the God of Wealth and "sending away poverty". In the past, most merchants would "open for business" on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Nowadays, there are fewer small shops, but some people still abide by this rule.

"We'll make dumplings at home tomorrow at noon." Zhang Guifang knew her son's schedule. Although her daughter-in-law said that they couldn't eat all the fine grains, they had to make dumplings on the fifth day of the first lunar month according to the custom of the people in the city. The people called it "pinching the villain's mouth", which meant that they would not offend "villains" in the new year and everything would go smoothly. Since they were going to make dumplings, Tang Zhitong was naturally responsible for the filling.

Early in the morning on the fifth day of the New Year, Tang Zhitong ran out twice and replaced two baskets of ice chips for the fish in the bathing room.

This day, things changed suddenly and we caught a lot of fish this time.

After preparing the dumpling filling, Tang Zhitong pulled out two Spanish mackerels and planned to go to Chunshu Hutong before going to Gongzhufen.

I went out on the eighth day of the New Year. If the weather doesn't turn cooler, these fishes won't be able to be kept for many days. I have to either eat them or pickle them.

In Tang Zhitong's opinion, eating it is the safest option.

When they arrived at Chunshu Hut, Ye Zhijuan had already gone to work. Tang Zhitong stewed the Spanish mackerel skillfully. Xiao Wang told him about Director Ye's making do at home, and as a junior, he had to show his appreciation.

After doing all this, Xiao Wang stayed at home watching the pot while Tang Zhitong ran to the Women's Federation.

"Mom." Tang Zhitong knocked on the door and called someone. Miao Xiaoqin nodded to Tang Zhitong intimately, stopped reporting her work, and stepped out to make room for him.

Tang Zhitong told Wu Aijun about his desire to be transferred.

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The family is worried about having no place to digest the fish, so they should hurry up and deal with this matter. If Ye Zhijuan nods, Tang Zhitong plans to go to see Zhang Xinping this afternoon.

"It's hard for you to think of this. This is like your Aunt Lu's style. If it's not too much trouble, ask someone else to try." After listening to this, Ye Zhijuan thanked her son-in-law first.

Sitting in her position, she knew better than to owe favors to anyone, even to close comrades like her and Lu Lan.

"Look at what you said. I'll go to the Municipal Bureau this afternoon for the sake of convenience." Seeing Ye Zhijuan agreed, Tang Zhitong also had an idea in his mind.

Zhang Xinping is a very easy person to talk to. He provides the right things and gets things done efficiently.

After finishing the conversation, Tang Zhitong told Ye Zhijuan that the fish had been stewed at home and left in a hurry.

After the fish was stewed, Tang Zhitong and Xiao Wang packed up and set off again for Gongzhufen.

Although Wu Haiyang has not yet reached the level of living in his own small villa, he has been commended and promoted in the unit in the past two years, and is considered a celebrity of some size.

The soldier on guard asked Tang Zhitong a few simple questions, asked him to register, and then let him go.

Because of the delay in the morning, the ones who arrived were no longer the earliest. Ma Kejian and his wife, and Gu Yong and his wife were already in the house chatting and laughing.

"Brothers and sisters-in-law, my younger brother and his wife are here to wish you all a happy new year! I wish you all a prosperous life and smooth work in the new year!" Tang Zhitong was very polite as soon as he entered the door. He looked at the Spanish mackerel in his hand and added, "May you have surplus every year!"

"You're so slow. We're all waiting for you to start." Gu Yong looked at Tang Zhitong kindly. The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a while. He complained but smiled as he walked forward to give Tang Zhitong a cigarette, Huazi.

"My skills are only good enough to help Third Brother." Tang Zhitong waved his hand to indicate that he didn't smoke. Saying that Ma Kejian had good skills was not just a compliment, he said that he had really inherited the skills and had made great progress.

Xiao Wang took the fish from her husband with a smile, put it in the kitchen, and walked to the living room to sit with Lu Lixian, Liu Yue, and Wang Yan.

Women, especially those who have just gotten married, love children. They surrounded the sleeping Wu Hanguang, unable to hide the maternal light in their eyes.

"The child is in the house, why are you smoking? Look at Eucalyptus, he pays more attention to details. If you want to smoke, go outside." Liu Yue saw Gu Yong's little action and Tang Zhitong waving his hands, and immediately blamed him.

"Okay, I'll go outside right away. Come on, smoke one with me." Gu Yong felt a little uncomfortable. Wu Haiyang had quit smoking, and Ma Kejian had also quit smoking. He wanted to smoke just now but was stopped by his wife. Now that Tang Zhitong was here, he finally felt like he had seen a savior.

Gu Yong also thought that Tang Zhitong refused because there was a child in the room, so he handed the cigarette box forward again.

"Hey, Brother Yong, I've quit too. Didn't expect that, did you? Haha, I've joined the big family of people who have quit smoking." Tang Zhitong said, pointing at Wu Haiyang and Ma Kejian who were sitting and watching Gu Yong's joke.

"No, what kind of cigarettes are you quitting?" Gu Yong was so depressed. Two years ago, the four brothers smoked cheap economic cigarettes while discussing major policies on the construction site. It has been less than two years now, and the cigarettes have become a habit, but one by one they have quit smoking, making themselves a minority.

"She's planning to have a baby, not like you? She doesn't care about raw or cold food." When Liu Yue heard that Tang Zhitong had also quit smoking, he guessed it right and became more and more displeased with Gu Yong. They all had their first child, so why didn't his own pay attention or take it seriously?
"Baby, don't cry, baby, don't cry. Come on, I'll go and have a cigarette with you." Tang Zhitong laughed. He couldn't talk back to Liu Yue, but he could hold Gu Yong's shoulders and push him away from this place.

"Let's go out and get some fresh air." Seeing this, Wu Haiyang called Ma Kejian to go out together.

Although he doesn't smoke, Tang Zhitong always carries matches and cigarettes with him for social purposes.

Tang Zhitong lit a cigarette for Gu Yong and asked Wu Haiyang, "Brother Yang, Zhang Ye didn't come today? I didn't see her."

"Since you are here, just give her a holiday." Wu Haiyang replied.

"Oh, I thought Zhang Ye did a bad job and fired him, hehe." After smoking most of the day yesterday, Tang Zhitong's expectations for cigarettes dropped a little. He thought about taking one out and putting it under his nose to smell it, but finally gave up.

"She's a very capable female comrade. Why would I fire her? Even if I did, I would definitely let you know." Wu Haiyang stretched out his hand and tapped Tang Zhitong. This little brother didn't ask directly, but played tricks on him.

"Zhang Ye? Who is she? Your nanny?" Gu Yong was smoking alone at the side. With three cigarettes to one, the cigarette didn't smell so good anymore.

"Well, I usually go to work and your sister-in-law is alone at home. I'm worried, so I asked Anzi to find a nanny for her." Wu Haiyang replied happily.

"Okay, you have a wide network of contacts. Please help me find one someday." Gu Yong's eyes lit up and he made a request.

"Brother Yong, stop making trouble. Don't you have Mama Sun at home? It's still early for your sister-in-law to give birth. Just give Mama Sun more money and let her do more. If your family hires two nannies, no matter how good their backgrounds are, you will be criticized." Tang Zhitong shook his head. Not only was he unwilling to help, he also explained the reason and put himself in Gu Yong's shoes.

"Oh, don't mention it. During the Chinese New Year, my mother found out that Sun's mother was doing something dishonest and fired her. If it weren't for our friendship over the past two years, I really wanted to hand her over to the police." Gu Yong waved his hand and said.

"What's going on? Wasn't it fine when I went there a while ago?" Tang Zhitong was stunned. He really didn't expect this. How short-sighted must Sun's mother be to steal Gu's things? Wouldn't it be better to keep this relationship to pave the way for the children?

"It's all because she's short of food. She had a grandson a while ago, and her daughter-in-law didn't have any milk, so she secretly gave some of Sun Yue's share back home. According to her own account, it's been a while. When we told her we didn't need her anymore, she started crying and making a fuss, as if we had done something wrong. In the end, my mom even gave her some extra money to get rid of her."

(End of this chapter)