Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

There is no park or historic site outside Ye Fan's house, so why come here for a stroll? Ye Fan was speechless but wanted to laugh, and had to pretend to believe it - he really couldn't bear to expose someone who was living in poverty.

Dabao had to go to school today, and he would make a scene if he went late because he had eaten late. Ye Fan had to buy groceries and cook, so she really didn't care about them. They seemed to be sure that Ye Fan hadn't run away, and they would go home in twos and threes when smoke came out of her chimney.

After dinner, Geng Zhiye sent Dabao to school, while Ye Fan carried the bag and held Erbao to the food factory.

The ten captains of the brigades had been waiting for a long time. Ye Fan handed Erbao to Su Yuncheng: "Want to play with uncle?"

Erbao shook his head, got down and ran into the vegetable market.

Most of the workers in this market are fishermen from the island. Ye Fan sells the fishermen’s and their relatives’ and friends’ things, so they treat Erbao very well, either giving her a small fish or a small conch. Erbao thinks that it is more interesting for these people to play with her than to be with her mother.

Su Yuncheng said, "Accountant Ye, I'll take care of Erbao, you go ahead and do your work."

Ye Fan called the team leader in and asked Su Yuanhang to watch outside the door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

The captain of the brigade where the family quarters are located joked, "Why are you acting like a thief?"

Nine team leaders glared at him, asking him what nonsense he was talking about.

The captain was speechless: "Really? Really?"

Ye Fan took out the money and account book: "Su Yuanhang collected these things from some fishermen at various brigade headquarters. How do you think the money should be divided?"

The captain of the Lotus Squadron heard Ye Fan and Su Yuanhang talking a few words while he was helping Su Yuanhang. Although they didn't say how to divide the money specifically, he roughly knew how to divide it without any problems: "Give people the same amount of money as they were paid. After deducting the cost from the profit, each squadron will divide it equally."

Ye Fan nodded, "It's the only way. If we don't take away the fishermen's share of the money, those fishermen who sold us things will dare to sue the Revolutionary Committee today. If the other members, I mean the fishermen who didn't sell us things, don't give them a share, they will also dare to sabotage."

One team leader couldn't help but ask: "If we divide it this way, each person won't get much."

Ye Fan: "They can get a share of the money even if they haven't done anything. They don't think a hundred is too much, and they don't think a cent is too little. They are just afraid of not having enough. But we can't overfish because of this. We are not worried that you will catch all the fish near the coast." He paused, seeing that everyone was listening carefully, "In our factory, anyone who has done business or is educated will know what is going on at a glance. We can make money by taking advantage of loopholes, and so can others."

The leader of the Lotus Brigade couldn't help but say, "We have a clear path ahead."

Ye Fan: "The Revolutionary Committee is not the Hengshan Island Revolutionary Committee, it is the Revolutionary Committee of the entire city's people."

The ten people understood in an instant that the higher-ups could open the door wide for Hengshan Island, or turn a blind eye to others.

Ye Fan: "After we go back, explain it to the members. I will make a list for everyone about what we need and how much we need. The ten of you can discuss it among yourselves. For example, this brigade can plant various bamboos on the mountain, dig spring bamboo shoots in spring and winter bamboo shoots in winter. That brigade can plant yellow peaches and sell them to canneries, and other brigades can plant oranges, and so on. Everyone can play to their strengths. Don't worry if you don't have access to the sea or the mountains. Just plant food steadily and share whatever you earn like today."

The ten people nodded subconsciously.

Ye Fan: "If you have no objection, then let's do it this way. I have already deducted various costs and the part that should be handed over. This time, the Shanxi Brigade near my home is the most active. There are more than 20 companies selling seafood to us. Let's start with the Shanxi Brigade."

Ye Fan gave the Shanxi Brigade two stacks of money, one with more and one with less. She pointed to the larger stack and said, "This is for the fishermen. The smaller stack is for the brigade headquarters. You can consult all members to decide whether to distribute it today or wait until Su Yuanhang returns on August 15th."

The leader of the Shanxi Brigade couldn't help but ask: "We decide for ourselves?"

Ye Fan nodded: "By the way, remind them not to let this matter spread outside the island."

The leader of the Lotus Brigade said, "Don't worry. No one goes out normally."

Ye Fan: "Educated Youth?"

Everyone seemed to have just woken up from their dream, and quickly said that they would pass on the information, saying that not every educated youth was a five-good youth, and not every intellectual who was sent here was willing to do so.

The leader of the Shanxi Brigade sighed: "You have thought it through. If you ask us to do it, it will be a one-time deal at most."

Ye Fan: "Go back. Your team members blocked my front door before I even woke up this morning."

The team leader had heard about this, so he smiled and put the money in his pocket. When he saw his members outside, he waved and dozens of them went straight to the team headquarters. The team leader explained the interests involved to everyone, and everyone swore that they would not be able to explain it no matter who asked.

The captain distributed the money to the fishermen who sold their goods to the food factory first. The last fisherman who got the money asked, "Captain, is there any money left for us after the whole village divides it equally?"

The captain nodded: "Both. Are we going to divide it today or later?"

It was the first time in many years that they saw money falling from the sky, and everyone said in unison - share it!

The captain took out the list of members he had compiled over the past few days and asked, "How much is each person?"

The fisherman immediately said that there were eight people in his family and that was enough to buy a pound of pork on August 15th.

Captain: "If it's not too little, then share it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man came in from outside: "Captain, where is mine?"

The captain said subconsciously: "It hasn't been divided yet."

The man pointed at himself and said, "No, I, I earned money from working for the food factory."

The captain was speechless: "Can Accountant Ye run away with the money? The money of each brigade has not been distributed yet. The brigade has not paid us for renting the boat yet."

A member who was waiting to get paid asked, "Doesn't the share we're sharing now include money for renting the boat?"

The captain said: "The boat is collectively owned. The rent goes to the brigade and is kept for future repairs and refueling."

The member who had been to school couldn't help but ask: "If you add it all up, you make quite a lot."

The captain nodded: "A lot. Accountant Ye's bag is so full, I wouldn't dare stuff so much even if it was newspapers."

The member was getting impatient: "Captain, hurry up. My family still owes money to the school."

The Shanxi Brigade was divided, and the captain of the Lotus Brigade also went to the brigade headquarters.

Ye Fan sent the last captain away and called Su Yuanhang in, "divide everyone's wages and the boat and car rental fees."

Su Yuanhang: "Isn't the boat free?"

Ye Fan: "You didn't charge for the delivery, but you've been taking the boat back and forth so many times these days without paying anyone. Who will wait for you at the dock in the future?"

Su Yuanhang remembered that it was almost dark when he arrived at the dock yesterday and there were still fishing boats. When Su Yuanhang got on the boat, he realized that there were people waiting for them at the dock these days. He felt ashamed immediately: "I'll send it out right away."

Ye Fan: "Not yours."

Su Yuanhang nodded: "I know. Our salaries are paid by the higher-ups."

Ye Fan: "Give them the money and tell them to come over to pack in the afternoon. Do you still have the wrapping paper?"

Su Yuanhang nodded: "The cartons are almost gone."

Ye Fan: "Use wooden boxes. This time we'll probably have an empty truck, which is perfect for hauling wooden boxes."

Su Yuanhang took the money out and returned it: "Director Haidian and Director Xicheng want twenty boxes of canned food."

Ye Fan: "Twenty boxes each?"

Su Yuanhang nodded. "We had lunch at the supply and marketing cooperative the next day after we arrived in the capital. The director paid for two cans of food, one apple and one hawthorn. They were really not that good. The director said so himself."

Ye Fan remembered that there were canned yellow peaches: "Where are the yellow peaches?"

Su Yuanhang: "We also have canned yellow peaches, 80 cents a bottle. The canned goods here can be shipped over by our truck for 20 cents cheaper."

Ye Fan: "Tell the director to sell it for 70 cents. Otherwise, we will need to pay for car rental next year. If the cost goes up, it will be difficult to sell if the price is raised again. Wait, you didn't tell the director about the car rental fee, did you?"

Su Yuanhang forgot.

Ye Fan: "Don't mention it. Have you figured out how much we should pay them per bottle?"

Su Yuanhang asked, "Canned food? Factory price plus shipping?"

Ye Fan shook his head helplessly: "You work for nothing? Plus your round trip fare to the capital. If the director says it's too expensive, just deduct the return fare. Wait, you didn't tell the director how much you sell it for per bottle, did you?"

Su Yuanhang: "I didn't expect them to ask for canned goods the first time. They forgot the factory price and said that we only charge 50 or 60 cents a bottle."

Ye Fan: "Then give him 55 cents a bottle. After deducting the shipping cost, he can make a net profit of 10 cents if it sells for 70 cents."

Fifty-five cents can buy a pound of lean pork. Su Yuanhang thought it was too expensive, but he had always listened to her: "I'll go to the cannery later. If I come back late, can you ask Yuncheng and Brother Duofu to help you collect the goods?"

Ye Fan couldn't tell the difference between good and bad seafood, so he needed a local to help him. Su Yuncheng was young and strong, so he could move the seafood to the warehouse. Su Duofu had a big ship in the past, so he knew all kinds of seafood. It was very suitable to use them.

Ye Fan nodded, locked the door and went home to find Erbao.

The employee who was tending the stall greeted him with a smile: "Accountant Ye, are you off work?"

Ye Fan: "The money has been distributed."

The employee asked again: "I heard there are still two days left?"

Ye Fan: "There is another trip tomorrow. If we are late, no one will want it after August 15th. Where is my second baby?"

The employee shouted inside: "Erbao, your mother is looking for you."

"Mom, I'm here."

Ye Fan only heard the sound but didn't see the person, so he had to follow the sound to find the person. Erbao was squatting beside the basin of conchs and playing with them. Ye Fan was scared when he saw the conchs popping out and then shrinking back: "Erbao, are you scared?"

Erbao picked up a snail and said, "Don't be afraid. Mom, I'll give it to you to play with."

Ye Fan didn't dare to answer: "You can only eat, not play. Are you hungry?"

The employee selling snails said she was thirsty, so Su Yuncheng went to the director's office to help Erbao get some water. Ye Fan looked towards the director's office, and Su Yuncheng just came out with an enamel pot. Ye Fan pulled his daughter up and said, "You've learned to order people around at such a young age."

Su Yuncheng came up to explain: "No. Erbao wants to go, I told her to wait here."

Erbao nodded: "Mom, wipe it."

Ye Fan took out Er Bao's handkerchief and wiped her. Er Bao stamped his feet in anger: "It's dirty!"

Ye Fan: "Wash it when it gets dirty. Why do you need to bring a handkerchief if you don't need it? Drink it yourself!"

Erbao was so angry that he puffed up his face and took the enamel pot: "Just drink it yourself."

Ye Fan asked Su Yuncheng how he would get home. Su Yuncheng said he would walk back. He was used to walking on mountain roads, and it would take him no more than half an hour to get home.

Ye Fan: "Come with Su Yuanhang this afternoon. The goods will be shipped tomorrow."

Su Yuncheng was so scared that he stuttered: "Tomorrow, tomorrow——"

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we'll be able to get enough for a car before dark."

Su Yuncheng wanted to ask why everything sounded so simple when he heard it from her. Because Ye Fan was an accountant and had really helped them, Su Yuncheng couldn't question her in public: "Does Brother Yuanhang know?"

Ye Fan nodded and carried Erbao home.

After lunch, Su Yuncheng went to Su Yuanhang's house to get his salary for the past few days, only to find out that Su Yuanhang didn't know about the shipment tomorrow.

Su Yuanhang didn't even have time to drink water. He took the bottle handed to him by his wife and rode his bike with Su Yuncheng to the food factory as fast as he could, racing against time.

When they arrived at the entrance of the food factory, the two brothers were so scared that they almost fell out of the car - the entrance to the vegetable market was blocked by all kinds of dried seafood.

As soon as the fishermen saw Su Yuanhang, they shouted, "Here he comes, here he comes."

Su Yuncheng was so scared that he couldn't move: "Why, why are there so many people?"

Su Duofu whispered, "Come and sell things."

Su Yuanhang was surprised: "Do you still have it at home?"

Su Duofu had some, and saved them for the holidays. This time he came with his uncle. His uncle listened to Su Yuanhang's father, and decided to wait and see on the day when Su Yuanhang went to the brigade to collect the goods. Hearing that Su Duofu and Su Yuncheng could earn more than ten yuan each time with their wages and seafood, Su Duofu's uncle regretted it so much.

Su Duofu looked towards his uncle. Su Yuanhang cursed in a low voice: "Old man! Didn't you say you wouldn't sell it to me?"

Su Duofu was worried that his uncle would hear him: "Come in. Yuncheng and I will help you weigh it."

Su Yuanhang found that all the temporary workers who cooperated with the food factory had arrived, and asked them to wait aside for packaging.

As the saying goes: Once is new, twice is familiar.

Su Yuanhang, Su Duofu and Su Yuncheng all knew how much a carriage could hold, so they called a halt when it was almost full. The fishermen who had been waiting for most of the day were not happy. Ye Fan arrived late, and seeing that there were too many people inside, he did not go in, and just happened to hear the fishermen complaining.

Ye Fan: "There is only one carriage. If it can't hold everything, can you ask Su Duofu and Su Yuncheng to help you carry it to the capital?"

The fisherman was rebuked and looked unhappy: "But, we just found out——"

Ye Fan shook his head, "It's impossible that you just found out. It was dark when Su Yuanhang arrived at my house yesterday, and we all knew he was back this morning. You got the money before noon, how could you just find out? Didn't the captain say that you would receive the money in the afternoon when he distributed the money?"

Uncle Su Duofu's house is eight miles away from the food factory. How could such a talented person know that he could arrive at the food factory before Su Yuanhang?

Ye Fan: "You might as well say you've been waiting for a long time."

The fisherman immediately said: "We have been waiting for a long time."

Ye Fan: "Others came here before they had lunch."

The fisherman opened his mouth and said, "How can this be possible? If they line up early next time--"

Ye Fan said, "There won't be a next time. We'll go to the brigade headquarters to collect the fruits next time. The brigade leader decides who to collect and who not to collect. The brigade leader is biased towards his own family, so we won't elect him in next year's election. Also, we want not only seafood, but also good oranges and dried bamboo shoots. Instead of wasting time here, why not go up the mountain to see if the oranges are sweet this year?" Seeing that everyone looked much better, he said, "There are no oranges in the north, so we'll collect as many as we can."

The fisherman who was good at handling fruit trees asked, "Are we going to harvest them the same way as now?"

Ye Fan asked: "The orange grove is private?"

The orange grove, like the land, was collectively owned, and everyone worked and earned work points in exchange for oranges and food. Thinking of this, everyone was disappointed again.

Ye Fan: "Oranges are expensive in the north in winter. Even if we divide it equally among the group, we may still make more than selling seafood."

The fishermen suddenly realized that a box of kelp was not as heavy as half a box of oranges. Maybe Ye Fan hadn't lied to them.

Seeing someone showing a happy expression, Ye Fan said: "Go back. You can't do anything here. If you can't ship the goods tomorrow, you won't get any money later."

Finally, they realized that since their things were not sold, they would get some of the money from the brigade in a few days. Although it was not much, it was enough to buy notebooks and pencils for the children.

Su Yuanhang saw everyone leaving through the office window and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately Accountant Ye is outside. Otherwise, I don't know what to do."

Su Duofu: "You are the factory director. You should have left just now. We rely on Accountant Ye for everything. She will be transferred with Captain Geng in two years."

Su Yuanhang stood up: "You have to give me some time."

Su Duofu: "You and Yuncheng will take the bus to the capital tomorrow?"

Su Yuanhang was a little embarrassed: "No hurry, go when the oranges are sold."

Su Duofu rolled his eyes at him, went outside and told Ye Fan that he knew how to pack and select the items, and asked Ye Fan to go home and rest.

Ye Fan shook his head: "Erbao is in the vegetable market. I will go home when she is tired of playing. How many more are you going to pack?"

Su Duofu pointed at the seafood piled up at the door and said, "It will be ready around 7 o'clock. It won't delay my return home for dinner."

Ye Fan took a quick glance and felt that he could finish wrapping it by around six o'clock, so he went inside to look for Erbao with peace of mind.

Erbao didn't play with the conch this time, but poked the octopus with chopsticks. Ye Fan was curious about where she got the chopsticks, but before Ye Fan could ask, the seafood employee said he gave them to her. Ye Fan had to say that Erbao should not be spoiled. The employee said that the octopus was not worth much, and it didn't matter if it died.

Ye Fan remembered something and immediately went to find Su Duofu. Su Duofu was still at the entrance of the market, and saw that she was in a hurry: "Accountant Ye, Erbao is not inside?"

Ye Fan shook his head, "No. There are people on the island who can make it. Can you just dry the squid and eat it directly? And eels and other fish? You can buy a few pounds of each and ask the director to try selling them. Is there a food factory outside the island that processes these dried fish? Ask them for a few bottles and put them in the Haidian Supply and Marketing Cooperative to try. In the future, we can load three cans into one truck with the cannery, so we can share the freight, and we don't have to collect enough goods for one truck."

Su Duofu imagined that after August 15th, he could go to the capital twice a month. Even if it cost five yuan each time, it would be ten yuan a month, and he could still go fishing at sea or earn work points in the fields. He immediately asked Su Yuanhang for money to buy instant dried fish.

Erbao thought her mother didn't want her because she was too playful, so she ran over and said, "Mom!"

Ye Fan picked her up and said, "Brother, it's time to go home from school."

Erbao waved his little hand: "Pick up brother from school!"

Ye Fan came out with Erbao in his arms. A few people who were chatting at the eastern intersection not far away suddenly fell silent. Ye Fan had planned to go home first, rest for 10 to 20 minutes before picking up Dabao. Seeing this, Ye Fan headed south to school.

After chatting with the fishermen who lived nearby at the school gate, the bell rang and Erbao shouted "Mom" excitedly.

Ye Fan: "Go wait at the door."

Erbao happily ran to the door and saw Dabao and shouted: "Brother, brother, I'm here, brother——"

Dabao's classmates all turned to him, laughing and saying "Aiyo" and "Yohoo" to tease him. Dabao immediately wanted to pretend that he didn't know his sister. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it. When he got to the door, Erbao rushed over and said, "Brother, I'll pick you up from school!"

Dabao covered his sister's mouth. His classmate asked, "Geng Yanyan, how old is your sister? She's so young."

Erbao pried open his brother's hands: "My name is Erbao!"

Dabao: "Who asked what your name is? How did you get here?"

Erbao didn't notice that her brother was trying to find a crack in the ground to crawl into: "Mom and I, mom is there. Mom, my brother is here."

Ye Fan came over and picked up Erbao, wanting to help Dabao with his schoolbag, but Dabao dodged and said, "I'm already grown up."

Ye Fan laughed: "Let's go home?"

Dabao ran out first.

Erbao shouted again: "Brother, wait for me." However, the more she shouted, the faster Dabao ran.

Dabao said without waiting for his mother to enter the room: "Don't pick me up in the future. None of my classmates want their mothers to pick them up."

Ye Fan: "Your classmates are older than you. I think the one talking to you is half a head taller than you."

Dabao shook his head: "No, that's not it."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Mom will send you when it rains heavily? You can't hold up an umbrella, and you will catch a cold easily if your clothes get wet. You won't be able to attend class if your textbooks get wet."

Dabao nodded.

Ye Fan poured him a glass of water and unpacked the bag Su Yuanhang had brought last night. Inside was canned luncheon meat, milk candy, milk powder, and bread. Her mother, Comrade Tao Chunlan, must have bought them at the Friendship Store—the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have canned meat.

Su Yuanhang said that Chen Xiaohui and Geng Zhiqin sent it together. It seems that even if Chen Xiaohui is stupid, she doesn't want to make enemies with her.

Ye Fan asked Da Bao what he wanted to eat, and Da Bao pointed at luncheon meat. Ye Fan: "Let's fry the luncheon meat and eat it tomorrow morning. How about bread first?"

Dabao: "Auntie said, bread with meat."

Ye Fan shook his head: "Steamed bread slices are fine, and pancakes are fine too. The reason for eating with something is because of the oil in luncheon meat. You can also eat it with porridge like pickles. There is no need to say so much about a piece of meat."

Dabao wondered why his aunt said that: "Don't you know?"

Ye Fan: "She thinks that's fashionable. It's just like what they showed in the old movies. It's not nice to eat like a pig in the movies. We're not making a movie."

Dabao stretched out his hand: "Give me a piece of bread."

Ye Fan opened one, gave him the larger half and Erbao the smaller half, and then put some candies into the two children's pockets: "Eat some to fill your stomach, while mommy makes something delicious."

Erbao wanted to exchange with his brother, but when he heard the word "delicious", he immediately gave up the idea.

Ye Fan said again: "Let's go out and play."

Dabao had been staying in school for a long time and really wanted to go out, but he still asked if he wanted to light a fire first.

Ye Fan shook his head: "Cooking with a stove is very slow, you and Erbao can play for a while longer."

Dabao pulled his sister out.

Ye Fan thought of something and stuffed another small piece of bread into Dabao's pocket.

The big treasure was very happy with his pocket full. He opened the bag and gave half to his sister. The second treasure shook his head to eat the good one. The big treasure held the bread in his mouth and peeled a candy for his sister.

The playful children had not returned home yet and were playing outside Miaomiao's house. Dabao dragged his sister to play with them. The children were simple-minded and asked whatever they thought of: "Geng Yanyan, what did you eat?"

Dabao: "Grandma bought me some bread."

Several children asked what bread was made of. Dabao thought about what his mother said: "Mantou."

Miaomiao's sister ran out of the house and asked: "Why is steamed bun called bread?"

Dabao: "Foreigners' steamed buns."

The eldest brother who came out later asked, "Are some tomatoes called foreign tomatoes?"

Dabao is young and doesn’t know much. He learned how to speak well from his elders. He doesn’t actually know what some words mean: “Yeah.”

The Liao family's little sister asked curiously, "Is it delicious?"

Dabao shook his head: "It's not as delicious as cake. It's not as delicious as egg pancakes."

Several children were envious and asked Dabao if he had ever eaten cake and omelets.

Tao Chunlan likes to make egg pancakes for Dabao and Erbao, and Yu Wentao and Geng Zhiqin like to buy foreign things. Dabao said that he had eaten them before, but they are not available here, so he asked his grandma to send them.

After Dabao finished eating the bread, he took out the candies and gave one to his older brother and one to his younger sister.

Ye Fan was worried that he would eat too much and skip meals, so he gave Dabao three candies. Dabao stuffed one in his mouth and spread his hands to the other children: "No more."

Erbao had some, but only enough for himself, so he shook his head like his brother and said, "No more. Brother, let's go home."

Dabao: "Mom hasn't finished cooking yet."

Erbao wanted to go home to eat candy, so he turned around and left without talking to his brother.

Dabao chased after him out of habit: "Why are you going home?"

Erbao turned around and said, "Let’s go back!" and ran home.

Dabao stomped his feet in anger and chased after him helplessly.

The children were so envious when they saw the candy wrappers in the hands of the Liao brothers and sisters that they couldn't help but tell their mother when they got home that Geng Dabao had a lot of delicious food, including bread and candy. Geng Dabao had also eaten egg pancakes, egg cakes, etc.

Last night, Su Yuanhang went to Geng's house with two packages and someone saw him and asked him what he was carrying. Su Yuanhang deliberately said that one package was prepared by Dabao's grandmother, and the other package was prepared by Dabao's grandmother and Chen Xiaohui.

Some people think that Chen Xiaohui is a good person, and Ye Fan should be good too, otherwise Chen Xiaohui would not have prepared delicious food for Dabao and Erbao. Some people cannot understand it, thinking that Chen Xiaohui is stupid enough to buy things for Ye Fan who robbed her of her beautiful life. Some people did not see it with their own eyes, thinking that it was "rumor spread".

Ye Fan had just come out of the vegetable market and saw a few people chatting at the intersection. They were talking about this. One of them was Tian Xiaofeng. She didn't believe that Ye Fan was so lucky. When she heard her daughter say that Dabao's bread was very soft, and that Dabao had milk candy, she gave it to Liao Dadi and Xiaomei instead of her. Tian Xiaofeng was very unhappy and blurted out: "If you eat too much foreign stuff, you won't live long!"

Dabao went out for a while after dinner and came back crying. Ye Fan asked who hit him, and he wiped his tears and said he was going to die.

Geng Zhiye quickly pulled his son over to check: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Dabao choked up and said that someone said he was going to die. Ye Fan asked who said that, but Dabao didn't know the other person's name and pointed outside with his little hand.

Ye Fan picked up Dabao and said, "I want to see who has the worst mouth!"

Geng Zhiye said quickly: "Children's words are without restraint!"

Ye Fan: "Children know whether to live or die, it's the adults who tell you. You stay at home and look after Erbao, don't come over and get in the way!"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Okay, we'll be at home."

Ye Fan wiped his son's tears: "You are usually so smart, why do you believe everything others say?"

Dabao: "Her mother said so."

Ye Fan: "How much more does her mother know? How much more does your mother know?"

Dabao was so busy talking to people about reason that he never said that he really didn't live long, so he completely forgot that his mother Ye Fanfan was very powerful. Ye Fanfan came to the door and asked, "Who said that if you eat too much foreign food, you won't live long?"

The group of children who were playing around quieted down and looked at the same child. Ye Fan walked over and asked, "What did you say?"

The little girl looked about eight or nine years old. She was bold and not afraid of Ye Fan. She said confidently, "My mother said so."

Ye Fan thought that adults are really good at talking. "Go back and tell your mother that Ye Fan said she was talking nonsense and I couldn't bear to buy it for you. Telling the truth won't kill anyone. If I find out that she's talking nonsense again, I'll tear her mouth apart!"

The little girl suddenly felt ashamed, her face turned red with shame, and she ran home in tears.

Tian Xiaofeng asked hurriedly: "Who bullied you?"

The little girl subconsciously said, "Dabao mom."

Tian Xiaofeng frowned: "Ye Fan? I didn't cause any trouble to her, but she dared to bully my daughter? Let's go find her!"

The little girl struggled subconsciously. Tian Xiaofeng pointed at her forehead and said, "You useless thing." She pushed her away and walked out. As she walked, she started running. When she got to Ye Fan's house, she shouted, "Ye Fan, come out. How can an adult bully a child? Do you have any shame?"

Ye Fan had just washed Dabao's face: "Are you calling me?"

Geng Zhiye: "I'm going out——"

Ye Fan raised his hand and threw the towel at him: "A shrew is unreasonable, how can you be reasonable? You are not allowed to come out!" He shouted in the yard: "I'm coming out. Who are you?"

Tian Xiaofeng didn't expect her to be so arrogant, and choked: "Who do you care who I am?"

Ye Fan: "Since you don't want to tell me, I'll just bark like a dog!"

Tian Xiaofeng was furious and started tearing Ye Fan apart.

Zhuang Qiuyue hurried over and grabbed her: "What are you doing? Xiaoye, her name is Tian Xiaofeng. Xiaotian, let's talk it over."

Tian Xiaofeng pushed her away: "How dare you, an adult, bully my daughter and call me a dog——"

Ye Fan: "I don't even know who your daughter is, and you come to my door and call me shameless. If I don't call you a dog, I'll call you a beast?"

Tian Xiaofeng raised her hand and slapped her.

Ye Fan had practiced Tai Chi for many years, so his body was soft and flexible. He easily dodged and slapped her back, hitting her right on the face. Tian Xiaofeng forgot to breathe, and Zhuang Qiuyue was shocked - if you don't hit someone in the face, you're done for!
Tian Xiaofeng came to her senses and wanted to eat Ye Fan alive, so she attacked with both hands and feet. Ye Fan was prepared and turned around to grab her long hair. Tian Xiaofeng wanted to grab Ye Fan's hair, but her hair was short and tied up with a hair tie, so Tian Xiaofeng didn't catch anything.

Tian Xiaofeng was so angry that she jumped up and down and screamed, "I won't live anymore."

Ye Fan: "If you don't live, you will die!"

Zhuang Qiuyue came back to her senses: "Xiaoye, don't talk like that. Xiaoye——"

Liao Miaomiao pulled her mother away and said, "Don't worry about it. She deserves it! Who told her to say at home that Dabao would not live long if he ate too much foreign stuff."

Tian Xiaofeng stopped screaming: "When did I say that? A little girl——"

Liao Miaomiao: "Your daughter said so. Go find your daughter! Your daughter scared Dabao and made him cry, so Aunt Ye said, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart. I heard it all clearly in the yard." Seeing two people coming from the west, "Your daughter's husband is here, go ask him yourself."

Ye Fan let go and stepped back. Tian Xiaofeng turned around and was about to hit Ye Fan. But she was pulled back again. Tian Xiaofeng turned around and cursed. The bright moonlight allowed her to see who was coming: "Sister Liu?"

Liu Guihua went home to ask her children to do their homework. When she heard Tian Xiaofeng was dying, she was curious about who was so powerful that she forced her to be like this, so she came to watch the fun: "Tian Xiaofeng, others may not believe it, but I believe you can say this."

Tian Xiaofeng calmed down instantly.

Liu Guihua let her go: "Go home!"

Tian Xiaofeng was not convinced: "But——"

Her husband yelled, "Go home! Don't embarrass yourself here."

Tian Xiaofeng habitually retorted: "Did I embarrass you? I——"

Ye Fan: "Go back to your house and make a scene!"

Tian Xiaofeng choked and pointed at Ye Fan: "Just wait for me."

When Tian Xiaofeng got home, she asked her daughter what happened. The little girl didn't dare to lie to her mother, Ye Fan really didn't touch her. Tian Xiaofeng wanted to beat her daughter but was stopped by her husband. She was so angry that she took out the letter paper and wrote a letter of denunciation while her husband was washing up, and went to the post office early the next morning.

On the day Su Duofu and Su Yuncheng arrived in the capital, a letter was delivered to the headquarters. Tian Xiaofeng accused Ye Fan of speculation and Geng Zhiye of shielding him.

The comrade who received the letter did not know Ye Fan, but knew Geng Zhiye. Not long ago, Geng Zhiye got 20 pigs at a price much lower than that of the meat processing factory. The garrison troops on Hengshan Island kept five pigs and sent the rest to the headquarters, which then distributed them to various places.

If the pigs were handled by Ye Fan, not to mention Geng Zhiye, they were also accomplices. But we have to verify it. After finding out that Ye Fan was the accountant of the food factory, several comrades in charge of this matter were speechless. The food factory was under the jurisdiction of the local government. If we don't look for them, we must be crazy!
There were very few people on the island who sent letters, so it didn't take much effort for those comrades to find Tian Xiaofeng. There was no way to punish such a small matter, so they found Tian Xiaofeng's husband, and asked him to keep his wife under control, and stop wasting manpower and financial resources.

When the comrades were about to leave, they saw many people running to the vegetable market. One of them pulled over a fisherman and asked, "What happened?"

The fishermen saw that he was wearing a military uniform and thought he was a soldier under Geng Zhiye. Without thinking, they said, "Su Yuncheng and Su Duofu are back. Accountant Ye is giving out money. Let's see how much this time."

When they investigated Ye Fan, they found that she was transporting goods to the capital, and they also saw that the food factory was "selling dog meat under the guise of sheep meat". However, the fishermen were so happy, and the people of the capital were also happy. Therefore, Hengshan Commune was willing to cooperate with the army. All three parties benefited, and no one was harmed. They could only pretend that they didn't know.

But since you're here, it might hurt to take a look.

A few people went to the entrance of the vegetable market and saw a man coming out with his hands in his pockets. A dozen fishermen followed him, as happy as if it was New Year's Day. A few people were very curious and wanted to ask, but before they could ask, they heard a fisherman nearby say, "This time, their village has the most."

They looked at each other and walked towards the ferry.

When they got to the shore, one of them asked, "What if they knew that Tian Xiaofeng reported Ye Fan?"

Another person said: "At the very least, they will be driven out of Hengshan Island. At the worst, it's hard to say."

The last person said, "No brains! Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. What about the financial resources of tens of thousands of people?"

Tian Xiaofeng has no brains but her husband does.

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Geng Zhiye didn't know now, but that doesn't mean she won't know in the future. The next day, her husband reported to the local authorities.

Geng Zhiye returned home and asked Ye Fan, "You didn't look for Tian Xiaofeng again, did you?"

Ye Fan was confused: "Why are you looking for her?"

Geng Zhiye: "Strange. Her husband is going to be transferred to another job today. If you don't know, you might think we forced him to leave."

(End of this chapter)