Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

On the afternoon of February 28th of the Gregorian calendar, Ye Fan had no classes, so after lunch he took Zhang Xiaoming to the Haidian Supply and Marketing Cooperative to meet up with his four uncles.

Yu Wentao's two brothers finally decided to buy a car. Since the car was expensive, they asked two cousins ​​to take the risk. According to seniority, Ye Fan should call Yu Wentao's cousins ​​uncles, and they also came, so there were four uncles.

The director of the supply and marketing cooperative accompanied them to the motorcycle factory. When they arrived at the factory, Ye Fan handed the money to the director, who then handed the money to the sales director, totaling 10,000 yuan for two motorcycles.

After completing the formalities, the director and Ye Fan drove to Ye Fan's home. Ye Fan sent the director to the bus and then went home to teach his uncles and Zhang Xiaoming how to ride a motorcycle.

The three-wheeled motorcycle was very easy to use, and as soon as the uncles dared to hit the road, Ye Fan took them to fill up the gas tank, and then took Zhang Xiaoming to send the uncles back to Yujia Village.

When Ye Fan got home, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. Zhang's yard was too small to accommodate the car, so he parked the car at Ye Fan's house. When Ye Fan got home and saw Geng Zhiye, he was shocked: "When did you come back?"

Geng Zhiye: "Just after I got off the bus, I saw you driving your motorcycle south. Are you tired?"

After running around in several places in the afternoon, Ye Fan was so full of energy that he couldn't help but nod.

Geng Zhiye thought to himself, it's so rare, after knowing her for so many years, I finally get to see her admit that she's tired.

Ye Fan was not in good health when she went on a blind date with Geng Zhiye. She exercised regularly for two years. During this period, Tao Chunlan was not afraid to spend money and bought her chickens and fish to replenish her body. Only then did Ye Fan become like an ordinary person.

After getting married, Ye Fan was not in a hurry to have a child, but the quality of family planning products in that era was average. By the time she realized she might be pregnant, it was almost two months.

Ye Fan did not object to having a child, so she kept Dabao. After Dabao was born, Tao Chunlan had a job transfer, and she was also at retirement age, so she simply retired and stayed at home to take care of Dabao.

Tao Chunlan kept saying that it would be perfect if she had another girl. Ye Fan thought that this kind of thing should just happen naturally, and then naturally, they had their second child.

Ye Fan had a high salary at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Geng Zhiye gave it to her. She was willing to spend money on herself. Others gave birth to a child who was five years older than her, but she took good care of herself as if she had never given birth.

When Tao Chunlan first had Dabao, she was worried about not having enough milk, but Ye Fan told her not to worry. Tao Chunlan wanted to ask if she had enough milk. But before she could ask, she heard Ye Fan telling Dabao to drink milk powder.

My second child also grew up drinking milk powder.

Tao Chunlan was superstitious and believed that formula was not as nutritious as breast milk. She felt sorry for her two children for having such a cruel mother, so when it was time to give complementary food to the eldest and second child, Tao Chunlan cooked either eggs or fish every day, and she raised the eldest and second child so that they never got sick before they were two years old.

Tao Chunlan is a more caring mother than Ye Fan was in his previous life, so as long as the old lady doesn't make excessive demands, Ye Fan will satisfy them.

Geng Zhiye said: "Then I will take Zhang Xiaoming to Yujia Village tomorrow?"

Ye Fan: "How do you know I'm going to Yujia Village tomorrow?"

Yu Wentao came out of the kitchen and said, "I told you to go to Yujia Village tomorrow to get a pig and a sheep. The food is hot. Eat and go to bed. I'll get up and clean up tomorrow."

Ye Fan nodded: "Where are Dabao and Erbao?"

Geng Dabao said loudly: "Dabao does homework, Erbao also does homework."

Ye Fan pushed open the door to the side rooms and saw Dabao and Erbao lying in a row doing their homework. Opposite them was Geng Benben. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Are you so hardworking?"

Dabao nodded: "Grandma will take us to the Children's Palace tomorrow. Mom, I haven't been to the Children's Palace yet."

Ye Fan really wanted to say, your mother had never been to the Children's Palace in my previous life.

"Don't run around when you get there." Ye Fan said.

Dabao raised his hand and said, "Go and eat."

Ye Fan nodded: "I'm leaving!" Then he said, "I was just wondering if you have any money."

Dabao immediately came down and held his mother: "Mom, are you tired? Sit down and rest for a while. Dad, go serve my mom some food."

Geng Zhiye rolled his eyes at him and pulled Ye Fan up. Geng Dabao grabbed his mother's other arm. Ye Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Let go."

Dabao stared at his father: "I told you to let go, didn't you hear me?"

Ye Fan: "I'm talking to you two!"

Geng Zhiye loosened his grip, and Dabao had no choice but to let go, but he moved to the opposite side of Ye Fan to block her way: "Mom, I was wrong, I was ignorant, please forgive me this time, okay? If I do it again, you, you spank me!"

Geng Dabao cares about his reputation and doesn't allow his parents to spank him, but they are afraid that if they hit him on the head he will have a concussion, and if they hit him on the body he might get angry and break his ribs by mistake, so Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye have seldom fought in the past two years.

Geng Dabao said so, Ye Fan nodded and took out three yuan: "One for my sister and one for my brother."

Geng Benben was surprised: "And mine?"

Ye Fan: "Your aunt is in a good mood today, you are welcome."

Geng Benben immediately got down from his chair and said, "I wish Auntie a big sale of pork and mutton tomorrow."

Geng Zhiye couldn't bear to watch, so he grabbed Ye Fan again and said, "Let's go!"

Dabao took the money and waved: "Mom, take care. Dad, close the door."

It was chilly in the spring, and the house was very cold. Geng Zhiye was worried that the child would catch a cold and get sick, so he didn't deliberately go against the child. After the door was closed tightly, Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan went to the kitchen.

The kitchen was warm, so Ye Fan decided to eat in the kitchen.

After dinner, Geng Zhiye cleaned up the kitchen and prepared to go to bed with Ye Fan after washing up. Erbao came out of Dabao's room. Ye Fan asked, "Did you fill the hot water bottle?"

Erbao nodded.

Ye Fan was worried, so he went to touch Erbao's bed and found it was very hot, so he told Erbao to go to bed early.

The next morning, Yu Wentao got up as usual. After washing up, she cooked porridge in an electric rice cooker and put a few tofu and cabbage buns in the pot.

It was around six o'clock when Geng Zhiye got up, washed up and had some porridge and buns.

At dawn, Geng Zhiye drove out to call Zhang Xiaoming. Zhang Xiaoming woke up at five in the morning, got up to go to the toilet, and deliberately passed by Ye Fan's house. Seeing that it was pitch black inside, he went home to take a nap. The lights were on in Ye Fan's yard, and Uncle Zhang, who had gotten up early, saw it and asked his wife to light the stove to cook.

After dinner, Zhang Xiaoming wrapped himself in his father's military coat, and walked around the yard with only his eyes exposed. When he heard Geng Zhiye calling him, Zhang Xiaoming went out immediately.

Last weekend, Ye Fan bought two scales. Geng Zhiye and Zhang Xiaoming went to Yujia Village to collect vegetables first, and then to pack pork and mutton. The villagers in Yujia Village still collected the pigs and sheep themselves, and Ye Fan took a commission. The vegetables were sold to Ye Fan at the price of the purchasing station.

When Geng Zhiye's car was full, he went to meet up with his uncle Yu.

Uncle Yu is too old to run around all day, so he stays at home to take care of the logistics, while Uncle Yu and a cousin set up the stall, and the money earned is divided equally among the four families.

Uncle Yu also had a pig, a sheep and some vegetables in his car.

Zhang Xiaoming and Yu Xiaojiu's cousin were both thin, and their combined weight was less than 400 kilograms. The car ran without any effort and reached the park gate before 8 o'clock.

Considering that the two uncles of the Yu family might be shy about selling things for the first time, Ye Fan waited at the park entrance to help them, while Geng Zhiye drove Zhang Xiaoming to the neighbor's house in front.

The neighbor is getting married today, and a few days ago he asked Yu Wentao if she could get pork and mutton for her daughter-in-law. Money is not a problem.

That’s why Ye Fan was so anxious—he would set up the stall as soon as he bought the car.

The neighbor saw that the pigs and sheep were freshly slaughtered and the pork was still warm inside. He was very satisfied and ordered ten pounds of pork belly, ten pounds of spare ribs and five pounds of mutton.

Pork and spareribs were both 1 yuan per pound, and Geng Zhiye charged 1.8 yuan for mutton. When other neighbors heard that mutton was only 1.8 yuan, they asked Geng Zhiye to cut two pounds for them.

Other neighbors were envious, as two kilograms of mutton cost several days' wages. That neighbor said, "The mutton at the vegetable market is 1.9 yuan, and it's not as fresh as Comrade Geng's."

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man approached and asked, "Comrade Geng, how much is the sheep's head?"

Geng Zhiye asked, "You decide?"

Pork offal costs 30 cents a pound, and pork is half the price of mutton. The old man didn't dare to say it was too little, fearing that Geng Zhiye would get angry, and also afraid of being ridiculed by the neighbors: "70 cents a pound?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Just 70 cents. It's not cleaned very well, you can take it home and clean it up. Do you want mutton offal? The price is the same for mutton offal. The mutton offal is not cleaned very well."

The old man looked at the mutton offal and said that he could put it into the pot after washing it twice at home, "Give me some mutton offal too."

A neighbor also wanted mutton offal, but was too embarrassed to compete with the old man, so she asked for pig intestines and a pig liver. The basin she brought with her cost less than three yuan, enough for the whole family to eat for lunch and dinner, and she immediately felt it was a good deal.

Seeing this, other neighbors asked for pig's trotters and pig's ears, saying that one pig's ear could be used as a salad, and four pig's trotters were enough for the whole family. However, all these things only cost 1.5 yuan, which was less expensive than a pound of mutton, so the neighbors who bought pig's trotters also thought it was a good deal.

When Geng Zhiye heard a neighbor complain about being late, he said, "There's still some at the market."

"I don't want to go to the vegetable market." The neighbors grumbled, because many employees felt superior, and the neighbors would rather spend a few cents more to buy Geng Zhiye's.

Geng Zhiye asked, "Do you want some vegetables? I have three baskets of greens, all picked this morning."

The neighbors looked over and said it didn't look good. Just then an old lady came over and said, "It won't look good without some water. This dish is economical. Comrade Geng, weigh me half a pound of spinach. All the children will come over today and make soup with the spinach."

Geng Zhiye winked at Zhang Xiaoming, and Zhang Xiaoming hurriedly took the scale. The aunt watched him grow up, and was very dissatisfied with his brother taking his job with a lame excuse, so she comforted him: "Don't worry."

The reason why the aunt used the word "rob" was that the Zhang family wanted two children to go to the countryside, and Uncle Zhang wanted the eldest son and the second son to go together. But the second son was unwilling, so he let his sister, who was one year older than him, go.

In the early years, the number of places for returning to the city was limited, so the eldest son gave it to his younger sister, and then Uncle Zhang said that he would take over when the eldest son came back.

In 1978, the eldest brother came back, and that was the year when Uncle Zhang retired. As a result, the person who went to work was Zhang Xiaoming's younger brother. So much so that the neighbors felt sorry for him.

Zhang Xiaoming smiled shyly, weighed half a catty and asked the aunt: "Is that this much?"

The auntie saw the scale was high and nodded with a smile: "Pour it in the basket." She handed over the shopping basket and said, "Do you have any shallots and garlic sprouts? If so, I can weigh another pound of pork and don't have to go to the vegetable market."

Geng Zhiye replied that there were, but not many.

The aunt saw that there was not much dirt on the onions and garlic and they were cleaned very cleanly. There was no need to be picky, so she grabbed two handfuls and asked Zhang Xiaoming to help her weigh them.

The vegetables, garlic sprouts and onions are similar to those in the vegetable market, but his scale is higher. The savvy uncles and aunts think that Zhang Xiaoming's half a catty is equivalent to six taels in the vegetable market, so they just buy from him.

As there were many people here, passers-by who loved to watch the fun came over and saw that it was the vegetable and meat sellers were very disappointed. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Geng Zhiye say, "I don't sell the big bones, I'll give them to you."

Passersby squeezed in and asked, "Are you still giving away bones?"

Geng Zhiye: “No more?”

The big bones were not removed at first, so they were not given to the neighbor who was getting married. The neighbor who was getting married today was in a good mood, and seeing that the neighbors were all in front of her house, she felt even better because her family was full of popularity, so she helped Geng Zhiye greet the neighbors.

Geng Zhiye took out the meat, and the neighbor asked how much the bones were for. Geng Zhiye gave both pig bones to the neighbor who was getting married.

The neighbor who married his daughter-in-law held a bone in one hand and explained with a smile: "I bought more and gave them as a gift."

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Several dozen kilograms."

When passers-by saw the "喜" on the door, they immediately understood why she needed so much meat. When passers-by saw the mutton, they asked, "Is it mutton?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "One dollar and eight cents per pound."

"It's not like we don't have money."

Geng Zhiye smiled and said, "Let's talk about it first to avoid misunderstanding. How much do you want?"

"Cut two pounds for me. I'm at home today, so I can have some hotpot." A passerby gave him money.

Geng Zhiye collected the money and Zhang Xiaoming weighed the meat. Passersby stared at the scale and saw that it was too high, thinking that Zhang Xiaoming would move it forward. As a result, Zhang Xiaoming put down the scale and tied the meat with a hemp rope. It was much more convenient than buying meat at a butcher stall, and the passersby were very happy.

This passerby also had a scale, which his grandfather used when walking around the streets in his early years. When he got home and weighed the scale, the weight of two pounds and one ounce did not fall at all. He could not help but tell his family that the two grown men were quite honest.

At almost nine o'clock, only 40% of the goods in Geng Zhiye's cart were left. Geng Zhiye asked Zhang Xiaoming to get on the cart and continue selling in another place.

The aunt who felt more sympathetic towards Zhang Xiaoming said, "Wait a minute." She went to her home to get some water and sprinkled it on the vegetables. "It will look so good. Comrade Geng, go find a bottle and sprinkle some water on the vegetables when they are dry."

An old man said, "You should tell Xiao Ming this. Comrade Geng needs to go to class."

Geng Zhiye smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. Xiao Ming heard it, too."

The aunt rolled her eyes proudly, then glared at the uncle before going home.

After leaving the familiar neighborhood, Geng Zhiye asked Zhang Xiaoming to sell vegetables, and then reminded him that he could ask for 10 cents, 15 cents or 6 cents without saying how much, and add some vegetables to make up 20 cents. If the other party said he only wanted 10 cents, he would take the vegetables down.

When asked if he was selling vegetables, Zhang Xiaoming nodded repeatedly. Geng Zhiye wanted to kick him so hard that he couldn't make a sound. But he also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he took care of it himself and explained to people that in addition to vegetables, there was also meat. Tomorrow there would be eggs, duck eggs, chickens and ducks.

Zhang Xiaoming was very active when weighing, and Geng Zhiye forgave him for not being able to speak when he saw that he had some sense. In the end, when there were only a few kilograms of vegetables and meat left, Zhang Xiaoming dared to learn how to deal with them.

Ye Fan was faster than Geng Zhiye, because the old men and women in the park knew her and would call their friends when they saw her. Ye Fan said she was helping her uncle sell vegetables, but she also said she couldn't give away anything, but she still gave people a few green onions and garlic sprouts.

Seasonings are just added to adjust the flavor, and no one thinks it is too little.

Also because the person who collected the money was Yu Wentao's younger brother, the uncles and aunts all believed that Ye Fan was helping purely out of voluntarily this time.

At half past ten, two cars arrived at Ye Fan's house.

Geng Zhiye counted his share of the money, while Ye Fan helped his two uncles. Since it was not their first time, the couple were both experienced and sorted out the accounts in no time.

Geng Zhiye took out the commission from the meat and gave the rest to his uncle: "Go back and help me give it to the villagers."

My uncle nodded: "Should we divide our money now or at the end of the month?"

Ye Fan was speechless. Ask her about this? Ye Fan asked, "How did you agree on this?"

They signed an agreement to buy a car together, and Ye Fan also took them to a notary office. The small money from selling vegetables and meat was unnecessary, so Ye Fan was not clear about how they negotiated it.

Yu Wentao's cousin said: "At the time, we didn't know how much money we could make, so we just sold the things first."

Ye Fan: "How about we use the money earned in the first three days as capital? And divide it up on the fourth day? Aren't we going to ask the villagers to buy eggs, chickens and ducks tomorrow? It will definitely cost a lot of money."

Zhang Xiaoming said, "Then we can split it up in three days?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Okay." He took out his account book and wrote down how much money he had earned today.

Yu Wentao's two younger brothers were not very literate, so Geng Zhiye provided them with a notebook and helped them write down the information. After writing it down, Geng Zhiye gave the notebook to his uncle: "When you settle accounts at home in the future, write it down even if you earn only two dollars. This way, there will be no conflicts in the future."

Both uncles thought he was too careful, and they would not quarrel over a little money. As Geng Zhiye was not his biological nephew, they did not dare to complain, and considering that Ye Fan helped them make money, they nodded seriously, thinking that it was okay if it was a little troublesome.

There is little rain in the north, and it took half a month before the spring rain came.

The rain started in the middle of the night, and the roads were impassable the next morning, so Zhang Xiaoming took it as a day off to rest. Several uncles from Yujia Village also took it as a day off to rest.

On the second day, the five of them were uneasy. On the third day, the road was barely passable, and the five of them began to panic. On the fourth day, they were finally able to harvest chicken and duck eggs, and they were full of energy.

Ye Fan had to go to school that day and could not participate, so the three "cowards" set up a stall together and went to the place where Ye Fan had sold pork before.

Some people knew Uncle Yu and asked, "Isn't your nephew's wife here?"

Uncle Yu smiled naively and said, "I have to go to school." He explained to his peers, "This is Xiao Ming, a neighbor of Fanfan's. He and Fanfan bought the car, and half of the money he earned goes to Fanfan."

The old man couldn't help but say: "Your nephew's wife is really good at business."

My uncle said that he had to raise a child, and the school subsidy was not enough for the couple to raise a child. In fact, Geng Zhiye was paid. The army paid him a salary, plus the school subsidy, which was not much less than what he got on the island. But everyone liked to hear Uncle Yu say this.

These were also what Ye Fan told me.

When the villagers asked Uncle Yu how much money he earned, he said that he had to eat in the city, fill up his car with gas, repair his tire, etc. The money he earned was divided equally among the four families, and he didn't know when he would be able to earn back the money for the car.

Even though the villagers thought he was talking nonsense, they couldn't be jealous because they never heard him say how much money he had made.

There is a car in the village, which allows villagers to export their crops, so as soon as the weather turns warmer, everyone starts planting crops in the fields.

When the toon buds appear, the villagers go to cut them; when the locust flowers bloom, the villagers pick them; when the amaranth grows, they pick it. As long as the weather is good, Zhang Xiaoming and his two uncles will appear in the streets and alleys of the capital, selling all agricultural products.

The dishes they make are visibly fresh, and they occasionally have fresh and hot chicken and duck eggs, so people who know them love to buy things from them.

On the last day of May, Zhang Xiaoming and Ye Fan returned to Ye Fan's home. Ye Fan divided the money equally, did the math, and asked Zhang Xiaoming if he knew how much money he had earned in the past three months.

Zhang Xiaoming: "In total?"

Ye Fan nodded.

Zhang Xiaoming: "A little over a thousand?"

Ye Fanxin said, so honest that he had never calculated it himself, "We each get 1,000 yuan!"

Zhang Xiaoming was speechless: "This, this - so much? Then won't it delay my brother's wedding on the 11th?"

Ye Fan was speechless. He could only think of his brother: "You don't have a partner yet, right?"

Zhang Xiaoming scratched his head and smiled shyly: "I'm not in a hurry."

"You're already thirty, why are you in such a hurry?" Ye Fan said as he glanced at Geng Zhiqin who was sitting next to him. Geng Zhiqin stood up and went out: "I'm going to help mom cook."

Ye Fanqi laughed: "Did I say anything about you?"

"I will definitely marry someone suitable." Geng Zhiqin waved his hand, "I'm only 27, not even as old as my third brother was when he got married."

Coincidentally, it’s the weekend today and Geng Zhiye is also at home. He said, “When I was your age, I was already engaged to Fanfan.”

Geng Zhiqin: "How do you know I can't get engaged in the second half of the year?"

Geng Zhiye asked, "There's not even a member of the opposite sex around you, who are you going to get engaged to?"

Geng Zhiqin pretended not to hear and asked her mother what she wanted to eat in the evening.

Yu Wentao said unhappily, "You don't want to eat!"

Geng Zhiqin went to his nephew's room and asked Dabao what he was playing. Dabao glanced at his aunt and said, "Are you annoying? Aunt, if I were you, I would bring one back tomorrow to shut them up."

Geng Zhiqin: "Don't set a trap for your aunt. I heard from your grandmother that she has enrolled you in several classes at the Children's Palace?"

Dabao: “It’s just for fun.”

"Is it fun?"

Dabao nodded: "Some are fun, some are quite silly, and grandma asked me to join, saying it can temper my will. I am not even twelve years old yet, and if I join at such a young age, I won't be afraid of being worn out."

Geng Zhiqin laughed: "Does Erbao like it?"

Dabao: "Erbao is learning French from an old man. The old man said he likes Erbao and will teach her for free. Aunt, I think you're going to have a stepfather."

Geng Zhiqin almost bit his tongue: "You--don't talk nonsense! Do you know what a stepfather is?"

"How could you not know? Grandma is my stepmother." Dabao nodded, "Really. At first I thought that the old man was a big liar, and he brought imported candies and chocolates to Erbao in order to trick him away. Grandma said I thought too much, Erbao is smart and pretty, and she just likes him. I accompanied Erbao to study for a few days and then I found that the French that the old man taught Erbao was all related to grandma. If you don't believe me, come with me to the Children's Palace next weekend morning, and you will know when you listen."

This is no small matter.

Geng Zhiqin asked: "Does your mother know?"

"My mom said that old people also have their spring, so just let it be."

Geng Zhiqin: "Don't tell your grandma yet, I'll ask your mom."

Ye Fan was still in the main room instigating Zhang Xiaoming to ask Uncle Zhang for money.

Geng Zhiqin went over and asked, "Brother Xiaoming, did Uncle Zhang say that after you earn back the money for buying the car, you can pay a little living expenses to the family every month like your second brother?"

Zhang Xiaoming shook his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Geng Zhiqin was speechless: "You are three brothers. If you don't explain clearly, when your second brother gets married and has a child, will you still make money to support his family?"

"I am the eldest brother—"

Geng Zhiqin interrupted: "You are not my parents, why should I let you raise me? You could have earned ten yuan a day and sent your son and daughter to the Children's Palace, but your brother took the money away, so your son and daughter can't get a better education. Are you going to let them work hard like you in the future?"

Ye Fan: "Your house is too small to accommodate you, so you should consider the housing problem. Besides, I don't know how many years I can sell vegetables. If you don't save some money, your second brother will always ask for this and that, and your money will be wasted by him. When your parents get sick in the future, what will you use to treat them?"

Zhang Xiaoming also felt that given his family's financial situation, he didn't need to spend a lot of money to buy the girl "three watches and one radio". The three watches and one radio refer to a watch, a bicycle, a sewing machine and a radio. His family didn't need a sewing machine or a radio for the time being, and his father's bicycle was still rideable, so there was no need to buy a new one.

If the woman says she won’t marry without three turns and one response, then let’s break up.

A man should look for a wife who suits his conditions. A peasant cannot even afford to support a princess.

Geng Zhiqin mentioned his children again. Zhang Xiaoming hoped that his children would be as capable as Ye Fan. Even if they could not be admitted to Peking University, they could go to an agricultural university or a forestry university.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoming felt that he should talk to his father, but he was embarrassed to explain it to his father, so he looked embarrassed.

Ye Fan looked towards the kitchen and said, "You can't say it. Buy your Aunt Yu some delicious food and ask her to ask for you."

Zhang Xiaoming saw his mother chatting with Yu Wentao just after entering the alley. Yu Wentao went home to cook when she saw Ye Fan coming back. Zhang Xiaoming remembered that the two old ladies had a lot to talk about, so he thought it would be okay to ask her to say a few words during the chat.

"Let me think about it." Zhang Xiaoming said, "I'll go back and ask my dad if he wants to buy a three-turn and one-ring for Xiaojun's boyfriend."

Geng Zhiqin: "Just ask when you get back."

Ye Fan gave Zhang Xiaoming the money he earned today, "It's time for your family to cook, go home first. Have a good rest in the afternoon, you have to get up early tomorrow."

Now the sun rises early, Zhang Xiaoming gets up at 4 o'clock, eats at 5 o'clock and goes to the countryside, and arrives in the city before 7 o'clock. Although he can come back before 12 o'clock every day, it is almost the same as other people working eight hours a day.

Besides, Zhang Xiaoming has to drive, and if he doesn't rest well, it's easy to get into a car accident. Zhang Xiaoming didn't dare to be careless: "I know. Brother Geng, you should rest well too."

Geng Zhiye and Zhang Xiaoming went to the countryside today, and when they came back, Ye Fan and Zhang Xiaoming took over the vegetables. Geng Zhiye raised his hand to reassure him, and when he left, Geng Zhiye shook his head: "An honest man is still foolishly filial. Fortunately, I met my Ye Fanfan, otherwise I would have been single for the rest of my life."

Geng Zhiqin nodded: "People who know their family don't dare to marry him." Speaking of marriage, she thought of her mother and whispered: "Sister-in-law, Dabao said that my mother wants to have a second spring?"

Geng Zhiye didn't hear clearly and asked her to say it again.

Geng Zhiqin instantly realized that her brother didn't know. She took a small stool, sat opposite her brother and sister-in-law, and said, "Dabao said that there is an old man in the Children's Palace who likes Comrade Lao Yu. Does your sister-in-law know about this?" She stared at Ye Fan and waited for her answer.

Ye Fan nodded: "Geng Dabao, that clever little guy, told me about this the same day he found out about it."

"Then what do you think?"

Ye Fan: "That's your mother, she should ask you what you think."

Geng Zhiqin: "How can a girl stop her mother from getting married?"

"There's no daughter-in-law who doesn't allow her mother-in-law to marry." Ye Fan said, "Didn't Dabao say that I should let nature take its course?"

Geng Zhiqin asked: "Are you pretending not to know?"

Ye Fan nodded: "What else? If I say too much, she'll think I'm chasing her away. If you say too much, she'll think I'm instigating it."

"This old lady doesn't look young either. An old man who can speak French must be very fashionable. She actually likes Comrade Yu." Geng Zhiqin couldn't understand. "Comrade Yu doesn't even know the 26 English letters. Why would he like her? When the old man said "Lady of the Camellias", he heard it as Zhu Yingtai. When someone else said "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", he said "The Palace Museum". Wouldn't they fight every day?"

Ye Fan wanted to laugh: "Who would talk about these things in their daily life?"

"Then what do they talk about when they wake up at three or four in the morning and can't sleep? She can talk to my dad about the Anti-Japanese War, and she can also talk about these things with the old man? The old man may not be interested in the war."

Ye Fan: "The key to the problem lies with Aunt Yu. If Aunt Yu is not happy, it will be useless no matter how much we talk."

"How about I go and ask?" Geng Zhiqin said and went to the kitchen.

Geng Zhiye wanted to call her, but before he could say a word, she came to the kitchen. Geng Zhiye couldn't help but ask, "Does she want to be scolded again?"

As soon as the voice fell, Yu Wentao yelled, "Why are you cooking when you have so much free time!" Then she came out, cursing, "You're sick in the brain!"

Geng Zhiye was amused: "It seems that the old lady has no intention of starting a second life."

Ye Fan: "I'll go ask her what she said. She's so angry that she can't help but curse." As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Huihui and Geng Benben came in from outside. Ye Fan couldn't help but ask: "Why are you two here at this time? Didn't grandma ask you to have dinner at their house?"

This morning, Ye Fan reminded his nephew and niece that it was time to go visit the Chu family after not visiting them for a few weeks. When Xiao Ming came back, Ye Fan bought them a few kilograms of early peaches grown in the village and asked them to bring them over.

Geng Huihui rolled her eyes: "Don't mention it, I don't have time to deal with us. Grandma, have you cooked? Make more, we will eat at home."

(End of this chapter)