Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Zhang Xiaoming subconsciously looked at Ye Fan, what does Brother Cheng mean? Did the woman suddenly change her mind?

Ye Fan was confused by Cheng Shitou's words. Seeing that Cheng Shitou didn't seem to recognize Zhang Xiaoming, he suddenly thought of a possibility: "Director Cheng, take a closer look at who he is."

Cheng Zhenhua squinted his eyes and looked at him, then suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Zhang Xiaoming?"

Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Is it okay?"

"Okay." During the half hour Zhang Xiaoming spent packing up at home, Cheng Zhenhua had already thought about how his brother-in-law, his brother-in-law's brother-in-law, and the girl he met on a blind date would smear him. Zhang Xiaoming seemed like a different person, and Cheng Zhenhua was in a good mood. "Take the bus. Ye Fan, I'll leave my bike at your house first. If you ride your bike there, your hair will be blown like a ghost, and you'll be sweating profusely. Not to mention Jiang Ping, I don't like him either."

Zhang Xiaoming thought, no matter what, I am still myself. You capable people are really particular.

Ye Fan escorted them out: "Xiao Ming, be smart. By the way, there are many thieves on the bus, keep your money safe."

Zhang Xiaoming has experience, so he put the money in several pockets. "Don't worry, Sister Ye. Sister Ye, your uncle has returned to the village. He said that his cousin will come to wholesale popsicles with you at around 10 o'clock."

Ye Fan: "Are you treating us to dinner today?"

Zhang Xiaoming nodded. "Your uncle even asked someone to buy a pig, saying that Hongwei is the first college student in the Yu family, and we must have a good time. He also asked me to ask you and Xiaoqin if you want to go. I said that Geng Ge has returned to school, Dabao and Erbao have to go to class, and you have to send them off, and Xiaoqin has to stay at home to cook. He said he would ask his cousin to bring you a pig leg."

Cheng Zhenhua couldn't help but ask, "Why are the Yu family so willing to give?" He suddenly thought of something, "I made some money following you this summer, right?"

Ye Fan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Cheng Zhenhua said, "Cut two kilograms for me later."

"Go quickly." Ye Fanxin said, you are so rude.

The more Cheng Zhenhua looked at Zhang Xiaoming, the more satisfied he was. Even though Ye Fan was impatient, he didn't get angry. He smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go."

At around ten o'clock, the cheap cousin came over with the pork leg. Cheng Zhenhua had already sent Zhang Xiaoming to the park where they had a blind date. Ye Fan cut two or three pounds of pork for him, then took the cheap cousin to make popsicles, and then went directly to the Children's Palace.

It is cool in the mornings and evenings now, but people still sweat at noon, so popsicles are still selling well.

At 12:30, Ye Fan took his cheap cousin home for dinner. Neighbors came to buy dozens of popsicles from them. After dinner, they went to two parks, one in the south and one in the north. After 2:00, the parks became crowded, and the two boxes of popsicles they each had were sold out intermittently.

If they were sold out by 4 or 5 in the past, Ye Fanfei would take his cousin to buy two more boxes. But now that autumn was getting deeper, they couldn't sell all the boxes even if they shared one, so they just went home.

Ye Fan and his cousin went home to rest for a while, and Zhang Xiaoming came over and told Ye Fan about the blind date. After listening to him, Ye Fan had some guesses in his mind, and said to Zhang Xiaoming, "Don't worry about it, leave the rest to me, and go to the village with my cousin after dinner."

My cousin hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't cook for me. Hongwei promised to leave me a pot of zelu."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "My family doesn't cook until 7 o'clock, so you can't eat even if you want."

Zhang Xiaoming had never thought that someone would like him, so he was neither surprised nor sad about today's result: "My family is cooking, I'll go back and wait for dinner."

When I get home, I take off my clothes and shoes, then hang the shoes against the wall to dry. I wash my clothes and hang them up carefully.

Zhang Xiaodi couldn't help but frown when he saw how petty he was. He also knew that it was useless to say anything, so he simply went to the kitchen to see if his mother had cooked.

Just then, Cheng Zhenhua rode his bike to Ye Fan's house.

When Ye Fan saw him come in, he snorted in annoyance.

Cheng Zhenhua's scalp tingled, and he thought to himself that Miss Ye was really hard to deal with when she was angry. Cheng Zhenhua forced a smile and said, "Let me first say that she is mentally ill."

Ye Fan signaled him to come into the house and talk.

Cheng Zhenhua went in and sat opposite Ye Fan. When he saw Ye Fan was about to pour water, he quickly said, "Don't worry. My family is cooking. I'll be home soon."

Ye Fan asked: "What's going on?"

Cheng Zhenhua asked: "Zhang Xiaoming didn't say anything?"

"He said that people disliked him for not having a job and wanted to arrange a temporary job for him. Zhang Xiaoming didn't dare to complain openly about the low salary, so he said that he was fine now and didn't need to trouble her to arrange it. I believe Zhang Xiaoming wouldn't dare to fool me." Ye Fan asked, "What did the woman say?"

The woman did not exaggerate when she got home, but she did not believe that there were people who would rather work in the wind and rain than find a solid job. In the afternoon, she went to Cheng Zhenhua's house to complain that he looked honest but was actually hypocritical, and asked Cheng Zhenhua to persuade Ye Fan to break up with him as soon as possible.

Cheng Zhenhua asked her why Zhang Xiaoming was hypocritical. Jiang Ping said that the job she introduced was directly rejected by Zhang Xiaoming, and she also said that she calculated that Zhang Xiaoming's clothes cost at least 30 yuan. Given the situation of the Zhang family, he was just pretending to be rich.

Finally, she said that if all men were so hypocritical and vain, she might as well find a decent one, who would at least be pleasing to the eye and worth taking out.

Cheng Zhenhua wanted to explain, but Jiang Ping had a preconceived idea. If Cheng Zhenhua said too much, given her suspicious nature, she might think that she and Ye Fan had some shameful deal, and that he was using her to exchange resources with the Ye family. So she simply admitted that she had misjudged people and would go to Ye Fan's house later.

After Jiang Ping left, Cheng's mother scolded him for not doing things well enough. Cheng Zhenhua sneered and said, "Does she think being a temporary worker is a good job? Zhang Xiaoming's daily salary during the dog days of summer is conservatively estimated to be twenty dollars."

Twenty yuan is a small amount of money for the Cheng family, but working twenty days a month can earn five or six hundred yuan, which is higher than Cheng's father's salary. Cheng's mother had to take it seriously and asked, "Really?"

Cheng Zhenhua: "A few dollars a day is not too little for Zhang Xiaoming, but it is not something that Miss Ye would like."

Cheng Zhenhua's wife was also at home, and upon hearing this, she asked, "Are you wearing Warrior shoes, trousers, and a white shirt to show off your wealth?"

"Not with Zhang Xiaoming's income." Cheng Zhenhua added, "I tested Zhang Xiaoming when I accompanied him to the park. He is really honest. Geng Zhiye bought him clothes and razors. If Ye Fan hadn't reminded him, he would have worn the clothes he wore to sell vegetables in the morning to go on a blind date. Doesn't this prove that he is honest?"

Mother Cheng: "Why didn't you say anything when Jiang Ping was here just now?"

Cheng Zhenhua asked back, "From her tone, I know she complains that Zhang Xiaoming is not tall enough or good-looking enough. What hypocrisy, all excuses." He couldn't help complaining, "I told her clearly what happened to Zhang Xiaoming and gave her time to think about it, but this is the result. How can I explain it to Ye Fan later?"

Cheng's mother: "It's true that she wants to find a good one, but why doesn't she just say it directly?"

Cheng Zhenhua’s wife: “She’s afraid of running into someone like her ex-husband again, and she’s also afraid of her family scolding her. She didn’t suffer enough the first time, so she wants to suffer again.”

Mother Cheng frowned: "The kid didn't complain about her being married and having children, why is she so nosy? Shitou, don't get involved in this."

When Cheng Zhenhua's wife heard that Zhang Xiaoming didn't mind the woman having a child, she suddenly thought of someone and told her family about this woman's situation. She then said, "Her family conditions are similar to the Jiang family. She is not afraid that the man will take advantage of her family background, as long as he treats her daughter well. She and her ex-husband were classmates. They were both strong-willed. They thought it was tolerable that they didn't spend much time together before they got married, but they fought every day after they got married, and they divorced when their child was two years old. She really wants to find someone with a good temper. She said that the man will not say two things."

Cheng Zhenhua smiled bitterly: "This one hasn't been resolved yet, and you're asking for another one? I said that the Zhang family can only give Zhang Xiaoming one room. Where will she live with her child after she gets married?"

"She has four brothers, and each brother contributes some money, and her parents contribute a little more, so they can just buy a house. Didn't Geng Zhiye tell you that he and Ye Fan's house cost less than 10,000 yuan? Her parents can afford this amount of money." Mrs. Cheng said.

Cheng Zhenhua: "Do my four brothers and sisters-in-law have any objection to my parents paying for the house?"

"If my sister-in-law has any objections, just assume that she borrowed it. Zhang Xiaoming is so good at making money, is he afraid that he can't pay it back?" his wife asked again.

Cheng's mother agreed with her daughter-in-law's statement: "The parents will give one or two thousand yuan, and she will save some money after working for ten years. The rest of the money can be borrowed from her brother and sister-in-law. Assuming Zhang Xiaoming earns twenty yuan a day and works three hundred days a year, she will pay it back by the end of next year."

It was as if Zhang Xiaoming would be able to get married by the end of the year. "I'll tell Ye Fan this later?"

His wife was very confident: "If this doesn't work, I'll take care of Zhang Xiaoming's personal problems."

Cheng Zhenhua felt relieved after hearing this. When he heard Ye Fan's question, he said, "Zhang Xiaoming is simple-minded. He believes whatever Jiang Ping says. You definitely don't think so."

Ye Fan: "She's afraid that someone wants something from her, so she arranges a job for her as soon as they meet? What's her plan? She's old enough to try things out like a little girl. She's looking for someone to live with, not someone she wants to date."

Cheng Zhenhua laughed dryly.

Miss Ye has a really sharp tongue.

Fortunately, Geng Zhiye could bear it.

Ye Fan: "Let's just forget about this?"

Cheng Zhenhua nodded, then said that his wife knew a female comrade who was a kindergarten teacher, and pointed to the southeast, "The kindergarten next to Erbao's school. There is a six-year-old daughter who will go to the same elementary school as Erbao in the fall."

Ye Fan said: "Looking for a partner with a child should mean that you want to live a good life."

Cheng Zhenhua hadn't thought of this, and couldn't help but say, "Yes, for the sake of the child, I won't quarrel with Zhang Xiaoming every day." Then he asked, "Meet?"

Ye Fan sighed, "You can meet him today first, and then tell Zhang Xiaoming's parents after the meeting. You have to ask Uncle Zhang first about taking care of the child. He may not accept a child with a different surname."

"Then you ask first, and I'll ask your sister-in-law too." Cheng Zhenhua said.

When Ye Fan saw him get up, he sent him out.

At the door, Aunt Zhang came over and asked quietly, "Xiao Ye, I heard that the girl Xiao Ming met today was not satisfied with her. Why? Tell me about it."

Ye Fan wanted to respond casually, but he thought Aunt Zhang might have already asked Zhang Xiaoming, so he said directly: "I think Xiaoming is not tall enough and not good-looking enough."

"Aren't you dissatisfied with Xiao Ming for not having a formal job?"

Ye Fan said: "It sounds better to say that she dislikes the job. She said that on purpose because she was afraid of hurting Xiao Ming's self-esteem."

Aunt Zhang sighed, "Some of the previous ones also complained about this. I also know that standing tall in front of the door will look good no matter how you look at him. But it's Xiao Ming's fault that he looks like me and didn't grow tall. I am sorry for him."

Ye Fan really wanted to roll his eyes. He knew he was being unfair to his second son, but he still favored his second son. The old lady was blind and heartless.

"Now I have one, but I'm afraid you won't be satisfied."

Aunt Zhang smiled bitterly: "How dare we be dissatisfied. No matter what she is like, as long as she is willing to marry Xiao Ming and live an honest life, that's all."

Ye Fan did not mention the woman's family background, only saying that she worked in a kindergarten, divorced her ex-husband peacefully and had a daughter. Finally, he said, "The child is old enough to remember things, and I may not be able to raise her well. I'm afraid you two old people will disagree with this."

Aunt Zhang was a little hesitant when she heard what Ye Fan said. But when she heard that the man was two years younger than Zhang Xiaoming, and she thought she could have another child, she thought she could meet him. Aunt Zhang had another opinion on Ye Fan's words, "When the child grows up, he will know who is good and who is not. If Xiaoming treats her well, she will definitely treat Xiaoming well too."

Ye Fan: "Then take it as your agreement. Can you talk to Xiao Ming about it later? I haven't told him yet."

Aunt Zhang went home immediately to look for her son.

Ye Fan's cousin found an excuse to hide when Cheng Zhenhua came in. When he came back, he saw Aunt Zhang in a hurry. He hurried to Ye Fan and asked, "Is Xiao Ming's mother angry?"

Ye Fan shook his head, told his cousin about the kindergarten teacher, and asked, "What do you think?"

The cheap cousin said, "This teacher is definitely more stable than the previous one. If a teacher does something unruly, she has to do it secretly, otherwise her reputation will be ruined. Even if her family is powerful and rich, she can still be forced to resign by the students' parents."

Since even he said so, Ye Fan felt that this was a sure thing.

The next morning, when Ye Fan saw Zhang Xiaoming, he asked him if he wanted to meet her. Zhang Xiaoming said yes, but then he remembered that the other person might not like him.

When Ye Fan heard the tone was obviously different from last time, he knew that he was satisfied.

Mrs. Cheng was quick. That afternoon, after get off work, Cheng Zhenhua went to Ye Fan's house and told him that she wanted to meet him, preferably in the next two days, because school would start in a few days and the teacher would not be available.

Ye Fan set the date as August 26th.

That morning, Zhang Xiaoming and Yu Xiaojiu each pulled a pig, half a sheep, and hundreds of kilograms of vegetables and fruits to sell near the university.

When the teachers saw that everything was fresh, they simply stopped going to the market and bought vegetables, fruits and meat from them.

At around nine o'clock, Zhang Xiaoming came back and his uncle went straight home - it was cold and few people were buying popsicles, so he would no longer sell popsicles from today on.

Zhang Xiaoming parked his car in front of Ye Fan's house and went home to eat, wash up, and then went to the agreed park.

The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar. Zhang Xiaoming didn't ask anyone to accompany him this time.

When they got there, they were both dumbfounded because they had seen him an hour ago.

The girl had a room near the kindergarten, but it was rented. She moved there from her parents' house when school was about to start. She had nothing in the room, so she went to Zhang Xiaoming to buy some vegetables and fruits in the morning. They were the last few left, and Zhang Xiaoming gave them all to her for only one yuan.

The two of them were awkward for a while before the woman said that he had changed his clothes and she almost didn't recognize him.

Zhang Xiaoming was honest and said that he felt he should wear clothes that suit his appearance, but Brother Geng disagreed. He said that being decent is a kind of respect for others, and then asked the other party if he was not used to it.

The woman said it was a good idea - the police don't wear uniforms all the time, soldiers are not allowed to wear uniforms outside of working hours, etc. After saying a lot, Zhang Xiaoming relaxed.

The two chatted for a long time. As there were fewer people in the park, Zhang Xiaoming wanted to treat her to a meal. The woman agreed. Zhang Xiaoming asked what to eat. The woman felt that it was disrespectful to eat dumplings in a hurry, but she was embarrassed to say no, so she let Zhang Xiaoming decide.

Zhang Xiaoming took the person to a Russian restaurant and said that the cakes there were delicious and that he had bought some for his younger brother and sister.

Geng Zhiye had taught him before, and he ordered smoothly. The woman observed carefully, seeing that he looked reserved but tried to remain calm, and felt that he seldom came to the restaurant.

Mrs. Cheng told the girl that Zhang Xiaoming was able to make money and that he did not spend it recklessly, which made the girl look up to him and think that he was a man who could live a decent life.

Zhang Xiaoming didn't come back until after 3 o'clock. Ye Fan knew without asking that the result was good. Seeing how exhausted he was, Ye Fan guessed that he came home first, and was quite speechless: "Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang are waiting anxiously, hurry home."

"I--"

Ye Fan: "If you encounter something that is difficult for both of us to face in the future, please tell me and I will ask Cheng Zhenhua's wife to negotiate with the girl's parents."

Zhang Xiaoming smiled and said "OK", then ran home excitedly.

School was about to start, and the whole family was reviewing their lessons in the house, in case they found out they had forgotten everything they had learned when they got to school. Geng Zhiqin saw this and waited for him to walk away before asking, "Will this work?"

Dabao said without even looking up: "Xiaoming is so happy, why do I need to ask?"

Ye Fan put down the book and said, "Geng Dabao, give Xiao Ming some face in front of outsiders and call him uncle."

"Xiao Ming likes me to call him Xiao Ming." Dabao looked at his sister, "If you don't believe me, ask Erbao."

Erbao nodded: "Uncle Zhang also knows that I am called Xiao Ming 'Xiao Ming'."

Ye Fan looked at his sister-in-law, is that so?

Geng Zhiqin nodded: "Sister-in-law, have Huihui and Benben been locked up by the old witch of the Chu family?"

Ye Fan choked for a moment, thinking that compared to "Old Witch", "Xiao Ming" really sounded much better, "I'm afraid they'll get too wild so I'll have to control their temper."

Geng Zhiqin said unhappily, "Do we need them? You can't think of that? It's been half a month since Sister-in-law and Leilei came here, right? They were only allowed to stay for half a day on the day Sister-in-law left. If you don't know, you would think their last name is Chu!"

Ye Fan: "The old lady is dying, who dares to argue with her?"

On the day Yang Mengxia took Geng Sen Sen back home, Geng Huihui and her brother complained about her grandma as soon as they entered the house. As soon as she said she was going home, her grandma started whining and complaining that she was uncomfortable, as if she would not stop until she and Benben were trained to regard money as dirt.

I've never seen such a crazy grandma.

Chu Fenghe just fell for her mother's trick and asked the two children to be patient, saying that if anything happened to their grandmother, they would feel guilty for the rest of their lives.

Geng Huihui didn't have a deep relationship with her grandmother, and she was at an age where she couldn't stand being restricted. She was stared at every day, so Geng Huihui couldn't help but scold, "It's so much easier!" Ye Fan knew that they were unhappy, so he pretended not to hear it, and didn't scold her for being rude. Geng Zhiqin cursed with his nephew and niece, and Yang Mengxia couldn't stand it and stopped them.

Geng Zhiqin asked Ye Fan, "Isn't she afraid that Huihui and Benben will never want to go to the Chu family again after they come back?"

Ye Fan: "Don't they want to be useful? We agreed to buy a house for them and they should follow mom's arrangements."

"That can't be arranged this way." Geng Zhiqin said, "I'm telling you today, if you still do this during the winter vacation, I'll chop those two old guys to pieces with a knife!"

Geng Leilei was so scared that he trembled.

Seeing this, Ye Fan said, "Look how powerful you are. Today is the 26th, how many days can you stay away from home?"

As soon as the words fell, the door was pushed open. Ye Fan turned his head and laughed: "I can't help but nag at it."

The brother and sister ran in and shouted, "Aunt, we finally made it."

Ye Fan: "Find a small stool to sit down and rest for a while."

The brother and sister threw their schoolbags onto the bed next to them, then sat down on the stool and sighed.

Ye Fan: "Are your grandparents busy looking up materials and preparing lessons and have no time to take care of you?"

Geng Benben waved his hand: "Don't mention them to me. Aunt, are there any popsicles in the refrigerator?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Get one for your sister."

Geng Benben opened the refrigerator and found half pork and half popsicles. He couldn't help but be shocked: "Buy so much meat?"

Ye Fan: "Hongwei received the admission letter, and your uncle Yu invited relatives and friends to a banquet and slaughtered a pig, and gave our family a pig leg."

Geng Benben wanted to see how many there were, so he raised his hand and touched it, and found that it was cut and packaged. Geng Benben took out a piece and said, "Aunt, shall we have shredded pork noodles tonight?"

Ye Fan: "Then put it in the kitchen to thaw. Cook the lean meat with noodles, slice the fat meat and stir-fry vegetables, or make twice-cooked pork?"

Geng Benben nodded repeatedly and sent the meat to the kitchen without even closing the refrigerator.

Geng Zhiqin asked: "Have you eaten meat recently?"

Geng Huihui sighed, "There are so many people at my grandma's house. Benben and I can't even share three ounces of the two catties we bought. Aunt, are there no fish or shrimp?"

Ye Fan: "We have dried fish and dried shrimp. A few days ago, Yongcheng came to deliver the goods. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and watched them check out and bought some."

Geng Huihui: "Can the fishermen on the island sell their fish in downtown Ningbo?"

Ye Fan nodded: "They said that once the market here doesn't need dried goods, they will produce canned fish or ready-to-eat small seafood."

Geng Huihui hopes that the enthusiastic islanders will get better and better: "That's good." When she saw her brother coming back, she gave him an ice cream and took a few more for his older brother, younger siblings.

However, the eldest and second babies didn't dare to take it, fearing that they would get stomach upset.

Geng Huihui put the ice cream back and asked, "Brother Leilei, when are you going to report to school?"

Geng Leilei: "I'll go on the same day as you guys. My school is close, so I can come over anytime."

Geng Huihui had been away for many days, and everyone wanted to show some concern for her, and then asked her where her grandma was.

Geng Zhiqin: "She went back to her mother's house. She will be back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Hongwei has to go to school to register. It is very likely that the aunt and nephew will go to the city together."

Geng Benben asked: "Is the school far away?"

Ye Fan: "Not far, about 600 miles. If you take a train with normal speed, you can arrive the next morning if you leave at night."

Geng Huihui exclaimed that it was pretty good.

After seeing the concern of the whole family and relatives, the brother and sister finally felt relieved.

The next morning, I remembered that I had not seen the houses my two cousins ​​had bought yet, so I dragged Geng Leilei to see them.

The key was at Ye Fan's house, and Geng Leilei had nothing to do at home - Dabao and Erbao didn't have to go to the Children's Palace, so he took the key and took them there.

The landlord of Geng Huihui's house moved away, leaving behind a lot of porcelain from the late Qing Dynasty and Ming-style furniture. When Geng Huihui entered, she exclaimed, "Brother Leilei, you have met a great man."

Geng Leilei: “Is it expensive?”

"Please take it off." Geng Huihui pointed at the blue and white porcelain on the bookshelf, "Even a new one costs one or two dollars. And these furnitures will drive Chen Xiaohui crazy."

Geng Leilei scratched his nose: "I just felt that it had a decadent smell - I didn't expect it to be so expensive."

Geng Huihui: "Why do you care what kind of smell it has? As long as it can be sold for money, isn't that enough? If you can't stand it, just pile it up in the south utility room."

That makes sense. Geng Leilei couldn't help but say, "Well, I'll decorate my place like this later."

"When are you going to the thrift store? I'll go with you."

Geng Leilei said: "After school starts, my mother said I can spend fifty pocket money every month as I like. My aunt said she will give me money on the first of every month."

Geng Huihui didn't expect him to be so happy. She thought he would think she was too money-minded. Geng Huihui was very pleased with his change and patted his shoulder in a casual manner: "It's a happy decision."

Geng Benben was amused: "Grandma, you should know that she has been talking about the golden house in books for half a month, but you still love money so much, so you should say you learned it from grandma."

"I should care about her?" Geng Huihui curled her lips and put all the things she thought were exquisite in the bottom cabinet to prevent big rats from passing by and stepping on them.

In the past, Geng Leilei bought food for a few months at home, and he had a deep understanding of the use of money, so he and his cousin put away the valuables.

The three of them went to the house behind Benben School and then went back to Ye Fan's house. When they got home, Zhang Xiaoming had already returned from selling vegetables, and Ye Fan and Zhang Xiaoming were doing the accounts.

Ye Fan tallied up the accounts from June 1st to now and said to Zhang Xiaoming, "One thousand five hundred and forty-three, net profit. Adding the previous money, the money for buying a car will be out. Tell your father that he will no longer pay money to the family every day starting from September 1st of the Gregorian calendar."

Zhang Xiaoming: "But my brother——"

Ye Fan: "Your brother and sister are your parents' responsibility. Even if they spend one thousand to marry your brother and one thousand to give your sister a dowry, your parents still have five hundred. The second son and your two sisters pay money home every month, and this money is enough for the family. Your father's salary is the net left. From now on, you will give fifteen yuan to the family every month, and your family can save fifty yuan every month."

Fifty yuan is a lot for an ordinary family. Zhang Xiaoming was not worried that his father would have no money, so he said, "Then I'll find a chance to tell my father."

Ye Fan: "You think you earn a lot a month, and the 15 yuan you pay home is too little. Have you ever thought about giving the money to your parents, and your mother giving it to your second brother, and your second brother wasting it, and your father went to the hospital, and you had no choice but to sell blood? If you save the money you earn, you can take it out at any time when your father gets sick in the future?"

Zhang Xiaoming seemed to have just woken up from a dream, as if he had just realized this.

Ye Fan: "Your parents are getting old, and they will have many places to spend money in the future. And as for your partner, you should also save some money for watching movies, or buying some delicious food for their children, right?"

Zhang Xiaoming nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Sister Ye, for reminding me. I, I didn't think of this."

Geng Zhiqin was complaining in his heart, what can you think of in your head? Geng Zhiqin said: "In the future, if you encounter anything related to money, ask my sister-in-law first."

Zhang Xiaoming nodded involuntarily: "Sister Ye, do you want to save it every month or every day?"

Ye Fan: "Deposit once a week and tell them to withdraw the lump sum. Go there every Saturday. Although there are people on Sunday, there are only one or two people on duty. If you go at an unlucky time, you will have to wait."

Zhang Xiaoming secretly took note, "Then I'll go back first?"

Ye Fan: "Ask the villagers if they want to make candied haws. You can buy them at the wholesale price. I'll take you to buy glutinous rice paper later. You can wrap them in glutinous rice paper. A popsicle box can hold a lot of them. You can go and take a box at a time. You can make seven or eight yuan a day after selling them."

Even if I can only get three yuan, it is still more cost-effective than working 20 days a month. Zhang Xiaoming wants to do it, "Sister Ye has thought of using rice paper to wrap candied haws, so she must have thought of where to sell them?"

Ye Fan: "Tell the people in Yujia Village to sell it at the school gate, and it must be very clean. If Dabao gets a stomachache after eating it, I will not cooperate with the villagers in the future."

Zhang Xiaoming couldn't help but look at Dabao and Erbao: "Your classmates like to eat candied haws, right?"

Dabao rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Is there any need to ask? Which kid can refuse the sour and sweet candied haws?"

Zhang Xiaoming smiled and said, "Sister Ye, I'll ask them later."

Geng Zhiqin quickly said, "Sister-in-law, where did you get the candy?"

Ye Fan: "The villagers know how to make maltose. If you have white sugar, you can put a little in it, but it's okay if you don't. By the way, if you steam the hawthorns, you won't feel sour even if you put a little sugar in."

Zhang Xiaoming was worried that the villagers wouldn't know how to make it. As soon as he expressed his concerns, Geng Zhiqin said that her mother knew how to make it, and her uncles would definitely know how to make it. Because Yu Wentao had never made candied haws since she married into the Geng family, she must have learned it from her mother's family.

Zhang Xiaoming felt relieved after hearing this.

The villagers really know how to make candied haws.

The hawthorns mature just when the soybeans have been harvested and the wheat has been planted, and there is not much work to do in the village.

The village chief vacated two rooms and villagers who were willing to make money jointly provided malt and candied haws, and the money earned was divided equally according to work.

Some villagers asked Uncle Yu that even if they loaded two boxes of candied haws, they would not weigh more than 100 kilograms, and it would be a waste if the truck was not full and empty. It would be better to take them to the city to sell vegetables and give them one yuan for the round trip.

The car was not owned by Yu Xiaojiu, so after discussing it with several other families, they all agreed, so he told his neighbors that they could take one person and a few baskets of goods when it was convenient. Worried about damaging the car, the total weight was controlled within 350 kilograms.

The villagers were very happy to be able to go to the city to sell chicken and duck eggs, so they did not dare to offend the uncle, so when the candied haws were made, no one did anything bad.

Before the National Day, the first batch of candied haws came out. Geng Zhiqin’s cousin went to the gate of Dabao’s school, and Zhang Xiaoming went to the gate of Erbao’s school.

Erbao saw Zhang Xiaoming after school at noon and ran over to him, "Give me a string of candied haws."

Zhang Xiaoming refused to take the money: "Take it and eat it."

Erbao shook his head: "No. Mom said I will eat the leftovers after you sell them."

Erbao asked: "Do you know this uncle?"

Erbao nodded: "My neighbor. The candied haws were made by my uncle, and they are delicious." Pointing to the paper wrapping the candied haws, "This one can be eaten, too." Only after his classmates contributed their pocket money did Erbao go to find his grandmother.

Zhang Xiaoming didn't notice that a mother and daughter were watching this scene not far away. The mother was Zhang Xiaoming's blind date, and she was not used to having a partner who was setting up a stall, so she instinctively avoided him when she saw him when she came to pick up her child. But when she heard that Erbao was afraid that others didn't know that she knew Zhang Xiaoming, she was confused. Isn't Erbao afraid of being laughed at by classmates?

Geng Erbao was not afraid. When her classmates asked her what her father did, she told them he was a security guard and her mother was a salesperson. A classmate who lived near Erbao exposed her. Erbao explained the word "security guard" in an alternative way, which made her classmates so angry that they never asked other classmates what their parents did, for fear of meeting a "Geng Erbao" who would be so angry that he died young.

The candied haws were brought in with the morning vegetables and eggs, and were placed at Ye Fan's house first. Erbao didn't want to touch the candied haws for a short time after eating it in the morning. If his mother hadn't said that the children were greedy, Erbao would not have bought it.

Erbao ate two and passed them to her grandmother. When the children asked her why she didn't eat them, Geng Erbao said, "Go home and let my mother have some. My mother works very hard to make money."

The classmate thought of the "salesman incident" again, "Geng Erbao, you are talking nonsense. If I talk to you again, I will be a puppy!"

Erbao barked twice and her classmates were so angry that they wanted to hit her, but she ran home happily.

Ye Fan took computer courses this semester, and knowing that studying would take up a lot of time, Ye Fan said he would not be back at noon.

When she got home, Yu Wentao went to pick up Erbao and the steamed rice was almost cooked, so she started cooking. After dinner, she watched the children take a nap and then called them to school.

Five days later, on National Day, Zhang Xiaojun got married.

Zhang's yard was small, so there was no room for guests to sit, so they booked a few tables at the restaurant. Zhang Xiaoming didn't need to do anything, so the honest man sold vegetables as usual in the morning. He came back to change clothes and waited to greet relatives. Ye Fan drove two boxes of candied haws and went to the city with his cheap cousin to sell candied haws.

The military academy was on holiday that day, so Geng Zhiye stayed at home to take care of the children.

Before the bride arrived, Aunt Zhang invited Geng Zhiye to a restaurant for dinner, but Geng Zhiye refused: "My nephews and nieces are all at home, and I have to cook for them."

The neighbors in this alley all gave one or two yuan as a share of money. Yu Wentao was a member of this alley and felt embarrassed not to pay. Geng Zhiye said, "Xiaoqin and Aunt Yu can go."

Geng Zhiqin had no intention of going and stayed in the house. She waited for Aunt Zhang to leave and asked, "I heard that her daughter-in-law didn't buy the gold ring she wanted. Will she be able to enter the house smoothly later?"

Yu Wentao changed into her little leather shoes and was about to go out to meet up with Aunt Li and the others: "If you ask for money at the last minute, I won't marry you!"

Geng Zhiye was amused: "You are so tough! You should be thankful that when Fanfan and I got married, we advocated keeping things simple. No one dared to cause trouble during this special period, otherwise you would have caused a big mess."

Yu Wentao was squeezed out by Geng Zhiye and went out angrily.

Geng Zhiqin saw that her mother looked uncomfortable, smiled silently for a while, watched her walk east, and said with confidence: "If you don't scold her, she will really dare to instigate things later."

Geng Huihui: "Just push it. The Zhang family is rich now, so why are they afraid of not being able to find a wife?"

Geng Zhiqin got up and poured himself a glass of water: "Sure. But Zhang Xiaojun likes this. Uncle Zhang doesn't want his son to be a bachelor, so he can only accept it with a pinch of his nose. Erbao, do you want some water?"

Erbao was writing French vocabulary and shook his head: "Dad, I want to eat cake."

Geng Zhiye: "Your mother knows. She will buy it for you when she passes by the restaurant later."

Geng Huihui asked hurriedly: "The cake from the Russian restaurant?"

Geng Zhiye nodded.

Geng Huihui shouted happily: "Uncle, why am I not your daughter?"

Geng Zhiye: "If your parents are willing, you can let me adopt you."

Geng Huihui didn't want to be scolded to death, "Don't mention them, you are still my uncle!" Suddenly she remembered something and put down the water cup, "Benben, I will take you to get a haircut in a few days, and then keep it until the winter vacation."

Geng Zhiye raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to piss off your grandma to death?"

Geng Huihui looked innocent, she didn't do anything.

Geng Zhiye asked: "Isn't it asked for Benben to have his head shaved in the first month of the year?"

Geng Huihui opened her mouth and wondered why her uncle didn't become a nerd after spending every day in school.

This reaction is too quick!

Geng Leilei also came back today. Seeing Geng Huihui was silent, he was surprised and asked, "Is that really the plan?"

(End of this chapter)