Liu Hui Zhen told Yi Da Ma about the literacy class schedule, and Yi Da Ma left. Liu Hui Zhen put away the fabric and fed Shen Yuan Chao: "Yuan Chao, Mom is going to work, stay at home and be good, okay?
Chu Chu, Tian Tian, watch over your brother!"
"We know, Mom!"
Watching Liu Hui Zhen leave, Shen Yuan Chao continued his mission to turn over. Now that the household registration issue was resolved, it was considered a completed goal for survival in this era.
The remaining task was for him to grow up healthy and see what he could do when he grew up.
"Brother Yuan Chao is so great!"
"Brother is so amazing, he can roll over and look up!"
"Come on, brother!"
【Infant Stage: Growth Task: Roll Over 1000 Times, Current Progress: 36/1000】
Yi Da Ma returned home, Yi Zhong Hai's face was not good: "Dong Xu said that Bang Geng is growing and needs some fabric for clothes. You should find some spare cloth scraps and send them over!"
Yi Da Ma: "There isn't any left!"
"None left?"
Although Yi Zhong Hai didn't manage the house's fabric scraps, he had an idea of the quantity. There were some leftover pieces of fabric, enough to make two sets of clothes for Bang Geng!
"How could there be none left? Sun Xiu Ju, you're up to something again, did you give them to that abandoned baby?"
Yi Da Ma: "Those fabrics were my dowry, I can give them away, what's wrong with that?"
Yi Zhong Hai: "You...you eat my food and live in my house, why don't you say that? You go and get those fabrics back and send them to Bang Geng, we rely on Dong Xu and Bang Geng for our future!"
Yi Da Ma didn't say anything.
She was truly heartbroken by Yi Zhong Hai and the deaf old woman, to the point where even arguing felt troublesome.
Seeing Yi Da Ma's expression, Yi Zhong Hai couldn't help but slap her in the face.
"For one child, how much longer are you going to cause trouble? If you keep this up, we'll get a divorce!"
Yi Zhong Hai slammed the door and left.
Yi Da Ma sat on the bed, covering her swollen face with tears.
Liu Da Ma crouched in the corner, having heard Yi Da Ma getting beaten, excitedly ran to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Xu Fu Gui's wife, Wang Xiu Lan, and Yang Rui Hua from the front courtyard were talking and washing clothes with Qin Huai Ru.
Er Da Ma: "Hey, Yi Da Ma got beaten!"
Yang Rui Hua's eyes lit up: "How is that possible? Old Yi is known to be a good guy, he and Yi Da Ma have never even had a disagreement in all these years!"
Er Da Ma: "You guys don't know anything! Ever since Yi Da Ma wanted to adopt the baby, she doesn't take care of the old woman anymore, or even Old Yi!
Old Yi asked her to find the fabric for Bang Geng, Yi Da Ma said it was her dowry, her own things, she can give them away if she wants to!
Old Yi was so angry, he slapped her and even said he wanted a divorce!"
Xu Fu Gui's wife, who was doing needlework, her eyes lit up: "Does Old Yi really want a divorce?"
Er Da Ma: "I don't think so, it seems more like he was trying to scare Yi Da Ma. After all, she doesn't listen to him anymore, she doesn't do anything around the house. I saw the old woman several times, she was always frowning.
I heard, the deaf old woman hasn't even had a warm meal in the past few days!"
San Da Ma: "I think Yi Zhong Hai might really want a divorce. After all, Yi Da Ma can't have children due to a gynecological condition. If they get divorced.
With Old Yi's current status, a level-7 fitter with over 80 yuan in monthly wages, what kind of woman can't he find?
Not to mention rural beauties, even female workers would be lining up for him, probably even young unmarried women!"
Xu Fu Gui's wife: "I think that's more likely, Old Yi is still young, if he finds someone who can have children, maybe he'll have kids in a couple of years.
Then what will he worry about regarding the pension problem?"
Jia Zhang Shi was anxious, Yi Zhong Hai couldn't divorce and remarry. If Yi Zhong Hai had his own children, how would he support her family?
Qin Huai Ru obviously thought of the same thing, her heart was anxious.
Xu Fu Gui's wife, carrying her basin of laundry, quickly walked towards the back yard: "Old Xu, Old Xu, guess what I heard?"
Xu Fu Gui sat on the chair: "What could it be? Old Yi beat his wife!"
"How did you know?"
Xu Fu Gui chuckled: "Is there any secret in this courtyard? This morning, Old Yan's family caught a rat, and this afternoon, everyone in the courtyard knew about it!
But, this is our chance, you go out later and tell everyone..."
Xu Fu Gui whispered in Wang Xiu Lan's ear: "Spread the word, let everyone know that Old Yi wants a divorce and remarry!
See if his reputation stays good!"
Wang Xiu Lan: "Hehe, why didn't you spread it earlier, you were waiting for this opportunity!"
Xu Fu Gui: "You think that old fox Yi Zhong Hai is easy? If he catches you with your pants down, we'll die without knowing how. Do you think Old He left the courtyard voluntarily?"
Wang Xiu Lan: "Old Xu, you mean, He Da Qing was forced out by Yi Zhong Hai?"
"He Da Qing spent the last three days before leaving with Yi Zhong Hai and the deaf old woman, if there's nothing fishy going on, who would believe it?
Alright, go ahead and spread it, Er Da Ma talks a lot, use her mouth to spread the news, but don't reveal yourself!"
Due to the launch of the Patriotic Health Movement, all the housewives in the street office began a vigorous sanitation clean-up.
They cleaned out the mountains of garbage in the alleyways and leveled the uneven ground in front of their doors.
Everyone was enthusiastic and happy to work.
Wang Zhu Ren looked at everyone happily and said: "Everyone, you're really full of energy!"
"Of course, Wang Zhu Ren, we are in the best of times now, happiness seems to be flying in from all directions!"
"Yes, we all came from 1947, we have seen the darkest days before liberation!"
"Back then, prices rose three times a day!"
"The nightmare of hunger haunted every household!"
"I have personally seen bandits in broad daylight, and teachers committing suicide by lying on the tracks!"
"The scariest thing was, back then, the enforcement teams, representing 'military', 'police', and 'secret service', carrying big knives on trucks, patrolling the streets, they had the right to behead anyone they caught..."
Remembering those dark days, looking at the present, although life is difficult and hard, everyone feels enveloped in happiness!
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Wang Zhu Ren felt relieved and went to work.
After Wang Zhu Ren left, everyone reminisced about the past and then started chatting about interesting things in the surrounding alleys.
In this era, there were very few entertainment activities, no television, no internet, even listening to the radio occasionally was a luxury.
This led to everyone getting excited about even the smallest bits of gossip.
Someone started talking about the abandoned baby in No. 95 Courtyard.
"Oh, Huai Ru, isn't the abandoned baby in your courtyard named Shen Yuan Chao now? I saw him when the police officers Bai and Zheng from the police station brought him to the street office.
Oh my, that child is so handsome, I've never seen such a beautiful baby!"