Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three I'm Good To Say
It was the first time for the three old men to come to Wang Manyin's home in the county town, so of course they had to give them a serious reception.
I won’t go to restaurants or guest houses. In Grandma’s condition, it’s not convenient to go anywhere.
If there were only two people, Sun Yuhou and Lanhua Ma, Wang Manyin would have taken them to the bathhouse to take a bath. There was no need to stay at home.
Wang Manyin's own factory has a public bathhouse, which is a standard feature of a factory at this time.
The refrigerator is not a loss, otherwise it would be hard to buy meat in the afternoon.
Beef stewed with potatoes, steamed pork with rice noodles, mutton stewed with radish, braised carp, homemade tofu, scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts, green vegetables with garlic paste, and shredded yam.
Wang Manyin chooses dishes that are soft in texture and don't require much chewing.
"Lanhua, your family also eats fish. No wonder Tian Haimin got rich by raising fish in the village!"
"Well, parents, you can try this fish. It's quite delicious, but be careful with the fish bones. It's hard to buy fish in Yuanxi, and Tian Haimin is quite discerning."
Although few people in Yuanxi eat fish, there are even fewer fish farmers. In various restaurants in Yuanxi, fish is the most expensive common dish sold.
When Tian Haimin sells fish, he doesn't have to go to the wet market at all. He delivers fish directly to various restaurants. The price is also very high, more expensive than pork, sheep and beef. At the cheapest time, it costs two yuan a pound.
"Hai Min is a pretty good young man, but it's a pity that he is afraid of his mother-in-law!"
"There's nothing wrong with being afraid of your aunt. There are many men in our Gujing Village who are afraid of their aunts."
Lanhua said with a smile, it seems that men and women view issues differently.
Or maybe Orchid, who originally regarded men as her best, has been affected by staying with the tough women in the village.
"How can a man say Tian Haimin if he is afraid of his mother-in-law? Because he is afraid of his mother-in-law and his own father does not dare to take care of him, how can this be done?" Wang Manyin said hurriedly, Lanhua's thoughts are too dangerous.
The reason why Wang Manyin asked Lanhua to be in charge of clothing production before and now in charge of the clothing factory.
It's because now that the children are older, I'm afraid that Lanhua will be bored at home, but it's not to let Lanhua learn bad habits from these women.
However, with the reform and opening up, the family status of a group of women has significantly improved.
In the past, they all worked in the production team. No matter how capable and intelligent a woman was, she was only eight centimeters tall at most, so she was still inferior to a strong laborer.
Now you can get jobs, work, and start small businesses. This situation will no longer be absolute.
After women's income exceeds that of men, more and more women will take charge of the household.
It's okay to be more virtuous, but if you are not virtuous, there will be more and more family conflicts, and more and more Tian Haimin will appear.
"It's not a big problem to be afraid of my aunt, just like Jin Guanghui's aunt Ma Laihua, who is envied by countless men in the village."
Ma Laihua set up a stall at the entrance of Shuangshui Village, selling food and tea to passing drivers, and her life was quite prosperous.
Old man Sun is quite interesting and quite open-minded at this time.
This may be because as long as Sun Shaoan can live a good life, the young couple will live a prosperous life.
Old Man Sun could accept that Shaoan was afraid of Xiulian and supported Xiulian's desire to separate the family.
After eating, I didn’t go to bed that early. I took out some dried fruits and snacks, chatted together, and listened to storytelling.
The three old people came to the city on their first day and seemed to be in good condition.
Early the next morning, Wang Manyin went to the factory to arrange work.
Then he took the three elderly people to the county hospital.
I came to the hospital and registered. Compared with farmers’ income, hospital treatment is indeed not cheap.
General outpatient clinics (general internal medicine, general surgery) are 5 yuan, and specialist outpatient clinics (secondary departments such as respiratory medicine, cardiovascular medicine, general surgery, and urology surgery) are 1 yuan.
There are also specialist outpatient clinics, which are available for only three to five yuan.
Of course, this charging standard, a diagnosis and treatment fee of 50 cents, is not high for a doctor who has at least attended a technical secondary school and has decades of experience.
An illiterate job hunter only needs two yuan a day.
While Wang Manyin was registering and waiting, Sun Shaoan also rushed to the hospital.
If Sun Shaoan doesn't come over, it's really not easy to handle. Grandma has never cooperated with going to the hospital.
Grandma has limited mobility, so she cannot be carried by Old Man Sun. She also needs a coolie.
"Shao'an, let's check grandma's eyes first, and then the internal medicine department. Then, I'll take my parents for a physical examination. They are both sixty years old, so it's time to pay more attention to their health."
Although the hospital does not have that much modern equipment, it still took a whole morning to accompany the old man and check his body.
Grandma was prescribed some soothing eye drops for her eyes, and some painkillers were just prescribed for other minor ailments. At this age, there is no need to consider the side effects of painkillers.
For Old Man Sun and Mother Lanhua, other examination items did not come out, but some common back pain, leg pain, and rheumatism were present. Fortunately, they were not too serious.
After leaving the hospital, it was already lunch time. In addition to the physical examination, the old man had not eaten in the morning, so he had to eat quickly.
First, he went home to pick up the children after school, and then together they went to the restaurant run by Mancang's sister-in-law and Wang Manyin.
When Wang Manyin and his group arrived, it was dinner time and the restaurant was full.
The reason why the restaurant was full was not only because of Wang Manyin's secret recipe but also because of its delicious taste.
There are also reasons for the scarcity of restaurants. The supply of restaurants still exceeds the demand. Business is good wherever you go to places that taste good.
The store Wang Mancang rented had a store in the front and a courtyard in the back for people to live in.
Wang Manyin took everyone directly to Wang Mancang's courtyard. There were several round tables in the courtyard.
Every time Wang Mancang invites the construction team to dinner, there are always many people in the courtyard, and the table is prepared for this reason.
The store is usually busy enough, and the courtyard is mostly empty.
Serve a few sheep heads, tripe, and liver as side dishes.
One bowl of mutton soup with more meat and less steamed buns per person.
Eating in your own restaurant is still much more comfortable than in a guest house.
After eating, Sun Shaoan did not run away. Now that he is here and several elderly people have been examined, Sun Shaoan at least has to wait for the results.
Then he followed Wang Manyin back home.
After staying in the hospital for half a day, for the old man, it was more tiring than working in the fields, so he arranged to rest first.
Wang Manyin didn't take a nap and had nothing to do, so he chatted with Sun Shaoan.
"Shaoan, let's see how the courtyard in this city looks like. It's not expensive. It's less than three thousand yuan. Do you want to move here and live in the city?"
"The yard is very nice. After I earn money, I will build a yard like this for my father in the village. I am just a farmer. It is just fine living in the village. Why should I move to the city?"
Sun Shaoan looked at the yard and said with envy.
"You have the nerve to say that you are a farmer. You can only stay in the village for a few days a month. If you buy a yard, is it not more comfortable than staying in a hotel in the city?"
