"Okay, I'll change it right away." After hearing Zhang Guifang's words, Zhao Liang turned around and went upstairs without hesitation.
When Zhao Liang went up to change clothes, Zhang Guifang found a pile of dirty clothes and squatted next to the faucet in the yard to wash clothes.
"Sister-in-law, is there enough food at home? If not, I will try to get some more." Zhang Yu thought that he had been away from home for more than a month, and the food he brought last time had probably been eaten up.
"We still have some at home. When the grain store came two days ago, your uncle knew the news in advance and bought our supply for this month."
"That's good, that's good." Zhang Yu said, but in his heart he also planned to find a way to get some more today.
At this time, a neighbor also came out with a large basin of dirty clothes. Seeing that Zhang Guifang was also washing clothes, he started chatting with her.
"Guifang, are you doing laundry too?"
"When I queued up to buy food two days ago, the floor in front of the food store was covered in dirt. I didn't take the time to do it yesterday, but I finally found the time today, so I thought I'd wash it off quickly.
, wash it and hang it to dry, you still have to wear it for the next two days."
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Hearing Zhang Guifang's words, the neighbor also showed empathy and said while washing clothes: "Isn't it true? My family also started laying the floor in front of the grain store the night before. It was freezing all night."
"No, it's so cold. What if we don't line up? Those at the back haven't bought anything yet."
"That's what my man said when he came back. He had just finished shopping and two or three people passed by before they ran out of food. Fortunately, he didn't dare to come out in the middle. The two people who came out in the middle would not be able to queue up if they went back.
"The woman said, and she also showed a little bit of joy. Fortunately, she bought it. Otherwise, the family would not know what to do this month. The adults can still support it, but what about the children.
"Yes, Lao Zhao and a few children have been lining up there since the afternoon of the first day. They have not dared to leave because they were afraid that they would not be able to buy food if they left."
"Your family is a little better. The children are all able to do their jobs, and they are all at home, so they can take turns queuing up. Our family is not good. Some of the children are not at home, and the ones who are at home are young.
It’s not a big deal at all. I take care of the house and can’t go out. Isn’t it all up to my man to keep busy all by himself?”
"Keep it up for another two years, and the child will be fine." Zhang Guifang also knows the situation in her family. After graduating from high school, her eldest son waited at home for several years, asking for help everywhere, and finally found a job.
But that job was far away from home, but I finally found a job, and the favors and money were spent. I can't stop going just because it's far from home.
Now that I'm gone, I can't come back normally, and I can only come back during the Chinese New Year, but I can still support myself and don't have to worry about my family anymore.
Zhang Guifang also knew that she was young when she gave birth to her eldest son, had no elderly people around to take care of her, and didn't understand anything yet, so she hurt her body and it took a full 15 years before she gave birth to her next children.
This also resulted in a large age gap between the children below and the eldest son. The eldest son was already working, and they were still young and could not handle the work at all. One person had to be spared to take care of them.
"Yes, just hold on for a few more years and it will be fine." The woman could only comfort herself in this way.
"Where is your mother-in-law? Why haven't I seen her recently?" Zhang Guifang smiled and changed the subject. She could no longer poke her pain.
"My mother-in-law has returned to her hometown. She received a letter from her hometown a few days ago, saying that my sister-in-law is about to give birth, and she is urged to go back to take care of her during the confinement period." When she mentioned this, the woman looked unoffensive. It wasn't her.
I don't agree with letting my mother-in-law go back to take care of my younger siblings during confinement, but the people in my hometown are going too far.
When we separated, I thought they had jobs and were better off than their brothers at home, so they didn't ask for anything from home.
It was agreed at that time that they would not want any of the things in the family, including the wages his husband had paid over the years, and they would just share it with a few brothers from his hometown.
Several brothers from my hometown will be responsible for taking care of my parents until they die, and they will receive monthly pensions from here.
At first they acted like brothers, the sister-in-law said generously, but when the two old men got sick and could no longer work, they began to push and delay more.
In the end, there was no other way. They took the two old people over and spent all their savings. Now they are fine. Her hometown knew that her mother-in-law was in good health. If something happened, her hometown would send a letter urging her mother-in-law to come home to help.
Not only that, but he also complained about poverty and always wanted to take advantage of it.
Zhang Guifang didn't know what to say about her troubles, and her whole family had troubles, so she could only shut up and listen to him complain about the unreliable brothers in her hometown, her sister-in-law who was jealous of them, and her mother-in-law who was soft-hearted.
I don’t know who is nice to her, but as long as her hometown is soft, she will go back happily.
Just at this time, Zhao Liang came out of the door. Zhang Guifang's eyes lit up and she said to him: "Third brother, have you packed up? After you pack up, go with Xiaoyu."
"Mom, let's go first."
"Okay, okay, don't waste time, go quickly, go quickly!"
"Who is your third child?" the neighbor asked curiously.
"It's not that he hasn't been enlightened and his work is not going well. Xiaoyu just took the time to come here today and prepared to teach him well." Zhang Guifang did not elaborate, but just used words to fool him.
"I have to say, your nephew is really capable." The woman said with an envious look. During this period, everyone noticed Zhang Yu's performance. Who doesn't envy Zhang Guifang for having a good nephew?
"My mother's family and my husband's family have been thinking about asking us to find him a job and bring them all to the city. They don't think about it. If the two of us have that ability, my boss will still be able to use it.
Is it so far away from home?" The woman complained about the whims of the people in her hometown.
In fact, she still has some things she hasn't said. Even if she has that relationship, she won't waste it on outsiders. They still have several children.
Those favors are used now, what will I do when it is the turn of the children in my family?
Do you want her to believe what they say, if they find a job for them, they will work on it first, and when their children grow up, they will definitely transfer the job back.
Bullshit, she thought with her buttocks and knew it. With the virtue of the people in her hometown, jobs were given to them, even if the meat buns beat the dog, they would never come back. Not only would they not say that they were good, but they would say that they were stupid.