Chapter 17 You are happy
At noon, the radio announced that all workshops would go to the logistics department to collect their benefits in the afternoon, and that they would have a three-day holiday starting the day after tomorrow!
The workers had no energy to work in the afternoon.

Finally it was the turn of workshop 2.

The entire workshop lined up at the logistics warehouse: an enamel washbasin, two sets of work clothes, five pairs of gloves, five pairs of socks, two towels, two kilograms of apples, and half a kilogram of sugar.

After receiving the items, I returned to the workshop happily.

After finishing today's tasks, a group of people sat around smoking, drinking tea and chatting.

When the group of people from Yard 95 returned to the courtyard, Yan Bugui's eyes were filled with anger.

Although Yan Bugui has many holidays, the holiday benefits are not as good as those in the factory!
Yan Bugui was angry and didn't check on the guards. He turned around and went back to the house.

Yu Zhiyuan took an apple, washed it, cut it in half for each of the mother and daughter, and then took another one and asked Qiaoqiao to take it to the old lady.

Those who work in the steel rolling mill and have children at home all have smiles on their faces.

After eating, Yu Zhiyuan first delivered the food from the canteen to the factory, got the certificate and rushed home.

When I got home, I took Qiaoqiao to read picture books.

Yu Zhiyuan kept talking: "Take two bottles of wine from under the bed in the west room, the half a pound of sugar I brought back today, and the two pounds of mutton I kept in the vegetable cellar. Buy two bottles of canned fruit tomorrow. We'll go back to Fangshan the day after tomorrow."

Watching his wife cleaning the house, Yu Zhiyuan felt comfortable. How could a single guy like him before understand that?

I happily finished my last day of work in 62 years and went home early to eat and sleep.

Before going to bed, Yang Xuemei put the watch on Yu Zhiyuan's wrist.

No need to guess the time anymore.

I had breakfast early and asked the old lady to help watch the door. Fortunately, Banggeng has not become a thief yet.

Hang your stuff on the handlebars.

Yu Zhiyuan put on a cotton military coat and put on a sheepskin coat for Yang Xuemei. After covering his daughters tightly, he pushed the cart out of the compound.

"Zhiyuan, go to your father-in-law's house!"

"Yes, Third Uncle, Qiaoqiao hasn't seen her grandma for a year. Go check on her. You continue brushing your teeth. See you later."

After Yu Zhiyuan walked out of the yard, he asked his wife to sit on the back rack, and held his daughter in his arms and sat with his legs apart.

Yu Zhiyuan rode his bike to Fangshan.

While riding, I wondered if I had left anything behind.

It took three hours to reach Henggang Village.

Seeing his wife carrying his daughter into the house, Yu Zhiyuan looked up and remembered.

We should ask a carpenter to make a seat for the front beam of the car. It should be enough for a three-year-old girl to sit on it.

After saying this, he went into the house, put his things down, called Yang Zhiqiang, and ran to his second uncle's house.

Holding hands, I helped my second uncle finish making the things and tie them to the car, then happily returned to my father-in-law's house.

The mother and daughter washed and chopped the vegetables in preparation for making dumplings.

The three brothers took a small stool and sat down in front of their father-in-law who was weaving a basket with bamboo pieces.

Qiaoqiao was leaning on her grandfather's back and eating snacks.

"Dad, Zhijun will come back to the city with me tomorrow. My master's eldest brother will be home on the 3rd, and I will take him to my master's house for dinner. I will also visit Zhijun, who may have to go to the Northeast to serve in the army this time. My eldest brother has been transferred back to the capital."

"Okay, you can arrange it. I can't do anything."

Yang Dachuan turned to his eldest son and said, "Listen to your brother-in-law. Don't cause trouble for others when you get to the Northeast. Do you hear me?"

"There is some progress on Zhiqiang's case, but we have to wait a few more months. I'll ask someone later."

"Hey, thanks to you."

"Dad, what are you talking about? There's no such thing as so many things happening in a family."

After eating dumplings at noon, I took Qiaoqiao and followed Yang Zhiqiang to a house on the side of the village.

The old couple are very easy to talk to and good at chatting.

After explaining the purpose of the visit, he gave Yu Zhiyuan a hand mill with a diameter of 20 cm without saying anything else.

The only requirement is to go to the city and ask if people like them can adopt a child, no matter if it's a boy or a girl.

Yu Zhiyuan nodded and agreed, and let Yang Zhiqiang carry the 20-pound hand grinder home.

In the afternoon, Yang Zhiqiang cooked and Yu Zhiyuan helped him. The two of them washed and cut the ingredients. They worked for almost two hours and only made four dishes, which was considered a welcome to the year 63.

Beef stewed with potatoes, pork belly stewed with dried beans, cabbage stewed with tofu, and grass carp stewed with vermicelli.

The table was not big. Yang Zhiqiang didn't drink, so he took a bowl and sat behind his brother-in-law, with the three uncles sitting next to him.

The mother-in-law hugged Qiaoqiao, and Yang Xuemei sat next to Yu Zhiyuan.

Yang Dachuan picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat, don't let us, Qiaoqiao, starve."

Qiaoqiao laughed when she heard this.

Yu Zhiyuan picked up a piece of meat behind the gills and put it into Yang Xuemei's bowl, then picked up a large piece of fish belly meat and put it into Yang Zhiqiang's bowl with one hand, and then picked up a few pieces of beef for him.

Just as Yang Xuemei picked up the bowl to eat the fish, she felt nauseous. She put the bowl down, ran to the door, leaned against the wall and retched.

When the mother-in-law saw this, she pulled her old man and stuffed Qiaoqiao into his arms.

As they reached the door, the mother and daughter began to whisper.

Yang Dachuan raised his glass: "Come on, let's have one."

After drinking, he put down the glass, laughed, and pointed at Yang Zhiqiang to pour wine.

He poured the wine, clinked glasses with Yu Zhiyuan and Yang Zhijun, and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Yu Zhiyuan finally reacted and laughed.

He took the initiative to pour wine for his father-in-law, and the four of them, including Qiaoqiao, waved their chopsticks happily.

The mother-in-law came back and took the fish away. She took a pickled vegetable jar from the cupboard, took a plate, and came to the dining table. She put the plate down, took off the lid of the jar, poured a plate of fried peanuts, and said to the father-in-law, "You can drink more today."

Yang Xuemei sat back next to Yu Zhiyuan, the smile on her face disappeared, she took her bowl and gave the fish to Yang Zhiqiang.

Yu Zhiyuan picked up some beef and tofu for his wife to eat.

After happily finishing his dinner, Yang Dachuan took Qiaoqiao out to visit friends and relatives.

The mother-in-law pulled Yu Zhiyuan and said, "You can go back after lunch tomorrow. Let Qiaoqiao stay one more night. Zhiqiang will harness the donkey cart to take you there. Zhijun and Qiaoqiao will go back the day after tomorrow."

Yu Zhiyuan listened to the arrangements and nodded continuously.

"Let's go back to the hospital and have a look. I need to pack some things."

The mother-in-law went out after saying this.

Yu Zhiyuan sat there and smoked a cigarette, then stood up, called Yang Zhiqiang and walked towards his second uncle's house.

I started drawing on the ground at my second uncle's house.

I need my second uncle to make me a three-meter bed with guardrails, one and a half meters long and one meter wide, which is about the same height as the bed I sleep on at home.

Uncle thought for a while and said, "We'll go select the materials soon, and we'll make it for you tomorrow night after a little work. I'll have Zhiqiang bring it to you the day after tomorrow. Go back and buy yourself a piece of emery cloth to smooth out the rough edges."

After his second uncle finished speaking, Yu Zhiyuan accompanied him to select materials.

After selecting the ingredients, I gave my second uncle ten dollars and went home as it was getting late.

The four men slept on one kang, and the three of them slept on the kang in the next room.

After getting up in the morning, Yang Dachuan took Yu Zhiyuan to pack soybeans and grind them into soy milk to drink.

He took Yu Zhiyuan to the village and brought back more than ten kilograms of peanuts, which could be exchanged for oil at a grocery store.

After finishing his work, he had lunch at 11 o'clock, dressed neatly, and rode slowly towards the courtyard with Yang Xuemei.

I got home at 2:30, lit the stove, and let Xuemei drink some water to relax.

Then he pushed the cart and took Xuemei to the hospital for examination.

I have tried both Western medical examinations and Chinese medical pulse diagnosis, and found out that I am almost two months pregnant.

After asking the doctor for clear precautions, he pushed the cart home leisurely.

"Be careful in the first three months. Don't wash clothes or cook for now. Once the baby is firmly in place, you can do some light work. I'll go to the street office and tell Director Wang to arrange a job for you. Be careful."

After Yu Zhiyuan finished speaking, he saw that the weather was too cold, so he asked his wife to get in the car and go back early.

(End of this chapter)