Chapter 9 Cute
Yu Zhiyuan pedaled hard for more than two hours and finally arrived in Fangshan when it was completely dark.

I quietly put away my bicycle, circled the Fangshan Reservoir half a circle, and watched the location carefully.

Then I rushed to my father-in-law's house.

When I got home and put my things in the house, I told my mother-in-law that I was hungry.

The mother-in-law glanced at the old man and his two sons, then went to the kitchen to cook for her son-in-law.

The four of them sat at the table on the kang.

Yu Zhiyuan said to the Yang Zhijun brothers, "An egg costs five cents. You have all cooked them, go collect them."

As he said this, he handed the two of them 30 yuan in bills.

The two brothers took the money and went out.

Yu Zhiyuan then said to his father-in-law, "Dad, I want all the dried chicken, rabbit, duck, and meat."

He took out fifty dollars and put it on the table.

Yang Dachuan took a look and said, "Okay, I'll go out for a walk."

Yu Zhiyuan answered questions about his mother-in-law's family while eating.

"I came in a hurry and the weather was cold, so I didn't bring Xuemei and Qiaoqiao with me. When their new cotton-padded clothes are ready, I'll bring them to see you during the New Year. It's convenient now that I have a bicycle."

"Forget about Xuemei. I miss my granddaughter the most."

After Yu Zhiyuan finished his meal, he and his mother-in-law put away all the gifts.

While putting things away, the mother-in-law complained that Yu Zhiyuan was spending money recklessly.

Then I saw the three of them going in and out constantly.

It was almost one o'clock in the morning before they washed up and went to bed.

The next day, Yu Zhiyuan got up at dawn.

When I came out, I saw my father-in-law wrapping a rabbit and a chicken with oil paper on the broken table in the yard.

"There are seven rabbits and three fewer chickens. But there are quite a few eggs, more than two hundred."

"That's enough. Sell it slowly. Dad, keep the money for you to collect more. It's almost the New Year, so you won't have trouble selling it."

"You go to Pigeon City, be smart. Don't make any mistakes, otherwise what will happen to them?"

"There are more pigeons in the months before the New Year. The famine is over and people are hungry, so there are plenty of people buying them. The government can't supply them, so it turns a blind eye to the pigeon market. After the New Year, I have to take care of the work grade assessment, so I stopped."

"Working level is the serious business, don't delay!"

"Dad, I'll ask Master to let my elder brother in the northwest know if we can ask Zhijun to go to the northwest to serve as a soldier."

"Well. Don't force it. It's hard to repay a favor if it's too big!" Yang Dachuan said with a sigh.

"Dad, I know what's going on. I'm the only child, and I'll have to rely on my two brothers to help me in the future. I'm thinking of finding a formal job for Zhiqiang. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult in the future."

"Zhiqiang won't starve in the village, so don't rush and come up with another stupid trick."

"Okay, I know. Why don't I see the two brothers?"

"They went to your second uncle's house to collect sawdust so they could bury the eggs when they came back! It's heartbreaking to see them bumped and bruised."

"Have all the pecans on the mountain been picked up? I want to go check it out."

"If there is one, you have to climb up the mountain. It's not worth it."

Waited for the two brothers to come back and had breakfast.

The three brothers took traps, axes, saws, and ropes and pulled a cart to the mountains to cut down dead trees for firewood.

They are all mismatched.

The straight and thick ones had already been cut down by the villagers and sold to the government.

The three brothers worked until dark and completed five trips, feeling extremely tired.

Nowadays, people in the village only have two meals a day.

After washing his hands, Yu Zhiyuan asked his mother-in-law, "Mom, where's Dad? Why isn't he here?"

"Two sheep were killed in the village? Your father is waiting to divide the meat."

"Where was he killed?"

"The threshing ground in the village."

After hearing this, Yu Zhiyuan ran out and headed to the wheat field.

When I arrived at the wheat field, I saw my father-in-law, the village secretary, and the village chief chatting together.

Yu Zhiyuan walked over, called people, and gave them cigarettes.

The village secretary said to Yu Zhiyuan, "You're not smoking this cigarette for nothing, are you? Zhiyuan, if you have something to say, please say it quickly. There is no extra meat. There is just enough for the village to share."

"Uncle Cao, what are you talking about? It's only natural for you to smoke my cigarette."

"You little brat, tell me what you want to say. Stop using fancy words like that."

Yu Zhiyuan scratched his head: "Uncle, I just want a sheep's bladder." "What do you want that for? Go find it yourself."

Yu Zhiyuan chuckled after hearing this, went over to find the thing and left quietly.

After dinner in the evening, everyone packed up their things. Yu Zhiyuan left an extra twenty yuan, then took a shower and went to bed.

It was three o'clock in the middle of the night. Yu Zhiyuan got up in the dark, washed his face, put on gloves, and saw that his father-in-law had also gotten up.

"Walk slowly on the road. There's no moon tonight. Don't rush. Do you have a flashlight?"

Yu Zhiyuan took out a flashlight from his cotton-padded jacket pocket, shone it, and pushed the cart out of the yard.

Yu Zhiyuan turned around and told his father-in-law to go back to sleep, then got in the car and drove out of the village.

After leaving the village, I put the two large wicker baskets of eggs on the back rack and the chickens and rabbits on the handlebars into the bicycle storage space.

The empty truck arrived at the Fangshan Reservoir, and we rushed to a preferred spot and parked the truck.

He got onto the ice, took out his tools, and dug a hole one meter in diameter.

Take out the sheep bladder, cut it open with a dagger, tie it up with a rope and throw it into the hole.

Then we dug holes in the ice in the shallow water, and we dug three holes in total before we were done.

After working for almost two hours, I finally packed up and prepared to go home.

Big reservoirs are different, the fish are much bigger than those in moats.

The harvest was more than 500 kilograms.

Most of the fish are Hualien, White Lotus and Grass Carp, and there are also two soft-shelled turtles.

Yu Zhiyuan arrived at Dove City before six o'clock and found a dead end to put his bicycle away.

He took out the fish basket and held in his hand a wicker basket filled with more than fifty eggs.

After paying the money, he walked to his usual place, put down his food, squatted down and lit a cigarette for himself.

People started to pick things up one after another, took out the small beam scale they brought from their father-in-law, and started to weigh the fish.

Fish is 40 cents a pound, and eggs are 6 cents each.

After selling these 50 kilograms of fish, I never thought about buying more.

The fish and eggs brought in 23 yuan.

Yu Zhiyuan packed his things happily and prepared to go home to see his daughter.

I haven't seen you for two days and I miss you a lot. Although there are all kinds of problems in this era, it is not so impetuous.

The differences in life among ordinary citizens are not that big. They all have their own selfish desires, but they seem so cute.

I put a cigarette in my mouth and prepared to go home, but my cotton coat was pulled.

Yu Zhiyuan looked back and saw an old lady with bound feet who was not tall, with her head wrapped in a scarf and wearing a gray cotton jacket.

Yu Zhiyuan whispered, "Madam, we have finished selling the goods. How about you come early tomorrow?"

The old lady pulled Yu Zhiyuan, and Yu Zhiyuan lowered his head and heard: "My daughter-in-law gave birth to a fat grandson, but she didn't have enough milk, and he cried all day long because of hunger."

When Yu Zhiyuan heard this, his heart ached: "If you believe me, I'll catch some crucian carp for you this evening. I'm busy later!"

"That's great. My home is in the textile factory's staff compound. I'll wait for you at the gate this evening. I'll also bring 30 eggs."

"Okay, I'll remember that and I'll definitely send it to you. You can just stay home and take care of your grandson."

After saying that, he strolled out of the Pigeon City.

I rode my bike back to Nanluoguxiang and carried the bike over the threshold.

"Zhiyuan, are you back from Dachuan's house?"

As soon as I heard the sound, I saw Yan Bugui leaning over to look into the basket hanging on the handlebars, and then reaching out to touch the bicycle.

"Well, my mother-in-law asked me to send some cotton to make cotton-padded jackets for my two brothers-in-law. And yesterday, I chopped firewood for my father-in-law's family all day."

Yan Bugui looked around the bike and said, "This is your classmate's bike. Did you buy it?"

"No, I don't have that kind of money! You're busy! I've been traveling all morning and I need to go back and rest. See you later!"

Yan Bugui looked at Yu Zhiyuan who was pushing the cart through the Chuihua Gate, and pouted his lips, muttering something.

Yu Zhiyuan went into his own side room, put away his tools, put a dried rabbit and a chicken into the egg basket, and carried them into the house.

I put the things in the kitchen, washed them and went into the bedroom.

He took off his clothes, got into bed, and fell asleep holding his daughter in his arms.

Yu Zhiyuan was sleeping soundly when he felt a slap on the face.

When I opened my eyes, I saw my daughter holding up her hand, ready to do it again.

Yu Zhiyuan chuckled, reached out his hand, pulled his daughter onto the bed and started tickling her.

(End of this chapter)