Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Chapter 168 Yi Zhonghai's Son 23

"This Zhang, she's always been a bad person." The old lady felt a headache when she thought of her.

"It's just a pity that my apprentice has to have such a mother," Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly.

Yi Zhonghai said a few words to the old lady in the living room, then took his son, whose hand the old lady stuffed with snacks, and went back to the opposite wing.

I was busy for a long time during the day and missed my meal time.

"Boss, the meal is ready."

"Hurry up and take Xiaobao to wash his hands and eat"

Aunt Yi hurriedly put the cooked dishes on the dining table and turned back to the kitchen.

The father and son washed their hands and sat at the dining table waiting for Aunt Yi.

Yi Yongkang looked at today's meal and found that there were a few slices of bacon.

After Aunt Yi cleaned up the food, she felt sorry for her son and quickly asked him to eat first. She picked up several slices of bacon with chopsticks and put them in his bowl.

"You don't even know to let your son eat first, so that he won't be hungry." Aunt Yi glared at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai received Aunt Yi's gaze and smiled without saying anything.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

“Pah…Pah…Pah”

"Boss, go open the door and see who's coming." Aunt Yi directed Yi Zhonghai to open the door, fearing that someone came for an urgent matter.

When Yi Zhonghai opened the door, he saw Qin Huairu who came here with a big belly.

Qin Huairu was pale, holding a large bowl in one hand and supporting her stomach with the other hand, watching the door open cautiously.

"Master Yi"

Qin Huairu greeted Yi Zhonghai in a very gentle voice.

"Master Yi, my family is short of food. We are almost out of food this month. My mother-in-law asked me to borrow some from here."

Her face turned slightly red and she lowered her head embarrassedly.

The damn old woman had already had a falling out with the Yi family today, but she was still making a fuss at home over those two dollars, forcing her to come to their house to borrow food and get the two dollars back.

Qin Huairu also felt sorry for the two dollars. After all, two dollars could buy a lot of food. Qin Huairu was not as thick-skinned as she would be in the future, so she couldn't ask for things casually.

"Daughter-in-law Dongxu, the harvest has been poor in the past few months. Everyone has been tightening their belts and living frugally. Now we don't have any extra food to give you."

"Plus, my kid's appetite has gradually grown, and there is not enough for the whole family to eat."

Yi Zhonghai knew that if he lent the money out this time, Zhang would be able to rely on him and would not be able to get rid of him.

"I remember Dongxu has passed the exam to become a second-level worker, and his salary is higher than before. You can try to go to the pigeon market and buy some food."

Qin Huairu understood what Master Yi meant after listening to what he said, and shed tears pitifully to Yi Zhonghai.

"Master Yi, you also know my character as a mother-in-law."

"If I don't bring something back, I'll definitely get beaten."

Qin Huairu looked through Yi Zhonghai's figure towards the living room, looking at the big white steamed buns and the cabbage and bacon fried in the big bowl with great greed. The aroma of meat wafted under her nose, and her mouth kept drooling.

Yi Yongkang shifted his gaze to the gate after hearing the voice. Listening to Qin Huairu's white lotus voice, he wondered if he, as a father, could escape the bloodsucking.

Yi Zhonghai frowned and blocked her gaze.

"You go back"

Yi Zhonghai turned around and closed the door.

When Yi Zhonghai turned around and returned to the dinner table, he saw the mother and son gave him a thumbs up in unison.

Qin Huairu looked at the closed door, bit her lip with a bad expression, looked for a while, then turned around and went back.

After dinner, Yi Yongkang returned to the bedroom next door and started reading at the desk.

He plans to skip a grade and complete junior high school courses next year and get his academic qualifications as soon as possible, but time does not run out for him.

The couple feels sorry for their son's serious study, but they will not stop him. They just provide him with more nutrition in life.

This month everyone has been sensitive to the abnormal weather. It has not rained for a long time. The atmosphere in the city is serious, and people are rushing to buy grain and non-staple food in various vegetable markets and trading places.

The older people in the courtyard also had plans in mind. All the family members, young and old, began to store food and tried every means to dig wild vegetables outside the city or go to the countryside to exchange food.

Yan Bugui from the front yard went to the countryside early and pulled several sacks of sweet potatoes. The third aunt also brought her son and daughter back to her parents' home and went to the back mountain to dig up a lot of edible bitter lettuce, purslane, bracken, and shepherd's purse.

He Yuzhu, the cook in the Central Courtyard, had no shortage of food and drink. Together with He Daqing's living expenses, it was enough for the brother and sister to live on. He followed the crowd and bought a lot of coarse grains, and also bought a lot for the deaf old lady.

After school, Yi Yongkang pulled out a bag of rice weighing 50 kilograms from a hidden place.

In the evening, every household in the courtyard was having dinner, and he quickly returned to the backyard carrying rice.

Yi Zhonghai walked back and forth at the door worriedly, his eyes fixed on the backyard gate.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard, and Yi Zhonghai was cheered up.

Seeing his son carrying a sack on his shoulders, he immediately stepped forward to take it with a distressed look, and weighed the sack, which must weigh at least 50 kilograms.

Yi Yongkang rubbed his shoulders and pulled Yi Zhonghai back home as soon as possible.

Yi Zhonghai didn't ask the reason and immediately took his son back to the living room and closed the door.

"Xiaobao, you're finally back. Why are you so late today?" Aunt Yi put aside her worries when she saw her son finally come back.

Yi Zhonghai put down the sack and asked what was inside.

"Isn't it raining during this period? I'm afraid there will be famine then."

"I know a classmate whose second uncle in the countryside can sell me some grain," Yi Yongkang gave this as the reason.

"That must have cost a lot of money. I guess you have spent all your pocket money." Aunt Yi touched her son with heartache, turned back to the bedroom, took out 20 yuan from her private savings and gave it to him.

“When you’ve spent all the money, ask me for more if it’s not enough.” Aunt Yi dotes on her son very much.

Yi Zhonghai standing by also looked like he agreed.

Yi Yongkang thought that others would have been spoiled long ago, and shook his head helplessly.

"Son, just study hard and don't worry about the family." Yi Zhonghai didn't want his son to be tired and worry about these things, and his salary was enough to support the whole family.

The couple opened the bag in front of them and saw that it contained fine grains. They saw that the quality was good, so they tied their pockets tightly and hid the grains.

The couple also warned their son not to take risks, otherwise he might be targeted by bad guys.

Middle Court Jia Family

The whole family, young and old, sat at the narrow dining table. Zhang wolfed down the food in front of her, ignoring her son and daughter-in-law, and occasionally picked up a few chopsticks of food for her beloved grandson.

"Mom, Dongxu, we don't have much food left," Qin Huairu said.

"This is what you should worry about. Don't you still have Dongxu's salary in your hands?" Zhang was afraid that she would be asked to pay for the food and export it in a hurry.

Qin Huairu's face was distorted as she thought that Dongxu only gave her eight yuan out of the 28 yuan salary, and the old man took away more than ten yuan.

"Eight yuan is not enough to buy some soy sauce, vinegar and other household groceries every month." Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Dongxu and explained softly, touching her big belly that was about to be born.

"I don't care. If there is no food, you can go back to your parents' home and ask for it." Zhang was picking her teeth after eating and drinking her fill. She didn't dare to treat Qin Huairu badly, and didn't want her to pay for her.

Jia Dongxu looked at the scene in front of him and scratched his hair a few times with a headache.

"If all else fails, go ask your master for food." Zhang thought of a solution.