Chapter 25 The Old Ox in the Historical Fiction 5
Chapter 25 The Old Ox in the Historical Fiction 5
"Feng Qingmo, let's get a divorce." I couldn't take it anymore, I really couldn't take it anymore. I stayed at home for three days and was beaten for three days.
If you drop your chopsticks, you get a beating; if you make a loud noise, you get a beating; if you work slowly, you get a beating. Everyone gets beaten equally, and no one in the family can escape it.
The three little ones: We escaped! We escaped!
Qingmo is currently focused on her work, and her injury has delayed her from going to work. She's such a thoughtful little darling.
"Ha, you wish! You think you can just marry me whenever you want? And divorce me whenever you want? Life's pretty good now, divorce is out of the question."
"So what do you want? Who can stand being beaten like this? I get beaten every day. If you don't want a divorce, then stop hitting me. Can we live together peacefully, honey?" (jpj looked at him with deep affection.)
"Get lost, don't get so close. Let me put this to you, I'm definitely going to fight, but I'm absolutely not going to divorce you. Don't force me to deal with you. Give me all the money you've hidden, and I'll keep it for you. From now on, you'll give me all your monthly salary. Hmm? Any objections?"
Qingmo's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, making Zhang Guoan tremble with fear.
"No objection, no objection."
He didn't dare to object.
There were 236 yuan in total. He worked in the factory for three years, earning 23 yuan a month. He gave five yuan to Zhang's mother every month. This was all his savings. He also had more than ten yuan hidden in his underwear, which was his only remaining private stash.
“Wife, I can only give you 10 yuan a month. You have to give 5 yuan to your mother. I also need living expenses. I need money for food at the factory.”
"Huh?? I'll allow you to rephrase your words. Give me 15 a month, I don't care about anything else, understand?"
"I understand, I understand."
What could he do? He was desperate. He had a shrew at home and couldn't pay Zhang's mother's money every month. He couldn't control his family anymore. He should run away as soon as possible; the factory was safer.
Zhang Guoan is safe now, as Qingmo can't abuse him while he's working at the factory. But the rest of the Zhang family is miserable, getting three meals a day, not one less, no matter what.
You must earn 10 work points every day. If you don't earn enough, you won't get dinner. Children gather pig feed. Boys get 3 work points a day, and girls get 2 work points (one work point is earned for every two baskets of pig feed).
It is imperative to ensure that no one else in the household is idle, except for her.
Qingmo's salted fish life has begun again, eating, sleeping, and playing games every day.
A month later, she had mastered the third level of the Sunflower Manual and her lightness skill was also perfected. So she stopped going to the space to cultivate and only practiced occasionally in her room. She would usually wander around the village and listen to gossip. Although no one paid attention to her, it didn't stop her from entertaining herself.
I've been here for so long and haven't been to town yet. I should go and try the traditional braised pork belly. My mouth is watering.
It takes half an hour to get to town by oxcart, and an hour to walk. The bicycle team leader won't lend her a bicycle, so she'd better take the oxcart.
The oxcart cost five cents, its saddle bobbing along. The old ladies were all chatting amongst themselves, and no one paid her any attention.
She also wanted to use her light-foot technique to fly over, but the light-foot technique requires leverage to fly, and can only briefly lift one off the ground. There aren't that many mountains in the south, and she couldn't get leverage from a main road.
Are you suggesting I hop and skip 10 meters like a rabbit?
First, let's check in at the state-run restaurant.
Wait, I forgot something. She didn't have any tickets. She kept asking Zhang Guoan for money and forgot to ask for tickets to buy things. That damn Zhang Guoan didn't remind me. I'll make him pay for this when he comes back next time.
I could only exchange points on the black market. I first went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two large baskets. I found a secluded place, went into my spatial dimension, changed my clothes, put a veil over my face, and carried a basket on my back, covering it with a cloth.
While observing others searching for the black market, she also looked for a dilapidated, uninhabited courtyard suitable for trading. Sorry, she lacked the mental energy to identify any uninhabited courtyards; please forgive her for being presumptuous. (≧w≦)
I followed an old lady to the black market, where I bought things for one cent and sold them for two cents. I paid two cents and asked about the prices of other people's goods to get a sense of the market.
She realized she was overthinking things and couldn't sell the grain. The rice and flour in her space were different from what she had now; even the worst quality was of superior quality. She put 20 watches, 2 pheasants, and 2 rabbits into her basket.
Find the guard to take her to the black market boss.
She sold a watch for 158, totaling 3160, but only kept 2500. She used the rest of the money to buy meat and grain coupons, and also took a little of the other coupons.
You can buy all sorts of random things on the black market.
I bought 10 aluminum lunch boxes, 5 ceramic cups, 5 ceramic basins, 10 bars of soap, 10 tubes of toothpaste, 5 boxes of face cream, and 10 boxes of toad oil directly from the gang leader.
Once she left the black market, no one followed her. She changed her clothes and went to a state-run restaurant.
I ordered two servings of braised pork, one vegetable dish, and one braised pork to go. I can't order more than two servings. This braised pork is really delicious, absolutely amazing! I'll definitely pack more to stock up from now on. I love it!
After eating, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some enamelware. She already had 10,000 jin of each of milk candy and fruit candy in her space during the day, so there was no need to buy more. She also bought some pastries and went back.
I'll go back and sleep or read novels. It's just that so many people living in this dilapidated courtyard are so noisy, especially the kids. I don't even want to talk about it, they're all so annoying. Not a single one of them is any good.
No, they're disturbing me. I have to make sure they have a meal of bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork.
Five boys: Help! Please save the children!
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