Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 512 Chapter 511 Foreshadowing
The moon crescents over Kyushu, and some families are happy and some are sad.

Other families have a happy winter solstice, but Yan Xiongfei's family is in chaos.

Ever since Wang Huiru went to the countryside to do field work, Yan Xiongfei's arduous march began.

Every morning, she dresses the younger one, washes his face, and then serves the two children meals. Yan Ningning goes to school by herself, and Yan Xiongfei sends the younger one to the Yuhong class before going to work.

After get off work, I have to pick up the little one back home. The most difficult time is at night. The little one screams and cries for his mother. I can’t hit or scold him, I can only coax him.

Today is the Winter Solstice, and other families are eating dumplings. Smelling the fragrance coming from the neighbor's house, the two children became even more noisy.

Fortunately, the neighbors get along well with each other on weekdays. The neighbors are grateful for Wang Huiru's kindness, and they also know that Dr. Wang has not been at home recently, so every household sent dumplings to the Yan family.

The fillings are all similar, and each family doesn’t send much, but a little adds up and is enough for two children to have a full meal.

Yan Xiongfei only has some time for himself after coaxing the child to sleep. At this time, he still has to do laundry, sweep the floor, etc. No matter what he does, he will think of Wang Huiru and deeply feel how difficult it is for his wife.

Wang Huiru would come back every weekend to stay overnight and cook for the three of them. Whenever this happened, Yan Xiongfei would accompany her carefully, no longer the hands-off boss he used to be.

Yan Xiongfei smoked a cigarette and looked at the calendar, calculating the day when his wife would finish her squatting. If he could hold on for another ten days or so, this life that felt like a year would be over.

Yan Xiongfei was furious in his heart. He had had enough of this kind of life where he had to be both a father and a mother. He never wanted to experience it again.

Wednesday, September 12th.

When Tang Zhitong arrived at the escort office in the afternoon, Fang Yuan called him over: "Old He just gave a notice that there will be a drill around New Year's Day. You can join us then."

"Okay. A temporary addition?" Tang Zhitong agreed readily, but was also a little puzzled.

Escorts are under dual management and practice shooting twice a year, but most of the time it is scheduled in spring and autumn, when it is neither too cold nor too hot and people don't have to wear much. After the shooting, they can just take a shower and be clean. Temporary shooting like this in winter, or even a drill, is rare.

"Well, the project is different from before. This time, there are three defenses, biological and chemical." Fang Yuan said, then he stood up and took out a book from the cabinet next to him and handed it to Tang Zhitong: "Here, you haven't participated in formal training from beginning to end, so take a look at this book first, so that you won't be at a loss when the time comes."

"Thank you, Brother Yuan. I'll buy a copy myself when I pass by Xinhua Bookstore tomorrow." Tang Zhitong took it and took a look. Wow, it was the famous "Militia Military Training Manual", published in March 59, priced at 3 cents.

"Why spend that money? This is given by the company. There's no use for me to keep it. Just take it and look at it." Fang Yuan shook his head. His salary increased, but he still felt it was not enough. Even the quality of the cigarettes he smoked had dropped.

"That's fine, I'll return it after I finish reading it." Tang Zhitong did not insist, but he was planning to buy another one to complete the three essential books for time travelers.

The "Barefoot Doctor Manual" and the "Militia Military Training Manual" have already been published, but the "Friends of Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents" will have to wait another 20 years, which is a little long.

After returning to the office, Tang Zhitong first dealt with the work at hand. After finishing, he poured himself a glass of water and opened the "Militia Military Training Manual" to read.

This book is not thick, with only 108 pages, but the print run is 20 copies, and there will be more additions and reprints in the future.

Tang Zhitong watched with great interest. This was his weak point as he had never been exposed to this before.

Although this book has only a few pages, its content is very detailed, including combat preparation, combat actions, combat service, night education, marching accommodation, annihilation of airborne agents, shooting principles, and protection against atomic and chemical weapons.

If this were placed in Africa, it would be a true treasure book. Even if it were placed in China, it would increase the existence of martial virtues and effectively boost the momentum of demonstrating martial virtues after the wind rises.

When it comes to protection against atomic and chemical weapons, many people feel that it is far away from them, but in fact it is not that far away.

In chronological order, the first one is Unit 731 in the little notebook, which is also the most hated. Then during the War of Liberation and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, both the Bald and Ugly Countries used chemical weapons against our army. Later, it was said to be various pneumonias and Ebola.

In view of practical needs, our party began to train "chemical soldiers" before liberation.

The military Chemical Corps School was established in November 1950, located in Jiangjin County, Sichuan.

On January 1956, 1, the Military Chemical Defense Department was formally established in Sijiucheng. Note that it is "defense" which means preventive defense.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhitong remembered a set of Myrtle files that were later declassified. In June 1956, they prepared a document called "Requirements for Atomic Bomb Research in 6". In the document of more than 1959 pages, they evaluated the "nuclear war that is very likely to occur three years later (that is, in 800)" and gave a detailed combat plan.

This document lists as many as 1200 nuclear strike targets, and even specifies in detail the specific locations where nuclear weapons will be dropped, so as to take preemptive action in a possible war.

117 cities in China were listed as targets and designated as atomic bomb sites, totaling about 870 cities.

Tang Zhitong felt that these two times were not a coincidence, because we had a senior there named Jin. What was sad was that he was betrayed by a traitor in the 80s and ended his life with his strong willpower and a black plastic bag.

This traitor is currently just a child of about the same age as Fengzhi, but he lives in Shijia Hutong and has a prominent family background. He belongs to a famous and prestigious family, and his family has branches all over the world and is very powerful.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, we have always been shrouded in the shadow of "nuclear blackmail". When our relations with the North were good, we had the protection of the Big Brother. Now that the talks have broken down, we have to take preventive measures.

Not only were the three defense drills being conducted, but the subway was also put on the agenda at this time. The first batch included three cities: Sijiucheng, Huxian, and Shenyang.

When it was time to get off work, Tang Zhitong waited for Ma Wei to leave first, marked the place with a simple bookmark, packed up his things, turned off the lights and went out.

They still brought the corn home under the cover of night and poured it into a jar. Tang Zhitong pulled Zhang Guifang outside the door, fearing that Fengzhi would hear their conversation.

"Mom, the day after tomorrow is Wenwen's birthday. I was thinking, this is the first time she's celebrating her birthday after getting married, how about we improve our lives and move it forward this week?" Tang Zhitong chose his words carefully and laid the groundwork for planning to celebrate Xiao Wang's birthday.

The reason why it is considered is that nowadays ordinary people seldom celebrate birthdays, and the Tang family is no exception. At most, they would eat a bowl of noodles with a poached egg on the birthday, and then the matter would be over.

"Okay, then I'll go and queue up to buy meat the day after tomorrow, and buy a few more meat coupons." Zhang Guifang didn't think too much, but felt that it was right to celebrate her daughter-in-law's birthday. Considering her daughter-in-law's family conditions, she must have celebrated every year when she was at her parents' home, and it shouldn't be worse than before after she got married, right? "Don't go, I have connections, don't worry about the vegetables and meat, I'll take care of it, you can steam buns or steam rice when the time comes, you don't have to do anything else." Tang Zhitong hurriedly spoke out to stop her. A meat coupon weighed only one and a half taels, and there were only four or five left this month, and the next month's coupons would be issued tomorrow. Tang Zhitong was afraid that her mother would buy too much at once, so she gave her a shot in advance today.

"Well... okay." Zhang Guifang agreed.

"Okay, I'll go cook." Tang Zhitong went into the house happily after seeing his mother agreed.

Tang Zhitong plans to have four dishes the day after tomorrow night.

If it was last year, it would be very easy to prepare four dishes. Even in the first half of this year, it was not difficult to prepare four dishes. You could even prepare all meat dishes. But it was not possible in the second half of this year.

Not only is it not possible in the second half of this year, but for a long time from now on, four dishes will be the highest honor.

After dinner, Tang Zhitong studied English with Fengzhen for about ten minutes. He then lit the stove in the side room but did not start learning Russian immediately: "Hey, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."

"Where are you going in the middle of the night?" Xiao Wang asked, but he took out the flashlight that came with her as a dowry from the closet and handed the handle to Tang Zhitong.

"Hey, I'm going to the jade factory. I haven't been there for a while." Tang Zhitong took the flashlight, rubbed it on Xiao Wang's face, and said.

"It's very cold outside, put on your hat and scarf, and come back quickly." Xiao Wang was helpless. Are some stone scraps so fun? Is it more fun than learning a foreign language? But what can she do? Of course, she spoils him!
"Don't worry, it will only take half an hour, I will be back." Tang Zhitong put on his hat, let Xiao Wang tie a scarf around him, and went out.

Tang Zhitong came to the jade factory, knocked on the door, and after the gatekeeper opened the door, he handed him a cigarette with a smile.

"You haven't been here for a while, and I thought you had learned it." There are not many entertainment activities these days. Although I sleep little, I go to bed very early. Lying down can save some food, right?
"Oh, thank you for the compliment. It's still a long way for me to become a master. I've been busy with a lot of things at work recently and haven't had the time to do anything." Tang Zhitong struck a match and lit it for the old man.

"Okay, okay, work should be the priority. Come in quickly. If you feel cold outside, come to my room and warm up first." The old man took a puff of his cigarette and urged.

"Okay, thank you uncle! You take a rest first, I'll go over to take a look." Tang Zhitong smiled and nodded to the uncle, and came to the corner where the scraps were piled.

The reason why Tang Zhitong comes here again and again is that the technology is limited these days. Some products are difficult to process due to their shapes and do not meet the masters' ideas, so they are processed manually.

The ingredients are really good, but the size is not big.

This is because the tools are not suitable. If these scraps were taken to the jade market in a few decades, it is estimated that there would be a fierce competition for them.

The jade materials nowadays are of good quality. If they are good, they are good. But in the future jade market, what you buy at a high price may not be jade. It may be marble, glass, or even acid-washed stone...

This is exactly in line with Odebiao’s famous saying: If you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose your conscience, you can earn more!
As someone who had been exploited, Tang Zhitong knew the pain and wanted to keep his conscience and not go along with them.

But he himself estimated that this was all. There are many things that are beyond human control.

Just like the little boy in the alley, who complained a while ago that his parents couldn't get food and he couldn't eat enough, I guess when he grows up and his parents pass away, he will start to miss the days when his parents sheltered him from the wind and rain.

People are so strange.

Tang Zhitong picked out some scraps of better quality, stood up and said goodbye to the old man, then went home leisurely. There was a Russian teacher waiting for him at home.

When Tang Zhitong got home, his Russian teacher was writing quickly at his desk.

"Are you back?" When Xiao Wang heard the noise, he turned around and smiled.

"Well, is Teacher Wang writing the lesson plan?" Tang Zhitong hung up his hat and scarf and joked.

"Hmph, do I need to write a lesson plan to teach you? What I have in my head is more than enough to teach you." Student Xiao Wang said arrogantly.

"What are you doing?" Tang Zhitong came forward curiously.

"I'm writing a reply to Qingqing. Don't peek." Student Xiao Wang used his arm to protect the letter to prevent Tang Zhitong from reading it.

"How could I be peeking? I was looking openly, haha. If I didn't trust you, I would have thought you were writing a love letter to someone else." Although he said this, Tang Zhitong tactfully walked to the stove and sat down, adding a few firewood into the furnace.

"Hate it~ Some little secrets between girls are not suitable for you to know." Perhaps because he felt that his tone was a bit stiff, Xiao Wang stood up and came to the stove, hugged Tang Zhitong from behind, and said gently: "Don't look, okay?"

"Okay, okay, I won't watch it." Tang Zhitong patted Xiao Wang's hand and asked, "That Du Yanqing was admitted to Tsinghua University, right?"

"Well, among our group in the Department of Water Conservancy of Tsinghua University, she is the most promising one." Student Xiao Wang said with pride.

"Wow, this is a popular major. It will be popular for the next 20 years." Although water conservancy projects began to be built in the past few years, Tang Zhitong felt that most of them were experimental in nature. In the next decade or so, there will be a boom in the construction of reservoirs and canals in China, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent increase in agricultural production. Many of these water conservancy projects will continue to serve and will not lose their function due to the dissolution of the commune.

"Look at what you said. Which major is not popular now? You take a break first. I will finish it in five minutes." Student Xiao Wang rubbed her head against her husband's ear, and then ran back to write the letter.

Tang Zhitong looked at her little daughter's posture and smiled. Her heart softened immediately and she boiled a pot of water.

The letter was quickly written. Xiao Wang stuffed it into an envelope, filled in the address, and prepared to teach her husband Russian.

Tang Zhitong is studious and is not averse to learning Russian, but if the teacher is strict, the process will be painful. The tongue flicking is really ecstatic, and if you practice for a while, the root of your tongue will hurt.

I have been eating a little more recently, and after learning Russian, I still have some reserved items. The couple discussed and demonstrated the relationship between the hemisphere, gravity, and expansion through massage techniques. In the end, no one could convince the other because the specific effect still needs to be observed and verified.

(End of this chapter)