Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 571 You wore my flowery cotton pants
Tuesday, May 1th.

Zhang Guifang packed the chestnut steamed bread from last night early in the morning, and also brought some extra lotus roots bought yesterday. She also cut the leftover pumpkin from yesterday in half. In the end, she felt it was still not enough, so she packed two more cabbages.

"Mom, these are too many. My mom asked the canteen chef to order some vegetables, which will be delivered today. Let's eat them." Student Wang looked at the full net bag of vegetables and wanted to take some out.

"Don't take it out, just take it all. Fengzhen and Fengzhi are eating over there, so I have to pay for the fixed amounts and the dishes. Besides, I have to prepare something for the teacher, so I have to serve her well." Zhang Guifang grabbed the mouth of the net bag to prevent her daughter-in-law from taking anything out.

"Listen to our mother. We have to go. Fengzhen and Jingying still have to go to class." Tang Zhitong wrapped himself tightly, checked Fengzhi's clothes, took the net bag, and walked out.

After her husband made his decision, Xiao Wang still listened to his advice.

"You go to work. I'll drop Fengzhi and the things off, and then send them both to piano lessons." Xiao Wang said as she looked at her husband who was about to go to Chunshu Hutong.

"No need. I don't have anything to do there. I'll go over in the afternoon. I'll cook two dishes today. We can't ask mom to cook after get off work, right?" Tang Zhitong smiled, turned the bicycle around, stood it up, and carried Fengzhi onto the back seat.

After hearing what Tang Zhitong said, Xiao Wang finally stopped talking.

When they arrived at Chunshu Hutong, Xiao Wang took his two younger sisters to the Conservatory of Music and did not let Tang Zhitong go with them.

This is probably the benefit of having good relationships with people in the workplace. If something happens at home, just tell them and no one will deliberately make things difficult for you.

Of course, it is impossible for Xiao Wang to skip classes every day, so they decided to teach only for the first few days, and then go back to work after his younger brothers and sisters have adapted.

With Tang Zhitong around, Ye Zhijuan felt relieved and left Jingmin to go to the Women's Federation.

Fengzhi didn't expect that her sister would come out as soon as she arrived, and the two sisters met each other.

This was Fengzhi’s first time entering a tube-shaped building. She was curious about everything and felt like her eyes were not enough.

"Come, I'll tell you how to use the things at home." Tang Zhitong first took his sister around, and visited all the other rooms except Ye Zhijuan's bedroom.

Jingmin followed behind with a smile, and when Tang Zhitong finished teaching, he said, "Brother-in-law, can I go out and play for a while?"

"No, you two take out your textbooks, the teacher will be here soon. When the teacher comes, you must respect the teacher and don't act naughty." Tang Zhitong not only did not let Jingmin go, he also set rules that he had to leave a good impression on the teacher!

Jingmin pouted and was very unhappy. Not only could he not play with his friends, but he also had to study with a little girl. How could a real man sit with a girl?

"Fengzhi, don't hit Jingmin later. You need to be good friends." Tang Zhitong was impartial. After instructing his brother-in-law, he also reminded his sister.

"Come on, okay? With her small body, she wants to hit me?" Wang Jingmin smiled contemptuously and stretched out his fist to show that he was very strong.

"Tsk, you're as thin as a mung bean sprout. A strong wind can blow you away. I can beat three people like you by myself!" Feng Zhi was not to be outdone. She pinched her waist with both hands, and her nostrils were almost pointing to the sky.

"Hey, you ignored my words just now, didn't you? You're itching for trouble, aren't you?" Tang Zhitong slapped the table and warned, "Tell you two, I'll cook at noon, and whoever is naughty will go hungry!"

"Oh..." Jingmin was scared when he heard this, but he didn't show weakness: "As long as she doesn't provoke me, I won't hit her."

"Tsk, who cares about you?" Fengzhi looked at Jingmin with contempt, took out textbooks and exercise books from her schoolbag, and prepared to write a little.

"Okay, you two get ready first, I'll go downstairs to take a look, the teacher will be here soon." Tang Zhitong glanced at his watch. This was the first time the teacher came to give a formal lesson at home, so he had to show due courtesy.

As soon as Tang Zhitong came downstairs, Fengzhi started looking at the radio.

She had heard about this thing from others and had also seen it when she visited a classmate's house. Her classmate's mother said it was called a "chatterbox" and that the sound of people talking could be heard coming from it, but Fengzhi had never heard it before.

"Is this a chatterbox?" Fengzhi pointed at the radio and asked Wang Jingmin.

"Hmph!" Wang Jingmin turned his head away and did not respond.

Wang Jingmin hadn't played with his friends for several days. He also wanted to talk to Fengzhi, but as a commander, how could he talk to a girl? So he had to hold it in.

Feng Zhi was annoyed and pouted: "Humph, I'll tell my sister-in-law that you bullied me."

"You're talking nonsense! How could I? Children who lie are the most annoying!" Wang Jingmin couldn't hold it in any longer. He was not afraid of anything except his elder sister's slap, which was a real slap!

Fengzhi rolled up her sleeves and looked at her fist which was as big as an apple. She really wanted to pin the little boy in front of her to the ground and beat him up!

But then he thought, this is my sister-in-law's brother, and he had to give her face, so he endured it, but he didn't spare Wang Jingmin: "Humph, you have worn my flowery cotton pants!"

When Wang Jingmin heard this, he was furious. He was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He exploded and started to hurt each other: "Your handwriting is so ugly!"

"You've worn my flowery cotton pants!" Fengzhi didn't know what shameful thing Jingmin had done, so she just bit the cotton pants and used that to make an issue of it.

"You... you are unreasonable!" Wang Jingmin's face flushed. He really wore Fengzhi's flowery cotton pants for a day. Although the elder sister brought new ones the next day, he had worn them after all. His friends didn't know about it. If it got out...

Wang Jingmin didn't dare to think about it.

"You've worn my flowery cotton pants!" Fengzhi obviously saw that Jingmin was lacking in confidence, so she continued her magic attack.

Wang Jingmin clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let's not talk about this, okay?"

"Then open up, I want to listen." Feng Zhi rolled her eyes and looked at the radio on the table.

"Okay!" Wang Jingmin learned his lesson this time. He didn't dare to sneer at all. He got up quickly and turned on the radio.

The radio was tuned and there was sound when it was turned on.

At present, the radios in Beijing can only receive two legal radio stations, one is China National Radio, and the other is Beijing People’s Radio.

Due to technical limitations, there are not many cities with local radio stations. The source of news for most Chinese people is China National Radio, and the Wang family’s radio is no exception.

The most familiar one is the announcer reporting to the accompaniment of "Singing the Motherland": China National Radio, now is the time for news and newspaper summaries.

Even the Central People's Broadcasting Station does not broadcast all day now, there are breaks in between. Listening to the news on the radio, Wang Jingmin flattered: "The current program is not good. There is "Little Trumpet" in the afternoon. I will turn it on for you then. It's very good!"

"Really?" Fengzhi said in disbelief. This child's attitude changed so quickly!
"As a real man, I stick to my words. Of course it's true!" Wang Jingmin guaranteed with his fist raised.

"Okay then." Feng Zhi was a little reluctant. Although she couldn't understand it, it was magical that a box could actually speak!

Wang Jingmin turned off the radio and drew Fengzhi's attention to himself: "Look, people say that good brothers wear the same pants. Although we can't be good brothers, we have worn the same pants, right? Since we have worn the same pants, we are at least good friends, right?"

"What do you want to say?" Fengzhi looked disgusted, as if she was happy to give him the pants to wear, and she only agreed reluctantly for the sake of her sister-in-law's face?

"Good brothers shouldn't stab you in the back, and neither should good friends. You have to promise not to tell anyone else that I wore flowered cotton pants. In return, I'll take you to listen to "Little Trumpet", every day!" Wang Jingmin knew that Fengzhi would be studying with him at his home for several days, so he offered this in exchange for her confidentiality.

"Okay, I agree." Feng Zhi felt that she could do it. If she told her own people, it wouldn't count as others, right? Besides, she didn't even know the people in this area.

"Then let's pinky promise!" Wang Jingmin finally achieved his goal and stretched out his little finger to Fengzhi.

"We hook our pinky fingers together and stick to it for a hundred years!" The two kids hooked their little fingers together, and the matter was settled.

The pinky promise is very sacred to children, just like the goddess Mazu to the Fujianese. Once a promise is made, they will never go back on it.

When Tang Zhitong brought Gu Kezhan up, he saw his sister and brother-in-law were reviewing the text attentively. He looked pleased and asked the two children to greet the teacher.

After introducing Gu Kezhan, Tang Zhitong had no intention of staying: "You teach first, I'll go to Shichahai for a walk and see if I can catch some fish and have some dishes."

Fishing is fake, sending fish to Tong Wang is real.

There are still the last 90 kilograms of fish. After this batch, the two will be even.

Tang Zhitong rode his bicycle out of the yard of the Women's Federation dormitory, found a mailbox, and posted the letter he wrote yesterday. If luckily, they would receive the letter today.

After dropping the letter, he slowly rode towards Shichahai.

Greed is insatiable. Tong Wang has been thinking about not cutting off the connection with Tang Zhitong since New Year's Day. In his opinion, it is just a matter of money, and he is not short of money anyway.

Last week, Tong Wang pulled his sweet potato roasting stove and wanted to wait at the gate, but he was a step too late. When he opened the gate, a sack of frozen fish was lying quietly in the yard.

Today, Tong Wang learned his lesson and got up early, still riding the same tricycle and still using the same stove.

The gate was open. Tong Wang took a stool and sat directly in the car, leaning against the stove to keep warm, facing the gate, waiting for Tang Zhitong to pass by.

Tang Zhitong turned on the cheat device in advance, and planned to "throw" the sack in to count the balls like last time, but he never expected that there was an NPC squatting at the gate of the yard!

Tang Zhitong cursed in his heart, got off the car, turned it around, and rode to Shichahai. Since you are so willing to wait, then wait for a day. I won’t send you off today!

But not long after he got up, Tang Zhitong stopped again.

If Tong Wang can wait this time, will he wait a second time?

Escape is not a solution, we have to resolve this matter and have a peaceful new year!

After figuring this out, Tang Zhitong got on his bike again and went into the alley.

By the time we came out of the alley, the license plate number on the bicycle's rear wheel fender had been covered with a layer of dust, just enough to make the number barely visible. There was also a sack on the beam, containing the remaining 90 kilograms of seafood.

Arriving outside the gate of Tong Wang's courtyard, Tang Zhitong pretended to have just spotted Tong Wang and said in surprise, "Hey, Master Tong is in a good mood today, basking in the sun here?"

"Oh, my good brother, you made me wait for so long." Tong Wang saw Tang Zhitong, stretched his arms and legs, and staggered down from the tricycle.

Tang Zhitong knew that Tong Wang didn't have any fixed name for him. It all depended on his mood and whether he needed anything from him. It seemed like he wanted to renew the subscription today?

Tang Zhitong pretended not to understand what Tong Wang wanted to say. He parked his bicycle outside the door, picked up the sack and walked in. He threw the sack at the corner so that it could not be seen from the outside. "We are old friends. I keep my word and I will never shortchange Master Tong."

"Look at what you said. Even if I don't trust the old woman at home, I can definitely trust my good brother." Tong Wang said seriously with a stern face.

"Okay, have you weighed it? The final 90 kilograms, no more, no less." Tang Zhitong wanted to ask Tong Wang's good brother if his name was Shunliu, but then he thought that he didn't understand the joke, so he did his job and wanted to get out of it as soon as possible.

"No need to weigh! I trust you. It's very cold outside, why don't you push the car in and let's sit inside to warm up?" Tong Wang invited.

"Thank you for your respect, Second Master. I really want to chat with you, but I also have something to do and have to go back quickly. Second Master, now we are even and we can have a peaceful New Year." After Tang Zhitong said this, he bowed to Tong Wang.

"Oh, don't worry, I just have a little thing to do." Tong Wang didn't waste any words. He closed the door to block the view of passers-by, took out two small yellow croakers from his sleeve and handed them to Tang Zhitong.

"Second Master, don't worry. Given our friendship, can I just sit there and watch you when you have something to do? Just tell me what it is. I believe Second Master won't make it difficult for me. Please bear with me if I can't do it." Tang Zhitong spoke politely, but his attitude was so distant.

"This is not difficult for you, brother. It's just a piece of cake. I would like some more fish to keep them coming until the weather thaws." Tong Wang seemed not to understand Tang Zhitong's implication and directly stated his needs.

"Oh~ my dear Second Master, please don't embarrass me.

I believe you know what happened in the grocery store yesterday.

In this year, I really can't buy any fish.

To tell you the truth, I got the news in advance from my connections, and sent the bulk of the money to you a few times ago.

If you continue to send the same amount as you did at the beginning, I will probably have to refund you the money."

As for complaining, it seemed like he couldn't do it to anyone, and Tang Zhitong refused to give in.

How much money is enough? At what point should you stop making money? Everyone has their own criteria. Anyway, Tang Zhitong feels that at this stage, he has made enough money.

(End of this chapter)