Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 73 These people can’t marry (please order first)

May 1962, 5, was a very special day, at least for Ma Lili, it was very special!

Ma Lili, a new-age girl who had been brainwashed by her second cousin Zhang Zhaodi and her second cousin Zhang Pandi all night, woke up her cousin Zhang Heping early in the morning.

"I don't want to get married now!"

Listening to the hesitant tone of his eldest cousin Ma Lili, Zhang Heping yawned and asked, "What next?"

"What then?" Ma Lili was stunned. Zhang Zhaodi and the others only asked her to come to her cousin Zhang Heping, saying that he must have a way to prevent her from getting married.

"Think carefully about your future and what kind of life you want!"

After Zhang Heping finished speaking, he quickly got dressed and got up. He ran to the sink and washed his face with water. When he came back, he took a look at the clock and ran out of the courtyard with his slingshot.

Not long after, I saw Zhang Heping running back carrying a little bird.

Then boil the water to remove the feathers, cut the bird meat into cubes, and put it into Laifu's bowl.

By the way, he is no ordinary person!

A few days ago, he didn't want to get meat for some people. In the past two days, he was busy with trivial matters at home and had no time to go out to get it.

The point is, grandpa brought the meat, so he didn’t need to get it.

As school time approached, my eldest cousin Ma Lili approached Zhang Heping again, "I want... to stay in the city like my second aunt!"

Although this tone was still unfirm, it was finally said by Ma Lili herself and not forced on her by Zhang Heping. It was a great improvement and would gradually become a belief that she would stick to in the future.

Ignoring the following of his grandfather Ma Changming, his mother Ma Xiuzhen, and his two sisters, Zhang Heping took his eldest cousin Ma Lili to the middle courtyard, pointed to the east wing on the right and said:

"This is the Jia family. There are two widows, one old and one young. They both have rural registered permanent residence and have lived in the city for many years. However, their sons have all become urban registered permanent residents!"

Under the suspicious gazes of others in the courtyard, Zhang Heping pulled his eldest cousin to the backyard, pointed to the Liu family in the east wing in front, and said:

"That is the home of Liu Haizhong, a level 7 blacksmith. Liu Haizhong's monthly salary is more than 85 yuan. He is an uneducated official fan. He has three sons at home, and the whole family is inexplicably proud."

"As their daughter-in-law, as long as you say more flattering words, you can gain a foothold in his family. However, they are too proud to look down on country girls."

"The small penthouse on the left side of Liu's house, with only a door and no windows, was our family's home before." Zhang Heping said, pointing to Zhang Cuishan who was looking at him blankly by the sink in the backyard, and said mercilessly:

"The guy who washed his face was my cousin Zhang Cuishan. I helped him work as a security guard at my father's steel rolling mill, helped him settle in the city, and taught him to save his wages with his grandma so that he could marry a wife in the city."

"As a result, this fool gave most of his salary to his father after being threatened by his mother who was far away in the country to sever the relationship, leaving only 5 yuan and food stamps for himself."

"The key is that his second brother is a thief. He and his father stole all their money and notes the day before yesterday! Do you think a city man like this, from this kind of family, can marry?"

Ma Lili was stared closely at by her cousin Zhang Heping on the left, and she hurriedly shook her head and replied, "No!"

Zhang Heping patted his eldest cousin on the left shoulder with satisfaction, turned her to the left, pointed to the nearby west wing, and said:

"This is the Xu family. Both father and son are projectionists. After going to the countryside to show a movie..."

Zhang Heping glanced around, only that fool Zhang Cuishan was approaching, so he leaned into Ma Lili's ear and whispered, "Go through the widow's door often."

"You definitely can't marry this kind of person, right!" Zhang Heping turned around and took away his astonished cousin and returned to the middle courtyard.

Zhang Cuishan quickly followed and asked Ma Xiuzhen, "Third Aunt, what are you doing?"

Ma Xiuzhen responded casually, "It's okay. The mistress will show his cousin the way."

"The main room on the left belongs to the He family, the man who went out in front; his nickname is Silly Zhu. His father abandoned him and his sister a few years ago and ran away with the widow. Silly Zhu had a bad reputation, 27 I still haven’t found a serious partner at this age.”

Zhang Heping pointed at the two people who had just walked out of the second door and whispered: "The woman on the left of Silly Zhu is the little widow of the Jia family. Can a man like this get mixed up with a widow marry?"

The eldest cousin Ma Lili shook her head hurriedly, looked at the Jia family in the east wing on the left, and asked in a low voice: "Why is that old woman staring at us?" "That old godly woman is the old widow of the Jia family!" Zhang Heping said without concealment: "They The family doesn’t deal with our family, so when you fight with her, you don’t have to hold back. If you can’t win, just go home and call someone.”

"Fight?" Ma Lili looked at Jia Zhang with confusion, her big round eyes seemed to be scanning and assessing the opponent's fighting strength.

Back in the front yard, Zhang Heping greeted Yan Bugui, the third uncle who was about to push his bicycle out, then returned to his door and said to his eldest cousin Ma Lili:

"The man who just left the west wing opposite the door is a primary school teacher. He usually likes to scheme with people."

"He has three sons and one daughter; the eldest, Yan Jiecheng, is 18 years old and a coward who cannot stand up to the wall."

"As a daughter-in-law of this kind of family, you have to be careful of being plotted by your father-in-law and mother-in-law. You have to live a rough life and live in a small place. The key is that his family doesn't want a daughter-in-law from the countryside."

"Okay, I'm going to introduce you so much to make you mentally prepared in advance. It's not that easy to marry into the city and marry into a good family."

"The question is, before you get married, what are you doing in the city? Can you do anything to make money?" After Zhang Heping finished speaking, he entered the east wing and ran away with something in his arms like a thief.

Then, I heard my mother, Ma Xiuzhen, roaring from behind, "Zhang Xiaosan, why did you bring that bastard to school?"

Dog Training: Proficient (11%).

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Ma Changming and his granddaughter Ma Lili sat at the small coffee table outside the door, listening to the sound of the radio, watching the people coming in and out of the courtyard, and quietly discussing Ma Lili's future.

After school at noon, Zhang Heping came back with Laifu and a little bird in his arms.

Ma Changming discussed with his second daughter, Ma Xiuzhen, who had just returned, for a while, and then turned his attention to Zhang Heping, who was making dog food.

During lunch, everyone asked Zhang Heping what his eldest cousin Ma Lili could do if she stayed in the city. Zhang Heping did not answer and went to tinker with the remaining bamboo after dinner.

Zhang Heping's unusual silence lasted until noon the next day.

After the meal, Zhang Heping asked his family to put the sewing machine outside next to the veteran shoe stall, and then moved the high-legged long bamboo table he had knitted out to use as a tool table.

There are also a bunch of bamboo hangers hanging with hemp ropes, and a pile of small green cloth pieces cut at home.

The rest of the cloth was hidden in the big cabinet next to the kang. It would be too ostentatious to take it outside the door.

With his family watching thoughtfully, Zhang Heping sat down in front of the sewing machine next to the shoe stall and began sewing green military uniforms, attracting many passers-by to watch.

Before going to school in the afternoon, Zhang Heping finished piecing together the green military uniform top. Then he asked Ma Lili to sit in front of the sewing machine and sew buttons and buttonholes on the uniform. She was not allowed to talk to outsiders.

When he came back from school in the afternoon, Zhang Heping checked the buttons and buttonholes that Ma Lili had sewn, and then asked his eldest cousin to tie the bamboo clothes hanger hanging with a string of hemp rope to the bamboo pole beam above his head.

Then, hang the green uniform on one of the hangers to show it to outsiders.

Then, Zhang Heping began to sew green military trousers.

The trousers are relatively simple. Since there is no elastic band, Zhang Heping sewed an extra layer on the waistband and threaded a thin string through the layer to serve as a belt.

Let Ma Lili sew on the buttons and buttonholes on the waistband, and a pair of green military trousers is ready.

Then he asked his eldest cousin Ma Lili to go back to the left room and put on a white shirt, green military uniform, and straw sandals. After showing for a while, Zhang Heping called on everyone to close the stall.

During dinner, Ma Lili, encouraged by her grandfather, second aunt, and cousin, brought a glass of water to Zhang Heping and asked hopefully:

"Cousin, I want to learn tailoring from you, can you be my master?"

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　Happy New Year to all the readers!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)