Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 8, Settling into a New Home

According to incomplete statistics, the average height of people in my country in the 1950s was 163 cm.

In later generations, the average height increased to 169.7 cm.

Even so, when Zhao Mancang saw a little girl who claimed to be fourteen years old but was actually only about 1.2 meters tall, he was indeed surprised for a while.

"Brother Zhao, are you going to live here from now on?"

By the time Zhao Mancang reacted, the little girl had already asked again.

After some communication, Zhao Mancang learned that the other person's name was Mei Chunyan. He had met her before, but he didn't know her personally. However, he knew her.

Mei Chunyan took the initiative to offer to help him clean up the house, but he declined.

Zhao Mancang, who had just arrived, did not want to trouble others because he did not know what kind of people his neighbors were.

No. 5, Yongheng Hutong, the Huang family’s backyard.

Huang Xiufen was still making plans at this time and gave her father a plan: get Zhao Mancang drunk and make him sleep with her eldest sister tonight.

As long as they have sex, even if they get divorced, it is a de facto marriage and he can't escape.

You know what, this plan is pretty good. It can be said that it is exactly what Huang Dechang wants. After all, he likes to drink.

But the only problem is that you need to buy wine.

"That's easy. I'll go get the money from my elder sister!"

"What about the ticket?"

It was 1958, and the unified purchase and sale policy had already been implemented. Without a ticket, you couldn't buy any alcohol at all.

"It's even easier. Just borrow it from Old Man Wu in the Intermediate Court."

Huang Dechang immediately slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "What are you waiting for? Go now!"

After the plan was finalized, the Huang family immediately got rid of their previous gloom and became much more excited.

Just when Huang Xiufen, Huang Xiuchun and Huang Yuanxing brought back two pounds of dried melon wine and half a pound of cooked pork head from the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Mancang also happened to come back.

He came back here to get his clothes, quilts and other personal belongings. Although there were not many, these were all his belongings.

"Brother-in-law Zhao, you're back. Come and have a drink. We bought some wine." Huang Xiufen was really desperate. In order to continue to squeeze Zhao Mancang, she forced a smile and said:
"We know we treated you badly in the past, and now you're divorced from my sister. We always say it's best to part ways amicably. Please stay and give us a chance to make amends."

As she spoke, Huang Xiufen had already placed the wine and food in her hand on the table, and at the same time walked forward to pull Zhao Mancang over to sit down and drink.

On that familiar dining table, there was wine, pork head, and peanuts, and everything looked normal.

Huang Dechang slapped the youngest Huang Xiumei who was greedy and wanted to reach out to eat the meat, and scolded the fourth child to take his sister away. Then he poured wine and diligently helped to persuade Zhao Mancang.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!

Even if the system hadn't popped up those malicious prompts, Zhao Mancang could have guessed that the Huang family must be up to something else.

So how could he possibly sit down and drink?

"I'm sorry, I don't have anything to discuss with you. I just came back to get my things and will leave after I'm done. From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

Zhao Mancang shook off Huang Xiufen's hand expressionlessly and went back to his room to pack his luggage regardless of the Huang family's persuasion.

What's funny is that he only has two sets of work clothes given by the steel factory three years ago, which have been washed so hard that they have turned white, and he has no winter clothes.

why?
Because it was taken away by my brother-in-law. I had to go to work in the steel factory in winter and had to endure it.

The steel plant produces two sets of work uniforms every year, one set for winter and one set for summer.

And all these clothes were divided up by the Huang family.

Zhao Mancang’s salary is quite high, but cloth coupons are so rare, how can they be easily obtained?
Huang Xiuling is a college student, so her family did not dare to go to the Pigeon Market to exchange things, for fear of causing trouble for Huang Xiuling.

Therefore, the Huang family was in short supply of clothes.

Now that they were divorced, Zhao Mancang went straight to his brother-in-law's bed and took away the clothes that originally belonged to him. "Why did you take my clothes?"

Seeing Zhao Mancang's actions, Huang Yuanxing immediately became angry.

Zhao Mancang took the clothes in his hand without any expression and pushed the other person away: "This is my clothes!"

Even though I was penetrated by the other party, I can't care about that now.

As for the pots, pans, and utensils, Zhao Mancang only took the bowls and chopsticks, and there was only one pot, so he couldn't compete with the Huang family at all.

Half an hour later, amid the wailing of the Huang family, Zhao Mancang carried his luggage and left No. 5 Yard, Yongheng Hutong.

From now on, I will never see these people and things from the past again!

When walking towards Huguo Temple, Zhao Mancang could feel that his steps had become much lighter.

When he returned to the Eighteenth Courtyard of Huguo Temple, he saw Mei Chunyan carrying a wooden bucket and a loofah that she had found from somewhere, cleaning the doors and windows of his house.

"Brother Zhao, you're back. I saw your house was really dirty, so I helped you clean it. This window is the only thing left, and it will be finished soon."

Mei Chunyan's small body is full of kindness.

"Thank you!"

Zhao Mancang felt a little upset. They were also human beings, and he had been with Huang Xiuling and Huang Xiufen for eight years, but they had never moved him.

But Mei Chunyan, who was still a stranger, was very proactive in helping.

The gap between people is really huge.

Perhaps the reason why Mei Chunyan took the initiative to reach out was because Zhao Mancang had given her a ride in a bullock cart once before.

But what about Huang Xiuling?

In the past, Zhao Mancang was very kind to her, but he was not kind to his brother.

"Hehe!" Mei Chunyan just smiled foolishly, but her hands never stopped moving.

Because of Mei Chunyan's self-initiative, Zhao Mancang no longer needs to clean his new home himself.

The two rooms are more than 30 square meters, which are neither big nor small.

The house was already empty, and even if Zhao Mancang brought his luggage, it would still be empty.

Many things need to be purchased, but you also need to do it within your means.

There was still six yuan and thirty cents left in his pocket. He had borrowed this money from Li Baoguo yesterday because the original owner had no money at all.

As soon as I received my monthly salary, I would immediately hand it over to Huang Xiuling.

Only at this time would Huang Xiuling be gentle to him.

But if you want to touch her, no way!
Zhao Mancang went to a thrift store and spent 80 cents to buy four long benches, a square table and a bed board.

They are all second-hand goods, you can just take them home, wash them and use them.

If it were newly made, eighty cents would probably only buy two benches.

He could only carry these things back by himself.

At twenty-four, my body is young enough, unlike the frail body in sub-healthy state in my previous life, which is better not to be mentioned.

It took a whole morning to complete the divorce, settle in the new home and other tasks. Zhao Mancang felt that his efficiency was extremely high.

When he came back again, he was holding ten steamed buns in his hand and gave two of them to Mei Chunyan.

The latter was stunned.

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(End of this chapter)