This remark made Zhao Tianhe somewhat embarrassed, "Now that my little sister has been staying at home all the time without even leaving the house, it might be better for her to go and have a look in the Capital City..."
His own marriage was delayed because of his little sister, he didn’t say anything, but the little sister blamed herself.
Although many of the Educated Youths returned to the cities, there were quite a few divorces.
But in these divorced families, it’s really difficult for siblings to mention kinship.
He then thought of Third Brother, who knew last year as soon as he left home that big cities had opened up, allowing individuals to operate businesses.
If his little sister went with him to the Capital City, whatever the situation, Third Brother could find a job for her.
The little sister had been reading the books given by her sister-in-law, learning tailoring. If worse came to worst, she could find an apprenticeship at a tailoring shop in the Capital City.
This was definitely better than constantly facing the oppression from her elder sister-in-law at home.
What could Captain Zhao say? Even before the reform policies were implemented, Laosan was already engaged in speculative dealings in secret, albeit under the guise of his wife’s family mailing parcels. Nonetheless, he, as a father, knew what he should know.
Moreover, now his whole family was studying in the Capital City. Even though the school provided some subsidies, with two younger ones there, they must rent a house, and their monthly expenses were not small, so they had to do something to make money.
"Do your parents agree?"
Zhao Tianhe forced a smile, "My mother trusts my sister-in-law. As long as I say that my sister-in-law can find a job for my little sister in the Capital City, my mother is willing to let my little sister go with me to the Capital City."
"What kind of job can she find for your little sister?"
"I think my sister-in-law can manage it."
Where would Captain Zhao not know that his nephew had come to him for a letter of introduction?
The journey was somewhat long, so he issued them a letter of introduction valid for one month.
However, before they left, he asked him to bring twenty kilograms of new rice.
Even Little Aunt Zhao packed quite a few things—they couldn’t go to bother their nephew and his wife in the Capital City empty-handed.
"Da Li, are you going to the Capital City?"
Still, Cao Dali asked his wife for her opinion.
Cao Dali’s wife, Zhang Lanhua, learned that her husband was going to the Capital City.
She also planned to go to the Capital City with him.
"Brother Da Li, can I come with you to the Capital City?"
She knew her husband was going to the Capital City to earn money, but she also wanted to go with him.
They had discussed before they married that they would separate from his family afterward.
"Alright, we’ll separate first," Cao Dali replied, knowing this point well.
He was married now, and when he went out and worked hard to earn money, he did not want to share it with his brother and sister-in-law.
"Brother Da Li, let me speak," Zhang Lanhua had negotiated with her in-laws before she married about separating from the family.
Back then, the Cao family was really an awkward presence in the team.
Because Li Cuixia marrying a worker and having a son got around to the Zhao Family Village Team.
Many people paid attention to the Cao family’s affairs.
This indeed infuriated Mrs. Cao.
So, she engaged a matchmaker to find Zhang Lanhua quickly.
The Cao family had separated, but Cao Dali’s brother and sister-in-law had some objections, knowing their younger brother-in-law was going out to earn money.
But objecting was useless because Zhang Lanhua made it clear before she entered the door what was agreed upon.
They kept that house locked for now, planning to build another house upon their return.
"Mother, I’m going to the Capital City with Brother Da Li, and I’ll bring back some local specialties from there to show my filial piety," she said.
Zhang Lanhua was still favored at home, and if it hadn’t been for a poor harvest this year, perhaps she might have stayed home longer.
However, the Zhang family also learned that Cao Dali had earned money the previous year when he went out.
After their marriage, Cao Dali didn’t hand over all his earnings, but he did give Zhang Lanhua two hundred.