Divination in the 1970s

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Zhang Huanian looked at the sky. It was almost dark, but her daughter hadn't come back yet. She didn't know why her daughter went to the compound. If Xiaoli from the troupe hadn't come over and told her daughter that there would be a performance tomorrow and she must go, she wouldn't have known that her daughter had asked for leave.

She immediately felt something was wrong. What was so attractive about the compound that made her daughter ask for leave to go? She had never seen her daughter do this before.

It took her a lot of thought to get her daughter into the art troupe. No matter what the reason was, she couldn't delay the work of the art troupe.

Her husband hadn't gotten off work yet, and her bicycle was taken away by a lady. They had to take several buses to get to the compound, and some buses were no longer available after that time. She hesitated for a moment and walked to the next door.

"Sister Liu, I have something urgent to do in the compound. Can you lend me your bicycle? I'll be back soon."

Sister Liu was a little confused, "Nianhua, is your bicycle broken? I haven't seen you riding it today."

She was a little reluctant to part with her own bicycle. This was the only bicycle for their family. They were usually very careful, just in case it got scratched.

Zhang Nianhua gritted her teeth secretly. The lady kept causing trouble for her, and she would not stop cleaning it up when she got back. She knew that Sister Liu treasured her bicycle as much as her life, so it would take some effort to borrow it.

"Sister Liu, my daughter rode my bicycle to the compound. I just want to go to the compound to call her back. Didn't you say last time that you wanted to buy some cloth? The supply and marketing cooperative just received a batch of defective cloth. If you don't need cloth coupons, I can help you buy a few feet."

Sister Liu was delighted. The man of the Li family was more promising than her man, and the Nianhua family had connections. It would be beneficial to their family to have a good relationship with them.

Several children in her family have grown up, and the cloth coupons issued every month are not enough. It can be said that it is an unexpected surprise to be able to buy tickets without cloth coupons. Now she can't take care of her baby bicycle.

"Nianhua, we have been neighbors for so long. It is said that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Feel free to use this bicycle if you want."

Zhang Nianhua smiled gratefully, "Thank you very much, Sister Liu. I will return it to you as soon as I am done with it."

Li Yaping picked up the broom and started sweeping the yard. Although she had seen Brother Xie before, they did not stay in Xie's house for too long. She could not keep staring at Brother Xie, so she secretly glanced at him a few times. These few glances were not enough. She wanted to see more.

When Zhang Nianhua pushed the bicycle in, she saw the daughter sweeping the yard. She was really angry and amused. If she remembered correctly, her daughter would not even help a soy sauce bottle when it fell over at home.

She didn't believe that her daughter would become hardworking overnight. It's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature.

"Yaping, come back with me quickly. Xiaoli from the art troupe came and said there will be a performance tomorrow, and asked you to go there tomorrow. Why did you ask for leave when you have nothing to do? You asked for leave after just a short time, and you are not afraid of leaving a bad impression on the leaders. In order for you to enter the art troupe, their family spent money and favors. Don't be stupid."