Accidentally Born in the ‘60s:

In the early morning of the next day, the old Li family got up early. Osmanthus cut a piece of pork belly, fried a large bowl of meat sauce for Mingdong, put it in a canning jar, and cleaned the cakes that were steamed yesterday afternoon. The furoshiki wraps well.

After breakfast, Mrs. Li took a puff of cigarettes and instructed Mingdong: "When you arrive in Bingcheng, remember to write letters home from time to time. If you have any business, go to your fourth uncle. If he doesn't care about you, you come back with me. Say, I'll kill him with a cigarette pot."

Ming Dong couldn't help laughing. He stood in front of Mrs. Li, with a slightly thin and straight body: "Nah, I'm an adult now. There are teachers and classmates in the school, so what's the big deal? If something really happens, there is still milk at home, I will write a letter and ask the milk to advise me."

"Okay!" Mrs. Li was smoking a cigarette bag and grinning happily: "My eldest grandson is also an adult, and you should learn to be the master in the future." She glanced at Osmanthus, who was standing beside her with reddish eyes. , Mrs. Li got off the kang, put on her shoes and walked out: "Okay, I'll go see Zhen Zhen, you two should talk too, don't delay to catch the train."

Ming Dong glanced at the figure of Mrs. Li disappearing at the door, and then turned to look at Gui Hua standing in front of him, a complex emotion flashed on his face: "You should stay at home for a few more days after you go home today. , it is rare to go back twice a year.”

A hint of shyness flashed on Osmanthus' face. She touched the braided plait hanging on her chest and lowered her head and said softly, "Just go home and have a look, and you can't stay too long. I can't be without me at home and abroad." /

"Actually, if you want to go home, you can tell me." Li Mingdong looked at her with a hint of urgency: "It's not that time ten years ago, you can go home anytime."

It seems that she didn't understand what Li Mingdong said. Osmanthus still maintained a shy attitude, and a touch of pink flew on her face: "But this is my home. I got married when I was a child, didn't I?" She raised her head and looked at Ming Dong, her eyes full of admiration: "Brother Ming Dong, don't worry, go to study, I will take care of you at home, I will wait for you to come home."

In such a conservative age, Osmanthus' words were warm and straightforward. Ming Dong involuntarily took two steps back with a look of fear on his face. I felt my throat was dry and hot, and I couldn't help swallowing.

The two looked at each other, Osmanthus stared at Ming Dong with big eyes, and stared straight into his eyes without hesitation. Ming Dong couldn't help but dodge under such fiery gaze, and then turned around in embarrassment. Overhead: "I have to go."

Osmanthus was a little disappointed, but when Ming Dong turned around, she put on a familiar and gentle smile: "I'll help you get something."

Mingdong carried the already rolled up bedding on his back and touched the money sewn into the clothes before he safely picked up the big bag containing the clothes and books. Osmanthus followed behind with a basket containing dry food, meat sauce, and pickles, like a virtuous little daughter-in-law.

The two walked to the door, and Li Mingdong went to the east room to say goodbye to Mrs. Li, Li Muwu, and Wang Sufen. Mingdong has been studying in Yidong since he was in high school. He has spent a lot of time away from home. The Li family is used to it, because it is not so sad. Li Muwu looked at his son, who was about the same height as him, but smiled honestly: "Listen to the teacher over there, study hard, and don't fight with your classmates." Wang Sufen hugged Zhen Zhen and said, "Don't stay up late at night, in winter. Dress warmly, and write a letter when you are short of things, and I will ask your father to send it by mail."

Mr. Li glanced at Osmanthus who was following Ming Dong, and thought about the marriage of the two children at the end of the year, but now it is difficult to say in front of the two children, and Mrs. Li thought about turning back Discuss with Wang Sufen what to do.

Mingxi came in from outside, took the big burden from Mingdong's hand and carried it on his back, turned his head and said hello to Mrs. Li: "Mother, then I'm going to see my brother?"

"Go!" Mrs. Li waved her hand: "Osmanthus can be delivered to the door, and you will have to go back to your parents' house later."

Osmanthus answered, but still sent it out for a long time. It was not until Mingdong urged him again and again that he handed him the basket in his hand and watched the two figures disappear from sight before turning back three steps.

At home, Li Muwu put the meat to be delivered to Yuezhang's house on the cart, and placed two small wooden stools, which were prepared for Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen.

Mrs. Li went to the kitchen, put the lard boiled with sweet-scented osmanthus in the cabinet, and put two bowls of oil zila out, and put the rest in the cabinet and locked it. Ming Nan and Ming Bei were standing at the door of the kitchen, watching him lock things in the cupboard in the same way, and couldn't help crying: "What are we going to eat for lunch?"

"Don't we leave you two bowls of oily pie? There are cabbage and pork vermicelli left over from last night, and there are a few pieces of big bones left, which is not enough for the two of you?" It is even more swift, and the kitchen has been cleaned up in a blink of an eye: "This life is about long-term flow, how can you eat all the good things at one time? That's why the prodigal family can't live, I tell you, the days at home are over. No shit, who do you think has meat and fish like ours?"

Mingbei flattened his mouth, trying to gain some more benefits for himself: "Then there is no sugar on top of the oil!"

Old Mrs. Li glanced at him and saw how greedy he was about to cry. She had to open the cupboard again, took out the sugar bag, carefully spread it in the bowl, and quickly put it back and locked it. Now white sugar is also in short supply, and Mingnan and Mingbei don't want much, as long as they can taste a little sugar.

Old Mrs. Li locked the door, straightened her clothes, and instructed again: "The meat in our house is kept in iron buckets and frozen in a large water tank, and there is still corn on the ground in the back, you guys. You can lock the door when you go in and out, and don't let anyone touch it."

Ming Bei's mouth was full of oil, and he waved his hand without raising his head: "Don't worry, milk, even if I lose the meat, I won't lose it!"

Mrs. Li was instantly happy: "Yes, I have ambition."

Outside, Li Muwu had already prepared the carriage. Wang Sufen came out of the east room with Zhen Zhen, a kettle, a quilt and a small bag of wild fruits in his hand. When Mrs. Li heard the news, she hurried over to pick up the things: "I'll take these. Just do it, you can take care of Zhen Zhen and don't drop her."

Mr. Li walked to the door babblingly, and while closing her own door, she did not forget to shout inside: "Come out and plug in the door!"

Mingnan put down the bowl and hurried out. Mrs. Li wanted to give another order, but Mingnan put his hands together and quickly locked the door with the bolt.

"This stinky brat got on quickly again at this time." Mrs. Li muttered as she walked to the carriage with her little feet, and got on the carriage with Li Muwu's hand.

This is the first time for Zhen Zhen to go out for a visit when she has grown up so big. She sat in Wang Sufen's arms and looked at the surrounding scenery with a pair of eyes curiously. I grew up in a city in my last life, and I am familiar with high-rise buildings with reinforced concrete, even if I sometimes go to some farmhouses or the most beautiful rural tourism, it is also a row of neat houses and a wide and neat asphalt road, like this authentic countryside. It was the first time she saw the scene.

The carriage was running on the narrow road, with the continuous red pine hills on one side and the flat and low earthen houses on the other. The gates of the courtyards were all open without exception. some dishes, and some hurried out with baskets, looking like they were going up the mountain.

As we went further and further, the houses gradually disappeared, and the carriage turned a corner and turned to a long and narrow forest path. There was no other scenery on both sides of the path except the towering trees. But it's just a tree, Zhen Zhen also looks at it with great interest. She didn't study trees in her previous life, but now she seems to know what species it is just by looking at it. There are a mixture of red pine, spruce, birch, linden, poplar, and willow. Together they form a magnificent forest sea.

Zhen Zhen likes the feeling of being in the forest the most. Every time she breathes, she can feel the vigorous vitality released by various plants. Zhen Zhen was sitting in Wang Sufen's arms, looking left and right restlessly, and occasionally turned her head to the tree behind.

Mr. Li and Wang Sufen, who knew Zhen Zhen's special abilities, were afraid she was making something wrong, Wang Sufen held Zhen Zhen's little hand and coaxed her, "Good girl, maybe someone will pass by here, we can Don't let the branches fly over again, do you hear?"

Ms. Li took out the washed wild fruits and handed them to Zhen Zhen: "Hoobao, milk has brought you fruits, let's just eat them. Can we pick them in autumn?"

Zhen Zhen took a blueberry and put it in her mouth, showing a lovely smile to Mrs. Li. Seeing her little granddaughter smiling so sweetly, Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing along with her: "My good treasure is so good, the more she grows, the more beautiful she gets. It's a blessing to look at her eyebrows and eyes."

"Blessed to be appointed." Wang Sufen agreed with Mrs. Li's words. She lowered her voice and said in Mrs. Li's ear: "With Zhen Zhen's ability, you can never go hungry."

Old Mrs. Li nodded, but she instructed Wang Sufen not at ease: "This matter must not be leaked out. When Zhen Zhen is older and can understand the words, she will have to see God's instructions. If the ability in the past was similar to having a cornucopia, who wouldn't be envious."

"Don't worry, mother, Zhen Zhen is my daughter, can I still not love her?" Wang Sufen quickly assured her, and then she was a little worried: "Mother, you said it's fine at this time, although the wild fruit is not ripe, but Fortunately, it’s all over the mountains and plains, so no one will think about it. What if I get a pot back when I get thirsty in winter?”

Mrs. Li is also a little worried: "I will give her some dried blueberries and saffron seeds in the fall, but I can't do it. There are also frozen pears and frozen persimmons. I think she also likes pine nuts and hazelnuts. Just coax her differently."

Zhen Zhen sat on Wang Sufen's lap with a moved face. At that time, when she saw that there were no outsiders, she couldn't hold back her curiosity. I tried it twice. .

Remembering the seeds of various wild fruits that she threw from the window under the back eaves, Zhen Zhen snickered in her heart, and then eats one and grows one, so that no one will find it.

While talking along the way, the carriage walked for about an hour and finally turned down the mountain road. In the distance, I saw rows of low earth houses, with some wood piled up on the side of the road.

Zhen Zhen stuffed the last lantern fruit brought by Mrs. Li into her mouth, then stretched out both hands towards Mrs. Li and said vaguely: "Wash."

"This child loves to be clean." Mrs. Li said happily, she took out the small handkerchief that Zhen Zhen was carrying with her from her pocket, poured some water from the kettle, and washed her hands and face. .

"Fenzi is back?" An old man driving a donkey cart came towards him, Li Muwu quickly gave way to the cart and let the donkey pass first.

"Uncle Zhu, are you pulling the wood?" Wang Sufen replied cheerfully.

"Well, Mu Duo won't talk to you for now. You should go home quickly. A while ago, Aunt Zhu listened to your mother talking about you." The old man said while driving a donkey cart to the mountain. walk on foot.

Speaking of which, Wang Sufen has not been able to return to her parents' home since she became pregnant. She was so busy talking about her home that she couldn't care about homesickness. When she really got home, she looked at the familiar grass and trees, and the warm neighbors and folks. The excited lips trembled, and regardless of whether Zhen Zhen understood or not, he kept introducing to her: "Zhen Zhen, have you seen it, this is the Qingsong Forest Management Office, where my grandma lives."

Zhen Zhen nodded cheerfully, Wang Sufen couldn't help kissing her: "My baby is smart and can understand everything."

While speaking, the carriage had already arrived in the village, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out. Anyone who heard the movement came out to take a look, and when they saw Wang Sufen, they greeted warmly: "Fenzi has returned to her mother's house, you are the youngest of your family. Girl? Is she really handsome?"

"It's a good day now, take her back to show my parents while I'm not busy at home." Wang Sufen replied with a smile.

"Sufen will come to sit at home in a while, we haven't chatted for a while. Hey, Sufen, is this your mother-in-law? Hi, auntie!" Another woman who was about the same age as Wang Sufen came out of the gate.

Mr. Li squinted and nodded with a smile. By the way, she explained to herself: "I haven't seen my in-laws for more than half a year, so I came to visit."

I saw the boy who was playing outside, Pidianpidian ran to Lao Wang's house, entered the yard and shouted, "Aunt Wang, my aunt Sufen is back."

Old Mrs. Wang was sitting in the yard picking wild vegetables with her daughter-in-law. Hearing this, she quickly stood up, wiped the mud on her hands from her apron, and hurried out.

At this time, the carriage had arrived at the door. Li Muwu got out of the carriage and called out to Mrs. Wang, who ran out: "Mother!"

"Hey! Mu Wu is here!" Mrs. Wang greeted with a smile, and she was overjoyed when she saw the car: "Hey, your in-laws are here too, hurry down and I'll help you!" Then she turned around He shouted: "eldest daughter-in-law, come out quickly, your sister's mother-in-law is here."

He Dongmei, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family, put the wild vegetables aside, and then took the broom and swept the rotten roots and leaves into the corner, and then came out quickly.

When Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen got out of the car, Li Muwu drove the cart to the open space next to it and tied it up. The people in this Qingsong Forest Management Office basically make a living by pulling wood, so every household has a Across a large area, there are thick wooden stakes in the middle, which are specially used for tying horses and donkeys. After the horse was tied, Li Muwu took out the basket containing the wild boar.

He Dongmei and Wang Sufen walked in while chatting. She looked at Wang Sufen's embrace of a little girl with Bai Nennen in her arms, and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Is this the girl you gave birth to in the twelfth lunar month last year? Did you name it? "

"It's up, my real name is Li Mingzhen, and my nickname is Zhen Zhen." Wang Sufen said with a smile.

"Zhen Zhen..." He Dongmei clicked her tongue: "It sounds weird."

"It's the name given by her eldest brother. It means grass and trees are very prosperous. My mother-in-law called this name as soon as she heard that the name is easy to feed." Wang Sufen shook the Zhen Zhen in her arms, pointing to He Dongmei said, "Bao, this is the great aunt."

Zhen Zhen showed two small teeth and had a sweet smile on her face, He Dongmei couldn't help laughing: "He's not afraid of life, so what, Sufen, hurry into the house with the child in your arms, I'll give it to you. Pour some water." After speaking, he hurried to the kitchen to flush three bowls of white sugar water and brought them in, handed one to Mrs. Li and the other to Wang Sufen.

Old Mrs. Wang still had mud on her hands. After saying a few words, she came out to scoop up water and washed her hands. When she looked up, she saw Li Muwu came in with a basket. Come on, what else are you taking! Well, what are you taking?"

Li Muwu smiled honestly: "Yesterday I went up the mountain to hunt a wild boar, so I'll bring you some pork."

"Wild boar?" The old lady Wang was surprised and delighted, she hurried over and lifted the leaves over the top of the tree, and saw that there was a large piece of pork belly inside. Suddenly he couldn't close his mouth with laughter: "Why did you bring so much meat, you can keep it and eat it."

"I still have it at home. This is for you." Li Muwu rubbed his hands and carried the basket into the kitchen. Seeing that there was only half of the water left in the water tank, he took the pole and went out to fetch water. Seeing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly grabbed him: "Come in and drink water, your brother will come back and let him fetch water later."

"It's alright, I can't sit still, mother, go into the room and talk." Mrs. Wang couldn't argue, so she could only watch Li Muwu go out with a bucket, and after entering the room, she couldn't help but praise: "You said that Mu Wu is such a good boy. He can't be idle, and he has to fetch water if he doesn't drink a sip of water."

"Let him carry the water for you. My in-laws, come over and have a good chat with us." Mrs. Li moved her buttocks to make room for Mrs. Wang.

Mr. Wang sat next to her, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face: "Why do you still bring such a big piece of pork, you have a lot of family, you can keep it for eating."

Mr. Li smiled and patted Mrs. Wang's hand: "Isn't this a new experience? Now the weather is hot and I can't put it down. It's not as delicious as fresh. I've been thinking about it for half a year. The non-staple food store has never provided pork, so I managed to get a wild boar, and all my relatives have to try it.”

Mr. Wang grinned happily and thanked him again and again. She turned her head and looked at He Dongmei sitting next to her and looked stupid, and glared at her: "You quickly pack up the pork and cook a pot at noon. By the way, take Order rice and steam a bowl of rice for my in-laws to eat."

Old lady Wang hurriedly waved her hand: "It's enough to eat pancakes, you can eat something as expensive as rice." After a while, she remembered that Zhen Zhen couldn't eat pancakes, and quickly added: "If you have rice, give it to Zhen Zhen. Cook a bowl of porridge and eat it, she can't eat anything else." He Dongmei agreed and hurried to the kitchen.

When Wang Sufen's family arrived at the door just now, although He Dongmei looked very happy, she couldn't help but feel a little worried. If the little sister-in-law Shan came back by herself, it would be easy to say what happened, but she brought her son-in-law and mother-in-law. The son-in-law in Beicha is a distinguished guest, not to mention his in-laws, he must be a guest of honor. He Dongmei thought that there was not much rice and noodles at home, and was thinking about whether to kill a chicken to entertain guests, but when she thought that the chicken had just laid eggs a few days ago, she felt a little reluctant. When she didn't know what to do, she heard her mother-in-law say that her brother-in-law brought wild boar, and she was overjoyed.

He Dongmei came to the kitchen, took out the pork from the basket, first cut a pound of meat, washed it, cut it into pieces the size of mahjong, and extravagantly put some sugar in the big pot to fry it, ready to make a braised stew Stewed potatoes with meat.

The meat was simmering in the pot. He Dongmei took the pot and went to the garden to pick a pot of beans, four or five eggplants, and the wild vegetables that were just picked from the mountain yesterday. Washed and dipped in sauce is the most delicious in summer. .

Even so, He Dongmei still felt thin, so she thought about cutting a little meat and went to the next door neighbor's house. After a while, she returned a few cucumbers and a few foreign persimmons. The cucumbers were cut into strips and put together with wild vegetables. The foreign persimmons I'm going to stir-fry it with eggs and mix it with porridge for my sister-in-law's daughter.

He Dongmei was in full swing in the kitchen. In the room, Mrs. Wang looked at Zhen Zhen who was sitting on the kang and was playing with a handkerchief. She inevitably asked her grandson, "Why didn't you come here?" /

Wang Sufen said with a smile: "Dongzi's train today goes to Bingcheng to go to college, and Mingxi will send him off; Mingnan and Mingbei are too naughty and eat a lot, so I let them watch the house."

Old Mrs. Wang could not help but blame her: "I don't come twice a year, don't I miss them? It's okay to have one meal, but I won't be able to eat a few meals a year, so I won't be able to do this next time. "

"Then I'll bring them during the Chinese New Year." Wang Sufen quickly assured.

Mr. Li saw Zhen Zhen playing with the handkerchief for a while, then she lowered her head and dozed off, she hugged her quickly, rubbed her little face and coaxed: "Is Bao sleepy? It's time for my treasure to sleep. "Is it okay for Bao to sleep in grandma's arms?" Zhen Zhen shook her head, struggling to get up on the kang to lie down.

Zhen Zhen Da was able to stand up and she consciously didn't let people hug her to sleep. She thought it was uncomfortable and tired to sleep in such a crouched position. Madam Li also knew her fault and hurriedly asked Wang Sufen to bring her little girl to sleep. Spread the quilt, carefully put Zhen Zhen on it, and gently pat her to sleep.

Although Mrs. Wang had seen Mrs. Li's ecstatic appearance when Zhen Zhen was born, she never thought that the old lady who spoke so eloquently would be so patient when coaxing her granddaughter.

Mrs. Li was humming an out-of-tune tune, and slapped it with her hands. It only took two or three minutes before Zhen Zhen fell asleep.

"Aiya, why does this child have such peace of mind?" Mrs. Wang was envious when she saw this: "That stinky ball in my family plays a donkey when he sleeps, and he still doesn't stop at the age of three."

Old Mrs. Li saw that her voice was so loud, she waved her hand in fright, "Don't make a noise, my granddaughter feels light, or we can talk in the yard."

Old Mrs. Wang couldn't help smacking her tongue: "This girl from your family is too expensive."

"That's right!" Madam Li was very proud, and she stretched out a hand and shook it in front of Madam Wang: "It has been passed down for five generations, and finally such a girl has been found. That is, my Dongzi gave her the gift. The name Zhen Zhen, otherwise I'll call her Jin Gudao."

Zhen Zhen, who had just slipped out of consciousness, heard Mrs. Li's words and was so frightened that she slipped and fell to the ground.