Accidentally Born in the ‘60s:
In front of Yu Wanqiu, Mingxi and Mingnan consciously put away Mingbei, who was teasing at home, and watched the movie seriously. Nowadays, the movie theaters are all showing patriotic and anti-Japanese movies, and Mingxi watched a lot in the military academy. Even some films Beicha have not been released yet, he has watched it several times in the military academy.
Mingnan has been studying solidly this year. When half of the children are able to eat, the money and food stamps given by the family are basically used for meals. Ming Nan felt distressed that it was not easy for Li Muwu to carry the sack to make money. He wanted to cut a penny into two halves at school, not to mention watching a movie, he had never even been to the entrance of the cinema. Sitting in the long-lost movie theater, Mingnan watched the movies with relish, clapping his legs and laughing with the plot from time to time. As for the silly brother, he had long since left behind him.
Those who have seen it and haven't watched the movie seriously, only Ming Bei was a little absent-minded. He sat in a chair and secretly looked at Yu Wanqiu. But Yu Wanqiu didn't even look here, Mingbei always felt that it was because he was wearing too ugly, so he quickly took off the leather jacket, and took off his hat and put it on his lap.
Although there is heating in the movie theater, the place is large and empty, and the temperature is far worse than the 20 to 30 degrees at home. Therefore, most of the moviegoers wore leather jackets, and some were physically strong enough to unbutton the buttons, but Mingbei was the only one who was so carefree and not afraid of the cold and dared to peel off his jackets.
Zhen Zhen was interrupted by his undressing, she could see Mingbei dog's gnawing hair through the weak light of the movie curtain, Zhen Zhen couldn't help covering her face, this hairstyle was unbearable , too hot for the eyes.
Mingbei didn't know it yet, so he tugged at his tunic and sat upright on the chair. Zhen Zhen was afraid that Ming Beirong might catch a cold, so she hurriedly leaned over and whispered in his ear: "This black light is blinding, others can't see you at all, did you take off a little early?"
Feeling the swish cold wind digging into the skin along the padded jacket, Ming Bei nodded and whispered back: "I feel a little cold." But he just took off his clothes and was really embarrassed to stand up again. Putting it on, you can only silently put the leather jacket under your neck and wrap yourself tightly.
Looking at Ming Bei's messy hair, Zhen Zhen couldn't help it: "Fourth brother, your hair is like a dog chewing on it, after washing your head and pressing it with your hat, it's really It's so ugly."
Ming Bei was full of confidence in his carefully groomed hairstyle in the morning, he reached out and pushed Zhen Zhen's chubby little face back, and muttered, "You little brat knows what looks good or not."
Zhen Zhen felt that Ming Bei must have brought a beauty filter when he looked in the mirror, so he was blind to do this, so he didn't say more, and decided to let the society teach him to be a man.
After the movie was shown, the lights in the cinema suddenly turned on. While everyone was covering their eyes, Mingbei swiftly pulled off the leather jacket covering him, and quickly pressed the button with both hands. The hair on the sideburns, when Yu Wanqiu turned his face, quickly showed a smile at Zhen Zhen, and asked in a soft voice: "Zhen Zhen, are you cold, do you want to put my clothes on you?" After finishing, he also tugged at his tunic suit, for fear that he would not see it in late autumn.
Zhen Zhen looked at him with a ghostly expression on her face, which means her brother didn't do anything, if it was a cousin, she would pretend not to know her.
Yu Wanqiu picked up the water bottle that he brought with him, and just as he turned around to talk to Zhen Zhen, he was caught by Ming Bei's messy hair. After holding back again and again, Yu Wanqiu burst out laughing: "Classmate Li Mingbei, is your hair bitten by a mouse or something? Why is it all in one piece? Look to the left, This is all bald, didn't it bite you?"
Li Mingbei's imposing imposing manner was instantly lost by Yu Wanqiu. He grabbed the leather hat from the chair and put it on his head. His face was a little red, and he honestly told the truth: "Yes I accidentally cut it myself."
Yu Wanqiu smiled and rolled his eyes, pointed to the outside and told him: "There is a barber shop next to the supply and marketing cooperative. Why don't you go and get a haircut in a while, you won't have a haircut after the first month of the new year." Although Mingbei was a little embarrassed, he still felt good in his heart. If he hadn't cut his hair, he wouldn't have had the chance to say these two words. Although the effect was different from what he imagined, the result was always good.
After leaving the movie theater, Yu Wanqiu politely said goodbye to Zhen Zhen's brothers and sisters and then took his younger brother home. Mingbei stretched his neck and watched Yu Wanqiu leave until he couldn't see anymore.
Mingxi stepped forward and put his arms around Mingbei's shoulders, and said earnestly: "Mingbei, when I get home at night, I'll talk to my mother, let her stew a pig's brain for you. We won't eat it, all Keep it for you."
Mingbei was still immersed in his own thoughts and couldn't react, so he replied: "You really don't eat? Don't rob me again when the time comes."
Ming Nan squatted on the ground clutching his stomach and laughed, Zhen Zhen slapped him on the back angrily: "Don't be happy, hurry up and take my fourth brother to shave his head, it will be dinner time in a while. ."
Nowadays, it's best to cut the hair of a boy as big as Mingbei. The same inch size is enough, and the barber can shave it with his eyes closed. The clipper flipped flexibly from Mingbei's head, and he shaved his head in less than ten minutes. The barber brushed off the broken hair on Mingbei's face and neck with a sponge, while earnestly instructing him: "This haircut is not If you can practice it at home in a day or two, don’t cut it yourself next time. You are not afraid to poke yourself with scissors.”
Mingbei looked at his head in the mirror, grunted a little dejectedly and had some stubble hair, and replied with a serious face: "Actually, I really didn't think I was ugly before."
The barber was blocked immediately. He stared at Mingbei, turned his head and shoved him aside: "Who is the next haircut, hurry up."
There are still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year. Mingxi and Mingnan also shaved their heads together. The three brothers looked in the mirror together for a long time. In the end, Mingxi buckled his hat on his head contentedly, triumphantly Glancing at the two younger brothers: "You two are not good enough, you are far worse than me."
Ming Nan glanced at Ming Xi's back, and quickly got up and took Zhen Zhen's hand and went out: "I am much stronger than Ming Bei, his bald head is too ugly."
Mingbei looked at the mirror and could see the hair on the scalp. No matter how he looked, he was dissatisfied. He complained to the barber: "My cut is too short. It's not as good-looking as my second brother and third brother's."
The barber helped the customer push his head, and replied without looking up: "You cut the hair on the left side bald, I can only be shorter than you, or it's a piece of cake and a piece of it. Smash my brand?" He threw the pushed hair to the ground, and the barber glanced at him: "It's alright, no one can see if you wear a hat when you go out, your hair will grow back during Chinese New Year, then your brother The hair grows long, and it doesn't look as good as you."
Mingbei finally became happy after hearing this sentence. He happily put on his hat and came out. The first sentence he saw Mingxi was: "Brother, I'm hungry, what shall we have for lunch?"
Although the hydrolysis factory is large, there is only one restaurant in the factory. Usually, the workers of the factory either eat in the cafeteria or go home to cook. Therefore, this restaurant is basically open to people outside the factory.
Mingxi led his younger brother and sister in. There was only one waiter sitting at the innermost table reading the newspaper. When he saw someone coming, he immediately stood up and asked with a smile, "Several comrades, are you coming for dinner? "
A few people from Mingxi found a table near the stove and sat down, took off their jackets, and asked Mingxi, "What's there to eat?"
"There are steamed buns, steamed buns and pancakes, cauldron dishes and stewed dishes." The waiter replied quickly.
In winter, Beicha basically has no other dishes except cabbage, potatoes, and sauerkraut. Although this is a restaurant, the stewed dishes are not necessarily as willing to use oil as at home. It was a rare time to come out. Mingxi didn't want to eat the third child again, so he decided to take extravagance and invite his younger brothers and sisters to have a good meal.
"What is the stuffing for the buns?" Mingxi asked.
As soon as I heard that I wanted to buy buns, the waiter's face immediately opened with joy: "You guys can hurry, today's buns are stuffed with beef, and the factory's purchases were bought from Anbei, and they said they happened to meet A particularly sturdy bull fell into a pit and died, or he wouldn't be able to buy beef back."
Zhen Zhen went back to the 1960s and hadn't eaten beef yet. When she remembered the oily beef buns she ate in her previous life, her saliva was drooling. She swallowed her saliva and asked, "How do you sell buns?"
"Twenty cents for a ticket." The waiter only reacted after speaking. He saw that Mingxi, the eldest of the group, was only in his early twenties, and hesitantly persuaded him: "Although it is not very good. It's cheap, but it's also because of its rarity. This bun is full of beef and no vegetables. If you think it's expensive, there are also large pancakes and stews."
Mingxi hesitated after hearing the words. Although he paid a lot of allowances at school, his training intensity and appetite also doubled. After saving for so many years at school, he only had a few dollars left in his private house. But looking at his younger siblings who rarely see each other once a year, Mingxi felt that he had nothing to give up. Anyway, as soon as the school started, he would be given allowances and meal tickets, and he would never starve to death.
Counted the money and the province-wide food stamps on the table: "Please help me make ten buns."
"Okay!" The waiter counted the money and food stamps, then raised his head and asked, "Do you only eat buns? There is freshly boiled porridge, and the four of you only need two cents plus Four or two food stamps are enough."
Mingxi nodded: "Yes, help me get hot."
The hot beef buns with thin skin and big stuffing, and the fragrant and thick porridge porridge were quickly brought to the table. a bun. The flour of this era is not as finely ground as later generations, and fully retains the inherent nutrients of wheat. Although the color looks a little dark, it is full of wheat fragrance. Take a bite, the aroma of the noodles and the soup of the beef converge in your mouth, bursting out the most delicious taste.
Gently **** the gravy from the steamed buns into your mouth, and take a bite. The beef is full of meat filling. I don't know how the chef cooks the beef. , oily but not greasy.
While Zhen Zhen was savoring this steamed bun, Mingxi, Mingnan, and Mingbei had already eaten a plate of steamed buns. Although they didn't have as much insight as Zhen Zhen, look at that one. I can't help but know how delicious this beef bun is.
After eating the last bun, Zhen Zhen took out the money and food stamp from her pocket: "Waiter, help me serve twenty more buns."
The waiter was taken aback by her aggressive behavior and looked at Mingxi at a loss. Mingxi knew that Mrs. Li was fond of Zhen Zhen, and she gave her a lot of New Year's money during the Chinese New Year and festivals. When she went to school, she would occasionally give her 15 cents to buy snacks, biscuits and snacks. Looking at the scattered cash on the table, Mingxi just thought that Zhen Zhen was just like him and saved it from his mouth, and quickly coaxed her and said, "If you don't have enough, brother will buy you another one. Okay? What do we need so much for? It's not easy to save money. It's time for me to talk to you later."
"Such delicious beef buns, I don't know when I'll be able to eat beef stuffing next time. I'm not thinking about buying more, you can make them, and I'll get some for my milk and my mother. If you try it, you will know the taste of beef buns."
Ming Nan felt warm when he heard what Zhen Zhen said, but he didn't approve of buying so many buns: "You are not home and don't know how expensive firewood is, so much money to buy ten good catties of flour, how many of us can eat it? The second brother is already a luxury, how can I buy so much." He pushed back Zhen Zhen's money, and took out the money he had saved from his pocket: "I will buy buns for milk and mother, your money Take it back. But the food stamps have to be given to me, and I have eaten all of them before the holiday."
Zhen Zhen looked at Ming Nan helplessly: "You guys are going to school outside and you don't have enough food to eat, so you have money to eat when the school starts. To tell you the truth, when the uncle came back last time, he secretly stuffed it with I have a lot of pocket money, you just eat it." She removed Mingnan's hand that was holding the money, and put the cash and food stamps on the table into the waiter's hand: "Don't be stunned, hurry up and serve the buns. ."
A total of 30 steamed buns were steamed in one pot. I originally thought that it would be good to sell them out in a few days. I didn't expect that the four brothers and sisters would wrap them up just after steaming. The waiter smiled and brought several large plates of steamed buns. Zhen Zhen grabbed one and took a bite, and burped before she could swallow it.
Mingxi smiled and looked at Zhen Zhen next to her: "This is enough to eat, and there are still twenty buns, typical of big eyes and small belly."
Zhen Zhen took another bite and felt that her stomach was too full to eat, so she handed over half of what was left to Mingxi. Mingxi's few had eaten Zhen Zhen's leftovers, and no one despised her. One mouthful of steamed buns and one mouthful of porridge, Mingxi three of them ate two more.
The remaining fourteen buns were wrapped in oiled paper. The waiter and the chef discussed it and generously gave them a small flour bag. Mingxi thanked him and rushed home with his younger siblings.
Arrived at Mingbei, opened the door, smelled the sauerkraut, blood sausage, and big bones stewed in the pot. The five beef buns that I ate at noon seemed to be in a bottomless pit, and I couldn't find a trace in an instant: "Mom, I'm hungry. ."
Seeing that there were a lot of people in the west room, Mingxi quietly sent the noodle bag to the east room, and handed it to Mrs. Li tremblingly: "Ma, let's bring back some beef buns."
No wonder Mingxi was afraid. Although he was in his twenties, in front of Mrs. Li, he always felt that he was still the same child who often made troubles and was afraid of being scolded by his grandmother.
Carrying the heavy bag of flour, Mrs. Li opened it and took a look inside. The color suddenly changed. She picked up the cigarette bag and pot from the kang and knocked on the edge of the kang: "The money is too much to burn. No? Who bought this?"
Mingxi, Mingnan, Mingbei, and Zhen Zhen answered in unison: "I bought it!"
Mr. Li looked at this and the other, and laughed angrily: "Little bunnies, you dare to lie to your grandma, you three boys come over and lie on the kang, and see if I will smoke you to death."
Zhen Zhen hurriedly ran over and hugged Mrs. Li's arm, rubbing her little face on it, coaxing her softly: "Ma, I really bought it, don't think about it, our family Who is so bold but me?"
After being rubbed by her granddaughter's soft little hand on her chest, Mrs. Li's anger dissipated most of the time: "If you want to eat buns, tell your mother that it's not that we don't have white noodles in our house, so you can make them yourself."
"It's different." Zhen Zhen hurriedly held the noodle bag in front of Mrs. Li as if offering a treasure: "This is stuffed with beef, the stuffing prepared by the chef of the restaurant is especially delicious, and the gravy is full of gravy in one bite, not to mention It's so fragrant. I just thought that we can't just eat such delicious buns, we have to let the milk and my father, my mother, brother and sister-in-law taste the meat buns, so I just bought a few more." Zhen Zhen hugged Li The old lady's waist, raised her head and blinked her eyes: "I want my milk to eat all the delicious food in the world."
Zhen Zhen's remarks were said by Mrs. Li, not to mention many posts in her heart, she hugged Zhen Zhenle and couldn't close her mouth: "As expected of the baby that Nian likes, Nanny didn't hurt you in vain." Zai Zhen Zhen kissed on the forehead, and Mrs. Li looked at the three grandchildren standing in a row on the ground, and scolded again: "You are all big and small, why are you not as sensible as your sister? I'll learn from your sister in the future, but you can't eat alone, you know?"
Mingxi nodded again and again: "The milk is right. In the future, we will definitely buy the delicious food for the milk."
Mr. Li felt relieved when she heard this, but she felt reluctant to spend money thinking about buying things, so she quickly added: "Just thinking about the family, you don't have to buy it, it will cost a lot of money. Mingxi and Mingnan see that they are getting older every year, and they also need a lot of money to buy things for the wedding, so they all have to know how to live, right?"
Mingxi and Mingnan blushed like foreign persimmons, they both lowered their heads and answered vaguely, Mrs. Li patted Zhen Zhen's little meat hand and asked her fondly: "Did your brother lie to them? Did you spend money?"
"No, at first my second brother bought ten buns, and I bought them again because I thought they were delicious. My second and third brothers all wanted to pay, but I stopped them and they went to school outside. If I don’t have money and a hungry stomach, I don’t have to worry about eating and drinking at home, I will spend it if I have it.”
Mr. Li shook her head with a smile: "I'm still a big hand." After getting off the kang, she grabbed a bunch of keys from her waist, opened the box and took out the handkerchief with the money: "Zhen Zhen, how much did you spend? Money? Milk for you."
"You can pull it down." Zhen Zhen couldn't help but laugh and help wrap the handkerchief and put it back in the box: "I still have it. I'll ask you for it when it's gone. What can I do if I lose it."
As soon as Mrs. Li heard her hand stew, she glanced at the three grandchildren who were standing on the side, nodded earnestly and said, "Then let's put the milk first, it will save your brother's coaxing you to spend it. "
The new year is getting closer and closer. Except for Ming Bei who also flips through books every day, no one else in the family reads books anymore. The military academy that Mingxi attended, although it was on holiday, still got up at five o'clock every morning and took Li Mingzhong and Tianhu to run around the big river. Ming Nan was relieved of the pressure of the college entrance examination, and was instantly freed from the review of the college entrance examination. Every day, he took Ming Bei and Zhen Zhen to play sledges and ice chips on the big river, just like a half-old child who did not grow up.
After playing for a winter, Mingdong, Mingxi, and Mingnan all took the train back to their respective schools after eating the 15th Lantern Festival. Mingbei also locked himself in the house and reviewed his homework over and over again.
I got used to the lively atmosphere of the house. After the three boys left, the house was quiet, but they were a little uncomfortable. Zhen Zhen didn't walk around the house every day, sitting next to Ming Bei watching him review his homework . This time, Mingbei really calmed down to study for the high school entrance examination of the hydrolysis factory, without the need for Zhen Zhen to urge him, he knew that he would do the questions and memorize the text over and over again.
Fortunately, the boring days did not take long, and it was the day when the school started. As soon as she returned to the school, Zhen Zhen was very sensitive to find that the school atmosphere had begun to change. There has been a marked increase, with more and more attacks on the rotten ideas of the bourgeoisie in the newspapers.
Mingdong's studies lasted four and a half years. This time, he went back to school to go through the graduation procedures and obtained the national unified distribution work registration certificate. After settling for work, Ming Dong hurriedly sent a telegram to his family, but he couldn't find time to go home, so he bought a ticket and went directly to Anbei.
Anbei Agricultural College still attaches great importance to Mingbei. It has just been liberated for more than ten years. There is really a shortage of good teachers, especially those who graduated from a serious agricultural university like Mingdong. .
The academy sent a teacher to help Mingdong get his household registration, and then he turned to the food relationship. He was busy all day long without touching the ground. When he finally lay on the bed in the single-person dormitory for the staff at night, Mingdong came back to his senses. From today, he has become a teacher of the Agricultural University seriously.