Accidentally Born in the ‘60s:
Zhang Chunhua is a very careful person, but she doesn't have much ability. To put it bluntly, she is bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, so Mrs. Li only waved her crutches and slapped her eyes twice, and Zhang Chunhua immediately persuaded her. It would be fine if she was honest from now on, but she is not a person with a long memory. She didn't dare to provoke Mrs. Li and bullied her granddaughter-in-law. Her elders did not praise her, how could such a person be a cowardly woman, so Zhang Chunhua said a few words and was quickly slapped back by Osmanthus. Zhang Chunhua saw that none of the Li family were vegetarians from old to young, and even Li Mulin didn't stand by her side, which was a complete stop.
On the 30th day of the Chinese New Year, Mrs. Li got up early and instructed her son and grandson to put pendants and gourds on the door. After taking it out, the rooster that had been raised at home for a year was also killed, and the seven or eight large bones that had been replaced in the ravine a few days ago were chopped into pieces with an axe and melted in water, ready to be stewed with sauerkraut.
Liu Xiulan and Osmanthus were busy in the kitchen. The men were sweeping snow and chopping firewood in the yard. As soon as Zhang Chunhua entered the kitchen, Osmanthus kicked him out. With just one glance, Mrs. Li knew that the two had committed a crime. At the corner of his mouth, he asked Zhang Chunhua to go back to the house and stay, not expecting her to be of any help.
Mr. Li instructed Zhang Chunhua to put four plates on the kang table. She took out the key hanging from her waist and put a plate of peanuts and melon seeds. The pine nuts and hazelnuts picked up from the mountains in autumn were fried and served. Two plates, I also grabbed a handful of candy cubes and distributed them to my grandchildren, asking them to eat in their pockets.
Zhang Chunhua grabbed a handful of pine nuts and took pliers to open them one by one, but eagerly put them into Mingshu and Mingxin's mouths. Mingnan and Mingbei usually pick up these things on the mountain, so they are not uncommon. They ran around outside and asked Li Mulin for twenty or so firecrackers. When they came back, they dragged Ming Shu and Ming Xin to set off firecrackers together.
Mingshu is as big as Mingbei, and it is when he likes to play. As soon as he hears that firecrackers are going to be set off, he quickly pushes away the pine nuts handed over by Zhang Chunhua, puts on his shoes and pulls his padded jacket and runs out. I'm in a hurry, and I have to get off the kang when I stand up: "Brother, wait for me, I'm going too." Ming Shu looked out anxiously, and then turned back to remind Ming Xin, "Then put on your shoes quickly."
Zhang Chunhua saw that both sons were going to run out, so he hugged Mingxin and coaxed him: "My son, it's cold outside. It's so good for you and your mother to eat at home. Look at how fragrant the fried pine nuts are. "
In the past two days, Mingxin's stomach has been round, and he is not so eager to eat. At this time, he is more concerned about going out and setting off firecrackers. He struggled twice from Zhang Chunhua's arms, and almost burst into tears: "Mom, let me go, I want to go out to play."
Old Mrs. Li was holding a bunch of gourds to play with Zhen Zhen, listening to Ming Xin crying and making a fuss next to her, she couldn't help but say: "Tell him to go, who wouldn't let the children go out to play in the New Year's Eve? , Mingrong and Mingguang from your third sister-in-law's family are also outside."
Zhang Chunhua let go of his hands embarrassedly, and looked at the pine nuts and hazelnuts on the table, worried that someone would eat them all, so he went to the kitchen to ask for a small bowl, and peeled off half of the bowl under the dumbfounded gaze of Mrs. Li the nuts come out.
As soon as Zhang Chunhua raised his head and looked at Mrs. Li's eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable, and quickly defended: "These things have to be bought in Bingcheng. I read Mingshu and Mingxin that they like to eat them, so peel them off first. Keep it for them to come back to eat."
Ms. Li really can't figure out how the Zhang family raised such a petite Zhang Chunhua. It stands to reason that with Zhang's father's salary, their family of three should be better than others. However, the daughter-in-law has come back for so many years, and Mrs. Li is not the kind of stingy person. She glanced at Zhang Chunhua and said, "Our mountain is full of red pine, and there are pine towers everywhere. If the child likes to eat it, I will give it to you when I get home. Bring some back."
Zhang Chunhua must be very happy, grinning and saying, "Our place is so nice, there is nowhere to buy it if you have money outside."
When Zhang Chunhua entered the door, Mr. Li could easily hear a decent sentence, so he couldn't help laughing: "Take an empty plate and let your second sister-in-law fill it up. Later, there will be neighbors who love to visit, and the empty plate looks like an empty plate. what."
Zhang Chunhua agreed this time, and got off the kang swiftly. Zhen Zhen was half lying in Wang Sufen's arms, smelling the bowl of peeled pine nuts and hazelnuts, her saliva was so fragrant.
The pine nuts of this era are genuine wild pine nuts. Not to mention their great taste, stir fry them in a large iron pot with sand, and you will drool just by smelling the smell.
Seeing Zhen Zhen staring straight at the nuts, Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing: "Yo, our little girl will smell it, I can't give you this, you are still young. When I pick up pine cones and hazelnuts next fall, will they give us Zhen Zhen to eat?"
Zhen Zhen swallowed her saliva, trying her best to put her chubby little hand on her face and wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth. Wang Sufen took the cotton saliva towel and wiped Zhen Zhen's mouth and hands while laughing, leaning back and forth and saying to Mrs. Li, "Mother, look at Zhen Zhen, the little child in the confinement still knows how clean it is, give it to yourself. Wipe yourself."
Mr. Li smiled and put the gourd on Zhen Zhen's hand, and said happily: "Zhen Zhen is smart, she is strong, and when she grows up, she can eat milk and wild boars." She glanced at Wang Sufen again, with an expression on her face. Zhong is very satisfied: "Your milk is good this time. It seems that the chicken soup and fish soup are not in vain. I will call Mingnan and Mingbei to retrieve the fish later."
Wang Sufen couldn't help but said: "This year's Yongcui River is really weird. In the past summer, the fish was easy to catch, and in winter, eight/nine times I had to go home empty-handed, but this year, I didn't catch much in summer, but in winter. I can catch two in a few days."
Mrs. Li touched Zhen Zhen's pink and tender smiling face and said casually, "This is the ration that God gave us to Zhen Zhen."
The house is on fire, and a group of kids outside are playing crazy in the ice and snow. Half the kids from every household have come out. You stuff the firecrackers into the snowdrifts, and I'll stuff the firecrackers with a few ice cubes. Under the shelf, see who can play the flower.
Running to the Yongcui River with firecrackers all the way, the children of each family took out the sledges and lined up for a row of competitions. Whoever loses will take out the firecrackers for everyone to set off. Ming Bei, Ming Nan, and Ming Rong slid quickly with two wooden sticks with nails, Ming Guang followed behind with Ming Shu and Ming Xin, shouting cheers.
When I got home from a crazy morning, there was a delicious meal. Mingxin couldn't help but sigh while washing his face: "The milk family is much more interesting than my family." Zhang Chunhua looked back and saw that no one was paying attention. He whispered to his son: "Our family is better than Nanny's. If I say Nanny's family is better, I will keep you here and not take you back to Bingcheng."
After all, Mingxin is a four or five year old child. He wilted when he heard it. He didn't dare to go out with his brothers in the afternoon.
In the evening, Liu Xiulan and Osmanthus got busy early, stewed sauerkraut with big bones, stewed chicken with mushrooms, and stewed carp with tofu. Mingxin sat up on the kang when he smelled the fragrance. When he turned around, he saw Mrs. Li. Leading Wang Sufen and Zhang Chunhua to make dumplings, the white and fat dumplings were placed on the curtain, and Mingxin's saliva suddenly stayed: "Mom, I still think my family is much better than ours, why don't you keep me? Come down, I think it's pretty good here."
Zhang Chunhua's face turned red immediately, Wang Sufen rolled out the dumpling wrapper and smiled at Mingxin: "That feeling is good, the second aunt will put her arms around you and sleep."
Mingxin couldn't understand Zhang Chunhua's complex face, and he climbed to the middle of the kang with a smile, pushed the scooter, and asked Wang Sufen innocently, "Do you share a room with Sister Zhen Zhen?"
Wang Sufen held back her laughter and said solemnly, "Yes, sister Zhen Zhen is young, so she has to sleep with the second aunt."
"That's fine!" Mingxin nodded seriously: "Then I'll live here."
Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen burst into laughter. Although Zhang Chunhua knew that Wang Sufen and Ming Xin were joking, she felt a little uncomfortable. But at this time, no one noticed her discomfort. From time to time, there was a sound of firecrackers outside. The whole family gathered in the Westinghouse to talk and do things at home. From time to time, bursts of joyful laughter could be heard.
Seeing that the dishes were ready, the three Li Muwu brothers brought in a large round table that was only used once a year and set it up, with pots of hearty vegetables on top.
Li Muwu took out the wine he had been reluctant to drink and poured a cup for his mother and two younger brothers. Everyone clinked the glasses and took a sip. After that, the chopsticks flew, and they all caught the bones and fat slices in the dishes. go.
After the Lunar New Year's 30, the days went by very fast. In a blink of an eye, it was the 10th day, and it was time for Li Mulin to return to Bingcheng. Before leaving, Li Mulin put the money he had saved and the money given by Mrs. Li together, and took out 50 catties of national food stamps and gave them to Mrs. Li together: "Mother, this is the money for honoring you in these ten years, I will send money and food stamps back every month from now on.”
Old Mrs. Li took the things, and led her son to the kitchen. She took half a bag of cornmeal and a leg of a roe deer that had been frozen for two months and handed it to Li Mulin: "These are for you from your second brother and second sister-in-law. Prepared, you have a hard time, we can grow some land at home, and we can also pick some mushrooms, fungus, wild vegetables, pheasants and hares from the mountains, how can it be better than you."
Li Mulin looked at the things and couldn't help but shed tears: "Nowadays, it's hard for my mother to keep it. Our family has a small population, and it's enough to make do with it."
"I don't care what you two adults eat. Ming Shu and Ming Xin are both good children. I feel bad for starving them." Mrs. Li took a puff of her cigarette and waved her hand after a moment of silence: "Let's go quickly. Don't miss the train."
Li Mulin wiped away his tears and was about to say two more words of goodbye to his mother, when a heart-wrenching cry suddenly made Li Mulin forget everything he wanted to say.
"I won't leave if I don't go, please come and save me!" Mingxin, who realized afterward, watched his parents pack up and prepare to go out, and then he reacted, and immediately burst into tears: "Nurse. Hello, I like milk, I don't want to go home."
Zhang Chunhua sweated anxiously, coaxing him while dressing him: "Don't cry, we'll come back next time."
"The day before yesterday, you said that the milk family is not as good as ours, and you won't come back next time." Mingxin didn't believe his mother, and while crying, he learned every word of what Zhang Chunhua said.
Zhang Chunhua glanced out of the corner of the eye and looked at Mrs. Li, who was standing on the side of the smoking bag. She couldn't help sweating. Although the food at Li's house was good and her two children had gained some weight, she saw the two children and Li's family. Zhang Chunhua couldn't help being jealous, so he whispered to his son the other day.
"Don't talk nonsense, if you're not obedient, I won't bring you next time." Zhang Chunhua finally put on his son's clothes, dragged him to the front of Mrs. Li, and said with a smile: "Mother, then let's go. , we'll come back when Mulin has leave."
Mr. Li didn't lift her eyelids, she just touched her little grandson's head, and said with a pleasant smile: "Come back in the autumn, the mountains are full of good things, and then the milk will let you eat enough!"
One sentence, Mingxin's tears stopped, he wiped the tears on his face, raised his face and showed a innocent smile: "I like milk!"
The Li Mulin family was sent away, and the Li family resumed their old life. In a blink of an eye, the ice and snow dissipated, the river melted, and the weather gradually became hot. After Zhen Zhen experienced turning over and rolling, finally when the summer came, Zhen Zhen Zhen sat up.