Chapter 24 Fresh Milk
Before Yang Zhenxing could 'banquet' and 'entertain' a few friends to taste the food he made and the snacks he bought, other things interrupted his plan.
This morning, grandpa Yang Xingsheng had the rare opportunity of selling out all the vegetables and went straight back home without going to work elsewhere.
"Stop practicing calligraphy now, get dressed and follow me out the door." As soon as he entered the door, he called to the two children to get started.
Yang Zhenxing and Liu Jianye, who were lying in the yard practicing calligraphy, immediately put down their pens, packed up, ran back to the house, got dressed, sat on the back of the tricycle, and followed their grandfather out.
After turning out of the alley, Yang Zhenxing couldn't help but asked curiously: "Grandpa, where are we going?"
Yang Xingsheng pedaled his tricycle, tilted his head slightly, and said loudly: "You will know when you get there. You can't hear me clearly on the road. Sit in the back and don't make a fuss."
I thought that the place I was going to might be far away, but Yang Xingsheng turned around and stopped quickly.
Yang Zhenxing and the other two looked up and unexpectedly they stopped at the entrance of the hospital.
Liu Jianye still remembered what happened to his mother, his smile instantly turned pale, and he trembled and tugged at the corner of Yang Zhenxing's clothes.
Feeling that he was getting scared, Yang Zhenxing quickly held his hand to comfort him, and at the same time asked Yang Xingsheng: "Grandpa, who is sick? Why do we have to come to the hospital?"
Seeing Liu Jianye's appearance, Yang Xingsheng felt a little regretful. If he had known this was the case, he would have made it clear to the two of them before coming, "It's nothing else. Don't be afraid, Jianye. I'm here today to issue you a certificate."
I’m here so I can buy you some milk!”
Yang Zhenxing knew what grandpa was talking about about milk.
Not to mention that there is a milk station between my alley and Santiao. It turns out that when I passed by Qi Ye's house, I could smell the fragrance of milk from all the way.
It seems that San'er and Tiaozi's families are provided with four large bottles of milk every month, which is said to be a welfare benefit for cadres' families.
These days, if you want to drink milk, you can't buy it just anywhere.
You must first go to the hospital to get a certificate proving that your body must drink milk to supplement nutrition. For example, if a child is malnourished, or an adult is sick and weak and needs to drink milk.
Then take the certificate with the official seal of the hospital and go to the branches of the Beijing Milk Company in each district to apply.
Once you have applied, you can receive three milk coupons per month based on your physical condition for each certificate. You can go to the milk station with the coupon to buy milk directly.
A large glass bottle, covered with a plastic lid, costs 12 cents per bottle, and one bottle holds half a kilogram of milk.
Moreover, this certificate can only be used for half a year, which means that after receiving six months of milk, if you do not continue to issue a new certificate, the milk station will immediately stop supplying milk to you.
Once I went to San'er's house to study with Grandpa He, and happened to catch up with Mother He returning with another bottle of milk.
Through the transparent glass bottle, you can see the milky white milk in the bottle.
On the top of the milk is a thick layer of yellow milk fat, and there are even small transparent creams on the surface that look like sweat beads.
Zhan Guang drank another drink, which made Yang Zhenxing and Liu Jianye feel that the smell of milk with a special fishy smell was still in their mouths most of the night, making the general desperately want to lick their mouths.
I remember telling my grandpa about this when I got home.
Yang Zhenxing thought that his grandfather brought them to the hospital today to get a certificate and go back to buy milk because of the relationship he mentioned that day.
Suddenly, Yang Zhenxing felt a little nervous because his family would have to spend more money.
"Grandpa, you don't need a certificate to buy milk. We don't have to spend that money. We don't care at all whether we drink milk or not."
Liu Jianye, who had never thought of trembling on the side, suddenly muttered in a low voice. "Brother Yang, actually milk is delicious, why don't you drink it?"
This made Yang Zhenxing very embarrassed and angrily nodded the other person's head.
Yang Xingsheng looked at the two children talking to each other as if they were having a cross talk. He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. He understood his grandson's little thoughts clearly.
"Okay, hurry up and come down. If you finish the work early, I will go back and continue looking for work. If it is later, it will be difficult to find work."
After hearing what grandpa said, the two of them jumped off the tricycle in a hurry.
"Don't talk nonsense when you go in later. If the doctor doesn't ask you, don't say a word. If he asks you, just say that you don't have enough to eat. Do you hear me? I've asked someone to help me today. As long as I don't talk nonsense, I'll be able to give you something."
You can issue a certificate."
The two people immediately nodded their heads in unison, indicating that they understood.
Yang Zhenxing knew that he must be malnourished as his grandfather said.
Comparing He Shangchao and Li Guoqing, he is shorter than both of them, and even Liu Jianye is taller than him.
Children are all skinny, but others still have some flesh on their bodies. His body is just skin and bones, with no flesh at all.
It took almost a year of recuperation, eating rich food, and gaining some nutrients to allow him to grow some meat.
Looking at the extremely rosy-faced Liu Jianye next to him, Yang Zhenxing knew that if his grandfather didn't find someone, he would never be called malnourished when he was young. People like this were malnourished, so what would a well-nourished person look like?
The process of issuing the certificate was as smooth as expected. It seems that the relationship entrusted by grandpa is quite reliable.
The doctor didn't even ask them two questions. He didn't even look up at them. He just asked and issued the certificate.
Taking this certificate to the milk branch to apply, each of them can buy three bottles of milk every month for the next six months.
Two people drink three kilograms of milk a month, which is enough for them to drink evenly.
After sending the two people home, Yang Xingsheng took the certificate and went out again.
When they came back in the evening, they got a certificate from the milk company without any surprise. As long as they have this piece of paper, they can go to the milk station to exchange for milk tickets to buy milk starting tomorrow.
Since it was already the middle of the month, Yang Zhenxing and Liu Jianye were ordered to go home with two bottles of milk each the next morning.
The two of them couldn't stop chattering along the way. After returning home, they couldn't wait to pour the milk into the pot and put it on the stove to boil the milk as grandpa taught last night.
Soon, the whole room was filled with the sweet, dense and fishy aroma of milk, causing the General and Pomegranate Begonia to rush around anxiously, shouting incessantly.
When the milk was cooked, the two of them didn't care about the heat, and hurriedly poured a bowl each. They blew the hot air and sucked it into their mouths. Their tongues were burning and they kept inhaling.
His face was red and sweat broke out on his forehead.
I didn't put down the bowl until I couldn't drink any more and felt like burping would come out.
After resting for a long time to calm down, they poured the remaining milk in the pot into the bowl and fed it to the anxious and smoking pets.
It is said that the animals we raise are just like people.
The three pets drank milk in the same manner as the two people just now, with their heads almost sticking into the bowl.
Even the general, who always eats very elegantly, doesn't care about elegance. He drank so much that the whole cat almost flew up.
Yang Zhenxing and Liu Jianye, who were watching happily, laughed and felt a sense of satisfaction in their hearts.
Chapter completed!