Although Wang Manyin is busy repairing the two-hole cave dwelling, the most important thing at home is the orchid.
The Spring Festival of 1977 was relatively late. The Spring Festival was on February 18th of the Gregorian calendar. After the Spring Festival, there were only a few days until March of the Gregorian calendar. The due date of orchids was in March of the Gregorian calendar.
Before Wang Manyin married Lanhua, Wang Manyin was the only one in the family. After Lanhua came in, he didn't have to deal with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and there were no various disputes between sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law. It was a lot easier to worry about, but at this time, it was no longer necessary.
People take care of and help.
Lan Hua's due date is still a few days away, and Wang Manyin's responsibility is definitely to take care of the confinement. After the child is one month old, Lan Hua will have to take care of three children by herself. Even if Mao Dan can help to a certain extent, Wang Manyin cannot be separated from the family.
Therefore, Wang Manyin decided to go to Huangyuan before the child was born. The special period had passed and he learned about the situation outside. The main reason was that he would not be able to go out for a while. Wang Manyin did not want to waste his time and buy a batch of books for the child.
When a baby is about to be born, it is necessary to purchase a batch of things for the baby.
"Lanhua, I want to go out in the next two days?"
For Orchid, she is not afraid of hardships or tiredness, but she is afraid that Wang Manyin will go out and become a wandering ghost. Wang Manyin does not need to discuss other matters, but he must make an agreement with Orchid before going out. If he runs away without saying yes, Wang Manyin will be worried.
Orchid couldn't bear the blow, and the third child was born early.
"Do you want to go to Shige Festival or Mijia Town?"
"I want to go to Huangyuan. Don't worry. I'm not going to wander around. I'm only going to Huangyuan for a day or two. I'll be back when I'm done with my work."
"Man Yin, what's the matter with going to Huangyuan now?"
"I'm not thinking that the third child will be born soon. Adding a child requires buying a lot of things. Moreover, after the child is born, I will stay with you at home. It's hard to go out. There are no books in the original bookstore in Xi County.
There are many, but I didn’t find what I wanted to see, so I’m going to buy it in Huangyuan.”
"You can buy books, but you don't need to buy things for your children. I have prepared quite a lot of them, including quilts, mattresses, clothes, diapers, changing mats, as well as items worn and used by Cat Dan and Dog Dan, no matter what the child is.
A boy or a girl is enough."
After Lan Hua became pregnant, she began to prepare various things for the child. After such a long time, she had quite a lot of clothes and things to use in the countryside.
"Isn't the child ready to eat yet? I'm going to see if I can buy a bucket of milk powder. If you can't buy milk powder, you can also buy malted milk."
"You don't need to prepare this. Did you forget that we have fresh goat milk at home?"
"I have forgotten it, but I always have to go to Huangyuan to buy books. If you can buy it, buy a bucket. It's good to prepare more."
Wang Manyin couldn't explain to Lan Hua that just drinking goat's milk for a newborn baby was not nutritious enough. This condition was available nearby, that is, in the Guan Village. In other villages, if the children did not have enough breast milk, they would drink only rice soup and goat's milk would not even be considered.
"Manyin, you won't go out wandering around again!"
"That's impossible. The doors and windows of the cave are being built, and all the materials have been brought back home. How can I go out and hang out with all the things at home?"
Wang Manyin's two years of changes were still effective, and his credibility had recovered a lot, allowing Lanhua to calmly accept the fact that Wang Manyin was going out for two days.
"Lanhua, you don't have many days until your due date. I'll leave early and come back early. I have to stay in Huangyuan for one day. I'll go to the brigade headquarters to get a letter of introduction."
"It's already dark here, can't we go tomorrow?"
"Going tomorrow doesn't mean delaying another day. It's just dark now and it's still early. I'll go out, ask for leave, and write a letter of introduction. I'll leave tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow."
Seeing Wang Manyin speaking so confidently, Lanhua felt more reassured: "Then I'll get up early tomorrow and make you some pancakes and dry food."
"OK!"
In this era, no farmer would go out without bringing dry food. There were no food stamps at home, and it was not an era when there were restaurants everywhere. There were only a few state-owned canteens. Wang Manyin readily accepted Lanhua's kindness.
Wang Youcai and his strong labor force were at the infrastructure construction site and did not go home often. Wang Manyin asked the deputy captain in the village for leave.
Then we arrived at the brigade headquarters. Wang Mancang was not at the brigade headquarters, so it saved Wang Manyin an explanation and there was no problem with Zhang Zhiqiang opening the letter of introduction.
The next day, Wang Manyin had breakfast, took dry food and went to the road outside the village to wait for the bus to Huangyuan.
The bus time from Mijia Town to Huangyuan is quite fixed. Wang Manyin was in a hurry so he didn't wait for the passing truck.
Although the distance is not far, the road conditions are average. People get on and off the bus from time to time, and it doesn't get up quickly. When Wang Manyin arrived in Huangyuan, it was almost noon.
Huangyuan City is an ancient city. Its history can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. After the Zhou Dynasty, successive dynasties established counties, prefectures, and prefectures here. It was not only an important town for stationing troops to defend against enemies, but also an important material distribution center on the Loess Plateau. As the regional capital
, governs Huangyuan City and fifteen surrounding counties, and should cover an area of nearly 30,000 square kilometers.
Huangyuan is located in a large river road, surrounded by rolling mountains. The Huangyuan River passes through the city from north to south and flows into the Yellow River hundreds of miles away. Wang Manyin got off the bus at the station on the east bank of the river.
The east and west banks are connected by two bridges. An old bridge is located in the city center. The bridge deck is narrow, only four or five meters wide. There is an endless stream of people coming and going, which can cause congestion during peak periods in this era.
This time Wang Manyin came to Yuanxi and discovered that a new bridge had been built over the Huangyuan River far away from the city center. The bridge deck was much wider and there were not many vehicles and pedestrians. If nothing unexpected happened, Huangyuan City would move towards the new bridge in the future.
develop.
When we arrived in Huangyuan, we looked up and saw that there were no high-rise buildings. At a glance, we could see the landmark of Huangyuan, the nine-story ancient pagoda located on the ancient pagoda mountain. Huangyuan City is several times larger than the original west county town.
Wang Manyin is also familiar with Huangyuan. Guta Mountain is Huangyuan's natural park and a dating destination for young people in Huangyuan.
After getting out of the car, Wang Manyin walked towards the bookstore with a clear goal. Huangyuan was much more lively and prosperous, and accents from all over the place could be heard.
Huangyuan is said to be small in scale, and it is also the regional capital. It still takes a while to walk, which just allows Wang Manyin to observe the changes in Huangyuan.
The special period has passed, and people's mental states can be felt to be significantly different, but the changes on the streets are still not big.
We found a small restaurant run by a public-private partnership. Wang Manyin only used money and no food stamps, and ate a bowl of fried noodles at a high price. It seemed that the black market in Xuan Yuan was okay, and it was not difficult to buy food stamps.
After dinner, Wang Manyin came to Xinhua Bookstore. Even if the time chosen by Wang Manyin was not a weekend, there were many people in the bookstore.
