Niu Meng looked at the dozens of yellowed meal tickets and was so moved that she almost cried.
If there is anything that is most valuable in this era, it must be meal tickets, especially for people with a big appetite like Niu Meng.
When I was young, my whole family relied on my father's salary from the steel rolling mill. The family could only eat a meal of fine food (steamed buns or rice) during festivals.
On weekdays, cow mothers replace fine grains with coarse grains, such as sorghum noodles.
Even sorghum noodles should not be eaten too much. The smart cow mother will get some sawdust from her cousin who works in the lumber factory and mix it with the sorghum noodles to make a black steamed bun.
Niu Mu also gave this type of steamed bun a nice name, called Yikusitian steamed bun.
The taste of Yikusitian Wowotou is very similar to its name. It tastes like chewing wood residue and has a smell of rotten wood.
Every spring is the season that Niu Meng looks forward to. The tall old elm tree at the door sprouts buds and grows many elm coins.
At that time, Niu Mu would ask Niu Yong and Niu Meng to climb to the elm tree with sickles and pick the elm coins that were in bud.
Mixing sorghum noodles with elm skin noodles can make iron eight-gu, which tastes sweet and is a rare delicacy.
After growing up, Niu Yong started working, and his life gradually became easier.
However, because Niu Meng is so edible, one person can support two and a half grown men, and life is only a little better. There is no need to add sawdust to the sorghum noodles.
Later, Niu Meng started working, but still didn't have enough to eat.
Because Niu Yong is already married and has his own small family, he cannot always help Niu's family.
It wasn't until she met Li Weidong and became Li Weidong's apprentice that she had enough meals.
Niu Meng also knew that she was just a small burden to Li Weidong.
Food is so expensive these days. Who would be willing to give it to others for nothing, even if they have the title of master. Didn’t you see that Sha Zhu’s disciples often have to lend money to Sha Zhu? Or they never repay the money.
which type.
Niu Meng is not a person who is ignorant of the world, but the feeling of being hungry is too uncomfortable, so he silently remembers the kindness in his heart.
No, Li Weidong wanted to set up a poverty alleviation workshop, and after saying hello to Niu Meng, Niu Meng gave up being a driver and came to the poverty alleviation workshop to be the assistant to the workshop director.
Although the position and salary of a workshop assistant director are higher than that of a driver, they are not as comfortable as being a driver, not to mention that being a driver can earn extra money.
The reason why Niu Meng agreed without hesitation was just to repay the kindness at that time.
She didn't expect that before the kindness was repaid, Li Weidong gave her all the meal tickets he had saved.
Niu Meng felt a burst of excitement in her heart, and her voice was trembling and deformed, "Master. You."
"If you are told to take it, just take it. Don't do what those little girls and mothers-in-law do!"
Li Weidong put a serious face, put the meal ticket into Niu Meng's hand, and left the office with his hands behind his back.
The light outside gave his back a light golden edge.
Niu Meng clutched her meal ticket tightly, wiped the reddish corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and let out a long sigh.
It would be great if the master was not married
As the sun set, Li Weidong rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.
Although Yu Li is pregnant, due to her good health, except for eating a larger amount, she does not suffer from the usual discomforts of pregnant women.
I didn’t ask for leave from the sub-district office and actively completed the tasks of the sub-district office every day.
After Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office learned that she was pregnant, he specially arranged for Yu Li to do some simple tasks, considering that Li Weidong was busy at work.
The job is easy, but Yu Li is a restless person. She starts cleaning up the house after work. She hopes to create a clean and tidy environment for her children.
She tore off the sheets, quilt covers, quilts, and even the curtains, took them to the pool in the middle courtyard, and started washing them.
This scene shocked the adults and aunts passing by and left work.
In this era, although pregnant lesbians were not as valuable as in later generations, it was indeed too much to ask a pregnant woman to wash clothes in such a cold weather.
"Look, that kid Li Weidong is really nothing. Yu Li just got pregnant and was just recuperating, yet he still has to do such rough work."
"That's right, when Li Weidong married Yu Li, he didn't have any gift money, and his father-in-law also gave him a lot of things. After Yu Li got married, he also worked as a cow and horse in the Li family."
"Compared with that lazy Qin Huairu, Yu Li is like the seven fairies from heaven descending to earth."
Therefore, when Li Weidong returned to the courtyard, he could not help but be despised by the uncles and aunts for a while.
What's going on here?
Li Weidong thought for a while and found that he had not done anything to cause public outrage recently.
Just when she was confused about the situation, she saw Yu Li rolling up her sleeves, revealing her white arms, her hands were red from the cold, and she was washing clothes in the cold water.
Her little face was also flushed with cold, drops of sweat oozed from her forehead, and her hair was sticky to her scalp. Anyone who saw her would feel distressed.
Okay, the case is solved.
Li Weidong walked over quickly and gently took Yu Li's hand, "It's such a cold day, why are you washing this thing? Don't we have a washing machine at home? Besides, the electricity used by the washing machine is obtained from solar energy.
It doesn’t cost anything.”
Yu Li raised her head and smiled gently at Li Weidong, "Brother Weidong, I heard that the washing machine is full of parts. The parts have a service life. If they are used frequently, they will break."
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Li Weidong was stunned by her worry.
It seems a little ridiculous that I would rather wash clothes in the cold wind because I am afraid that the washing machine will break down.
But after thinking about it for a while, I felt relieved.
In this era of material scarcity, people were generally frugal.
For example, Uncle Wang next door made a new pair of cotton boots, which he only wears once during the Chinese New Year. He hides them at home on weekdays and often wears the old pair of cotton boots that have long worn out soles.
As a result, a big hole was bitten by a mouse in his new cotton boots, which made Uncle Wang so angry that he didn't eat for several days.
Aunt Liu's family has a sewing machine at home, but she doesn't want to use it. She always uses a needle and thread every time she sews clothes.
As a result, the sewing machine had not been used for a long time, and the parts inside were rusted, so it cost 2 yuan to repair.
However, the biggest lesson for mankind is to never learn lessons.
Uncle Wang made a second pair of cotton boots, but he still hid them under the bed and couldn't bear to wear them.
Those shoes are expected to become a tool for rats to grind their teeth in the future.
Aunt Wang repaired the sewing machine, but she still couldn't bear to use it. She squatted at the door all day long to catch the sunlight, sewing clothes with needle and thread in her cracked hands.
That sewing machine may need to be sent to a repair shop after half a year.
After thinking about this, Li Weidong took Yu Li's cold little hand into his arms and said with a smile: "You are such a little fool. There is a circuit board in the washing machine. If it is not powered on for a long time, the circuit board will get damp. When the washing machine
It's broken, and this kind of washing machine is only made in Shenyang. If you want to repair it, you can only send it to Shenyang."
"Really?" Yu Li felt a strong warmth, her eyes widened, a little unbelieving, "Everything is worn out, and it won't break if you don't use it! Don't lie to me."
"Oh, it's really hard to explain." Li Weidong tilted his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Do you remember our flashlight?"
"Is that the one that fell under the bed?"
"Yes, that flashlight fell under the bed for two months. When we took it out, the battery inside had become soft and the electrodes were rusty. We polished it with coins for a long time and replaced it with new batteries.
That’s when the flashlight was repaired.”
"A washing machine is just like a flashlight." Yu Li thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "I remember that the washing machine has not been used for more than a month. I need to use it quickly."
Yu Li hurriedly took her hand out of Li Weidong's arms, picked up the water basin and ran into the house, as if she was afraid that if she was just one second late, the washing machine would break.
Entering the house, Yu Li had already opened the cover on the washing machine and was loading clothes inside. Li Weidong called Shazhu to help carry a few buckets of water, and then plugged the washing machine's power supply into the battery.
Turning the switch gently, the washing machine buzzed.
Only then did Yu Li feel relieved. She patted her chest with her little hands and looked scared, "It really scares me to death. If such a precious thing breaks, it would be such a sin."
With the washing machine, Yu Li could free her hands. With Li Weidong's help, she quickly made dinner.
Dinner was egg noodle soup. The noodles were soft and refreshing, and the eggs were fragrant. The two of them enjoyed the meal.
Li Weidong ate a large bowl in one go, put down the porcelain bowl, wiped his mouth with a towel, looked at Yu Li and said, "By the way, the malted milk matter has been investigated."
"Huh?" Yu Li held the noodles in her mouth and forgot to cut them off for a moment.
"You eat first, and I'll tell you after you finish." Li Weidong smiled and pinched her nose.
"Uh-huh." Yu Li picked up the rice bowl and huffed and puffed, and the bowl of rice quickly reached the bottom.
Bang.
She put the rice bowl on the table and said, "It's done!"
"According to Fatty Yu, Yu Haitang and Yang Weimin have reconciled, and Yang Weimin got the malted milk essence," Li Weidong said.
Hearing this, Yu Li suddenly became angry, her eyebrows were raised, and her cheeks were bulging.
"It's true, Haitang, people like Yang Weimin are not good people. Why is she still on good terms with Yang Weimin!"
When Yang Weimin first arrived at the Yu family, he thought he was the leader, and the Yu family should compliment him as a high-ranking son-in-law.
Although the gifts he brought were valuable, his attitude toward his parents was very poor.
Especially since Yu Li had no formal job at that time, Yang Weimin kept saying that he could introduce Yu Li to the compound as a nanny.
This made Yu Li very angry, but for the sake of Yu Haitang's happiness, she pretended to be nonchalant.
After Yang Weimin and Yu Haitang established their relationship, Yu Li asked someone to find out the details about Yang Weimin.
Although Yang Weimin pretends to be serious, he leaves his name and photos behind him. As long as he has done something, it cannot escape the eyes of the masses.
After some inquiring, Yu Li discovered that Yang Weimin had unclear relationships with many lesbians in the past.
She also told Yu Haitang what she had learned, but Yu Haitang was a lover and thought that it was all in the past.
Yang Weimin is different now than before. Yu Li's persuasion was ineffective and she had no choice but to give up.
Last time Yu Haitang and Yang Weimin broke up, Yu Li was quite happy and planned to find a young man who matched Yu Haitang's family.
Who admits it.
Thinking of Yu Haitang, Yu Li felt angry.
"I can't live a good life, but I want to hang out with a kid from a high-ranking family like that!"
Li Weidong stood up and gently held her shoulders, "Begonia is still young and it is normal to not see Yang Weimin's true face clearly. You don't need to be too angry. Be careful of the baby in your belly."
Speaking of the baby, Yu Li forced herself to calm down and stroked her belly that had not yet swelled.
"I will give that bottle of malted milk to Yu Haitang tomorrow and ask her to return it to Yang Weimin."
"Yes, we don't lack that thing." Li Weidong nodded and said: "Let's not talk about these unhappy things. By the way, we haven't watched a movie for a while. Today I heard from Mr. Liu in the workshop that there is a new movie recently.
A movie called "The Furious"."
"Let's go to the movies. Movie tickets are too expensive." Yu Li also wanted to go to the movies, but she was worried about the money.
Before getting married, the two watched a movie together, but that was a relationship, so they had to pay attention to the mood.
No married couple goes to the movies.
Li Weidong gently took Yu Li's hand and said with a smile: "A movie ticket only costs 30 cents, which is nothing to us now. Also, this movie is in color."
Most of the movies of this era were in black and white, and color movies like this were rare. Yu Li had never seen a color movie, and she immediately became interested.
"Then let's be extravagant today." Yu Li gritted her teeth and stood up, "I'm going to clean the dishes."
After washing the dishes, Li Weidong took Yu Li to the Xizhimen Cinema on his bicycle.
It was just getting dark at this time, and a long queue formed outside the cinema, stretching from the ticket gate to the opposite road.
Li Weidong parked his bicycle on the side of the road, locked it with a chain, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of people."
"Yes, it's a color film! Most people haven't seen it. Brother Wei Dong, let's get in line quickly."
Yu Li took Li Weidong's arm and lined up at the back of the queue.
Most of the people who came to watch the movie were male and female friends, and the strange and airtight little moves between them looked interesting.
The man moved closer to the woman, but the woman seemed to have been electrocuted and quickly took two steps to avoid it.
The man was rejected and decided not to talk to the woman again. The woman came over secretly and got angry at the man.
It's like watching a youth romance drama.
Li Weidong was watching intently when he heard Yu Li exclaim: "Brother Wei Dong, look to see if that person is Yang Weimin."
"where?"
"Right in front of us."
Looking along Yu Li's finger, Li Weidong saw a young man wearing a general's woolen coat in front of him and a girl wearing an embroidered cotton-padded jacket.
Different from other inseparable relationships between men and women, these two people were simply stuck together. The girl's hand was on the young man's arm, and the young man's hand was on the girl's waist. The two were talking and laughing, and from time to time they were talking and laughing.
After biting her ears and muttering for a while, the girl laughed so hard that her branches trembled.
The two of them had their backs to Li Weidong. Li Weidong couldn't see clearly, but judging from the young man's body shape, he was similar to Yang Weimin. The girl was shorter than Yu Haitang, but her waist was plumper.
Just when Li Weidong was thinking about taking two steps forward to figure out the identities of the two people.
There were a few young men behind who were a little jealous of the young men and whistled at them.
