The Spring Festival of 1982 came just like that in a snowstorm.
When Fourth Master and Tongtong came back, they brought Shuangquan with them. She is now a senior and has officially entered the internship period. She will be assigned a job in half a year. Now there is no pressure to study. If she is working, these
Graduates don’t have to worry about finding a job.
Especially good universities, major ministries and commissions are rushing to get them. The universities in the province are not particularly good, but they are still in short supply of talents! Whether it is a government agency or a large enterprise, they are all good places to go.
Seeing that the college student confessed, Jin Yin and Yang Shuhui felt relieved.
During the Chinese New Year, three sons, three daughters-in-law, and a daughter were reunited.
It's the end of the year, and the eldest daughter-in-law made cotton-padded shoes and single shoes and brought them over. The daughter-in-law was also very busy with the work in the winter. She took the time to plow the ground for the fourth family, and also took the time to make shoes for the whole family.
As for Xiaotong, she doesn’t like using sewing machines very much, but she can cut clothes better than any old tailor. Xiaotong cuts the clothes for the whole family, and it’s her mother-in-law who makes them using a sewing machine.
As for my daughter, she may have received some advice from Xiaotong. She didn’t buy anything messy when she came back. She just bought brown sugar. You can eat these at home, or you can keep them for gifts! There are more people getting married and more children.
She was also very curious about the brown sugar. Yang Shuhui divided it into four portions and wrapped them. One of her daughters-in-law took one portion back and kept one portion for herself. The family could share three or four kilograms.
Sanling worked for his family, and he had to help the elders, so it was not easy to rely on his sister-in-law to tidy up the floor. He had a little free time, and he had to help the fourth family to level the land. The key was that he was afraid that the house would be destroyed if the land was close to it.
When the water was soaked, I yelled and ran away for a long distance. I drove a tractor and pulled several carts of stones back, and built a stone platform outside the house against the field, leaving steps to go up and down.
The third child is the busiest every day. He feels that the elder brother is weak. Now he can no longer hang out with the brigade. He cultivates his own land and can't do it. What should he do? As for the fourth child, the work he does is not a family matter at all.
He couldn't take care of it. After worrying about this house and that house, he was very busy.
Then the New Year came. In addition to dividing his salary between the two of them, the fourth child also took an additional 100 yuan, and the family gave 50 yuan. He only said that he was a matchmaker for the supply and marketing cooperative, so he earned a bit. Who did the work anyway?
I knew it all in my heart and didn’t let anyone suffer.
The third daughter-in-law was guarding the medical station and would not come back anytime soon. Now that it is Chinese New Year, the medical station is closed, so she came back.
Shuangquan was sitting on the kang, peeling peanuts, and wanted to fry them later.
Yindi didn't like this piece of work, and the sheep in the production team were divided. Xiaotong bought a sheep and slaughtered it when he came back. This year, when making dumplings with mutton stuffing at home, "I'll chop the stuffing."
Xiaotong had no time to spare. Because his handwriting was good, Xiaotong was asked to write couplets. The table in the main room was opened, and Xiaotong sat there and wrote couplets.
Jinyin and Fourth Master were entertaining people, and Damin and Sanling were cleaning, so they had to clean the house several times to celebrate the new year cleanly.
Yang Shuhui was making noodles and saw Bai Lan coming in and out, standing or sitting incorrectly, and everything looked unfamiliar. She arranged, "Lanzi, peel the onions, and eat dumplings stuffed with mutton and green onions."
Ai!
Bai Lan went to the vegetable garden and grabbed a handful of green onions buried in the soil. Even though they were buried like this, they were all frozen into ice. She looked around, where could she peel the green onions? Let's go inside the house. There were so many people.
This onion smells so good. But outside, the messy onion skin will become dirty again when the wind blows over the newly swept yard.
Come on! Go to the door.
In the alley at the door, the wind was clear on both sides. The snow was falling so hard, and people who came in and out were all snow sweepers. Everyone swept the snow quickly and put their hands in their clothes to warm them. As a result, Su Huan saw the Jin family.
Guawazi's wife was peeling onions at the door, "Your hands are frozen! Go back and peel them quickly!"
Sanling, who was sweeping the backyard, heard this shout and said to Bai Lan, "Are you stupid or what? Go to the kitchen, light the fire, boil some hot water, sit in front of the stove and peel the onions."
When Shuangquan heard this, he put down what he was doing and said, "Bai Lan, let's go to the kitchen. I also want to eat some radish and mutton. You light the fire while I grate the shredded radish and blanch it."
Then the people were called away.
Bai Lan sat in front of the stove and couldn't find any matches to light the fire. Shuangquan touched the bellows and said, "Our matches are always here and we don't put them around."
Oh! Bai Lan smiled sheepishly, "The medical station is not close to anyone, so I don't usually have time to come here."
Shuangquan also understood that there might not be anyone there when the place was guarded, but as soon as it left, someone would definitely come looking for it. She asked, "You used to get work points, so what do you do now?"
Bai Lan said, "Now... I am still the doctor in the village. I have been given two more acres of land for planting in Sanling. The yard has also been given to us, and it is still the medical station in the village. We will pay for some medicine ourselves. I have a headache and a fever."
As long as it can be cured."
Can you make money?
"It's not impossible, most of them are on credit. If you don't feel well and go to the medical station, you have to give medicine. When you get the medicine, you will be told that you don't have it for 30 to 50 cents. Let's keep it in the account. Then remember, when you have it, you will get it.
Everything I earn is on credit."
This is really a hard time.
Shuangquan didn't know what to say when he heard Bai Lan say, "Sister, do you have any old clothes that you don't want to wear? If so, give me a few. I don't mind them!"
Shuangquan: “……………” Let’s give it new ones. I don’t actually have any. I don’t buy new clothes every year. But let’s give them old ones. What is called old? Clothes worn in my hometown.
It's not better than Bai Lan's clothes, the clothes she wore when she was in school... I bought two more clothes in the winter when I was a freshman, and two more last winter... I have four winter clothes in total, and only two big coats. They look bright.
It's true, but it's just a replacement.
If I say no, wouldn’t it be a bit bad?
Shuangquan said, "I bought it last year... If you don't dislike it, you can wear it later."
The two chatted and laughed, then went back to have New Year's Eve dinner. The third family still had to go back to the medical station, so Shuangquan took some clothes for Bai Lan.
Yang Shuhui thought she was afraid that the orchid would be frozen because she had to walk such a long way so late at night, so she didn't pay attention. Who knew that on the first day of the new year, the daughter-in-law was wearing her daughter's clothes, and her daughter was wearing Xiaotong.
There was a cotton-padded jacket made of old coarse cloth. When Xiaotong brought it, she said, "The dormitory has heating, but there is no heating at home. Wear a small cotton-padded jacket to wear at home. It will keep you warm and you won't have to worry about getting dirty."
Yes! Xiaotong usually wears this at home. The old coarse cloth is dyed and woven with so many beautiful buckles, and it looks very good-looking. My daughter has been wearing this since she came back.
How did it happen? You gave the good clothes to the third family, what will you wear to school later?
Shuangquan whispered: "Stop talking! The life of the third child's family is difficult." Why is it difficult? With twenty yuan a month, the food at home is enough, and the food at home is enough. What is difficult? Don't talk about her.
The health station doesn't make money, but it actually does. Medicines are bought in large bottles by the pound. Yes, many people take credit on credit. But there are some who don't! Even if she doesn't make money, it doesn't matter.
As for having no clothes to wear!
Yang Shuhui pointed at Shuangquan's clothes, "Xiaotong is so considerate in doing things. He has already made you a little coat like this. Can you not give it to Bai Lan? Yours is made of blue material with yellow buttons. She is the new wife.
, it’s made of red material with black buckles... I also gave one to your sister-in-law, but she hasn’t been willing to wear it yet.” Then he tapped the girl’s forehead and said, “Thousands of people have different personalities, and your sister-in-law and younger siblings all have different temperaments.
Same, I'm not saying she's a bad person... I just have some shortcomings. Bailan's face is so cute that she likes to take advantage. When she opened her mouth, she knew you were embarrassed and didn't give it. You can't get along with her like you get along with Xiaotong. This
It's different! Xiaotong doesn't want to take advantage, but Bai Lan loves to take advantage... You have to know it! Don't be stupid, you will believe it as soon as someone says it."
I know! I know! Just give it.
Speaking of which, she got two new daughters-in-law this year. Yang Shuhui prepared red envelopes for the two daughters-in-law. She originally planned to give them ten yuan each, but forget it now. Let’s give them one yuan each! You can secretly make up for them later.
I just feel a little angry!
Yang Shuhui didn't shy away from talking to Tongtong. When the two of them were left alone, Yang Shuhui said, "Your sister is no longer working! If she is working and living a good life, then if you are willing, you can win over the brothers.
. But we are still going to school. It is not easy for rural children to live like others when they are outside. The clothes are good, but no one can wear brighter clothes when going out. After all, people respect clothes first and then respect others.
.Just a few clothes that can be worn when going out to meet people..."
His tone was very unhappy.
Lin Yutong really didn't know that Bai Lan still had this problem. In fact, things were fine in the past.
Yang Shuhui was worried, she couldn't say anything, she just asked Bai Cai'er to help her carry this and that, but what she wanted was less? Home-made persimmons, vinegar made from persimmons, Tongtong's own maltose, Laosi
The hairy chestnuts she got from outside were just so many times that she bumped into them. She never reminded her. She felt that Sanling was sincere in working here. These little things that are commonly used at home, she is a mother-in-law.
, cannot provoke.
What now? You should bring things to light and give Xiaotong a heads up.
Who would have known that my daughter-in-law is very smart. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Bai Cai'er came to the door again. She shouted at the door: "Xiaotong - Xiaotong - Lanzi said you have dried squid here. She said she wanted two.
Bring it to her. She will entertain guests tomorrow and needs to soak the squid today! She also said that you have dried pig skins that you have made yourself. Give her two taels..."
Yang Shuhui was listening in the yard and was a little angry! There were only four squids in total. Xiaotong and Laosi didn't visit relatives or entertain relatives? You want two? Why are you so relaxed?
There is also pig skin, which is the favorite of the fourth child. Xiaotong made it specially for the fourth child. It is very troublesome to deal with. This thing costs nothing but time. You stay at the medical station all day and don’t have time.
alley?
She was just listening now, listening to how Xiaotong pushed people back.
Who knew that Xiaotong would immediately shout: "Mom - Mom - my third sister-in-law wants squid and pig skin, is there any left?"
Yang Shuhui: "..." had to cooperate, "Where is the rest?" She carried a gun and a stick and sent a message to Bai Cai'er: "It's just that little, the fourth brother has colleagues to entertain, your eldest sister and you
If your brother-in-law comes, what will you do to entertain him? He has been lavishing money all day long, and when you don’t have any more, who will hand you one?"
Bai Caier left with a blushing face. When she got there, she said to Bai Lan, "Your mother-in-law must have a problem with you!"
When Sanling came back, he listened and waited for Bai Cai'er to leave, then said to Bai Lan, "Don't always get along with your cousin, what kind of reputation does she have?" He provoked the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, because he didn't want his family to live a good life.
Bai Lan responded and whispered, "I must have made mom angry!" She pulled Sanling away, "I'm looking for my cousin because I have something to do."
What's going on?
"My cousin's cousin is in the health bureau. I went with my cousin several times last winter, always to her cousin's house. If they can say a word, I can enter the commune hospital. There is no village doctor.
Salary, but the commune hospital has a salary. Even if I get a place for further study and come back to work as a nurse in the commune hospital, I still have more than 20 yuan this month. I went there a few times, and the gossip there came out.
Come, I feel there is hope. I want to go there again tomorrow. Don’t let anyone know until this thing is done. I just want to get something useful from Xiaotong. But my mother heard about it and was very annoyed.
." As he said that, he pulled up the clothes on his body and said, "And this, my sister is wearing an old one. Isn't this what I want to wear to be more decent?"
Then why don't you tell the truth?
If you had this opportunity to change your life and get some gifts, would it be such a big deal?
"You can't talk about this! If it can't be done, I won't be able to explain it to my family if I have to go through so much trouble."
Sanling was speechless and went back to the house to get fifty yuan and gave thirty yuan to Shuangquan, "Sister, I'll buy you a new one."
Shuangquan didn't want it, "I really don't need it! It's warm in the new year, so I won't wear a coat. When this winter comes, won't it be work? I can't wear the clothes that my student baby still wears, I have to buy something else. Does your wife want it?"
, I can’t even wear that clothes for a few days.”
Sanling then told his parents what he heard from Bailan.
As long as you have a chance, you have to give it a try regardless of whether it works or not, right? Even if it means going to further studies to learn something, what you learn is always yours. Jinyin feels that this money is not a waste.
, well deserved!
He said, "Tell Lao Si and Xiaotong the truth and don't hide it."
This is indeed a good thing! The places for further training are in short supply. They are all selected from the barefoot doctors, and everyone is at the same level. Others are looking for acquaintances, but if we don't look for acquaintances, we have no chance. If Bai Lan can find an acquaintance, then let her do it.
Tongtong brought a frozen leg of lamb, and Fourth Master bought five rabbits from those who trapped rabbits. Qin Yindi killed two big roosters that she raised. She didn't want to kill them during the New Year, but wasn't she doing business?
?
I'm sure I can get this thing! Plus the two good cigarettes I got from Jinyin, let's go! Let's go do some work.
Maybe everything was in place, and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when Shuangquan returned to school, Bai Lan's place for further study was indeed reduced.
This time it was sent to Sanling, and Bai Lan also had to go to the provincial capital to study for a year at a medical school in the provincial capital.
The village doctor is Lao Zhu, who sells traditional Chinese medicine, or you can go to the medical station in the West Village, which is not far anyway.
As soon as the first month comes out and the February dragon raises its head, spring is here.
It’s spring, what should I plant?
The winter snow that each family swept out and couldn't transport out was all piled up in their own fields. Therefore, their fields are now moist and translucent.
Yang Shuhui said, "Grow spring corn for a season."
No! No matter how much corn you grow, how much does it cost per pound?
Tongtong wants to plant watermelons. Generally, watermelons are only planted in March and mature in 80 to 110 days. In other words, it can be harvested in as little as two months or a little more than three months.
.This land is surrounded by the village, and the temperature can be several degrees higher than in other fields... The seedlings are first cultivated, and then covered with plastic.
It doesn't matter if there is no complete plastic. Who doesn't have plastic lining for fertilizer? Just make do with it.
She only told Fourth Master, and then secretly raised the seedlings.
I have never seen such a willful farmer! Come on, plant it! If it doesn’t work, you can still plant something else.
So many people have helped to plant it, and they are all worried. They say that if there is a late spring cold, this thing planted by Xiaotong will be ruined. Well! There is a late spring cold, and the cold has cooled down. Maybe there is really smoke in the village, and there is
It helped to keep people warm, so they didn't freeze to death. As soon as the weather warmed up, they started to grow again, and they started to grow.
Sister-in-law Tao also said, "Actually, it's okay. When the watermelons are ripe, ask Lao Si to pull them up on a trolley and go to the villages to exchange for food."
Fourth Master: "..." After the simple old farmers planted fruits, their simple idea was still to quickly exchange for food.
Liu Chenggong also had a heated discussion beside him, "With the temper of Lao Si, there are people he knows everywhere. If you can't exchange for food, you'll have to give it all away."
Jinsuo also nodded and said to Jinyin, "Uncle, I'm afraid you'll have to pull me up and change him!"
Jinyin chuckled and didn't respond to the words.
At this time, a hawking cry came from the alley: "Exchange for tofu - exchange for tofu - wheat, corn, soybeans, mung beans, any kind of beans - exchange for tofu -" Tongtong looked at the fourth master and laughed out loud.
Got it!
There were people on the side cheering: "Fourth brother, practice practice! Change to watermelon - hurry up! Just learn from others, wheat, corn, soybeans, mung beans, whatever - change to watermelon -"
People all over the street laughed, including those who exchanged for tofu. They all laughed incomprehensibly. Looking at the fourth master, he said, "Young man, would you like to exchange for tofu?"
Tongtong took out 50 cents from Fourth Master's trouser pocket and said, "Buy 50 cents of tofu!"
My wife, why are you buying fifty cents? How many meals do you want to eat? Besides, we have those not so good soybeans! Yang Shuhui handed the money to Tongtong, "Wait, we have soybeans at home."
Bai Cai'er said to herself that Xiaotong also took advantage of her parents-in-law. Look, Xiaotong wanted to spend money, but her mother-in-law wouldn't let her. If she didn't, her mother-in-law would have to pay for it.
Fourth Master said to Yang Shuhui, "Mom, forget it, let's buy it! Tongtong loves to eat dried tofu, and a pound of dried tofu costs four taels... buy more."
Yang Shuhui, who originally planned to put the beans out, completely dropped her hand and simply took out half the bag. "Then add fifty cents to these beans and that's it." After saying that, she looked at her greedy wife and wanted to ask.
Is it enough for people to buy these?
Who would have known that this daughter-in-law was grinning like a toothy flower, and she was really happy with her son!
Bai Cai'er rolled her eyes inwardly and said to herself, this mother-in-law is just partial. Xiaotong has a father who is an official, so she is right both horizontally and vertically! Poor Bai Lan has no father, and as a result, everything she does is wrong.
Yang Shuhui didn't think she was biased. She also looked at her son and his wife in distress. It was true! Look at these two people, they were like a crow meeting an old bird, unable to see the dark side of the other.