I came back from Beijing and brought four children with me.
"Who is this kid?" someone asked as soon as he entered the corridor.
Fourth Master smiled and said: "My nephew, from my eldest brother's family."
"Pull him down." Someone said again, "Didn't your eldest brother just get married? His second marriage? I haven't heard of it."
"A serious first wife. We held a collective wedding in the army before. Now that both of them have returned from the battlefield, they both have to be fully dressed. The old man invites everyone to have a good time." What the Fourth Master said is true.
But listen, it must be a misunderstanding.
It was assumed that the two had a collective wedding and had a child. Then they went to the battlefield and came back alive. The elders in the family held a make-up wedding.
That’s definitely what I thought.
"What's your name? The young man has really big eyes." Someone asked again.
"Jiang Huai." Jiang Huai replied with a smile.
"Yin Jianghuai." The man said.
Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment and then said "Yeah".
When he got into the room, Jiang Huai was still a little stunned. He turned around and asked the fourth master in a low voice, "Third uncle, what is my last name?"
Fourth Master sighed, "Your surname is Jiang, and your father is Jiang He."
"But I don't remember my father." Jiang Huai's eyes turned red, "I don't even remember what my mother looks like?"
Lin Yutong actually takes these surnames very lightly, "Then you follow the surname Yin and call it Yin Jianghuai. In the future, when you grow up and want your own name, you can change it back. Or, when you have children, you can still call them children.
The surname is Jiang. Now you are Yin Jianghuai, your father is Yin Chen, and your mother is Hu Feng. Your grandfather is Yin Changtian. This is your third uncle's house. The three little pigs in the house are your younger brothers and sisters, okay?
?There is no school at your parents’ place, so they asked you to go to school with your uncle and aunt. When the conditions there are better, they will take you back. When someone asks you, you say so.”
Jiang Huai turned to look at Fourth Master, "Third Uncle, is that okay?"
"Okay!" Fourth Master rubbed Jiang Huai's head, "Let's put it this way."
Lin Yutong went into the house to make the bed for Jiang Huai. It wasn't too crowded to sleep three children. He put away the boxes against the wall and put on the quilt, that's all.
The three children also prepared a share of their belongings for Jianghuai, which finally settled the family down.
It's still half a month before the children go to school, but Jianghuai hasn't gone to school yet. Now that he wants to join a new class, he has to make up for everything from last semester.
"I can almost do it." Jiang Huai held the book with bright eyes. "When others were in class, I listened outside the classroom."
What a perseverance.
So, there was one more person who studied foreign languages with Master Yun and music with He Tian.
This child is humble, and the three younger ones in his family are not bullies. Within two days, he was calling "big brother" and "big brother" very affectionately.
Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was considered the Chinese New Year. Lin Yutong and Fourth Master also began to visit the leaders of the institute. They only delivered things but did not leave any meals, and they went around in a hurry.
When visiting the New Year, you usually bring a bottle of canned food and a pound of the most common glutinous rice sticks, which are considered affordable. When you go to the leader's house, bring a bottle of good wine and a good cigarette, which are definitely valuable.
When visiting relatives in the countryside, they always bring steamed steamed buns.
The fat aunt's return gift to Lin Yutong was homemade pancakes. She made a lot of these pancakes. They were black-faced pancakes, filled with some seasonings such as chopped green onion, and then made into a pancake that was about the same size as a mooncake, but thin.
Many pancakes, for the sake of appearance, are pressed onto the dough with a bamboo colander, so that there are some lines on them. Then they are cooked in a pot. When visiting relatives or giving New Year's gifts, take seven or eight pancakes and cover them with hemp paper.
One pack to give as a snack.
Most of the people are frugal like Fat Aunt. During the New Year, relatives and colleagues visit dozens of houses. Just buying snacks is a huge expense. Besides, some people give New Year gifts that are not expensive.
If you give too much in return, it won't count.
Life is a little easier now, but it's not like I don't care about these things.
Lin Yutong gave a bottle of canned food and a pack of snacks.
She returned a bowl of fried cakes and a pack of pancakes.
Lin Yutong was speechless for a long time, then handed the oil cake to several children, "After eating, remember to wash your hands. Don't scratch the oily ones on the quilt."
In the evening, the director visited the house in person and brought a bag of apples to the child.
Lin Yutong quickly let the person in, and the leader came to the door in person. Without asking, he knew that he had something to ask for.
The director's surname is Zhang, and he is a typical scholar-type leader. He is not easy to ask his subordinates to do things.
"It's not my personal matter, I just wanted to install a phone in our building." Director Zhang shook his head, "It's been a year and a half since I typed this report, and there's no news at all."
Lin Yutong suddenly realized that it was extremely difficult to install a phone at this time.
If it is a private household, it depends on the level. Only those above the director level are eligible to install telephones.
Moreover, the initial installation fee is around one thousand, which is beyond the reach of ordinary families.
That's right. It's not just trying to show off. In the capital city alone, there are so many department-level leaders. When can they be ranked?
This is really a backdoor way of relying on connections. It can be installed within half a year and get Amitabha.
From the perspective of people in later generations where everyone has one or two mobile phones, it is simply unbelievable.
Director Zhang shook his head and said: "We have a phone in our office, and I have a phone at home. But when there are more phones, my home becomes everyone's reception room. All day long, the phone rings non-stop, and everyone leaves
The phone numbers all belong to my family. It’s an advantage. I know everything about each family’s family situation and family relationships. Those young people and their romantic partners also left my home phone number.
, I save effort, and I even have a grasp of their thoughts." These words were quite self-deprecating.
It's common to do things through the back door, but Lin Yutong didn't understand it before using the back door to install a phone. Only when he got to this atmosphere did he really understand. This thing can't be done without using the back door.
Director Zhang said to Fourth Master: "As long as we can get in touch with each other, we will follow their market conditions. Invite people first and ask Master Li to cook some hard dishes. The wine will be Maotai. During the installation, good tea will be good.
We’ve also prepared cigarette towels and one more cigarette for the little foreman. I’ve inquired about this situation. But if you want to invite someone, you have to queue up slowly. Isn’t this a waste of money?”
Lin Yutong sighed inwardly, in this era, telephones and electricity are as good as the sky. A handyman in these units would like to look at people with blank eyes.
I begged my grandpa to sue my grandma. It is already a huge honor for someone to come to our door and ask us to curry favor. Who dares to talk about the quality of service?
At this time, there is no word 'complaint'.
She suddenly realized that "complaint" was actually a good word.
The two talked for a while, and the fourth master settled the matter.
"What should I do about this?" Lin Yutong was worried. Nowadays, all those who can line up are cadres and leaders. Who knows which god is standing behind them? If you want to stand in front of these people, you should hold a pig's head and bow.
She really couldn't think of which temple gate.
"Tell your father tomorrow. This is a confidential unit. It's a private phone line. It should be a dedicated line." The fourth master said lightly and went back to the house to read.
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment and chuckled. It seemed that this was what Director Zhang meant. Asking for help was all about putting on difficulties. He just wanted to reflect these difficulties on others.
With this thought in mind, she turned around and saw the bag of apples. She raised her voice and asked, "Would you like to eat any of the apples?"
"Eat..." each one was louder than the other. There was nothing they didn't want to eat.
Anyone who can buy fruit at this time is considered to be from a good family. This apple is not a Red Fuji, but a very early and very old variety called Qin Guan. The peel is thick and durable. Now it looks like it is only as big as an adult’s fist.
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Later, this variety was slowly replaced by other varieties, and it was rarely seen.
In fact, it tastes pretty good.
"Third Aunt, I'll peel it." Jiang Huai came out and wanted to help Lin Yutong.
Lin Yutong was afraid that he would cut his hand, "No, just go ahead and memorize the words."
The matter of installing a telephone was not finalized until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Someone from the communications class of the military department personally came to install a telephone in the building.
Lin Yutong could foresee that people would be disturbed by noisy phone calls all day long.
There is a table at the door of the stairs, and behind the table is where the toll collector stays. Anyone who makes a call must pay the same rate as a public phone.
The fat aunt became the person who answered the phone and charged for it.
When the phone rang, she picked up the call, then asked who she was looking for, and then hung up the phone before calling someone. If the person wasn't there, she had to write down the caller's information and pass the message on their behalf.
The shared phone bill at this time is extremely expensive. You must not talk on the phone for a long time. You can finish talking in thirty seconds and never talk for a minute.
If it's urgent, send a telegram first. If it's more urgent than sending a telegram, make a phone call.
But young people prefer the direct communication method of telephone. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to the trouble of installing telephones in the institute.
However, for the fat aunt, this was a good job. In order not to delay her work, she even moved her cooking stove to the door of the building.