Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Everyone enjoyed the meal. Although they had experienced a lot in the past two days, the meal was still good. It might be because they didn't eat well in the past two days and were indeed a little hungry, or it might be because the second sister-in-law cooked better than Yang Qingqing.

At least Yang Qingqing felt that what her second sister-in-law cooked was really delicious.

No one talked much during the meal. After finishing the meal, Yang Qingqing said, "Brother and sister-in-law, I can really take good care of Wenjing and the others. I have money, so let Wenjing and the others follow me.

What Yang Qingqing was thinking was, "If the children go with you, even if Second Sister-in-law doesn't say anything, her family will have opinions. Sometimes you can't even take care of your own children, and if you add a few more, it will be a mess."

And after spending these few days together, I really can't bear to leave them. Maybe it's because of the memory, because I want some real relatives, because the children are really well-behaved, and because I promised my sister-in-law. Anyway, I really want to live with them. Maybe it's not as convenient, free and easy as living alone. But I lived alone for many years before, and I don't want to live alone anymore. I think it's also good to live together as a family. The key is that I can be the master of the house, hehehe

How can I convince you, my good second brother?

"Don't mention this question. I will never agree to it. The child will stay with you. Do you need me to tell you how old you are? If you can, then it's OK. Then why don't you go to heaven? Just go to work. Go and ask your boss tomorrow if he can arrange a dormitory for you."

The second brother waved his hands as if he was shooing away a fly, not wanting to look at Yang Qingqing.

Yang Qingqing thought to herself, "Huh! You're talking as if you're that old. If I tell you, I'm afraid you'll be scared to death. I won't tell you, eh! You don't even want to hit me."

"Brother, brother, please promise me."

Yang Qingqing walked over and pulled Yang Qinghe's sleeve and acted coquettishly

"Go! Go! Go! There's no room for negotiation. Go away, I have something else to do. I don't have time to talk to you." Yang Qinghe said as he walked out

"Second sister-in-law, where is second brother going? We have finished eating and it is getting dark." Yang Qingqing looked at second sister-in-law Ma Liyue in confusion.

"Nothing, just going to chat with his former comrades and your eldest brother's comrades. Learn about the situation here. Tomorrow I can also ask about the house and the children's schooling in the future."

"Okay, hey, Wen Jing and the others didn't go to school these past two days, and I didn't tell their teacher. What should I do with my second sister-in-law? I really forgot." Yang Qingqing suddenly remembered and was very annoyed.

The second sister-in-law comforted him, "It's okay. Wenjing and the others all go to schools in military areas. The teacher should know about such a big thing happening at home. The teacher won't blame them. Besides, your second brother and I will take them back to the Northeast in a few days. The teacher won't be able to find anyone to blame."

"Ah? I really don't want to be separated from Wenxuan and the others. Second sister-in-law, can you help me persuade my second brother?" Yang Qingqing looked at her second sister-in-law with grievance and said coquettishly.

"I won't do it. I don't agree with what you said. Your second brother disagrees with you. If you hadn't found a job, you would have gone with us.

You are still young and don’t know how much it takes to raise a child. It’s not just about keeping the child well fed and clothed, there are many, many other things to do. It’s really not as simple as you think.”

"I know, I'm not lying to you, I really know!"

Yang Qingqing thought to herself, "Of course I know. There are too many full-time mothers who have collapsed in short videos. If I hadn't seen so many people's married lives, I would not have been single until now. After all, I am also a beautiful rich woman with a house, a car, savings, and no elderly parents."

Aren’t these kids affectionate, obedient, and well-behaved? If they were naughty kids, I would definitely send them off with firecrackers.]

Yang Qingqing couldn't make sense, so she had to do this, just take it one step at a time. No one cared about the children's opinions. After all, they were really young, and this era was not as democratic as the 21st century. Now it was all the adults who made the decisions, and the children could be unhappy but they had to be obedient and do what was required.

Being an adult is hard, and being a child doesn't have any human rights.

It's so hard to be a human! Qingqing sighed

After dinner, the children all picked up their books to study. Even 3-year-old Wen Qian and 4-year-old Wen Yuan took a book to read. I wonder if they can understand it?

The second sister-in-law also went to the yard to weed the small vegetable garden. Yang Qingqing had never done these things before. In the past, it was the eldest brother and his wife who did it. Now that the eldest brother and his wife are gone, Yang Qingqing has never thought about these things. If she hadn't seen the second sister-in-law doing it today, Yang Qingqing probably wouldn't have noticed that the vegetable garden was full of weeds.

Yang Qingqing thought to herself, "I'm really unqualified! From the time I traveled through time to now, it seems like I haven't done anything. But I feel very busy every day. Can I really take care of several children?"

Yang Qingqing's self-doubt

Yang Qingqing also went to pull weeds. "Second sister-in-law, I'll go with you. It'll be faster this way."

"No, no, no. It's just a small piece of land. It will be done soon. Don't do it. Go do your own thing." The second sister-in-law refused three times.

Yang Qingqing saw it and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, I'll do something else."

Yang Qingqing walked from the yard to the house and took a look around. She still felt that nothing was wrong, so she looked at her second sister-in-law and said, "Second sister-in-law, I don't think anything is wrong. I'll help you."

"Ah? It's okay. Everything is fine at home. Just go check on Wenjing and Wenxuan's studies. Everything is done here."

"Okay, I'll go find them. Sister-in-law, you take a rest."

Yang Qingqing went into the room and looked at Wen Jing and Wen Xuan first, and asked them if they had any questions. They said they had no questions. Yang Qingqing went to find Wen Yuan and Wen Qian again.

"Wenyuan and Wenqian, do you understand what I'm saying? Do you know all of them? Do you want your aunt to teach you how to read?"

"Okay, Auntie, I don't recognize many of them. Neither does my brother. Let's just look at the pictures inside," Wen Qian said in a baby voice.

"Okay, Auntie will teach you."

Yang Qingqing thought to herself, "Am I also very useful? Proud face."

This continued until dark. When the lights were turned on, Yang Qingqing felt that the room was too dark and stopped letting the children read.

I looked up and saw my second sister-in-law doing needlework, mending a sock.

Yang Qingqing scolded

"Sister-in-law, it's getting dark, and the room isn't very bright. Stop working, it can damage your eyes. Didn't I tell you to take a break? Why are you working again?"

"Ah, that's it. Don't worry about me. If I don't mend it today, your second brother will have nothing to wear tomorrow. I saw that some of Wenjing and Wenxuan's clothes also needed mending, so I dried them too. Let them see how it is. Also, I used my eldest sister-in-law's sewing kit, do you mind?" The second sister-in-law said a little embarrassedly.

"I have no objection. Wenjing, Wenxuan, what about you?" Yang Qingqing looked at the children.

"I do not have either"

"I do not have either"

Wen Jing and Wen Xuan said, and Wen Yuan and Wen Qian also shook their heads.

The children also went to try on the clothes that the second sister-in-law had mended. They were all very good, with fine stitches, no worse than those made by a sewing machine.

Although my eldest brother and his wife's family was not poor, they had many children and a younger sister to raise. Of the four popular items of the era, this family only had one. It was my eldest brother's watch. Now my eldest brother has died, and the watch is gone too.

Recently, Yang Qingqing has been estimating time based on the sun.

I don’t know when I can use the watch in the space. The main reason is that watches are so hard to come by now. My second brother and his wife both work, and only my second brother has one. My second sister-in-law doesn’t have one either.

I heard that the second brother's wedding was bought by the second sister-in-law's family when they got married. Yang Qingqing doesn't remember clearly what the second brother bought for the second sister-in-law.

Yang Qingqing sighed: "I'm really bad at everything. I have nothing left after eating. Why do I feel like I don't have any skills to show off since I traveled through time? My nine years of compulsory education and my university education were all in vain! Am I a waste?"

Yang Qingqing shook her head. [I don’t admit it. I definitely didn’t realize how good I am.]

At this time, accompanied by the sound of the door opening came a sentence "I'm back"

Everyone looked towards the door and saw that it was the second brother who had returned.

"Everyone should go to bed early. There will be a lot of things to do tomorrow. I have asked about the general situation. Just do what can be done tomorrow. Liyue, take the children to school tomorrow and talk to the teacher to see if there are any procedures to go through. The children should also say goodbye to their classmates and leave to go home with their second uncle in two days. I will go to the military district tomorrow to finalize the housing and food issues. Qingqing will go to work and quickly finalize the dormitory issues. The food issues must also be transferred over. When the second brother comes back, I will find someone to see if you can be transferred to the military district hospital where the second brother is in the Northeast. In this way, our family will be reunited. Go and take a shower and go to bed."

Hearing what her second brother said, Yang Qingqing was actually reluctant to leave the yard, but there was nothing she could do. They were all leaving, and the yard had to be returned to the army. There were still many people in the army who needed houses, and many family members wanted to follow the army but had no houses.

"Brother, I understand," Yang Qingqing said disappointedly.

Yang Qingqing really felt lost, because she suddenly had the family she wanted so much, but they couldn't be together, and she had to go back to living alone. It was a bit hard.

But she recovered soon. After all, she was more comfortable alone. The second brother also said that he would find a way to transfer her to reunite with them. It was a good idea to think about it. It would be better for her to adapt to this era alone first, so as to avoid being discovered that she was not the original owner.

Yang Qingqing figured it out and went to help her second sister-in-law wash the children. After everyone had packed up, they all went back to their rooms.