Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Yang Qingqing returned home with her disguised backpack. No one was around, which made it easy for Yang Qingqing to do the work. She put the quilt back in the space. She put two catties of glutinous rice noodles, two catties of peach cakes, one catty of fruit candy, and one catty of White Rabbit milk candy on the table. She also put the cloth and clothes she had prepared for the children on the table. She went to the kitchen and put in 10 catties of rice, 5 catties of millet, 10 catties of white flour, 20 catties of cornmeal, and 5 catties of Northeastern cornmeal. She also put in 30 eggs and 2 catties of meat.

Yang Qingqing felt that it was enough. She took 2 catties of meat, catty of brown sugar, catty of peach cakes, and catty of glutinous rice sticks to Ma's house to pick up some children.

"Auntie, I'm back. Is my uncle home? Why are you here to pick up the kids?"

"Hey, why did you bring so many things? You just gave me such a nice piece of cloth yesterday, and today you brought so many good things. Why don't you leave them at home? We are old and don't need to eat such good things. You can take them away later, and we can't accept them." He left some water for Yang Qingqing to drink

Uncle Ma heard the conversation and came out from the inner room. "That's right, kid, take the food away and leave it for yourselves to eat. We don't need it."

"No, I brought this especially for you. If I had the wine ticket, I would have bought you a bottle of wine! I've bought all the food for us and put it at home. The children can eat it when we get home. Uncle, come with me to the brigade tomorrow."

"Okay, what's the big deal? It's not worth it to have so many good things. Take it back."

"No. Where are Wenjing and the others? Why can't I see them?"

"They went out to play with Goudan and the others. They should be back soon. Don't worry, they won't go far. Goudan is the eldest grandson of Changgen you met today. He is 5 years old this year."

"Qingqing, let's eat here today."

"Oh, no need, Auntie. I still have this piece of meat at home. In this weather, if I don't eat it today, I'll have to go to bed tomorrow. Why did you buy so much meat? You should spend money frugally even if you have money. You will need money for many other purposes in the future! Don't spend it all at once. And don't do anything dangerous!"

"Auntie, I know. I'm very lucky today. As soon as I got to the county town, I met two very nice people. One is from the supply and marketing cooperative and the other is from a state-owned restaurant. We get along really well. They gave me all these things."

Yang Qingqing thought to herself, "My luck is not in getting these things, but in finding a job. Although it's a temporary substitute, it will also make it easier for me to cheat in the future. This is the most important thing. Hehe. I'll tell you when it's confirmed. It's so accurate that it's shocking."

Yang Qingqing is 80% to 90% sure that she can get the job. If Yue Mei didn't have a very good family

"I will contact them later. These things are easy to get."

"It's easy for them to get these things, why don't they keep them for themselves? How can they give them all to you?"

"It's not that I don't want to pay. Besides, those city people are rich. But it's still inconvenient to eat something from the countryside. We can just take what we need. Don't worry, my dear aunt, I don't have anything to gain."

"Then you should be careful too. Don't let yourself be reported. Speculation will lead to losses. Auntie is doing this for your own good. I heard before that someone was arrested in Lijiabao and he is gone. Don't take it lightly. There are many people who hate others and resent others. They just can't stand others being better than they are."

"Auntie, I got it. I will definitely pay attention next time. I heard some noise outside, it should be the children coming back. Then I will go back first, and I will take Wendan and the others with me. It will save my second sister-in-law from making a trip. You guys sit down. I will leave first."

Yang Qingqing called a few children and ran away

She was afraid that if she didn't leave, there would be a lot of things waiting for her. The main reason was that she really had no risk. But she couldn't say it, so she could only rely on making up stories to deceive people and get away with it.

"Wenjing, auntie will cook for you in a while. You can play with your brothers and sisters in the yard, okay? Children, auntie also brought some delicious food today. I will go home and get it for you later, but you must be obedient!" Yang Qingqing said as she walked with Wenjie in her arms

"Okay, Auntie is the best."

“Okay, I like to eat delicious food.”

"Aunt, what did you bring back?"

Every child was very happy and kept asking questions.

Yang Qingqing felt her head buzzing. She could only respond by saying, "Let's go, we'll know when we get home."

Fortunately, the journey was not far and it only took a few minutes to get home. Yang Qingqing took some candies and snacks for each child. The amount was not much, because she was afraid that they would not eat for a while.

"Just be good and listen to me. I'm going to cook now. You guys go play in the yard. I'll make you some meat later."

"(⊙o⊙) Wow, there is meat to eat."

Every child stared at Yang Qingqing with wide eyes, very surprised.

"Okay, go have fun. Don't go out. Dinner will be served soon."

"Aunt, let me help. I can help you light the fire." Wenxuan did not go out, but followed Yang Qingqing into the kitchen.

"Wenxuan, go play if you have nothing to do. Auntie can handle it alone. Just be the same as before. Auntie won't let your dear Wenxuan starve."

"Aunt..." Wenxuan blushed and didn't dare to look at Yang Qingqing

"Okay. Go ahead." He pushed Wenxuan out

"Okay, now it's my turn to show off my skills. Sir, please be angry."

Yang Qingqing put away the meat and some potatoes from her second brother's house, and took a large bowl of braised pork and potatoes from the supermarket's prepared food section. She was not very good at cooking, so she would not embarrass herself if she could save trouble.

Because Yang Qingqing found that the supermarket would automatically update to the beginning every night. The things she took out would appear again the next day, which made Yang Qingqing very happy. It was mainly because of the dozens of prepared dishes in the cooked food area, which were all filled with stainless steel basins. If she didn't want to cook in the future, she could just take them out and eat. It was very convenient.

Yang Qingqing put the vegetables back into the pot and stirred them for a while until the aroma came out, then served them out again. She also took two large bowls of rice and prepared to make porridge, so that she had both porridge and rice.

"Qingqing, you have already prepared the meal. (⊙o⊙) Wow, the food is so good today! There is meat and rice, I am so lucky" said the second sister-in-law happily. Of course, it would be more convincing if there was not so much pain in her eyes.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I went to the county town today. I met two sisters who I got along very well with..." Yang Qingqing explained what she had said before.

"Brother, I want to register my household registration in Majiawan. My sister-in-law's family is here, and no one will bully us. This way we can live better in the village. Even if I can't find a job in the future, I can do some easy work and earn a few work points. With the subsidy, it will be enough for us to live. What do you think?"

"That's fine too. After dinner I'll go ask the brigade about your settlement."

"No, I went to the brigade with my uncle today to discuss the house, and I told him. But I didn't meet anyone else, I told the accountant. He said he would discuss it with others. He will give us a letter tomorrow. My uncle also said that since my eldest brother is here, we should be able to get a permanent residence."

"Ah, Qingqing has really grown up. That saves me a lot of trouble. But I still have to go to my eldest brother's house later. Liyue, give me the cigarettes I bought last time. I'll take them to my eldest brother."

"You can't smoke. Take the remaining two boxes to your brother."

The second brother went out with a cigarette

"If my second sister-in-law can take down the house tomorrow, will it be too late to invite my uncle and brother the day after tomorrow? We originally said that we would finish it today and clean it up tomorrow."

"It's okay. If you can't make it in time, you can eat later. Or you can eat here. You can go wherever you want."

"Well, I think we should do it the day after tomorrow. If you can't eat at noon, you can eat at night. It should be about the same. What do you think, second sister-in-law?"

"Okay, I have no objection. As long as your second brother agrees. Have you talked to your second brother?"

"Not yet! I'll tell you tomorrow when I'm sure."

When Yang Qingqing and the children had finished washing up and were ready to go to bed, the second brother came back.

"Qingqing, your settlement should be done. Just go and handle the formalities tomorrow. I can't go with you tomorrow, so why don't you go with your father-in-law?"

"Okay, brother, don't worry, I will go with uncle. You guys should also go to bed early."

The next day, Yang Qingqing got up at six in the morning, thinking that she should go to the brigade early to finish her work so that she could go to the county town to find Yue Mei. She didn't make breakfast either, but took some buns from the space to eat. There were no meat buns, but only vegetarian ones. The children ate them with relish.

I wanted to ask Yang Qingqing how she did it! But Yang Qingqing fooled me again.

When we arrived at the brigade office, there weren't many people there, just the secretary Changhui, the village director [the village chief] Wang Qiujiang and the accountant Ma Changgen.

"Dad, you and Qingqing are here. Let's get down to business. We still have to go to work."

"Okay, let Qingqing talk. I'll bring her here. I'll wait for you outside." Then he went out.

"Hello, Brother Changhui. I'm here to register today. This is our previous certificate. I also want to buy Uncle Li's house in the village. Do you think it's possible? How much does it cost?"

"You don't have to worry about your household registration. I'll take it to the county and get it done for you. I'll give you the new household registration booklet later. We all know about the house. After everyone's unanimous decision, the minimum price is 290 yuan. Do you think you can accept it?" Brother Changhui said in a businesslike manner.

"Okay, I can accept this. This is 290 yuan, let's see if it's correct."

"Okay, Changgen, count them. Don't make any mistakes. The proof of the house is the land certificate. I'll go to the county government to get it for you later. Is the amount correct?"

“Yes, no problem.”

"Yes, that's right."

"Then I'm relieved. Please come to my house for dinner tomorrow. I hope you will come. Just consider it a celebration for us. Don't forget to bring your sister-in-law and children. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Got it, we will definitely be there." Brother Changhui smiled and waved his hand

"Uncle, I'm fine. Let's go. My brother and I will have dinner at our new house tomorrow morning. You and aunt can come too. But I need you to find two people to help me clean up the house. I need it today. I can pay more, but I can't provide meals. Is that okay with you?"

"That's fine. I'll find you a few people and try to get it done today. I'll let you move in earlier."

"Thank you, uncle. And how much money do you want? I'll give it to you now. I have something else to do in the county town today."

"Why are you still going to the county town? Didn't you just go there yesterday? I think 5 yuan is enough. It's just one day's work. I'll find five people for you. They are all honest and efficient. Just give them 1 yuan each."

"Okay, here's 5 bucks for you. Thank you for your help. I have something to do today, don't worry, I might bring you good news when I come back. Hehe, keep it a secret for now, I'm leaving first."