Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

After dinner, the guests left.

"Qingqing, you bought all these things today. You didn't do anything wrong, did you?" Yang Qinghe wondered.

"Brother, I have talked to my second sister-in-law and my aunt. I really didn't do anything I shouldn't have done. Well, we just settled down in the village. Is it okay for me not to go to work? I'm afraid the villagers will have opinions, and it will be difficult for Brother Changhui to do his job."

"It's okay. There is no compulsory work now. Many people in the village don't go. We will require everyone to go when the autumn harvest comes." The second sister-in-law explained.

"Well, I should be done with my substitute shift after the autumn harvest. If I find a job, I won't have to go to work. If not, I'll go. Sister-in-law, let's take the kids to Auntie's house tomorrow morning. We ate a lot of food today, and I'm afraid it won't be enough. Let's go to Auntie's house tomorrow to pick some. We didn't bring any food to Auntie today. We can just pick it up tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow. My mom will definitely be very happy. Using the vegetables we don't want to eat to exchange for food, isn't that the same as getting it for free?"

"Qingqing, you should pay attention to safety when doing things. Don't just focus on making money!"

"I understand, brother. I will definitely not do anything risky. Brother and sister-in-law, you can take some eggs and sausages back. They can't be kept for a long time. Eat them as soon as possible. I should have brought back two pieces of cloth, but you won't need them. I want to make a set of clothes for the children. One set for each child should be enough! Sister-in-law, take a look."

"I wanted to ask you this afternoon, where did you get so much cloth? These are all good things. Cloth coupons are not much now."

"Second sister-in-law, these are all defective cloth. No tickets are required, the price is the same as usual. It is a welfare benefit within the supply and marketing cooperative. Sister-in-law Yue Mei took me there."

"Really? I've heard that the benefits within the supply and marketing cooperative are very good. I didn't expect it to be so good. Otherwise, many people would want to work in the supply and marketing cooperative! You've found a good job."

"I think so too. When a person's luck comes, nothing can stop it. Hahahaha"

"Don't be so proud." Yang Qinghe couldn't bear to see Yang Qingqing, the villain, so proud.

"Hehehe, I know. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, be a low profile."

"Sister-in-law, I don't know how to make clothes. Do you know who in the village can make clothes well?"

"No need for anyone else, I, your second sister-in-law, can do it. We have a sewing machine at home, and I can make a piece of clothing very quickly. I can do it while I am resting."

"Then, sister-in-law, will you be tired to make seven sets of clothes?"

"It's okay, I'll do it right away and ask your aunt to help me. My mother can use it anyway."

"Second sister-in-law, will this be too much trouble for Auntie? Won't the elder brother and his wife over there have any objections? How about buying some things for the elder sister-in-law and his wife and sending them over?"

"No need, I'm here! I'll tell them. I won't let my mom help in vain. Don't think too much."

"I just don't want to cause trouble for you, my second sister-in-law. How about sending some bacon and sausages to my eldest brother's house? We have a lot anyway. By the way, I still have two or three scarves from the last time I bought. Pick one for you, my second sister-in-law. And how about sending one to Changhui's sister-in-law as well?"

"And this is mine! You can keep it. Scarves like that are rare. My mom loves them very much!"

"No, I bought several before. I planned to give them to people, otherwise I wouldn't buy so many. Second sister-in-law, pick one. Also pick one for the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law. This way, everyone will have one."

Yang Qingqing [I have a lot of scarves, you can pick whatever you want]

"Okay, I won't be shy! Thank you, Qingqing."

Yang Qingqing took out five silk scarves and placed them on the table in the main room, asking her second sister-in-law to choose.

The second sister-in-law asked for a pink jasmine one for herself, and picked out orange and green ones for the eldest and second sisters-in-law, both of which are very beautiful colors. There is still one red and one blue left.

"Qingqing, who of you wants to rest here? Call us if anything happens. Listen to the noises in the yard. We're afraid someone will climb over the wall and steal things."

"Mom, I want to sleep with Sister Wenjing today. I don't want to go home." Wendan pulled Ma Liyue's hand and acted coquettishly.

"Mom, me too. I want to sleep with my sister and Wenjing."

The third child also came over and hugged Wen Jing, saying that they wanted to go together

"No, you are all here, and your aunt can't take care of you. Especially you, Wenjie, you will be crying and shouting for your mother in no time."

"If my second sister-in-law and the others want to stay, then they can! It's so close anyway. If they want to go back, I'll take them back. The place is big enough for them."

"It's too noisy. You should go to bed early. It won't be too late to ask them to come later. I wanted to ask Wenjing and the others to go back to sleep. How can you take care of several children by yourself?"

"It's okay. Wenjing and Wenxuan are grown up and can help. It's not tiring at all. Let them stay."

After talking for a long time, the second sister-in-law couldn't persuade the children. In the end, the children stayed and the second brother and his wife went back.

"Wenjing and Wenxuan, you two decide which room you want to live in. When we have time, I'll go find two wardrobes and a desk. I'll live in the west room, and there are two rooms in the east room that can be used as bedrooms. You can choose which one. When you grow up, each of you will have a room, and we'll build a few more in the yard."

In the end, Wenjing and Wenqian lived in the easternmost room, and Wenyuan and Wenxuan lived in the room near the main hall.

The mattresses that Yang Qingqing and her friends brought were not enough for the kangs in the three rooms. Fortunately, it was summer, so they spread out their eldest brother and his friends' old mattresses and quilts on the kang mats, which made it barely enough for everyone to live in.

Yang Qingqing looked at their new home. They really needed a lot of things. They all needed to be bought bit by bit. She was very glad that she found a substitute at the supply and marketing cooperative. It was very convenient for her to get things and to give her second brother and his family some advice.

After finally tidying up the children and coaxing them to sleep, Yang Qingqing went back to her room and relaxed. After lying down for a while, she got up again and took out all the money and bills to count.

Apart from the money spent in the past few days and the 309 yuan left by the eldest brother, the original owner's money was only 3.6 yuan left. The rest was spent. Yang Qingqing did not use the money left by the eldest brother to buy a house, mainly because she did not want to mess it up. The money left by the eldest brother still had to be spent on the children.

After that, I will use this money to pay the children’s tuition and for daily pocket money, which should last for a long time.

But Yang Qingqing still felt that she didn't have enough money to spend. She was used to the fact that money was worthless in the future, and the few hundred yuan in the 60s really couldn't give her a sense of security.

Yang Qingqing thought, "I still have to make money. It's true that no one can get rich without unexpected fortune. I still have to think of a way to make money. I can't go to the black market, that's for sure. So where else can I make money?"

Thinking about this, Yang Qingqing fell asleep.

The next day, Yang Qingqing woke up feeling alive and thought to herself, "It's still my own house. My own home gives me a sense of security. Even the feeling of waking up is different."

Yang Qingqing heated up the leftover steamed buns and vegetables from yesterday, and then took care of the children to eat. While they were eating, the second sister-in-law knocked on the door.

"Qingqing, are you awake? I'm here to pick up the kids."

"Come on, sister-in-law, we are having dinner, do you want to come and have some?"

"Your second brother and I have already eaten. He has gone to the military area first. I am here to pick you up. Come eat quickly. After eating, let's go to my mother's place to pick vegetables. I have almost picked all the vegetables that can be picked over there. See if it is enough." As he said this, he picked up Wenjie and fed him.

"Okay, sister-in-law, we'll be there soon."

After dinner, Qingqing took the food for Auntie and her family, as well as a piece of bacon, and went to Ma's house.

"Auntie, we are here. Here are the food for you, and a piece of bacon. Auntie, let me give it to you for lunch." Yang Qingqing handed the bag to the auntie.

Yang Qingqing did not suggest giving the meat to her aunt's family, but said she would give it to the children for lunch. Firstly, she did not want to give people the impression that she was rich, had no shortage of things, and was extravagant; secondly, she did not want to burden Aunt Ma and the others.

The second sister-in-law picked nearly ten kilograms of vegetables, and Yang Qingqing picked more than 20 kilograms of vegetables from Ma's mother's house, and then they got on the bus to the county town.

When Yang Qingqing arrived at the county town, she didn't know what to do. She just wanted to take a few kilograms of vegetables to send to Yue Mei's wife. Last time I went to her house, I didn't pay attention to whether she had a vegetable garden. On the way, she could also go to the state-owned restaurant to see Sister Wang and order some for her, although she might not need it. But it's all a thought, and no one should dislike it.

Yue Mei and Wang Hongna were both very happy. They usually needed to buy vegetables at home, but with the vegetables sent by Yang Qingqing, they didn't have to buy vegetables for the next two days, and the vegetables were fresh.

It took Yang Qingqing less than two hours to walk around. There was nowhere to go.

Yang Qingqing was wandering around the county town, waiting for the bus back to the village for several hours.

As he turned around, he found that he had unknowingly walked to the edge of the county town. There was a big house, which looked very grand in the past, but now the wall was broken and it looked shabby. It didn't look like anyone lived there. But there was someone talking inside.

"Brother, the situation is tense right now, what are we going to do? There aren't many of these left." A young voice

"Let's stop for a while and sell this batch of goods, then stop. You should also take a break and be careful not to get caught. You don't have to pay, but you can't let anyone get hurt. People who get caught must..."

"Okay, I know."

Yang Qingqing couldn't say anything after hearing this, so she hid quietly and wanted to wait until they left before going out.

They don't sound like good people when they talk. They sound like they're running a black market, but that doesn't make sense. Why are they here in this deserted yard?

Yang Qingqing didn't hear the last words clearly. Fortunately, Yang Qingqing drank the spiritual spring once, and her five senses became very sensitive. If it were before, Yang Qingqing didn't dare to think about what she would do, she would definitely be discovered.

Yang Qingqing heard their conversation from outside the courtyard wall. The more she thought about it, the weirder it seemed. They didn't seem like good people.

After everyone left, Yang Qingqing waited for a long time, and found that there was indeed no one, so she came out carefully, thinking of leaving immediately. She was particularly curious about what was in the house. After struggling for a while, Yang Qingqing still carefully entered the yard through the dog hole she had just discovered.

In fact, there were people watching over the yard, but they were all watching from outside the main gate. They didn't expect someone to enter through the dog hole instead of the main gate. A moment of negligence led to regret.

Yang Qingqing entered the yard and found that there was no one in the yard or the house. The things were all messed up, and there were few good things. What kind of goods could there be? Yang Qingqing thought of the TV series she had watched before, wondering if there was a dark room. She didn't find it. She went into the house again and searched for a while. Not to mention, she actually found an entrance in the kitchen.

It was right under the broken water tank in the kitchen. Yang Qingqing went in and found that the darkroom was not big, but there were some boxes that should have been put in recently. There was no dust, and the footprints underneath were quite clear.

Yang Qingqing opened it and found that it was full of bottles and jars, as well as a box of jewelry and calligraphy and paintings. There were seven boxes in total, a small box for jewelry, and the rest were bottles and jars, teapots, plates and bowls. They were all antiques.

In fact, Yang Qingqing didn't know much about antiques, but she knew that the items couldn't be used for daily meals if they were placed together with the jewelry. She didn't hesitate and took them all.

Yesterday I was still worrying about how to get rich, but today I encountered it. Yang Qingqing suspected that she was the daughter of God.

Yang Qingqing was excited but walked out of the yard very quietly and rushed to the station.

Sitting in the car, Yang Qingqing thought carefully and felt that those people should not be smuggling antiques or something. Otherwise, there were no daily necessities and food in the car, they were all previous goods!

Yang Qingqing felt like she was in big trouble. But no one noticed her, and she would definitely not expose herself. Now those things are useless, so it is better to put them in the staff lounge of the space. The entire space refreshes, but the staff lounge does not. The staff lounge has the same time as the outside world. This is what Yang Qingqing just discovered in the past two days.

Because Yang Qingqing found that the apples and grapes in the staff lounge were rotten. Then she realized that the staff lounge would not be refreshed.

The lounge is not very big, with two bunk beds and a large table, about 2 square meters in total. It is just right for putting today's things there.

Yang Qingqing thought that she would not touch those antiques in the next ten years. She would wait until the reform and opening up to decide whether to donate them to the country or open a small exhibition hall. Yang Qingqing would definitely keep those jewels for herself.

If she sells one or two items later, the money will come in. Then Yang Qingqing can live a salted fish life with a house, a car and savings.

Yang Qingqing repeatedly warned herself to behave as usual, not to get carried away, and not to let her second brother see through her. This was a secret, a secret that could not be told to anyone.

Yang Qingqing calmed down and returned home, only to find that the children were all at home.

"Wenjing, didn't you go to your grandma Ma's house today?"

"We went there. Now grandma is making clothes in my second uncle's yard. We came home to play."

"Oh, your grandma Ma is making clothes. I'll go take a look! You guys continue playing."

"Auntie, I heard you were here, come and see"

"Yeah, didn't your second sister-in-law tell you that you wanted to make clothes for the kids? She said you didn't know how to make them and asked her for help. She told me that she had to go to work and didn't have much time to make them, so she asked me to help out! I didn't have anything to do today, so I started making them."

"Thank you, Auntie. I have never used a sewing machine, and I am not good at sewing with my hands. So I asked my second sister-in-law to help me."

"Nothing, there's nothing to do in the fields right now, and I'm not busy all day, so it's just something I can do, and I'm happy. Qingqing just came back, so go take a rest."

"Then you're welcome. Auntie, I'll go and rest for a while. You can eat here today. I'll cook in a while."

"No, there's still that old man at home. I'm going back, you don't have to worry about me anymore."

"Just eat here. I'll ask Wen Jing and the others to call the master over later. Let him try my cooking."

"No, I'll go back and do it. Leave me alone."

"It's okay, Auntie. I will cook for you two." Yang Qingqing turned and left without giving Auntie Ma time to speak.