Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Yang Qingqing was particularly excited that day because it was her first time to receive salary.

Yang Qingqing had been thinking about when she would get her salary since morning, so she was in no mood to entertain guests. She had been thinking about what to buy to celebrate.

She hasn't eaten meat openly for more than ten days. She would wait until everyone went to bed at night and then sneak into her space to eat. But she felt more and more guilty. She was not happy eating secretly. She just thought that when she got her salary, she could buy a lot of things and not be scolded by her brother.

She thought about it and realized that besides the food problem, the most important thing now was the traffic problem. She couldn't always let the driver wait for her. It was also more troublesome to catch the bus in the morning. Sometimes the bus would not come when it rained. She couldn't go to work. She was even criticized by the director because of this. Yang Qingqing wanted to buy a bicycle.

Bicycles are certainly not as fast as cars, but they are more flexible. Passenger buses frequently stop on the road to pick up passengers, which takes more time than driving. In two hours, more than an hour is spent stopping to pick up passengers, getting off passengers, and waiting for others.

So Yang Qingqing wanted to buy a bicycle to make it easier for her to go to and from get off work. Although it would take about 2 hours to get there, if she took the small path on the mountain in the village, she could get to the county town in an hour. She wouldn't have to spend 4 hours on the road every day. She could save half the time, spend more time with Wen Jing and the others, and look for more jobs. She wouldn't have to find a job after her shift was over.

But this must be approved by the second brother. Because Yang Qinghe still needs to help with the bicycle ticket. Otherwise, Yang Qingqing can't buy it at all. She has money but no ticket

Yang Qingqing thought that it was unrealistic to buy a bicycle now. Yang Qinghe would definitely not agree to let a girl like her walk on the mountain road. She should think about what she could buy now.

Yang Qingqing looked at the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, and there was nothing good. She could get it from the space! She knew that she would get her salary today, so she specially carried a backpack today. She planned to take out more of this thing, otherwise she might have to wait a month next time.

"Qingqing, I got my salary today. Do you want to buy something? I saw you carrying a backpack."

"Sister Hongxia, of course I want to buy some. But our supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have what I want. I want to go to the butcher shop at noon to see if I can buy some meat. Do you want to come with me?"

"If you go to the butcher's shop at noon, there will definitely be nothing. Everyone gets paid today. Our supply and marketing cooperative pays after get off work in the afternoon, but the government, post office, steel mills and other places start paying in the morning. After a whole morning, many people have gone to the butcher's shop. It's still your turn."

"Oh, is that so? Aren't salaries paid in the afternoon?"

"We are just a few people. If we go to a steel plant, we may not be able to pay all the wages in a day, so how can we pay them before get off work ends? We usually pay wages in the morning. We are a supply and marketing cooperative, so we have a lot of things and a lot of conveniences. We will pay them in the afternoon so that we don't have to compete with others for things. Do you understand?"

"Okay, I'll go later then."

"But I have a place where you can buy meat, and you don't need a ticket." Yao Hongxia whispered in Yang Qingqing's ear.

"Where is it? Is it safe? It can't be dark..."

"Yes, there is only this day in a month in that place during the day. No one will bother them on this day. They can be a little bolder. But only acquaintances know this."

"Then how do you know that?"

"I also found out about it accidentally. It was that Mr. Han who told me. He took me there once, and then I knew it."

"Are you serious? Are you going there at noon?"

"Of course, I asked my uncle. He said that's the case too. He said that this is the only day in a month that they are lenient. After all, we are all human beings, and who doesn't want to eat better when we have money? With the prescribed quota, when can we eat meat? Do you want to go? I'll take you."

"Great! I've never been there. I've wanted to go there for a long time!"

Yao Hongxia took Yang Qingqing to a small alley behind the hospital. There were people coming and going inside, many of them were buying things, but there were more people buying things. Yang Qingqing looked around and found that the prices were basically half as expensive as outside. And things like meat and eggs were more expensive, more than double the price.

The pork belly outside is 8 cents per pound and requires a ticket, while the pork belly inside is 2 yuan per pound and does not require a ticket. The eggs outside are 3 cents each and require a ticket, while the eggs inside are 1 cents each and do not require a ticket.

Yang Qingqing looked around and thought it was not worthwhile to buy meat and eggs, so she didn't buy any. Instead, she bought some dried mushrooms for 2 yuan. It was a big bag, half the size of a backpack. Then she went back with Yao Hongxia.

"Why did you only buy some mushrooms? There will be more of this stuff in a while. Your home is in the village, are you afraid that there won't be enough?"

"No, my family members all have jobs and don't have much time to pick mushrooms. I have four nephews and nieces to take care of, and the stuff there is too expensive. I'd better go to the butcher in a couple of days."

"Okay. Let's go eat. It's my treat."

"I'll treat you. You brought me here, and it's risky anyway. How about I treat you to dumplings?"

"No, I'll just eat noodles. I like noodles. You should save the money for something else."

"You're welcome. I still have money to treat you to dumplings. Has that place always been there?"

"I think so. But usually they start at 2 or 3 in the morning and leave at 5. I heard it from my uncle."

"How come your uncle knows so much?"

"My uncle is the police chief. You didn't expect that. I wouldn't tell anyone else about it. But you are the only one."

"(⊙o⊙) Wow, your family is a famous family. There is not a simple one among them. I really envy you!"

"It's okay. Let's go! Hehehe"

Yang Qingqing waited for the end of the get off work day to receive a month's salary and receipts. She went home happily.

"Wenjing, Wenxuan, Wenyuan, Wenqian, I'm back. Guess what I brought back?"

"Aunt, you're back. Aunt, you've brought something back again. Be careful or your uncle will scold you."

"Hey, today's salary is paid, it's worth celebrating. Your second uncle won't say anything to me. Wenjing, you are about to become a housekeeper now. Hehe. Let's have a good meal today. Go and ask your second brother and the others to come over here to eat."

"Aunt, let Wenxuan go. I'll help you light the fire."

"Okay, Wenxuan, go call your uncle and the others to come over for dinner. I'll heat it up and we can eat it."

"Aunt, what good things did you buy?" Wenxuan pestered Yang Qingqing and asked

"Okay, let me show you."

Yang Qingqing took out five packs of instant noodles (the packaging was in line with the times), two bottles of canned yellow peaches, four packs of snacks, a pound of White Rabbit candy, a pound of fruit candy, a large pack of butter biscuits, two boxes of chocolate, two packs of milk tablets and two pounds of hawthorn rolls from her backpack. Then there was a roast chicken, a string of sausages, cooked pig head, pig ears and pig trotters. Finally, there were ten pounds of cornmeal and ten pounds of rice. There was also a large box of braised pork in a lunch box. All of them were smuggled in by Yang Qingqing.

Wenxuan was so happy to see so many delicious foods. Yang Qingqing asked Wenjing to divide the food into two portions, one for him to put away and the other for his second brother to take away later.

Yang Qingqing went to the kitchen to cook a pot of rice and heated up the braised pork. She also mixed the pork head and waited for her second brother and the others to come and eat.

"Aunt, we are here!"

Wen Dan's voice was heard before anyone entered the door.

All of a sudden, Yang Qinghe and his family came in.

"Brother, sister-in-law, come and eat. I'll just serve the rice and we'll be eating soon."

"I know. You can't save your salary today. You will definitely buy something back."

"Second brother still understands me, stop!... I am happy that my second brother paid me today, it's only one day a month, please stop scolding me. Please"

"Okay, I won't talk about you anymore. You don't like to hear anything. I'll give you some when I get paid in two days. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive."

"No, my salary is definitely enough. I have calculated it. If it's not enough, I will tell you. Don't worry if you give it to me, I will spend it all."

"Okay, I'm just worried that you don't have money and are embarrassed to tell me."

"Yes, if you have something to say, you must tell me. If it's not easy to tell your second brother, just tell me. Don't be embarrassed to tell me. When I'm off duty, I'll let Wenjing and the others come to our place for dinner. Don't think it's troublesome, my second sister-in-law likes you very much."

"I understand. Wenjing and the others can go if they want. Let's eat."

This meal was considered meat, and everyone ate it with their mouths full of oil. In the end, there was nothing left and they ate it all. Yang Qingqing did not cook for the next day, because the second sister-in-law took a break the next day and let the children eat at her place. She only needed to take care of herself.

When Yang Qingqing was riding the bus in the morning, she met the heroine Su Xiaoxiao who was also going to the county town. However, she was not familiar with the heroine, so she did not say hello. Yang Qingqing was quite curious about where the heroine was going. But she had to go to work, so she did not want to ask, so she suppressed her curiosity.