Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Yang Qingqing worked for another week.

When I got home from work that day, I saw Aunt Ma at home.

"Auntie, why are you here? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

"Qingqing is back!... I... I... I have something I want you to help me with. If you find it difficult, you don't have to do it."

"What is it? It's not worth it for you to say it. Just tell me, if I can't do it, I won't agree to it."

"It's Changhui's son, my eldest grandson Jianguo is getting married. You know about this, right? We need to prepare a set of clothes for the bride. We originally planned to use your second sister-in-law's military uniform, but now the bride not only wants to wear a military uniform but also a red dress. It's said to be festive. If we don't agree, they won't get married, so we have no choice but to agree. We can't not get married because of this. So I want to ask you..."

"Auntie, what on earth do you want to say? I don't quite understand."

"I just want you to help me see if I can buy some red cloth at the county supply and marketing cooperative. I can make some clothes for the girl."

"Ah! Is that all?"

"Yes, and there is also the fact that people in our village don't have many cloth coupons. The elders used all the cloth coupons they had saved for their weddings. Then this incident happened, so the elders borrowed all the cloth coupons from everyone they could, but they are still short of a little, so I would like to ask if you can lend us another foot of cloth coupons? Hey!"

"It's nothing. I just happened to have it. I got it when I got my salary last month. I haven't used it yet."

"The supply and marketing cooperative in our village is small and doesn't have any red cloth. Does the supply and marketing cooperative in your county have any? I think you shouldn't even want a daughter-in-law like this. You're about to get married and there are still so many things to deal with. Both families have discussed it, but something unexpected still happens."

"Okay, I can ask for you tomorrow. I'm not in charge of that counter, so I'm not sure. But red and army green fabrics are very popular. They are usually sold out soon after they are released. I don't think I've seen anyone buying red fabrics in the past two days."

"Hey! What can we do? It's no use talking to your uncle Ma. Changhui doesn't listen to us, and Jianguo is determined to marry the girl. I can only trouble you. We don't know anyone from other supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Auntie, it's not a big deal. I'll go ask, maybe one of my colleagues has it! How much do you want?"

"Okay! Okay~Okay~Thank you. I brought the money and tickets. I'll give them to you. If they have them, help buy them for us. If not, forget it. I can only help them up to this point."

"Okay. If there is one, I'll buy it. When is Jianguo getting married? Why haven't you told me before?"

"In another week. July 6th. It's a good date. It was just decided when you came to the village. It would have been faster, but the girl always felt that the chosen date was not good, so it has been delayed until now. In our place, we usually get married half a month after it is decided. It's just that it's already been two months in Jianguo's case."

"Then I'd better go and take a look. We've never seen anyone get married here!"

"Come on, come on. Jianguo is getting married soon. Qingqing is also getting married."

"Ah, I'm still young, there's no need to worry. You'll have a granddaughter-in-law soon, and a great-grandson soon. You'll be the lucky one in the future!"

"What blessing do I have? I'm just an old lady from the countryside. Hahaha~ I'm going back first. If things can't be done, it's okay, just let them figure it out themselves. Don't make it difficult for them. Let's go, go back."

Yang Qingqing sent Ma to the door

She thought that even if the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have it, she definitely had it. But she didn't know if it would work, and what the difference would be between it and the red cloth from the supply and marketing cooperative.

Even though Yang Qingqing had worked at the supply and marketing cooperative for more than a month, she had never really looked closely at the difference between the products at the supply and marketing cooperative and those at her supermarket. The main thing was that she brought out everything at home and bought everything herself, so she wasn't afraid of being exposed.

She was thinking of checking it out tomorrow. If it was available, she would buy it. If not, she would buy something similar. No one would check it anyway.

noon the next day

Yang Qingqing came to the cloth counter

"Sister Chunnan, do we still have red cloth here?"

"What do you want the red cloth for? The remaining cloth here is not good enough."

"Nothing, just making clothes for a relative's wedding. Please let me ask."

"It's not very good for making clothes. Come and take a look. It's better to use this cotton cloth to make clothes. But we don't have red. We still have some rose red ones, which are also very beautiful. Do you want them? The remaining red cloth can't be used to make clothes."

"Well, I can't decide. I still have to ask. Can you keep it for me?"

"Okay, I originally kept this piece for my sister. She is looking for someone to make a nice dress. I thought this cloth was nice, so I kept a piece. If you want to use it, you can use it. I can also exchange it for the pink one for her."

"Thank you, Sister Chunnan. I see that you rarely ask your colleagues to keep things for you. Don't be embarrassed. We all do this. It's not like we don't pay. It's all tacitly accepted."

"Okay, I understand. The main reason is that my family really doesn't have anything to buy during this period. We have most of the things in our village, so we don't have to go to the county to buy them."

Yang Qingqing thought, "I really can't use it."

"I see. I just care about you, and I'm afraid you'd be embarrassed to tell me since you're new here."

"Thank you, Sister Chunnan. I understand. I'll go back first."

Yang Qingqing saw that the fabric was similar to the satin four-piece suit in her space, so she didn't plan to go back and ask before buying. She directly cut a piece of fabric from her space that could make a set of clothes and gave it to Aunt Ma when she got back.

"Auntie, I bought the cloth for you. This was originally reserved for my colleague's sister. When he heard that I needed it urgently, he gave it to me. Take a look at it. What do you think of it?"

"Good, good, this material feels good, and the color is right. Thank you, Qingqing, I finally feel relieved."

"It's okay. If there's anything I can help you with in the future, just tell me. We came to our village thanks to your and uncle's care."

"Good, good, you are a good child. I will deliver the cloth to the old man's house later. Qingqing, please eat here today. Let's eat corn porridge."

"No, no, Wenjing and the others are at home. I'll go back and eat. They're waiting for me!" He said and walked out.

"Then take these wild vegetables. I picked them today and they are very fresh. You don't have time to pick wild vegetables. Take them home and try them." He stuffed a basket of wild vegetables into her hand.

"Then I'll ask Wenjing and the others to bring you the basket tomorrow. Thank you, Auntie."

When Yang Qingqing returned, Wen Jing was already cooking. Wen Xuan helped to light the fire, and Wen Yuan and Wen Qian helped to pick vegetables at the kitchen door. She suddenly felt that the children had grown up a lot in a place she had not seen. She had never seen Wen Yuan and his friends working before.

Yang Qingqing felt that she had not taken good care of the children. Since she traveled to this era, she seemed to have never spent any time with them. She was always busy every day.

The children never complained to her. Every day she saw them happy. She would only ask about them occasionally, but never really paid close attention to them.

She had never gotten along with the villagers of Majiawan, so she just left her children there. She found that she was still escaping from reality, numbing herself and ignoring the people around her.

So far, she has never interacted with villagers other than Aunt Ma. Even the time she spent with Wen Dan and Wen Ran was very limited.

Yang Qingqing decided that she would change, accept herself, and accept these children. They were not people in the book, they were her responsibility. They were the last wishes that she wanted to fulfill for the original owner and the original owner's sister-in-law.

Yang Qingqing sorted out her mood

"Wenjing, let me do it. We're having noodles today. When did Wenjing learn how to roll noodles?"

Yang Qingqing took the rolling pin from Wen Jing's hand

"Aunt, this is the first time today. I watched my mother do it before, so I just wanted to learn from her."

"Wenjing, you are really great. It's your first time making it, and it's really good. Better than mine. The first time I made it, I couldn't even knead the dough properly. It was my sister-in-law who taught me step by step! But I've only made it a few times. Do you still remember it?"

Wenxuan: "Aunt, the noodles you made were delicious, I remember"

Wen Yuan and Wen Qian both shook their heads to indicate that they didn't remember

Wen Jing: “I remember the first time my aunt made it, the dough was too soft and the noodles came out in small pieces. But it was still delicious.”

"Yes! What I cook now will definitely taste better. We haven't eaten noodles for a long time. If you hadn't made it today, Wenjing, I wouldn't have thought of it. How about we eat noodles with soybean sauce today. Noodles with soybean sauce is the best in the hot summer."

Wenxuan: "Okay, I have no objection"

Wenyuan: "Okay, I want to eat."

Wen Jing and Wen Qian also nodded.

"Then we'll have noodles with soy sauce. Since we don't have any meat at home, how about we have egg sauce? By the way, how is your life in the village? Has anyone bullied you? What have you been doing recently?"

Wen Jing: “The people in the village are all very nice, no one bullies us.”

Wenyuan: "Sister, why don't you say that the tiger head in the village always talks about us? We don't play with them anymore and ignore them, but they still talk about us when they see us."

"What's going on, Wenyuan? Wenjing and Wenxuan, why don't you say anything? They didn't beat you, did they? You're not hurt, are you?"

Wen Jing said in a small voice, "It's really nothing. There was just one time when we were playing under the willow tree in the village with Wendan and the others, and they said we were fatherless and motherless, and that we came to their village to eat and drink for free. They also wanted to share their food rations. We ignored them, and sister Yinping and Wendan and the others scolded them back for us. Later we ignored them. Sister Yinping and the others were very nice to us. We also made several new friends! It's just that the Hutou guys in the village are not good. So this is not a big deal, we can solve it ourselves."

Wenxuan lowered his head and said nothing.

Wen Qian tugged at Wen Yuan's sleeve and said, "Brother, don't quarrel, talk nicely."

Wenyuan: "Brother, we didn't quarrel, let's pick vegetables."

"Wenjing, you don't get free food and drink in this village, come and share their rations. And your parents are heroes. If there is a next time, tell him to come to me if he has any dissatisfaction, or his family can also come to me if they are dissatisfied. Next time you encounter something, you must tell me or your second uncle. Aunt will make money to support you. We will always encounter some people who don't like us in our lives. No matter where we live, there will always be people who don't like us. As long as we don't care, no one can really hurt us."

Wen Jing: "I know, Auntie. We didn't take it seriously. It's not a big deal."

"That's good. If someone bullies you, you must tell me. Even if we are new here, aren't we afraid of people knowing? So what have you been doing recently? Have you encountered anything like that?"

Wen Jing: "No. We always play with Wen Dan and Jian Fang."

Wenxuan: "Aunt, don't worry, we are doing well in the village."

"Wenyuan, tell me, what have you done these days?"

"I didn't do anything. I just studied at home in the morning and slept in the afternoon. I waited for you to come back. Sometimes I would play with Wendan and the others for a while."

"So where are you guys going to play now? Is it dangerous?"

"We go to the willow tree at the entrance of the village. Sometimes, I go to the foot of the mountain with Sister Yinping to pick wild vegetables. We picked a lot. Some of them were fried by Sister, and some were dried by us. Sometimes we go to the river to play. Last time, we caught a lot of small fish. We grilled them by the river and ate them. They were delicious. But I only play with Wendan, Wenran and Sister Yinping. I don't play with others."

"Okay, I get it. You are really capable, but you can't go to the mountain. I heard there are wolves there, it's very dangerous. You can just play at the foot of the mountain. There are also dangers by the river. You must pay attention to safety. You can't go to deep water areas, understand? If you want to eat something, just tell me. We have everything we need, but we can't show off our wealth. You should know that we newcomers can't be too high-profile. In a few days, your aunt and your second uncle will send you all to school. This way you will definitely make new friends. You must study hard in school, and you must take care of each other and don't let others bully you, understand?"

Wen Jing: "Yes, we will. We will definitely study hard and become workers like you in the future."

Wenxuan: "Yes, we will definitely study hard. We study every day now and we will definitely not embarrass you."

Wen Yuan and Wen Qian both nodded.

"Well, if anyone among you can get into the top three in the class, I will promise him one thing, how about that?"

Wen Yuan: "Really? I will definitely study hard. If I get first place in the exam, can Aunt take me to a state-owned restaurant for dinner? I can order the food myself, okay?"

"Okay, but each of you can only have one wish. As long as I can do it. If Wenyuan gets first place in the exam, I will take you to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, and you order the dishes."

Wenyuan: "Thank you, Auntie. Just watch me. I'll start learning now."

Wenjing, Wenxuan "We will study hard."

Wen Qian: "Aunt, I will study hard too."

"Okay, good luck to you guys! It's too late today, go to bed. Wenyuan, study tomorrow. Reading at night is not good for your eyes."

Yang Qingqing was lying on the bed thinking about what the children said. She thought that they didn't want her to worry, so they didn't tell her that they didn't get along with some children in the village, or that some children didn't like them. But if there were children saying that, it meant that some people in the village thought so.

When a person lives in the world, he will not receive all kindness, there will always be some people with malice. Some people in the village do not accept them, Yang Qingqing had thought about it before, but settling here is their best choice at present, so they must also accept some malice from the villagers.

This can only be digested by oneself and gradually eliminated. Maybe this kind of malice will always exist, and one can only adjust it by oneself.

Yang Qingqing can only ask Wen Jing and Wen Xuan to stay away from such malicious intentions and try not to get in touch with them. , and then care about them more.

From that day on, she tried to chat and play games with the children as much as possible every day to make them feel the warmth of home.