Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

"Doctor Jiang, I have a stomachache, so I came to you to get some medicine. And Guo Zhiqing has a fever and needs antipyretic medicine. Can you help me get some?" Su Xiaoxiao explained why she came to the clinic.

"Sure, I'll get you some medicine right away." He turned to look at Gu Changting and the other children. "You guys get along well! You can come visit him more often when you have time!" Jiang Qingye really likes children. Usually, there are very few children coming to the clinic to play. This time, because Gu Changting was injured, the children of Jianfang and Wenxuan came. He thought that he might as well let them come and play for a while while Gu Changting was still here, so that they could accompany him.

Su Xiaoxiao followed Jiang Qingye to the outer room to get medicine, and Gu Changting Yinping and others heard her say, "Doctor Jiang, I'm sorry, I have something to apologize to you for. I just drank some of your brown sugar, and I will bring it to you when I get back. I hope you can forgive me."

Before Jiang Qingye could react to what was happening, she heard Ma Jianfang rush out and say

"It has nothing to do with the little lady. I put the brown sugar there on my own initiative. Uncle Jiang, please don't blame her. If you want to blame someone, blame me! I just went to pour hot water for the little lady, and I happened to see brown sugar on the table, so I made her a bowl of it. She didn't even know about it, so please don't blame her, okay? Uncle Jiang, I know I was wrong. I'll pay for it myself."

"That's what happened! It doesn't matter. The brown sugar was originally brought by your father to replenish Comrade Gu Changting's body. After all, he lost a lot of blood. This can be regarded as your own family's stuff. As long as Comrade Gu Changting doesn't mind, I won't blame you." Jiang Qingye heard Ma Jianfang's explanation and felt that it was just a little brown sugar, which was really not a big deal! Not to mention that Ma Jianfang used something from his family, even if it was his own stuff, he wouldn't blame him for such a small thing.

"Thank you, Doctor Jiang. I'll go back first." Su Xiaoxiao said goodbye after hearing Jiang Qingye's words. She turned back to the inner room and said goodbye to everyone before leaving the clinic.

"Uncle Gu, we are going home too. Have a good rest! We will bring you lunch at noon." Yin Ping saw Jiang Qingye coming back, so they didn't want to disturb him any more and also suggested leaving.

"Okay, you guys go back. Be careful on the road." Gu Changting agreed very happily. He really couldn't stand so many children surrounding him, chattering and asking questions. He thought of Su Xiaoxiao's appearance just now, and couldn't help wanting to know more about her.

"Uncle Gu, goodbye"

"Goodbye"

The children said hello and walked out of the house.

"Uncle Jiang, now that you're back, we won't bother you anymore. Goodbye, we'll be back at noon to bring lunch to Uncle Gu."

"Yinping, there's no need to send him food. I don't need to come for lunch. I'm here." Jiang Qingye stopped Yinping immediately after hearing her words. He could not eat all the work points he earned every year by himself. But Ma Changhui's family was different. The whole family relied on those few work points, which were just enough for food every year. He couldn't let his family take care of another patient.

"I understand, Uncle Jiang, I will tell my dad. Let's see if he agrees." Ma Yinping thought about what her dad said this morning about delivering millet porridge to the clinic at noon, and felt that her dad would not listen to Jiang Qingye's words.

"You really don't need it. I won't treat him badly. Tell your dad, I'm the one who said it. You don't need to come. Did you hear me? Ma Jianfang, tell your dad that your sister is stubborn." Seeing that she couldn't convince Ma Yinping, Jiang Qingye told Ma Jianfang

"Got it. Let's go."

"Uncle Jiang, goodbye"

...

A few people came out and Ma Yinping said goodbye.

"Wenjing, go play with Jianfang, Wendan and the others. I have something to do at home today, so I can't play with you. We can play together later when we have time. I'm going back first."

"Okay, goodbye Sister Yinping." Wen Jing felt that Ma Yinping had been playing with them for a long time. Not every girl could be like her. Although her family was not related by blood, everyone was reluctant to let her work. Now all she did every day was to heat up the meal that her aunt had cooked the day before. Often, Wenxuan and Wenyuan would help. She felt that she was really happy now.

After Ma Yinping left, Ma Jianfang suggested that they go play under the big willow tree in the village.

Since they didn't have any place they wanted to go, they all agreed.

The big willow tree is in the middle of the village. Usually, there are some grandmothers chatting and coaxing their children there. It is the most lively place in the village.

"Who are those little kids from the Ma family? Why haven't I seen them before?" a very kind lady asked Ma Jianfang while sewing shoe soles.

"Grandma, these are the newcomers to our village. They are my uncle's eldest brother's children, Wenjing, Wenxuan, Wenyuan and Wenqian. We are here for a stroll." Ma Jianfang became obedient the moment she saw the old man.

The old lady is of the same generation as his grandmother, but she is much older than his grandmother. The two families are considered one family. Her old man is of the same generation as Ma Jizu, and is called Jizong. She is the oldest child of his grandfather's generation, and is a dozen years younger than his grandfather. His grandfather joined the army, and it was Ma Jizong who introduced him, but he died before liberation. She is one of the most respected people in their village. At the same time, she is also the oldest person in his branch, so the children below respect her very much and call her grandma.

"I heard from people that a new family has moved to our village. But we have never seen them before. I didn't expect to see them today. The little kids are so handsome and adorable." The grandmother looked at Wen Jing and the others and thought of her little great-grandson. She hadn't seen him since he was born. He has been working in other places with his parents and has never come back. She didn't know if he would come back for the New Year this year.

"Hello grandma, my name is Wenjing"

"Hello grandma, I'm Wenxuan"

"Hello grandma, I'm Wenyuan"

"Hello grandma, my name is... Wen Qian"

Several people greeted each other, and Wen Dan and Wen Ran also greeted

"Grandma, where is Shuanzi? Let's go find him and play with him!" Ma Jianfang saw that the people at Daliushu were all old ladies and there was nothing fun to do, so she thought of taking them to find Shuanzi at Grandma's house to play with him for a while.

"He should go to the river to catch small fish. He has nothing to do now, so he goes to the river to play. If you want to go, don't go to the deep water area, it's very dangerous. If the grandson of the Wang family hadn't gone to play in the deep water, he wouldn't have disappeared. You must remember this," the grandmother instructed Ma Jianfang and her group.

"Okay, we got it." Then he led a few people to the river.

"Brother Jianfang, what's going on with the grandson of the old Wang family?" Wen Yuan listened to the words of the grandmother and wanted to know what she said.

"The grandson of Old Wang is called Wang Hongxin. Two years ago, he went to play in the river with several children of similar age in the village. They were about to return when his straw sandals were accidentally washed away. He went back to pick them up and got stuck in the mud. Two people went to rescue him. The others saw that something was wrong and went to find adults, but it was too late. Only Ma Niqiu and he were rescued. Wang Hongxin's mother went crazy at the time and she never goes out now. I heard that she has been crazy all the time. None of us went to the river last summer. We were allowed to go this year. So now when we go to the river, everyone reminds us not to go to places where the water is deep or fast." That's all I know.

"I see. Let's not go to the river. Let's go home. I want to eat some jam. I ate a little bit yesterday." Wen Yuan felt that the river was scary after hearing what Ma Jianfang said. It was okay if he didn't know before, but now he was a little scared and wanted to go home.

"That's fine, let's go back. It's quite hot now." Ma Jianfang looked at his group of little girls and agreed with Yang Wenyuan's words. The main reason was that he felt that he couldn't have enough fun with a few little girls. It would be better to go back first and play later.