Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Yang Qingqing took a special leave this day because Ma Changhui's eldest son Ma Jianguo was getting married today.

My second brother and his wife also took leave to help at home.

"Second sister-in-law, Jianguo is getting married today, and I bought a pair of pillowcases. Do you think they are okay?" Yang Qingqing showed Ma Liyue a pair of red cotton pillowcases with large peony flowers.

"Wow! Why did you buy such expensive things? You and we represent a family, so just give a gift. I have prepared it, a pair of thermoses! You can keep this for yourself. I have never seen such a good pillowcase! You can use it when you get married, it will definitely make you look good." Ma Liyue looked at the things that Yang Qingqing took out, thinking that Qingqing was really generous, but she was still young. How would others look at you if you gave such a good thing to an unfamiliar relative of yours? Although this would make me feel proud, Qingqing's reputation was very important.

"Just come with us later. It's still early. I'll introduce you to some relatives. Don't be silly."

"Second sister-in-law, this is not expensive. It is a defective product from our supply and marketing cooperative. It does not affect the use. We have digested it internally. I also thought that people would not dislike it!" Yang Qingqing knew that the pillowcase she took out might be really expensive, but it was the most suitable thing for this era that she could use to show her importance without spending money. Although a towel would also be fine, the price of a towel and a pillowcase is similar, or even more expensive, so after thinking about it, she decided to take a pair of pillowcases to show her appreciation. This was mainly to show their importance to Ma Changhui, a relative, and to thank him for taking care of them before.

"Okay! If you insist on keeping it since it's a defective product, I won't stop you. After all, it's a great honor for me to have such a good thing."

"Second sister-in-law, do you know how Uncle Gu, who was rescued by Wen Jing, is doing now? These past two days, they kept asking me to ask." Yang Qingqing thought about what Wen Jing and Wen Xuan had said in the past two days.

The day after Ma Changhui reported the incident, someone came to pick him up, which made Wen Jing and the other children very worried. Later, they found out that it was the second brother's immediate superior, who has now gone to the military hospital to recuperate.

"Captain Gu knew that Wendan and the others are your second brother's children, and Wenxuan and Wenjing are your second brother's nephews and nieces. He also asked me to bring him to thank them! It's just that I've been at work these two days and didn't have time to talk to them." Ma Liyue thought it was incredible when she heard Captain Gu's words for the first time. It was actually his own family who saved him. This would be of great help to Yang Qinghe's future. Otherwise, she would not have specially prepared a pair of enamel pots.

"I said it was nothing, and that it would definitely be much better in the military hospital than in our village, but they just wanted to know. I'll tell them later."

"Okay, I heard from Captain Gu that he wanted me to help thank an educated youth in our village, whose last name is Su and whose name is Xiaoxiao. It is said that during the two days he was in our village, educated youth Su took good care of him. I asked Wendan, Wenran and the others, but they didn't say anything! They just said they didn't know what was going on? Did you hear what Wenjing and the others said?" Ma Liyue was really wondering why it was her family who saved the man, but the educated youth who took care of him became the one.

"I heard from Wen Jing that they went to see Captain Gu, and Su Xiaoxiao happened to go to the clinic for something, so they ran into each other. I think that's how the two knew each other. I haven't heard them talk about what happened later. I'll ask them when I have time later." Yang Qingqing said what she knew, thinking in her heart that it seems that this Captain Gu must be the male protagonist, otherwise how come the female protagonist didn't save anyone, but the two still knew each other and helped to thank each other. The male and female protagonists are really destined to be together.

"Qingqing, you have been doing this substitute job for almost two months! Have you found another job? I recently heard that the primary school in our military district is going to recruit two teachers, but I don't know the specific situation and time. If you are interested, I can ask around." Ma Liyue was thinking about what the head nurse mentioned when she was chatting with her colleagues.

"Okay! I haven't found a suitable one yet. If possible, I would like to give it a try, but will the schools in the military district only recruit family members of soldiers? After all, many of them are unemployed." Yang Qingqing thought about when she lived in the military district's family compound, many sisters-in-law were unemployed and could only do odd jobs to supplement the family income. It is estimated that the same should be true for her second brother and his family in the military district.

"I don't know! Anyway, let's ask first, just in case it's possible?" Ma Liyue felt that it should be possible. After all, Yang Qingqing was a martyr's family member, and she also supported Wen Jing, Wen Xuan and other younger martyr's families, as well as Yang Qinghe and herself. She should be able to take the recruitment exam. However, she couldn't say it so absolutely without confirmation. If something unexpected happened, wouldn't her joy be in vain?

"Let's go quickly! Everyone will be here soon, but I, the aunt, won't be here yet. It's time for someone to speak up." Ma Liyue took the gift and went to Ma Changhui's house with Yang Qingqing.

At that time, getting married was very simple. Just put two Chinese characters "囍" on the door and the room of the newlyweds. After a while, the groom would ride a bicycle to pick up the bride. Picking up the bride by bicycle was a very prestigious thing. It was only because Ma Changhui was the secretary that he gritted his teeth and bought a bicycle. Otherwise, his family would not buy one. After all, this bicycle cost them several years of savings. Many families borrowed ox carts or donkey carts to pick up the bride, and some even walked to pick up the bride.

"Mom, sister-in-law, Qingqing and I are here. This is our wedding gift to Jianguo. We won't put it on the gift account. We'll just send the gift money to the accounting office later." Ma Liyue saw Zhao Xiaohua and Li Weiling making the bed in the new room. There was no one else in the room, just the two of them.

"What are you talking about? How can you, as an aunt, not put it in the account?" Zhao Xiaohua was very surprised. Is her daughter seriously ill? She actually wanted to hide something that made her look good. She was not happy about something that others wanted the whole world to know.

"Mom, we will go with the gift. This separate gift is mainly because Qingqing prepared something that is a bit eye-catching. I don't want any bad rumors to spread in the village." Ma Liyue explained her behavior. "Besides, it's good enough for our family to know about it. It's up to us to live a good life! As long as my sister-in-law doesn't mind, I can do it. Don't you agree, old lady?"

Ma Liyue hugged Zhao Xiaohua and acted coquettishly. She looked at Li Weiling's face, afraid that she would really mind her giving gifts in private, and signaled Yang Qingqing to hand the gift to Li Weiling.

"You're right. We're a family. I don't care what outsiders think. Mom, look at the gifts my second sister and Qingqing brought. Aren't they expensive? I feel embarrassed to accept them." Li Weiling looked at the thermos and pillowcases brought by Ma Liyue and Yang Qingqing, feeling a little helpless.

"Then let's put it away first. If he gets beaten, I'll be heartbroken. But we have to make a deal. You have to tell Jianguo and the others that these are given by their second aunt and Qingqing. You can't hide them from them. Also, I think this pair of pillowcases is better than the ones we prepared, so let's use this one." Zhao Xiaohua touched the pillowcase, opened it and saw that the pattern was so beautiful that she didn't want to let it go.

"Auntie, sister-in-law, if you think they are good, I can help you get them if there are more in the future. These are defective products that are processed internally by the supply and marketing cooperative. I saw that Jianguo was getting married, so I ordered a pair. In fact, they are not very expensive. I hope you don't mind." Yang Qingqing repeated what she said to her second sister-in-law.

"Really? I don't see what's wrong with it. Is it really not expensive? It's great to work in a supply and marketing cooperative, otherwise many people would want to go there," Zhao Xiaohua said with emotion.

"It's good. It's just fate and luck. Hahahaha." Yang Qingqing was so embarrassed