Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

"It's just right for you two to go inside and have a rest. I'll take Qingqing to recognize people, so that we won't be unable to recognize her name when we see her in the future."

"Okay, we'll go in first. Jianping, do you want to go play with Jianfang or come with us?" Ma Changpo asked his son. He knew that his family had been living in the steel plant's staff quarters and was not used to the village at all. He thought it was dirty and messy there and despised it. However, he still wanted his children to spend more time with the children of his eldest brother's family and his younger sister's family. After all, they were all relatives.

"Mom, I'll go with you guys." Yinfen didn't wait for Jianping to say anything before she expressed that she didn't want to go play, her words were full of disdain.

Ma Changpo knew what the children meant as soon as he saw them. "That's enough, if you can't speak, just stop talking. Just follow us and don't cause any trouble." He warned them not to cause any trouble, as it would only make everyone unhappy.

"Okay, kids, if you want to be with us, then let us be! Why are you angry? It's such a happy day, you can't be angry! Mom, let's go into the house quickly. We got up before dawn this morning and didn't rest all the way because we were afraid you would have to wait for a long time." Xu Jitao tried to smooth things over, and everyone could see that they were not happy with Ma Changpo scolding the kids.

"Second sister-in-law, I just finished chatting with Aunt Fujiang and the others, and now I plan to go home. Yinping and Yanqin are coming to our house! They don't know that my second brother and the others have arrived. I'll go tell them that I just met a lot of sisters-in-law and aunts. I can't remember them all, so I'll go recognize them later." Thinking of the fear of being surrounded by a group of people just now, Yang Qingqing wanted to find a chance to slip away.

"Then I'll go with you. It's a good opportunity to bring Wenjie and the others over. Mom, second brother, second sister-in-law, let's go home first." Ma Liyue pulled Yang Qingqing home. "Qingqing, I don't want to say anything, but you've seen my second sister-in-law. She looks down on us and even the children. But we all know that she has always been a city dweller and her parents are both of status. If it weren't for my second brother's ability, he wouldn't have been able to marry a city wife. So the whole family gives in to her. She won't stay for long anyway. Don't take anything she says to heart in the future." She thought about the evil deeds of her second sister-in-law when she was at home and her attitude towards her family. She decided to give Yang Qingqing a shot of prevention in advance. After all, Yang Qingqing was also spoiled by her husband's family, not to mention Wenjing and Wenxuan.

"I understand. I don't mind how long I can stay with her. Don't worry, second sister-in-law." Yang Qingqing thought about staying away from Ma Changpo's family today. She couldn't like those children and Xu Jitao. She would remind Wen Jing and the others to stay away from them and not to provoke them.

"Okay, as long as you know what's going on."

Yang Qingqing's home

"Wenjing, Yinping, Wendan, Jianfang,...are you all home? Let's go, the bride will be here soon, don't you want to see her?" Ma Liyue and Yang Qingqing didn't hear any of the children talking when they entered the house, and wondered if they hadn't come back. How could there be no sound from so many children?

When the two of them entered the room, they discovered that the children were very cautious and did not dare to breathe loudly. It turned out that they were playing with the building blocks that Yang Qingqing had taken out earlier. It was just the critical moment and it depended on who would fail.

"Wow! Brother Yanli is so awesome, he won again!" Wenxuan jumped up to celebrate

"Hey, you are such a jerk. You haven't won in several rounds." Yinping was accusing Jianfang of being disappointed with her.

Others were celebrating, while others were complaining.

"Okay, okay, stop playing. No one responded to me when I spoke just now. It turns out they are playing Jenga! Qingqing, when did you buy it?"

"Just a few days ago, I saw that they were studying at home and had nothing to play with, so I bought them one." Yang Qingqing thought that it was fortunate that the building blocks she took out were natural wood, otherwise she would have to find a way to explain. "This was ordered by me and a colleague from the supply and marketing cooperative. Her father is a carpenter, so I asked her to help make some. It didn't cost much."

"Really? His craftsmanship is pretty good. There aren't any splinters on the wood, and the size is just right for children. If it's convenient, order a set for us too. Let Wendan and the others play at home too, so they don't have to bother me all the time." Ma Liyue looked at the building blocks and touched them. She felt that the quality was very good. She didn't worry that Wenjie would accidentally swallow them, and it would save her a lot of trouble.

"Okay, this isn't worth much. It's made of leftover furniture materials. It just takes some time. She only charged me fifty cents. If my second sister-in-law wants it, I'll ask her tomorrow when I go to work to see if she can still make it." Yang Qingqing thought that there were still many in the space, and it would be no problem to give one set to each child. She would send it to her second sister-in-law after get off work tomorrow.

"Okay, I guess it's because you're a colleague that they're giving you a discount. If you buy it again, you can't charge fifty cents. I'll give you two yuan. If it's more, I won't take it. Here you go." Ma Liyue handed two yuan to Yang Qingqing.

"Okay, that's it. I'll go ask her tomorrow! Yinping, Yanqin, Jianping and the others are here, do you want to go play with them?..."

"I won't go. I won't play with them." Ma Jianfang didn't even wait for Yang Qingqing to finish her words before immediately saying that he didn't want to play with them. The main reason was that when he thought of their dislike for him in the past, he didn't like them at all.

"We won't go either." Yanli and Yansheng also said they would not go. They had been disliked before, and now everyone stayed away from them.

Yang Qingqing knew from Yinping and Yanqin's expressions that they didn't like Ma Changpo's children, so she could only say, "Okay, if you don't want to play together, then don't play together! But let's go over and say hello. Wenjing, Wenxuan and the others haven't seen them yet! Right, second sister-in-law."

"That's right. After all, he is your elder. You should go over and say hello. Come on, come back and play in the afternoon when you have nothing to do."

"Okay, let's go."

"it is good"

"Can"

Yinping and the others agreed to follow him out.

Wen Jing followed Yang Qingqing and asked, "Aunt, what should we call them? Second Uncle or Second Aunt? Are their children older than ours?" She was worried but didn't know what to call them, so she asked in advance.

Yang Qingqing didn't pay attention just now and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what should Wenjing and the others call Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law? How old are Jianping's children?"

"Just call them Second Uncle and Second Mother. Jianping should be 15 this year, the same age as Yinping, a little older than her birth month, right? Yinping. Then there's Yinfen, 11, and Yinhua, 10. Yinhua should be a little younger than Wenjing's birth month, right? She was born in the twelfth month, I can't remember the date."

"Okay, got it. Wen Jing's birthday is Xia Tian, ​​so she must be older than her. You all know Wen Jing, right? I tell you, even if you hate someone, you can't take the initiative to make trouble, okay? If you have anything to say, you can tell me, but you can't quarrel or fight, okay? Especially you, Wen Yuan." Yang Qingqing is actually most afraid of Wen Yuan's stubborn temper. He is usually a sweet little cookie, but when he gets stubborn, he will not care about anything. She is not worried about Wen Jing, Wen Xuan and Wen Qian. Wen Jing is steady, Wen Xuan knows his limits, and Wen Qian is a quiet fairy, if you don't take it to heart.

"Got it, auntie, am I that kind of person who would cause trouble? Don't worry." Wenxuan smiled and said that he was easy to get along with.

"Don't worry, come to me if you have any problems, but don't let Wen Jing and the others get hurt." When Ma Liyue heard what Yang Qingqing said, she also said, telling Yang Qingqing not to worry.

In fact, Yang Qingqing was quite confident in her own children, as none of them were the kind of people who would seek trouble. But when she looked at the children in Ma Changpo's family, she felt that they were not easy to deal with, so she gave them some instructions out of concern.