Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

"Hello, Chief. I am Yang Qinghe, the commander of the 386nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 2th Brigade." Yang Qinghe stood still and saluted. His second sister-in-law also saluted.

"Okay, let's get down to business and stop worrying about these formalities." Chen Shuangying waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.

"Uncle Chen, drink some water. Political Commissar Guo, drink some water too," Yang Qingqing poured water for several people with a thermos.

"Okay, okay, young comrades, I won't beat around the bush. This time I'm here mainly to tell you that the funerals of Comrade Qingshan and Comrade Xuemei will be held tomorrow. And the organization has decided on a compensation and pension plan for you," Chen Shuangying took a sip of water and continued

"Originally, our comrades who died only received pensions, but considering the specific circumstances of Comrade Qingshan and Comrade Xuemei, the organization decided to arrange two jobs for them. When the children reach adulthood, they can go directly to work, and the pensions will be issued according to the highest standards. We have brought them here," the guard handed an envelope to Chen Shuangying.

He took the envelope and handed it to his second brother Yang Qinghe, asking him to open it.

"The total pension should be 2600 yuan, and there are two proofs of employment. You can go directly to our comrades in the garrison office and they will make arrangements. In the future, we will also give subsidies to several children every month until they reach adulthood, but this subsidy should not be too much. Now the country has tried its best, but we still have to work hard to ensure the living problems of the children of martyrs. I hope you can understand."

"Are there any other problems? We can solve them and we will definitely help you solve them."

The second brother said, "We don't have any problems. We understand the difficulties of the country and will try not to lag behind the country or the party."

Chen Shuangying reminded: "If you have any candidates for those two jobs, you can go soon, but they can only be relatives, not others. Do you understand? And you must get the children's consent before you can do so."

The second brother said: "We all know this, don't worry, we will take care of it."

"That's good. Here are the certificates for the children to receive their allowances. You can receive the allowances monthly or annually. It's up to you." Chen Shuangying took the three booklets from the guard and handed them to Yang Qinghe.

The second brother said, "I know, we will keep it well."

"Okay, now that we've talked about everything, do you have any questions? If not, we'll leave first. If you have any questions in the future, you can report them to Political Commissar Guo. After all, you should be more familiar with him. Don't be embarrassed. What we can do for you is far less than what Comrade Qingshan and Comrade Xuemei have done for the country." As he spoke, he stood up and saluted his second brother and sister-in-law, Yang Qingqing, and the others.

Political Commissar Guo and the guards also saluted the few people.

The second brother and his wife returned the gift, and Yang Qingqing hurriedly learned to return the gift, but her movements might not be so standard.

Putting down their hands, several people walked out, and Yang Qinghe and others followed them to the gate.

"Qingqing, you heard it just now, what do you think?" asked the second brother

"Brother, sister-in-law, I don't have any ideas. I can support myself, and I can also support Wenxuan and the others. I am not afraid of hardship. I promised sister-in-law that I would live well and take good care of Wenxuan and the others." Yang Qingqing looked at her second brother and promised

"Now that you have found a job, you can no longer receive your pension. You could have received it until you were 18, but now that you have a job, you can no longer receive it. Do you understand this? And what about Wenjing? Wenxuan and the others will definitely follow us. I don't know if Wenjing..." The second brother rubbed his head and frowned.

"Brother, I don't know what Wenjing thinks. She has been in our family for many years. We all treat her as a family member, especially the children, who treat her as their own sister. I don't know what to do. But if possible, I don't want to separate. After all, we have feelings for each other. Wenjing is so well-behaved, and the children certainly don't want to be separated.

Also, once these things are settled, I will look into how to cancel my pension eligibility."

"Qinghe, don't think too much about it. Tomorrow is the funeral of my eldest brother and his wife. We must go, but what about the children? Should we let them go? Wouldn't that be too cruel? How should we explain it to them?" The second sister-in-law pulled the second brother's sleeve and said

"Qingqing, what do you think? What did the kids say to you before?" The second brother looked at Yang Qingqing and asked

"I told them everything. Wenxuan and Wenjing both knew and understood what happened. Wenyuan and Wenqian were still not sure, so I didn't explain it to them. I didn't know how to say it, so I just put it off."

"I felt like Wen Jing was a little strange these past two days. I didn't know what was going on, and I didn't ask any specific questions. After all, I was also very confused."

"Okay, I get it. Why don't you ask Wen Jing to come in and talk to her and see if she has any ideas?"

"Okay, Wenjing, Wenjing, come in first," Yang Qingqing called out at the door.

Liu Wenjing walked in with his head down, glanced at Yang Qingqing and the others and lowered his head again, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Aunt, is there anything wrong?"

"Um... um... Wenjing, you should know that my eldest brother and his wife are gone. Political Commissar Guo and his men came to our house just now to discuss the issue of compensation and resettlement. Do you have any ideas?" The second brother said with difficulty.

"I know that as a child you may not have your own opinions or the ability to handle things, but I still want to ask for your thoughts and tell me how you feel."

"Uncle, aunt, I know that I was adopted by my parents. If you don't want to raise me anymore, I can leave. I just can't bear to leave my brothers and sisters and aunt." Wen Jing's face was already full of tears.

"Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant. If you want to be with Wenxuan and the others, then you can be together. No one will separate you. Big brother didn't change your last name because he wanted to leave a root for Captain Liu and didn't want no one to remember him. After all, he is your biological father and he loves you very much. Big brother and his wife have never treated you as an outsider. You are the biological sister of Wenxuan, Wenyuan and Wenqian. You were, are and will be the biological sister of Wenxuan, Wenyuan and Wenqian."

"Ah~ah~I get it, I get it. You won't chase me away, right?" Wen Jing suddenly burst into tears.

"Yes, no one wants to chase you away. Our family will be together. Don't worry, be good and don't cry." Yang Qingqing hugged Wen Jing and patted her on the back and said

"You are so nice, how can we bear to leave you? Don't worry, we just want to know if you want to be with us."

"I want, I want, I want our family to be together, I don't want to be separated," Liu Wenjing said anxiously.

"Okay, okay, then we'll live together. Don't worry, if I eat something, you'll have something to drink," Yang Qingqing promised.

"Qingqing, what are you talking about? Let Wenjing drink soup when you eat. Don't listen to her. Second uncle will not abandon you. Don't think too much. I just want to ask you what you think. Don't think too much." Yang Qinghe glanced at Yang Qingqing.

Yang Qingqing suddenly felt a little guilty

He thought to himself, "I'm used to it. People nowadays don't use internet memes. I still have to be careful when I speak. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble in a matter of minutes."

"Well, I just wanted to say that we will be together and I won't ignore Wen Jing. I have a job now and can earn money," Yang Qingqing said apologetically.

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I like you very much. You are the same as Wen Yuan, Wen Qian, and Wen Xuan."

Yang Qinghe: "Okay, we know what Wen Jing means. Next, let's see how to talk to Wen Xuan, Wen Yuan and Wen Qian."

Ma Liyue: "How can we explain this? It's useless no matter what we say. I'm afraid the children can't stand it. How can they accept it? Qingqing has also told them before. What else can we say?"

Yang Qinghe: "The funeral is tomorrow, we can't not let the children go. If we don't go, I'm afraid the children will blame us in the future. Wenxuan and the others should be mentally prepared, but they just can't accept it for a while. We have to let them see their parents one last time."

Yang Qinghe scratches his head

"Brother, I'm going to go cook first. You should think about what to say first." Yang Qingqing ran away

He thought to himself, "I can't do anything. I can't bear the tears of several children. I'd better leave it to my second brother and his wife. I'm going to run away now."

The second sister-in-law followed suit and said, "Qingqing, I'll go with you. Wenjing, go play with your younger brothers and sisters."

Yang Qinghe was dumbfounded. "Hey! Hey! You two are gone. Let's think of a solution together. Leave this to me alone."

In the kitchen, Yang Qingqing pushed Ma Liyue out and said, "Second sister-in-law, you take a rest. I can do it myself. You must not have had a good rest along the way. Go to my and Wenjing's room and lie down for a while. Leave the rest to me."

Ma Liyue "Family, don't be so polite. There are rest times on the way. If you are not tired, I will help you."

How could Yang Qingqing let his second sister-in-law help in the kitchen? He was still thinking about cheating, so he couldn't be caught.

As he said that, he pushed Ma Liyue out of the kitchen and closed the door, not letting her in.

"I don't even know what's in the kitchen. I've been making do with what I can these past two days. I only know where the eggs are, and I haven't looked anywhere else. If we cook together, won't I be exposed? Fortunately, Wen Jing is a child. If it was an adult, he would have suspected me. Now I should be able to make a fire. I've learned it twice. Oli Gee!!!"

As I was thinking, I opened the kitchen cabinet. I saw a small bag of white flour, about two or three pounds. A bag of cornmeal, more than half a bag, I don't know how many pounds. There was also a small bag of rice, not a lot. There was also a bag of yellow flour, I don't know what kind of flour it was, but it was definitely not cornmeal, because it was not as yellow as cornmeal, it was the kind of yellow that was whitish and black.

"What can we do with this little food? What can we do with the other dishes?"

Yang Qingqing called out from the kitchen, "Wenjing, pick some vegetables from the yard. We'll need them later."

"Okay." A crying voice came back.

Yang Qingqing touched her chin and frowned, thinking, "I'll just make a steamed bun with two kinds of white flour and corn flour. I'm afraid I can't handle the other things well. I still need to practice. Life is hard, Qingqing sighed."

"I have to secretly learn how to use the earthen stove, otherwise it will be inconvenient. What should I do?"

Yang Qingqing was distressed, feeling that this journey was full of traps, and it would be easy to get lost if you were not careful.

Thinking about it, I started to make a fire. Although it was difficult, it was lit. I cooked some rice porridge in the pot, and Yang Qingqing hurriedly kneaded the dough. When the rice was out of the pot, Yang Qingqing was too good at cooking with the earthen stove, so she made a cold dish. This was simple and not easy to make mistakes. I also added some space seasonings, and it tasted good.

The table was served and everyone was about to be called in for dinner. My second brother was still sitting there with a sad face. My second sister-in-law came out of the room and the children were also in the room.

Yang Qingqing said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll talk."