Eating melons and raising children in the period literature

Soon the next day came, and I hadn't told the children yet.

At dawn, my second brother, his wife, and Yang Qingqing got up and prepared to go to the Martyrs Cemetery.

The second brother sighed, "What should I do? I still can't tell them."

The second sister-in-law also sighed, "If I don't tell you, do I have to take the child there directly? Isn't this even worse?"

Yang Qingqing also felt torn

"I'll go cook first. We're leaving soon and the children need to eat too. No matter what, the children can't go hungry." Yang Qingqing went to the kitchen

The second sister-in-law also followed and said, "I'll go with Qingqing. This way it will be faster. We still need to prepare."

The second brother said, "Okay, go ahead, I'll go wake up the kids."

After a while, the meal was ready. There was nothing to do, so I cooked some corn porridge and boiled a few eggs, not too much, one per person.

Originally, the second sister-in-law didn't agree to cook so many eggs. She only wanted to give them to the children, and she and the second brother would not eat them. It was only Yang Qingqing who insisted that each of them eat one.

It's really difficult at this time. Who will care about a few eggs in the future? Now they are a good thing that people are reluctant to eat.

The second brother dressed the children neatly, washed them, and waited in the main room with them. Wen Jing wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but the second brother didn't let her, saying that the second sister-in-law was busy and there was no need for her to help with the child, so she should just wait for dinner.

The second sister-in-law said, "Let's eat."

"Okay. Let's eat first. We have to go out for something later, so let's eat something quickly." After the second brother finished speaking, he drank a bowl of corn porridge.

Yang Qingqing wanted to serve her another bowl, but her second brother refused, saying that he couldn't eat any more. He also didn't eat the eggs, saying that he would save them for the children.

Yang Qingqing knew that her second brother had no appetite, so she didn't try to persuade him. After all, she herself had no appetite and didn't want to eat, let alone her second brother.

"Uncle, what are we going to do? I don't want to go, is that okay?" Wenxuan looked at his second brother, tears in his eyes, about to fall, it was really heartbreaking to see

"Uncle, what are you going to do? Why doesn't my brother want to go? What's wrong with you?" Wen Qian said with a confused look on her face.

Wenyuan looked left and right, a little at a loss

The second brother wiped his face and said, "Let's go see your parents. Let's go see them and put their minds at ease."

Wenxuan: "I understand, Uncle, I..."

The second sister-in-law touched Wenxuan's head and comforted him, "Don't cry, Mom and Dad don't want to see you cry, they want you to be happy, you still have your aunt, and your second uncle and second aunt."

Wenxuan tried desperately to stop himself from crying, but the tears just flowed out uncontrollably.

Wenxuan and Wenqian also cried together, while Wenjing lowered her head and shed tears silently.

The meal ended in tears.

"Ding ding, ding ding, ding ding, is anyone home? I'm Li Dashan, the regiment commander's guard, I'm here to pick up..."

The second brother opened the door and saluted, "Hello, I'm Yang Qinghe, Yang Qingshan's younger brother."

Only then did I see clearly that there was a big man outside the door with red eyes, standing straight and saluting.

"I'm here to take you to see the captain and the others. I'm sorry, sorry, sorry. It's my fault that I didn't protect the captain and my sister-in-law." He said with tears on his face.

"It's not your fault. We all know that for the sake of the country and the party, we were ready to sacrifice the day we joined the army. I believe that my brother and sister-in-law are the same."

This is my second sister-in-law and Yang Qingqing coming out with their child

"We are ready, let's go now," said the second sister-in-law, holding Wen Jing and Wen Qian, and Yang Qingqing holding Wen Xuan and Wen Yuan.

Everyone got in the car. My second brother held Wenxuan in the passenger seat, my second sister-in-law held Wenqian, and Yang Qingqing held Wenyuan. The car wasn't too crowded, after all, the children were still young.

Yang Qingqing was daydreaming while taking in the scenery along the way. "If this happened in the future, there would definitely be a fine for such an obvious overload. But now not many people have ridden in a car, and I am still one of the few! Proud!!! But I would rather not ride, I still want to go back to my little nest. People in this era have it so hard, I miss home."

The atmosphere in the car was heavy. Wen Jing and Wen Xuan could not see their tears. However, no one blamed them. They just stroked their heads and wiped their tears. Wen Qian and Wen Yuan were also quiet.

When they got to the place, they got off the car and saw many people standing there. Some were people Yang Qingqing had seen before, and some were people she had never seen before. However, they all had solemn expressions on their faces, and some of them looked like they had been crying.

"Salute" someone shouted

People saluted in the direction of Yang Qingqing and the others.

My second brother and his wife, Yang Qingqing, returned the gift, and the children stared at them with wide eyes, not knowing what to do.

This is Chen Shuangying who had been here before. He came over and said, "Comrade Qinghe, follow me." Then he turned and went behind the crowd.

The second brother and his wife and Yang Qingqing followed with the children and saw a small jar in a small pit.

My second brother and his wife Yang Qingqing knelt down beside me.

The second brother said, "Wenxuan, Wenyuan, Wenqian, come here, kneel down, and kowtow."

After the three heads were kowtowed, the second brother, his wife, and Yang Qingqing took the children to the side, and then the military process began.

In fact, it was not only Yang Qingqing's family who came to attend the funeral. There were several other people like this. Some of them were actually cenotaphs. Many people who died while performing their missions could not come back.

The funeral is over and most people have left.

Yang Qingqing's family hadn't left yet, and they wanted the children to talk to their parents again. The second brother also wanted to talk to the eldest brother.

The two brothers haven't seen each other for more than a year. They don't see each other often. Unexpectedly, they have to say goodbye to each other now.

The children all broke down and cried, clamoring for their parents. Second sister-in-law Yang Qingqing could only comfort the children.

After a while, everyone was tired of crying and calmed down.

The second brother cried and promised, "Brother and sister-in-law, I will take good care of the children. Don't worry, I will treat the children as my own. I will take good care of the children just like Wen Dan and the others. You can go without worry."

Yang Qingqing also promised, "Brother, I haven't had time to tell you that I will have a job in the future. Not only can I take care of myself, I can also support Wenxuan and Wenjing in the future. You and sister-in-law can rest assured. We will be fine."

The second sister-in-law stood up and pulled the second brother, Yang Qingqing and the children, saying, "Okay, let's all get up. Guard Li is still waiting for us. We can't delay too much time."

After a while, everyone walked towards Li Dashan with tears in their eyes. The second brother held Wenxuan, the second sister-in-law held Wenyuan, Yang Qingqing held Wenqian, and Wenjing held Yang Qingqing's clothes and prepared to go back.

The second brother said, "Comrade Li, let's go. It's not good to keep wasting time."

"It's okay. The commander told me to wait for you so that I can send you back. I'm not in a hurry."

The second brother waved his hand and prepared to open the car door. "Let's go, let's go."

Everyone got in the car and went back

The second sister-in-law asked, "Qingqing, you still have to report today, right? Is it still in time?"

"It's still in time. It's fine until the afternoon. I can report in the afternoon."

The second brother said, "That's good, that's good. It's not easy to find a job nowadays, so you should try your best to get a job."

The second sister-in-law also nodded.

"I see"

When we got home, it was already noon. We said goodbye to Li Dashan and went into the house tiredly.

Yang Qingqing: "I'll go make some food. No one had anything to eat this morning."

Second sister-in-law: "Let me go. You have something else to do later. I'll just make something simple. No one is in the mood to eat."

Second brother: "Let your second sister-in-law come over. Go check what documents you need to bring and prepare them. Don't forget anything. I can also help your second sister-in-law. The children should go back to their rooms and rest. You are all exhausted."

"Okay, I'll go prepare the information. There are some things I need to look for. I'll take the child back to the house first."

In a blink of an eye, it was time for Yang Qingqing to go out and report to the hospital.

After saying hello to her second brother and his wife, Yang Qingqing went out.