Traveling through time, those years as a traffic officer

Yu Min stood up and took a piece. He knew what zhou gaba was. When he was a child, his grandmother would break it into pieces for him and add some soy sauce and sesame oil. It tasted delicious.

It was not their job to wash the dishes after dinner, but she did not leave. She walked carefully to Xu Xiulian and asked, "Auntie, can I use that razor?"

None of the five girls in their family calls their stepfather "Dad", so it should be okay for them to call him "Auntie".

Yu Junshan and Xu Xiulian were both stunned. This was the first time Yu Min called for help.

"I can't leave it with you. The knife is too sharp. Ask me for it when you need it."

Yu Min nodded, as long as it was available to her. She helped put the benches in place and swept the floor before returning.

When they entered the room, the two sisters had already lain down. Yu Min also climbed onto the kang and covered herself with a quilt.

"Yu Min, you shaved your head because you had lice, right? People will definitely look down on girls without hair," said Wu Xiaoyu.

"Well, having lice is too uncomfortable. I would rather have no hair."

This was the first time Yu Min said so much, and the two sisters were quite curious.

In fact, I was really tired and couldn't even lift my eyelids. I replied because I wanted to know more.

"I'm so tired and sleepy."

The two sisters were also tired. After a while, the sound of steady breathing could be heard from the room.

Yu Min woke up in the middle of the night because she was hungry. She was really uncomfortable. She quietly got up, put on her cotton coat and went to the main room. She found a meat bun in her hand. She wolfed down two of them, and then she was no longer as nervous as before.

I sat down in the dark and drank a bag of milk. I ate another bun, rinsed my mouth to prevent the taste in my mouth, and then went back to sleep.

With food in my stomach, I could sleep soundly. I was too lazy to get up even when I heard the rooster crowing. The next time I opened my eyes, I was woken up by Wu Xiaoxue.

"Hurry up, it's time for us to cook."

Even if I was reluctant, I got up quickly. I had already read the process yesterday and knew what to do.

But she was only allowed to light the fire, not cook. This was fine, no responsibility.

It was the same pickled vegetables as yesterday. Today's porridge was shoveled directly into the porridge bowl. It was not the same as last night.

It was still the same as yesterday. Yu Min worked even slower today than yesterday, mainly because his arms were too painful to lift, but he persisted.

Xu Xiulian and Yu Junshan sat on the ground to rest. "My Xiaomin has really grown up."

"Yeah. No matter how much, just keep doing it." Xu Xiulian could also see that this man of hers was definitely not an ordinary man, and the little girl looked more like a lady than her own lady.

I thought I would cry, but I didn't expect that I could actually follow along.

If you can keep doing this, you will get used to it in less than a month.

Yu Min's headscarf was wet, but she didn't dare take it off. In this environment, she didn't dare to get sick, the price was too high.

She gritted her teeth and persevered. Or should all six of them leave and she do it alone?

There was no one there. Even those working in other people's fields couldn't see her clearly, mainly because the field was too large.

She ate meat buns. This time she ate three and drank a bag of milk. At the end, she held a piece of candy in her mouth. She finished working at noon, but she didn't go home. It would take her a quarter of an hour to walk back. She really couldn't move. She might as well continue working. The early bird catches the worm.

After dinner, Yu Junshan did not see his daughter come back, and did not want to rest. He carried a pickaxe and two steamed buns in his arms and went to the field.

Look at the little girl still doing it, and starting over again.

"Xiao Min, eat first."

The father and son just sat on the ground. Now was not the time to be particular.

"Xiao Min, Daddy is very proud."

"I will do my best."

"Well, we two can only live here. Dad hopes you can adapt as soon as possible."

Yu Min really wanted to ask, but in the end didn't ask and figured it out himself.

"Xiao Min, this woman is pretty good, and she has a good heart."

"Dad, I know. I will try to integrate into this family."

"Okay, my daughter is sensible, and your mother in heaven will be pleased too."

Yu Min was silent, not knowing what to say. He had no feelings towards the mother whom he had never met and could not empathize with her.

Yu Junshan sighed, his daughter has adapted well, although it is hard and tiring, it is safe.

"Dad, do I have to pay rent for farming?"

"Of course we have to pay. In addition to rent, there are also military rations and taxes. None of them can be missing." After saying this, Yu Junshan let out a long sigh. Life is not easy for anyone.

"Military rations, do we have to hand over military rations as well?"

"Yes, it's for the national army."

Nationalist army? During the Anti-Japanese War? Which year was it?

"Dad, which landlord does the land belong to?"

"Your Aunt Xu's family is the Xu family. Landlord Xu is not bad. I heard that the rent is not high. But the military rations are too high. If it were the Red Army, it would not be like this."

"Dad, what year is it?"

"Have you forgotten? Thirty-four years."

Yu Min was calculating in his mind that thirty-four years had passed, which would be 1945?

"Dad, will the Japanese come to steal our food?"

"meeting."

Yu Min could see that this cheap father didn't want to talk. Ditou continued to eat, and after one steamed bun, he handed the other one back. "Dad, eat more."

"Keep it for later when you're hungry." Where had my daughter ever eaten such a meal before? Now she was already lucky to have something to eat.

Yu Min put the money in his pocket and continued to work. Yu Junshan also returned to the field to work beside his daughter.

Xu Xiulian brought her five daughters to the farm and was very satisfied to see the father and son working. As long as they could settle down and live with her, she would never let them starve to death.

At night, Yu Min was in charge of lighting the fires for the two houses. Sister Wu Xiaoyu cooked. I took this opportunity to wash my hair, take a bath, and do laundry. Only then did I feel comfortable.

Wu Xiaoxue came over, "You're still taking a shower? You're pretending to be clean."

Yu Min's mouth twitched. "Xiaoxue, you have quite a few lice on your head, too. How about you cut your hair too?" Lying with them every day was really scary.

"I won't cut it."

Yu Min handed her the steamed bread and said, "This is what I left over for you."

Wu Xiaoxue took it and ate it all in a few bites without worrying about choking.

At night, Yu Min thought about the events of this year. The Japanese surrendered unconditionally in August, and then there would be a civil war. There would be more than four years of turbulent days.

I forgot to ask how old the body is, and I really can’t ask it directly.

Love is as big as it can be, right? It's safer to live in the countryside, this era is barbaric.

Give yourself another snack in the middle of the night. You must have a good body, so that even if there is danger, you may be able to escape if you have enough physical strength.

This was how he lived for the next ten days. The temperature rose a bit, and Yu Min did not change his cotton clothes, but came back to ask Xu Xiulian to shave his head again.

The next day, they started sowing. They still had to use pickaxes to make ridges. Two adults made ridges, and the two older girls planted the seeds. The remaining three used their feet to plow the soil to cover the seeds.