Chapter 112: Bagpipes from afar
“Wow wow wow—”
Gao Xiulan and her group were waiting for Lin Xiaotong at the door. Before they turned around, they heard Hu Tou screaming excitedly.
I turned around and ran over to see that Lin Xiaotong was holding a big item in her hand, a Peony brand radio, a radio ticket and 126 yuan.
Peony brand radio
"Oh, you bought this..."
Gao Xiulan's eyes widened when she saw this. After all, her family was considered to be wealthy.
Her family has a sewing machine and a bicycle. The sewing machine was bought when she married Lao Xie, and the bicycle was bought by Lao Xie after he had been working for five years.
After having a child, Gao Xiulan no longer wanted to buy big items. There was no other way, as raising Xie Yi alone was already costing her a fortune.
Xie Yi was a very naughty and crybaby when he was little, but he stopped crying after drinking malted milk.
When I am angry, when I do well in the exam, and when I do poorly in the exam, I always act like a spoiled child and want to go to the state-owned restaurant to eat big meat buns.
But she happened to be good-looking, and when Xie Da Jiao started to act coquettishly, she couldn't resist it. She waved her hand and bought everything for her.
By the time Xie Yi was eight or nine years old, many families had already given birth to several children.
Their family didn't dare to have any children, for fear that if they had another one that was so troublesome, they wouldn't be able to handle it anymore because they were too old.
"Mom and Dad, please don't blame me for spending money recklessly. Xie Yi told me in the letter that this was something he wanted me to buy."
Lin Xiaotong put the radio in Gao Xiulan's hand, put her arm around it, and blinked.
In her last letter, she asked what to buy for her parents for the New Year.
Xie Yi replied: "As long as it is bought by my daughter-in-law, my mother likes it, and my father likes it too."
So after much deliberation, she decided to buy a radio. Usually, when Higao Xiulan was alone at home doing things during the day, she wouldn't feel bored by turning on the radio and listening to the broadcast or news.
When the whole family is together, they gather together, listen to the show, it's lively and she likes it.
It wouldn't be a loss to buy the radio. She used the allowance and mission bonus sent back by Xie Yi for several months, and she herself contributed a radio ticket.
Take the radio down and protect it well. It will be a memory when you look at it when you are old.
In her previous life, Lin Xiaotong worked very hard as a tutor to earn money, and with the bonuses, she finally paid the down payment for a small apartment in a third-tier city when she graduated.
But what? When she woke up and opened her eyes, everything was gone. She also figured it out. She should enjoy it when she should, and not wait and endure it all the time.
When you get old, your hair is gone, your teeth have fallen out, and you are trembling. You can no longer enjoy fried chicken, cola, or the beautiful scenery.
The key to life is happiness!
Li Bai said it best: "When life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest, eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink, and don't take your worries to heart!"
"You girl!"
Gao Xiulan thought that her daughter was so filial. If that was really what Xie Yi was thinking, he would have written to ask for praise before buying the product.
But her husband Xie Yi is also a good person, and he has a good eye for finding a wife for himself.
Gao Xiulan handed the radio to Xie Dajiao and walked back affectionately holding Lin Xiaotong's hand.
"You should also pay close attention when you are in the department store. If there is suitable material, Mom will buy it for you."
"Young people should wear bright colors to look energetic, don't you think, Big Mouth?"
"That's absolutely right, Xiaotong. Back then, your aunt was the most beautiful girl in the compound. When my husband, Mr. Zhou, saw me in a flowery dress, he didn't even blink..."
Hu Tou held his grandmother's hand and turned around to look at his grandfather with a grin.
Xie Da Jiao and Zhou Jianguo, who were walking behind and pushing bicycles, smiled helplessly. There was nothing they could do because their wives were so unbearable.
Whatever their daughter-in-law wants to say is fine, they dare not say anything more, they just need to listen.
…
On a small island in the south, Xie Yi accompanied Xiong Chuan in the dormitory to write a self-criticism.
"Look at you, you can cause trouble just by going to the toilet. I really admire you!"
Xie Yi sat on the upper bunk, swinging his feet and looking at Xiong Chuan who was scratching his head below.
"Xie Dayi, stop arguing. You've interrupted my train of thought again."
Xiongchuan lowered his head, leaned over the table, and wrote a self-criticism with all his might. When he heard this, he turned around, bared his teeth, raised his fist, and threatened.
I turned around and continued writing. Writing the self-criticism was like squeezing toothpaste. I had to pull out a leg hair after writing a few sentences.
"Let me see where you are. Hey, aren't you just at the beginning? You have some crazy ideas."
Xie Yi jumped out of bed, pulled over the letter paper, took a look at it, and then wrote the beginning.
It is with a heavy heart that I am undergoing an examination here. This is what happened...
"Why are you going to that old toilet over there to take a shit?"
"I couldn't hold it in any longer. How could I have known there was someone squatting in there? Who would have thought of that?"
Xiongchuan ate too much spicy tofu at noon today and his stomach felt uncomfortable, so he wanted to go to the toilet. He originally wanted to go to the newly built toilet.
When he was about to run over there with his buttocks tucked in, he saw the military doctor lady he had a crush on walking towards him. How could he let his sweetheart see him in such a miserable state, so Xiong Chuan suddenly had an idea and ran away with his buttocks tucked in.
He couldn't hold it any longer, so he ran to the door of the old toilet. There was just a pit inside. Without thinking, he went in and immediately unzipped his belt to prepare to squat.
He had almost taken off his pants in a few seconds. When he looked up, he saw his battalion commander defecating inside. He stared at him in amazement. The battalion commander's face suddenly turned from red to blue. Xiong Chuan was so scared that he screamed and ran away with his pants in his hand.
The next day, the battalion commander gave him five sheets of letter paper to write a self-criticism. He was really worried about it. Next time, he would never dare to take off his pants before reaching the pit.
"Xie Dayi, do you think we can go home for the New Year?"
Xiong Chuan's hometown is in the mountains of Northeast China, which is very far away from here. He has only been a soldier for one year and was unable to go back home during the Chinese New Year last year because he missed home.
"Why are you going back? You don't have a wife, unlike me, who has a family."
Xie Yi gently touched the small shell with his hand and spoke proudly.
"Having a wife is such a big deal, look at you, you're so worthless!"
Xiong Chuan thought that he had not yet caught up with his sweetheart, and looked at Xie Yi with a gloomy face, looking at his amorous expression.
"Get out of here and write your self-criticism!"
Xie Yi was also thinking in his heart, if he could go back, how would he spend the New Year with Xiaotong.
Should we go to the movies? Or go to a photo studio? Or maybe have a nice meal at a state-owned restaurant?
…
When they were about to reach the compound, Gao Xiulan turned around and took the radio from Xie Dajiao, carefully holding it in her arms, deliberately exposing the front with the logo, and slowed down her pace as she walked into the compound.
Jin Qiaofeng had her head wrapped in flowered cloth and was holding her head high, knocking the icicles under the eaves with a long stick. Her house had three rooms, and there was a long row of icicles hanging under the eaves.
If you don't knock down these long, pointed icicles, you'll get hit on the head if you're not careful.
That's no joke. There are children playing back and forth in the yard. It would be bad if they got hurt during the New Year.
She has to do good things, and God will arrange a good daughter-in-law for her.
"Jin Qiaofeng, your floral fabric looks really nice and festive."
Gao Xiulan slowed down and asked loudly.
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