Unlike the old Zhang family, Huahua's mother didn't do any prenatal education for her children. They just ate whatever they wanted. But she would come to watch Director Zhang play the erhu. After all, she had nothing to do.
"It sounds good. I'll let my daughter learn the erhu in the future." Li Qinghua admired Director Huang's erhu music very much.
Qin Rou invited, "You can learn the violin with my two sons in the future."
"The violin doesn't sound good." Li Qinghua had heard Chief of Staff Xiao Lu play the violin before, but it was too uncomfortable. Let's forget it.
Qin Rou: "..."
Sister Huahua, you may have misunderstood something.
After Wang Yuanzheng moved into the family compound, he got along very well with his wife Xue Xiaohui. Wang Yuanzheng was originally a gentle and gentle person, and Xue Xiaohui was even more so. The two of them couldn't even quarrel.
However, there were only a few problems with diet, which was not a big problem.
As soon as Wang Yuanzheng moved into the family compound, he immediately learned to plant yellow lantern peppers in the yard. He was a person who loved spicy food, and his life could not be without the most stunning color of peppers.
His wife Xue Xiaohui didn't like or hate peppers. She could eat peppers on weekdays and also liked to eat sour and sweet things, so the two of them were pretty good in diet.
The only thing was that his wife liked to eat raw pickled seafood, raw pickled shrimps, and raw pickled crabs... Comrade Wang followed her and ate it twice. Although he felt that it was delicious, he really didn't want to eat it like that, so he could only let his wife eat it like that at home, and he only ate steamed seafood with peppers.
Timid Xue Xiaohui opened her jar of raw pickled shrimps on the dining table again.
Old Wang: "..." It smells good, but I don't want to eat it.
I'll get used to it over time, he thought.
Less than two months after moving into the family compound, his wife Xue Xiaohui also announced the good news. It was said that she got pregnant right after getting married because of the good fortune she got from visiting his Lu family. For this, Comrade Old Wang was particularly grateful to Comrade Xiao Lu. After
his wife became pregnant, she couldn't eat raw pickled shrimps anymore. Wang Yuanzheng was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was still the same old Wang who was scheming and far-sighted. No matter what the situation was, he would make all preparations in advance and deeply understand the experience of his predecessors.
This was a good thing, and Chief of Staff Lu was in trouble.
He became the best predecessor of Comrade Lao Wang. He just became a father last year and has a lot of experience. Who else can he learn from if not him?
"What will the child be like when it is just born?" "Will
he make noises? Is the child difficult to raise?"
"How should I take care of my pregnant wife?"
...
These questions annoyed Lu Yan. He didn't want to see Lao Wang and his chattering mouth anymore. He would rather be silent with Comrade Lao Ma than talk to Lao Wang about children.
Talk about children? Talk about shit.
But no matter how cold Comrade Lu Yan was, he couldn't dampen Comrade Lao Wang's enthusiasm for learning.
"How do you wash the baby's diapers?"
"How about letting me try?"
...
In the yard, Comrade Wang was trying to snatch the diaper from Comrade Lu Yan. Lu Yan was annoyed by him and wanted to wash it as soon as possible and leave, not wanting him to succeed.
- Damn it, you even want to snatch my diaper.
Two grown men next door were fighting over diapers, and Captain Zhang looked at them as if they were "perverts". The world is going downhill, and people's hearts are not as good as they used to be. He had never seen such a thing.
But he went back to the house and thought, that diaper might belong to my future son-in-law, should I also go and grab it?
The one in Wang's family is pregnant, maybe it's a girl, does he want to arrange a baby marriage with Lu's family?
Captain Zhang hesitated for a whole night. After thinking it over, he realized that he still couldn't do it to go to the neighbor's house to grab diapers, so he had to give up.
By this time, it was almost the New Year again. 1972 was about to end and enter the new year. Although the conditions were difficult at the moment, everyone was actively preparing for the New Year.
When buying fish, everyone had to scramble. Qin Rou bought some mackerel. Not only buying fish, but also distributing pork was a big deal. Their family compound raised pigs last year, and this year every household could get a lot of pork. Qin Rou asked Chief of Staff Lu to take the enamel basin and line up to wait for pork.
Among a large group of family members, only Brother Lu was holding a basin, which was particularly conspicuous.
"Xiao Lu, where's your wife?"
"What kind of meat are you going to pick?"
"Xiao Qin isn't home today?"
...
After picking a large basin of pork belly and going home, Brother Lu said to his wife: "Next year, go get the pork yourself."
"Okay, I'm just afraid that I can't bring it back..."
"Let's go together."
"Okay! Bring the kids with you." Next year, their kids will be able to walk, and the whole family should be mobilized for such a lively event as dividing meat during the New Year. At that time, the couple will take the large basin, and the kids will take the miniature basins. This
year, there will be more meat, and Qin Rou also plans to smoke some sausages, but considering the climate, the sausages here will not taste very good when smoked, so it is better to ask someone to go to Guangzhou to buy sausages next year.
"Mother-in-law, let's make oil cakes again this year."
"I'll go to Huahua's mother's house and ask for some pickled cabbage. I also want to make a stew of pickled cabbage pork and vermicelli."
During the Chinese New Year, we have to eat fresh pork. This pork is not only used to make dumplings, but also to make glutinous rice balls, braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, lychee meat and other dishes that we can't eat on weekdays.
On weekdays, we eat too much fish and shrimp, so during the Chinese New Year, we have to eat the meat of the second brother. Every household is filled with the aroma of meat. It is really a rare day. Compared with later generations, now there is a Chinese New Year atmosphere, because everyone is looking forward to the Chinese New Year. Only during the Chinese New Year can we eat some good things that we can't eat on weekdays.
"Jumping rope, come and jump rope!"
"Hopscotch!"
The Chinese New Year is the happiest time for children. Not only do they have delicious food, but they also have new clothes. Most importantly, it's winter vacation, so during the day, there are more children laughing and playing in the courtyard.
Some people come and go, and some come. Some go back to their hometowns to celebrate the Chinese New Year, while others stay in the courtyard to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Last year, Li Qinghua went back to her hometown for the New Year. This year, her mother-in-law came with her sister-in-law. Her mother-in-law is also a very interesting person. On the first day, she cursed and said that she had never been to such a remote place. After a few days, she told everyone she met that this island was like a fairyland. As soon as she came to this island, her chest was no longer stuffy and she was not out of breath. It was so hot in the winter...
Regarding her saying that you won't get sick here, many people believe it. On this island, it seems that there is not much space for cold viruses to survive. Generally, fever and cold are rare, which is different from other places.
Of course, it may also be that the temperature here is the same as in summer most of the time.
Isn't there a saying that only fools will catch colds in summer?
When there are not too many changes in temperature, you don't need to pay too much attention to the temperature. However, the fat boy Xia Mingxi still actively shaved his hair before the first month of the lunar year, and Qin Rou continued to give her little Jingyi a cute watermelon head.
These two kids have grown a lot taller in the past year, especially Xixi, who has grown up suddenly. As an active and enthusiastic classmate, Xiao Ming has also become the class monitor. He is a fat boy with great popularity. Who else can be the class monitor?
Although they are the class monitors in the kindergarten, they will soon become elementary school students. Time flies.
At their age, even in the kindergarten, they have to start learning to do labor and clean up. Every Friday, they have to bring their own buckets and rags, or sweep to school to clean the classroom.
The role of the kindergarten monitor, Xiao Pangdun, is to actively lead the children in the big clean-up.
——I am most enthusiastic about class activities!
"Liu Yue!! You must remember to bring a broom!!!"
Liu Yue, a child of Li Qinghua's family, does not pay much attention to the big clean-up activities. The three-good monitor will remind him to bring a broom early in the morning and not to forget anything.
"Jing Yi must bring a rag and a bucket!"
Qin Rou saw Xia Mingxi and couldn't help but sigh that this is raising a child of someone else's family. Look at them, other people's children are playing all day long, while their little nephew is actively and enthusiastically pursuing the red star and the three-good monitor.
At this moment, he was staring at the red scarves worn by Chen Jinghua and Chen Juanjuan.
Wearing a military green red star hat, carrying a military green red star schoolbag, and tying a red scarf around the neck, he is the coolest primary school student of this era.
"Auntie, I want to wear a red scarf!!"
"When Xixi goes to primary school, he will definitely be able to wear a red scarf."
Qin Rou smiled and patted his shoulder, thinking:
- I hope my son will be like this in the future.
Then, as an old mother, she will be very happy, with two obedient three-good students.
Qin Rou couldn't help but say to her mother-in-law Jiang Ping: "It is said that nephews are like their uncles. Was Lu Yan like this when he was a child?"
Mother-in-law Jiang Ping said silently: "But he doesn't have only one uncle."
Qin Rou: "..."
Mother-in-law, I'm scared when you say that.
This year, not only did Lu Yan's third sister Lu Xuan come to the island to celebrate the New Year, but also Lu Yan's fourth brother Lu Xiao was called over by Comrade Lao Lu. It is said that the third sister and fourth brother Lu Xiao met together in Guangzhou.
When they met, they each brought a friend of the same sex. At the strong request of Comrade Lao Lu, Lu Xuan brought a sister to introduce a partner to Lu Xiao, and Lu Xiao also brought a comrade to introduce a partner to Lu Xuan.
After all, they are siblings, and both of them are carefully selected candidates. They both think that the person they chose is very suitable for their sister (brother).
As a result...
The four of them wandered around Guangzhou for three days, and the other two successfully fell in love, quickly held hands, and began to discuss marriage.
"Thank you two comrades!!"
"Good comrades!"
Lu Xuan: "..."
Lu Xiao: "..."
The brother and sister could only look at each other, speechless.
The two of them were especially grateful to them and decided to give them a big red envelope.
After learning about the two's blind date record, Comrade Lao Lu strongly criticized Comrade Lu Xiao, who is still unmarried: "Did I give birth to you ugly? When people meet, they like each other but others don't like you. You are really not as good as Lao Wu."
"Lao Wu got married after watching a movie. How can you be so useless?"
Lao Lu urged on the phone: "Hurry up and come to the island to see how happy your brother is."
"Like my brother? What is there for him to be happy about? He is happy because he has no wife."
Lu Xuan said on the side: "My sister-in-law cooks delicious food."
Lu Xiao: "..."
This sounds like a bit of happiness.
But -
"I never covet the desire for food and drink."
Lu Xuan: "I hope you can keep your word."