"Dad, did you say Maodan is back? He won't be staying in the hospital, will he? He needs to rest for a few days? Can he play with us tomorrow...?"
Erzai kept talking along the way, asking question after question.
Gu Chenghuai disliked his nagging, so he stretched out his long legs and walked very quickly, leaving his two sons behind in just a few steps.
The second child screamed, "Dad, wait for me, why are you walking so fast? Don't spill the chicken soup. That's the chicken soup that mom worked so hard to make, we can't waste even a bit of it."
He flapped his short legs and ran.
The eldest cub raised his voice: "Dad, do you know Maodan'er's house? Go slowly, the second cub and I will lead you."
Gu Chenghuai always kept a distance from the twins, ensuring that they were within his sight and not attacked by the two cubs' questions.
When we arrived at the Ning family, Maodaner had already returned from the county hospital.
Gu Chenghuai looked at Old Lady Ning, "Is Maodaner okay?"
"The doctor said there was a little noise in the lungs and prescribed some medicine, telling me to take it first. If there are any other problems, I will be sent over in time." Old Mrs. Ning looked quite worried.
"If anything happens, tell someone to tell me I'll take him to the hospital." Gu Chenghuai had heard a lot about the hero of the Ning family. He could be said to be the person who inspired his career, and he was willing to take care of that man's family.
When Mrs. Ning heard this, her tense nerves relaxed a little, and she smiled and thanked him, "Thank you."
Maodan doesn't like to lie down in the house, so he lies on the old rocking chair in the yard with a gray blanket covering his belly.
He coughed a few times and thanked Gu Chenghuai, "Cough cough cough... Thank you, Uncle Gu."
Erzai unceremoniously sat on the stool next to Maodaner, with a worried look in his eyes, "Maodaner, have you gone to the hospital to have your blood drawn?"
"No." Maodan shook his head. "The doctor used something cold to listen on my body." He tried to describe it.
Erzai was completely confused by what he heard.
Da Zi didn't sit down. He stood beside and pulled up the blanket for Mao Dan'er. "Mao Dan'er, my mother made some chicken soup and asked us to bring it to you. Drink it later. You will be better tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Ning was surprised, "Chicken soup?"
Gu Chenghuai said calmly, "Yes, my wife said that Maodan needs to be nourished. Auntie, please go get a bowl."
"Your wife is very thoughtful." Old Mrs. Ning didn't hesitate and turned to get a bowl from the kitchen.
She is not a good cook and her grandson has suffered a lot, but she also wants her child to have a good meal.
Gu Chenghuai poured the chicken soup into Ning's bowl. It was a big bowl with quite a bit of meat, and it tasted extremely delicious.
Mrs. Ning smelled the ginseng and was stunned: "Ginseng?"
Others may not be able to notice it, but she has been able to smell this smell since she was a child and it cannot escape her nose.
"Just a few whiskers." Gu Chenghuai heard from his wife.
Thinking of Zhao Zhao's mumbling that she was there to nourish his body and that Maodan was only relying on her, he couldn't suppress the curve of his lips.
So sweet.
"The whiskers are also valuable." Old Lady Ning accepted the help, "I'll accept it on behalf of Maodan. Please thank your wife for me."
Gu Chenghuai didn't waste any time. He called the twins, and the two of them left.
"Maodan, come here, I'll feed you the milk. You have to drink it while it's hot. There's ginseng in it, which is good for your health. It's really well made. If I had such good cooking skills, I could feed our Maodan fat and white." Old Mrs. Ning was annoyed that she was not a good cook.
"It's okay." Maodaner didn't care. "When I learn how to do it, I can make it myself and make myself and my grandma fat and plump."
Old Mrs. Ning felt relieved.
She found a small spoon, scooped a spoonful of soup and fed it to her grandson.
Maodan is an independent little man. He is not used to being fed by adults, so he takes the spoon and drinks by himself. When he tastes the food, his eyes light up like lights.
It tastes good.
Life has reached its peak!
After just a few sips, her little face turned red.
"Aunt Lin's cooking is so delicious. Grandma, when I get better, I will go learn how to cook from Aunt Lin and then make it for you." Maodan always remembered what his grandfather said before he died, and thought about taking good care of his grandma.
Grandma Ning smiled and took the cake from her grandson, "Okay, I'll wait."
She was very happy to see her grandson eating with relish.
If you can eat it, it means nothing serious is going on.
Maodan didn't finish his drink and insisted on giving half a bowl to Grandma Ning. Grandma Ning wanted to keep it for him, but she refused because the child was very stubborn.
Fortunately, the Gu family sent a lot of food, enough for the grandparents and grandchildren to share, so no one was left out.
Gu Chenghuai brought the two kids home. A dining table had been set up in the yard, filled with food. The aroma was fragrant, and the wooden benches were neatly arranged, waiting for them to come back.
"You're back, just in time. Come and sit down. We'll talk after dinner." Father Gu sat down first and waved to the younger generations in the family, motioning them to sit down.
The Gu family members sat down one by one and started to eat.
There was not much chicken soup, and with so many people in the Gu family, there was definitely not enough to go around. It was only given to the two heads of the family, the couple of the third room, and the children of the Gu family, so the soup was empty.
Gu Yuanshan and his friends didn't mind not having chicken soup. They just ate braised chicken nuggets. The potatoes inside tasted like meat and were very fragrant.
There is also chicken blood tofu, which is also delicious.
Gu Chenghuai took a sip of the chicken soup, which tasted fresh and fragrant. He praised it generously: "It smells very good."
"If you like it, I'll do it for you again when I have the chance." Lin Zhao smiled at him.
The second child was chewing on the chicken wings, his mouth full of oil, and he turned sideways, smiling, "Mom, I like it too."
"I'll do it for you if I have the chance," Lin Zhao responded.
"Mom, grandma is so awesome." Erzai looked at him in admiration, "If I were as awesome as grandma, we could eat meat every day."
The Gu family felt that Erzai was really thoughtful and looked at him with unnaturally gentle eyes.
Lin Zhao gently patted Erzai's back and said, "Sit tight. If you lean to one side, you might fall."
After he sat up straight, he said, "Hunting is not an easy thing, and the brigade is very strict now, and there is not much meat at your grandparents' place."
If the bigger one is caught and discovered, it must be handed over to the team and divided equally among all members.
The wild boar her mother sold must have been secretly transported away.
Erzai sighed, "Ah, it's so hard to eat some meat."
Gu Chenghuai glanced at him indifferently, "Is your family short of meat?"
"You ungrateful little fellow." The father complained.
When he was a child, he could not even eat eggs, let alone meat. The only reason he could grow so tall was purely because of his extraordinary talent.
This kid only eats meat once every few days, and he's still not satisfied.
Although Erzai is young, he is very skilled in using chopsticks. He picks up a piece of chicken and puts it into his mouth. He chews it a few times and swallows it. "Who complains about too much meat?"
Gu Chenghuai choked.
He deliberately asked, "How about sending you to another home to stay for a few days?"
"My mother can't bear to part with me. If you dare to send me to another home, she will scratch you." Erzai said arrogantly.
Lin Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Comrade Gu Erzai, stop talking and eat your meal."
Even the eldest boy thought his younger brother was noisy and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth.
Seeing this scene, everyone laughed.
The twins, a boy and a girl, sat in a small wooden cart, eating their grandmother's porridge, with the food all over their faces.
The small car they sat in was also made by Gu Chenghuai. Seeing that it was inconvenient for Lin Zhao to feed the children, he made small dining chairs suitable for the two little ones based on their height.
With this small dining chair, I can save a lot of worry.
Seeing the eldest brother being mean to the second brother, the twins giggled.
Erzai felt embarrassed, so he stopped talking and ate his meal obediently.
As for Bangbang and others, they ate without even raising their heads and had no intention of talking at all.
As the sun sets in the west, in the farmyard, the Gu family is enjoying themselves. Even Dahuang and Amber have bones to eat, and the two dogs, one big and one small, wag their tails like propellers.
The neighbors on both sides of the Gu family looked at the hard wild vegetable dumplings in their hands and found them difficult to swallow.
The adults were able to find joy in the midst of adversity, but the children were ignorant and could not endure it for a moment. They kept clamoring for meat, and tears as big as beans rolled down their cheeks.
"I want to eat meat, Dad, I want to eat meat..."
The father thought to himself that he still wanted to eat meat, but where would the meat tickets come from and where would the money come from.
"Shut up. If you keep making noise, I won't eat."
"Why are you being mean to me?" The mother couldn't bear to see her husband being mean to her son, so she pinched her husband and coaxed him, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll ask someone tomorrow to see if I can get some meat tickets. If I can, I'll give you some meat and I'll make dumplings for you."
The boy couldn't stop crying and burst into laughter, "Really?"
"Really!" The woman wiped the tears from her son's face. "You're crying like a kitten. How silly!"
They said they were disgusted, but they felt heartbroken in their hearts. Not only were the children greedy, but they adults were also greedy as they hadn't tasted meat for more than three months.
The boy became happy, sniffed the aroma of food in the air, and started to eat obediently.
It is impossible not to eat. If I don’t eat, my stomach will keep growling and I won’t be able to sleep at night.
…
This scene happened in several households.
Under the planned economy, materials were scarce and it was difficult for city dwellers to get meat, let alone people in the country.
Family-oriented.
After the family finished their meal, Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang cleaned up the kitchen.
Father Gu looked around and found that everyone in the family was there. He said, "I have chosen names for the children."
Lai Mei was the most excited. She rushed to her grandfather with bright eyes and asked, "Grandpa, what's my name?"
"Your brother's name is Gu Xingye, so you should be named after him, Gu Xingci, and Yuyu's name should be Gu Yu," said Gu's father.
The eldest was also looking forward to his own name, "Master, what about mine?"
"Your name is Gu Zhiyu." Without waiting for the second son to ask, Father Gu said with a smile, "The second son is Gu Zhiheng, the third son is Gu Zhiqian, and the fourth son is Gu Zhiyao."
He looked at the paper and read out the name. All the Gu family members, whether they could read or not, rushed over and stared at the words on the paper.
When Lin Zhao saw the ranking, she was filled with satisfaction.
As expected, there is nothing wrong in giving the task of naming to my father-in-law. He named it very well. 聿, 恒, 谦, 窈... are all words with beautiful meanings.
Seeing that it was not his turn yet, Tiedan jumped anxiously and pointed at the tip of his nose, "Master, Master, there is also me, where is mine?"
"Tiedan is called Gu Zhixing, and Tiechui is called Gu Zhili." said Gu's father.
Lai Mei was very satisfied with her name. What she couldn't understand was, "Grandpa, why are the names of Erzai and the others all Zhi something, Zhi something, and my name is Xing something?"
"Because you want to follow your brother, your brother's name has already been registered, so this is the only way." Father Gu explained to his grandson.
As for why we use the word "know" instead? He believes that knowledge is power, and he hopes that his grandchildren will be knowledgeable, cultured, and able to go out into the world.
"Oh, I see." After Lai Mei asked clearly, she had no objection.
He announced loudly: "From now on, my name is Gu Xingci, and the name Lai Mei is history!"
Erzai was very polite, "From today on, I won't call you 'brother sister', I'll call you 'brother Xingci'!"
"Smart!" Lai Mei, who will be Gu Xingci's best friend for the rest of her life, praised her.
Erzai added, "My name is Gu Zhiheng, it's so hard to pronounce. I wonder if these characters are easy to write. If they are not, I will have to spend a lot of time just writing my name in my exams. I feel so sorry just thinking about it."
Father Gu: “…” That makes sense.
Name it Gu Yi?
Can……
The character "Gu" has quite a few strokes, and the surname left by our ancestors cannot be changed casually.
"The eldest son's name is Gu Zhiyu. The word yu means quick-witted and knowledgeable. The second son's name is Gu Zhiheng. The word heng means gentle and tenacious..." Lin Zhao explained the meaning of their names one by one. "I think the names your grandfather gave are very nice and have good meanings."
Erzai was speechless immediately.
He walked behind Father Gu and stretched out his little hand to give him a massage. "Thank you for the name you gave me. I like it very much. You have worked hard."
Feeling the force on his shoulder, Father Gu narrowed his eyes, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes spread out like a fan.
He felt it was worth it.
"It's not hard for me, as long as you like it."
Da Zi ran to Lin Zhao and said, "Mom, I have two names now. What are you going to call me from now on? Zhi Yu or Da Zi?"
That's a problem.
Lin Zhao threw the question back: "What do you think? What do you want your mother to call you?"
The eldest boy looked embarrassed.
After thinking for a while, he made up his mind: "Mom, please call us by our full names. We will go to school soon."
He also felt warm inside every time his mother called him. The little boy said, "If my mother calls me big boy, I will respond."
"..."
Lin Zhao saw her son's dilemma and thought for a moment, "Just call him by his full name, otherwise it will be the same whether he has given him a full name or not."
Just look at Bangbang and you will know, Hoshino has such a nice name, but few people call him that; they all call him Bangbang.
The eldest child was worried, "Mom, can you tell my name from my brother and sister's name?"
Lin Zhao pinched her brows, somewhat helplessly, "Is this hard to remember? Your name is Zhiyu, the second child is Zhiheng, the third child is Zhiqian, and the fourth child is Zhiyao."
"It's good enough as long as you remember it clearly." The eldest seemed relieved.
Then he looked at Gu Chenghuai, "Dad, you remember it too, right?"
“…I’ve got it.”
Now, the eldest son finally felt relieved.
Erzai felt tired from massaging Gu's father, so he stopped and looked at Lin Zhao with his bright dark eyes.
"Mom, will you call me Zhiheng from now on?" He felt that the name was not intimate enough. His little brows were furrowed, and he looked unhappy.
The cub came out of Lin Zhao's belly, and Lin Zhao knew what he was thinking at a glance.
"I call you Hengbao, your brother Yubao, your younger brother Qianbao, and your younger sister Yaobao. You are all treasures to me and your father."
The usually thick-skinned little guy showed shyness on his face, but his eyes were shining with unconcealable joy.
"Yes!" he said loudly.
The eldest boy also thought it was a good idea and grinned widely.
Yu Bao.
He is his mother's baby.
Erzai looked at the other people in the family with sparkling eyes, "Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt..."
After calling out a bunch of names, "From now on, you can all call me Hengbao, okay?"
Mother Gu was overwhelmed by her grandson's cuteness, "Okay, grandma will listen to our Hengbao."
Put what you have learned into practice immediately!
Tiechui said hurriedly, "Then my name is Libao."
Tiedan thought it was childish and didn't follow suit.
They are all little childish ghosts, huh.
Now that the kids had a name, they couldn’t wait to run out of the house to introduce themselves to the villagers.
In a short time, everyone in the village knew that the Gu family’s children had become famous!
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