Chapter 162 Chenjia Village
Chenjia Village.
Chen Fen’s parents’ home.
"Xiao Jiao and Xiao Min have been out for about a month."
Old man Chen looked at his wife and asked.
Chenjia Village is not far from Zhangjia Village, but it is not in the same brigade. Chenjia Village is located in a valley and is surrounded by mountains. It is much poorer than Zhangjia Village and Wangou Village.
In years with poor harvests, people rely on the mountains for their livelihood. They go into the mountains to dig up some mountain products and bring them home to mix with their staple food.
The Chen family is living a slightly better life now because Zhang Xiang, the son-in-law, has become capable and gives Chen Fen a few dollars every time she comes back. A few dollars is a lot of money for many people.
Can buy 100 kilograms of food.
They have never been hungry since 1971.
"It's been a month. Xiaoyan happened to go to the district today. We'll know what happened when he comes back."
Old Mrs. Chen said.
In fact, both of them are not very old, they look to be in their fifties, but they look like they are almost in their sixties.
Until evening.
Chen Yan then rushed back with more than twenty yuan in his pocket.
"Xiaoyan, how are your sister and the others doing in the city? Are they able to eat enough?"
As soon as she got home, Chen Yan's mother asked.
"Mom, you've asked me this so many times. They work in the city and don't get up until eight o'clock every day. When they get up, they help their eldest sister make breakfast. Every day they serve dishes, wash dishes, wipe the table and sweep the floor. It's an easy life.
Here, this is the money they sent back. Each of them kept five dollars for clothes, and the rest was kept for pocket money. This is the money I brought back for you. ”
As he spoke, Chen Yan took out twenty yuan. As for the two yuan he earned from selling mountain products, Chen Yan did not take it out. He had been saving these things quietly, preparing to save up twenty yuan to ask the captain's wife to help him find a marriage.
I have many brothers and sisters in my family, so even if my two younger sisters earn 20 yuan a month, not much of it will fall to me.
"Why is there so much money?"
Old man Chen took a puff of welding smoke and said.
Twenty yuan a month, one yuan can buy 300 kilograms of food. Although the village will not sell so much food to them, the most they can buy if the monthly ration is not enough is 100 kilograms.
But this is already a huge sum of money for them.
"Mom, I think it's better for our family to raise two piglets, so that we can sell a big fat pig every New Year."
Chen Yan looked at his parents and said.
At this time, everyone who had finished work also came back, including the two brothers and two sisters-in-law.
Looking at the twenty dollars on the table, I was so shocked that I was speechless.
"Where did you get this money, mom?"
Everyone looked at their parents curiously and asked.
"Your sister's salary from working in the city is 20 yuan a month for both of them, and she brought it all back to the fourth brother."
Old man Chen said as he puffed out two puffs of welding smoke.
"Since they sent the money back, I'll save five yuan a month for them as dowry, and the remaining ten yuan will be used for household expenses. After all, it's their money, so it's not right to not have a dowry. Without a dowry, they'll be easily bullied by their in-laws."
After discussing for a while, several people said.
"Your father and I think the same. It would be best if you marry to Wangou Village or Zhangjia Village. There are dividends in the villages over there, and life will be better in the future. If you marry there without a dowry, people will look down on you. Not every in-law will be as caring as your eldest sister's in-laws."
They are discussing their marriage here.
At this time, the two little girls came to the cinema with Chen Fen and Zhang Xiang wearing their clothes.
He happily took the melon seeds that Chen Fen bought and walked into the cinema together.
This was their first time going out to play since arriving in the city. In the past, they had to walk a long way to see a movie, but now they can go to the movies right at their doorstep.
The two people wearing new clothes were so happy at this moment that they couldn't stop smiling all the way.
Zhao Yi's home.
The two little kids who had played a little late at school were now thinking about their mistakes, wondering why their mother had changed her temper and didn't hit them today.
At this moment, Zhang Jing had no time to beat anyone. She was busy making cloth shoes. The scraps of cloth were bought from the factory. Seeing that the shoes of the two little girls had holes and they had no money to buy new clothes, she was so happy that she didn't know what to do.
Zhang Jing started to go back to her old job. Although she hadn't made shoes for many years, she was still not unfamiliar with it at all.
"Don't look at me. I didn't let you guys play that late."
Zhao Yi found it a little funny to see the two little guys secretly turning their heads to look at him.
When raising children, you always need a partner, the good cop and the bad cop, one strict and one kind.
In this way, the little guy can always find a balance in his heart.
And one good thing about this is that these little ones always understand one thing in their hearts, that is, their father is definitely more fierce than their mother, but as long as their father doesn't lose his temper, they won't fall down.
Especially when children reach their teens, they will often quarrel with the people closest to them. Many children will quarrel with their mothers or grandmothers.
Why didn’t I dare to make a fuss with my father? Because once he started to make trouble, I would not be able to get out of bed for at least three days.
"Hurry up and do your homework for me. After finishing your homework, wash up and go to bed. You can continue to play like this tomorrow. Anyway, I just asked your father to cut bamboo from the bamboo forest and brought it home."
As soon as Zhang Jing finished speaking, the two little guys hurriedly took out their homework books from their schoolbags and started writing. They didn't dare to make any sound, for fear that Zhang Jing would suddenly change her mind and get beaten.
Zhao Xuanxuan was beaten the least often because she had a guiding light. Once her older brother was beaten, she knew that she would not do that thing anymore, otherwise she would be beaten when she got home.
After finishing their homework, they went to boil water and wash up. Sure enough, they saw a straight bamboo placed next to the sewing machine. They were a little scared. Fortunately, their mother had something to do today and was still busy.
Otherwise, you will have to eat all you can eat with bamboo fried meat.
"Mom, who are you making shoes with?"
After washing up, Zhao Xuanxuan hugged Zhang Jing's arm and acted coquettishly.
"It has nothing to do with you. You bought your shoes at the department store."
Zhang Jing poked Zhao Xuanxuan's forehead and said.
This little guy likes the white sneakers in the department store (not the sneakers we see now, but the rubber-soled shoes made of white fabric).
When the little guy saw that his mother was not so angry anymore, he immediately ran back to his room and went to sleep.
early morning.
As soon as the two little guys woke up, they came to Zhao Yi's bed and stretched out their hands.
They basically don't dare to ask their mothers for pocket money. Although Zhang Jing will give it to them, they will definitely be scolded.
"Spend less and eat less popsicles."
Zhao Yi handed over five cents to each person and said.
The two of them smiled and immediately ran back to the dining table to eat breakfast. After breakfast, they followed their mother out.
Now the weather is getting warmer, and the pork is processed there and sent over. Braised pork is not available much now. There are more stewed meat and fried meat. The braised pork made from processed wild boar meat tastes a bit weird.
After trying it once, Zhao Yi asked Zhang Xiang to stop making braised pork for the time being.
However, braised pork and stir-fried meat with green peppers are also very popular. After all, the meat is free and the taste is pretty good.
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