Chapter 147 Chapter 147 Time flies.
In the house of about 80 or 90 square meters, the laughter was about to blow the roof off.
Wen Zhan looked calm when being teased, just like when he was called Lao Niu before, mainly being thick-skinned.
As they chatted and laughed, the dishes were served one by one. Several families worked together to prepare two large tables, which was very sumptuous.
Today is a rest day. Except for a few people who have something to do, everyone else has nothing to do and is busy until three or four in the afternoon.
Then, as we were busy with this and that, it soon became dark. Although it was not winter yet in Ningzhang City in November, it did get dark earlier than in July and August.
In the master bedroom of Building 7, Room 202.
There's nothing to do tonight, so I can just tidy up and go to bed early.
While Mu Mian was feeding her, Wen Chen went to the bathroom and took a quick shower. This time she did not let her daughter fall asleep while feeding. After drinking the milk, Xinxin did not seem to be sleepy.
After Wen Chen simply wiped his hair, he reached out and took his daughter over, "Go wash first, I'll take care of her."
Mu Mian glanced at his daughter's wide eyes and said, "She slept a little too long in the afternoon."
Hearing the voices of her parents, Xinxin smiled without any teeth, "Ah~"
Although he didn't understand, Mu Mian responded to every word, "Well, you also know that you slept too long."
Xinxin: “Yeah~”
Mu Mian: "Mom is going to take a shower. Let your dad hold you."
Xinxin: “Hmm~”
Mu Mian smiled, "You know what?"
Wen Chen hugged his daughter and patted her, "Come and see what book we are going to read today."
When the father and daughter sat at the desk, Mu Mian took clean clothes and went into the bathroom. Unlike Wen Chen who always took a quick shower, Mu Mian showered slowly. When she came out, Wen Chen had almost coaxed the child to sleep.
At this moment, Xinxin was lying in a crib specially made for her. Wen Chen was sitting next to her, reading a classical Chinese article from his high school Chinese textbook.
Mu Mian tiptoed over and took a look. His daughter's eyes were closed, but she didn't look like she was in a deep sleep.
Wen Chen read the whole article before closing the book. At this moment, Mu Mian was half leaning on the bed, applying lotion while staring at the father and daughter.
As he looked at it, Mu Mian narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking of.
When Wen Chen put down his book, lifted the quilt and lay down on the other side, Mu Mian whispered, "Fourth brother, do you feel something is wrong?"
Wen Chen was puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Mu Mian raised his chin towards his daughter and said, "You know, Xinxin falls asleep when we study. When we go to school in the future, she will also sleep downstairs while the teacher is teaching, right?"
Don’t mention it, she really hadn’t thought about this before. She just thought her daughter was easy to take care of and she didn’t need to carry her around when coaxing her to sleep.
Some kids like to go out and will make a fuss no matter what the weather is like outside, and will insist on being carried outside by their parents. Xinxin won’t be like that for the moment. The little girl is fine with just walking around or reading, and she can fall asleep no matter what.
Mu Mian always attributed this to the fact that her baby was an angel baby and that they had done a good job in prenatal education.
Wen Zhan looked at Mu Mian, and the couple stared at each other for several seconds.
Wen Chen hugged his wife and said, "Our daughter looks smart. She will definitely not fall behind in class even if she sleeps in class."
Upon hearing this, Mu Mian raised his head and squinted his eyes slightly, "Fourth brother, did you often sleep in class when you were a child?"
Wen Chen coughed, "Occasionally, you don't even sleep?"
Mu Mian raised his chin, looking like he was a good student, "No, I'm still studying twice as much."
Wen Chen: "Learn twice as much?"
Mu Mian: "That is... you can't forget math when you are in Chinese class, for example, you can do math homework or something."
Wen Zhan looked down at his wife's serious expression and laughed out loud.
Mu Mian blinked his eyes, "I learned two subjects in one class. Don't you think it's very efficient?"
I don’t have to do homework when I get home.
Wen Chen: "Yeah, it's pretty amazing."
The couple was chatting quietly on the bed, while Xinxin was sleeping soundly on the bed next to her, unaware that her parents had already discussed the issue of her going to school.
It's something that will happen six or seven years later, and she doesn't have to worry about her child who is only a month old now.
Babies eat and sleep, and are unaware of the passage of time.
The autumn in Ningzhang City is very short, actually only lasting more than a month. When it comes to late November, the temperature is still okay during the day, but it is really a bit cold at night. We have to start using hot water bottles and other things.
Mu Mian felt warm before going to bed every day, because some gay men had completely lifted the ban. The old house that had been suppressed for a long time was burning even more vigorously, and the bedroom was filled with spring light from time to time.
It was at this time that Mu Mian discovered that her fourth brother had secretly collected free condoms several months ago, and secretly prepared a lot of them. He also said seriously that he was being prepared.
It must be said that it is better to have more. The number of free supplies distributed by the family planning department each month is limited. Although some men have been teased many times for having children in their old age, their bodies are still young and strong.
The last month of 1975 passed in a flash.
Not long after New Year's Day in 1976, Mu Mian received two remittance slips from Shanghai, totaling more than 2,700 yuan.
The bulk of my royalties came from "Xiao Ya and Her Friends". It's no exaggeration to say that it was very popular all over the country last year. It sold really well. The editor wrote to say that it might be reprinted again after the Chinese New Year.
This is undoubtedly a great thing for Mu Mian. Reprinting it means that she will receive a considerable amount of royalties. You know, the royalty share she signed with the publishing house is 30%, which is the maximum.
There weren't so many in the past, it was only brought up in the past two or three years.
In comparison, although "The Little Magpie" also sold well, Mu Mian received much less money than "Little Ya and Friends". After all, it was her first collaboration with the film studio, and the share she signed was not high.
Moreover, the reason why "Little Magpie" sold well was because it was based on the animated film of the same name, and Mu Mian did not participate in the plot writing.
It is different from "Xiao Ya and Friends". "Xiao Ya and Friends" is actually the work of Mu Mian alone.
In any case, once the remittance slip arrives, this year will be another year in which you can shop without restraint.
Of course,
It's still a little bit of a stretch to be cautious, after all, you need tickets. You have money at home, but the tickets are limited.
The Chinese New Year came early this year, in late January, and every household in the courtyard was preparing for the New Year.
January 24th is a rest day and also the Little New Year. It was a bit windy outside and quite chilly.
The stove in the room was burning brightly and it was quite warm.
There was a radio playing in the living room of Room 201. Mu Mian was sitting next to the stove holding Xinxin. The whole family was bored and chatting while listening to the radio. There were also Luo Yingqiu and her three daughters downstairs and Shen Gulan and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and her son upstairs.
There were many people and the room was very lively.
The one and a half year old boy from the Shen Gulan family can already walk swiftly, running around the house with his short legs.
Little Beibei, who is more than nine months old, is also very unwilling to be outdone. Although he can't walk yet, he wants to walk. If the adults don't carry him, he will crawl on the ground. He is a mud monkey with a bad temper. He will howl if he is not allowed to get off the ground.
Xinxin was the quietest among the little kids. She nestled in Mu Mian's arms and sucked her fingers.
Four-month-old Xinxin already has some personality. She is not as talkative as her sister Xixi, nor as stubborn as her brother Beibei.
He is a small person who doesn't talk much but his mood is quite stable.
For example, at this moment, after Mu Mian took her left hand away from her mouth, the little kid didn't cry. Instead, she quietly raised her right hand and put it to her mouth again, smiling at Mu Mian, "Is it really so delicious?"
As they said this, some unscrupulous mothers opened their mouths and swallowed their daughters' entire hands.
The little hands disappeared, and Xinxin opened her big round eyes and giggled at her mother twice. She didn't cry at all, and the little girl was even very happy.
Mu Mian took the handkerchief from Wen Chen's hand and wiped his daughter's saliva, and then brought a bell toy from the side. With the toy to amuse the little girl, she was not so obsessed with sucking her thumb.
After talking and making noise for a while, a child downstairs shouted: "The kitchen team has started to kill the pig!"
Upon hearing the noise, Qian Liangliang, who was leaning under the radio, stood up and said, "Go, go, go quickly, or we won't be able to get a good seat soon!"
Xixi: "We can find a good seat if we squeeze in. We can't block the adults."
Having said that, the pace of going out was not slow at all.
Next to them, Xiao Beibei, who was being carried by Mu Zhuo for a walk, became anxious when he saw this. The little boy really liked to touch his sister's feet. Not only him, but many kids of this age were like this.
Mu Zhuo picked up his son who was making a fuss about going outside and said, "Go, go, go. I'll carry you outside. You are such a scumbag."
Mu Mian shook her daughter, "Are you going or not?"
Xinxin: “Hmm~”
Mu Mian: "Yeah, then I'll take you there."
Luo Yingqiu looked at the mother and daughter with curiosity, "Really take Xinxin with you, aren't you afraid that she will be scared?"
Before Mu Mian could say anything, Mu Fugui interrupted with a very confident tone, "Don't be scared. Xixi was very excited when she was a few months old. Our kids are all very brave."
Thinking of the scene where Xixi would always stand by and imitate others when they slaughtered pigs, Luo Yingqiu was speechless.
Half an hour later, there was a bustling scene near the kitchen, and the brother and sister were indeed not afraid at all.
Mu Mian was now holding a butcher knife and going to help. She hadn't done anything since October of the previous year. Last year during the Chinese New Year, she was pregnant and couldn't even squeeze into the crowd, let alone butcher a pig.
I used to do this once or twice a year, and I'm feeling a bit itchy after not doing it for a while.
Xinxin was held by Liu Shuangcui, not too close. The pig squealed loudly, and the little one looked at her curiously with its round eyes.
In comparison, her brother Comrade Xiao Beibei was not so calm. The pig was squealing in front, and Xiao Beibei was nestling in his mother's arms in the back, screaming "ah ah" at the pig. The little boy was very fierce.
Although he is small, he is very courageous and never fears anything.
The other sisters-in-law saw this and their eyes twitched. They said that as the saying goes, "like father gives birth to son, like daughter gives birth to daughter". The children of a butcher's family are not afraid of killing pigs since they were young.
While the crowd was chattering, Mu Mian and several male comrades in the family were busy in the front, and while helping out, they successfully gained a few pounds of meat.
The reason was that squad leader Lao Zhang from the kitchen squad was a little dissatisfied with his loss to Mu Mian in November of the previous year. Today, he did not go himself but sent a young soldier.
It is said that this young soldier joined the army just last year. Like Mu Mian, he also has a father who is a pig butcher and has been working in a slaughterhouse since he was very young.
The young soldier’s hands were indeed fast, but Mu Mian not only had fast hands but was also very strong, and having great strength was a huge advantage.
Amidst the cheers, Mu Mian won again with a slight advantage, and a few more pounds of meat were added to the New Year's supplies.
New Year’s Eve comes a few days after the Little New Year.
During the Chinese New Year last year, Xinxin and Beibei were not yet born, but this year, the older brother can already eat some porridge.
Xinxin is also very curious about food. She wants to reach out and grab some from time to time, exploring the world of adults. When her little hands can reach more and more things...
The year 1976 has passed quietly.
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