People in this era don't have any minor illnesses or pains, and some people won't go to the hospital even if they have a serious illness or pain, let alone Liang, who is just pregnant and not sick. But Lin Yiyi saw that Liang's belly was really big, and the Xiao family had a precedent of twins, so she thought it was possible that Liang was pregnant with twins.
Lin Yiyi: "Sister-in-law, you should go to the hospital. If it's really twins, you can make preparations in advance."
Liang thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll take some time to go and have a look."
Lin Yiyi: "I'm going to the county town tomorrow. Will my sister-in-law come with me?"
Liang: "Second sister-in-law, are you going to the county town to buy something?"
Lin Yiyi: "I heard that there's been some unrest in the county recently. I plan to go look at houses in the county and buy some things."
Liang: "Okay, I'll go with my second sister-in-law."
After chatting for a while, everyone returned to the old house. Lin Yiyi took Xiao Shiyi to the old house for dinner, and Liang took Xiao Jixiang to her own home for dinner.
Because Lin Yiyi came suddenly, the old house didn't prepare any delicious food, so Qin Xiangju made sauerkraut and egg noodles. The sauerkraut was pickled by herself, and the eggs were laid by the hens at home. But Lin Yiyi didn't come empty-handed. She brought a pound of Fuqiang flour and a bundle of kelp. There are many dried seafood on the island, and she exchanged a lot of them. For example, kelp and dried shrimp will not go bad even if they are kept for a year.
While eating, Qin Xiangju said, "The town has been in chaos recently. Your father said that many people have been arrested. Does the second brother have anything to say about this?"
Lin Yiyi said: "We don't know the details of the national situation and internal problems, but Brother Yu said that in this situation, the most important thing is to protect yourself. In other words, protecting yourself is the most important thing. It is definitely not okay to meddle in other people's business, and it is not good to have unnecessary sympathy. Even if you see someone beaten half to death on the road, we should not say anything to avoid getting into trouble." Of course, this was not said by Xiao Yu, but by her. In the past ten years, she felt that protecting herself was the most important thing. Otherwise, if she committed a crime and lost her life, what else would be important? Meddling in other people's business is indeed a fatal problem.
Grandpa Xiao said: "Yi Yi is right, we should not meddle in other people's business. The situation is a bit chaotic now. We should not go out unless we have time. We should just stay in the countryside. Especially Daqiang, when he comes back from get off work, we should talk to him and tell him not to get too carried away and try to be a hero." Grandpa Xiao had experienced the period before liberation and even more chaotic times, so he was the most rational one in the Xiao family.
Qin Xiangju:
Hey, when Daqiang comes back, I will! I will tell him. "
Lin Yiyi added: "However, if anything happens at home, Grandpa, Grandma and Mom don't have to be afraid. We are military families and are protected by the country."
Grandpa Xiao: "Yes, we need to keep a low profile, but we can't let others bully us."
They were still having lunch when Xiao Jixiang came over from home after finishing his meal: "Xiao Shiyi." He came to play with his younger brother.
Xiao Shiyi was eating noodles inside. He only had a small half bowl. He liked to suck the noodles one by one when eating. It was quite interesting to watch. When he heard his brother calling him, he responded with "Hey..." and then opened his mouth, and the noodles in his mouth fell out.
Xiao Shiyi didn't know how to use chopsticks yet, so Lin Yiyi picked up some noodles and put them in the spoon, then picked up one end of the noodles and let him continue sucking.
Xiao Jixiang ran into the main room and saw that everyone was still eating. He moved his nose and found that the pickled cabbage and egg noodles smelled delicious. Although he had eaten enough at home, but...
Qin Xiangju: "Has Jixiang eaten yet?"
Xiao Jixiang: "Yes, I ate it. My mother cooked some peanuts today. They are soft and delicious. I brought some for Xiao Shiyi." As he said that, he patted his trouser pockets. There was a full bag of peanuts, and his trousers felt a little heavy.
When Xiao Shiyi heard about food, he turned to look at Xiao Jixiang and said, "Brother, what do you want to eat?" He could only speak short and simple sentences.
Xiao Jixiang took out a handful of peanuts from his trouser pocket and peeled one: "Eat it. It's soft. You can't swallow it. You have to chew it slowly."
Xiao Shiyi looked at it, opened his mouth and bit into the peanut. The soft and sticky peanuts were delicious. Xiao Shiyi's eyes lit up when he ate them for the first time: "Delicious." Although they were not as sweet as sugar, the peanuts had their own sweetness. He opened his mouth and said, "I want more."
A peanut has two or three sections, and two or three peanuts can be pulled out. Seeing that his younger brother wanted to eat more, Xiao Jixiang was also happy, and stuffed the peanuts into his younger brother's hand: "You eat."
Xiao Shiyi ate the peanuts and pushed the noodles in front of him to Xiao Jixiang: "Brother, have it."
Little Jixiang looked at the noodles and shook his head: "I don't want to eat it, my brother will eat it."
Qin Xiangju said, "There's more in the pot. Xiao Shiyi can eat it by himself. Grandma will serve a bowl for his brother." Qin Xiangju served half a bowl to Xiao Jixiang. Xiao Jixiang had eaten at home. Xiao Bin and his wife would not let this weak son go hungry, so if they served him too much noodles, his stomach would be full. Qin Xiangju served him less: "Jixiang and his brother can eat together." Qin Xiangju used to think highly of Xiao Rui. After all, he was the eldest son and grandson. But people's hearts will change slowly. Compared with Xiao Rui, who was silent and listened to his mother, Xiao Jixiang, who was only four or five years old but often came to see them, was much cuter. So Xiao Jixiang actually ate a lot of food from the old people.
Xiao Jixiang grabbed another handful of peanuts, and the two brothers ate peanuts and noodles at the same time, looking very loving to each other.
After Liang finished washing the food, she came over and saw Xiao Jixiang sitting at the table and eating again. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This greedy guy, when everyone at home is full, he still comes to eat the food of the elders. When you grow up, you must earn more money and honor your elders well."
Little Jixiang: "I will. I will be a worker like my father, and then earn money to buy meat for my grandmother, grandfather, and grandma to eat."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Eleven said, "Money, I have money." He had New Year's money.
Xiao Jixiang: "Brother, do you have money? How much money do you have?"
Xiao Shiyi thought for a moment and said, "A lot."
Xiao Jixiang: "I have money too, just a little bit." He also had New Year's money, every penny counted, and he kept it in the box he took the candy from.
Little Jixiang was very touched. His younger brother was so kind: "No, no, I have money. I'll give you money." He was the older brother, how could he take his younger brother's money? Thinking of this, he decided to eat the noodles later and give his money to his younger brother.
Xiao Shiyi: "Thank you, brother."
Lin Yiyi slapped her son in the face: "You can deceive people just by opening and closing your mouth." If he continued like this, Xiao Jixiang would have been cheated out of all his money sooner or later.
Xiaoyi: "Don't lie, bad people."
Xiao Jixiang said, "Second Aunt, my brother is not a liar. I am willing to give him money."
Liang: "Your second aunt is playing a joke on you."
After dinner, Lin Yiyi went home to continue cleaning up. Xiao Jixiang came because he wanted to play with Xiao Shiyi. Xiao Shiyi had several toys, including rag dolls, wood carvings, and small toy cars. These were all bought by Lin Yiyi in the system mall. They were all toys with characteristics of this era. The rag dolls were made by Lin Yiyi herself using cloth from this era. So after dinner, the two brothers sat on a mat in the hall to play with toys and read comic books. They couldn't understand the words in the comic books, but they could look at the pictures.
Lin Yiyi cleaned the house again, and then cooked mung bean soup. After the mung bean soup was cooked, she secretly bought some ice cubes from the system mall, and then refrigerated the mung bean soup in the ice cubes. After the ice cubes melted, they were still water, and no one would notice. Most importantly, no one saw it, so it was very safe.
After Lin Yiyi had chilled the mung bean soup and went out, she saw the two children sleeping on the mat. She went to get a blanket and covered their stomachs to keep them from getting cold.
At around two o'clock, the children woke up and Lin Yiyi asked them to drink mung bean soup. Of course, the mung bean soup was not as cold as the one in the refrigerator. It was just a little cooler than well water, but not icy. For children, it would not upset their stomachs.
the next day
When they entered the county town, they saw many little red soldiers walking on the road, with red sleeves tied on their sleeves. In the next ten years, they would be the prominent symbol of this era. Some of them even formed teams and shouted slogans such as "Down with the ruling clique taking the capitalist road".
Lin Yiyi looked at this group of crazy people, her heart trembling. The situation she learned from books and novels was completely different from what she saw in front of her.
Liang was timid, she held Lin Yiyi's hand fearfully: "Second sister-in-law, this is..."
Lin Yiyi: "Don't pay attention to them, let's go to the hospital first."
In fact, Lin Yiyi didn't know much about the history of this era. Although she knew the time of the ten-year turbulent period, she had no impression of the exact date when it started. She remembered that it seemed to have started at the end of May, but it was only mid-June now. Has this situation already begun in this small county? This is too fast.
The two walked towards the hospital. When they arrived, they saw a lot of people gathered in front of the hospital. They were talking loudly, but they could hear some sharp voices.
"Down with those in power who are taking the capitalist road, down with the reactionary bourgeois authorities, down with the bourgeois royalists."
"Kill these pests of society."
"Comrades, these people are all running dogs of capital."
Lin Yiyi said to Liang: "Be careful, we will just watch from the side."
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