Chapter 22
Tempting people to return to tempt people.
The lesson of last night is still fresh in his mind, Lin Yao doesn't want to be chewed by someone and cry again.
Gu Shian locked the bicycle and took a bamboo basket from the handlebars. In the flat round bamboo basket were two green-skinned watermelons and a small bunch of juicy grapes.
Lin Yao had just woken up and sat lazily on the bed, not wanting to move.
Gu Shian put down the bamboo basket, rolled up his sleeves, and washed his face with water in the yard. It was too hot outside. He came back from the Public Security Bureau and was sweating all over his forehead.
Gu Shian washed his face, then washed his hands carefully with soap, raised his elbow to wipe the water drops on his forehead, and his handsome eyebrows became sharper.
Lin Yao took a peek and quickly retracted her gaze when she saw Gu Shian enter the room. She pretended to yawn and looked over to ask him, "The Public Security Bureau is not busy today, why did you come back after five o'clock?"
July and August are the peak seasons for factory production, especially now that the superiors have called for a large-scale steel smelting. All major factories are working overtime to produce. The factories are busy, and the Public Security Bureau is even busier.
Gu Shian is 24 hours a day. Except for occasionally seeing him at breakfast, he is like a dragon that only appears at the beginning and not the end.
Lin Yao wanted to give Comrade Gu a big red award certificate for "Love your job and be dedicated to your work."
Gu Shian's eyebrows moved. He would never admit that he missed his wife so much that he ran home to see the little girl before work to comfort his longing.
Gu Shian's stern face was calm, but he was actually panicking.
Fortunately, Lin Yao did not ask too much, but was attracted by the watermelons and grapes in the bamboo basket. "What fresh watermelons, and water grapes, I haven't eaten grapes for a long time." Lin
Yao's eyebrows were curved with joy. Yunshui County has always had no shortage of fruits and vegetables. It's a pity that there was too much rain this year and insufficient sunlight. According to the old man who came to the city to sell vegetables, the melons in his orchard have decreased. Now watermelons outside cost five cents per pound, and grapes are even more expensive, rising to ten cents per pound, and even then, the supply cannot meet the demand.
In the countryside, fruits and vegetables are fresh and cheap, and no tickets are required. Workers in the city, with a salary of several dozen yuan in hand, are willing to spend money to buy some to take home for their children to taste.
The watermelon vines that Gu Shian brought home were covered with dew, and they looked fresh. The grapes were even more plump and tempting.
Lin Yao clamored for grapes.
Gu Shian's brows relaxed, he smiled, fetched water, washed the grapes one by one, and handed them to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao frowned, but then complained that the grapes were not cold enough.
Deputy Director Gu was good-tempered and hung the grapes and watermelons in the well water to freeze them, and waited until the evening when they were frozen to eat.
With Gu Shian at home, Lin Yao could be lazy openly.
In fact, she usually either sleeps in at home or watches sister Chunmei and Dongzi quarreling. It’s good enough if she can help with housework for half an hour a day.
Even so, Zhang Cuilan still feels that she has worked hard.
Yunshui County is still hot in August. The breeze in the evening blows away the fiery clouds in the sky. Gu Chunmei and her brother came back from watching a movie on the street, chatting and laughing.
Gu Shidong ran in the front.
As soon as the brat entered the door, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Mom, Mom, I'm back!"
No one answered him in the big yard. Gu Shidong tilted his head. What did his mother say in the morning? Oh, by the way, his mother went to the countryside to visit his grandmother today. Hey, how could he forget it.
The brat yelled for his father again, but no one paid attention.
Dad is not at home either? I will definitely go to the countryside with Comrade Cuilan.
Gu Shidong was so angry that he was about to shout to his sister-in-law.
Lin Yao suddenly came out of the house, "Stop shouting, you little bastard!"
Gu Shidong ran over with a grin, "Sister-in-law, where are the woolen gloves you knitted for me? Can I take a look?"
Lin Yao: You little bastard, you only care about the woolen gloves!
She complained, but still showed the half-finished gloves to Gu Shidong.
The naughty child looked at the woolen gloves in his hands curiously, his mouth almost grinning from ear to ear. The gloves knitted for him by his sister-in-law were five-pointed star gloves. The khaki wool was matched with red five-pointed stars. The circles of wool were densely woven and beautiful. There was also a layer of fluff on the mouth of the gloves. It must be warm to wear them in winter!
Zheng Hao, Zheng Dacheng's family, had a pentagonal velvet hat. As soon as he arrived in winter, Zheng Shizi wore it to show off.
He especially liked to show up in front of Gu Shidong and secretly stumbled him. Be careful
to poke your face. "Gu Chunmei held the
enamel tank and gurgled the big wheat tea. He laughed at a glance:" Zheng Jingzi has nothing to show you. "
Gu Shidong nodded.
Lin Yao didn't understand: "Who is Zheng Haozi?"
"Who else could it be? It's the youngest son of Zheng Dacheng's family in the front yard. The boy's name is Zheng Hao, yes, that's the Hao that means upright and righteous. It's a good name, but he's a non-human. He's a teenage kid who doesn't go to school well. He learns from those low-class people on the street, peeks at widows taking a bath, and doesn't keep his hands and feet clean. He also steals a lot of dried meat, bacon, mushrooms and so on in our yard. He's like a mouse in the gutter. Everyone in our yard calls him Zheng Haozi." "
Last winter, my pair of cotton socks were stolen by Zheng Haozi!"
Gu Shidong shook his head angrily.
Lin Yao frowned when she heard this. No wonder Aunt Cuilan didn't let her dry dried bean curd in the yard before. It turned out that there was a thief in the yard.
No, the Zheng family has two full-time workers, how could they raise a thief.
Lin Yao said, "Don't Zheng Dacheng and his wife care about it?"
Gu Chunmei chuckled twice, "The Zheng family is like a donkey with a shiny surface. Zheng Dacheng doesn't care about the family, and his wife is not clean. When she was just liberated, she got up in the middle of the night to steal dried sweet potatoes to eat. They are the same kind of people!"
Lin Yao: Okay.
She was also very annoyed when she heard this. It must be uncomfortable to have such neighbors in the big compound.
Lin Yao raised her head and smiled, "Let's not talk about unhappy things. Sister Chunmei, I made a headscarf. Come and take a look. Do you like it?"
"Headscarf? A gift for me? Let me take a look."
Gu Chunmei put down the enamel pot and followed Lin Yao to the east room with a smile on her face.
Gu Shidong followed behind happily.
Gu Chunmei mercilessly locked him out of the door, "Get out of here, you little bastard, what's wrong with you wearing a girl's headscarf? It's time for dinner, why don't you take your lunch box to get your meal!"
Gu Shidong said "Oh" and left in a huff.
*
Today, the commune canteen improved life by making three-fresh dumplings and tomato egg soup.
Zhang Cuilan and her husband didn't come back at dinner time, most likely they had dinner in the countryside before coming home.
Just in case, the family left a lunch box of dumplings for the couple.
Gu Shian had dinner and had to work overtime at the bureau.
The family washed their hands and sat at the table to eat.
Lin Yao changed into a knitted shirt and a small white skirt, and she looked very charming without makeup.
These days, if ordinary people want to eat dumplings, they may have to wait until the Chinese New Year.
Today is not a Chinese New Year or a festival, but the canteen suddenly made three-fresh dumplings. Although they are only vegetarian dumplings, they also add leeks, eggs and shrimp skin.
The three-fresh dumplings are so delicious that everyone is as satisfied as if it was Chinese New Year.
Some members held their bowls and laughed, "The commune canteen is great. We can eat dumplings even if it is not Chinese New Year."
"Why do people say that there is not enough food?"
"Don't listen to those people's gossip. Our country is a big agricultural country. How can there be no food?"
"That's right. Now the grain production per mu in the countryside exceeds 1,000 kilograms. The commune's grain warehouse can't hold it anymore."
Everyone talked at once, one sentence after another, and had a lot of fun.
*
Today, Gu Shian rarely had dinner at home.
Lin Yao took the chopsticks very consciously and placed them on both sides of the table. Gu Shidong leaned over him, wiped the table and moved the stools, being very diligent.
Lin Yao had a small appetite. She ate a small half of a full lunch box of three-fresh dumplings, touched her stomach, and frowned, indicating that she couldn't eat anymore.
Gu Chunmei said that she couldn't eat it either and wanted to give it to Gu Shidong.
Gu Shidong covered his mouth and said, "I won't eat it. It's not like I don't have my own dumplings."
He didn't want to eat his second sister's leftovers.
Gu Chunmei was so angry that she turned her head away and ignored the bastard.
Lin Yao blinked her eyes. Is that so? Otherwise, the remaining dumplings can be saved for tomorrow's breakfast.
"Yaoyao, why don't you eat anymore?"
"I'm full, I can't eat anymore."
Gu Shian heard this and naturally took the remaining dumplings from Lin Yao and ate them one by one very easily.
Gu Shidong chuckled twice and was about to say that his brother ate his sister-in-law's leftovers, and the couple had a really good relationship.
Gu Shian looked over with indifferent eyes.
The brat shrank his head in fear and dared not talk nonsense anymore.
Gu Chunmei looked at Lin Yao, then looked at Gu Shian, smiled slightly, and had an expression that said "there's something wrong between you two".
Lin Yao's face turned red when she saw him, and she hurriedly tried to make excuses for herself, "Food is precious now, and we can't waste it. I can't eat it, but your brother has a big appetite, so it's just right for him."
It would have been better if she didn't say this. Once she said it, Gu Chunmei smiled more meaningfully. She gave Lin Yao a look, "It's okay, Yaoyao, I understand you. You feel sorry for my brother who doesn't have enough to eat, haha."
Lin Yao: "..."
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*
Tonight, the night in Yunshui County was as dark as the bottom of a pot. You couldn't see your hand in front of you. You couldn't see the road under your feet unless you held a lantern when you went out.
Seeing that it was almost nine o'clock, Zhang Cuilan and her husband finally went home.
Aunt Cuilan was still in high spirits, but Uncle Mancang, who was carrying a large sack behind him, looked quite shabby.
Lin Yao and the other two hurried over to help Uncle Mancang unload the sack. When
the old couple sat down to drink tea, Lin Yao and the others realized that the sack was filled with mountain products given by Uncle Zhang Da and Uncle Zhang Er.
Although the two uncles of the Zhang family lived in the countryside, they were both capable people.
When the Japanese invaders were sweeping the countryside, the people of Zhangjiazhuang fled to the ravines in the mountains for refuge. A young wife was left alone and was captured by several Japanese invaders.
The young wife was very beautiful, and several Japanese invaders surrounded her in the haystack, calling her "Flower Girl, Flower Girl" and wanted to untie her belt.
The young wife would rather die than obey, and slapped him, which angered one of the devils. He drew out his bayonet and was about to chop people. Uncle Zhang and his brother were running to the back mountain with their sheep. They heard the loud shouts of the Japanese devils in the haystack beside them, and the woman's cry for help was faintly mixed in.
Uncle Zhang heard the sound and went over to see, and his face changed immediately.
The damn Japanese devils will never stop bullying us Chinese!
Uncle Zhang's tiger eyes were furious, and he drew out the pig-killing knife from his waist, and fell from the air, and the devil's head whizzed away.
Uncle Zhang followed behind. The two brothers had learned Shaolin Kung Fu, and faced several frightened Japanese devils. The winner was revealed, and several devils fell in a pool of blood.
After rescuing the young wife, Uncle Zhang and Uncle Zhang II drove their sheep into the mountain ditch and disappeared. The Japanese devils who heard the news were furious.
Since then, the two brothers of Zhangjiazhuang have become famous for killing devils. After
liberation, the government wanted to arrange jobs for the two uncles. Uncle Zhang was not happy, and Uncle Zhang II was even more unhappy. They had been farming in the countryside for half their lives and were used to the vast land. It would be fatal for them to live in a pigeon cage in the city and be stuck in a rumbling workshop all day long! Besides
, their parents were also in the countryside, and the two brothers had to show filial piety to their parents no matter what.
Uncle Zhang and his brothers were more stubborn than each other, and they were also old revolutionaries, which made the government leaders very worried.
Finally, the county leaders made the decision: if the father didn't want to go to the city, then the children should go!
So, Zhang Dajiu's eldest son Zhang Shun went to work in the machinery factory, and Zhang Erjiu's eldest daughter Zhang Haitang went to work in the pharmaceutical factory.
Zhang Dajiu and his brother were content to farm in the countryside and take care of their parents.
Now, one of the brothers is the captain of the production team, and the other is the captain of the village militia. Zhang Erjiu is also good at hunting. When he goes to the back mountain, he either gets a pheasant or a bunch of rabbits. It's much more carefree than living in the city.
Zhang Cuilan is the youngest in the family. Her two older brothers and two older sisters-in-law are very kind to her. Every time she goes back to the countryside to visit her mother, she brings a basket of good things when she goes there and a sack when she comes back.
The countryside is rich in products. When the younger sister goes back home, her brothers and sisters-in-law will pack up things for her, including dried wild vegetables, dried mushrooms, wild chestnuts, pecans, peaches and apricots grown at home, and Lin Yao even saw two wind-dried pheasants.
Uncle Mancang carried the sack on his back and took a horse-drawn carriage and a bus to get back to the compound.
My parents were tired today, so Gu Chunmei boiled a pot of hot water for the old couple to take a hot bath to relieve their fatigue.
It just so happened that Gu Shidong hadn't taken a bath for several days, so Uncle Mancang grabbed his crying old son and took him to take a bath first.
Zhang Cuilan took a rest in the house, and Lin Yao made an enamel cup of lotus root powder and handed it to her.
"Auntie, drink a bowl of lotus root powder to nourish your body."
Zhang Cuilan said "eh", touched Lin Yao's bra, her eyes were full of smiles, and she said in a different tone from usual, with a little excitement, "Yao, my aunt went to the countryside today, guess who she met."
Lin Yao: I don't know.
Zhang Ailan patted her thigh, "It's that Lin Hongna, she was caught by someone!"
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