Huang Yuelan was mending clothes for the children in the yard. From time to time, she scratched her scalp with a needle. Brain oil could make the needle smoother to use.
Now that Wang Jianguo is no longer there to send various coupons to the family, there are many children, and they grow up very fast, so cloth coupons are very tight at home. Even if you have money, you can't buy cloth. Several children have to pick up their older brothers' old clothes to wear.
Nowadays fabrics are not very strong and will basically be worn out in less than a year, so when the clothes were passed from the eldest three brothers to the sixth, seventh and eighth brothers, the patches were piled up one on top of another.
"Is Aiguo's mother home?" a middle-aged woman's voice shouted outside the yard.
Huang Yuelan heard someone calling her, and quickly put down the work in her hands on the bench and went to the gate of the yard to greet them: "I'm at home."
Huang Yuelan opened the gate and saw that the person who came was an aunt she had never seen before, but she called her Aiguo Niang, so she must know her.
She was quite famous in the Red Flag Commune, so it was not surprising that others knew her but she did not know others.
The aunt was holding a basket in her hand and had a green scarf on her head. She looked at Huang Yuelan meaningfully.
"My daughter, I finally see you. I have wanted to come see you for a long time, but I was too busy to find the time. This time I finally found time to come." The aunt in the green headscarf walked in and said.
Huang Yuelan obviously didn't know this aunt, but she kept calling her "daughter" in a very affectionate way, just like she was calling her own daughter.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you, especially when she calls you her daughter.
Huang Yuelan smiled and found a bench for the aunt, asking her to sit in the shade of the yard. "Aunt, please sit down. I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"
The aunt looked towards the door to make sure no one was there, then leaned close to Huang Yuelan's ear and whispered, "Girl, let me show you, all the eggs I brought here are new this year, a big basket, and I brought them here especially for you to feed the children."
The aunt knew that Huang Yuelan's family had a lot of children, and they were all boys who were in the growing period. There was no male laborer in the family to earn money, so life must be tight, so she sent a big basket of eggs.
At this time, eggs are very precious. They are not only a rare food, but also an important medium of barter.
Although private transactions are not allowed at this time, no one cares about bartering.
In particular, this egg can be exchanged for the most things, not only rice, flour, grain and oil, but also various tickets. In the countryside, the use of this egg is comparable to that of money.
Huang Yuelan was a little confused. She clearly didn't know the aunt in front of her, but she actually brought her a large basket of eggs. What did this mean?
As the saying goes, one does not visit a temple without a request. Since this auntie has taken out so many eggs, she must have something important that she wants to ask for my help.
Huang Yuelan: "I don't know what Auntie wants Yuelan to do. I won't accept anything without merit. Can you tell me what you need me to do first?"
The aunt glanced at the children in the yard, five sons in total, a twin, and triplets. The smile in her eyes could no longer be concealed.
"My daughter, let me be frank with you. I came to you this time because I really have something very important that I want to ask for your help." Aunt said to Huang Yuelan.
Huang Yuelan thought about asking herself to help teach the children. After all, she used to be a primary school teacher and she was a good teacher with a good reputation.
Apart from this matter, she couldn't think of any other use she could make.
"Aunt, you might as well just say it. Yuelan will definitely do her best." Huang Yuelan said.
Aunt: "As long as you give me the secret recipe for having a son, especially twins and multiple babies, I can give you another fifty dollars! Yuelan, don't worry, Aunt is very tight-lipped and will never tell anyone."
Huang Yuelan thought that fifty yuan was a lot of money. In the countryside, it was enough for a full-time worker to earn half a year, but she really couldn't earn that much money.
"Aunt, it's not that Yuelan doesn't want to help you, I really don't have such a method." Huang Yuelan then understood the purpose of this aunt coming to see her. It turned out that she came to ask for the secret recipe for twins or multiple births, and she only wanted a boy.
When the aunt heard that Huang Yuelan didn't say anything, her face immediately became displeased.
"My daughter, are you dissatisfied with the fact that my eggs are too few? If you think they are too few, I can bring you two more baskets. I have plenty of eggs at home." The aunt asked unwillingly.
"Aunt, I don't know how you heard that I have a secret recipe for having a child. Those are just rumors. Don't you know the situation of our family? My mother died a long time ago, and my father has been a miner. If he had this skill, do you think our ancestors could have made a fortune without relying on it, and why did they live such a hard life?" Huang Yuelan analyzed patiently.
When the aunt heard this, she thought so too. If there really was a secret recipe passed down from generation to generation, then why didn't her grandmother give birth to twins? Nor did anyone else in her family, including her mother.
Could it be that she received guidance from some master, or got the secret recipe by coincidence?
In short, this aunt seemed very determined and would not leave until she got the secret recipe.
"Yuelan, please have pity on our family. You don't know, I'm from the sixth production team, and we're almost laughed at to death by the people in the village. They say our family is extinct. I ran for an hour or so to get to your house. I have four sons, and they're all married. But I don't know how we offended God. The eldest son has been married for eight years and gave birth to six daughters in a row. The second son's wife has been married for five years and gave birth to three daughters. The third son's wife also gave birth to two daughters. Not to mention the fourth son, who hasn't had a child yet since she got married. Our family is full of daughters. Life is so boring. I'm almost worried to death!" The aunt complained to Huang Yuelan.
Huang Yuelan understood the situation as soon as she heard it. No wonder this aunt looked young but had all her hair white. It turned out that she was worried about this matter.
Although they advocate gender equality and believe that women hold up half the sky, many elderly people here still have a serious tendency to favor boys over girls.
At that time, people in rural areas mainly relied on working in the fields to earn work points. The family whose people earned more work points would live a better life, so people generally liked to have sons.
Huang Yuelan: "Aunt, granddaughters are just as promising as grandsons. Don't be too sad. Who knows, maybe the next one will be your grandson?"
The aunt was not happy after hearing this. You said you didn't want to give me the secret recipe, but why did you say that daughters and sons are the same? How can they be the same?
Although she disagreed with Huang Yuelan's opinion in her heart, she didn't dare to express it openly. She was afraid that if she lost her temper, she would not be able to get the secret recipe.
"I know that a granddaughter and a grandson are the same. At least it is better than having no grandson at all. But this family has only granddaughters and no grandson. I am looking forward to having a grandson." The aunt explained to Huang Yuelan.
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