Fu Bailu straightened her back. "I have been learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting with Qingshan's mother since I was a child. My adoptive father hired a famous teacher for us to study at home. My handwriting is pretty good."
Political Commissar Xu and Yan Hua both knew that Fu Qingshan's mother came from a wealthy merchant family and was a rich girl during the Republic of China period. At that time, rich girls not only went to girls' schools, but their families would also hire teachers to teach their daughters to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"It's settled then." Yan Hua fully agreed that Fu Bailu should be the teacher of the ideology class.
"I think what Sister Fu said to them just now is very profound. After the reform and opening up, women hold up half the sky. We women are worse than men. Marriage is two comrades with the same revolutionary ideals coming together to establish a new family, and it is for who serves whom."
"I think Aunt Bailu is particularly suitable!" Qiao Xinyi stood aside and nodded, "Aunt Bailu is open-minded and broad-minded. It's time for Aunt Bailu to convey your new ideas to those who are still ringing old broken clocks, and let them learn about the new times and new trends.
I hope there is any gay man with open-minded ideas, let him go to Aunt Bailu's ideological class to take a few classes. ”
"We hope there won't be any more people who favor boys over girls in our family compound. It will be so embarrassing if it gets out to others." Qiao E Xinyi winked at Fu Bailu, and the two of them exchanged glances.
Political Commissar Xu and Yan Hua stayed for another half an hour. After they had talked enough, they pinched Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu's little faces and left.
As soon as Political Commissar Xu and Yan Hua left, Qiao Yunbai sat still, put on his shoes and ran out to watch the fun. He wanted to see He Rou going door to door to clarify the matter, but Qiao Xinyi brought her back with one hand.
"Have you finished your homework today? Have you read the book?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"..." Qiao Yunbai kicked his shoes back out the door in frustration, "Humph, even if I wrote and read everything, Big Sister will not let me go out to watch the fun."
"It's good that you know. Do you want people to say that our mother doesn't know how to teach children?" Qiao Xinyi raised her eyebrows. "Besides, you have been playing all day today. Do you believe me and I will beat you?"
Qiao Yunbai immediately became obedient, gestured to the two children to go upstairs, and ran away. The two children glanced at Qiao Xinyi, and seeing that she was not angry, they chased after her with laughter.
"There are really two little kids following behind the big kid." Fu Bailu teased.
"Teenagers have teenagers' behaviors, and it's good for him to be like this." Qiao Xinyi said, "This world doesn't require children to be mature and steady all the time. Yun Bai is already much better than other children of the same age."
After that, Qiao Xinyi moved closer to Fu Bailu and asked her, "Aunt Bailu, you are good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. Is it a guqin or a piano?"
"Guqin." Fu Bailu whispered, "Qingshan's and my mother's guqins are still hidden in my cellar. My adoptive father bought these two guqins at a foreign auction in Haicheng at a high price. They are a pair of sister guqins. My adoptive father donated the family property and the two guqins were not touched."
“Later, when these things were being smashed everywhere, Qingshan’s mother and I discussed it and found other guitars to pretend they were the two guitars. Then we chopped them up and used them as firewood in front of everyone. Only then did we save the two guitars.
Qingshan's mother plays the piano very beautifully. Our teacher always praises her for her talent. She loves playing the piano the most. We said at the time that we would keep it secret for now and bring it out when we have the chance in the future. ”
Fu Bailu sighed when she said this, "It's a pity that I haven't touched her piano since Qingshan passed away. The two pianos have been kept in the cellar. I go to clean them every now and then, and occasionally secretly take them out to dry in the sun to prevent the wood from getting moldy. I don't know when I will be able to put the pianos out in the open again."
Fu Bailu really felt it was a pity. "Those two zithers are good zithers. They are famous zithers in history. It's a pity that they have been kept in the cellar with cabbage and sweet potatoes for such a long time."
"Please put it aside for a while. I estimate that I will start playing it in two years. Do you think the trend is getting better and better? People play the piano, accordion, and harmonica. Naturally, people will play the things our ancestors made themselves." Qiao Xinyi said.
"That would be great!" Fu Bailu's eyes brightened, and she asked Qiao Xinyi, "If I play it in the future, will you learn it? If you do, I'll leave my zither to you."
"I don't have any musical talent. When you have time in the future, you can teach Xiaozhou and Xiaoyu. It's just right for them to each have one." Qiao Xinyi felt that she could learn it, and she was not interested.
"What are the sister zithers for?" Fu Bailu shook her head. "When you have two daughters, I will pass these two zithers to your daughters."
"What if I just happen to give birth to two girls? What if I give birth to two boys, or one boy and one girl?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"Why don't you show some courage?" Fu Bailu tempted, "Those two zithers will be worth a lot of money when they are used in the future."
Qiao Xinyi spread her hands when she heard this, "You see, I'm useless. You're relying on Fu Qingshan to decide whether to have a boy or a girl. Go talk to him and ask him to fight for his life."
"What's so new about this?" Fu Bailu asked in confusion.
Fu Bailu was shocked after Qiao Xinyi explained this part of biological knowledge to her.
"So those men who scold their wives for giving birth to a boy every day, are they the ones who are making a fool of themselves? Our women's bellies are wronged and are being scolded for nothing?"
Fu Bailu patted her thigh and said, "Tell me more about this knowledge. I'll take some paper and pen to write it down. I'll tell the family members about it in class. This important knowledge needs to be known to more people."
After Fu Bailu had done something important in the staff quarters, she began to think about the chickens and ducks that were sent to her neighbors. She was in high spirits. When Qiao Xinyi got up the next morning, Fu Bailu had even prepared breakfast.
"Aunt Bailu, you must have gotten up so early this morning. I can go to the factory cafeteria for breakfast." Qiao Xinyi asked with concern, "Did you sleep well last night?"
She was afraid that Fu Bailu would get used to his bed after coming to an unfamiliar environment. Fu Bailu was much older than Chen Yubing, and sleeping too hard was especially harmful to the body for the elderly.
"The quilts and sheets you prepared in the room are all new and soft. I sleep very well, but I'm getting old. I sleep only a short time every day. I wake up early and find something to do. I always sit in the yard and stare blankly, making breakfast. I live alone in town and do the same thing."
Fu Bailu responded with a smile, "As for you, the family compound is quite far from the car factory. You have to get up early to work and you can't sleep much. The journey is so long. If you eat at home and your stomach is warm, the journey will be so unbearable."
"I really hope that Aunt Bailu, you can live at home forever." Qiao Xinyi took Fu Bailu's arm and acted coquettishly for once.
The two were chatting when Niu Sao's voice suddenly came from the door.
Qiao Xinyi ran to open the door, and only then did she find Mrs. Niu and her family standing outside.
"Comrade Qiao Xinyi, I am Lian Baoguo." The battalion commander apologized, "I was on duty in the army last night. I just got home and found out that my wife had a fight with you guys last night. I borrowed a car from the army. I will drive your elders to the hospital for a physical examination."
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