◎A big move is coming◎
"Oh, how can I do this?" Wei's mother waved her hands quickly: "Just wait until you come back and let me listen for a while." She didn't dare to fiddle with such a valuable thing.
Upon hearing her say this, Wei Xuan stopped working. She bought this for Wei's mother to pass the time. If she didn't listen, Jiang Che's efforts would be in vain.
She encouraged Wei's mother: "Mom, things are bought to be used. We have only been at home for a short time. How long can we listen to them? If no one listens to them, the money spent will not be worth it. Besides, it is very sturdy. Look, you can press it casually and it won't break. If you don't believe me, try it?"
Mother Wei's heart was moved: "Then...how about I give it a try?"
“Try it!”
Under Wei Xuan's encouraging gaze, Wei's mother imitated her son-in-law's actions and pressed the button tentatively. It actually made a sound, which felt pretty good. Then she changed another button and twisted it, and the channel also changed.
Seeing that Wei's mother was becoming more and more relaxed, Wei Xuan and Jiang Che looked at each other. It was really not easy.
With the radio, Wei's mother's life became much more fulfilling. Every morning after breakfast, she would send her daughter and son-in-law off, clean up and do some laundry, then sit in the house and listen to the radio.
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She listened to the radio for a while and then went to cook at noon. After the meal, she took a nap and continued to listen to the radio until Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were about to get home from get off work, then she went to cook dinner.
In the evening, after dinner, the family sits together and chats or listens to the news, and the day passes by.
It is September now, and the second batch of college students including Wei Xiaolong are about to start school.
At the Wei family of the Dalianhua Production Team, Wei Xiaolong packed his bed and clothes on his back and prepared to report to Beijing.
This time, it was still Brother Wei who drove the ox cart to take him to the county town to take the bus. Father Wei looked at his little son and said, "When you go to school, study hard and remember to visit your mother and sister more often when you have time."
"Got it, Dad. You're fine at home. I'll be back during the holidays."
"Well, go ahead."
Watching the ox cart going away, Wei Sansao murmured in her heart, wondering if her younger brother remembered what she had said to him yesterday. If her aunt really agreed to let her go to the city to take care of her, she would have to pack her things in advance.
Wei Sansao had a good dream, but unfortunately, Wei Xiaolong had just arrived in Beijing and didn't see Wei Xuan. Instead, he was pulled by Wei's mother and questioned. In the end, even the words that Wei Sansao had told him to say were asked by Wei's mother.
"My third sister-in-law told me to ask my sister if she needs help with the work. In two months, the farming season will be over and she has nothing to do at home. If my sister doesn't mind, she'd like to come over here and help out."
"Bah, she has a lot of good plans in mind. I'm here, so why would I need her?" As soon as Mother Wei heard it, she knew what the third daughter-in-law was thinking.
This guy doesn't have much of an ambition. He's only thinking about food. He must want to come to Ni'er's place to eat and drink for free.
"You are stupid. Just ask when she asked you to. Don't tell your sister about this, okay?" She didn't know what her son-in-law would think if he knew about this.
"I heard it." Wei Xiaolong is not stupid. If he were really stupid, he would not have told Wei's mother about this.
Wei Xiaolong stayed at Wei Xuan's place for one night. He was going to report to school the next day. Jiang Che said he would take him there, but was stopped by Wei's mother.
"You've already taken him to school once before. He's such a big boy, we don't need to worry about him getting lost. You still have to go to work, so don't let him interfere with your work."
Since she was not allowed to send it, Wei Xuan secretly gave Wei Xiaolong 20 yuan, but Wei Xiaolong refused to take it.
"Sister, our school has subsidies."
"I know there are subsidies. Subsidies are subsidies. This money is given to you by your sister. Just take it. It's not much. You should keep it in case of any emergency. If you have money in your hand, you won't panic. You can also eat something good occasionally to save your energy for tuition. How can you keep up with the tuition if you don't eat something good?"
This scene was seen by Jiang Che who walked in during the pushing and shoving. Wei Xiaolong's face turned even redder, mainly because he was embarrassed. He was afraid that his brother-in-law would be angry with his sister if he knew that his sister secretly gave him money.
As a result, Jiang Che was not angry, and he and Wei Xuan persuaded him to accept the money.
So Wei Xiaolong took the money in a daze and returned to the main room.
Seeing that he looked absent-minded, Wei's mother asked him what was wrong.
"Oh," Wei Xiaolong came back to his senses: "It's okay, Mom, I'll go first."
Mother Wei was listening to a drama on the radio while humming along. She waved her hand without much concern and said, "Go ahead. When you get to school, get along well with your classmates."
Section 33
"knew."
It’s not that Wei’s mother doesn’t care about her son, but Wei Xiaolong’s daughter at school has also taken her there for a stroll. The place is really close to her daughter’s home, so whenever she has time, she can just take a stroll there.
In a blink of an eye, more than three months have passed since Wei Xiaolong started school. The weather has transitioned from summer to winter, and he has basically adapted to college life. Occasionally, when he has time, he will run back to Wei Xuan's house to have a meal and visit Wei's mother and Wei Xuan.
That night, Wei Xiaolong came to dinner. The family was chatting after dinner when they heard a news report on the radio.
"According to the resolution of the meeting, my country will implement the policy of 'reform at home and open to the outside world'... This reform will adopt a mixed economic model and implement the household contract responsibility system in agriculture..."
After the news was over, the house was in complete silence. Finally, it was Wei's mother who asked first: "What does the radio say?"
She didn't understand anything else, but she understood the last sentence about agriculture very well.
Wei Xuan was mentally prepared, she had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Mother Wei still couldn't quite understand the significance of this news, so she was fine and not very excited.
As for Jiang Che and Wei Xiaolong, who understood what was said, their hearts were filled with ripples.
This is going to be another big move, but I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the ordinary people.
After both of them calmed down a little, they explained to Wei's mother what the household contract responsibility system meant.
"Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Wei Xiaolong smiled bitterly. He doesn’t know either?
Jiang Che thought for a moment and said, "According to what the news says, it should be a good thing. The details still need to be seen how it is implemented."
"Then I have to call home tomorrow to tell them. They definitely don't know yet."
Jiang Che said, "Okay, I'll call home when I get to work tomorrow. Mom, don't worry too much. Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, we can't tell for now."
How could Wei's mother not worry? At their age, the more experiences they have, the less courageous they become. They are really scared by what happened in the past.
No matter what Wei's mother thinks, life must go on as usual. There will be no changes for the time being since the policy has just been released.
In addition, Wei Xuan's belly was already very big at this time, and she was about to give birth, so Wei's mother turned her attention back to her daughter.
On the day of the winter solstice, Wei's mother got up early in the morning to chop meat for making dumplings. But before the dumplings were finished, she heard her son-in-law's exclamation from the next room.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Wei's mother didn't care about anything else. She put down the kitchen knife in her hand and ran into the house.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw my daughter sitting on a chair, hunched over, and my son-in-law was standing beside her, supporting her with a panicked look on his face.
When Jiang Che saw Wei's mother coming, he immediately exhaled: "Mom, come and have a look, Wei Xuan has a stomachache, is she about to give birth?"
Just now, Wei Xuan got out of bed, put on her clothes and was about to go out. She was walking well when suddenly she staggered and held her stomach and said it hurt. Fortunately, he was standing behind her and supported her, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
Upon hearing this, Wei's mother walked over and touched Wei Xuan's belly. It seemed to be a little smaller than yesterday. She asked Wei Xuan, "Is it better? Does it still hurt now?"
Wei Xuan took a moment to relax before nodding: "It's better now. It doesn't hurt as much as before."
Wei's mother guessed that it might be labor pains, so she asked her son-in-law to ride a tricycle to take her daughter to the hospital while the pain was gone.
"You help her walk out, I'll go get the blanket."
Jiang Che was now at a loss, so naturally he would listen to whatever Wei's mother said.
Mother Wei handed her daughter to Jiang Che, walked quickly to the kang, put on the quilt and walked out.
Jiang Che borrowed this tricycle from Wu Yun just to take Wei Xuan to the hospital on this day.
On the day he rode back, Wei's mother had already washed the tricycle, so now he just had to spread the quilt on it.
After the quilt was spread out, Jiang Che helped Wei Xuan lie down on it. Wei's mother covered her tightly with the quilt before turning around and instructing Jiang Che.
"You go first. I'll pack up at home and then go to the hospital to find you."
"Hey, Mom, let's go first."
Without saying anything more, Wei's mother went to the kitchen to cook the dumplings and put them into the lunch box. She then went to the room to get the things she had packed earlier and rushed to the hospital.
My daughter hasn’t had time to eat breakfast yet. If I send her to him now, maybe she can have a bite before she gives birth. Giving birth is strenuous work, and she needs to eat enough.
Wei's mother searched the hospital for a while before she found the ward where Wei Xuan was. There were not many people in the hospital. There were only two people living in Wei Xuan's ward, and the other one was also a pregnant woman.
When Wei's mother arrived, Wei Xuan was hungry. She had just recovered from a period of pain and now had a good appetite.
Wei's mother quickly opened the lunch box and asked her to eat. Wei Xuan didn't refuse, but halfway through her meal her stomach started to hurt again.
Jiang Che hurried outside to call for a doctor. By the time Wei Xuan was pushed into the delivery room, Jiang Che was already sweating profusely.
Although Wei's mother was also worried, she could withstand it better than Jiang Che. Seeing him sitting there stupidly, she reminded him: "Xiao Che, you should ask for leave from the factory first, and you should also notify your parents." Girls, the baby has been born, but the child's grandparents don't even know about it.
"Oh, yes, I should say it," Jiang Che was reminded, and then he remembered that he had to go to work today. As for Wei Xuan, she had not gone to work two days ago. As her due date was approaching, who knew when she would give birth, she asked for leave in advance for safety.
"Mom, I'm going to go downstairs to make a phone call and will be back soon. Please keep an eye on Wei Xuan for me."
"Okay, go ahead." Watching her son-in-law running away, Wei's mother turned her head to look at the delivery room, muttering softly, "Buddha bless us, Buddha bless us."
There was a public telephone next to the hospital. Jiang Che first called the factory to explain his reason and asked for leave, and then he called his father's office.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Dad, it's me."
"Xiao Che?" Father Jiang looked at the caller ID and asked, "Where are you calling me from?"
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