Chapter 25 The Abandoned Capitalist Lady in the 1950s
Lu Dayong took out a piece of paper and said, "I've thought of a lot of them and am waiting for you to choose. See which one you like."
The names on the paper are quite representative of the times, such as "Building the Nation" and "Defending the Country".
Ning Ning picked and chose, and finally picked two that she liked. "Let's take these two. Let's call them Minghui and Mingyao. What do you think? Why not ask Mom for her opinion?"
Lu Dayong didn't care, "You have the final say on this matter."
"Why don't you just ask? It won't take much effort. You men are just so heartless. It's normal for an elder to show some concern for his grandson, but you insist on making the decision yourself. Go ahead."
Things like conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should be avoided if possible. There is no need to make the mother-in-law feel that she is not valued because of such things.
Asking her a few questions will make her feel that she is valued. Maybe she doesn't necessarily have to have the right to participate in naming her grandson, she just wants an attitude.
Once the attitude was shown, she was satisfied.
After asking, Lu's mother had no objection, and the names of the two children were decided: the older brother Lu Minghui and the younger brother Lu Mingyao.
Ning Ning had a very comfortable confinement period. During the day, Lu Ma would put food and drinks in the house where Ning Ning could reach them, while others went to work or school as needed.
Ning Ning takes care of her two children at home by herself, but she mainly plays with them and feeds them.
For things like diapers, Lu's mother had already instructed that they should be left for Lu Dayong to wash when he got home from get off work.
After all, the child is not just one person's. We women have already completed the important task of giving birth to the child, so men have to help take care of the child and assume the responsibility of being a father.
I have to say that mother-in-law Lu is a really good person. In this era, there are basically no women who educate their sons from the perspective of their daughters-in-law.
Even in later generations, there are not many mothers-in-law like this.
When Lu Ma and the others are not at home, Ning Ning can occasionally sneak into the space to relax for a while while the child is asleep.
After taking the Peiyuan Pill, his body has recovered to its original state.
Just to avoid worrying Lu Ma and the others, I still didn't dare to wash my hair, but I had secretly washed my body several times in the space.
I just didn’t dare use shower gel for fear of leaving smell, so I just rinsed it with warm water.
When the two children were born, one weighed 4.72 jins and the other weighed 4.92 jins, which were quite high for twins.
If it weren't for the help of the elixir, my belly would probably have been loose after giving birth to these two children.
Ning Ning took advantage of the fact that no one was at home to give the two little ones the Enlightenment Pill and the Strengthening Pill. Good health would help them better survive in this era when there were no vaccines.
It is now 1959 and natural disasters have already begun.
While no one was at home, Ning Ning took out a thousand kilograms of cornmeal, five hundred kilograms of flour and five hundred kilograms of rice from the space, half of the dried seafood, and three hundred kilograms of cooking oil, and put them in the room that had been empty.
These grains, plus the ones stockpiled by Lu Ma and the others, plus some that can be bought from the grain store, will be enough for us to eat for the next few years.
This room is usually empty and no one comes in, so it is perfect for storing food.
Then cover it with the curtains taken from the Haishi Mansion.
This is a preparation for natural disasters.
No matter how hard Lu Ma and the others tried, they couldn't store enough food for three years of natural disasters, and Ning Ning didn't want to go hungry.
It would be fine if she could hide in the space to eat, but by then everyone in the family would be as thin as a bamboo pole, and she would remain the same. She could cover it up with makeup, but the fat on her body would not have decreased. Lu Dayong lived with Ning Ning every day, so how could he not notice it?
Keeping these foods here will give you an excuse to take them out later.
Although there was a small loss in terms of money, there was nothing that could be done about it. Ning Ning didn't lack this little money.
Living alone can avoid these troubles, but try not getting married in this era!
After putting the food away, Ning Ning locked the room, returned to the space to clean herself up, and came out to see that the two babies had woken up and were playing by themselves.
Ning Ning hurried over to take care of the child.
Two months later, Ning Ning returned to work.
Mother Lu found a childless sister-in-law in their yard to help take care of the child, and paid her ten yuan a month.
When Wang Dasao was young, her in-laws wanted to divorce her because she had no children. Fortunately, her husband firmly disagreed, so the couple was kicked out of the house and came to Beijing to make a living.
Now her husband works as a boiler operator in a steel plant, and she usually takes on odd jobs.
Mrs. Wang was very happy to know that she was asked to look after the child. She didn't have any children of her own, so she especially liked children.
Ning Ning comes home from get off work at noon every day to feed her child, and the rest of the time the child drinks milk powder when he is hungry.
Originally, she couldn't breastfeed two children for long by herself, so she planned to gradually wean the children off breast milk and have them drink formula from then on.
Fortunately, I went to Hong Kong before, otherwise it would be difficult to take good care of these two babies at this time.
After going to work, Ning Ning would bring home milk powder almost once every two weeks, bringing back two packets at a time. She didn't know if it was enough, and now she had no way to take it out.
Grain and dried seafood can be taken out in advance, but it is impossible to buy several boxes of milk powder at once in China, so you can only bring it home little by little.
Occasionally, he would bring back some pork and bones, or chicken and duck, but never too much at a time, as if he had bought them on the black market.
However, every time he took something home, he would take out money equal to the price of the item from Lu Dayong's savings and put it in a separate space, as if he had bought the item with his own money.
After having children, the days fly by and pass by in a flash. The children really change every day!
A year passed in the blink of an eye.
By the spring of 1960, the two children were able to walk unsteadily, and the supply on the market was becoming increasingly scarce.
Lu Dayong took the initiative to reduce his food intake, and Lu Ma and Lu Dajun are also trying to eat less.
In the past, the food they stored was stored in the cellar of Ning Ning's house. Usually they would come here to take enough food to last for a month, and then go back to the slum to cook. But now the amount of food they take out each time has become less.
Ning Ning took a look and realized that this was not a good idea. They had already eaten less and she didn't want to go hungry.
That night, after dinner and putting the child to sleep, Ning Ning pulled Lu Dayong and said, "Come with me."
Lu Dayong covered the child with a small blanket and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Ning Ning pulled Lu Dayong to the room where the food was stored before, took out the key and unlocked the door, "Go in and take a look."
Lu Dayong walked in with a puzzled look on his face, lifted the curtain covering the upper part, opened the bag and took a look. "It's actually food! Is this all of it? Wife, where did you get so much food?"
"These are all things I saved from before. Some of them were bought before the cafeteria opened.
Another part of the story was that in the early days of running the canteen, I noticed a serious problem of food waste. I was worried that life would be difficult in the future, so I bought some food just in case. I didn't expect it would actually come in handy."
Lu Dayong looked at Ning Ning closely, "Who else knows about this? Everyone is short of food right now, so don't let anyone know, or there will be trouble at home."
Ning Ning patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Besides you, I'm the only one who knows that there's food at home. This food is enough for us, Mom, and the army. Don't think about eating less and saving food. We have enough to eat."
Lu Dayong hugged Ning Ning and buried his face in the crook of her neck, "I know. Wife, how can you be so nice!
But let's not tell Mom and Xiaojun about this batch of food for now. They live in a large compound, and if their food and drink are too different from others, it might arouse suspicion. From now on, just let them come home from work every day to eat."
Ning Ning didn't say anything else. They were Lu Dayong's mother and brother, and he had the final say on what they wanted to do. At least he wouldn't let them starve.
From that day on, my family finally started eating normally again.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
