Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 416

"Uncle, this is a little bit of our wishes, just accept it.

Don't worry, we won't lose money when we go out to make money this time.

I came back in a hurry and didn't have time to see my grandparents. When we have another chance, we will definitely stay at home for a few days. "

Sheng Xincheng and Sheng Xinyue stepped forward and without any explanation, stuffed the brown paper bag into Sheng Xiping's coat pocket.

"Uncle, let's go first. If you have a chance, take my aunt and my brother to Yantai for fun.

If you have a lot of kids at home, you can definitely play together. "

It was getting late and it was almost time to leave. Master Sheng Xiyun and Sheng Xiping said goodbye and left in a hurry.

Sheng Xiping waved to the three men helplessly and watched them get on the bus. After that, he also bought a ticket back to Songjianghe.

Sheng Xiping took the train back to Songjianghe. After getting off at the station, he first went out to find a donkey cart.

After the meeting last year, small traders and hawkers were allowed to exist, and there were more donkey carts pulling feet on the Songjiang River than before.

I stopped for a while at the exit of the train station, found an unoccupied car, talked with the other person, and agreed on the price.

After that, Sheng Xiping went to the station and found the person in charge.

It had only been a few days, and people naturally recognized Sheng Xiping. As soon as they saw him, they knew that he was here to sell goods.

So he quickly opened the door of the warehouse and asked Sheng Xiping to move away the fruits stored inside.

"Comrade, I can't transport so much in one trip. Can I move part of it first?"

The donkey cart couldn't pull so much, so Sheng Xiping planned to send some to Zhou Mingyuan, Zhao Yongsheng, and Zhao Guangning first, and then he would find a way to get the rest back to the forest farm.

"Okay, it doesn't matter if you split it up a few times. Just come to me when the time comes."

The other party had a very good attitude and even helped Sheng Xiping move the apple baskets out of the warehouse.

Sheng Xiping moved four baskets of apples, one basket of pears, one basket of hawthorns, one basket of chestnuts, and one basket of dates and loaded them on the donkey cart.

The rest is still in the warehouse for the time being, waiting for him to find a car to transport it.

After that, Sheng Xiping showed the way, and the owner drove the donkey cart first to Zhao Yongsheng's house, then to Zhou Mingyuan's house, and finally to Zhao Guangning's house.

The Zhao family and his son each had a basket of apples and one-third of the other fruits. On Zhou Mingyuan's side, two baskets of apples were given.

Zhao Yongsheng and Zhou Mingyuan's family have actually gotten their share of apples.

Previously, Sheng Xiyun asked Director Guo to send a basket to each of the bureau leaders.

So when Sheng Xiping sent it over, Zhao Yongsheng refused to accept it at first. Unable to resist Sheng Xiping's forced delivery, he just put the apples and other things into the room, and Zhao Yongsheng was helpless.

When Zhou Mingyuan saw the fruit brought by his uncle, he said he didn't want it and wanted to find a car for Sheng Xiping to take back to Qianchuan.

"Dad, look for a car to catch a ride. There are quite a few at the station. We must take a car back.

You ask my mother to take these two baskets of apples as a favor, and you can eat the remaining pears, hawthorns, etc. as you like. "Sheng Xiping must explain.

Zhou Mingyuan couldn't refuse the old man's wishes anymore, so he stayed.

That night, Sheng Xiping did not return to the forest farm, but stayed at Zhou's house. Wang Chunxiu did not work the night shift, so he specially cooked a few dishes and ate with Sheng Xiping.

The next morning, Zhou Mingyuan specially dispatched a car from Banshihe Forest Farm to help Sheng Xiping deliver the remaining six baskets of apples, two baskets of pears, one basket of hawthorns, one basket of chestnuts, and one basket of dates. Sentie small train station.

It just so happened that there was a train from Mori Railway going to Maekawa, so they directly attached an extra carriage and transported Sheng Xiping and all the fruits back.

Sheng Xiping spent a lot of effort and finally got all the fruits back home from the train station.

After that, he was busy giving some to Liu Changde, Zheng Xianyong, Wang Junsheng, Zhao Limin and others.

These are rare items, each family will get a share and try them all.

Although the Forestry Bureau bought [-] kilograms of apples, they are all stored in the warehouse before the time for welfare benefits.

So at this end of the forest farm, not even the shadow of an apple was seen.

Sheng Xiping sent some to each house, and those who got something were so beautiful.He kept saying that this was because he had something to do with Sheng Xiping.

Of course, the happiest people are the children of the Sheng family.

Where can I see these fruits in Maekuan Forest Farm on weekdays?Sheng Xinhua has never eaten apples for so long.

As soon as they saw that their father had brought back so many delicious foods, the two children each held a big apple and started to eat it. What they ate was a joy.

"Mom, since there are few people at home, we should light less fire in the West House and put these fruits in the West House. Just don't freeze them.

I'll stay with you in the east room tonight, so that I can burn less fire. "

The Sheng family only has three and a half rooms. The fruits cannot be placed in the warehouse, so they can only be placed in the west room.

Anyway, Sheng Xiping is often on duty in the mountains and doesn't always come home. It's better to move into the east room and leave the west room for temporary use as a warehouse.

"Ah, okay, it just so happens that Huahua and the others aren't coming back either. Take out the flower basket and make room in the house.

Put these in the west room and eat them slowly. They can be eaten for a long time.

In a month or so, your wife, your second child, and your third child will also be back. "When Zhang Shuzhen heard this, she nodded in agreement.

After settling the fruits and other things, Sheng Xiping went into the east room, sat down, and took out the brown paper bag.

"Mom, this is the 3000 yuan left by Brother Xiyun to me, saying it was my dividend from selling apples for him.

You should keep this money for now, and you can make arrangements for your family expenses during the New Year. "

I had to tell my family about this money, so Sheng Xiping didn't hide it and took it out directly.

"Oh, you, the big brother, don't have to choose what to do. If he hadn't had a bad leg, which delayed his future, he might be an official now."

Zhang Shuzhen took the kraft paper bag and opened it. Inside were three new bundles of unity.Zhang Shuzhen didn't count, she just took the money and sighed.

"Don't give it all to me. You keep two thousand. One thousand at home is enough." Zhang Shuzhen left one bundle and gave the remaining two bundles to Sheng Xiping.

“My family doesn’t have much expenses now. The second and third children are in charge of their education, so they don’t have to spend any money from the family.

I think this way, I won’t be able to get married in a short time.

There is no guarantee where they will be in the future, and it is impossible for them to return to our forest farm no matter where they are.

I used to think about saving money to build a house, but now I don't think so. When they assign jobs, maybe the work unit can allocate houses to them. "Zhang Shuzhen held the bundle of money and muttered.

"There are only three children in the family, the fourth and the fifth, who go to school. It doesn't cost much. Your father has a salary, and you have paid a lot to the family over the years. It's enough.

You two children are still young, and you are both brats. You don’t know what your future will be like, so save more money to prepare for them. "

Parents who love their son must have far-reaching plans for it.

Zhang Shuzhen loves every child in the family, but as the eldest son, Sheng Xiping has always been the most valued by her parents.

There are some things that Sheng Xiping may not have considered, but as a mother, Zhang Shuzhen must plan ahead and think about her son.

After her mother said this, Sheng Xiping didn't insist anymore, so she put away the two bundles of money.

At noon, sisters Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei, and Sheng Xitai went home. They were very happy to see their eldest brother back. They also saw a lot of delicious food at home, which made Sheng Xitai jump for joy.

Sheng Xiping's trip was delayed for five or six days because the work on the mountain waited for no one.

So he rested at home for the night and went to work in the mountains early the next morning.

In December, the temperature is getting lower day by day. Snow falls on the mountains every now and then. The snow gradually thickens, reaching people's thighs in some places.

On the mountain, frontline workers worked in the wind and snow. Big trees were knocked down one after another, and were continuously transported to the lumber yard and lumber yard through manual and mechanical means, and then sent to various places.

At the foot of the mountain, in the severe cold winter, people basically don't go out of their houses. They keep the house warm and the kang head is hot.

Women sit on the hot kang, do needlework, and prepare New Year's clothes in advance.

Zhang Shuzhen learned how to use a sewing machine from Zhou Qinglan.

She found a tailor, cut out the children's clothes, hemmed them, then took them home and made them herself.

Clothes in this era were not so elaborate, and there were no interlinings, shoulder pads, etc. It was easy to make clothes.

The Sheng family has a sewing machine and an iron, so Zhang Shuzhen does some cooking every day and prepares in advance to avoid being blinded as the New Year approaches.

In addition to making clothes, the only thing left is to make food.

This year, the family has planted land, and there are all kinds of cereals and beans. Zhang Shuzhen must think a little bit more and make more food.

Pancakes need to be baked, whether soft pancakes or hard pancakes.

You can make soybean curd, cut it into pieces and freeze it on the outside. Frozen tofu stewed with cabbage is delicious.

There are also sticky bean buns, sticky fire spoons, etc. These are also indispensable.

Zhou Qinglan was not at home, and sisters Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei were also busy studying, but Zhang Shuzhen could not be troubled.

These people who got along well with each other on weekdays got together and set up griddles at Sheng's house, taking turns making pancakes.

Wait until the pancakes are baked, then bake the sticky ladle and steam the sticky bean buns together.

This year has not yet passed, but every family is busy with work. A group of women gather together, chatting and laughing all day long, and there is no delay in doing their work.

In the blink of an eye, December passed and New Year's Day of 1980 arrived.

History has opened a new chapter and officially entered the 80s.

Sheng Liancheng, Zhou Qinglan and others were not at home, and Zhang Shuzhen didn't bother to do anything on New Year's Day. She just made a few dishes and passed away.

On January [-]th, Sheng Xian, who was studying in Bingcheng, returned home first, followed by Sheng Xikang.

As for Zhou Qinglan, she came back with Zhou Qingyue and lived directly in Songjianghe.

Zhou Mingyuan was originally transferred to Songjianghe Machine Repair Factory from elsewhere and lived in a house temporarily rented by his employer.

Last year, the work unit allocated rooms. Zhou Mingyuan and his wife met the conditions for room allocation and were allocated a building on the corner building.

At that time, thinking that Zhou Qingyang was coming back to get married, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife discussed giving the new house to their son, so they never moved there.

As a result, Zhou Qingyang had a temporary assignment and was unable to come back to get married. He didn't live in the new house after cleaning it, so he just left it there.

Didn't Zhou Qingyang send a letter back, saying that he would come back to get married in a while?
When Zhou Qinglan and Zhou Qingyue came back, they went over to tidy up the inside and outside again and bought everything that needed to be bought.Zhou Qinglan stayed at her parents' house for a week and helped decorate the new house before returning to the forest farm.

Coincidentally, taking advantage of Sheng Xinhua's fourth birthday, Sheng Liancheng found someone to replace him and went down the mountain with Sheng Xiping. The whole family gathered together and it was a lively event.

This year's winter production at Qianchuan Forest Farm has been very smooth, and it is expected that most of the logging tasks will be completed by the year before.

The whole audience was united, and no one was willing to slip up and delay production at this time.

So Mr. Sheng Liancheng and his wife only stayed at home for one night and went up the mountain again the next day.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Qingyang returned to Songjianghe. This time he took marriage leave and came back to get married.

It wasn't until Zhou Qingyang came back with the second-class merit medal that Zhou Mingyuan and his wife realized that their son almost died on the battlefield and spent several months recovering from his injuries.

Zhou Qingyang didn't want his parents and fiancée to worry, so he asked his leaders and comrades to keep it secret, so his family never received any news.

It wasn't until Zhou Qingyang had completely recovered from his injuries that he applied to the leader to come home and get married.

After learning the truth, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife became very angry and scolded Zhou Qingyang bloody.

After getting angry and scolding, the couple calmed down and regretted it again.

They should have been mentally prepared when their son went to join the army. But now that they are really in trouble, they still scold their children. This is very inappropriate.

No matter how you say it, it is a blessing that your son is back with a full head and tail, and no missing arms or legs, and you should be happy.

"Oh, you, hurry up and get married.

Waiting for you and Chen Jie to get married, after a year and a half, I will think of a way and let Chen Jie go with the army to watch you.

That way, we don't have to follow you all day long and be on tenterhooks. "Wang Chunxiu finally could only sigh and said.

"Mom, I'm not bad. Some of my comrades were injured by artillery shells and lost a leg, some lost their arms, and some died directly on the battlefield.

Although I was injured, I came back in good condition. "Zhou Qingyang couldn't help but feel heavy when he thought of those disabled comrades.

"Yes, compared to them, you are lucky.

It is because of people like you who are not afraid of bloodshed or sacrifice that we can live a stable life in the rear.

Son, dad is proud to have you. You are the glory of our family. Dad should not have scolded you just now. "

Zhou Mingyuan has a good character. He is not the kind of feudal patriarch. If he makes a mistake, he is wrong. It is not a shame to admit his mistakes to his children.

Zhou Qingyang and Chen Jie didn't get along much, and they only exchanged letters.

The two of them had already decided to get married. If Zhou Qingyang hadn't been on a mission, they would have gotten married last year.

Now that Zhou Qingyang has returned, Zhou Mingyuan found Director Yang's wife as a matchmaker the next day and accompanied Wang Chunxiu to Chen's house to discuss marriage.

Both families have already prepared everything needed for the wedding, and the wedding report and other procedures are also complete.

So we discussed it and decided to get engaged on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month and get married on the sixth day of the first lunar month later.

After all, marriage is a lifelong event and should not be taken too hastily.

Chen Jie is a good big girl. She needs to look good and have a job, so it's not like she can't get married.

Waiting for an extra year is enough of a grievance. Marriage, a major life event, must be grand and the process must be completed.

Naturally, the Zhou family has no objections. It was really too late to get married before the new year. There will be plenty of time after the new year, so they can prepare well.

In this way, Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu both asked for leave in advance, and Zhou Qinglan came back early with her two children.

On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the family got up early and packed up neatly. Accompanied by the matchmaker, they went to Chen's house together.

Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu both work, and their wages are not low. Zhou Qingyang also gets an allowance, so he is very generous.

On the day of the engagement, in addition to the four normal gifts, the Zhou family also bought Chen Jie two sets of clothes from head to toe, one pair of cotton shoes, two pairs of shoes, and a plum blossom watch.

In addition, Zhou Qingyang used 500 yuan from the allowance he had saved as a betrothal gift.

The Zhou family prepared a lot, and the Chen family was no less prepared. They also prepared two sets of clothes for Zhou Qingyang, as well as a men's watch.

The two parties happily decided to get married, and the Chen family prepared a sumptuous banquet to entertain the matchmaker and everyone in the Zhou family.

After getting engaged, the parents of both parties felt at ease, so they started preparing for the wedding in full swing.

Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu both had jobs and were very busy, so arranging banquets, buying cigarettes, wine, sugar and tea, etc., had to fall on the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family.

But Zhou Qingyang has always been in the army and has no contact with these things. Zhou Qingyue is young and inexperienced, so both of them are a little confused.

At this time, Zhou Qinglan became the leader and everything was obeyed by her.

Zhou Qingyang and Zhou Qingyue are responsible for taking care of the children, following the servants, and carrying things, while Zhou Qinglan is responsible for spending money.

It's just in time for the Chinese New Year, and the stores are rich in supplies. Now some things have been relaxed, so you can buy more.

The three brothers and sisters worked hard for five or six days and finally bought all the things needed for the wedding.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Qinglan took the two children back to the forest farm by car.

"Oh, my grandson is back. Have you missed grandma?"

Zhang Shuzhen was overjoyed when she saw the three Zhou Qinglans entering the house. She first carried her two grandsons to the kang, untied her scarf and took off her hat, kissed her grandson's rosy little face, and said with a smile.

"Mom, this is something I bought from Songjianghe, and my dad, brother and the others brought it to me."

Zhou Qinglan followed him into the house and put the package he was carrying on the kang.

"Oh, you went to your parents' house this time and you even got food and drinks." Zhang Shuzhen laughed when she heard this.

"How are your parents and your mother? Have your brother's marriage been arranged?" Zhang Shuzhen asked her daughter-in-law.

"My father and mother were still like that. They were busy at work a year ago, and they couldn't take care of the family.

My brother's wedding items are almost ready. The wedding will be held in the new house on the corner floor, and the banquet will be in the canteen of the Forestry Bureau.

My mother ordered a pig and chickens from Donggang. She would catch them and kill them directly on the fourth and fifth day of the lunar month.

The other ones have also been ordered with others and will be delivered to the cafeteria warehouse in a few days. "

Getting married is not that simple. There are many things to prepare.

Especially vegetables for banquets. If you buy them too early, the vegetables will rot.

It’s not good to buy too late. It’s a holiday after the New Year, so it’s not easy to buy.So a lot of things have been pre-ordered, and I will get them back near the end of the year.

"Well, okay, this arrangement is quite reasonable. When your brother gets married, our whole family will go to have a wedding banquet."

Zhang Shuzhen smiled and nodded. The Sheng and Zhou families are in-laws. Zhou Qingyang's wedding is a big event for the Zhou family. The Sheng family will definitely go over to join in the fun and help.

While talking, the mother-in-law took off Sheng Xinhua, Sheng Xinyu's shoes and coat, and the two children went to play on the kang.

Zhang Shuzhen gathered all the things her daughter-in-law brought back and put them away.

We were packing up here, and there were footsteps outside again. Then, Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping came back carrying things.

This year's winter transportation production went very smoothly, and the output was higher than expected. After discussion, the leaders of the field decided that the front-line work team would have a holiday starting from the New Year's Day, and they would just go up the mountain on the tenth day of the new year.

"Just in time, you are all back. Let's make dumplings this afternoon to celebrate the New Year."

Zhang Shuzhen took the thing from Sheng Liancheng's hand and said with a smile.

"After dinner later, go and clean up quickly. Look at you, you're so unshaven."

Sheng Liancheng had been going down the mountain since the beginning of the winter sports. He celebrated Sheng Xinhua's birthday and went up the mountain the next day. He had no time to take care of himself.

That's not why he has long hair and unkempt beard?
Sheng Liancheng didn't care about that. He handed the things to his wife, took off his shoes, got on the kang, and went to play with his grandson.

Zhang Shuzhen shook her head when she saw it, and was too lazy to care. She went to cook quickly.

Celebrating the New Year and making dumplings are traditional items in the Sheng family.

After lunch, without Zhang Shuzhen's instructions, sisters Sheng Yunfang and Zhou Qinglan went to make noodles and chop stuffing on their own initiative. At three o'clock in the afternoon, everyone started making dumplings together.

This year is New Year's Eve, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Even though it is only one less day, there are still many things to do. It feels much busier than celebrating the New Year when I was [-].

Fortunately, Zhang Shuzhen had unpacked and washed the bedding in advance, and the family's new clothes were also made.

The remaining tasks of cleaning the house and painting the walls can be left to Brother Sheng Xiping.

Zhang Shuzhen led her daughter-in-law and daughter to make and steam steamed buns, flower rolls, steamed buns, and bean buns. Anyway, they just made all kinds of delicious things.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Sheng family is going to kill a pig this year to celebrate the New Year.

At the beginning of spring, Zhang Shuzhen took the initiative and caught two piglets. After raising them for almost a year, they weighed less than [-] kilograms.

Zhang Shuzhen and Sheng Liancheng discussed that they would kill one head during the Chinese New Year and keep the other one for either the spring next year or the New Year next year.

Killing pigs to celebrate the New Year was what Sheng Liancheng had been dreaming about for many years.

Although Sheng Xiping can bring back several wild boars for the New Year every year, how can wild boars compare with domestic pigs?Furthermore, there is no atmosphere like killing pigs to celebrate the New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, all you want is fun.

So, on the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Sheng Liancheng led his three sons and tied up the slightly larger pig in the pig pen.

This pig was not fed yesterday and its belly was clean.Just tie them up, carry them out, and put them on a long stool.

Sheng Xiping raised his hand and lowered his sword, finishing it with one strike. The pig whined a few times and then stopped moving.

Zhang Shuzhen prepared a basin in advance and came over to receive most of the pig's blood.

"Old lump, come here to work. Use this sorghum straw to stir the pig's blood. Stir it for a while, don't let the blood coagulate."

Zhang Shuzhen called her old son to come over and handed Sheng Xitai a sorghum straw.

The sorghum straw was split in half from the middle, and then folded backwards to form a triangle.

Sheng Xitai held the long part in his hand, put the sorghum straw into the pig blood basin, and stirred it clockwise.

After stirring, a layer of red thread-like substance hung on the sorghum straw, which was the substance released by the coagulation of platelets.

This is the purpose of mixing pig blood. As long as it is mixed well, the pig blood can be left for a period of time without coagulating.

(End of this chapter)