reborn at sixty

Chapter 16 17. Understanding
Chapter 540 Four

Those who came out of the three-year famine did not dare to expect to have delicious food. As long as they don't starve to death, they are better than anything else.

Anyway, it's all for food. It was pretty good when she ate corn cob and acorn noodles. Now she really dare not be picky about food and clothing.

Smiling and shaking his head, "Grandpa, what's the matter? Isn't every household living like this? Besides, there is food to eat, it's much better than the previous days..."

Shui Lian's sensibleness moved the old man a little.

Liang Shouwang patted her head, "Girl, you can't look at things like this. When grandpa lived by himself, he didn't feel anything when he was hungry and full.

But you can’t do it. If you don’t eat something good when you’re still growing, you might not be able to grow up. Look, you are not much different from Hongmei, who is taller than you by more than a head... ..."

Shui Lian smiled and took the old man's hand, "Grandpa, I can't blame you for this, who doesn't know what it was a few years ago, I'm lucky to be alive.

Life is pretty good now, living with grandpa, I don't have to worry about being beaten at any time, and I don't have to go to the mountains to collect firewood in the cold weather, look at the neat and tidy house I asked you to clean up, I Ah, being old with you is actually a blessing. "

Shui Lian understands this best in her heart, people are afraid of comparison, Wang Mei and her husband raised her up, she remembers this kindness, although she is not good to her, but at least she is still alive, she is much luckier than those who died of starvation .

But when the old man was in front of her, she didn't know what relatives were, and they were also not related by blood. Looking at him, he actually handed over one year's dividends and various bills to her. This is the gap.

The old man shook his head helplessly, "Children know what happiness is. When you grow up, maybe your life will be better in the future. If you can eat white flour steamed buns and meat every day, then that is happiness. Where did it go..."

After cooking the fish soup, she made a special vegetable porridge, so that the combination of meat and vegetables and food, even if you can't eat enough, you can get full with water, at least the nutrition is enough.

The old man drank a bowl of fish soup, and kept smacking his mouth when it was over.

"It's delicious, I haven't had such fresh fish soup for a long time..."

Shui Lian was really curious about the old man's previous life.

Everyone knew each other well before, and they had heard people talking about their family, but she didn't know it from the mouth of the person involved, so she still didn't believe it.

He raised his head and glanced at Liang Shouwang, "Grandpa, it is said that you used to live alone, earning a lot of work points, at least you can still have a delicious fish soup, and you have several children. The whole family is as big as a fingernail. It's enough for you to drink a pot..."

Liang Shouwang smiled bitterly and sighed at the same time, "Girl, you don't know, your three aunts' family is really difficult. There are many children, and there are few strong laborers. These days are inevitably difficult.

In the past, my grandfather would give them as many tickets as possible. As for your uncle, I don’t have to worry about it. He is at least a worker in the city. There is only one girl and one boy in the family. It should be no problem for two adults to raise two children. , it’s already very good without my help..."

Yu Xi secretly sighed inwardly. Although what he said was true, it could be seen from the side that this old man was really suffering.

This obviously belongs to the character of a scalper. What he eats is grass, but what he squeezes out is milk. What's more, the old man is still a disabled person, but she is still the son and daughter of others, so she can't say anything.

The old man took a sip of the vegetable porridge and said, "Actually, it wasn't easy for your uncle. In the early years, he went out to be an apprentice with his cousin. He suffered a lot. After the founding of New China, he had the opportunity to become a formal employee." .

Marrying a wife and having children and so on, the family didn't help him much, anyway, it all depends on his own ability.

To be honest, it's not easy for them to live in the city by themselves, and I'm old too, so I can't help much, so I won't make trouble for them.

Just write a letter and come back when you have time, and you can save the travel expenses to buy some food for the children. As long as the Chinese New Year comes to see me, this old man, I will be satisfied..."

What the old man heard in Shui Lian's ears, why does it feel so desolate, it's not too far away, they are all in the same city, alas, but they are all the children of the old man, there is nothing to say if he doesn't pick her .

"Grandpa, I'll boil the water later, and you two will take a hot bath, otherwise there will be more and more lice on our bodies, and this worm will eat all the good things on our bodies."

She secretly sighed in her heart, when she first came here, she was disgusted when she saw lice, but after a long time, it was just the same.

There are not so many changes of clothes, and there are not such good bathing conditions. It is not bad to be able to not go hungry, and she does not dare to dislike the rest now.

Speaking of taking a bath, Liang Shouwang has no objection, "Well, you should clean up your personal hygiene.

When we were in the army, we definitely didn’t have time to take care of this when marching and fighting, but we still tried to take a bath when we arrived at the resting place.

After taking a bath, the whole person becomes comfortable and refreshed.

From now on, my father and I will wash and wash every now and then. Anyway, my granddaughter will boil the water.

Hehe, I also enjoy myself. In the past, when grandpa lived by himself, he didn’t bother to move. This day is also a day-to-day life. It’s different now. With our water lotus in charge, we must maintain good hygiene. "

When Shui Lian took a bath, she noticed that the birthmark on her chest seemed to have changed in color.

It used to be dark red, but now it has become much brighter, and the lotus petals that were missing a corner seem to have begun to grow.

Although it feels a little weird, she hasn't changed much so far. Except for yesterday's fever, everything else is fine.

Shaking her head, she didn't want to study the issue of the birthmark any more. Looking at the lice corpses floating on the water in the basin, she sighed again.

Now she has calmed down a lot.

Liang Shouwang who was standing outside the door said, "Grandpa, is there a way to get rid of the lice in the hair?"

Liang Shouwang sighed, "This is a bit difficult, wait for grandpa to ask someone tomorrow, I heard that they used chalk dipped in medicine to smear on the head, grandpa will go for you tomorrow."

When the two of them had finished taking a bath and were lying on the hot kang refreshed, even Shui Lian couldn't help but bend her eyebrows with a smile. It's so comfortable to take a bath.

"Grandpa, let's catch the lice in the padded jacket first, so that the bath will not be in vain. I will wash the changed clothes tomorrow."

At home, the oil lamps that had not been lit for a long time were lit, and in the dim light, both heads were busy working on the cotton-padded jackets in their hands.

Looking at the padded jacket in his hand, he sighed secretly.

"Grandpa, when you have money in the future, I'll buy you a lot of new clothes to wear. Let's buy a wardrobe of clothes and never worry about getting wet and having nothing to wear."

Listening to the little granddaughter's childish words, Liang Shouwang just nodded with a smile, and didn't take it seriously.

He didn't dare to expect good clothes, but he would be satisfied if he could eat two more meals of meat in the future.

ps: I made a small revision in the last chapter, if it doesn’t match, you can go back and look at it

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