Fengcheng old events

Chapter 204 Days
The Spring Festival of 82 is coming soon.

Can't wait to put on the new military uniforms that had been prepared earlier, the two brothers lay down on the kang and disassembled the small whips that grandpa bought from the French-Taiwan brigade cooperative.

One hundred small whips and two seven hairs are already considered precious things for rural families in this era.

At this time, many rural families have not even used MSG and refined salt.

As the Chinese New Year approached, Zhang Xinglong caught a cold again, and his tonsils were swollen badly.

Zhang Jingyi went to beg for snake skin and came back, chopped up scrambled eggs.No salt, just stir-fry with a little oil and eat while it is hot, it will burn your throat.I don't know the reason, but it works very well, and the swelling of the throat will disappear after eating it once.

For children of this era, eggs are already one of the few promising delicacies, because there is always a chance to eat them.

I even secretly hope that I have a cold and swollen throat.Because I usually don’t want to eat it, I want to save some money to sell it.

Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Wanzhi hardly ate it themselves, and kept it for Zhang Qingzhi to take back when he came.Only when the grandsons come, will they fry once in a while, to satisfy the two grandchildren's greed.

The so-called rough tea and light food, the daily life of rural families in this era cannot be imagined by future generations.No oil, no meat, no refined salt, no monosodium glutamate, and no refined grains.

Sorghum rice, corn, cornmeal, sauerkraut, potatoes and scallions, this is a whole winter.Tofu is a luxury.

The city is now better than the countryside.

However, the children of this era are also the happiest. Everything they eat is a surprise, and everything they get is happiness. There are so many hopes and dreams floating in their dreams, waiting to be pursued and realized.

Due to the lack of necessary nutrition and food, the pigs and dogs in Zhang Jingyi's family were very thin.In the countryside they eat the same.

At the end of the year, pigs were killed, some were sold for some New Year's money, and some oil was boiled, half of which was kept for Liu Guixin.

This half of the pig was just a little rolled up, and Zhang Qingzhi was shocked when he heard that it was half of the pig.The flesh is less than two fingers thick.

"Oh, this pig is raised, don't you usually feed it?" Zhang Qingzhi was a little dumbfounded.

"There's nothing to feed, just some grass in summer, and some chaff in the winter camp. There's nothing this year, so people still eat after feeding them?" Zhang Wanzhi sighed.Life is not good, the old man feels a little guilty.

In fact, it's not that the family is doing badly, most families in the countryside are like this, that is, those with positions in the team are doing better.Resources are in their hands.

"There is no need to keep anything for us in the future. Life is better there now, and the family conditions have improved a lot compared to before, better than here. You can use what you have for yourself, don't be reluctant."

"Normally there's nothing that can help, that's all. It's such a thoughtful thing to take care of, so don't worry about it."

"That's what you say, dear parents, what do we care about? We are better off now, it's time for us to honor you."

"No, we have food and drink, and you still have famine."

Zhang Xingjun and Zhang Xinglong followed Zhang Qingzhi back to the South Tomb.Life over there by Zhang Jingyi was indeed too difficult, and there were few things in winter, so the two boys could eat.

"Let them go back in summer, and stay at home in winter." Zhang Qingzhi discussed with Liu Guixin: "It's hard to watch them live."

"My uncle's death, the breadwinner of the family is gone. My father is too honest." Liu Guixin sighed.

But what can be done?Although the conditions at home are better than before, they don't have the energy to help there.

Being in debt weighs on my heart like a mountain.

Besides, although the food and drink in the city are better than those in the countryside, they are limited, and everything depends on books and tickets, so how can there be any surplus?
It all depends on finding a way to save it from the mouth. Now it is the limit to recite it twice a year. There are still three more and more edible mouths at home.

……

It's finally the new year.

Zhang Xingjun and Zhang Xinglong were relatively silent.The two of them changed into new clothes for the New Year at grandma's house, and now they have become old clothes.

But you can also wear a new pair of socks and step on the villain.

Celebrating the New Year in the city is much more interesting than in the countryside.Hang red lanterns, eat delicious food, have more firecrackers, and flowers.

A group of children can go crazy together, and the whole family can watch a few movies together.

The world in the city is so much wider than in the countryside.

"Why is the snow in the countryside heavier than in the city? It's so thick everywhere that I can't even walk."

"There are fewer people. There are too many people in the city. If you step on it, it will disappear."

"Did you see someone stepping on the snow? It's just that there is less snow than in the countryside."

"That's not true, it's all the same sky, how can you put more here and less there? It's all the same."

"Different."

A group of little boys huddled in the hut of Zhang Qing's house and made a noise, standing or sitting on the bed or under the bed, often arguing for a long time on a meaningless topic, and the quarrel was so painful.

They are all the children of the original old neighbors, regardless of age and classmates, they can play together together.The big one was bigger than Zhang Xingjun, and the young one was smaller than Zhang Xingbing, and they followed behind with a snotty nose to join in the fun.

"Play poker? Win peanuts."

"Play checkers?"

"His family doesn't have checkers, why don't they go five ways? It's okay to cheat and die."

"Go out and play? Go to the club."

"Who dares to play chess with me?"

There is no need to unify the opinions after a long time of quarreling, and there is no need to unify, just getting together and making noise is just for fun, and you can live a day.

"Oh, it's finally clean, Xiaojun and Xiaobing are too good at recruiting people back, oh my god, my brain hurts from the noise."

"It's better than running out and causing trouble. Ermin, sweep the floor and see what's built in this house."

Zhang Xinglong went to the kitchen to sweep the floor with a broom.

"The glass should be cleaned too." Zhang Qingzhi looked at the window.

"Come on, it's winter, wipe it in spring."

Zhang Xinglong glanced at Zhang Qingzhi, quickly swept the floor and slipped into the hut.But don't wipe the glass, I prayed in my heart.

"Ermin, go to the back and take back your clothes."

"Oh."

Jump from the window of the big house to the back yard, take off the drying clothes one by one and carry them back to the house.Some that haven't been dried are hung up again on the other side.

"This yard is too messy. After collecting the clothes, you should clean up the things and sweep up the garbage."

Zhang Qingzhi lay on the window sill and looked out, took the clothes Zhang Xinglong handed over and gave some instructions.

The yard is really messy and there is a lot of garbage.People upstairs are always throwing things down, and it doesn't help.Some are intentional, because his house does not have a yard, and some are out of habit, so they are thrown down casually.

At this time, there is a jingle: the first floor is full of energy, the second floor is beautiful, the third and fourth floors have broken legs, and the fifth and sixth floors can't get water.

On the first floor, you have to accept the littering and spitting upstairs, and that's what you suffer from.

(End of this chapter)