Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home.

Chapter 7 Seven Big Mantou

In this era, without disasters, it is difficult for many people to have enough food.Low grain output and a lot of wasteland are difficult problems to solve in a short period of time.

The era that Luo Cheng is now facing is that under the condition of low production capacity, most cities have experienced continuous severe droughts.In the south, at least two crops of food can be grown a year, while in the north there is only one season, and droughts occur, and the ability to resist is simply not comparable to that in the south.

There were seven steamed buns in Luo Cheng's bag. When he was discharged from the army, each veteran was given ten steamed buns. The soldiers steamed them themselves, and they were relatively large.Yesterday it was relatively soft, Luo Cheng managed to eat three of them, but today it was hard, and the steamed buns were tasteless.Luo Cheng also plans to go home and improve the food.

But what Luo Cheng didn't expect was that the two younger sisters in the family were still waiting to improve their food for the steamed buns made of white flour that he didn't like.They secretly calculated, the eldest brother Luo Cheng came back, there are seven people in the family, seven steamed buns, one big steamed bun for each person, it is beautiful to think about.

But even though the children of the poor are already in charge of the family, it is nothing to let Luo Shishi and Luo Xiaoyu do housework or even work in the fields.But the world is so sophisticated, it still needs to be sharpened.

How could it be possible for each person to share seven steamed buns?Luo Cheng's father, Luo Wen, has two brothers and two sisters.That is, Luo Cheng's uncle and aunt, in these days, to be honest, they can't manage it for so long, they can really live a day-to-day life, helping each other.

The two aunts are married nearby, so it is considered a long trip to go to the city these days.In rural areas, the best way out for girls is to marry into the city, usually to a nearby village.

So the general situation is that the uncle and aunt's family each have steamed buns, which can be regarded as improving the food.

And this premise is that Luo Cheng agrees. Luo Cheng is educated, has served as a soldier, and is the eldest son of the family.At home, although Luo Wen has always been the head of the family, before Luo Cheng joined the army, the whole family would try their best to obey whatever opinions Luo Cheng expressed.

Luo Cheng is the eldest son, and now he has returned from the army. Sooner or later, he will be the head of the family.And this steamed bun also belonged to Luo Cheng, and Luo Cheng's mother just thought that way, but she didn't dare to arrange it like that without asking Luo Cheng.

And Luo Cheng finally came back after sending Qin Lan off.In this day and age, it was really hard for him to rely on his legs when going out.

Ngee Ann is just a small city in the south.Having a bicycle in a family in a big city is a big deal these days.Not to mention a small city, Longyang Town is a town anyway, so there are bicycles in some units in the town.I personally own very few bicycles, and there are no bicycles for sale in the town, so I have to go to the city to buy them.

"Brother, when you come back, the quilt has been laid for you. If you want to rest, you can go to the room to rest. But Mom said that if you come back, go to her room."

As soon as Luo Cheng came back, his younger sister Luo Xiaoyu found out, and Luo Shishi also showed his credit, saying that his backpack and luggage were also put away for him.

To be honest, Luo Cheng really wanted to lie down immediately.Yesterday's train ride was not stable. In this era, the speed of the train is not fast, and it is a little wobbly.So he didn't sleep well on the train, and Luo Cheng, who walked so much today and didn't have much physical fitness, really felt a little unbearable.

But my mother said that she needed to find him for something, and she didn't care about this moment if she wanted to rest.

The windows of the earth tile house are pasted with window paper. Even in broad daylight, the room is still a bit dark.The size of the room is less than thirty square meters. There is not only a living room for eating, but also two boards for sleeping. There are two beds, one for parents and one for grandma.

There is a chamber pot in the room, the large one has to go to the toilet not far outside, and the small one usually uses a chamber pot and a urine bucket.Without food, people of this age only go to the tuba for several days.I really couldn't bear it at night, so I carried a kerosene lamp to the toilet outside. Not every household has a flashlight now.

"Mom, grandma, I'm back."

"Good grandson, come and sit next to grandma."

There are tables and long benches in the room. There are only two long benches and two ordinary stools.But in such a situation, if there are guests, or if everyone is present, there may not be enough stools to sit on.

It is a bad custom in some places that women are not allowed to eat at the table, but this is not the case in Ngee Ann, where they usually eat together.

But in this day and age, if guests come to eat, neither women nor children will come to the table.This is not a custom. One may be that there are not enough stools, and the other is that the child has no scruples about eating. Don’t try to get something to entertain the guests, the child will be eaten up in a few moments.

"Mom, tell me something."

Luo Cheng didn't have any estrangement from grandma, and sat next to her directly, much closer than the two younger sisters who suddenly appeared.

"Hey~~, it's about those steamed buns in your bag. Just now when your sister was helping you tidy up, you 'unintentionally' saw it~~~."

My mother, Wang Ling, sighed first, and it seemed that some words could only be said with a sigh.Then he heard what he planned to do with Luocheng's steamed buns, and also talked about the mutual care between the two uncles and aunts in the past few years.

Although there are not many steamed buns, at least they are made of fine grains. Boil a steamed bun in water, add some wild vegetables or something, and you can also make a pot of thinner batter soup.Although it won't help much for those uncles and aunts, it also has a meaning.He also told them that Luo Cheng came back from the army, and it was impossible to host a banquet. At least sending a steamed bun was considered a courtesy.

"Isn't it just a few steamed buns?"

Luo Cheng thought to himself, feeling a little unspeakable.He didn't want to eat steamed buns yet, but he didn't expect to be valued so much by his family.And a few steamed buns are like this, what kind of life does the family usually live.

Another point is that not only is he no longer the only child, but his father's brothers and sisters have also changed.Father Luo Wen is not an only child. He has a younger brother and a younger sister. The younger brother is Luo Cheng's uncle named Luo Wu, and Luo Cheng's aunt named Luo Juan.

But now I learned from my mother that my father in this world is equivalent to having a younger brother and younger sister.As for the name, my mother didn't say, and Luo Cheng couldn't ask for the name, so he said that he didn't know what his uncle and aunt were called.Anyway, sooner or later the name will be known, and Luo Chengcheng is afraid that he will not be able to recognize anyone he sees.

"Mom, I think it's better to forget it. When I was discharged from the army, the army gave me the discharge fee and some food stamps. There is no food at home. Why don't I go buy some food tomorrow and call my uncle and aunt over here?" Gather together, I haven't seen them for several years, I must see them when I come back."

Luo Cheng felt that it was too shabby to send a steamed bun, but he cherished a steamed bun so much. Thinking about it, there should be no food at home.When the troops came out, every veteran was issued a lot of national food stamps.After all, if he didn't start working immediately after retiring from the army, he could at least buy some food.In addition, food stamps are required to eat in restaurants now, and it is useless to just pay the discharge fee.

　In this day and age, those who work in the fields may not be able to eat anything, but because of the famine, rural people basically don't work much, and lying still to save energy is the kingly way.

　　So in this era, many villages are lifeless, and there are few pedestrians on the road.Those fleeing famine were basically lying on their stomachs in a certain place, and they didn't move very much. When they lay down on their stomachs, they didn't move anymore.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)