Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 303

After the special day of the third year of junior high school, it was followed by festive visits to relatives and friends. On the fourth day of junior high school, Gao Hong would go with his parents to pay New Year's greetings.

Gao Mingcheng was not idle either. He drove a tractor, took many beauty and many jade couples, and went to the elder sister's house in Shanfeng Village to pay New Year's greetings.

Duomei’s eldest sister is named Duojin, and she married into Shanfeng Village a few years ago. Shanfeng Village is actually relatively close to Gaojia Village, but it’s a relatively short distance in a straight line.

The largest reservoir in Gaojia Village is shared with Shanfeng Village. After crossing this reservoir and walking for a while, you will arrive at Shanfeng Village.

But Gao Mingcheng has a tractor, so naturally there is no need to walk from the reservoir. Although the reservoir has completely dried up this year, the bottom of the reservoir is uneven and potholed, making it inconvenient to drive.

There were three stools on the tractor's body, and everyone sat on them in cotton-padded coats and hats. There were some gifts piled up in the empty space.

There is naturally no reason for those who come to pay New Year's greetings during the New Year's Eve.

Duoyu is sitting holding her son. Her son has been five months old, but he is relatively thin and looks small. At this time, he is wrapped in a small quilt, with only a small face showing, looking around curiously. .

Duomei lowered her head and teased the child, saying, "Second sister, will he drink the milk powder I bought for Shi Shi last time? I see that he is growing smaller than other children, so I want him to eat some milk powder to make up for it."

Duoyu sighed, and said with a sad face: "I don't have much milk, which is not enough for him to eat, but he refuses to give him milk powder! Later, your brother simply fed him porridge, just the top layer of porridge. The water is so dilute that he won't choke on him. Now that he is fed two meals of porridge during the day, he doesn't cry so frequently at night."

Duomei was helpless when she heard that her nephew refused to eat milk powder.

Duoyu's son's first name is Xu Yan, and his nickname is Shitou. He is pretty and cute, but he may have insufficient womb, and Duoyu doesn't have much milk, so he looks thin and small.

Gao Mingcheng was driving in front, but he also heard the conversation behind him.Thanks to his good aunt, this little guy got a lot of help from his aunt in his previous life. As for this life, he might get even more help.

But as long as Duomei doesn't go too far, Gao Mingcheng doesn't plan to intervene. Relatives, that's it, they will always help each other, and this is the only way to have affection.

Not long after, the tractor stopped at the door of many Jin's houses.

The letter had been handed over before, and many Jin knew that her natal sisters were coming, so they prepared early, and when they saw the tractor arrived, they came to the door to greet them.

The family that Doujin married was not very well off, but it was better than Doujin's own family. In addition, her father was seriously ill at that time and was about to die. She married her in a hurry while her father was still alive. After coming over, up to now, two sons have been born.

It is worth mentioning that although family planning has been implemented in these years, for some reason, they are not very strict about it. In the city, those who have jobs are stricter, and they are basically only children, but those who have no jobs, But basically gave birth to a second child, even in the city, let alone the countryside.

Since ancient times, farming has required labor, and this labor only refers to men. If a family does not give birth to a son, it will be ridiculed as an extinct household. occur.

Therefore, after the family planning policy started, every place is different, because the policy is dead, but the people in power are alive, some places are more bewildered, and the punishment is very strict, so many tragic things often happen, such as She was eight months pregnant, and was forcibly taken away for an abortion. As a result, the pregnant woman suffered serious physical loss, and even killed two people.

But in some places, it is not so strict. In some rural areas, if the first child is a daughter, it is even allowed to have a second child. If the first child is a son, then you are not allowed to have a second child.

But here in Gaojia Village, when the policy is implemented to everyone, it becomes that regardless of gender, you are allowed to have a second child, but after the second child, you have to notify the woman to have a sterilization, which is considered to have completed the task assigned by the above.

Because of this, Gao Mingcheng can have two sons, and Duoyu will give birth to a daughter in the future. As for Duojin, this one is amazing, and she will give birth to another son next year.

It is said that the family wanted a daughter, so they deliberately hid in the mountains to give birth, but after the birth, they were still sons, and the three sons looked very similar. If it weren't for the age, people who didn't know would think it was What about the triplets?

After being warmly welcomed into the main room and sat down, Gao Mingcheng looked up. Many of the Jin family lived in old houses, adobe houses, with old newspapers and some calendars on the walls.

There is a wooden table in the main room, the table is a little bumpy, it is an old object that has been used for many years.There are several kinds of fruits on the table, including grapefruit, oranges and persimmons.

Grapefruit and citrus are two kinds of fruit trees grown by Jin himself. When the fruits are ripe in autumn, they are picked and put into chaff to hide, so that they can be preserved until the New Year.

As for the persimmons, they are also homemade. The persimmons are not big, but the craftsmanship is not bad. With the icing, they look delicious.

This year was Gao Mingcheng's first visit to the home of many beautiful elder sisters to pay New Year's greetings after his marriage. Naturally, he would not be stingy, and gave a few catties of apples, a few catties of wind-blown meat, two cans of malted milk, and two bottles of wine.

This was a formal gift, but in fact Duomi took two sets of children's clothes and some dried kelp, dried salted fish and the like.

This children's clothing was produced in Dong Feixia's workshop. It is made of thick cotton and filled with new cotton. It is thick and warm.

"Come on, these are new clothes for you guys, hurry up and try them on." Duo Mei smiled and handed over the new clothes, and the faces of the two children instantly showed surprise smiles, one was five years old and the other was three years old. I already know beauty and ugliness.

"It's...too costly." Duo Jin said excitedly and politely, but was soon pestered by the two children to change their clothes.

Not long after, the two children put on new clothes, and when they put them on, they realized that they were a little too big.

But this is intentional by many beauties.

Rural people dress carefully. When buying clothes for their children, they never buy clothes that fit. They must be one size larger. Some people even buy two sizes larger because children grow fast. If they buy a larger size, they can wear it longer.

But in fact, one size up is okay, but two sizes up is unnecessary. Often, by the time the clothes are worn properly, the clothes are already old and dirty.

In the end, there is never a time when a new dress looks good.

Therefore, when people's lives are better later, young parents will no longer deliberately buy clothes that are one size larger for their children, and it is better to dress well.

"Looks good, this dress looks good." Duo Jin was very excited, this slightly oversized dress was the best in her eyes.

It’s the Chinese New Year now, and I’ll wear it for at most one more month, so I should change to something thinner. When I wear it again this winter, the child will have grown up again.The clothes are too big now, but by this winter, they will be just right again.

Compared with the gifts given by Gao Mingcheng and his wife, the gifts given by many Yu couples are much worse, but everyone knows each other's situation, so they don't deliberately bury people. I can't help but smile.

On the fourth day of the fourth day, I went to the eldest sister's house to pay New Year's greetings. On the fifth day, I was not idle. Instead, I went to the third sister's house to pay New Year's greetings. When I went to the third sister's house, Gao Mingcheng's tractor had the eldest sister's family on board, and this time it was full. .

The third sister married far away in many months, and it took more than two hours to walk, so everyone seldom walked around before.

But this year Gao Mingcheng bought a tractor, and with a tractor for transportation, it will be much more convenient to go out to celebrate the New Year.

The sisters rarely get together, and now they have the opportunity, and everyone cherishes it.

It was a free love for many months. Once she came here to sell mats, and then met her current husband. Later, the two saw each other right, and they were together.

At that time, Duomei and their father had already died, and they had the final say on the marriage for many months. From the moment they realized they were married, there was only one or two months, and it was left to later generations. This is called a flash marriage.

Although she got married in a hurry, the third sister had a good life for many months, because her husband worked in a supply and marketing cooperative, but he was paid!

In the eyes of everyone, many months are considered a high marriage.

At this time, her belly was pregnant for many months, and she was already eight months pregnant and was about to give birth.But even so, she acted very nimbly, and cooked a large table of meals. Among the four sisters, the third sister was the best at cooking for many months. In a few years, many months will open in this town A restaurant, and doing well.

It was rare for the sisters to meet each other, and they all got together to talk. Although the men were not very familiar, they were brothers-in-law anyway. Once they drank a little wine, the chatterbox opened up, and they could talk about everything about the southeast, north, and west.

But in fact, what he talked about the most was the things in the village and fields. Among the people present, only Gao Mingcheng had traveled long distances, and he often traveled far.

Therefore, Gao Mingcheng told everyone about the outside world, the outside world and the world in the valley seemed to be two worlds. After everyone heard it, they were both longing and unbelieving.

Gao Mingcheng could see what they were thinking, but he did not explain much. It is now 88, and the whole country is changing with each passing day. The citizens will also witness this grand change with their own eyes, ushering in a prosperous and powerful country.

On the fourth and fifth day of the new year, people were out to pay New Year's greetings, but on the sixth day, someone came to pay New Year's greetings to Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng was quite surprised by the visitor. It was Su Tong who had opened the factory and then closed it.

Su Tong came here in a jeep, and that jeep was quite familiar. Gao Mingcheng glanced at the license plate and realized that it was Xiao Jinfeng's car.

"Brother Mingcheng, long time no see, happy new year!" Su Tong was all smiles, wearing a suit, he looked like a successful man.

"Brother Su! Happy New Year to you too! Come in and sit down! It's so beautiful, let's make tea!" Although Gao Mingcheng was surprised that Su Tong would come to pay New Year's greetings, the visitor was a guest, so he wanted to treat him well.

Su Tong did not rush into the house with Gao Mingcheng, but opened the back seat of the jeep and took out two things, both of which were very large.

"Brother Mingcheng, when I paid New Year's greetings to my uncle's house, I realized that you and my uncle have met. It can be seen that the world is big, but our fate is very deep!" Su Tong said with a smile.

Speaking of Su Tong's uncle, Gao Mingcheng also remembered that once when he went to a pharmaceutical factory in the provincial capital to pull production line equipment, the technicians accompanying him at that time happened to be Su Tong's uncle, and they talked about Su Tong at that time.

It was through the man's mouth that Gao Mingcheng learned that Su Tong had gone to work in a rice cooker factory in Yangcheng.

"This is the rice cooker produced by our factory. I brought it back for you specially! You can use it to cook rice at noon. It is guaranteed to be very useful!" Su Tong handed out the rice cooker in his hand, and then showed another thing, saying : "This is a special product in Yangcheng. It is dried lychee and dried longan. I also brought a lot back, so that my relatives and friends can try it!"

"Brother Su, you're too polite! Come on, come in and sit down, we two brothers have a good talk." Gao Mingcheng was also a little happy.

He has long wanted to buy a rice cooker. He has been to Yangcheng several times before, but each time he did not have enough time. In addition, Duomei always said that the rice cooked in a big iron pot is delicious, and there are rice cookers and the like, so he did not Im in a hurry to buy a rice cooker.

But now that Su Tong gave him a rice cooker, he was still very happy.

He opened the box and immediately saw the brand of the rice cooker, Triangle.

Looking at the structure of the rice cooker, uh, I have to say that the function is very simple, without the fancy functions of later generations, but there is absolutely no problem in cooking rice and porridge, and this brand of rice cooker is very durable and can be used for a lot Years, use it until you don't want to use it, it's still not broken!
"Do you know how to cook? Do you want me to teach you?" Su Tong said enthusiastically, without any superior advice in his tone.

Gao Mingcheng called Duomi and showed her the rice cooker.

Duomei had known about the existence of the rice cooker from Gao Mingcheng before, but this was the first time she saw it, so she couldn't help but look up and down.

She said, "Just plug the wire in? It won't cook the rice, will it?"

"No, no! Just try it later! Come on, let me teach you how to cook rice. With this rice cooker, cooking is easy. You wash the rice, plug in the wire, and press Press the cooking button, and then don’t worry about it, when the cooking button trips, the rice inside will be cooked.”

Su Tong spoke carefully, and finally said: "After it trips, don't unplug the wire immediately, and let it sit for a while, so that the food will be more delicious."

"And plugged in the wire, it keeps warm all the time. When eating in winter, whenever you eat, it will be hot!"

"Is that so amazing?" Many beauties were skeptical, but she already had the item, so she decided to try it.

So under the watchful eyes of Su Tong and Gao Mingcheng, Duomei washed the inner pot of the rice cooker first, and then washed the rice.

It was the first time to use this kind of thing to wash rice, and Duomei was not used to it. She couldn't grasp how much water was in it, so she had to put it in with her hands to detect the water level.

After washing the rice, she closed the lid and plugged in the wires.

With a click, the cooking button is pressed, and the cooking light is on at the same time, it is red, and it will turn green when it is tripped and kept warm.

"Okay, don't worry about it, you can eat it directly when the rice is cooked!" Su Tong said with a smile.

After guiding the cooking, he and Gao Mingcheng are going to chat about some men.

Su Tong seemed a little excited. He said to Gao Mingcheng: "Brother Mingcheng, you still have the foresight to persuade me to go to a big city. Only after I went to a big city did I realize that I am like a frog in a well! But fortunately I have jumped out of the well and seen the big world!"

"In the past, you suggested me to make a pressure cooker, and I thought it was very good, but I have limited funds, so I really can't do anything about it, but now I see a rice cooker, and I think the future belongs to the rice cooker!"

At this stage, pressure cookers are selling very well, and manufacturers of pressure cookers are making money.However, Su Tong saw more possibilities and a more convenient way of life from the rice cooker.

The pressure cooker needs manual attention to the heat, but the rice cooker does not need it. It is programmed, and it will be more convenient for people to use it.

Listening to Su Tong's words, Gao Mingcheng affirmed that in later generations, the traditional pressure cooker will eventually be replaced by the electric pressure cooker.

(End of this chapter)