Return to the small mountain village in 1986

After winter comes, good weather does not come often. No, it is still sunny during the day, but at night, strong winds blow, with cold rain in the wind, and the fallen leaves are flying in the air.

Early the next morning, the sky was overcast, and the wind blowing in her face was much colder than yesterday. In addition to wearing a thick cotton coat, Xiao Xuxu also wrapped herself in a small cloak when she went out.

Many beauties did not need to hold the child, but put their hands in their pockets, but they were still shivering from the cold.

When he went out, he met Gao Yue.

Gao Yue just returned home yesterday evening. This early in the morning, he did not sleep in. Instead, he walked along the nearby road and prepared to go for a run to the People's Park to exercise.

When Gao Yue saw Gao Mingcheng, he immediately ran over. He teased Xiao Xuxu for a while, and then said, "Mingcheng, my mother told you to come over for dinner in the evening. Come over as soon as your clothing store closes its stall!"

"Okay, I brought back a lot of arrowroot powder from the mountains this year. The weather was good a few days ago, and now it's dried. In the evening, I will bring a pound over for you to try." Gao Mingcheng said with a smile.

Thanks to the good weather in the past few days, the arrowroot powder drying at home is finally dry and can be canned and put away.

Since the roots he dug were old roots that had been harvested for many years, the flour extraction rate was good. He got a total of sixteen kilograms of arrowroot powder, enough to feed his family for a year!

This arrowroot starch is somewhat similar to cornstarch. When making meatloaf soup, add a little arrowroot starch to marinate, and the meatloaf will become much tenderer. It is also very refreshing to eat the soup directly with minced meat and arrowroot starch.

Gao Yue smiled and said: "Okay, I haven't eaten arrowroot powder for a long time! A while ago, a classmate gave me some lotus root powder, saying that they had a whole pond full of lotus roots at home, because in the mountains, lotus roots are not good. Pick them out and sell them, then make them into lotus root starch."

"He didn't bring much lotus root starch to me, so I won't send it to you alone. I'll mix the lotus root starch in the evening and give it to you to try!"

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they both found it interesting to talk about their parents' quarrels.

However, the cold wind howled, and the cold Xiao Xuxu hid in Gao Mingcheng's arms.

Gao Yue saw it and said quickly: "Then you go to the clothing store first and remember to come here early in the evening!"

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng agreed, covering Xiao Xuxu's back with his hands, making him stick closer.

After the two parties said goodbye, Duo Meicai smiled and said: "Mingcheng, why do I feel that Gao Yue seems to have grown a little taller?"

Gao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and then said: "It seems he has grown a little taller. Let's ask him again in the evening. He is already so old, can he really grow taller?"

The couple looked at each other, feeling a little unbelievable.

Braving the cold wind all the way to the clothing store, the store door was already open, and Zhang Jinling and Hu Yinchen were doing hygiene and tallying goods.

As for Luo Li, she hasn't come yet.

Since Luo Li was pregnant and clothing stores generally had little business early in the morning, Gao Mingcheng asked Luo Li to come in late every day.

As soon as he entered the door, Gao Mingcheng asked: "Have you made the charcoal fire yet?"

Zhang Jinling said: "It hasn't been burned yet, I'll burn it now!"

With that said, Zhang Jinling put down what she was doing and walked towards the backyard.

In the morning, I used a rice cooker to cook porridge. At this time, the stove of the earthen stove was cold, but the small stove for burning briquettes was hot.

Zhang Jinling stepped forward and pulled off the cover under the briquette stove.

This lid is used to control the air in the stove. When the lid is removed, the air in the stove is smooth and the fire of the briquettes is strong, which can be used to boil water, stir-fry, etc.

When you don't need to use fire at night and want to keep the fire, just replace it with a new briquette and close the lid.

There are also three small holes in the cover. Generally, it cannot be completely covered, and at least one hole must be left.

After such a night, the briquettes in the stove will still keep burning. After the cover is removed and the air is circulated, the fire of the briquettes will become larger. At this time, you can pour charcoal fire on the briquettes and use the fire of the briquettes to ignite them. charcoal fire.

The reason for this is that it is troublesome to let the briquettes burn. If the briquettes in the stove go out, you must either burn firewood to light the briquettes, or take a new briquette and go to the neighbor's house to exchange for a burning briquette. As long as there is one Burning briquettes, the next step will be easy.

Under Zhang Jinling's operation, the charcoal quickly burned and turned red.

She used pliers to take out the charcoal, put it into the charcoal basin, and covered it with new charcoal.

This briquette stove will not be left empty, but the burning briquettes must be taken out. You will see that the briquettes at the bottom have completely turned into briquettes. Take out the completely burned briquettes and throw them away, and then remove the remaining briquettes. The burning briquettes, as well as most of the still burning briquettes, are put into the stove one by one, and a new briquette is placed on top. In this way, after a while, the fire will become stronger.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Jinling had already taken the kettle and fetched a pot of tap water, and then prepared to boil it.

In winter, a lot of boiling water is used, not to mention that there is a child at home. Once the child pees and poops on the body, it must be washed with hot water.

Zhang Jinling did these tasks very quickly.

The whole day, everyone stayed in the store, selling goods when they were busy, and chatting by the fire when they were free. At around five o'clock in the evening, Gao Mingli came back quickly on his bicycle. At this time, Luo Li and Hu Yinchen had already left work. People.

Seeing Gao Mingli coming back, Gao Mingcheng said: "Domei and I are going to Uncle Guobing's house for dinner in the evening. After we leave, you should close the door."

"Okay, I understand." Gao Mingli responded. After the second brother and second sister-in-law left with the child, he closed the rolling shutter door from the inside and fixed the tripping rope.

While he was busy with this, Zhang Jinling was cooking in the kitchen. It was easy for just the two of them to eat tonight.

The couple was eating and watching TV. There was a sense of desertion and an inexplicable feeling.

Gao Mingli looked around and thought, how nice it would be if this was his own home!

Of course, he can only think about it. With his salary, it would be great if he could buy a house as soon as possible!

Nowadays, housing in the county is tight. There were rumors in the factory that the factory was planning to build a staff house and then allocate it to employees according to their needs.

Many people were excited when they heard the news, and Gao Mingli was no exception.

But the factory's performance this year is not good, so the house construction may have to be postponed for a while.

Thinking about the news, Gao Mingli was still a little excited. He found two cups, poured two cups of ginseng wine, and asked Zhang Jinling to drink some together.

Zhang Jinling couldn't drink enough. After only drinking half a glass, she felt dizzy.

The wine used to soak ginseng is shochu, which has a relatively high alcohol content and has been brewed for half a year. The wine has a strong flavor.

She stared at Gao Mingli with drunken eyes, wondering when she would get pregnant.

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The young couple here are not disturbed, but the big family over there is enjoying themselves.

Zhao Dongmei cooked a table of good rice and dishes. She bought two braised vegetables, fried peanuts, and finally made a copper hot pot! Winter dishes tend to get cold, so it’s a good time to eat hot pot.

Everyone sat down around the table, raised glasses and drank, then picked up vegetables and ate while chatting.

Gao Yue told everyone about the new things in the school, and Gao Mingcheng told him about the new things in the county. As for Gao Guobing, he picked up a few typical cases and talked about them. Of course, in the end, they were all Educate people!

For example, after discussing a gambling case, I would teach the younger generation not to gamble. Nine out of ten bets will result in losses. Since ancient times, gamblers have never had a good ending!

Zhao Dongmei is not willing to be left alone. She is the director of the Women's Federation, so she can be said to have first-hand information about the disputes between couples in the county!

What kind of things does Zhao Dongmei not know about a wife cuckolding her husband, a husband fooling around outside, or beating his wife and children?

It's just that the original intention of the elders is the same. They gossip about other people's families, but educate their own children.

It is said that he leads by example. Gao Guobing has never hit Zhao Dongmei in his life. The two brothers Gao Hong and Gao Yue naturally do not agree with the behavior of beating his wife. Therefore, when Zhao Dongmei taught him that he should not beat his wife in the future, Gao Yue did not take it seriously at all and chewed peanuts. , while patting his chest to assure himself.

"Mom, don't worry, I will never beat my wife!"

Zhao Dongmei nodded and said still seriously: "I am the director of the Women's Federation. If my son beats his wife and favors sons over daughters, then I will serve him according to the family law first, so that it won't spread that I have no shame as a human being!"

Gao Yue couldn't help it. Who asked him to end up with such a pair of parents?

His father repeatedly taught him to be an upright man and not to break the law, while his mother also taught him not to beat his wife and favor sons over daughters.

Gao Yue has been hearing this kind of words ever since he was sensible. He felt like his ears were almost ringing with noise!

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to be a policeman in the future. Can I do that kind of thing? I'm pretty red! I think Ming Cheng should listen to this more!" This dead Taoist friend is not dead. Gao Yue hurriedly pushed Gao Mingcheng out to block the knife.

Gao Mingcheng was smiling and watching the fun, but who knew the knife would fall on him.

He hurriedly expressed his position and said: "I respect the law the most, and this uncle knows it! As for beating my wife, that is absolutely impossible! Ask Duomei, have I ever laid a finger on her since she was a child? ?”

Many beauties testified to Gao Mingcheng with smiles and said, "That's right, let alone hitting me, he didn't even whisper to me!"

As he said that, Duo Mei glanced at Gao Mingcheng with a smile. The love in his eyes made the single Gao Yue feel uncomfortable all over.

Gao Yue hurriedly said: "You are childhood sweethearts, so the relationship is natural! Stop talking about this, come on, continue eating! Mom! How do you eat the mutton I just blanched?"

Zhao Dongmei directly hit Gao Yue's chopsticks with her chopsticks and cursed: "I can't eat it yet?"

"You can eat it! Of course you can eat it! Mom, I'll boil some for you to eat!" Gao Yue was so frightened that he used honorifics in an instant, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Zhao Dongmei specially bought good quality beef and mutton this morning, and made soup base with tube bones. Everyone was very satisfied with this hot pot meal.

Even the young Xiao Xuxu has his own special food.

Xiao Xuxu ate a bowl of steamed eggs and a small bowl of lotus root starch soup.

This lotus root starch soup is filled with chopped raisins and red dates. It looks good and tastes delicious.

Not to mention children, even many beauties like to eat this kind of dessert.

It was rare for everyone to get together. After dinner, they sat on the sofa and chatted again. It was not until half past nine that Xiao Xuxu became a little sleepy. Gao Mingcheng then hugged Xiao Xuxu and left.

Zhao Dongmei walked them to the door and warned: "Hold them tight, don't let the wind blow the children! If the wind blows now, they will definitely catch a cold."

If a child blows cold air when he is about to fall asleep, it is indeed easy for him to catch a cold.

Gao Mingcheng tightened his little cloak, wrapped it around Xiao Xuxu, and then said, "Okay, Auntie, don't send her away, we'll be home in a few steps!"

Zhao Dongmei also knew that the two families lived close by, so she said, "Tomorrow Gao Yue's two uncles are coming over for dinner, so you should come together too!"

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng agreed, then quickly went home with Xiao Xuxu in his arms.

After returning home, Duo Mei turned on the electric blanket on the bed, and then carried the sleepy little Xuxu to the toilet to urinate.

Let your child pee once before bed and it will be much easier at night.

After peeing, I didn’t even wash my face, so I took her directly into the house to take off her coat and pants and put on a diaper.

But after reaching this point, Xiao Xuxu became more awake and signaled that he wanted to drink milk!

Due to the cold weather, many beauties have not been completely weaned and breastfeed every morning and evening, so they have to lift up their clothes.

When Gao Mingcheng caught a glimpse of this scene, he really wanted spring to come soon and let Duo Mei wean off her breasts!

That night, Gao Mingcheng and his wife fell asleep soundly in the warm quilt, while Gao Shufang, who temporarily became 'Dehua', tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

There is no other reason than that it is too cold!

The houses in the village are located at the foot of the mountain. In summer, it is much cooler than in the city, but in winter, it is also much colder.

Gao Shufang's house was built many years ago, and conditions were limited at that time, so the houses built were naturally average.

After so many years, the house has become leaky. The quilt covering Gao Shufang was a little stiff.

Such a quilt was naturally not very warm, so when the weather changed, Gao Shufang felt too cold to sleep.

She tossed and turned, even sneezed a few times, and finally decided to move to her grandma's room so she could sleep with her.

The second brother bought an electric blanket for grandma last time. With the electric blanket, even if the quilt is not that warm, it is enough to withstand the severe cold.

When Gao Shufang fell asleep on Grandma Gao's bed, she couldn't help but sigh.

Hey, the quilt is warm, but the quilt is a bit small!

Due to the times, the wooden bed that Grandma Gao sleeps on alone is not big. Although Grandma Gao is relatively thin, it is still a bit crowded for two people to sleep on.

Gao Shufang could only sleep on her side, thinking at the same time that when she returned to the county, she would have to buy herself an electric blanket and a new quilt!

Otherwise, when she goes home to live during the Chinese New Year, she won’t be able to bear it!

Then I thought that Gao Fuqiang's family was digging kilns to bake bricks and preparing to build a house. I didn't know if his parents had this idea.

If my parents build a house, do I have to pay for it?

Thinking about these things in her mind, Gao Shufang gradually fell asleep after a busy day.

Grandma Gao is getting older and sleeps less. She feels very happy when she looks at her little granddaughter sleeping.

As I get older, I really want someone to sleep with me.

Sometimes, Grandma Gao is afraid that she will not be able to sleep.

Seeing that her little granddaughter could only sleep on her side, she knew it would be uncomfortable and thought that she would ask her son to make her bed wider tomorrow.

This bed is a simple wooden bed. You only need to find some wood and bed boards to make it wider. (End of chapter)