Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 301, Wang Qiuju’s new son.

Yang Xiaole looked at Qu Ying cooking next to him and walked over with a smile.

At this time, he suddenly thought of a problem. Last time he said he would take Qu Ying to fish, but he suddenly ran away and failed.

But it’s the Chinese New Year, so we definitely can’t do it in the past.

"What are you cooking for something delicious?"

Of course, Qu Ying had seen him a long time ago. While opening the lid of the steaming pot, she pressed the steamed buns with her hand.

Without raising his head, he smiled and said, "What can I find delicious? Steamed buns!"

If it feels a bit unsatisfactory, cover the pot lid and wrap a clean rag around the pot lid.

Then he raised his head and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to the Shanghai market? Why are you so arrogant? I heard from people in our factory that it's not as cold over there as we are!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said: "How do I know this! Maybe the climate is not suitable for me, or maybe it's because it's close to the sea and the wind is strong, so it's blowing!"

Since there is a confidentiality agreement, he will naturally not talk nonsense.

But these words really made Qu Ying believe it.

"Really? Is it windy near the sea? I've never seen what the sea looks like! I know it's written in the book that the water in the sea is blue, so beautiful."

There was still a hint of longing on his face.

Yang Xiaole smiled: "How did I know this! I'm here for business, not for fun!"

He hasn't seen it either.

Except in the photo.

I did go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange in my previous life.

There are also some seaside beaches nearby.

But at that time, I was just a working man with no girlfriend or children. Who could I take to play?
How many grown men enjoy the sunrise?
Bullshit!
Qu Ying pursed her lips and smiled, and said to him: "There are peanuts and melon seeds in the house, go and eat them."

"No, keep it for yourself!"

"It's okay! I'm just one person. We have many families, so we can't divide them much!"

Peanuts and melon seeds, like eggs in the past, are distributed by household, not by head. Those with fewer people will naturally have more per capita.

Because of this, there are many complaints from ordinary people, especially those with a large population.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was no longer polite.

Went into the house, grabbed a handful, peeled the peanuts and started eating them.

After eating a few, he laughed: "Did you fry the peanuts yourself? They're all burnt!!"

Qu Ying smiled sheepishly when she heard this: "I rarely fry this thing in normal times. My mother used to fry it. I usually eat it mostly from the canteen. Next time I go to the grocery store to buy fried food."

Yang Xiaole nodded.

Indeed, if it weren't for the recent difficulties and the higher-ups prevented people from eating double portions of food and also collected food stamps, many people would be willing to go to the canteen to eat.

Roasted peanuts are also available in non-staple food stores, and you still need to get a non-staple food certificate to buy them.

The price is just a little higher.

But fortunately, they are all fried by experienced hands and rarely get burnt.

Looking around the room, there were only four dishes in total.

Fried salted fish, radish ball soup, a stir-fried Chinese cabbage, and a minced pork vermicelli.

Almost every household has fans, because this is the ration in the non-staple food certificate, although it is not much.

The portions of several dishes are also very small.

At this time in Uncle Wang's house, Aunt Wang was holding a spatula and sharing peanuts and melon seeds with her son, daughter-in-law, and some grandchildren.

One shovel per person.

And there are still several of them, they all have to be the same.

Anyone who took a deflated peanut would be unhappy and clamor for a new one.

Stayed there for a while and then came back.

Xizi didn’t know where he came back from.

After coming back, he looked at his mother and said with a smile: "Mom, I made an agreement with my second and third children that they might come over to our house to play after dinner and wish you a happy New Year. I am the eldest, and I will come to our house first!"

These words made Wang Qiuju couldn't help but feel happy.

He shook his head speechlessly: "Brother! Okay, I understand, I'll save some of the candies and peanuts and melon seeds for a while, that's all!"

Rural areas generally start school much later than those in cities, so Xizi is older than others in the same grade.

This is better. The gap was really big in the two years just after liberation!

Because at that time, it was stipulated that the age for primary school admission was over 6 years old and under 12 years old. This resulted in that there were 12-year-olds and 6-year-olds in the class.

In other words, some sixth grade students are 17 or 18 years old.

It starts to get better later.

Hearing this, Xizi nodded happily: "Yeah!!"

People across the country are supporting Kyoto, and city residents are scrimping on food and clothing for months in advance in order to have a prosperous New Year.

So my current year is not particularly shabby.

The sound of firecrackers sounded in the air from time to time.

It also heralds the arrival of the New Year.

There are meals in the courtyard early and late, and the sound of firecrackers is heard one after another. The children in the courtyard are looking for the fallen dumb firecrackers.

Before five o'clock, red candles are lit on the incense table and incense is lit in the incense burner.

The eldest brother took a cigarette and lit a firecracker at the door.

There was a crackling sound, and the eldest brother returned to the house with a smile.

At this time, everyone has already sat down and is waiting for this moment.

“It’s Chinese New Year!!”

Everyone happily picked up the table and went to the Arctic Ocean.

Yang Xiaole had collected these from various places in autumn, just waiting to be used for the New Year. As for the expiration date?
That doesn't exist.

Stir-fried salted fish with pepper, braised pork with chestnuts, stir-fried bacon with shredded potatoes, pheasant mushroom soup, stir-fried Chinese cabbage with shredded pork, scrambled eggs, braised carp, and sliced ​​fungus meat.

There are eight dishes in total.

The richest family in the whole yard.

Yang Guangzhi said to his eldest brother: "Boss, you are the eldest grandson. Give your grandma some food and let her have a taste."

The old man is still alive and cannot use an empty bowl.

Hearing this, the eldest brother smiled and put a little bit of each dish into a pair of empty bowls and chopsticks.

After it was done, everyone started to eat happily.

With joy and laughter, everyone's second New Year in the city began.

Yang Xiaole looked at the braised pork on the table and asked curiously, "Where did you get this fresh meat?"

If he is not here, how can there be meat?

You must know that fish and chicken have replaced meat at this time. Pork is sold in the market, but very little.

Gotta try your luck.

Everyone wants pork, not chicken and not even fish.

Wang Qiuju ate the rice and said with a smile: "Oh! Chen Dalin gave me half a catty, and your eldest brother and Xizi queued up to buy the rest in the middle of the night. Otherwise, they would have to eat chicken."

Yang Xiaole was surprised.

Chen Dalin actually gave him meat.

I did trade a lot of meat with him before, but I haven't gotten any meat for several months before.

Xizi muttered there: "We were frozen to death when we went there in the middle of the night, and our ears were about to fall off. Now it's better. When my second brother comes back, he doesn't have to queue up in the middle of the night to buy meat."

As soon as this was said, everyone was laughing.

Wang Qiuju looked at Xiaomai's silence and asked curiously: "What's wrong? Why is this guy unhappy during the Chinese New Year?"

Xiaomai smiled and shook his head: "No!"

Seeing her expression, Wang Qiuju thought of something, sighed and asked, "Do you miss your sister?"

Mai was silent for a moment and nodded.

“Well, I don’t know what they eat during the Chinese New Year!!”

After saying that, he quickly smiled and said: "But sister-in-law, you sent me a piece of bacon. They will definitely have a better life than others this year."

Wang Qiuju smiled when she heard this.

He gave her a piece of meat and said with a smile: "Okay, let's eat. When we have the opportunity in the future, I will ask your sister to come to Kyoto and I will pay for the travel expenses."

These words made Xiaomai feel happy for a while.

Putting aside the dull atmosphere just now, everyone chatted while eating.

The eldest brother and his father were drinking there.

……

In the Shen family, Mrs. Shen was eating black and yellow pancakes, which looked like food substitutes.

As for others, they ate white flour steamed buns.

Looking at the six dishes on the table, he would say from time to time: "You can't eat the fish! There will be a surplus every year. It is unlucky to eat this fish."

I didn’t buy any meat at home, only fresh fish and a little chicken.

The chicken was made into soup and the fish was braised.

There is also a portion of salted fish and a total of three meat dishes.

Shen Bing ate the salted fish and asked dissatisfiedly: "Grandma, isn't this also a fish? Why can this be eaten, but the braised fish cannot be eaten?" Shen Congjun glared at him when he heard this: "This is passed down from our ancestors. There’s so much nonsense!”

Hearing this, Shen Bing pursed his lips and looked at the braised fish, drooling with greed.

But they are not allowed to eat.

After eating, the old lady collected the fish and locked it in the cupboard.

……

Qu Ying sat in the room, eating the steamed buns in her hand and picking up the vegetables bit by bit.

Sighing from time to time.

Except for the richer dishes, there is no trace of the New Year atmosphere.

……

Compared with other families, the Zhao family is the most miserable.

At this time, Aunt Zhao was wiping her tears: "I don't know how Jianguo's food is at the farm! He is there every New Year, but this year we are missing him."

It was also daughter-in-law Chen Hongli who wiped away tears.

Uncle Zhao frowned and said to her: "Okay, New Year's Eve, what do you look like crying? After a while, the children will come over and see it. It's time to go back and send a message."

Then he said: "You said Jianguo went to live with his uncle. What do you look like crying?"

Zhao Shitang sighed after hearing this: "Dad, everyone in the compound must know it, they just don't mention it."

These words left Uncle Zhao speechless.

He naturally understands that, to put it harshly, their family now has a fig leaf on their faces.

It’s just that no one pulled it off.

There must have been a lot of discussion in private.

……

After dinner, the family sat there eating peanuts and melon seeds.

Compared with other families, everyone else has one share, but Yang Xiaole’s family has at least twice as much.

This is still on the surface.

You must know that these guys have almost never stopped talking since they got up.

It was almost time, and he gave each family member two cents as a gift. Yang Guangzhi said to several people: "Okay, I guess everyone is almost done. Xiao Le, you go and give them New Year greetings!"

Then he stood up and said, "I'm going to go play cards with them."

After saying that, he took the enamel jar filled with tea and slowly prepared to go out.

"Xiko!!"

Suddenly a shouting sound came from the courtyard.

Hearing this, Xizi, who had gone out to see it many times, hurriedly ran out, muttering, "The second and third children are here. Dad, don't leave."

These words made Yang Guangzhi stop.

Looking at this scene, I couldn't help laughing, and came back with a smile.

Others also burst into laughter.

After a while, Xizi came over with two teenage boys.

"Mom and Dad, these are my brothers, the second eldest Hou Chunlin and the third eldest Song Xiaobao."

Xizi introduced the two people.

After that, he introduced some family members to the two of them: "These are my parents, these are my eldest brother, second brother..."

"(Godfather) Godfather, (Godmother) Godmother, I wish you a Happy New Year and a long life."

After the two little guys confirmed the two elders, they knelt on the ground.

"This!!"

Wang Qiuju was surprised, and she and Yang Guangzhi looked at each other, and then said with a smile: "Get up! Everyone get up!!"

There were two more sons for no reason.

It also confused the two of them for a while.

After the two got up, they looked at the two people a little embarrassed.

Yang Xiaole looked at the two people. There should be a big gap between the two family situations.

Hou Chunlin's clothes are obviously new, the hats he wears are all good, and his complexion is much better, while Song Xiaobao is so skinny and just smiling silly.

Although the clothes are also new, the quality is much worse than Hou Chunlin's.

The two looked at each other, and Wang Qiuju picked up the melon seeds and peanuts in the enamel basin on the table and gave them to several people.

"Come, sit down, eat peanuts and candies."

While talking, he got things for the two people.

After giving the things, he pushed Yang Guangzhi next to him and made a gesture with his eyes.

Yang Guangzhi took a puff of cigarette, and it took him a while to react. He quickly smiled and said, "Oh, come on, wait..."

"Hou Chunlin! Godfather, just call me Chunlin or Xiaohou."

The big-eyed boy said quickly.

Yang Guangzhi laughed and said: "Oh, the little monkey is so ugly, let's just say Chunlin, this is Xiaobao, right?"

The last sentence was asked to Song Xiaobao, who was a little shy next to him.

"Well, yes, (godfather) godfather!"

Seeing this, Yang Guangzhi took something out of his pocket, took out two 5-cent coins and handed them to the two of them: "Here, this is the new year's money for you, take it."

Even though he kowtowed and called his godfather, he still had to give him this greeting gift.

"Thank you (godfather) goddaddy!!"

The two took the money and thanked them with a smile.

Wang Qiuju looked at Hou Chunlin and asked with a smile: "Chunlin, I heard from Xizi, are your parents university teachers or professors?"

Hou Chunlin smiled and nodded lightly: "Well, my dad is a university teacher at the Normal University. My mom is too."

"Be good!! That's serious."

Wang Qiuju was surprised. Others were desperately trying to get into college, but their parents directly taught college.

When she heard Xizi say it before, she was already extremely surprised.

Hou Chunlin smiled naturally.

Looking at him, Wang Qiuju asked curiously: "Then why do you go to school in our street primary school? Isn't there a primary school affiliated with the Normal University over there?"

The Elementary School Affiliated to Normal University is also a very famous elementary school in Kyoto.

"Our home is near here, but my parents didn't let me go there. They said that as long as I study hard, it would be the same anywhere. They said that when I reach junior high school, they might let me go to the attached high school."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was happy beside him.

This said.

How could it be the same.

I guess it's because I feel it's more appropriate for them to teach primary school students themselves, so it doesn't matter whether they go or not. Otherwise, I wouldn't say that I have to go to junior high school.

Anyway, it’s the same, so it’s better to stay in an ordinary middle school.

Wang Qiuju nodded when she heard the words, looked at the thin black boy next to her, and said with a smile: "Xiaobao, right? I heard that your father works in construction! Your father built our Great Hall, which is really amazing."

Song Xiaobao may be a little restrained because of his family background.

Hearing this, he quickly shook his head: "No, even my father works there."

"Tsk tsk~~"

Yang Xiaole secretly gave his mother a thumbs up.

I have a brighter future than my father. As expected, she has become a salesperson. She talks a lot more than before.

Your father built the Great Hall.

To a large extent, this is true.

"Mom, why are you acting like a criminal on trial!"

Xizi carried the wine box and lantern that had been prepared a long time ago, murmured to the side, and then said: "We have to go, we have to go to Xiaobao's house and Monkey's house!"

"Okay, let's go, please be careful tonight!"

When Wang Qiuju saw this, she didn't say much and explained the safety.

Then the three of them said hello and left.

After everyone left, the eldest sister smiled and said, "Xizi already has some brothers."

Yang Xiaole also teased: "Well, didn't Xizi say so! We are still brothers in life and death!"

After saying that, he looked at Yang Guangzhi and the two of them: "Mom and dad, how do you feel about having two more sons!"

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Qiuju glared at him angrily after hearing this.

Yang Guangzhi next to him also smiled, and then said: "Okay, I'm going to play cards!"

After saying that, he went out with the enamel jar in his hand.

After everyone left, Yang Xiaole took the remaining wheat and several others to pay New Year greetings to each household.

As a junior, the etiquette is still needed.

Otherwise, people will gossip about you.

Then he took the people out.

(End of this chapter)