Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 387, double happiness.

The matter of my wife being laid off has just been settled.

In the afternoon, we started to go through the formalities.

Because today is March 2nd, and I haven’t done much this month, I might as well just stop doing it.

After school in the afternoon, Yang Xiaole rode back and saw his mother busy in the kitchen.

"Oh, today I have a quick meal!"

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he chuckled.

Wang Qiuju glared at him when he heard this: "What are you talking about? You're so weird."

"Haha! How are you? Are you not used to stopping suddenly?"

In fact, it won't be a problem if you wait for a few days.

Think about it and forget it.

Wang Qiuju hesitated for a moment: "Well, I'm a little unaccustomed to it. After I'm busy with this matter, I feel like there's nothing more to do."

"Hey, it's not easy for you to find something to do! There are so many things to do!"

Yang Xiaole muttered with a smile.

He opened the pot, looked at the two-piece buns inside, took one out and took a bite.

"Hey, dried vegetable buns? Aunt Li gave them to you?"

Yang Xiaole ate it with relish.

In fact, these are cornmeal mixed with some white flour and fermented to make vegetable buns.

The vegetables there were quite varied, but the ones he knew included sesame leaves.

The sesame leaves are dried in the shade, soaked in water when eaten, then chopped into vegetable fillings, and wrapped with other things.

Only Aunt Li in the courtyard has this sesame leaf.

Because this is a common food in Henan, and they are there every time there is a disaster, so naturally they have figured out some ways to eat it.

In his previous life, he liked to eat.

Because there is enough oil.

Wang Qiuju smiled and nodded: "Well, what your Aunt Li gave you, is it delicious? It contains vermicelli, tofu skin, and many other dried vegetables."

"Well, it's delicious."

Yang Xiaole took a bite.

Thin skin and plenty of filling.

The cornmeal in the city is actually not as bad as imagined.

When the flour is beaten fine enough, add white flour, and it will be fermented and soft, with a faint corn aroma.

That's what people in rural areas call throat-clearing.

But whether it tastes good or not depends on the person.

Just like in later generations, people loved to eat all kinds of wild vegetables. Now they are common vegetables, but because of the oil and water problem in the body, people at this time find it a bit difficult to swallow.

Another problem is that I can't bear to put out the oil now.

But for people like Yang Xiaole and others who are not short of oil and water, the taste is still good.

The important thing is that I know his habits. If there is enough oil and water in the stuffing of dried vegetables, how can it be delicious?

If it were another restaurant, the vegetables inside would be hard to eat without any oil or water.

Wang Qiuju rolled her eyes, opened the lid of the pot, took out the buns with a dustpan, and wrapped them in a small piece of cotton cloth specially used for wrapping things in winter.

This way the children can have something hot to eat when they come back.

I took a few buns from inside and put them in a bowl, then left with them.

No need to think about it, you already know what it is for.

This is the rule. When giving something away, it is given according to the number of children.

Reciprocity is a courtesy!

But their children are more diligent in providing food than others. There is nothing they can do about it. They have more food and more food.

I took the things and went directly to Sun Fu's house. Sun Fu's wife hadn't cooked yet and had to wait until the man in his family came back to start cooking.

A polite voice came from the other side.

When people get along with each other, they are all familiar with each other.

My relationship with the compound is about the same, but my relationship with Sun Fu's family, Li Quanyou's family, and Widow Tian behind me is slightly better.

There was no way, there were too many people in the courtyard, and it was hard to get even one dumpling per person.

Not to mention steamed buns.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole took another bun and started eating it.

After a while, my mother came back after delivering the things.

After waiting for a while, all the troops from school came running back and started howling.

When Xizi and his party came back, they were looking for something to eat.

Taking the bun and taking a big bite, Xizi smiled and said, "It's better for mom to be at home. You can have food when you come back. Every time you come back, you have to wait for a long time, and your stomach is growling with hunger."

Xiaomai and Xiaoli also ate happily and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju felt that it was good not to go to work and it was worth it.

Thinking of something, he patted Xizi and said, "Have you washed your hands?"

Hearing this, Xizi laughed and ran away. No one knew whether to wash or not.

After waiting for a while, it felt like it was almost time to get off work. Yang Xiaole said hello, took a few hot buns, and left on his bicycle.

We stopped near the flexible shaft factory.

Today is Qu Ying's first day of school. I will take her there to report in later.

I found an alley and sat there waiting.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the temperature rises relatively quickly.

It is estimated to be about ten degrees below zero now.

And the temperature changes every day.

If you are basking in the sun at noon, it will be quite warm, but in the afternoon or evening, it will start to get cold again.

After a while, there began to be more people on the road outside.

"Hey, here it is!"

Yang Xiaole watched Qu Ying looking for someone near the alley. He waved and the person came over.

"Here, eat this bun, I'll take you there."

He handed the bun to her and said with a smile.

Qu Ying took the bun and sat in the car, asking, "Have you eaten yet?"

"After eating, sit down and let's set off."

After saying that, he rode his bike towards the school.

The place is not very far, we can reach the place in less than ten minutes.

near their school.

It only takes about twenty minutes to walk.

Taking the previous information, I came to the school to inquire about it and found my classroom.

It's only around 5:20 now, and no one has come yet.

When the two entered the classroom, he urged them, "Eat quickly, someone will be here soon."

Qu Ying nodded lightly and started eating. While eating, she said, "You go back first, I'll wait here."

She was really afraid of this guy wandering around in this place.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Yes, I know, I will leave in a while. By the way, it is cold during this period, so I will pick you up and drop you off. When you come over by yourself in a few days, I will put some biscuits in your room at night." You can bring the pastries and snacks in the morning. Come over after get off work and I’ll have dinner ready for you when you go back.”

It’s not practical to pick up and drop off every day, but it can still be done by preparing delicious food.

"It's okay, it's not far. I'll go back by myself."

"Anyway, I'm fine. It'll be fine in a few days when the weather gets warmer."

It's very close to the main road, and there are many pedestrians on the road after eight o'clock, so there shouldn't be any danger.

Qu Ying looked at him and nodded gently.

"Are the buns delicious?"

"Yeah, it's delicious! Do you want to eat it?"

Qu Ying smiled and handed one to him.

"No, I don't want to eat this bun..."

Seeing him shaking his head, Qu Ying looked at the other person's eyes again, her face turned red, and she said angrily: "Can you be more serious? This is school!"

"Then what you mean is that it's okay if you're not in school!!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Ying snorted and turned her head.

Too lazy to talk to him.

She realized that this person couldn't give him a good look, otherwise she really didn't know what extraordinary things he could do.

Yang Xiaole looked around and felt that someone was coming from the other side of the corridor. He smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'm leaving first! If you don't understand something in the future, remember to ask me!"

Qu Ying nodded upon seeing this.

As for what he said, I didn't know how to ask him, so Qu Ying naturally didn't take it to heart.

This is a high school course.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaole said hello and left the classroom.

After coming out, he waved to Qu Ying inside and saw a man and a woman, probably in their thirties, walking towards them with empty hands.

He kept looking at the class sign at the classroom door.

Then we went in directly.

Yang Xiaole didn't care and went out directly.

When he got home, no one knew what he was doing, and no one cared about what he was doing.

When others were about to go to bed, he ran out again and brought Qu Ying back.

………………

After I was laid off, I lived the life of a housewife every day.

Dad and his elder brother and sister-in-law go to work.

The eldest sister is busy studying music every day, and she can be heard practicing the piano in the morning and evening.

Of course, it also includes the sound of Xiaomai raising his voice.

Mai and Xiaoli went to study on two weekends.

Only Xizi and Yang Xiaole had the most leisure time and had nothing to do.

The people in the compound lived a peaceful life every day, because other rations were getting less and less, but at least the food was not touched anymore.

have you eaten?
What to eat
It is a topic that people talk about every day.

……

July 61, 7. summer.

That afternoon, Yang Xiaole sat in the concert hall of the Alto Affiliated College and watched her eldest sister perform on the stage.

The high school entrance examination is over.

The eldest sister's grades were passed steadily.

The skills assessment consists of preliminary examination, re-examination, third examination, and admission, which lasts for a total of five days.

Today is the third try.

And today's results basically determine whether you will be admitted or not.

The score is not high, unless a miracle happens.

but……

Looking at Li Guoquan, who was in the middle of the judging panel, with his squinting expression, he felt that there was no big problem.

In other words, a good teacher is really important.

Others can't see the eldest sister's progress, but he can feel that the progress is really great.

Of course, compared with him, it's still a bit behind.

After a song was finished, there was warm applause from below.

These are the parents who came to take the exam and the people who were invited.

It is said that it is really fairer now than in later generations, performing in front of so many people and allowing family members to come and watch.

In later generations, it seems that you can only enter one office and work alone.

The eldest sister came down and walked along the classroom stairs, bending over.

At this time, the eldest sister's face was red, and she was obviously a little excited, "How is it? Can it be done?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "It's not a big problem."

He doesn't know how to play the violin, but the music is similar and his level can still be heard.

The eldest sister is not the best among this group of people, but she is definitely in the middle, or even above the middle level. It is very rare to learn this level in one and a half years.

After entering the Music High School, in the remaining three years, he believed that the eldest sister would definitely be at the top.

As long as we don't have a single son, the admission problem won't be a big problem.

The reason why he is still not sure that the eldest sister can enter is mainly because there are only about 60 students in each class of the attached middle school, including all musical instruments.

(There are currently only a few hundred students in the sixth grade of this school.)
Naturally, fewer people were assigned violins.

Moreover, among Western musical instruments, the most people learn violin.

At this time, piano music was being performed on the stage.

The judges below have already finished scoring the eldest sister, and the results have been taken away.

The five people scored a total of 442 points, which is not bad. The average score is nearly points, which is still more than points away from the full score.

However, the score given by Li Guoquan was the lowest among several people.

I don’t know if it’s to avoid suspicion.

He had been keeping an eye on the scores and found out where his eldest sister ranked in the violin.

No. 5.

A total of more than a hundred people participated in the competition.

Most of them have been wiped out in the first two rounds, and there are still twenty-three people.

This result should be solid. According to past practice, about 13 people will be recruited this year.

Leave half.

I have to say it is still very cruel, some of them are from the junior high school class of the attached high school.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Hearing what he said, the eldest sister breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the other contestant who had just come up on the stage, and listened quietly.

Yang Xiaole also smiled when he saw this.

Now he felt at ease.

Sister, this is not easy.
The High School Affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music is also a six-year secondary vocational college. The first few students are basically from the High School Affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music.

In other words, most of those who can be admitted are people from the attached high school.

For them, this exam is just a formality.

It's a good thing that the eldest sister can go in, because people here can go to college after graduation, that is, go to college.

Those who fail to pass the exam can also get a certificate from a technical secondary school.

The attached high school diploma is equivalent to the technical secondary school certificate.

The two of them didn't leave, waiting quietly.

Lao Li has worked really hard in the past six months, so it's not appropriate to leave like this.

Fortunately, this was the third trial and there weren’t that many people.

A song only lasts a few minutes.

One after another, it slowly ended.

Yang Xiaole did the math and ranked seventeenth overall.

That's it.

Someone on the stage gave a speech, which meant that this exam was over.

As for posting the list, that will have to be done the day after tomorrow.

All the candidates present left the concert hall anxiously.

There were also a few people communicating with the teachers present.

"Teacher Li!"

Seeing Li Guoquan coming over, Yang Xiaole and the two smiled and said hello.

Li Guoquan smiled bitterly and said: "This time, we finally fulfilled our mission! Student Yang Xiaomei's progress is really impressive!"

Yang Xiaole chuckled: "Teacher Li, you are still a good teacher!"

Hearing this, Li Guoquan rolled his eyes: "Don't you think I'm not good enough?"

Naturally, Yang Xiaole would never talk like this again.

"No, I'm not good enough. The half-filled bottle of water makes a loud noise. Don't worry about it."

Li Guoquan shook his head speechlessly.

Looking at Yang Xiaomei, he hesitated and said: "You will still come to learn from me in the future, but the intensity will not be so strong, and... you don't have to pay the money."

"Really? Teacher Li?"

Yang Xiaomei was excited for a while.

You can also learn from him.

Isn't it equivalent to being the other party's apprentice? This is not a teacher between an ordinary teacher and a student.

But a teacher like Master.

Li Guoquan nodded lightly; "Okay, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Remember to come find me when the results are released the day after tomorrow."

After that, he said hello and left.

"Good teacher!"

Yang Xiaomei got excited and sent the other party out.

At this time, many people gathered around.

When the two of them saw this, they knew they couldn't give it away.

Then walked outside.

"Xiao Le, Teacher Li should have accepted me as his apprentice, just like you and Grandpa Suo... He has only two students in total, and I am the third."

The eldest sister said with a little dance while carrying the piano on her back.

Yang Xiaole clicked his tongue when he heard this.

motherfucker.

He actually didn't want to get involved too deeply.

He sighed and didn't say anything. Anyway, he had so many lice now that he wasn't afraid of being bitten.

My scalp feels numb just thinking about it!
Suo Ye, Su Ling, Xiaomai's teacher Ruan Yu, and now Li Guoquan is added.

These are the things that are on the bright side and are firmly established.

Hey!
He sighed, said nothing more, and went back with the happy eldest sister.

It was afternoon, and the concert hall was a bit stuffy, but at least it wasn't hot. After we came out, the temperature was much higher.

I came to the parking shed and took my eldest sister home on a bicycle.

I bought two popsicles on the way.

When I got home, the door was locked tightly.

Just when I was wondering why there was no one at home, I heard Aunt Wang laugh and say: "Xiao Le, your sister-in-law is going to give birth, your mother and the others have gone to the hospital."

Upon hearing this, both of their eyes lit up.

"Ah? When did it happen? Was it at the Baita Temple Hospital opposite?"

Yang Xiaole asked happily, today is a double happiness!

"Well, it's just opposite. It's been more than two hours, right?"

"Hey, okay, thank you, Aunt Wang, let's go there first."

He quickly parked the car and walked outside.

The best gynecological hospital in Sijiucheng is naturally Union Hospital, but the hospital opposite also has a serious obstetrics hospital, so naturally you won't go there.

There is no need to ride a bike even if the distance is not far.

When we came to the alley and walked through the alley for a while, we came to the hospital.

Go straight to the obstetrics and gynecology department.

When I arrived at the place, my parents, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Xiaoli were all here.

As for Wheat, he went to learn something.

You don’t have to think twice to play with Xizi’s stuff.

"Daddy!"

After coming over, he said hello and looked at the anxious elder brother. Yang Xiaole asked, "Brother, how is your sister-in-law? Why don't you go in?"

At this time, Ding Ruolan was wearing a hospital gown, with a big belly, standing at the door of the ward and walking around.

Xiaoli kept staring at her sister-in-law's belly.

There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

The eldest brother shook his head: "I don't know! The doctor said that the first pregnancy may be a little slow."

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly.

I have done science popularization in my previous life, so I have naturally seen this aspect as well.

Most first babies will be slow.

There are even many cases where labor is difficult and requires inducing labor injections.

He had heard that some people were in the hospital and had to give birth all day and night.

As soon as I heard that I was about to give birth, I immediately went into the delivery room. It was on TV, so I wasn't really that nervous.

Of course, family members and those involved must be nervous.

Yang Xiaole looked at her sister-in-law and wanted to ask if there were any contractions, but it didn't feel right.

In the end, he didn't speak.

He changed his words and asked: "Sister-in-law, does your stomach hurt?"

Ding Ruolan shook her head; "It doesn't hurt, but I don't know when the baby will be born. The doctor told me to walk around and I'll be fine in a while."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded slightly.

Checked it secretly.

The fetal position is correct, no problem.

All that's left is to wait.

The well water supply at home has never been cut off, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Seeing this, the old lady waved her hand to him: "Go away, why are you asking these questions as a man? Go home. Xiaomei, go home and cook some chicken soup. Your sister-in-law needs to drink it after giving birth."

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes.

But that's normal. These days, women giving birth is a taboo thing for men.

And he is not a husband yet.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be there in a minute."

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju asked, "How was your eldest sister's exam?"

Everyone can see the hard work that eldest sister has done in the past six months, and naturally they are also concerned about the results.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he smiled and said, "Double happiness is here."

Hearing this, everyone was happy for a while.

Being able to enter the Alto Middle School also meant that she had half a foot on the threshold of university.

Wang Qiuju then complained: "In fact, it is better to take the normal exam to enter the university. Why do you insist on letting him take the high school..."

In her opinion, Yang Xiaomei's grades should be enough to successfully enter university.

I have to get an alto with a secondary school.

Yang Xiaole chuckled: "Mom, you can go to college and learn a craft at the same time. Don't you think it's a good deal?"

After hearing this, Wang Qiuju thought about it.

This guy used these words to deal with them every time.

Yang Xiaole looked at his elder brother and smiled: "When did you come?"

"I just arrived. The first moment, my mother called the factory and I came over."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded lightly, but did not see Ding Ruolan's parents coming over. Logically speaking, if the eldest brother knew, Ding's mother should also know.

But he didn't care.

It's like when a daughter gives birth to a baby, the mother can't come over. It's unlucky. She can't come over until a certain number of days after the birth.

This time is not like the future after all.

Once you make a call, as long as you are not in another city, they will come over immediately.

Looking around, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Then let's go back first. If you need anything, come and let us know. We'll go back and make some soup for my sister-in-law."

Originally, he wanted to get some sugar water to drink, so as not to lose energy when giving birth.

In the end, I didn’t say anything.

He said hello and left with the eldest sister.

Dad and Xiaoli were also accompanying him, and Dad had to go back to work.

(End of this chapter)