Chapter 62
Early the next morning.

Li Aiguo was awakened by knocking on the door in his sleep.

"Brother Patriotic, Mother is calling you to have breakfast at home."

Rubbing her eyes, she put on her short sleeves and opened the door.

I saw He Yushui standing in the sun beautifully.

Although her eye sockets were a little red and swollen, her small face was filled with happiness, completely different from the frowning two days ago.

"Brother Aiguo, Mother said that it is too troublesome for you to cook breakfast by yourself. She has cooked stick noodle porridge and invites you to eat."

He Yushui's mother is alive?
Li Aiguo was taken aback.

Just wanted to go last night, He Yushui worshiped Aunt Liu as a godmother.

It seems that He Yushui entered the role very quickly.

Li Aiguo understood that Aunt Liu was thanking him, so he didn't refuse.

Carrying the enamel basin, he washed his face and brushed his teeth in the courtyard.

Holding the bowls and chopsticks, I came to Aunt Liu's house next door.

On the simple square table, there are still the same old ones, sticky batter, black corn buns, and stir-fried cabbage.

Just sat down.

Aunt Liu came out of the side room with a plate: "Come on, Patriotic, let me try the duck eggs pickled by Auntie to see if they taste good."

On the plate, there were three salted duck eggs. The duck eggs were cut in half, revealing the bright red yolk, like a rising sun.

Li Aiguo called him a good guy in his heart.

It seems that Mrs. Liu really cared about He Yushui, and even brought out the salted duck eggs that she was willing to eat during the festival.

Aunt Liu's ancestors immigrated from Gaoyou, and Gaoyou people are born to pickle duck eggs.

Every year, the residents in the courtyard will ask Aunt Liu to help pickle duck eggs.

It is stewed in a jar for more than a month, then taken out and cooked in a pot, it is a big dish that can be entertained.

Li Aiguo was also polite, picked up a piece of salted duck egg and ate it.

Duck egg yolk is fresh, tender, sandy and oily, and has an excellent taste.

He Yushui has been eating black corn bread and drinking stick noodle porridge.

With concern in her eyes, Aunt Liu picked up a piece of salted duck egg and pulled it into her bowl with chopsticks: "Yu Shui, you are just at the age of growing your body, so you need to add more nutrition."

"mother"

He Yushui bit the delicious yellow, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart, turned his back quietly, and wiped away his tears.

No one has ever treated her so well in this life.

Aunt Liu looked at He Yushui with pity. This girl has suffered too much.

She said to Li Aiguo who was sipping porridge: "Aiguo, Yushui's clothes are already too small. I want to sew a suit for her, but I don't have a cloth ticket.

Auntie knows that you have a lot of connections, can you buy some cloth tickets and cotton thread tickets for auntie. "

Hearing this, He Yushui stood up and waved his hands in a panic, as if he had been struck by lightning, "Mom, my clothes are fine!"

These days, the industrial level is backward, and cloth tickets are more expensive than food.

General households can only be allocated 6-foot cloth tickets and 5-inch cotton thread tickets each year.

For a cloth-saving figure like He Yushui, to make a set of cotton cloth, you also need 11 feet [-] inches of cotton cloth and seven inches of cotton thread.

If you go to the pigeon market to buy so much cloth and cotton thread, you will have to spend at least five yuan.

Aunt Liu spent so much money for her, He Yushui felt very sorry.

Li Aiguo looked at He Yushui, the cuffs were worn white, and the patches on his elbows were nothing.

Three years of new, three years of old, three years of mending and mending, which belong to the characteristics of the times.

It's just that the cuffs are shrinking to the small arms, the trouser legs are exposed to the ankles, and the clothes are obviously one size smaller, which is not suitable.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I have to drive today, and when I'm free, I'll go to the Pigeon Market to help you shop."

"thank you so much."

Aunt Liu felt relieved, took a few sips of porridge, her eyes cast aside He Yushui's thin figure, and she remembered something again.

Squinting and smiling: "Patriotic, you train drivers are special positions, do you have a yellow bean mouth indicator?"

Soy bean mouth is a soybean with teeth.

These days, soybean mouth is a nutritional product, a "edema medicine" prescribed by the hospital for edema patients, and a supplementary food supplied with special indicators.

Compared with other supplementary foods, the quantity and price of soybean mouth are relatively cheap.

It is the most common nutritional product that ordinary people can get.

Sweet, sweet, the relationship between mother and daughter is too sweet.

We, Li Aiguo, can only add a handful of sugar to it.

"The train driver can receive five catties of soybean mouth from the logistics department every month.

I haven't used up this month's supply, if you need it, I'll bring it back for you. "

"You don't need that much, it's what the state will give you to replenish your body, and only 1 catty is needed for my aunt."

Aunt Liu was talking, took out 15 yuan from her pocket, and stuffed it into Li Aiguo's hand: "I don't know how much it costs to buy cloth tickets and soybean sprouts. You take all the money. If you can't use it up, just return it to Auntie."

What is open and bright, this is it.

Of course, Aunt Liu also knew that Li Aiguo was not the kind of person who was greedy for petty gain, so she trusted him so much.

He Yushui pursed his lips, his heart was as sweet as honey.

New clothes, soybean mouth, these are things that can only be seen in dreams.

Severing ties with Sha Zhu was the most correct decision she made in her life.

of course.

The biggest hero is Li Aiguo.

If he hadn't come up with an idea, he would have used a gun to force Yi Zhonghai back, scaring Director Wang.

She never thought of breaking off the relationship smoothly.

He Yushui looked up at Li Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo, can I help you do your laundry?"

"Then it's hard work for you, Yushui girl."

Of course Li Aiguo would not refuse.

He Yushui is much more than the third mother, so he will definitely steal his soap.

After dinner.

Li Aiguo returned to the house.

Throw dirty clothes and socks into the enamel basin, replace the coal stove with new briquettes, and plug the lid.

Only then did I put on the canvas bag and the train driver's exclusive tool for cooking - the beef kidney lunch box.

Unlike the aluminum lunch boxes of ordinary workers, the beef kidney lunch box is made of "steel", so it is not afraid of bumps.

It is said that it came from the devils, and it was also the standard equipment of the devils' army back then.

Pushing a tandem bicycle out of the courtyard.

When passing by the front yard, Yan Bugui squatted at the door and brushed his teeth.

Looking at Li Aiguo's bicycle eyes glowing, he whispered to the third mother: "If I also build a bicycle like this, it will be much more convenient to pick up scraps in the future."

The three mothers curled their lips: "Li Aiguo is a piece of two bicycles, are you willing to spend that money?"

When it came to spending money, Yan Bugui shrank immediately. He stared at Li Aiguo's back and said, "Li Aiguo is really lucky. He even became a train driver. I've heard about the treatment on the railway. From birth to death, the unit takes care of everything."

At this time, Yan Jiecheng came out of the back room yawning: "Father, what's for breakfast?"

"Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat all day long, what about your salary for this month, have you handed it in yet?" Yan Bugui spat out the toothpaste foam and stared wide-eyed.

Yan Jiecheng looked innocent: "Father, I still have half a month to get my high school diploma and what salary?"

Well, forget about it. Yan Bugui came over strongly:
"...I just want to remind you that after you get to work, you have to pay back the money you owe me for the flashlight, candles, and tuition."

"Forget it, I won't eat, so don't write it down for me this morning."

Thinking of having owed a huge debt of hundreds of dollars just after graduation and before going to work, Yan Jiecheng felt the pressure, so he picked up his schoolbag and ran away.

The third mother felt sorry for the child and wanted to call Yan Jiecheng to stop, but was interrupted by Yan Bugui waving his hand: "Young man, you can't starve to death without eating a meal. I think I hid under the counter and didn't eat for three days when there was a war. It's not good."

"You, you, all you want is money. Xie finally relied on Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady, to work in a steel rolling mill and become a fitter. He can get more than 20 yuan a month. He still has to get married, have children, and pay back your money. How can life be?"

"That's true."

Yan Bugui blinked his small eyes, patted his thigh and said, "We can ask Li Aiguo to find out if their locomotive depot recruits workers."

"The wages in the locomotive depot are much higher than those in the rolling mill."

The three mothers nodded: "This is a good way."

(End of this chapter)

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