Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 260 Waves and Waves
"Make dough!"

When Xu Deyong was chopping stuffing, Xiao Li'er saw Xu Huizhen making dough, acting like a real person, and stretched out her little hand to help.

"No trouble." Xu Huizhen glared at her slightly with almond-shaped eyes.

Xiao Li'er pouted, ran to Xu Deyong, leaned on his back and imitated Xu Huizhen's behavior just now, angrily trying to glare back.

Nowadays, unlike later generations, noodles are a precious thing, and you won’t just grab a piece and give it to children to play with.

"ah……."

Ping'er was not honest on the bed. He tried to climb down using his hands and feet, but Xu Nanshi stopped him with a smile.

Xu Deyong added soy sauce to chop the meat, and the meat smell came out.

Xiao Li'er sniffed and turned her attention behind her. She squatted next to Xu Deyong and looked at the meat, drooling a little: "The meat is delicious."

Xu Deyong smiled and warned: "You are only allowed to look, but you are not allowed to reach out."

"Yeah." Xiao Li'er immediately nodded happily.

Qin Huairu cut cabbage and said, "I heard that the higher-ups have issued targets for increasing production, and many factories are working overtime to increase production."

After chopping the meat, Xu Deyong chopped another cabbage, put the meat and cabbage into an enamel basin, and poured in salt, oil and other seasonings. Over there, Xu Huizhen had also mixed the noodles and set up the chopping board.

At this time, Xiaobangjie suddenly said: "I want a sister."

Jia's family and Qin Huairu are also preparing to cook.

Xiao Lier moved a small stool and sat next to Xu Deyong in a decent manner, watching how Xu Huizhen rolled out the dumpling wrappers and how Xu Deyong wrapped the dumplings.

Xu Deyong glanced at Xu Huizhen and whispered: "Dad will teach you later, but don't get rid of it."

……

"Oh." Xiao Li'er licked her lips and said.

After a while, Xiao Li'er leaned into Xu Deyong's ear and whispered: "Dad, I want to make dumplings."

Xiaobanggan pouted and said, "I want my sister."

The family started making dumplings.

After a while, Mrs. Jia Zhang stopped and poured a bowl of water, and continued: "You are finally pregnant. If you don't get pregnant again, I will worry about your health. I hope to add another grandson to our Jia family, so that in the future I went to see Lao Jia and I was able to straighten my back. "

Qin Huairu didn't say anything, and Jia Zhang was talking to herself.

Jia Zhang pretended to have a straight face and said, "Don't talk nonsense, it's my younger brother."

Xu Deyong smiled and gave her a dumpling wrapper. Xiao Lier tried to squeeze it with her little hands, but the result was naturally different shapes, which made everyone laugh.

Mrs. Jia Zhang said angrily: "Increase production, increase production, how can we increase production of food and clothing? Not only is it expensive, but there is a limit..."

After watching it for a while, he couldn't help but twist his body, ready to move.

Mrs. Jia Zhang muttered at the side: "Hey, it's true in Dongxu Factory. We still work on holidays. Dongxu has become tired and thin recently."

Qin Huairu changed the subject and said: "Mom, Banggeng is five years old after the Chinese New Year. It's time to go to kindergarten. All the kids in the alley who are similar to Banggeng go to kindergarten."

Jia Zhang said: "I know that you can only play in kindergarten and learn nothing. Other people send their children because there is no one to look after them. We have people to look after their children. What are we going to waste the money on? We will ask the front yard later in the year. Yan Laoji, wouldn’t it be better to go to the first grade directly?”

Qin Huairu lowered her eyebrows and said, "Then I will discuss it with Dongxu later."

Jia Zhang's eyelids rolled slightly and said: "Don't discuss it, I can make the decision on this matter, and Dongxu has to listen to me."

Xiaobangjie blinked and said, "I go to kindergarten."

Mrs. Jia Zhang half-frightened and half-coaxed, "Wouldn't it be better to go to kindergarten and be supervised by the teacher, so I can save some money and cut the meat for you to eat later?"

Xiaobanggan's eyes lit up and he said, "Then I will eat meat, when will I eat it?"

Jia Zhang said casually: "Ask your dad when he comes back."

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly.

……

After eating dumplings at noon, it was cold outside and they didn't go out. Xu Deyong's family chatted around the two children, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

Li'er and Heping'er are just two pistachios. If there were only adults here, and there was no condition for future generations to embrace the whole world with their mobile phones, the atmosphere would never be so harmonious.

The aunt came back from the deaf old lady in the backyard and passed by Xu Deyong's house. She heard faint laughter coming from the house, paused, and returned home with a slight sigh.

After the two children got tired from playing and rested, Xu Nan also went out with her bag. As a temporary worker in the neighborhood committee, she had already started working again and couldn't stay idle.

Xu Deyong and Xu Huizhen were left staring at each other at home.

……

In the evening, everyone who had worked overtime at Yi Zhonghai came back one after another, and everyone looked a little tired.

He Yuzhu swayed behind, wearing a gray and white cotton-padded jacket, and the expression on his face gave people a look that deserved a beating. In the yard, Xiao Li'er and Xiao Bangge were playing, but what they said was often wrong. Xiao Banggen said he was very good at playing top, while Xiao Li'er talked about painting.

Xu Deyong looked on.

"Hey, Deyong is here."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu greeted each other with smiles.

Xu Deyong responded with a smile and greeted Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai said "hmm" lightly and returned home slowly. Liu Haizhong said a few meaningless words and returned to the backyard, being a little more "low-key" than before.

Jia Dongxu is a bit thinner than before and must be working very hard, while He Yuzhu still looks careless.

"Banggeng, Li'er, call me uncle... No, Li'er should be called uncle." He Yuzhu said with a slight smile.

Xiaobanggen was not afraid of him, he put his hands on his hips and said, "Silly Zhu."

Xiao Li'er blinked her big eyes, looked at her father, and said in a sweet voice: "Uncle."

"Hey." He Yuzhu responded with a silly smile: "Look, you are still polite. You should follow my example more."

Jia Dongxu glanced at He Yuzhu sideways and said, "Banggen is going home, it's cold outside."

The little boy stepped forward and said, "Dad, I want to eat meat."

"Why are you eating meat? Didn't you see that Dad is so tired? Don't blackmail me."

"Humph, grandma said it."

……

The father and son talked and returned home.

Hearing this, Xiao Li'er ran to Xu Deyong and said with some pride: "Dad, we eat meat."

Xu Deyong pinched her little face and said, "Don't show off now."

He Yuzhu curled his lips and said: "Your family is rich, and you can afford to eat meat every day."

Xiao Li'er seemed to understand and said happily: "Hey, there's chan, I'll go find my sister." After that, he entered the house.

Seeing that He Yuzhu had no intention of entering the house, Xu Deyong asked casually: "Is the steel rolling mill very busy recently?"

"That's right." He Yuzhu couldn't help complaining: "Every leader seems to have been beaten...cough."

This guy also knew that something was wrong with what he said. He coughed and said in a low voice: "It's like he was given a shot of chicken blood. He keeps asking to increase production and work hard..."

This guy talked a lot.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "No wonder, I think Jia Dongxu has lost a lot of weight recently."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he curled his lips with some disdain and said, "Hey, him? He loves to show off and always wants to get a salary upgrade as soon as possible. He asked for it."

"Well, it has something to do with you..."

……

"Dongxu, look, you've lost weight. Don't work so hard. Your health is important." Jia Zhang said with concern.

Jia Dongxu said: "Mom, don't worry about work. I know it well."

Jia Zhang said angrily: "What a fool you are. Are you a little envious when you see Xu Deyong's family growing up from scratch and their life getting better and better? Listen to me, we don't envy them, only his wife. Sooner or later there will be something wrong with the ingredients and they will be reversed.”

Jia Dongxu said sternly: "I'm not envious, I just want to make more money. Now Huairu is pregnant again, Banggeng has to go to school, and money will be used in the future."

Qin Huairu also said at this time: "Dongxu, you're right, your body is the most important thing, you are the backbone of the family."

"I know, I will pay attention to it in the future." Jia Dongxu said casually.

Xiaobanggan stood aside and said with a pout, "I don't want to go to school, I want to eat meat."

……

Life goes from short to medium at home, but also ups and downs at home and abroad.

On January 1, Country M successfully launched the artificial satellite "Explorer 31" after Dasu and discovered the earth's radiation belts. Our country has also formulated a draft plan for the development of artificial satellites, code-named the "1" mission.

On February 2, Ma Yinchu proposed the "new population theory."

On February 2, the "Chinese Pinyin Plan" was officially adopted and approved for publication and implementation.

On February 2, the "Instructions on Eliminating Four Pests and Maintaining Hygiene" was issued, proposing to complete the elimination of rats, sparrows, flies, mosquitoes and basically eliminate the most serious diseases that harm the people within 12 years or less. The mission is to achieve the goal of eradicating diseases, inspiring everyone, changing customs, and transforming the country.

As a result, the large-scale campaign to eradicate the four pests across the country reached its climax.

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(End of this chapter)