happy life rebirth

Chapter 12

Xia Xiaohong returned home with a basket full of stinky tangerine buds when the sky was full of clouds: "Mom, I'm back." As soon as she walked into the house, she began to scream loudly.

Jiang Meiying greeted her with a loving smile: "I'm back, are you tired?"

"Not tired!" Xia Xiaohong shook her head with a smile, and raised a basket full of stinky mandarin oranges to Jiang Meiying: "Look, Mom, I picked up so many stinky mandarin oranges in one afternoon today." "These are all dried, at least two or three catties, right?"

"Well... Our family Xia Xia is capable." Jiang Meiying praised Xia Xiaohong without hesitation: "Look, you can already make money at such a young age; it's amazing!"

"Mom, when I grow up, I will definitely earn you a lot of money; you just wait to enjoy the happiness." Xia Xiaohong said while patting her small breasts.

"Okay! Mother is just waiting for our Xia Xia to grow up quickly, and enjoy the blessings in the future!" Jiang Meiying took Xia Xiaohong's words as children's words and didn't take them to heart at all: "Are you hungry? Let's go, Go wash your face and eat later."

"Okay!" Xia Xiaohong responded briskly.

The meal in the evening was very simple, two very homely dishes; one fried tofu with green chili, and one fried tender pumpkin; all of them were Xia Xiaohong's favorite dishes, because there was no refrigerator at that time; er... At least Xia Xiaohong's memory was No, the weather is hot in summer and if the food is cooked too much, it will easily go bad.

Generally speaking, every household would not have leftovers, and such waste was not allowed in that era.

During the meal, Jiang Meiying asked with concern: "Xia Xia, you have an exam tomorrow; how are your grades, are you sure?"

If Jiang Meiying's question is put in the past, Xia Xiaohong really has no confidence; she also attended this middle school in her previous life, but it's a pity that she dropped out of school when she was in the second year of junior high school; in this life?

Ever since she ate the Wisdom Fruit, Xia Xiaohong often has the feeling that she is a humanoid computer; hehe... To say an old-fashioned line, she said that she has read three hundred Tang poems by heart - she can copy poems even if she can't compose them; Even if you really don't know how to do it, you will still be able to copy it according to the memory in your brain!

At this time, every household in the countryside did not have much entertainment, and some households would have radios, tape recorders and other gadgets if the conditions were good; in Hewanli Village, television was considered a luxury, but in the small street where Xia Xiaohong’s family lived; There were only two families who bought TV sets, which seemed to be black and white—but they were covered with a layer of colored transparent plastic paper.

Originally, Xia Xiaohong's family planned to go to Hongjiang City to buy a [-]-inch color TV after the house was repaired, but unfortunately... the house had just been repaired, and Xia Tiecheng made a fuss about divorcing Jiang Meiying; this matter of buying a TV That's all.

Maybe a lot of people will scoff at this. Are people watching 30-inch TVs?Take a look at those LCD screens and rear projections that cost more than [-] at every turn... But in those days, the [-]-inch TV was only affordable if the family had a very good condition. The average family just bought a TV with money. Most are also nine inches; hehe...that's one of those Shao Feng TVs.

After dinner, before it was completely dark, Xia Xiaohong took an iron bucket and scooped up hot water from the iron can on the stove. In order to save firewood, many people in the country were inviting people When repairing the stove, a small tin can is usually buried between the two large pots for cooking and cooking.

In this way, when the family's meals are ready, the water in the iron pot will be heated. When the weather is cold, the family can use the hot water in the iron pot to wash their faces and brush their teeth; Take a bath with the hot water in it. I remember seeing it in my hometown when I was young; even in the rural areas now, some people should have such iron pots in their homes!
In the afternoon, Xia Xiaohong and Yang Ximei were by the river and at the foot of the mountain. The two little girls ran to several places; Xia Xiaohong's whole body was already wet with sweat several times. I can't wait to run into the space by myself now, and take a good shower; it's a pity that I can't.

Xia Xiaohong resigned to her fate and carried the scooped hot water back to her room; after pouring the hot water into the wooden foot basin that had been placed on the ground, she carried the iron bucket back to the kitchen and filled the iron tank with cold water There is still the fire left over from cooking in the stove, and the iron pot itself is easily heated; it is estimated that after Xia Xiaohong takes a bath, the water in the iron pot will be hot enough for Jiang Meiying to use.

It gets dark late in summer, even though it’s already more than seven o’clock at this time; the sky is still not completely dark, and after Xia Xiaohong draws the curtains, the room where you can still see things is finally dark; They are all powered on, and the power switch rope is tied to the head of the bed.

Xia Xiaohong pulled the light bulb and it turned on. Electricity bills were very expensive in those days. In order to save money, every household basically bought ten-watt or fifteen-watt glass bulbs; Xia Xiaohong’s room was a small fifteen-watt light bulb, dim The light turned on softly; although it didn't have the feeling of being as bright as day in the later generations, uh...at least it was within Xia Xiaohong's acceptance range.

A wooden foot basin is used for bathing, and every household has this kind of wooden foot basin; in addition to being used for bathing, it can also be used for washing clothes; many people even use it to wash vegetables when they have weddings and dinners in their homes; there is no such basin in the countryside. So much attention, let alone the countryside 30 years ago.

Xia Xiaohong took a bath as quickly as possible, then poured the bath water into the toilet and brought it out; uh... the bath water in every household here will not be wasted. It is said that this bath water is used for watering like urine. The land couldn't be better.

"Xia Xia, you're done taking a shower." Jiang Meiying came back with a pig's bucket.

"Hmm..." Xia Xiaohong was wiping her somewhat wet hair with a dry towel, her little face was slightly flushed; she was talking to her mother with nothing to do: "Mum, our pig still needs more money." How long will it take to kill and sell?"

Jiang Meiying glanced at Xia Xiaohong and was a little distracted, uh... Was it because she didn't pay much attention to her daughter?Why does it look like Xia Xia is different from usual, Jiang Meiying is a little confused; when did her daughter become so beautiful?

Xia Xiaohong waited for a long time but didn't hear Jiang Meiying's words, she couldn't help but looked up wonderingly; just in time to see Jiang Meiying's inquisitive face.

"Mum, what's wrong with you?" Xia Xiaohong walked over and reached out to touch the other person's forehead, um...it's okay!The temperature is normal, what happened to my mother?

As soon as Xia Xiaohong's little hand touched Jiang Meiying's forehead, she came back to her senses; she happened to see her daughter's concerned expression.

"You kid, what's that expression?" Jiang Meiying said reproachfully: "Xia Xia, aren't you tired after running all afternoon this afternoon? Wipe your head off and go to bed early, aren't you going to take the middle school exam tomorrow? Be careful not to wake up early tomorrow morning."

"Understood, Mom, you can take a bath and go to sleep!" Xia Xiaohong replied briskly, "Then I'll go back to sleep."

"Go! Don't forget to put a mosquito net. The weather is so hot that mosquitoes can bite people." Jiang Meiying explained uncomfortably.

"I know!"

Xia Xiaohong agreed happily, but she kept slandering in her heart: "Damn it, it's only eight o'clock and I'm going to bed; why are you so aggrieved these days?"

Thinking of this time before, I was mostly playing games, reading novels, watching movies, TV, etc. in front of the computer; the resentment in my heart deepened; woohoo... It is a very painful thing to have no entertainment, what can I do except sleep ?

(End of this chapter)