Chapter 182: Growing Up
After some hectic chaos, Shen Guohui was finally settled. The child ate the wrong thing and lost his teeth, and Grandpa Shen laughed at the little granddaughter: "Xiaohui has to drink porridge today!" "I didn't take it seriously at all.
The old generals who came down from the battlefield, of course, will not take this seriously. Liang Qing was very nervous, and immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks to take care of her daughter.
Of course, she knew what Shen Guohui's teeth were eating, so she was afraid that Grandpa Shen would ask, so she hurriedly took her off the table.
"Mom! My tongue hurts! Shen Guohui stuck out her tongue and frightened Liang Qing into an exclamation.
Shen Guohui's tongue had several large cracks, which were oozing blood, and half of his tongue was stained red.
Zhou Wanwan blinked innocently, this is not what I did.
Shen Guohui himself has to gnaw kiwifruit as an apple, it is originally half-ripe, containing a lot of proteases, and eating too much will of course decompose the proteins of the tongue and oral mucosa, and it is normal to have a few openings.
Rinse your mouth with salt water and you'll be fine tomorrow. As for crying so badly?
Several people tossed around Shen Guohui again, and when they sat down to eat, most of the meals were going to be cold.
Shen Guodong brought Zhou Wanwan over to feed her fish, and didn't pay attention to Shen Guohui's startled eyes at all, his eyes were bright and dark, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
In fact, Zhou Wanwan can guess about it, and Shen Guodong probably knows what Shen Guohui's tongue is about.
This kid didn't have a seizure on the spot, and it was really rare to be calm.
As soon as everyone was about to start eating, Shen Guoqing began to grab Zhou Yang and a few Dunzi again, and asked them to give their opinions on the speech she had prepared.
"It is to be told to the members and comrades. I happened to meet you, listen to it and see if you can understand. ”
Zhou Yang had no choice but to put down the dishes and chopsticks politely. Listen to Shen Guoqing's speech.
"Shen Guoqing," Shen Guodong called her in a calm voice, he was only two months younger than Shen Guoqing, and he had seen this cousin who lacked roots and tendons unpleasant since he was a child, and never called her sister, "Do you have any eyesight?" Let the guests have a good meal! ”
"They eat theirs, I say mine. Don't delay each other. Shen Guoqing devoted herself to her revolutionary work, and she didn't notice that Zhou Yang and the others put down the dishes and chopsticks to listen to her.
"Listen to your inkblot next to you, who can eat?! Besides. When someone talks to you, you eat there? What about your upbringing? Who taught you to be so rude? ”
Shen Guodong's last two words made Liang Qing's face turn red. Their family eats in the cafeteria every day, and there are more noisy people around them, so if they stop their chopsticks and listen to people. I couldn't finish a meal in those two hours.
You sit at home every day and eat and drink spicy food. There is a nanny waiting for her, of course, she can pretend to say anything about upbringing! We grab thin soup in the cafeteria every day, and talk about upbringing!
Liang Qing glanced at Shen Yuan resentfully, what are you talking about all day long, hard and simple, but look at your children, because you are looked down upon!
Shen Guoqing didn't think there was anything to be embarrassed about, "Mingling with the people, the fields and factory workshops are all dinner tables." Talking, laughing, laughing, eating affectionately, and talking about those bourgeois stinking rules separates oneself from the masses of the people!
This is feudal dross. Gotta abandon! How can you, a child from a military family, talk about those petty bourgeoisie all day long? This is a betrayal and an insult to one's origins! It must be deeply reviewed and corrected immediately! Otherwise, you risk being corrupted by the corrupt and degenerate lifestyle of the bourgeoisie, and your revolutionary future will be completely ruined!
I think you'll come with me tomorrow to learn farming! Mingle with the members and comrades, work hard, sweat, and let your thoughts be purified and sublimated! The revolutionary will has been tempered! Let the arduous and simple proletarian revolutionary style take root deep in your soul, and you will be able to see thoroughly the dross and dregs in your own thoughts, and then shake them off fiercely! ”
Shen Guoqing straightened his neck and shook his head, making a finishing action of looking into the distance, if there was applause at this time, it would be a perfect speech.
It's a pity that everyone stared at her, and no one cheered.
"Comrades members, do you understand?" Shen Guoqing didn't care about other people's reactions, and only paid attention to whether Zhou Yang understood or not.
"Are you talking about human words? Who can understand if it's not human?! Shen Guodong didn't give her any face, "If you don't eat, go down, and if you eat, you will give me a stop." ”
"What are you ......" Shen Guoqing was enraged, not because of Shen Guodong's rudeness, but because he did not advance the oil and salt of revolutionary principles, and was about to educate him at length again, but was interrupted by Shen Yuan:
"Xiaoqing, let's eat first, don't let the guests laugh."
Shen Guoqing still refused to give up, grabbed Zhou Yang and instructed: "After eating, you listen to the speech I prepared and give me some advice." ”
"There's no time to spare!" Shen Guodong directly rejected her for Zhou Yang.
It was easy for everyone to stop eating, but they all lost their initial interest, and they all ate with their heads bored, not talking and laughing like just now.
"Dad, if you don't need a car tomorrow, let Xiao Zhang send Guoqing to the countryside. They are going to the small market brigade to learn farming, more than 20 miles away from the county. It's too tiring for a few children to walk back and forth like this. ”
"Okay, you set a time with Xiao Zhang and let him arrange it for you." Grandpa Shen never minded letting the children in the family enjoy some privileges. As long as it's not too much, he's a good talker.
Shen Yuan thought about it, but couldn't help but interject, "Don't bother Xiao Zhang, I'll ride a bicycle to send Xiaoqing to work tomorrow, and I'll pick her up after work." ”
The father's car is state property, how can it be used to pick up and drop off children at home?
"They have six children in a farming group, can you take a bicycle?" Liang Qing had already prepared for Shen Yuan's opposition.
Shen Yuan was asked all of a sudden, but Shen Guoqing didn't appreciate his mother's kindness at all, "No!" Walking is also a way to exercise the revolutionary will, which is a rare opportunity for a few of us......"
"Qingqing," Grandpa Shen raised his eyebrows when he saw Shen Guodong, and hurriedly interrupted Shen Guoqing first, "You decide for yourself, if you need to use a car." Just go and talk to Uncle Zhang. If you don't feel the need, pay attention to your body. It is also appropriate to exercise the revolutionary will, you are still young. How can you contribute to the construction of the revolution after your body is exhausted, do you say? ”
Shen Guoqing nodded and made it clear that they could walk over twenty miles without a car.
Liang Qing was so angry that the roots of her teeth itched. This silly boy! If you don't sit in a car, you won't be blessed! It's all cheaper for outsiders!
"Ponies! Serve my dad rice! Shen Guohui has been paying attention to the movements at the dinner table, and occasionally goes over to pour a glass of wine for Grandpa Shen or Shen Yuan. Got two compliments beautifully.
Although she didn't eat a meal, she was active at the dinner table. Now I see that Shen Yuan doesn't drink. immediately called Ma Shulan to serve the meal.
Intuitively, Shen Guohui just knew that she would toss Ma Shulan and not let her eat well. Mother will be delighted.
"Let's sit and eat. Trabeculars go to sheng. Grandpa Shen stopped Ma Shulan, who put down the dishes and chopsticks to serve the rice, and turned around and ordered Liang Qing.
Because she had to take care of Shen Guohui, who was sick, Liang Qing put down the dishes and chopsticks early and sat on the sofa to drink tea.
"Let her serve my dad food! She's a babysitter! You have to work! Liang Qing had said these words many times in private, and Shen Guohui had already heard them.
Today, Liang Qing's emotions have seriously affected her, and the child who can't control her words and deeds blurted out these words.
Grandpa Shen slapped the chopsticks on the table with a bang, his face was serious, and everyone hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks.
"Comrade Ma Shulan is an active sergeant officer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and an official staff member sent by the Logistics Department of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army. When did you become your babysitter? ”
Shen Yuan and his wife were stunned. Ma Shulan, a rural woman, has been doing housework for her father for several years. You can become a full-fledged soldier, and you even become a sergeant?!
It's the back door! It affects my father's reputation too much!
Let a rural woman get such a big bargain! It's so infuriating!
The husband and wife had their own thoughts, but Grandpa Shen ignored them completely, and only stared at Shen Yuan's children seriously, "You are my grandson, and you are the last thing I want to see in you."
A person's identity is the person's clothes, today it is this, tomorrow it may be that, it does not represent a person's essence at all. ”
Grandpa Shen was the most reluctant to talk about the truth in his life, and he was not interested after saying a few words, so he only waved his hand, "In the future, we must respect the labor of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Ma, and we must respect them personally." ”
The meal was interrupted again and again, Grandpa Shen was not interested in drinking at all, and the children hurriedly finished eating and left the table.
Shen Yuan followed Grandpa Shen to the study to talk, and Shen Guodong took Zhou Yang's brothers and sisters to his room to study the newly obtained Browning M1911.
"If you have something to say, don't you get tired after holding it all night?" Grandpa Shen asked Shen Yuan to be on the sofa next to him, ready to listen to his tirade.
"Dad, what do you think about Guodong's affairs?" Shen Yuan is talking about Shen Guodong being a soldier. When I went to the shooting range today, the leaders of the local garrison took a fancy to Shen Guodong at a glance and asked him to ask if he could be specially recruited.
Shen Yuan himself was born in the military, but he didn't like to be a soldier, so he didn't want his son to be a soldier. But Shen Guodong's conditions are too suitable for being a soldier, and going to the army can also restrain his temper, Shen Yuan is very much in favor of Shen Guodong going to the army to develop.
"Gordon doesn't like to study, and it will be impossible to go to university in the future. You can also have a good future in the army. This is another very important aspect that Shen Yuan considered.
"If the child doesn't want to go, don't force him. It's still early to get into college, and no one can say for sure what will happen in the future, so let's see. "Grandpa Shen doesn't want to talk about it, it's Shen Guodong's own business, it's useless for the two of them to say anything here, he has to decide for himself.
Shen Yuan sighed helplessly. Of course, he could tell that his father was perfunctory.
He thought of another imminent matter, so he could only put the matter of Shen Guodong as a soldier for a while and talk about it later.
"Dad, when are you going to move out?" The compound of the county party committee has two independent small second floors, and the others are bungalows, my father lives in one building, and the other is used to receive important leaders.
Although my father is qualified to live here in terms of level and work relationship, it is too eye-catching to live here for several years. He told his father several times, but his father didn't pick up, and Shen Yuan felt that he needed to solemnly mention it again.
"Don't move. Lao Tzu lives in this is not in line with national policy? Overstepping? "Grandpa Shen is a little impatient.
"Dad, you have to move. Only by moving can you reflect your high style and brightness, and only then can you conform to your identity as a proletarian revolutionary of the older generation! You have to think about your reputation! Shen Yuan felt that he was already bitter.
Grandpa Shen smiled angrily, "What do you want from Lao Tzu!" Not uncommon! ”
By the time Grandpa Shen finished this heart-stopping conversation, Zhou Yang and the others were ready to go home. Just waiting to say goodbye to him.
Shen Guodong was carrying a big schoolbag and was also ready to go together.
In the kitchen, Shen Guohui cried and screamed, and it sounded terrible.
"I got it." Shen Guodong said to Grandpa Shen confidently, "She snatched the fruit, I scared her." ”
Grandpa Shen sighed in his heart, let this kid scare him, not to mention a five-year-old girl, even adults are estimated to have nightmares for a few days!
"I put chili water in the salt water she rinsed her mouth again." Shen Guodong added.
The soaked chili pepper is a small torch planted by Zhou Chen, the size of a fingernail, and he jumped on the ground after eating half of it, he soaked five of Shen Guohui's half a cup of water, soaked a whole meal, and then poured it into the cup she rinsed.
She smeared chili water on her face towel. Shen Guodong then added.
After drinking that cup of chili water, I must have cried spicily, and then wiped my eyes with a towel, oops! It must be cool!
Grandpa Shen was so angry that he stared at him, and in the end he could only wave his hand at this bad boy, "Why don't you hurry up and leave if you get into trouble!?" Waiting for me to kick you!? ”
Of course, the children were not afraid of Grandpa Shen's kick, so they all said goodbye to Grandpa Shen with a smile and went home happily.
A few people asked Uncle Zhang to deliver it to the door, said goodbye to him politely, and watched his car drive away before opening the door and entering the house.
Zhou Chen, who was the first to go, stepped into the door of the inner room, froze for a moment, and then turned around and came out again.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yang, who was walking behind him, hurriedly asked.
"I want to go out and be quiet first." After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Zhou Yang and Dunzi walked a few steps into the house, and they were also stunned.
Shen Guodong hugged Zhou Wanwan and squeezed in from behind the two of them, and stopped talking.
Zhou Wanwan glanced at the house that had basically been destroyed by Xiao Wang, and slowly covered her eyes, "Xiao Wang! If you're in trouble, don't you run away! Waiting for the second brother to kick you?! ”
September 1966
"Xiao Wang! You're in trouble again! Run! Brother Shen will come back and kick you right away! ”
Before Zhou Wanwan's voice fell, Xiao Wang had already rushed out of the house. Xiao Wang, who has become an adult, ran majestically, stood with two ears in the wind, and his limbs were vigorous and powerful, and he only jumped over the nearly two-meter-high shoji and flower wall, and disappeared into a large cornfield next to him.
Zhou Chen stuck his head out of the window, glanced at it with a smile, and then closed the window and greeted Zhou Wanwan: "Deceived away!" Fast! Hurry up and eat! When it comes back, we won't have to stop again! (To be continued......)