Xu Zhenhua sat in the east room and talked to his parents about returning to the army tomorrow.

Mother Xu was unhappy when she heard this, "Didn't you say that you would leave after the New Year?" Why are you in such a hurry? I'm still thinking about holding my grandson! ”

Just stay for a few days, in case Lin Tong can't get pregnant, how old will she be able to hold her grandson?

Xu Zhenhua thought that on the road, Lin Tong was holding his arm and singing happily, and Xiao Nian clapped his hands happily, that kind of lively and warm scene was a scene he had only seen in his dreams before, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but overflow with a smile.

"Boss, can you leave a few days later?"

After Xu Zhenhua realized that he was a little distracted, he touched his nose unnaturally, did not answer his mother's question, but discussed the matter of returning to the door tomorrow.

"You have to leave tomorrow, and your daughter-in-law will wait for you to leave when she returns!" Mother Xu rubbed to the edge of the kang and was about to get off the kang, shouting: "Second daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law-"

Wang Guihua answered and came over from the Westinghouse, "Mom, what are you calling me for?" ”

"Go to the shed and get a piece of meat to melt, your eldest brother is leaving tomorrow, and he will make dumplings tomorrow morning." Mother Xu instructed her.

Wang Guihua's eyes showed a touch of joy, the eldest brother is gone, they don't have to live so crowded, and they can eat well.

"Mom, what's the stuffing? Cabbage or sauerkraut? She asked with a low brow, not at all showing the joy in her heart.

"Cabbage, your eldest brother likes to eat cabbage stuffing." The old lady waved her hand, "Chop more cabbage and satisfy the children's cravings." ”

Wang Guihua agreed to go out, and after a while, there was a cheer in the West House.

Xu Laosan came over from Westinghouse, "Why don't you stay a few more days and wait for the New Year?" ”

"The troops still have something to do, and they have to go back tomorrow." Xu Zhenhua and his two younger brothers don't have anything to say, no, it should be said that he doesn't have anything to say to the people in this family.

Xu Laosan is still quite good at coming to things, and said with a smile: "Then I'll send my eldest brother to the station tomorrow." ”

"No, I don't have any luggage." As soon as Xu Zhenhua said this, Xu Laosan smiled, stood up and said, "Big brother, let's have a drink tonight, you go, you may not be able to come back next time." ”

Xu Zhenhua's heart was blocked, and when he heard his younger brother say that he was drinking, he thought of that day, and it was the same, he said that he was going to leave the next day, and the third and second children pulled him to drink with him......

"No, I'm not drinking." This was said stiffly, and Xu Laosan listened to it, "What, big brother, what happened that day was our fault, but you see that your sister-in-law has also entered the door, so don't be angry with your brother, okay?" ”

Mother Xu said unhappily: "It's all in the past, what's the old churning?" What's wrong with your daughter-in-law? Mom isn't it for you or for Xiao Nian? Do you find someone in the city, she can take good care of Xiao Nian, and let Xiao Nian like it so much? ”

Xu Zhenhua smiled bitterly in his heart, with a faint face, "Mom, don't mention the past." ”

Mother Xu didn't want her son to stiffen the relationship when he left, so she quickly diverted the topic, "Yes, yes, don't mention it." By the way, I also asked the third daughter-in-law to buy two cans of food and two packs of snacks, and let your daughter-in-law take them back to her parents' house tomorrow after you leave. ”

Xu Zhenhua thought for a while, "I'll take the canned food, you and my dad can keep it for the dim sum mom, I bought it today, just give it to her tomorrow." I'll have an early meal tomorrow, and I'll sit with her for a while before leaving, even if it's ten minutes. ”

Mother Xu glanced at him, and it was only two days before she protected her, it seems that this daughter-in-law has married the right person.

She nodded with a smile in her eyes and said, "That's okay, eat breakfast early, you go there and take a look, sit for a while and then leave, anyway, it's too late." ”

Xu Zhenhua said: "Dad, Mom, I don't know how long I have been gone, you should pay attention to your body at home." Let the second and third children do whatever they have to do, and they can't help them for a lifetime. ”

Mother Xu has her own thoughts, listening to this last sentence, she always feels that there is something in the words, and she can't help but justify: "You are all pregnant and born in October, which one is not good at being a mother is also distressed, you are the boss, and you are a Zhang Cheng, you can help your younger brothers more, and when our old couple is old, the day when it is gone, you brothers will be what they want, and when the time comes, I will close my eyes and know nothing." ”

Xu Zhenhua listened to what his mother said, and his heart was uncomfortable, so he was silent for a moment and said, "Mom, don't worry, they will always be my younger brothers." ”

Mother Xu's heart is very close, the child who can call has milk to eat, although the second and third are not promising, but she has been by her side for almost thirty years, and emotionally there are always more than the eldest who has been away from home for more than ten years.

……

Lin Tong lit a kerosene lamp and was making clothes from the cloth he had just bought.

The original owner, this girl, can do some needlework, make clothes, and take on shoe soles, all of which are no problem.

Lin Tong's memory of making clothes has not been lost, but there is no sewing machine, and he relies on hand sewing, which is also a test of eyesight and handwork.

After a few stitches, thinking that Xu Zhenhua would leave tomorrow, I felt a sense of melancholy, when will this person be promoted to the deputy battalion level and can join the army?

Could it be that if he can't rise in a few years, she will have to stay here for a few years?

Thinking of what I watched in today's big set, the idea of making some food to sell flashed through my mind.

As soon as he thought of it, Lin Tong put down the needle and thread, put on a padded jacket for Xu Nian, and carried him to the main landlord's house.

This family is the old lady, and she has to agree to what she wants to do.

"Xiao Nian, are you hungry, your second aunt steamed sweet potatoes, let her get you two pieces!" The old lady hugged Xu Nian, helped him take off his padded jacket, and called Wang Guihua, "Is the sweet potato steamed, hurry up and pick it up, the children are afraid that they are hungry!" ”

I don't know if these people have gone to the town, the old lady thinks everyone eats very well at noon, and dinner is steamed sweet potatoes and potatoes, and whoever is hungry eats.

Lin Tong looked at Xu Nian holding the sweet potato and stuffing it into his mouth, then looked at the old lady, "Mom, I went to the big market today, I saw a lot of people, many people brought big cakes and pancakes for lunch, I thought, can we make something cheap and hot to sell?" It can also make money, and it can also be convenient for the people, killing two birds with one stone! ”

Xu Zhenhua looked at her with some surprise, he didn't expect her to have such an idea of being a hawker?

Mother Xu was not as happy as Lin Tong imagined, she lifted her eyelids and glanced at the daughter-in-law who had just entered the door, "Selling food?" What do you want to sell? ”

Lin Tong thought she agreed, and said a little excitedly: "The steamed buns in the state-run restaurant are not enough to sell at noon, we can sell steamed buns, or we can sell some porridge and soup." As long as it is cheap and hot, it will definitely sell well. ”

She said with a hint of pity in her eyes, and her voice lowered, "I see that some people just grab clean snow to eat, and some go to the health center or the station to get cold tap water to drink, and they can't even drink hot water." ”

In this era, there was no thermal kettle, many people did not even have an ordinary kettle, and many people brought an enamel jar or simply brought a bowl from home, and just dealt with it.