Inside the workshop office.

Niu Meng looked at the dozen or so yellowed meal tickets, and was so moved that she almost cried.

If there is anything that is most precious in this era, it is the meal ticket, especially for someone with a big appetite like Niu Meng.

When they were young, the whole family lived on their father's wages at the rolling mill, and the whole family could only eat a fine grain (steamed buns or rice) during the holidays.

On weekdays, cow mothers replace fine grains with coarse grains, such as sorghum flour.

Even sorghum flour is not to be eaten, and a shrewd cow mother will get a little sawdust from her cousin who works in a lumber mill and mix it with the sorghum flour to make a black nest.

The cow mother also gave this kind of nest head a nice name, called Yi Ku Si Tian Wo Tou.

The taste of Sweet Wotou is very similar to its name, chewing it like chewing on wood dregs, and there is a smell of rotten wood.

Every spring is the season that Niu Meng looks forward to, and the young shoots on the tall old elm tree at the door are pulled out and a lot of elm money grows.

At that time, the mother cow would ask Niu Yong and Niu Meng to climb to the elm tree with a sickle and pick the elm money that was waiting to be released.

Sorghum noodles can be made into eight strands of iron by stirring elm skin noodles, which is sweet and sweet to eat, and it is a rare delicacy.

When he grew up, Niu Yong joined the work, and his life gradually got better.

However, because Niu Meng is too edible, one person can top two and a half young men, and life is just a little better, and there is no need to mix sawdust in sorghum noodles.

Later, Niu Meng joined the work, but she still couldn't eat.

Because Niu Yong is married and has his own small family, he can't always help the Niu family.

It wasn't until she met Li Weidong and became Li Weidong's apprentice that she could be regarded as having a few full meals.

Niu Meng also knows that he is a small burden to Li Weidong.

The food in these years is so expensive, who would be willing to give it to others for nothing, even if they have the status of a master, don't you see that the apprentices of the stupid pillar often have to lend money to the stupid pillar? Or the one that borrows and doesn't pay back.

Niu Meng is not a person who does not understand the world, but the taste of hunger is too uncomfortable, so he silently remembers that kindness in his heart.

No, Li Weidong wanted to set up a poverty alleviation workshop, and after greeting Niu Meng, Niu Meng gave up being a driver and came to the poverty alleviation workshop as an assistant to the workshop director.

Although the position and salary of the assistant workshop director are higher than that of being a driver, he is not as comfortable as a driver, let alone earning extra money as a driver.

The reason why Niu Meng agreed without hesitation was just to repay the kindness at that time.

She didn't expect that the favor had not been repaid, and Li Weidong actually gave her all the meal tickets he had saved.

Niu Meng's heart welled up with excitement, and her voice was a little trembling and deformed, "Master. You."

"Let you take it, you can take it, don't learn from those little girls, mother-in-law!"

Li Weidong straightened his face, stuffed the meal ticket into Niu Meng's hand, and walked out of the office with his hands behind his back.

The light outside gilded his back with a pale gold edge.

Niu Meng clutched the meal ticket tightly, wiped the corners of her reddish eyes with the back of her hand, and sighed.

It would be nice if the master hadn't gotten married

As the sun set, Li Weidong rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

Although Yu Li is pregnant, due to her good physical fitness, except for a larger amount of food, she does not have perennial discomfort as a pregnant woman.

I didn't ask for leave from the neighborhood office, and actively completed the tasks of the neighborhood office every day.

After learning that she was pregnant, Director Wang of the Street Office specially arranged for Yu Li to do some simple work, considering that Li Weidong was busy with work.

The work is easy, Yu Li is an idle person, after work began to clean the house, she hopes to create a clean and tidy environment for the children.

The sheets, covers, quilts, and even the curtains were torn off by her, and they were washed by the sink in the middle courtyard.

This scene shocked the uncles and aunts who passed by to get off work.

In this era, after a lesbian became pregnant, although it was not as expensive as in later generations, it was indeed too much to let a pregnant woman wash clothes on such a cold day.

"Look at it, Li Weidong's kid is really not a thing, Yu Li just became pregnant when she was recuperating her body, and she still had to do this kind of rough work."

"That is, Li Weidong married Yu Li at the beginning, but there was no gift money, and the father-in-law also accompanied a lot of things, and after Yu Li got married, he was also a cow and a horse in the Li family."

"Compared with Qin Huairu's lazy goods, Yu Li is like the seven fairies in the sky."

So, when Li Weidong returned to the courtyard, he couldn't help but be despised by those uncles and aunts for a while.

What's going on?

Li Weidong thought about it, and he didn't do anything to make the public angry recently.

When I couldn't figure out the situation, I saw Yu Li's sleeves rolled up, revealing her white arms, her hands were red from cold, and she was washing clothes in cold water.

Her little face was also red from the cold, dripping sweat was oozing from her forehead, and her hair was sticky to her scalp, and anyone who saw it would feel distressed.

Gotcha, the case has been solved.

Li Weidong walked over quickly and gently grabbed Yu Li's hand, "It's a cold day, what are you washing this thing for, don't we have a washing machine at home?" Besides, the electricity used in the washing machine is obtained from solar energy, and it does not cost money. ”

Yu Li raised her head and smiled gently at Li Weidong, "Brother Weidong, I heard that the washing machine is full of parts, and the parts have a useful life, and if you use it often, it will break." ”

“.”

Li Weidong was stunned by her worries.

It seems a bit ridiculous to brave the cold wind to wash clothes for fear that the washing machine will break.

But after thinking about it for a while, I was relieved.

In this era, material scarcity and frugality were generally common.

For example, Uncle Wang next door made a new pair of cotton boots, which he would only wear once during the Chinese New Year.

As a result, the new cotton boots were bitten by a rat with a big hole, and Uncle Wang was so angry that he didn't eat for several days.

Aunt Liu, there is a sewing machine at home, but she is reluctant to use it, and every time she sews clothes, she uses needles and threads.

As a result, the sewing machine was not used for a long time, and the parts inside were rusty, and it took 2 yuan to repair.

It's just that the biggest lesson of mankind is that it never learns a lesson.

Uncle Wang made the second pair of cotton boots, but he was still hidden under the bed and reluctant to wear them.

The shoes are also expected to be used as tools for rats to grind their teeth in the future.

Aunt Wang repaired the sewing machine, but she was still reluctant to use it, squatting at the door all day to catch the daylight, sewing clothes with a needle and thread in her hands full of tears.

The sewing machine may have to be sent to the repair shop after half a year.

Thinking about this, Li Weidong took Yu Li's cold little hand into his arms, and said with a smile: "You, what a little fool, there is a circuit board in the washing machine, if there is no power for a long time, the circuit board will be damp, and the washing machine will be broken at that time, and this kind of washing machine is only made in Shenyang, if you want to repair it, you can only send it to Shenyang." ”

"Really?" Yu Li felt a strong warmth, her eyes widened, and she didn't believe it, "Everything is bad, and it won't be bad if you don't use it!" You lie to me less. ”

"Heh, it's really hard to explain" Li Weidong tilted his head and thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Do you remember our flashlight?" ”

"The one that fell under the bed?"

"Yes, the flashlight fell under the bed for two months, and when we took it out, the battery inside became soft and the electrodes were rusty, so we still polished it with coins for a long time and replaced it with a new battery before we could repair the flashlight."

"The washing machine is like a flashlight." Yu Li thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "I remember that the washing machine has not been used for more than a month, and I have to use it quickly." ”

Yu Li hurriedly pulled her hand out of Li Weidong's arms, picked up the basin and ran into the house, as if she was afraid that as long as it was a second late, the washing machine would break down.

Entering the house, Yu Li had already uncovered the mask on the washing machine and was loading clothes inside, Li Weidong called out to the stupid pillar to help carry a few buckets of water, and then plugged the power of the washing machine into the battery.

With a slight twist of the switch, the washing machine buzzed.

Yu Li put her heart at ease, and patted her chest with her little hand with a look of fear, "It's really scared to death, such a precious thing, if it is broken, what a sin." ”

With the washing machine, Yu Li was able to free her hands, and with the help of Li Weidong, dinner was quickly prepared.

Dinner was egg noodle soup, the noodles were soft and refreshing, the eggs were fragrant, and the two of them were very happy.

Li Weidong ate a big bowl in one go, put down the porcelain bowl, wiped his mouth with a towel, looked at Ding Qiunan and said, "By the way, the matter of malt milk essence has been clarified." ”

"Huh?" Yu Li held the noodles in her mouth and forgot to clip them for a while.

"You eat first, and I'll tell you when you're done." Li Weidong smiled and pinched her nose.

"Hmm." Yu Li picked up the rice bowl, huhula, and the bowl of rice quickly bottomed out.

Syllable.

She put her rice bowl on the table, "I'm done!" ”

"According to Yu Fatzi, Yu Haitang reconciled with Yang Weimin, and Yang Weimin got the malt milk essence." Li Weidong said.

Hearing this, Yu Li suddenly became angry, her eyebrows were raised, and her cheeks were bulging.

"Begonia is really, Yang Weimin's kind of person is not a good thing, how can she still be good with Yang Weimin!"

When Yang Weimin first arrived at the Yu family, he thought he was the leader, and the Yu family should compliment him, the son-in-law of a high-ranking family.

Although the gifts brought are very valuable, the attitude towards his father and mother is very poor.

Especially at that time, Yu Li did not have a formal job, and Yang Weimin kept saying that he could introduce Yu Li to the compound as a little nanny.

This can make Yu Li angry, but for Yu Haitang's happiness, she pretended to be nothing.

After Yang Weimin and Yu Haitang confirmed their relationship, Yu Li asked someone to inquire about Yang Weimin's details.

Although Yang Weimin pretends to be very serious, he has left his name and taken pictures of geese, as long as he has done something, he will not escape the eyes of the masses.

After some inquiry, Yu Li found that Yang Weimin had an unclear relationship with many female comrades before.

She also once told Yu Haitang what she heard, but Yu Haitang is a love brain and thinks that it was all in the past.

Yang Weimin is different from before now, and Yu Li's persuasion is ineffective, so he can only give up.

Last time Yu Haitang broke up with Yang Weimin, Yu Li was quite happy, and was ready to find a suitable young man for Yu Haitang.

Who conceives.

Thinking of Yu Haitang, Yu Li was furious.

"It's a good day, but I want to mix with that kind of high-ranking disciple!"

Li Weidong stood up and gently held her shoulder, "Begonia is still young, it is normal to see Yang Weimin's true face clearly, you don't have to be too angry, be careful of the baby in your belly." ”

Speaking of the baby, Yu Li forced herself to calm down, and stroked her belly that had not yet bulged with her hand.

"That bottle of malt milk essence, I will give it to Yu Haitang tomorrow, and let her return it to Yang Weimin."

"yes, we don't lack that thing." Li Weidong nodded and said: "Let's not talk about these unhappy things, by the way, we haven't watched a movie for a while, today I heard Lao Liu in the workshop say that there is a new movie recently, called "The Hearth is Red". ”

"Watching a movie, movie tickets are too expensive" Yu Li also wanted to watch a movie, but she was a little worried about money.

Before getting married, the two watched a movie together, but they were in love, and they had to pay attention to the mood.

How can a married couple go to the movies.

Li Weidong gently took Yu Li's hand and said with a smile: "A movie ticket is only three cents, which is nothing to us now." Also, the film is in color. ”

Most of the movies in this era are in black and white, and color movies like this are rare, and Yu Li has not seen a color movie yet, so she immediately became interested.

"Then let's have a luxury today." Yu Li gritted her teeth and stood up, "I'll go and brush the dishes and chopsticks." ”

After washing the dishes, Li Weidong rode a bicycle to take Yu Li to the Xizhimen Cinema.

At this time, it was just getting dark, and there was a long queue outside the movie theater, all the way from the ticket gate to the opposite road.

Li Weidong parked the bicycle on the side of the road, locked it with a chain lock, and said, "There are a lot of people." ”

"Yes, color films! Most people haven't seen it, Brother Wei Dong, let's hurry up and line up. ”

Yu Li took Li Weidong's arm and lined up at the back of the line.

Most of the people who came to see the movie were boyfriends and girlfriends, and the strange and airtight little movements between them seemed interesting.

The man approached the woman, and the woman hurriedly took two steps to avoid it as if she had been shocked.

The man ate the closed door and decided not to deal with the woman anymore, and the woman secretly came over again and got angry at the man.

It's like watching a youth romance drama.

Li Weidong was looking at it, and heard Yu Li exclaim: "Brother Weidong, let's see if that person is Yang Weimin." ”

"Where?"

"Right in front of us."

Following Yu Li's fingers, Li Weidong saw a young man in a general's tweed coat and a girl in an embroidered cotton jacket in front of him.

Unlike the other men and women, the two men were almost glued together, the girl's hand on the young man's arm, and the young man's hand around the girl's waist. The two talked and laughed, and from time to time they bit their ears and muttered for a while, and the girl laughed and trembled.

The two turned their backs to Li Weidong, Li Weidong couldn't see clearly, but judging from the size of the young man, he was about the same as Yang Weimin. The girl's body is lower than Yu Haitang's, but her waist is more plump.

Just when Li Weidong was thinking about taking two steps forward to figure out the identities of the two.

There were a few young men in the back who were a little greedy for the young men and whistled at them.