Chapter 12 Aunt's House
Luo Cheng bought a lot, he let go of eating, but he only ate the next three. And grandma was not afraid that she would suddenly eat more and eat more at once, so she also ate three.
People in these years have really been hungry for too long, and only people whose stomachs have been accustomed to being hungry may die of eating.
Because people who are hungry all the time and have no feeling of fullness. When you suddenly eat a lot of food, the feeling of fullness will actually be sluggish.
That is, when you eat, you may actually have enough food in your stomach to fill up. But the body may still send the wrong message that you are hungry, so some people who are hungry will die while eating.
This kind of sluggishness is that I didn't feel much when I ate, and after resting for a while, I felt that my stomach was so full and supportive.
However, this is also a person, at least it can't be analyzed according to Luo Cheng's vision, in these years, many people are short of oil and water, and it is normal for them to be able to eat. For example, his father Luo Wen, he ate a big cake and didn't eat it anymore, not because he couldn't eat it, but because he was going to let go of eating, Luo Cheng didn't buy enough of these.
A flatbread is more than half a catty, Luo Cheng can eat enough, and his father can only cushion his stomach.
"Shishi, you take two cakes and send one to Aunt Zhao and Aunt Li's family."
When Luo Xiaoyu and Luo Shishi were eating flatbread in the room, their mother came over and shouted again. And this errand job is basically shouting poetry, who made her the youngest at home.
Aunt Zhao and Aunt Li are both neighbors who live nearby, and the so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. In recent years, everyone pays more attention to neighborly relations, and many times, there is an urgent matter and calls for help from neighbors, which is true.
In previous years, when the harvest was still good, the children played with each other, and they could always mix some snacks to eat. At that time, food was also expensive, but it was not as scarce as in the past two years.
A flatbread is just over half a catty, and his eldest son is back, so it's okay to give a flatbread, don't say you don't remember them.
"Uncle, remember to bring a stool to my house for dinner at noon, and they will both go to my aunt and Qiangzi, and bring a cloth bag."
Luo Bing said to his uncle Luo Wu, go out early in the morning and come early to inform him, just because he was afraid that they would not be able to come if they had something. Uncle Luo Quan has been notified because he lives closer.
"Okay, I haven't seen your brother for a few years, and I don't know if it's changed. Go ahead, soldiers, we'll be there on time. ”
Luo Wu nodded, his nephew Luo Bing's words have been made very clear, Luo Cheng is back, and he will go to the grain station to buy grain later. Although the food may not be much, the eldest brother Luo Wen's family still plans to help them as younger brothers and sisters. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been asked to bring a cloth bag.
Between brothers, there is no need to say much about polite words, if you have a heart, just remember this kindness. Moreover, Luo Wu and Luo Quan are also farmers, and even work in a brigade, and the brothers know each other about the situation in the family.
After Luo Bing came out of his uncle Luo Wu's house, he went directly to his aunt's house, because the two uncles lived relatively close, and the family situation was easy to understand, and they usually helped each other.
And the aunt is equivalent to a woman who marries out, which is usually not easy to inquire about how life is going. I haven't been in touch for the past few months, but I am married to the countryside, and I know what my uncle is like. In fact, you don't need to inquire, you can know that basically no one has a good life.
If you want to live a good life in these years, you can't help but have a job eating commercial food. Otherwise, the business cannot be done, the land is collective, and even when the harvest is possible in previous years, ordinary farmers will raise a few chickens at most. Neither pigs nor cattle are raised by individuals.
The daughter who marries out may be embarrassed to go back to her parents' house empty-handed. So the two aunts have been in less contact lately. The main thing is that I also know the situation of the eldest Luo Wen's family, there are many children in the family, and they are all the kind of half-grown children who eat Lao Tzu to death, and because they are the boss, they also have to bear the main maintenance obligations.
Supporting the elderly in this era is not shared with future generations. In general, the parents live with the eldest son, and the other sons will go out at about the same time. The parents' things are basically left to the eldest.
And during the Chinese New Year, when the parents are there, other children will bring something to the door at most at that time.
If the parents are healthy and strong, they can help the eldest a lot in normal times. But if you are old and your body is not good, you will definitely have to hold back.
This is the case with many local customs, where there are gains and losses. Therefore, if there are several children in the family in this era, don't fight with the eldest son, just in terms of the customs of old-age care, parents will definitely prefer it.
Moreover, this idea was instilled in rural people at a young age. Most of the things in the family are left to the eldest child, because the ideas instilled in him since childhood, those who have several sons, will not fight. If you fight, whether it is relatives or outsiders, they will not support it.
Luo Cheng's aunt Luo Juan is still relatively close, of course, her sister-in-law Luo Hong is not very far away, but the direction is different, a little more remote, which makes people feel far away. In fact, if you walk, according to the distance, the distance between the two families is not much different.
"Juanzi, don't be angry, isn't there really no way. I don't know that Yueyue is still young, but it's not that she can't marry when she's fourteen. This year's harvest is like this, and we don't have much centimeters, so this year's grain distribution is definitely not enough to eat. ”
Aunt Luo Juan and uncle Wang Lin had also woken up at this time, and the grain in the field had already been harvested, and now there was not much farm work in the village. At most, some hardy vegetables are planted in the field, and the seeds may have to be credited through the village.
Early in the morning, because of some things, my aunt quarreled with my uncle in bed. My uncle's name is Wang Lin, not the eldest son of the Wang family, not long after marrying my aunt, I moved out of the family and moved out of the family over there. It's not that you have to separate your family as soon as you get married, but you can't live at all, especially after you get married, you always have to do that, and it's definitely inconvenient if you can't live.
Take Luo Cheng as an example, if he gets married, or the current conditions at home, the two younger sisters may be driven by their parents to live in the firewood room. Sometimes it seems ruthless, but most of them are forced to do so.
My uncle's parents are still strong and can earn a job. So I can still help down, but my uncle's eldest brother also has a lot of babies at home, and the eldest sons of the eldest brother's family are also married and have babies. I have grandchildren at home.
Therefore, the parents of the eldest uncle try to give priority to the eldest brother's family, and on his side, the famine days can't go on now. It's not that the parents are ruthless and don't help, it's that they really can't help.
If the famine is only for one year, there will generally be some stock even in the countryside. But it's been two years, and when his uncle's family ran out of food, his parents also helped. But again, this is not something that can be solved once or twice.
Help one or two more times, and the sister-in-law will have an opinion. It's not that there are many rations, and the whole family is still hungry, so they can't all starve to death.
So on my uncle's side, he is drinking thin every day at present, but his children are small and can't go to the field to earn work. The eldest is a daughter, named Wang Yue, who is fourteen years old this year. According to reason, such a big baby can work in the field to earn a share of the work, at most a little.
But how many babies did the family have, so Wang Yue stayed at home to take care of her younger brothers and sisters. My aunt and uncle went to the fields to earn their jobs, but it can be calculated that this year's rations will definitely be even more insufficient. The parents couldn't count on it at all.
There was no way, my uncle Wang Lin thought of an idea and married his eldest daughter Wang Yue, who was already fourteen years old, and it was not impossible to marry in the countryside. I don't expect any bride price or anything like that, if the other party is about the same, you can marry whatever you want. The main thing is that you can save a ration at home.
But if the other party is not very good, such as older, or the person is not good-looking, defective, etc., then you have to ask for some bride price.
The eldest uncle thought so, but the eldest aunt was unwilling, although there were people in the countryside who married at the age of fourteen. But after all, it is a minority, usually about sixteen. And even if you want to get married, it's better to find a better guy, how can there be such a person who only needs to give the bride price and food, even if he is old or old, he can marry.
"Auntie, auntie, here."
"Who~ whose voice seems to be a soldier."
Luo Juan, who was arguing with her husband at home, heard shouts outside the door, and because her family was separated, the house was not in a densely populated place in the village. In rural areas, houses between neighbors are basically not small. So this shout must also be a shout of its own.
"It's not that your mother's family can't survive and comes to us to borrow food."
The eldest uncle also said in surprise, no wonder he thought so. It's not a festival, what can this little nephew do when he comes to the door.
What I am most afraid of these years is that when I am not on the festival, my relatives come to the door, most of them have something to ask for, and it is very likely to have something to do with food. Even if they don't borrow food, it is very difficult for some families to come to the door of relatives, even to entertain a meal.
"My mother's family can't come to see me, my nephew misses me, isn't it, hmph, I'll go out and have a look first."
Originally, the two were arguing, if the nephew really came to borrow food, let alone whether there was food to borrow, but if this is the case, then she will not have enough confidence here. The daughter who marries out also has to rely on the support of her mother's family, but her mother's family can't survive to borrow food, so she will be inferior to her husband's family.
"Bingzi, it's really you. Why did you come to my aunt's side, what's the matter? ”
Luo Juan went out to see that it was really her nephew Luo Bing, and when she saw her nephew, she still had a smile on her face, but she was also playing drums in her heart, don't really come to borrow food. I also drink thin every day, so if my nephew speaks, what should I say.
"Aunt, my eldest brother has returned from the army. My grandmother and my dad asked me to call you to go to the house for dinner at noon, and my dad asked you to bring your uncle and cousin with me. But just remember to bring a stool and a bowl, and the uncle and the second uncle will also come today. I'll go to my sister-in-law's house and call them later. ”
"What, your eldest brother is back, that's a good thing. The eldest brother and sister-in-law used to think about it every day. Okay, okay~~ It's really good, my aunt will definitely go and see it. You're tired of the road, come inside and drink water. ”
Hearing that the eldest nephew Luo Cheng was back, he was really happy to be an aunt. Of course, Luo Bing didn't come to borrow food, and the muttering in his heart was also put down. And if you can gather a few brothers and her and her sister to eat at once, how many days have passed. Otherwise, even if it is between brothers, they will be embarrassed to come to the door for a meal.
"Auntie, no need, I'm not tired now, I'll just go to my sister-in-law's house to drink saliva later." After going to my sister-in-law's house, I will go back and follow my father and eldest brother to the grain station to buy food. Dad said, auntie, remember to bring a cloth bag when the time comes, the eldest brother came back from the army and gave out some money and food stamps. ”
Luo Bing said that he was also sensible, and some of his words were to the point. Let me bring a cloth bag, it must be loaded with things, and then deal with it because the eldest brother Luo Cheng has food stamps and money, and this kindness has to be remembered on the eldest brother's head. In the future, if the eldest brother asks for anything, he must always remember him.
Of course, the Luo family doesn't want Luo Chengzhen to ask for them one day because of difficulties, and it is more of a maintenance of family affection.