1 Chapter 1
"I think this gay man is still quite good, his appearance is not good, but his parents are dual-income workers and even he is a temporary worker in a machinery factory, and there are two rooms at home, and he is also very honest, I heard from the neighbors around me that I have never heard him lose his temper for more than 20 years, and he must be a man who loves his wife."
The dwarf woman kept praising her, but the two people opposite her frowned.
One of the middle-aged women shook her head again and again, "No, no, Aunt Chen, we have been friends for several years, you can't fool us." ”
Aunt Chen let out an 'ouch', patted her chest and said, "What fooled you?" The old woman's words are true. ”
"It's true that both husband and wife are working in the factory, and with his son's temporary work, they are less than 40 a month, and if there is only one child below, it will be counted."
As he spoke, Wu Chuanfang pointed to the courtyard at the other end, "Look at their house, there are five or six underage children below, where do you not need money for food and clothing?" There are so many people in two rooms in the family, if you really want to get married, wouldn't you have to sleep in the same room with your younger brothers and sisters? ”
If this had been put in the past, she wouldn't have said it so bluntly.
But after watching several in a row, one is not as good as one, and my heart has long been deflated.
A family of nine relies on a salary of less than 40 yuan, and it is not impossible to live by eating four or five cents a day, but what about living?
Could it be that the newlywed couple is crammed into the same room with their younger siblings every day?
Not to mention giving birth to a baby in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more unbearable.
Here we go again.
Where are people honest? It's clearly a good bully.
They came to look at each other quietly, and just happened to see the young man being scolded by his father and mother, looking at the submissive appearance, he knew that he couldn't bear it.
If her daughter really wants to get married, her in-laws are so sarcastic and fierce, and the man is unreliable, so she is guaranteed to be bullied.
Wu Chuanfang really didn't look down on this family, and said again: "No, no, let's go to the next house." ”
Aunt Chen was a little impatient, and her feet hurt after walking for most of the day, "Where is the next home?" You don't know that now that the Educated Youth Office is urging you to get closer, many comrades who don't want to go to the countryside are either looking for jobs or looking for partners, and now the male comrades who have jobs are very popular. ”
If it weren't for the benefits of five cents, she would have quit a long time ago.
Where does Wu Chuanfang not know?
She's not one of them.
If the youngest daughter can't find the right marriage partner, she will only face the road to the countryside.
"Granny Chen, getting married is a big deal, why don't I think about it when I go back?" The young comrade on the side opened his mouth, his face was still ruddy, and he looked a little shy.
Aunt Chen thought for a while, "Yes, you two will think about it when you go back." ”
Rong Xiaoxiao, who seemed to be shy, breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if she was ready to get married, she never thought about finding someone to marry at random.
On the way back, Wu Chuanfang gritted her teeth and spent three cents on a ride, she could walk back by herself, but she couldn't let the matchmaker go so far, after all, she still had to rely on her.
Waiting for the car, Wu Chuanfang took the matchmaker's hand, and her face was wrinkled with sorrow, "Old lady, don't blame me for being short-tempered, you also know, I'm really worried now......"
"I know I know it's not easy for you......"
The two chattered and talked.
At this time, Rong Xiaoxiao looked at the scenery outside the car and was a little stunned.
This era is cool.
What you see is completely different from what you have seen before.
Who would have thought that she would cross over so inexplicably.
Once traveled back to the early seventies.
Before she could recover from her senses, she was faced with a crucial choice.
The call to go to the countryside has already begun, and in the first two years it was a little lax, and it can be delayed for various reasons, but now, except for one child who can stay with him, all the other children are in line with the policy of going to the countryside.
Unless a lesbian has a job or gets married, even if she doesn't want to, she has to be forced to go to the countryside to become educated youth.
Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious, and it will even affect the family.
When Rong Xiaoxiao came, the original family was discussing what to do.
When she first arrived, she didn't have all the memories of her original body, and she couldn't figure out a lot of things, so she could only pretend to be transparent.
Fortunately, the original body is a person who rarely talks at home.
For more than half a month, she was forced to pretend to be until now, and she also learned some about the situation at home.
She was the youngest daughter in the family.
There are also two older brothers and one sister on it.
The reason why the original mother was so worried was because the four brothers and sisters had all reached the age of going to the countryside, and none of them could hide from it.
After worrying about this, I have to worry about that, but for more than half a month, I look a little old.
Fortunately, three of the four children have been solved in the past half a month, and now she is the only one left.
The eldest brother Wu Pingzu took the job of his original mother and became a temporary worker in the workshop of the textile machinery factory.
The second sister, Wu Pinghui, looks thin and small, but she is very bold.
bravely pursued love, and now he has become a glorious educated youth in the countryside, and he went to the countryside in the northeast with his sweetheart.
For this reason, the family is turned upside down, and the noise is particularly lively every day.
As for the third brother, Wu Ping'an is also a capable person.
Silently, there was a sudden explosion of thunder, and he went directly to the butcher's house at the end of the street as a son-in-law.
The door-to-door son-in-law in this era is not good, that is to throw his face to the ground, let others trample on it, and when he goes out, someone will point at him, and he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.
But Wu Ping'an didn't care.
The father-in-law's family promised him a temporary worker, and when he became a son-in-law, he didn't have to go to the countryside, which was not too perfect.
According to him, it is better for him to go to the countryside than to be a turtle grandson.
At that time, the original father listened and beat him directly with a black face.
Wu Ping'an said that the son-in-law was a turtle grandson, and it was okay to scold himself, but why didn't he scold the original father.
Just look at the names of the original and the three older siblings, they are two surnames.
More than 20 years ago, Rong Shuigen wandered here alone, met a well-wisher and arranged a place to stay, and the Wu family in the courtyard next door saw that he was smart and clever and a grateful person, and after a few years of care, he recruited someone to his home as a son-in-law.
gave birth to two sons and a daughter in a row, Wu Chuanfang said when she was pregnant with her fourth child, both men and women followed Rong Shuigen's surname, which gave birth to the original Rong Xiaoxiao.
During this time, Rong Xiaoxiao, who was secretly observing, also probably figured out some of the situation and temperament at home.
More than twenty years ago, Rong Shuigen was a poor vagabond.
But because of the help of the Wu family, he entered the machinery factory as a worker, and now he is a sixth-level blacksmith, with a monthly salary of sixty-five yuan.
In the compound where they live, they can be regarded as the highest-paid gentlemen.
The salary is high and he has a good handicraft.
In this era, it is very capable of supporting a family.
But Daddy Rong, who has confidence, is still the same as before, and all the big and small things outside and inside are arranged by Wu Chuanfang.
Commonly known as raking ears.
However, no matter how amiable the person was, he was also angry when he heard his son pointing at Sang scolding Huai, and directly beat Wu Ping'an with a stick to make Wu Ping'an cry his father and mother.
At that time, Rong Xiaoxiao squatted in the corner and watched a very lively show.
When they arrived at the platform, the three got off the train.
Wu Chuanfang and Aunt Chen said a few words and watched people leave.
said a lot of good things along the way, and Aunt Chen promised to see each other next time, but she was somewhat unsure in her heart, knowing that even if there was a next time, she might not be able to find a better person.
I sighed in my heart, but I couldn't do anything about it.
"Let's go, there's a lot of work to do at home." Wu Chuanfang didn't say the troubles in his heart, he liked to make up his mind alone no matter what, and he had little to discuss with his own men, let alone his children.
The two mothers and daughters walked to a certain mansion, and just after entering, a mother-in-law probed out: "How is it?" Is it going well? ”
A large compound lives, who doesn't know whose family's affairs?
It's not just their families who are worried about their children's affairs, but the rest of the family.
Wu Chuanfang shook his head, really unwilling to say more.
At this time, a yin and yang strange voice came, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't go well, don't you still have a job quota in your family?" Let Xiaoxiao take her father's class, and both of your children can stay, how good. ”
Rong Xiaoxiao, who had just stepped through the door, heard this voice.
Subconsciously leaned to the side.
Sure enough, within two seconds, I heard Wu Chuanfang's angry voice, "I'm not as stupid as you, I work for my sons, and the monthly salary of two people has changed from sixty yuan to twenty-five yuan, I see how your family will live in the future, don't let us help you." ”
"Bah, where am I stupid? I'm a spoiled child! I was reluctant to let them go to the countryside. ”
"Why don't you see your favorite girl? Why is it that if a son is a human being, his daughter is not a human being? Why don't you see you saying that you spoil your child when you exchange your daughter for money? ”
The two stood by the gate arguing.
Rong Xiaoxiao has long been accustomed to this scene.
Nearly 30 people lived in the courtyard of the two entrances, and they were noisy every day, and they were quite unaccustomed to it at first, but then they ......
Rong Xiaoxiao leaned against the wall, and it was quite interesting to watch.
It was because of the noise in the compound that she was able to learn more about it.
It's not just the situation at home, it's also the times.
The original family was originally a dual-income worker.
Because of going to the countryside, Wu Chuanfang gave his work in the textile machinery factory to his eldest son to work on the top shift, which could only be calculated as a temporary worker, and the salary changed from more than 30 yuan to 13 yuan.
Therefore, a person like Aunt Ma who asked her to take over Rong Shuigen's work was definitely ill-intentioned.
If she really wants to work, she has to start as a temporary worker.
With thirteen yuan a month, plus the eldest brother's salary, two people do the work of temporary workers, and they have to support a few people in the family with twenty-six yuan, so don't think about living.
Rong Shuigen is now a sixth-level blacksmith, he is only in his early fifties, and he is now preparing for the seventh-level assessment.
Even if he is reluctant to give up his children at home, it is impossible to give up his work, because he is the biggest guarantee in the family.
After all, the whole family has to rely on his salary to support them.
Wu Chuanfang has always been an expert at quarreling, and directly forced Ma Lian into the house and didn't dare to speak.
"Mother-in-law with a broken mouth, sooner or later she will tear her mouth." Wu Chuanfang snorted, and was so angry in his heart.
How could she not hear those pouting words?
I'm afraid that the children at home will listen to it.
She has seen a lot of people these days, and many families have made trouble for the quota in the countryside, and they have separated from their children.
The anger in his heart was blocked and he couldn't get out, Wu Chuanfang rushed to the door of Ma Lian's house and kicked on the door, scolding a few words loudly, and the people hiding inside still didn't dare to make a sound.
Rong Xiaoxiao's eyes showed admiration.
This combat power is okay!
She has never been a person waiting to be bullied, she knows how to resist but is not as tough as her original mother, it is worth learning!
"Do you think your mother is amazing?" An old woman came over.
Rong Xiaoxiao's eyes were starry, and she nodded again and again.
Ma Lian was not the only one in the Ma family, they were all kicked in the door, and no one inside dared to take their heads, thinking that they were afraid of Wu Chuanfang, who was still scolding at the door.
"That's when you didn't see your mother when she was young, that's called a thug." Mrs. Chen recalled the past, "It was a bad year, and every family lived with their belts on their belts, but they were also targeted by some petty thieves, and your mother picked up a kitchen knife and snatched back the stolen grain." ”
"I remember too." A middle-aged woman came over next to her, "At that time, thanks to Chuanfang, I was still nursing the child at that time, if there was no food, let alone adults, the child would definitely not be able to stand." ”
The two recalled the past, and Rong Xiaoxiao listened to a lot of past events on the side.
It's not just the original mother who fights the thief, but how to tame the ...... Ahem, man.
"Look at our miscellaneous courtyard, whose old man is not bullish? Chuanfang can suppress Shuigen, and he can make ideas about everything at home, Shuigen is a sixth-level forging outside, with the highest salary in the miscellaneous courtyard, and when he gets home, he still helps with cooking, washing and laundry. Where's our old man? When I got home, I sat and waited for a meal, and I never helped. ”
A woman laughed profusely, "What is this called?" This is called taming the husband in a good way, you young people have to study hard, and the future life will be better, just like Chuanfang, holding the man in his hands......"
"Stone milk, what are you talking about in front of the children?" Wu Chuanfang interrupted her.
rolled his eyes, pushed Rong Xiaoxiao and walked home, "Go back, it's time to cook." ”
She wanted the children to be as tough as she was.
In this way, you will not be bullied.
But when she heard them talk about some things in front of her daughter, her old face also felt panicked.
The six members of the Wu family live in two ear rooms next to it.
After entering the room, Rong Xiaoxiao followed Wu Chuanfang to busy with dinner.
said they were busy working together, but in fact, she didn't have much to do.
It's just handing over the bowls and basins and looking at some coal fires.
According to Wu Chuanfang's words, she just looks down on her slow hands and feet, and when she waits for her kung fu, it is better to do everything that needs to be done by herself.
Rong Xiaoxiao was not ashamed, but was happy and relaxed.
Before the meal was ready, the family came back one after another.
Rong Shuigen washed his hands in the yard, then took Rong Xiaoxiao's place and walked around behind his daughter-in-law's buttocks.
Wu Chuanfang was annoyed, "Get out, don't take up space here." ”
Rong Shuigen laughed twice, and took the chopsticks and carried the bowl to the room.
When they sat at the table and were about to start eating, Wu Ping'an came back with a bone stick and smiled brightly, "Dad asked me to take it home, Mom, stew bone broth tomorrow and drink it." ”
The 'dad' here is naturally not Rong Shuigen.
Wu Chuanfang glared at him, "The marriage is not over, what dad is not a dad?" ”
Wu Ping'an didn't care, "It's going to happen sooner or later." ”
Seeing that his mother was about to bombard, he quickly changed the topic, "How does the little sister look at each other?" ”
Wu Chuanfang was immediately deflated when he heard this, "What else can I do?" Neither. ”
She's really having a headache right now.
If you really want to get married, you must be able to get married.
But you can't know that the other party's house is a pit, and you still dare to let your daughter jump into the pit, right?
Wu Chuanfang turned his head sideways and asked, "I asked you to inquire before, can you find a suitable candidate in the factory?" Aren't your apprentices still married? ”
"That's what happened." Rong Shuigen immediately shook his head.
His apprentices, there are too many disputes in the diligent family, and the good people in the family can't stand up, so it's okay to be an apprentice, and he is not satisfied with anything when he is a son-in-law.
Wu Chuanfang frowned, and was about to say something when he was interrupted.
"Mom, Dad." Rong Xiaoxiao put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at her parents in front of her, and said softly: "I want to go to the countryside." ”
"No way!"