Reborn in 1940 and survived until the new century

I also took this opportunity to talk to my own children one sentence at a time.

"Dongdong, be good and drink all the porridge, okay?"

"Mom, it's not tasty!

Don’t drink Dongdong!”

"But if you don't drink the porridge, you'll be hungry later."

"I can have cookies!"

"biscuit?

There are no cookies in the house!"

"Then, I'll eat steamed eggs!"

“Steamed eggs?

Then take a look in the jar for eggs. Are there any eggs left?"

The child ran to the jar and looked at the eggs, and found that there was indeed nothing in the jar. He said with some grievance.

"Egg?

Eggs, no more?"

"Would you like some porridge?"

"But the porridge doesn't taste good?"

"If it doesn't taste good, then do you want to eat the vegetable dumplings in mom's hand?"

"May I?"

"of course."

"Then I'll eat."

As he said that, he took the vegetable dumpling, took a bite, and when he saw that he was about to spit it out, he quickly said something.

"Don't spit it out. Eat slowly. If you spit it out, you won't even have vegetable dumplings in the future."

Fortunately, this child has been taught since childhood that he must not waste food, and even if the food is not tasty, he has to swallow it slowly.

He continued after he finished eating.

"Are you drinking porridge or eating vegetable dumplings now?"

"Drink porridge, but mom, after you finish the porridge, will you be hungry again later?"

"It's okay if you're hungry, mom has prepared some cookies for you.

You drink the porridge first, and we will eat the pancakes later."

"Is that the only one?"

"Yes, this morning I had a bowl of porridge and a piece of bread.

Two pancakes at noon and one pancake at night."

“So little?

What if I’m hungry?”

"Even if I'm hungry, I have to wait until my parents get off work and come home before I can eat."

“Can’t we bring food to the nursery?”

"Can't!"

"Then why was it possible before?"

"In the past, at least every household had enough to eat, but now every household has insufficient food."

"what?

Why? "

“Because our country has been hit by a disaster!”

“Disaster?”

"Yes, because of the disaster, food production has decreased. With the reduction in food production, we have no food to eat!"

"If we don't have food to eat, will we starve?"

"Yeah, you think?

Have you not eaten egg custard for several days recently? "

"Yes!

I haven’t had egg custard for several days! ”

"Besides the custard, what else did you miss?"

"Biscuits, cakes, and meat. I haven't eaten them for a long, long time."

"So what did mom and dad eat before?"

"Steamed buns, yellow steamed buns, black steamed buns."

"So what are mom and dad eating now?"

"Vegetable dumpling, isn't this the vegetable dumpling?"

"Yes! Mom and Dad have started eating vegetable dumplings, but where is our Dongdong?"

"Dongdong, you're drinking vegetable porridge. It tastes terrible."

"It's not delicious, but if you don't eat it, you'll be hungry."

"Mom, I don't want to be hungry?"

“Not only Dongdong doesn’t want to go hungry, but mom and dad don’t want to go hungry either.

But we don’t want to go hungry now, so we can only eat what’s available at home?

Otherwise you will just go hungry!"

"what?

Can't you just not go hungry?"

"No, you have to know that your favorite cookies are no longer available at home, and even in the supply and marketing cooperative where your mother often took you, there are no cookies for sale."

"what?

Nowhere?"

"No more. Not only biscuits, but also cakes and pastries. Even sugar is gone."

"Then, what should we do?"

"what to do?

You can only eat your meal honestly!"

"All right!"

"Can I take the pancake to the nursery then?"

"cannot!"

"why?"

“Because not only we are short of food at home, but also the children in the nursery are short of food at home.

What will happen if you bring food to the nursery?"

“It will be snatched away!”

"What happens after it's taken away?"

“It’s gone!”

"What about that?"

"If it's gone, Dongdong will go hungry!"

"Then do you still have it with you?"

"No, no, no."

"In that case, do you think it's better to leave the food at home or take it to the nursery?"

"It's better to leave it at home!"

"Yes, it's better to leave it at home. We'll leave the food at home and wait for you to come back after school to eat it. This way, no one will dare to snatch it away.

You have to know that if you take your children to the nursery and they don’t have any food to eat, they will go hungry too.

Although I may be hungry for a while if I leave it at home, at least I can still eat it when I get home, don’t you think?”

"Yes.

"Mom, will we all be hungry if we don't have food?"

"That's right. Now no matter who you are, if you don't have anything to eat, you'll go hungry!"

"Then, are your brothers and sisters also hungry?"

"It's not bad. Although we don't have enough food at home, at least we still have a lot of wild vegetables. It's better to eat them mixed with wild vegetables, right?"

“But wild vegetables are not tasty!”

"It's true that it doesn't taste good, but if you don't eat wild vegetables, you'll just starve to death!"

“Ah!

I don’t want to die, and I don’t want my parents to die, and I don’t want my brothers and sisters to die.”

"Okay, Dongdong, you're a man, you can't cry, otherwise your brothers and sisters will laugh at you."

"But, but..."

"Be good, don't cry, Dongdong, listen to mommy, okay?"

"it is good."

"Dongdong, be good. Mommy just said that if you don't eat, you will die. But as long as you eat, you won't die!"

"really?"

"Of course it's true?

From now on, no matter what food your mother prepares, as long as you finish it without leaving any, you won’t starve to death! "

"What about mom and dad?"

"Of course mom and dad will eat too. It's impossible for them not to eat. What would we do if they starved to death?"

"That's right!

"Okay then! I'll eat it. As long as it's cooked by my mother, I'll eat it."

"That's good. Dongdong is a big boy. You must eat all your meals. Remember?"

"Remember, don't eat anything, don't starve to death!"

"That's right. Also, you have to remember not to tell anyone what we eat at home!"

"Mom, why can't you tell anyone?"

"Don't tell anyone else after you tell them. What if they come to my house and snatch food from me?"

"what?

Will they come to the house to rob it?"

"Yes!"

"Don't want others to come to your house and steal your food."

"Okay, we don't want it, but if you don't want others to come to your house and steal your food, then don't tell them what we are eating.

Only in this way, others will not come to your house to rob you. "

"really?"

"Of course. When has mom ever lied to you?"

"No."

"If someone asks you what you eat at home, just say you eat vegetable dumplings. If they ask you anything else, just say you eat vegetable dumplings!"