The history of raising children from the Republic of China to the 70s

"Uncle Zhang, did your family come here?" Li Chengye only played chess with them once, so there's no need to go home to look for them just to play chess.

"No, I've been looking for it all morning!" Uncle Zhang still felt a little uncomfortable when he said this, because he had met this big girl from the Li family many times.He is not a bad person, he actually avoided him and never told him where he lived, causing her to search for it for so long.

"Why don't you come in and sit for a while?" It took him so long to find him, and Li Chengye couldn't drive him away. Besides, he was a bit old, so he had to respect the old man anyway.Besides, they are all people who live nearby, so it would be better to be friendly.

"Don't sit, don't sit, it's almost time for dinner, the old lady is still waiting for me at home!" Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, how can I sit at someone else's house, besides, he has already asked, the eldest sister of this family is a widow , it is not easy for him to go in.

"Come over later in the evening, it's still the same position as last time!" Old man Zhang finally said the purpose of his visit today. To put it bluntly, he wanted to play chess, and his heart was very itchy.

"Okay, I'll go there in the evening!" Li Chengye hadn't played chess for a long time. He was extremely busy some time ago, and now that he rarely has time, he agreed directly.

"Okay, okay, then I'll be waiting for you! You must come!" Uncle Zhang was very happy to get the affirmative answer, but he still confirmed it again like Li Chengye.

Li Chengye nodded seriously, "Definitely."

"Okay, okay, then I'll go first, you must come!" Uncle Zhang left with a smile, his back was also in high spirits, as if he was preparing for a big battle at night, it looked good, he was already in his 60s old man.

Li Chengye watched the man leave and went back to the field, only to see that Xiaobei had stopped pulling weeds and was watching him furtively, when he found out he quickly turned his head and started working again pretendingly.On the other hand, Xiaoxi still kept her gaze fixed, showing no sign of being lazy at all.

When Li Chengye walked past Xiao Bei, he deliberately stopped in front of him. The little guy was so frightened that he almost jumped up.He showed a face like a little cat, and smiled stupidly at Li Chengye.

"Work hard!" After all, he was still a baby, and Li Chengye couldn't say much, so he could only smile helplessly, and then went to work by himself.

Li Chengye had a good idea, pulling the grass is not very tiring, and he can also exercise the children, but it is a pity that the children have a grandma who protects the calf.When Li's mother came to the yard after cooking, her face immediately dropped.

The faces and bodies of the two children were covered with dirt, not only that, but small bubbles appeared on Xiaobei's hands, which were blisters from grinding.

"You black hearted one, you are willing to let such a small child work." Li's mother was so angry that she chased Li Chengye and patted him on the back several times. I don't know that the child's hands are so tender, and he can really beat his son, and his hands are blistered.

"Mom, I just took it for fun. This is not to exercise them." Li Chengye explained, but it's a pity that Li's mother couldn't hear his explanation at this time. After punching the man several times, he went to see his grandson up.

Seeing his grandma like this, Xiaobei looked a little anxious, and quickly wanted to explain, "Grandma, I don't hurt, so don't beat my father." He puffed up his face, it was all about that I don't hurt, I'm strong.

Mother Li felt even more distressed when she heard his words. Both of her children have seen it. Xiao Beishou has nothing to do. He is obviously lazy and did not work. This big one is smart because he is too honest and sensible. .

"Hey, our Xiaobei is too sensible, let's ignore your father, grandma will take you to the medicine."

Mother Li took Xiaoxi back to the house, leaving only Li Chengye and Xiaobei staring at each other.

Fortunately, the blisters were relatively small and not very serious. Mother Li used a fire-baked needle to burst the blisters, and then used some medicine. It is hot now, and it is not easy to wrap them with things.Mother Li could only instruct him carefully for a while, telling him not to touch things with his hands.

After a while, Li Chengye also followed into the house, holding Xiaobei by the hand. Seeing that Li's mother was busy with Xiaoxi, he took Xiaobei to wash and clean the little cat.

After the matter was dealt with, the family of four sat in the main room and ate. Today's dishes are very rich, and Li's mother also showed her cooking skills.I made tamales, steamed fish, tofu dumplings, and a kelp rib soup.It can be regarded as their special dish here, and it is really delicious.

Because of Xiaoxi's hand, Li Chengye was given several looks by Li's mother during the meal, and Xiaobei was also very obedient, sitting in a row.

Mother Li wanted to feed Xiaoxi, but he refused. He ate by himself, saying that it didn't hurt. Mother Li had no choice but to turn her eyes to Li Chengye.

Li Chengye touched his nose with guilt, he did not think carefully today, after all, it was the first time for a child to work, so he should take his time and not backfire.

The meal was a little slow, but it was all over before it arrived.Because Li Chengye promised to make slingshots and buy food for the two young children, he wanted to take the two children to the street again.

It's a pity that Li's mother directly rejected him, thinking that he was unreliable, afraid that he would lose the two children, so Li Chengye had no choice but to go by himself.

It didn't take long for Li Chengye to come back after buying some snacks and some rubber bands. The main reason was that he gave Mother Li all the coupons he issued every month.I don't have much money left on me, and it's hard to buy anything.He would like to buy a bicycle, but unfortunately he has no ticket.

After returning home, Li Chengye started to make a slingshot. There were several trees in the courtyard of his house. After finding two suitable branches, Li Chengye peeled off the bark on them, and slowly smoothed the branches with a scrub cloth.

He was sitting in the yard making a slingshot, and the two little guys were sitting next to him, eating slowly with snacks in their hands, while their eyes were fixed on Li Chengye's movements, full of anticipation.They were very quiet and did not disturb Li Chengye at all.

The atmosphere between the father and son was just right, and suddenly a strong smell came over, and the smell was simply unbearable.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Li Chengye looked up, and saw Mother Li coming over with a bucket, the stench was coming from there, and the meeting was getting closer.

Mother Li has forgotten to be angry with her son now, and her attitude has improved a lot, "I am fertilizing the vegetables, don't stay here, go to the house and do it, remember to close the door."

Li Chengye had never planted land before, so naturally he didn't know what to do, but he still planned to go over to help, "Mom, shall I help you?"

As he said that, he stood up and went to help.

Mother Li shook her head, "I don't need any help from you, and you don't have much work. You promised the two children to make slingshots. Hurry up, it's rare to rest, play with them for a while."

After she finished speaking, she started to get busy, and Li Chengye also felt that he was a bit overwhelmed, so he flinched, and finally chose to bring the two children into the house.Forget it, he'd better work hard and earn more money for Mother Li.

It took Li Chengye nearly two hours to finish the slingshot. He already knew that children have tender hands, so he carefully polished the wood to make it very smooth, making it very comfortable to hold in his hand.He doesn't move fast, and the finished products are very beautiful.

Xiaoxi and Xiaobei were very happy holding their own slingshot, bouncing and running in the yard behind the house.Li Chengye was afraid that they would hurt him, so he told them carefully before letting him go.

The holiday days passed quickly, and it didn't take long for dinner to start again.After dinner, the family of four went to the place where they often played at night. Of course, Xiaoxi and Xiaobei didn't forget their new slingshot.

Mother Li didn't want them to go out with their slingshots. There are many children over there, so it would be bad if they used them to beat people up.It was Li Chengye who made the two children promise not to play around, so he was allowed to take them there.

"Hey, come, come."

"Where? Where?"

When they got there, they heard someone shouting.Li Chengye looked over, but it was the old men who played chess with him before.At this time, several people had already run over, and the leader was the old man Zhang.

"Comrade Li, hurry up, play a game with me first." As soon as the old man approached, he grabbed Li Chengye's arm, trying to pull him to the side of the chessboard.

This is to rob someone, Li's mother hurriedly grabbed her son, "How can you make such a move, old man?"

"Hey, big sister, I'm in a hurry to play chess, so you can lend me your son first, we've already agreed." Old man Zhang flattered him, pointing at getting him to play chess, How dare you offend my mother.

Li Chengye has gotten better and better with others, so he naturally wants to go, "Mother, I'll go to play chess, call me when you go back!"

"Okay, you old men, don't bully my son." Mother Li let go, but gave him a fierce look when they left.

"How dare you, put your heart in your stomach!" After saying that, old man Zhang pulled him away.

Li Chengye went to the chess table as soon as he passed by, and he didn't come down until Li's mother came to tell him, and naturally he didn't lose.

On the other hand, the old men around almost quarreled over the order of playing chess with Li Chengye, and finally it was Li Chengye who said that he would come over to play chess with them when he had time before he stopped.

As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival was over, Autumn rushed over quickly. Not long after Li Chengye and the others went back, an autumn rain fell and the wind picked up.The temperature can be clearly felt to drop a lot.

Mother Li hurried into the house to find out the quilts that she had made before. They were all made by someone after Li Chengye came back, and all the cotton was used.She reckoned that the temperature should drop in the next few days, so they were all dried in advance, and they were covered with the smell of sunshine, which was very warm.