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

Li Chengye, who had already returned home at this time, naturally didn't know the dark thoughts in Gao Changxue's heart, let alone the big trouble he would face in the future.On the way home from the library, he kept struggling with how to tell Mother Li that he saw Hu Xiuqin today.

It seems that the two people will be in their county for a long time in the future. This county is not very big, and there is still a great chance of meeting each other. One day, Mother Li will meet the person she thought she would never see again in her life. Ex-daughter-in-law, this matter must not be hidden.

He thought about how to do this in his heart, and slowly the yard gate of his house appeared in front of him.The door was open, and laughter and noise could be heard from inside from time to time. It was very lively, and it didn't look like only Mother Li was at home.He walked in quickly, and saw a few familiar old men, sitting on the stone bench in the yard, playing with the chessboard on the table.It's like being under the tree they often go to, it's so intense.

Li Chengye almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place, but the two children standing between them and looking at the chessboard on tiptoe told him that he did not go to the wrong place, this is his home.There is also the set of stone tables and chairs, which he got back recently, and he can't go to the wrong place.But he didn't see Li's mother. It's past noon now, and he was delayed in the department store for a long time. It's already past one o'clock.

Li Chengye was stunned for a while, the people inside had already discovered him, and they were very happy to see him back, especially Uncle Zhang, he felt that he had the best relationship with Li Chengye among these people.When I saw someone, I immediately flicked the chessboard in front of me casually, and the chessboard immediately became a mess.

"Chengye, you are back. I heard that you are resting today. We have been waiting here for a long time." Uncle Zhang didn't care about the glaring gaze of Uncle Zhou opposite him, walked up to Li Chengye with a smile, and grabbed his arm. It's like pulling people over to the chessboard.

Li Chengye was also very helpless. He never thought that these people would bring the chessboard to his house. He is very busy these days. The main reason is that Secretary Chu has been staying in the factory until very late. Naturally, it is not easy for him to leave early. , so there is no time to go to the old place to play chess with these uncles.Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder they couldn't help but run over.

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, why don't you play two games by yourself first, and I'll come back later." Li Chengye is still holding the clothes he bought for Li's mother and the books he borrowed from the library. .The most important thing is that he is hungry, he wants to eat!

Uncle Zhang and the others ran over right after Li Chengye left. It can be said that they had waited for a long time, and they even ate food at will. Now that they came back from the meeting, they couldn't bear to let him go. Uncle Zhou also came over. The two pressed him to one side of the chessboard and sat down.

Uncle Zhang said with an attitude of not being able to refuse: "Let's have a plate first, and you can rest after you have a plate."

Uncle Zhou nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, let's have a plate first."

The remaining two old men also came over and surrounded Li Chengye. Li Chengye had no way to leave, and he didn't dare to use his strength. These are all retired old men with very brittle bones. If something happened, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

When Li Chengye was thinking about how to get out, an angry person strode out from the room. She was still holding a hoe in her hand, and she was covered with dirt. It was obvious that she had just come from the field. "You old men are terrible, aren't you? Our family's business has not eaten yet. Why are you in a hurry? Hurry up and let him go, or let me go out."

It was Li's mother who came, and there were two little radish heads behind her. It turned out that the two children ran behind and called grandma as soon as Li Chengye came back.Mother Li was hoeing behind the house at that time, and came over immediately when she heard the news.She knows these old men, all of them are chess idiots, the key is that their chess skills are not very good, and they like to play curiously.As soon as her son came back, he would definitely be caught at the chess table, so she handed in a task to the two younger ones, telling them to tell her immediately after seeing his father's return, otherwise she wouldn't be able to come over so quickly.

Uncle Zhang and the others were obviously a little jealous of Mother Li, so they immediately moved out of the way, and let go of the hands that were on Li Chengye's shoulders.Uncle Zhang and Li's mother are the most familiar, he smiled and said to Li's mother: "Hey, big sister, I really didn't know that Li Chengye didn't eat, otherwise I wouldn't let him play chess!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to Li Chengye and urged: "Ah, Chengye, hurry up and eat, we'll be waiting for you here, just so we can spend the next afternoon."

What else could Li Chengye say at this moment, he could only nod helplessly with a smile, picked up the things they had put aside, walked to Mother Li, and followed her into the house.

When Li Chengye's figure disappeared at the door of the house, the four elders were still looking at that side, not at all intending to start playing chess immediately. How could they play chess with Li Chengye? Chess routines beat their people.

Li Chengye didn't know that those uncles were waiting for him like watchers. He put the book on the table beside him, and was about to hand the clothes in his hand to Mother Li when he realized that she had already.She quickly ran to the back of the house to wash her hands, and after a while she swept in again like a gust of wind.Some blamed Li Chengye and said: "Why did you come back so late? What if you are so hungry, you are really worrying. Sit down quickly, and I will bring you the food."

After she finished speaking, she ran into the kitchen without waiting for Li Chengye's answer, not giving Li Chengye a chance to speak at all.

Li Chengye smiled helplessly, and could only sit down, only to see two children standing not far from him, their eyes resting on the thing in Li Chengye's hands, as if to make sure that it was for them.

Sure enough, the next second Xiao Bei ran over erratically, and asked Li Chengye with some expectation on his face, "Father, what is it in your hand?"

Li Chengye smiled and squeezed his face lightly twice, "I have new clothes in my hands."

Xiaobei's eyes immediately brightened, "What new clothes, do you have Xiaobei's?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoxi ran over and said to Xiaobei seriously: "Don't ask daddy for new clothes, we still have clothes to wear, daddy works very hard, we can't waste money randomly."

When Xiaobei heard what his brother said, he immediately pursed his mouth, and his face became depressed, and he hummed softly: "I know, Xiaobei doesn't ask Dad for new clothes, Dad is very hard."

Li Chengye was still thinking about how to explain that he only bought clothes for grandma today, but he didn't expect Xiaobei to be obedient as soon as Xiaoxi stepped out.He smiled and touched the heads of the two children, and then said: "Father didn't buy clothes for you today, but only for grandma, because grandma is going to celebrate her birthday soon. This is a gift from dad to grandma. Wait until you celebrate Dad will also buy you new clothes and gifts on your birthday."

Li Chengye was also very moved by what Xiaoxi said, but he is still able to make more money now. His second article was published in the provincial newspaper again, and the fee was still about the same as last time.This month he has two manuscript fees, which is almost a month's wages of an ordinary worker, plus his wages at the steel factory. He is now Secretary Chu's secretary, and he will receive almost 50 yuan a month in the future. Totally enough.

While the three of them were talking, Li's mother had already come out with food, and just heard Li Chengye's last sentence, she complained as she walked, "I'm already at this age, what kind of birthday do you have for yourself and the two children? Just buy clothes, why buy them back for me, I have too many clothes and don’t need them.”

While speaking, she had already placed the food in front of Li Chengye, handed him the chopsticks, and urged, "You're hungry, eat quickly."

Li Chengye took the chopsticks but didn't eat them right away, he just put the chopsticks on the table, and then handed the clothes in his hand to Mother Li very solemnly, "Mother, we are all a family, so naturally we have birthdays, Don't worry, I can earn money now, so I can buy clothes for you. Besides, you are my mother, and I am only your mother, and you are my only son. If I am not filial to you, who else can I be filial to? ? If Dad knows that I treat you badly, he will definitely come to find me. I don’t want to be beaten by him in my dream. Go and try it quickly, and I’ll see if it suits you.”

After saying the last sentence, he stood up and wanted to push people into the room.

Mother Li was a little moved by Li Chengye's words, and a little annoyed, she said helplessly: "It would be great if your father really came to see you, and we can see how he is doing now?"

At this moment, Mother Li no longer refused the clothes in Li Chengye's hands, and took them directly.

Li Chengye smiled, "Don't worry, if I can really see my father, then I will definitely let him see you in his dream." This sentence stopped here, after all, it is still time to get rid of feudal superstition, walls have ears, Li Chengye I don't want to cause any trouble because of this matter.

Mother Li laughed when she heard what he said, took the clothes and went back to the room. The clothes she was wearing in the field just now were all rotten clothes, and there was a lot of mud on them. Naturally, she couldn't just put on a coat, but went to the room from head to toe. Better to get a new set.

After Li's mother entered the house, Li Chengye sent the two children to play outside, while he started to eat. There were four other men waiting for him outside. .

Li Chengye concentrated on eating, and within a few minutes, Mother Li came out of the room with a completely new look. She seemed to have combed her hair again, and it was not a little messy at this time.

"Son, help me quickly, how about this dress?" Mother Li pulled her sleeves, happily stood not far from Li Chengye, and asked for Li Chengye's opinion.

Li Chengye looked over while eating, just as he thought, this dress is very suitable for Li's mother, she looks young and energetic, and the size is just right, "Mother, it looks very good, you have to believe my eyes, This dress suits you very well." Most people like to hear good things, and Li Chengye naturally wouldn't say good things to his mother, Lin Xi.

Mother Li was very happy when she heard that, but she still confirmed to Li Chengye again, "Really? Don't lie to me!"

Li Chengye nodded seriously, and nodded four or five times after a while, "Of course, I will never lie to you."

Mother Li was satisfied now, and said with a smile: "Okay, just keep this clothes, but you don't want to spend money randomly in the future, this clothes must be very expensive." She has touched all the materials, it is very comfortable and warm, and the price is definitely not cheap, she dare not ask Li Chengye how much he spent.

However, the clothes are still a bit thick, and it's still a bit hot to wear now, but they should be able to wear them in half a month. When she wears them out to play, those people will definitely envy her.

Li Chengye didn't refute her, just nodded with a smile, and agreed first, as for how to do it, we'll talk about it later, besides, buying things for his mother is not called spending money indiscriminately.

Mother Li didn't know Li Chengye's intentions, she was satisfied when she saw that he agreed, she ran out of the yard for a while, and she came back after a few minutes, with a satisfied smile on her face , and a strong sense of pride.

Ignoring Li Chengye, she went back to her room, and when she came out, she had her previous clothes again, which were tattered.

"I'll go to the back to hoe the ground first. After you finish eating, put the bowls and chopsticks here. I'll deal with them when I come back later." When passing by Li Chengye, she reminded her again.

"Okay." Li Chengye nodded in agreement, without entanglement with her.

It took only 2 minutes for Li's mother to leave, and Li Chengye finished the meal. Of course, he still didn't listen to Li's mother, and took the bowls and chopsticks back to the kitchen. There was still half of the water in the water tank, which was just right for washing the dishes.After Li Chengye washed the dishes, he went to clean the table in the main room. Another five or six minutes passed.

The people outside were getting impatient for a long time. Uncle Zhang walked two or three meters away from the door several times, wanting to tell Li Chengye to finish his meal quickly and come out quickly, but he just thought of Li Chengye Mother, he backed away again, it would be bad if he angered Mother Li and drove them all out.

But what they didn't expect was that while they were waiting anxiously, Li's mother ran out wearing a new coat to show off. That proud look made people pissed off. This was bullying them for not being so filial. The son is not, and he even gave him a birthday present.Well, they really don't have such a filial son. Although it's good, most men are careless. How could they know that their old father needs someone to care for him? It really makes people more and more angry.

In addition, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is tense now. The son's financial power is generally in the hands of the daughter-in-law.