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

This year's New Year will come earlier, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in less than ten days after New Year's Day.Although their steel factory has signed a purchase contract with country D, those equipments will need to float on the sea for at least two to three months when they cross the sea, so it should be March of [-] when those things arrive at their factory. up.

This year's New Year's Eve is on NO.20 in January, so at this time most people are already preparing for the New Year, and people on the street are buying new year's goods.Although the materials are relatively poor now, there are still fish and meat.

When Li Chengye and the others came back, it had already started snowing in the county seat. As soon as they got out of the car, it began to snow heavily.If they hadn't come back early, or their train might have been blocked halfway, the snow would not end in a short while, and they would definitely not be able to come back.

Because they had already called in advance, a car from the steel factory came to pick them up as soon as they got off the train. The weather was very cold, and the clothes they brought felt that they were not enough to withstand the cold, so they got on the car without delay.

The car did not drive back to the steel factory, but sent them all home. It was getting late, and the steel factory was off work.Although Director Zhou and the others believed that the three of them had worked very hard this time, Secretary Chu wanted to let him rest for two days, but Secretary Chu was anxious to deal with the procurement, so he planned to go to work in the steel factory the next day.Now that Secretary Chu is ready to go to work, Li Chengye, as his secretary, naturally has no way to be lazy.

Li Chengye was the last one to be sent home. By the time he arrived at the door, the snow on the ground had already thickened, and there were no people walking around on the street. Apart from the rustling of snowflakes, there were almost no other sounds.

"The ground is slippery, master must be careful when you go back!" After instructing the driver, Li Chengye got out of the car with his luggage. Li's mother knew that he was coming back today, and the courtyard door was closed.

Li Chengye didn't bring the key with him when he went out this time. After all, he was so far away, it would be troublesome if he accidentally lost it.Li Chengye knocked on the door a few times, but the voice was probably too low to be heard from inside.He had no choice but to yell inside.

"Mother, open the door, your son is back!"

His voice is not low, and he guarantees that it will definitely reach the innermost part.Sure enough, there was a lot of movement inside after a while, probably because the person was very excited, the door of the house was opened after a while, and Mother Li ran out from inside with big strides.

"My God, son, you're back. It's been a few days since the New Year. I thought you wouldn't be back this year!" Mother Li was very happy to see Li Chengye, but when she thought about her son's long time When he came back, the words on his lips became complaints.

"Hey, mother, how can it be, I will definitely come back this Chinese New Year!" Li Chengye knew that he was wrong, so naturally he had a very good attitude, with a begging look on his face, and it was not very good that his mother was running the house alone. .

Mother Li felt bad when she saw the snow just now. The snow was too heavy and the temperature was low. After a while, the rails were frozen, and the train would definitely stop running.

She knew that Li Chengye and the others were coming back from S City, and the journey was not short. Seeing how the snow was falling, it would definitely not stop for a while.

She was worried, but she didn't expect to see her longing son at the door of her house tonight.Really amazing.

"Oh, you sound nice, I didn't see you in a hurry. I haven't called back for so long. I just saw that it was snowing. If you don't come back today, you will be blocked by heavy snow on the road. What about this year? I don't know if I can come back."

Mother Li was really worried. She noticed that it was snowing just this afternoon. It was not very big at first, but then it gradually increased. At night, the ground and the roof were almost covered with snow.Snow was nothing at all, anyway, she had prepared a lot of thick clothes this year, so she didn't need to be afraid of anything.

But her son hasn't come back yet, but she knows that his son is going to come back from S city.She also inquired about it. According to previous years' experience, if there is such a heavy snowfall, the train must be suspended.After all, the snow was so heavy that the railroad tracks were buried, so of course the train couldn't move. City S is so far away, and the train is out of service, so the car must not be able to get there.And the snow can't be finished in a day or two, so if Li Chengye can't come back this year, then he won't be able to come back in the next few days, then maybe Li Chengye won't be able to come back this year.

Li Chengye smiled and said: "Hey, then we're pretty good at this time."

While the two were talking, Li's mother had already opened the door. Li Chengye hurried into the yard, and then locked the door. The two of them didn't stay outside any longer, and hurried into the house. Their heads and clothes were covered with snowflakes for a while. up.

The room is very warm, a pile of firewood is burning in the middle of the main room, and there is a kettle beside the firewood, but there is still some smoke floating in the room, and there is a lot of dust in the air.

Li Chengye quickly put down his things, and then ran to the fire, stretching his hands on the fire to warm himself.The car was cold and icy cold, and he was so cold after sitting for a while.

Li's mother packed out all the things Li Chengye brought back. This time, Li Chengye's one box became two.

After a while, Li Chengye felt his body finally warmed up. He looked around, but he didn't find the person he was looking for. "Where are Xiaoxi and Xiaobei?"

Mother Li stopped what she was doing, and gave him a blank look, "Don't you look at what time it is, the two little ones have already gone to bed." The two little ones have been running outside for a long time, and they will be so tired that they will fall asleep early.Fortunately, she traded a lot of cotton in the black market before, but this year it's so cold!

Li Chengye glanced at his watch, "It's only after eight o'clock, so it's not too late!" The two children usually go to bed around nine o'clock, and today they are a little earlier.

"The two children were so excited when they saw snow falling, they were tired from playing."

"Those two little things." Li Chengye smiled and shook his head. These two children are becoming more and more lively now, and they are not afraid of getting sick. "It's cold now, do you have enough clothes at home? And quilts?"

Mother Li nodded again and again, "Enough, enough, I changed a lot of cotton and made a lot of new clothes before, by the way, and yours, all of which are in your closet."

While talking, Li's mother had sorted out all the clothes in one of Li Chengye's boxes, which were full of thick clothes, and Li Chengye had never washed them abroad before.

"Hey, where did you get these two clothes?" Mother Li grabbed two very new clothes. She almost made her son's clothes. She had never seen these two clothes before.

"Oh, this, it's from the above. After all, we are going abroad. There are so many of us, so we all wear uniforms." Li Chengye took a look and found that it was the two Chinese tunic suits that were handed out earlier. The clothes should be made of cashmere. It's thick and comfortable to the touch.

"Hey, it's posted on the top, so the clothes are pretty good! The quality is also very good, and it's very warm to the touch. Show me the clothes!" Mother Li's eyes lit up when she heard that it was posted on the top. , Who wouldn't like something that comes for nothing, let alone such a good thing.

Li Chengye laughed, "Mom, it's already so late, what's the deal?"

Mother Li stared, "It's so late, you can change it if you want, where are you talking so much!" She didn't want to see some clothes, she just wanted to see her son's demeanor when he went abroad.I heard it was posted above, so my son must have worn these two pieces often when he was abroad.

Li Chengye had no choice but to change his clothes helplessly.

Li's mother was immediately happy, and her eyes lit up when she saw her son's appearance, "Hey, my son is so handsome!"

This is the truth, the Chinese tunic suit is a very elegant dress.Li Chengye was already pretty good-looking, plus he was tall and straight, and had a good temperament, so he was indeed handsome. No wonder Li's mother felt this way.

"You'll wear this tomorrow, it's much warmer than a padded jacket."

Li Chengye naturally did not refuse, these are trivial matters.Afterwards, Li Chengye went to warm up again, while Mother Li looked at another box.

"Hey, what are these?" Mother Li looked at the things in the box, full of doubts in her mind. Except for a few books, she could recognize them, and she didn't know what the other bottles and jars were.

Li Chengye glanced at it, and said indifferently: "Ah, these are some small gifts brought back, such as perfume and facial oil. I heard that this facial oil is very useful."

"Mom, you should use it in the future. It's cold and windy, so I still need to wipe some things on my face." Li Chengye walked over after saying this. They were all bought in country D, but he I didn't pay much, and most of them were products owned by the Philekide family, which were half sold and half given away.

"That's so much! How much will it cost!" Although Li's mother was very concerned, she still complained a little.

Li Chengye used to take out all the things he would give to other people, "These are for friends, and these things are not expensive. We have cooperated with those manufacturers, and these things are very cheap. The total cost is less than 50 yuan."

The number Li Chengye said was not very large, of course it was more than that small, in order not to let Mother Li talk about it, he still said the number was much less.He didn't forget to submit a manuscript a few days ago, so he still has a lot of private money in his hand.

"That 50 yuan is not a lot!" Li's mother felt much more comfortable. She thought it would cost at least a hundred yuan, but now she heard that it was 50 yuan, which was more acceptable.

Li Chengye ignored these and continued to divide his things. There were three parts for touching his face and perfume, one for Li's mother, one for Zhang Jun's wife, and one for Hu Liren.He had a date recently and heard that they got along very well. If nothing unexpected happened, they might get married in the first half of next year.

Of course, he brought more than these things, and he did not forget the two children. He brought back some toys from abroad, the most valuable being two watches.But he didn't buy it, but Altay gave it to him. He heard that he had two younger brothers, so he had to give it as a gift. Li Chengye had no choice but to accept it.

There are also foreign pens, these are for men, he was thinking about buying some cigarettes back, but after thinking about it, he felt that smoking is not a good thing, so he didn't bring them back, only brought pens.

"No, why do you buy so many toys? Xiaoxi Xiaobei and the others next year, hey, no, they will go to school this year. Aren't you making them not study hard?" Mother Li has no opinion on other things, but this There seemed to be a lot of toys. She looked at them, and there were almost seven or eight of them.

Li Chengye smiled and pressed Mother Li's shoulder, "Mother, it's rare to go abroad, and I'm not buying blindly, but I've heard people say that these things are very good for developing children's intelligence and so on." It has a great effect, it is said that it will make children smarter. And in this way, they can play and learn at the same time, how good it is!"

Li's mother could barely accept this explanation, but she still muttered: "Then you can't wash and buy so much at once!"

Li Chengye said with a serious expression: "Mom, I haven't taken care of the children much these years. Although I'm home now and I'm with the children, most of the time I'm busy with work, and they leave it to you. I always want to treat them better, these things are not expensive, it can be regarded as my birthday gift for them every year!"

This year Li Chengye actually gave the two children gifts, but he didn't give anything in the previous four years.

"Okay! You are the child's father, you have the final say on this matter, I don't care, anyway, you can earn money now." Her son looked like he never wanted to get married, and it seemed that he would be like this in the future Now that they have two sons, she will naturally not stop them from getting in touch with each other. She is also getting old, so in the future, they will have to live by themselves.

"Okay, hurry up and wash your feet, it's not too early now, hurry up and go to bed, I am! I'm sleepy now." Li Chengye came back at just the right time, if it was later, Li's mother might have gone to bed up.

"Okay, then go and have a rest!" Li Chengye pushed her away, and planned to take a bath, as there was still hot water in the kettle.

"Hey, by the way, did you have dinner tonight?" Mother Li always felt that she forgot to ask if there was something, and she only remembered when she walked to the door. She forgot to ask her son if he had dinner.

Li Chengye nodded quickly, "Eat, eat. Don't worry about eating on the train. I'm already such a grown-up person. Maybe I can still starve myself to death."

Mother Li didn't take it seriously, "Then maybe, how long have you been out, it looks like you've lost weight again."

"There's no way you're skinny!" Li Chengye really didn't feel that he had lost weight. He ate big meat abroad, and he ate a lot of beef. It was much richer than at home, but the taste made people unable to get used to it.

"I gave birth to you. How can I not know if you are thin or not? All right, stop talking nonsense. I buried sweet potatoes under this firewood pile. If you are hungry, use tongs to pull them out and eat them. Thousands of dollars." Don't be hungry." Li's mother interrupted Li Chengye's argument directly, and looked like there was no need to talk.

"Okay." There was nothing Li Chengye could do, so he could only agree, "Go to bed quickly! I'll go to bed right after I wash up, and I have to go to work tomorrow morning."

Mother Li, who was planning to go back to her room, immediately stopped in her tracks, "What? You have to go to work tomorrow? You don't take a break in your steel plant, do you?"

"Um, this business trip is so long, I must report to work first, and I will definitely have time to rest after I finish the report." Li Chengye reassured.

"Okay, okay, you go to bed early, you have to go to work tomorrow, it's really..." Mother Li couldn't say anything, she could only mutter and go back to the room.

Li Chengye didn't continue to warm up the fire either. After taking a bath, he extinguished the fire in the main room. It's relatively dry now, so he should be more careful. When everything was settled, Li Chengye went back to his room.

Lying on his own bed, Li Chengye finally sighed comfortably. He was still comfortable in his own home. Although there was a high bed and soft pillows outside, it didn't belong to his home anyway, let alone the kind of warmth that belonged to him.

The quilt should have been washed in the sun, with the fragrance of soap and the smell of sunshine on it, Li Chengye quickly fell asleep.

After a night without dreams, when Li Chengye woke up, he felt his whole body was limp. His jet lag had almost returned, and he was much more energetic.It was really cold outside, and the face exposed outside the quilt seemed to be a little stiff. Although Li Chengye didn't want to get up, he still got up helplessly.

Opening the door, Li Chengye smelled the scent of sweet potatoes and the smell of smoke from burning branches, "Mom, what are you doing up so early in such a cold day?" He glanced at his watch, it was not yet seven o'clock, Mother Li got up really early today!

Mother Li is sitting by the stove now, with a lot of things beside her, including chicken, fish, and pork. It seems that she went out to buy things early in the morning.

"It's still early. I've been out for a while and I'm back. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Many people go out to buy things before dawn. When it's dawn, those things will be gone." Mother Li said the same thing. Li Chengye said this, but his hands didn't stop. After a while, he wiped a chicken's neck and bled it.

There was still a plate next to her, and the kettle was beeping on the fire, which would be used to blanch chicken feathers later.

Li Chengye glanced out of the window, the snow was already thick, and he would definitely sink if he stepped on it, he couldn't help but frowned, "Why didn't you call me, how did you get all these things back by yourself. Besides It’s snowing so much outside, what if something happens to you alone?”

But Li's mother looked indifferent, "What can happen, it's not too far away, besides, I'm not alone, I made an appointment with Aunt Lin and the others from the next door, a large group of people went there, It's very safe, you, just worry about going to work, you don't need to worry about these things."