60s Splendid Life

"Both of you go to the cafeteria to see if there is any food left, and bring back a few boxes of lunch."

Only then did Yu Jun remember that they were rushing all the way back and didn’t even have time to eat lunch. At this time, the canteen didn’t even know if there was any food, so he took out ten yuan from his body and gave it to Zhang Dahe, saying: “If there is no food Alright, you give the master some money, and ask the master to cook a few side dishes for you."

"It doesn't cost so much to fry a few dishes, just give me two yuan." Zhang Dahe didn't ask for the ten yuan, and asked his boss to give him a few scattered fifty cents. It's cheaper to give more The master in the canteen, the master in the canteen will not give them change.

Although everyone has not been here for a long time, they all went to the cafeteria to find the master to open a small stove.

Yu Jun took his own lunch box to Zhang Dahe to cook, and then turned to ask his father, "Dad, do you have a lunch box?" He remembered that he seemed to have taken a lunch box when he saw his father packing things. The cup was stuffed into the package.

Although he had been preparing to pick up his father back, but because of the rush of time, he didn't prepare much for many things here.

"Yes, yes, I brought it out. The kid Xiaojin bought the lunch box for me, and it's still new." Yu Wenchang went to find the small bag in which he kept his daily necessities, and took out his lunch box and water cup.He was not willing to give away these new things, and brought them back together.

Yu Jun gave Zhang Dahe the lunch box given by his father, picked up the kettle at the corner of the table and found that there was no water, poured out the remaining water into the water glass, and gave the kettle to Zhang Dahe to help fetch water.

Cao Meng went back to the dormitory next door and came out with two lunch boxes and a kettle, and went to the dining hall with Zhang Dahe to fetch water and food.

"Father, drink some water." Yu Jun poured half of the water from his big water glass into his father's water glass, and drank the rest by himself.

Yu Wenchang took the water glass and took a sip of water.

After Zhang Dahe and Cao Meng left, Yu Jun got up and closed the door of the dormitory, opened the big bag he brought back, found an old clothes from inside the big bag, and took out some pockets of the old clothes He took out a few small cloth bags, opened them and found tickets and money inside, and gave them to his father, "This is the salary I paid before, and I will take it all for you." He had no place to spend his salary, so he took some out when he came back, and kept the rest in a notebook, and he would pick it up later when he asked for money.

"Why do you give it to me?! No, no, you take it yourself. I don't need to spend any money. Last time Xiaojin went to see me and stuffed me with 30 yuan. I haven't had a chance yet. Tweed." Yu Wenchang refused to ask for the money his child gave him, so he took out a small purse from his coat pocket, which contained the 30 yuan that his grandson stuffed him last time, and showed it to his son.

"Go back and see what's on sale, and buy something to visit your elder sister and the others." Yu Wenchang was still thinking about visiting his other daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.

"...All right, when the time comes, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see what's for sale and buy some for them." Yu Jun thought of his elder sister and brother-in-law whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years. The relationship with her is pretty good, but he hasn't seen her for so many years, and he can't remember what Auntie looks like.

There are also a few little nephews. Except for the eldest nephew, I have seen the rest of the younger ones. I don't know how old the little nephews are or what they look like.

From his father's words, it can be heard that his brother-in-law and eldest nephew should be good, but he hasn't heard much about his sister from his father, so Yu Jun is a little puzzled, wondering if his sister has been I haven't seen their father.

"I'll leave some money and tickets for you in this drawer. You can take it from here if you want to buy something. You don't need money to buy things outside. You have to ask for a ticket. There should be a supply and marketing cooperative in the town, and I also I haven’t been there yet.” Their hometown is also in a village under Qingcheng Town, a few miles away from Qingcheng Town. When Yu Jun was young, he often went to the town with the adults in his family, but he left for more than ten years. When he came back, he was very unfamiliar with this place.

Fearing that his father would not understand the outside world after so many years in the labor camp, Yu Jun gave his father a general account of the outside world so that the old man could have a general idea of ​​the outside world.

Hearing what his son said about the outside world, Yu Wenchang realized that the outside world had changed a lot during the ten years he had been in the labor camp.

Not long after, Zhang Dahe and Cao Meng came back with some rice and vegetables in lunch boxes. The four of them put the food on the table. There was not even a bowl for eating in the room, so they put the rice in cups. Eat with a spoon.

The dishes fried in a small stove are more delicious than those fried in a big pot. Zhang Dahe gave more money today, and there are a few pieces of meat in the dishes.Yu Jun was not willing to eat, so he put all the meat distributed to him into his father's cup, and he ate vegetables with white rice. There was oil in the vegetables, and they were delicious.

"You eat too, don't give it all to me." Yu Wenchang took back the meat that his son gave him, and talked about the pickles and peppers that his grandson brought to them. The chili went down to bibimbap, and he was not used to the sudden absence of it.

"Chili? I can! Boss, when you come back, ask your nephew if there is any chili for sale, and sell me a jar?" Cao Meng is from the north. He grew up eating chili since he was a child. something.

Zhang Dahe is from the south. He didn’t like spicy food at first, but after living with everyone in the north for a long time, he also likes to eat a little spicy food. Now that there is no chili pepper in his meals, he also misses it a bit. The two looked at their boss in unison. .

"..." Yu Jun, I haven't even seen my nephew, so you let me ask for something from my nephew?Can you open your mouth instead?

"Hehe, it's okay, I'll ask you later, and I can help you get a jar. The chili sauce made by Xiaojin is really delicious. No one who has tasted it has said anything bad." Yu Wenchang remembered his grandson saying There are many people in the countryside who grow chili, and the price is cheap. The chili sauce is made by his grandson himself, so it should not cost much.

But when I think about my grandson’s 30 yuan, I have to ask my son for money if I want to buy something for my grandchildren. He is old and can’t find a job when he comes out. In the future, he will have to rely on his son to support him. Yu Wenchang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, feeling that he had become a useless cripple. For a moment, he felt that it would be better for him to spend his lower body in the labor camp, at least he would not have to worry about food and clothing inside.But when he thought about his son traveling all these years to get him to come out, and his grandson traveling thousands of miles to visit him every time, Yu Wenchang thought it was better to come out, at least it would be easier for him to see his children and grandchildren in the future.

"Father, don't spoil them." Yu Jun glared at his two subordinates.

Cao Meng smirked, picked up a chopstick of food for Yu's father, and said with a doggy face, "Father, eat more."

"..." Yu Jun was speechless again, this is my father!

However, both Cao Meng and Zhang Dahe followed them and yelled at their father, and they didn't change it afterwards.

The four of them talked while eating, and Cao Meng made Yu's father laugh several times with his own strength.

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After eating, Yu Jun took his father to the bathhouse to take a bath, and took him to the dining hall to find his way, and then took him back to the dormitory to rest.When his father was resting in the dormitory, he went to the unit to sell the vacation with the leader, and there were endless things to do afterwards.

However, Yu Jun did not forget that his father was thinking about his sister and brother-in-law, so he asked Zhang Dahe to help him go to the unit where his sister and brother-in-law work the next day to find out where his sister and brother-in-law live now, and prepare for tomorrow In two days, I will buy something and take his father to visit his elder sister, brother-in-law and several nephews.

It's just that after Zhang Dahe went to inquire, the news he brought back was not very good.

When he heard the news brought back by Zhang Dahe, Yu Jun was stunned for a while, and then he looked at Zhang Dahe and asked, "Did you ask the right question?"

"It should be right. I asked several people on purpose, and the results were all the same." Zhang Dahe didn't expect that he would look for someone. Not only did he not find the person, but what he found was what they were looking for. Both husband and wife have passed away.

At first Zhang Dahe thought it was a mistake, and he still had a fluke mentality, hoping that it was a mistake, but he asked several people, and the names and families were all right, and the couple was still in the family courtyard of that unit. They are quite famous, and many people still remember them. As soon as he inquired about others, he told him about the family.

Yu Jun remembered that his father said that his brother-in-law hadn't visited him for two years. Is there any reason why a person who has been visiting the elderly for more than ten years suddenly stopped visiting the elderly? There can only be one The reason is that his brother-in-law is gone.This result was obviously not expected by Yu Jun. He still wanted to ask his sister why he hadn't visited their dad all these years, but he didn't expect that he was gone. His mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't know what to do. how to react.

"This is so strange, my sister and brother-in-law are gone, where did our little nephew get so much money to buy things to visit our father?" This is what makes Zhang Dahe the strangest. If I remember correctly, Yu's father said that his grandson visited him several times, and each time he brought a lot of things to see him.They have seen the quilts and clothes brought back by Yu's father. Although they are not very good materials, but these days, ordinary people have to save money for a whole year to make a quilt and make a new dress, let alone one. A half-grown teenager with no parents and a few younger brothers and sisters, where did their little nephew get the money to buy so many things for grandpa?

Suddenly Zhang Dahe became a little interested in this little nephew who hadn't met yet.

Author's gossip: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone (づ￣3￣)づ