Rebirth 1984 Wife and children are on the hot bed

"Galaha" is the Manchu language, which refers to the kneecap of the hind leg of a pig or sheep. It is a small game originated from the Manchu people.

As the Manchus entered the customs, this kind of mini-game became popular in some areas within the customs.

In Xu Dahai's impression, little girls play with this kind of thing.

Four Galaha and a sandbag come together.

The general method of playing is to throw the Galaha into the air. When the Galaha in the air does not fall to the ground, grab the Galaha on the ground, and then catch the Galaha falling in the air with your backhand.

Xu Dahai had seen his sisters play with them, but he had never seen a little boy play with such things.

Little boys usually play piaji, draw ice balls, hit canes, make slingshots to shoot birds, dig out bird eggs, catch rabbits and so on.

Xu Dajia.

Xiao Tingzi and the other little girls played Galaha for a while, then suddenly opened the cotton curtain and ran into the house.

Wang Xiuxiu, who was held in Xu Dahai's arms, couldn't help but panic. She quickly pushed the former away and arranged her clothes unnaturally.

"Mom, I want to eat roasted yams."

Xiao Tingzi said with a milky voice.

"It's not like we're cooking. Forget it, I'll bake you two pieces on the stove."

Rural villagers in Northeast China have the habit of winter storage. In autumn, they store a large amount of materials in cellars, such as potatoes, yams, cabbage, frozen pears, frozen persimmons, green onions, radishes and various dried vegetables.

Just like gray pine trees store nuts for the winter.

The villagers also relied on stored supplies to survive the long cold winter.

Although the rural areas are poor, they have a lot of land and can grow more than a few crops of vegetables to eat them all. The degree of self-sufficiency is quite high.

A few days passed quickly.

On this Saturday, the children had a holiday, and Xu Dahai rode a big bar to the countryside to pick up Liu Mei.

The snow was thick and white, which dazzled the eyes in the sun.

There was a man selling candied haws, so he saw the opportunity and sold them at the school gate to attract children to buy them. There are two types of candied haws, hawthorn and sesame yam.

The candied haws in this era did not have as much work as later generations. Xu Dahai remembered that when he saw the apple candied haws for the first time in his previous life, he felt bad.

"Hold it, don't let the candied haws fall." Xu Dahai, wearing a military green coat and a dog-skin hat, pedaled hard on the [-]-bar.

The birch forest on the roadside is covered with thick snow, and when the wind blows, the snow falls from countless trees.

A bunch of candied haws 6 cents.

Xu Dahai bought 10 chuaner directly, took a skewer, and gave 11 chuaner.

It’s quite a big deal, but I can’t help it. There are too many people in my family, so I bought too little and there’s not enough to share.

The man selling candied haws on a stick was very happy. He wrapped the candied haws in two layers with butter paper and let Xu Juan, the sixth sister, hold it.

The wheels rolled over the snow, making a creaking sound.

Xu Juan happily hugged the candied haws, thinking happily about the scene of eating candied haws at home.

"By the way, fourth brother, our teacher said we have to hand over corn, which weighs 58 and a half kilograms per person."

"why?"

"The cafeteria provides corn porridge in the morning and evening. If you pay the corn, you can drink porridge for free, otherwise there will be no porridge."

The sixth sister, Xu Juan, is 14 years old and studying in junior high school. She usually lives in school.

Among the seven brothers and sisters, the third eldest Xu Dashu and the sixth eldest Xu Juan are studying.

Lao Qi is still a 5-year-old crazy girl who hasn't even studied in Yuhong class. She is full of energy and runs around playing all day long.

"Okay, I'll tell our mother."

"Yeah, hehe, fourth brother, you are so kind!" Xu Juan felt that fourth brother had really changed and was not as messy as before.

"Haha, sit down. Are your cotton gloves warm? Why don't you exchange my leather gloves with yours?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, isn't it colder than you when I'm riding a bicycle? I'm just being polite and you still take it seriously, haha."

"Humph!"

The sixth child, Xu Juan, is actually very outgoing and cheerful. Before the seventh child was born, she was always the youngest. She was actually very favored when she had more brothers and sisters.

However, in her previous life, Xu Juan's academic performance in junior high school was also mediocre. After graduating from junior high school, she did not enter a technical secondary school or high school, and worked at home for several years.

When she was 18 years old, she met her first love, a good-looking boy who was also her junior high school classmate, on a chance to go to a big market.

The two of them looked at each other.

During the Chinese New Year, the boys asked the matchmaker to arrange a kiss, and it just happened naturally.

However, a daughter was born a year after the marriage. After a few years of ordinary life, the boy became a little tired of it.

In the [-]s, the wave of layoffs came. After her father-in-law was laid off, their family's living conditions began to become difficult. There were more quarrels and even fights.

But life still has to go on. Occasionally, the sixth sister Xu Juan will complain when she returns to her parents' home. Her father is a hands-off shopkeeper and doesn't care about things at all. Her mother always advises her to be patient and give in.

A year or two later, Xu Juan was pregnant again.Her father-in-law and mother-in-law also made some money by being self-employed and selling pots and bowls at large markets, and their lives were slowly getting better.

It's a pity that when Xu Juan gave birth to her second child, she had a difficult delivery. Although she was sent to the county hospital, the condition was still serious. In the end, the doctor asked the family to protect the baby and the baby, and they finally chose to keep the child baby.

The newborn son was saved.

Sixth sister Xu Juan died on the operating table.

She was only 24 years old that year.

Xu Dahai only found out later that his sixth sister, Xu Juan, had a difficult childbirth.

Unfortunately, it was too late and there was no way to save the day. Although he broke two of Xu Juan's husband's ribs afterwards, he was also captured and squatted for a while.

But Xu Juan, the sixth sister, cannot come back to life. Death is like a lamp going out. There will never be this person in the world again.

If their parents had a choice, they would definitely want to keep their children alive.

Thinking of the life of his sixth sister Xu Juan in his previous life, Xu Dahai still felt a little sad.

In this life, no matter what, the fate of sixth sister Xu Juan must be changed.

After returning home, the family happily shared the candied haws, especially the three little girls, who were very happy.

"Mom, Xiaojuan and her school have to pay corn, which weighs 58 and a half kilograms per person."

The reason why Xu Juan asked Xu Dahai to speak was that she was very frightened and her family was poor. Every time the school had to pay tuition fees, book fees, etc., she found it difficult to speak.

Especially when she saw her mother in trouble, she felt even more like she had made a mistake.

Not only was she like this, the eldest sister, second sister, third son, Xu Dahai and others were in a similar situation when they were studying.

"Do you want so much?"

Mom frowned, looking at Xu Juan’s helpless look, she didn’t say anything, but said:

"Okay, then let's trim some more corn. Just trim the corn particles, right?"

"exactly."

"It's so good. Our family can sort it out in just one more night."

Xu Dahai handed his mother a bunch of candied haws, but the latter waved her hand and said with a smile:

"It's too sweet. I don't like it. You guys should eat it. How much does a bunch of candied haws cost?"

"It costs 6 cents for a bunch. I bought 10 bunches and gave 1 more bunch. There are 11 bunches in total."

"You kid, if I buy 5 skewers, I'll give you one extra skewer. If I buy 10 skewers, I'll give you two extra skewers." My mother scolded the candied haws-lub sellers for being dishonest and cheating young people.

Xu Dahai smiled and didn't say anything. He took a bite of the candied haws and chewed it. It was sour, sweet and delicious.