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The Spring Festival of 1960 came quietly.

Of course, this year's New Year's Eve dinner was not as sumptuous as in previous years. The family just made dumplings according to the custom of Northeast China. Although Mr. Tang doesn't care much about family affairs, he now knows everyone's situation and how much food his family can receive, but so far the family has not been short of food rations. He was curious, but Mrs. Tang retorted him with a few words, so he was sensible and stopped asking.

In the spring, Beijing is a little better. The flowers are blooming and most of the wild vegetables are out. People start to pick wild vegetables in groups. Wild vegetables are very useful. They can be used as vegetables or mixed with cornmeal. Steaming them together into vegetable dumplings will satisfy your hunger.

Although Tang Xin's family is not short of food, they still dig wild vegetables with everyone when they have free time. They can't act too special. Besides, the wild vegetables they dig can also add to the family's dishes.

Jiang Wenbai just entered college last year. Although the country's food supply is difficult, he still tries his best to meet the food needs of students. However, when almost everyone is hungry, the school's situation is not much better.

The second cousin and Jiang Wenbai often didn't have enough to eat because they ate in the school cafeteria, which made Tang's mother feel distressed. So I often call the two of them back and cook a small stove for them. Although they can't always eat meat and fish, there is still no problem in keeping them full.

At the beginning, the two of them were embarrassed to come, and they were embarrassed to eat when they came over occasionally. It wasn't until they found out that the Tang family really had food, and they didn't deliberately save their own rations for them to eat and starve themselves, that they felt relieved. Finally had a full meal after such a long time.

"Zhan Bo and Tang Xin, you don't know that there is less food in the cafeteria now, even if you go late, so some students queue up early without waiting for get out of class to end, and no one is interested in studying anymore." 2 The cousin took a sip of porridge and said with satisfaction.

"Yes, so do our class teachers. Now when they see the meal time, they all finish class early so that the students can line up early." Jiang Wenbai also said, the white flour steamed buns are delicious. I heard grandma say before, Grandma Tang She asked them to stock up on more food at home, and grandma listened, so the food supply at home has been pretty good since last year, which is much better than others. The Tang Xin family seemed to have stocked up on some, otherwise who would be able to entertain them at their house for dinner at this time? My family doesn’t even have enough to eat.

"Then you come to the house more often, eat in the cafeteria for a few days and then go to the house to improve the food." My aunt looked at the second cousin and Jiang Wenbai with distress. It seemed that these two children were really hungry. I don’t know when this natural disaster will end.

"Eat more vegetables. Now, you need to supplement all kinds of nutrients." Tang Xin served some vegetables to the two of them. Not only meat and eggs, vegetables were also very nutritious.

The two nodded and continued to eat.

After returning home for the holidays, the Jiang family naturally opened a small stove for Jiang Wenbai. Jiang Wenbai told Father Tang that they often asked him to go to dinner, but Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang were so moved. At this time, they could even think of asking their children to go home for dinner. What kind of emotions must they have? The situation is almost the same, even if it is good, it is not much better. The two even told Jiang's father and Jiang's mother who were far away from home, and they kept this friendship firmly in their hearts. Jiang Wenbai must respect Father Tang and Mother Tang well in the future.

The little aunt jokingly said that the Tang family regarded Jiang Wenbai as their own son and treated him so well, why couldn't he repay him well in the future?

"People say that the favor of saving one's life can only be given with one's own body. So, Xiao Bai, I think you want to be his family's son? But his family is not short of sons," the little aunt teased.

"Yes, otherwise you can become his son-in-law!" After saying that, he burst into laughter.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"This girl, why do you say everything to others? Xiaobai is still young, you are embarrassing your child." Seeing her grandson's blushing face, Mrs. Jiang hurriedly talked about her daughter.

The little aunt stuck out her tongue. When she saw her little nephew's face turned red, she realized that she had said the wrong thing and immediately fell silent.

Although it was just a small episode, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang occasionally thought in their hearts that the Tang San family and his wife were so good to Xiaobai, did they also have this intention?

No matter what the two Jiang family members thought, no one dared to mention this matter, so they just buried it in their hearts.

It's not easy for every family now, including Chen Xi's family.

Chen Xi's father is back and the family has a backbone. Chen Xi's mother is also much more relaxed. Just after the big pot meal, Tang's mother told Chen Xi's mother and asked her to help store more food. Chen Xi’s mother thought she was worried about not having enough food at home, so she helped buy more. I also stocked up on some by the way. After seeing this, Chen Xi's father suggested to Chen Xi's mother to stock up on more. Anyway, there were many people in the family, so it was good to stock up on food.

Chen Xi's mother also listened to her husband's words and stocked up more. Unexpectedly, the food I stocked up was of great help last year. Although there are not many people in the family, there are still two children. No one can starve them.

Although she is in charge of food supply and can always find ways to get some food for her family, the supply is really tight now and it is getting harder and harder to get food.

During this period, Tang's mother would often ask Chen Xi to go to her house for dinner, and she would take care of herself while eating at the Tang family. Chen Xi's father and Chen Xi's mother were very grateful to the Tang family.

In 61, the situation did not improve as everyone expected, and several major grain-producing areas were still experiencing widespread drought. I don’t know how long this famine will last. My family is no longer eating as much as before. It’s not because they can’t afford it, but because people outside are sallow and thin due to long-term lack of food, everyone in their family is glowing. It's so unreasonable. So except for my aunt, everyone else began to consciously reduce their food intake.

Everyone's life was becoming more and more difficult. Since the food bought through Chen Xi's mother later passed through Minglu, Tang's mother and Tang's father took the opportunity to send some food to Laozhai, Jiang's family and Chen Xi's family. past. Food at this time is life-saving. Anyone who can deliver food at this time can be regarded as a life-saving friendship. The Jiang family and Chen Xi family are naturally very grateful. Chen Xi's mother will get some eggs and meat to send to the Tang family in a while, and the relationship between the two families will naturally become closer.

After getting the vegetables and meat, the Tang family was reluctant to eat them all. After leaving some for their two children and aunt, they sent them to the Tang family and the Chen family respectively, so that the elderly of the two families could improve their food. Under such care, the elderly in both families are in good health and have not been worn down.

Every time I went to grandma's house, grandma would hold Tang Ma's hand and sigh with emotion. I really listened to her words and how much trouble the family had gone through. The same goes for my aunt. If she didn't move to Beijing, the food she had at home wouldn't be enough to feed her family. Now the eldest son alone and a nanny are enough.

But she also realized the seriousness of the problem. Fortunately, her son usually ate at school, and like everyone else, he didn't behave in any special way.

Watching other families inevitably suffer from "edema" disease due to long-term malnutrition. She has seen people suffering from "edema" disease lose their elasticity in their ankles and calves. It would take a long time for them to return to their original state after just pressing them with a finger. It’s uncomfortable to watch.

Once again, I am extremely grateful that I have the reminder from my sister-in-law.

Although 61 was a difficult year, life had to go on. My fifth cousin, my elder brother, and my uncle's second cousin were all admitted to college. My fourth cousin was admitted to Haishi University in 60. My fifth cousin also got admitted to Haishi University. Naturally, my elder brother and second cousin went to universities in Beijing. My elder brother chose Industrial College, majoring in automatic weapons, while my second cousin was admitted to Beijing University, majoring in economics. Tang Xin also successfully entered high school life. She did not skip a grade, but became a high school student in a down-to-earth manner.

Her talent in mathematics was completely exposed in front of everyone. The mathematics teachers praised her as a rare genius and even deliberately trained her specifically. This made her dare not skip a grade at will, but she still has a firm grasp of it. Relevant knowledge is better, but you can't just rely on this intuition all your life. What's the point of doing without some real talent and practical learning?

Although life is difficult, this series of happy events can still dilute some of the haze of life. Let people see some hope in the endless life, and then have the motivation to continue to persevere.