Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month is the weekend

Sha Zhu came back yesterday, and today Ma Dongmei's brothers and He Yushui also came to see the children.

When Sha Zhu came back yesterday, apart from taking care of his wife and children, he kept staring at the window until Xu Damao came back. Sha Zhu suddenly became energetic and went to show off to Xu Damao.

Zhao Shanhe came back later than Xu Damao. When he came back, he saw Sha Zhu beating Xu Damao again. It turned out that Sha Zhu was showing off to Xu Damao. The two of them quarreled for a long time.

Xu Damao is the deputy section chief, Sha Zhu is the canteen monitor, Xu Damao's son was born earlier than Sha Zhu, and he is better than Sha Zhu in everything. Sha Zhu didn't even scold him during the confrontation, he just started fighting directly.

Seeing this, Zhao Shanhe hurriedly pulled Sha Zhu away. It would be more accurate to say that he held him down rather than pulled him away. Xu Damao took the opportunity to kick Sha Zhu several times.

In terms of relationship, Zhao Shanhe and Xu Damao are much closer than Sha Zhu. They both shared the same suffering in their previous life and often drink together in this life. How could they bear to see Xu Damao suffer any loss?

When Liu Haizhong saw the two people fighting, he prepared to hold a meeting of the whole courtyard to put on his leadership style. However, no one paid any attention to him, not even the two parties involved, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao. It was winter and it was snowing. It was crazy to hold a meeting in the courtyard, just to watch you put on your leadership style.

Liu Haizhong's eldest son passed away, and his second son is living with others in their old age. Last time, when Xu Damao's son was one month old, he was dragged away by everyone. This was considered a complete loss of his prestige in the compound. Now, few people pay attention to him and they all treat him as a joke.

Yi Zhonghai stepped down last year, and Yan Bugui is no longer in charge of affairs. The era of the uncles in the courtyard houses has come to an end.

"Brother, what name did you give my nephew?" He Yushui asked He Yuzhu.

"My full name is He Dong, your sister-in-law is Ma Dongmei, and the child was born in winter, so his nickname is Maozi." He Yuzhu said

He Yushui knew without guessing that Maozi was Xu Damao. Xu Damao called his son Zhuzi, so Sha Zhu called his son Maozi.

"He Yuzhu, I tell you, I don't agree. My son is my own, so I have the right to name him. Listen to whether Maozi sounds bad or not. The child was born in a young age, so he is blessed. I have no objection to his full name He Dong, but his nickname should be "Youfu" Ma Dongmei said firmly.

"Youfu, He Dong, He Youfu, good, it's a good name," said He Yushui.

"I don't care what you call him, I will call my son "Maozi" anyway." Sha Zhu also started to act naughty, but he was still afraid of Ma Dongmei, so he just said that he would call him that, and did not object to the nickname "Youfu".

"Okay, it's up to you. The child's nickname will be "Youfu" anyway. You call him Maozi. When the child grows up and blames you, don't say I didn't remind you," said Ma Dongmei.

Zhao Shanhe didn't expect that the name would really be He Dong. If a child was born in winter, he would be named He Dong. If a child was born in summer, would it be He Xia? Zhao Shanhe used all the four seasons, He Chun, He Dong, He Qiu, and He Xia. He didn't expect that the He family matched the four seasons very well. They all sounded nice.

"Brother, if you go to work, and we don't have any elders, who will take care of my sister-in-law during her confinement?" He Yushui asked

"I have taken leave these days. The New Year is coming soon. It's just in time for the New Year holiday. After the New Year, I will go back to work. I will prepare everything. Your sister-in-law can take care of herself. It's not like she can't move. Aren't those aunties in the yard like this?

Only Zhao Shanhe's wife had to be hospitalized in advance for childbirth, and had to have someone take care of her after giving birth. Xu Damao also learned to do the same. Look at the third aunt and the sister-in-law of the Jia family. They washed clothes and cooked after giving birth. They are fine, aren't they?" Sha Zhu said

What Sha Zhu said was the truth. Women of this era are like this. Confinement after childbirth is basically non-existent, and early hospitalization for childbirth does not exist. They basically hire a midwife at home, and start doing laundry and cooking a few days after giving birth.

Although He Yushui and Ma Dongmei knew that Sha Zhu was telling the truth, as women they were envious. Who wouldn't want to be as considerate and caring to their wife as Zhao Shanhe and know how to love and care for their wife?

In fact, Zhao Shanhe’s thinking was based on later generations’ ideas, so there were no confinement centers. Otherwise, he would have prepared to find a gold medal nanny from a professional confinement center.

"Brother, you gave birth to a child, does Dad know?" He Yushui asked

"I didn't write him a letter, I didn't tell him, and you didn't inform him when you got married," He Yuzhu said

"Brother, I am married, but He Dong is different. She is here to continue the He family's lineage. I should write a letter to Dad and tell him whether I will come to see him or not," said He Yushui.

He Yushui actually still resented He Daqing in her heart. Although he gave him living expenses, he trusted the wrong person and it was too late for so many years. He was only 7 years old at that time. He felt so helpless. Although Sha Zhu took care of him, he was often hungry and had no food or clothes. Sha Zhu had always been careless and couldn't even take care of himself.

"Okay, then write it. You are a high school student, so you write the letter. Whether he comes or not depends on how much he values ​​this grandson. Anyway, it has been so many years, it doesn't matter whether he comes back or not," said Sha Zhu.

"Let's send a telegram. Chinese New Year is coming soon. I guess the letter has already been delivered and the post office is closed," said He Yushui.

"You decide on the arrangements," Sha Zhu replied, and continued to watch his baby grow up.

Zhao Shanhe felt that something was not right. The courtyard house in the TV series was a gathering place for families with no descendants. Now it has been converted into a Buddhist temple. How come all the children born here are sons and no one has a daughter?

Shanhu is going to be a father in a little over a month, probably a son. My family doesn't have the genes to give birth to a daughter, unless we collect three gold ingots like my uncle did, and maybe we can get a pearl.

There was no New Year’s Eve during the Spring Festival in 1966, only the th. There were still four days before the New Year, and the steel mill would be closed the day after tomorrow.

Zhao Shanhe was worried. He ran so much on New Year's Day last year. This year, there were grandma and second uncle's family to come, and it felt like there wasn't enough time.

Zhao Shanhe decided to start greeting people on the 28th and wish his leaders a happy new year in advance. There would be too many people going on the first day and they would have to wait in line, so it would be better to go early.

I visited several leaders on the 28th, had a New Year's Eve dinner with my grandmother's family on the 29th, and I guess my second uncle will also go to pay New Year's greetings to his leaders on the 1st, so there will be no time for a reunion. I went to pay New Year's greetings to my master on the 1st. I neglected it last year, but I must not forget it this year. I will go to my father-in-law's house on the 2nd, and rest on the 3rd and 4th.

By the way, there is also Uncle Cheng. Uncle Cheng has helped me a lot over the years. My cigarettes and alcohol are all bought by Aunt Cheng. I have to go and pay New Year’s greetings early too.

Zhao Shanhe thought that he was now the chief engineer and had also accepted an apprentice. He would probably receive many New Year greetings from the technical department. It was so annoying. Why was the New Year even busier than usual?

This year's New Year's goods have been purchased recently. There are many people in my department store. My father-in-law Shanhu is the leader of the department store, Aunt Cheng is the leader of the department store, and Daya is also in the department store. It's really true what they say, it's easier to get things done with someone around.