Back to the Northeast 1970

Yan Baoshu was sitting on the kang against the fire wall, and a small square quilt was spread under his buttocks. The quilt was stitched together with coarse cloth, which looked like a large patch.Due to the insufficient thickness of the small quilt, the scalding heat was quickly transmitted through the kang mat made of sorghum straw.

Yan Baoshu moved aside, and after sitting down, he cast his eyes out of the window just like before.

The outside is snow-white, and the house is completely illuminated by the silver covering.Yan Baoshu stared outside for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and turned to look at the paper strip used to paste the window slit.The cutting of the paper strips is very regular, and the length and width are very precise, just enough to cover all the gaps in the window frame. This is the most common way to block the wind. In the past, "Yan Baoshu" also helped his mother do these things .

This is Yan Baoshu observing the room carefully again after waking up.On the opposite side of the heated kang is a tea-red writing desk, the one with three drawers in a row. It may have been a few years ago, the original color has already become dim, and the corners and corners are also damaged and peeled off to varying degrees.Looking up, there are some living objects on the desk, a enamel cup with peeling paint, and a stack of wipes (ma) cloth. Judging from the color, it should be made of threadcloth.In addition, there are two steaming buns inside the rice helmet.

Looking up along the heat, there is a large mirror hanging in the middle of the wall, in which Yan Baoshu's colorful face is reflected. He didn't pay attention to this, and turned to look at the smaller size mirrors on both sides of the mirror, embedded in the There are not many photos in it, but the most eye-catching one is the family portrait.

Yan Baoshu's soul does not belong to this family, but when he saw the smiling face of "himself" in the family portrait, he muttered, can he really continue to live in this family instead of the Lord?

Three days ago, Yan Baoshu was still struggling in the metropolis of the 21st century, and it took him a nap. He actually traveled to Tongyuan City in the northeast in 1970 and became the current Yan Baoshu.Going back in time, many memories have been revived in the retro objects. Scenes appear in front of us like movie clips. This is an important era, an era that treats feelings very purely, but it is also...

Yan Baoshu was in the deep sea of ​​memory at this time, suddenly, there was a sound of clinking pots and pans from the outside room (kitchen), he came back to his senses, and listened to the movement outside.

"Bao Shu is up to you, be strong." Jin Guiqin shook his head helplessly, turned around and fished out a sauerkraut from the big vat in the corner, and put the soup and water on the cutting board.

Yan Yonggui's face was gloomy, "Being strong is not the reason to fight with others." As he said, Yan Yonggui took out half a box of big products from his jacket pocket, took out one and sent it to the stove, lit it, held it in the corner of his mouth and grumbled vigorously The two said, "Baoshu is blaming me."

Jin Guiqin stood in front of the stove, looked down at Yan Yonggui who was sitting on a wooden pier smoking a cigarette, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Yan Yonggui let out a long sigh, and lowered his head even more deeply, "I caught up with the big move back then. Although the hat has been taken off now, in the eyes of some people..." Yan Yonggui shook his head helplessly, and said: "Go into the house and talk to me later. Baoshu said, hide from those children in the future, we can't afford to hide."

"How long will it be a trick to hide?" Jin Guiqin has been so anxious to get angry these days, she feels sorry for her son, but she has had enough of this useless air, "You haven't seen, there are a few children in the railway east When you see our treasure book, you scold the bastard, how long do you think it’s been, why can’t you get over this hurdle.”

Yan Yonggui was in a flustered mood, and waved his hands indiscriminately: "Don't bullshit, hurry up and cook, and fry some meat for Baoshu tonight."

Jin Guiqin knew that she was going to shut up, reached out and took a kitchen knife from the bowl rack, and started to prepare dinner in suspense.

Yan Baoshu sat in the room and listened to the general idea, combined with the master's scattered memory, all the answers were solved.There are seven children in the old Yan’s family, four boys and three girls, and Yan Baoshu is the third child. Since the eldest brother Yan Baoshan and the second child Yan Baofu went to the countryside and the other joined the civil construction team, they are already breadwinners. Most of them don’t talk about the past, but Yan Baoshu, who is still in school, often encounters ridicule and abuse from his peers. As for the younger brother Yan Baolong below, he is an exception. Didn't take this matter to heart.

Yan Baoshu has been living like this for a long time. He began to hate going to school, and when he walked, he buried his head deeply. He really looked shameful. Maybe it was because he had been in this environment for a long time. When he was scolded again When he was a "dog boy", he chose to justify his name, and the result can be imagined. His nose was shaved and his face was swollen to find his teeth. It was at this time that a ray of lonely soul came from another era Floating over, completely replacing him.

In his memory, there are not many memories about how Yan Yonggui made mistakes. Maybe Yan Baoshu was still young at that time, and the adults chose to hide the incident from him. Li was dismissed from his post, and with the help of some old friends, Yan Baoshan was successfully sent to the countryside.From then on, Yan Yonggui fell into a heart disease, and he suffered from illnesses over time. Although the serious illness did not take his life, it made him not as tough as before, and heavy work was really untouchable.

Yan Baoshu has a general understanding of the old Yan’s family. Can he really live here? He asks himself, he doesn’t want to do this, he really wants to go back to his own era, sitting in the office drinking tea and blowing on the air conditioner. When he is in a good mood, he can go to a bar for entertainment, but all this is impossible to achieve, he can't go back, he can only stay here instead of Yan Baoshu, and live a good life.

The old Yan's family has always been very accurate in picking out the meal time. One moment the room was deserted, but the next moment it became lively.Yan Baolong is the youngest in the family, he can be said to be Yan Yonggui's old man, even though the family life is difficult, he has never treated the youngest harshly.

Yan Baolong is four years younger than Yan Baoshu, and he is studying in elementary school. This is not only the time for lunch, but also the time for him to leave school.Yan Baolong walked in the door with the satchel that Jin Guiqin made for him out of coarse cloth on his shoulders. Because the temperature outside was more than 20 degrees below zero, Yan Baolong's cheeks were red from the cold, and a thin layer of frost hung on his eyelashes. He put a cotton cap on his head, pulled down the threaded neckband, ran to the front of the water tank despite Jin Guiqin's dissuasion, scooped up half of the water with a ladle, gulped it down, and finally wiped his mouth with his cuff.

"Drinking cold water makes you sick, how many times have I told you, why don't you have a long memory." Jin Guiqin reprimanded pretendingly, then took out a broom from behind the door and began to clean the pair of cotton oolongs (cotton shoes) on Yan Baolong's feet ) on the snow.

Yan Baolong lowered his head, and his emotions were not as high as usual. Jin Guiqin was a little aware of it after sweeping the snow, secretly glanced at Yan Yonggui, and asked, "Baolong, why are you upset?" things.

"Mom..." Yan Baolong howled with a groan, and Lihua cried miserably with the rain, "Mom, I didn't choose the red soldier."

"What's the answer?" Jin Guiqin's eyes widened, "Why didn't you choose it?"

Yan Baolong shook his head violently, "I...I don't know either."

Jin Guiqin lost her mind for a while, and turned to look at Yan Yonggui, "Father, you must have something to say."

Yan Yonggui was furious in his heart, but he had nowhere to release it. In desperation, he remained the same, holding a stick in his mouth, and said in a calm tone: "If you are not selected, you will not be selected. Life must go on as usual." , Yan Yonggui raised his head and winked at Jin Guiqin, "Isn't there a salted duck egg in the bowl shelf, cut it up and share it with Baoshu Baolong."

According to what Yan Yonggui said, Jin Guiqin cut the last salted duck egg in half in half, handed it to Yan Baolong and said, "Go into the room and eat with your brother."

As soon as he got the salted duck eggs, Yan Baolong stopped crying immediately, raised his hand and rubbed his face with his sleeve, then turned and entered the big house.

Yan Baoshu was sitting on the kang head of the big house, and Yan Baolong's crying was so loud that people couldn't ignore it.

"Third brother." Yan Baolong entered the door with a snotty nose, and handed over half of the salted duck eggs in his hand with a smirk, "Mom gave it to me, let's eat it quickly, those girls will be back soon, don't let them watch it Here." After finishing speaking, Yan Baolong took off his satchel and threw it on the top of the kang, and without washing his hands, he grabbed a bun from the rice helmet, "Third Brother, here you are."

Yan Baoshu twitched the corners of his mouth, and reached out to take the Wowotou when he could not refuse politely. He looked down and saw that five fingerprints were clearly visible on the Wowotou made of corn noodles, but it was black... Yan Baoshu couldn't help it anymore. Just when he was about to educate him, he heard Yan Baolong say: "Third brother, do you think I'm being buried?"

Yan Baoshu was very helpless, smiled stiffly and said: "You know Mai Tai yourself, so why don't you wash your hands and grab something to eat, pay attention to hygiene and manners, no wonder you can't be selected as a red soldier, and you are not motivated enough. The reason you lost the election."

Yan Baoshu didn't seem to expect that Yan Baoshu would say that, his eyes were wide open, and he said anxiously, "I...I'll tell my dad to go."

Yan Baolong's status in Yan's family is very important. Is he called for nothing? Regardless of Yan Baoshu's current injury, if Yan Baolong really sued him, he would have to be scolded if he wasn't beaten.Yan Baoshu quickly stopped the person, and said with an apologetic smile: "Why, you are still angry with your brother and me." Yan Baolong bit the bullet and took a bite of the bun, let alone the taste, just say that the paw print is enough He can take it.

Yan Baolong was happy now, and after blowing his nose, he moved the small bench and sat on the edge of the Kang.

The two elder brothers ate half of the salted duck eggs with the steamed buns. Yan Baoshu saw that Yan Baolong, who did not raise his head and eyes, ate deliciously, and couldn't help but look at this kid.Yan Baolong is only 12 years old. To a large extent, he is still at an early age. There is nothing but childishness in his eyebrows and eyes, and his current attire is based on gray, yellow and blue. In addition to considering whether there is money and tickets, people who love beauty should pay more attention to practical issues. Not everyone can do it if they want to be independent and engage in "smelly ideas".

In addition, the winter in Northeast China is extremely cold, with flying snowflakes and freezing weather. The coat and trousers can be gray-yellow-blue single clothes, but it is absolutely necessary to wear two cotton-padded jackets and two-padded trousers inside. Those who are a little richer can wear thick cotton , but the family is not good, there is still a very thin layer, there are problems with freezing, and even blood in the urine.But now, Yan Baolong was so hot that he devoured the food, so he took off the yellow patched coat, revealing the gray cloth two-padded jacket inside. Through observation, Yan Baoshu found that the thickness of the two-padded jacket on Yan Baolong's body was definitely the thickest in the family.At the same time, Yan Baoshu also noticed the black rust on the cuffs of Yan Baolong's cotton-padded jacket, which was not oil stains or anything else, it was completely wiped out by wiping his nose, what's more, he could see the snot that hadn't fallen off.

Yan Baoshu originally thought that he would not be able to watch it anymore, but what he didn't expect was that when he looked at him, he would think of himself. Was it the same for him when he was a child?

Yan Baoshu had no appetite, so he put the corn bread and salted duck eggs on the kang mat.

"Third brother, why don't you eat it?" Yan Baolong ate with a thin layer of sweat on his nose, staring at Yan Baoshu puzzled.

Yan Baoshu said with a slight smile, "I can't eat it."

Yan Baolong wanted to eat those half-salted duck eggs, but he was on the verge of talking, he suddenly remembered another thing, "Third Brother, I came back from school today and saw those boys from Tiedaodong who beat you up."

Yan Baoshu was taken aback, "Have you met?"

The author has something to say:

I have always wanted to write stories about the 70s, and this time I finally opened it. I still have all kinds of tickets from this era, such as tofu tickets. The role of household registration is not only to distribute food, but also to distribute coal. About 200 catties. Before 77, the college entrance examination had not yet resumed, and those who attended primary and junior high schools would receive more food.In addition, Tongyuan City was made up by myself. There is no such place in the Northeast, haha, there are still, here is the character list.

Old Yan's house

Yan Yonggui's father (grandfather)

Yan Yonggui, Jin Guiqin

The eldest son Yan Baoshan, the second son Yan Baofu, the third son Yan Baoshu (Xiao Shou), the youngest son Yan Baolong, the eldest girl Yan Yufen, the second girl Yan Yufang, and the youngest Yan Yuxiang.