The history of raising children from the Republic of China to the 70s

After separating from Hu Liren, Li Chengye went to the post office. The post office in the county town is much bigger than the one in the town, and there are many people in it. When he passed, there were still people posting things.

Li Chengye went directly to the counter to buy some stamps and envelopes. He took out a stamp and an envelope, and put away the rest, so as not to come in to buy them next time.

There is still a table in the lobby of the post office, but no one is there.He walked over and carefully wrote down the receiving address on the envelope. The address was exactly the submission address of the provincial newspaper, and then he filled in the information on his side. After putting the manuscript paper in, he used the paste provided by the post office to seal the The stamp is attached and the envelope is good.

After finishing these things, he went outside the post office. There was a green post office at the door. Li Chengye threw the envelope in, and then left without stopping.

He already has the key to the newly bought house, and there are many things that need to be added. The most urgent thing is the furniture. After checking the time, he didn't delay, and went directly to the state-run restaurant to buy a bowl of noodles and two steamed buns. After eating, I went to a place.

Before leaving, Mrs. Ji told Li Chengye about places in the county where furniture can be made, and he happened to take a look.The supply and marketing cooperatives in the county town sell furniture, but most of them require tickets, and he doesn't have so many tickets to buy.

But going to those carpenters is different, where there is no ticket, you can ask for it, it can be said that it is custom-made.

According to the address provided by Mrs. Ji, it didn't take long for Li Chengye to find the nearest carpenter.The yard door was open when he passed by, and as soon as he entered, he saw that the yard was full of wood, as well as some semi-finished furniture and wood chips.

It's just that there is no one in the yard, but the carpenter's tools are still in the yard. It should be that someone was working here just now.

"Hello, is anyone there?" Li Chengye looked over to the house, then raised his voice and shouted towards that side.

The door of the house was open, but no sound came through. Li Chengye waited for more than ten seconds, but still did not answer.

"Is anyone home?" Li Chengye thought for a while, walked in, and stopped in front of a table that was about to be prepared.The table is a very simple square table, without any pattern or color, just a simple wooden table.But the table looks very good at first glance, the solid wood table looks very strong.Li Chengye touched it with his hand, it was smooth and the workmanship was not bad.

"What are you doing?" Just as Li Chengye was observing the table in front of him, a voice suddenly came from behind him, and he turned his head quickly, only to see a man walking in from outside.There are still some sawdust on his head that hasn't been cleaned up, and he is obviously the owner of this house.

"It's Master Xu. Aunt Ji from the street office introduced me to make furniture." Seeing that he seemed wary and displeased with trespassing, Li Chengye quickly explained with a smile.

"Ah, so it's Miss Ji." Hearing Mrs. Ji's name, his expression relaxed a little, and he didn't look so wary when he saw Li Chengye.

"Yes, Aunt Ji told me that you are very good at making furniture, so I will definitely come to you." Li Chengye has just discovered that there are a lot of materials in this yard, and this Master Xu must be doing the work. Not less.He was anxious to pick up Mother Li and the others, but he didn't know if this guy could help him get the furniture out as soon as possible.

"Hey, Sister Ji is too exaggerated." Master Xu was delighted by Li Chengye's words, and his attitude towards Li Chengye was even better.

"Ahem, what kind of furniture do you want to make?"

"I want to make three beds, a dining table, a desk, three wardrobes, a cupboard, and preferably a few wooden boxes for storing things." These were all planned before coming here, and Li Chengye didn't stop Just reported everything.

"Are you sure you have to do so much?" Hearing the amount he reported, Master Xu frowned. This is a lot of work, and besides, which company can have such a large amount of money now.

"I'm sure I want this much. My house is still empty and there is no furniture, so I want more." Li Chengye said with certainty.

"Okay, then do you provide the wood yourself or use mine?"

"Use the ones from your side, but how long will it take for so many things?" Most of the wood is collective now, and his own is just a few trees planted in front of the house. He can't go back to the village to clean up the trees in the yard. Cut it and pull it over, it's so troublesome.

"You want more, 20 days, right? I still need to help you collect the wood, it's not that fast." Master Xu thought for a while, and then gave a time.

"Will it take so long? Can you make two beds first, and then I will pull them back first." Li Chengye was thinking about bringing the person over next week, and where he would sleep if there were no beds.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Chengye hurriedly said: "My mother and the others will come to live here in a few days, but I don't even have a bed right now, so I can't let them sleep on the floor?"

"Okay, for the sake of Sister Ji, I will make a bed for you first, and you will come to pull the bed next week, but you have to give me part of the wood money first." Master Xu's expression changed when he heard his words, and finally agreed to help up.

"Then trouble Master Xu, I can give the money now, how much do you want to give?"

"Hey, how can you buy things like this without asking the price?" Master Xu is really curious now, there are quite a few people who come to him to make furniture, and it is very rare to be as straightforward as the person in front of you.

"You are the one that Mrs. Ji has promised, how can I not believe you?" Li Chengye smiled.

"You're really clever." Master Xu laughed. For craftsmen like them, most of their customers are introduced by acquaintances. Naturally, they don't dare to charge prices indiscriminately. Otherwise, their reputation will be ruined if others find out. Naturally, no one else looked for him.

Li Chengye smiled, but did not speak.

"Hey, by the way, you choose a style first, and I'll get the bed out for you earlier." Without further gossip, Master Xu hurriedly took out a few blueprints to show Li Chengye, all of which were things he could make shape.

Li Chengye didn't have any special requirements for these things, so he chose according to his first feeling.After choosing the style and material, Li Chengye gave Master Xu a deposit of 50 yuan. The specific amount will be discussed later. It is not yet sure how much the material is, but the labor cost is 15 yuan.

The furniture problem was solved. Li Chengye thought about the empty new house, and his head hurt for a moment. There were too many things missing. He didn't have many tickets in his hand, and he gave them to Mother Li before.Even if you want to buy something at this time, you have no choice but to wait for Mother Li to come here.

Without a ticket in hand, Li Chengye had no choice but to go back to the new house.The grass in the yard was almost as deep as his knees because no one had treated it.It happened that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, so he planned to deal with the grass first today.

Li Chengye bent over and started working directly. Some weeds on their side have thicker rhizomes and more developed root systems, so they need to use some strength when pulling them out.This person has good physical fitness, and there is a thick layer of calluses on his hands. Pulling weeds is not very tiring, but it is a bit rusty. At the beginning, the speed is very slow, but it will be fine after a while.

The matter of the house was settled, and Li Chengye called the village that night, told Mother Li about the matter, and asked Mother Li to pack the things in advance, and he returned to the village next Saturday to pick them up.At this time, the phone bill was relatively expensive, and the two of them didn't say much, and hung up after a few words.

Time passed little by little, and for the next few days, Li Chengye would go to the new house every day after get off work. He quickly pulled out the weeds in the yard, and he also cleaned the walls and windows of the house.Wires were also brought into the house, and things that needed to be used were slowly added.

That night, Li Chengye was planting trees in the yard of his new house. He had already found a place to buy and sell privately in the county these days, and he went shopping again when he got off work today, and happened to see a persimmon tree for sale.He thought it was a fruit after all, and he didn't take care of it, so he got two back.

He has become familiar with the surrounding families these days, and he borrowed the shovel for digging the ground from the uncle next door, otherwise he would have to dig the soil with his hands.

While Li Chengye was digging, two men walked in one after the other. The two men were not very polite, seeing that the courtyard door was open, they walked in directly.Li Chengye was so focused on digging the soil that he didn't notice the movement at the door at all.

The man walking in front, about 1.9 meters tall, was none other than Li Chengye's former high school classmate and current steel factory truck driver, Zhang Jun.Seeing that Li Chengye hadn't noticed him, he quickly turned his head and gave the person behind him a wink, and the man in a police uniform behind him nodded.

The two of them slowed down and walked slowly behind Li Chengye, the sound of their footsteps was barely audible.

After a while, the two of them arrived behind Li Chengye. Zhang Jun stretched out his hand, and was about to pat down the back of the person in front with all his strength, but he was firmly grasped by a hand still stained with mud. pinch.

"Oh, it's me, it's me, let go quickly, let go quickly." Zhang Jun felt dazzled, and immediately felt a piercing pain, and he quickly grabbed Li Chengye's hard hand with his other hand, Want to let him go.

"Oh, I know it's you, I've seen it a long time ago." Li Chengye let go of his hand, then put the shovel aside, patted his hands, and wiped off the dirt on it.He found out from the corner of his eye when the two came in, but he didn't make a sound.

"Hey, you didn't make a sound when you saw it, so you're not afraid of us leaving? And why are you using so much energy?" Zhang Jun was still rubbing his wrist.

"Long time no see, Qi Peng." Li Chengye ignored him, just looked at the other person with a smile.

"Long time no see, Li Chengye." The man in the police uniform also smiled, and there was some nostalgia in that smile.

"How is it? Am I loyal enough? As soon as I came back, I brought Qi Peng to the door." Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Zhang Jun stopped pretending to rub his wrists, and told him as if nothing happened before. started talking.

"I don't have anything here, and I don't have a place to sit. How did you find this place?" Li Chengye looked at the two helplessly, his house was still empty.

"Hey, I met that kid Wu Liren as soon as I got home. Of course he said it. I didn't expect that kid to move very fast. You take us into the house to have a look." Zhang Jun was not polite at all, urging Li Chengye About to go into the house, he has a bold and rough personality, and he doesn't mean to be twitchy at all.

"You're welcome."

"Who we are with who." Zhang Jun didn't care at all, and the group of three went directly into the house.Li Chengye took the two of them around the house, and even went to the back of the house.Zhang Jun had a lot of questions, and he started talking non-stop from the moment he entered the room.Qi Peng didn't talk much all the time, but his personality was like this before, and Li Chengye and the others didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

The three of them finished looking at the house very quickly. Li Chengye glanced at his watch. It was already eight o'clock, and he didn't even have a pot in the kitchen, so he couldn't even invite someone to eat.

"You guys should have dinner, right? I don't have anything here?" Li Chengye spread his hands over the two of them.

Zhang Jun glanced at him, "I've eaten it a long time ago, and I didn't point at you."

Qi Peng also nodded seriously, "I've eaten." It was past six o'clock when Zhang Jun came to see him today, and his family had already eaten.

"By the way, when are you going to move? I'll help you then."

Li Chengye quickly smiled and waved Qi Peng, "I don't need your help, I don't have much at home, I just go back on Saturday."

Qi Peng ignored his refusal, and just said: "Okay, Saturday, right? I'll drive there then."

Zhang Jun also quickly said: "That's right, let Qi Peng go to help you. If he can borrow a car, I won't go there. I'm afraid there will be no place. But don't worry, I will definitely clean up at home when the time comes." , when the time comes, you will all go to my house for dinner."

"My daughter-in-law is really good at cooking." Zhang Jun smiled smugly, and then whispered to the two of them: "I married someone back because of her cooking skills."

He couldn't hide the smugness on his face, as if he was saying that I am the most wise!

"Sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good." Qi Peng nodded in agreement. He has a good relationship with Zhang Jun. He has eaten meals cooked by his wife several times, and the taste is indeed good.

"That's right." Zhang Jun was even more proud now.

"Okay, then you go back with me on Saturday." Li Chengye didn't continue to decline, after all, he was a friend, so he couldn't be too polite.

"That's right, brothers should be like this. There's no need to be so polite. Then you come to my house for dinner on Saturday night, and it's not too far away. It just so happens that my aunt and the others come to recognize the place, and the two families know each other."

Having said all that, Li Chengye didn't refuse any more.The weather was getting cold now, and the three of them didn't pay much attention, so they found a bluestone slab and sat down, chatting about their experiences over the years.But most of the time it was Zhang Jun who spoke, and the other two exchanged a few words from time to time, Qi Peng was because of his quiet nature, and Li Chengye was because he couldn't talk about a lot of experience.

The chatting time of the three passed very quickly, as if they had returned to the first year ago, but they were not the only ones at that time.

The next day was Friday, after Li Chengye got off work, he went to Master Xu's house and pulled back the two beds. Of course, Master Xu brought back the car and a set of tables and chairs.This table and chair was made for another family before, but that family was not in a hurry, so they gave it to Li Chengye first.

After the bed and table are put in place, the house can be regarded as habitable. As for the cabinets and the like, it will take a while.

Li Chengye sent the person away and went back to his room. He had brought his things back from the dormitory today, and he will live here directly from now on.In the past few days, he tried to find a way to buy some food, but he didn't buy any vegetables. He also bought a big earthen pot, which can be used for cooking.

He also bought a lot of firewood in the kitchen, and some briquettes. He also received most of the supplies this month, including five taels of oil, some salt and other seasonings.When Mother Li comes over tomorrow, I can start cooking.