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

Li Chengye nodded, "I applied for a change of job before I came back, and my superiors arranged for me to work in a steel factory in the county and work as a secretary in the trade union." Li Chengye himself has a high school diploma, and his education level is not low. He was a company commander before, He was still studying in a military academy. Considering that his right hand is inconvenient, the higher-ups spent some effort, but they arranged an office job for him, which was relatively easy.

"Okay, okay." Mother Li felt relieved now. Although she didn't want her son to continue to take risks, she didn't want her son to work hard in the fields like the others in his village. This was her only son.Even if that life is dedicated to the country, now only his son is left.

"When will you report for duty?"

"Just pass by next Monday."

"Oh, that's great. I'm going to work in the county this time, and I'm still in the union of the steel factory. The benefits there should be pretty good..."

Li Chengye was talking to Mother Li, but his eyes fell on the two children unconsciously. They are twins, and there is not much difference at first glance, except that the older one has a red mole under the left eye, which is true. It's more similar to Li Chengye.They are premature babies, only four years old this year, and look a little thin.However, the two small faces are clean, with handsome features, very similar to the original owner. They probably haven't gone out to bask in the sun much during this period, and they are much paler than other children in the village.

The two children seemed a little uncomfortable being looked at by Li Chengye. The older one was able to hold on, and seemed to find the same red mole on their faces, so he was very curious and stared at it intently.The younger one was more shy, and had already buried her head in her grandma's arm.

Looking at the two children, Li Chengye thought of their mother. Normally, everyone should have returned by this point. Why haven't they seen anyone yet? Thinking about it, he asked.

"Mom, where's Xiuqin? Why haven't you come home yet?"

Mother Li's smiling face suddenly froze, her lips trembled, as if she swallowed what she wanted to say, she cast her eyes down, as if she didn't dare to look at Li Chengye, the atmosphere suddenly became serious, Even Xiao Xi, who was looking at Li Chengye curiously just now, retracted his eyes.

"Mom, did something happen?" Li Chengye asked, the original owner's mother could not have driven the original owner's wife away, right? In my memory, Li's mother was a very gentle person, and she was very kind to the original owner's wife. If you don't say anything to accuse Sang and scold Huai, it can't be memory beautification, right?

"Your wife...she...she's already married to someone else..." Mother Li was pressed by him, she closed her eyes and gritted her teeth and said something, then raised her head suddenly, and grabbed Li Chengye's right hand on the table with both hands, " Chengye, I'm sorry, it's my mother's fault that she didn't take care of your daughter-in-law, since the news of your sacrifice came back, she returned to her natal family, and found a family in the next county to marry off within a week."

"Mother, I'm sorry for not showing you my daughter-in-law...I'm sorry for you..."

Li's mother was very emotional, and she held Li Chengye's hand very tightly.At this time, Li Chengye was a little dumbfounded. You must know that he had prepared himself a lot before he came back, and finally convinced himself that since he had accepted the life of the original owner, he must accept other things added by him.Unexpectedly, the daughter-in-law had already run away, and this speed was also very fast. At that time, he was still lying on the hospital bed, and his identity had not been confirmed.

But it's also normal. Although they have been married for five or six years, they haven't spent much time together, and their relationship is not very deep.Li Chengye was glad in his heart, although he felt sorry for the original owner for thinking so, but he was relieved.

Seeing that Li Chengye didn't say a word, Li's mother thought he was feeling very uncomfortable, and couldn't help but feel even more guilty. If she had known that her son was still alive, she would definitely not have let her daughter-in-law go.In fact, before his son and daughter-in-law left, they quarreled with her once, and wanted her to give her the allowance that his son had given her over the years.In recent years, the son sent back two copies of the money, ten yuan to Hu Xiuqin every month, and she kept 30 yuan for herself.

This money can be said to be a lot in the countryside. She doesn't care about the money in the hands of her daughter-in-law. The money for shopping at home is all used by her. She also knows that Hu Xiuqin often subsidizes her mother's family, but she thinks that her son is a soldier. , almost not at home, she just pretended not to see it.Unexpectedly, when the news of the son's accident came back, the daughter-in-law was not sad at first, but wanted to get all the money in her hands, otherwise she would go back to her mother's house.

Of course she disagreed. She was in the 40s and [-]s. She relied on her husband when she was young and her son when she was old, so she couldn't earn a few work points at all.The two grandchildren are still young, and the daughter-in-law is unreliable. If she doesn't keep the money in her hands tight, what will she do in the future?

But she should have given some money first, maybe she could delay her son's return, then it would be all right?Alas, what to do now, the family is sparsely populated, most people would not want to marry a single household like them, they feel that there is no one to help them, and now that the son is the second marriage, how can we talk about a daughter-in-law in the future.

She had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but she couldn't tell her son well, so she just looked at Li Chengye guiltily.

Li Chengye also came back to his senses this time, but his face was still very depressed.He held Li's mother's hand with his backhand, and said soothingly, "Mother, what does this matter have to do with you? Now I'm back safely, and I got a good job again. It will only get better and better in the future. Our family is mediocre. An An will do."

Mother Li was still very sad, and couldn't help but said, "Then what will you do in the future? Those gossiping women in the village are not forgiving, and they don't back anyone when they say bad things. Now the children in the village often laugh at the two children and run away. Said they were broom stars, which made the two children almost never go out. Now that you are back, those people will definitely not have any good things to say. "

Speaking of which, Mother Li let go of Li Chengye's hand, and pitifully touched the heads of the two children. The four-year-old and almost five-year-old child clearly felt the emotions of the adults, and smiled at his grandma, with a look of comfort The expression of the person, the grandparents and grandchildren are tired of being together.

Li Chengye's heart seemed to be scratched by a cat, and he also liked children very much.But it is a pity that he has lived in a big family since he was a child. His father has several concubines, and there are many brothers and sisters in the family. close.

Since he was a child, his mother put all her heart on his father and paid little attention to him. He was extremely tired of this kind of life, and when he was 13 years old, he tried to find a way to go abroad.It can be said that his family affection is very lacking. When he sees these two children, he just feels soft in his heart. Of course, there may be emotions left by the original owner in it.In his memory, the original owner valued the two children very much.

It was already dark now, Li Chengye covered his stomach with his hands, he just ate a steamed bun at noon, and he was already very hungry.Mother Li saw his movements sharply, and immediately looked out the window. There was only a red glow in the distant sky, and the sun was about to set.

"Chengye, are you hungry? Let's eat first? I'll go to the kitchen and bring out the food." Mother Li stood up anxiously. It's hot now, and she's the only adult in the house, so she always cooks for the day at noon. The meals are all cooked.

"I'll help you." Li Chengye was really hungry, so he stood up and wanted to follow her to the kitchen.

Mother Li hurriedly shook her head, picked up Xiaoxi and Xiaobei who were leaning on her one by one, and put them into Li Chengye's bad mouth, "No need, you look at the two children, get closer to them." After she finished speaking, she walked quickly Went to the kitchen.

Li Chengye suddenly had two more children in his arms, and his body seemed to be frozen for a while, and he didn't dare to move, as if he was holding a fragile object in his arms. He had never held a child before, and he was a little scared.

The two children seemed to be affected by his emotions, their little hands tightly grasped the sleeves of his shirt, and the two of them were close together.

After being silent for a while, Li Chengye took out a few candies from his trousers pocket with his elbow and left hand, put them on the table in front of him, and tried his best to show the most gentle and kind smiles to the two children, "Eat candy!" .”

"Thank you dad." Xiaoxi's personality is more cheerful, and he will also understand that the person in front of him is his father. He picks up a candy from the table, quickly peels off the candy wrapper, and then puts it in Little brother's mouth, and then picked up another one and put it in his own mouth.Xiaobei seemed to be used to this kind of feeding, and smiled sweetly at his twin brother, and then learned to say to Li Chengye, "Write it (thank you dad)."

He still had a candy in his mouth, his face was slightly bulging, and he was a little vague when he spoke, and he almost couldn't hear clearly.

"You're welcome, I will often buy you sweets and other delicious food in the future." Li Chengye was a little amused, but thought this little one was very cute, and couldn't help but imitate Mother Li touching his heads.

"Okay, okay, I want to eat a lot..." Xiaoxi agreed without being polite at all, and Xiaobei also nodded quickly.

"Okay, buy a lot." Li Chengye agreed without hesitation, and then he changed his mind and said with a smile: "Shall I tell you a story?"

"Okay, okay." The two children clapped their hands and agreed.

"Once upon a time there was a stone..."

After all, they are biological father and son. With the help of candy and stories, when Li's mother came out with the dishes, the three of them had already played together, and they seemed to be getting closer.Now Li Chengye's body was no longer stiff, and he protected the two children very tightly.

Mother Li was very happy. The two children had experienced a lot of changes during this period of time, they became better and less courageous. Now that their father is back, they will only get better and better in the future. "Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble, let's eat first." Li's mother arranged the food, and quickly interrupted the three people who were still playing around. It's a pity that the two children have been told by Li Chengye for a while. I was attracted by the story I wrote, and where could I hear Li's mother's words, even Li Chengye turned a deaf ear.

Mother Li felt helpless, and walked directly in front of the three of them, and carried the two children to the side of the bench and sat down on the bench. The two children were suddenly carried away and were a little dazed.Li Chengye reacted quickly, smiled at Li's mother, and picked up his own bowl of rice.

"Eat." The bowl and chopsticks were placed in front of him. Inside was mixed grain rice cooked with sweet potatoes. The two children obediently picked up the chopsticks and began to eat.There are very few dishes on the table, the only dish is a bowl of scrambled eggs, and the rest is a bowl of fried vegetables.It can be seen that the eggs are just scrambled and still hot.

After a while, Mother Li also sat down. She first picked up a chopstick of eggs for Li Chengye, then Xiaoxi and Xiaobei, and when it was her turn, she reached for the bowl of vegetables.

"Chengye, Mother didn't cook anything today, so let's just make do. I'll go to town tomorrow to see if I can buy some meat."

"Mother, the food is delicious." Knowing the current situation, Li Chengye was not picky, and began to eat in big mouthfuls.Although he tried his best not to be so particular about himself, the etiquette and habits integrated into his body in his previous life still made his movements look very elegant.

"Eat more if it tastes good." Mother Li laughed, and distributed the last bit of eggs on the table to the three of them, but she didn't move at all.

"Grandma, you eat eggs too." Seeing her grandma's movements, Xiaoxi quickly picked up some eggs with chopsticks and put them in Mother Li's bowl. He was not very skilled in handling chopsticks, so he was very careful.

"Grandma, eat eggs." Xiaobei saw his brother's movements and quickly followed suit.The two little guys are still a little short, and it is really difficult to put the eggs at the destination. At this moment, the upper body is straightened up, and the buttocks are about to leave the bench.

Li Chengye reacted quickly, quickly pressed down the two children, and then quickly picked up some eggs with his left hand and put them into Li's mother's bowl, "Sit down quickly, don't fall, I will give your grandma eggs to eat."

"You can eat eggs, grandma won't eat them." Mother Li glanced at the eggs in the bowl. Although she was very moved, she still wanted to return the scrambled eggs in the bowl.

"Mom, there are only four of us in our family. If you don't eat alone, how can we eat?" Li Chengye would feel a little ashamed. If the two children hadn't spoken out first, he really wouldn't have noticed that the mother left the eggs behind. It's not good to give it to them. He will be a member of this family in the future, and he must learn to care for other people.

Under the gaze of the three pairs of clear eyes, Mother Li had no choice but to obediently put the egg into her mouth.In fact, she also has more than 1000 yuan in her hand. Li's father is good at medicine. When he was young, he treated diseases and saved lives, and saved a lot of money.Later, when Li Chengye went out to serve as a soldier, he even sent almost all the money back, so there was no need to save so much.

But Li's mother thought that Li Chengye was still young, and would definitely marry again in the future. He has an injury on his hand now. Although there is no problem with his life, it must still have an impact.In addition, I am a second-marriage with two children, so I will definitely spend a lot of money by then, so I can save a little bit.

At this time, Li Chengye didn't know that Li's mother was thinking about marrying him a wife. Seeing that Li's mother was eating obediently, he started to eat.

After dinner, it was already 08:30 and almost nine o'clock, and the two children were also a little sleepy. Li Chengye had an injury on his hand. Although he wanted to help bathe the two sons, his mother firmly refused.Not only that, but he himself was advised by Li Muqian and Wan to be careful when taking a bath.

After taking a bath, Li Chengye wanted to take the two children to sleep with him, but of course his mother refused. The reason was also that he had an injury on his hand. If he was accidentally pinned down by the two children, he would not alright.

In this era, there is no nightlife in the countryside at all. By nine o'clock, the lights in the village have almost been extinguished, and only the faint moonlight is left in the night.Li Chengye was lying on the bed in the room, with a slight musty smell on the tip of his nose. He turned over a little uncomfortable. Although he was very tired from the rush, he couldn't fall asleep.

I'm not used to it, I'm really not used to it. Although Li's mother has cleaned the room as clean as possible, it is still very different from the place he used to live in. It feels a bit bad. He wants to overcome the restlessness in his heart, but how can he I can't calm down.

Time passed little by little, Li Chengye finally seemed to have gotten used to the lingering musty smell, his heart slowly calmed down, his mind was empty, and drowsiness hit him. He sighed comfortably in his heart, and then fell asleep.