My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 189 Old Classmates

   Anyway, this little yellow dog is very much in Wang Cunye's mind. I was afraid that it would freeze, so I put it in the backpack, and I used the old cotton jacket prepared in advance to cover it to keep warm.

   But this little yellow dog is really active, a little too lively, standing up on his hind legs a few times and crawling out.

Seeing this, Wang Cunye had to take it out and hold it in his arms, but even if he was holding it, it was not very honest. He either turned his eyes and stared at the crowd walking around, or lay on Wang Cunye's arm, facing the black. Wa and Xiaojin wagged their tails, whimpered and barked, struggling to come down and play with the two dogs.

   "This must have been restless when I grew up..."

   Wang Cunye said with a smile, but the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

   Then he ran to the stall of the two acquaintances with great interest, and weighed the little yellow dog, which was just over four pounds.

   "The dog sellers shouldn't fool people. This is probably a little tiger with a yellow head, or the puppy who just came out of the moon is not so heavy."

   He said to Chen Ling.

   "Well, indeed, a one-month-old puppy can weigh up to four pounds. Even if it's a big breed, it should be fine if it's tiger head yellow."

  Chen Ling agreed.

   "Lingzi, the bell seller has set up a stall, let's go, let's go and have a look."

  The two of them were talking when the second uncle grabbed Chen Ling and went to the stall in front to pick the bell.

   He bought it for the family's workhorse.

   A bell on a workhorse can prevent wolves.

  The local packhorse is a pony. The pony is small and sturdy, resistant to thirst and hard work, and has strong adaptability.

   Although this pony has many advantages, it is very afraid of wolves.

   Therefore, we need to match the workhorse with a bell. When the wolf hears the sound of the bell from a distance, it knows that someone is following, and in most cases, it will not come.

  The wolf is cautious, unless he can't find food in the middle of winter and is hungry, otherwise he will not risk attacking or attacking the village.

   It was almost ten o'clock in the morning, and the crowd in the town was getting denser and denser. At first glance, it was full of people, bustling and lively, and even the bridge in the distance could not be seen.

   After Wang Qingzhong had already picked out the bells, Chen Ling thought about it and chose two. When preparing for the Chinese New Year, he would hang it on the little white cow to add some joy.

   After buying the bell, the three of them rushed back to the herbal medicine shop.

   It just so happened that Wang Susu and the others had just sold the medicinal herbs, and they were picking cloths next to the cloth stall not far from the medicinal herb shop.

   After they selected the fabric, the woman who arranged the booth used a wooden ruler to measure the size, cut a slit at the measured position, and pulled it hard, and with a sound of "thorn", the whole piece of fabric was torn off neatly.

  There are two kinds of floral cloth, two kinds of blue cloth and two kinds of black cloth, and five or six pieces are torn in front and back.

   "Mother, do you buy cloth for cotton-padded clothes?"

  Chen Ling and the others approached, and Wang Qingzhong approached and asked.

   "Well, the medicinal materials have been sold for money, so I will make two new cotton-padded clothes for the dolls."

   Gao Xiulan laughed.

   "Oh, this year, you can give it to Zhenzhen, you can do it all, I don't need anything in my family..."

  Wang Qingzhong laughed: "His grandmother said that he was doing it for him two days ago, so you can take it easy this year."

   "Then you didn't tell me earlier, the cloth was bought."

   Gao Xiulan complained a little.

  Little dolls grow fast. When making padded coats, they usually try to make them as big as possible, and can wear them for two or three winters.

   When it grows up, it can no longer be worn, so it will be removed, and the cotton coat will be re-connected, so that it can continue to be worn again.

   Therefore, the fabric is torn a lot, and the quality of the fabric will not be too bad when making clothes for the little doll, plus the cotton, it is not a small expense.

   "Ah? Didn't Xinping tell you?"

  Wang Qingzhong was stunned for a moment, looked around, but couldn't find his daughter-in-law.

   Not only Guo Xinping was not there, but Wang Zhenzhen was also absent. After looking carefully, Chen Ling's cow was not there either.

   "Really, they were going to school to feed the cows. Second sister-in-law was afraid that they would run around, so she followed."

   Wang Susu explained on the side.

   "Huh? Is that so..."

  Wang Qingzhong scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, mother, the extra fabrics will be made for Dongdong next year. My family Dongdong does not dislike the old fabrics."

   "You can keep new fabrics for Tongtong to make. The old fabrics were used for sister-in-law the year before last, but you can't let Tongtong wear old ones all the time."

   "Okay, may I not know?"

   Gao Xiulan glared at her second son angrily: "Is that what you need to say?"

  Chen Ling watched and couldn't help laughing: "The relationship between the eldest brother and the second brother is really good."

   "Hehe, the two of them, when they are good, they can become one person, and when they are in trouble, no one cares about the other for half a year."

   "How old are you, like a doll."

   At this moment, Wang Cunye pouted from behind.

   "Huh? Dad, did you pick a puppy?"

   Wang Susu's eyes lit up, she walked quickly to the front, and teased the little yellow dog in her hands.

   She has always liked dogs.

   Gao Xiulan also came over to see this: "Isn't this similar to the big yellow dog in our family?"

   "It's almost the same, this is tiger head yellow."

   Wang Cunye said unhappily.

   "What's wrong with Hutouhuang? Isn't Hutouhuang still a dog? A dog, you have to go to the market to buy it, and make you a high-level..."

   Gao Xiulan replied.

   In the past two days, Chen Ling has become accustomed to the occasional bickering between his father-in-law and his mother-in-law.

   When Wang Susu finally had enough to play with the little yellow dog, she dragged her to the stall next to her to pick up a headscarf.

  Wang Susu has cut her hair short now. She also wore a pink and white headband when she went out today. She looked young and pretty.

   "You don't suit this big red turban, it's too gorgeous."

   Seeing Wang Susu walking to the stall, she went straight to the big red scarf, Chen Ling reminded helplessly.

   Wang Susu is as her name suggests, she is suitable for some plain clothes to match.

   With fair complexion, big red will make her look old-fashioned.

   "You said that again, except for the year we got married, I haven't worn a red turban yet."

  Wang Susu complained, she took off the red scarf, put it on her head, fastened it lightly, turned around and asked, "How is it? Does it really look bad?"

  Chen Ling smiled suddenly, and reached out to help her trim her hair.

   "It's good-looking, my daughter-in-law looks good anyway, we can buy it if you like it."

   I have to say that people who look good are really ugly no matter how they match.

  Like Wang Susu, the red headscarf, although not as good as the light-colored headscarf, does not look ugly, with beautiful forehead bangs, rosy cheeks, and big watery eyes, how can it be ugly?

   "It's just like a new wife, haha..."

  Chen Ling looked left and right, and after looking at it for a while, suddenly came up with a sentence.

"Screw you."

  Wang Susu shyly glared at him, then turned to ask the price.

  Chen Ling also went to the booth and looked: "Buy another red scarf and red hat..."

   In fact, the bright red knitted cotton hat and scarf Wang Susu will look better, at least better than the scarf, and will not look old-fashioned.

   "I have enough headscarves, and you pick the rest..."

   The little daughter-in-law was very satisfied with the purchase of a red turban, she said to him with a smile when she heard that.

   "Why don't you pick me up? Just buy a pair of scarves and hats. Let's wear them together."

  Chen Ling smiled.

   "That's fine too."

  Wang Susu looked up at him, her eyebrows curved.

   "You two, let's go for a walk first, we'll go to school to find Zhenzhen, this crazy girl doesn't know what to do, she won't come back for a long time, let's go and see..."

   Gao Xiulan said to them, walked forward for a while, and then turned her head to remind: "It's the primary school in Zhendong, not your brother's place. Come and find us if you don't want to go shopping, it's very close."

   "I know mother."

   After Gao Xiulan and the three of them left, Chen Ling and his daughter-in-law went to the booths of two Miao women to pick up jewelry.

   bought a silver necklace and a pair of silver earrings.

   "Huh? There are still pictures in front of you?"

   Wang Susu suddenly pointed to the corner ahead.

   There was a photo booth next to the wall, and a small purple-black tent was set up. The appearance of the tent was a little worn out, and there were many patches on it.

   "Come on, let's go and see."

  Chen Ling was the first time she encountered photography at a fair.

  The county seat and Changle Township only have temple fairs, but there are no ordinary festivals, because temple fairs are almost always before and after festivals, and it is often when meeting relatives.

   Usually there is no business in going to the market, and people don’t have the spare money.

  The two walked to the photo booth.

  What catches the eye is a colorful canvas, or blue sky and white clouds, flowers and plants; or blue sea, beach coconut trees.

   Or the Tiananmen Square of the Forbidden City, and the Monument to the People’s Heroes…

   is gorgeous and colorful, all used as a background for photography.

Next to the    are the samples, which are photos taken in the past, and put them out for people to see.

An old lady with an orange turban leaned on the donkey cart and guarded the photo booth. When she saw Chen Ling and the two coming over, she smiled and said, "Do you want to take pictures? If you want to take pictures, choose the canvas first. Someone in the tent is taking pictures, you guys. Have to wait a while..."

   "Well, how much does it cost to take pictures now?"

  Chen Ling reached out and touched the canvas and asked.

   "Five dollars for a set, ten sheets for a set, more photos will be cheaper for you."

The old lady got up and took a few good-looking sample photos to show them both: "Look, how good this photo is, young people should take more photos, you two look good, It definitely looks better than this.”

   "We are planning to take a few pictures as a family. This tent is too small, can we take pictures in another place?"

  Chen Ling looked at the photo the old lady gave, and it was really good, so he asked again.

   "Yes, yes, behind the stall is my niece's house, the place is quite big, and it's bright, it's your family taking pictures..."

  The old lady said with a look of embarrassment on her face.

   When a family has more people, they earn less.

   and troublesome.

   For the same price, it is easier to take single and double photos, and it is faster to take photos.

   Those who take pictures in the countryside are usually engaged to get married, and they will only have business during festivals and birthdays or at the end of the year.

  If you want to take a picture, you can make an appointment with someone in advance, or go to the door to find it. The person taking the picture will ride a bicycle and bring a camera to the village to take pictures.

   Most of these people are also farming for a living.

  You can’t make a lot of money from photography alone.

  Chen Ling also knew what the old lady was thinking, so he said, "We'll take a few more pictures later."

   "That line."

   The old lady's face suddenly softened.

   So Chen Ling and the two went to Fenglei Town Primary School to call someone.

   After that, I went to Zhen Middle School to see if Wang Qingwen had finished the meeting.

   After waiting for another twenty minutes, Wang Qingwen and his wife came out.

   It was almost noon at this time, the sun was warm, the streets became more and more lively, the street vendors shouted more and more vigorously, and the aroma of hot rice and meat all floated out.

   They were a big family, accompanied by a crowd, the elderly, adults and children all went to the photo booth with great interest.

   "The last time I took a photo with your father was when the moon was really full. How many years have passed since this flash, and it's really ten years old."

   In front of the photo booth, Gao Xiulan sighed with a smile.

"Yeah, it's been ten years. When I saw the photos you took with Susu two days ago, I thought that our family must take a few good photos during the Chinese New Year, but I didn't expect that this would happen. "

  Wang Cunye also said happily: "It's just right, it's rare that you are all here, let's take a few more photos today."

  The photo was taken by a chunky old man wearing a black liberation cap with a camera slung over his neck. Hearing them say to take a few more pictures, he immediately became so enthusiastic that he led them into the house behind the booth, and then stepped on the stool to hang the canvas.

  Tiananmen Square, monuments, airplanes and ships…

   After hanging the canvases one by one.

  The whole family first walked to the canvas of Tiananmen Square.

   Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan sat side by side on the two stools in front.

  Wang Zhenzhen and his two little nephews stood beside them respectively.

   Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen stood behind them.

   "Get ready, have a laugh."

   The old man shouted, and the picture came down with a "click".

Then he looked at it, frowned and said: "This one is not good, the two male dolls in front pay attention to look forward, don't look at the puppy, and don't make a hippie smile. Brother, you should pick up the dog, if it doesn't work, put it first. On the other hand, the old baby is moving around..."

   "Okay, I'll hold it up."

  Wang Cunye picked up the little yellow dog and glared at the two little grandsons again.

   In this year and month, the style of painting is still relatively serious, and everyone is more traditional. They think that laughing is a good laugh, a happy laugh, and can’t make trouble.

   "It's all good, otherwise I won't be allowed to wear Xiaohong, military clothes, or carry a gun for a while."

   Gao Xiulan knew how to treat them.

   Having said that, the two little grandsons immediately couldn't be honest.

   "Okay, get ready, have a laugh..."

  The old man said again.

   With a "click" sound.

   "Yes, this time is good, brother and sister-in-law, let's take a picture of the two of you..."

"it is good."

   "Can you change the scenery?"

   "If you don't change it, you will need Tiananmen Square."

   Then, after Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan finished taking pictures, they took pictures together with Chen Ling and Wang Susu, their daughter and son-in-law. After that, adults and children came to take pictures with various sets in twos and threes.

   Heiwa and Xiaojin, Xiaobaioxu, and Xiaoyellow Dog were also not left behind.

   The two male dolls also put on small military uniforms as they wished, with guns on their shoulders, and their faces were sullen.

   After shooting, I was still immersed in it, as if they were really two little soldiers, with their backs straight, and there was no commotion on the road.

  The adults were all beaming, especially Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan, the old couple grinned, feeling full of joy and excitement, just like the New Year.

  Daughter and son-in-law came back, and the whole family was busy rushing to the scene, and they even took pictures together, even if it was New Year’s Eve.

When    was happy, Wang Qingwen waved his hand and went to the restaurant for lunch.

   also said to Chen Ling: "You didn't let you have a good meal the day you first arrived. You didn't eat the specialties of our side. You have to taste it today."

   I didn’t say that, I went straight to the Eighth Museum of the Wharf.

  In the restaurant, most of them were carrying grain and goods, and some were students from the town middle school. When they saw Wang Qingwen coming in, they hurriedly bowed their heads to hide.

   As soon as I saw it, I knew that there was a fair on Saturday, and I didn’t go home in time, so I stayed to play, and I asked for wine on the table.

  Wang Qingwen just pretended that he didn't see it. They had a large family, so they turned around and went out to find a big restaurant with a separate room upstairs.

"Eh?"

   "You are... Wang Susu?"

   They went upstairs, and before they entered the room, a woman passing by suddenly stopped and turned around, asking with surprise and uncertainty.

"what?"

  Wang Susu was stunned when she heard it, and stopped to look over.

   I saw a woman wearing a black hair hoop and a white wool scarf, about twenty-five or six years old, wearing a red plaid cotton coat, smiling at her in surprise.

   "Niu Xiaoling?!"

  Wang Susu also stared at her in amazement, and then came forward to chat with him quite excitedly.

   "I haven't seen you for many years, are you here too?"

   "Yeah, I came with someone..."

The woman named Niu Xiaoling was also very happy, holding Wang Susu's hand and said: "By the way, you also know this person, that is Xiang Yuhua from our class, she is about to get engaged, and I'm embarrassed to meet her alone, so I'll call her. Pulled in too."

   "Yeah, Xiang Yuhua is also there?"

   Wang Susu laughed suddenly.

   She was surprised and happy when she met two old classmates at the same time.

   "Yeah, the two of them just sat down inside, let's go, I'll show you."

   The more she talked, the more excited Niu Xiaoling could not wait to pull Wang Susu inside.

   "Mother, A Ling, you all go first, I'm going to meet my classmates."

  Wang Susu quickly turned around to say hello.

  Niu Xiaoling only reacted when she heard her words, she was very happy, and she hurried forward before talking to the family behind Wang Susu.

   After chatting briefly with the elder, her eyes fell on Chen Ling.

   "Susu, is this the one from your family?"

   At the request of a book friend, I added a character card to Wang Zhenzhen. If you like it, you can compare your heart

   (end of this chapter)