The Sweetness of the Seventies

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After dinner in the evening, He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie were worried that they would be tired, so they let them rest earlier.

It was around four o'clock the next day, and I got up at dawn.

It's the hottest time of the year, and it's only cooler in the morning. Get up at around four o'clock, pack up, have something to eat, and set off at around five o'clock. It takes more than two hours to get home by bullock cart, and we will arrive home around eight o'clock.

The oxcart was booked yesterday, and Old Man Liu came directly to Qi Xiaoyan's door to pick up people.

I saw that it was He Tiantian, Huo Yingjie, and Old Man Liu who knew each other!

These two young men were generous. Every time they took the bus, they not only gave them fare, but also gave them some candies and snacks.

"Haha, are you here to visit Sister-in-law Qi?" Old Man Liu asked with a smile. He knew something about almost every village.

Especially those who often ride in his car.

"Yes, Grandpa Liu, thank you for your hard work." He Tiantian smiled, while sorting and saluting, the mess was put on the oxcart.

A large army of cattle rode bicycles with two children, following behind the cattle cart.

He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan each held a child and sat on the bullock cart.

Huo Yingjie was riding a bicycle and carrying a two-seat stroller.

The child was still young and extremely sleepy. He fell asleep soundly in the arms of He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan.

He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan chatted quietly, giggling from time to time, which attracted Huo Yingjie and Niu Dajun to look sideways.

There were few pedestrians on the road in the morning and the driving speed was very fast. It took two hours to reach Qijia Village.

Old man Liu sent the person directly to Grandma Qi San's door and then stopped.

Huo Yingjie took out the money, but Niu Dajun had already taken out three yuan and stuffed it into Old Liu's hand.

Old Man Liu didn't ask for Huo Yingjie's money from Niu Dajun. It stands to reason that Niu Dajun is the host and Huo Yingjie is the guest. He can tell the difference clearly.

Huo Yingjie took out a box of chocolates from the package at the back and said, "Uncle, these are candies. Take them home for your grandchildren."

"Thank you very much." Old Man Liu accepted. Anyway, he had given it often before, so he was not polite.

Aunt Liu was washing the dishes and pots. She heard a noise outside and hurried over to open the door. She looked very sweet and said happily: "Third Aunt, Second Uncle, look, who is here?"

"Who is it?" Grandma Qi San was in the house. She heard the shouting outside and walked out slowly.

He Tiantian greeted Aunt Liu, hugged the child, ran to Grandma Qi San, and said, "Grandma, I'm here to see you."

Grandma Qi San was stunned for a moment, then her eyes became wet. She took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and said, "Tiantian, oh, it's really sweet, it's not my eyesight..."

"Grandma, it's me, it's me." He Tiantian choked and said, "Have you been in good health this year?"

"Okay, I'm in good health." Grandma Qi San replied, "Don't worry about me, everything is fine with me." Come, come, let me see my great-grandson and great-granddaughter. "

The two children had already woken up. They saw their mother crying and laughing. They were very confused. They didn't know what was wrong with their mother.

"Ruihua, Ruimin, come and call Grandma." He Tiantian said inside. The child is already fifteen months old and can speak simple words.

"Too...too..." Huo Ruimin, Huo Ruihua said, could only speak a single tone.

"Okay, good boy!" Grandma Qi San praised. She couldn't hold the child and could only touch the child's head.

Old man Qi went out for a walk and came back just in time.

Seeing He Tiantian, Huo Yingjie was also happy to come back.

"Call Grandpa!"

"Too······Too······" is still the same word, but everyone knows what it means.

Aunt Liu made tea and served tea and water to everyone.

After He Tiantian reminisced with Grandma Qi San, she took out two pieces of fabric from her bag, one was cyan and the other was light blue, and said: "Aunt Liu, thank you for taking care of Grandma this year. These two pieces The cloth is a gift from me and can be used to make two or three pieces of clothing."

Aunt Liu rubbed her hands and refused: "I'm already embarrassed to take care of Third Aunt and take money from Brother Shuliang. How can I take your things again?"

"Why not? This is what I want." He Tiantian looked around just now. The house was cleaner than when she and her mother were there, which shows that Aunt Liu has put her heart into it.

Grandma Qi San was always a generous person, and said with a smile: "Big Niuniang, here it is, just take it. You are dedicated to us, and the children can see it. If you don't want it, they will feel bad!"

"Take it," said Old Man Qi, "Don't refuse, put your things away quickly, prepare some good food for lunch, and greet Tiantian and the others."

Seeing this, Aunt Liu had no choice but to accept it and thanked her: "Then I'll keep it. You guys talk first. I'll buy some ingredients and make some more dishes for lunch."

"Aunt Liu, just eat whatever you want. Don't go to the county town to buy it." He Tiantian said that it would be too troublesome to go to the county town on a hot day in order to cook.

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "It's not the county town, but the tidal flat behind the school. It's leveled now. It's a small market. We go to the market on the 258th. Today happens to be the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. It's still early. It should be You can also buy a lot of good stuff.”

"That's great, don't go to the county seat." He Tiantian said, after Aunt Liu left, "Grandpa Qi, are you going to stop speculating now?"

Old Man Qi curled his lips and said: "What are you going to catch? The fields were divided into households at the end of last year. The wheat was harvested some time ago. After every household paid the public grain, they still had 1,500 kilograms of grain, as well as other messy output. If you can’t finish eating these things, you have to take them out and exchange them. This small market came into being.”

"Now it is not only available in Qijia Village, but also in other places. There is no clear text saying no, and everyone comes here to trade for the sake of convenience." Niu Dajun said, "Besides, with the distribution of fields to households, every household in Qijia Village is allocated a lot of grain, and the output has increased. 20%. Other villages that were unwilling before have also gone to the county to ask for land distribution to each household. Now Taoyuan County has almost all allocated land, which has greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of the working people! "

Old Man Qi smiled and said: "You don't know, now I am picking up manure everywhere in order to get more fertilizer in my family's land. Some people have stomach discomfort and have to go to their own land to solve it. The real thing is that the fertilizer does not flow into other people's fields!" "

"Haha, you are not serious, what are you talking about!" Grandma Qi San said, "But with this market, it is really convenient. If you want to eat something, you can just go and buy it, and you can make it at home. There is Whatever you can't finish eating, you can sell it. Now every household in our village is living a good life, and we are the best in Taoyuan County. Some time ago, the county said that Dazhu would be promoted to the county. I wanted to work here, but was directly rejected by Dazhu, so I just stayed on one-third of an acre of land in our village and wouldn’t go anywhere.”