Chapter 45:
Not to mention, it tastes good to stewed pears with rock candy, but Chuanbei stewed pears has a strange smell. When Yao Duoduo and others ate, their faces were wrinkled.
"If you don't like this, I'd better take you to take medicine."
"If you don't take medicine, just eat pears." Yao Duoduo said timidly.
As soon as he took two bites, Yao Duoduo couldn't hold back the itching of his chest. After clearing her throat, he immediately felt that his throat was much more comfortable.
Her cough is like the sequelae of a cold. She coughs dozens of minutes every half an hour, which is not serious, but she doesn't get better.
"Don't be young, just make an old problem." Yao Xuewei is very worried about this.
Zhao Mingli: "How can it be possible? I will be fine in two days. You think too much."
The current medical level is there. How can Yao Xuewei not worry? Those old traditional Chinese medicine doctors have uneven medical skills, and the development of Western medicine is also very slow.
Fortunately, Duoduo and others were just a small problem, otherwise Yao Xuewei would not have been stable for a long time.
"When I came back today, I met Sister Meng. Seeing her holding a candle, she asked a few more questions. She said that she wanted to take Hutou to worship a godfather tomorrow and let the godfather help the tiger head block the disaster."
"She also invited me to come with me."
Yao Xuewei thought it was quite fresh and said, "I'm wondering if the two children at home should join in the fun and say goodbye. Although this is a feudal superstition, it doesn't do harm to say goodbye.
"Who is so hard-lived? It can withstand so many disasters. Zhao Mingli sneered.
Yao Xuewei: "The big banyan tree in the village next door."
"...Okay, you'd like it." Zhao Mingli did not object. After all, in his opinion, these tricks are to ask for comfort.
"Then I'll leave you the grocery shopping." Yao Xuewei said, "I'll make you a list. Just buy it as you do."
The vegetable garden at home is the peak period of output. What needs to be purchased outside is more meat.
"Okay, you can take them to join the fun tomorrow. I'll go shopping."
Bicycles are not needed on the country road. Yao Xuewei and others walked to the village next door.
Yao Duoduo and others were carefree on the way, but Sister Meng couldn't help complaining, "My tiger head is not good for years. This year, it will be disaster-sstricken, and something can happen to do anything... If he finishes his godfather and the road can be better, I will be thankful."
It was okay when Yao Xuewei didn't know Hutou. After knowing the child, she found that he really had frequent accidents and could hurt herself by playing anything.
The idea of worshipping godfather was made by Sister Meng's neighbor. It is said that if a child worships a tree as a godfather, his vitality will become much stronger.
Sister Meng also bought a candle for this matter and took a bowl to pack tribute. All three children have the same process, so just prepare one set.
When they walked to the next village and found the big banyan tree, they found that the incense of the tree was quite strong.
The tree should be hundreds of years old, about one meter in diameter, and the branches are very thick. The slightly thinner branches are tied with red ropes. There are many traces of burned incense candles under the tree.
"It's so big that no wonder everyone around him says it's a divine tree." Although Yao Xuewei planned to visit others, she couldn't help commenting, "It's not surprising that the banyan tree is so big."
Tiger heads and they were wilder. Seeing such a big tree, they were excited to start to climb up.
Climbing the tree is not taboo, but in three or two words, Sister Meng had already lit the incense candle and urged her to say, "Come and kowtow, and read it with me in my heart. One worship heaven, two earth, three..."
Yao Duoduo and others probably felt fresh. The three knelt down in a row. As Sister Meng said, they began to kowtowed and saw their eyebrows dancing, not like worshipping their godfather, but as if they were worshipping their godfathers.
After the worship, Meng Chun continued, "Now go and hug your godfather, and then you can leave."
"Since you have worshipped the godfather of the tree, don't destroy the trees on the mountain in the future, especially the saplings that have not yet grown..."
"In the future, we just come to burn incense for it every year."
The neat ceremony was completed, and everyone was not going to stay more. As soon as the tribute was collected, they were ready to go home.
"It's done so simple?" Yao Xuewei questioned.
"Let's go here for psychological comfort. How complicated can it be?" Meng Chun has a similar mentality to Yao Xuewei. She not only thinks feudal superstition is unreliable, but also wants to try it.
On the way back, the tribute was not wasted. Let's share it together.
Fortunately, the banyan tree was not far from home. She went back this trip, and Zhao Mingli bought good vegetables and went home.
"You can sit there and choose vegetables and peel the garlic by the way..." When he called, Yao Xuewei was not polite. After all, Zhao Mingli said the introduction of the partner.
"I went there early today. I saw fresh pork liver. You can get another pickled pepper pork liver. I haven't eaten it for a long time."
It's so hot that I can't help putting the meat. Recently, I bought meat at home as soon as Sunday.
There are not many people eating. There are only four adults and two children. It's enough for Yao Xuewei to prepare four dishes and one soup. It's almost the same when someone comes to stir-fry.
Tang Yu was entrusted by Yao Xuewei and came a little earlier, and also specially dressed up. Her clothes were brighter than before.
"You sit in the living room for a while. I'll go upstairs to get the blade."
The thin blade and the edge of the knife were also sharply sharpened. Yao Xuewei drew a shape to Tang Yu's eyebrows in her heart before gently lowering the knife, "Your eyebrows are black, and you don't need to draw anymore. Just trim it lightly."
Yao Xuewei helped trim her eyebrows here. Yao Duoduo and Zhao Mingli sat aside and watched.
After fixing an eyebrow, Zhao Mingli immediately 'wow' and supported him in surprise: "I changed my new eyebrow and I'm much more energetic. Good-looking! It looks so beautiful!"
"It's like this now. Which young man is confused when he sees it?"
When there was a quarrel, Yao Xuewei looked up, said with a blank face, "Is the garlic peeled?" Go to the kitchen to cut green onions."
"Okay. Don't worry about me." After saying that, Zhao Mingli ran to the kitchen to cut chopped green onions.
Looking at Tang Yu's way of wanting to laugh but embarrassing, Yao Xuewei said easily, "Du Yu is almost like this. Although his mouth is slippery, he is quite reliable."
Thinking about it, it's also true. Zhao Mingli is so stingy that he can't like that kind of honest child. He prefers that kind of lively.
"It's good. It's fun to live with such people, at least every day." Tang Yu said.
After repairing the eyebrows on both sides, Yao Xuewei gently blew the broken hair on her forehead, and then stood a little far away and looked, "It's good. Both sides are symmetrical."
"Duoduo, go and show the mirror to Aunt Tang."
Once the eyebrows were refined, the whole face looked much more energetic. Tang Yu took the mirror and looked around twice, and immediately said gratefully, "Thank you, Master..."
The knock on the door of the yard sounded. Du Yu at the door asked, "Mr. Regiment, sister-in-law, are you at home?"
"At home, come in."
Yao Xuewei calmly pulled the mirror in Tang Yu's hand and put it on the cabinet. Then she watched Du Yu straighten his chest and looked up and came in straight.
Today, two people came to visit and brought gifts. Yao Duoduo couldn't help asking boldly, "Are uncles and aunts here to celebrate our godfather?"
Yao Xuewei: "You can also say so."
Now when blind dates meet men and women, they are not so clear. They have a serious excuse to the outside world, but this time Yao Duoduo helped her find all the reasons.
"Dodo, go out with your brother. Don't go far. I'll call you when I eat later."
After sending the two children away, Yao Xuewei assumed the responsibility of introducing the person, helping them introduce their names to each other, and then left the space to them.
"You sit outside for a while and chat slowly. My dishes haven't been cooked yet. I have to go to the kitchen."
Zhao Mingli was looking out at this time. Yao Xuewei directly pressed back to the kitchen. "What are you looking at? People should be embarrassed to see too much."
"I'm listening to the information. Do you need to tell you the importance of intelligence? Zhao Mingli is now as curious as having a kitten scratching in the bottom of his heart.
"Then hide and don't affect others." To be honest, Yao Xuewei is also curious.
The dishes were ready. Zhao Mingli helped to burn the fire at most, but he stuffed two big pieces of wood directly into the stove and simply squatted at the kitchen door to listen to the foot of the wall.
Yao Xuewei: "If I had a camera, I would take a picture of you like a dog. It's so shameful."
Speaking of this, Zhao Mingli suddenly became energetic and came over and said, "If you don't say I can't remember it. When shall we take time to take a family photo?"
Yao Xuewei did not refuse, "You can also take a few more photos of a single person. After working for a few years, you can also appreciate the beauty of her youth."
There is an idea, but to put it on the agenda, you have to pick a new time. Zhao Mingli roughly talked a few words, and turned his head and wentssiped to listen to the foot of the wall.
Tang Yu herself has never experienced blind dates, but when her two brothers got married, they also joined in the fun.
In addition, Du Yu also played hard there, so after a while, her tension disappeared. She couldn't help laughing by Du Yu several times, and the atmosphere of the two spoke was very harmonious.
After secretly eavesdropping, Zhao Mingli came to share with Yao Xuewei: "Du Yu is a good boy. He can say it!" Now I'm talking to Tang Yu about my previous combat experience, which stunned the little girl, and now I even change my attitude of speaking..."
Yao Xuewei disgusted and said, "You have used this trick before. The tricks are too old-fashioned.
"I think you are quite like this, so I passed on your experience to Du Yu." Zhao Mingli smiled twice and said righteously, "Our combat experience is true, not fabricated. Of course, we have to use it if we can use it."
Living together for so long, the filter on Zhao Mingli's body has long been broken. Yao Xuewei calmly analyzed, "Most people have such a little heroic complex. The things you said do have a bonus on the charm value, and the favorability can be greatly increased.
In particular, Zhao Mingli and others participated in the battle of justice, which has been crushed at the spiritual level for their own country's efforts.
Looking at Zhao Mingli's complacent appearance, Yao Xuewei calmly added, "Those things can only increase the first impression points, and there are many invisible investigations later. It's impossible for a group of little girls to cry and want to get married because you are fighting heroes... I have only one last dish left to stir-fry. You go out and call Duoduo. They went home for dinner.
There is only so much time for the two young people to be alone. They couldn't cook a few dishes in the first place. Yao Xuewei and others soon came out of the kitchen.
Obviously, the atmosphere I just talked about is not bad. Without Yao Xuewei's initiative to find the topic, Du Yu can take the initiative to warm up the venue and have a meal to make the guests happy.
Looking at the backs of the two young people leaving together, Zhao Mingli sighed like his old father, "For the group of silly people in the regiment, I'm really worried."
"If Du Yu's task is not completed, I will never introduce him to him again."
Zhao Mingli hit Yao Xuewei on the shoulder with his arm. "The two of them must go out for a separate date in the afternoon. They will go to work tomorrow. You can explore the tone of your apprentice."
"The young man is dating himself. Why do you get involved with so much?" Yao Xuewei complained ruthlessly, "You are the leader of the regiment, not a father."
"If you really support others, just approve Du Yu's leave in the future."
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Chapter 46
If nothing unexpected happens, good news may not come soon.
In this era, finding a good job is as important as finding a good partner. As soon as it comes, there will be more urging voices in my ears. It takes some courage to stay single for a long time.
The summer vacation passed in a flash. Near the beginning of school, Zhao Mingli urged his family to take a family photo together.
Originally, he just said it casually, but after having this idea, he quickly arranged it, made an appointment with the other two brothers and went to the photo studio together.
On this day of photography, Yao Xuewei also had a little expectation. She painted her exquisite makeup and put on an elegant cheongsam with the atmosphere of the times, and the two children were also dressed cutely.
"Take a complete family blessing, take another single photo of them, and we will take one every year from now on." Yao Xuewei proposed.
This time, the three families took a big family photo together, and then each small family took a picture separately, but even so, the speed was very fast.
There is no need to put a pose. Just stand up regularly and smile at the corners of your mouth, which is very distinctive of this era.
Even single-person photos are the same. There is no need to pay attention to the shape, so the photographer quickly completed the task.
"Pick me a receipt in a week."
Andy took the initiative to take over the matter, "I'll do it. Anyway, I've been idle recently.
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay. I took it when I was shopping."
Andy is pregnant now, and his reaction is still very high. There are not many people in the family to take care of it, so he quit her job and stayed at home to take good care of her health. Originally, she planned to let the settler come and take care of her, but Zhao Mingyi was reasonable and made her give up the idea.
However, when Zhao Mingyi is not at work, Andy will go to his mother's house and come back when he gets off work. When he is free, he will go shopping with his two sisters for tea, which is no different from raising a fetus at his mother's house.
Although Andy will also have quarrels with his family, after all, he grew up together, and he couldn't be angry for long. At the beginning, because of the awkwardness at marriage, he made up a long time ago.
She is pregnant now. Naturally, how happy can she come? Even if Zhao Mingyi doesn't like the An family's sister and brother, he dares not to put a fart.
After the photo was taken, more than half of the morning, and everyone was not in a hurry to go home, but had dinner together in the restaurant.
"A while ago, I read Liberation Daily, and several other newspapers were calling for the national flag pattern. The day of our founding ceremony should be fast." Brother Zhao was still a little excited to mention this.
Recently, news about the national anthem, the national flag and the national emblem has often appeared in newspapers, which has stirred everyone's mood a lot. When chatting, they are speculating about when the founding ceremony will be held.
Yao Xuewei looked calm: "October 1st, didn't you say it in the newspaper?" You still missed it.
Even if the parallel time and space are changed, the general direction has not changed, so that even the time of the National Day will not change.
"You can guess by yourself. No newspaper has determined the specific time yet." Zhao Mingli said, "I think the time of New Year's Day is almost the same. The beginning of the new year is a good omen. And at that time, southwest China should have calmed down, and the situation must be very good.
Seeing that Zhao Mingli's nonsense was reasonable and well-founded, Yao Xuewei retorted firmly: "It must be October 1st. Don't guess it."
"Then let's bet." Zhao Mingli was disobedient.
Brother Zhao: "I guess it's October 10th. October 10th of the 11th is the anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, which is also quite memorable for our organization.
The exact time has not been notified yet, and everyone is guessing. Yao Xuewei said a moment, but she couldn't say a strong reason. Zhao Mingli didn't believe it at all.
Yao Xuewei: After so many years of National Day, I still don't know which day the founding ceremony was?
But if you want to ask her, she certainly doesn't know why the founding ceremony was held on October 1. It's over after the festival. How can she manage so much? Ordinary people can't answer why October 1st is National Day.
Seeing Yao Xuewei's silence, Zhao Mingli thought Yao Xuewei was afraid and said proudly, "How's it going? I dare not bet."
"Say it, what are you betting on?" Yao Xuewei was in hand and behaved very steadily.
The rest of the family didn't think it was a big deal when they were lively, and they all looked at Zhao Mingli.
"Just gamble on money. It will expose private money." Zhao Mingyi dug a pit.
"It's not interesting to let Mingli cook. The pig shakes his head when he cooks." Guo Yulan's ridicule is also powerful.
"The matter of pinching shoulders and pounding legs is well done." Brother Zhao came up with his idea.
Yao Duoduo tentatively persuaded him, "Dad, don't you still bet?"
Zhao Mingli will not show timidity: "Five days of deed of sale. The loser, do whatever you want. You can't refuse!"
'Poof' laughed out, and Yao Xuewei glanced at him and said, "Okay, just bet on this."
Everyone watched them toss with a smile. After the gamble was confirmed, Brother Zhao continued the topic just now and said regretfully, "No matter when the National Day was founding, the military parade must be out of our share."
"There are so many troops in the capital that there is no need to transfer from the outside." Zhao Mingyi was not a soldier and had no obsession with the military parade. He comforted him, "If people are transferred from all over the country, won't the time of the founding ceremony be exposed?"
"Yes, safety is the most important." Brother Zhao also knew that it was not his turn, but when the family was eating, he couldn't help saying a few more words.
Zhao Mingli complained, "That's right. What if the group of thieves send planes here on that day? It will be embarrassed in front of people all over the world.
He has never been afraid to speculate about the enemy with the worst malice.
And they can really do this kind of thing.
Now there is so much news about the national flag and national emblem on the newspaper, and the specific time of the founding ceremony has not been revealed at all. It is estimated that except for the most important leaders in the country, no one knows the inside story.
Yao Xuewei: "Actually, I really want to see the founding ceremony."
"Who doesn't want it?" Zhao Mingli said, "After so many years of struggle, I'm waiting for this time."
"When the specific time is announced, I will take the train to the capital." Yao Xuewei said. If she asks for leave to go to the capital in advance, it will be too abrupt. It will be difficult to explain at that time. It will be good to wait for the notice.
Andy touched her stomach and said regretably, "If I hadn't been pregnant, I would have wanted to go with you."
This is a national celebration, and everyone wants to participate in it.
However, the more it comes to this moment, the more Zhao Mingli and others can relax. They have to guard against the enemy for trouble, so the bustle has basically nothing to do with them.
Because I was thinking about going to Beijing, Yao Xuewei's first issue of the following newspapers fell, for fear that she would not see the notice.
"Is it such a big thing that you still need to stare at it? As soon as the news came out, the people of the whole country had to be lively.
Not to mention the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, even the national flag and the national emblem and other things, you can't help but share it when they see the news. In the past two months, you can hear these words in your ears.
But full of expectation, until the end of September, Yao Xuewei didn't wait for the specific news.
"Hey, it's October 1st tomorrow. I haven't heard from yet." Zhao Mingli pretended that he had won and said, "It's probably New Year's Day."
"Let's wait and see tomorrow." To be honest, this has not been notified, which makes Yao Xuewei lose confidence. She glanced at the other party and thought that it is worthy of the world of novels. The author has also built space, and even the National Day can be changed.
When I got up the next morning, it was also calm. Yao Xuewei couldn't pull her little, so she had to continue to go to work.
Just after ten o'clock, the radio studio began to broadcast Xinhua Radio news.
Yao Xuewei was stunned for a moment and heard clearly that a trailer was being sent to the world on the radio, and the founding ceremony would be held at 3:00 p.m.
Hearing the news as scheduled, Yao Xuewei blushed inexplicably.
Don't say anything about her. Hearing the news, everyone in the factory stopped their hands. After the whole factory was quiet for dozens of seconds, the cheers were folded up.
I'm not in the mood to go to work. I'm on vacation today.