The room seemed very empty, maybe because there was little furniture.

After entering the house, to the south is a long large kang with kang mats.

On the wall at the end of the kang, there is a New Year picture of a big fat boy holding a big red carp. There are neatly folded quilts at the top of the kang, and a square table for eating is placed in the middle of the kang.

There are two small square wooden cabinets on the floor, with mirrors, wooden combs, grates and other daily utensils neatly placed on them.

There is also a milky white cream bottle and a box of blush powder that I usually don't want to use. There is a pattern of Chang'e flying to the moon printed on it.

The walls are all papered with newspaper. They are more than half a year old and look a bit old.

On the wall above the cabinet, there is a frame hanging with more than a dozen black and white photos inside.

Then, and then nothing else.

This home is so simple, yet neat and warm.

Liu Qingshan's eyes fell on the family portrait in the middle of the frame.

The silly little boy sitting under the grandfather's knees in the middle is Liu Qingshan, and the little one in the grandmother's arms is the little sister Liu Caifeng. She was just one year old at the time and could not walk yet.

Originally, after giving birth to Liu Qingshan, the mother did not plan to have any more children, so she followed the custom at the time and went to the commune hospital to have a baby.

As a result, after carrying her for several years, I lost the ring at some point, and then gave birth to a little girl.

Behind grandma and grandpa, standing are mother Lin Zhi and father Liu Zijun.

Seeing his father's young and handsome face, Liu Qingshan couldn't help crying again, thinking in his heart: Dad, don't worry, I will support this family in the future!

"Let's eat!"

The fourth child, Liu Caifeng, picked up her small enamel bowl and saw a pot of boiled eggplants with clear soup and little water on the table. Her face fell and she muttered in a sweet voice: "Mom, I want to eat chicken cake."

Eating an egg custard is just a luxury. As for eating meat, the little girl dare not even think about it.

Liu Qingshan rubbed his little sister's pot head with some distress: "Stop yelling, I will let you eat meat every day from now on!"

What? Liu Caifeng didn't understand. She blinked her big furry eyes and asked, "Brother, our family celebrates the New Year every day?"

"No, no, no. King Li Chuang came to Beijing and celebrated the New Year every day, but he was kicked out after eighteen days. We can't imitate that."

Despite their young age, the children of the Liu family have received the best education in the village because of their father, so they know more than the average child.

"Fourth brother, hurry up and eat. I still want to eat meat every day. You are so beautiful that I would never dare to think so in my dreams."

The eldest sister carried the younger sister to the kang, and the family began to have lunch.

The golden pancake was a bit throaty when eaten, and the vegetable soup had no oil at all. However, Liu Qingshan tasted it particularly delicious.

He looked at this and that from time to time, smiled, and then continued eating happily.

"Yinfeng, don't read while you're eating."

Lin Zhi glanced at Er Yatou, her mood was a little complicated: This child became a demon after failing the college entrance examination.

If I don't miss that few points, I will be admitted to college, and my family will have a college student.

You must know that even in the entire commune, there is not even a single college student, which is almost unprecedented.

However, if I really pass the exam, I'm afraid I'll be even more worried because my family will really have no money at all.

Forget it, don't think about it anymore, there will be a road to the mountain. When the time comes, even if you sell iron, you will still have to support your children to go to college, right?

Thinking of her husband's instructions before his death, Lin Zhi became more determined.

Liu Qingshan also admired his second sister for his ability in learning.

It's a pity that my fate was not good. I took the exam for three consecutive years and failed to pass the exam every year by a few points. In the end, I had to go to the countryside to work as a substitute teacher. I regretted it for the rest of my life.

However, things are different now. I have been dealing with foreigners for more than ten years, and it is more than enough to guide my second sister to learn English.

So Liu Qingshan swallowed the big pancake he was chewing, waved his hand and said: "Second sister, you can't learn English like this. You have to read it out loud."

When learning foreign languages ​​in this era, most people end up learning "dumb foreign languages".

There is no way around it. Many English teachers have poor speaking skills and rarely listen to English tapes. No matter how hard students try, it is difficult to improve.

Liu Yinfeng raised her head and glanced at her brother without saying a word, but the look in her eyes fully expressed her thoughts: What do you, a little kid who just graduated from junior high school, know?

Liu Qingshan patted his chest: "Second sister, I will take care of your English from now on!"

As a result, the eldest sister next to him poked him and said angrily: "Qingshan, you can do it, you are so awesome, there is no telling whether you can get into high school this time."

Not only that, even Xiao Caifeng pouted at him.

As the only man in the family, Liu Qingshan also wanted to be proud. He happened to be full, so he quickly got off the table and said, "I'm going to see my grandparents."

"Brother, wait, I'm going too."

The fourth child also quickly slipped out from the edge of the kang and onto the ground.

The little guy is haunted. There is nothing good to eat at home. Let's see if he can go hang out with his grandparents.

Grandma hung it in a small basket from the beam, and there seemed to be some cakes. Well, there must be some.

Liu Qingshan led a little tail, and as soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw Er Biaozi squatting in a shady place at the root of the fence and waiting. He stepped forward and gave Liu Qingshan a small basket, then waved and ran away.

He usually didn't dare to enter Liu Qingshan's house. He was pinched once by his eldest sister before, and his arms were twisted purple, leaving a psychological shadow.

Looking at several palm-sized crucian carp seeds and more than a pound of black loach in the basket, Liu Qingshan knew that all the fish were brought to him.

"Brother, find a glass bottle, I want to raise a loach."

Liu Caifeng squatted next to the basket and wanted to reach out to grab it, but she was a little afraid.

These fish are of course good for replenishing the body of the eldest sister, but if they are taken home, they will probably be fed to chickens again.

It’s not that the fish doesn’t taste good, the key is that if you cook it without oil, the fishy smell will be amplified.

Okay, I'd better take it to my grandparents. When it's ready, I'll bring two more to my eldest sister.

Liu Qingshan carried the basket and pushed open the wooden door of the house next door: Grandpa’s house is next to his.

The small yard is also kept neatly. Grandma is a diligent old lady with little feet.

At that time, those who could bind their feet were not ordinary people, and my grandfather was even more extraordinary. He had been a soldier when he was young and had made meritorious service.

Later, due to injury, he lost contact with the army and stayed in this small ravine.

Entering the room, the furnishings were similar to those in Liu Qingshan's home. There was an old clock on the cabinet cover. In the middle, there was a half-length white porcelain chairman's portrait.

There are two more blue and white gall bottles in the room, one has a feather duster on it, and the other has a few pheasant feathers on it.

On the windowsill, there are several pots of flowers with big green leaves, and one of them is blooming with gorgeous flowers.

Although life was hard, my grandparents were not completely blunted in their ambitions.

"Father, milk!"

Liu Qingshan shouted to the two old men sitting on the kang, and couldn't control his tears.

"Hey, it's Qingshan. Have you eaten?"

Liu Shikui, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the kang, shouted.

Sitting there, you can see that the old man has a big frame and a standard Chinese character face. Although it is full of vicissitudes of life, it still shows a bit of heroism, but he is thin and looks skinny.

Also, a pair of eyes were narrowed.

"Eat, eat..."

Liu Qingshan responded while looking at the old man carefully.

When he was a child, he spent half the night sleeping at his grandfather's house, and he had a deep relationship with him.

In the past two years, my grandfather's eyes have developed cataracts, and his vision has deteriorated so much that he can see things blurry. In two years, he will be completely blind.

When the conditions at home improved, I wanted to have surgery again, but it was already too late.

No, I must get some money as soon as possible to have my grandpa’s cataracts done.

Also, life at home is too hard right now. My younger sister is all sallow and thin. She must be malnourished. She must improve her quality of life as soon as possible.

Grandma took the basket and poured it into an enamel basin. Then she stuffed half a cucumber into Xiao Caifeng's hand. There was half a bowl of sauce on the small kang table. The old couple drank cornstarch porridge and poked some miso into the cucumber.

Just one meal.

Seeing that the imaginary rice cake turned into green cucumber, Xiao Caifeng felt a little aggrieved, so she asked her grandma for a glass bottle to raise loaches.

However, if the family can’t afford a canned food all year round, where can I find glass bottles?

"Pour out my wine bottle for Caifeng. The ginseng in it has been soaked for several years. It might as well be a cucumber!"

This old man has only one problem - he is very protective of his calves.

Regarding the requests of the younger generation, we must do what we can, and what we cannot do, we must create conditions to do it.

Seeing the little old girl holding a glass bottle and going out to show off to her friends with a smile on her face, Liu Qingshan lay on the kang and fell asleep unconsciously, sleeping very soundly.

Until I was woken up by a burst of voices and looked at the time, it was already past three in the afternoon.

As soon as he got up, he saw Gao Wenxue, who was holding something in his hand and his face was still a little swollen, looking at him and smiling stupidly.

This guy is really impatient. Didn't he ask him to propose marriage tomorrow? Why can't he wait all night?

Liu Qingshan got off the ground, greeted captain Zhang Guofu and his wife, called uncle and aunt, and then went to pour water.

There was no tea, just boiled water. I poured two cups from an enamel jar with "Serving the People" printed on it.

There are only two jars at home, so Gao Wenxu doesn't want to drink anymore. Anyway, he won't be an outsider in the future.

Grandma helped everyone sit on the edge of the kang. The old lady came from a wealthy family before liberation, so of course she knew it, so there was a smile on the wrinkles on her face.

The captain's aunt was also a eloquent person and explained the matter quickly, so the grandparents naturally had no reason not to agree.

After drinking a glass of water, the captain and his wife wanted to go to work in the fields, so they left first.

After seeing off the guests, grandma was so happy when she returned home that she hurriedly said: "Literature, when the winter break is over, we will arrange a happy event for you and Jinfeng!"

The old couple are still very satisfied with this gentle and gentle grandson-in-law.

Gao Wenxue pushed up his glasses with his hands, feeling a little panicked: Wait until winter, it will still be a few months away, and the baby will be born soon, right?

You know, at this time, the customs were still very old-fashioned. If you were to get married with a big belly, your spine would be broken.

So, after gathering his courage, Gao Wenxue said: "Grandpa and grandma, why don't we get married early? Isn't Jin Feng pregnant?"

Grandma was a little deaf and asked doubtfully: "It's broken, what is broken?"

Although grandpa's eyesight is bad, his ears are good. He wiped the kang twice, picked up the broom, saw a vague figure in front of him, and knocked twice.

"You are still a cultured person, why are you so careless in doing things!"

Gao Wenxue watched blankly as the old man hit his future brother-in-law's head hard with a broom twice, with a confused look on his face: Was he hitting the wrong person?

"Master, why did you hit me?"
Chapter completed!