After Zhao Qinglan arrived home after borrowing books, she found that the Dawa brothers were missing, and she immediately sneered.
You think you don’t have to learn anything if you hide? How is that possible?
"Xiao Duo, go look outside and see where Da Wa and the others are. Remember not to run around."
"I know, Mom." Xiaoduo went out.
In the military family area, Zhao Qinglan is relatively reassured about her daughter.
There was no one at home, so she quickly started washing clothes.
While washing clothes, she began to miss the particularly convenient fully automatic washing machines of later generations.
There should be no washing machines in China at this time. Even if they do exist, they are all imported. Anyway, she has never seen any in the supply and marketing cooperative.
But for big electrical appliances, you usually have to go to department stores to check them out.
In fact, even if imported washing machines are sold in department stores, she can't buy them now.
Let’s not talk about whether we need tickets or not. Importing in this area is not cheap.
What little wealth she has now, except what she brought from the Wang family, was given to her by Li Huai.
There are now five people in the family, and they all live on Li Huai's allowance. The conditions can only be described as average, and it is still not possible to live a good life.
It's rare for me to be reborn, so I have to find some opportunities to earn some extra money for my family. Zhao Qinglan's mind became active while washing clothes.
Not to mention how rich and wealthy you are, at least improve your family's living conditions.
It would be fine if she was reborn a few years ago. She wouldn't dare to act recklessly if she had this intention.
But the reform and opening up is about to begin, and the general environment will only get better and better, so she just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a little money.
After thinking for a while, she still felt that she should just wait for the situation to get better before she considers what to do.
Xiaoduo started wandering around outside. She was cleanly dressed and looked cute and well-behaved. She looked different from those naughty children who always had big snot noses.
After walking for a while, Xiaoduo was stopped by someone.
"Whose family do you belong to?" Several little boys looked at Xiaoduo and smiled.
"From Zhao Qinglan's family." After saying this, Xiaoduo walked away.
Xiaoduo's pigtails were grabbed as soon as she took two steps. The pain made her immediately stop and grab her pigtails.
Xiaoduo said angrily when the pigtails were snatched back: "What are you doing?"
"I'm just teasing you." The little boy in the lead laughed.
Xiaoduo was actually a little timid inside, and when she saw this, she just wanted to leave immediately.
But as soon as she moved, those naughty children stood in front of her again, and Xiaoduo's eyes turned red just looking at them.
"I'm crying, I'm crying." Several boys also gloated.
"What are you doing!" Dawa ran over with his younger brother.
Seeing the big boy, the boys restrained themselves a little because the big boy fought the hardest among them.
"Li Dawa, it's none of your business, we're just teasing her."
"I'm teasing your mother." The eldest child came up and kicked her.
The boy who was kicked to the ground was stunned for a moment and then became angry. "Li Dawa, you are crazy."
"Let me tell you, this is my sister, if you dare to bully her again in the future." Da Wa threatened with harsh words.
After being stunned for a moment, the boy patted his pants and stood up, a little embarrassed and said: "I don't know, I won't tease her anymore."
Da Wa was now satisfied and looked back at Xiao Duo.
"Why are you crying? Girls are trouble. Let's go." He said he was disgusted, but he really enjoyed the feeling of protecting his sister.
Xiaoduo followed him step by step and whispered: "Brother Da Wa, you are so awesome."
"Huh, you call me brother, of course I have to protect you." Da Wa looked arrogant.
Erwa also added something to the side. "My brother is so awesome. If anyone bullies you in the future, just go to my brother."
In fact, how old the eldest child is, not because all the children of the right age go to school during the day, but he is the bigger one among the remaining little carrots.
"By the way, why are you wandering around outside?" Da Wa asked.
Only then did Xiaoduo remember what her mother had told her.
"Mom is looking for you."
At the mention of Zhao Qinglan, Da Wa stopped in his tracks. He didn't want to go back to study.
"Let's go, brother, I'll take you somewhere else to play."
Xiaoduo hesitated. "Mom is still waiting for us at our house?"
"Tell me if you want to play. If you don't want to play, go back by yourself. If you want to play, just follow."
Xiaoduo naturally wanted to play and was still struggling, so Erwa grabbed her and left.
Zhao Qinglan waited and waited, and finished washing all the things that needed to be washed. She still didn't see the three children, and she felt strange.
Looking at the time, it was almost time for dinner, so she had to cook first. She couldn't believe that these children could still be hungry without eating!
Sure enough, when her meal was almost ready, three more little heads appeared in the yard.
The second baby poked Xiaoduo.
"Go and see what delicious food your mother has made?"
Because they were always teased by Zhao Qinglan, the second child did not dare to go over and ask, for fear that Zhao Qinglan would think of asking him to call her mom again.
Xiaoduo ran in immediately.
"Mom, what did you do?"
Zhao Qinglan glanced sideways at her daughter.
"Why are you coming back now?"
Xiaoduo felt very guilty, looking down at her feet and pulling her fingers.
"Go, let's go play."
In fact, no matter how young her daughter is, it is normal for her to want to play. Zhao Qinglan still hopes that her daughter can be lively and active.
But if she hadn't been back for so long, she would have died of panic if she hadn't known that the children in the family area couldn't get out.
"Xiaoduo, it's not that mom doesn't let you play, but if you don't come back for so long without even telling mom, mom will be worried about you."
"Mom, I'm sorry." Xiaoduo lowered his head.
"Okay, mom doesn't blame you, just call them in, it's time to eat."
Just think of yourself as blind with that sneaky little head.
Xiaoduo immediately raised his head and happily went out to call Dawa and the others.
"Mom asked you to eat."
The eldest child and the second child didn't care about Xiaoduo's title and ran into the house in a flash.
The second baby was so greedy that he ran directly to the pot to see what Zhao Qinglan was doing.
"Go and wash your hands. What are you doing here? I'll burn you later." She said with disdain while holding the spatula.
The second baby didn't talk back and happily ran to wash his hands.
Da Wa and Xiao Duo had already consciously washed their hands.
Neither of the Dawa brothers noticed it. Although they insisted not to call Zhao Qinglan's mother, they were gradually getting used to her existence.
Li Huai didn't come back to eat this meal, he had it directly in the military canteen.
Just after eating and cleaning up, Zhao Qinglan was going to take a nap when Wu Mei came over.
"Qinglan, my sister-in-law also bought some big bones just now. Can you teach me how you made them?"
The children were so greedy, and she, as a mother, felt sad when she saw them.
Aren't they just some big bones? I just gritted my teeth and bought them. They were cheaper than meat and they didn't require a ticket.
"Okay, sister-in-law, what does this mean?"
The three children played outside for so long in the morning and were all sleepy after eating. They all fell asleep now.
Zhao Qinglan closed the door from the outside and went to the next door.
While the two were busy working, Wu Mei asked Zhao Qinglan about her hometown.
Zhao Qinglan's expression changed slightly when she mentioned her hometown.
In their family, she complained the most about her father, who was foolish and filial and did not distinguish between right and wrong.
But when it comes to his biological mother and sisters, he can only be angry and undisputed.
If possible, can I also change the fate of my mother and sisters?
At least free them from the big ignorant and selfish Zhao family.
While working, she began to think about the feasibility of this matter.