Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei made an appointment to go to the city together one day in advance.
I originally wanted to call Wei Hong, but it turned out that Wei Hong had to report to the army primary school and didn't have time.
Knowing that she was going to the city, the three children in the family became excited and wanted to follow her.
Xiaoduo is easy to talk to, and when facing her own mother, she will act like a spoiled child.
"Mom, I want to go too, please take me there." She looked eager.
Her daughter is so well-behaved and rarely makes any requests. Zhao Qinglan agreed without even thinking about it. "I'll take you there."
As soon as they heard that Xiaoduo could follow him into the city, the eldest child and the second child were extremely envious.
"I want to go too, I want to go too." Erwa rushed over to express her position.
As soon as Zhao Qinglan looked at him, he had an idea and shouted, "Mom, take me there too."
He is really capable of bending and stretching. This child has a bright future.
"Okay, I'll take you there too." Zhao Qinglan smiled.
The eldest child also wanted to go, but seeing that his younger brother had the opportunity to go to the city in exchange for calling him "Mom", he felt awkward.
If you scream, you won't be embarrassed. If you don't scream, you might not be able to go. It's really confusing.
Looking at his troubled face, Zhao Qinglan deliberately teased him.
"Dad, don't you want to go? If you don't want to go, then just stay and look after the house."
"Me." The big boy was crying and speechless.
This woman is so hateful! She must have done it on purpose!
Erwa looked at his brother with sympathy, and when Zhao Qinglan left to do some work, he squeezed over.
"Brother, you can call her too, it's so fun to go to the city." His little face started to glow.
Who doesn't know that going to the city is fun, my brother is such an idiot!
Unfortunately, the woman had already said the words, and he was even more embarrassed to bow to her.
When I thought that my brother and sister Xiaoduo were going to the city tomorrow, and I had to stay alone to watch, the eldest child's heart was broken into pieces, and she couldn't sleep well at night.
He was going to the city tomorrow. As soon as he lay down in the evening, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai started chatting.
"Is there anything you want to buy?"
"Me? No, just buy it for you and the children."
"Okay, I'll figure it out then. By the way, I'll take the eldest son and the others with me tomorrow, otherwise I won't worry about leaving any of them at home."
"You can take three of them by yourself? Is that okay?" Li Huai became worried for her.
After all, the oldest of these three children is less than seven years old.
"There is also Sister-in-law Wu Mei. The three of them are very obedient. Don't worry. We will leave early tomorrow. You can have lunch in the cafeteria."
"You don't have to worry about me, I'm such an adult." Li Huai laughed. "By the way, is there any news about your sister?"
"Not yet. I'm counting the days. The letter should be sent. I've done everything I need to do. I'll just wait for the news." She sighed.
It was a very warm and happy thing for both of them to just lie down and chat about homely things.
Thinking of going into the city, Zhao Qinglan got up early and cooked some eggs and some rice soup.
Get all three children up and have breakfast together.
Li Huai had training today and left early in the morning.
The second baby and Xiaoduo ate well, but the eldest baby lost his appetite for eggs.
When he thought that he could not go to the city and had to stay behind to look after the house, he felt extremely depressed.
From time to time, she would steal a glance at Zhao Qinglan and hesitate to speak.
Zhao Qinglan pretended not to notice anything unusual about Da Wa.
This child's awkwardness should be cured. As a child, why do you care about face so much? You can't always let adults guess what he is thinking.
Until the meal was finished, the eldest child became more and more dejected without even looking at Zhao Qinglan's words.
In all his life, he has never been to the city a few times.
After putting away the dishes and chopsticks, Zhao Qinglan began to check the things to bring into the city, and at the same time urged the children to put on their coats quickly.
Seeing the eldest child sitting there with an unhappy face, she laughed.
"What are you doing sitting there? Get dressed quickly."
Da Wa was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was talking to herself again.
He pointed at himself and said with a surprised look on his face: "Can I go too?"
"When did I tell you not to go? If you want to go, just get dressed quickly."
After hearing the correct words, Da Wa ran away at an unprecedented speed.
Zhao Qinglan led three little carrot heads to the next door.
Wu Mei also just packed up and came out with her son and daughter.
Children who attend junior high and high schools in the family area take military trucks from the army into the city to go to school every day.
Zhao Qinglan and the others had to take this bus when they entered the city, otherwise it would be very troublesome to enter the city.
Two adults and six children quickly arrived at the gathering place.
Those who arrived first got on the bus first. It was very cold outside the station in the early morning.
Zhao Qinglan and the others waited for a short while before everyone arrived.
In the past, there were only twenty or thirty children who went to school in the city. The children were not adults, so they could fit in the back of military trucks.
But the allowance had just been paid, and there were not only Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei, but ten or eight adults entering the city. Plus the three children including Da Wa and his three children, the carriage immediately became a little crowded.
Fortunately, it was winter, so it would be warmer if we were crowded together. Besides, they still had a car to ride in. Those fellow villagers who didn't have a car to ride in would be suffering if they went to the city in the middle of winter.
Seeing that Zhao Qinglan was taking three children with her when she went to the city, the other military wives felt that she was not too worried.
But now everyone knows how powerful Zhao Qinglan is. Even if they are slandering in their hearts, few people dare to speak out.
It can be said that Zhao Qinglan's use of Qian Hongxia to establish his authority is quite effective, at least in the family area no one dares to provoke him easily.
The car was shaking so hard that Zhao Qinglan almost vomited, but they finally arrived.
The children who were sent to school first arrived at the school gate and then put Zhao Qinglan and the others down.
The soldiers from the cooking squad who followed the car into the city to purchase food asked the military wives who were still getting off the bus more than an hour later to gather together, asking everyone to hurry up.
Zhao Qinglan felt like she was alive when she got out of the car.
On the road just now, not only was the shaking of the car making her dizzy, but the noise from dozens of children chattering together also gave her a headache.
"Qinglan, hurry up, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative." Wu Mei said energetically.
Stepping on the ground in the city, the three children were also full of excitement.
Time was tight and they really had to act as soon as possible. Zhao Qinglan quickly called the three children to leave.
There are other military wives who have the same purpose as Zhao Qinglan and others.
After walking for about seven or eight minutes, they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative. Once inside, they each rushed to the counter they wanted to go to.
Almost every counter was crowded with people, so the counters selling more expensive items had fewer people.
After instructing the three children to hold hands and not run around in the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Qinglan also joined the rush to buy!
This is an era when supply is less than demand. Everything requires tickets. Even if you have tickets, you may not be able to buy them, so don’t rush to grab them.
Zhao Qinglan’s instinct to grab things that had been dormant in her bones for decades was suddenly awakened!
At the same time, Wu Mei's phone also rang, and after a while of silence, it would ring again, as if there was something urgent.