Early the next morning.
Li Aiguo was awakened by a knock on the door while sleeping.
"Brother Patriot, mother asked you to go home for breakfast."
Rub your eyes, put on short sleeves, and open the door.
I saw He Yuyu standing in the sunshine pretty.
Although her eyes were a little red and swollen, her little face was filled with happiness, which was completely different from the gloomy look of the previous two days.
"Brother Patriot, mother told you that it would be too troublesome for you to make breakfast alone. She has cooked corn noodle porridge and invited you to eat."
He Yuyu's mother is alive?
Li Aiguo was startled.
I just wanted to remember that last night, He Yuyu became the godmother of Aunt Liu.
It seems that He Yuyu got into the role very quickly.
Li Aiguo understood that Aunt Liu was thanking him, so he did not refuse.
Carrying the enamel basin, I washed my face and brushed my teeth in the courtyard.
Carrying bowls and chopsticks, I came to Mrs. Liu’s house next door.
On the quaint square table, there are still the same ones, battered sticks, black steamed buns, and stir-fried baby cabbage.
Just sat down.
Aunt Liu walked out of the side room with a plate in her hands: "Come on, Aiguo, do you taste the duck eggs pickled by Auntie?"
On the plate, there are three salted duck eggs. The duck eggs are cut in half, revealing the bright red yolk, like the rising sun.
Li Aiguo called him a good guy in his heart.
It seemed that Aunt Liu really cared about He Yuyu, and she even brought out the salted duck eggs that she was only willing to eat during the holidays.
Aunt Liu’s ancestors immigrated from Gaoyou, and Gaoyou people are naturally good at pickling duck eggs.
Every year, residents in the courtyard ask Aunt Liu to help pickle duck eggs.
Simmer in a jar for more than a month, take it out and cook it in a pot, and it becomes a big dish that can be served to guests.
Li Aiguo was not polite, picked up a piece of pickled duck egg and started eating it.
The duck egg yolk is fresh, tender, sandy and oily, and has an excellent taste.
He Yuyu kept eating black cornstarch and drinking stick noodle porridge.
With concern in her eyes, Aunt Liu picked up a piece of pickled duck egg and scooped it into her bowl with chopsticks: "Yu Yu, you are growing up, so you need to supplement your nutrition."
"mother..."
He Yuyu bit into the fragrant yellow, and felt moved in his heart. He quietly turned his back and wiped his tears.
No one has ever been so kind to her in her life.
Aunt Liu looked at He Yuyu with pity. This girl had suffered too much.
She told Li Aiguo, who was sipping porridge, "Aiguo, the clothes on Yuyu's body have long been too small. I want to sew a set of clothes for her, but I don't have any cloth tickets."
Auntie knows that you have a lot of connections. Can you help Auntie buy some cloth tickets and cotton thread tickets? "
Hearing this, He Yuyu seemed to have been struck by lightning. He stood up in a panic and waved his hands: "Mom, my clothes are fine!"
These days, the industrial level is backward, and cloth tickets are more valuable than food.
Ordinary households can only receive 6-foot cloth tickets and 5-inch cotton thread tickets each year.
For someone with a fabric-saving figure like He Yuyu, to make a set of cotton fabrics, he would need 11 feet 3 inches of cotton fabric and 7 inches of cotton thread.
If you go to the pigeon market to buy so much cloth and cotton thread, you will have to spend at least five yuan.
He Yuyu felt bad that Aunt Liu had spent so much money on her.
Li Aiguo looked at He Yuyu. His cuffs were worn white and his elbows were patched. These were nothing.
Three years of new life, three years of old life, and another three years of mending are the characteristics of the times.
It's just that the cuffs are shortened to the forearms, the trouser legs are exposed to the ankles, and the clothes are obviously one size too small, which is inappropriate.
He nodded and said, "Okay, I have to drive today. When I'm free, I'll go to the pigeon market to help you buy some."
"Thank you so much."
Aunt Liu felt relieved and drank a few mouthfuls of porridge. She glanced at He Yuyu's thin figure and thought of something again.
Squinting his eyes and smiling: "Patriot, your train driver is in a special position. Is there a yellow bean mouth indicator?"
A soybean mouth is a soybean with teeth.
These days, soybeans are nutritional supplements, "edema medicine" prescribed by hospitals for edema patients, and supplementary food supplied with special indicators.
Compared with other supplementary foods, the quantity and price of soybeans are relatively cheap.
It is the most common nutritional supplement that ordinary people can get.
Sweet, so sweet, the relationship between mother and daughter is so sweet.
Li Aiguo can only add a handful of sugar to it.
“Train drivers can receive five kilograms of soybeans from the logistics department every month.
I haven't used up this month's supply. If you need it, I'll bring it back to you. "
"You don't need that much. The state will replenish your body. Madam only needs 1 pound."
As Aunt Liu spoke, she took out fifteen yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into Li Aiguo's hand: "Auntie, I don't know how much it costs to buy cloth tickets and soybean sprouts. You have all the money. If you can't use it all, Just give it back to the aunt."
What is openness? This is it.
Of course, Aunt Liu also knew that Li Aiguo was not the kind of person who was greedy for petty gains, so she trusted him so much.
He Yuyu pursed his lips, and his heart was as sweet as honey.
New clothes, yellow mouth, these are things that can only be seen in dreams.
Cutting off the relationship with Silly Zhu was the most correct decision she made in her life.
certainly.
The biggest contributor is Li Aiguo.
If he hadn't come up with the idea and forced Yi Zhonghai back with a gun, frightening Director Wang.
She never expected to break off the relationship smoothly.
He Yuyu looked up at Li Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo, can I help you wash your clothes?"
"Then it's all thanks to you, girl Yuyu."
Of course Li Aiguo would not refuse.
He Yuyu is much richer than the third aunt, so she will definitely steal his pancake.
After dinner.
Li Aiguo returned to the house.
Throw the dirty clothes and dirty socks into the enamel basin, replace the coal stove with new briquettes, and plug the lid.
Then I put on my canvas bag and carried the train driver’s exclusive cooking tool—the beef kidney lunch box.
Unlike ordinary workers' aluminum lunch boxes, beef kidney lunch boxes are made of "steel" and are not afraid of bumps.
It is said that it was passed down by the Japs, and it was also the standard equipment of the Japs army back then.
Pushing the tandem bicycle out of the courtyard.
When passing by the front yard, Yan Bugui squatted at the door and brushed his teeth.
Looking at Li Aiguo's bicycle, his eyes were shining, and he whispered to the third aunt: "If I buy a bicycle like this, it will be much easier to pick up scraps in the future."
The third aunt pouted: "Li Aiguo, this is two bicycles put together. Are you willing to spend that money?"
When it came to spending money, Yan Bugui suddenly shivered. He stared at Li Aiguo's back and said, "Li Aiguo is really lucky. He actually became a train driver. I have heard about the treatment on the railway. From birth to death. , the whole unit is in charge.”
At this time, Yan Jiecheng yawned and came out of the back room: "Dad, what's for breakfast?"
"Eat, eat, eat. I know how to eat all day long. Where is your salary for this month? Have you turned it in?" Yan Bugui spat out the toothpaste foam and stared.
Yan Jiecheng looked innocent: "Dad, I still have half a month to get my high school diploma... What's the salary?"
Okay, I forgot about this... Yanbu Guiqiang'ao came over:
"...I just want to remind you that when you go to work in the future, you must pay back all the money you owe me for flashlights, candles, and tuition fees."
"Forget it, I'm not going to eat. Don't write down this morning's account for me."
When he thought about the huge debt of hundreds of dollars that he had just graduated and had not even gone to work, Yan Jiecheng felt huge pressure, so he picked up his schoolbag and ran away.
The third aunt felt sorry for her child and wanted to call Yan Jiecheng to stop, but was interrupted by Yan Bugui waving his hand: "Young man, you will starve to death if you don't eat even one meal. I remember when the war broke out, I hid under the counter and didn't eat for three days. It’s not good yet.”
"You, you, you are obsessed with money. Thanks to Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady's relationship, Xie Zhonghai entered the steel rolling mill and became a fitter. You can earn more than 20 yuan a month. He still has to get married, have children, and pay back your money, so how is his life going?"
"That's true..."
Yan Bugui blinked his little eyes, patted his thigh and said, "Can we ask Li Aiguo to ask if they are recruiting workers in the locomotive depot."
"The wages in the locomotive depot are much higher than those in the steel rolling mill."
The third aunt nodded: "This is a good idea."
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