flstandardbreds Chapter 316 Mom Was Right About You
Chapter 316 Mom Was Right About You
New Year’s Eve in 1960 was January 1th.
During the Great Leap Forward in 58, the Municipal Cultural Bureau established an embroidery tutoring class to solve the employment problem for women.
With the recommendation of Tian Huizhen, Zhou's mother was hired as a consultant to the Municipal Bureau of Culture in early January to guide members of the embroidery tutoring class to complete various complex embroidery patterns. She worked on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and her salary was 1 yuan per month.
Zhou's mother liked this job very much. In order to thank Tian Huizhen, she looked for people everywhere to exchange cloth coupons and made a lot of new clothes for Jiang Jiacheng for the New Year...
After Zhou Rong was transferred to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, he could no longer skip work as he pleased like he did when he worked in the clothing store. He had to report to the unit on time every day, and sometimes he had to work overtime with his boss, so he had no time to go back to Zhoujiawan for the New Year.
Zhou Jiahua and Zhou Jiafu are now small leaders. They have to attend large and small meetings in turn at the end of the year and prepare for the leap forward plan for next year. They are so busy that they have no time to return to Zhoujiawan.
Since both Zhou's parents were busy with work and it was difficult to arrange holidays for the children, they decided to celebrate the New Year in the city this year and made an appointment with everyone in advance to have New Year's dinner at Zhou Rong's house.
As an employee of the meat processing plant, Zhou's father can get 6 kilograms of pork during the Spring Festival. The factory issues supply tickets, and employees can go to the factory's pork sales outlets located in the streets and alleys of the city to purchase the pork with the tickets.
Father Zhou loved his children very much, so after buying the meat, he asked Zhou Jiaguang to cook it all during the New Year's Eve dinner so that everyone could satisfy their cravings and have a happy New Year.
At the end of the year, the neighborhood committee distributed some New Year's goods coupons according to the number of people in each household.
With the supply coupons, one could buy peanuts, day lilies, black fungus, lotus roots, winter bamboo shoots, melon seeds, chicken, duck, fish, pork, etc. The rationed quantity was very small, only enough for one meal.
The children ate melon seeds and peanuts, and watched dishes that were hard to get on weekdays being served on the table. They were overjoyed and said they loved the Chinese New Year the most...
Xie Cuilian and Chen Moli each gave birth to a son in August and November 59, respectively.
The steel plant and iron plant are key industrial units in the city, and their supply has not been affected for the time being. Zhou's mother only lent a hand when the couple was in confinement, and then the child was left to be taken care of by people in the breastfeeding class.
In order to thank Zhou's mother for taking care of her twice during the confinement period, Chen Moli gave Zhou's mother a red envelope of 28 yuan before eating the New Year's Eve dinner, and also gave her some food coupons, sugar coupons and a bicycle purchase voucher that she had exchanged with her colleagues.
Zhou's mother accepted the bicycle voucher but refused the others: "You work hard and have to take care of two children. Keep the money, food coupons, and sugar coupons for yourself. Go buy whatever you want to eat.
Your dad has to walk for half a day every time he goes out, so having a bicycle is convenient. I accept this bicycle voucher, thank you."
Chen Moli: "What's there to thank me for? Compared with what you and dad have done, what I have done is insignificant.
You take the money. Jiafu's salary has increased a little. We are not short of money. You and Dad live in the meat processing factory. We don't have many opportunities to show our filial piety. We can only use this little money to express our gratitude."
Mother Zhou accepted the money and said with a smile, "Good boy, I was right about you."
All the tickets that Xie Cuilian had saved were exchanged for supplies and sent back to Xiejia Village. She had nothing to give to Zhou's mother, so when she saw that Chen Moli had given her 28 yuan, she also gave Zhou's mother a red envelope according to the same amount.
Zhou's mother did not refuse. She believed that a child's filial piety could not be expressed in mere slogans but needed certain material manifestations. Although she was not short of money, she could save the money and help her children when they were in trouble, and also use it for their old age.
Having a thousand things is not as good as having it yourself; having a son or a daughter is as good as hiding it from a hand.
People's hearts will change, especially when children grow up. They have more places to spend money and face greater pressure in life. If they and their children's father cannot "protect themselves", they will become a burden to everyone and be despised.
Zhou's mother didn't want to quarrel with her children over money, so she saved more money for retirement and didn't have to worry about other people's faces, so that she could live a decent life in her old age...
Last year's summer and autumn harvests in Xiejia Village were not ideal. The villagers currently rely on wild vegetables and sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs. Old man Xie suffered from edema due to malnutrition.
Xie Jinhai wrote to Xie Cuilian some time ago, saying that he wanted to take Old Man Xie to the city for medical treatment after the New Year and return after his illness was cured.
There was only one room in the steel plant, and Xie Cuilian felt very embarrassed after receiving the letter from her eldest brother.
If anything happened to her father, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life, but if her elder brother and father came, she would have nowhere to live.
Seeing that Zhou Jiaguang was still cooking, Xie Cuilian pulled Zhou Rong into the room, told her about her difficulties, and asked her for advice.
Zhou Rong asked: "You have a plan in mind, right?"
Xie Cuilian smiled awkwardly: "Eldest sister is indeed the smartest person in our family, she knows what I am thinking.
The edema my father suffers from cannot be cured in the countryside. My eldest brother said that the doctors in the city are more capable and have more medicines, and they will definitely help my father recover.
I can't accommodate them where I am. If they come to the city, can they stay at my eldest sister's house for a while?"
Zhou Rong: "It's inconvenient, you can rent a house for them outside."
Xie Cuilian didn't expect Zhou Rong to refuse directly, so she discussed with him, "They are just treating an illness, it will only take a week or two to recover, which landlord would rent a house for only a few days?
All the expenses of their stay at my eldest sister's place will be paid by me."
Zhou Rong: "When your eldest brother comes, he will definitely not stay for just a few days. He will not only bring your parents, but also his wife and children, including your second brother's family, will come together."
Xie Cuilian asked in astonishment: "No way?! He said he would only bring my father here for treatment, so why are my second brother, sister-in-law, and nephew here?"
Zhou Rong: "Did your elder brother mention the disaster in the countryside in his letter?"
Xie Cuilian: "Yes, he said that the early and late rice harvests in the village were very poor, and that after paying the public grain tax, there was nothing left. The public canteen only gave out a bowl of clear wild vegetable soup and a sweet potato for each meal, which was not enough to fill one's stomach."
Zhou Rong: "Did you send anything home last year? Did you say Jiahua was promoted to director, and that my father, Sigui and I all changed our positions and units?"
Xie Cuilian: "I didn't talk about your affairs, I only talked about Jiahua's promotion.
I thought this was a happy event, and Jiahua was my father's son-in-law. I told them about it and let everyone be happy together. My father and his family would also have face in the village.
I sent some cloth and money home a few months ago. Last month, I sent a pound of sugar, half a pound of black fungus, a few pounds of noodles, and some bacon. I saved up for a long time and queued for several days to buy them. "
Zhou Rong: "Did you send these things, including the letter about Jiahua's promotion, before or after you received your eldest brother's letter?"
Xie Cuilian: “Before.”
Zhou Rong: "The things you sent are all in short supply. You may not be able to buy them even if you have money. Your husband has been promoted again. People who don't know will just think that you are living a very good life in the city.
Think about how your father and brother live in the countryside. Wouldn't they come to you with their whole family?"
Xie Cuilian: "Ah?! I didn't think so much at the time. I just thought that since I wouldn't go back for the New Year this year and my hometown had suffered a disaster, I should send more food to my parents so that they can recover."
Zhou Rong: "I don't mean to think badly of your father and your brother. How you want to subsidize them is your private matter and I have no right to interfere.
But you know me. I don't like to cause trouble. If your father, mother, brother and sister-in-law stay here and refuse to leave, do you think I should chase them away with a broom or not?
There is also a practical problem. If they come, without a city hukou, they will not be able to enjoy the food supply. With the little food rations you and Jiahua have, can you support such a large family?"
Xie Cuilian hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to respond...