The Eldest Sister is Like a Stepmother [60’s]

Lin Yiyi: “There is a quarrel next door, because Grandma Wang’s youngest son was fired. Didn’t you say before that many temporary workers in the unit were fired?”

Jin Yu is helpless: “Just listen to other people’s business, but don’t worry about it.”

Lin Yiyi: “I have some numbers. By the way, do you want to take one of these watermelons to the countryside?”

Jin Yu: “You can decide.” He didn’t care, “You can keep everything you like, and take one if you don’t like it.” Anyway, she has a bicycle, which is very convenient.

When Lin Yiyi heard this, her heart was sweet: “Then don’t take it.” A watermelon, there are many people in the countryside, one person can’t eat a piece of it.

Jin-Woo: “Well, I went to work.”

Lin Yiyi: “Wait, you eat two pieces before you leave.” After speaking, she fished the watermelon out of the water again, slashed it with a knife, and the watermelon made a crisp sound, which was delicious as soon as she heard the sound.

Xiao Yu took two pieces of watermelon and came out. Before he left the community, when he saw Lin Dajun bringing his younger brothers back, everyone’s eyes lit up when they saw Xiao Yu: “Brother-in-law.”

Jin-Woo: “Go home and eat watermelon.”

Lin Dajun: “Hey.” Then he picked up the fifth brother Lin, and the three brothers ran away.

Lin Dajun ran too fast. When he was about to reach the door of his house, he bumped into Wang Xiaolei, who was going out of Wang’s house. Wang Xiaolei gave him a hand: “You have to look at the road when you walk.”

Lin Dajun: “Thank you, big brother.”

After speaking, he hurried into the yard again: “Sister, where is the watermelon?”

Lin Yiyi: “…How do you know there are watermelons?”

Lin Sijun: “We met with my brother-in-law, and my brother-in-law said that there are watermelons at home.”

Lin Yiyi pointed to the dining table: “Go eat.”

the next day

Lin Yiyi got up early in the morning and cooked mung bean soup in the pot. She took the laundry to the front yard to dry. Grandma Wang came: “Yiyi…”

Lin Yiyi: “Grandma Wang, are you looking for me to buy groceries?”

Grandma Wang shook her head and hesitated, but she still gritted her teeth and said, “One by one, didn’t you have a job before? Your commune rewarded you, and later you let your father-in-law do it.” Lin Yiyi talked about it when she was chatting with Grandma Wang, mainly because Grandma Wang asked her what the commune rewarded, so she brought it up. Mainly, it’s not a secret, everyone in the commune knows it, so she doesn’t care. Very concealed.

Lin Yiyi nodded: “Yes, what’s wrong?”

Grandma Wang said: “Look, this job… how about you sell this job to me?”

Lin Yiyi was stunned for a moment: “This is definitely not possible, I have given it to my father-in-law, and this job will be given to the army, not for sale. You are…for Uncle Wang? You were a little loud when you were arguing yesterday, I heard it all here.”

Grandma Wang sighed: “No, now Da Lei has to give one-third of his monthly salary to Xiao Lei. Da Lei’s wife disagrees. It started yesterday and is today. After all, Da Lei’s job was originally My old man’s job was paid for. This is also good luck. A worker in a steel factory was injured. His job was his daughter’s best, and he only had one daughter. But lesbians like jobs in textile factories, so we asked someone to introduce them. , Changed jobs, our family subsidized a little more money to others.

I thought, we found a job for Da Lei back then, and now we have the responsibility to prepare Xiao Lei for work, but… But our family doesn’t have this way, so I came to ask you, your job… I’ve been thinking too much about it. , your job is really not easy to sell. “

Lin Yiyi: “Grandma Wang, Uncle Wang is the director of the steel factory. It shouldn’t be difficult for him to introduce a regular worker to Uncle Wang, right? Even if it’s from another unit.” Yes, the director of the steel plant does not have this relationship? She thought that it might be that Wang Dalei refused to leave the relationship.

Grandma Wang shook her head.

Speaking of which, the age difference between the two sons of the Wang family is a bit big. Uncle Wang is in his thirties this year, and Uncle Wang is only in his twenties this year. There is a big age difference between the brothers. In the case of inheriting the family property, many of them are the brothers who take advantage.

Uncle Wang’s monthly salary is more than 40 yuan, and one-third of the salary is more than 10 yuan. Although Uncle Wang’s husband and wife do not work, their household registration is in the county seat, and they have commodity grain every month, so they don’t have to worry about eating.

Grandma Wang sighed and left.

Lin Yiyi still remembered how beautiful Grandma Wang was when she first moved in. Her two sons and two daughters-in-law were both workers. Grandma Wang was gossiping every day, but what about now?

Since Uncle Wang and his wife were dismissed, Grandma Wang has rarely gone out to chat about gossip. Moreover, Lin Yiyi often sees Uncle Wang and his wife coming to play the autumn wind. From time to time, she will carry the child over and leave it here for Grandma Wang to take. Grandma Wang had no choice but to bring it.

In the blink of an eye, it was September.

In September, the Lin family was very lively. In addition to the three brothers going to study, the fifth brother Lin also went to the nursery school. At this time, there are several names for the nursery school, called parenting class, Yuhong class and so on.

Lin Yiyi doesn’t have to think about sending fifth brother Lin to the nursery, because she is going to junior high school, and fifth brother Lin is not brought at home, so she must go to the nursery. In the morning, when Lin Yiyi went to school, he sent the fifth brother Lin to the nursery. At noon, when Lin Yiyi went home to cook, he brought the fifth brother out. In the afternoon, when Lin Yiyi went to school, he sent the fifth brother to the nursery. The day was still very fulfilling.

The nurseries here are all the children of workers, including steel mills, public security departments, and textile factories. The nursery is right next to the workers’ house. Lin Yiyi walks there for 15 minutes, and it’s very close.

Fifth Brother Lin went to the nursery on the first day, carrying the small Jiefang bag prepared by Lin Yiyi, wearing a Jiefang hat, dark green pants and jackets, all made by old tailors, looking like a small PLA.

So when Brother Lin went to the nursery, he attracted the attention of many children, and everyone envied him. All the children in the nursery were known by Fifth Brother Lin, and they all lived in a staff home with them. They played cloth ball with Fifth Brother Lin. With these familiar friends, Fifth Brother Lin had a very good life in the nursery.

Not only Lin Wudi, Lin Dajun, Lin Sanjun, and Lin Sijun, they also wore new clothes and carried Jiefang Bao to go to school. Except for the Jiefang hat, other configurations were the same as Lin Wudi.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of 61.

Because it was winter vacation, the younger brothers of the Lin family came to live in the county, so Lin Yiyi did not send fifth brother Lin to the nursery. This morning, the family sat in the yard basking in the sun, Xiao Bin came and said, “Second sister-in-law.” Xiao Bin was panting, his face was pale, and his eyes were red.

Lin Yiyi hurriedly asked, “What’s the matter with you? Come and drink a glass of water.”

Xiao Bin said: “Second sister-in-law, I don’t drink water anymore. My daughter-in-law is in the hospital. The doctor said… The doctor said that it is difficult to give birth.”

Although Lin Yiyi was a little surprised, she was not too surprised. For her from later generations, she had read all kinds of dystocia news, but she knew that dystocia is not a problem in later generations, but it is different in this era.

Xiao Bin and Liang’s family didn’t have children at first, and now they are growing vegetables on the stove, and the food crisis has eased, so they have children, but they didn’t expect…

Lin Yiyi said, “Come on, I’ll go to the hospital with you.”

Xiao Bin: “My mother is in the hospital and I don’t have enough money. Let me borrow some from you.”

Lin Yiyi: “Well, I’ll bring the money, let’s go… Dajun, take a good look at your brothers.”

Lin Dajun: “Hey.”

Lin Yiyi followed Xiao Bin to the hospital quickly, and saw Qin Xiangju and Qi Spinach at the door of the operating room. On the way, Lin Yiyi already understood the situation. Mrs. Liang originally gave birth at home, and Granny Wen had already said it. She started it before dawn in the morning. Granny Wen delivered the baby first, but the child was not delivered. Granny Wen said that she had to go to the hospital for this situation. Then everyone took the ox cart in the team to the hospital. The doctor said that the child had been held in the belly of the pregnant woman for too long, which might be dangerous.

Qin Xiangju and Qi Spinach came together, Qin Xiangju also brought money, but the money was not enough, so Qin Xiangju accompanied him in the hospital, Xiao Bin walked fast, and came to Lin Yiyi to borrow money.

As soon as Lin Yiyi arrived, she asked, “Mother, how is Sister Liang’s situation?”

Qin Xiangju shook her head: “I don’t know.”

Xiao Bin squatted, holding his head in his hands, very uneasy.

After a while, the operation was over and the doctor came out. Xiao Bin was the first to rush up: “Doctor, how is my daughter-in-law?”

The doctor said: “Pregnant women are fine, but the child’s body is relatively weak and suffers in the pregnant woman’s belly. In the future, you must take care of it carefully, otherwise…” But these days, it is the real difficulty to take care of the child carefully.

Lin Yiyi: “Thank you doctor, tell me what we should pay attention to.”

The doctor said: “No problem, you go through the formalities.”

Qin Xiangju: “I’ll go, I’ll go.”

Lin Yiyi gave Qin Xiangju the 100 yuan she brought.

The nurse pushed Mrs Liang out. Although Mrs Liang was in a bad mood, she was still awake. Xiao Bin saw Liang’s and hurried over. He held Liang’s hand.

Liang Shi smiled weakly at him: “It’s a son, we also have a son.”

Xiao Bin was shocked, and then tears came down. He forgot to ask if it was a son or a girl. Now, he has a son.

Lin Yiyi shook her head, a 20-year-old man has become a father.

Lin Yiyi turned and asked Qi Spinach: “Sister-in-law, have you eaten breakfast yet?”

In the past year, Lin Yiyi and Qi Spinach have eased a lot. At least every time they go back to the countryside, Qi Spinach will take the initiative to say hello to her and tell her about some things in the village. At the beginning, Lin Yiyi was not used to it, but Qi Spinach She took the initiative, and she got used to it more often.

Qi Spinach said, “I haven’t eaten it yet? How can I eat it?”

Lin Yiyi: “Then please take care of it, and I’ll buy you something to eat.”

Qi Spinach: “Hey, good.” Qi Spinach doesn’t let the children go to the elders to play the autumn wind now, because her mother taught her a lot of truth, and she also understands some things. The more trouble she is, the more the elders don’t want to see her. So Qi Bocai learned to be good. After all, Xiao Daqiang worked with Lin Dajun for the past few years, but she could save a lot of money, and she couldn’t make trouble because of this money.

If Lin Yiyi knew what she was thinking, she would say something, it would have been better if she thought about it earlier.

Lin Yiyi didn’t have a ticket on her body. There was nowhere to buy food at the state-run restaurant, so she went home. When she went to the hospital again, there were a few warm meat buns and white steamed buns inside, all from Bought from the system store. She doesn’t know if pregnant women can eat it, but she prepares it like this. Besides, how can pregnant women in this era be picky about eating?

When we arrived at the hospital, everyone was in the ward, each with a grim expression.

Seeing Lin Yiyi come in, Xiao Bin asked, “Second sister-in-law, can my second brother get milk powder?”

Lin Yiyi: “What’s the matter, isn’t Sister Liang enough milk?”

Xiao Bin said: “Well, the doctor said that the child must be raised carefully, and the milk powder should not be less. In the future…they have to eat milk powder all the time.”

Lin Yiyi said: “That’s not necessary. Babies can eat rice noodles after 4 months. Although rice noodles are not as nutritious as milk powder, there is no problem when children are 4 months old, and rice noodles are more affordable. It is said that the nutrition is the best. It’s still breast milk, so let’s take care of Sister Liang’s body. If there is no milk for pregnant women, you can try it and increase the frequency of breastfeeding. However, it is best to use dietary therapy, such as eggs, beans, and fish.”

The reason why Lin Yiyi can know this is because there are several treasured mothers in the company who are talking about this every day.

Qin Xiangju: “I have eggs at home, where can I see fish now?”

Lin Yiyi: “Then eat eggs.” In terms of milk powder, she heard from colleagues that the milk powder that babies need to drink a week is still 900 grams. She doesn’t know why, even if it is a discount, don’t ask for modern times. Pay attention, two cans of milk powder a month is enough, the current milk powder is about 450 grams a can, and two cans of Xiaobin a month can’t afford it. In supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, a can of milk powder costs about 5 yuan. Not to mention the ticket, it will cost 10 yuan a month. Can Xiao Bin have 10 yuan a month? If it’s on the black market, it’s even more expensive.

Qin Xiangju: “The eggs are guaranteed to be fine. I’ll bring them to her when I turn around. What about the milk powder?”

Lin Yiyi said, “The third one goes to Brother Wang and asks to see what the price of milk powder is.”

Xiao Bin: “Yes, yes, Brother Wang, I’m going to find Brother Wang now.”

Lin Yiyi: “Bring your money.” She gave him one hundred yuan.

Xiao Bin took the money: “Thank you second sister-in-law.”

Lin Yiyi said again: “Mother, you are here to take care of Sister Liang, then I will go back, and I will bring you lunch at noon.”

Qin Xiangju: “Hey, good.”

On her way back, Lin Yiyi was thinking, there are no fish outside these days, so naturally she can’t take out her fish, so she can only lay a few eggs for Liang’s family, and the weak children are eating the blood of their parents. However, parents also feel distressed for their children.

When Jin Yu came back for lunch, he saw that there were only children at home, and he didn’t see Lin Yiyi: “Where’s your sister?”

Lin Dajun: “Brother Xiao Bin’s daughter-in-law has given birth, and the child is a little weak, so my sister went to bring food.”

Jin Yu didn’t say anything. Usually, this kind of thing is done by women in the family, and men don’t pay much attention to it.

Lin Yiyi brought three dishes over, poached eggs, soy rib soup, and garlic chicken feathers, and some other vegetables at home, some from the Xiao family, and some from the captain’s family. Of course, Lin Yiyi would occasionally send a few taels of meat to the captain’s family, and they came and went.

Although the lunch that Lin Yiyi sent was only three dishes, it was enough for four people, Liang Shi, Xiao Bin, Qi Spinach, and Qin Xiangju, especially the soy and pork ribs soup. It didn’t work, but you can try it anyway.

And this dish, with eggs and meat, made the mother next to her look envious. She couldn’t help but praise Lin Yiyi as a good sister-in-law.

After lunch, Qin Xiangju said, “One by one, my mother will go back and report a letter to the family. I will trouble you to take care of the third daughter-in-law here.”

Lin Yiyi said, “Don’t worry, mother.”

Then, Qin Xiangju and Qi Spinach left.

Xiao Bin said to Lin Yiyi a little embarrassedly: “Second sister-in-law, can we talk outside?”

Lin Yiyi said: “Okay.”

The two walked out of the ward one after the other, and they didn’t go anywhere, just at the door in case Liang’s family needed someone to take care of them.

Xiao Bin said: “Second sister-in-law, this time my daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby, you gave 100. I went to buy milk powder, and you also gave 100, a total of 200. Can I wait until the end of next year to pay you back? It’s the end of next year. I can’t pay you back all at once. I got the money from the work points at the end of the year, I can only pay it back slowly, dozens or dozens.” Speaking of this, Xiao Bin explained anxiously, “Actually, chicken feathers are in the king’s house. Brother can exchange some money, but I plan to exchange eggs for my daughter-in-law and milk powder for my child, so… so you and the second brother have to wait.” He knew that the second room was not short of money, so It was raised cheekily. But he can’t help it, his wife and children are always the most important thing.

Lin Yiyi said: “It doesn’t matter, you should pay 20 every year, and pay it off in ten years. What do you think?”

Xiao Bin hurriedly said: “Thank you second sister-in-law.” In fact, there is still money to have a baby this time, and there is also money to buy milk powder, but he is well prepared, “Brother Wang’s side costs 15 yuan for a can of milk powder. I bought two cans just now. Brother Wang also has two cans of milk powder. He said that milk powder is not easy to get. After these two cans are eaten, I don’t know if he has any more.” Xiao Bin sighed. .

Xiao Bin is only 20 years old this year, and his back is not very straight. Because of the child’s physical condition, it is bent a bit. No matter how young a father is, he is worthy of the word father. For the sake of the child, he will find a way to support it.

Lin Yiyi looked at him and thought for a while: “I can help you to inquire about milk powder. Some people in the worker’s hospital seem to have it. A can of milk powder costs 10 yuan. Do you want it?”

Xiao Bin’s eyes lit up: “Really? If you want it, I will give you the money first.”

Lin Yiyi said: “No, you can give me the money when I get the milk powder. But the milk powder is in bags and there are no cans, but it is better than the one you bought from Brother Wang.” Lin Yiyi plans to buy it from the system mall 450 grams of milk powder is packaged in two layers. The outside bag is printed with a brand, and the inside is a silver bag. There is no brand printed, so that people can’t see it. For Xiao Bin, the 10 yuan a bag is cheaper than the 15 yuan, and he can breathe a sigh of relief. For Lin Yiyi, she was willing to help because of Xiao Bin’s goodness. Of course, she didn’t make these ten dollars, but it was not suitable for her to be cheap. It was a little more expensive than the supply and marketing cooperative and a little cheaper than the black market, so the price was moderate.

Xiao Bin: “Okay, thank you second sister-in-law.”

Lin Yiyi smiled: “Then I’m leaving, and I’ll bring you meals at night. Don’t be polite. You are Brother Yu’s younger brother. It’s nothing for me to deliver meals.”

Xiao Bin: “Then I’m welcome.”

Liang stayed in the hospital for three days and was discharged. Lin Yiyi prepared three meals a day for these three days, and she didn’t bother. On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Xiao Bin quietly stuffed her with two hundred yuan. Lin Yiyi was very surprised: “Are you rich?”

Xiao Bin said: “I borrowed it from my mother’s place. My mother said that they are still there. There is no reason for us to borrow money from the second brother. If they really have no money, we can borrow money from the second brother.”

Lin Yiyi didn’t say much and took the money. Qin Xiangju has no money either. This money is still Xiao Daqiang’s salary this year, which is about 200 yuan, all of which was given to Xiao Bin. After all, the daughter-in-law gave birth to a child. This is the matter of the Xiao family. To be responsible, it is also the responsibility of their elders. Unless they are incompetent, there is no reason for the second room to bear it. Qin Xiangju is still very transparent in these matters.

Xiao Bin added: “Mother said, if someone asks, the second sister-in-law will say that the money is borrowed from you, so as not to cause trouble with the elder sister-in-law.”

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

However, Qin Xiangju gave the money to Xiao Bin. What will happen to them in the future? They need money. They want some sons to contribute money.

But that aside, in case the parents need money, the children should also give it. Besides, since she married into the Xiao family, the elders of Xiao’s parents have been really kind to her.

According to the current year, there is no full moon wine, but Xiao Bin’s son full moon, Lin Yiyi, who is an aunt, is going to see it. And it will be New Year’s Eve in a few days, so she just went back to the country early, Jin Yu hasn’t had a holiday yet.

The day Lin Yiyi went was on January 30, 1962, December 25, 1961 in the lunar calendar. She had not received the benefits for February, so she did not bring anything else, so she brought two cans of milk powder and a piece of cloth.

Lin Yiyi returned to the countryside, and Lin Dajun and the others also returned to Lin’s house. Every time Lin Dajun and the others returned to Lin’s house, they could receive warm greetings from the village.

“Army, are you back?”

“The son-in-law of the captain’s family is back.”

“Dajun, what delicious food did you bring back?”

“…”

A lot of people are asking about things like that.

Lin Dajun and the others are used to it, but they won’t say it, because my sister said that even if you eat meat in your stomach, you have to tell others that it’s a vegetable.

Lin Dajun carried a basket on his back, which was the New Year’s gift prepared by his sister for them. This time, Fifth Brother Lin did not return with them.

“Army.” Suddenly, a surprised voice came. Lin Zhen just came down from the mountain with a basket. There were a few bamboo shoots in the basket. This year, everyone’s food is not so tight, so the wild vegetables and bamboo shoots on the mountain are no longer nervous, and everyone can pick and dig. Lin Zhen was digging for bamboo shoots in the mountains, and specially chose to go in the afternoon, which is warm in winter. She didn’t dig a lot, just four or five for one meal. I didn’t expect to see the army coming back when they were going down the mountain.