Rebirth in 1970: I work as an educated youth in a forestry farm

I have to say that Sheng Xikang has a good taste.

The house he bought is in a very good area of ​​​​Xicheng. It has a neat courtyard and more than ten rooms. Everything is well-kept inside and out, and the exterior walls have been repainted.

The furniture in the house was all custom-made by carpenters according to Wu Yuhua's wishes.

Wu Yuhua accompanied Sheng Xikangcai to buy daily necessities, and the home was very warmly decorated.

However, Sheng Xikang lives alone and is too lazy to start a meal.

We eat out in the morning, in the work canteen at noon, and in the evening we mostly eat out with Wu Yuhua, or we go to Wu's house to eat.

Therefore, as soon as Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen arrived here, they quickly bought various kitchen supplies and started cooking at home.

When brother and sister Sheng Xiping arrived home, Zhang Shuzhen and Sheng Yunfang were making dumplings in the kitchen.

Sheng Yunfang had winter vacation a few days earlier this year. She took the train directly to the capital to meet her parents.

When they learned that Sheng Xiping and the others would be home today, the couple decided to cook something delicious as a reward for their hard work.

Dad, Mom, we are back.

The brother and sister got off the car at the gate, carried their things and walked quickly into the courtyard. After passing through the hanging flower gate, Sheng Yunfei shouted loudly.

I'm finally back. Your dad has been wandering around the house since this morning, talking about you two non-stop. I don't know when he will get home. Come in, come in.

Zhang Shuzhen, who still had noodles on her hands, came out when she heard the noise.

Let's eat dumplings tonight. Your dad and I brought sauerkraut from our house. Let's make dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut today.

When you guys go home, we'll make some stuffed with celeriac and acanthopanax.

When they returned to the capital, Sheng Liancheng and his wife brought many things with them.

We brought several mushrooms, fungus, dried vegetables, and even sauerkraut, just so that the children could eat the authentic taste of home.

Oh, Mom, how did you know that I'm craving for this bite? This year when I'm away from home, what I miss most are the dumplings made by my mom.

Sheng Xiping was delighted when he heard about the dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage. Just thinking about it made his mouth water.

The people and food from my hometown will never be forgotten no matter where I go.

This is also the reason why Sheng Xiping has to go home to develop a career. No matter how good the outside is and how much money he makes, it is not home.

His home is in the Northeast, and the local accent is hard to change, and the hometown is hard to leave. Even if the Northeast will gradually decline in the future and lose its former glory, in Sheng Xiping's heart, that is his root.

It's okay, your mother chopped a lot of stuffing today, so you can eat as much as you want tonight, don't worry. Sheng Liancheng said with a grin.

Okay, then I'll eat it tonight. Sheng Xiping smiled and stepped into the house.

In the room, two Eight Immortals tables were put together. At the moment, there were panels, curtains, basins, stuffing basins and other things on the table.

The dumplings have been wrapped in a curtain and placed on the stool next to it. There is a pile of dough and a few rolled out dumpling wrappers on the panel.

When Sheng Xiping and Sheng Yunfei saw it, they immediately put down their things, washed their hands, and came over to help make dumplings.

The family gathered around the table, laughing and chatting, without stopping, and soon another curtain was wrapped.

There was strength in numbers, and before Sheng Xikang came back, all the three-covered curtain dumplings were made. Zhang Shuzhen and her two daughters hurried to the kitchen to boil water to cook the dumplings.

Kangs were not allowed to be used in the main urban area of ​​the capital a few years ago, so cooking here is different from that in the Northeast. There are no big iron pots, and most people use coal stoves or kerosene stoves.

As living conditions develop, coal gas, that is, liquefied petroleum gas, is also used.

Sheng Xikang bought a new house and was getting married. Everything was purchased according to the latest things, so he used gas tanks.

If you are cooking, you usually put a frying spoon on the gas stove. If you are steaming steamed buns or something, you put a large aluminum stew pot.

Zhang Shuzhen heard people say that the gas stove would explode if it was not properly set up, so when she lit it, she was careful and careful, and finally managed to light it with a shudder.

Then fill the large stew pot with water and put it on the coal stove to heat it.

While working, Zhang Shuzhen was still mumbling, This thing really can't keep up with our Northeastern big iron pot, so it's troublesome to make something.

I can't sleep in that bed either, it's not warm. Going back, I had to use the leather mattresses I had saved at home to get them two beds, covering them to keep out the cold and moisture.

Zhang Shuzhen has slept on the kang all her life, how can she get used to sleeping on a bed? I just feel sick all over.

How do you sleep in the school dormitory? Isn't it uncomfortable? Zhang Shuzhen asked her daughter while working.

“It was really hard to get used to it at first, but it got better gradually.

Anyway, when I returned to Nantian, the room was really uncomfortable, and the bedding was damp.

Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei looked at each other and smiled.

This stew pot was bought by Zhang Shuzhen when she came here. It is quite big, but it cannot cook so many dumplings, so it is divided into two pots.

Zhang Shuzhen estimated that Sheng Xikang would be home from get off work soon, and the water in the pot happened to be boiling, so she boiled it for a while.

When Sheng Xikang came in, the first pot had already been taken out and brought to the room, and the remaining half of the pot had just been cooked.

As soon as Sheng Xikang entered the main house, he saw his father and eldest brother sitting in the house watching TV.

This TV was consigned by Sheng Xiping from the south a few days ago. It is also a 17-inch color TV.

Sheng Xiping said that he would just watch it first and wait for Sheng Xikang to get a bigger color TV before he gets married next year.

When you get married, everything needs to be prepared new.

Sheng Xiping saw his younger brother and hurriedly asked him to come over and sit down, and the two brothers chatted for a while.

It's just to ask if Sheng Xikang's engagement is ready.

In fact, the day after Sheng Liancheng and his wife arrived in the capital, they visited the Wu family and personally asked about the customs of engagement here and what the Wu family's requirements were.

The Wu family was very open-minded and said everything would follow the rules of the Sheng family and they had no requirements.

The Sheng family has prepared a house with a full set of furniture and appliances. These conditions are top-notch in the capital. What else can the Wu family ask for?

The children of the two families have been together for so long, and their relationship is quite deep.

Now that we have reached the stage of getting engaged and married, don't find fault with each other. The most important thing is that you and He Lele have decided to get married.

The three men were chatting in the room, and in the kitchen over there, the three women were cooking the second pot of dumplings.

The fire on the gas stove was quite strong, and soon the water in the pot began to boil. Zhang Shuzhen scooped up half a ladle of cold water into the pot, and then gently stirred the dumplings in the pot with a shovel.

Generally speaking, the dumplings are cooked when the water is boiled three times. So she fished it out with a strainer, and Sister Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei took the plate to the main house.

For six people to eat, an Eight Immortals table was placed. There were many plates of dumplings on the table, as well as small plates, garlic sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, etc.

The last plate of dumplings was served, and the family sat around the table. Zhang Shuzhen pushed the second pot of hot dumplings in front of her son and daughter.

Quick, come and eat dumplings. These are hot. Try our pickled vegetables. You will definitely be happy to eat them.

Sheng Xiping mixed the dipping sauce himself, then picked up a dumpling, dipped it in, and took a bite.

Yeah, it's delicious, just like this.

After going out, I couldn’t eat such authentic dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage anywhere. It has to be my mother’s craftsmanship, which is amazing.

When you are in a foreign land, what you miss most is always your mother’s food.

Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei and others also nodded and praised the delicious dumplings.

Zhang Shuzhen was very happy to be coaxed by her daughter's sons, and she kept urging them to eat more.

Everyone ate this meal, almost full.

After finishing the meal, the table was cleared, and the family sat contentedly while watching TV and chatting about Sheng Xikang's engagement tomorrow.

Zhang Shuzhen put all the things she would use tomorrow into order, and everyone also helped check to see if there was anything missing. It was finally confirmed that there was no problem, so I felt relieved.

Sheng Xikang usually lives alone in the new house. Even if he gets married, there are not many people in the family.

Therefore, when the heating was installed, only the main room and the wing rooms on both sides were equipped with heating, while the east and west wing rooms and the back room were not installed.

In the evening, Sheng Liancheng and his wife lived in the main house, Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xikang lived in the west room, and Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei lived in the east wing.

The heater was quite warm at night, but the room wasn't cold at all. I put a hot water bottle under the quilt and a glucose bottle filled with hot water, so I got used to it.

Early the next morning, everyone in the Sheng family got up, washed and tidied up, and had breakfast.

Then Sheng Xikang went out first and invited two people over. One of them was the dean of Sheng Xikang's department when he was a student, and the other is Sheng Xikang's current boss.

Ordinarily, Sheng Xikang and Wu Yuhua were in a free love relationship. There was no such thing as engagement in the capital and they had to find a matchmaker.

However, in order to show that he valued the marriage, Sheng Xikang hired two relatively high-profile leaders to serve as matchmakers.

When Sheng Liancheng met these two people, he had to express his gratitude.

Director He and Director Liu, I'm really sorry for alarming the two leaders because of Quanzi's marriage.

Comrade Sheng is so polite. Xikang has been with us for more than a year. He works hard, is hard-working, and is very smart. He is a very good young man.

He is getting engaged, so as a leader, I should help him. Director Liu shook hands with Sheng Liancheng and said with a smile.

Xiao Sheng was very outstanding when he was in school, and he can be regarded as my proud disciple. Comrade Sheng is so lucky to have such an outstanding son.

Director He also came over with a smile and shook hands with Sheng Liancheng.

When a guest comes to visit, and he is such an important person, he must be invited to sit down in the room, have a cup of tea and chat for a while.

By around nine-thirty, the Sheng family was ready and went out with gifts.

The Sheng family is actually not far from the Wu family, and it doesn't take long to walk.

In order to support Sheng Xiping, Director Liu specially arranged two cars.

So, everyone got in the car, and the driver stepped on the accelerator and headed straight to Wu's house.

About a hundred meters away from Wu's house, the driver stopped the car, Sheng Xiping got out and lit a firecracker.

The two parties had agreed on a time in advance, so the Wu family also arranged for people to wait outside the gate. When the firecrackers sounded not far away, Wu Yuqing and Wu Yucheng quickly lit firecrackers to greet them.

As soon as the firecrackers went off, everyone in the house knew that the Sheng family had arrived, and Wu Bingzhong and his wife hurried to the yard to greet them.

Director He and Director Liu, please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar.

Wu Bingzhong had met these two people before and was not too familiar with them, but since they were here today, they were distinguished guests.

Don't dare, the chief is too polite. We were invited by Comrade Xiao Sheng to act as matchmakers.

I'm so presumptuous as to come here, and I hope the chief will forgive me. Director He and the two were very polite when they met Wu Bingzhong.

Wu Bingzhong smiled and looked at Sheng Liancheng and his wife, Brother Sheng, brothers and sisters, hurry up, please come in, everyone please come in.

The matchmaker went first, and others followed one after another. Sheng Xikang, as the groom-to-be, was the last one to enter.

When everyone entered the main hall, they saw Mr. Wu sitting at the top, looking at them with a smile.

The group of people hurriedly came forward and bowed to Mr. Wu first, and then everyone took their seats respectively. Sheng Xikang still sat at the last table.

Sheng Xikang and Wu Yuhua were in a free love relationship, and the Wu family didn't follow so many rules.

So after sitting down, Director He took the gift list, said some polite words first, and then read from the gift list.

If the previous marriage customs were ignored, there would be a lot more emphasis on getting engaged.

Nowadays, people are all about new things and new things, and many rules have been omitted.

However, these four engagement gifts cannot be omitted no matter when.

Goose, wine, dragon and phoenix cakes, and tea are all even numbers. This is what Zhang Shuzhen asked others about. It's basically just these things. Just four of them will be enough.

In addition, the Sheng family purchased clothes and shoes for Wu Yuhua, including a set of winter and summer sets, a set of gold earrings, a gold ring, and a gold necklace. The gift money was one thousand and one yuan, which meant that one was chosen from a thousand miles.

These things, if put aside earlier, would definitely be inconspicuous.

In a wealthy family like the Wu family, if the daughter of a wealthy family is engaged, the betrothal gift may not be enough if it does not include three or five cars.

But things are different now. There is a new society. Old habits have been broken and everyone is equal.

An ordinary family can give four kinds of gifts, two sets of clothes, and a few hundred yuan as a gift, which is quite good. It is really rare for the Sheng family to give so much at once.

The Wu family looked at these things and nodded with great satisfaction. From the bottom of their hearts, they really didn't expect that the Sheng family could come up with so many things.

Especially the set of gold jewelry. Zhang Shuzhen gave Wu Yuhua a gold bracelet before, and with these, it's worth the money.

The Wu family was very satisfied with the betrothal gift, so they took the gift list and the things aside, and then let Wu Yuhua come out and meet everyone.

Then, the Wu family also took out the return gift they had prepared for Sheng Xikang, which was also a set of winter and summer clothes and shoes, and a watch.

Then, Sheng Xikang and Wu Yuhua served tea to both parents, and both parents gave red envelopes to the change.

The process of engagement is roughly like this. The next step is for the woman to prepare a banquet to entertain the matchmaker and the man's relatives and friends.

The Wu family specially invited chefs from nearby famous hotels to bring ingredients for processing.

In fact, just bring the semi-finished product here and do it here.

Immediately, several banquet tables were set up in the main hall. The bride-to-be and the bride-to-be toasted the matchmaker, and the two families also thanked the matchmaker together.

At the banquet, the two families had to discuss the wedding date.

Because the old man of the Sheng family passed away in the spring, even if he didn't follow the old rules, he still had to pay one year of filial piety before he could hold a happy event.

So the two sides discussed holding a wedding around June next year.

At that time, the forest farm was not too busy and the weather was not too hot. It happened that the Wu family came over and could play around.

After the engagement banquet, everyone in the Sheng family sat and chatted for a while at Wu's house. Seeing that it was getting late, they stood up and left.

After Sheng Xikang got engaged, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As the New Year was getting closer and closer, Sheng Liancheng and his wife were thinking about home and couldn't stay still.

So, on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month and the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Shuzhen, accompanied by her daughter and son, walked around the capital and bought a lot of things.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the five members of the Sheng family got on the return train.

Sheng Xikang still has a job and cannot take such a long leave. He does not expect to return home until the end of the year.

After struggling for more than two days, the Sheng family finally arrived at Songjiang River.

Sheng Liancheng and his wife were thinking about their family, so they only rested in Songjiang River for one day before heading back to the forest farm.

Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xitai haven't gone on vacation yet, and Sheng Xiping also has a lot of unfinished business, so he will stay in Songjianghe for a few more days.

The car Sheng Xiping checked back has arrived at Songjianghe Railway Station. So, he took the receipt to pick up the goods and drove the car home directly.

As soon as the new car arrived at the door of their house, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu hurriedly ran out. Dad, dad, where did you get the car?

Sheng Xinhua looked at the car in front of him and liked it very much. It should be said that if a man is between eighty and eight years old, there is no one he doesn’t like when he sees a car.

Dad bought it, how do you like it? Doesn't this car look good? Do you like it? Sheng Xiping looked at his son's expression and couldn't help but feel happy.

It's beautiful, it's so beautiful, Dad, I like this car so much. Sheng Xinhua's eyes were shining, and he stared at the car motionless.

Come on, get in the car, daddy will take you for a ride.

Seeing that his children liked cars so much, Sheng Xiping opened the car door with a smile, let the two children sit in the back seat, and then drove the two children around the Songjiang River twice.

Now, the two children were so beautiful that they danced happily in the car.

Okay, that's it for today. Mom has a day off the day after tomorrow. How about we drive back to the forest farm?

After wandering around for two times, it was almost done. Sheng Xiping took the two little guys who were still unfinished and returned home.

When they got off the car, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu turned around to look at the car. Dad, can we just leave the car on the roadside?

Okay, it's okay. There is no garage at home, so we can only park on the side of the road for the time being.

In fact, Sheng Xiping felt a little regretful when he took the children for a drive just now.

This thing is particularly eye-catching not to mention in Songjiang River, even in the county town.

After all, in these days, the county cadres can only ride on a 212 Jeep. He suddenly brought back an imported car worth more than 100,000 yuan, which seemed like something that was going on.

But the car has been returned, and there is nowhere to hide such a big thing. What can I do?

When Zhou Qinglan came home from get off work in the evening, the first thing she said when she entered the door was to ask about the car outside.

Hey, there's a car parked in front of our house. Whose car is it? Why is it parked in front of our house?

Sheng Xiping originally wanted to surprise his wife, but didn't mention getting the car back, so Zhou Qinglan didn't know about it at all.

Daughter-in-law, that's the car I bought and checked it in a few days ago. Sheng Xiping looked at his wife's face and said.

Over in Shencheng, many company bosses own cars, so I don't think it's too strange.

So Sheng Xiping ignored the fact that the north is not so open now, and how eye-catching this thing is when it hits the streets.

What the hell? Did you buy it? Oh my God, Sheng Xiping, you don't know how to play the piano just because you earn a lot of money?

Why did you buy this thing? It’s expensive to die. When Zhou Qinglan heard this, his eyes immediately widened.

“The company imported several cars from the port city this year, mainly for business and reception purposes.

I was thinking, if we go back to the forest farm or something, wouldn’t it be convenient to have our own car? So I got one back.

Sheng Xiping scratched his head and explained to his wife with a smile.

“When you’re riding a bicycle back and forth to work, it’s really hard when it’s windy or rainy, or it’s winter.

I was thinking that it would be convenient for me to go back to the south after the Chinese New Year and leave the car for you to drive to and from get off work, or to take the children back to the forest farm on Sunday.

Zhou Qinglan looked at her man and sighed, You didn't even discuss this with me in advance.

Your company uses it, so buying a car is normal, so I won’t say anything to you.

Will you save one for me? Should I drive this thing? Can you rest assured?

Besides, the principal of our school hasn't driven a car yet, and my dad doesn't have a car of this level. You want me to drive this car? Isn't this a joke?

Zhou Qinglan shook her head as she spoke, This man, sometimes his head just gets hot when doing things, and he just doesn't care about anything, without thinking about the consequences at all.

Besides, our forestry farm knows more about the company you set up in the south, but the Songjiang River side knows less.

The children and I were having a good time, no one disturbed us, and no one cared about us.

You said that if you bring a car back, others will know that we are rich at a glance?

As long as you are at home, no one will dare to do anything as long as you support me.

How many days do you say you are at home throughout the year? If you don't leave home, I'm a woman with four children, and if I get such a car, aren't you afraid that something will happen to our mothers?

The more Zhou Qinglan talked, the more aggrieved she felt.

Her husband is away from home all year round, and she lives alone with four children and a brother-in-law.

If it weren't for Aunt Li at home, the gossip outside would be enough for her.

Her husband only goes out to work hard for the sake of the family. She understands this and supports it.

But as a woman, there are always things that are beyond her power. Whenever she encounters these things, Zhou Qinglan feels sad.

Zhou Qinglan is actually quite happy that her husband cares about her and thinks about her when he buys a car. But she really couldn't keep this car, let alone drive it.

This thing is too eye-catching and eye-catching. To put it bluntly, if someone really cares about her, how capable can she be as a woman?

“After the New Year, you should find a way to get the car back, don’t keep it at home.

I just went back and forth to work, and for a while, I was able to hold on.

I'm really scared to leave this thing at home, and I don't dare.

Sheng Xiping also sighed and stretched out his arms to hug his wife. “Daughter-in-law, I thought this matter was too simple, it’s my fault.

You are right to have concerns. It is not easy for you to be a woman with four children when I am not at home.

If something happens to you, it will be too late to regret it. At that time, he was only thinking about the convenience of having a car, and he really didn't think about other aspects.

If we keep persisting, it will take at least one year, and then I will withdraw from there and open a wood processing factory here in our house.

I now know a lot of foreign businessmen, and there are also related channels.

We guard the Forestry Bureau, so we don’t have to worry about other operations. We can just process wood and keep it, and we can make a lot of money.