That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 453 The warmth of mother’s family

In mid-December, the second snow of 84 fell, covering the earth thickly, dyeing the ancient capital into a white world.

Yang Yujiao came out of school with her head lowered and turned right as usual to the bus stop, only to find that at least two hundred people were crowded around the bus stop.

The little girl's heart immediately began to beat, this was the situation she was most worried about.

Normally, everyone queues up in an orderly manner when taking the bus, and there are not so many people. But today it snowed, and there were fewer cyclists. The normal number of buses must not be enough.

what is it now?
Squeeze! Whoever has the ability will do it.

Several times before, while squeezing into the bus, Yang Yujiao was scolded, "Do you understand the rules? You just came from out of town?"

Everyone is pushing hard, so why do you think something is wrong with me?
Maybe the other party didn't mean to despise Yang Yujiao, nor did he have much malice. He was just irritated by the oppressive atmosphere at the bottom, but Yang Yujiao, who had a gentle temper, always felt that she had done something wrong.

So when she saw this situation today, Yang Yujiao only hesitated for a second, tightened the straps of her schoolbag, quickened her pace and started jogging on the snow on the roadside.

She wanted to run home in the snow.

But recently, my mother, Yang Huaihua, gave Yang Yujiao an order to help her sister-in-law cook during this period. She must not be tired.

Li Yue turned to look at Yang Yujiao who was a little worried, but he could understand her "contented" mood.

My sister-in-law Li Yue will be home at 5:30. If I don’t take the car and run back today, wouldn’t I have to “eat ready-made food when I get home?”

Because Yang Yujiao’s Beijing household registration has not yet been settled, Yang Yumin asked a classmate of Peking University’s Class of ’78 to arrange for Yang Yujiao to study in a middle school here in Haidian, which is six or seven kilometers away from her home in Zhongguancun. Quickly It takes nearly an hour to trot.

What kind of words! How could there be such a lazy sister-in-law?
But Yang Yujiao had just taken two steps when she heard the familiar sound of a trumpet from behind.

As the person in charge of the Beijing-Tianjin film channel of Pengcheng No. 7 Factory, Li Yue has a relationship like Li Ye, so his treatment in the unit must be first-class.

"Drip drop~"

Li Yue smiled and said, "It's good, right? From now on when it rains or snows, I'll just wait at school for my sister-in-law to pick you up."

Once I got in the car, I realized the comfort and superiority of car owners in such bad weather. It was so cold outside the car that my nose was running, and the inside was as warm as spring. They were two completely different worlds.

Yang Yujiao is not daunted by the one-hour journey. In the past, she had to walk an hour's mountain road to go to elementary school in her hometown. In the past, Yang Yujiao often walked back without taking a car, so she could save money on the ticket.

Yang Yujiao said enviously: "Sister-in-law, your car is really good."

The previous Volga has been transferred to Wang Jianqiang, and he is driving a brand-new Santana, which is not much different from later generations of cars in terms of driving comfort.

"No, no," Yang Yujiao quickly shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, your work is important. I won't get in the way. If it rains, you have an umbrella. If it snows, you have leather boots. Mom said, you can't be dissatisfied."

As for umbrellas when it rains? How many umbrellas do you have at home?
A small piece of plastic cloth that is not dirty can be put on the head to show off. Many people put a fertilizer bag on the head to protect themselves from the rain.

"What are you looking at? Get in the car quickly."

That's why Yang Yujiao, who suddenly came to the capital and was loved by her brother and sister-in-law, instinctively felt uneasy about being flattered.

The road was slippery in the snow, so Santana couldn't walk fast, but seeing that she was not far to the north, Li Yue turned left and headed straight for Zaojun Temple.

Seeing her sister-in-law Li Yue waving to her in the car, Yang Yujiao ran over and opened the door and got in the car.

"Yujiao, where are you looking? You didn't see me!"

Only then did Yang Yujiao look back and found that her sister-in-law Li Yue's car was parked on the left side of the school gate. She had habitually lowered her head when going out and turned right, but she didn't even see it.

Just a few years ago, wasn't she, Li Yue, the same as Yang Yujiao before?
Do you have leather boots when it snows? You can pull it down! When it snows in Qingshui County, most people wear shoes made of cattail grass. They are warm and practical, but they are incomparable to boots.

Yang Yujiao blinked in surprise, and then heard Li Yue say: "There is a reception event at your brother's workplace today, and my mother will be busy until seven o'clock in the evening. Instead of going home and tossing around, we will go to my brother's place to have a meal."

"what?"

Yang Yujiao said sheepishly: "Is that appropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate?" Li Yue said without hesitation: "I called just now to ask. I'm going to eat hot pot at his place tonight. Xiaohui and the others will also go there, and we won't have more than two pairs of chopsticks."

"Oh~"

Yang Yujiao envied Li Yue very much. After getting married, she could go to her brother's house to have dinner at any time, and she did so confidently.

In the minds of many people in this era, a married daughter should not just go back to her parents' home, let alone her brother's home.

Santana returned to Zaojun Temple and happened to see Li Ye and Li Dayong wielding big brooms and sweeping snow with several neighbors.

This is a tradition in Beijing's alleys. Once it snows, everyone at home has to go out to clear the snow. Although no one supervises or shouts, everyone is very conscious. Even the lazy man has to work hard now. Seeing Li Yue's car coming, Li Ye stopped what he was doing and waved his hand to signal her to take Yang Yujiao in quickly.

"Xiaohui and the others are preparing food inside! Wait a moment, we'll finish cleaning now."

"Okay, let's go help."

Li Yue led Yang Yujiao and happily went in to find Pei Wenhui and Wen Leyu. Although the Yang family treated her well, living with her mother-in-law all day long was not as comfortable as with her best friends.

Li Yue felt that the happiest time in his life was the past two years when he, Wen Leyu and Pei Wenhui sat in front of the TV, enjoying unlimited watermelon drinks, chatting and laughing.

Seeing that Li Yue was back, several aunts smiled and said: "Okay, young man, stop scanning and go back quickly!
My sister finally came back, and her family must take good care of her. She must not let her think that she is disliked by her family. "

Li Ye also smiled and said: "No, it's not much. Looking at how hard these uncles and brothers are at clearing the snow, it will only take a few minutes at most."

After hearing Li Ye's praise, an uncle suddenly said proudly: "Hey, if you want to say something else, I don't dare to say it, but if you want to talk about snow sweeping, then we people in the capital have to say second place. No one dares to say first place." ,

When I came to Beijing that year, I wanted to see the Great Wall, but it snowed heavily at that time. Guess what, I participated in the event at that time, and the snow was swept away."

Beijing’s Kanye is Kanye, and he talks clearly and eloquently, and he doesn’t just talk blindly.

Listening to what this man said, when the president of Beacon visited China twelve years ago, he didn’t know whether he thought, “You are not a true man if you don’t visit the Great Wall”, or he wanted to see how big the gap was in the snow plows in the capital. He suddenly wanted to see Great Wall,
Then the capital mobilized 800,000 people overnight and swept all the way from Diaoyutai to Badaling.

It is said that the person who got up the next morning was stunned for a long time. After returning to China, he said, "I will never defeat a country with such mobilization capabilities in my life."

And the uncle next to Li Ye is one of those 800,000 people, and he can brag about one thing for a lifetime.

Anyway, after hearing this, Li Ye was surprised and envious.

Can 800,000 people participate in a collective event and be praised for a lifetime?
. . . . . . . .

By the time Li Ye returned home after sweeping away the snow, the charcoal hot pot was already burning brightly.

The weather in Beijing is getting colder and colder, and there are fewer and fewer fresh vegetables on the table.

In the winter of 84, there was not yet a sufficient supply of greenhouse vegetables. Most people relied on potatoes, radishes, and cabbage to make the table stand. No matter how many different ways they were cooked, they would eventually get tired of them.

But if you cut a few pounds of beef and mutton and eat hot pot with these three heroes, it will be completely different.

"Hurry up, hurry up, we can't let my sister go hungry! We must let her feel the warmth of her mother's family."

"Sister, please don't do anything. You can't do anything today! You used to cook for us, but today we serve you."

Pei Wenhui, Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo were chattering and setting out the condiments and tableware, but their sister Li Yue was not allowed to do anything. As expected, she enjoyed the care and attention of her parents.

Only Yang Yujiao was a little at a loss, especially when Fu Yiruo served her a can of Pengcheng Red Bull.

Li Yue pulled Yang Yujiao's sleeve and said with a smile: "No need to be restrained, we are all our own people. If you are a man, you can call me brother, and if you are a woman, you can call me sister."

Only then did Yang Yujiao shyly call her brother and sister one by one.

The charcoal hot pot boils very quickly, and a table of young people who are not so particular about it quickly start cooking and eating.

After eating a few bowls of beef and mutton, even Yang Yujiao's slight restraint was completely gone, and everyone was laughing and joking with joy.

In the small courtyard of Zaojun Temple, there are never any broken rules, just a carefree attitude. Otherwise, why would the married Li Yue like to come back to have a meal?

And after Li Yue got high, he ordered Li Yedao: "Bring me a jar of the sauce you prepared when I leave! I'll go back and give them a taste."

Li Ye pointed to the door: "It has been prepared for you a long time ago. Here, it is on the cabinet at the door!"

Yang Yujiao looked at her sister-in-law who was "eating and taking", and then at her sauce bowl that was almost clean. She suddenly felt that it would be perfect if this tradition could be passed down to her family through her sister-in-law.

The married girl throws away the water, and Yang Yujiao will also get married in the future. If she can return to her brother's house at any time like Li Yue and be welcomed at any time, what a blessing it will be.

What Yang Yujiao didn't notice was that Fu Yiruo, another girl at the table, had the same look in her eyes.

Fu Yiruo, who has lived with his mother in Malay since childhood, has a stronger desire for family affection than anyone else.

The Malay Fu family is Fu Yiruo's grandma's family, and it can also be regarded as Fu Guiru's natal family. However, the treatment Fu Guiru received in the Fu family is really hard to describe.

The sister in front of Fu Yiruo is very good, the brother is very good, and the sister-in-law is also very nice, so she believes that what she will encounter in the future will be ten times or a hundred times better than that of Fu Guiru.

(End of this chapter)