Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 151 A family of eight went to the county town to take a family portrait (Part )
The young woman looked at the girls around Chen Weidong, then glanced at Si Ni.
She knew very well that in this era, not only in rural areas but also in cities, there was a strong idea of ​​favoring boys over girls.

As a woman, she felt very sad about what happened to this cute little guy.

"Are the kids in the village bullying you too?"

The young woman took out a candy from her arms and comforted her, but Si Ni's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the candy.

"Yes! Yes! The little boys in the village often bully me and my sister, but now they don't dare to bully me anymore."

"why?"

the young woman asked curiously.

The people who were queuing up to take pictures were bored at the moment, but they were aroused by the excitement.

"Because my second sister is very powerful, none of the older kids in our village can beat her!"

"My dad is even more powerful. He can beat a really big black bear. My dad said that if anyone bullies me again, you should help me teach him a lesson!"

Si Ni opened her arms and exaggeratedly described how big the bear was, while speaking in a baby voice.

The people around who were watching the fun all laughed at it as a child, but Chen Weidong did not know whether to laugh or cry. This little girl was praising herself in front of so many people, which made Chen Weidong, who had lived for more than sixty years, blush.

"Those who are younger than me don't dare to bully me. If they bully me, I will bully them too!"

Then the little girl took the fructose with a smile, and Si Ni said proudly: "Once, I took my fifth sister out to play, and my second sister was not at home. Niu Dan from our village wanted to bully me, so I directly took off his pants and spanked him in public! He ran away crying."

"Who is Niu Dan?"

At this time, someone who was joining in the fun asked curiously.

The little guy is no longer afraid now, especially since he gets a candy for talking, which makes him talk even more happily.

Si Ni continued in a baby voice, "In our village, there are Choudan, Erdan, Madan, and Goudan. Goudan is Xiaohua's younger brother. He just recovered from his illness. He and I are good friends. There is also a Goudan in my aunt's family."

"Niu Dan is a boy, the same age as me. He was the first to bully me. After being bullied by me, he just went home to find his parents. How shameful!"

After hearing this, not only the people watching the excitement were shocked,
Even Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting were very shocked. They didn't expect that this little guy would actually pull down someone's pants. This is...

"How dare you, a girl, pull down a boy's pants in public?!"

The young woman couldn't help but smile and asked.

"They bullied me first, and I even flicked their birds!"

"I don't just play theirs. I also often play Brother Goudan's little bird. Sister Xiaohua and I play together!"

What Si Ni said next shocked everyone even more.

"Then if you take off their pants, won't they take off yours?"

Si Ni: "Pick it up!"

The young woman was surprised and asked, "Ah? Aren't you afraid?"

Si Ni asked curiously, "What am I afraid of? I don't have a bird!"

puff!
Chen Weidong: “…”

Liu Xueting: “…”

People around: "..."

The middle-aged man who was in charge of taking pictures was drinking water. When he heard this, he spat out a mouthful of water, almost spraying it on the other person's face.

Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting were ashamed. This little guy really dared to say anything.

"You are a girl, how can you let someone strip your pants in public? That's so embarrassing. Girls must be more reserved and conservative..."

"???"

The little guy's mind was full of questions.

She is a four-year-old child, how can she understand what shame, conservatism and reserve mean?

"Big sister, what does it mean to be embarrassed? What is conservative~"

The little guy said naively.

"Uh……"

Liu Xueting looked at the little girl and felt a little guilty. There were six children in the past, and they didn't have enough to eat. As a mother, she did not discipline them enough. She would definitely teach them well when she returned.

Chen Weidong was speechless!

Good guy!
Chen Weidong always thought that she was bullied, but he didn't expect that she would also bully others!

Moreover, this little girl, after becoming braver, is really amazing.

This little girl was only asked her name, but she almost revealed her entire eight generations...

Looking at the young woman who was already a little stunned at this moment.

Chen Weidong quickly asked Erni to call out Si Ni who was making a fool of herself, otherwise she would tell everyone what happened in the village.

After hearing Erni's call, Si Ni ran back obediently.

Then she said to Chen Weidong with a proud look on her face: "Dad, that big sister gave Si Ni candy! Hehe."

"Fourth sister, I want candy too!"

Wu Ni is timid. She also wants to get candy like her fourth sister, but she doesn't dare to go over.

"Then let's each lick it when we get home."

Chen Weidong: "Uh...Wuni, dad will buy it for you later."

"Dad, I want it too!"

Si Ni said in a baby voice.

"Okay, yours won't be missing."

"Okay, Si Ni, stop running around!"

Liu Xueting looked at the shocked looks of the people around her and pulled Si Ni into her arms.

Many people were taking photos, and some were holding photos. There were three or four groups of people lining up in front of Chen Weidong, including people from the city and the countryside.

After waiting in line for a while,
The little ones are full of curiosity about taking photos. Going to a photo studio to take photos has a sense of ritual these days. Many adults are taking photos for the first time.

In front of Chen Weidong was a rural couple who seemed to have just gotten married and came to the city specifically to take photos.

They walked into the room and sat down. When the lights were turned on, they were immediately sweating profusely and didn't know where to put their arms and legs. They finally looked up at the camera as the middle-aged master asked, but their facial features were out of place and they had awkward smiles on their faces.

After the middle-aged photographer talked for a long time, the expressions of the two people finally became normal.

The middle-aged man in charge of taking the photo pinched the shutter balloon and turned off the light: "We've finished taking the photos. We'll look at the samples tomorrow and get the films in a week."

However, it took the woman a long time to stand up, because her legs were no longer under her control.

Soon, it was the turn of Chen Weidong's family of eight.

The little ones were a little excited and a little scared. Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting were more happy. It was the first time for this family to take a family photo.

These days, photo studios use large vertical cameras, and the photographers cover their heads to frame the shot and press the airbag shutter.

With the same setting, the head moves back and forth with the cameraman's hand, the face is tilted a little, looking this way, the chin is lowered a little, and then the cameraman presses the ball in his hand, and it's done.

In the first photo, Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting are sitting on chairs, each holding two little babies, while Da Ni and Er Ni are standing on their left and right.

In the second photo, Liu Xueting is holding Xiaoliu, with the other little girls surrounding them. Then she took another photo of the six sisters individually.

I took more than ten photos in total. In those days, the photo studio charged 75 cents for a black-and-white photo. A one-inch photo: one negative plus two one-inch photos cost about 36 cents, and a two-inch photo: one negative plus two two-inch photos cost about 54 cents.

"Dad, where is the photo?"

Sanni asked curiously.

"It will take a few days to get it!" Chen Weidong explained with a smile. It is troublesome to take photos these days, and it is even more troublesome to get photos.

It can be as short as two or three days or as long as more than a week.

Chen Weidong gave the money to the young woman, and then gave you a ticket with the date of the orientation on it.

After leaving the photo studio, Chen Weidong brought his wife and children to South Street.

After tying up the donkey cart, the couple took the kids off the sled.

"Dad, buy some delicious food!"

Si Ni stretched out her chubby little hand and pointed to the busy street ahead. "Buy some delicious food, Wu Ni wants to eat too~"

"Dad, eat~"

Liu Ni even sucked her saliva and spoke in an inarticulate baby voice.

Chen Weidong smiled and touched the children's heads and said, "Let's go! Tell Dad what you want to eat!"

"Woo woo woo ~ Daddy is so nice!"

The little girls shouted excitedly.

"Wife, tell me what you want to buy." Chen Weidong said to Liu Xueting again.

"Don't we still have these little guys at home what you bought from outside last time? Be frugal and don't spend money indiscriminately." Liu Xueting reminded.

"Okay, wife."

Chen Weidong smiled.

Then, just like the last time he came to the county town, he tied the little girls up to prevent them from getting lost, and then Chen Weidong took his wife and children shopping.

"Dad, look there!"

"Dad! Mom!"

The little girls chattered away.

The family of eight walked around the street for a while. Except for Xiaoliu, the five little girls each ate a candied haws.

Then Chen Weidong went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. After having dinner in the county town, Chen Weidong took his wife and children home.

After dinner, Liu Xueting helped to clean up. In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Chen Weidong got up early in the morning.

Liu Xueting knew that Chen Weidong was going on a long journey, so she got up earlier than Chen Weidong. Looking at the noodles cut by Liu Xueting, Chen Weidong's thoughts wandered for a moment, and when he thought of his wife and children and his warm bed, he couldn't help but smile.

"Weidong, the green onions have been peeled."

"give it to me!"

"Let me do it! You still have a long journey ahead, so take a good rest."

Liu Xueting chopped the green onions into chopped pieces with a few strokes. Then she lit the pot on the fire and scooped a spoonful of lard to stir-fry the pot.

Liu Xueting wanted to make stir-fried noodles. Stir-fried noodles with an egg in the pan was definitely a luxury in this era.

In rural areas, only women who have just given birth are qualified to eat it.

After Chen Weidong finished his meal, Liu Xueting called Chen Weidong into the house again.

"I've packed up the things you want to sell, and boiled five or six eggs for you to eat on the way. Be careful on the road, and come back early...!"

Liu Xueting kept reminding him.

"Xue Ting, I know. I'll be back soon."

Chen Weidong couldn't help but kiss Liu Xueting on the forehead, and then came to the little girls' kang. At this time, the six little girls were not awake yet, and he kissed the children on the face reluctantly.

"Dad~"

"Dad~"

As if they sensed something, a few little kids murmured in their sleep in baby voices.

"Don't wake up the little girls, or they'll pester you again."

"Ok, I know."

Chen Weidong nodded, and then Shitou and Bingzi came over, driving a donkey cart to take Chen Weidong to the county town.

"I'm going to Hajiang City. You two should be careful when you go up the mountain and don't run around."

On the way, Chen Weidong gave instructions.

"Okay, Brother Weidong!"

"Brother Weidong, Wang Xiaojun in Xiahetun has now built a new brick house,"

Shi Tou said enviously at this time.

Wang Xiaojun is a breeder in Xiahetun. He is considered wealthy in Yushugou. But you have to know that in the nearby villages, few are willing to use red bricks to build houses. A red brick costs several cents. Who is so extravagant?
Chen Weidong looked at their expressions and smiled, "I plan to build a house next year when the snow melts. You two should follow me and work hard. Next year, you can also build a few red brick houses."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Shitou nodded quickly to show his agreement. The money he had now was enough to build two large tiled houses, but a red brick house was still a little short.

"Brother Weidong, I still need to get married, so there's no rush to build a house."

Bingzi said with a smile.

Chen Weidong and Shitou smiled at each other, and the soldier began to think about his wife.

"Bingzi, what do you think of me? Which girl do you like?"

Chen Weidong asked with a smile.

"I think the black girls in Liushutun are pretty."

Chen Weidong: “?”

Stone: “I think it’s good too!”

Chen Weidong looked at the two of them in astonishment. He had to admit that the vision of these two guys was really different from that of ordinary people.

Chen Weidong knew the girl named Hei Niu. As her name suggested, she was a bit dark and strong, and was said to be good at work.

"Since you like her, then let Auntie San send a matchmaker to propose marriage as soon as possible! You have money now, so you can't be slow in finding a wife. A good wife comes first, and lasts forever. If you are a step late, you might end up marrying someone else."

Chen Weidong said with a smile.

Three young men were chatting while driving a donkey cart.

Especially stimulated by Chen Weidong's plan to build a house, Shitou and Bingzi also began to look forward to their future.

They soon arrived at the county town, and Chen Weidong took the tractor commuter train just like last time.

This time was not as smooth as last time. I waited for two hours before I got on the last commuter train to Linhai County.

As a result, the train to Hajiang City was cancelled, so I had to spend another night in the county town. The next afternoon, I took the train to Hajiang City.

There were no setbacks along the way, and we arrived at the guesthouse next to the Hajiang City Medicinal Materials Company at night.

I gave the letter of introduction, paid the money, and received the key.

Stayed in the guest house for one night.
The next day.

Chen Weidong got up early in the morning. He put his waist bag on his back and placed it inside his clothes. He took out a few big buns, put on the nylon bag, went out, ate two big buns, and went straight to the Hajiang City Medicinal Materials Company.

Since I had been here last time, I was familiar with the road this time.

He went directly to the sales manager Liu Changneng.

"You kid, you are here again. What good things have you brought this time?" Liu Changneng asked with a smile when he saw Chen Weidong carrying a big bag of things again.

He was deeply impressed by this young man, who was very good at dealing with people. After he came, he kept offering cigarettes. Moreover, the last time he bought something, it was worth nearly a thousand yuan. You have to know that his salary was only more than 40 yuan a month, so it was hard for him not to remember it.

"Section Chief Liu, this time I brought some stuff from the blind bear. Can you tell me the price?"

Chen Weidong first handed over a cigarette, then smiled and took out two bear gall bladders and valuable items from the two blind bears.

"You beat two more blind bears?!"

Liu Changneng was shocked. Although he had never hunted before, as a person in his field, he knew how difficult it was to hunt a blind bear. One could lose his life if he was not careful.

"Luckily, I encountered two of them at once and beat them both!"

Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"Uh... you hit two of them at once and beat them both. You're awesome!"

After Liu Changneng exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, he began to settle the accounts.

"These two bear skins, the smaller one is well preserved, but the larger one is too badly beaten up. What a pity! I'll give you 420 dollars, and you can get 30 feet of cloth later."

Liu Changneng sighed, then counted the money for Chen Weidong one by one, and added up the total to one thousand four hundred and fifty yuan.

(End of this chapter)