Age: My Small World

"Hey, are you chatting?"

The door curtain was lifted, and in came Yu Baoguo who had gone out to buy groceries.

"Dad, you went out?" Yu Liang was surprised that his father came back from outside.

"Well, Xiaoshan and the others are here, so I went to get some meat." Yu Baoguo explained.

He raised his hand, revealing a large piece of fat with some lean meat.

"Hehe, I just happened to catch up with Lao Ma and go to the countryside to buy back a piece of native pork. If I were late, it might have been snatched away by others."

Yu Baoguo felt somewhat proud. After all, this piece of fat meat was extremely rare. He couldn't buy it even if he wanted to on weekdays. If he went too late, the supply and marketing cooperative would only have lean meat, and there wouldn't even be any meat scraps left.

"Are you going to get Uncle Ma's things again? Is he in the countryside?"

The Uncle Ma that Yu Liang mentioned is a projectionist at a movie theater in the county town. When he is free on weekdays, he will go to the countryside to show movies and is very popular.

And often when they go to the countryside, they will bring back some good things.

Some were given to him by others, and some were bought by him with his own money.

In this case, Yu Baoguo had no choice but to borrow some things from him, after all, the supply and marketing cooperative had no meat to sell.

"Your Uncle Ma just came back yesterday. He had a good experience while in the countryside. He happened to run into a group hunting wild boars. They sold him a large piece of boar for free. I didn't take much."

"Okay, here's the meat. Go roast the skin and then wash it."

Yu Baoguo directly instructed his son, then smiled at Yang Jun and said:
"Xiaoshan, just sit down. I'll make you a big piece of meat later."

"Okay, Uncle Yu."

Yang Jun didn't stand up to grab the job.

Yu Liang also started to get busy. He didn't have time to rest when he got home, but he looked very happy.

In the evening, the whole family sat around the kang, and the table was filled with rich dishes.

"Pick up your chopsticks, let your in-laws try the meat first."

Yu Baoguo made braised pork belly, a Shandong cuisine dish. It looked fatty but not greasy, and was very satisfying to eat in one bite.

In addition to the meat, I also picked some cabbage and cooked a pot of stew or something. The portions of the dishes were quite large.

By the time everyone had finished their meal, there was still some food left in the pot.

Niu Ailing began to pack up.

Li Xiaohua then proposed to go back.

It was already getting dark at this time. If it was any later, it might have to reach home in the dark, not to mention that it was still worried about the luggage at home.

"Mom, you guys are going back so soon? Why don't you stay a little longer? At least stay one night."

Yang Hongmei was quite reluctant.

Li Xiaohua shook her head: "I have things to do at home. We will come to see you next time. I haven't brought the things my mother bought for you yet, and there are reinforcements."

"The reinforcements are still small, so there's no need to buy him anything."

"That won't do. I treasure my little grandson."

At this time, Li Xiaohua couldn't help but hold Yu Yuanjun in her arms and tease him. For a moment, her face was smiling like a flower.

"Xiaoshan, how about I take you back? The road has been very slippery these past two days."

Although it is not as cold as Beijing here, the ground is still covered with frost, and the way home is freezing.

"No need, brother-in-law. We don't have much stuff with us, so we can just walk back slowly."

"Alright, alright, Xiaoshan, let's go."

After all, my mother was still worried about her luggage, so she had to hurry back. So the four of them set off again, leaving only the eldest sister at the Yu family's door, holding the child and watching them go away.

When Yang Jun thought he was really going to walk back, he didn't expect that not long after he left the county town, a car stopped by the roadside with its horn honking.

"Brother Xiaoshan! When did you come back?"

It was Fan Yuanjie, looking at them with wide eyes of excitement.

Then he reacted.

"Are you going home? Get in my car and I'll take you with me."

He patted the passenger seat.

"Xiao Jie? Why are you here?" Yang Jun was a little surprised.

Fan Yuanjie chuckled: "I just got back from work and was about to go home to see my wife and children. I didn't expect to see you. I didn't dare to recognize you at first."

"Brother Xiaoshan, did you just come back from the capital?"

"That's right. I even went to my eldest sister's house and sat for a while, so it was almost dark."

Seeing that they were his childhood friends, Yang Jun didn't hesitate and asked them to get in the car.

The co-pilot seat was naturally reserved for Li Xiaohua, but she was reluctant to let Yang Yumei and Cheng Xiaoyu sit alone in the truck bed as it would be freezing there, so the three of them squeezed into the co-pilot seat, leaving Yang Jun alone in the back.

There are no regulations on overloading these days, so not only can several people not fit on one seat, they can even stack them up.

Of course, this was also due to the protection of Yang Jun's perception, otherwise he would not agree to such a dangerous sitting position.

"Yuanjie, your wife is about to give birth, right?"

Fan Yuanjie got married not long after the Chinese New Year last year. His wife got pregnant right after the wedding, which was incredibly fast, so she is now almost ten months pregnant.

Fan Yuanjie chuckled and said, "Aunt Li, the baby is due this month, so you'll have to help me keep an eye on it."

"Why would you need me? Your mother is very capable."

Speaking of Yao Taohua, Li Xiaohua also admired her quite a bit. Not everyone could be a good women's team leader. This position was not much worse than that of Uncle Fan Qishu's team leader, and the responsibilities were even heavier.

"My mother only gave birth to me."

Fan Yuanjie still wanted to ask Li Xiaohua to take care of the child a little longer. After all, Li Xiaohua was very experienced. She had given birth to four children. Even though the eldest died young, the remaining three grew up safely.

In the eyes of the villagers, Li Xiaohua is already very blessed. Many people in that era would have died if they had so many children, or it was normal for one or two to die. Only Li Xiaohua raised three children at once. The hardships involved were beyond words. It can only be said that the sense of happiness brought by suffering is much stronger.

"Okay, okay, call me when the time comes."

The car was his, and since the kid had been helping the family since he was a child, Li Xiaohua really had no reason to refuse.

She had refused earlier simply because she didn't want to take away Yao Taohua's job.

Now it seems that she still needs help.

The heavy truck landed on the gravel road, shattering countless pieces of ice and frost, and the constant friction sound could be heard from far away.

This Jiefang brand car has probably been used for four or five years and is a bit old, but in Fan Yuanjie's hands it is as nimble as if it is galloping on a flat road.

Generally speaking, one cannot drive a car home for personal use, but he was really worried about when his wife would give birth, so he had to drive back late at night.

No one would say anything more at this time. After all, the world is big, but the wife is the most important.

Finally, amid the sound of dogs barking, Zhuangzi appeared before his eyes.

The roar of the car aroused the curiosity of the people in the village, and they all opened their doors and windows to look.

Then you can tell who is back at a glance. (End of this chapter)