At dusk, the wind and sand are rolling in, and the dust is flying. If the wind is stronger, it may be called a sandstorm.

The sun is setting in the west, the light is dim, and the clouds on the horizon are also dyed bright red.

Over the empty Jintan Village, birds and smoke rise from cooking fires, and every household has begun cooking.

In the courtyard of the adobe walled city, a woman with a dark complexion wearing a gray cotton coat and a headscarf picked up a bundle of dried corn stalks from under the shed and was about to walk into the house where the smoke was rising.

When I stood up and looked up, I happened to catch a glimpse of several figures outside the wall riding bicycles from far to near, passing outside my home.

The person riding in the front was none other than Du Bao, who had grown a head taller than two years ago. On the back seat of Du Bao's bicycle, there was also a boy who looked like him. The difference with Du Bao was that the boy

The face covered with pimples is none other than Debao's cousin Yang Gawa.

There was a bicycle next to it, and the rider was Shui Wang.

Compared to three years ago, the appearance of the three of them has not changed much, but their heights have all grown up. Even their originally thin bodies are now stronger than when they first started.

The young man was just growing up. Following Wang Zhong, the three of them ate plenty of meat, and their meals were never short of food.

"Debao, you're back!"

The woman shouted through the wall.

"Back!" Debao on the bicycle had a smile on his face.

The three of them separated at the intersection and went home.

"Dad! Mom! I'm back!" Debao couldn't wait to shout before he reached the door of the house.

"Auntie!" Gawa also shouted with a smile.

"Back!" Debao's mother came up with a smile on her face, holding a towel in her hand. Looking at the gray-faced two, she immediately frowned, "Look at this!"

As he spoke, he used towels to help the two of them dust themselves off.

"Mom! Where's my dad!"

While beating the dust, I looked left and right, but there was no sign of the horse calling for water.

"We're going to your brother Wang Zhong's house. You and Ga Wa quickly pack up and we'll go there too!"

"Just now your brother Wang Zhong came over and said that his family is stewing mutton today and asked us to go to his house for dinner! If there is anything, I need to discuss it with your father and you two."

"Discuss with us?" Debao and Gawa looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

"Okay, hurry up and wash up first. We'll find out later!" Debao's mother said with a smile.

The two of them quickly ran to wash away the dust and changed their dirty clothes and shoes.

When the three of them rushed to Wang Chong's house, Shui Wang and Li Dayou also arrived. The old party secretary and Ma Huanshui were sitting on the kang, smoking dry cigarettes. There was a plate of peanuts and melon seeds on the kang table.

Debao's mother ran to the kitchen to help. Wang Zhong and Shui Hua were both in the kitchen, and Shui Wang's mother was also there.

"Okay, my aunt is here too. Just leave this place to us. You go and accompany my uncle and the others!" Shui Hua pushed and pushed Wang Zhong out.

Wang Zhong shook his head helplessly, "Okay, okay! Slow down, don't be anxious, I'll call uncle and the others! Slow down!"

Now Shuihua's belly is so bulging, as if a rubber ball has been stuffed inside, and her already round and round face has become a little plumper.

"Don't worry, go over there. We're here to watch! We won't worry about your water splash!" Debao's mother joked to Wang Zhong with a smile.

"That's right!" Shui Wangniang agreed with a smile.

Wang Zhong was thick-skinned and didn't think anything was wrong. He was just a splash, and his pretty face was not as red as the two elders said.

Wang Zhong wiped his hands and took off his apron, "I'll leave the splash to my aunts!"

Watching Wang Zhong go out, Shui Wang's mother looked at Shui Hua and said, "Shui Hua, just give me the command. Mom Debao and I will do it!"

"Auntie, it's not like I can't move!" Shuihua said.

"How can this be the same!" Debao's mother also said quickly, "You have one in your belly now, and the baby can smell the oil fumes."

Shui Wang's mother helped Shui Hua sit on the stool in front of the stove, "Okay, I know you can't sit still, just help us watch the fire! Your aunt and I will do the rest!"

They say they are watching the fire, but they are actually just sitting. The two aunts are both people who work on the stove all year round. The mutton has been stewed in the pot. It will be ready when the time is up. Now it is pancakes and steamed buns.

Move the steamer to the big pot, put the steamed buns directly into the steamer, the water has already boiled, and the two aunts work together to make pancakes, one kneads and rolls the dough, and the other is responsible for frying. They cooperate tacitly and are skillful in movements. There is really no need for water.

Flower helper.

When women get together, they naturally can't stop talking, gossiping about this and that.

Teach Shuihua their pregnancy and childcare experiences, various taboos, and things to pay attention to.

Shui Hua listened very carefully, remembering everything in her heart. There are no elders in Wang Zhong's family, only Wang Zhong, and his mother also left early. There are no elders to teach you these experiences. For the aunts' experience

Naturally, I dare not take it lightly.

Pancakes came out one after another and were stacked in the grate. After more than twenty were baked, the two of them stopped.

The mutton in the pot was almost cooked, so I scooped out two pots and brought them to the Kang in the main room for guests.

"dinner time!"

The men sit inside and the women sit outside.

Pancakes and steamed buns made from cornmeal are the staple food, and there is only one dish, mutton stewed with potatoes.

But in this era, it is already extremely abundant.

Normally, everyone's staple food is either stick noodles or potatoes. We don't see Rouxingzi very often throughout the year. We finally raise a few sheep, which are sold to make money, rather than eaten at home.

"This mutton is so fragrant!" Since the mutton was brought in, Li Dayou's eyes have never left the mutton. He closed his eyes and smelled the aroma of the meat, with an impatient smile on his face.

"You look so cowardly!" The old party secretary glanced at him angrily, his eyes full of contempt.

For this son, the old branch secretary never thought highly of him.

"Uncle, I asked someone to get a few bottles of Wuliangye. Let's have a taste today!"

"Wuliangye?" Li Dayou's eyes lit up and he swallowed.

Each person had a white enamel vat, and the wine that Wang Zhong poured was naturally not available for Debao and the others.

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"A whole mouthful!"

Everyone raised glasses to each other, drank heavily, and ate large pieces of meat. There were smiles on their faces, and it was very lively.

"Eat meat!"

"Eat meat!"

"You're welcome, eat hard!" Wang Zhong greeted everyone.

"Don't be afraid that you've finished eating. There's still a lot in the pot! Just add more when you're done!" Shuihua also greeted everyone cheerfully, and put two large pieces of fat and alternate meat in Dehua's bowl. "Dehua, eat hard! Ten million!"

Don’t save it for your brother Wang Zhong!”

"Well! Thank you Sister Shuihua!" Dehua is Debao's younger sister and Ma Huashui's third daughter. She is still studying with Teacher Bai in Yongquan Village. She usually follows Gawa's mother, their aunt who lives in Yongquan Village.

It’s almost the Chinese New Year in Quancun, so Debao’s mother took her over to celebrate the Chinese New Year with everyone.

Originally, Ma Huashui and Debao's mother wanted to take Gawa's mother over to celebrate the New Year, but Gawa's mother refused to leave Yongquan Village, saying she was afraid that Gawa's father would not be able to find her when he came back.

Ma Huanshui and Debao's mother had nothing to do about this. Gawa's father had been running away for more than ten years, and there was still no news at all. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

"How are your results?" Shuihua asked with a smile.

"The results are not bad!" Although she said this, the smile on Debao's mother's face could not be concealed.

"Dehua must work hard, study hard, go to high school, take the college entrance examination, and best of all, go to Yanjing!" Shuihua said to Dehua.

"How could she pass the exam and go to college? It's like being blessed. Going to a technical secondary school is just a blessing from her ancestors!"

"Auntie, you can't think so. It's not as good as before. In the future, education will get better and better, and competition will get bigger and bigger. Nowadays, technical secondary school students will be assigned jobs after graduation, but when they get there, it will cost them

At that time, it won’t be certain.”

"No jobs are assigned to technical secondary school students? How is that possible!" Not to mention Li Dayou, even Ma Huanshui, the old party secretary, and Debao looked like they couldn't believe it.

After all, Defu is the best example. After graduating from the agricultural school, he was first assigned to the Dao Agricultural Technology Station, and then seconded to the Diaozhuang Office. Now the staff has been transferred to the Diaozhuang Office.

Wang Zhong took a piece of mutton to the old branch secretary and said, "The central government has made it clear that in the next few years, the package allocation for graduates will be gradually reduced. Not only for technical secondary school students, but also for college students and college students.

.”

“If it’s just a few years from now, maybe even if you graduate from college, you won’t receive a job assignment!”

"Has the central government really issued a message?" The old party secretary looked at Wang Zhong with burning eyes, a look of disbelief on his face.

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Uncle, why did I lie to you? Besides, do I dare to make such nonsense?"

Everyone looked at it one after another and took a closer look, it was indeed the case.

"We don't even have distribution, so why bother studying so hard! What's the use of taking exams for technical secondary schools and universities?" Li Dayou said angrily.

"Uncle Dayou, that's not what you said!" Wang Zhong said with a smile, "If you were an employer, a college student, a technical secondary school student, and a farmer who had never studied, which one would you choose?

"

"That must be a college student!" Li Dayou replied without thinking, but he reacted as soon as the words were spoken.
To be continued...