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Although the land in the village had been distributed, no one would complain about the lack of land. They all wished they could plant flowers in the land.
Most families had a small vegetable garden in front of their house and behind their house. They planted cabbages and spinach, and the good land was reserved for wheat. Even Wang Yulan planted seasonal vegetables such as cabbages, radishes, and potherb mustard near the canal in front of her house.
There were also those who reclaimed wastelands in the river dams, slopes, and depressions. As long as they didn't go too far, the group basically turned a blind eye.
At this stage, Li He went to the fields with Lao San several times to build a ridge so that water could be transported during the rainy season. After working for two days in a row, Li He felt that he couldn't even straighten his back. Seeing that Lao San seemed to be fine, he felt that he was not suitable for farming.
But he couldn't quit. He could only grit his teeth and endure this boring work.
Seeing that it was the day of the sacrifice to the Kitchen God, according to the rules, they had to make dumplings. Li He had long been eager to eat a good meal. Wang Yulan cooked plain soup every day, so he was tired of it. Every time before a meal, he would remind Wang Yulan to cook meat. It was fine to remind her once, but she reminded him every day, which made Li He annoyed. Sometimes when Li He went to Fatty Chen to buy meat, Wang Yulan would pickle it and insist on eating it for the Spring Festival.
Wang Yulan got up early in the morning and began to clean the kitchen. She even tidied up the house.
Because they wanted to eat a good meal at night, they just made noodles for lunch. After lunch, under everyone's expectant eyes, Wang Yulan slowly took out the basin, scooped out a ladle of fine noodles from the noodle jar, and added half a ladle of sweet potato noodles. Then she poured water and mixed the noodles.
When Wang Yulan was kneading the noodles, Four put on a big apron and helped Wang Yulan to chop the vegetable stuffing.
Originally, Wang Yulan wanted to chop a cabbage dumpling, but Li He immediately objected.
"I eat cabbages at school every day. Why are you still giving me cabbages and vermicelli when I'm home? It's not easy for me to come back, and you don't even prepare a good meal for me. Besides, it's not a good sign to eat poorly during the New Year!"
Wang Yulan was very superstitious. After hearing the second half of Li He's sentence, she reluctantly added some meat and asked Four to mince it and mix it with the cabbage and vermicelli. Li He lamented that his eldest sister, Li Mei, wasn't at home, so the food was much worse. He secretly told Four, "You'll cook from now on."
Four said with a bitter face, "We have a limited amount of things in our house. If we put in too much noodles, Mother will know."
After the sacrificial ceremony, it snowed a few times. Li Long and Da Zhuang chased a few rabbits in the wheat field before their food improved.
As the New Year approached, Li He prepared to go to the county to prepare some New Year's goods.
Four said, "Brother, can you take me? I've never been to the county before."
Li He thought about it and nodded. "Then wear thicker clothes. It's cold outside. Put on your leather boots. Are you really going to wear them for the New Year?"
He turned a blind eye to the tearful Laowu beside him. This guy would only be a burden if he were to bring him along.
He asked Li Long if he wanted to go, but Li Long shook his head. He was already tired of going.
Li He took a bus from the commune with Four, and it was already eight o 'clock when they arrived at the county's bus station. As the New Year approached, the county became livelier than before. Li He asked Four, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
Four didn't have enough eyes to take in everything. Everything he saw was new. Hearing his second brother's question, she stretched her hand in the air and pointed at a shop with difficulty. "Let's eat that one." It turned out to be a pancake shop. The pancakes at that shop seemed to be delicious. There were many people lining up to buy them. Li He and Four were at the back of the line.
Suddenly, someone turned around and shouted in surprise, "You're Li He!"
Li He glanced at the girl in front of him. He couldn't remember who she was, but he probably knew her. He just couldn't remember her name, so he said embarrassedly, "Sorry, I can't remember."
The girl smiled brightly and said, "I'm Bian Mei. It's been so many years since we graduated. Everyone has changed a lot."
Li He slapped his head and finally remembered. She was his high school classmate. It was probably because her surname was unique. There were very few people with the surname Bian. In Li He's memory, there was such a classmate. After all, it had been more than fifty years, so it was hard for Li He to remember many people's names.
Li He said, "Sorry, old classmate. My reaction was slow."
It was Bian Mei's turn. Bian Mei glanced at Four, who was holding onto Li He's arm tightly. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Li He's. She smiled and said, "This is your sister, right? She's so pretty. Have a few pancakes and we'll buy them together."
"Two will do."
Li He took the pancakes and wanted to give the money to Bian Mei, but Bian Mei pushed him back. "Two pancakes, it's not worth much."
"What are you doing in town?" Bian Mei asked. Li He laughed. "It's New Year. Aren't there a lot of things in town? I'm here to buy some New Year's goods." After knowing that Li He was going to buy some New Year's goods, Bian Mei enthusiastically asked him what he wanted to buy.
"Just some normal things, sugar pancakes, new clothes for New Year's," Li He hesitated for a while before saying, "You've changed quite a bit. If you didn't call me, I really wouldn't have recognized you."
Bian Mei looked at Li He suspiciously and inadvertently looked him up and down. Compared to when he was in school, he was wearing a black coat, but the fabric was new. On his feet was a pair of black leather shoes.
She had heard a little about his family situation. He still came to town to buy New Year's goods?
Bian Mei thought that Li He was putting up a front. She said with concern, "Ah, the goods in town are too expensive. I can't bear to buy them."
Li He secretly asked Bian Mei in a low voice, "Do you know where there are ticket scalpers?"
Without tickets, Li He wouldn't be able to buy many things.
Bian Mei laughed. "You're like a monk looking for a bald donkey. I work at a department store. If you really want to buy something, you can come with me. I have the authority to do so."
Although Bian Mei was Li He's classmate, he had never spoken to her in high school. They didn't have much interaction. Li He didn't pay attention to her either.
Li He agreed without hesitation. "Then I'll have to trouble you. I'm basking in your light."
Bian Mei said cheerfully, "It's no big deal. Come with me."
Bian Mei pushed the bicycle in front while Li He pulled Four and followed behind.
Four secretly said to Li He, "This sister is really pretty."
It was still very cold outside. Four and Li He were both wearing big cotton jackets and wrapped themselves up like dumplings.
But Bian Mei was wearing a thin sweater and a trench coat on the outside. She looked very fashionable and cold.
Li He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. She had to be elegant and not warm.
When they reached the back door of the department store, Bian Mei locked the bicycle and rubbed her hands. "You two wait here. I'll go get your tickets."
When Bian Mei came out, she had a stack of tickets in her hand.
Li He said, "That's too much. Just give me more cloth tickets and candy."
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