MTL - Accidentally born in the ’60s-Chapter 48

In front of Yu Wanqiu, Mingxi and Mingnan consciously put away Mingbei, who was teasing at home, and watched the movie seriously. Nowadays, the movie theaters are all showing patriotic and anti-Japanese movies, and Mingxi watched a lot in the military academy. Even some films Beicha have not been released yet, and he has watched them several times in the military academy.

Mingnan has been studying solidly this year. When half of the children can eat, the money and food stamps given by the family are basically used for meals. Ming Nan felt that it was not easy for Li Muwu to carry the sack to make money. In school, he wished he could cut a penny into two and spend it in half, not to mention watching a movie, he had never even been to the cinema door. Sitting in the long-lost movie theater, Mingnan watched the movies with relish, clapping his legs and laughing with the plot from time to time. As for the silly brother, he had long since left behind him.

Those who have seen it but haven't watched the movie seriously, only Ming Bei was a little absent-minded. He sat in a chair and secretly glanced at Yu Wanqiu. But Yu Wanqiu didn't even look here, Mingbei always felt that it was because he was wearing too ugly, so he quickly took off the leather jacket, and took off his hat and put it on his lap.

Although there is heating in the cinema, the place is large and empty, which is far worse than the temperature of twenty or thirty degrees at home. Therefore, most of the moviegoers wore leather jackets, and some were physically strong enough to unbutton the buttons, but Mingbei was the only one who was so carefree and not afraid of the cold and dared to peel off their jackets.

Zhen Zhen's vision was interrupted by his undressing, and through the dim light of the movie screen, she could see Mingbei dog's gnawing hair, Zhen Zhen felt that she couldn't help covering her face, The hairstyle is simply unbearable, too hot for the eyes.

Mingbei didn't know it yet, so he tugged at his tunic and sat upright on the chair. Zhen Zhen was afraid that Ming Beirong might catch a cold, so she hurriedly leaned over and whispered in his ear: "This black light is blinding, others can't see you at all, did you take off a little early?"

Feeling the swish cold wind piercing into the skin along the padded jacket, Ming Bei nodded and whispered back: "I feel a little cold." But he just took off his clothes and was really embarrassed Then stand up and put it on, and can only silently cover the leather jacket under the neck, wrapping himself tightly.

Looking at Mingbei's messy hair, Zhen Zhen couldn't help it: "Fourth brother, your hair is like being chewed by a dog. When the hat is pressed, it is really ugly."

Mingbei was full of confidence in his carefully groomed hairstyle in the morning, he reached out and pushed Zhen Zhen's chubby little face back, and muttered: "I don't know what to do with a little brat. good-looking."

Zhen Zhen felt that Ming Bei must have a beauty filter when he looked in the mirror, that's why he was blind, so he didn't say more, and decided to let the society teach him to be a man.

After the movie was shown, the lights in the cinema suddenly turned on. While everyone was covering their eyes, Mingbei swiftly pulled down the leather jacket covering him with both hands. He quickly pressed the hair on his temples, and when Yu Wanqiu turned his face, he quickly showed a smile at Zhen Zhen, and asked in a soft voice, "Zhen Zhen, are you cold, do you want me to give you my clothes? Put it on?" After speaking, he also tugged at his tunic suit, for fear that he would not see it in late autumn.

Zhen Zhen looked at him with a ghostly expression on her face, this means her brother didn't do anything, if it was a cousin, she would pretend not to know her.

Yu Wanqiu picked up the water bottle he brought with him, turned around and was about to talk to Zhen Zhen, when he was attracted by Ming Bei's messy hair. After holding back again and again, Yu Wanqiu burst out laughing: "Classmate Li Mingbei, is your hair bitten by a mouse or something? Why is it all in one piece? Look to the left, This is all bald, didn't it bite you?"

Said: "I accidentally cut it myself."

Yu Wanqiu smiled and rolled his eyes, pointed to the outside and told him: "There is a barber shop next to the supply and marketing agency, why don't you go and cut it later, it will be gone after the new year and the first month of the year. My hair has been shaved." Although Mingbei was a little embarrassed, he still felt good in his heart, if he hadn't had his hair cut, he would never have had the chance to say such two words, although the effect was different from what he imagined, the result was always good.

After leaving the movie theater, Yu Wanqiu politely said goodbye to Zhen Zhen and her brother and went home with his younger brother, Ming Bei stretched his neck and watched Yu Wanqiu leave until he couldn’t see it anymore. Overhead.

Mingxi stepped forward and put his arms around Mingbei's shoulders, and said earnestly: "Mingbei, when I get home at night, I'll talk to my mother, and let her stew a pig's brain for you. We I don't eat it, I keep it all for you."

Mingbei was still immersed in his own thoughts and did not react, so he replied: "You really don't eat? Don't rob me again."

Ming Nan clutched his stomach and crouched on the ground laughing loudly, Zhen Zhen patted him on the back angrily: "Don't be happy, hurry up and lead my fourth brother to shave his head, a while It's time for dinner."

Nowadays, it is best to cut the hair of a boy as big as Mingbei, the same size is enough, and the barber can shave it with his eyes closed. The clipper flipped flexibly from Mingbei's head, and he shaved his head in less than ten minutes. The barber brushed off the broken hair on Mingbei's face and neck with a sponge, while earnestly instructing him: "This haircut is not If you can practice it at home in a day or two, don’t cut it yourself next time. You’re not afraid to poke yourself with scissors.”

Mingbei looked at his head in the mirror, grunted a little dejectedly and had some stubble hair, and replied seriously: "Actually, I really didn't think I was ugly before. ."

The barber was blocked immediately, he stared at Mingbei, turned his head and shoved him aside: "Who is the next haircut, come here quickly."

There are still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year. Mingxi and Mingnan also shaved their heads together. The three brothers looked in the mirror together for a long time, and finally Mingxi put the hat on his head contentedly When he got up, he glanced at his two younger brothers triumphantly: "You two are not good-looking, and you are far worse than me."

Ming Nan glanced at Ming Xi's back, and quickly got up and took Zhen Zhen's hand and went out: "I am much stronger than Ming Bei Ke, his bald head is too ugly."

Mingbei looked at the mirror and could see the hairstyle of the scalp, no matter how dissatisfied, he complained to the barber: "My cut is too short, not as good as my second brother and third Good looking brother."

Won't this one from Xiyi smash my brand?" He threw the pushed hair to the ground, and the barber glanced at him: "It's okay, no one can tell if you wear a hat when you go out, your hair will grow back during the Chinese New Year. , then your brother's hair will grow long, and it will not look as good as you."

Mingbei finally became happy after hearing this, and happily put on his hat and came out. The first sentence he saw Mingxi was: "Brother, I'm hungry, what shall we have for lunch?"

Although the hydrolysis plant is large, there is only one restaurant in the plant. Usually, the workers of the plant either eat in the cafeteria or go home to cook, so this restaurant is basically open to people outside the plant.

Mingxi led his younger brother and sister in. There was only one waiter sitting at the innermost table reading the newspaper. When he saw someone coming, he immediately stood up and asked with a smile: "Several young comrades , come to eat?"

A few people from Mingxi found a table near the stove and sat down. Taking off their jackets, Mingxi asked, "What's there to eat?"

"There are steamed buns, steamed buns and pancakes, cauldron dishes and stewed dishes." The waiter replied quickly.

In winter, Beicha basically has no other dishes except cabbage, potatoes, and sauerkraut. Although it is a restaurant, the stewed dishes are not necessarily as willing to use oil as at home. It was a rare time to come out. Mingxi didn't want to eat that third child anymore, so he decided to take extravagance and invite his younger brothers and sisters to have a good meal.

"What is the stuffing for the buns?" Mingxi asked.

, said that it happened to happen that a particularly strong bull fell into the pit and died, otherwise he would not be able to buy beef back."

Zhen Zhen went back to the 1960s and hadn't eaten beef yet, and when she remembered the oily beef buns she ate in her previous life, her saliva was drooling, she swallowed her saliva and quickly asked, "How do you sell buns? what?"

: "Although it's not cheap, it's also because it's rare. This bun is full of beef and no vegetables. If you think it's expensive, there are also big pancakes and stews."

Mingxi hesitated after hearing this. Although he paid a lot of allowances at school, his training intensity and appetite also doubled. Private house for dollars. But looking at his younger siblings who rarely see each other once a year, Mingxi felt that he had nothing to give up. Anyway, as soon as the school started, he would be given allowances and meal tickets, and he would never starve to death.

Counted the money and the provincial food stamps and put them on the table: "Please help me make ten buns."

"Okay!" The waiter counted the money and food stamps, then raised his head and asked, "Do you just eat steamed buns? There is freshly boiled porridge, the four of you only need Two cents plus four taels of food stamps is enough."

Mingxi nodded: "Yes, help me get hot."

Can't wait to pick up a bun. The flour of this era is not as finely ground as later generations, and fully retains the inherent nutrients of wheat. Although the color looks a little dark, it is full of wheat fragrance. One bite, the aroma of the noodles and the soup of the beef converge in the mouth, bursting out the most delicious taste.

On the contrary, the taste is delicious, oily but not greasy.

While Zhen Zhen was savoring this bun, Mingxi, Mingnan and Mingbei had already eaten a plate of steamed buns, although they did not have as much insight as Zhen Zhen , but looking at the unfinished looks of each one, you can see how delicious this beef bun is.

After finishing the last mouthful of buns, Zhen Zhen took out the money and food stamps from her pocket: "Waiter, help me serve twenty more buns."

The waiter was frightened by her domineering behavior and looked at Mingxi at a loss. Mingxi knew that Mrs. Li was fond of Zhen Zhen, and she gave her a lot of New Year's money during the Chinese New Year and festivals. When she went to school, she would occasionally give her 15 cents to buy snacks, biscuits and snacks. Looking at the scattered cash on the table, Mingxi just thought that Zhen Zhen was just like him and saved it from his mouth, and quickly coaxed her and said, "If you don't have enough, brother will buy you another one. Okay? Why do we need so much? It's not easy to save money. It's time for you to talk to me later."

"Such a delicious beef bun, I don't know when I will be able to eat beef stuffing next time. I don't think about buying more, you can make it hard, and then give milk and Mom takes a few and tastes them, and she knows the taste of beef buns."

Ming Nan felt warm when he heard what Zhen Zhen said, but he didn't agree with buying so many buns: "You don't know how expensive firewood is, so much money to buy ten good catties of flour It's already a luxury for us to eat second brother once, how can we buy so much." He pushed back Zhen Zhen's money, and took out the money he had saved from his pocket: "I'll buy buns for Nanny and Mom. Eat, take your money back. But the food stamps have to be given to me, and I have eaten up before the holiday."

Zhen Zhen looked at Ming Nan helplessly: "You guys are going to school outside if you don't have enough food to eat, you have to save money to eat when the school starts, to tell you the truth, the uncle came back last time. You secretly gave me a lot of pocket money at that time, you just eat it." She removed Mingnan's hand that was holding the money, and put the gross receipts and food receipts on the table into the waiter's hand: "Don't be stunned. Now, hurry up and get the buns."

A total of 30 steamed buns were steamed in one pot. I thought it would be good to sell them in a few days. Several large plates of steamed buns came up, Zhen Zhen grabbed one and took a bite, burping before she could swallow it.

Mingxi smiled and looked at Zhen Zhen next to her: "This is enough to eat, and there are still twenty buns, typical with big eyes and small belly."

Zhen Zhen took another bite and felt that her stomach was too full to eat, so she handed over half of the rest to Mingxi. Mingxi's few had eaten Zhen Zhen's leftovers, and no one despised her. One mouthful of steamed buns and one mouthful of porridge, Mingxi three of them ate two more.

The remaining fourteen buns were wrapped in oiled paper. The waiter and the chef discussed it and generously gave them a small flour bag. Mingxi thanked him and rushed home with his younger siblings.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Seeing that there were a lot of people in the West Room, Mingxi quietly sent the noodle bag to the East Room, and handed it to Mrs. Li tremblingly: "Milk, let's bring back some beef buns."

No wonder Mingxi is afraid, although he is in his twenties, but in front of Mrs. Li, he always feels that he is still the same child who often makes trouble, afraid of being scolded by his grandmother.

Carrying the heavy flour bag, Mrs. Li opened it and took a look inside, and the color suddenly changed. She touched the cigarette bag pot from the kang and knocked on the edge of the kang: "More money Are you panicking? Who bought this?"

Mingxi, Mingnan, Mingbei, and Zhen Zhen answered in unison: "I bought it!"

Mr. Li looked at this and the other, and suddenly laughed angrily: "Little bunnies, dare to lie to your grandma, you three boys come over and lie on the kang and see if I will smoke you to death. ."

Zhen Zhen hurriedly ran over and hugged Mrs. Li's arm, rubbed her little face on it, and coaxed her softly: "Milk, I really bought it, you Don't think about it, who in our family is so bold besides me?"

After being rubbed by her granddaughter's soft hand on her chest, Mrs. Li's anger dissipated most of the time: "If you want to eat buns, tell your mother that it's not that there is no white flour in our family, so you can make it yourself. Got it."

"This is different." Zhen Zhen hurriedly held the noodle bag in front of Mrs. Li as if offering a treasure: "This is stuffed with beef, the stuffing prepared by the chef of the restaurant is very delicious, just eat it in one bite. Mouth full of gravy, not to mention how fragrant it is. I just thought that we can't just eat such delicious buns, we have to let milk and my father, my mother, brother and sister-in-law taste the meat buns, so I just bought a few more." Zhen Zhen hugged Mrs. Li's waist, raised her head and blinked her eyes: "I want my milk to eat all the delicious food in the world."

What Zhen Zhen said was that Mrs. Li didn't mention many posts in her heart, she hugged Zhen Zhenle and couldn't close her mouth: "As expected of the baby that milk likes, milk didn't hurt in vain You." After kissing Zhen Zhen on the forehead, Mrs. Li looked at the three grandchildren standing in a row on the ground, and scolded again: "You are all big and small, why don't you do it? Your sister is sensible, and I will learn from your sister in the future, but you can't eat alone, do you know?"

Mingxi nodded again and again: "The milk is right, we will definitely buy the milk back when we encounter delicious food in the future."

Mr. Li felt relieved when she heard this, but she felt reluctant to spend money thinking about buying things, so she quickly added: "Just think about the family, you don't need to buy it, What a lot of money. Mingxi and Mingnan see that they are getting older every year, and they also need a lot of money to buy things for the wedding, so they all have to know how to live, right?"

Mingxi and Mingnan blushed like Heyang persimmons, they both lowered their heads and answered vaguely, Mrs. Li patted Zhen Zhen's little fleshy hand and asked her fondly: "Yes Didn't your brother lie to you for money?"

"No, my second brother bought ten buns at the beginning, and I bought them again because I thought they were delicious. My second and third brothers wanted to pay, but I stopped them and didn't let them. , they go to school outside and have no money and hungry stomach, I don’t have to worry about eating and drinking at home, I will pay for it.”

Mr. Li shook her head with a smile: "He's still a big hand." He got off the kang and grabbed a bunch of keys from his waist, opened the box and took out the handkerchief with the money: "Zhen How much did you spend? Milk supplies you."

"You can pull it down." Zhen Zhen couldn't help but wrap her handkerchief and put it back in the box: "I still have it, I'll ask you if you want it when it's gone, put it on me and lose it. What's up."

Once Mrs. Li simmered her hands, she glanced at the three grandsons standing by the side, nodded earnestly and said, "Then let's put the milk first, save your brother coaxing You spent it all."

The new year is getting closer and closer, except for Mingbei who also flips through books every day, no one else in the family reads books. Although the military academy that Mingxi went to is on vacation, he still gets up at five o'clock every morning and runs around the river with Li Mingzhong and Tianhu. Ming Nan was relieved of the pressure of the college entrance examination, and was instantly freed from the review of the college entrance examination. Every day, he took Ming Bei and Zhen Zhen to play sledges and ice chips on the big river, just like a half-old child who did not grow up.

Review your homework over and over again.

I got used to the lively atmosphere of the house. After the three boys left, the house was quiet, but they were a little uncomfortable. Watch him review his homework. This time, Mingbei really calmed down and studied for the high school entrance examination of the hydrolysis factory, without the need for Zhen Zhen to urge him, he knew that he had to do the questions and memorize the text over and over again.

Fortunately, the boring days did not take long, and the school started. When she returned to school, Zhen Zhen was very sensitive to find that the school atmosphere had begun to change. The time of the treasure book has grown markedly, and more and more newspapers attacked the corrupt ideas of the bourgeoisie.

Mingdong's studies are four and a half years. This time, he went back to school to go through the graduation procedures and got the national unified distribution work registration certificate. After settling for work, Ming Dong hurriedly sent a telegram to his family, but he couldn't find time to go home, so he bought a ticket and went directly to Anbei.

Anbei Agricultural College still attaches great importance to Mingbei. It has just been liberated for more than ten years, and there is a real shortage of good teachers, especially those who graduated from a serious agricultural university like Mingdong. are few and far between.

The college sent a teacher to help Mingdong get his household registration, and then he turned to the food relationship. He was busy all day long without touching the ground. When he finally lay on the bed in the single-person dormitory for the faculty and staff at night, Mingdong came to his senses. From today, he has become a faculty member of the Agricultural University.