69novels Chapter 161 Dreams
Chapter 161 Dreams
Seven milk popsicles, one for each person is just right.
The brothers and sisters of the old Gu family sat on a bamboo chair each, enjoying the cool breeze and eating popsicles under the eaves.
Gu Sanmei finished distributing the popsicles, and said with a smile: "Eat it quickly, or it will melt soon."
Seeing the popsicle, the eyes of several children were rounded, with novelty and longing in their eyes.
"Is this popsicle?" Gu Liangxing was the most impatient, tearing off the wrapping paper in a hurry, bowing his head and taking a mouthful, shivering from the cold, but he couldn't bear to spit it out, and said vaguely, "It's so ice, so sweet, so delicious." Fragrant."
Seeing how he eats, it makes the people around him have a good appetite.
Gu Mingnan lowered his head and took a bite, and he also felt that the taste was particularly good: "Not to mention, this thing is cool, so it's perfect for summer."
"I just can't hold it. I wrapped it in a foam box and a quilt. It's not as hard as it was when I took it out." Gu Sanmei said regretfully.
She checked it out at the supply and marketing cooperative. The popsicles had to be kept in the freezer. Freezers were expensive, and they had to use electricity, which was not something ordinary people could afford. She didn't even dare to ask.
If it can be stored, even if it is expensive, she would like to buy more and keep them at home, so that she can have a bite when she gets home from work.
Gu Mingdong took a look at his stick of popsicle. The outside was a paper wrapping paper, with four big characters of milk popsicle simply printed on it. There was only the information of the manufacturer next to it, and the packaging was very simple.
After tearing off the wrapping paper, the temperature difference caused the popsicle to rise into a light mist, and a strong milky smell penetrated into the nostrils. With a light bite, the milk-flavored popsicle slowly melted in the mouth.
The milky taste is rich, and there doesn't seem to be much water in it, so it's full of flavor.
The coolness that belongs to cold drinks can quickly resolve the summer heat. It is completely different from the sweet watermelon soaked in well water, but it tastes the same.
On a summer evening, sitting under the eaves and eating popsicles is indeed the ultimate enjoyment.
Gu Mingdong couldn't help but take a few more bites, and the corners of his eyes narrowed.
As a result, when I looked up, I saw several pairs of eyes looking at me: "Look at what I do, if you don't eat it, it will melt."
Gu Mingnan chuckled: "It's rare to see that big brother likes to eat something."
He always felt that his eldest brother had no desires and desires, and he didn't have high demands on life.
Gu Mingdong does not agree to this. He likes to eat a lot of things, from braised pork to big watermelon. It's just that the experience of the end of the world makes him not so picky about food, and he doesn't like wasting food.
However, Gu Sanmei rarely agrees with the second child's words: "Brother likes it, then I will buy it tomorrow and try different flavors."
Gu Liangchen reacted faster, raised his own popsicle and handed it to Gu Mingdong: "Dad, it's too cold, help me eat some."
Gu Mingdong was dumbfounded by their reaction, and slapped his son's small forehead with his backhand: "Eat by yourself."
"The taste of popsicles is good, but I'm not so hungry yet."
Even if he was greedy for a cold drink, he wouldn't eat the mouthful of his own son, but Gu Mingdong was still happy in his heart that his son was so filial and caring.
Gu Liangchen was a little disappointed, but he still lowered his head and ate his own stick. He was reluctant to bite directly like a big brother, so he sucked slowly from the top, and had to take care of the bottom from time to time, after all, the popsicle melted quickly.
Gu Simei and Gu Yun also sucked slowly like this, and the result was that when Gu Liangxing finished eating, they still had half of it left.
In normal times, Gu Liangxing would definitely want to have a sip, but he knew that popsicles were rare, so he didn't open his mouth. Instead, he bit the wooden stick of the popsicle in his mouth and slowly added it, trying to squeeze out the last taste of it.
Soon, there was no more milk smell on the stick.
Gu Liangxing spat it out reluctantly, held it in his hand without throwing it away, and said, "When I grow up, I will go to work in a popsicle factory, so that I can eat popsicles every day."
Gu Mingnan laughed when he heard this, put his arms around his neck and said, "Ah Xing is very ambitious, there is a popsicle factory in Changhe County, A Xing studies hard and works hard, maybe it will work."
"I heard that popsicles are cheap in Changhe County, and sometimes you can buy them without a ticket. Unfortunately, we are far away."
"It's all the same. We buy biscuits cheap here, and they must be more expensive when they buy them." Gu Sanmei commented.
Gu Liangxing's eyes lit up, he stood up and shouted: "From today on, I will definitely study hard and strive to become a worker in the popsicle factory, so that our family can eat popsicles every day."
Gu Mingdong laughed when he heard the child's words.
He joked: "A Xing, you can set your goals higher, such as striving to be the director of a popsicle factory, so that you can produce whatever flavor you like."
These words made Gu Liangxing's eyes shine: "That's right, why didn't I think of that."
"Then I will strive to be the factory manager, Dad, what flavor do you like to eat, and I will have someone produce it."
This made everyone laugh out loud.
Gu Liangxing jumped unwillingly: "Don't you believe me, I can definitely be the one."
After finishing speaking, he asked Gu Yun: "Little Yuner, what flavor do you like?"
Gu Yun was still licking the wooden stick, but when she heard this, she blinked her eyes and gestured: [I like them all. 】
Gu Liangxing rubbed his chin and said, "Then get one of each, such as watermelon, mulberry, honey, malted milk, biscuit, whatever you want as a meal."
"Ice pops can also have biscuit flavor, why don't you produce rice flavor, sweet potato flavor?"
"You can eat it if you want, but I've had enough sweet potatoes, so I want to eat other flavors."
The second brother Gu laughed out loud at being teased, and turned forwards and backwards, making the bamboo chairs creak and creak complainingly.
Gu Liangxing was not happy anymore, and shouted with his hands on his hips, "Second Uncle, don't laugh at me anymore, don't you like popsicles?"
"I love to eat, but I don't want to eat it as a meal."
Gu Mingdong spoke for his son: "Second brother, look at Ah Xing's ambition, you have to learn from him."
"Did you hear that, Second Uncle, Dad already said that you want to learn from me." Gu Liangxing said even louder with support.
The second brother Gu finally restrained his laughter, but still had a smile in his eyes: "Okay, I will learn from you, I can't be satisfied as a first-level worker, I have to work hard, and strive to become the captain of the transportation team first, and then strive to become the factory director .”
When Gu Liangxing heard this, he nodded in satisfaction, and asked, "Second Uncle, when you become the director of the factory, can we take a car?"
"It must be possible." Gu Erdi agreed without hesitation.
Gu Mingdong watched this scene with a smile, and suddenly his eyes fell on the third and fourth sisters.
He vaguely remembered that a few years ago when he just came to this world and finished the deal with the original owner, he also asked his siblings this question.
At that time, for the sake of this body, he thought about following the thoughts of a few children and letting them grow up quickly and become self-reliant, so that he could be worthy of the original owner and replace it with peace of mind.
Who knew that the longer the days passed, Gu Mingdong himself would enjoy the family happiness instead.
A peaceful and leisurely life is what Gu Mingdong couldn't ask for in his previous life, so he cherishes it all the more.
He glanced at the silly and happy second brother, the smiling third sister, and the gentle fourth sister who didn't speak much, and then looked at the happy faces of the three children.
Just like a vegetable garden in the backyard, he sprinkled the seeds with his own hands, took care of the growth all the way, and finally harvested sweet fruits.
Gu Mingdong thought to himself, this is probably the happiness that has been cultivated. Seeing the originally chaotic family become orderly, and the weed-like children have other prospects. The happiness in this is difficult for others to understand.
There was a bit of a smile in his eyes, and Gu Mingdong also became interested, and asked, "You have all grown up before you know it, have you changed your mind about the future?"
When asked this question, the three brothers and sisters of the Gu family were taken aback.
A few years ago when the twins were young and Gu Yun hadn't come yet, they naturally had no memories, but the three brothers and sisters of the Gu family still had fresh memories.
The second younger brother Gu scratched the back of his head, and was the first to answer: "I just want to work hard now. The first-level worker is not the ultimate goal. I have to learn from Ah Xing, work hard, and strive to find a factory manager for our old Gu family."
In fact, before today, Gu Erdi didn't think so long.
In other words, a few years ago, he didn't even dare to think that he could have what he has now.
The changes in these years are just like a dream, rapid and violent, Gu Mingnan adapted to it, and was also inspired by a man's desire to make progress.
After he finished speaking, he nodded himself: "That's right, I can't lose to children, no matter whether I succeed or not, I have to work hard first."
Seeing him say this, Gu Mingdong's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and he was very satisfied. His eyes fell on Gu Sanmei.
Gu Sanmei pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth were sweet, and the cold taste seemed to be still there.
She didn't know what to say for a while, after all, when her elder brother asked them a few years ago, she foolishly said that she would marry a city man.
Now that I think about it, I feel stupid. Gu Sanmei decided to treat that time as black history and never mention it again in this life.
In just a few years, the future that Gu Sanmei once longed for has now become a road that Gu Sanmei never even thought about.
Compared to marrying a city person like her aunt and living a life of husband and wife, everything depends on whether the man she married is good or not, Gu Sanmei thinks it's better to rely on herself.
Unknowingly, Gu Sanmei became the child who was most deeply influenced by Gu Mingdong.
Opening her horizons and walking out of Shanghe Village, Gu Sanmei suddenly realized that relying on others is the worst thing to do, and relying on her own efforts to walk out the road is more secure.
Just like today, she felt sorry for the head of the family, and she could buy as many popsicles as she wanted without looking at anyone's face.
After thinking for a while, Gu Sanmei said: "Although I am in the recycling bin now, there is no room for promotion and salary increase, but I will study hard to find better opportunities."
After finishing speaking, she said with some embarrassment: "Actually, the recycle bin is also very good. I am usually free. I have enough time to do my own things. I can read and find some good things to take home."
At the end, Gu Sanmei said again: "Brother, I don't want to get married and have children so early, I want to wait."
As for what to wait for, Gu Sanmei hasn't figured it out yet, but she just doesn't want to live like this for the rest of her life.
Gu Mingnan was about to make a few mocking remarks, such as saying that if you don't get married again, you will become an old girl, but seeing Sanmei's serious expression, he swallowed the words in his stomach again.
Gu Mingdong was not surprised. The one who changed the most among the three children was actually Gu Sanmei. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as reborn.
Maybe she is such a person herself, unwilling to admit defeat, far more aggressive than her brothers and sisters.
After thinking about it, Gu Mingdong asked, "Xiaoxi, do you really like those old things?"
Gu Mingxi was a little embarrassed, but still nodded: "I know this is not good, but seeing those things being ruined, I feel such a pity in my heart."
This hobby was slowly cultivated after she entered the recycling bin.
Everyone in the family knew about her hobby. The second Gu always laughed at her younger sister for "picking up trash", but the fourth younger sister Gu supported her very much.
As the eldest brother, Gu Mingdong naturally knew it too, but Gu Sanmei only came here based on her own preferences, and didn't actually study the old things, and occasionally brought home, even he could tell at a glance that they were fakes.
Gu Mingdong nodded, without saying anything, but a thought flashed in his heart.
But that thought was just a flash, he had to think about it before bringing it up, so that Gu Sanmei wouldn't be happy for nothing.
When it was Gu Simei's turn, she replied nervously: "I, I haven't made up my mind yet, I just want to study hard now."
It would be great if she could go to university. She likes to study and is willing to study, Gu Simei thought so from the bottom of her heart, but now that the college entrance examination has been cancelled, going to university depends on recommendation. Last year, in order to get a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, the nearby production team made a fuss Terrific, Gu Simei didn't dare to say that.
She was also afraid that if she said she wanted to go to college, she would be laughed at for daydreaming, and she hadn't heard of any girls who could go to college from far and wide.
Gu Mingdong boasted: "It is also very important to do the things in front of you first. You are still young, so you can think about it slowly."
After saying this, Gu Liangxing raised his hands high: "Dad, I, I, I have a dream."
Gu Mingdong asked with a smile: "Then what is your dream?"
"My dream is to become the director of the largest popsicle factory in China." Gu Liangxing proudly puffed out his small chest.
Smiling and patting his forehead, Gu Mingdong jokingly said, "Okay, then Dad is waiting for you to bring home popsicles that you can't finish."
"Dad, just rest assured and wait, that day will come soon." Gu Liangxing, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, is full of confidence.
Gu Mingdong looked at his youngest son, but saw that Gu Liangchen had a tangled face, biting the stick of the popsicle until it was full of imprints.
Seeing his distressed look, Gu Mingdong touched his little head helplessly: "You are still young, and you have plenty of time to think about it slowly."
Gu Liangchen smiled embarrassedly, leaned against Gu Mingdong's arms without fear of the heat and stopped talking.
A small person, but he kept thinking in his heart. He wanted to find someone with a high salary who could support the family just like his second uncle, so that Dad could eat whatever he wanted and use whatever he wanted.
I also want to find someone like Sangu who is relatively free on weekdays, preferably close to home, he doesn't want to be too far away from home.
Pieces and pieces, the child suddenly felt distressed.
Looking back many years later, Gu Liangchen still smiles when recalling the mood at this moment.
Compared to the entangled Gu Liangchen, Gu Yun was much more forthright, pointing at Gu Liangxing: 【Working together with big brother. 】
Gu Liangxing was immediately delighted, and said happily, "Okay, from now on I will be the director of the factory, and you will be the deputy director of the factory. Together, we, brother and sister, will be invincible all over the world."
The future director Gu, who decided to be invincible all over the world, turned around and asked, "Dad, second uncle, have you finished eating, do you want more sticks?"
Gu Mingdong asked strangely: "What do you want the stick for?"
"I'll keep it for fun," Gu Liangxing said.
So the last six wooden sticks were in Gu Liangxing's hands. He went to wash the wooden sticks, dried them, and put them in a small box with care.
As for Gu Liangchen's root, it was bitten so badly that his elder brother confiscated it in disgust.
The summer of this year was extremely hot, but in the memory of the old Gu's family, there was a hint of sweetness.
Seeing that everyone in the family likes to eat it, Gu Sanmei bought popsicles every now and then to take home.
The mung bean popsicles are refreshing, the red bean popsicles are soft and waxy, the milk popsicles are sweet, and even the white sugar popsicles that cost a few cents are cool. One after a meal, you are as happy as a fairy.
The popsicles were carefully put away by Gu Liangxing, and a bunch of small sticks were taken out, and occasionally the three children could use them as toys.
There are also big watermelons that Gu Mingdong brought home, each of which can weigh more than a dozen catties, and cutting one is enough for the old Gu family to have a full meal.
Pregnant Zhu Yan couldn't eat because of the hot weather, but as long as she had a mouthful of watermelon, she could eat two bowls in a row, so that Sun Qiang often went to his cousin's house, just to let his wife eat watermelon every day.
The twins are also watermelon lovers. The two of them like to eat watermelon standing under the eaves. After taking a bite, they hold back the shell of the melon seeds and put a bamboo basket in front of them. The chug chug is fired like a machine gun. Who can spit it out in a competition between two people? Yes, spit fast.
The black watermelon seeds will not be wasted at all. Gu Simei will collect them, wash them and dry them. After they have accumulated enough, they will be fried. You only need to add a little salt, and they will be delicious.
Even though the double robbing is exhausting during the day, at night, there are always bursts of laughter from the old Gu's family.
Laughter followed the path and occasionally reached the ears of other families in the production team of Shanghe Village.
When the other members heard this, they couldn't help sighing. Although the old Gu's family had gone through so many changes, the family and He Lele are now able to survive.
Cheerful laughter can always infect other people's emotions, and even the tired members, thinking about the harvest during the day, feel much better.
Naturally, not every household is like this.
Wang Mazi and Widow Liu were not happy to listen to the laughter next door.
Wang Mazi had never lived diligently in his life, otherwise he would not have lived like that. Now for his only son, he had to go all out to work in the fields, but his life was over, and his temper followed.
The fatigue during the day made the man more and more tempered. When he got home, he would call and drink to Widow Liu, where the warmth of the past was still there.
Hearing the laughter next door, Wang Mazi couldn't help cursing: "Damn it, I've been working so hard all day, and I'm tired of even panting when I go home, but their family still has the strength to make trouble."
What annoyed him the most was that Wang Mazi thought he was working very hard, but at most eight centimeters a day, Gu Mingdong and his brothers could get twelve work points, and Gu Mingdong also got subsidized work points for raising pigs.
People are more popular than others, and Wang Mazi is jealous in his heart.
"Damn it, those fools still think that Gu Jianguo is fair. If he is fair, he can give Gu Mingdong so many work points, why?"
Inside the room, Liu Aihua and Liu Xiaozhu looked at each other, lowered their heads and did not speak.
The reason, of course, is that Uncle Adong next door can do the work of two others. This is something that all members of the commune can see, so he gets twelve work points, and no one raises any objections.
Only Wang Mazi was so full of anger that he was willing to be blind.
However, Widow Liu still thought it was true, and praised his stinky feet beside him: "No, since he Gu Jianguo became the team leader, he can try his best to benefit from the old Gu's family, but who made him eloquent? I was deceived by eating lard, and helped to count the money when I was cheated."
When someone responded, Wang Mazi became even more enthusiastic: "The captain is amazing, isn't he just talking all day long?"
"Who would let others flatter, I heard that the captain has a good relationship with the secretary of the town, hey, if I knew this, I might as well let Lao Liu..."
"Bah, old Liu is not a good guy either." Wang Mazi scolded.
Compared to Gu Jianguo, Wang Mazi hated old Liu even more, and felt that it was all because of him that he hadn't recognized Li Xiaozhu all these years.
He had forgotten that he had a wife in his family. Even though he knew that Widow Liu had given birth to his son, he never thought about marrying a widow.
Wang Mazi didn't think about his own reasons at all, and when he thought that Liu Xiaozhu could neither change his surname nor call him Dad because of old Liu, his heart became depressed and angry.
If it was said that when Wang Mazi first came back, he only wanted to take good care of his son, but after marrying Widow Liu, he became more and more dissatisfied in his heart.
Why did he work so hard to raise his son, but Xiaozhu had to be surnamed Liu, and couldn't even call him dad?
With the daily fatigue, this dissatisfaction is accumulating, and I don't know when it will explode.
Widow Liu didn't know what Wang Mazi was thinking, and continued to babble, "If old Liu was still the captain, then Dazhu wouldn't die, and our family wouldn't..."
"Snapped!"
Wang Mazi slapped him over, stopping Widow Liu's remaining words: "Damn it, I worked so hard to support you, you know you miss that bastard."
Thinking of what Liu Dazhu had done, Wang Mazi was so annoyed that he reached out to take care of Widow Liu.
"Uncle Wang..." Liu Xiaozhu subconsciously called out, his face turned pale with fright.
The presence of his son allowed Wang Mazi to temporarily restrain his anger.
He turned his head and glanced at Liu Aihua, and said lightly: "Aihua, take your brother out for a walk, and come back later."
Liu Aihua was a little scared. The more time passed, the more she understood Wang Mazi's character in her heart.
"Uncle Wang, I..."
"Hurry up." Wang Mazi turned cold, "I'll feed you and clothe you, so I can't help you now?"
Liu Aihua was startled, grabbed Liu Xiaozhu, and the two left the house.
Wang Mazi turned to look at Widow Liu. The latter obviously knew what was going to happen and begged for mercy in fright, but was still grabbed by the hair.
The sound of screams came from the house, Liu Aihua trembled in fright, and subconsciously covered Liu Xiaozhu's ears.
Liu Xiaozhu grabbed her hand and shook his head: "Sister, I'm fine."
The siblings didn't know where to go, so they walked to the pigsty. The small house they used to live in was gone, and only a small slope remained.
Liu Aihua took her younger brother and sat on the small slope, looking at the dim lights of the village, wondering what she was thinking.
Occasionally there was laughter and laughter, and the siblings snuggled together, and seemed to feel a little more relaxed.
In the old Gu family, Gu Mingdong took the plans of his younger siblings to heart.
After a while, the busy double rush finally came to an end, the golden rice filled the barn, and the fields were replanted with rice seedlings.
One night, Gu Sanmei was helping her eldest nephew mend his clothes. Gu Liangxing was too noisy, and his clothes were always torn every day. The first three children in the family had the most patches on his clothes, which were all made by himself.
Gu Mingdong knocked on the door: "Xiaoxi, come with me."
Gu Mingxi was puzzled in his heart, but he put down what he was doing and went out.
Looking at the direction, the two of them were walking towards the old house, Gu Mingxi asked suspiciously: "Brother, what are we going there for?"
Gu Mingdong smiled and said, "It's a good thing, you'll know it later."