The Eldest Sister is Like a Stepmother [60’s]

After eating dinner, everyone went to sleep after dealing with 40 kilograms of big ominous prawns.

the next day

Lin Yiyi: “Army, after breakfast, you take the third army and the fourth army to continue fishing for big oysters, and bring the fifth brother with you. Sister, go to other places to look for big oysters. If you find them, wait for you. After the big ominous shrimp over there has been caught, we can continue to fish. Otherwise, we will not be able to catch the big ominous shrimp over there after you have caught the big ominous shrimp.”

In the past, when Lin Erjun was there, Lin Dajun was led by Lin Erjun by the nose. Now that Lin Erjun went to the county seat, Lin Dajun felt that he had become the boss, but in fact, Lin Dajun had no opinion. He had Selfishness, but it is easy to be persuaded by others, which is commonly known as soft-hearted. However, he is different from other people who have soft ears. People have soft ears because they are honest, but he is not an honest person, just the kind of person who pretends to be forceful. At the same time, he likes to put on the air of elder brother in front of the Third Army and the Fourth Army, but in front of Lin Yiyi, he does not dare, because he thinks what Lin Yiyi said is right, and it seems to be for his own good. In short, he is a person who listens to the truth in the moment, but turns around and forgets about the same.

Lin Dajun put Lin Wudi in the basket, and took Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun to go fishing for lobsters. Lin Yiyi also carried a small basket to find other food. She was wearing a straw hat, which was covered with A scarf, so that she can wipe the sweat when she is tired from walking, and then she also brings the kitchen knife, so that it can be useful when she sees something else to eat.

In fact, at the moment, in the season of August, Lin Yiyi doesn’t really want to go out. Not to mention the heat outside and the backing of the countryside, she is worried about encountering snakes, wild boars, wolves, etc. She reads it when she reads novels. She didn’t know if such a description was true or not. However, there are still more than ten days before she gets married. She can’t do it at home every day. The Lin brothers will definitely be lazy when they see it. Even if she doesn’t have the idea of ​​reforming them, she doesn’t want them to be lazy, otherwise she will get married. , they will implicate her too.

According to Daya’s memory, Lin Yiyi walked to places with water, and she did not go to the mountains that were too deep, just the streams, the foot of the mountains, and the reservoir. She couldn’t think of any other food. The girl who grew up in the city really didn’t know what food could be found in the countryside. Her only thought was lobster, because lobster appeared here, so other Streams, reservoirs, there will be a great chance.

When Lin Yiyi was walking along the road at the foot of the mountain, she also met a lot of villagers. When they didn’t have to go to work, they went out to find food every day. .

Lin Yiyi also doesn’t walk where there is no road. It’s all in the haystack. She doesn’t dare to walk. She walks the road that others have walked. She always feels more at ease.

She, who was originally at the foot of the mountain, walked along the mountain road. She wanted to try her luck and see if she could still pick up wild eggs. There were only 4 wild eggs picked up before. wasted.

As Lin Yiyi walked, she tapped the haystack from side to side with wooden sticks. This was called pathfinding.

Lin Yiyi moved her ears, as if she heard some voices, 雊雊雊… What is this cry? Rooster croaks. Lin Yiyi has never heard a rooster croak in modern times, but in reality she knows what a rooster croak is, let alone Da Ya. Therefore, Lin Yiyi’s instinctive reaction, who has the memory of Da Ya, is that the chicken is crowing.

Why do chickens bark?

As an animal that is not dangerous and does not hurt people, Lin Yiyi thought of chicken when she heard the chicken crow, so she went to watch it. Carefully, she used a wooden branch to explore the path. She didn’t take a few steps, and it was less than ten meters away. She saw a pheasant lying in the haystack, and a chicken’s paws were covered in blood, which looked like The bone was broken, but the chicken paw was still attached. When the pheasant saw someone coming, the roach’s cry became even louder. It struggled to stand up and wanted to run, but it was weak with only one foot.

Lin Yiyi swallowed, not greedy, but nervous. No matter how inexperienced she is, she knows what she should do at this moment is to chop off the head of the chicken and put the chicken in the back basket. Lin Yiyi approached with trembling feet, and then grabbed the struggling pheasant with trembling hands. Her hand holding the knife trembled even more, but she still pursed her mouth and stabbed the chicken head down. Her eyes were wide open, and she was worried about accidentally cutting her own hand. The knife was so hard that the pheasant’s head was chopped off in half and then hung.

Lin Yiyi made several cuts in succession. When she cut off the chicken head, her whole body seemed to lose her strength. She sat on the ground panting for a while, her face even paler.

Soon, Lin Yiyi came back to her senses, she was not a fool, she knew what the smell of blood would attract, not to mention that it was a famine. It would be bad to attract hungry beasts. Lin Yiyi hurriedly dug a hole with a branch, then threw the chicken head into the hole, put the chicken neck against the hole, and poured the chicken blood into the chicken hole. After ten minutes, the chicken’s neck stopped bleeding. She picked some grass, wrapped the pheasant and put it in the back basket. After doing this, Lin Yiyi’s heartbeat has not stopped. But her mind gradually became sober, and she realized one thing.

First a nest of wild eggs, and now a pheasant, Lin Yiyi felt that if it was a coincidence, then this kind of luck is really good. She felt that it was possible… She ignited the luck of the heroine of Da Ya. They are all people who read novels, and everyone understands that in novels, the hero and heroine are people with great luck. Even in the original play, Da Ya suffered for a lifetime, but in the end, Lin Wudi appeared. According to common sense, how could the younger brother who was sent away since childhood come to pick her up? How could Jin Yu, a former fiancé who has nothing to do with her, help her find Younger Lin?

Therefore, even if Da Ya suffers all her life, at the end of her life, she still has the luck of the heroine.

Lin Yiyi feels that now, she is just igniting the luck of the heroine of Da Ya in advance, which is the heroine’s blessing. Whether it’s true or not, Lin Yiyi thinks it’s the truth. If this body is really a person with great luck, then… Lin Yiyi thought about it, closed her palms, and whispered: God, let me pick up another pheasant!

Although she was praying like this, Lin Yiyi did not continue to stay here. She picked up the knife and the wooden stick and left here first. Not safe here.

As Lin Yiyi walked, she thought about how to deal with the chicken. After walking for a while, she heard the voice of the roach again. She stopped and followed the voice of the rooster, and saw a pheasant nest in the grass. On the pile, when she saw her coming, the pheasant ran away quickly, but it ran too fast, hit a tree, and then fainted.

Lin Yiyi: …

Calmly cut off the head of the pheasant, and after finishing the treatment, put away the 12 pheasant eggs in the pheasant nest. This time, she was quite sure that she had ignited the luck of the heroine of Da Ya. However, she did not continue to beg God, this kind of blessing can be accepted as soon as it is good.

Lin Yiyi is not ready to go shopping anymore, she is going home to pluck the feathers.

Lin Yiyi knew how to pluck chicken feathers. When the elders in the family were stewing chicken soup, they bought chickens that were slaughtered in the vegetable market. After the chickens were bought, they only let the blood go, and the chicken feathers had to be taken home for disposal. When plucking chicken feathers, the chicken should be soaked in hot water for half an hour, which is convenient for plucking chicken feathers.

But how does this pheasant cook deliciously? Lin Yiyi thought for a while, braised or something, not to mention her cooking skills are not good, even the Lin family does not have this condition, not even an iron pot, and in terms of nutrition, of course, stewing soup is the best. For the pheasant soup, the clear light is too greasy and requires a lot of materials. The Lin family still does not have this condition, so… it is better to add some potatoes, taro and the like. The Lin family doesn’t have these things, so… find someone to replace them.

It would be too extravagant to eat both pheasants by themselves, so it might be more cost-effective to exchange some food. But who is more reassuring to find a replacement in the brigade? Although it is said that this pheasant is an asset belonging to the country, it is just such a pheasant, a pound or two of meat, that the brigade allows itself to take.

In the list of exchanging pheasants for food, Lin Yiyi chose three people, the captain, Yang Guilan, and Dr. Lin. Dr. Lin is a good person who can be flexible. The chief’s family should have food. Yang Guilan’s heart is also good, and he is a person in the county, so he must like this pheasant. Among the three, Lin Yiyi thought about it and chose Dr. Lin.

Back home, Lin Yiyi put down the basket and went to Dr. Lin’s house: “Dr. Lin…”

Lin Zhengde was dealing with the medicine he had just picked up, and when he saw Lin Yiyi, he said gently, “Da Ya is here, how is your health?”

Lin Yiyi said: “My body is much better, and I feel stronger.”

Lin Zhengde: “That’s good. You need to rest recently, so you can’t be tired. If you take care of your body, you will have the capital to do things. Otherwise, if your health is not good, you will waste money in the future.”

Lin Yiyi: “Thank you Dr. Lin.” Sure enough, Dr. Lin’s character is very good, even in the original plot, Daya is in poor health because of her long-term labor, and Dr. Lin often helps her with medicine, “Dr. Lin, I…I I want to exchange food with you.”

Lin Zhengde paused when he sorted out the herbs: “What does Da Ya want to change? How?” Because Lin Yiyi used a change of words, he was very curious.

Lin Yiyi: “I… I went to the mountains to find food today, and I caught a pheasant. I want to change it for potatoes.”

Lin Zhengde was surprised at first, and then said: “We haven’t eaten chicken for a long time, wait, I’ll ask your aunt, I don’t know anything about this.” Lin Zhengde is willing to change, their family should be one of the few in the village There are not many people who are short of food, so he is willing to replace the pheasant to supplement his body, and he doesn’t even want to eat it on weekdays.

Lin Zhengde put the herbs aside and entered the kitchen at the corner of the main room. After a while, Mrs. Qiu followed Lin Zhengde out: “Da Ya, how many pheasants are you going to use? How many pounds of potatoes?”

Lin Yiyi: “A pheasant, but the pheasant doesn’t seem to be heavy. I don’t know how many kilograms of potatoes can be exchanged. Is 10 kilograms okay?”

Qiu thought about it, if it was in the past, a pheasant could be sold for two yuan, how much would a pound of potatoes cost? According to the price of food, a pheasant can be exchanged for 40 pounds of potatoes. But now, eating meat is a luxury, not enough to eat, food is different. Since there is no shortage of food in their family, they can also exchange food. Moreover, maybe it only happens once a year, so Qiu is willing to exchange. But for 10 catties of potatoes, she felt that she was taking advantage of the children, and she was reluctant to change 40 catties of potatoes. After thinking about it, Mrs Qiu said, “For 20 catties.” For a chicken, their family eats 4 One part, the remaining three-quarters were air-dried and saved for next time. Qiu started to make an abacus.

After the negotiation, Lin Zhengde and Mrs Qiu took 20 catties of potatoes and followed Lin Yiyi to Lin’s house to exchange for pheasants. Lin Yiyi had already hidden the other pheasant, and gave the other one that looked fatter to them.

After Lin Zhengde and his wife left, Lin Yiyi boiled water and pulled the feathers. At noon, she ate a bowl of stewed eggs by herself.

After finishing the chicken, Lin Yiyi cut it in half, then cut it into pieces, and put it in a sand pot with the potatoes for stew. Then she split the other half, and half planned to give it to the captain’s house. In the future, even if she got married, she still needed the captain’s place, and the other half planned to give it to Yang Guilan. Yang Guilan’s people are really good. of. Then about Lin Erjun, she also wanted someone to deliver the news.

The captain’s family received a quarter of the pheasant and did not refuse it. The meat taste was so attractive. The captain and his wife are good, and the captain is also an upright person, but an upright person does not mean that his head is dead. The captain’s wife also returned the gift and gave Lin Yiyi two catties of sweet potatoes. A quarter of the chicken is only half a catty, and the two catties of sweet potatoes are not cheap.

The remaining quarter, Lin Yiyi took it to Lin Dafu’s house.

“Is Aunt Guilan here?”

Yang Guilan: “Da Ya.” She had just returned from the county seat and had lunch at a relative’s house. She still felt very warm when she saw the picture of Lin Erjun getting along with her relatives. Lin Erjun was obedient and filial. A son also felt happy, and Yang Guilan felt that she had done a good thing.

Lin Yiyi said, “Auntie, I want to discuss something with you.”

Yang Guilan: “What’s the matter? Da Ya, come in and tell me.”

Lin Yiyi first gave the meat to Yang Guilan: “Auntie, thank you for taking care of our family.”

Yang Guilan: “Don’t, don’t, you keep eating for yourself.” Although she is also greedy for meat, she won’t eat children’s food.

Lin Yiyi: “Auntie, don’t be polite to me, I still have some at home. If you feel bad about it, after I get married, you can help me pay more attention to the army and them. If there is an emergency, you can send me a message, That couldn’t be better.”

Yang Guilan thought, this is a small matter, so she accepted the meat, but she also returned as a gift, and took out two catties of dried bamboo shoots: “Da Ya, take this, it is especially delicious to put it in the soup with the meat.”

Lin Yiyi took the bamboo shoots: “Aunt Guilan, actually… Actually, I have one more thing I want to ask you.”

Yang Guilan: “What’s the matter? Let’s hear it first and see if I can be of any help, Auntie.”

Lin Yiyi said: “Auntie, I want to go and see if the Second Army is doing well, I… I’ll see her, I promise not to disturb him, please, tell me the address of the family who adopted the Second Army. Bar.”

Yang Guilan would never have said it, but when she thought of the relatives who said that they would move out in a few days, she thought that this might be the last meeting between the Second Army and Daya, so she said, “Then you promise auntie. , you can only watch from a distance, you can’t go to the Second Army.”

Lin Yiyi: “I promise.”

After Lin Yiyi got the news from Yang Guilan, she wrote a letter when she got home. She couldn’t go to the county town as her sister to say that Lin Erjun was not. It was not good for her reputation. own reputation. However, as for Lin Erjun’s character, she can tell the people there anonymously, which is considered to be doing her best. As for the outcome, it’s none of her business.

In the evening, Lin Dajun came back with his younger brothers and saw the stewed chicken with potatoes on the table. He was stunned: “Eldest sister, where did the meat and potatoes come from?” He said, drooling.

Lin Yiyi: “This is a pheasant, which my sister picked up from the mountain today. This potato was exchanged by my sister for chicken. Our family has little food, so we can just try the chicken, and replace the remaining chicken with a few pounds of potatoes, which can be filled with potatoes. full stomach.”

Lin Sijun: “Sister, you are so amazing that you can actually pick up pheasants. If you let others know that we are eating chicken, you will definitely be envious.”

Lin Dajun: “You can’t tell others.”

Lin Sijun: “I know.”

They are all grown-up children, of course they know that they can’t tell others, and they still know how to make a fortune in silence.

Everyone ate dinner very happily. It was even more enjoyable than drinking egg custard. Even the fifth brother Lin’s stomach also drank a small bowl of chicken soup. The chicken soup had potato paste, and the fifth brother Lin drank deliciously. Lin Yiyi chopped up the chicken and mixed it into the soup, so that fifth brother Lin, who was missing teeth, could easily eat it.

Fifth brother Lin not only eats it himself, but also wants to take a wooden spoon and give it to Lin Yiyi to eat: “Sister eat…”

Lin Yiyi shook her head: “Sister doesn’t eat it, the younger brother eats it by himself, and grows taller after eating.”

Brother Lin: “Grow tall and tall.” He took a bite into his mouth and smiled with squinted eyes.

the next day

Lin Yiyi continued to look for food, Lin Dajun took Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun, and Lin Wudi carried on his back to go fishing for lobsters. After Lin Dajun left with his younger brothers, Lin Yiyi did not continue to look for food, but went to the county seat. She has the memory of Da Ya. Starting at seven in the morning, it took her two and a half hours to walk for two and a half hours. After arriving at the county seat, she followed the address provided by Yang Guilan and went to the house where Lin Erjun was adopted. Of course, she did not show up, but watched from a distance for a while, then went to the post office and put the letter she wrote last night. The letter was sent to the family who adopted Lin Erjun. Although she felt that she didn’t owe others, it was because she rejected Lin’s fifth brother’s adoption that there was Lin Erjun’s incident, so she wanted to remind the other party.

Of course, she is not afraid that this letter will be seen by others, because the handwriting of Daya’s primary school graduation is completely different from hers, so no one can recognize that this letter is written by her.

After the letter was sent, Lin Yiyi went to the newspaper office again. Since she wanted to support the fifth brother Lin, she must not just talk about it. She was uneasy about handing the fifth brother Lin to the three brothers Lin Dajun, and brought it to the Xiao family. Why support you? Even though Grandma Xiao and Qin Xiangju are good people, it is embarrassing to have a child at this time. She can’t embarrass others just because they are good. Therefore, if she wants to bring fifth brother Lin to Xiao’s house, she must have confidence. She, a girl from 2020, can’t move her hands, can’t pick her shoulders, can’t make clothes, and it’s even more impossible to go to work. Like other novel heroines, it’s even more impossible to go to the black market and do business. Lin Yiyi didn’t have the guts, and she didn’t want to bet on the so-called heroine’s luck. It took more than two hours to travel from the village to the county seat, and she was tired enough. She knew she was squeamish and couldn’t do these things.

If it is said that her only advantage is her literary talent.

A student from the liberal arts college of a famous university, and a planner of a listed real estate company, Lin Yiyi’s literary talent is not bad, it can be said that it is very good. Since high school, she has published articles in magazines such as “Reader”. At that time, it was because of interest, but she never thought that one day, she would think of making money by submitting articles.

Yes, the submission is the confidence she came up with. Although it is 60 years now, and money may not be able to buy food, but she knows that in the second half of 1961, the famine and famine will ease, and the free market will open in 1962. At that time, although shopping will still be To vote, but the role of money will be reflected. She is rich, will the Xiao family still object to her raising fifth brother Lin?

Lin Yiyi did not enter the newspaper office either, she just wrote down the address of the newspaper office so that she could send the manuscript to when she submitted it. Of course, she did not pin her hopes on the newspaper office in the county seat. She also bought weekly magazines, such as the most famous three newspapers and one issue, because there were many publishers’ addresses on them.

These weekly magazines are not expensive, and Lin Yiyi has 46 yuan on him, which is absolutely enough to buy them. Then she went to buy paper and pens, pen and ink, this is the big head. Since writing a manuscript, you always need a pen, it is impossible to use a pencil. Although Lin Yiyi is in pain, she is more looking forward to it. When people have expectations, they are motivated.

And she knew that if she wanted to write a manuscript and make money with it, she would only have 6 years. In 1966, the ten-year turmoil began, and the manuscript fee was considered to be “bourgeois legal rights” and was cancelled. After that, in 1976, Very turbulent, everything is about giving, not about receiving. So to make money, you have to be 66 years ago.

While thinking about it, Lin Yiyi carried a bag back home. When she was hungry on the way, she ate boiled eggs. She didn’t get home until two o’clock in the afternoon. As soon as she got home, she started writing, and on the way back and forth, she had already conceived several stories.

At five o’clock, I saw that Lin Dajun and the others were about to come back, and she went to cook.

Lin Dajun came back with Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun, and Lin Wudi on his back. The three brothers came back chatting with each other, with smiles on their faces, as if they didn’t know the feeling of sadness.