the next day.
Something big happened in the family compound.
Mr. Wang bought a black and white TV.
Tian Mi had no interest in television, but she still followed the crowd and went to watch the fun.
The TV is only 14 inches and is a Beijing brand.
The signal on the island might not be very good. After struggling for a while, we only received a few channels, but it was enough to make everyone excited.
After all, this thing is the first one for the entire 836th Unit.
It is really magnificent and novel.
Aunt Mei was not a stingy person. She directly placed the TV in the living room and stated that everyone could come and watch it for two hours every afternoon.
Tian Mi could already imagine that Aunt Mei's house would be very lively for a long time in the future.
night.
Tian Mi is preparing dinner in the kitchen.
When I heard the two little ones playing in the living room suddenly getting excited, I knew it must be my husband coming back.
Sure enough, after a while, a tall man walked in holding a child in each hand.
Tian Mi smiled and said, "I came back earlier today."
"Well, it's almost finished. The food will be stored in the warehouse in two days at most." As he said that, Lou Luhui prepared to put the children down to help cook dinner.
Just as he was about to squat down, the two little ones reacted, hugged their father's neck tightly, one on the left and one on the right, and cried coquettishly:
"I want daddy!"
"I miss my dad!"
Seeing them look so cute, I would have thought they had been separated for many years, even though they clearly met at lunch.
The key point is that men are particularly susceptible to this kind of tricks, and they are coaxed into smiling from ear to ear by their two babies.
Tian Mi couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he chased them away and said, "Get out now, you are in the way."
Lou Luhui chuckled, kissed the children on both sides, then bent down and quickly kissed his wife, then he carried the two precious kids who were clamoring to play out of the kitchen.
Tian Mi always keeps dinner light and nutritious, so she doesn’t make it too complicated.
In addition to the steamed egg custard for the children, I only fried a plate of mushrooms and made a plate of garlic lobster meat.
The staple food is simple rice porridge and white flour steamed buns. Of course, the steamed buns are mostly prepared for the husband. With his daily consumption, he can't get by just drinking porridge.
And because it’s not complicated, it’s ready quickly.
When Tian Mi brought out the food, not surprisingly, the man had taken off his military uniform and was only wearing a vest. He was lying on the carpet, being ridden on by the children like a horse, and the two little guys were so happy that they were going crazy.
She shook her head in amusement: "Don't spoil them, they are about to fly to heaven, go wash your hands and prepare to eat."
Hearing that it was time to eat, the two little guys swallowed their saliva.
But soon she lay on her father's back again. Pearl was very good at acting like a spoiled child. She lay down, put her little face on her father's back, and said softly, "Zhuzhu wants to play, Dad, I want to play more."
Beibei was fine, he obediently reached out to his mother for a hug.
Tian Mi wiped her hands on her apron before taking her son off her husband's back.
He took out a small handkerchief from the little guy's pocket and wiped the sweat off his forehead, then reached out and touched his back. Finding that he was not very sweaty, he gave up the plan to change his clothes, gave him a kiss, and reached out to the girl who still refused to get down.
Seeing this, Pearl hugged her father's neck even tighter, obviously not having enough fun.
Tian Mi didn't indulge her, he directly picked up the little girl and slid her down, while wiping her sweat, he said with a stern face: "Hurry up and wash your hands with daddy, if you delay any longer, I will beat you up."
Although she would usually join the children in making trouble, she was never vague when it came to setting rules.
Although Pearl is small, she is very clever. When she saw her mother's sullen face, she immediately behaved herself and stopped making trouble.
Seeing this, Tian Mi kissed her with satisfaction and told her husband to take the children to wash their hands.
Lou Luhui leaned his head forward, signaling to his wife not to favor one over the other.
Tian Mi perfunctorily tapped her husband's head with a handkerchief twice, urging him to hurry up.
The man gritted his teeth, feeling that he was being treated unfairly and wanted to protest, but his wife ran too fast and didn't give him a chance.
Seeing her mother gone, Pearl turned to her doting father and said, "Dad."
Lou Lu stood up and led the two children to the bathroom. Hearing what his daughter said, the man who was "ignored" by his wife suddenly looked pitiful: "I can't help it. Mom is too fierce. If I don't listen, Mom will beat Dad."
Hearing this, the little girl opened her big black eyes wide, and covered her little butt with her free little hand: "Want a spanking?"
The man lied with his eyes open: "It hurts more than a spanking."
Brought out the dishes, Tian Mi gritted her teeth after listening to all of her husband's "slander".
Very good, Huihui, don’t think about it tonight.
It's about the same with being a parent.
I dislike the noise made by children during the day, but at night, when they fall asleep, I feel that they are no more than angels.
After washing up, Tian Mi lay on the bed, looking at the two little kids sleeping quietly and cutely. Once again, she shamelessly thought that her own children were the cutest.
Just as she leaned forward to pinch her daughter's small fleshy hand on the pillow, her waist suddenly tightened and her whole body was lifted into the air.
It's not good for a man to be strong. Look, he picked her up with one hand. Tian Mi was so angry that she pinched him and said in a low voice: "You scared me."
After the sex was over, the man with a serious look on his face hugged his wife and discussed: "Shall we buy a TV for our family?"
Tian Mi looked up at him: "You want it?"
Lou Luhui brushed away the wet hair on his wife's forehead, kissed her, and said gently: "I'm fine, I'm just worried that you'll be bored at home. When you return to Beijing in a few days, you can go to the Friendship Store and have a look."
Thinking about the fact that after having a TV, he would have to devote about two hours of entertainment to everyone every day, Tian Mi quickly shook his head: "Don't worry about me. I can't receive any channels. If I get bored, I'll go out to play. That's not more interesting than watching TV."
It’s not that she is stingy, but she feels overwhelmed when she thinks about dozens of people gathering around her house every day, eating melon seeds and chatting.
Besides, this has happened for a long time, and everyone has become accustomed to it and takes it for granted. It might even make her unpopular with everyone, so why should she do this
"You really don't want it?"
Tian Mi shook his head firmly: "I really don't want it, but if you want it, we'll buy it."
He was not interested either. Lou Luhui laughed softly, "Then don't buy it. By the way, can you let the children sleep alone?"
This time, Tian Mi yawned lazily, lay in her husband's arms, and squinted her eyes sleepily: "Isn't she still too young?" Only two years old.
"Not small anymore, he will be 4 years old soon."
This person was obviously calculating according to his lunar age. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Let's wait a little longer, at least until next year."
Lou Luhui argued: "My mother said that I slept alone when I was my age."
Of course he loves his children, but it is really depressing that the couple has to be secretive when they want to be intimate with each other.
Tian Mi didn't know what to say, so he just pretended to sleep.
But unexpectedly, I fell asleep in a short while.
After giving several reasons in a row but still getting no response from his wife, Lou Lu finally realized that something was wrong. However, her wife had already started breathing evenly and fell into a deep sleep.
Lou Lu returns.
In the next two days, Lou Luhui still went out early and came back late.
After all the wheat had been stored in the granary, he went to Brigade Wang's office and asked for a leave.
This year is another year of bumper harvest, and one can imagine how Wang Lu feels. These days, as long as one can fill his stomach, it is a great joy.
Seeing his proud subordinate coming in, he took the initiative to serve him a cup of tea in a rare good mood.
As for the vacation, he immediately agreed: "It's time to go back and see them. The old boss hasn't seen his two grandchildren yet. He must be very happy."
At this point, Wang Lu couldn't help but look sour again. There was nothing he could do. The Lou family's twins were getting more and more rare as they grew older. If they were his own, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.
But thinking of his two sons who had not returned for several years, he was still embarrassed to bring up the matter of letting Miss Tian Xin become his daughter-in-law.
Alas. What a good girl, but my son is not good enough, so I am ashamed to mention her. He drank a sip of tea and asked, "When are you leaving?"
Lou Lu replied: "I'll ask someone to buy a train ticket when I get back. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll leave in the next two days."
Wang Lu thought of the two children he loved so much and took the initiative to say, "I'll call the station to reserve two berths for you when the train tickets are available. The children are still young and can't stand the hardship."
Lou Luhui was already used to taking advantage of his children again, so he didn't say anything polite and just smiled and said, "Thank you, Commander."
"I just can't bear to leave my child."
"Thank you very much. If it is convenient, please ask the guard to drive us to the train station on the day of departure."
Hearing this, Wang Lu pointed at him with a dark face and said, "You little bastard, you are getting too aggressive. Get out of here right now!"
Knowing that he had agreed, Lou Luhui left without further delay.
After returning home, Lou Luhui told his wife that he was going back to Beijing, and that Wang Lu would help buy tickets and take them to the train station.
Tian Mi had already prepared herself mentally for the trip back to Beijing, but she was still happy to hear about Wang Lu's help: "It's great to have a car to take me back, otherwise I would have to change buses several times with the kids. By the way, I was worried that there would be too many things to carry, so I planned to take nothing but the necessary things. Now it's good, and I can bring some gifts for my parents."
As she said that, she prepared to search in the cupboard.
Seeing this, Lou Luhui quickly stopped him and said, "Don't worry, have dinner first. I'll help you clean up after dinner."
“.”
Wang Lu was very quick and gave the exact time for the train ticket the next morning.
It still departs from Hongchun Station and goes directly to Beijing Railway Station only once a day, at 3:10 p.m. the day after tomorrow.
There was plenty of time, so the couple had more than a day to prepare.
Since there is a special car to take you when you get on the train, there is also a special car to pick you up when you get off the train.
Tian Mi packed a whole sack with all the dried seafood that she had dried at home.
On the contrary, the things a family of four brought with them only amounted to a small suitcase.
Not only did Lou Lu return home after not having visited for several years, even Tian Mi was looking forward to going to Beijing.
What did Beijing look like in the 1970s
Well, I must take lots and lots of photos.
By the way, if you don't want to buy a TV, you can consider buying a camera.
With anticipation in my heart, time passed quickly without me noticing.
What was unexpected was that at noon on the day we were about to set off.
Tian Xin, who has grown into a grown-up girl and was finally accepted as an apprentice by Mr. Cheng half a year ago, gave Tian Mi an unexpected surprise.
Mr. Cheng received a request for help from an old acquaintance in Beijing and was asked to help treat a patient.
The situation was urgent and the other party had already arranged tickets for us, which were on the same train as Tian Mi and the others.
As the only disciple of the old man, Tian Xin naturally has to follow him as an assistant.
(End of this chapter)