MTL - 70s: Raising a Baby-Chapter 22

   Chapter 22

   There are still very few restaurants, most of them are public, and a few children are eating out for the first time, and their eyes are full of anticipation.

   Ye Jinzhi is also very curious, and always hears some older elders say: "Alas, the things now are too different from those of our time."

  The current restaurant is called a state-run restaurant, and the waiters in it are equivalent to the current civil servants.

   It was lunch time now, Ye Jinzhi was afraid that there would be too many people inside and there would be no space, but he didn't expect it.

   There is not much space inside, and the tables are neatly arranged, but there are very few people who come to eat, and the waiters are all sitting at the window chatting, not even looking up when people come in.

   However, Ye Jinzhi and his family are very impressive, and the former young minister is dressed in military uniform, so his attitude towards them is quite polite.

   Ye Jinzhi can see that their attitude towards looking at a person is really not good, and their tone is still very arrogant, as if they like to buy it or not.

   really opened the door to a new world. In later generations, those waiters will surround you and maintain a "customer first attitude".

   There was a small blackboard where the dishes were ordered, and the names of the dishes were written on it. Even if there were four or five dishes, and the three children were illiterate, Ye Jinzhi helped them pick them out.

   "I want a piece of braised pork, Mapo tofu, scrambled eggs with green peppers, green vegetables, and three bowls of rice." I ordered almost all of the above.

   "Four yuan and five, two or two food stamps." One of the waiters shouted to the back the food they wanted, and the other received the money.

  Ye Jinzhi is not very used to using tickets. Nowadays, almost everything needs a ticket, and he can't buy anything without a ticket.

   "Let's find a seat first." Ye Jinzhi took the child to find a corner seat.

  The three children looked around, everything was new and unknown to them.

   "When the meal is ready, let's serve it." The food has to be picked up by oneself, and the waiter just needs to sit at the small window and shout.

   Ye Jin stood up subconsciously, his shoulders sank, and the young minister Yuan pushed her down.

   "You sit, I'll take it." Turning around and striding towards the window.

  I ordered a bit too much, and Yuan Shaochen took it in two separate batches. As soon as the food came up, I smelled a fragrance.

   But the children sat in their seats obediently, with dishes and chopsticks in front of them, and when the young minister Yuan sat down, he asked Ye Jinzhi with his eyes.

   smiled knowingly. The etiquette of the table should be cultivated from an early age. The elders could not use the chopsticks until they were seated. They only picked up the chopsticks with Ye Jinzhi's permission.

  The food is so fragrant, especially the red-hot braised pork, which is so appetizing. The portion of the dish is very large, and several people are completely full.

  The taste of the sea market is on the sweet side. Like braised pork, it is sweet and salty. A few children stuffed it into their mouths in large bites, and the fragrance was not good.

   But children's stomachs can't digest such greasy things, so Ye Jinzhi gave them a chopstick of green vegetables.

   "Don't eat too much meat, you won't be able to digest it by then, and your stomach will hurt." Several children had to stop their chopsticks.

  Recalling that the last time I was on the train was because the contents of my stomach were not digested well. Hao's stomach had been hurting for a long time, and now I have lingering fears when I think about it.

   Obediently moved the chopsticks to the target, and other dishes tasted very good too, the mapo tofu was poured on the rice, the red copper listened to me, but I had an appetite, holding the spoon and eating it.

  Nowadays, people like to eat fatty meat. They feel that there is too much oil. Ye Jinzhi is not used to eating fatty meat. Most of the braised pork is fat. She didn't move a chopstick.

   A few children didn't pay attention to the fragrant food. When Yuan Shaochen was eating a few days ago, he found out that she didn't eat fatty meat and was very picky eater, but every time she ate less, everyone didn't notice much.

   calmly put a piece of lean meat into her bowl, Ye Jinzhi looked at the meat that appeared in the bowl, and just wanted to say that he didn't like fatty meat.

   It was a piece of lean meat. She looked up at him and put it in her mouth obediently. She didn't like flipping dishes and felt rude.

   She didn't expect him to pay attention to this little detail, and she felt a little overjoyed. It felt so good to be cared for.

   Even if the three children can eat again, it will not change the problem of too many dishes. Several children eat desperately, and there is still a little left in the end.

  A Zhao touched her belly and looked at the rest of the dishes with a little worry. The twins also stared at the food with resentful eyes.

  The people of this era all know that food should not be wasted. Although they have never been hungry, they have seen people in the village who often do not have enough to eat.

   They would secretly bring some of the food at home to their little friends so that they can eat.

   I always thought that what I made was very hidden, but the food at home was inexplicably less, how could I not know it, but just pretended not to find it.

   They were still complacent and smart. They knew how to keep a low profile and wouldn't take out the food with meat and smell. Father Ye and she just pretended not to know and cooperated with them.

However, with Yuan Shaochen, these meals will not be left at all. In fact, Ye Jinzhi doesn't know how big his stomach is until now. .

   After eating, it's not good to sit here all the time. She has seen the waiter look at them several times, so she almost came to chase them.

   I remembered that I had seen the map before. There is a museum nearby, so I can take them to see it and learn about the history and culture.

   But Ye Jinzhi is obviously not clear that the museums of this era are far from being comparable to those of later generations.

   It may be the reason that there are no people at noon, but from the moment I came in, I could feel that the place was deserted.

   This feeling is even more obvious when you walk inside. It is very depressed here, and people who have been here are reluctant to come back.

   In addition to the special nature of this era, many things in the museum have been destroyed, far less delicate than later generations.

   After visiting around, they were almost finished with digestion. Ye Jinzhi decided to take them to the library. Several children in the family like to read books, especially Axu.

   "There are a lot of books here!" A Xu and the others were already standing there unwilling to move. There were actually very few books here, and many bookshelves were still empty.

   You can still see signs of damage, but for a few children, it's a lot, much bigger than their little bookcase.

  Ye Jinzhi asked them to choose and pay for themselves. She went to see if there were any books for beginners such as sheet music, foreign languages, and painting. She could teach them to learn when she thought of it.

   But after turning around, there were none of these books. Fortunately, she was just here to try her luck. She knew that these books were banned now, so she was not disappointed.

   After looking around, I found that several children were still struggling with which books to buy. The greedy ones wanted all of them. Reading books is a good thing, and Ye Jinzhi supported them very much.

   "This time, each person picks a few books, and then we will read them separately. We will buy them after we finish reading." Remind them not to be too greedy, and they can come next time.

  The decision was made for the three children. One of them chose two books and held them in his arms. They were very precious.

   Although Ye Jinzhi didn't find what he wanted, he also bought two dictionaries, one Chinese dictionary, and one English dictionary.

   I have been delayed here for a long time, but the weather was hot and it was getting dark slowly, so I finally came out. Ye Jinzhi remembered that they had not seen the movie, and decided to go to the movie.

   There are only a few movies now, all of them were from the Anti-Japanese War. I bought five tickets, and there are still many people in the cinema.

   They came too late, and the location was only in the corner, but the three children didn't care at all.

I only watched movies in the village before, but there were too many people at that time. People in the nearby villages ran past when they heard that there were free movies to watch. When the three children went there, they could only see the heads. Didn't see it at all.

   This time, I can finally watch a movie. They didn’t wait long when they came in, and they saw the room was dark. The movie started to show. There was no sound around, and everyone’s attention was on the screen.

   Ye Jinzhi has no interest in this genre, and taking them to the movies is purely to let them see the world.

   But she didn't expect that she wasn't the only one who wasn't interested. Seeing that Young Master Yuan was also absent-minded, she stretched out a finger and poked his arm.

   Yuan Shaochen didn't respond, she poked again, but his muscles were too hard, and he couldn't poking him no matter what, Ye Jinzhi still didn't believe in evil and became addicted to poking.

   But it was like a tickling to Yuan Shaochen, he didn't feel at all, but his body gradually became hot.

   turned his head to see that she still didn't stop, took a deep breath, grabbed her hand, held it tightly, and clasped it in the palm of his hand, so that the hand would not be messed up again.

  Ye Jinzhi wanted to break free, but found that he was holding it too tightly. At the back, his fingers intertwined, and Ye Jinzhi gave up struggling.

   rested his head on his shoulder, closed his eyes little by little, and fell asleep.

   Yuan Shaochen turned his head to the side, looked at her sleeping face tenderly, and a bit of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.

   When she woke up, the movie was just about to end, as soon as she moved, Yuan Shaochen felt a light on his shoulders.

"woke up?"

   "Well, is it over yet?" She just woke up, still a little confused, yawned, and there were layers of tears in her eyes.

   Yuan Shaochen glanced at the big screen: "Come soon."

   The three children have been staring at the screen from the beginning of the movie and never looked away, so they didn't know that their mother slept from beginning to end.

   On the way back, they were still very excited, chatting and discussing the plot of the movie, not tired at all, and not in a good mood.

   It was very late when we got home, and Rong's mother had already prepared meals and waited for them.

   A few children rushed through the door after getting out of the car to show Grandma Rong the gifts they bought for her.

   When Ye Jinzhi and Yuan Shaochen went in, they saw Rong Ma laughed so hard that her eyes were gone, her eyes narrowed, and she didn't know what to do with the baby silk scarf in her hand.

   "Wash your hands and eat." As soon as I entered the door, I smelled the fragrance of vegetables. I was already hungry after playing in the afternoon, and I finished digesting the lunch early.

   After washing their hands, several children sat at the dining table and devoured their meals, occasionally throwing out a rainbow fart or two.

   "Grandma Rong, your cooking is delicious."

   "A hundred times better than outside."

  “.”

  Cookers are naturally overjoyed when they hear that someone likes their food so much, and Rong Ma is no exception.

  After eating, Ye Jinzhi took them upstairs to take a bath. After playing for a day, they were sweaty and smelly.

  After taking a bath, the three children began to droop as soon as their eyes touched the bed, and soon fell asleep.

   (end of this chapter)