MTL - 70s: Raising a Baby-Chapter 57

   Chapter 57

  On the morning of New Year's Day, several children were woken up by the sound of firecrackers downstairs.

   It was too late to play yesterday. The three children played more than half of the firecrackers they bought, which attracted many friends.

  Last night, the yard was very lively. Many people came out to see how busy the original family was after the New Year's Eve dinner.

   Ye Jinzhi felt that last night was the busiest time in their house. A group of people stood in the yard watching the children play with firecrackers.

  The adults in the family couldn't make it, and they also bought it for the children. They all went to their house to play together. It was really quiet that night.

  The chatter of adults and the laughter of children, Ye Jinzhi admired that they would not feel cold.

   The three children got up as soon as they heard the sound of firecrackers, and their sleepiness disappeared.

   "Ah, the red envelope." Ah Zhao discovered the red envelope first and called out in surprise.

  The two youngsters heard the voice of their elder brother and found a red envelope next to the pillow.

   Put on the new clothes Ye Jinzhi gave them on the bedside, and couldn't wait to go downstairs to show the red envelopes he received.

   "Mom, Mom, we're up." When I went downstairs, I saw my mother sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

   "Ah, ah, ah - look, the red envelope." The three children took the red envelope in their hands and showed it to Ye Jinzhi.

   "Thank you mom, we also have a New Year's gift."

   Ye Jinzhi also wondered why Axu kept his hands behind his back. It turned out that he was holding a gift.

   "Look, this is our family portrait."

   Above is a family photo of their family wearing red clothes and the former junior minister wearing military uniforms.

   "Thank you baby, Mommy hang it up for everyone to see."

   "Young minister, where did you put the picture frame you made last time?" Ye Jinzhi got up and went outside and asked the original young minister.

   "What's the matter?" Yuan Shaochen just finished setting off the firecrackers.

   "Hey, the family portrait drawn by your son." Ye Jinzhi showed him the picture she was holding.

The characters on the    paintings are getting more and more realistic, and even the verve has been captured.

   "Come on, let's hang together."

  Ye Jinzhi hung it on the wall behind the sofa so that anyone could see it as soon as they came in.

   "Dad." The three children shouted together Yuan Shaochen.

   Yuan Shaochen turned around and saw the three children standing side by side with cunning in his eyes.

   "Wish Dad a Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai."

As soon as    finished speaking, the little hand spread out, the purpose was obvious.

   Ye Jinzhi had fallen on the sofa laughing, which was so funny to them.

   "Bring the red envelope."

   Yuan Shaochen was about to speak when he heard a sound from the courtyard.

   "Happy New Years, Sister-in-law!" Zhang Yuan and the others had breakfast early in the morning and ran to the former young minister's house.

   "What are you doing here?" Yuan Shaochen said angrily.

   "New Year's greetings."

   Several people crossed their hands to make fists and put them on their chests.

   "Dad, where's the red envelope." The three children didn't need to urge after seeing that the young minister Yuan didn't take out the red envelope.

   Where is the red envelope on Yuan Shaochen's body, he turned to Ye Jinzhi for help.

   Ye Jinzhi laughed enough before taking out the red envelope in his pocket.

  These red envelopes were prepared for fear of having children coming to the house, but I didn’t expect that it would be cheaper for a group of kids in my own family.

   "One of each of you."

   "Sister-in-law, let's just forget about it." They didn't expect to have their share, so they all declined, embarrassed to accept it.

   "What nonsense, your sister-in-law will give it to you and then continue." Yuan Shaochen couldn't stand their squeamishness.

  Zhang Yuan listened to what Yuan Shaochen said, and he was not polite, and took it one after another.

   "Thank you sister-in-law." Several. The big guy is also a little embarrassed.

   "Happy New Year, get a red envelope to feel happy." Ye Jinzhi said with a smile.

   "What are you doing here?" Yuan Shaochen asked unceremoniously.

   I was interrupted just now and almost forgot my purpose.

   "Azhao, do you want to go to the mountain to play?"

   They have had a good time with the three brothers in the morning exercise every day, and they knew they wanted to go to the mountain to play, but the group leader didn’t have much time to rest.

   It was just Chinese New Year, so they had nothing to do, so they just wanted to take them up the mountain to play.

   The three children's eyes lit up and nodded.

   "Mom, can you?"

   "Do you want to go too, sister-in-law? She probably hasn't been there yet." Zhang Yuan suggested.

   Ye Jinzhi has not been to the mountain for so long, and he is a little moved.

   Yuan Shaochen saw that she wanted to go, and naturally did not disagree.

   "You take them there first, we'll come over later." The morning dishes at home have not been washed yet, so the young minister Yuan had to finish washing the dishes before leaving.

   "Let's go, let's go out to play."

   Zhang Yuan and the others held one each, and the three children were extremely happy.

   "Wow ah ah ah!"

  Ye Jinzhi saw Zhang Yuan through the window and they held the three children on their shoulders, and the three children screamed with joy.

   "Hey, haven't you hugged them like this before?" Ye Jinzhi was a little curious.

   Yuan Shaochen did not speak, but concentrated on washing the bowl in his hand.

  After a day and a night of heavy snow, the mountains are covered with white patches. When you step on them, you will find a deep footprint, which is very abrupt in the snow.

   "Do you want to come down?" Zhang Yuan was obviously excited when he saw the three children arrived here.

   "Yes." I can't wait to go to the ground.

   "Ahhh!"

   The three children are too young, especially the twins, half of their legs disappeared when they stepped on it, and now they are in the snow.

   "I'm going to be pulled away by the mountain god." Ah Hao shouted. The villain book he read some time ago included the mountain god, and Ah Hao felt that he had met the mountain **** too.

   "I can't pull it out." A Xu also didn't move, his feet sunk in the snow.

   This look is so cute, a few big boys were turned over by them, and the corners of their mouths unconsciously showed loving smiles.

  A Zhao was so anxious that he was lying on the ground, trying to help his two younger brothers pull their feet up, and his face was flushed.

   "Hey, hey." Ah Hao also shouted slogans to his brother.

   This milky sound completely hit the cuteness of several big men, and my heart is about to melt.

   "Why are you still here?" Yuan Shaochen and Ye Jinzhi saw a group of them surrounded by them from a distance, they didn't move, and they burst out laughing from time to time.

   "Dad, save me, I'm going to be dragged away by the mountain god."

   Ah Hao saw the savior, waved his little hand vigorously, and asked Yuan Shaochen for help.

   Ye Jinyi wanted to laugh when he heard Ah Hao's words. The child didn't know what he was watching, and asked her every day at home if there was a mountain god.

   Ye Jinzhi couldn't bear to shatter the child's fantasy, so he told him that there was a mountain **** on their mountain.

   So Hao firmly believed that there was a mountain **** on this mountain, and always thought about going up the mountain to see what the mountain **** looked like.

   "Mom." A Xu also stretched out his hand aggrieved.

   "Head of the regiment, sister-in-law." A few people saw the Yuan Shaochen stand up straight away, with a smirk in their mouths.

   "Hurry up and bring them up." Yuan Shaochen didn't even notice.

   "Mom." As soon as Axu came up, he held Ye Jinzhi's hand, obviously still a little scared.

   "It's alright, mom hugs you." Ye Jinzhi saw that there were already tears in Axu's eyes, and hurriedly coaxed.

   Ah Hao didn't look frightened at all, instead he was very excited.

   "Mom, I saw the mountain god." Ah Hao pulled Ye Jinzhi to share his happiness with her.

   "What does the mountain **** look like?" Ye Jinzhi also cooperated with him.

   "I, I didn't see clearly." Ah Hao was a little depressed, but soon became excited.

   "But I felt the mountain **** grabbed my feet." Ah Hao gestured at the feeling just now.

   A group of young men wanted to laugh when they saw Ah Hao so excited, but they didn't expect Ah Hao to be so innocent.

   Instead, Ah Zhao stood there panting. Just now, he was afraid that Ah Hao would really be taken away by the mountain god, so he pulled desperately and was exhausted.

   "Mom, this mountain **** is really powerful."

   Ah Hao seemed to have found a bosom friend, as if I was right.

   made everyone laugh, Ye Jinzhi thought that Ah Zhao should not believe this, but he was just like Ah Hao, too cute.

   After everyone laughed, they continued to walk up the mountain. Several children had learned to be smart, and they were all held by people, and they were determined not to go down.

  Although Axu was young, Ye Jinzhi couldn't hold it after walking for a while, so he discussed it with him.

   "Axu, please let Dad hug me, Mommy is a little tired."

  Axu saw that her mother was really tired, nodded, and then reached out and turned to Yuan Shaochen's arms.

  On a snowy day, you can see a different scenery than usual, such as a bare tree, you can see a squirrel running on it.

   There are also tiny footprints on the snow, which should be animals like rabbits.

   Everyone tacitly did not make a sound, and looked at the surrounding scenery carefully, and the mood was very relaxed.

   "Shh!" Zhang Yuan saw a rabbit moving in the distance and signaled everyone not to move.

   On snowy days, even the vigilance of animals has dropped, and they are not as sensitive as before.

   Of course, it could also be because the snow was so thick that they couldn’t run fast.

  Zhang Yuan picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at the rabbit. When he saw the rabbit struggle a few times, he fell to the ground.

   On the train, after a night of getting along.

   The couple had gotten to know them well and would tell them how to take care of their children.

   And the people of Zhou Guocheng also found out what they were going for.

   "We went home for the Chinese New Year. We bought the train tickets late, so we only bought the night ones."

   "Then I won't go back, anyway, the new year is over." Some people are puzzled, they are all people without homes.

   The wife smiled and said, "Why don't you go back, there are still children at home, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year, we are all thinking about it, we have to go back and see if the children are doing well."

   Zhou Guocheng hadn't said a word since he got on the train, and they didn't dare to disturb him.

"What is the taste?"

   "Pull it again." Several big men gave a bitter face.

  Last night, a few big men didn't get a good night's sleep. The child was crying in the middle of the night. He was hungry at one point, and then he was pulled, and he was about to collapse.

   Fortunately, this couple has a good temper. If they encounter a bad temper, they are not allowed to scold.

   The couple got out of the car before them.

  Before they were about to leave, they also gave them a can of milk powder in return under Zhou Guocheng's behest.

   "This, this is too polite, no need." The couple pushed hands and refused.

   But one of their words: "Take it back to the child to drink to nourish the body."

  The couple hesitated when they heard about the child, but when they saw there was a show, they shoved it directly into their bags.

   "Thank you, thank you so much." The couple didn't expect to do a small favor on the train, so they got a can of milk powder.

   Until I got out of the car, I still didn't respond. Looking at the milk powder in my arms, I was stunned for a long time.

   "Dad, you pinch me, is this true?"

   "Hey—what are you doing so hard."

   The husband was a little aggrieved by his wife's coaxing: "This is not what you asked me to pinch."

  The wife ignored him: "Oh my God, I didn't expect my children to drink milk powder."

   didn't care whether the husband behind him could follow him or not, and walked away.

   "Daughter-in-law, wait for me."

   On the other side, Yuan Shaochen and his group had a lot of harvest and hit a lot of prey.

   When they were about to go home, they heard a weak cry not far away.

   "Go and see."

   The group moved in the direction of the sound again, until they saw a trap that was very conspicuous in the vast snow.

   "That's where the sound came from." Ah Zhao pointed and shouted.

   "Is this the alpha wolf?" Zhang Yuan was a little uncertain.

   "Go down and have a look."

  Zhang Yuan jumped down with agility and checked carefully.

   "This wolf is completely dead, and his body is frozen stiff."

   "She's still the first she-wolf, with an injury to her abdomen. She should have escaped into the trap after being injured."

   Zhang Yuan reported them one by one.

   "There's a little wolf cub under it. It's still alive, but depending on the weather, it's almost the same if you stay for a while."

   Zhang Yuan came up with the little wolf cub and showed them.

   "This wolf cub was born not long ago!" Someone said in surprise when he saw that the wolf cub was so small.

   Ye Jinzhi was a little strange: "There are wolves on this mountain?"

   Yuan Shaochen glanced at the wolf and explained, "It should have come from the mountain next door."

  Some time ago, people from the next village came to ask for help, saying that some of them saw a wolf on the mountain and asked them to go over and help them catch it.

   But is this wolf so easy to catch? Besides, there are so many people that this wolf runs away when it senses something is wrong.

   Those who went to catch wolves last time spent a day on the mountain and did not see any wolves. Instead, they encountered wild boars.

   When the three children saw a little wolf, they didn't want anyone to hold them, and they all struggled to look down, and they couldn't put it down.

   "Then what to do with the wolf cubs, do they leave them here to fend for themselves?" Zhang Yuan said helplessly.

  Ye Jinzhi thought to himself: Then the three children would have to let go, and each one of them would be held tighter than anyone else, and the eyes would hardly be able to speak.

   Sure enough, the three children did not agree to leave the wolf cubs here to fend for themselves.

   "Uncle, you are so unloving, how can you treat such a cute little wolf like this?"

   "Azhao is not allowed to be rude."

   Zhang Yuan didn't care about this, he saw that the three children were interested in this wolf cub, and even joked with them.

   "Then grab it back and eat it, haven't we eaten wolf meat yet?"

  As soon as Ah Zhao heard this, he hugged the wolf cub even tighter, for fear that Zhang Yuan would eat it if he didn't pay attention.

   hugged the wolf cub and hid behind the Yuan Shaochen, knowing who they were most afraid of here.

   "Captain, it seems that your child is going to be brought back to raise." Zhang Yuan joked.

   Yuan Shaochen was not blind either, so he could naturally see the thoughts of the three children.

   "Mom, let's take it home." Axu acted coquettishly and pleaded with Ye Jinzhi's hand.

   Seeing that Ye Jinzhi didn't respond, he resorted to a bitter plan.

   "Mom, you look at the poor little wolf. There is no mother anymore. If we don't bring it home, the little wolf will be eaten by brother Zhang Yuan."

   While talking, he poured dirty water on Zhang Yuan.

   Ye Jinzhi was a little hesitant. She knew that all three children wanted to have a dog, but she didn't. Now that she saw this wolf, she felt even more eager in her heart.

   But this is a wolf, not a dog. If something goes wrong, it will be too late.

   Yuan Shaochen also saw her worry, and remained silent, waiting for Ye Jinzhi to make a decision.

"Mother."

   "Mom, you agree."

   The three children acted coquettishly, rubbing Ye Jinzhi's consent.

   Seeing the eager eyes of the three children and the weak look of the little wolf cub, Ye Jinzhi nodded under the gaze of a group of people.

   "Yeah, thank you mom, I love mom the most." The words of the confession seemed like they didn't want money, and they came out one after another.

  The wolf cub was so weak, everyone didn't stay any longer, and they all rushed home quickly.

   "I'll go get a padded jacket and take it down." Ye Jinzhi went upstairs and took a piece of clothes that the three children couldn't wear, and wrapped the wolf cub.

   This little wolf cub may have been frozen. When he got home, it warmed up, and the weak voice gradually became louder.

   Nested in Axu's arms, Axu had been in love with it all the time, holding on to the wolf cub, the little wolf cub seemed to be familiar with his taste, and nestled in his arms with peace of mind.

   "Is it hungry?" Someone asked after seeing the little wolf cub bark louder and louder.

   "Then we don't know what it can eat. It's so small. I guess the she-wolf didn't escape just to protect it."

   "Mom, give it milk, mine."

   Ye Jinzhi was a little surprised, Axu meant to give it his own milk powder to drink. You must know that you can't get rid of milk addiction before, and no one will touch the milk.

   "Okay, let's try it out." Ye Jinzhi soaked it in some milk powder and put it in front of it.

   The little wolf cub may not have been weaned yet, but the sound of the smell of milk became louder, and he poked his head to drink milk.

  The bowl was too big for the wolf cub to reach, so Ye Jinzhi put the bowl slanted to its mouth, wanting to see if it could drink.

  Unexpectedly, as soon as he touched the milk, his mouth buried his head and started drinking.

   Having eaten and drank enough, the wolf cub's spirit has recovered by most, and he can walk tremblingly.

   The fur of this wolf cub is similar to that of an ordinary dog, especially since it is so small that most people cannot tell it is a wolf cub.

   Seeing that the wolf cubs were all right, they didn't watch together.

  Because the little wolf cubs had been delayed for so long, it was already noon.

   "Stay and eat." Ye Jinzhi invited.

   Several people looked at each other and hesitated, but the young minister Yuan said, "Go clean up the prey, and have barbecue at noon."

   Yuan Shaochen made a simple barbecue grill by himself last time, but it never came in handy. This time is just right.

   A few people neatly packed up their prey, their skins, and their internal organs.

   Yuan Shaochen also adjusted the ingredients for the barbecue, and a group of people walked to the backyard.

  The snow has also stopped and the sun has come out, which is just right for barbecue.

   Ye Jinzhi also prepared a lot of vegetables and brought them to the backyard together.

  The three children also took the little wolf cub around the house, and now take it to the backyard to play.

  The little wolf cub's vitality is very tenacious. It was weak in the arms of a dignitary an hour ago, but now he can stumble and run.

   For a while, the backyard was very lively, a few big guys could eat a lot, and all the meat and vegetables were swept away.

   (end of this chapter)