M1979 :: Volume #2

#44: Offering sacrifice to the kitchen god

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Although in the village has divided, who can dislike few, wishes one could results in the place to come to be good, fine. 虽然村里已经分了地,可是谁能嫌地少,都恨不得在地里种出花来才好,精细的很。 Majority of others open a small vegetable garden in around the house, has planted the cabbage spinach, is keeping wheat well. Wang Yulan in the place of entrance canal has planted the cabbage, radish and mustard greens and so in the season vegetables. 大部分人家都在门前屋后开个小菜园,种了大白菜菠菜,好地都是留着种麦子的。就连王玉兰都在门口水渠的地方种了白菜、萝卜和雪里蕻之类的应季节蔬菜。 In the Heba land on slopes, in low-lying land opens up wasteland, so long as is not quite excessive, the people of brigade turn a blind eye basically. 还有在河坝坡地,洼子里开荒的,只要不太过分,大队的人基本睁一只眼闭一只眼。 Li He this stage has gotten down several chapters of places with the third child, is gives Gansu to cultivate the boundary ridge between fields, for the rainy season good decorative band over a curtain. Did continually for two days, Li He felt that bends the waist does not get up, saw the third child again as if nothing has happened, said is in itself not the material of farm. 李和这阶段跟着老三下了几回地,就是给地起陇子修埂,为了雨季好走水。连干了两天,李和感觉弯腰都直不起来了,再看老三跟没事人一样,直呼自己不是种地的料。 May unable to throw up one's job dry/does, only cannot clench teeth, this type arid boils exactly. 可又不能撂挑子不干,只能咬着牙,把这种枯燥的活熬下去。 On the day of offers sacrifice to the kitchen god shortly, must make dumplings according to custom, Li He already eager eating good the watery soup that Wang Yulan has heated daily, eats was already chatty, will remind each time before meals Wang Yulan to cook a meat, reminded one time, daily reminded, Li He was tired. Sometimes Li He went to Chen Fatty there to buy the meat, Wang Yulan has been able to pickle, must keep the new year's celebration to eat. 眼看就祭灶这天,按规矩是要包饺子的,李和早就眼巴巴的吃顿好的了,王玉兰天天烧的清汤寡水,吃的早就腻歪了,每次饭前都会提醒王玉兰烧个肉,提醒一次可以,天天去提醒,李和都烦了。有时李和去陈胖子那里买了肉,王玉兰都会腌起来,非要留着过年吃。 Wang Yulan gets up to start to clean the kitchen very early in the morning, in the room was giving to tidy up. 王玉兰一大早起来开始打扫厨房,连带着屋里上上下下都给收拾了。 Because must eat in the evening, noon food was noodles casually does some to cope to result, waited to finish eating the lunch, Wang Yulan in the look that everybody anticipated, leisure took the basin, scooped up one scoop of fine surface to come out from the surface vat, scooped up half scoop of sweet potato surface to mix, poured to sail upstream with. 因为晚上要吃好的,中午的饭就是一顿面条随便做点对付过去得了,等吃完午饭,王玉兰在大家期待的眼神中,慢悠悠的把面盆拿出来,从面缸里舀了一瓢精面出来,又舀了半瓢红薯面掺进去,倒上水和起了面。 Wang Yulan dough making time, the fourth child encloses the big apron, helping Wang Yulan chop the vegetable/dish stuffing. 王玉兰和面的时候,老四围上大围裙,帮王玉兰剁菜馅。 Original Wang Yulan wants to chop one to become known the vegetable-stuffed steamed bun vegetarian dish stuffed dumpling, but Li He does not do immediately. 本来王玉兰想剁一颗大白菜包素菜饺子,但是李和立马不干了。 „I eat the cabbage in the school daily, went home you to give back to me to eat the cabbage and fans, I came back with great difficulty, you did not make to me delicious, said again, the new year's celebration ate to miss is not the good sign!” “我天天在学校就是吃大白菜,咋回家了你还给我吃大白菜、粉丝,我好不容易回来一趟,你不给我弄顿好吃的,再说了,过年吃差了也不是好兆头啊！” Wang Yulan was specially superstitious, listened to the Li He latter half a word words, she then reluctantly added the meat, making the fourth child mince and cabbage fans mixes the same place. Li He sighed that Big Sister Li Mei is not at home, this meals treatment has missed several sections, secretly said to the fourth child, „, you cook”. 王玉兰特别迷信,听了李和的后半句话,她这才勉强加了点肉,让老四剁碎了和大白菜粉丝掺和到一起。李和感叹大姐李梅不在家,这伙食待遇差了好几截,偷偷的对老四说,“以后你烧饭吧”。 The fourth child the face was saying painstakingly, „my thing is have several, the surface many have put, the mothers know”. 老四苦着脸说,“咱家东西都是有数的,面多放了,娘都知道的”。 After offering sacrifice to the kitchen god, connected several heavy snows, Li Long has expelled several rabbits with the greatly strong corn field , the meals had the improvement. 祭灶以后,接连下了几场大雪,李隆跟大壮麦地里撵了好几只兔子,伙食才算有了改善。 Approaches end of the year time, Li He prepares to go to the county to prepare new year's goods. 接近年关的时候,李和准备去县城备点年货。 The fourth child said, „elder brother, leading me not to go, I have not gone to the county”. 老四说,“哥,带我去不,我从来没去过县城呢”。 Li He thinks, then the nod complied, „that puts on thick, outside is cold, your leather boots put on, keeps the new year's celebration to put on really”. 李和想了想,便点头答应了,“那穿厚点,外面冷,你那皮靴穿上,真留着过年穿啊”。 Is looking but not see to turn a deaf ear to side the fifth child of tearful, this goods belt/bring in the past was a burden. 对着旁边眼泪汪汪的老五视而不见听而不闻,这货带过去就是个累赘。 Also asked that Li Long cannot go, Li Long shakes the head, already went greasily. 又问李隆去不去,李隆摇摇头,早就去腻了。 Li He led the fourth child, rides the automobile from people's commune, to county motor station already eight o'clock. Close to the new year's celebration, the county was also livelier than the past. Li He asked the fourth child, „hungry not, what ate?”. 李和带了老四,从公社坐汽车,到了县城汽车站已经八点钟了。临近过年,县城也比以往热闹。李和问老四,“饿不,吃点啥？”。 Fourth child's eyes are insufficient, seeing anything to think fresh. Hears the Second Brother such to ask, her hand extends in the midair, has referred to a shop with great difficulty: „Eats that.” Originally is a fried cake shop. The fried cake of that shop is very as if delicious, the roadside has many person lining up to buy, Li He leads the fourth child to arrange at behind. 老四的眼睛不够用了,看见啥都觉得新鲜。听到二哥这么问,她手伸在半空,好不容易指了一家店:“吃那家吧。”原来是一家煎饼铺子。那家铺子的煎饼似乎很好吃,路边有不少人排队买,李和带着老四排在后面。 Suddenly some people turn head to shout pleasantly surprised, „you are Li He!” 突然有人回头惊喜地喊道,“你是李和！” Li He looked at one to arrange at front girl, for a while cannot think who was, was knew probably, was shouted that the non- name, said embarrassed: „Sorry, could not think.” 李和看了一眼排在前面的一个姑娘,一时想不起来是谁,大概是认识的,就是喊出不名字了,不好意思地说:“抱歉,想不起来了。” girl said frank: „I am side the plum, no wonder, graduates these many years, everybody changes is very big.” 姑娘爽朗地笑着说:“我是边梅啊,也难怪,毕业这么多年,大家变化都挺大。” Li He tapped the head to think finally, this was the high school schoolmate. The general surname is quite unique, near the surname person is few. In the Li He memory has such a schoolmate, after all is separated by for fifty years, Li He was very difficult to call the names of many people. 李和一拍脑袋终于想起来了,这是自己高中同学。大概姓比较独特,姓边的人很少。李和记忆里是有这么个同学的,毕竟相隔五十几年,李和很难叫出许多人的名字了。 Li He said, „was embarrassed, the old schoolmate, responded slowly.” 李和说,“不好意思了,老同学,反应慢了。” Just lines up to be one's turn plum, the plum looked at one closely to grab the fourth child of Li He arm, the facial features looks like with Li He very much, said: „This is your younger sister, is really good-looking, eats several pancakes, bought together.” 刚好排队轮到边梅了,边梅看了一眼紧紧抓着李和胳膊的老四,眉眼跟李和很像,笑着说:“这是你妹子吧,真俊俏,吃几个饼子,一起买了。” „Two on line.” “两个就行。” Li He received the pancake, must money give plum, Mei push, „two pancakes, value anything money.” 李和接过饼子,要把钱给边梅,又被边梅推了回来,“两个饼子,值什么钱。” „What do you come to the city to make?” Asked. Li He said with a laugh: „Has celebrated the new year, the county thing are not many, coming to the city to buy new year's goods.” After knowing Li He must buy the new year's goods, the plum warmly asked that he must buy anything. “你来城里做什么？”边梅问。李和笑呵呵道:“过年了,县城东西不是多吗,来城里办点年货。”得知李和要去置办年货之后,边梅热情地问他要买些什么。 „Is some ordinary things, year sugar year cake, new clothes anything of new year's celebration”, Li He has hesitated a while, said, „you change are very big, you did not shout me, could not recognize you really”. “就是些普通东西,年糖年饼,过年的新衣服什么的”,李和踌躇了一会儿,又说,“你变化挺大的,你不喊我,真的认不出来你”。 The plum doubt looks to Li He, unknowingly up and down looked at Li He one, compared with dignity that the going to school time puts on, black lined jacket cover, but the cotton material is new. On the foot is black leather shoes 边梅狐疑地看向李和,不经意间上下瞄了李和一通,比上学时期穿的体面多了,黑色袄罩,但布料是新的。脚上是一双黑色皮鞋 His home background slightly has hearing, but also comes to the city to buy new year's articles? 他的家庭情况还是略有耳闻的,还来城里办年货？ The plum thinks that Li He supports face, cares saying: „Aiya, in the county thing near end of the year, was too expensive, I do not hate to buy.” 边梅以为李和强撑面子,关心道:“哎呀,县里东西近年关,太贵了,我都舍不得买。” Side Li He asked plum in a low voice secretly: „Knows where has ticket but actually?” 李和低声地偷偷问边梅:“知道哪里有倒票的吗？” Did not have the ticket words, Li He cannot buy many things. 没票的话,李和买不了多少东西。 Tittered smiles, „you were occur happen to meet the monk to look for the buddhist monk, I went to work in the department store, if you want to go shopping, followed me, my this right had.” 边梅噗嗤一笑,“你这是遇着和尚找秃驴,我就在百货公司上班,你要是真想买啥东西,就跟我走,我这点权利还是有的。” Although the plum is the Li He schoolmate, but he had almost not spoken with her in high school, does not have what occurring together. Li He has not paid attention to her. 边梅虽然是李和的同学,但是他在高中时与她几乎没说过话,没有什么交集。李和也没注意过她。 Met the pillow sleepily, Li He complied without hesitation, „that I troubled you, moistened you to select the light.” 瞌睡遇枕头,李和毫不犹豫的答应了,“那我就麻烦你了,沾你点光。” The plum frank said, „big matter, follows me”. 边梅爽朗的说,“多大个事,跟我走吧”。 Mei push the bicycle is taking the lead, Li He the fourth child is following on the heels on drawing. 边梅推着自行车走在前面,李和就拉着老四跟在后面。 Fourth child secretly said to Li He, „this elder sister is really pretty”. 老四偷偷的跟李和说,“这个姐姐真漂亮”。 Outside is very cold, the fourth child and Li He wear the big cotton-wadded jacket, wraps oneself is the same with the steamed rice dumpling. 外面还是很冷的,老四和李和都是穿着大棉袄,把自己包得和粽子一样。 However the plum actually wears thin woolen sweater, outside has wrapped a windproof coat, fashionable frozen person. 但是边梅却穿着薄毛衣,外面套了一件风衣,时髦冻人。 Li He could not bear has been sighing with emotion one at heart, wanted the demeanor not to want the temperature. 李和忍不住在心里感慨了一句,要风度不要温度。 Arrived the department store back door, the plum has locked the bicycle, has rubbed rubbing hands, said, „you and other meetings, I go to take ticket to you”. 到了百货公司后门,边梅把自行车锁好,搓了搓手,说道,“你俩等会,我去给你们拿票”。 The equilateral plum comes out, in hand has a pile ticket. 等边梅出来的时候,手里有一沓子票证。 Li He said, „were too many, gives me to select the clothing coupon on the line, candy becomes”. 李和说,“太多了,多给我点布票就行,还有糖果的就成”。 The plum thinks that the Li He condition, pulls out several, „that you go first, turn head to ask you to have lunch”.( To be continued.) 边梅想了想李和的条件,就又抽回来几张,“那你先去,回头请你吃午饭”。(未完待续。)
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