segment Mei was delivered to the next night stomach pain in people's commune hospital, advanced the delivery room. 段梅被送到公社医院的第二天夜里肚痛,推进了产房。 Stands Li Long out delivery room, appears deeply worried restless, looks at the time of electronic watch. 站在产房门外的李隆,显得焦灼不安,不停的看电子表的时间。 Tossed about for 11 nights, child's powerful weeping sound passed from the producing room. 折腾了11夜,孩子的强有力的哭声从产室传了出来。 When hears the doctor to shout when segment Mei name, his heart ran. 当听到医师喊段梅的名字时,他的心都快跑出来了。 „7 jin (0.5 kg) 9 two, mother and child anything matter”, the doctor has not come out to report good news, Wang Yulan also the somewhat slow god comes now, but was talking over: „7 jin (0.5 kg) 9 two, may really suffice to sink.” “7斤9两,母子啥子事没有”,医生出来报喜,王玉兰现在还有些缓不过神来,只是念叨着:“7斤9两,可真是够沉的。” Li Zhaokun joyfully has gone bad in the corridor, the happy mouth could not close up, responded suddenly, „, how this doctor hasn't told is the boy girl?” 就连李兆坤都在走廊里欣喜坏了,乐的嘴都合不拢了,突然间反应过来,“哎呀,这医师咋没告诉是男孩儿女孩儿呢？” Li Mei said: „How not to have told you, did not say, mother and child anything matter did not have, that was not a boy! The unmarried girl said that was mother and daughter!” 李梅笑着说:“咋没告诉你呢,不是说了嘛,母子啥事没有,那不是小子嘛！闺女就说是母女了！” The female family members entered the producing room, but Li Zhaokun is the father-in-law cannot enter the producing room casually, may do outside is being flustered. 女眷进了产室,可李兆坤是公公又不能随便进产室,可在外面干着急坏了。 Li Long is helpless, cautiously hugs child in the bosom, the child whole face is the embryo fat, dirty, the small eye opens, but has closed, Li Long excited calling out, „he opened eyes to visit me, opened eyes to visit me, but was too ugly”. 李隆手足无措,小心翼翼的把孩子抱在怀里,小孩子满脸都是胎脂,脏兮兮的,小眼睛睁开来一下,但又闭上了,李隆兴奋的叫道,“他睁眼看俺,睁眼看了俺,可就是太丑了”。 The hospital bed is limited, in the morning had a child, in the afternoon was expelled. 医院床位紧张,早上生完孩子,下午就被撵了回来。 Li Long has fronted several quilts on the donkey cart, for fear that ruined by freezing the wife and baby. 李隆在驴车上垫了好几层被子,生怕冻坏了媳妇和娃娃。 segment Meitang on the donkey cart, is supporting the vigor, ridicules, „where has exaggeration such, is not porcelain doll”. 段梅躺在驴车上,挺着劲,笑骂,“哪有这么夸张,又不是瓷娃娃”。 Li He has not gone to the hospital, guards the door at home. 李和没有去医院,就在家看门。 Family's house job is the fourth child is doing, do not look at the fourth child 13 or 14-year-old age, the children in rural area early manage a household, she will cook the noodles, the roast flour, the egg-fried rice, but can also steam the big steamed stuffed bun with the yeast, sole tomato, can do the results, the tomato scrambled eggs, the sugar stain tomato, the cold food in sauce tomato, the tomato fry the tofu... 家里的家务活都是老四在做,别看老四不过十三四岁的年纪,农村的孩子早当家,她会煮面条,炒面,蛋炒饭,还会和发面蒸大包子,单一个西红柿,也能搞出花来,西红柿炒蛋,糖渍西红柿,凉拌西红柿,番茄炒豆腐... In the morning also wants to get up to do laundry very early in the morning, even if the well water hits to be warm, may before long change cool, the small hand can freeze red. 早上还要一早起来洗衣服,哪怕井水打上来是暖和的,可不一会就变凉了,小手能冻得通红。 After having had the lunch, but must catch up with the river bank to put family's draft animal. 吃过午饭以后,还要把家里的牲口赶上河坡去放。 The fourth child somewhat could not endure, looks in the Second Brother who on the threshold is in a daze, have swallowed several words to the mouth, ok, endured on the past, Big Sister came back to be good. 老四就有些吃不消了,看着在门槛上发呆的二哥,几次话到了嘴边又咽了下去,算了,忍忍就过去了,大姐回来就好了。 Li He at home is also and other worry, the fifth child to chaotic grumble person does not have the good temper, made that small girl has cried in the morning several times. 李和在家里也是等的着急,对乱磨叽人的老五也没好性子,弄得小丫头一个早上就哭了好几次。 In the afternoon sees coming back that the whole family is cheerful and lively, Li He is relaxed. 下午看到一家人有说有笑的回来,李和算是松了口气。 Evening's time, Wang Yulan clenches teeth killing the old mother hen that oneself lay eggs, which segment Mei comes any appetite, does not want to drink, only wants to eat light, the Wang Yulan tiger face say/way „where you are protecting to raise the child, I said how entire how entire, eats the chicken soup, which otherwise comes breast milk” 晚上的时候,王玉兰咬着牙把自家下蛋的老母鸡给杀了,段梅哪来什么胃口,不想喝,只想吃点清淡,王玉兰虎着脸道“你们哪里护饲过孩子,俺说咋整就咋整,多喝鸡汤,不然哪来奶水” The fourth child is hugging his big nephew, is filled with joy, „I do not like the girl, you look at Little Fifth, he is annoying, where has the boy to be good, you look at him well, the face tender resembles tofu, I did not hate to touch her cheek...” 老四抱着他大侄子,满心欢喜,“我就不喜欢女孩,你看小五,他多烦人,哪有男孩好,你看他长得多好,脸嫩的像豆腐,我都不舍得摸她脸蛋了...” The whole family that Li He looks at the harmony happiness, does not know that his big niece, was not the little niece, when came, a Li Long first embryo obviously was a girl, finally now has become the big nephew. 李和看着其乐融融的一家子,不知道他大侄女,哦不,是小侄女了吧,什么时候来,李隆头一胎明明是女孩,结果现在成了大侄子。 The key was not a mother. 关键不是一个妈了。 Wang Yulan looks before three son buttocks , after the buttocks, results in pug dog before the wife, the air/Qi does not hit comes out, tofu fell into the dust ash, could not blow, could not hit, looks helplessly uncomfortably. 王玉兰看着三儿子屁股前屁股后在媳妇面前跟个哈巴狗似得,气不打一出来,一块豆腐掉进尘灰里了,吹不得,也打不得,眼睁睁地看着难受。 Ms. Wang Yulan confesses the son with earnest exhortations: „The third child, a hospital more than 100 did not have, you do not live like this good, as the saying goes, the later day is thicker than the leaf, daily like this spends such as the running water dead of exhaustion you also to make insufficiently! Later the basic kitchen necessities, child small mouth one, the food and drink rubbish, is not money! In the future must go to school, boss!” 王玉兰老太太耳提面命地交代儿子:“老三啊,一趟医院100多没了,你们这样过日子不行啊,俗话说,以后的日子比树叶还稠,天天这样花钱如流水累死你也挣不够啊！以后油盐酱醋,孩子小嘴一张,吃喝拉撒,不都是钱啊！将来还得上学,还有个头儿啊！” The third child considers only to laugh foolishly, has not perceived. 老三只顾傻乐呵,根本就没听进去。 Wang Yulan reorganized child's diaper, panting in indignation went home. 王玉兰把孩子的尿布整理好了,就又气呼呼的回家了。 segment Mei Maternal home three days came, the parents and two elder brother's wives, took on two basket vegetable oil to scatter the child, a basket egg. 段梅娘家三天就来了,父母和两个嫂嫂,担了两篓子油撒子,一篮子鸡蛋。 The Wang Yulan shrivelled mouth criticizes mean-spiritedly. 王玉兰瘪瘪嘴暗骂小气。 segment Mei old lady catches the eye to have a look at the new home, in the room decorates, the aware unmarried girl crosses not badly, said, „lives a boy, didn't your parents-in-law go bad happily?” 段梅老娘抬眼看看新房,屋里摆设,自觉闺女过得不差,道,“生个大胖小子,你公公婆婆不是高兴坏了吧？” segment Mei says with a smile, „to me, his family/home anything unmarried girl son view, my parents-in-law had not had not necessarily cherishes the son, the simple soul day”. 段梅笑着道,“对俺还中,他家没啥闺女儿子说法,俺也不见得公婆俩有多稀罕儿子,糊涂虫日子呗”。 Her big sister-in-law said with a smile, „you must say that Li Zhaokun I believed that that Wang Yulan was the tight son. The previous old ladies idle talk added that Wang Yulan said whoever happens to come I have two sons, having no need for her kissing/betrothal thick, I did not count on that she comes back to be filial I. Knows who who said not? Is your big buddhist nun” 她大嫂子笑道,“你要说那李兆坤俺信,那王玉兰是偏紧儿子的。上次老娘们闲话还说呢,那王玉兰逢人就说俺有两个儿子呢,用不着她亲厚,俺也不指望她回来孝顺俺。知道说的谁不？是你大姑子” The segment Mei askew body, added a pillow to oneself, „that is also not front must open Yang carpenter family/home to arrange a betrothal, mother and child quarrelled, my big buddhist nun temper that is great good. The mother-in-law does not go bad, is a small temper, can not run on” 段梅歪歪身子,给自己加了个枕头,“那还不是前面要开杨老木匠家开亲,娘俩拌了嘴,俺那大姑子性子那是一等一的好。婆婆也不坏,就是个小性子,受不得挤兑” At noon old Li Family cooking naturally is good to entertain, Li Zhaokun is very polite, making segment Mei father niang feel extremely flattered, mumbled this Li Zhaokun not to have in the legend to mix in private. 中午老李家烧饭自然是好招待,李兆坤很是客气,让段梅老子娘受宠若惊,私下嘟囔这李兆坤也没传说中那么混啊。 No matter how, old Li Family welcomed a new small life after all, Li Zhaokun kisses/intimate thick serious, is all right to take a look to hug. 不管如何,老李家总归是迎来了个新的小生命,李兆坤亲厚的不得了,没事就要瞅瞅抱抱。 Except that Li He is unalarmed by strange sights, brother and sister several shock, this biological father transferring nature. 除了李和见怪不怪,兄妹几个都是大跌眼镜,这亲爹转性了。 Biological son biological unmarried girl, has not seen him to treat sees. 亲儿子亲闺女,也没见他待见啊。 Li He understands at heart, this is so-called separates the generation to kiss, Li Zhaokun was really perhaps old. 李和心里明白,这就是所谓的隔辈亲吧,李兆坤也许真的老了。 No matter previous life the grandson or the grandchild, can ride on Li Zhaokun. 上辈子不管孙子还是外孙,都能骑在李兆坤头上。 The fifth child family/home eldest daughter registered permanent address has no way at the outside college entrance examination, afterward did not have the means to return to one's old home on the high school, Li Zhaokun has provoked the attendance granddaughter's duty on own initiative, is used to the child looks awful, Li Zhaokun also speaks plausibly, „you on this pitiful look, my granddaughter were also intelligent, the future will be to have prospects” 老五家大女儿户口没法在外地高考,后来没办法要回老家上高中,李兆坤主动挑起了照顾外孙女的任务,对孩子惯得不成样子,李兆坤还振振有词,“你们也就这熊样了,俺孙女聪明漂亮,将来是有出息的” Therefore several grandchild grandsons including the Li He two children both thought that Li Zhaokun is in the world the best grandfather, not being able to allow the parents to speak the malicious remarks. 所以几个外孙孙子包括李和两个孩子都觉得李兆坤是世界上最好的爷爷,容不得父母说坏话。 Li He afterward could not bear asks: 李和后来忍不住就问了: With grandfather in together happy, is with the father in together happy? 跟爷爷在一起开心,还是跟爸爸在一起开心？ The child was very honest, said: With grandfather in together happy. 孩子很诚实,说:还是跟爷爷在一起开心。 Li He was very certainly suffering from injustice. 李和当然很委屈了。 However has not waited for Li He to complain, child has supplemented immediately one: Because goes the park with you, you only give me 1... 不过没等李和抱怨,孩子马上又补充了一句:因为跟你们去公园,你们只给我1块。。。 Several children were wronged will have called to complain to Li Zhaokun, then Li Zhaokun started the telephone to harass the son unmarried girl in turn. 几个孩子受委屈了会给李兆坤打电话告状,然后李兆坤就开始了轮流电话骚扰儿子闺女。 Because the grandfather is protecting the child, therefore the child likes the grandfather, the children said that the grandfather is his protective umbrella 因为爷爷护着孩子,所以孩子喜欢爷爷,孩子都说爷爷是他的保护伞 Sometimes Li He is thinking, he is not a qualified father, but at least is a qualified grandfather. 李和有时会在想,他不是一个合格的父亲,但起码算是一个合格的爷爷吧。 Then the general cleaning, steams the steamed bun, to steam the steamed stuffed bun, to explode the vegetable/dish meatball also to fry the melon seed and peanut, these work must do. In the family/home every day may be busy, the mixed up matter are specially many, front row of matters of come one by one, every day does to be the same, does the eve of the Lunar New Year. 接下来大扫除、蒸馒头、蒸包子、炸菜丸子还有炒瓜子、花生,这些活儿都得干啦。家里每天可忙了,杂碎的事特别多,前头列的事挨个来,每天干一样,就干到大年三十啦。 Li He has not been idling, the spring festival couplet in entire village is he writes basically, the entire hand worn out and aching, uses energy with the chopsticks actually. 李和也没闲着,整个村里的春联基本都是他写的,硬是整的手酸软,拿筷子都费劲。 The winter of this year exceptionally cold, Li Long fired a gun. Wang Yulan mother several make stuffed dumpling, arrange/cloth Haocai, everybody sits together opens eats, Li Zhaokun drinking selected the Li He two brothers only, sworn brothers really cannot drink, scolded the sentence, ” vexed dog pitiful look „. 今年冬天是异常的冷,李隆放完炮,.王玉兰娘几个煮好饺子,布好菜,大家围坐在一起开吃,李兆坤喝酒单挑李和兄弟俩,把兄弟俩实在喝不下去了,骂了句,”窝囊狗熊样“。 The two brothers preparation of soil does not have the temperament, the tooth of air/Qi is only itchy. 兄弟俩整地没脾气,只气的牙痒痒。 Finished eating quickly, Li Zhaokun teased the big grandson in basket saying that „ met you not to kowtow to me, knocked to give money. „ 快吃完的时候,李兆坤逗弄着篮子里的大孙子说,“一会你还不给俺磕头去,磕完给钱.“