Chapter 252 Mouth Sores and Open-air Movies

Caochang Hutong.

At the entrance of the alley, Zhou Xiaoyan was sitting under the shade of a tree, holding her grandson who was less than two months old, and chatting with a few aunts and sisters.

In the crowd, there was a sharp-eyed lady who saw Wang Mengde coming on a bicycle and quickly said to her:
"Shengwen's mother, your son-in-law is here. He is carrying a shoulder bag. He must be here to bring goodies to your family again."

His words were full of envy and jealousy.

In the past few years, Wang Mengde came here from time to time, and he never came empty-handed. The supplies he brought were all in high demand on the market.

Not to mention that Zhou Xiaoyan often showed off in front of the neighbors, just by smelling the aroma of meat coming from Old He's family when they were cooking, everyone knew that it was mostly sent by his son-in-law.

"Shengwen's mother, your daughter and son-in-law are so nice. They are not like the sons-in-law in our family. After they get married, let alone send gifts, they can't wait to take money from their parents' home every day."

Another aunt also echoed.

There are hundreds of families living in this alley. If there is any disturbance in any family, everyone will basically know about it in a short time.

The fact that the He family has a good son-in-law has been circulating in the alley for many years.

Especially during those difficult three years, other families were short of food and clothing. Not to mention eating meat regularly, even cooking oil every month was not guaranteed.

As for the He family, they basically never had a shortage of cooking oil, and they could even have meat to eat from time to time.

After hearing the compliments from several people around her, Zhou Xiaoyan tried hard to control her expression and not to appear too proud, but she was already extremely happy in her heart.

When Wang Mengde came closer, she deliberately said loudly: "Mengde, you are here, why are you bringing things again?"

Wang Mengde understood what she meant in an instant, so he said, "Mom, there are some canned food and malted milk at home. I'll bring two bottles."

As he spoke, he deliberately patted his bulging shoulder bag.

Canned and malted milk!

When everyone in the crowd heard that these were the good things, they felt even more sour in their hearts, and one by one they showed envious looks.

I wish the young man in front of me was my son-in-law.

such a pity!
It’s all because there’s no particularly good-looking daughter in the family, otherwise, I would really want to let my daughter fight for it.

After separating from her old sisters and walking in front with her eldest grandson in her arms, Zhou Xiaoyan began to mutter, "Meng De, the canned food and malted milk should be saved for the children, why are they sending them here?"

"Mom, some of it was left at home. My mom specifically asked me to send it over."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Arrive at He’s house.

When He Yanan saw the two cans and the legendary malted milk, she was pleasantly surprised: "Brother-in-law, this is malted milk. I haven't tried it before."

Then, she turned to Zhou Xiaoyan and said, "Mom, can I have a taste?"

At school, she once heard a classmate brag about how delicious malted milk tasted.

So, when I saw my brother-in-law sent me a bottle, I couldn’t help but drool.

"No, these should be left for your sister-in-law to supplement her nutrition."

Zhou Xiaoyan flatly refused.

Now that we have a grandson, my daughter’s position has to be relegated to the back.

Seeing his firm attitude, He Yanan knew that it was useless for her to say anything more, so she turned her head to her brother-in-law and said in a pitiful voice:

"Brother-in-law, what does malted milk taste like?"

Knowing what she meant, Wang Mengde looked at this mischievous girl with a smile, took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket and stuffed them into her hand.

"Wow, brother-in-law, it's White Rabbit Milk Candy.

Thank you, brother-in-law, thank you, brother-in-law."

He Yanan forgot about the malted milk for a moment and hurried forward to grab the candy in her hand.

"Haha, keep these candies and eat them slowly. As for the malted milk, go to my brother-in-law's house later and I'll make two bowls for you to taste."

Wang Mengde promised.

He can also buy a lot of this stuff from the space. He can buy a few cans each time and let the children eat enough.

"Okay, okay, brother-in-law will take me there on his bike later."

He Yanan said excitedly, and finally added: "Brother-in-law is the best!"

"No, it's too late. Wait until next week when you have a day off and go there during the day."

Next to her, Zhou Xiaoyan had just put away her things and hurriedly stopped him when she heard this.

"Mom, it's okay. Yanan will finish her meal over there soon. I'll ride my bike to take her back. It's not far anyway. It'll only take about ten minutes."

Seeing his sister-in-law's disappointed face, Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Just came out of Lao He’s house and returned to Nanluoguxiang.

By the pool, the sticky-eared fish was standing with its head held high and its mouth wide open, looking terrified.

Jia Zhang, on the other hand, held a towel in her hand, and pulled her eldest grandson's lower lip with one hand, while whispering to him, "Bang Geng'er, just bear with it and wipe off the white stuff."

As she spoke, she used a towel to rub the inside of Banggeng's lips vigorously.

Suddenly, Bang Geng shivered in pain, and then jumped up and down.

Soon some blood came out of his mouth.

"My dear grandson, go rinse your mouth."

Jia Zhang said with a distressed look on her face.

Gulp, gurgle, he rinsed his mouth with the faucet several times, and finally Bang Geng felt a little better.

After wiping his mouth, he saw Wang Mengde walking in pushing his bicycle, and he quickly called out, "Uncle Mengde."

This kid still remembers that Wang Mengde saved his sister's life.

Otherwise, he would have ignored him because of the fact that Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo often beat him when he was a child, and because of the conflicts between their two families.

However, when he saw He Yanan appearing behind him, fear appeared on his face again.

Why is this 'little devil' here again?

Before, he relied on the fact that he was a boy and didn't take He Yanan seriously, and then he suffered a great loss.

This person is someone that even the brothers Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo can beat up at will.

"Hey, Bang Geng, what's wrong with your mouth?"

"Uncle Meng De, I have a canker sore in my mouth."

Oral ulcers, also known as oral canker sores in Western medicine, are not specifically treated with any medicine.

Nowadays, both adults and children often suffer from mouth ulcers due to lack of nutrition.

Usually you just let it heal on its own, or be ruthless and use a towel or rough cloth to wipe it a little harder to remove the white color on the mouth ulcer, and it will heal quickly.

Of course, there are also serious patients.

This requires going to the hospital.

As the two were talking, Sha Zhu came out of the house with a happy look on his face, holding two diapers in his hands.

"Meng De, he just went out again."

"Yeah, I went out for a while."

Seeing him walk to the sink and start washing diapers using the water press, Banggeng felt unhappy.

His grandmother at home often told him that if Yu Li had not given birth to a son, all the good things in Sha Zhu's house would have been his.

Banggeng deeply agreed with what his grandma said.

For example, most of the meals they brought back from the steel mill every day and from helping in the kitchen used to be eaten by several people in their family.

At this time.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e walked in from the front yard, talking and laughing. During this period, although he failed to persuade the Lou family to send part of the family property to their home for safekeeping, with his unremitting efforts, Lou Xiao'e also brought back a few gold bars from her parents' home today.

This man Xu Damao was very excited.

Therefore, the two of them are now as close as honey and oil.

"Oh, Xu Damao, you look so happy.

What's going on? What good news is this? Are you pregnant?"

When Sha Zhu saw his mortal enemy, he spoke without thinking and spoke directly to him.

Xu Damao was in a good mood and was thinking about how to trick his wife into giving him the gold bars for safekeeping.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, he immediately became angry.

Lou Xiao'e has been unable to get pregnant and has been childless for several years after marriage, which has become a source of worry and a headache for him.

As he got older, he became more concerned about this issue.

Of course, the neighbors would definitely not talk about it in front of him, except for Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, don't be so proud. I will give birth to some sons sooner or later."

After saying this, Xu Damao pulled the angry Lou Xiaoe and walked quickly towards the backyard.

When he got home, he got angrier and angrier.

Lou Xiao'e was sitting next to him and was also very angry.

Usually in the yard, she didn't talk much to anyone, so some aunts, grandmothers, and even young wives in the yard said some bad things about her behind her back.

She listened to all this from time to time, but never took it to heart.

But Sha Zhu was too much. He said it directly to her face, which was so infuriating.

"Da Mao, you have a good relationship with Doctor Wang from the Central Court, right? Why don't you go get some tiger penis wine and give it a try?"

Thinking that Xu Damao had been feeling a little overwhelmed recently, Lou Xiao'e encouraged him.

In this courtyard, she often chatted with He Shengnan and knew that the other party had several jars of tiger bone and tiger penis wine at home.

"Well, after dinner, I'll go to Wang Mengde's house and talk to him."

night.

After sending his sister-in-law home, Wang Mengde returned home. Just as he sat in the living room and picked up the teacup, Xu Damao pushed the door and walked in with a smile on his face.

"Brother Meng De, please don't bother me, okay?"

"Don't bother me, Damao, come and sit down and have some tea with me."

"Thank you, Brother Mengde."

As he spoke, Xu Damao sat next to Wang Mengde, quickly added some hot water to his cup, and then poured himself a cup.

The two chatted for a while, and when He Shengnan went out with the basin to fetch water, Xu Damao leaned over and whispered:

"Brother Meng De, I want to ask you for a favor. Can you give me some of the tiger penis wine in your house?"

"What? You're so young, and you can't do it?"

Wang Mengde did not say yes or no, but made a joke first.

"hehe."

After an awkward smile, Xu Damao felt a little bitter in his heart.

In fact, he is a normal man and shouldn't be unable to do things at this age.

But his wife Lou Xiao'e has a plump figure, is well-nourished, and is a few years younger than him. Since last year, he has found it difficult to cope with her.

After joking for a while, Wang Mengde pondered for a moment, then said seriously:

"Da Mao, I saved the tiger penis wine for treating illnesses, so I can't give it to you."

At this point, he glanced at Xu Damao, who looked disappointed, and then said, "I have a medicine here that has the same effect as tiger whip wine."

"real?
Brother Meng De, how much is this medicine? I will buy it. "

Xu Damao said happily.

"It's very hurtful for us to talk about money. I have a bottle here. It's enough for you to have five times. Take it first."

As Wang Mengde spoke, he pretended to take out a bottle of defective "Palace Emperor Pills" from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Brother Meng De. If you need anything in the future, you can always tell me."

Holding the medicine bottle tightly, Xu Damao patted his chest and said.

He had no doubt about what Wang Mengde said. Since the other party said that the medicine was effective, it must be good.

"By the way, Damao, you went to the countryside to show movies recently. Did you go to Shahe?"

After taking a sip of tea, Wang Mengde asked casually.

"Brother Meng De, I've been to the countryside mostly in the east recently, and I went to the north last autumn.

Otherwise, I will ask my boss for permission next weekend morning to go to Shahe to show a movie to the villagers before the wheat harvest. Let’s set the location in Tiangezhuang.”

Xu Damao rolled his eyes, understood a little, and then quickly spoke.

It doesn’t matter where you show the movie, the local specialties that fellow villagers give you will not be less.

As for applying to the leader, it is just a matter of a word from him, and you can also do him a favor.

"Haha, that's great. I'll go with you early this weekend."

The week flew by.

Early in the morning, Wang Mengde and Xu Damao, each riding a bicycle, rode to Tiangezhuang while it was cool in the morning.

When we arrived, the sun had just risen.

We first went to the production team's office and explained our purpose. The team leader surnamed Tian excitedly said:

"Hahaha, Meng De, you are really capable. You found the comrades who show movies. Our commune hasn't shown movies for several months. We want to make it lively this time.

You guys sit down first, I will go and arrange the personnel, and quickly notify the commune and several surrounding villages, asking them to come early in the evening. "

Having said that, he hurried out.

When Wang Mengde pushed his bicycle towards Wang's house, the children in the village were already shouting excitedly:
"Let's go to the movies tonight. Let's go to the movies tonight."

In that era, entertainment activities were extremely scarce. The situation was better in the communes around the capital, where people could still watch movies two or three times a year.

In some remote areas, it may not be seen once in one or two years.

The picture books that Wang Mengde brought to his cousin a few years ago made Wang Mengqi a celebrity in the village.

If a village shows a movie, not only the surrounding villages, but even the villages ten miles away will rush there early upon hearing the news.

After watching the movie, people rushed back in groups in the middle of the night. When they got home, it was almost dawn.

In order to watch a movie, some people even forgot to eat, just to come early and grab a good seat.

"Meng De, I heard that you helped call the person who was showing the movie?"

In the yard, Wang Tian asked happily.

"Grandma, she came here to show the movie today. She lives in the same courtyard as me."

Wang Mengde answered patiently.

"So that's how it is. Can he show one more movie today?"

Beside her, Zhou Tingting said quickly.

"Auntie, he will continue to set off fireworks in Tiange Village tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)