Chapter 302 Zheng Ke's Family

June 13, 1959, Wanzhou, Macheng, train station.

Luo Cheng and Zheng Ke walked out of the station, each with a suitcase, two cloth bags, and a kettle hanging on their bodies.

The weather in Macheng is also very hot, and at the same temperature, Macheng will appear hotter than Jiangcheng. Because there is usually no wind, the climate here is similar to that in Changcheng.

There are not many clothes in Luo Cheng's suitcase, and more than half of them are things brought to Zheng Ke's family. Now it is really not allowed to expose money and food, so it is better to put things in the suitcase. In addition, I have to bring some things to Zhang Yueyue's house. I agreed to invite Zhang Yueyue to have a meal before leaving two days ago.

But when it was time to eat, Zheng Ke told Luo Cheng that when she went to find Zhang Yueyue, she only asked her what she wanted to bring back. I forgot to invite her to dinner, and if I call her again, she might have eaten.

At that time, facing Zheng Ke with an apologetic expression, Luo Cheng also felt that it was really possible to talk about the return of the things, and he forgot to invite her to dinner. This was just a small matter, and he couldn't say anything to Zheng Ke.

Through her story, Luo Cheng roughly understood Zheng Ke's family situation. Her father was a junior high school teacher, a mid-level teacher, with a salary and subsidies of more than 50.

But in the past, the family's expenses depended on Zheng Ke's father's salary alone. Although her mother was also a city dweller, she had some problems with her birth, which led to her not having a job.

Zheng Ke was the second child in the family, with an older brother and a younger sister. Her brother inherited his father's business and also taught, but because her brother only had a high school education, high school was not a technical secondary school, and the policy did not include guaranteed employment. But people with high school education would basically be arranged for work in this era, and they were also considered intellectuals. It's just that if you have a high school education, you are not a technician of a technical secondary school, nor a reserve cadre like college students.

Basically, you are assigned to some factories as an ordinary clerk, or to a basic development officer in a public institution. When Zheng Ke's brother graduated from high school, he wanted to stay in the city to work because his family lived in the city. However, as a high school student, he could not find any good jobs in the city without strong connections, and he had to wait.

If there were no restrictions on the place, a high school student, plus Zheng Ke's father, would have some ordinary connections in the city. He could get a job as a primary school teacher in the county town below.

Zheng Ke's brother is called Zheng Jianguo, but he was not called this name before. He was called Zheng Wenhuai when he was a child. He changed his name to Jianguo after liberation when his brother was in junior high school.

In this era, many newborns are named Jianguo, Jianhua, and Jianshe. There are really many names such as Weimin, Weiguo, Weiguo, etc. Except for those who are just born, they are renamed. In the future, if you look at the local leaders born in the 1960s and 1970s on the Internet, you may see names like this.

Luo Cheng's son's nickname is Haohao, but as for the full name, he went to ask Dai Tiande to see what name to give. Although Luo Cheng is only a deputy science and technology cadre, no matter how small the cadre is, he is still a cadre, and a cadre must make decisions for the people and enjoy certain benefits.

So regardless of whether the name sounds good or not, or whether it is the same as others, Luo Cheng's son's full name is Luo Weimin. This is a sign of maturity, and you should not underestimate the name Weimin. Generally, if there is no leader in the family, the child will not be named this way.

Let's just say that Weimin is used. In the future, when you go to school, if you meet some people who understand the meaning, they may ask what the child's parents do. And if you use the word Wei to name your child, you have to be careful, because there is a high probability that there are elders in the family who are in the army, or at least have been in the army.

And these days, comradeship is very important, and if you transfer to the local area, you can generally have some connections.

Luo Cheng wanted to give his son a nice or meaningful name, but under the guidance of Dai Tiande, he could only go with the flow and named his son Luo Weimin in line with the general trend of society.

If he follows some novels or short plays he reads in the future, he should at least be called Luo Batian or something like that. Even if this name is not the son of destiny, it can be considered awesome.

Zheng Ke's sister, Zheng Xin, may be the least promising one in her family. She is not good at studying. But she did go to junior high school. In this era, it was already very good for a girl to have a junior high school education.

In addition, Zheng Ke's family has many relatives, both in the city and in the countryside. The people in the countryside are mainly her grandfather's generation, but for Zheng Ke's father, those relatives in the countryside are also quite close. It's just that when it comes to Zheng Ke's generation, they are a little more distant.

Zheng Ke's grandparents are also alive, but they don't live with her family. They live with Zheng Ke's uncle, who is a third-level worker in a parts factory. His monthly salary is not much less than Zheng Ke's father. But at work, he is much harder than her father.

When Zheng Ke was in college, she received a government subsidy. In fact, after her brother Zheng Jianguo started working, her family's conditions began to ease. In the past, her father had to take some money to take care of her grandparents every month. In fact, 50 yuan a month is really enough for one person to earn enough for the family, but they have to save money.

During this year, Zheng Ke only knew that before she went to Jiangcheng to work, her father was always called by her grandfather to go to her uncle's house. Some relatives from the countryside also came directly to her house to borrow money or food.

The loan was not much, and they were relatives, so they were humble. Rural people would not ask for help unless they were really in trouble. But the key point was that there were many relatives. Although Zheng Ke's father's salary was more than 50 yuan, due to the nature of his work, it was not physical labor, and the fixed amount was always lower than that of workers.

Zheng Ke's family used to go to the pigeon market every month to buy food rations, which was not enough. Especially when her brother did not work, he was really eating his father to death.

Although they could not compare with rural people, rural people could eat more than a dozen half-pound coarse grain cakes. But a few years ago, they were also good eaters, and they could drink several bowls of corn paste.

To be honest, Zheng Ke was the most promising one in Zheng Ke's family, even among her relatives. As a college student, she was selected to work in a magazine in another province because she published an article after reading.

Even during the internship period, college students generally earn between 46 and 50 yuan according to the local area, and Zheng Ke's salary was 48.5 yuan. If you become a regular employee, you can get 57.5 yuan, and the Youth Magazine is also a very influential magazine. As an editor, you will naturally get job subsidies and benefits.

There will be internal assessments and ratings in the future. It is not difficult for a senior editor of a magazine to earn hundreds of yuan. In this era, people like Zheng Ke can live a very chic life as long as they can get some tickets.

Zheng Ke's family lives near a junior high school in the southern district of Macheng. Her house is also a teacher and staff building allocated by the school. It is said to be a staff building, which belongs to a building, but in fact there is a row of bungalows under the building. Zheng Ke's family lives in a bungalow. This bungalow is convenient to enter and exit, but if it rains and the moisture returns, the house will be wet. The humidity is heavy, and many people are willing to live in a building, especially on the second and third floors.

But Zheng Ke's father was assigned a bungalow because of Zheng Ke's mother. Her mother had a bad class background. When she was liberated, she was classified as a landlord. It was equivalent to the daughter of a landlord, but because the land was redistributed, Zheng Ke's mother's relatives are now really hard to describe.

Zheng Ke's father has been a teacher for many years, but his salary and rank have never been adjusted, also because of her mother. Even if he is a substitute class teacher, he can get a few more yuan a month in subsidies, but he has never had it.

After walking for about half an hour, Luo Cheng and Zheng Ke arrived at her home, and Zheng Ke's mother happened to be at the door, getting some vegetable leaves.

"Mom, I'm back, Xinxin is at home."

"Keke, why are you back, who is this?"

"Hello, auntie, I'm Keke's friend, my name is Luo Cheng."

"Oh, come, come, let's talk inside."

Friend? Zheng Ke's mother doesn't look like one, at least not an ordinary friend. And her daughter has never taken the initiative to bring friends of the opposite sex home. In addition, Zheng Ke went to Jiangcheng to work, which is not far, but not close. She definitely can't come back unless it's a holiday. Even if it's a holiday, she has to consider the time and cost of the trip.

When Zheng Ke was transferred to Jiangcheng, her family knew that in the future, they might only see their daughter a few times a year.

Luo Cheng was welcomed into the house. Zheng Ke's mother told Zheng Ke that her sister Xinxin had gone out early in the morning. The girl was grown up and could not be controlled. She was like a tomboy, just going crazy outside, but she would definitely come back at dinner time.

"Mom, Luo Cheng and I met in Jiangcheng. We are dating now. We came back this time to get married."

After entering the house, Zheng Ke directly made the situation clear. This time she came back to get married, and there was nothing to talk about.

In fact, Zheng Ke's mother had some guesses in her heart when she saw her daughter bringing a man back. As for the short time of knowing each other, it was really nothing in this era. The key was whether the conditions of the two met. Moreover, Zheng Ke's father was in charge of family affairs. As a mother, she could only express her reference opinions at most.

But since her daughter Zheng Ke said so, Zheng Ke's mother naturally asked about Luo Cheng's situation. His age and appearance were acceptable, and he also had a job, but he soon noticed something wrong.

Luo Cheng's job was not in Jiangcheng, but in Changcheng, which meant that Luo Cheng's work focus was actually in Changcheng.

After asking about the specific work location, Luo Cheng also answered truthfully that he might only be in Jiangcheng for about ten days a month, and it would take several days to go back and forth. Moreover, Luo Cheng is not only running between Jiangcheng and Changcheng, but also going to Shanghai, Shenzhen and other places in the future.

Although they can be together for a while every month, it is not much different from long-distance separation. In fact, when Zheng Ke went to Jiangcheng to work, her parents thought about her finding a partner in the future, and Zheng Ke was not young anymore.

Zheng Ke's parents hope that Zheng Ke can find a partner in Jiangcheng, after all, Zheng Ke's household registration was moved there for work. Another option is to find someone with a work unit in their Macheng. In this way, after marriage, according to the reason why the couple is separated in two places, and according to the nature of the work, they can apply to transfer to the other half to work.

They never thought that Zheng Ke would find someone who is not in Jiangcheng or their hometown Macheng, but Zheng Ke's mother can't make any decisions. They can only wait for Zheng Ke's father to get off work and come back.

While waiting, Luo Cheng took out the gifts he was going to give on his first visit: canned meat, fragrant sausages, cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and some cakes and candies.

Seeing so many good things, and basically all of them were hard to get before the difficult times, let alone in this period.

Zheng Ke's mother chatted with Luo Cheng for a while, and when she saw that it was almost time, she was going to cook, but there was nothing good to treat her for lunch. Regardless of whether her daughter and Luo Cheng were successful or not, at least basic hospitality was still required.

It was difficult to buy better vegetables recently, and they were all limited, not to mention meat and the like. When Zheng Ke saw her mother was going to cook, she planned to help, and directly picked up the sausage and planned to go to the kitchen.

However, Zheng Ke's behavior was stopped by her mother, and she was pulled aside and told her that since this was a gift from Luo Cheng. She couldn't move it for the time being. If her father disagreed, the gift could be returned to him.

"Mom, take the sausages and cook, and open a can of meat when Dad comes back. I have already decided on Luo Cheng, even if Dad objects, it will be useless. And to tell you the truth, when Luo Cheng and I were in Jiangcheng, I couldn't control myself~~."

"This~~."

Zheng Ke's words made her mother not know what to say. She believed that her daughter would not joke about this matter, but her second daughter used to be very well-behaved, how could she do such a thing, giving her body to someone else before she settled down with him.

There is nothing to say now, except to recognize this son-in-law, there is no other way. However, except for her daughter and Luo Cheng, they are often separated because of work. In fact, Luo Cheng's conditions are really good. Even if they are separated, they are together for at least ten days a month. In fact, compared with those long-distance drivers, who are only at home for a few days a month, Luo Cheng is not bad.

So Zheng Ke's mother did not refuse again, and took the sausage to slice it. Then let Zheng Ke bring a canned food. If it is canned meat, it will be better if it is pork belly.

"Mom, I'm back. Hey, hello, who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Zheng Ke's friend. I came here from Jiangcheng with her today. She is in the kitchen now."

Luo Cheng explained with a smile, guessing that the person in front of him should be Zheng Ke's sister Zheng Xin. If she can run into the house and call mom, she must be right. And Zheng Xin saw the things on the table not long after entering the room, and her eyes never left.

When the other party heard that Luo Cheng came back with Zheng Ke, she immediately rushed to the kitchen. When she came out again, she took some milk candy from the table and went back to her room.