Reborn as a widow in the 70s

Each of the children had a portion of shaved ice. Miaomiao watched her brothers and sisters each holding a big lotus leaf and eating it. She was also anxious and hugged her mother's thigh.

Song Xiuxiu was afraid that her stomach would not be able to bear it at her young age, so she gave some to her. Song Xiuxiu was afraid of the cold, so she only took two bites and gave it to Lu Aiguo.

After eating ice cream under the shade of a tree on the street, the family walked to the waiting hall with their luggage.

Miaomiao was just two years old. Lu Aiguo originally wanted to hold her in his arms so that she could walk faster, but the little girl was very independent and liked to run behind her brothers and sisters with her short legs.

The family had no choice but to accommodate her speed. Fortunately, it was still early and it was not in a hurry.

Since the market is now open, there are more people going out to do business, and the trains have also become busier.

Compared with the noisy and chaotic hard-seat carriages, the sleeper carriages are much quieter. Although they cannot be compared with the officers' carriages, the conditions are quite good.

When getting on the train, there were too many children. Lu Aiguo was afraid of being crowded, so he picked up the youngest Miaomiao and held his wife's hand with the other hand. Song Xiuxiu held Yaya's hand on the other hand.

Zhao Xuewen followed closely behind them, with a small tree on the left and a small stone on the right, not daring to slack off at all.

Fortunately, the sleeper car they were in was not far away and they arrived quickly.

When they got to the carriage, they discovered that Lu Aiguo had bought an upper, middle and lower berth, and sitting opposite them was an old man in his sixties.

The old man is tall and thin, with a tall and straight figure. Although his temples are gray, he is energetic and his gray hair is combed meticulously.

Although he looks like an old Lenin suit, he is actually very smooth and clean.

The old man was lying quietly on the bed, closing his eyes and concentrating.

Hearing someone coming in, the old man raised his eyelids and closed his eyes again when he saw it was a couple with five children.

Lying on his middle bunk was a muscular man, sleeping facing the wall.

When Song Xiuxiu saw the two of them resting, she whispered to the children not to make any noise and to speak softly.

She wasn't worried about the other children, but she was worried about Xiao Shitou, a skinny monkey. Fortunately, Lu Aiguo and Zhao Xuewen were by his side like two generals, so Xiao Shitou had no choice but to calm down and follow her second brother to stand aside honestly. .

Song Xiuxiu took out the sheets she had brought with her from her luggage bag, and after she had laid them out, she asked the children to take off their shoes.

Xiao Shitou never let go of the lotus leaf filled with shaved ice. He leaned on the small table in the carriage and carefully poured a little water from the kettle. When he saw the water droplets on it swaying back and forth, he felt... So much fun.

The water droplets on the lotus leaf attracted the little tree. Looking at the round water droplets, the little tree curiously touched the place where the water droplets had rolled, and found that it was dry without any trace of moisture. He poked the water droplets with his fingertips again, and his fingers were instantly wet with water.

"Why aren't lotus leaves wet by water drops?" The little tree sat there and murmured to himself.

As Xiao Shitou became more and more interested in playing, Xiao Shu became more and more curious about this question that he couldn't figure out.

After chatting alone for a few times, he turned to ask Song Xiuxiu who was standing aside.

"Mom, why aren't lotus leaves wet by water drops?"

This question really stopped Song Xiuxiu. She was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Aiguo who was taking off Miaomiao's shoes and asked, "Why!"

The man thought for a while and said perfunctorily: "Because the lotus leaf and the water are fighting, no one wants to talk to the other!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Xiuxiu slapped the man on the back: "Don't talk nonsense, it's easy to mislead the child!"

Then he turned to Xiaoshu and said: "Mom is not sure about this issue either. I'll wait until mom looks up the information or asks others, then I can tell you!"

The little tree didn't respond and was silent for a moment, then turned around and tore off a piece of the lotus leaf from the little stone.

"Second brother, what are you doing!" Xiao Shitou, who was having fun, roared angrily.

Song Xiuxiu immediately glanced at him, and Xiao Shitou immediately lowered his voice in a sensible manner.

"Mom, look at my second brother, he tore all my lotus leaves!"

Xiao Shitou complained to his mother very aggrievedly.

Song Xiuxiu asked Xiaoshu in a low voice: "Xiaoshu, why did you tear off the lotus leaves from the small stone for no reason?"

The little tree ignored any sound. He lifted up the torn lotus leaf and looked at the light from the window intently.

"Mom, look at him!" Xiao Shitou finally understood and became reluctant.

Song Xiuxiu made a silencing gesture to her youngest son, and then whispered: "Second brother is thinking about the problem, let's not disturb him, wait until he is done thinking, then let him apologize to you, okay?"

Although he was a little unhappy, Xiao Shitou also knew that there was no other way, so he could only nod and acquiesce.

My second brother is like this, he often stares at something in a daze.

One time in the nursery, everyone was playing games, and the nursery aunt suddenly discovered that the little tree was missing. After searching for a long time, she found him squatting in the corner of the yard, watching the ants move.

So Xiao Shitou could only let this second brother, who behaved weirdly, let him go. After all, Xiao Shu had no interest in snacks at all, so Xiao Shitou got everything at his advantage.

After a long while, Xiaoshu slowly said: "Mom, do you think this lotus leaf is protected from water drops because it is wearing a raincoat?"

"That's the theory!" Before Song Xiuxiu could answer, the old man on the bed opposite suddenly said.

Everyone turned their attention to him, and saw the old man slowly opening his eyes, then getting off the bed, sitting upright on the edge of the bed, looking at the small tree opposite with a kind face.

"From the current observation results, the surface of the lotus leaf has a layer of hairs and some tiny wax particles. Water on these tiny particles will not spread to other directions on the surface of the lotus leaf, but will form spheres. Those are the water drops you just saw.”

Tiny particles?

Xiaoshu looked down at the lotus leaf in his hand again, then raised his head and asked: "Grandpa, how small are those particles! Can I see it through a magnifying glass?"

The old man thought for a while and then said: "You shouldn't be able to see it with a magnifying glass!"

Hearing this, Xiaoshu continued to ask: "If you can't see it with a magnifying glass, then what should you use to see it?"

Since Xiaoshu likes to observe things, Lu Aiguo bought him a magnifying glass. Xiaoshu felt that he could observe anything in the world through the magnifying glass.

Just now he realized that there were things that couldn't be seen with a magnifying glass.

The old man smiled and said: "There is something called a microscope. It is much more powerful than a magnifying glass. It can see many things that we cannot see with the naked eye, such as bacteria and cells."

The little tree had never heard the names mentioned by the old man, which aroused his curiosity even more.

"Grandpa, what are bacteria and cells?"

Old man: "These things cannot be explained for a while, we can talk slowly!"

"Thank you, grandpa!" Xiaoshu was very happy to hear that his question could be answered.

"Little guy, if there is anything you don't understand in the future, we can discuss it together!" The old man's eyes full of vicissitudes of life were full of unhidden love for the little tree.

"I'm sorry, old sir, for disturbing your rest!" Seeing that their conversation was over, Song Xiuxiu said apologetically.

The old man waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It's okay. I haven't met a child with such a thirst for knowledge in a long time. This is very precious. I like to help these dolls answer all kinds of weird questions."

Song Xiuxiu: "My child likes to think wildly and is curious about everything. He often asks questions that we cannot answer."

The old man smiled and said: "But I didn't see your impatience. Instead, you answered the child's questions seriously and didn't perfuse him because you didn't know. This is very commendable!"

"I think this little guy's desire to explore things is inseparable from your education methods!"