There are so many people that it’s easy to work. Before noon, the alluring aroma has already filled the yard.
The two pigs and their sewage have been cleaned up. There are no people in the yard. Occasionally someone’s dog will run over smelling the fishy smell. Also, outside the yard, Li Qiang and a group of friends They were not afraid of the cold and kicked the pig urine tirelessly.
When air is blown on this thing at the beginning, it is still soft after being tightened. After freezing for a while, the outer leather becomes hard, almost like a football, so the children like it very much. Although the game was unstructured, it was extremely enjoyable.
Li Long was watching the children playing football outside the yard and thought that at a certain stage, China's football was actually quite strong. At that time, the township middle school had a football team, and every year the county would hold a football competition for middle school students. In the next two years, there would be special schools for Victoria and Harbin. At one time, the Victoria and Harbin schools won the football championship and runner-up.
When did football no longer be allowed in schools?
Putting aside this idea, Li Long turned around and entered the house.
Before the food was served, in the two rooms on both sides, men were already drinking and playing cards, and some of them were already blushing.
The whole room was filled with the aroma of sauerkraut and stewed meat. Li Long listened to the woman inside saying vaguely:
"This time I have to pay for it. These two troughs of meat will have to be eaten today." The stew is seven or eight kilograms, right? Including the water, how much does it cost..."
"It's okay, everyone just eats it. It's been a busy year and it's hard to have a good meal at the end. How about that?" Liang Yuemei's proud voice came out.
Then the aunts and sisters-in-law asked Gu Xiaoxia about work, and some even asked her where she bought her clothes. The bolder thing was to ask her and Li Long when they were going to get married, which made Gu Xiaoxia simply unable to resist.
Liang Yuemei relieved the situation and said:
"Xiaoxia, you are at work, don't stay in the kitchen, we are here, you go outside and let Xiaolong take you around Turn. It’s not good to have this smell on your body. You have to go to the county in the afternoon..."
"That’s right, that’s right. "Yes." Sister-in-law Lu also helped, "Xiaoxia, go out first, we'll be here. Don't be polite to your sister-in-law. You can do whatever you want... I'll call you later!" >
Then Li Long watched Gu Xiaoxia walk out of the kitchen with the curtain lifted. The two people looked at each other, and then they both smiled.
"Let's go to the east room." Li Long said, turned and walked forward, "It's quieter over there."
There were many people, and there were a bunch of women in the kitchen. The house was occupied by a group of men playing cards, and people were sitting on the bed. Some people also went to the Lu family's house across the street. The child was outside, and only the door to the east room was not open.
Li Long had the key to the east room, and he took Gu Xiaoxia into the east room. After Li Qingxia and his wife left, the place was kept very clean. Li Long would occasionally stay here, but most of the time he stayed at Lao Ma Hao.
The stove was also put up here today, but the door was locked early in the morning after the stove was put up. Now it is very warm inside.
"Are you a little uncomfortable with it?" Li Long waited for Gu Xiaoxia to sit down, then went to the stove, used the stove hook to turn on the fire, and asked while collecting the ashes, "Such a lively scene, It’s been a while since you’ve felt it?”
"Well, yes." Gu Xiaoxia nodded. She was already able to get along with Li Long comfortably. She sat on the bed, leaning her back slightly on the quilt, and said:
"How should I put it? I work in the unit , with the deputy director here, everyone is still polite to me, but after all, I count. I'm seconded here, so I definitely have to do a lot of chores. Fortunately, I have special skills, so some people won't go too far."
"But after all, I came from a rural area, so I guess there will be some people here for you. Show their superiority in front of them?" Li Long asked.
"Huh? How did you know?" Gu Xiaoxia was a little surprised.
“Haha, just tell me if you have it.”
"Yes, yes, but to be honest, I really don't care. I am a farmer myself, and I don't hide anything." Gu Xiaoxia's mentality is very good now, but Li Long guessed that she must have gone through a period of psychological construction. So far.
"Well, just have a peaceful mind. Being able to rise in class through your own efforts is already very beneficial." Li Long said with a smile, "On this point, you are better than them. You are better than them." From the village to the township and now to the county, but they are still in the county, it shows that you are much better than them."
"Hee hee, you speak so nicely." Gu Xiaoxia became lively." He speaks louder than our deputy director It sounds good. Our deputy director said that they look at you in a different light because you are too good, so you have to show them your excellence."
"That's right, let them feel ashamed in this regard. ," Li Long nodded, "Your deputy director is right."
"Oh, you still know how to feel ashamed? Not bad!" Gu Xiaoxia was a little surprised, "I think your academic qualifications..."
"I'm also reading every day, how about studying?" Li Long stood up, sat on the edge of the bed, a fist away from Gu Xiaoxia, turned to ask him:
"That sister-in-law asked you about our marriage just now "What do you think?"
"Me?" Gu Xiaoxia lowered her head shyly, and then looked at Li Long:< br>
"What about you? What do you think?"
"I think next spring, when I have free time, I will find someone to build the houses in the village first. I don't know when you can I’m really going to be transferred to the Education Bureau. But regardless of whether I’m transferred there or not, I think we’ll get it done next year.”
"Well, OK. I think it will be basically decided by the end of this year or early next year whether I can join the Education Bureau."
"Are you sure?" Li Long held Gu Xiaoxia's hand, " Can we go in?"
"I'm pretty sure." Gu Xiaoxia didn't reject Li Long's close contact. She just blushed. Then he said, "Now the Education Bureau has a lot of things to do, and the year-end summary is coming soon. I heard that the establishment is going to be expanded, and it should be adding more people. If we increase the number of people, those of us who are seconded will definitely be considered first."
"That's good, are there many people on secondment?"
"Not many, there are two."
The two chatted for less than half an hour when they heard someone outside shouting:
"It's time to eat, come to the house!"
The voice was calling the children, Li Long was a little bit Reluctantly, she let go of her hand around Gu Xiaoxia's waist and said:
"Let's go and eat the pig meat. It's the best today. You can take another with you when you leave." Just heat it up and eat it."
"Yes." Gu Xiaoxia didn't refuse. She felt the attitude of Li Jianguo and his wife, including Li Juan and Li Qiang, towards her since she came here today. It feels like you are really one of your own - not that you can do whatever you want, but that you don't hide anything and can share any good things with you.
When the two people came out of the east room, Sister-in-law Lu and another sister-in-law were carrying dishes and walking out. When they saw Li Long, they said hurriedly:
"Xiaolong, come in quickly, the banquet is about to start over there."
"Sister-in-law Lu, this time I have caused trouble for your family too." Li Long said with a smile.
"What's the trouble?" Sister-in-law Lu said with a smile on her face, "I'm so happy. It's the end of the year. When has it been so lively?" Because there were so many people, the Lu family also held a party. After the waiter left, Chen Xingbang followed him with the wine. When he saw Li Long, he raised the bottle and said:
"I'll go over there and say hello. Brother, you said you don't want to drink, so you still have to drink." You have to practice.”
"Haha, brother-in-law, you have to be very busy today. There are some people over there who have a lot of alcohol." Li Long said to Chen Xingbang before entering the room.
"Let's try it." Chen Xingbang was not timid at all at this time. Following him was Li Junshan.
One table was opened in the west house, one in the kitchen, and another in the spare room. There were four tables in total for adults and children. The children's table has already started eating. Li Jianguo is the host in the West Room, and the bottle of wine has also been opened.
"Xiaolong is here? Come on, come on, sit down quickly and get a cup for Xiaolong..." Wang Caimi spoke loudly. His face was already red. He had obviously drank from playing cards before eating. Less wine.
"I won't drink today. Brother Wang, if you drink, don't cheat." Li Long squeezed out a seat and sat down. "If you want to drink, someone will drink with you."
Dabai Steamed Buns When it was served, everyone moved their chopsticks involuntarily. Li Long habitually ate the sauerkraut first, but everyone basically greeted the big fat meat slices. The steamed buns in his left hand were followed by the fat meat slices held up in his right hand, and he ate them without hesitation.
This meat has been stewed for a long time, and it doesn’t feel greasy at all when you eat it. It just feels fragrant. There are four pots of vegetables on a table, and everyone's chopsticks are mostly pointing towards the pickled cabbage stew. It seems that this is the only dish that satisfies cravings the most.
This is indeed the case.
Li Long tasted all the dishes with a smile. I have to say that this is the most delicious dish using the best ingredients and the most basic cooking techniques.
"Come on, come on, let me add some vegetables." Liang Yuemei came over with a basin of vegetables, scooped two tablespoons and added it to the sauerkraut basin. After adding it, she said, "There are a lot of vegetables stewed today, you guys?" Just eat it!”
This arrogance directly attracted applause from the people on the table.
On average, everyone ate one steamed bun, and then the action slowed down. Li Jianguo also took this opportunity to start a drinking game and clear the level.
Li Long was a man who never knew much about boxing.
You know the rules. If the sum of the number I shout and the number you shout is the number drawn by my fingers, then I win, otherwise you win.
But he couldn't figure out how he could react so quickly when speaking at such a fast speed.
Li Jianguo is a master in this aspect, because from the past few years until his death in an accident, there was almost no dissatisfaction in the whole village when it came to boxing.
As a wine commander, if you want to be in charge of wine bottles, you must pass the first round. Anyone of a certain age knows that when you pass a level, you have to go through the entire table one by one, punching those who know how to punch, and touching three if you don't know how to punch. Usually at this time, those who can be the wine commander must not only be good at rowing, but also have a good drinking capacity and high emotional intelligence.
After all, not everyone will follow the rules. There will be some who rely on boxing, some who are crazy about drinking, and some who don’t want to drink.
At this time, it depends on the ability of the wine commander.
Sitting next to Li Jianguo was Wang Caimin, and Li Long felt that he talked a lot today. Li Jianguo smiled and punched Wang Caimi first.
"No, no, I didn't hear this..." Wang Caimi probably drank some wine today and lost the first punch. He felt that he couldn't live up to his reputation, so he yelled.
"Okay, let's not count this first punch. How about starting over?" Li Jianguo said with a smile, "We can't count this second punch. Come on, Gao Sheng..."
The first sentence of the punch here is to shout "Gao Sheng", which is auspicious, and the next step is to punch. Within three punches, Wang Caimi lost again.
There was nothing to be done about it. Wang Caimi was a little hesitant to pick up his cup, so Li Jianguo picked up his own cup:
"Come on, how about I accompany you? You are the main force today and you are tired! Come on, do it!"
"Come on, come on!" Wang Caimi was so proud that he simply drank it. liquor.
Continue next.
Li Long looked at it and sighed, it was really a human accident at the wine table.
Some people punch softly and quietly, some punch powerfully to the mountains and rivers, some sit firmly on the fishing platform, and some people punch randomly - they can't even understand it, so they should be considered beginners.
It actually added a lot of fun to everyone.
After Li Jianguo finished a level, two people were already drunk and were helped to lie down next to the bed.
Li Long clinked two glasses of wine with Li Jianguo. He couldn't punch well, so he simply gave up.
At this time, Li Jianguo's face remained unchanged and his expression was as usual. Li Long really admired his elder brother for his good tolerance for alcohol.
There was also noise from the other side of the house. Li Jianguo glanced at Li Long, who had already stood up and walked over.
"There's a little dragon over there. Don't worry about it and continue. I've finished the level. Who wants to come again?"
When it comes to clearing the level, it usually starts with the Wine Commander. After the level is completed, who wants to do it again? If you're happy, then go ahead. You can apply to the Wine Commander for a round, or of course you can discuss it individually.
Li Long went over to the vacant house and saw that Li Anguo was arguing with another person in the team. The two people blushed and their necks were thick—Li Long understood after listening for a while. It turned out that there was a misunderstanding between the two parties because the words punched in the mouth were different from the things shouted here.
"Don't, don't, don't, it's easy." Li Long took a cup and poured wine:
"No one is right or wrong in this matter. The rules in the mouth are different from those here. , then my second brother came here not long ago, this is just contact. Come on, the three of us have a drink, and we are not outsiders, so don’t be rude.”
Li Long spoke, and Li Anguo naturally had nothing to say. The man originally wanted to say something, but the others on the table immediately pushed him back:
"Xiaolong has given you enough face, drink it quickly. Come on! Stop chatting here!"
The man drank the wine.
Li Long smiled and said:
"Okay, everyone, eat and drink well, but don't hurt your harmony. We have enough wine and vegetables today, don't be anxious, take your time. ”
"Look, Xiaolong can still talk, but the people outside are different."
When Li Long turned around, he felt a little bit dumbfounded as he listened to other people's comments about him. These people really look at what others are doing. (End of this chapter)