Liu Guangqi heard the sound and saw that it was Zhu Xuefeng. He said hello happily and walked a few steps with a smile.
"Xiaofeng, it's just right. You don't need me to run away. Come on, come on. Your sister-in-law asked me to bring this to you. When I came last year, there was no one in your house. This time it's just right, haha."
Zhu Xuefeng still wanted to shirk, but Liu Guangqi said with a smile, "There's nothing valuable, just some specialties from my sister-in-law's house and Shandong province. I haven't had a chance to say thank you. Hurry, I have to go home to see my mother. "
Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to reach out and take it, "Thank you, Brother Liu, for taking the time to come and sit down. Time flies so fast. We haven't seen each other for more than a year."
"But. Isn't it, brother, I'll go back and talk some other time." Seeing Zhu Xuefeng accept the gift, Liu Guangqi said goodbye happily and went straight to the backyard.
Watching Liu Guangqi leave in a hurry, Zhu Xuefeng also sighed. No matter how difficult it is, everyone always rushes home to visit their parents and celebrate the New Year together. Most of the factories only had a holiday yesterday, and they only had today. After a day off, Liu Guangqi must have asked for leave again, and his wife and children didn't come back with him. Also, calculating the time, their children were only a few months old, and they couldn't bear the long distance.
I carried the small bag home and opened it. There were not many things, but they all looked good. It was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into selecting them, and grocery stores did not allow them to be picked.
Six fragrant big apples, a small piece of donkey meat, a small package of golden jujubes, a small package of dried shrimps, a package of large peanuts, and two sausages at the bottom. They are obviously specialties from several places. , it seems like it took a lot of effort.
I will be drinking for a while, and I have nothing to do, so I simply fry the big peanuts with a little oil on the coal stove (it is impossible to fry them). The fire is not big, just right, relying on not much oil , stir-fry slowly, and after a while you hear a slight popping sound from the peanuts, and the color begins to turn golden. Take the pot off the fire, and let the peanuts make a sizzling sound in the pot with the remaining heat.
I washed four more apples, put the peanuts on a plate, and sprinkled them with a little salt. As soon as I finished cleaning them, I heard movement from outside, and then I heard a creak at the middle door.
"Xue Feng, what are you doing? It's so fragrant, fried peanuts?"
"Well, the one Liu Guangqi gave me just now seemed quite rare to me. It should be Weihai Big Peanuts. I got a plate. Come on. "It's just right, take it over."
As he came out with the peanuts, He Yuyu took them and smelled them. The peanuts were still sizzling and not yet cool.
"It's so big and smells so good. Let's go. My brother has packed up. When Sister Ezi heard that you were going, she was a little embarrassed. Haha, aren't you in the same office?"
“Oh, it’s an office. I don’t go there very often. I only show up a few times a month. Come on, I’ll take this apple with me. It looks good.”
“It’s quite rare. The one in the grocery store looks better and is bigger. Is this what Liu Guangqi gave me?” br>
"This Liu Guangqi man is quite polite. I really couldn't tell it before." He Yuyu saw that there were indeed several kinds on the cabinet. Zhu Xuefeng took the apples and followed He Yuyu out, covering them up casually.
A few children were still playing wildly in the yard, throwing a few small whips from time to time, and then running around, spreading laughter in every corner of the yard.
"Xiao Ben, come back for dinner!" The old cow's cry came from the backyard. After a while, several little kids with snot wiping their noses emerged from the patio behind the utility room. The first one was Niu Xiaoben, the only son of the Lao Niu family. When he saw Zhu Xuefeng, he shouted with a playful smile.
"Uncle, happy New Year."
Zhu Xuefeng knew what this kid was thinking. He held an apple in one hand and grabbed a handful of candies in the other.
"Hurry up and share it. Go home for dinner. I heard your father calling you. If you are late, you will be beaten."
"No way, my father won't beat you during the Chinese New Year. Me."
As he spoke, he wiped his snot that was about to rise with the sleeves of his cotton coat, happily took the candy, and asked his friends to share it with him, then held his head high.
"Thank you, Uncle Feng." He slipped through the middle door and disappeared.
"This kid." Zhu Xuefeng cursed with a smile, and He Yuyu said with a smile, "I know why Xiao Ben always talks about you. Every time I call you, I get candy."
< br>"I thought about it when I was a kid. No one would give it to me. Now that I have it in my pocket, I'm happy to give it to him. Haha, let's go."
It should be quieter in the middle courtyard, maybe Because the first uncle is in the middle courtyard, these little kids always like to play in the outer yard and the front yard. The first uncle’s house is quiet, but Banggan and Xiaodang of the Jia family have built a small snowman at the door. Zhu Xuefeng's expression seemed to be struggling a little, and he seemed to want to avoid it, but he also wanted to play with his sister with the snowman. Inside the room was a busy figure of Qin Huairu, who seemed to be preparing dinner.
There was movement from Shazhu's main room, vaguely the voice of a deaf old lady.
"I said Ezi, if you follow Zhuzi, if nothing else, you can't get away with this good fortune. You two, you have to be tight. I'll take away the certificate after seeing the New Year. Find a suitable day to get things done. Let’s live a small life, grandma will be happy to see it..."
She is really a deaf old lady, too, during the Chinese New Year, Shazhu will definitely take care of the deaf old lady, Zhu Xuefeng looked at the four in his hand Apple was a little embarrassed. She thought there were only four people, but she didn't expect the voice of a big man came from the room again.
"Well, good things don't come late. We didn't get it done last year, so it won't be too late today, Zhuzi, just listen..."
That's right, there's not enough to count anyway. Let's share it later, Mr. If you are here, your aunt must be here too.
He Yuyu opened the door and said, "Brother, Xuefeng is here and I have added an extra dish for you. Take a look."
Si Zhu had just finished clearing the table and was accompanying Deaf with Lou Xiao'e. The old lady stood up chattering.
“Here he comes, what kind of food are you bringing? You have never been here before, where did you prepare the food? Oh, what a fun thing, ancestor, please give me a look and see what this food is. Damn, he’s so big.”
Zhu Xuefeng entered the house and quickly said hello to the deaf old lady, the first man, and the first mother.
"Old lady, uncle, and aunt, you are all blessed."
The deaf old lady opened Silly Zhu's hand, stood up on crutches, and replied with a smile.
"Good luck, good luck, good luck to all! The college students are back, everything is okay at home."
"Everything is fine, I worry about you!"
The first man also smiled and said, "Zhu Zhu I still don’t believe you are back. If Yu Yu hadn’t said you were at home, I would have thought Zhu Zhu was fooling me. Come on, everyone is here, let’s try Zhu Zhu’s skills together.”
“Team leader. "Happy New Year to you."
Lou Xiao'e blushed and greeted, Zhu Xuefeng quickly gave in, "I can't afford it. I don't have a team leader at home now. I will have to call you sister-in-law from now on. Haha, New Year." Okay.”
I was a little surprised that Lou Xiao’e slipped out on the first day of the new year. Seeing Lou Xiao’e’s red face, I didn’t feel embarrassed to ask.
Silly Zhu made a copper hot pot on the table, prepared a lot of cabbage, vermicelli, meatballs and mutton, as well as a plate of louver and tripe, burned an eggplant, and slipped out a liver tip. I don’t know where to start. I found a few pieces of frozen tofu, cut a large plate of potatoes, and a few cold dishes. He Yuyu put peanuts on it, and a large table was filled to the brim.
The old lady naturally took the main seat, followed by the first man, and Shazhu and the other three also sat aside.
“I’m not particular about anything today. My hot pot is not authentic either. It has everything. Please bear with me and don’t pick on me. But the taste is definitely not lost. Come on, let’s have some drinks with the old lady. ."
He opened the wine and poured it for everyone.
"In this year and age, there is a table like this. The whole city is looking at it, and ninety-nine percent of them are comparing it. Zhuzhu, sit down, and everyone will pour as much as they can drink."
Silly Zhu held his hand. Holding the wine bottle, he stretched his waist and said with a smile, "Ancestor, I can't listen to you. I have to help you fill up the first glass. You can do whatever you want later, come on, come on, aunt, don't you want some." "
"Zhu, if it doesn't work, I won't use it."
The aunt protected the cup and prevented the pouring of wine. The uncle stretched out his hand to stop it and explained, "Auntie, you're like this. I can't drink because I can't drink well. I haven't touched alcohol since the last time I left the hospital."
Silly Zhu couldn't force him, so he glanced at the aunt and then at the old lady, who was deaf. The wife spoke.
"Let the pillars be counted down, click the bottom, and let's have some fun together during the Chinese New Year."
Hearing what the deaf old lady said, the old man had no choice but to take his hand away and The aunt had no choice but to follow Shazhu, and she felt relieved when she saw that Shazhu had just touched her lightly.
“That’s it, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
This is the first time for Zhu Xuefeng to eat with someone other than Sha Zhu’s brother and sister, and he is a little uncomfortable. Sha Zhu doesn’t think so. Zhu Xuefeng was really filled up, and even He Yuyu and Lou Xiao'e also poured half a cup each before taking their seats.
“The days go by so fast, and it’s already the year of Guimao in a blink of an eye. The days are becoming more and more interesting as they go by. Come on, my old lady suggested, let’s raise a toast together...”
The deaf old lady raised a half glass of wine and said hello, kicking off the show. Silly Zhu squeezed Lou Xiao'e, and everyone raised their glasses and took a sip.
The deaf old lady put down her cup, pointed at the hot pot and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Our life is like this pot-shabu-shabu. We ordinary people are not as good as those in the homes of the rich and wealthy. We don't have so much to pay attention to. There are no delicacies from the mountains and seas. These homely things are delicious and real."
"Well, the ancestors are right, life is like this, plainness is the truth." The first man also nodded in agreement with the old lady, and Lou Xiaoe blushed. Face nodded to show that he was taught, Shazhu quickly stood up, cooked some mutton for the old lady, and handed it over.
"Old lady, try this, serious extra-oral lamb, fresh and tender, hard to get."
Old lady in sesame sauce After taking a dip, he said, "Yes, it's the taste outside the mouth. Zhuzi is determined to let everyone try it. It's been a while since I've had authentic lamb meat outside the mouth. I remember the last time was before liberation..."
Seeing that the deaf old lady and the uncle put aside their efforts to educate Lou Xiaoe and began to reminisce about the past, Shazhu sat down.
During the dinner, they still asked from time to time when they would do things and what to discuss. Zhu Xuefeng and He Yuyu couldn't get in the conversation and could only work hard.
“It’s still as agreed last year. Keep everything simple and just put a few tables in the yard. Ezi’s family has repeatedly told them not to make any ostentation. I think it’s good. Master, I’ll have to trouble you then. Help Zhang Luo.”
“No problem, this matter will fall on me.”
The old man, who was deaf, expressed his attitude cheerfully, and the deaf old lady seemed a little excited. She pulled Lou Xiao'e and whispered incessantly, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Zhu Xuefeng finally understood. It turned out that Mr. Lou was relieved and Lou Xiaoe got the household registration book as he wished. She kept carrying the household registration book and came to Shazhu's house to report the news, which led to this dinner.
"Xiao'e, I can't tell." Zhu Xuefeng really didn't see that Lou Xiao'e still had the courage.
Lou Xiao'e blushed early and did not dare to talk, "Brother, I have to call you sister-in-law from now on, haha." Silly Zhu was in high spirits and took Zhu Xuefeng to have another drink.
Seeing everyone slowly put down their chopsticks, He Yuyu stood up, cut a plate of apples brought by Zhu Xuefeng, and brought them up.
"Old lady, try this again."
"This girl is sensible, unlike Zhu Zhu, who only knows how to bully other students and drag them to drink endlessly."
The deaf old lady took a piece with a smile and took a bite. It was cool, crispy and sweet, "This tastes like something from Shandong province, better than the one from the grocery store."
"Old lady , you are really amazing, the eldest son of the second uncle’s family brought this from Lu Province.”
Si Zhu explained with red eyes. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a roar coming from the backyard.
"Get out of here, get out of here, I don't care about you, and don't come back again..."
Then there was a sound of throwing pots and bowls, and several people stared in surprise.
"It seems to be Lao Liu, let me go and have a look."
The first man put down his chopsticks and stood up, put on his clothes and was about to go out, and the first mother hurriedly followed.
“It’s really this bastard thing. What kind of score and pillars are there for the Chinese New Year? Let grandma go and take a look. How come you can’t pick it up clearly at such an old age?”
Silly Zhu also I wanted to watch the fun, but it was snowing, and I didn’t want the old lady to get involved. I hesitated, but unexpectedly the old lady grabbed Lou Xiao’e’s hand.
"Ezi, go with the old lady to see if that bastard is doing evil. I'm very happy that he has to mess with it."
Silly Zhu had no choice but to get up with Lou Xiao'e. , Unexpectedly, the old lady stood up with a cane in one hand and Lou Xiao'e in the other. Silly Zhu quickly helped put on the cotton-padded jacket and went out.
“Let’s go take a look too. This incident happened only on the first day of the Lunar New Year.” He Yuyu also stood up.
The two of them cleaned the charcoal fire and went out. When they reached the Moon Gate, they saw Liu Guangqi crying, carrying a package and going out angrily.
"Brother Liu, what happened? Didn't you just get home?"
Zhu Xuefeng took a step forward and stopped him from asking. Liu Guangqi looked up and saw Zhu Xuefeng, and smiled miserably, "Let brothers laugh, it seems we The two brothers have to find a chance to talk next time. I have to go to the station and go home quickly. "
"It's such a big deal, I finally came back for the Chinese New Year..."
Zhu Xuefeng wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Guangqi saw more and more people in the courtyard being disturbed.
"Brother, don't try to persuade me. Don't let so many people see the joke. Come to the factory to see me when you have time, and I will get drunk with you."
As he said this, he pushed away Zhu Xuefeng's hand. He held up his hand and quickly walked out of the middle courtyard, ignoring the shouts of the two younger brothers who ran out later, and left without looking back.
"It seems that he is really sad. Such a big man is bursting with tears."
He Yuyu lamented on the side and had no intention of going in to watch the fun.
"I'll go back and clean up. You can go and see for yourself."
Zhu Xuefeng looked at the backyard. The uncle should have entered Liu Haizhong's house. Silly Zhu and Lou Xiao'e stood holding the deaf old lady. At the door of the old lady's house, I vaguely saw the second aunt sitting at the door looking out and crying softly and suppressedly. The young wives in twos and threes were whispering and pointing in the distance. Zhu Xuefeng lost all thought and turned back to help clean up.
"What kind of mischief do you think this second uncle is doing? He celebrated the Chinese New Year. He did it last year and he did it again this year. I feel sorry for Liu Guangqi. He came all the way and finally came back."
He Yuyu was careful. Light the charcoal fire again and use low heat to keep the hot pot warm.
"Why don't we all withdraw, I don't think anyone will eat anymore."
"That's not possible, you and my brother are just drinking, and you haven't eaten enough yet."
He Yuyu poured a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into Zhu Xuefeng's hand. He also grabbed a small handful and started kneading them.
“Well, it tastes good. It’s a little different from the fried ones my brother makes, and it’s also quite fragrant.”
Si Zhu’s peanuts are fried in the cafeteria, and he uses a little oil himself Of course the fried ones are different.
After a while, Shazhu came back alone, cursing.
"What's going on, where is Xiao'e?"
"Xiao'e chatted with the old lady for a while, and the father and his wife went back. Well, the pot is still hot, and I haven't eaten enough yet. Let’s drink some more, brothers.”
The three of them cleared the table, and Shazhu poured some more for the two of them. He Yuyu looked on, and simply poured half a cup for himself, and just kept the peanuts with the two of them.
Si Zhu brushed his balls, took a sip of wine, and then told the story about bangs.
It turned out that Liu Haizhong was very happy to see his son back. He drank a few drinks happily, and then asked about his eldest grandson. What he said was that his surname should be Liu, the eldest grandson of the Liu family. You can't say that your surname is Zhang.
Liu Guangqi said that he could no longer change his household registration, so a dispute broke out. Liu Guangqi, who was in a hurry, immediately said that when they got married, they had nothing, and they only relied on the support of their daughter-in-law’s family to settle down. It's a good new home. My wife has an only daughter. What's the point of giving birth to a son with her last name?
As a result, Liu Haizhong quit. Liu Guangqi said that when he gave birth to a second child, his surname would be Liu. Liu Haizhong still refused. He yelled at Liu Guangqi, saying that after raising him for so many years, he had raised him in vain, and he was not worthy of the woman’s family. It's a small favor. In this case, let's treat this son as useless and let Liu Guangqi go back and be his son-in-law. Don't stay in the capital and embarrass his bangs.
"Son-in-law? Impossible. I have met Liu Guangqi's wife, and she is not from Lu Province. She followed Liu Guangqi to Chengdu and then to the Lu Province Aluminum Factory."
" Of course not, Liu Guangqi denied it. He just saw that there was no incense in the back of his wife's house and thanked their family for their help. Alas, there was no way to persuade him about this matter. The first man persuaded him a few times, but Liu Haizhong pushed him away. I almost choked my breath and went back angrily, which made the eldest mother very unhappy. This second uncle doesn’t know who he is after drinking a little bit. The old lady didn’t bother to care and went home by herself.”
"Brother, what did the second uncle say to make the first uncle so angry?"
"He said, alas," Silly Zhu hesitated and didn't want to say, unable to withstand He Yuyu's repeated urging, so he had to say .
"He said, you have never given birth to a son, how can you be so free-minded? When the elder heard this, he exploded. He held his anger for a long time before coming over, dragging the elder mother back home."
"It's outrageous. At such an old age, are these human words?" He Yuyu said bitterly, complaining about the eldest father and his mother.
“I originally wanted to scold Liu Haizhong, but I saw the second aunt sitting at the door crying, so I didn’t say anything. I have to say that the hardest one is definitely the second aunt, alas.”
Silly Zhu took a bite of food and continued. "Since Liu Haizhong has become the team leader, he has not taken the first man seriously for a long time. I think something will happen in this yard sooner or later." (End of Chapter)