As the end of the New Year is approaching, the taste of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.

But no matter what, I still don’t feel like I was when I was a child.

After leaving Wulong Mountain, I chose a way back to Shuiwa Village.

On the way back, I went to the county town first and purchased a lot of New Year’s goods, including food, clothing, and drinks, and carried them home in large and small bags.

The food and drinks are mainly bought for Leizi, and then I bought two new clothes for my parents. Leizi also has it, a trendy leather jacket.

When I bought New Year’s goods, I found that there were tens of thousands of dollars in my pocket, bundles.

Where did this get the money?

Soon, I realized that the tens of thousands of dollars must have been given to me by Liu Hongyi. She was afraid that I would not accept it, so she hid it quietly in my pocket while I was asleep.

When I thought of Liu Hongyi, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart, and it was empty.

For so long, I have been with Liu Hongyi every day and have become accustomed to the feeling of living with her.

Now that she suddenly disappeared by my side, I was really not used to it. I always felt that there was nothing missing every day, no one was quarreling with me, and my life suddenly became very boring.

When I returned to Shuiwa Village, it was already evening and it was dark early in winter.

The already bleak countryside seems even more bleak and deserted on winter nights, leaving only the feeling of "hearing the barking of dogs in the deep alleys".

When I saw me coming home, my father and mother were very happy and hurriedly arranged for me to prepare meals.

Parents actually don’t want their children to make much money. Their biggest wish is to hope that their children will live safely outside and live well.

I put a large bag of New Year’s goods at home and then gave the newly bought clothes to my parents.

The mother reached out to touch the big fur coat and asked carefully: "Jiu Lizi, this fur coat costs a lot of money, right?"

My mother was thrifty all her life and had never worn such good clothes. In fact, this clothes cost a thousand yuan, but in order to make her feel at ease, I told her a kind lie, and I stretched out five fingers: "It's not expensive, it only cost 500 yuan. Others are doing activities in shopping malls, discount price! Discount price! Haha!"

"Dad, this is your New Year's gift!" I handed my dad a pair of shiny leather shoes.

My father took the leather shoes and couldn't let go, but said, "Jiu Lizi, there is no need to spend money. If you earn money, you will save it well. There will be more places to use money in the future. In two years, you will have to marry a wife. We old couples don't lack these. Look, I can't wear such a pair of leather shoes. Can I go to the fields to farm?"

"Why do you marry? Don't worry about this all day long. How big I am!" I grinned.

The father took out a cigarette and lit it, spitting out the cigarette ring and said, "How old? You are nineteen years old and you are 20 years old. Look at the one at the east end of the village... That Li Erwa, who is about the same age as you, is now the father of the child!"

I smiled and said, "Dad, I am different from him. I have a lot of things. I have been doing this for three to five years, and I won't think about this matter! Besides, I don't even have a girlfriend, so how can I talk about getting married?"

"No girlfriend? Hey, by the way, I wanted to ask you just now, where is the girl in red? Where is Liu Hongyi?" My mother asked me while wearing an apron.

"Hi!" I waved my hand: "I'm going home with red clothes. Isn't it time for the New Year? Do I have to go back to celebrate the New Year too?"

My mother said, "You kid is really, why don't you invite others to come to your house for the New Year?"

I shrugged my shoulders and spread my hands: "I'm invited, but I'm busy with something!"

"Then when will she come to home again?" Mother asked impatiently.

"This... I don't know! Maybe it's the New Year, maybe it won't come in a year or two!" I said.

"You kid, I tell you that Hongyi is a good girl, she is beautiful and has a good heart, and she is also the benefactor of our family. Anyway, this daughter-in-law and mother have decided. If you don't marry Hongyi back, you won't have to come back!" The mother walked to the kitchen door, stopped, and added: "If you ask other girls to come back, your father and I will definitely not agree!"

My father smiled at me: "Your mother's voice is your father's voice. Jiuyazi, do your best and try to bring the girl in red home as soon as possible!"

"Okay! Okay!" I shook my head and said to myself: "Fortunately I didn't bring Hongyi home, otherwise I wouldn't be able to celebrate the New Year peacefully! If Liu Hongyi was here, she would definitely be embarrassed to hear these words!"

"How is Leizi doing recently?" I asked my dad.

Dad shook the ashes and said, "I haven't seen Lei Zi for a few days. Last week, I took him a piece of bacon. I didn't seem to have seen him open the door these two days. I don't know where the kid has gone. But the money is endless. The year is approaching, so you should close the door and have a good rest! Oh, by the way, aren't you back? Otherwise, you call him and let him go home and have a meal together. I'll let your mother cook two more dishes!"

I nodded, got up and stood up. I was going to go to the mountain temple to see it because I brought something to Leizi.

"Okay, I'll go to the mountain temple to see it!"

I carried two big bags of things, walked out of the courtyard, and walked towards the mountain temple.

The bag was filled with New Year’s goods that I bought for Leizi, including wine, cigarettes, and a leather jacket. And he also bought a warm clothing for Leizi’s mother. His mother was in poor health. When winter came, wear warmer to avoid getting sick.

When I arrived at the mountain temple, it was already dark, the cold wind was blowing, and everything was silent.

As my father said, the mountain temple did not open, and the two large wooden doors were tightly closed.

I stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Leizi! Leizi!!"

After knocking for a long time, no one answered.

What did this Leizi do?

Could it be that I have returned to Niujia Village for the New Year?

It shouldn't be. Even if Lei Zi wants to go home for the New Year, he will definitely say hello. He won't just leave for nothing, right?

Did you go out to take on business?

Or, I'm good, nothing will happen, right?

I rubbed my hands and breathed a sigh of relief in my palms. I first threw the New Year's goods into the courtyard wall, then flew up, and soon climbed up to the wall, turned over and landed lightly in the mountain temple.

I saw that the mountain temple was dark and there was not even a trace of light.

Is this guy Leizi really not in the mountain temple?

Forget it, even if he is not in the mountain temple, I will bring the New Year goods to him and put them in the wing room.

I walked into the mountain god temple with New Year's goods. When I passed by the mountain god statue, I stopped.

"Hey! This stinky guy, how long has he been away? He hasn't even kept incense for the Mountain God!" I glanced into the incense burner, and only a stove of incense ash was left.

I quickly put down the New Year's goods, took out three incense threads and lit them, raised my hands high above the top, bowed to the mountain god, and piously inserted the incense thread into the incense burner: "Master Shan god, Lei Zi is negligent and has not given you any incense. I have sinned, I hope you can calm down your anger!"

I walked through the temple and came to the wing room behind.

Before I could enter the wing room, I heard a strange intermittent sound coming from the wing room.

I listened with my ears and found that Lei Zi was moaning in the room.

My face turned red suddenly. I was so amazing. How could Lei Zi be... doing that in the room?

Could it be that Leizi has already dated a girlfriend after I have been away for so long?

Alas, I feel embarrassed to knock on the door when encountering such a thing.

After thinking about it, I should put the New Year’s goods at the door, so that I can’t disturb Lei Zi’s good things.

I put down the New Year's goods and was about to turn around and leave when I suddenly heard a bang from the room, like the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

My heart skipped a beat and I suddenly felt something was wrong.

I was worried about Lei Zi's situation, so I couldn't care about so much at the moment. I kicked open the door of the room and rushed in with a shout: "Lei Zi! Lei Zi!!"

There was no light in the wing room, it was pitch black. I didn't pay attention to my feet. As soon as I entered the door, I tripped up by something.

Immediately, I heard Lei Zi's wailing: "Oh my bird...my bird..."

"Ah, sorry! Sorry!" Hearing Lei Zi's screams, I quickly got up from the ground and lit the oil lamp on the table. With that foot just now, I actually stepped on Lei Zi's lifeline. [Yanyu Hongchen Novels] I am very sorry for this.

The oil lamp lit up and emitted a dim light.

I turned around and saw Lei Zi lying curled up on the ground, with a quilt wrapped around his body.

I turned my head and looked at the bed. There was no one else on the bed. It seemed that I was too dirty just now and thought Lei Zi was doing that kind of shy thing.

"Hey, why are you lying on the ground? I didn't mean it when I kicked you just now!" I said to Leizi.

Lei Zi lay on the ground, panting heavily, looking very painful.

"Hey, it's only what time, why are you going to bed? I knocked outside for a long time, but you didn't hear it? I thought you were going out to take over the business, and you didn't even offer the incense from the Mountain God. It's really unreasonable!" I said, reaching out to support Lei Zi.

Lei Zi rolled his eyes and said weakly: "Master Jiu... I'm almost dead..."

"Are you dying?" I frowned: "It's a miracle, it's the New Year, don't say such unlucky words!"

"I'm really dying!" Lei Zi grabbed my hands, and I immediately felt his hands cold.

Then I looked at Lei Zi's face carefully, and saw a layer of black air appearing on his face, his face dark and haggard, and he lost all the weight of his body, looking sick, and he had no usual vigor.

Only then did I remember that the moan I just now was not a moan of pleasure, but a moan of pain.

With the bang just now, Lei Zi should have rolled from the bed to the ground.

Fortunately, I realized something was wrong.
Chapter completed!