Almost everyone in the city came out. Those who opened shops and stalls wanted to do some last-minute shopping, and those who went shopping and went to the market also wanted to stock up on some last-minute New Year goods.
Both sides of the commercial street are crowded with small stalls and hawkers. They have everything from couplets, almanacs, red socks and red trousers, candied dried fruits, prawns and cakes to white rabbits, as well as incense candles and red paper to worship ancestors.
The farmer's market was even more lively, with leeks costing several yuan a pound, live fish and shrimps being snatched up as soon as they came up, and the few private cars in the city seemed to be blocked at the door.
"Didi!"
A taxi struggled to weave its way through the crowd. After walking down the street for five minutes, it turned a little faster and drove to the school's family building.
"Master, please come into the hospital!"
The taxi drove in again and stopped downstairs. Yao Yuan took out three yuan, but the driver didn't take it and said, "It's five yuan!"
oh!
Price increases during New Year.
Yao Yuan changed into a five-dollar bill, got out of the car, and opened the back door. He felt tired just looking at it.
The back seat was full, with boxes after boxes, including Sprite, Lover's juice, Zhenzhen's lychee drink, and canned Cordon Bleu.
The driver was pretty good, he helped move them and piled them at the door of the unit.
At this time, two more beeps were heard, and Yao Yuemin came back in a taxi, carrying down several large packages of meat, vegetables and snacks, as well as a bag of pig meat and a few live fish.
The two men looked at each other, and Yao Yuemin was very happy. In the minds of most people, this is called abundant New Year goods and a prosperous life.
Yao Yuan remembered that this kind of Spring Festival lasted for a long time, and he didn’t know when it started. He bought fewer and fewer New Year’s goods, and celebrated the New Year more and more boringly. By the time he reached middle age, he didn’t even like the Spring Festival anymore.
"It's okay to leave your things here, let's move them!"
Dad said a word, and the two of them started working.
There were more than ten boxes of wine and drinks, three boxes at a time, and it took three trips to the fifth floor.
The flesh on Yao Yuan's arms was trembling, and he gasped: Damn it! It doesn't matter whether you drive a Land Rover or a Mercedes-Benz, you have to pull cabbage for your mother when you get home!
I, the mighty Yao Wanwan, still have to do such hard work!
Yao Yuan's grandmother, grandfather, and grandfather all passed away, leaving only his grandmother. He found an old man to live with, and went to see him during the holidays.
So every year I invite my uncle’s family over to celebrate the Spring Festival together, and only these ten boxes of wine are gone in two or three days.
Yuan Liping's relatives don't move around very often, so just getting together is enough.
Around noon, Yuan Liping also came back and bought a lot of flowers to put on display. Although my mother looked like a math teacher, she was actually very romantic, otherwise she wouldn't have been chased by a Chinese teacher.
After having a simple meal, we naturally chatted about our life in the past six months.
"Xiaoyuan, how was your internship?"
"It's okay. I don't go out for interviews much. I'm mainly responsible for collecting data and developing the market."
"Can I stay?"
"We can't stay. We have a group of four people, three of whom are related households. There is one named Liu Weiwei. She can't do anything well and doesn't have enough to eat. But she is liked by the boss. I heard that the starting salary is three times higher than ordinary people. This
Where can I go to reason?"
"Oh, your newspaper office isn't that good either!"
"This boss is nothing!"
"Yeah, yeah, it's not a thing..."
Yao Yuan echoed, his mind turned around, forget it, let's lay the groundwork, and said:
"Actually, I have something to tell you. I have a friend who is very smart and handsome, and has unique ideas. He felt that the Internet is very popular now, so he asked a few of us who are close friends to try it out and set up a small website."
"What kind of website?"
"It's just for chatting. Netizens come here to chat from all over the world. There are quite a lot of people at the moment. I think the prospects are good and I want to use this platform to exercise."
"Okay, don't you start from scratch when you go to other places? It's good to exercise first."
"That's right, you're still young now. It's good to practice and practice. Don't be in a hurry."
My parents thought that their son was about to graduate and was eager to find a job, but they were comforted.
Yao Yuan nodded like he was talking, and said nothing more after laying the groundwork. Yuan Liping suddenly paused and winked at Yao Yuemin. Yao Yuemin coughed twice and asked:
"Xiaoyuan, do you have any thoughts on personal issues?"
"What personal problem?"
"That's right, do you have a partner?"
Snapped!
Yao Yuan slapped me on the forehead, and 20 years later I was on a blind date, and 20 years later I was still going on a blind date!
"You see, you will graduate in the summer. Entering the society means you have officially become an adult. This is something to consider. My colleague at school has a niece..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Yao Yuan quickly stopped and said, "I'll look for it myself. I'll look for it myself."
"Okay, okay, find it yourself, we're not in a hurry."
She said she was not in a hurry, but Yuan Liping said again: "That kid Xiaobo is very interesting. He got a girlfriend without saying a word. She said she is a medical student. Your aunt has seen photos. She is tall and fair.
."
puff!
Yao Yuan spit out a mouthful of soda: "Yao Xiaobo has a girlfriend?"
"What's wrong?"
In his previous life, he was still a virgin until he was 25 years old!
"How did they meet?"
"I said we met through online chatting. If you look at other people, they will often seize opportunities. Why don't you make your own website? Then...oh, it's okay, don't worry."
Gan!
You big-browed Yao Xiaobo, you have also rebelled against the revolution?!
This brother should not stay for a long time!
………………
New Year's Eve arrived in the blink of an eye, and the streets suddenly became deserted.
At noon, the old uncle's family arrived, had a sumptuous reunion dinner, and talked to each other. Yao Yuemin couldn't help but burst into tears when he got to the emotional point, and hugged his uncle and cried.
Yuan Liping was speechless beside her.
Because my father is a sweet-tempered person, very emotional, and he becomes even more energetic after drinking.
Then it was time to go to bed. After resting until the evening, I got up and turned on the TV, adjusted to Center 1. I was making dough to make dumplings here, and waiting to watch the Spring Festival Gala there.
At this time, the child is out of reach. Even if Yao Yuan is 22 years old, there is no need to worry about it.
When he was 32 years old, he went out and was told to look after the car.
Cooking is a job for four adults. Yao Yuan grabbed Yao Xiaobo, entered his bedroom, and scolded: "Have you slept?"
"Brother! I'm here for you!"
Yao Xiaobo quickly expressed his loyalty and said: "But this is all fate. I can't stop fate when it comes. Everything is thanks to you. If you don't build that club, we still can't get to know each other."
"Don't be ridiculous, I don't care if you have a girlfriend or a boyfriend! The key is if you do this, you'll put me on fire!"
"Then you can find one too. You are smarter and more handsome than me, so you will definitely be able to find someone you like."
"Although you are telling the truth, it's not that easy..."
Yao Yuan's mouth is open and shut, and a person with a mentality that has read thousands of sails is not so easy to be tempted.
It's okay to play around.
……………
"Dong dong dong!"
"who?"
"Send to the God of Wealth!"
Yao Yuan opened the door, and outside there was an old man wearing a ragged cotton-padded jacket, holding a stack of God of Wealth stickers: "Would you like to ask for a God of Wealth?"
"How much?"
"five yuan."
Yao Yuan gave him ten yuan, and the old man thanked him and left.
He turned back to look at the clock and shouted: "It's begun! It's begun!"
"Hey, it's coming!"
Adults wash their hands quickly.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the Spring Festival Gala started on time. At this moment, countless families across the country had reunited and sat in front of the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
This tradition started with the first issue in the 1980s and continued 20 years later.
20 years later, no matter how much the Spring Festival Gala is criticized, it will not affect its influence. Even if people don't watch it, the TV has to be turned on.
It started with the usual fancy group dance.
Ni Ping, Zhu Jun, Zhou Tao, Wang Xiaoya, Wen Qing, and Li Yong are on the stage, broadcast in five places: Beijing, Shencheng, Shenzhen, Xi'an, and Magic City.
This year is the Year of the Horse.
After the opening, Captain Song performed a solo, and following the first language program, Uncle Feng Gong appeared, holding a guitar and singing with Guo Donglin.
"Why doesn't Feng Gong talk about cross talk?"
"That's right, I used to say how good the cross talk was, but I had to do skits. Where did the cows go?"
"Let's go and be the county magistrate."
The four adults pointed at each other and concluded that Feng Gong was not doing well right now.
"..."
Yao Yuan yawned. You guys have been waiting for a few years, and you really have to be saved by Uncle Feng. At least he looks familiar.
Next came a series of songs and dances. Xie Xiaodong and Sun Yanzi sang a song "Networked with the World", and Lu Yi and Zhou Xun also sang a song "This Year Is So Wonderful".
Hou Yaowen talked about cross talk, and Dai Zhicheng and Jiang Kun partnered up to do cross talk.
I wonder if this will seduce my aunt?
Yao Yuan searched desperately in his memory and found that there were not many memorable ones. Why not? There were fewer and fewer good programs.
Xuecun was probably the first singer to become famous on the Internet. He played "Away from Home" and Xuecun went down to the next show. Hey, everyone was in high spirits.
Uncle Benshan is coming up.
Last year's "Selling Kidnappings" and this year's "Selling Cars", Chen Xiaoer retired, Zhao Ma passed away, and Uncle Benshan was officially crowned the third generation sketch king!
When he was at his peak, the Spring Festival Gala would put his skits in the last language program before midnight, just because he was afraid that if they were shown early, the audience would stop watching them.
"If you don't see it, I'll look for it myself!"
"Because your feet are off the ground, the virus is shut down, so you can't go up. Your smart IQ has taken over the high ground again!"
"Congratulations, you are all ready to answer!"
"Brother, let me tell you, with an IQ like mine, you will never be able to read a watch in the future!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The dumplings were already on the table, and several people were laughing happily while eating, making the biggest laugh since the show started.
All the lights are on, and the buildings outside are also brightly lit. Someone has set off firecrackers early. The crackling sound is mixed with Chef Fan's IQ, and is accompanied by the fragrance of dumplings and incense candles for ancestors, floating in thousands of households.
"oops!"
Yao Yuan was eating, and suddenly he gnashed his teeth and spit out a coin from his mouth.
"Xiaoyuan eats it, and you will definitely have good luck in the coming year!"
Auntie clapped her hands.
"Well……"
Almost at the same time, Yao Xiaobo was also smoking one.
"Yeah, Xiaobo is eating too, so I packed two of them, and both kids happened to be eating!"
Yuan Liping said happily.
The adults are very happy. Yao Yuan and Yao Xiaobo look at each other and we can eat it every year.
At the same time, I also deliberately wonder, why can we eat it every time?
…
The night is getting deeper and deeper.
Near 12 o'clock, Yao Yuan put on his clothes and went downstairs, set off a firecracker, watched the red earth dissipate with crackling, and then looked up at his balcony,
Silently praying, I just hope that every year will be safe and everyone will be happy.
(Here’s a humorous puzzle: Palace Yuye Wine-Sledgehammer+Gathering of Heroes=?)