After sending away a bunch of young ancestors, Xue Xiang and the four of them breathed a sigh of relief. This toss-up actually took more than an hour. At this moment, the sun was rising, the light was shining brightly, and the ice and snow on the house were already dripping.
I shed tears.
Everyone took advantage of the opportunity to light a pot of charcoal fire, and began to drink tea and chat around the fire pot. They were joking about the miserable situation of Liu Yuanchao, Li Hongjun, and Sun Qianjin in the military camp, when another visitor came to the door. It was Fatty Zhang and Yin Jinghua.
, Chen Fosheng stepped in with his arms,
The three of them were all wearing black round-neck tunic suits. I don’t know if they had agreed upon it in advance. They were dressed in the same uniform. It felt a bit like three brothers to have these three walking together. All three of them were empty-handed and packed with bags.
After mentioning a lot, they entered the courtyard and all came together to say New Year greetings.
Xue Xiang smiled and welcomed the three people in, and greeted Lei Xiaotian and the others to serve tea. Just as everyone was about to sit down, three more people walked through the door talking and laughing.
"Xiao Xue, happy New Year. Qianjin is not at home, so as my uncle, I will wish you a happy new year for him." The first person to speak was Ma Liangma, the director of Hualian Woodenware Factory. He said it was for Sun Qianjin.
New Year greetings are just a cover-up. This old boy has been tossing and turning in bed at around three o'clock in the morning, waiting for dawn so that he can come early to pay Xue Xiang New Year greetings. During this period, he has already seen Xue Xiang
I found out clearly about his mission—Advisor An, this was so shocking that he was so scared that his spine almost went numb. After being frightened, he was ecstatic. What he was happy about was that no matter what he did, he and Xiao Xue could still be considered to have a close relationship.
Love, if you cultivate it well, you may not be able to walk on the road to heaven in the future. Ma Liang knows the details of Xue Xiang, but suffers from the fact that he has no chance to get close to Xue Xiang, so he can't be kind to him.
He shamelessly runs to other people's homes every day, which seems pretentious and annoying, but it hurts feelings. Finally, on the first day of the new year, Ma Liang found an opportunity to visit this person. At dawn,
The factory director of Ma Da got up, cleaned up, and was about to go out. Unexpectedly, Mo Daojun left early, and there were even more early travelers who came to the factory to impress him, the factory director.
The cadres arrived first. Factory Director Ma was impatient, but he had to tell everyone to welcome them in. Who knew that after delivering this batch, then that batch came, and after hours of tossing, Director Ma’s feet still couldn’t get out of the house.
. Seeing that the sun had risen very high, the director of Mada Factory no longer cared about the reputation of his subordinates. Without saying a word, he picked up two carefully prepared cigarettes and ran to Xue Xiang's house.
As soon as Ma Liang finished speaking, the other two people also spoke.
"Commander Xue, I, Lao Qiu, am here to wish you happy new year. I'm late. Don't blame me. Don't blame me. I'll punish myself with three drinks at noon."
"Comrade Xue, happy New Year. My old man came uninvited and was rude. Where is my cute little niece? Let's see what her uncle Ma has given her again."
The first person to speak was Qiu Zhiguo, the commander of the 12th Regiment of the Imperial Guards. Qiu Zhiguo had a smile on his face and carried a purple canvas bag in each hand, which contained the ginseng he had obtained from all the connections.
, Polygonum multiflorum, Cordyceps and other precious medicinal materials. Qiu Zhiguo really put a lot of thought into this visit. Based on his speculation, Xue Shen
Moujia had no shortage of food, drink, clothing, and anything he could give him. After much thought, he decided to buy rare medicinal materials from the supply and marketing cooperative. Why is Qiu Zhiguo acting like this?
Shangxin? It turns out that what happened that night, now that I think about it, made him sit in the Qiu Tuan seat. The entire imperial guard division, from the commander Liu Gao to
The officers who were close to Liu Gao were all killed. Of the three regiments under the imperial guard division, he was the only chief officer who was safe and sound. The captains of the other two regiments were taken away that night. Qiu Zhiguo still couldn't figure out what he was doing.
Because of someone's protection, it would be unjust for him to be said to have made his fortune by flattering others. Therefore, Qiu Da Tuanzuo has always wanted to find someone.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the wise and affectionate counselor Xue Xiang. Qiu Tuanzuo is now very low-key in front of Xue Xiang. Considering that he is more than ten years old than Xue Xiang, he can’t even express his gratitude like New Year’s greetings.
A man as shameless as Ma Liang would have to pretend to be a junior to say something, but he would just say it out loud...
The last one was naturally Director Ma Yongsheng of the May Fourth Canteen Management Committee. Ever since the little guy called him Uncle Ma once, Ma Yongsheng tried his best to confirm the title of uncle in the shortest time.
, every three to five
The police might send some food and toys to Xue Xiang's house in person. No, he heard that the little guy likes to eat hairy crabs. Before the new year, he asked someone to bring four or five kilograms from Yangcheng Lake to Xue Xiang's house. Ma Yongsheng was now completely under control.
Got the pulse of Minister Xu
, whenever Minister Xu goes to the May 4th Canteen to eat, he will mention the little guy’s current situation intentionally or unintentionally, which will always attract Minister Xu’s attention and question, which makes him get acquainted with Minister Xu a lot recently. One more time
, Minister Xu actually personally
Asking him for advice on what the little guy likes to eat and how to coax the baby, Ma Yongsheng was so happy that he almost came out of his shell. Until now, he still can't see how much Minister Xu dotes on the little guy, so he has wasted the gifts given to him.
He was nicknamed "Lingxi Horse".
As soon as the three of them reached the edge of the flower pond, Xue Xiang greeted them. After a while of greetings, he let the three of them into the room. After everyone sat down again, Xue Xiang introduced Ma Yongsheng and Qiu Zhiguo to each other.
.Ma Liang, Fatty Zhang, Yin Jinghua and others participated in the
They were already acquainted with each other after attending that dinner. Now that they met, they had to exchange greetings. This was the first time for Ma Yongsheng and Qiu Zhiguo to meet everyone. When Xue Xiang introduced them, they also briefly summarized their respective backgrounds.
The two people were shocked when they heard the explanation.
Everyone sat down around the brazier. The stubborn leaders and officials sat together, and the young and middle-aged people chatted with each other. Without a few words of greetings, the situation became quiet. As the host and the link connecting everyone, Xue Xiang naturally had the responsibility to liven up the atmosphere.
responsibility
Ren, he walked into the room and brought out a few decks of cards. Now, everyone finally found a common hobby. They gathered around the Eight Immortals table and played Gongzhu (Gongzhu, a popular game at the time, pig, alluding to walking).
z faction).
Having said this, the younger readers must ask: Was there poker at that time and could it be played? The answer is yes, and it could be played. The thing is like this, when the catastrophe first started, there were three flower cards in the playing cards.
j, q, k and big and small king jo
As a representative of Western decadent ideas, ker was chased and beaten by young generals, and playing cards were banned. After the ban of playing cards, these idle young generals suddenly found it difficult to play cards. They had no fun at the time.
I have few, I am alone
Banning poker is tantamount to abolishing martial arts, and it is very uncomfortable. Poker is banned, and it is not only the young generals who are uncomfortable, but also many senior officials who like to play cards. What should we do? It is easy to handle! The wisdom of the people always
is infinite, someone came up with the idea to use poker
The j, q, and k of the cards were changed to the numbers 11, 12, and 13. The big and small kings were directly written with Chinese characters. The printings on the playing cards were also changed to gm slogans and leader inscriptions. In this way, playing cards that had been banned for several years were in the 1970s.
It was put back into production at the beginning.
Fatty Zhang, Chen Fosheng, Yin Jinghua, Ma Liang, Ma Yongsheng, and Qiu Zhiguo played poker around the Eight Immortals table. Kang Tong, Zhu Shijun, and Lei Xiaotian were pulled into the kitchen by Xue Xiang to prepare lunch. Qiu Zhiguo had previously shouted out the punishment
After three glasses of wine, these guys didn't go out for a run on New Year's Day, but stayed at Xue Xiang's house to play cards and have lunch.
Fortunately, the meat dishes have been cooked years ago. At noon, you only need to heat them up and add a few stir-fry dishes to form a table, which is quite convenient.
door.
The little guy took the lead, with his little head held high and his hair parted, and the smile on his face could not be hidden, showing that he had gained a lot; Xiaoyi had a bulging satchel on each shoulder, and there was no joy on his face.
You, followed closely behind, was obviously captured by the little guy and dragged to work as a coolie; Xiaowan walked at the end happily, carrying a backpack on her shoulders. This New Year greeting also gave her a lot of sweetness...
The little guy had just taken a few steps when he spotted Xue Xiang who was killing fish. He immediately sped up and rushed to the washing pond with his head held high. Like a magic trick, he took out one pocket on the left and one on the right, up and down.
Many red envelopes were given out, and then he introduced this
It was given by Uncle Li, and it was given by Aunt Wang. It was rare for the little guy to clearly remember where the ten red envelopes came from. After hearing the little guy report his last name, Xue Xiang understood who gave the red envelopes. Most of them were
The family members of Xue Anyuan's old subordinates in Army A.
Xue Xiang looked funny. He got many red envelopes. Is it necessary to raise his little head to the sky proudly? Just as he was about to ask a question, the little guy spoke again: "Third brother, come here and put the snacks in my hat. It hurts my neck from the pressure."
Here." It turns out that Xiaojia
Little Red Riding Hood was wearing a pink hooded woolen coat today. After her little bag was filled with snacks, she suddenly had a whim and used the hat on the back of her head as a holding bag. Just like that, Little Red Riding Hood was full, and she
His little head was lifted up to the sky.
Xiaoyi shuddered when she heard the little guy's protracted "Third Brother". On the twenty-eighth day, the little devil carried out a nuclear attack on Xiaoyi——, cut off the source of the story, and forced
He ate four pig tails in one afternoon
, I ate so much that Xiaoyi still felt sick to my stomach when I saw the meat and fish. After hearing this, Xiaoyi hurriedly stepped forward, put the two satchels behind his back, lifted up his military coat, rolled it up into a pocket, and waited patiently for the little guy to bend down and put Little Red Riding Hood's
He took the snacks.
The third child entered the main room, and as soon as he said "Happy New Year" to everyone, everyone who was playing cards immediately stopped fighting. Ma Yongsheng was the first to greet him, his old face turned into a chrysanthemum smile, he bent down and said: "Okay, okay, come, uncle, give it to you
Give out red envelopes." After saying that, Ma Yongsheng stretched out his hand.
He took out three palm-sized red envelopes from his coat pocket. The seals were edged with gold thread. Ma Yongsheng distributed the red envelopes to the three children according to their age. When they were given to the little ones, he patted them with his hands.
Patting the little guy on the shoulder, his love was beyond words.
Ma Yongsheng's move seemed to have sounded the clarion call for battle. Everyone took out red envelopes from their pockets and handed them to the three children. None of these guys looked bad, even Chen Fosheng and Yin Jinghua had prepared red envelopes in advance.
.Everyone stayed at Xue Xiang's house and refused to leave. Why did they come? Wasn't it just to distribute red envelopes to the three children and make personal connections? Was it just to have a good meal?
Unexpectedly, the three children arrived home, and it rained red envelopes again. The three of them were so happy that they wished it was the first day of the new year every day.
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Xue Xiang was riding a motorcycle on the avenue of Changning Street. Along the way, what caught his attention most were the Spring Festival couplets of various styles in every household. At this moment, the Spring Festival couplets he saw most were sentences extracted from the leaders' poems.
, such as: Thousands of willows in the spring breeze, 600 million divine states are all occupied by Shun Yao; Chinese people have many strange ambitions, they do not like red makeup and love armed forces; Thousands of Villages
The people of Xili left their arrows, the ghosts of thousands of households sang, etc. In addition to the leader's poems, the most frequent one is the same as the one hanging on the door of his house, "New Year's greetings, the festival number is Changchun", this sentence is
The first Spring Festival couplets in China were written by Meng Chang, Lord of Shu. When people hang these couplets, they all express their good wishes to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to renew everything.
Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and Xue Xiang was entrusted by his uncle to pay New Year greetings to an old man. At this moment, Xue Xiang was riding in the car, with the spring breeze blowing all the way, and the streets were full of jade and beautiful clothes, but he
He had no intention of admiring it, as the fuss these days had really exhausted him. He never imagined that spending the New Year would be more tiring than fighting hundreds of people.
On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xue Xiang ran around with relatives and friends in the courtyard. When it was dark, he just remembered Mr. An's place, but he forgot about it, and rushed to Songzhu Zhai in a panic. When he arrived at Songzhu Zhai,
old age
The old man's family was having a banquet for guests, and the second son, seventh daughter, and seventh son-in-law were all at home. The old man was particularly dissatisfied with Xue Xiang's belated New Year greetings, and luckily it was the New Year, so he didn't say anything to scold him.
Sun is always in front of me
With a monkey's temper, after a few words of teasing, the old man actually started to quarrel with him, and the quarrel made him happy again, which made all the daughters and sons-in-law of Mr. An marvel in surprise. Who doesn't know that the old man is usually very cold and cold, and he is very cold to others.
No one was hypocritical, how could they be as good as brothers to this boy? Among the sons-in-law of Mr. An, only Zuo Qiuming and Chen Dao knew what kind of person Xue Xiang was and what weight he had in the old man’s heart. At that moment, they all
together
He got up and invited Xue Xiang to sit down. After dinner, the old man took out a red envelope and gave it to Xue Xiang.
I'm so picky, like
This thin envelope, even if it is a big unity, is not worth much." The old man choked and rolled his eyes. Unexpectedly, before Xue Xiang finished speaking, the An brothers actually took out a red envelope and gave it to him. Not long after,
Chen Dao and Zuo Qiuming joined
On the left, Chen's remaining brother-in-law, no matter how slow he was, saw some clues at the moment. He hurriedly called on his wife under the table to thicken the red envelopes that he had planned to give to other nephews. He first focused on the one before him.
this
Mr. Xue Xiang came out of Songzhuzhai and counted his income under the street lamp. As soon as he counted, he was shocked. The total of more than ten red envelopes actually amounted to a small three thousand yuan. Hurry up and catch up with him, a super hero.
year’s salary…
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, all the stubborn people gathered in the old house of the Xue family, drank happily and played cards all night long. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xue Xiang finally took the time to pay New Year greetings to his future mother-in-law, carrying a bunch of big and small bags.
Most of them were bribed by Liu Fufeng, the ghost spirit. This guy is a thief. Good luck this year.
Several times, Xue Xiang took advantage of the opportunity of working for the old Liu family to get close to Fairy Liu, but this guy broke the news. Later, this guy actually offered a price, asking Xue Xiang to exchange chocolate for a private meeting with his sister.
No, a big box, nearly half of which are gifts sent to Spy Liu.
Keli. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it was the time to visit the farm in the northern suburbs. Xue Xiang took the three children to pay Xue Anyuan a New Year greeting. This time, the farm was quite empty again, with only a dozen old cadres left.
My spirit became stronger and stronger. During this period, the uncle and nephew talked for half a month.
In the former propaganda field, the giant bomb dropped suddenly showed signs of turning around. Before leaving, Xue Anyuan did not wait for Xue Xiang to comfort Xue Anyuan to calm down, but Xue Anyuan actually told Xue Xiang to hold on to the polished knife he had pressed at the bottom of the box.
The rifled tortoise box went to Meiyuan to pay New Year's greetings to the old chief.
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The Plum Garden is located at the northwest corner of Yangliu Street by the Shicha Sea. It is where the old chief was raised after his retirement. The Plum Garden is not named after the vegetation in the courtyard like Songzhuzhai, but the first generation owner of the Plum Garden is named Mei.
, and for some unknown reason, Meiyuan went through several turnovers after liberation and never changed its name. Since the 1960s, when Meiyuan was assigned to the old chief by the Lao Gan Bureau, it has been occupied by the old chief ever since.
It was just eight o'clock in the morning when Xue Xiang arrived in Meiyuan. Yesterday, he learned from his uncle that the person who was coming to pay New Year's greetings was actually an old chief, and he was completely panicked. Speaking of Xue Xiang's rebirth, big figures such as Chen Kaizhen, Xu Ziqian, and Old General An,
big
Scenes such as breaking into the Twelve Regiments at night, Lao Mo bullying Jiang Yanei, and being honored in the auditorium have been seen before and experienced a lot. But when it comes to meeting this old man, no matter how hard he cheers or suppresses, he still remains the same.
It inevitably caused a huge storm.
Yesterday afternoon, he was busy thinking about the New Year's gift for the old leader. After thinking about it, he almost scratched his scalp, but still couldn't figure it out. Finally, he almost wanted to give the ginseng and cordyceps sent by Qiu Zhiguo to the old leader, but he thought again.
, I am just a remnant of a broken family, so I am sending this
Isn't planting gifts just for excitement? Xue Xiang was rummaging through his thoughts while running around the yard, patting the railings all over, and then found a trace of inspiration from the vast memory. The old leader was from Sichuan, and in the reports in his memory
, the old chief especially likes to eat Sichuan food, the most important thing in Sichuan food is three peppers
——Dried sea pepper, soaked sea pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns. Wouldn’t it be a low-key way to give these three things? Thinking of this, Xue Xiang couldn’t help but applaud his own cleverness. These three peppers are not found anywhere else, but there is one.
There must be, this is the home of President Chen. Chen Kaizhen is also from Shuzhong
People especially like spicy food. There was once a poem praising sea pepper. The poem goes: Sea pepper is red in every household, and it is colorful. I am happy to see the department store.
A plate full of pickled sea peppers. If you want to find three peppers, where else would you go if you don’t go to President Chen’s house?
Sure enough, after Xue Xiangdao said his New Year's greetings to the Chen family, he explained his purpose of coming. Chen Fusheng was so excited that his third brother could come to pay New Year's greetings. After hearing this little thing, he immediately ran to the kitchen and brought out three jars and gave them as gifts.
To Xue Xiang
, these three jars contained Chen Kaizhen’s favorite three peppers. Xue Xiang was overjoyed, and for fear that the old man would regret it, he picked up the jars and said goodbye, turned around and left, not giving Chen Fosheng a chance to leave a meal and say "no" to the old man.
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ps: Two chapters in one, celebrating the birth of the first deacon in this book. Thank you to Gynecology Department for the generous reward. I believe everyone knows the origin of the chapter name, which comes from "Every time comes, heaven and earth all work together, and heroes are not free when they are destined."
I just want to say something extra here, that is
I am afraid that some readers may mistakenly think that Jiangnan made a typo. It makes sense to use "Heroes are not free" here, because in the content of these chapters, Xue Xiang cannot know that this turning point will add a great deal of color to his career.
He accepted the task passively.
In addition, this is the last section of the first volume. At the end of this section, Xue Xiang went out to sea. Finally, he complained about his grievances and it was difficult to live without saving the manuscript. I hope you can vote for it and save it. Jiangnan will continue to stay up late and produce