The Spring Festival in the north is very lively, especially in rural areas. As soon as we enter the twelfth lunar month, we basically start to prepare for the New Year. We have to be busy for a month and can't stop until the night of the New Year's Eve.
As soon as the Laba Festival is over, almost every family takes action. First, they turn the house upside down and clean every corner. Some people also need to repaint and tidy up the house. They need to purchase furniture and appliances.
At that time, I took out the money I had saved over the year and went to the county town to happily buy a big color TV.
After the house is tidied up, it’s time to take care of yourself. The whole family carries out “crazy” shopping. Those with better conditions go directly to Longnan City or Longzhong City, the provincial capital. Those with average conditions can be found in county shopping malls or street stalls.
, in short, no matter you have money or not, you must always buy two more pieces of laundry and change them from the inside out. Men and children are easy to talk about, but the most picky one is the mother-in-law. No matter what your figure and appearance are, you can buy clothes by looking at the calendar on the wall.
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In addition, mothers-in-law also like to have their hair permed. A year ago, the business of barber shops was extremely booming. A lot of women were crowded into a small space, and the whole day passed. When they entered, they were all gray and gray.
As soon as they came out, no matter whether the hairstyle suited their face shape or not, they all had wavy and colorful afros, whether they were fat or thin, with extremely bright smiles on their faces, and they were stroking their hair with their hands against the sunset.
As soon as the Little New Year is over, the New Year atmosphere becomes more and more intense. The streets and alleys are full of sellers, including Spring Festival couplets and New Year paintings, peanuts and melon seeds, pots and pans, etc. There is a dazzling array of products.
There is almost everything. Looking from a distance, the streets are crowded and bustling, so lively.
Of course, the highlight of the New Year is eating, and this is especially true for rural people. They can’t bear to eat or wear clothes all year round, so they just wait for the New Year to open up the world of “eating” and “spend”. In the past two days, pigs are being killed one after another in the village.
The screams are endless, and often as soon as the sound ends in the east end, the howling starts in the west end. The villagers happily run around, picking the best and cheapest ones, carrying a fan of pork on their backs, and then go home.
There are many ways to eat pork, including stir-frying, steaming, boiling, pickling, and frying, each with its own unique flavor. For the convenience of storage, most rural people choose to fry. Not only pork, but also pasta, vegetables, etc. are fried.
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There are many ways to make pork. You can make braised pork, meatballs, etc. There are even more pasta dishes, fried twists, crispy skin, etc. You can also mix white flour and whole grain noodles, pull them into strips, and twist them together like braids.
, it comes out with two different colors when fried. When you bite it, it is as soft as a rice cake, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious and sweet.
On New Year's Eve, every family gets up early in the morning to clean the yard, put up Spring Festival couplets on the windows, and then build a prosperous fire with coals in the yard, which means that the coming year will be prosperous. In the afternoon, basically
After finishing the work, it was time to take a bath and change clothes. There was no bathhouse in the village, so every family used a big basin with boiling hot water in it, where they could lie comfortably and wash away all the fatigue of the year.
At night, the colorful lights and lanterns in every house were lit up, and the children went out in full force in their laundry, holding firecrackers and throwing them from door to door. The adults were not annoyed and allowed the children to play. But the adults
They sit around on the warm Kang, making dumplings and watching the Spring Festival Gala. At twelve o'clock, the crackling of firecrackers in the village means that the new year is about to begin.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after offering sacrifices and paying New Year greetings, adults and children are free. The adults play cards and mahjong, while the children use their New Year's money to buy their usual snacks. The bustle will last until the Lantern Festival before they can return to their former glory. calm.
Everyone has their own Spring Festival in their hearts. When they recall it carefully, it is so beautiful, so pure and happy. Shen Tong is the same. Looking at the bright and clear windows at home, and the smell of meat wafting from the kitchen, he feels warm in his heart.
After a while, mother had already cooked, and took a big bowl with a full bowl of mutton noodle soup and brought it to the coffee table. There was a layer of oily red oil flowers floating on it, which made people greedy just looking at it. Shen Tong couldn't care less. , picked up the bowl and started eating.
Unexpectedly, the mutton soup noodles had just come out of the pot, and the oil was so hot that it burned Shen Tong until she screamed. Her mother smiled happily beside her and said, "Slow down, no one will compete with you and burn you, haha."
The family sat around the coffee table, chatting and laughing, enjoying the delicious meal. Perhaps it was because they had not been reunited for so long. The family of three had endless topics to talk about, but the parents were most concerned about their future daughter-in-law. Shen Tong was embarrassed to ask this and that.
At this moment, the door creaked and someone came in. My father stood up and took a look. It turned out that it was Li Sifang, the head of Beizhai Village.
Beizhai Village is a large village and the seat of the township government. The village chief's prestige and status are quite high. Even the secretary of the township party committee and the mayor have to give in to him and coax him when they meet him. Many tasks in the township require cooperation. Finish.
Li Sipang is in his 50s, about the same age as Shen Jianzhu. He is considered a capable person in the village and belongs to the group that became rich first. In the early years, he worked outside and made a lot of money, so he came back and contracted hundreds of acres of land for the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicine. , a few years later, he made a lot of money again. Once he had money, he had other ideas, so he found his life goal and rushed to be elected as the village chief of Beizhai Village. The few days he became the village chief In the 1980s, he earned a lot of money, and in short, he was a small rich man from all over the country.
Li Sipang is a "native" of Beizhai Township and has a certain prestige in the local area. He also has a bad heart, especially towards Shen Jianzhu. He always likes to come to find trouble when nothing happens. Although Shen Jianzhu understands the meaning, as a foreigner, he can only swallow his anger. .
The second half of this year will be different. Since Shen Tong went to the county party committee office and followed Secretary Wu of the county party committee, Li Sipang changed his usual behavior and greeted Shen Jianzhu early when he saw him, grinning from ear to ear, and pulled Shen Jianzhu. He raised his hand and said: "Old Shen, if you have any difficulties in your farm, just tell me. If you don't have any other skills, I will grant you a few more pieces of land to make the farm bigger and stronger. Don't be afraid of sales. I I'm here to find a solution for you. We are all members of our family, but please don't ever meet me."
Shen Jianzhu was a sensible man. Li Sipang's sudden change of attitude was directly related to his son. He was not polite and said: "Thank you, Village Chief Li. We, the common people, will have to rely on you in the future."
"Don't! Don't say that! My family, why are you so polite to me? If you see anyone like this again, I will fall out." Li Sifang stared at Shen Jianzhu with his big eyes.