The seventh day of the Lunar New Year has just passed, and the year is basically over. All units and companies have started normal work, shops have opened their doors, and many migrant workers who went back to their hometowns to visit relatives and friends for the New Year reunion have also returned. , start a new year of work and life.
Xingxinran, full of vitality, the Spring Festival has passed, and spring is not far away. Tang Liulei also returned from his hometown in the south, bringing with him local specialties from his hometown, such as mountain mushrooms.
The mountain mushrooms in the south are different from the mountain mushrooms in the northeast. There are many kinds of mountain mushrooms in the northeast, which are resistant to severe cold, and they are mostly dried mushrooms or ice mushrooms.
In the Northeast, the most important thing to eat is stewed in a big pot. Wild rabbit meat is stewed in a big pot with chicken blood mushrooms. A big bowl is served in the ice and snow. It is quite refreshing to eat and drink Erguotou at the same time.
Li Xin is from the Northeast. When he saw that Tang Liulei had brought back a lot of mushrooms, he planned to show off his Northeastern cuisine. He bought two captive pheasants at the farmer's market, plucked them and put them in boiling water, and finally cut them into small pieces and put them into the pot with the southern mushrooms. stew.
The size of the chicken pieces is also important. They should not be too big. If they are cut too big, they will not be cooked well. They should not be too small. If they are cut too small, the chicken will be stewed easily.
This needs to be simmered slowly. The chicken started to be simmered at four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was cooked slowly until eight o'clock in the evening.
When the chicken was stewing, Li Xin and Tang Liulei were in the billiard hall. When it was almost cooked, Li Xin called his brothers and called them all over.
Originally, Ye Shaofeng and Chang Miaoke were looking at the mansion left by Chang Fuguo with a rich man and negotiating the price. However, they received a call from Li Xin, and the matter of buying and selling the house was left to Chang Miaoke alone. Chang Miaoke is also a strong business woman. She can handle a small business like selling a house on her own.
When Ye Shaofeng drove his A8 and hurried to the billiards hall of No. 8 Middle School, he thought something big had happened. On the phone, Li Xin didn't explain clearly what he was going to do in the billiards hall. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the billiards hall, he smelled something as soon as he got off the car. There was an overwhelming burning smell, and the first thought in Ye Shaofeng's mind at that time was whether there was an enemy setting fire inside.
Ye Shaofeng took out his thorn and rushed in. As soon as he entered, he found that his brothers were all there.
The brothers were sitting around a stainless steel pot, each holding a wine glass filled with white wine. However, their faces were frowning, and it didn't look like a happy atmosphere for a big meal at all.
"What's wrong? What's going on?" Ye Shaofeng looked at his brothers and couldn't guess what was going on here. The smell that hit his nose just now was emanating from the blackened iron pot. of.
"I originally asked you to eat stewed chicken together, but now it's better. Li Xin is so stupid that he ruined a good pot of chicken and the fresh mushrooms from the south that Leizi brought back from his hometown," Peng Xiaofei complained.
"It's such a pity. Tang Liulei brought back several bags of fresh mushrooms and planned to share them with some of our brothers. Li Xin, such a fool, put several big bags of mushrooms in the stewed chicken just to add flavor to the stewed chicken. It was stewed for a long time. After four or five hours, the mushrooms stuck to the muscle mass and became mushy, making it impossible to eat. Come on, Brother Feng, we will just drink this salty chicken soup," Wang Zheng said with a wry smile.
Li Xin took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks, and put it directly in his mouth. It was very unpalatable, but he still pretended not to care and said, "This tastes good. It must be that this mushroom is not good. You southern mushrooms can't help but be stewed. Our Northeastern mushrooms can't be stewed for seven or eight hours, let alone four or five hours."
Li Xin glanced at him and was too lazy to speak. He took a sip of wine and said: "Brother Dog, I told you before, our mushrooms in the south are different from those in the northeast. What we pay attention to is eating the freshness of this kind of game." , you'd better not listen to my advice and stew it for so long at once, pity these fresh mushrooms on me,"
Ye Shaofeng walked over with a smile, picked up a piece of mushroom, chewed it, and said: "This mushroom is good, Li Xin's method is also right, but the combination is a bit wrong. Pheasants from the north must not be simmered with fresh mushrooms from the south. Stew, come on, I cooked it for four hours and it was finally done. I gave some face to the brothers and ate it together."
As he said that, Ye Shaofeng started eating with big mouthfuls. While eating, he clinked glasses with his brothers.
This is the second time the brothers have reunited since their farewell at Hutoushan. It is estimated that after this meal, they will go their separate ways again. Tomorrow, Tang Liulei and Li Xin will return to Hutoushan together. Peng Xiaofei, Wang Zheng, Wang Li stayed in Luyang Nancheng, while Ye Shaofeng, after buying Chang Miaoke's mansion and the A8, it was time to return to Wu'an County.
Although the chicken and mushrooms were all mushy, the brothers, led by Ye Shaofeng, still had a great time eating. The brothers gathered together to eat. They didn’t care whether the food was good or not, and they didn’t care whether the wine was expensive. Let’s get together. It's this friendship.
We were poor together, cried together, made trouble together, and went crazy together. Looking back at the days we spent together, we still remember them vividly. Every time we clinked glasses, we were filled with the love between brothers.
The brothers were drinking together, and suddenly, Peng Xiaofei cried, either heartbreakingly, or shed a few tears. For a dignified man, shedding tears is indeed a bit girly, but Ye Shaofeng understands, Among the brothers, Peng Xiaofei is the most sentimental. Although he looks reckless on the outside, there is always a trace of tenderness and delicacy in his heart.
"After this meal, we should go our separate ways. We say goodbye this time. I don't know when we will see each other again," Peng Xiaofei said.
After saying this, the brothers were silent for a while, and then Li Xin slapped Peng Xiaofei on the head and said: "Fuck, it's not about life and death. We brothers are so close, what's the matter? "Son, couldn't we all be here with just one phone call? Don't worry, although we are separated, our hearts are together."
Peng Xiaofei smiled, then looked at his watch. It was already nine o'clock. Wang Zheng knew what Peng Xiaofei meant, and then said to Li Xin: "It's so late, and you still have to go to Hutou Mountain at night. Hurry up and leave now. It’s so dark, it’s hard to walk on the mountain road, so remember the morning rather than the night,”
Li Xin also looked at his watch, "Hey, it's already past nine o'clock. I told Zhu Lingxiao over there that we would be back before ten o'clock. They even set up a table for us to have a banquet waiting for us. Hey, Lei Zi and I are leaving first. Okay, you guys keep drinking and call if you need anything."
With that said, Li Xin stood up and patted Tang Liulei on the shoulder. Tang Liulei glanced at Ye Shaofeng, who gave him a look, and then Tang Liulei followed Li Xin and walked out.
Li Xin left like this, and no one raised their hips to see him off. This is the rule among brothers. If everyone gets together, if anyone has something to do and leaves early, just tell him and leave. Don't worry so much, they are all close buddies. Yes, it’s not that particular, and just leave as you go, don’t send each other off.
Li Xin and Tang Liulei left their own, while Ye Shaofeng, Peng Xiaofei, Wang Zheng and Wang Li ate their own, and continued to eat meat and drink.
At ten o'clock, it's time for Wang Zheng to go home. He also has his mother at home. If he comes home late, he will be worried.
"Brothers, I'm leaving too. See you tomorrow." After saying that, they stood up and left. Ye Shaofeng and the others continued drinking without saying goodbye to anyone. They even continued to talk about the topic as if nothing happened.
Less than twenty minutes later, Wang Li received a call from his home. He was told to go back and school would start tomorrow. He hadn’t packed his schoolbag yet. He had to go home early and get everything ready for school tomorrow. .
Wang Li said nothing, stood up, and left.
It was almost eleven o'clock, and Ye Shaofeng and Peng Xiaofei were the only two people left in the room. They had all eaten the pot of mushy chicken stew. There was not a single piece of mushy chicken left, and there were no mushrooms left. In the wine bottle, There was still some wine left, so in the end, the two of them clinked glasses and finished the wine in one gulp.
Peng Xiaofei was a little sad. This sentimental man was often sad. He glanced at the empty room and said: "It's time to reopen tomorrow. Brothers, it's rare to get together, and now we are separated again."
"It's all for the future. In the future, I will buy a villa area and let all the brothers move in. At that time, we will bring our families, hang out together during the day, and drink together at night," Ye Shaofeng said with a smile.
"Then we are all waiting for your brother Feng to buy a villa. These words cannot be empty words. You must implement them," Peng Xiaofei said drunkenly.
"Definitely, definitely," just as he was saying this, Ye Shaofeng received a call from Chang Miaoke. He had now returned to Ping'an Street, the courtyard where Ye Shaofeng's family lived. He had also had dinner and asked Ye Shaofeng when he would be back.
Ye Shaofeng said that he would go back later and let her sleep first.
In the past few days, Chang Miaoke and Ye Shaofeng have been living in their courtyard house, and they always go back very late every day. Therefore, the neighbors on Ping'an Street have not noticed much, and naturally there has been no gossip.
After putting the phone down, not long after, the thick curtain of the billiard hall was opened, and someone walked in, it was a woman.
"We're closed today, come back tomorrow," Peng Xiaofei said.
"Why are you two drinking?" the woman asked. Peng Xiaofei looked up and was confused.
Ye Shaofeng heard the voice was very familiar. When he turned around, he saw that it was Yao Xueqi.
"Why are you here?"
"I was passing by and saw the lights on here, so I came in to take a look. I thought it was quite lively, but I didn't expect that it was just the two of you. It was so boring," Yao Xueqi said with a smile, and now she was talking and laughing with a sense of humor. The style of a public figure.
"How about you come and have a drink too," Peng Xiaofei said with a smile.
"No," Yao Xueqi walked up to Ye Shaofeng and said, "I'm here to say goodbye to you."
When Peng Xiaofei saw it, he quickly said knowingly: "You guys chat, it's time for me to go home." With that, Peng Xiaofei put on his coat and left.
Ye Shaofeng glanced at Yao Xueqi with a smile and said: "The room here is full of mess, let's go out and chat while walking."
"Okay, let's go to No. 8 Middle School. It's been a long time since I walked to the playground at night," Yao Xueqi said.
At night, there is no wind. Occasionally, the sound of one or two firecrackers exploding in the distance is heard. Although it is time to go to work and go to school tomorrow, we people in the Republic are very particular that if the fifteenth is not completed, the year will not be counted. It’s over, so even though it can’t compare with the sound of cannons on New Year’s Eve night, there are still ups and downs of cannons.
The gate of No. 8 Middle School is locked, and the janitor will not come back until tomorrow. The entire school is still closed for the holidays. It is impossible to enter, let alone visit the playground of No. 8 Middle School at night. The two of them walked along the iron fence of the school outside. We walked around without saying anything at first.
After walking for a while, Yao Xueqi said: "Shaofeng, I listened to you. Years ago, I went to participate in that young singer's talent show."
"Oh, you really went, how was it," Ye Shaofeng asked.
"The performance is good. I have entered the top 50 in the country. In April, I will go to Beijing and then conduct the selection for the finals. First, I will participate in the 50 to 30 competition. It will be broadcast live on the TV station. You have to watch it then. "
"Oh, it's necessary. I thought you sang well when I was in school. I remember it was the school's art party on New Year's Day in the first year of high school. You sang a song "The Sky Don't Cry for Me" by Tao Jingying on the stage. He is simply invincible and his skills are astounding to everyone," Ye Shaofeng said with a smile.
"Yes, I still remember that right after the New Year's Day party, you ran to the backstage to find me. Do you still remember what you said to me at that time," Yao Xueqi asked with a smile, a trace of blush on her face.
"Of course I remember. I had the courage to say at that time: Let's get married." As he said that, Ye Shaofeng lowered his head and recalled the situation when he was young.
"Your words shocked me. We have been sitting at the same table since junior high school, and we were still at the same table in high school. Although we have always had a good impression, I never expected that you would meet me in such a situation. It's so straightforward," Yao Xueqi said.
"I already knew your character at that time and have been your deskmate for so long. I know that you like to be straightforward and don't like to beat around the bush, so I expressed my feelings to you in a straightforward manner.
In fact, when I graduated from the third grade of junior high school, I wanted to confess to you, but I didn’t have the courage. Later, when I took the high school entrance examination, I could have easily passed into the No. 1 middle school, but for you, I still chose the No. 8 middle school. For this, I Mom was worried about me, hey, I was so crazy when I was young," Ye Shaofeng sighed and said.
"You are quite crazy now. You are the bully in Nancheng and the eldest brother of Longtang. This famous name is enough to suppress our former classmates."
"I regret it," Ye Shaofeng said, shaking his head.
"I regret that I chose No. 8 Middle School instead of the best No. 1 Middle School. To be honest, you studied so well. If you go to No. 1 Middle School, you might be able to get into a key prestigious university. It's all because of me that hindered you," Yao Xueqi said.
"It's not that I regret this. I regret that I have embarked on the path I am on now, and it is difficult to get off the road," Ye Shaofeng said. If he could choose in life, he would rather go back to his student days and study hard. He would never join the army, but study hard and pass the exam. Good universities. What the country needs more now is intellectuals and a country that is strong in science and technology. Moreover, if you are a scholar, you don’t have to suffer from such bloody events.
"Actually, everyone has his own destiny. Just take it step by step. There is no need to regret, because regret is useless. In fact, living an ordinary life is not good either. After graduating from college, I worked as a teacher in No. 8 Middle School, and then I did it. Director of the Academic Affairs Office, but such a mediocre life is really meaningless. I think my life has been a bit turbulent, so I went back to participate in this young singer audition. Although I am a little older, I do not rule out late bloomers. Strength, hahaha..." Yao Xueqi said jokingly.
Although Yao Xueqi has always been in the same class as Ye Shaofeng, he is one year younger than Ye Shaofeng. He is twenty-five years old this year. Although this age is quite young, as a newcomer in the turbulent entertainment industry, twenty-five years old is considered an older age. Nowadays, the first ones to become popular are those young and beautiful girls aged 17 or 18 who casually change their clothes, reveal some indecent photos, videos, etc., and become instantly famous.
For people like Yao Xueqi who want to be popular as a singer, in addition to having a certain amount of strength, they also need some luck. If you work hard alone, you will not succeed without courage. As for any successful person, ask him about his success. When it comes to factors, no one can fail to mention luck.
How to improve your luck? It's not easy to pray to gods and worship Buddha. Do more good deeds and have a kind heart, and gods will naturally bless you.
When they reached the base of a wall, Yao Xueqi stopped, and so did Ye Shaofeng.
"This wall has been there for several years. Do you still remember that you used to lead me to skip classes and jump out from here?" Yao Xueqi said with a smile.
"Oh, yes, I remember we used to carve words on it. I wonder if the words on the wall inside are still there," Ye Shaofeng said with memories, a sweet smile on his lips.
However, Ye Shaofeng's sweetness is only the sweetness of memories, not mixed with current emotions, just an objective sharing of the first love in the past.
"We used to dig it out from here, now, let's dig it in from here, okay," Yao Xueqi asked, with a pleading look in her eyes, like the expression of a little girl when she wants to act like a baby, but now she and Ye Shaofeng are on the same level again. I can no longer act coquettishly like before.
"This..." Ye Shaofeng hesitated for a moment, but looked at the woman's eyes and said, "Okay, if you still want to do what you did before, I'll drag you up first." After saying that, Ye Shaofeng bent down and hugged Yao Xueqi's arms. Yao Xueqi also skillfully hooked Ye Shaofeng's neck with her hands.
Ye Shaofeng hugged her, stood up slowly, and then lifted her up to the wall bit by bit.
Although I haven't cooperated like this in **, I am still very skillful in operating it now. Moreover, Ye Shaofeng is now strong and muscular. Lifting Yao Xueqi is a very simple matter, much easier than before. .
Finally, Ye Shaofeng supported Yao Xueqi's cry and sent her up the wall.
Yao Xueqi sat on the wall, waiting for Ye Shaofeng to come up. When she was young, Yao Xueqi needed to reach out and pull Ye Shaofeng, but now she doesn't need to. Ye Shaofeng jumped up quickly, glared at the wall with her right foot, and her whole body flew up in the blink of an eye. Going to the top of the wall is like a night owl jumping into a tree.