At dawn, the crackling sound of firecrackers broke the tranquility of the entire village. Shen Lin rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes, picked up the plum blossom watch on the bedside and took a look.
It’s not even six o’clock yet!
During the Chinese New Year, taking a long nap is the most comfortable thing. Unfortunately, Shen Lin cannot do such a comfortable thing.
"Hey, husband, get up and clean up quickly, otherwise it will be too late!" Lu Xiaorong pushed Shen Lin and urged.
Although Shen Lin wanted to stay in bed, he couldn't.
I have to go back to my hometown with the old man today. He is a driver, so I can’t go back.
He glanced at Lu Xiaorong lazily and said, "Daughter-in-law, did our little naughty trouble you again yesterday?"
"I also said that I didn't know what happened to the baby yesterday. He was very excited all the time, as if he knew the New Year was coming."
"Hey, don't you look at someone's child! The product produced by Shen Lin must be a high-quality product! I must be a smart baby. The baby will grow up in the mother's belly quickly. When the Chinese New Year next year, dad will take you out to play!"
Shen Lin stroked Lu Xiaorong's swollen belly and said softly.
And just as he was speaking, the little man inside seemed to have sensed something and started to move.
Even though he was wearing his underwear and belly, Shen Lin still felt a sense of blood connection, and his heart couldn't help but become eager.
Despite Lu Xiaorong's urging, it was already six-thirty when Shen Lin started dawdling. When he drove to the hardware machinery factory, Shen Xingye, his elder brother Shen Hai and four other people had already packed up. Waiting.
Shen Xingye glared at Shen Lin and said, "Why are you here so late?"
Shen Lin looked at the dawning sky and felt helpless for a while. The old man had gone too far. It was already too late to say what time it was.
But he has a big mouth, and he, as his son, can only listen to what he says.
"Dad, if you have anything, let's move it to the car first, and we can set off now." Shen Lin, with a cautious look on his face, quickly changed the subject.
Shen Xingye no longer complained about Shen Lin. He directed his two sons to quickly put various things into the trunk of the jeep.
"Have you made arrangements with your in-laws about Xiao Rong's meal?" Zhao Honglian got into the car and asked a little uneasily.
Shen Lin waved his hand and said: "It has been agreed that my mother-in-law will pick up Xiaorong and take her home for dinner at eight o'clock."
"That's fine. Xiaorong is stupid now. If your father didn't know how to drive, he would have let you stay at home no matter what." Zhao Honglian said: "Why don't you call your in-laws and ask her to come over early?"
Shen Lin looked at the sky and said, "Mom, it's only an hour until eight o'clock. You'd better let my mother-in-law sleep a little longer!"
"If you don't want to fight, I'll go and fight." Zhao Honglian picked up the phone at home without waiting for Shen Lin to speak.
Although Shen Lin felt that his mother's excessive concern was a bit excessive, he did not stop her.
As for Shen Xingye who was in a hurry to leave, he also did not stop Zhao Honglian, as if this was a matter of course.
An hour later, Shen Lin drove and took his family to Xiaoshen Village, which is more than 50 kilometers away from Dongzhou City.
Xiaoshen Village is not too far away from Dongzhou City, but in terms of zoning, it belongs to the Fuyuan area adjacent to Dongzhou City.
Back then, Shen Xingye came out of here and became a worker at the Dongzhou Hardware Machinery Factory.
Xiao Shen Village in the early morning was already noisy. Although it was very cold, there were still many people on the street.
When the car stopped, Shen Lin saw two people he met on the street wishing each other enthusiastic New Year greetings.
The arrival of Shen Lin and the others also attracted many people to watch. When Shen Xingye got off the car, some people even said enthusiastically: "Oh, isn't this Uncle Xingye?"
"Uncle Xingye, you are back. My uncle was talking about you just now!"
"Haha, second uncle, you are back. I am here to wish you a happy New Year. Happy New Year!" A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties saluted respectfully.
Shen Xingye greeted people with a smile, kept throwing out the cigarettes in his hands, and even gave New Year greetings to some elderly people.
Zhao Honglian also kept saying hello to people she knew well. Judging from Zhao Honglian's appearance, she went back to Xiao Shen Village quite often.
Shen Lin and Shen Hai were just spectators. Combined, the number of times Shen Lin and Shen Lin returned to Xiao Shen Village was very limited.
As for the people in the village, Shen Lin didn't know most of them.
So he held a pack of cigarettes in his hand, stood behind Shen Xingye with a smile, and watched Shen Xingye chatting excitedly with acquaintances around him.
"Uncle, the car you drove this time is better than the one last year. Tsk tsk, if you ask me, it would be better to be the director of a factory!" said a man in his thirties, wearing a shabby cotton coat, with a runny nose from time to time. .
Shen Xingye could only laugh at such words.
At this time, an old man who looked to be in his sixties and roughly similar in appearance to Shen Xingye, but much older than Shen Xingye walked over wearing a black cotton-padded jacket.
As soon as he came over, many people greeted him.
When Shen Lin saw this old man, he knew him because he was Shen Xingye's eldest brother. Although he didn't have much contact with this uncle, Shen Lin knew that this old man was usually very serious.
"Xingye is back, let's go home and sit down first." The Shen Xing family came to Shen Xingye's side, glanced at the two brothers Shen Lin and Shen Hai and said, "Both the eldest and the second eldest are here, not bad."
Shen Hai and Shen Lin hurriedly said hello to their uncle, while the old man commanded his nephew to drive home in a dignified manner.
Coming to their hometown to pay New Year's greetings was purely a show-off for Shen and Lin. Just when Shen Lin came to his uncle's house, drinking tea and listening to the chats of the elders sitting at the Eight Immortals table, he heard someone shouting outside the door: "Come and see Ah, the village head is singing a big show!"
Hearing this shout, the children of the uncle's family ran out almost at the same time.
And Shen Xingjia, who was talking to Shen Xingye with a smile on his face, suddenly said: "You all stop, if anyone goes to the theater, I will break his legs."
Several children who should be called Uncle Shen Lin stopped timidly at this time, but their eyes were all full of confusion and reluctance.
Shen Lin was also a little confused about this situation. What was going on? Why didn't the uncle let the children go to the village singing opera?
But coming to his uncle's house to pay New Year greetings had nothing to do with Shen Lin, so he didn't bother to ask. He just smiled and watched the children go back to the house one by one under the tug of their parents.
Just when Shen Lin thought that this little episode was about to pass, a burst of laughter came from outside the door. Along with this laughter, an old man wearing a fur coat walked in with a smile on his face.
"Haha, let's make the family happy. I heard that your second son is back. Hey, I'm just looking for someone to sing in a play. He's from the No. 2 Theater Troupe in the county. This time the play is about Chenzhou. It sounds great. Let's go and listen to it together. "
The old man's voice was very loud, and when Shen Lin heard it, he felt that the Eight Immortals table in front of him was shaking a little.
