Yuanyuan is just a child. Occasionally, if you win a prize in a competition, why don’t you hold a grand celebration party?"
Xu Shiyan can understand the feelings of the team leader and the province.
But the New Year is coming soon. If I go back to the provincial capital to hold a celebration party and go all the way home, I'm afraid it will be the New Year's Eve when I get home.
"No, no, Mr. Xu, this is what the leader means.
Please Mr. Xu, please don't refuse and come back with us." The leader of the team said with a pleading look on his face.
"Xu Haiyuan won this league championship. This is an honor for us. It is a great contribution."
This is true. Over the years, Kyrgyzstan has often participated in competitions and won first prizes, regardless of junior and senior high schools.
But the national championship has really never happened before.
Everyone has said this, what else can Xu Shiyan say? Then he can only agree.
So I discussed it with the leader of the group and decided to return tomorrow.
In this way, the leading teacher took the students back to pack their things, and took everyone for a walk in the afternoon.
Xu Shiyan set a table in Donglaishun and treated the children and teachers from this province to a meal in the evening.
On the afternoon of the 24th, the group got on the return train from the capital to Changchun, and arrived at the provincial capital on the morning of the 25th.
Fortunately, Xu Shiyan had called the leader in advance. In the winter, everything should be kept simple and not too grand.
At any rate, it wasn't like Xu Shiyan did a few times before, wearing red and colorful clothes, and not arranging too many people to pick him up outside the station.
Seeing this, Xu Shiyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the dead of winter, if we had a group of students waiting outside the station for an hour, wouldn't everyone be freezing?
The four of them stayed in the provincial capital for two and a half days, and there were all kinds of celebrations.
Many leaders from relevant departments were present. Anyway, I don’t know whether it was for Xu Haiyuan or Xu Shiyan.
In short, no matter who met Xu Haiyuan, they all praised him, and then praised Xu Shiyan and his wife for raising a good son, etc.
The principals and directors of several key high schools in the province came to woo Xu Haiyuan and wanted him to study in their schools.
The conditions are all good, and all fees are free of charge.
If high school students participate in competitions and get ranked, the minimum bonus is 10,000 yuan, with no upper limit. There are also rewards for outstanding scores in the college entrance examination.
In short, as long as Xu Haiyuan goes to study, they will agree to any conditions.
At this moment, Xu Shiyan didn't know what to do.
He really wanted to send Xu Haiyuan to study in the capital, even on loan.
In Xu Shiyan's heart, it is the capital after all, the place with the most concentrated resources in the country, and it cannot be compared with anywhere else.
The educational resources in the capital are still very good, and the teachers are there. Xu Haiyuan did not suffer any loss even if he studied on loan in the past.
But when people from the province talked about it, Xu Shiyan was shaken again.
The provincial key high school should not be much worse than the capital, right?
The main reason is that there are many benefits to studying in the province, not to mention tuition exemption, scholarships and the like.
The key is that when Xu Haiyuan comes here, he can directly establish a student status and take the college entrance examination directly in the provincial capital, which is much more convenient than the capital.
Xu Shiyan couldn't make a decision after much thought, so he simply told them that he would discuss it with the child and the child's grandparents before contacting them.
Anyway, there's still half a year before the high school entrance examination, so I'll rush there.
The principals and directors also understood that if so many people came to fight for it, they would definitely not be able to agree directly.
Otherwise, other schools would be embarrassed in front of everyone.
Let's discuss it later and just contact him privately. It will look good on everyone's face.
By the morning of the 28th, Xu Shiyan couldn't live any longer, so he quickly spoke to the leader and planned to go back.
"Okay, Chinese New Year is coming soon. Let's go home and reunite with our family."
The leader smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Xu Shiyan could leave.
"One more thing, after the new year you have to go to the capital for a one-and-a-half-month training.
This is recommended by the province, and ordinary people don’t have this opportunity to study. You must seize the opportunity and don’t be lazy.”
The leader looked at Xu Shiyan with a smile and gave him an address.
When Xu Shiyan heard this, he thought it would be terrible to feed a young child.
It is probably the best school in the country, the place most desired by all cadres who are eager to make progress.
To study there, you have to be at the county level at least, and you need to be recommended by the province, which is a very rare opportunity.
No one who has studied and trained there will have a bad future in the future.
"Don't worry, leader, I will study hard and live up to the expectations of the leader." Xu Shiyan assured with a serious look on his face.
"Well, I know you are reliable, so let's do it.
Go back and take good care of your parents. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so even if I wish my parents a happy New Year in advance." The leader waved his hand and let Xu Shiyan go.
Just like that, the four of them got on the train and headed back.
It was four or five o'clock in the morning on the 29th when we arrived at Hunjiang River.
Xu Shiyan thought it was nothing, just have breakfast later and then take the car back to Songjianghe.
As a result, as soon as I got off the train, I was taken away by the station attendants before I even left the train station.
Guan Enxue had already arranged for someone to wait at the station, just because he was afraid that Xu Shiyan would sneak away with his wife and children.
I had no choice but to spend another day in the city.
The city also prepared a grand celebration and commendation meeting, and also distributed prizes and bonuses to Xu Haiyuan.
A celebration banquet was prepared in the evening, and even Guan Enxue and others attended.
"You kid, if I hadn't arranged for someone to stop you at the station in advance, you would have definitely run away with your wife and son."
As soon as Guan Enxue saw Xu Shiyan, he complained.
"The secretary is still like a god in keeping track of things.
The main reason is that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I am eager to return home, so I want to go home as soon as possible."
What can Xu Shiyan say? That he is afraid that the city will organize all the celebration activities? How can he say that?
I can only excuse myself and call him home.
“Well, it’s understandable that I’m homesick now that the New Year is here.
I won’t keep you here much, the celebration banquet will be over tonight, and I will arrange for someone to take you home directly tomorrow morning.”
Guan Enxue nodded. He left for the capital city to compete. This trip lasted another half a month. It was normal to miss home.
"No, no, the roads are slippery in winter and driving is more troublesome. We can just take the train tomorrow morning and we'll be home at around one o'clock in the afternoon."
Xu Shiyan quickly waved his hand and walked from Hunjiang River to Songjiang River. The driving route was basically the same as the train route.
If you can't run fast in the winter, it's safer to take a train.
Xu Shiyan insisted, and Guan Enxue didn't object to him. Others happened to come over to say hello, so the topic was changed.
Many leaders in the city attended the celebration banquet, with the largest number of people coming from education.
Xu Shiyan took the opportunity to discuss the high school matters with the leaders of the Education Bureau.
"Oh, Mr. Xu looks like an amateur at first glance.
In terms of performance, the key high schools in the three eastern provinces are no worse than those in the capital.
Let me tell you, Mr. Xu, please don't go to all that trouble. It's not cost-effective to go all the way to the capital to study, or to study on loan."
Unexpectedly, the director laughed when he heard this.
“The High School Affiliated to Northeast Normal University in our provincial capital is well-known as a good school.
If you listen to me, let your child study there and take good care of it.
Besides, it’s close to home and your student status can be registered directly, so it’s very convenient.”
Xu Shiyan has only studied for a few years in total, and Donggang is a very remote place that is not accessible to people. How does he know this?
Xu Shiyan originally planned to go back and find an understanding person, ask him questions carefully, and then make a decision after getting more information.
Only now did Xu Shiyan understand what the director said.
After quarreling for a long time, he almost sent his son to the capital for a long time.
"Hey, young man, thank you Director Feng for your guidance. If you say I don't understand anything about this, it's all for nothing.
Fortunately, I met Mr. Feng today. Thank you very much. Come on, let me toast Mr. Feng."
This was considered a big help, so of course Xu Shiyan wanted to express his gratitude and quickly made a toast.
The celebration banquet was very lively and didn't end until after nine o'clock.
Xu Shiyan and others stayed in the hotel, had a good night's rest, got up early the next morning, had a quick meal and went straight to the train station.
By the time the train arrived at Songjianghe Station, it was already January 30th, the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month at around one o'clock in the afternoon.
"My God, this trip out took longer than the last time.
If there is any further delay, it will be New Year's Eve when we come back."
When the train arrived at the station, Xu Shiyan sighed with emotion as he carried his luggage and walked down.
Su Anying and Xu Haiyuan behind them both laughed, and the chemistry teacher over there couldn't help laughing either.
The group of people got out of the car and walked out along with the crowd, heading straight to the exit of the station.
Before the results came out, they heard someone calling them.
Take a closer look, good guys, Xu Haibo, Xu Haitao, Xu Jinfeng, Xu Jinxiu, the nephews and nieces at home are all wearing thick clothes and waving to the inside from outside the station.
Looking behind the children, Xu Shian and Xu Shixiang were also there.
"Young, second brother, fifth brother, why are you all here at the station? Did you come specially to pick us up?"
When Xu Shiyan saw his brothers and nephews coming to pick him up at the station, he suddenly felt warm in his heart.
"That's necessary. Isn't this the time to welcome our champion?
Let me tell you, ever since my dad found out that Yuanyuan won the award, he was so happy that he didn’t know what to do.
Give us a few calls and ask us all to come back, and we must hold a welcome ceremony for Yuanyuan."
Xu Shian stepped forward with a smile and picked up Xu Haiyuan.
"It has to be my eldest nephew. You are really awesome and promising. The second uncle wants you the most."
Even though Xu Haiyuan was not short, Xu Shi'an, who was over 1.8 meters tall and very strong, was still not enough to look at him, and he was picked up easily.
Xu Haiyuan is about to turn fifteen, and it feels quite scary to be picked up by someone.
"Second uncle, please let me down first."
There were many people outside the station. Xu Haiyuan's face was full of embarrassment, but he couldn't shout loudly, so he could only say something weakly.
"Hahaha, my eldest nephew is already embarrassed. Okay, let you down."
Xu Shi'an laughed loudly, then put Xu Haiyuan down and patted his nephew on the shoulder.
"Good boy, I don't know who else to follow for this cleverness. The old Xu family is really pointing their fingers at you.
Come on, get in the car and let's go home. Your father and mother are waiting at home.
To celebrate your winning the award, we killed a pig at home today."
When Xu Shiyan and the others were walking back from the capital, they called their families and told them that they would be home by the 29th or 30th at the latest.
After Xu Chenghou received the call, he called Xu Shixian and others to discuss that all his sons must come back to celebrate together.
Xu Chenghou didn't raise a pig at home, so Xu Chenghou bought a pig from someone and made a plan to kill the pig today.
Regardless of whether Xu Shiyan and the others come back on the 29th or 30th, the pigs have to be killed.
Xu Shixian and his brothers discussed it, each asked for leave, and came back yesterday afternoon.
Early this morning, the big fat pig was tied up and sent to the guillotine.
At this moment, it has become a fragrant stew, blood sausage, and big bones in the pot.
"My God, our dad is really capable."
When Xu Shiyan heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head. The older this old man gets, the more he can do things.
"Let's go, third brother, let's get in the car first and then go home." Xu Shixiang greeted everyone with a smile, and they all quickly got in the car.
Xu Shixiang drove the car from the work unit, Xu Shian drove the car from the breeding farm, and Xu Haibo drove the car that Su Anying owned at home.
Just like that, the three cars left the train station and headed straight to Donggang.
When they arrived at the tomb of the martyrs, Xu Shiyan and others got out of the car and wanted to drag the chemistry teacher to their home to have fun together.
How could the chemistry teacher be so willing? This was a Xu family reunion, and he, an outsider, was too embarrassed to attend.
With no other choice, Xu Shiyan asked Xu Haibo to drive the chemistry teacher home.
He also said that when he was busy with his work, when visiting someone’s home, he must thank the teacher properly.
Everyone carried their luggage and entered the gate while chatting and laughing.
As soon as we entered the courtyard, we saw the big iron pot in the middle of the courtyard.
At this moment, there is still a fire burning under the iron pot. Steam is rising from the pot, and the aroma of stewed meat wafts out with the heat.
This taste is so addictive.
"Oh, my uncle and aunt are back. Master, grandma, my uncle and aunt, and Yuanyuan are back."
Xu Haibin is leading Xu Haiyang, and Xu Haiqing is playing in the yard.
Seeing Xu Shiyan and others coming in, Xu Haibin ran into the house, shouting as he ran.
As soon as the people in the room heard the commotion, a large number of people came out cheering.
Xu Shixian, Xu Shide, Xue Xiulin, Wei Mingrong, Su Anfang, Li Zongliang, Su Anhua and others all came out of the room and came forward with smiles on their faces.
"Oh, my eldest nephew is back. This kid is really promising. He is so rare.
Come on, hurry up and get in the house, your father and mother are talking about you all day long."
Xue Xiulin came forward and grabbed Xu Haiyuan's hand. Others also gathered around and surrounded Xu Haiyuan into the house.
Five old people, Xu Chenghou, Zhou Guilan, Chu Xuanhuai, Su Weizhong, and Han Cai'e, were all sitting on the kang in the east room.
To be honest, Xu Haibin's voice just now made them unable to sit still and stretched their heads to look into the outhouse.
Seeing Xu Haiyuan coming in accompanied by his aunt and aunt, these old men and women were also very happy, and they all smiled, not to mention how happy they were.
"Master, grandma, master, grandpa, grandma." Xu Haiyuan stepped forward with a smile and greeted the five elders.
"Hey, hey. Come and sit on the kang. It's quite cold outside. Are you freezing after taking the train all the way back? It'll be warm on the kang."
Zhou Guilan quickly moved into the kang to make room for her grandson, beckoning Xu Haiyuan to sit next to her.
"Hurry up, take off your shoes and get on the kang. It's warm on the kang."
"Nai, today is fine. It's not too cold. It'll be fine on the train."
How could Xu Haiyuan really take off his shoes and get on the Kang? So he sat on the edge of the Kang next to Zhou Guilan.
As Xu Haiyuan said this, he took out the award certificate from his backpack.
"Master, grandpa, grandpa, grandma, this is my award certificate."
The certificates for the national competition are definitely different from those for the provincial competitions, both in printing and production, they are more beautiful.
The bright red velvet certificate casing, with several large gilded characters on it, looks festive and grand.
Xu Chenghou and others took turns holding the certificates and looking at them. They were really happy beyond words.
"Good boy, there has never been a child as promising as you in the eight generations of the Xu family.
If this had happened in the past, would he be considered the number one scholar or something? Can he be an official?"
Xu Chenghou held the certificate and couldn't put it down. He looked at it over and over again and muttered it in his mouth.
"Dad, it seems that it can't be calculated like that.
Yuanyuan won a prize in a chemistry competition. If it was during the Qing Dynasty, he would have taken the eight-part essay test.
However, our Yuanyuan's level is indeed high. I feel that if we were to put it in ancient times, it would be pretty good.
I’m sure I’ll be a Jinshi, but if I don’t win, I’ll be able to be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, etc. Then I’ll really be able to honor my ancestors.”
Xu Shide was at the side, thought about it, and explained to his father.
"I don't care whether it's eight-part or nine-part writing. I just know that our family will be successful."
Xu Chenghou waved his hand and he didn't bother to care about the article.
Anyway, he knew a little bit that there were children in Lao Xu's family who were promising.
The Xu Shiyan brothers looked at each other and smiled. Don't argue with the old man now, just say whatever you like.
"Yes, dad is right, the children in the younger generation of our family are quite promising.
You see, Xiaobo is at Agricultural University, Jinfeng is at Banking University, followed by Xiaotao and Xiuxiu. I think they are both pretty good.
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Pingping, Jingwen and Jingyi who are further down the list are all doing very well in their studies. We will definitely have several college students in our family in the future."
Xu Shiyan sat on the edge of the Kang, looking at the nephews and nieces in the room, and said with joy.
"Well, that's great. Your mother and I don't look forward to anything else in this life. We just hope that our old Xu family will be prosperous and that our descendants will prosper."
Xu Chenghou's eyes swept over the children and grandchildren, and he nodded happily.
"Okay, okay, old man, stop talking nonsense.
The third child and the others have just arrived home, so they must be hungry, so let’s eat quickly, and we’ll chat after we finish eating.”
Zhou Guilan saw that her daughter-in-law and granddaughters had already packed up the food, and hurriedly invited everyone to eat.
Xu Shiyan and the others had dinner in Hunjiang this morning.
The bus is too crowded at this time. It would be nice to have a seat. Where can I have time to eat?
It's already two o'clock, aren't you hungry?
Especially the aroma of meat stewed with sauerkraut filled the room, which made me feel even more hungry.
In order to celebrate Xu Haiyuan's winning of the award, today my family killed a fat pig that weighed nearly 300 kilograms.
So for this meal, it must be an authentic pig-killing dish.
White meat blood sausage with sauerkraut, big bones in sauce, deboned meat, platter of pork heart, pork liver and pork tongue, fried meatballs, sweet and sour pork ribs, pig ears mixed with cucumber, cubed meat dipped in garlic sauce.
Even though there are only these few dishes, the portions are quite large, and many of them are served directly from the bowl.
Especially the pork belly, which is made from three-layered skin-on waist strips.
Palm-sized square pieces of meat are cooked in a pot and allowed to cool, then cut into slices with a knife.
Mash the garlic cloves and add some soy sauce, which is what Northeastern people often call garlic sauce.
The large pieces of cooked meat are trembling, dipped in some garlic sauce, the meat is not greasy and not greasy, and the meat is full of flavor. I kept wanting to eat it and couldn't stop eating it.
Su Weizhong and his wife, Su Anfang, Su Anhua and others all came, and the three tables were full.
The five old people are all sitting at the Kang table. Xu Haiyuan is the protagonist today, so of course he is also at the Kang table.
Xu Shiyan and Su Anying shared the honor with their son and sat at the Kang table.
The children of Su Anfang and Su Anhua's family were small, and Su Weizhong and Han Cai'e happened to be holding one in each other's arms and coaxing them to eat.
It’s the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only a few days before the Chinese New Year.
Xu Shixian and others all came back directly from the long vacation and planned to spend the New Year here before going back.
In the spring of this year, both Xu Shixian and Xu Shixiang bought buildings in the county.
Living in a building is much more convenient than a bungalow. You just need to lock the door, and you don't have to worry about lighting a fire all day long.
Xu Shide's family lives in a public house owned by the Beigang Town Government. Since there are people taking care of them, there is no need to worry.
The brothers have agreed to stay and celebrate the New Year at their parents' place.
After all, Xu Chenghou and his wife are getting older and older. They should spend more time with the elderly during New Years and holidays so as not to have any regrets in the future.
The children and grandchildren all stayed to celebrate the New Year, and none were happier than Mr. and Mrs. Xu Chenghou.
I killed a pig during the Chinese New Year this year, plus the benefits from Xu Shiyan's work unit, Guo Shouye, Yang Junxian, Huang Shengli and other brothers and sisters sent me, so my family has nothing missing.
Since the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, the old lady has been leading her daughter-in-law and granddaughters to prepare things for the New Year.
In a big pot, simmer the meat, marinate pork knuckles and trotters, and cook the skin jelly.
In the morning I made two large bowls of noodles, and at noon I started steaming jujube steamed buns, steamed cakes, steamed buns and flower rolls with sugar triangles.
Zhou Guilan is good at making good pasta, can make jujube steamed buns in various colors, and can also make goldfish, hedgehog, bunny and other kinds of steamed buns.
Inside the sugar triangle, white sugar is mixed with walnut kernels, peanut kernels, and sesame seeds. When you take a bite, it becomes fragrant and sweet.
The cake is fermented with rice flour and white flour, and is sprinkled with chopped jujube, honey beans, raisins, etc.
The steamed steamed cake is soft and sweet, not to mention how delicious it is.
Not only that, Zhou Guilan also brought out the glutinous rice, rice dumpling leaves, candied dates, etc. that had been prepared in advance, and led her daughters-in-law to make rice dumplings.
In Northeastern dialect, zongzi is actually called earning money. Zhou Guilan put money and jujubes in the zongzi, which is called earning money early, which has a very good meaning.
After finishing the staple food, fry up some snacks.
Place a large spoon, croquettes, dried fruits, crispy twists, collars, mushrooms, eggplant boxes, meat pieces, etc. on the stove.
Anyway, the smell in the kitchen never stopped, causing the children to stand outside the kitchen one by one, staring at what delicious food was inside.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Anfen, Ji Tongzhong and his wife, who were far away in Yangcheng, and Su Anzhen and Nan Zhendong, who were in the capital, all rushed back.
No one expected that on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Han Liwei and Xu Shiqin would also come back with their children.
The couple spent the Chinese New Year in Yangcheng last year, so they plan to come back this year.
But Han Liwei had something to do and was delayed for a few days. He didn't arrive home until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.
On New Year's Eve, the Xu family's place was extremely lively.
As soon as he got up early in the morning, Xu Haibo and Xu Haitao led his brothers to set up lantern poles outside, hang string lights, and paste couplets with the word "Fu" on the door gods.
The boys were naughty and working, and from time to time they would light firecrackers and throw them away.
The firecrackers exploded, and several little ones clapped their hands and jumped happily.
The girls were not idle either, putting up window grilles in the house and helping with the cooking.
There was a reunion dinner at three o'clock in the afternoon, with a family of more than 20 people. The scene was extremely lively. Xu Chenghou and Zhou Guilan were laughing from morning to night, unable to close their mouths.
In the evening, the women make dumplings, the men gather together to laugh and chat, and the children have a lot of fun.
Xu Haibo led his brothers to find a glass can bottle, wrapped it with wire around the mouth of the bottle, made a handle on it, and used a small stick to carry it.
Then nail the small wooden block, sit the candle on the small wooden block, and put it at the bottom of the can, which becomes a simple lantern.
Several young people hold a lantern, then they dress neatly, cover themselves tightly, and go out to play with the lantern.
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