As soon as Cheng Xiaoyu got out of the car and before he could say hello to his family, his neighbors in the village gathered around him. In rural areas, free time in winter means only two meals. During the day, the Zhang family and the Li family would either hang out or play mahjong together. This time is when they return home in the afternoon.
While the family was cooking, villagers in twos and threes on the snowy road saw Cheng Xiaoyu and came over to say hello. Cheng Xiaoyu also showed a sincere smile to welcome the enthusiasm of his hometown people.
"Honestly, your Daewoo is back!" The excitement at the entrance of the courtyard has attracted the attention of people in the three tile-roofed houses of Cheng Xiaoyu's house.
"Uncle!" The door was pushed open from the inside, and the first person who rushed out was a seven or eight-year-old girl. The snow in the yard was swept clean. The little girl shouted as she opened her arms and threw herself into Cheng Xiaoyu's arms. She was wearing a red dress.
She wears a little cotton-padded jacket, has a faint stream of tears between her nose under her pigtails, and has two small dimples when she smiles. This is Cheng Xiaoyu's niece Yang Dan, a cute little girl.
Four people walked out of the room one after another. The first was a short, dark, thin old man with a serious hunchback. Seeing his father, who was only forty-seven years old but gave people the impression of being nearly sixty, Cheng Xiaoyu shouted a little excitedly: "
dad."
"Eh." Cheng Lao Cheng Fa is an honest person and is not very good at expressing his emotions, so he nodded.
"You kid, why didn't you call your brother-in-law in advance when you came back and ask him to pick you up?" Cheng's mother Wang Xiumei, who was following Cheng Laoshi, obviously had two different personalities from her husband. She quickly chased her husband and walked to her son.
In front of me, I first took the computer bag from Cheng Xiaoyu, a little complaining but full of surprises.
"Mom." Wang Xiumei is a typical rural woman. She has not been to far away places for more than 40 years. Meicheng, more than 20 kilometers away, and Longhai City, more than ten kilometers away, are big cities in her eyes. Shanyan, Zhang
The head of the family, the Li family, is short-tempered, not because she is arrogant, but because her life circle is only so large. In her life, there are only villagers like the Zhang family, the Li family, and the Wang family.
"Dandan, don't rely on your uncle. I'm very tired after sitting in the car for a day." As the New Year is approaching, every family has to prepare New Year's goods. Today, the family is steaming sticky bean buns. Cheng Xiaoyu's sister, Cheng Xiaojuan, and her family came over to help. Just as they were preparing to eat, Cheng Xiaojuan stretched out her hand.
He wanted to take over his daughter from his brother.
"No, I miss my uncle." Yang Dan turned her face away, hugged Cheng Xiaoyu's neck tightly with both hands, and ignored her mother's request.
"Sister, let me hold you." Cheng Xiaoyu's feelings for his sister are very special. Family planning has not been fully implemented in rural areas. Very few families have only one child, especially if the first child gives birth to a girl, they will hold back their energy to have a second child, even if
fined.
An honest person like Cheng Laoshi is no exception. After giving birth to a daughter, she wants a son. Her sister, who is four years older, has been taking care of her younger brother since she was a child. When the farming is busy, she is half a mother. In addition, Cheng Xiaojuan did not take away the gift money.
Instead, they all paid for Cheng Xiaoyu's tuition. Cheng Xiaoyu firmly remembered this in his heart and never forgot it.
"Daewoo, call me first when you get back. I'll pick you up." Brother-in-law Yang Guoping put Cheng Xiaoyu's big suitcase on his shoulders with both hands. He didn't dare to drag the brand-new suitcase on the ground for fear of getting it dirty. Typical
He is a rural man, capable and able to play house, and he and Cheng Xiaojuan lived a prosperous life, which is also a model in these ten miles and eight villages.
"Come in, come in, it's cold outside." Wang Xiumei didn't care about anyone at the moment. She only cared about her son. Cheng Laoshi thought more and shouted to the neighbors outside: "Third brother, fourth sister-in-law, second sister-in-law."
Uncle, come home to eat."
"No, no, you and your family are reunited, and we'll come back tomorrow." Everyone waved and dispersed.
"Mother, Xiaojuan, kill the goose. Guoping, go and take out the bacon and pork from the warehouse." At this time, it was obvious who the head of the family was. Cheng Laoshi started to assign tasks after entering the house. He was originally preparing
Naturally, the simple meals were put aside. When my son came back, he naturally had to prepare the most reliable meals - goose stewed with sauerkraut and pork vermicelli.
He himself took out bags from the bottom of the cabinet, which contained various fruits. Even though he couldn't express himself without speaking, he was the most happy father when his son came back.
Cheng Xiaoyu did not stop his family's enthusiasm. Moreover, he really wanted to eat the food at home. The food stewed in a big pot just tasted different. In the past two years, farm-style meals have become extremely popular in cities.
"Uncle, uncle, what is this?" Yang Dan remained in Cheng Xiaoyu's arms. When he saw the backpack containing the laptop, he climbed over on the kang and opened it curiously.
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and took the notebook to the kang table, opened it for Yang Dan, and played a child-like game. Yang Dan's attention was immediately attracted. Before, he said he missed his uncle, but now he was completely attracted by the new things in front of him.
Take the soul away.
While everyone was busy, Cheng Xiaoyu looked around and saw that his home was still the same, a little shabby but very neat, with a 21-inch TV and the kang cabinet and floor cabinet that had been there since he was born.
Warmth, the big pot in the kitchen is steaming, the fire is burning hot, this is home, you can't feel this warmth anywhere.
Cheng Xiaoyu pulled the big suitcase over and opened it. Inside were some gifts he had prepared at random. He planned to go to Meicheng to buy more gifts. This was why he did not get off the car in Longhai Town to pick them up for Xiong Wei and Zhang Sen's family immediately.
Because of the money, he missed home. He wanted to go home right away. He couldn't wait to go home right away.
"Daewoo." Pears, apples, oranges, Cheng Laoshi came in carrying a fruit plate.
"Dad, sit down. Here, these numbers are for you. Tomorrow we will go to the city to buy some cards for you. It will be easier to contact you then." Cheng Xiaoyu took out a few phones that he carefully picked out and kept.
, although they are second-hand, they are 80% new, and they are all mid-to-high-end machines. If you buy a few new mobile phones, they will cost thousands to nearly ten thousand yuan.
At this time, the goose was also caught, and they were waiting for Cheng Laoshi to kill it. Wang Xiumei and Cheng Xiaojuan heard the voices in the house, talking about their children spending money randomly, but they were very happy when they saw the mobile phone. In this era, mobile phones have entered thousands of homes.
Ten thousand households have already switched from luxury goods to consumer goods, but for the Cheng family, their son has not yet gotten married and they are reluctant to spend hundreds of dollars. Only Yang Guoping in the family has a mobile phone, and it is an old-fashioned color screen mobile phone that has been used for several years.
"This must be quite expensive, Guoping, please give the money to Daewoo later." The daughter she married was a foreigner. Cheng Xiaojuan didn't want to take advantage of her younger brother, so she couldn't put it down after taking the bacon and pork and came in with one of the highest-end mobile phones.
said the husband.
"Sister, what are you talking about? That's what I do. They are all very cheap and I repair them myself..." Cheng Xiaoyu frowned. For so many years, my sister has been helping the family. Although my brother-in-law didn't say it, the people in the village
He definitely felt uncomfortable because of the gossip. Now that he had the ability to change the environment of the entire family, he naturally wanted to reciprocate.