Chapter 717 I Have a Red Envelope (5100 words) 3400 months
Xia Zekai bent down and picked up a few red envelopes that fell on the ground. He patted the unnecessary dust on the red envelopes, looked at the clothes Grandpa was wearing, smiled and stuffed them into his jacket pocket, and said: "Grandpa
You see, this way you don’t have to hold it hard and it won’t fall off, right?”
After he finished speaking, he took a dozen other red envelopes from his grandfather's hand and stuffed them into the pockets on both sides of his grandfather's coat. He covered and put down the pockets similar to those of an old-style tunic suit. Except for a little bulge on the clothes, nothing could be seen.
What's in it?
Xia Shande laughed and slapped him, but Xia Zekai didn't feel the pain at all: "Grandpa, I'll help you go out to bask in the sun and replenish calcium."
"Make up your size." Xia Shande said this, but he still stood up and followed his grandson to the yard outside. The sun shone on his body, making him warm and comfortable.
"Grandpa, I'm going to tap your shoulders. Tell me where it hurts." Xia Zekai found a high stool, sat down behind his grandfather, made fists with his hands, and gently tapped his shoulders.
Xia Shande looked like he was enjoying himself, his eyes were fascinated, and his white beard hung on his chin. As his chin opened and closed, the gray beard also rose and fell, making it look particularly rhythmic.
Xia Zekai said: "Grandpa, I will let them start renovating the villa when I go back. If it's early, we should be able to live in it in May or June. When you move there, I will take you out for a walk every day. It doesn't matter if you don't have strength in your hands. Exercise more."
That’s it.”
He said: "Look at Tongtong, although she is a bit naughty, she wakes up with me at around five o'clock every morning and goes for a run. She also practices Kung Fu with Xiao Wang. Although she is young, I tried her Kung Fu skills.
, it’s all in vain for me, she practices very well.”
"Steward?" Xia Shande asked his grandson in surprise.
Xia Zekai nodded vigorously: "Grandpa, no matter who I lie to, I can't lie to you!"
"I also know an old man who is over 80 years old. He goes to the gym to exercise, and he even walks on the catwalk. His body moves like a tiger, which is amazing. He doesn't look like he is in his 80s at all.
Come like this."
"Why don't you get up early tomorrow morning? Tongtong gets up by herself every day without me calling her. Could it be that grandpa thinks he can't even compare to your great-granddaughter?"
Xia Shande raised his hand and wanted to hit him with a backhand, but when his arm reached the front of his shoulder, he couldn't get past it. He had to give up and said unforgivingly: "Zekai, I think you are just asking for a beating."
"Hey, grandpa, if you can beat me for ten more years, I will admit it!" Xia Zekai chuckled and started teasing.
Xia Shande was also happy, he said: "You will say nice things to coax me."
"Grandpa, I'm serious. When you move here, I promise to find the best family doctor to serve you at home every day. Even if the Lord of Hell comes, I will lock him in an iron cage and throw him into the river to sink."
When Xia Zekai spoke, he gritted his teeth, his face showed a fierceness that he had never seen before, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Although Xia Shande was old, his reaction was not bad. He felt it keenly, turned around, glared at his grandson, and said: "You talk nonsense when you are celebrating the New Year. You want to be beaten now."
Xia Zekai straightened his neck and said, "Grandpa, I'm not talking nonsense. If it really dares to come, I promise to beat it to death again."
"Haha!" At that moment, Xia Shande smiled very happily.
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"Zekai, what are you doing here? You are smiling so happily." The eldest brother Xia Yunfei came over with an orange in his hand.
He peeled the orange peel and shaved off the white fluff inside, then broke off most of it and handed it to Grandpa: "Grandpa, eat some oranges. I just put them on the radiator and they were very warm. Maybe they don't taste cold."
Good, but it only irritates the stomach."
The old man took it, stuffed it into his mouth piece by piece, and ate it slowly. The smile on his face became brighter and brighter: "Yunfei, these oranges are quite sweet."
"Yeah, this is a variety that I specially bought. Grandpa, if you like it, I will buy more next time." Xia Yunfei said casually.
"Brother, do you have a problem with me?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Xia Yunfei nodded: "Your second brother and I are going to take your sister-in-law and the others to the Yellow River. Do you want to go?"
"I'm not going, you go ahead." Xia Zekai refused without thinking.
The Yellow River was his playground when he was a child. He had been there so many times, but he didn’t want to go there this time.
Unexpectedly, Xia Shande suddenly said: "Go, I'll go and have a look too."
"Okay, grandpa, just wait a moment and I'll get the things right away." Xia Yunfei said and went to pack things.
Xia Zekai also said: "Grandpa, it's quite cold by the river, can you do it?"
"Why not? When I was young, I used to paddle boats on the Yellow River. In the winter, I also swam in the Yellow River. You little bastard, you don't remember anything." Xia Shande started talking about his youth again.
’s glorious history.
Hearing what his grandfather said, Xia Zekai showed his surprise and admiration at the right time. His face tightened, his eyes widened, and he looked like he had seen a ghost: "Grandpa, is that true? I really don't know.
"
"Speaking of which, our family has a criminal record. So why did my dad whip me with a whip when I went to swim in the Yellow River when I was a child?"
He was still aggrieved and said: "This can be regarded as the inheritance of my skills from another generation. No, I have to settle the score with my father."
Xia Shande watched his grandson hurriedly enter the house. He laughed and cursed: "This bastard deserves a beating."
Xia Zekai also went to pack some things, found his coat for his grandfather, and also got a chair with a backrest for him to sit and rest when he got to the river later.
Xia Zekai regretted that he forgot to buy a wheelchair for his grandfather, which would make it easier to go out.
After everything was packed, Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng drove, and their family drove two cars to the Yellow River.
Before leaving, the two cousins, Xia Jingrui and Tongtong, kept begging to load the fireworks in the car. It was not a big deal, so they agreed directly.
The Yellow River is not far from where Xia Zekai lives. It is only 3 kilometers away by driving on the asphalt road.
If we drove straight through the crop fields, it was less than two kilometers. We parked the car on the roadside near the Yellow River, and the brothers took turns carrying Grandpa down this steep slope.
After the elder brother got down, he stamped his feet vigorously. The ground was frozen hard, and the river near the bank was also covered with thick ice. Looking at the thickness, I dare not say that it is a sports car on the ice. There is no problem at all if you stand on it and play.
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Just in case, who knows where the ice layer is thinner, they still dare not let a few children play on the ice. If something happens, it will be too late.
The eldest brother yelled: "If any of you goes to play on the ice, I will break his legs later."
In a word, several little kids were so scared that they didn't dare to go to the river.
"Uncle, please bring me the fireworks. I want to light them here." Xia Jingrui remembered his 'treasure' again.
It's very open here, more suitable than the sandy land.
Xia Yunfei didn't have to go get it, Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng ran over and unloaded all the fireworks.
When they saw the fireworks, several children gathered around and argued about which one to light first.
The girl was quite excited, so she took a box of cannons and threw them aside to play with. If they didn't make any sound, she just stepped on them with her feet.
The sound of "puff" came from the bottom of her feet, she was having so much fun.
Luo Xiyun asked his eldest sister-in-law and his second sister-in-law to walk north along the river. There were several people there, standing on the ice not knowing what they were doing.
Luo Xiyun asked: "Sister-in-law, let's go take a look at that boat?"
"Okay, to be honest with you, I have never been on a serious boat," said the sister-in-law.
Living in an inland city like Qicheng, she had never been on a real cargo ship or ferry except for pedal boats and motorboats in the park that cost 30 yuan an hour.
The water was frozen, the pontoon bridge had been dismantled, and the three large iron boats that were floating reasonably were pulled to the shore and anchored.
Xia Zekai and the other three were busy lighting fireworks there.
In broad daylight, the colorful fireworks had no visible effect at all, and could only hear the sounds of "swish" and "bang", but they also attracted a lot of attention.
Xia Shande sat down on the chair again, his eyes never leaving the large iron ship by the river, with most of its hull standing upright and buried in the mud on the shore.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Xia Zekai asked him, not knowing why.
Xia Shande raised his hand and pointed at the big iron boat with only a small part of it exposed, and said: "If I admit it correctly, that boat was the boat I sailed when I was young. At that time, I and several of your other grandfathers were ferrying here to earn money.
Money, it’s a pity, I won’t be able to do it anymore.”
"Uh!" Xia Zekai was particularly surprised. He had been playing next to this boat since he was a child. His body was tied with tire liners and complete dried gourds and he was swimming in the Yellow River, but no one had ever told him about this big boat.
Tiechuan has such a connection with him.
"Then why didn't you punt the boat later?" Xia Zekai asked.
"There is a pontoon bridge. With the pontoon bridge, it doesn't cost anything to walk or ride a bike. Who would want to spend money to take a boat ride." Xia Shande said with a little nostalgia.
Xia Zekai understood that for grandpa, that was a bygone era.
"Grandpa, I'll light some fireworks for you, let's watch something beautiful." Xia Zekai took the initiative.
Xia Shande nodded with a smile on his face: "Sure, go ahead and order it!"
Seeing the nearby fireworks exploding in mid-air, with various colors blooming like a goddess scattering flowers, at that moment, a bright smile appeared on Xia Shande's face.
When we returned from the Yellow River, it was almost time for lunch.
Xia Zekai and the others had to go out early in the evening to pay New Year greetings. In the afternoon, Xia Zekai had to go to the village to deliver some New Year's goods to the elders' homes. They were very busy, and the reunion dinner they originally had together in the evening was moved to noon.
After a table of vegetables and dumplings was almost eaten, Xia Shande began to take out red envelopes from his jacket pocket. These were packed for him by his grandson Xia Zekai. One red envelope contained sixteen red envelopes worth two thousand yuan.
Stuff his coat pockets full.
He shouted: "Yuxi, come here."
Xia Yuxi, the eldest brother's niece, is a little at a loss. To be honest, she and Xia Shande spend very little time together. In fact, the family relationship between the two is not that strong. It is not as strong as Yatou and Tongtong who spend time with their grandfather from time to time.
Hanging out together makes the relationship stronger.
Even so, Xia Shande treated everyone equally and gave the first red envelope to his oldest great-granddaughter.
Xia Yuxi looked at the red envelope in her grandfather's hand, and then at her parents. She was a little confused and didn't know what to do.
Xia Shande said with a straight face: "Yuxi, this is given to you by grandpa. No one can tell you how to use it. Just take it."
"Take it and kowtow to the old man," said the eldest brother Xia Yunfei.
When Xia Yuxi heard what her father said, she kowtowed to Xia Shande and shouted, "I wish you good health and long life, grandpa."
Next came Xia Jingrui, the second brother's family, and the only boy among these young children. Xia Shande still had no preference. He also received the same red envelope containing two thousand yuan. Xia Jingrui kowtowed three times before accepting the red envelope.
When Amy, Yatou and Tongtong arrived, the three little girls couldn't wait to kowtow to him together, and then rushed to get the red envelopes.
They know that this can buy delicious food and fun things.
Xia Shande was so happy when he saw this scene. He liked the children's unrestrained look even more.
Everyone thought that this was the end, but they never imagined that this was just the beginning.
"Aijuan, I didn't give you anything before, but this time I finally have some money. This is yours."
"Grandpa, I can't ask for this. I should give it to you. How can it be the other way around?" Sister-in-law Li Aijuan panicked.
But Xia Shande refused and insisted on letting her accept it. He also said: "You are still my grandson's wife. This money should be given to you. Take it quickly."
Then the second sister-in-law Dong Fei and Xia Zekai and his wife Luo Xiuyun also received a red envelope.
Xia Zekai was still thinking: "Grandpa won't give me another red envelope. This is really interesting."
That's what he thought, and Xia Shande did what he thought and gave one to each of the four brothers.
Xia Shande finally left four red envelopes in his hand. He weighed them for a long time before calling out his uncle Xia Weiguo's name: "Weiguo, your life was not good before. Dad never helped you, so don't blame me.
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"Dad, you're celebrating the New Year, what are you saying? I have never complained about you." Xia Weiguo said quickly.
Xia Shande said 'hmm' and said, "If you take this, it will be considered the first red envelope I give you."
"..."
Xia Weiguo was a little panicked. His great-grandchildren and grandchildren all received red envelopes. This is understandable. After all, they are two or three generations apart. In Xia Shande's eyes, they are probably still children.
But what’s the point of taking it yourself?
Xia Shande directly threw one of the red envelopes to him, and finally called Xia Weicheng and his daughter-in-law Zhou Yinghong over and said, "These two red envelopes are for you, take them!"
Seeing that his youngest son and daughter-in-law were about to refuse, he said: "I'm already this old, what's the use of saving so much money? You all use it to buy and spend as you need. I don't want to do anything. From now on, I can save so much money every year.
I am quite satisfied if we gather together to have a meal."
"Besides, if I keep so much money in my hands, sooner or later I don't know where to put it, or it will be eaten by rats. I might as well give it to you."
"By the way, Zejiang, there is another one for your wife. Take it and say that grandpa gave it to her."
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Xia Zekai and his four brothers came out from home. They divided the wine Xia Zekai bought into two boxes and put them in the car. They also packed all the milk they bought. As long as there are elderly people over 60 years old in the Xia family,
They all walked over and left behind two bottles of wine, a carton of milk, and a pile of 500-yuan red envelopes that Xia Zekai had wrapped in advance with his own money.
500 yuan is a lot of money for these old people who have been living in the countryside. If they are self-sufficient in food and vegetables, this money is enough for them to live for several months.
To be honest, when they got this red envelope, the elders of the old Xia family were a little confused. Their sons and daughters-in-law didn't give any money, and their grandchildren didn't ask them for money.
I knew there would be such a junior coming to give them money...
This kind of good thing has never happened before, why do you suddenly get a red envelope now?
In the end, the news spread throughout the village, and those who were not related to Xia Zekai and his family were left with envy.
These people mostly talk about why there is no such capable person in their family.
Naturally, Xia Weiliang, the village party secretary, also heard the news, and his thoughts were particularly complicated at this time.
He was thinking that if Xia Zekai raised his voice and came back to run for village party secretary, the position under him would probably change!
An unprecedented sense of crisis suddenly hit him, causing his whole body to feel bad.
The eldest son and daughter-in-law just arrived home today, and they were puzzled when they saw their old father's face full of sadness.
Xia Yunlong asked: "Dad, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? The Chinese New Year has made you so worried."
Xia Weiliang glanced at him. His son was doing decoration work in the capital. Originally, he had earned more than 100,000 yuan this year, which made Xia Weiliang quite proud. But now, in the face of the huge contrast, Xia Weiliang felt a little proud in his conscience.
collapsed.
He said: "Yunlong, tell me how you are becoming more and more useless even at such an old age."
"Dad, it's Chinese New Year, you didn't drink too much, right?" Xia Yunlong felt angry after hearing what his father said.
After traveling thousands of miles to celebrate the New Year, you heard this?
When Xia Weiliang heard what his son said, he became anxious on the spot: "What? Can't I just say a few words to you?"
Xia Yunlong thought that after working hard for a year outside, why didn't I just want some peace and quiet when I came back? Why did the old man dislike me as soon as I entered the house? What does it mean that "the more you mess around, the less promising you are".
He was not convinced either, so the two men started to quarrel.
Lian Liting let out an "ouch". She was also annoyed when she heard her husband and son arguing there. She was holding a bowl in her hand. In anger, she threw it to the ground as soon as she raised her hand: "You can't live with it."
It’s been years, but get out of here and make noise!”
"Xia Weiliang, look at how capable you are. After being a village cadre for several years, you really don't know how much you weigh. You don't have the ability to take it out on your son. How can you be so capable?"
With this voice, the family status of the family was immediately revealed, and the two elders shut up.
