"You guys sit down, I'll do it." Xiao Lingye came over. He glanced at the two of them casually and said calmly, "After all... you are all guests."
"..."
Depend on!
They forcefully feed dog food all the time.
The two singles said that Xiao Lingye was really arrogant and deserved a beating, but neither of them had the guts to offend him.
then.
The two returned to the living room and watched TV with the two little guys.
…
There is no sense of the New Year in big cities anymore.
Lin Wanwan sighed while chopping vegetables, "It's so boring to celebrate the New Year in the city."
"Um?"
"When I was young, in Quan County, my sister, my grandma, and I were together, and it was fun to celebrate the New Year at that time."
"How do you celebrate the New Year there?"
Lin Wanwan held the knife and fell into memories, "At that time... people in the village started to get busy at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, killing pigs and sheep, and preparing New Year's goods. At that time, celebrating the New Year was not as convenient as it is now, and shopping was not convenient either.
. We live in the village, and if we want to buy New Year goods, we have to go to the market several miles away. In the dialect of Quan County, it is a market. We go to the market to buy New Year goods, couplets, incense candles, and the kind of high-pitched incense sticks that are left behind.
It was lit on the first day of the new year."
Xiao Lingye liked to hear her talk about the past.
In this way, it was as if he was involved in her past.
"My sister and I especially like to celebrate the New Year. During the winter vacation during the Chinese New Year, my grandma would take us sisters to the market to buy snacks. Basically, we would buy a few kilograms of melon seeds, some fried peanuts, and some candies... But
You can't eat these snacks casually. You have to wait until the first day of the new year when the younger generations from the same village come to visit the house and give them to the guests. My sister and I go to pay New Year greetings to the elders from the same village, and every time we can fill a pocket with snacks."
"Then what?"
"Well, I seem to have digressed. At that time, I felt like celebrating the New Year. At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the village began to fry the New Year's goods. They would fry some meat, various kinds of meatballs, and many local delicacies. According to custom, Laba is a must-have.
Eat rice, the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is the Little New Year, and firecrackers are set off to welcome the new year. The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is the day for general cleaning. On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, couplets are pasted and stuffed with chopped dumplings. Firecrackers are set off before the eve dinner on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month.
Then the whole family gathered together to have New Year’s Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala.”
Lin Wanwan said with a smile, "There are no restrictions on fireworks in rural areas. Basically, they start setting off firecrackers from the New Year's Eve dinner, and the sound of firecrackers and fireworks can last until past eleven o'clock at night."
Xiao Lingye sketched the picture in his head.
"After the New Year's Eve dinner, you have to stay up late. It is said that if you stay up until the first day of the Lunar New Year, you will have good luck throughout the year. No one sleeps in late on the first day of the Lunar New Year. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when the door is opened, the cannon will be fired. Some people just want to show off.
It’s festive, and the cannons will start to go off just after twelve o’clock, so the fireworks and firecrackers can go off until the next morning.”
"Sounds pretty lively."
"Of course, but we were poor at that time, and grandma basically didn't know how to buy firecrackers, so after the New Year's Eve dinner, our family would sit in the yard with a small bench, chatting and watching other people's fireworks, just like
I also let off the firecrackers!"
Lin Wanwan sounded relaxed, but Xiao Lingye could still hear the embarrassment of her life at that time.
"How did grandma die?"
Lin Wanwan's smile froze, she lowered her eyes and said calmly, "The sudden illness... went very quickly. Before my sister and I could find a doctor, we were already dead... Grandma's life was miserable, and her only son was not alive.
Filial piety, never caring about her. As she gets older, she can support herself on her own, but she has to take care of me and my sister. She is not blessed, but if she lives to this day...she will also enjoy some blessings."
Lin Wanwan's voice was choked up.
He reached out and took her hand.
Lin Wanwan sniffed and said with a smile, "It's okay. It has been so many years and I have long accepted the reality."
"When I have time, I will go back with you and take a look."
Lin Wanwan's eyes turned red.
After grandma passed away, she never returned to Quan County.
Grandma is gone.
There were only some beautiful memories left for her there.
After returning to China, she always wanted to go back and visit.
But she didn't dare.
Afraid of seeing things and missing people.
"You should let grandma know that you are doing well now."
Lin Wanwan nodded heavily, "...Yeah!"
…
It was already dark after five o'clock in the evening.
After dark, Xiao Lingye's cell phone kept ringing.
He glanced at the caller ID and frowned.
"Who?"
"It should be a New Year's greeting to the company's employees."
"oh."
Lin Wanwan was cooking. She didn't have any doubts after hearing this and continued cooking.
Xiao Lingye turned off her phone without leaving a trace.
"Xiao Lingye, bring me the plate of chopped green onions."
"good!"
He put the phone in his pocket and continued to beat him.
…
at the same time.
Xiao Yan's cell phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, Xiao Yan's scalp went numb.
"Did grandpa call?" Ji Yehuo asked.
Xiao Yan's face twisted, "It would be great if it was dad, my mom!"
Ji Yehuo responded with sympathetic eyes.
Xiao Yan didn't have Xiao Lingye's courage. He didn't dare to hang up the phone at his old house, let alone turn off the phone.
He sat upright and carefully pressed the connect button.
As soon as the call was connected, Jiang Ning's angry roar could be heard.
"Xiao Yan, where is your brother?"
Xiao Yan glanced at the busy figures in the kitchen and coughed lightly, "Ahem...Mom, do you have something to do with my brother?"
"It's New Year's Eve today. Is your brother really not planning to come back for the New Year?"
Xiao Yan was silent.
His brother really has no intention of going back.
"mom……"
"You bring your sweetheart back for the New Year!"
Xiao Yan's scalp felt numb again. He looked at Xingan, who shook his head desperately, "No, no! It's not easy for Xingan to have Mommy. This year Xinggan has to celebrate the New Year with Mommy and my brother."
Xinggan hurriedly hid next to Ruirui, as if she was afraid that Jiang Ning would show up and take her away.
Ruirui took her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, brother is here."
"Um!"
Xiao Yan, "..."
"Xiao Yan, did you hear that?!"
"Mom..." Xiao Yan was helpless, "My dear, she wants to spend the New Year with Ruirui."
"Then you bring Ruirui back as well."
"..." Xiao Yan, "My dear mother, your words must be practical. This is the New Year, and you asked Ruirui to leave his own mother behind and go to celebrate the New Year with you... What do you think?
Is it realistic?”
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Ning fell silent.
After a while, Jiang Ning gritted his teeth and asked, "Where are you now?"
"Ahem, I'm at home."
"Fart! I'm in Jin Palace now!"
"..."
You must be so angry, you can even use swear words.
Xiao Yan was calm and coughed lightly, "Mom, I forgot to tell you that I moved and am now in my new home."
"Where is your new home?"
Xiao Yan didn't dare to say this.
If mom comes and kills her in a rage, then they won't even think about it this year.
"Hello? Hello? Mom... The signal here is suddenly not very good. I can't hear your voice... Hello? Mom, are you listening? The signal is too poor. Hang up!"
Finished.
Xiao Yan quickly hung up the phone without waiting for Jiang Ning's reaction.