The laughter at the door attracted the people in the house who couldn't help but come out to watch the fun. The female workers in the factory quietly looked out. When they saw Shi Jianbo, there were two younger daughters-in-law who couldn't help but comment. , "Oh, who is that guy? He is really handsome."
"You two, stop looking at me. I'm a young man in the city, and you don't look at yourselves in the mirror." The female worker who was the most irritated said angrily.
"You can't even look at it? You are really boring," the female worker said.
They were watching the excitement in the room, but it was really lively outside. Ling Guoqiang and Zhang Cuifen came out. Shi Jianbo brought something over, handed it to Ling Guoqiang and said: "Uncle Ling, Aunt Zhang, thank you for being so kind to my grandfather this year." Wei's care, this is a small gesture."
"You should take care of me. We are all neighbors. We can't collect things. It's too polite." Ling Guo refused.
"Yes, please accept it." Shi Jianbo put the things down directly.
Ling Guoqiang no longer refused. If he persisted, it would be over. Since it was what he wanted, he would accept it.
"I'm here today to say goodbye to everyone!" As soon as Shi Jianbo finished speaking, Da Furniture was stunned.
Shi Mingwei specially observed Ling Xiaowei's expression and saw that her eyes were slightly widened and there was a trace of surprise on her face. Seeing her like this, Shi Mingwei felt a little happy in his heart. Xiaowei must be reluctant to let him go.
"Why... why are we leaving!" Ling Guoqiang was a little surprised, with a look of reluctance on his face. He and Grandpa Shi would play chess together on weekdays. The two of them would also read newspapers and discuss current affairs together. They had a kind of friendship that lasted years. The friendship is really reluctant to let go.
It’s really rare to find someone you can talk to in the village!
"Why do you just leave? Xiaowei is still going to school here! He left..." Zhang Cuifen glanced at Ling Xiaowei, how nice it would be for these two children to go to school together! As soon as Xiaowei left, Xiaowei It’s not about being alone!
"Oh! Haha, don't get me wrong. This time I am taking grandpa and Mingwei back to the city to celebrate the New Year. They will come back after the new year." Shi Jianbo saw the reluctant expressions on Uncle Ling and Aunt Zhang's faces and knew It was because I didn't express myself well that the two of them misunderstood.
"Oh, that's right! It's good to go back and celebrate the New Year." Ling Guoqiang said with a smile.
Zhang Cuifen breathed a sigh of relief, now Xiaowei no longer had to be alone.
From beginning to end, Ling Xiaowei never said a word, but when she found out that Shi Mingwei was looking at her, she smiled at him.
"Then let's say goodbye!" Shi Jianbo waved and said to Shi Mingwei, "Let's go!"
Shi Mingwei glanced at Ling Xiaowei again, but Ling Xiaowei was lowering her head and didn't know what she was thinking, but she didn't say anything to him, it seemed like it didn't matter.
Inexplicably lost, without any joy of going home.
Looking at the two figures walking away, Zhang Cuifen sighed, "It's great to go home for the New Year! I'm finally reunited with my family."
Ling Xiaowei raised her head and glanced at Shi Mingwei's walking figure. She felt a little disappointed in her heart. He was such a heartless boy. He just left without saying goodbye.
It's best not to come back, so as not to bother her every day.
This thought together makes me feel even more upset.
Ling Xiaowei and Xiao Yu were the only ones standing there in the courtyard. Ling Xiaowei caught a glimpse of the faint sadness on Xiao Yu's face and couldn't help but joked: "Sister Xiao Yu, are you reluctant to let go of someone?"
"Go, I don't want to leave anyone!" Xiao Yu glared at Ling Xiaowei shyly.
Ling Xiaowei smiled and then put away the irritability in her heart.
This year's winter is warmer than last year. Except for a snowfall at the beginning of the year, it has not snowed since. The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer.
On a day with good weather, Ling Xiaowei and Zhang Cuifen went to the town together and selected furniture, New Year's goods needed for the New Year, and even bought a black and white TV. This TV was really expensive, costing more than five hundred.
I was obviously the happiest when I bought the TV. On the day I bought the TV, a group of children came to the house to watch the TV. The neighbors even came over to see the new building built by the Ling family.
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In the whole village, this building is still unique.
For a time, the Ling family's building became the talk of the whole village after dinner. Opening a factory was nothing, but building a building and buying a TV were a symbol of strength. Now everyone in the village knew that the Ling family was rich.
Made a lot of money.
Nowadays, when a family goes out, someone will come up to them and say a few polite words such as "I am prosperous and I have made money."
Ling Xiaowei took this very lightly. Some of these people were sincere congratulators, but many were jealous. Faced with some people who spoke harshly, she ignored them. Her family had made money, so of course she had to improve it.
If the quality of life is compromised, if you hide your money and don’t spend it, and pretend to be miserable, then what’s the point of making money?
After the furniture was delivered, Ling Xiaowei cleaned and tidied up the house, especially her room, with pink curtains, a desk by the window, a solid wood bed, a wardrobe, and a small bedside cabinet next to the bed.
She really liked her room, and from then on, she had her own private space.
The bed was covered with a newly made cotton quilt. After it was sewn and dried by the sun, it was soft and warm.
That night, the whole family went back to live in the new house. Grandma also had her own room, a new bed, and a clean quilt. Grandma's two mahogany cabinets were also moved into her room.
The closer to the New Year, the stronger the flavor of the New Year becomes.
In the evening, Mingming and his father were watching TV in the room.
Ling Xiaowei, Zhang Cuifen and grandma were in the hut, busy making dough and mixing bun fillings.
Last year, conditions were not good, so we didn’t prepare any New Year’s goods for the winter. Normally, people would start buying New Year’s goods every year after the twelfth lunar month. They stuffed sausages, steamed buns, fried meatballs, and steamed steamed buns, all of which were prepared for the New Year.
This year, my family has the conditions, so I have to do all these things.
Zhang Cuifen is a veteran in this field. She mixed the large bucket of noodles very quickly. After a while, she reconciled it. Then she covered the basin with a plastic bag and wrapped the bucket and noodles together with a quilt.
Such a bucket of noodles needs to be left overnight for it to rise well. Once the noodles have risen, you can make steamed buns.
After the noodles are mixed, start frying the bun fillings. There are three types of buns this year, shredded radish, purslane, and red bean paste.
Ling Xiaowei likes to eat purslane the most, and the one with water chestnuts is the most delicious. She has no other help in the evening, but she does a lot of work like peeling water chestnuts, washing radishes, and making bean paste.
Frying the stuffing for steamed buns had to be busy until midnight. When Zhang Cuifen saw Ling Xiaowei's red hands, she felt a little distressed. She quickly filled a hot water bottle and handed it to Ling Xiaowei, urging: "Go back to bed quickly! I will do the rest of the work.