Mazui Village used to be very poor, but very lively. Now it is just poor. Most young people have left the village and will not come back even for the New Year. As the older generation slowly leaves, the whole village becomes quieter and quieter.
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During the Chinese New Year in the past, the sound of firecrackers never stopped from dark to twelve o'clock in the morning. Now on New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers can only be heard occasionally.
Da Heitou has not returned to the village to celebrate the New Year in three years. Lushan people have not returned to the village this year. Bai Ling is at Donghai University and said he wanted to work part-time during the winter vacation but did not return to the village to celebrate the New Year.
Lu Xun's health was getting worse and worse. At Liu Ni's strong request, Lu Xun and Lao Huang were invited to their home to celebrate the New Year.
Although she was just a child picked up by Daoyi and had no idea who her ancestors were, Liu Ni lit up incense in the main room, placed a large piece of fat meat, put a bottle of old wine, burned a stack of paper money, and
He muttered something like, "It's Chinese New Year. Please invite our ancestors to go home to celebrate the New Year. Good wine and meat are ready. Xiao Nizi has prepared it. Although the money is not much, it is still a little thought from Xiao Nizi. Don't be too little. Please bless Grandpa Lu's health as soon as possible."
Get up and bless the mountain man brother in the East China Sea, bless the big blackhead outside, bless Grandpa Huang to live a long life, bless Grandpa Daoyi not to be so slovenly, bless the little girl to grow more and more beautiful.'
After setting off firecrackers in the yard, Liu Ni came to the kitchen and started cooking New Year's Eve dinner.
In the main room, Lu Xun was lying on the couch, looking haggard. Old Huang took his pulse from time to time, and Dao Yi stared at the brazier with an unhappy face.
"Look, my little girl is such a good girl, but why did she end up like Lu Shanmin?"
Lao Huang glared at Dao Yi and said, "Shut up."
Dao Zhi said, "Shut up, this is my home. If I hadn't pitied you, an empty nester, you would have been eating ashes alone at home."
Lao Huang forcibly resisted the urge to take action and snorted coldly.
Lu Xun opened his eyes and patted Lao Huang's hand, "Why don't you let others complain about eating other people's food? How can this be done in the world? Let him just complain."
Dao Yi pointed at Lu Xun proudly, "Look, it's up to scholars to be reasonable. You are just a hot-blooded warrior. Hey, you are already seventy years old, and you still look like a seventeen-year-old boy."
"Huh, don't put too much money on your face. Xiaonizi and Jiujin have been as close as brothers to Lu Shanmin since they were young. They naturally help each other and have nothing to do with you, an old bastard." Old Huang said angrily.
Daoyi rolled up his sleeves and blew his beard, "It's okay if I don't say it, but I get angry when I talk about it. What does it mean to be as close as brothers? Can't you see that Xiao Nizi's feelings for Lu Shanmin are more than just family affection?"
He pointed at Lu Xun and said, "Old man Lu, I am just a granddaughter. If Lu Shan people dare to hurt Xiao Nizi in the future, even if you die, I will dig you out and whip your body."
Lao Huang roared, veins bursting all over his body, "Believe it or not, I will crush you to ashes right now."
"Cough cough cough cough", Lu Xun covered his mouth and coughed, then let go of his hand. The handkerchief was covered with black blood.
Lao Huang quickly took out the acupuncture he carried with him and inserted acupuncture needles into Lu Xun's body.
"Mr. Lu, don't scare me."
Dao Yi also trembled all over, "Old man Lu, today is New Year's Eve. Don't die, it's unlucky."
Lao Huang glared at Dao Yi fiercely and continued to prick Lu Xun's head with needles.
Lu Xun regained his breath and smiled softly, "Don't worry, I can't bear to die during the Chinese New Year."
Xiao Nizi, who was carrying the dishes into the main room, saw the handkerchief covered with black blood on the ground, her lips trembled, and she shed tears. Brother Shanmin left Grandpa Lu to his care, but he did not take good care of Grandpa Lu. Hands
After putting the hot dishes on the table, Xiao Nizi turned around and walked into the kitchen, wiped away her tears, and continued to stir-fry the next dish, stir-fried white meat, which was Grandpa Lu's favorite dish.
After a few injections, Lu Xun's energy improved a lot. He looked at the two of them and said calmly: "The young eagle needs to fall and be beaten countless times to spread its wings. Before the mountain people meet those enemies, you should not participate.
, if he can't handle what happened before, and you guys are just a few more sacrifices in vain."
Lao Huang nodded, "I understand this."
Dao Yi sighed, "Old man Lu, do you think that even if Lu Shanmin has grown to the height of Chenlong, his sacrifice has not been in vain? The mountain people have no foundation, and the opponent's strength is not what it used to be. This
It’s a dead end.”
Lu Xun nodded, "I know this, so I'm not asking you to help him reach a higher height. I just ask you to save his life at the moment when he must die. No matter what revenge or achievement, it's all
negligible".
Dao Yi shook his head, "Who can control this kind of thing? Let me tell you, just kidnap Lu Shanmin back, force him to marry Xiao Nizi, and tie him up in the mountains for the rest of his life."
Lu Xun smiled bitterly, "You think I don't want to? I'm leaving soon. You are all seventy years old. How long can you keep an eye on him? After you leave, who can keep an eye on him?"
If I can keep a person, can I keep my heart? How can I bear to force him to do something he doesn’t want to do against his true will?”
Dao Yi nodded helplessly, "If I had known what happened today, even if I starved to death, I would not have eaten your meal."
Then he said: "The experience of worldly affairs and people's hearts cannot be gained without personal experience. As you said, it is better for us not to interfere. With the current situation of the mountain people, they will not be able to come into contact with that in just a few years."
People at the level of people, when the time comes, Lao Huang and I will be several years older. When I see that, let Jiu Jin and Xiao Nizi get more involved. We can’t protect the affairs of young people for a lifetime, not to mention that we don’t have that
The ability to protect them ultimately depends on themselves."
Lao Huang glanced at Daoyi with disdain, "I think you are just a coward, and you still claim to be the best in the world in internal martial arts. That's bullshit."
Dao Yi held his breath and said, "Don't you be coward? Aren't you also known as the best in the world of foreign martial arts? As a result, you still haven't broken through the last level. You still have to rely on medicine to support yourself. You suddenly changed from a monk to a monk."
A doctor."
Liu Ni put a large bowl of stir-fried white meat on the table and said, "Why don't you let Grandpa Lu have a good rest? He is already seventy years old and it is embarrassing to make noises when we meet."
As he spoke, he walked over and pushed Lu Xun's recliner, and said softly: "Grandpa Lu, it's time to eat. I made your favorite stir-fried white meat."
Dao Yi blew his beard and said sadly, "Whose granddaughter are you?"
The bar had a holiday a few days ago. Tang Fei, Zhou Tong, Meng Ao and other security guards went back to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year. Zhang Li also managed to grab a plane ticket and go back yesterday.
Zuoqiu and Lu Shanmin were the only two people left in the rental house.
Zuoqiu cried like a three-year-old child, and he never stopped after drinking the first glass of wine. Hearing this made Lu Shanmin feel sad. I wonder how grandpa is doing. He didn't go back this year, so his home must be so deserted.
, Big Black Head has not been home to celebrate the New Year in the past few years, and he probably won’t go back this year. Most likely Lao Huang will celebrate the New Year at his home as in previous years. Fortunately, Lao Huang is here, and grandpa has company. Xiao Nizi
In the past, she would come to play with her after the New Year's Eve dinner, but this year she would be bored if she wasn't around.
Zuoqiu took a bite of the food and sobbed, resentful like a little girl.
Lu Shanmin was moved by Zuoqiu's emotions and felt very sad in his heart, "Can you stop crying?"
Zuoqiu wiped his tears, sobbed twice, and said choked: "I, I, I miss my parents, grandparents, grandparents, and,,"
"Stop, stop, stop," Lu Shanmin quickly raised his hand to stop him, "I'll go back if I miss you. It's not a shame for a thirty-year-old man."
"I think so too, but they all think that I am still working as a civil servant in the Donghai Municipal Committee. How will I face them when I go back?"
Lu Shanmin slapped his forehead helplessly, "Scholars really care about face."
Wiping her tears, she said, "This is not a matter of face. My family is proud of me and they cannot accept my resignation."
Lu Shanmin rolled his eyes at Zuoqiu, "Then you still resign? I heard that many college students sharpen their heads and get into it after graduation. It's better for you. You deserve to fall for it."
Zuoqiu took a sip of wine and sighed, "You don't understand."
During the festive season, Lu Shanmin misses his family more than ever, and he drinks a full glass of wine, feeling a little sad in his heart. The original intention of going to Donghai in the first place was just to see if the big city is as good as Bai Ling said. I didn't expect to meet him.
Zhang Li, Zeng Yaqian, old professor, and Mou Dongyun never expected that they would become the top figures on Minsheng West Road and have to support more than thirty people under their command. The commitment to them, the responsibility to them, and the unknowing feelings in their hearts
Subtle changes tied him tightly to the East China Sea. The East China Sea is really a place where once you come, you don't want to leave, and once you come, you can't leave.
Zuoqiu's drinking capacity is not good, and today he is homesick and not in a good mood. After a few glasses of wine, his face turns red and his eyes become blurry.
"I used to work for the Donghai Municipal Party Committee, serving as the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. People inside and outside the system thought that I had an amazing background and backing. In fact, I had a backing, and thousands of troops were admitted to Tianjin.
From Peking University, thousands of troops were admitted to the civil service, and thousands of troops were admitted to the Donghai Municipal Party Committee from a small town. I know the hardships along the way." He drank another glass of wine and recited loudly:
“Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy under Peach Blossom Temple.
The Peach Blossom Fairy planted peach trees and picked peach blossoms in exchange for wine money.
When you are sober, you just sit in front of the flowers; when you are drunk, you come to sleep under the flowers.
Half drunk and half awake day after day, flowers fall and bloom year after year.
I wish I could die in my old age and spend my time in wine, rather than bow in front of my carriage.
Cars, dust, horses, and wealth are the things of a rich man, wine-gold and flower branches are the fate of a hermit.
If we compare the manifest ones to the hermits, one is on the ground and the other is in the sky.
If flowers and wine are compared to chariots and horses, how busy they are and how idle I am.
The world laughs at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at others because they can’t see through it.
There are no tombs of heroes from the Five Tombs, and there are no flowers or wine to cultivate the fields."
Lu Shanmin recited silently, 'The world laughs at me for being crazy, I laugh at others because they can't see through it.' He looked at Zuoqiu, who was already drunk on the sofa, and sighed, "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. What have you encountered?"