On the morning of New Year's Day, everyone went to bed late because they either went to bed late or were drunk last night, so it was already past nine o'clock when we drank millet porridge the next day.
"The big fish and meat yesterday were really a bit greasy." Xue's father said warmly: "Now I'm drinking this millet porridge, I just can't feel too comfortable!"
"Yes." Cheng Muhai chuckled: "I think this tastes good too! Even if you put a leg of lamb in front of me now, I probably won't be tempted."
Everyone laughed.
Xiao Ranran got up first, and Cheng Tianyuan helped him put on his new clothes, hat and shoes for the New Year. The little guy was very happy and excited.
Dad fed him a bowl of millet porridge and let him go to the living room to play with his new toys.
Yesterday Ahu took him to the next county town to buy things. On the way back, he saw someone selling children's wood carvings, so he bought several items for him.
He forgot about it after he came back. When his father reminded him, he hurried over to play.
Xue Ling ate too much last night and didn't fall asleep until after eleven o'clock. She drank millet porridge in the morning and felt very comfortable.
"By the way, do you have any plans for today?"
Cheng Muhai replied: "The sun is very sunny today. We plan to go for a walk in the countryside. I heard that there is a temple fair in Liujia Village next to our village these days. Today is the grandest. Not only do many people go to worship gods, but there are also temple fair performances, such as the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.
Ah, it’s very lively. We plan to go there and have a look.”
Liu Ying said excitedly: "They only do it once every ten years, and every time the whole village comes out to help, it's a lively event!"
"Oh! It's been ten years!" Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help laughing, "It's so fast! I didn't plan to go on that trip ten years ago, but then I was pestered by A Fang and had no choice but to take her with me. Then
She was only eight or nine years old at the time, and she was excited for several nights when she heard about the temple fair."
"Your father and I also went there that time." Liu Ying said with a smile: "It only happens once every ten years, how can you not be excited! The temple fair in Liujia Village is really lively!"
Dad Xue smiled and said: "I heard it only takes about twenty minutes to drive there. After hearing Mu Hai talk about it yesterday, your mother and I decided to go and see it together. I don't know what the temple fair here is like. I heard that you want to worship the God of Wealth.
, may you make a lot of money next year!”
Xue Ling suppressed a smile and teased: "The premise for you to make more money is to have more orders. If you have more orders, you have to rush them. So why don't you get dizzy from being too busy? Just forget it!"
"Go, go, go!" Xue's mother scolded with a scolding smile: "Those who celebrate the New Year don't hold back their mouths! If you make money, you will faint if you feel dizzy!"
Everyone laughed.
Cheng Tianyuan said: "After we have eaten, we will drive out. The road conditions are very good now, and we can get there in about fifteen minutes. Anyway, it is very convenient to have a car. We will eat and go shopping there, and then come back after watching the performance in the afternoon.
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"Okay!" Father Xue nodded in agreement.
Xue Ling was a little tired and did not dare to go to crowded places for fear of being bumped into.
Cheng Tianyuan said: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you in the car and make sure you can see clearly."
“Is it possible?”
"No." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "I know a place with relatively high terrain. A jeep can drive up to it. When you look down from there, you can see very far."
"Okay!" Xue Ling felt relieved upon hearing this and whispered: "I've been bored at home lately, and I'm almost bored."
"How can you open your eyes and tell lies?" Xue's mother laughed and scolded: "You go out every day. During the days we have been here, which day did you stay at home and be bored? Why didn't I notice?"
Xue Ling pursed her lips and snickered.
Cheng Tianyuan gave her a doting look and whispered: "Mom, leave her alone. She just can't sit still. She will feel bored if she stays at home for a long time."
Mother Xue naturally knows her daughter Mo Ruomu best, "I know her virtues."
Xue Ling quickly changed the topic and said: "Let's get ready first and go out soon!"
"Yes, yes!" Liu Ying said: "I have to help Xiao Ranran bring two more pairs of pants and multiple thermos bottles of water for him."
Cheng Muhai stood up and explained: "The bacon in the kitchen must be taken out to dry. By the way, the leftover meat from last night must also be placed in a ventilated place so as not to get suffocated in the kitchen. We probably won't be able to go back until the evening.
Home."
Xue's father and mother quickly walked over to help.
Xue Ling was afraid of the cold, so she brought an extra coat and a small blanket bought by her grandmother for her son.
"If the little one falls asleep, you can cover it when the time comes."
Cheng Tianyuan brought a lot of snacks, including melon seeds and peanuts, one or two boxes of biscuits, even candies, and several boxes of cigarettes.
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Are you going back to Chengjia Village?"
"No." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "I don't think I have much time. But I will definitely meet many fellow villagers on the road. It won't be too rude to say hello and give some cigarettes and candies."
At this time, Cheng Muhai happened to have just walked out of the kitchen. When he heard what he was talking about, he suddenly remembered something.
"Ayuan, there's something I almost forgot to tell you."
Cheng Tianyuan turned sideways and asked, "What's going on? From the village?"
"Well." Cheng Muhai looked a little unhappy and whispered: "I heard Achang say a few days ago that Aunt Biao had come back from the mental hospital and lived back in their original house. But I don't know what happened. Maybe she stayed at home.
It was so touching that she went crazy again some time ago. Everyone who passed by their house was beaten by her. After discussing with the elders of the clan, the village chief arrested her and sent her back to the mental hospital.
Already."
"Really?" Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and whispered: "She is the only one left in her family, which is really pitiful."
Cheng Muhai sighed and whispered: "The village chief said that her expenses at that hospital are not low, and occasionally it costs a hundred yuan a month, or even more. The villagers have donated time and time again, and we cannot let them continue to donate. So.
, the village chief discussed with the elders of our clan and planned to sell all their fish ponds and use the money to treat her illness."
"Dad, what do you mean?" Xue Ling asked, "Are you going to buy it?"
Cheng Muhai was a little embarrassed and smiled.
"Dad is old and his ideas are not as good as those of you young people. Even the money on hand is given by you. I can't make the decision. Lingling, you and Ayuan discuss it. If you decide to buy it, then go and buy part of it.
, it can be regarded as helping others in emergency."
Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling looked at each other, both of them looking a little embarrassed.
"Well... let's discuss it." Xue Ling whispered.
Cheng Tianyuan said: "No, it's better not to buy it."
Cheng Muhai was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at his daughter-in-law.
"Ling Ling, what do you think? If our family has extra money, then we can help others. Although they are not good people, we all know each other after all. She is the only one left in her family now, and she is crazy. It is indeed quite good.
difficult."
Unexpectedly, Xue Ling also shook his head, "Dad, when we get to Chengjia Village later, ask Ayuan to send us 400 yuan, and we won't buy the fish pond."
Cheng Muhai was a little unable to react, and whispered: "Well... I thought you, Lingling, would definitely agree. You were so fond of buying land before, and fish ponds are also places. If you put some soil on it, it will be the same as land. Why don't you do it this time?
Did you buy it?"
"That's not the reason." Xue Ling laughed softly and explained, "It's because the character of their family is too bad to be trusted."