1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 296 Taste of the New Year

Li Jinchuan and Lao Li, two quiet gourds, were making tea in the living room and watching color TV.

 The night before New Year’s Eve, videos of people from all over the world celebrating the Spring Festival were played.

There are lion and dragon dancers, ironworkers, gongs and drums, New Year picture-cutting people, and even those from Hong Kong Island and Macau.

　　But I haven’t looked at it for a while.

 The lights in the house flickered on and off, and the TV was turned off. Fortunately, it returned to normal quickly.

 In the courtyard, Xiao Pangdun and Xiao Min had become familiar with each other in less than half a day.

Li Haoran grinned and said, "Sister, these are the fireworks my uncle gave me yesterday. I'll share some with you."

 Not long after.

The two of them were chasing each other in the courtyard, each holding an electric light flower, and from time to time a flying monkey would be released.

Li Duoyu shouted to them: "Be careful, don't set firewood on fire, and don't use it to blow up a urine tank, you know?"

"knew."

Jiang Yuqin actually also wants to play cards. In Rongcheng, there are more women playing mahjong than men.

It can be seen that Zhou Xiaoying is so lucky that even if she has a seat, she does not dare to sit at the table.

Not only are I afraid that she will get lucky, but I am also afraid that she will play blindly and let her opponent win all the time. For an experienced player in the game, there are novice games. Unless she deliberately takes advantage of her, it will be difficult to win.

Zhou Xiaoying, who originally only wanted to play a few games, became more and more comfortable with it, and there were already more than a dozen big unity cards piled up on the corner of the table.

 But around eleven o'clock in the evening, when I heard the child's cry, I ran away before I finished playing the cards.

 “There are many fish, it’s your turn.”

With Li Duoyu joining, the uncle looked at the time and thought it was too late and went back to rest.

When his sister-in-law Jiang Yuqin came up, Li Shuguang thought he was finally going to turn the tables, but he didn't expect that it was an old bird who came.

 While playing until almost two o'clock in the morning, the pile of money on the corner of Li Duoyu's table gradually became less and less.

Li Shuguang shook his head and sighed: "It's really boring to play mahjong with your family. I haven't won a game in a year, so I went home to sleep."

 After everyone has dispersed.

Li Duoyu picked up the flashlight and came to the eel factory. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, electricity consumption is at its peak every day.

Li Duoyu is worried that the voltage is not enough and the water trucks used for oxygenation are on strike.

 What he didn't expect was.

Before anyone else could reach the eel factory, they heard the sound of a diesel engine generating electricity. It seemed that someone had already cut off the village's wiring and replaced it with a generator from the factory.

And Li Duoyu saw from a distance that Liu Xiaolan and Chen Wenchao, who were pregnant, had brought supper.

Seeing the two of them leaning against each other, Li Duoyu immediately turned off the flashlight and walked back quietly.

the next day.

Li Duoyu slept until noon and didn’t wake up.

Everyone slept until noon before getting up, and most of them were woken up by the continuous sound of firecrackers.

 After waking up.

Li Duoyu had an early lunch, then went to the fish steak and eel factory to post Spring Festival couplets. He also gave 250 a large cooked pig bone to eat, and patted its dog's head at the same time.

“If you bear with it a little longer, I will definitely find you a partner next year so that you can successfully get out of singles.”

After returning to the dock, Li Duoyu felt that the flavor of the New Year this year was particularly strong. In fact, he didn’t understand what the flavor of the New Year was.

 Just because you can feel its existence, the fishermen on Dandan Island are particularly happy this year. On New Year’s Eve, every household has a lot of fish and meat.

Lao Jin, the meat seller, has been busy for several days. He said to the villagers who still wanted to buy meat: "It's the last half hour. I won't sell anymore. I have to go home and surround the fire."

As for the supply and marketing cooperative, melon seeds and peanuts have been the best sellers in the past two days. Usually, melon seeds are sold in teacups.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone buys by the catty, and one purchase is several kilograms.

The Tian Hou Temple is also full of people. On this day, the sacred baskets are no longer enough, and many people come directly to worship with big wooden basins.

The most eye-catching thing among them was the oversized lobster that Chen Huiying held in her hands, almost half a meter long.

The area around lobsters was full of swimming crabs that could not be caught during this time period, and many people who came to pay their respects started talking about it.

“I heard that the lobster can be sold for two to three hundred yuan.”

 “Too extravagant.”

 “If it were me, I would definitely sell it.”

“Perhaps it’s because their family is willing to pray that Mazu bless their family like this. In the past, when their family didn’t have much money, Huiying was very willing to spend money when praying.”

“It’s really possible. It’s too late this year. I’ll get a big lobster next year too.”

 As night falls.

The Li family sat together on the Eight Immortals Table. The table was full of food, and the big lobster that was steamed red took up more than half of it.

 Still the same as usual.

Lao Li, who usually doesn't like to talk, hosted the New Year's Eve dinner.

 Everyone also raised glasses to celebrate the New Year.

What is more surprising this year is that before their fireside party is over, dozens of people have already arrived in front of their house, all bringing their own small stools.

 It’s almost half past seven.

Finally, someone couldn't help shouting: "Village director, are you finished? The Spring Festival Gala is about to begin."

Chen Huiying said angrily: "Why are you so anxious? The Spring Festival Gala doesn't start until eight o'clock."

"Half an hour is quick." Seeing more and more villagers filling the whole courtyard, Lao Li lit firecrackers, and the Li family's "New Year" was officially over.

 After the fireside ceremony, the happiest people were Li Haoran and Xiao Min, both of whom received two red envelopes.

 One share was given by my grandparents.

The other one was given by Li Duoyu. When Xiao Pangdun went back to the room and opened the red envelope given to him by his uncle, his eyes widened.

He quickly said to his father and mother, "Uncle, why did you give me so many red envelopes?"

After seeing the ten big pictures, the second sister-in-law smiled from ear to ear: "Too many fishes are not good for us, but they are good for Haoran."

“Haoran, I’ll kiss your brother-in-law more from now on, you know? When little Tutu grows up, you need to take care of him more, you know?”

 “I got it, mother.”

Li Yaoguo glanced at the red envelope locked in the cabinet by his wife. He knew very well that the fourth child paid bonuses to the two of them in this way.

 At about eight o'clock, Li Duoyu's courtyard was actually crowded with nearly a hundred people.

Li Duoyu is still responsible for signal stability.

But what everyone doesn’t know is that this Spring Festival Gala will become the “black history” of the Spring Festival Gala, and it will also be the only Spring Festival Gala so far to apologize to the national audience.

It is said that after the Spring Festival Gala, CCTV received two sacks of complaint letters.

 After watching the Spring Festival Gala, the villagers also scolded each other.

 “It’s so dark, you can’t see it at all.”

 “What are you acting?”

 “Can’t we just do it indoors? We have to have an outdoor Spring Festival Gala.”

“Why is there no sound again? Duoyu, is the signal gone again? Please adjust it quickly.”

Li Duoyu twitched the corner of his mouth. In fact, it was not a signal problem, but a problem at the Spring Festival Gala.

However, everyone was scolding each other, but they all finished watching the Spring Festival Gala at almost twelve o'clock.

 The trumpet in the village sounded.

"Dear villagers, if you want to watch the fireworks, please come out and watch. Our village director bought a lot of fireworks to express our gratitude to Mazu for blessing our Dandan Island during the New Year. At the same time, we would like to thank all the villagers for their support this year. Support for the work of the village committee.

 Wait until the radio sounds.

Li Haoran took the incense and lit the fireworks. With the sound of "bong", a faint light rose into the sky.

 Followed by another loud noise.

 A firework explodes.

 The whole village came out to watch.

 “The fireworks are so beautiful.”

 The child shouted excitedly.

 Chenjia Village next door also saw the fireworks, and they all looked envious.

 “Whose family is so rich? Whose family set off the fireworks?”

“You don’t have to think about it, it must be Li Duoyu from their village.”

As for Li Duoyu's relatives, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, thinking that if he continued to waste money like this, even the gods would not be able to save him. It would be better not to contact him in the future.

 Li Duoyu’s fireworks continued for a long time.

Even the people at Qingkou Pier noticed it.

 A small fry shop without a signboard gathered many people, and they raised their glasses together and said: "Happy New Year everyone."

 Soon, they also noticed the fireworks on the island.

“Those are the fireworks set off by Dandan Island. They seem to have been set off for a long time.”

 “Who set off these fireworks?”

The administrator of Qingkou Pier said: "The day before yesterday, I saw that Li Duoyu bought a lot of fireworks and went home. He must have set them off."

“It’s the Li Duoyu who often ate in the store two years ago.”

 “That’s right, it’s him.”

 “I used to be just like a young boy, but now I am so rich.”

A girl with twin ponytails stood in front of the store, watching the fireworks on the island, but when she thought of the embarrassing incident on the bus, her face instantly turned red.

When the fireworks were brilliant, Chen Huiying prostrated herself in front of Mazu and kept praying.

 Li Duoyu looked at the fireworks in the night sky with a smile on his face. This year has been going very smoothly.

The eel factory has also been started. He doesn't plan to expand too much. He just needs to take it step by step. The big ship is also settled, which can be regarded as fulfilling the uncle's wish ahead of schedule.

This time Third Uncle is involved. After making money in the future, he probably won't choose this road of smuggling.

Starting next year, Li Duoyu plans to build a large vegetable garden and grow more vegetables and fruits.

 Strive to eliminate those pickled foods from the daily menu, so that Lao Li can quit smoking.

 In short, we must continue to make money.

 But the most important thing is that your family is safe and your body is healthy.

 (End of this chapter)