My 1979

The Spring Festival is bright red, and Li He started writing Spring Festival couplets on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

He really doesn't have many hobbies, and writing calligraphy happens to be one of them.

It's a wild road, and I've basically gone through most of the detours. Although the writing isn't good, it's still enjoyable to write.

Except for some rare characters that have structural flaws, the rest are barely noticeable.

Just because Da Zhuang shouted, "I asked Li He to write Spring Festival couplets. What he wrote was so beautiful."

This made Li He miserable. He climbed on the table all day without getting up. He basically had most of Zhuangzi's Spring Festival couplets written by him, and they all said that he had the honor of being the number one scholar.

In the past, the task of writing Spring Festival couplets was assigned to a few teachers in the village and the brigade accountant.

The village also kills the New Year pig. Farmers live a hard life and rarely eat meat a few times a year. They feed the pigs and collect manure on weekdays. After finally waiting until the end of the year and the pigs are fat, they kill them.

Killing the New Year pig is a prelude to celebrating the New Year. The whole village will rush to watch. It is very lively. Each household also gets a pound of meat. Wang Yulan also brought the basin early, and then brought it back happily.

On New Year's Eve, according to the custom here, the groom's family will usually send New Year's gifts to the bride's family and invite her to celebrate the New Year. Whether she comes or not depends on the bride's family's wishes.

Li Mei thought that her biological father was not at home, and the etiquette and human relations were not up to par. If she failed to keep up with the serious New Year's rituals, she would be scolded for being ignorant.

Li Long was asked to get up early in the morning to deliver gifts. Li Long excitedly picked up a load and went to his father-in-law's house. There were baskets of oil and pork heads, two sticks of good cigarettes, and two bottles of good wine. Poor.

When Duan Mei and his mother saw this stocky young man, they also liked him from the bottom of their hearts. Otherwise, ten thousand people would not agree with Li Zhaokun just by looking at him.

But Li Zhaokun's two sons couldn't stand up to each other. The three large tile-roofed houses were really eye-catching, and Li Fucheng even promised that this house would belong to the third son from now on.

This is not the case for Duan Mei and his wife. The old couple has two sons and one daughter. The son is already married, and they only have one daughter. They don't want to sell their daughter to receive betrothal gifts, but they just want the daughter to be happy.

Wang Yulan has a soft temper and can't do anything to cause trouble, and her daughter can't stand her mother-in-law's anger.

After the second brother went away and became a family member, the remaining three girls would not be a problem if they went out. Except for the younger ones, the rest could all work. Even if they could no longer benefit from the second brother's glory, their lives would not be any worse.

The old couple enthusiastically stayed with Li Long for dinner, and the two brothers-in-law knew that the marriage was basically a certainty, so they took turns and openly drank with Li Long.

Although Li Long's drinking capacity has improved, he still can't stand the temptation to drink. He is not very talkative, does not refuse others' toasts, and does not forget to return the favor.

When the new son-in-law in the village came to visit, there were also many who drank too much and made a fool of themselves. They talked nonsense, scolded whomever they caught, threw whatever they caught, and even yelled at the woman in front of the mother-in-law and father-in-law. Li Longfan took advantage of one of them. The two of them were not afraid of the reputation of ruining their marriage, and even Potian could no longer agree to the marriage.

The old couple were still satisfied. After Li Long finished drinking, he hugged a teacup and sat on a chair without saying a word.

"You gentlemen, you are celebrating the New Year tonight, why are you drinking so much for nothing? Look at how dizzy Longzi is." Mrs. Duan Mei couldn't help pretending to complain about the men, and then turned to Duan Mei and said, "Wipe his face. Since his family wants you to go, you should pack up and celebrate the New Year with him. I won't stay on New Year's Eve, so you two can go. If his family can't save everything, what else can you do? You should go early. I can also help”

Duan Mei said hello happily, gave Li Long a hot towel to wipe his face, and then went to the back room to pack things neatly.

Duan Mei's sister-in-law came into the back room and watched Duan Mei packing her things, and said teasingly, "Look, you already know you care about the man before you even enter the house. That's pretty cool."

Duan Mei was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak. She took a baggage and quickly pulled Li Long away. Needless to say, the two of them had a sweet journey together.

Li Hezheng was holding an ax against a large piece of wood. He was obviously not a skilled worker. When he saw Li Long coming back with Duan Mei, he said to Duan Mei, "Find a place to rest. Don't be polite when you come."

After Duan Mei said hello, she said nothing more.

As the eldest brother-in-law, Li He was happy, but he was neither an elder nor a junior, so he didn't tend to be overly enthusiastic. He just had to have some restraint.

Duan Mei went directly to the kitchen, greeted Wang Yulan and Li Mei, and said, "Auntie, look at what I can do for you. I can handle both big and small tasks."

Wang Yulan has been quarreling with her son and daughter these past two days. She has already expressed her displeasure on her face. However, she is not the kind of temper that can flare up. She can hold any grievance in her heart for a year and a half. Occasionally when she gets bored, she will exclaim. Blinking down a few tears.

After Li Zhaokun took the money and ran away, she was thankful that Li Zhaokun left money for Erhe to go to the capital, but she still lamented how her life would go in the future. But then the eldest girl bought oil, salt, soy and vinegar, and the third son got engaged. Now that the second son is back, Where does the money come from for beating furniture? No matter how stupid she is, she still understands that several children in the family are hiding private money behind their backs.

In the morning, the eldest girl gave her a hundred yuan, saying that it was a New Year's red envelope, a gift that a new daughter-in-law cannot lack in her first year. Wang Yulan didn't like this feeling very much.

But now that the new daughter-in-law came to visit her for the first time, Wang Yulan smiled even with tears in her eyes, and said to Duan Mei, "We have many people and don't have much work. Let the third child rest with you. There is a lot of fumes in the kitchen, so go to the main room." "

Duan Mei was not blind. When she saw Li Mei chopping meat, she saw the basin next to her and knew it was for making dumplings. She said to Li Mei, "Sister, do you want to wipe the table? I'll knead the dough directly." Roll out the dough.”

Seeing that Duan Mei didn't show up, Li Mei also understood that this was a good sign and wanted to have a good relationship, so she didn't delay it and said directly, "You see, it's the first time I've come here, and I'm tired of you. There's a rag over there, whatever." Just wipe it off."

Li He saw that Li Long was still drunk and was still wilting, and he didn't dare to give him an ax to chop wood, so he said to Li Long, "Send the two bottles of wine and two cigarettes in the house to my grandpa. By the way, do you want to come over and celebrate the New Year together?”

Li Long nodded listlessly, "Then I'll go."

"Wash your face before you go, you are drinking like a bear." Li He was not really angry, it was just a habit of scolding.

Li Long is at the age when he has entered the rebellious stage. He usually looks honest, but after all, he has his own ideas. It is one thing to agree on the surface, and another thing whether he is willing or not.

Li He would also be worried about whether he would get married too early, but things are like this in rural areas, and it would really delay his stay any later.

The Chinese New Year is of course the happiest day for children. In addition to being able to eat various snacks that are difficult to eat at ordinary times, add new toys, set off some firecrackers, and wear new clothes, they can also receive precious New Year's money.

The children in the village have gone crazy running around the village, and the little girls are following behind. There are no kidnappers, so the adults are relieved.

It's time to eat, so I yelled and went back. I was all looking forward to the New Year, mainly because I could have a good meal during the New Year, at least to satisfy my craving.

For the Spring Festival recipes, every family will grit their teeth and buy some tofu, a piece of fish, some meat, and more cabbage, and save the rest for entertaining guests.

When the dumplings were served, Li He lit the cigarette and took out the firecrackers. However, when he was nervous, he threw out the cigarette that lit the firecrackers and kept the firecrackers in his hands.

It’s really not easy to live to such an old age.

It actually made Pan Guangcai, who was watching the fun next to him, laugh like crazy.

Li Long was ashamed of his brother. His brother was good at everything, but he was very talented. I walked over and took the firecrackers, and lit them with a crackling sound.

Li He's life is good this year. The table is full of chicken, duck, fish, and hard dishes.

Li He saw that Li Long was no longer drunk, so he also poured some wine for him, and the two brothers began to drink one glass at a time. After just a few words, the woman put her hands on the table to serve the food, but Wang Yulan couldn't help but think about Li Zhaokun, "Your father doesn't know if he can have a hot meal. You said it would be great to come back."

Because Duan Mei was here, it was difficult to answer the question, so Wang Yulan could only talk to herself. Li He could only say that the mother's feelings for her father were higher than the sky, deeper than the sea, unfathomable and unfathomable.

When she was almost done eating, Wang Yulan took out her New Year's money and handed a red envelope to Duan Mei, "There will be more than enough every year. Good luck every year."

Duan Mei was still hesitant, so Li Mei directly took it and stuffed it into Duan Mei's hand, "We are celebrating the New Year, and you can't refuse the red envelope."

Duan Mei accepted it and said with a smile, "Thank you, Auntie."

Wang Yulan started from Li Mei again. Each of the children in the family was given ten yuan. Wang Yulan didn't feel bad if she gave it to the children in the family, but her new daughter-in-law gave her 50 yuan, which made her feel bad. If she hadn't resisted the elder girl's advice, she would have given her ten yuan. The money is just as high as the sky.

After dinner, Wang Yulan and others cleared the table, and Li He took a flashlight and took Li Long, Lao Si and Lao Wu to the village to pay New Year greetings. This is also the custom here. Regardless of whether they usually interact with each other, they always visit the family. Grab a handful of melon seeds, say a few happy words and leave.

It was such a lively night.