My 1979

When it was time to go to bed at night, Li He yawned and felt sleepy, but there was an extra Duan Mei. Li Mei and Wang Yulan had not arranged how to sleep, so they had to squat on the doorstep and smoke.

According to rural rules, it would be fine for Li Long and Duan Mei to get under the covers after their engagement, and they would just have to go through the process of hosting a banquet.

As the eldest brother-in-law, Li He couldn't bring up this issue, but Wang Yulan and her mother-in-law were in trouble. As someone who had experienced it, she could see clearly that Li Long and Duan Mei were washing their feet in a basin in the small kitchen, rubbing their soles and insteps. After going back and forth, I saw that the two people lowered their heads and said nothing, and their faces were as red as a monkey's buttocks. The evil fire had already spread into the sky.

In the end, Wang Yulan stopped being pretentious and said directly to the two of them, "Third brother, you two are going to sleep in your eldest sister's room tonight, so hurry up and go to bed."

After looking at Duan Mei who lowered his head and said nothing, he took it as acquiescence, turned around and went to the yard and said, "Big girl, you should take the fourth child with you to sleep in Longzi's old house. Erhe, you should sleep in your own room."

Li He finally got the imperial edict and yawned again. He looked at the time and saw that it was past eleven o'clock. If he wasn't sleepy, he went back to the house to sleep.

The crackling sound in the middle of the night is still heard endlessly. Some people follow the old rules of keeping vigil or welcoming the new year, and will start setting off firecrackers at night. It is said that on the night of the 30th, various gods descend to earth to enjoy the fireworks on earth. Only the God of Wealth, the God of Joy, and the God of Fortune are the twelve. If you arrive after the hour, all the gods will be available at the rest of the time. If you let go before the time, you may take bad gods home.

At around four o'clock in the morning, Li He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt chilly on his body. When he opened his eyes, he found that the little girl had lifted the quilt off him.

Li He said angrily, "Have you washed your face? Ask Fourth Sister to wash your face. Don't let your face shine like this."

The little girl shook her head and said, "Aguo, the lazy cat is getting up."

Li He had no choice but to get up. This year was the first day of the new year, so he had to get up early.

In the kitchen, Wang Yulan and her daughter-in-law are already busy. The first day of the new year is as important as the New Year's Eve. No matter how difficult the family is, they will try their best to prepare such a table of meals.

There is a sense of connecting the past and the next. The level of hard food on this table represents whether the past year was rich and it also indicates that next year will be even better than last year.

In the kitchen, popular dishes such as radish, cabbage, and vermicelli are always the protagonists, while "off-season vegetables" such as tomatoes and cucumbers were unheard of at that time. The so-called hard dishes are the same as those on New Year's Eve, and they are also the most common types of pork, beef, fish, etc.

The table is already set, braised big carp, mixed cold skin, simmered peanuts, stir-fried pork belly with sauerkraut, and braised pork.

Li He couldn't get along, so he washed his face and squatted by the gutter in front of the door in a daze. In his previous life, he always treated the "nostalgia disease" that once spread in his heart with complicated emotions.

In fact, it was more of a fear and avoidance of reality. If he just missed the simplicity and warmth of the countryside, such nostalgia would be nothing to him. It would be almost too easy to return home along this road.

But the memory of poverty and cold never disappeared from his life.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household opens its doors and waits for children from every household in the village to come and pay New Year greetings.

Li He didn't drink either, so he had a quick meal. After eating well, he took a few children to bid farewell to his grandparents.

As the old saying goes, the old son, the eldest grandson, and the old lady are the lifeblood. This is true for the old Li family. The eldest grandson is the first child of the grandson, which represents another generation of blood. Most elderly people attach great importance to passing on blood. things, so of course I take my eldest grandson very seriously.

Li He is the eldest boy in the family of grandchildren, and the old lady loves him very much. Since Li He went to college, the old lady has become more and more proud when she goes out, and she is proud of him.

Li He gave the old lady two hundred yuan, "Nai, I can't be filial to you at home. I'll give this to you. You can buy it at home and eat it yourself."

The old lady hurriedly pushed out, "What are you talking about? You can go anywhere without spending money. Your father and I stay at home and can't spend money. Let me use it by myself."

The two men pushed each other back and forth, and Li Fucheng smiled and said, "Take it, I am a promising grandson. If you are willing to give it, just take it openly."

The old lady angrily scolded Li Fucheng, "You dead man, what do you think we're going to do with our grandson's money?"

Li He had no choice but to forcefully stuff it into the old lady's arms, greet the four and five children who were playing in the yard, and then walked out. The old lady was helpless and couldn't open her mouth to shout, so she had to put it away.

When Li He got home, he went to his grandma and grandpa's house to hurry up and take care of all the relatives. Then Li He could go to his weird father-in-law's house in the Netherlands tomorrow.

Because Duan Mei is here, Li Long can't go to Grandma Hewan's place. Li Mei also has to gather people from her family, but she can't go either. Li He looked at Lao Si, who was pouting and sulking, and said, "I'm going to Hewan, will you go?"

"No", the fourth child was very unhappy because Wang Yulan received the New Year's money.

The fourth child had pretended to be having a good night's sleep with his New Year's money, but it was a pity that the red envelope had only been tossed around for one night, and it still had to fall into Wang Yulan's pocket.

Wang Yulan had been talking sincerely all morning, and the reason was nothing more than to help you save it for future dowry or for studying. The fourth child had no choice but to give in and obediently handed over the lucky money, just like watching a rumbling train derail. You can't just try to save it.

Li He took two packs of candies and two cigarettes and went out with the bags. He glanced at the little girl playing with firecracker paper at the door and immediately gave up the idea of ​​taking them there together, feeling that he still couldn't serve her.

Li He didn't have much opinion on his two uncles, and he couldn't talk about any grudges or grudges. He went to his uncle's house to sit in a circle, chatted for a few words, and then stopped sitting impatiently.

Li He had never had a good impression of this uncle and aunt in his previous life. They were both mean and cold-tempered. Even Wang Yulan knew that they should not come to the boss to borrow money.

The second uncle is an honest man. Li He can't say he likes him, but pities him more. He is an old farmer who has been living in the dirt all his life. His three sons have to marry wives, and they are already burdened by the heavy burden.

When Li He came in, he saw his second uncle's family squatting on the doorstep in silence. He wondered if something was troublesome.

The second aunt said, "Er He is here. Do you want to drink water? I'll pour you some water."

"Aunt, you're welcome. I just drank from my uncle's place. Don't be polite." Li He waved his hands, then looked at his dull cousin next to him and said, "What's wrong with Brother Xizi? Do you look unhappy?"

The second aunt said sheepishly, "Didn't we make a marriage arrangement a year ago? This morning, Xizi went to give gifts, but they confiscated them."

Li He didn't know about this. In his previous life, he lacked heart and lungs and couldn't take care of his own family affairs, so he still had the mood to take care of other people's families.

Xizi is the second eldest child in the family and is already 20 years old. It was hard to find a suitable marriage partner, but the gift was rejected. This person showed no regard for face in canceling the engagement.

Generally speaking, in rural areas, if you want to break off an engagement, at least let the matchmaker greet you in advance. There is no such thing as a naked slap in the face after a gift is delivered to the door.