The leisurely life of rebirth

The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before New Year's Eve, is called "Little New Year's Eve". Every family has a banquet, and people come and visit called "Farewell". This day is because tomorrow my father and mother will take Fang Monan and the others back to the city.

My family celebrates the New Year and I won’t be back until the second day of the Lunar New Year, so my grandma treats this day as New Year’s Eve. Spring couplets and door gods are also posted early.

At noon, Fang Monan rarely took out the fruit wine in the space. Of course, it was nominally bought by his grandma, and prepared a family-friendly reunion dinner (six-flavor cold dishes), reunion dinner (wine glutinous rice soup), and a great show

Hongtu (roasted prawns), auspicious New Year (fried rice cake with swimming crab), Kunpeng's ambition (bass with scallion oil), lucky star (steamed duck with dried bamboo shoots), prosperous (hair and blood are strong), wealth and treasure (red braised pork)

Hoofs), wealth is coming (bamboo shoots and shredded fragrant snow bucket), prosperity is rising (special grain rolls), the end of the year has arrived (spring bamboo shoots braised in oil), spring is coming (spinach dumplings and vermicelli pot rice), happiness is endless (chicken shreds)

Dragon whisker noodles), and their favorite braised pork.

After lunch, everyone sat around the chopping board and made dumplings together. The leek and pork stuffing was prepared in the space, grandma mixed the noodles, aunt rolled out the dumpling wrappers, mom, dad, grandma, Mr. Lin and Fang Mo

Nan made dumplings together. Mo Bei slept without her disturbing them, and everyone talked and laughed while doing it together.

"Ah! Nan Nan can also make dumplings." Dad said in surprise.

I saw Fang Monan skillfully picking up the dumpling wrappers, filling them with fillings, pinching the edges, pinching the edges with both hands, and squeezing them in. The dumplings were now round and bulging like gold ingots.[

"Wow... the wrapping is really good." My aunt exclaimed, "She's even more skilled than me."

"What a fuss! Our Nannan family makes buns with pleats like chrysanthemums. They are so beautiful." Grandma showed off.

Grandma thought that Fang Monan only knew how to cook in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, she realized that she was very skilled at making buns when she saw her. After all, she was not just saying that she knew how to cook.

By doing this, Fang Monan is also inoculating everyone in advance and preparing himself for cooking in the future. He cannot always use the space kitchen and waste his skills.

With more people and more strength, the three-pot dumplings were ready in no time.

Of course, Fang Monan also prepared: one is hot pot and the other is fish. The hot pot is boiling, steaming, warm and sultry, indicating that it is prosperous; "fish" and "yu" are homophones, which symbolizes "auspicious celebrations with more than enough".

It means "more than enough every year". There are also radish, commonly known as cabbage, which is used to wish good luck; lobster, fried fish and other fried foods are used to wish prosperity for the family, just like "fire cooking oil". Of course, dumplings are made for everyone.

Once cooked, there are many styles, so the quantity is not large.

When it was served, the aunt was asked to sing the name of the dish to celebrate the occasion. They listened to the auspicious name of the dish and while eating, they did not forget to guess what it was made of. The atmosphere was joyful, warm and happy, and they cleaned up after eating.

It was still early, so there was no need to get up early in the winter. Everyone had some wine and was in high spirits. Fang Monan suggested that everyone tell a joke and sing a song to pass the time and have fun. Everyone responded.

My aunt sang two popular songs excitedly, "My Motherland" and "Singing the Motherland", which were very nice and everyone sang together.

Mom also sang two popular songs, and it was Dad's turn. He sang a model opera to outwit the Tiger Mountain, and stood up with a decent posture. In his previous life, Fang Monan listened to his father's remembrances.

Tianshi boasted that he had rehearsed in high school, so he was passable. He must be good at singing! He is just an amateur.

As a result, Dad's bright voice attracted Liang Zi and Grandma Liang from the backyard.

"Girl of the Liang family, you came just in time! Sit down quickly." Grandma shouted happily.

The aunt quickly got two small chairs, Liang Zi took them over, and the two of them sat down, "It was so lively that I could hear Brother Zhengping's roar from afar."

"Hehe... After dinner, it's okay, let's have some fun!" Fang Monan said with a smile.

Dad drank some wine to cheer up the mood, and there was another Shajiabang wits show. This time, Mom made a guest appearance as Sister A Qing, Dad and Liang Zi respectively played the roles of sinister, cunning, scheming, and Diao.

De Yi. Traitor Hu Chuankui.

Coming from that era, I can probably recite the model operas by heart. Regardless of whether they know it or not, they can basically roar twice, and no one cares about whether they sing well or not, just for fun.

My grandma told a joke. I remember a little joke, saying that a private school teacher taught a landlord’s son how to read, and he learned every 1 character in three days. The old landlord didn’t believe it, so he wanted to take a test, so he picked up a branch and scratched a line on the ground. The landlord’s son looked at it again and again.

Said: "Pole!". Although the joke seemed a bit cold to Fang Monan, in this atmosphere, she also laughed.

Fang Monan had too many jokes to count, so she told a classic stand-up comedy, Ma Sanli's "Just teasing you." Especially when she deliberately lowered her voice and imitated it. It made the whole family laugh.

"Ouch! Nannan, you better stop talking. I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt." My aunt tightened her legs, "No, I have to go to the toilet quickly."

"Look at your potential." Grandma said with a smile.[

Everyone had laughed enough, "Everyone who comes has a share. Grandma Liang and Brother Liang Zi don't want to join in the fun." Fang Monan said cheerfully.

"Come on! We are all our own people, and no one cares about us. We are just having fun during the Chinese New Year." Grandma said.

Grandma Liang responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll do one first." She sang an excerpt from the Henan opera Hua Mulan, "Who said women are inferior to men", and her voice was clear and bright. Even a non-professional could be fooled.

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Liang Zi clapped his hands vigorously. He hadn't seen his mother so happy for a long time. He also sang a part of "White-Haired Girl" about the red-headed rope that Yang Bailao bought for Xi'er, which made everyone laugh. Liang Zi was out of tune.

Even if he went to the capital, Du La wouldn't come, but no one would care. The more lively the better, he sang very enthusiastically, and acted like a buffoon.

After laughing enough, it was Mr. Lin's turn. He went back to the room and took out a cloth bag. It was old but clean. When he opened it, there was a violin lying inside. It had obviously not been played for a long time.

It was rare for Mr. Lin to be so happy. With wine to cheer him up, he took out the treasure that he had hidden for a long time. He was the only one who had followed him here. He opened it and stroked it carefully. The pearl was covered with dust.

, hidden for a long time.

He stood up, put on his posture, and tried the music carefully. A cheerful Bazzini, a naughty elf dance music, came out melodiously.

Fang Monan had heard this piece before, and it was a very technical piece. The old man might not have played it for a long time, and there were some glide notes, wrong notes, and even out of tune at the beginning. Soon he found the feeling that the music was like a group of small children.

The elves were dancing happily. He skillfully let the bow fly on the strings as if playing, and with the coordination of his left hand plucking the strings, it was like seeing the elves jumping around without a moment of stability and tranquility.

. Give people a happy, lively and funny feeling.

Fang Monan didn't expect to hear violin music here. It seemed that the old man was not a simple man. Listening to the violin's tone, he knew it was not an ordinary violin.

The emergence of the modern violin has a history of more than 300 years, and it has also been one of the most important instruments in Western music since the 17th century. Its production itself is an extremely delicate art. The violin has a beautiful tone, close to the human voice, a wide range, and expressiveness Qiang, from the day it was born, has always occupied a prominent position among musical instruments and is favored by people. If the piano is the "king of musical instruments", then the violin is the "queen" among musical instruments.

After the song was finished, Fang Monan clapped his hands vigorously. Seeing this, Mobei also clapped his hands, and kept saying, "It sounds good, I want it more... I want it more."

The others were dumbfounded. They had never even seen a violin, they just knew it sounded good and they clapped their hands.

Mr. Lin couldn't resist Mobei, so he pulled it again. Xiaonizi still felt it was not enough, and wanted to hear it a third time, but Fang Monan stopped him.

"It's time to go to sleep." Fang Monan said with a smile.

Mobei looked at her and smiled evilly, "Oh! Sleep. Mom, I want to sleep." Mobei climbed onto his mother's lap and said.

In Mobei's mind, although this sister is very kind to her and has delicious food and fun things for her, as long as she doesn't behave and cries loudly, she will be waved by her sister and she will not be able to move. This is still Not to mention, her sister deliberately ate delicious food in front of her, and she could only watch helplessly. The alluring aroma made her swallow her saliva, but she couldn't take a bite.

For a long time, Mobei obeyed her words and did not dare to resist.

"Okay, since you're all sleepy, let's wash up and go to bed! We have to drive back to the city tomorrow." Grandma said. "Enough laughing, enough crazy fun!"

Liang Zi and Grandma Liang also stood up to say goodbye and left. They were far away, and they could still hear the laughter from mother and son from time to time.

"When Mobei comes back from the city, grandpa will listen to you, okay?" Mr. Lin touched Mobei's head and said lovingly.

Happy time always passes very quickly. I go to bed after washing up, and my sleep is filled with cheerful laughter, which is very sweet.

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The next day, which was New Year's Eve, Fang Monan came out of the space on time and ran and exercised with Mr. Lin and his aunt. His biological clock had been set on time and he woke up at the right time.

After breakfast, Fang Monan quietly took the things in the space to the kitchen, and told her grandma that since she was not here for the next two days, they could only cook and eat by themselves. Grandma looked at her nagging like an old woman, and you, grandma, and I both After more than ten years of cooking, she still doesn't know how to cook these meals.

After the instructions, Fang Monan's family of four hurriedly caught the bus back to the city. They wandered around for an hour. When they arrived in the city, they got off the roadside. After walking a few steps, they arrived home soon. , they live on the edge of the city. In fact, the city is very small. A north-south road and three east-west streets form the city. Although it is said to be on the edge, it is actually only a ten-minute walk away from the city center.

When we arrived at the Family Courtyard, we faced two neat rows of red brick houses, each with two rooms or one room. Most of the people living here were from the city who came to recruit workers in the late 1970s, working in restaurants, hairdressers, bathhouses, salespersons, etc. I work in the service industry. We all belong to the same unit, and each person only has one room. Later, when we started a family, we built a building privately. This made the originally spacious road a little narrow. Because during the Chinese New Year, everyone went back to their hometown or their parents’ house to celebrate the New Year, so the family courtyard It seems deserted.

Fang Monan walked in and was very familiar with it. He lived here until he graduated from elementary school. Later, the land was developed, so the residents here went their separate ways.

Dad was carrying a big bag behind him, filled with food. He was holding Mobei in front of him and walked to the front of the house. He put it down, took a breath, and opened the door again when he was tired. When he opened the door, cold air hit his face.

"Dayan, you're back from your parents' home." Mom pulled Fang Monan and walked at the end, greeting the neighbors who passed by and didn't go home for the New Year.

"Yes! Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I have to go to my child's grandfather's house." My mother smiled and said to the man, "You haven't gone home to celebrate the New Year. I will go to your house later, put in some briquettes, and light up the stove.

Go cool down the room."

"Okay! Come on later! Put the baby in first, it's very cold."

"Then I'll go in first." Mom pulled Mo Nan into the house, put her and Mo Bei on the bed, told Mo Nan to keep an eye on her sister, and then went to light the stove.

There was only one room, and later a room was built in front, making the house look very long and narrow. No one had lived in the room for a long time, and it was cold. Fang Monan held Mobei's cold little hand and did some exercises, and soon her little hand warmed up.

, his face turned rosy. There was not much furniture in the house, and the room was a bit empty. There was a double iron bed, a desk, and a large, heavy standing cabinet. There was a washstand at the door, with a washbasin hanging on it.

The towel and stove were placed in the middle of the room, and the chimney was inserted across the door to the outside.

Dad and Mom were busy cleaning the house. There was a thin layer of dust inside, and they had to post couplets and door gods. There was a lot to do. Fang Monan watched them busy, and gradually the temperature in the house rose.

, she took out a pencil, drew simple drawings on the paper, and taught Mobei how to speak.

"Oh! Dayan, your children are amazing! Look at it." A middle-aged woman who had just walked in, who had not been home for the New Year, stood in front of Fang Monan and shouted exaggeratedly.

Fang Monan looked up at her, his impression already blurred, and asked: "Hello, aunt!" Then he lowered his head.

"Nothing?" Mom said casually. After meeting her two daughters, this was just pediatrics and she was already immune to it.

"Isn't that nothing?" the middle-aged woman looked at her mother with wide eyes and said, "My youngest son is going to the Yuhong class, and he can't even hold a pen. Your eldest daughter can already draw."

She had an envious look on her face. "She doesn't look like a country girl at all." Although her words were rough, there was no malice in them. "When I go back, I have to teach that bastard of mine a lesson. Don't act like a crazy boy who only knows how to play. He's so much like you."

Children at home study.”

Although in this era, adults tend to care about children, and education is not as important as later generations, but who doesn't want their children to study well so that they can look good in front of others.

The middle-aged woman hurried home, and soon she heard her loud trumpet-like voice, lecturing her children far away.

Dad and Mom have finished their work, the house has been cleaned, and lunch has been heated on the stove. What they brought are semi-finished products. As long as they are heated for a few lines, the aroma of meat will already fill the house.

After lunch, it was time to make dumplings. Dad, Mom, and Fang Monan were busy making dumplings for 30 nights and tomorrow morning while chatting and laughing. Mobei had a card drawn by Fang Monan.

I didn't bother them to make dumplings for fun. The three of them worked together and finished making dumplings in a while. It was still early, and my father went out to play cards with the men in the family yard who had not returned home for the New Year. My mother, on the other hand, made the whole family

The four of them took off their coats and went to the yard to wash them and wear new clothes tomorrow.

Fang Monan and Mobei could only sleep under their big quilts. When they woke up, it was already dark and they heard the sound of firecrackers.

After my mother cooked the dumplings, she set them on the dining table and set off firecrackers. The family happily ate the dumplings. After cleaning up, my mother took out new clothes and let Mo Nan and Mo Bei try them on.

A red long woolen coat and red corduroy trousers. Fang Monan was very helpless when she put on this outfit. After her mother finished it, her face was covered with black lines. She couldn't help but ruin her mother's wishes and still have them.

There was some red woolen fabric left, and Fang Monan asked her to make it into a red beret. It looked heroic. Unfortunately, she was too young and didn't have that feeling. She just felt cute. This way she wouldn't wear it.

Like a walking red lantern, can't you celebrate the New Year? People like festive clothes, especially children.

On New Year's Eve, it was just their family. There was no hustle and bustle like yesterday, and it was a bit deserted compared to yesterday. Mobei said: "I want to hear grandpa..." She didn't know how to say it, so she opened her posture and gestured, which was quite similar.

Kind of.

"The day after tomorrow, you can hear it when you go back the day after tomorrow." Dad hugged her and said.

In the age of entertainment without television, New Year's Eve passed very slowly, and someone just happened to call them. It turned out that the people left in the family compound gathered together as a family, and had a lot of fun together. Dad and Mom listened and took it.

We also went with some side dishes to go with the wine. But Fang Monan and Mobei didn’t want to go, so several families got together to drink and smoke. It was so filthy that it was better not to do it for the children! In the end, they convinced their mother that they didn’t want to go.

go.

After watching their father and mother leave, Fang Monan and Mobei stared at the light bulbs in the room and the alarm clock. It was only past seven o'clock, thinking that they would not be back soon, and the room was still not as good as before.

Grandma's house was warm, and Mo Bei slipped into the space.

The wilting Mobei suddenly came to life as soon as he entered the space. When he brought her in, Fang Monan couldn't do anything else, so he had to take her to the study. She brought Mobei some pigeon eggs and earth pearls to pawn.

Yoyodan can play well. Seeing Mobei sitting on the plush carpet and having fun, he didn't disturb her. He sat at the desk and read, listening to the goings on outside. The atmosphere was warm and natural.

Fang Monan saw Mobei rubbing her eyes and knew she was sleepy, so she took her to the hot spring, washed her up, and went to bed. It was just past eight o'clock, and she had just fallen asleep when she saw her father and mother coming back. Fang Monan

Nan looked at them in surprise, "You came back so early?"

"Oh! Xiaobei is asleep." Mom said: "They were just smoking and drinking, making irresponsible remarks, bragging, and chatting a lot, so your dad and I came back first."

"I didn't have as much fun playing at home yesterday." Mom murmured to herself, "Go to sleep! I have to get up early tomorrow to go to grandpa's house to pay New Year greetings!"

Fang Monan got into bed and watched his father and mother wash up and go to bed. The family soon fell asleep.

On New Year's Eve, the grandma's house seemed deserted after Fang Monan's family left. Liang Zi came over to ask if there was any heavy work that could be done.

Grandma said: "What's the heavy work at this time? By the way, your family is just you and your mother, so why don't our two families celebrate New Year's Eve together. It will be more lively this way." She sighed again: "

Without Nan Nan, this place would be really deserted."

Liang Zi also felt that something was missing, especially last night when she was having a special time and didn't hear her little grown-up's words of advice, it felt really bad. "Hey! We'll be bothering auntie that night."

The New Year's Eve celebration at my grandma's house was lively, but I always felt that something was missing.