The Spring Festival in the countryside is full of real New Year's flavor since childhood, which is very different from that in the city.

Hustle is essential, but there's a lot of fun to be had.

Among the several people in Beiting, Wan Yongkun is an authentic peasant background, he is the most familiar and active, and he has to participate in all work; Liu Zichen comes from the northern countryside, although the customs are slightly different, but he has quickly adapted to it; Kuangsuo is an ethnic minority, and the customs are very different, so he is not used to it a little, but it is okay; as for Shen Mingyue, it is completely full of novelty and jumping, and she, a city person, has the opportunity to participate in this kind of pastoral life, which can be described as bursting with nature and full of spring.

As for Chen Tianyu, like Li Yiting, he is a person full of innocence, and when he returns to such an environment, he instantly becomes two authentic naughty boys. The so-called gathering of things by likeness and people by groups is definitely the truth of the truth!

At the beginning, the parents of Yiting were still a little worried about whether these distinguished guests in the city could get used to it, and in just one or two days, they were completely relieved, there is no doubt that these hot-blooded young people are indeed friends of Yiting, and they get along with a family, so the two elders are completely relieved.

They liked to be lively, but this year it was really lively, and the two of them almost couldn't laugh from ear to ear.

Soon, the preparations before the Spring Festival were in full swing.

First of all, it is necessary to kill ducks and geese in large quantities, and then smoke them, these female ducks and white geese are home-raised, about a dozen or so each, the amount of work is not small, the daughter Li Yi has not come back yet, and Ping Suli is all done together by the concubines, this time Liu Zichen and Shen Mingyue took the initiative to join to help. Liu Zichen will be able to get started soon, but Shen Mingyue is full of situations and often helps, and her mother is just smiling, the picture is a joy, why bother demanding these children.

Seeing that they had enough manpower, the ladies turned to another difficult task: washing the house. This is a larger project, the two-story wooden building is no more than the two-story reinforced concrete, the eaves and platforms, the beams and columns are mortise and tenon, I don't know how much more complicated than modern buildings, it is undoubtedly more difficult to wipe, Kuang Shuo does not know where the interest comes from, he actually asked to join this often female-led work, moving ladders to climb the wall, flying eaves and walking the wall, he is not very happy, perhaps he is not interested in the cleaning itself, but is curious about this ancient building with deep wisdom.

Li Yiting couldn't help shaking his head and sighing when he saw Yaxing in Kuangsuo, he didn't see that this man, who was once a noble leader and was usually taciturn, still had this delicacy, which was really unseemly.

He could only greet Chen Tianyu: "Fourth brother, it's rare for you to come to the cold house, I'll take you to the mountains for a walk." He suddenly thought of something, "Are your legs and feet okay?"

Chen Tianyu glanced at him obliquely, and said angrily: "Worrying about it, do you say it's okay?"

Li Yiting came to his senses and scratched his head in embarrassment: "I forgot, I met your immortal in the mountains." ”

"Pretend to be confused!" Chen Tianyu laughed.

Li Yiting looked around, and soon saw a familiar figure: "Didn't you remind me that I forgot, what about that professional hunter?" Yongkun, come here, get ready to go up the mountain!"

Wan Yongkun hurriedly trotted all the way over, and said excitedly: "Master, is there anything strange in this mountain?" He thought of one thing, "Do you have a shotgun at home?"

Li Yiting glanced at him and said, "What year is it now, still thinking about your shotgun." ”

Wan Yongkun was a little puzzled: "How can there be no shotgun in the mountains?"

Li Yiting sighed: "In recent years, gun control has become stricter, and even remote mountain villages have to implement the real-name registration system, and I am not at home all year round, so I am too lazy to get this gun license." ”

"Okay. Wan Yongkun was obviously a little disappointed.

Li Yiting casually handed him an iron tool, but Wan Yongkun had never seen it: "Is this a hoe?"

"Ebony cone. Li Yiting shook his head, "It's specially used to dig holes." ”

Wan Yongkun Qi said: "Dig a hole, what are we going to do today......?

"Ask so much what to do!" Li Yiting said with a strange smile.

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The three of them were desperately digging the ground on a slope, and in front of them there was a large clump of reeds more than two meters high, and the bottom area was not small, the reeds were considered to be evergreen plants all year round, but the middle part of the clump had all withered.

According to Li Yiting, there is a small animal deep in the soil at the root of this plant.

The most important thing is that this animal is very delicious, and it can be braised and stewed.

There is a stream not far away, Wan Yongkun has already fetched two or three buckets of water early to serve, as long as the two people who ploughed the ground found the entrance of the hole, he poured water into it as quickly as possible, and then caught the mountain delicacy called the aardvark, this method is called flooded Yan City.

A few people were in high spirits when a cold voice came from the top of the slope.

"What are you doing, you?"

Li Yiting looked up and couldn't help laughing.

"Fifth uncle, digging up the aardvark!" he replied loudly, it turned out that Li Qiumao entered the mountain and passed here, his fields and woodlands were nearby, this barren mountain belonged to him in the essence of the sense, and he saw a few people wearing tattered clothes and working hard, and he thought who was doing bad things here.

"Oh, it turned out to be a pavilion. Fifth Uncle Li Qiumao also showed a slight smile, "A few rabbit cubs, you still know how to live......

Li Yiting said casually: "It's just a little greedy." Fifth uncle, what are you doing here?"

Li Qiumao was holding a wooden stick, a firewood knife tied to his back, and a hat was worn, and when he heard the words, he said: "Go into the mountain and choose a few good woods, and prepare to make a bookshelf for the child." Get busy!"

Before the words fell, Li Qiumao had already turned around and left, and the people in the mountains were outspoken and fast-talking, and they had something to say, but they had nothing to say.

Li Yiting watched the fifth uncle leave, thoughtful.

Wan Yongkun suddenly asked, "Hey, is the fifth uncle injured?"

"Huh?" Li Yiting came back to his senses, "I was fine yesterday, there shouldn't be any big problems." ”

"Maybe I fell, and the road was slippery in the mountains. Wan Yongkun said with relief.

Li Yiting sighed lightly: "Worried about my life, I was injured and went into the mountain, and the old people really worked hard for the sake of the children." There was some emotion in his words, how could his parents be not.

Chen Tianyu didn't think so, he found that Li Qiumao seemed to be deliberately covering up his injury, and intuitively felt a little abnormal, but he didn't say it, Yiting's mood was understandable, he hadn't returned to his hometown for too long, and his judgment seemed to have been almost wiped out by family affection.

Of course, as an outsider, he may be a little suspicious, so Chen Tianyu chose to remain silent.

"Hey, Yongkun, it's work. He stopped Wan Yongkun's cranky thoughts, "Do you still want to eat game?"

Wan Yongkun smiled and didn't speak again.

Several people continued to dig the earth.

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At the end of the evening, the harvest was still good, not only did he catch two aardvarks, but Wan Yongkun, who was quick-eyed, actually caught a pheasant with his bare hands on the mountain road, which made the two eldest brothers stunned.

This rough man is getting better and better!

The three of them returned with a full load, naturally talking and laughing, so they stayed on the road for a while longer, and stopped halfway to smoke a few cigarettes by the roadside stones, no, they were smoking, and a young man hurriedly walked in the opposite direction of their home, as if he did not see the three of them.

Li Yiting smoked by himself, and he didn't pay attention to it at first, but he soon found that it was familiar, and hurriedly greeted: "Fuyu, are you still going up the mountain so late?"

"Are you ?......" Li Fuyu didn't recognize him at once, after all, Li Yiting's dress was a bit nondescript, "Ah, Brother Yiting, why did you come back?"

"Just came back two days ago, are you looking for your father?" Li Fuyu is the son of the fifth uncle Li Qiumao.

Li Fuyu hesitated slightly, and said for a long time: "Yes." ...... Brother Yiting, have you seen my dad?"

Li Yiting nodded: "We met at noon, did anything happen?"

Li Fuyu hurriedly shook his head: "No, no." ...... Did my dad tell you where to go?"

Li Yiting was also a little strange, he went to the mountains to find it, it must have been a conflict at home or something, but he was not easy to break: "The fifth uncle said that he went up the mountain to find you some wood for bookshelves." ”

"Ah?......" Li Fuyu was obviously stunned, but soon returned to normal, "That's it, that's okay, I'll take a look, go first." ”

Li Yiting didn't say a word, and Li Fuyu hurriedly left.

"What's wrong with Fuyu today?" Li Yiting said to himself.

He turned to Chen Tianyu and said, "I haven't come back for many years, and the situation of my relatives and friends is unfamiliar. He smiled self-deprecatingly, "Ignore them, let's go back."

"This is also normal, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. Chen Tianyu said lightly.

Wan Yongkun echoed: "In rural areas, family conflicts are still very common. ”

Li Yiting bowed his head and agreed: "The fifth uncle's family has always been not very harmonious, and I have heard about this a long time ago. ...... If I have the opportunity, I will help them mediate. ”

Chen Tianyu sighed: "You are a family, and you won't wait until today to mediate." ”

"It's man-made, it's a matter of time. Li Yiting also looked helpless, "You may be right, for so many years, I think they are used to it." ”

The three of them stopped talking about the subject, talked about some interesting things, and soon returned to normal, and when they got home, a dumpling of rice had just been steamed.