"Brother, you are, give it to me, give it to me, where can you do this job?"

At first, the sound came from outside the courtyard, but soon, it sounded in Lu Ze's ears, and as soon as he looked up, Xiao Hai rushed over with a lot of gifts, and subconsciously wanted to take away the roasting gun in Lu Ze's hand.

"Okay, okay, it's done right away, don't rob it, it's cold outside, take the second aunt into the house, the second master and they are also in the house, don't bring anything next time, you can't eat it, and in the end, it's all thrown away." ”

Originally, there were four pig claws left, and the work that could be done in twenty minutes was now more than an hour before it was roasted to the last one, and the reason was that the relatives who came to the door one after another, the younger ones rushed to do it, and the older ones were coaxed into the house, and Lu Ze had to go in to serve and serve, but this back and forth made Lu Ze freeze for dozens of minutes.

"Then I'll scrape the skin, lest my fourth aunt have to do it, daughter-in-law, you take my mother into the house, Linlin, you two still say hello to your uncle?"

"Uncle's New Year's ......"

The change in temperament after learning art is actually not obvious in a short period of time, this thing is like bacon, and the longer it is edified, the more obvious it becomes.

Compared with the period when they were just sent to the imperial capital to study, the big change is that these two children can put on makeup, and their dressing style has also become fashionable, so that the two children can be clearly distinguished from ordinary high school students of the same age.

After saying hello and listening to Lu Ze's answer, the two children breathed a sigh of relief and helped the old lady into the house, their hearts still as nervous as drumming.

This is the tension that only arises after going to the imperial capital to study, which comes from the care and care of the school teachers after they know that their uncle is Lu Ze.

At first, the two children thought that the teacher did this for all the students, but after only a few days, they realized that the teachers did not have so much love and tolerance to distribute evenly among each student.

And in the gradual contact with the classmates, the two also gradually understood the family background of the classmates in the class, who is the grandson of an old artist, who is the child of a certain singer, who is the child of the boss of which group, which is not uncommon in the class.

But even so, they are still among the three or five children that the teacher takes care of the most, which makes the two children more clearly realize how hard her uncle's door is, and also makes the two children have more fear of Lu Ze.

"Spent in the village this year?"

"Well, I've been in the village for the New Year since then, and I don't feel at ease if my mother lives here, so I'd better run a few more times and come back often. ”

Lu Hai's father died of illness a few years ago, and Lu Hai took his mother to the city, and never returned to the village for the New Year for several years.

Maybe it's homesickness, or it's uncomfortable to stay in the city, since last year, the old lady has begun to make trouble, and she can't help but want to run to the village during the New Year's holidays, Lu Hai has no choice, so she can only go back and forth frequently with Fengtian and Lu Hua.

So I often come back, not only because I want to walk around more with Lu Ze's family, but also because I follow my mother's wish to take her back to see more, otherwise I won't be able to return in a few years, and the village will be a different situation.

Lu Hai took the knife and gently shaved the burnt fur on the pig's paws, his hands were very steady in the weather of more than 20 degrees below zero, and the calluses in his palms prevented any possibility of slipping.

"It's a good thing, sometimes the new policy comes down, I'm not at home, come back in a few months, if I don't look at the navigation, I can't find the way home, go to Xiaohai, don't get it, go, let's go into the house." ”

Lu Hai didn't refuse, took the basin, went into the house first, Lu Ze went to the warehouse to put tools, and when he opened the door and entered the house, a hot breath hit his face, making his brain feel slightly dizzy, and now lying on the bed, he will definitely be able to sleep well.

There are more than a dozen people in the family, and the second master and his wife who introduced Lu Ze are also there, and this year his two children went to his spouse's house for the New Year and couldn't come back, so the old couple was invited to the house by Lu Ze.

In the living room, there is a faint white smoke, lingering around the ceiling, not as choking as the smoke smell of boxed cigarettes, but with an inexplicable fragrance.

Maybe it's not incense, but the ancient tobacco that has gradually disappeared ignited Lu Ze's childhood memories and caused a deviation in his sense of smell.

In short, it smells good, as soon as I close my eyes, it is like going back to a long time ago, he carried his schoolbag, hurriedly ran home to find water to drink, in the east bedroom, the old man sat on the kang with pai gow, and the old smoke pot floated out of this smell.

Sitting on the edge of the sofa, the second master was asking how Xiaohai's career was this year, Lu Ze listened attentively, reached out and took the second master's cigarette case, tore off a piece of white paper that looked like a post-it note-style, grabbed some loose tobacco and spread it in the center of the paper.

Rolled into a cylindrical shape, licked the edge of the paper with some saliva on the tongue, glued, and about a centimeter of white paper was left at one end of the entrance, rubbed the thumb and index finger along the pointer, wrung out a paper tip, tore off the tip, held it in the mouth, and lit it.

The taste was still so rushing, a little choked, the second master turned his head to look at Lu Ze, and asked with a smile.

"Can you smoke it?"

"Now I can. ”

grabbed a handful of melon seeds on the coffee table, listened to the elders talk to Xiaohai, or talked about Lu Nan, the topic was rarely guided to Lu Ze, after all, the elders also knew that it was impossible for them to understand when talking about Lu Ze's career, and they had been left far behind by Lu Ze when it came to seeing this thing.

The aroma of the food gradually drifted out from the kitchen, listening to the rattling of the food in the pot being fried, Lu Ze knew that it was time to serve, and sure enough, Lu Nan came out and beckoned everyone to the table, so the men set up the tables, chairs and benches, opened the good wine, and the women served the dishes, heated the liquor, and even poured themselves a glass, giving a slightly drunk and comfortable answer to the hard work of the past year.

The TV was turned on, adding more noise to the room, and the second master sitting in the main seat carried a cup and said some congratulatory speeches, the main meaning of which was to wish everyone a fortune.

"The second master and the second grandmother live a long life, cheers. ”

"By the way, brother, the firecrackers haven't been set off yet. ”

This reminded everyone that they almost forgot a big event, Lu Ze was just about to get up, but he was pressed down by Lu Nan, snatched the half-burned cigarette in Lu Ze's hand, and walked out of the house with his two little nieces in a hurry.

About three or five minutes, the sound of firecrackers sounded, accompanied by the excited screams of the three girls, covering their ears and hurriedly running back to the house, 10,000 rings of the earth red, clanged for nearly a minute, the three girls looked at the window for a minute, the children in the village were also like sharks smelling blood, and ran over in a hurry, with the acquiescence of all the adults, looking for the small whip that was not successfully fired.

"Xiao Nan still likes firecrackers so much, Daze, do you still remember, back then, Xiao Nan inserted the second kick into the crack of my wall, and directly blew up the wall. ”

When the second master said this, the whole family laughed, how could Lu Nan not remember? At that time, she was dragged by Lu Ze and beat a way, and she was almost stupid, this shameful thing is estimated that she will never forget it for the rest of her life.

"At that time, the wall was not made of yellow mud...... I didn't expect it to be so sturdy, hey, don't mention it, second master. ”

"Hahahaha, it's still energetic, it's exactly the same as when I was a child, and now I'm at work, are you looking for a partner?"

This is asked casually, not as deliberate as when he introduced Lu Ze to the object, this topic is about to become an annual report to the elders every year, except for Lu Ze, the other juniors, as long as they are not married, none of them can run.

Lu Ze listened attentively and sandwiched a piece of fish meat for himself, in fact, the second master's question was also what Lu Ze wanted to ask, now it is not like before, now Lu Nan will definitely have his own ability to distinguish between good and bad men, which Lu Ze believes.

But the strange thing is that even if Lu Ze believes in Lu Nan's vision very much now, he has to see people with his own eyes before he can put his mind down.

When I was still young for a while, I was always a little embarrassed when my parents asked about it, but now I can confess truthfully, at least Lu Nan is like this.

"My leader introduced me to one, who is two years older than me, a surgeon in the second hospital of the Medical University, who just had a meal two days ago, and I think it's okay. ”

"The work is okay, it's okay Xiao Nan, let's not worry, we are still worried about finding a partner for such a beautiful girl? ”

The second master's words are what Lu Ze's family loves to hear, unlike the kind of people who don't speak through the brain, and they are not too young to say anything, try it first, to a certain extent, Lu Ze's words and actions were learned from the second master when he was young, and his grandfather and Lu Weiguo did not have such a good mouth.

Lu Nan's answer is not a signal for the beginning of the topic, but the termination of the topic of love, the matter has not yet been decided, they don't need to know too much, and then ask questions, everyone is afraid that Lu Nan will be disgusted, after all, he is not a child, in terms of feelings, everyone still has to leave some personal space for Lu Nan.

Although Lu Nan behaved lightly, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, sandwiched a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, and gnawed on it with a small bite like a mouse but very quickly, quietly looked at Lu Ze beside him, saw that he had no expression, picked up a chopstick dish and stuffed it into his mouth, it seemed that he had eaten dried chili peppers, his face quickly turned red, he turned his head sideways and coughed, she hurriedly handed over a tissue to Lu Ze to wipe his mouth.

With the passage of time, the woman and the child have already gotten off the dinner table, and only four men are left sipping liquor to find a slightly drunk feeling, Lu Ze can not participate in many topics, pick up the remote control, change the channel casually without a goal, and finally stay in Liaoshi, because he saw a child who passed by the door of his store every day dancing a somewhat clumsy dance on the stage.

Subsequently, more children ran out from behind the scenes, holding the heads of the New Year's dolls, kneeling in a vertical row on the stage with the music, these are all Jin Hope's children, even if it is a very naïve dance, but it can be danced so neatly, for these children, how difficult it is can be imagined.

The enthusiastic smile when dancing was more or less false in Lu Ze's eyes, maybe they couldn't understand why they wanted to dance for others in the Chinese New Year's Eve, a happy time for everyone.

Lu Ze doesn't like this kind of show very much, with a very special perspective, if he is someone else, he may be moved by a group of physically disabled children to overcome difficulties to complete the dance performance, but in Lu Ze's eyes, the hard work of these ignorant children has not been actually rewarded, but is used as a tool to make some people laugh.

Let the mentally disabled or physically disabled perform for children, and do not give corresponding remuneration, and let you go on TV to send away, this is the uncomfortable truth behind the children's tears and sweat.

The miracle of the Thousand Hands Guanyin Dance Troupe is not destined to happen to these children, and making a living from dancing is also destined to be impossible for them.

The children won't understand, and the teachers won't think so much, so they are also dressed up in fancy clothes, put on ridiculous prop costumes, swaying left and right, clapping and beating for the children, including Teacher Xiao Zhang, pulling out a silly smile that she doesn't know how funny it is.

I didn't want to watch it anymore, so I turned off the TV, and a trace of depression gradually emerged in my heart, I picked up the wine glass, touched the glass with my father, Xiaohai, and the second master, and drank the more than one or two white wine left in the cup.

“......”