It's still the familiar Xiaopo train station in my memory, the taste hasn't changed at all, even the big white wall is buried as always, He Xiao knows at a glance that this has definitely not been redecorated.

Trembling out of the train station, He Xiao saw his sister's familiar figure standing at the door anxiously waiting for him.

He Jin was wearing a long white down jacket, very conspicuous, standing there straight like a proud white swan, looking into the crowd.

She hadn't noticed He Xiao yet, but her face was full of anticipation and excitement, and she wasn't impatient at all because of waiting.

Because she was waiting for her brother, her most beloved brother.

The moment He Xiao saw his sister, the tip of his nose was already sour, and tears welled up directly.

Without the slightest hesitation, a brisk step rushed up and pounced on He Jin's body, and the other party also reacted in hindsight, and said incoherently: "It's not... When did you arrive? Why didn't I see you? Didn't you say you'd be at half-past four......

Listening to the chatter in He Jin's mouth, He Xiao hugged her tightly, the smile on his face was about to reach the root of his ears, and he said softly: "Sister, I miss you." ”

When He Jin heard his brother's words, his heart was also shocked, and he withdrew all his broken thoughts and nodded heavily.

"Okay, just come back. ”

The sister and brother stood at the gate of the train station and hugged each other, and the warmth of seeing their relatives again dispelled a lot of this cold winter.

He Jin bought a car, a domestic coupe SUV, which was just mentioned last month, which is quite in line with her temperament.

However, after He Xiao came back, the task of driving naturally fell to him, starting the engine, the vehicle started, and began to drive in the direction of his home.

"Has our house changed so much? I remember that there wasn't so much greenery on both sides of this road before. ”

After not going home for a few years, He Xiao felt that the small county town in his hometown was both familiar and unfamiliar.

At four o'clock in the morning, the sky was not yet bright, it was dark, driving on a main road in the county, He Xiao felt a big difference from his memory.

"It's because you haven't been back for too long, haven't you? I don't feel any change. He Jin shrugged his shoulders and expressed his opinion.

He Xiao touched his nose, "Maybe." ”

The car turned around and finally drove into a small alley, where it stopped at the penultimate house.

He Xiao's hometown is rural, but in addition to his grandparents, he still lives in the village, and his parents have long moved to the city to live, bought a small square room, and the family of four is crowded together.

Life was very difficult during that time, but He Xiao didn't complain at all, because the small house carried too many memories of his childhood.

It wasn't until more than ten years ago that my parents decided to go out to work, and after coming to Bingcheng for a few years, they finally opened a restaurant of their own, and their living standards began to improve.

He Xiao also stayed in Bingcheng to go to school during that time, and the piano was bought at that time.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, after the He family was rich for a short time, their business suffered Waterloo, and their parents were unwilling to endure for a few years, but they still failed to come back to life after all, not to mention that the money was not earned, and they lost hundreds of thousands.

After this incident, the parents were disheartened and devastated, and returned to their hometown to do odd jobs to make ends meet, and usually returned to the countryside to help their grandparents farm land.

This barren situation has continued until this year to get better, because He Xiao made his debut, he has a certain ability to absorb money, and tens of millions of copyright fees are put into his pocket, so it is naturally impossible to make his parents suffer anymore, and he has already made a lot of money to the family, and his sister He Jie's car is how he bought it.

The house has also been purchased, and it is the best and most upscale community in the county, but the decoration has not yet been completed, so for the time being, I can only live in this small bungalow that carries countless memories of the family.

It is estimated that you will not be able to move into your new home until the end of the year.

"Mom, my brother is back!"

He Jin pushed open the red lacquered gate, walked through the small courtyard, and pulled He Xiao into the house.

The elderly sleep less, and they get up early every day, so at half past four, when the young people are still sleeping with their heads covered, He Xiao's parents have been up for a long time.

In addition, today is the day He Xiao goes home, and the old couple have long been anxious, and they don't know how many times they have to look at the door in a minute.

When He Xiao entered the house, his mother Li Chengjuan was the first to greet him, holding He Xiao in his arms and not letting go, while his father stood behind and grinned.

"Son, let my mother see, she's taller and thinner. ”

The old mother held He Xiao's face, looking up and down with red eyes, her eyes were full of distress.

She didn't know what happened to her son in Yan Kyoto, because He Xiao seemed to be reporting good news but not bad news, and never told the family about things outside, but her mother could also imagine that her precious son must have suffered a lot.

Li Chengjuan is a big beauty who grows in reverse, she is forty-nine years old, she looks like thirty-nine, there are no wrinkles on her face, and she can't find a trace of white hair, and her sister He Jin is the perfect inheritor of her mother's genes to look so good.

It's just that at this time, this beautiful face is covered with tears.

"My son is out of breath, my son is out of ......"

Li Chengjuan squeezed He Xiao's arm tightly, and repeated this sentence in her mouth, feeling excited and happy.

has a son who is a star, and he has a lot of face when he says it, and he is full of pride.

"Mom, aren't I coming back?" He Xiao's eyes were also red, looking at his mother, who he hadn't seen for two years, his memory suddenly returned to the day he first went to Yanjing, when he was farming in the countryside, his mother got up early to see him off, walked all the way from the village to the station, and finally left He Xiao alone in the carriage crying.

The picture of that year is vivid!

And now that life is better, such a thing will never happen again, no matter how far away it is, as long as you want to see it, you can book a ticket to fly at any time, and you don't have to worry about money anymore.

Money can solve 99% of your troubles, and this statement is not false at all.

"Dad......"

He Xiao looked up at his father, who didn't say a word in front of him, but just had a smile on his face, and choked out in his mouth.

His father, He Jiandong, is his idol for life, and he has also paid too much for this family.

He Jiandong is a very smart, but not good at words, he was a little rebellious when he was young, and dropped out of school after finishing junior high school, which also started his bumpy life.

Because he had no education, he had nothing to do after dropping out of school, so he went to the stone yard to move stones when he was a teenager, and got up at four o'clock every morning, pushing two carts of stones before eating, and only after dark at night did he get off work.

When he went in the first year, it took a lot of effort to pick up even the smallest stone, and after three months, he picked up a large stone of dozens of catties and said that he would leave, and if he didn't work, he would have no food to eat, and he trained his strength alive.

And this is ten years.

The most important decade of his life was wasted in the quarry.

Ten years later, twenty-six-year-old He Jiandong got married, and the object was his mother Li Chengjuan, maybe God took pity on him, so he gave him a beautiful daughter-in-law.

He Jiandong married Li Chengjuan home and only spent 18,000 yuan.

After marriage, the couple's life was as poor as ever, and the salary of the quarry could no longer support the family, so he Jiandong, who had only a handful of strength, found another job, and still worked hard to fight the sack for the grain depot.

This is another ten years.

Counting the previous work in the quarry, the full twenty years of youth, which is also the most beautiful and splendid twenty years of a person's life, are gone.

Regret it?

Of course regret it.

He Jiandong hated himself more than once for taking the wrong path back then, even if it wasn't for studying, it was better for him to run to the army than to go out of hardship.

He once said this seriously after being drunk: People must see more of the world, the people you have come into contact with, the things you have experienced, all determine your vision, and your vision determines your pattern, and your pattern determines your life.

It's an experience he's spent half a lifetime exchanging.

So after He Xiao dropped out of school, he chose to go to Yanjing to break into the world, but He Jiandong did not stop him.

Reading is very important, but you can't read dead books, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, only after walking through thousands of mountains and rivers, and seeing city after city, can you gain a foothold in this world.

When I saw my father again, all kinds of moments from the past came to my heart, and I couldn't help choking with laughter.

This is his father, a father who has no prospects, and the most promising father, someone who deserves his distress and admiration for his life.

"Look at your finished appearance, what are you crying about, don't you know if a man has tears and doesn't flick?"

He Jiandong grinned at the corner of his mouth and patted He Xiao's shoulder, the emotions between father and son are not as direct as those expressed between mother and son, fathers rarely hug their sons, and love is rarely shown directly, they are all hidden in their hearts and are silent.

"Dad, now that life is good, you can go to Yanjing with me! I will buy a house in a big city and let you enjoy it." He Xiao took back the tears and was full of filial piety.

He Jiandong shook his head, and said with a smile: "That's it for my life, it's good to stay in my hometown, besides, my relatives and friends are all in my hometown, why should I go to Yanjing, a place where I am not familiar with life? You might as well spend 500,000 yuan to pack a mountain for me, let me beat the pine tree tower every year, and sell mountain goods." ”

His father has no feelings for Yanjing, but likes to stay in the village and live a carefree life, and he has a special affection for Dashan.

He Xiao had no choice but to nod, the old man really doesn't like tossing, and it's okay to travel outside occasionally, but he definitely doesn't want to settle down.

"This bad old man is clean every day, and his son is also kind. Li Chengjuan glared at He Jiandong, and then smiled: "Son, after the New Year, you take your mother to Sanya to see Haibei." ”

"Okay, after the New Year, our family will go to Sanya for the winter. He smiled and agreed.

Going to Sanya is a wish of my mother, she has always wanted to see the warm tropics, a comfortable winter, and there are many of her friends there.

Northeast people seem to have a natural yearning for Hainan, and those who have a little economic ability go there, so that Hainan is flooded with northeast people, and is nicknamed the fourth province in Northeast China by netizens.

The mother also longed for the comfort of Sanya, so she mentioned it unceremoniously to her son.

He Xiao naturally agreed, money is a string of numbers to him, he makes money to spend for his family, even if he squanders millions at once, he is not distressed.

To be honest, at this point today, He Xiao is not worried that he will be poor in the future, because Huaguo's stars are the most profitable, and the money will only continue to come in, he has a fan base of tens of millions, just rush to this point, he can't make money if he doesn't want to.

"Mom, Dad, brother, don't nag yet, let's eat dumplings first, it'll be cold in a while." ”

Sister He Jin walked out of the kitchen with a plate of dumplings at this time, the dumplings were filled with leeks and eggs, and they were wrapped last night, waiting for He Xiao to cook them for him when he came back this morning.

When He Xiao chatted with his parents just now, He Jie had already silently put the dumplings in the pot.

"Yo, what about the ears of wheat? This one is my mother's bag. ”

He Xiao picked up a wheat-ear-like dumpling, this kind of family can only be wrapped by his mother, and He Xiao liked to eat it most when he was a child.

At this time, I dipped it in some soy sauce and put it in my mouth and bite it, and the flavor of leeks and eggs burst out at the same time, stimulating the taste buds and dancing on the tip of the tongue, which is simply better than all the deliciousness in the world.

It smells so good!

"Eat slowly, vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic...... Come or not. ”

He Jin walked over with a bottle of seasoning and said with a smile.

"Get me some sesame oil. ”

He Xiao hiccuped and choked a little from eating, and his mother immediately took out a bottle of red apple drink, inserted a straw and put it in He Xiao's hand.

When he returned home and ate the dumplings made by his mother, the feeling of happiness immediately came out, and He Xiao felt that today was the most relaxing day he had in more than two years.

......

Because it was a train that arrived at more than four o'clock in the morning, He Xiao fell asleep after breakfast and didn't wake up until more than three o'clock in the afternoon.

At this time, the family had already packed up, and they were waiting for He Xiao to drive them back to their hometown in the countryside for the New Year.

Thirty must be spent in my hometown, which my mother questioned, and my grandparents have long thought about it, and they are eager to see their eldest grandson.

Grandpa had a cerebral hemorrhage again this year, and although the symptoms have been well treated now, He Xiao didn't see it with his own eyes, and he was still worried.

Therefore, it is very important to go back to the village during the Chinese New Year.

Driving his sister's SUV, He Xiao first went to the largest supermarket in the county and bought a bunch of health products, fruits, and drinks.

Even he, who has never given out red envelopes, prepared a bunch of red envelopes this time, which were stuffed with red and bright banknotes, and each pack was no less than five.

In fact, He Xiao doesn't have much memory of the village, because he grew up in the county seat after he was born, and he only goes back to his grandparents' house in the countryside to play during the winter and summer vacations, so he really doesn't know much about the messy relatives in the village.

Usually forget it, now that he is a star and gets ahead, He Xiao must give face to Lao He's parents, and the red envelope still has to be sent.

And he could already predict that when he drove the car into the village, the whole village would definitely come and see the "star".

The thought of having to deal with this group of relatives made him have a headache, but he could only endure it silently and be mentally prepared.

In recent years, the development of the village is OK, basically all the oil roads are paved, the car is also fast, about 40 minutes after leaving the county, the familiar mountain village has been faintly visible.

"There's a big car coming!"

"Someone has come to our village!"

After entering the village, the vehicle began to slow down, attracting many onlookers, and some children who were having snowball fights on the side of the road stopped on the side of the road and shouted after seeing He Jin's white glowing SUV.

He Xiao honked the horn, he was afraid that the child would throw snowballs into the car if he was ignorant, so he didn't dare to stop and continued to drive towards the village.

"Oh, isn't this Ergazi?

He Jiandong saw an acquaintance, pressed the car window, poked his head out and greeted a walking villager on the side of the road with a smile.

The person called Ergazi looks about the same age as He Jiandong, and he should have grown up together, he wore a dogskin hat on his head and a gray down jacket, and his eyes were straight when he saw He Jiandong sitting in the car.

"Dongzi, your son...... That big star is back?"

He looked directly past He Jiandong and looked at He Xiao who was driving, compared to the past, this time his eyes were full of curiosity.

It seems that I can't figure out how an ordinary offspring around me turned into a TV and became a big star.

He Xiao stopped the car and said hello to this unfamiliar relative through the window, He Jiandong asked him to call whatever he wanted, and then took out a health care product from the back seat and gave it to him, and greeted him for a long time before continuing to drive.

At the same time, the news of He Xiao's return to the village for the New Year spread throughout the village like wings, whether they were familiar with the He family or not, they all walked in the direction of the He family, and even some people who were originally walking, after seeing He Xiao's car, they simply followed behind the car.

So much so that when He Xiao's car drove into the compound of his grandmother's house, half of the village also followed.

He Xiao ignored these people, he had to look at his grandparents first.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm back!"

He Xiao rushed into the house in a hurry, and saw his grandfather sitting on the kang watching TV, and his grandmother peeling potatoes on the ground.

After seeing He Xiao, he was stunned for a moment, and then the faces of the two old men were immediately full of smiles.

Grandma's figure is very fat, but very flexible, after putting down the potato scratch, trotted over to give He Xiao a hug, and asked loudly: "The eldest grandson is back, do you miss grandma......?"

As he spoke, a few tears fell.

Grandma's ear had an accident when she was young, resulting in a permanent loss of hearing, and to put it bluntly, she was deaf.

However, after grandma's ears couldn't hear the sound, she practiced another skill - looking at the shape of the mouth.

Basically, no matter what others are saying, she can understand through the shape of her mouth, which is very incredible.

So He Xiao moved his mouth lightly, and he didn't shout too loudly, and grandma already knew what he wanted to express, and immediately laughed from ear to ear.

"Eat apples. ”

Grandma took out a red apple from the fruit bowl on the table, stuffed it into He Xiao's hand, and stuffed it to He Jin by the way.

"Master, how do you feel now?" He Xiao held the apple in his hand, sat on the edge of the kang and asked the old man with concern.

"Okay! I can work in the field!" Grandpa said in a loud voice, and he raised his legs with humor when he spoke, indicating that he was nimble.

He Xiao saw that he was in good spirits, and finally put his mind at ease.

After visiting the two old people, he turned around and entertained these seven aunts and eight aunts.

He didn't know who these people were, and he didn't have any memory of them in his head, but He Jiandong did, he told He Xiao what he called He Xiao, he would give red envelopes when he met juniors, and he would give various gifts he bought before when he met his elders.

This "excitement" lasted until more than six o'clock in the evening, which was considered to be the end.

The villagers were satisfied with the novelty of seeing the star and left satisfied.

But He Xiao was tired, he rubbed his face that was smiling frequently because of group photos, lay down on the kang, and couldn't get up like a child.

"Dad, why do you say that you are so tired during the New Year? I used to like the New Year, but now I don't have any New Year's flavor at all. ”

He Xiao looked at He Jiandong, who was sweeping the floor, and asked very puzzled.

Now the New Year is no longer interesting, the taste of the New Year is so light that it is zero, and I can no longer find the feeling I once had.

After the end of the year, peel off the surface of the pretended layer of liveliness, and the rest is full of fatigue.

He Jiandong held a broom in one hand and swept the melon seed skin under his feet, and after hearing this, he was also stunned, and then glanced at the sky outside the window with emotion.

"Actually, it's not that there is no New Year's flavor this year, but that you are no longer the person who is the happiest person for the New Year. ”