Chapter Ninety-Four: 1888
It is true that marriage in rural areas has long been true, especially Zhou Xiao has two junior high school classmates, a village, and children.
It's just that he didn't expect that he had just graduated from college, and his mother actually began to urge marriage, although the degree seems to be only elementary now, but he can already foresee that it will probably become the subject of home chats in the future.
Moreover, after living at home for a while, he deeply realized that it is not easy to be a child.
In the first two days, it was probably the down jacket and other gifts brought to the parents that worked, and the situation was probably like this: son, mom wants you to die, mom made you your favorite dish, you must be very tired from work, rest at home.
A few days later: if you don't eat in the morning and don't sleep at night, what do you want to do? You know how to play with your mobile phone all day long, don't sweep the floor, don't wash the dishes, what do you do when you come back?
A few more days: Mom, don't call me, don't stay at home all day long... I know to play outside all day long and don't go home.
Anyway, he has experienced from heaven to earth, from national treasures to being disliked by all kinds, and the rapid transformation has made him jaw-dropping.
As for the father, he can see that his heart is towards himself, but the head of the family is his mother, so he can only silently give encouraging eyes: Son, you ask for more blessings!
Fortunately, as the New Year approaches, my mother's nagging is much less, because I have to prepare all kinds of food for the New Year, and the two fathers and sons can't help much.
But the two men had other things to do.
The family house is a two-story brick house, connected to the kitchen, and there is a small yard at the back, where you can grow some seasonal vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks.
In previous years, when I came back late from school, my father had already done all the cleaning alone, and it was rare for Zhou Xiao to arrive home early and roll up his sleeves to help clean up.
It's just that the weather has not been very good, either it is going to rain or it is cloudy, and the whole house is damp, which is quite uncomfortable, which makes Zhou Xiao determined to work hard.
Brother Wang is the agent in charge, and he made at least five phone calls during the period, in addition to greeting his parents, he reminded Zhou Xiao not to forget to exercise, although he did not take the route of a muscular man like Peng Yuyan, but he knew how to gain ten pounds during the festival.
Let him be careful, don't overeat, or he will come back in the next year and work hard.
Zhou Xiao sighed, I really don't want to move, and I changed my equipment to run in the village or something, I felt a little shy inexplicably, everyone in the township knew him, and after seeing it, I would look at him with a slightly strange gaze.
After doing this a few times, he gave up and did squats and push-ups at home, but he still felt a little fatter, mainly because he was carefree after returning home, and his three meals were on time, which was a happy trouble.
In a blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the atmosphere of the New Year was getting stronger and stronger, and there were many more vehicles and pedestrians in the village, and from time to time there were bursts of firecrackers.
"Lao Zhou, paste the Spring Festival couplets. ”
"Ah, yes. ”
"I'll come to dinner at home tomorrow. ”
"Okay!"
Zhou Xiaozheng and his father were busy at the door, maybe God also knew that the New Year was coming, and it was a sunny day, whenever a villager passed by, he would stop and chat a few words.
He actually likes this kind of human touch, unlike in Jinling, where he has lived in the cauldron for so long, and he doesn't know whether the neighbor next door is male or female, let alone greeting and walking around.
For the New Year, it must be lively.
And the trip that starts tomorrow, Zhou Xiao has been arranged clearly, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the family went to the temple about a kilometer away to burn incense and worship the Buddha, the second day of the new year went to his grandmother's house to pay New Year's greetings, the third day of the new year, uncles, aunts and relatives came to the house, the fourth day of the new year...
He still remembers when his grandparents were still when he was a child, his favorite was the Chinese New Year, and there were a lot of people in the family, although most of the red envelopes were taken away by his mother in the name of helping to keep them, and finally he could leave a dozen yuan, enough to buy some firecrackers and play with his friends in the whole village, and then go back to a fat beating after the new clothes were dirty.
In particular, I heard an aunt shouting the child's nickname loudly, so that I could hurry home for dinner, and I found some of the feelings at that time.
As the sky gradually darkens, as far as the eye can see, under the afterglow of the setting sun, the smoke rises from every house, the red and bright couplets are very eye-catching, and the faces of the occasional passers-by are full of smiles.
"That's it!" Dad took a few steps back, clapping his hands and looking at the door in satisfaction.
Shanglian: Smooth sailing
Downlink: All the best
Horizontal batch: financial resources are widely advanced
At first glance, it was bought in the bazaar, the kind printed in the factory.
"Will you take a bath first or will I take a bath first?" Zhou Xiao asked.
"Go ahead, I'll go to the kitchen and see if there's anything I can help with. "Dad went to the side, it was not too cold, turned on the faucet and washed his hands there.
When he came out of the shower comfortably, peanuts, melon seeds and cold vegetables were already placed on the table in the living room, and he picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth.
"Mom, the craft has grown up, this sauce beef is delicious. ”
"I bought it at the market!" came my mother's voice.
"Hahaha!" Zhou Xiao laughed awkwardly, went to take a sneak look, and felt that he had to wait for dinner, so he went back to the room first.
opened the suitcase and took out two red envelopes from it, which were prepared in Jinling, and it was also the first time he prepared red envelopes for his parents, 1888, which was auspicious.
Put it in my pocket, pat it lightly, and take out my mobile phone, which has already sent a lot of blessing messages.
Zhou Xiao suddenly found that it had only been a few months, and there were a lot more contacts, so he simply sat there and edited slowly, and he didn't know how long it took before he heard his mother downstairs calling him.
"Eat!!" Zhou Xiao rubbed his hands excitedly.
"Let's have a drink?" Lao Zhou took out a box from the cabinet.
"Dad, didn't you say you should treasure it. Zhou Xiao smiled, it was Wuliangye, and he brought two bottles when he came back.
"Yes, I've been treasured for a few days, and I can't take it out for the New Year. ”
I have to say that Dad's reasons are very good.
"Eat something before you drink. Mom had a smile on her face, but she didn't stop it, and took the initiative to pick up the cup and pour some of it.
The three of them clinked glasses lightly and took a sip.
"Hurry up and eat a bite to press. ”
"Okay. ”
Zhou Xiao felt that it was time, when he received red envelopes in the past, he was eating, and by the way, he had to listen to a few words of lessons.
So he stood up in the eyes of his parents who were a little different, took out a red envelope and handed one by one.
"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year, my son has given you New Year's greetings, I wish you good health and happiness every day in the future. He didn't kowtow, just bowed.
Obviously a surprise, my mother took it first, and then was stunned for a few seconds.
"Wait, do you have any money?"
"Of course there is, didn't I say it, I went to a commercial performance in January and earned more than 10,000 yuan. Zhou Xiao was a little proud.
"Is it enough to spend?" said Dad's attitude.
"It's enough, I'm spending all the money from the company now, and I don't usually have any expenses, don't worry, I believe that in a few years, the red envelope will definitely be much bigger than this." Zhou Xiao was full of confidence.
"Then I guess I can't put the red envelope," Dad looked at the bag in his hand: "You just give a bank card to get it." ”
Zhou Xiao: ...
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