Regardless of whether he was comfortable or not, Guo Zhenmou still listened to his son's words, "What should be done, what should be done", rode a bicycle on the road, joined the obviously dense flow of people and vehicles in the past, and went to the county seat.

The age is getting stronger. In winter, the sun is shining softly. Guo Zhenmou's speed and posture on a bicycle made the passers-by who were traveling at the same time feel that he was still a strong middle-aged man, and he himself felt that there was not much difference from riding a bicycle ten years ago. He was so confident in his body that he didn't seem to have the feeling of being too old at all. The amount of food he eats is clearly there, he can eat more than 40 meat dumplings, and he can soak three roasted cakes in mutton steamed buns, and sometimes he eats half a bowl more than his son's scale. The scale of the dog day actually ridiculed Lao Tzu repeatedly, saying that Dad's belly is a belly cultivated by the commune production team, which can be eaten when hungry, and the stomach is very elastic. Dog's day of study can't read famously, and his heart turns to saying witty things. Guo Zhenmou rode his bicycle on a wide asphalt road, and encountered a major economic loss of more than 2,000 yuan caused by thieves, and gradually decompressed. "The thief also wants to celebrate the New Year!" how could the dog's day weigh the pound say such a real witticism, which makes people have nothing to say. His legs pedaled on the bicycle, and his heart sent out a helpless ** over and over again, even if it was unlucky!

"Kill the sheep. ”

Watching his father push his bicycle out of the street, he turned around and said to his daughter-in-law Xinghua. Xinghua was sweeping the courtyard, raised her head, and said calmly: "You kill." ”

"You've got to help me hold down the leg of mutton. ”

"I don't dare, I'm afraid the knife will stain red. ”

"I won't be scared after watching it a few more times. ”

"I didn't dare to look at it, and I didn't want to see it. ”

"You look like a noble man from a high-ranking family. ”

Then he went out of the street and shouted in the alleys for the two village party members to help, and then he turned around, took out a goat from the sheep pen, and said to himself as he walked through the yard, that the thief is still a thief with a conscience! He tied the sheep to the trunk of a tree in the dirt yard outside the door, and then returned to get the knife. The scale shook the knife twice in the palm of his hand, and there was a kind of pleasure of showing off. This is a Tibetan knife, a real Tibetan knife, the blade is not long, the handle is not long, but it is a kind of practical and practical, the handle is riveted with copper nails, shiny, hanging on the wall or wearing on the belt is a very worthy handicraft, but it can cut the neck of both the sheep and the thick neck of the cow. It was given to him by his friend Tie Dan. Tie Dan worked in the Public Security Bureau, and confiscated countless long knives and short knives and daggers, and specially chose this most practical and exquisite knife for him.

When Xinghua went out to pour the soil, she happened to encounter the most tragic scene, a red blood light shot out from under the sheep's neck, she instinctively screamed, threw the dustpan with garbage, and covered her eyes with her hands. The two young men who helped hold the leg of mutton laughed when they saw this. Liang Yan heard the screams of his daughter-in-law, glanced at the apricot blossom who was standing in place and covering her eyes, and said to the two accomplices, look, we really seem to be the daughter who grew up in the courtyard of the senior cadres, in fact, her father and my father are both masters of digging in the soil.

The two hind legs are connected to the hind buttocks, which are naturally the best meat on a sheep, and they are packed into two solid snakeskin plastic bags, pierced, and hung on both sides of the bicycle back frame, and then handed over the remaining sheep ribs and water to Xinghua. Xinghua was just afraid of the blood gushing out when the white knife went in and the red knife came out, and when the live sheep turned into a pile of mutton, she was at ease. Xinghua said that it was really righteous to kill a sheep, send it to a friend on the back buttocks, and eat chops at home. The scales said, buddies are buddies.

As soon as he stepped out of the threshold of the street, he stepped on his bicycle and went to the city. This is a must-visit to friends around the 20th day of the lunar month every year. He has two friends, two friends he made when he was in junior high school. When the scales can be counted as talking in the family, they began to exchange gifts to two friends to give sheep hind legs. Every year when the Spring Festival is approaching, I kill the sheep and give two friends a piece of the sheep's hind buttocks. Although a cow was lost this year, the sheep are still there, and this agreed matter cannot be broken or interrupted, and it will be sent as such.

On a warm winter that I had never seen before, it had just rained in Sanjiuli. And this kind of silky drizzle is usually the scene of the Qingming season after the end of the ninth day. The wheat seedlings on both sides of the road seem to have not been stabbed in winter at all, and the green scenery is also like a sign of the beginning of spring. The weight was already hot, and the thought of meeting the good friend he hadn't seen for a long time made him feel a little uncontrollable excitement. Friends are really a kind of innocent relationship, and if it is inconvenient for parents and wives to say things they don't want to say, they can have no taboos or even be dissolute with their friends. He is not the kind of person who has a lot of friends, and the only two friends become more and more precious and even sacred. However, how to form friends with these two friends and why they have made friends so far, he has not seriously thought about it and is not quite accurate, in a class of more than 50 male and female classmates in middle school, how the three of them came together, it is really inexplicable, in fact, when it comes to personality and temper, the three of them happen to be three very different and almost stubborn temperaments. Is there a smell that cannot be seen or smelled that determines the distance between people? This smell can only be perceived by the body and mind? Therefore, it is decided whether it is to be rejected or absorbed? Anyway, when he is with them, he feels comfortable and close, and when he is separated, he misses it, and when he thinks about it, he feels overflowing with pleasure.

The city is so beautiful. If you don't go into the city for two or three months, you can see new and more peculiar landscapes. Every time he enters the city, there will be a novelty and the accompanying amazement, but there is never a sense of intimacy, just like seeing a young daughter-in-law coming in and out of another gatehouse, the more beautiful the more distance. It is said that the mayor of the city has a people-friendly phone, whose dog barks to disturb the rest, whose sewer is blocked, and the few street light bulbs in which lane are broken or do not shine for no reason, can directly dial the mayor's people-friendly phone, and problems and difficulties will generally be solved in a short time. But in the village where he is located and the countless villages around him, let alone the dog barking and disturbing people, even if the wolf eats the doll, no one will think of calling the mayor to the people. A fat cow that had been raised for a whole year was lost, and no matter whether it was his father, mother, Xinghua, or himself, who would have thought of making that people-friendly phone call? In the end, he was even exempted from calling the police to the police station. In fact, his village is still under the jurisdiction of the urban area, which is a bit more distinct to the feeling of the mayor of the city.

He walked down to a residential building. Tie Dan has a two-bedroom house on this newly built residential building. Tie Dan, who is also a rural child, has already had a place to live in the city, and he has taken root when he has taken root, and he is no longer a villager beyond the reach of the mayor. He knocked on the door. He wasn't used to pressing that doorbell button yet. The door opened, and the iron daughter-in-law opened the door, dressed in loose clothes and loose posture, suddenly showed surprise and enthusiasm, and let him into the dusty house.

"Leg of lamb. ”

The scales entered the door, holding the leg of mutton in his hand, and handed it to Tiedan's daughter-in-law. Tiedan's daughter-in-law smiled politely and caught the snakeskin plastic bag containing the leg of mutton, and said, "You can't forget to send this every year." ”

The scales walked to the small living room and asked, "Where is the iron egg?"

"I'm on a business trip. The daughter-in-law said, "Sit down." ”

"It's almost the New Year. The scales said, "Can I come back for the New Year?"

"I can't say exactly. ”

"Why can't you come back for the New Year?"

"Robbed the bank. The daughter-in-law said, "There was also an explosion." are the most urgent cases. ”

The scales took their leave. Not to mention that Tie Dan was not at home on a business trip this year, even if Tie Dan was at home in previous years, he put down the leg of mutton and pulled the iron egg to send another leg of mutton to Xiaowei. Tie Dan, the daughter-in-law who is a nurse, should be said to have no hint of any problem, the cleanliness of the person and the cleanliness and orderliness of this living room are integrated, you see her clean and refreshing will associate the order and harmony of everything in this room. Perhaps the harmony between the house and the hostess is so perfect that it is impossible to blame, but it also has an effect that cannot accommodate the guests, at least the guests. I really can't say innocently, I have come to this newly moved room more than once, and the temporary bungalow they lived in in the past, I feel the same way. It's not that the nurse treats people coldly, but the etiquette is polite and thoughtful, but the scales still feel that they can't stay. I always feel that I can't let go here, and my hands and feet seem to be wrapped in an invisible thread, and I feel even more uncomfortable being wrapped up. There is no way to change that. Tie Dan is a good friend, and the nurse's daughter-in-law is also a good person and a good daughter-in-law, but he can't stay in the house of these two good people.

"I'll send the leg of mutton to Xiaowei, and I'll go home when it's dark!"

The scales are already out of the city non-stop. The house where Xiaowei lived was two of a row of tiled-roofed bungalows near the factory wall. On the other side of the fence are old residential buildings built in the fifties and sixties, and the contrast with the new apartment houses in changing colors and colors makes one feel sorry for the once illustrious state-owned factory. The row of bungalows where Xiao Wei lives was originally a collective dormitory for the new single young workers in the factory, and he came to the factory when he first entered the collective dormitory here, and he lived there for more than one night, so he was too familiar. This was once the most vibrant corner, with hundreds of unconcerned young men and women gathered in this row of bungalows, and a strong and lively aura formed a huge aura, which was more vibrant than the family courtyard on the other side of the wall. He used to live with Xiaowei in a temporary four-person room, drinking beer, gossiping, and smoking. His real feelings and admiration for the life of the workers were induced at that time. Now, he rode his bicycle through the dilapidated gate of the factory, and the old man guarding the gate turned a blind eye and perhaps did not even have the confidence to ask. Come to think of it, there is no product here that needs to be kept secret, and there is no value worth destroying by saboteurs. Weighing stone riding through the huge factory area can't help but smack his tongue, once made his eyes warm and hot, has irretrievably declined, once here to experience a few beautiful nights of rural farmers scale, now found that he actually has some concern here, can't help but smack his lips, expressing implicit pain.

"Brother Scale—"

He heard Xiaowei call him. He rode until he jumped down at the door, and Xiaowei walked into the house holding hands.

"Give a leg of mutton every year!" said Xiaowei, "I won't say thank you." ”

"How's the New Year's goods going?" asked the scale.

"Hey, who is still doing New Year's goods!" Xiaowei said, "If a relative is here, go to the restaurant to have a meal and save trouble." This is how people in the city celebrate the New Year. ”

"There are no restaurants in the township. The scales said, "Yes, they are reluctant to be slaughtered." I am doing the province in my own house. ”

"Trouble!" said Xiao Wei, "people are afraid of trouble." ”

Chattering, Xiaowei's daughter-in-law brought the tea, not as big as before, but a little restrained and flickering words that were rare in the past. Liang Yan first suspected that Xiaowei was bullying his daughter-in-law again, and it was not easy to ask. Xiaowei was as always, with a high-spirited spirit and cheerful speech. I never saw him sorrowful, never saw him frown and scratch his head, never told people about hardship and cried poverty. If people in the city and in the countryside develop Xiaowei's cheerfulness, there will be no sad and sad faces in this world.

"Tie Dan is not on a business trip. Weighing said.

"I can't see it in the city. Xiaowei said, "The case can't be solved, but I'm busy." ”

"The factory looks completely out of order?" said the scale.

"Don't talk about the factory. Let's just talk about our business, our words. Xiaowei said, "Who is still talking about the factory now? No one has said anything about it for a long time." ”

"What about so many workers, what are they doing now?"

"If the chicken doesn't pee, there is always a way out. Xiaowei said, "Everyone has his own way of living." ”

"What are you doing now?" asked the scale, "is the income okay?"

"Everything. Do whatever you can make money. Xiao Wei said, "In the past few years, I worked as a security guard for a restaurant, but the work was not heavy, so I stood there like a terracotta army." But I watched those birdmen eat and drink with the public's money, and they wanted us to defend it, and their butts stopped doing it - out of sight and out of mind. ”

"Such a thriving factory has only been like this in a few years!"

"I'm not sorry for you. I don't even look at my factory, you always mention it. ”

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it. Weighing said.

"How have you been this year?" asked Xiaowei.

"Make-do. Weighing said. He didn't say anything about losing the cow, maybe just as Xiaowei didn't want to talk about the factory.

"Where's the baby?" asked the scale.

"I went to my uncle's house. Xiaowei said, then raised his voice and said to his daughter-in-law in the kitchen, "Sensei is cooking." Let's go out to eat with Brother Liang. ”

The scales immediately objected: "Eat freely at home." ”

When there was a slight controversy about not being able to get to the restaurant outside, someone was talking outside the door, and the footsteps were chaotic. Xiao Wei sat still, but squinted at the door panel with his eyes, as if he didn't care, and he couldn't tell if it was his own visitor, a kind of calm disdain, only the corner of his eye showed a look of attention.

It was his own door that he knocked, and the knocking sound was very cultivated.

Xiaowei immediately stood up, stepped to the door in two steps, and pulled the door open. Liang Tong saw four or five people standing at the door, and there was a middle-aged woman, who must be some kind of cadre doing women's work. It was the female cadre who spoke first: "It's going to be the Spring Festival, the leaders of the bureau have come to visit you, this is the director-"

The Director had reached out with a professional smile on his face. Xiao Wei ignored the outstretched hand of the director, and ignored the other three supervisors in various aspects introduced by the female cadre, but made an urgent and inexplicable explanation: "Ahhhhh I'm not in trouble, I've never been in trouble. Leaders have gone to the wrong door - for sure. Liang Yan looked at this scene, and was a little surprised, Xiao Wei never said that life was sad, but always high-spirited, if it really reached the point of needing relief to celebrate the New Year, it would be enough to make Liang Yan surprised and sad.

"That's right. It's you, Liang Xiaowei. Yes. The woman cadre said that the director of the bureau was then praised professionally or habitually, "The director is very concerned about the laid-off workers, and must personally visit them and send warmth to every ...... in need."

"That's right, the leaders are very concerned about the laid-off workers, and I absolutely believe it. Xiaowei explained even more happily, "The key is that we are not difficult! ”

A middle-aged male cadre said: "Comrade Xiaowei has a high consciousness, shares worries and solves problems for the country, and does not say difficulties when there are difficulties. ”

"No, no, no. Xiaowei was even more angry, "It's not a matter of consciousness, the key is that I'm not a difficult household." ”

After several controversies and concessions, the New Year's gifts were still left. The scales sat a little farther away, and they didn't need to speak, but they watched the whole process of this warmth campaign. He noticed that embarrassment or shadows had appeared on the faces of several people accompanying him, and only the gentle smile of the director remained on his faces. The scales saw the gifts clearly, a bag of rice marked with ten kilograms, a piece of pork wrapped in a red note showing joy, estimated to be two or three catties, and two hundred-yuan tickets that were taken out and packed in an envelope. Liang Yan just saw the female cadre take out the money from the envelope and send it to the director, and when the director gave it to Xiaowei, Xiaowei only cared about arguing that she did not belong to the difficult household. The director handed the money to the female cadre, who put it in an envelope and put it on the small round table. When Xiaowei's daughter-in-law sent the guests out, Xiaowei only stood on the threshold for a while. Liang Yan had already judged clearly in his heart that there was nothing wrong with Xiaowei being the master who needed help to celebrate the New Year. He knew Xiaowei too well. His grasp of Xiaowei's temperament and temper is even more accurate than that of himself. Xiaowei has been a masculine person since he was a child, and he suffered a loss when he fought with others when he was in school, and he also said that he "beat the beauty of the dog's day". He is willing to be said that he can do it but is not willing to say that he can't do it, and if he really can't do it, he will say that he will do it; he wants others to envy him for being rich and does not want others to express sincere pity, even if he really has no money, he will make a stiff and cheerful demeanor in front of anyone at any time. Today, accepting help in front of the scales is too embarrassing for Xiaowei. The only choice available to the scales was to downplay this matter, so he said to Xiao Wei, who was sitting on the simple sofa again: "It's better to pick up something than to drop something!"

"Haha! what a trick!" Xiao Wei said with a big grin, "They stole the factory and collapsed, and today you can bring gifts to send warmth-"

"Hey, what time did you say you first arrived at my house?" the scales diverted the subject.

"Do you know what this bunch is?" said Wei stubbornly back to the original topic. Xiaowei, who didn't talk about the factory when he entered the door, was a little reluctant to speak now, "That director Liu, or a model worker, in front of the director of this factory, set up a factory for himself outside, and all orders with large profits were transferred to his small factory for production." As for how many of the purchased materials from the factory were brought to his small factory, no one can say. The factory has been losing money year after year, but his small factory is becoming more and more prosperous. The workers sued, and the top checked, and the people were ready to check from the books, but only found out some trivial things, and gave a dismissal. People have long been fat, and they don't expect the few salaries they earn as factory directors, and the cars under their butts are more advanced than the governor's cars. Let's talk about the director who came today to send warmth, saying that he updated products, imported equipment, and borrowed tens of millions, but the product died before it left the factory. The conclusion is that the market changes mysteriously, and that's it. traveled around Europe, bought a 'dead Yanmar' for tens of millions, and was promoted from the director of the factory to the director of the competent bureau. The workers below commented that the director of the bureau was a step paved with a ticket. After all, the director of the bureau is still in a beautiful and beautiful manner, and he is smiling and sending us the 'warmth' of the New Year! What do you guess the current factory director is doing? The land is worth a lot of money now. When the director of the factory sold out the land, the factory was completely wiped out. With such a pole of goods raised by the state, can we small workers still rely on this bag of rice and a bunch of meat to celebrate the New Year? Haha! We live on our own. Life is still good. You let your younger siblings say, "How are we doing?"

"it!" the daughter-in-law responded happily in the kitchen.

"How crisp this sound!" Xiao Wei said happily, "Brother Liangtong is here, it's a good day for buddies to get together, and I just let something 'send warmth' mess up." Okay, okay, Brother Liang and the leg of mutton he sent are really warm. ”

Xiaowei's daughter-in-law had already brought out a few dishes and poured beer. Xiao Wei said to his daughter-in-law: "Let's send a leg of mutton first and send a cup of really warm Brother Weighing - it's dry!"

The bottom of the scale's heart was heavy, a little sour, and he still made a gesture of not caring and drank the wine. In order to get rid of the shadow in his heart, he took the initiative to challenge drinking, and it worked, and the tone was higher when he talked too much. Xiaowei has always been good at drinking, but the amount of alcohol is very shallow, and he started talking wildly after three or two clicks.