The twentieth month of the lunar calendar, the great cold, the last solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, the ancient text says, the one in the big cold, the upper form is in the small cold, so it is called the big, the reverse level of the cold, so it is called the big cold.

During this period of time, cold waves are frequent, and it is also the coldest time in winter, the weather is cold, the snow does not melt, the roads are difficult to pass, and even some areas in the south have reached a scene like the ice disaster in 08, of course, it only lasted for more than a week, and in the case of prevention, it still did not cause much damage.

The snow in this area of Chengguan Town is very heavy and steady, the goose feather snow is falling and falling, shopping malls, office buildings, and schools are covered with thick snow, because of the snow, the streets seem to be very empty, standing at the end of the academy community and looking at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School, there are almost no pedestrians, and the commercial shops are also tightly closed.

Because the streets of Guzhang Street, Yuexingling Street, and Lianyun Avenue are all residential areas, the vehicles entering and leaving the entrance of the community feel a little cold.

Fang's villa, the snow covers the entire lawn, the birch branches in the yard are covered with thick snow, a gust of wind blows, the branches that have been lowered will shake, and clusters of scattered snow fall down and fall to the ground, and only extremely subtle sounds can be heard.

The kitchen window is open, wafting out the heat and fragrance of Laba porridge, grandma is good at cooking Laba porridge, grains plus peanuts, mung beans, chestnuts, red dates, lotus seeds boiled into a pot of Laba porridge, the aroma is fragrant, you can smell it through the kitchen.

According to the previous traditional customs, as soon as the Great Cold Festival arrived, the people in the countryside began to be busy removing the old cloth and new, marinating bacon, preparing New Year's goods, tail tooth sacrifice, eating spring cakes, worshiping the land, sacrificing to the king of the stove, stuffing rice cakes, praying for the peace of the four seasons, and now the people in the city are not happy with this set, but for the Fang family with the older generation, these are always ancestral traditions, and it is not easy to discard, so the Fang family also got up early to work and did not rest until noon.

"You're all here to eat porridge!" Grandma took a large pot of laba porridge to the round wooden table in the dining room, poked her head out and called a few times, and found that grandpa was sleeping on the sofa, and the snoring did not wake him up, after all, this snowy weather is indeed suitable for sleeping.

Fang's mother is cleaning in the room, she can't stop, especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching, the house always has to be cleaned up to look comfortable, and she can't sit still if she doesn't wipe the room for a day, so the hygiene at home is basically taken care of by Fang's mother, and occasionally grandpa and Fang Ning brothers and sisters also help with hygiene, she carried a bucket of water and a mop out of the room, and shouted a few words to grandpa, "Dad, you call him to urge him to come back, he said that he went out to buy New Year's goods, went out in the morning, and he didn't come back when he was about to eat." ”

Grandpa still looked sleepy-eyed, and Fang's mother had to shake her head and carry a bucket into the bathroom to pour water.

Fang Wei lazily lay on the soft sofa, while looking at the electronics on the mobile phone, while humming a song, was called a few times by grandma, turned over and dropped the mobile phone, did not wear cotton slippers, and came over barefoot, as soon as he saw a large pot of laba porridge on the wooden table, his face suddenly pulled down, and said to grandma, "Grandma, you have been busy in the kitchen for so long and only cooked laba porridge? What about chili fried meat? What about chili scrambled eggs? And the rice is not cooked, only eating porridge is not used to eating." ”

Grandma said, "I made some food, but at that time I worshipped the gods of the stove king." ”

Then Fang's mother also heard Fang Wei's muttering, and said, "You kid knows how to be picky eaters!

"I eat, I eat. Fang Wei had no choice but to sit down on the chair.

Fang's mother asked again, "Where is your brother?"

Fang Wei thought for a while and said, "My brother seems to be brushing the test questions in the study, I'll call him!"

Fang's mother said, "Eat your laba porridge." After she finished speaking, she went to the study, pushed the door in, stood at the door and called a few times, "Son, I'll come back to do the topic later, eat first." ”

Fang Ning sorted out the notes made in the third semester of high school in the study, and sorted out some useful and focused wrong questions, so that they could be used to prepare for the second semester of next year's senior year.

After all, there are so many hard-working students, if you don't work hard, why are you better than others, just like Cheng Xi said at the beginning, it's not that the harder you work, the luckier you are, but the harder, the more capable you are of taking your destiny into the palm of your hand, so that you can be as invincible as if you were hanging.

At half past five o'clock in the afternoon, it was almost dark, Fang's father drove into the community, reversed the car into the garage, and called Fang Ning brothers and sisters to come down to move the New Year's goods, chicken, duck, fish, meat and eggs are the old three, shrimp shell seafood is the new main force on the table, and the New Year's goods for entertaining guests also have pistachios, macadamia nuts, peanuts, apples, pears, dragon fruit, etc., the candy and biscuits prepared for the children who come to visit the New Year also have chocolate, milk candy, marzipan, sesame crisp, soda crackers, cookies, preserved fruit and so on, and other tobacco and alcohol, firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, couplets, etc., are also piled up in the trunk of the car。

Fang's mother and grandmother complained in unison about why they bought so much, and it would be wasted if they couldn't finish it when the time came, of course, they said so, but they had a smile in their eyes, and they were obviously very happy.

Hehe, it's good to be lively, the New Year is supposed to cost money. Dad Fang said with a smile, not minding spending money lavishly.

Fang Wei and Fang Ning were busy moving things, most of the goods were stored in the warehouse on the first floor of the villa, and the warehouse of two or three hundred square meters was stacked with so many New Year's goods and it didn't look crowded, Fang Wei wiped his sweat and said to Fang Ning, "Brother, it will be the New Year in a few days, and there are still ten days before the New Year, why does this time pass so quickly? I didn't even pay attention to the fact that in a blink of an eye, you are going to take the college entrance examination." ”

Fang Ning touched her head and said with a smile, "Don't think too much, work hard." ”

"Hmm. Fang Wei could only nod.

The days passed tepidly, and there seemed to be no waves.

On the day of the New Year, relatives at home came one after another, and the door was full of people.

For this reason, the Fang family had to charter a restaurant in the Red Army Stove, set up ten tables of banquets, and entertained guests, so the relatives reunited, full of friends, pushing cups and changing lamps, full of excitement, after eating and drinking, they led a bunch of relatives to sit at home, so that they opened their eyes.

In the eyes of relatives, the magnificent villa is really magnificent, and it is a symbol of wealth.

Some people are red-eyed, Fang Ning is nouveau riche secretly disdainful, some people are envious, jealous and hateful and think that returning to their hometown is like this, and some people want to cling to find a relationship or borrow money, in short, they all have their own thoughts, basically they all want to rely on the big tree of the Fang family to enjoy the shade, not to mention making a fortune, even if they follow the mix, they should be able to eat a full stomach.

It's just that at the moment, no one has mentioned the matter of asking the Fang family for help, and everyone is busy with the New Year in six days.

The smell of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.

In 2013, it was too late to remember.

In the blink of an eye, 2014, it came.