Chapter 365: Returning Home for the New Year
Two days later is the Chinese New Year's Eve, the entire New Year, the Xihai bar only this day to rest, when the New Year's flavor is very strong, at least on Chinese New Year's Eve, no one will wander around, in the face of the empty bar, Xu Hui also had to go home, escape is not a way, no matter how difficult it is, Fu Jianping sat with him until ten o'clock in the morning, the two locked the door and left together.
"Good luck for the New Year!" Fu Jianping was not at ease.
"Good luck for the New Year 1994. Xu Hui pretended to be relaxed.
The two good brothers patted each other on the shoulder and parted at the intersection. Although there are few pedestrians in the streets and alleys, they are full of strong New Year's flavor, the sound of firecrackers everywhere, and the smell of fireworks mixed with the aroma of food, which makes people immediately think of the warm moment of family reunion.
The closer to noon, the more intense the sound of firecrackers, as in most parts of the north, on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve in Xiping City, the New Year is celebrated at noon and the New Year is celebrated at night, and the whole family, as long as they can rush back, must gather together for a reunion dinner.
At this time, Xu Hui counted the steps and walked on the street, his mood was very gloomy, and he was contradictory in his mind, he really wanted to go home, and he was afraid that he would have trouble with his father, and it would be too boring for the New Year, but if he didn't go back, such a special festival was really unreasonable, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to lift his legs and enter the house from now on.
After walking for nearly an hour, Xu Hui walked into the gate of the cultural compound, not far away Wei Zhendong's house was pasting Spring Festival couplets, just him and his wife, one stood on a small stool and smeared paste on the door frame, the other held a small basin and looked at it with his neck up, and there was a pair of Spring Festival couplets on his arm, it seems that the eldest and second of the Wei family have not come back this year.
Xu Hui didn't stop, his steps hurriedly walked through the front yard and went straight to the middle yard, and bumped into Hei Niu's father head-on.
"Uncle. Xu Hui shouted embarrassedly, the other party was wearing a black tweed coat, his face was gloomy and blue, and he was in a hurry, and he didn't even take a look at Xu Hui, like a strong wind with a strong breath blowing over, and he quickly walked away, and he didn't know what he was doing when he went out for the New Year.
Xu Hui naturally didn't know, after the black bull had an accident, his father became this style in the compound, walking like the wind, ignoring anyone, whoever mentioned the black bull in front of him was in a hurry, and everyone at that time had to save face, and it was naturally not a glorious thing for his son to squat in prison.
This is good, there are two families of dolls squatting in prison for the New Year in the middle courtyard all of a sudden, it turned out to be three, after Gu Yidao came out, there were only Zhao Ge and Hei Niu left, and the old Zhao Tou also couldn't raise his head, and he also walked like the wind, ignoring people.
Xu Hui was stunned for a while before sighing, this time in order to make Lao Jiu angry, the matter was not done, but the black bull was miserable, in the final analysis, it was too taken for granted, too crazy, he didn't use his brain to do things at all, he couldn't complain about others, he was ashamed of his panic.
From a distance, I saw that Tie Dan's family was also pasting Spring Festival couplets, Gu Yidao was taking a ruler to measure the height seriously, Tie Dan was holding a cigarette and copying his hand on the side, looking reluctant, Xu Hui is also afraid of meeting Gu Yidao now, if no one makes a move at the critical time that night, a few of them must have made a big fuss, Xu Hui at that time was very opinionated on Gu Yidao, but in the end, Lao Gu did not stand by, so he has been embarrassed.
A few days did not come back, Xu Hui found himself like a mouse crossing the street, although it was only a mental effect, but also very sad and embarrassed, fortunately the brothers stood with their backs to him, did not see him, at this time there happened to be a group of teenage little guys rushed from the front yard, everyone with firecrackers in their hands is 'fighting', the noise is very lively, taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Hui hurriedly came to the door of his yard in three or two steps.
At that time, my brother also played like this a few hours later, one after another was really fast, from these children, Xu Hui seemed to see the shadow of the brothers back then, but the troubles of growing up at that time, who could have such an experience now?
The courtyard door was hidden, and there was a voice from the courtyard, it was the father and mother, the voice was not loud, and it was not real, Xu Hui had to put his ear to the crack of the door, in order to listen to the content and grasp the initiative, but he didn't expect his right hand to touch the lock ring outside the door, and he also interrupted the conversation in the courtyard.
Parents looked at the courtyard door at the same time, but did not ask, but seemed to see at a glance the person standing outside the door, Xu Hui's heart was a little panicked, in fact, he was flustered since standing in front of the door, from the crack in the door, it can be seen that the mother was pulled by the father as soon as he took a step, but when he stepped again, his father's hand finally let go.
The courtyard door was opened, and she was greeted by her mother's anxious and uneasy face, she seemed to have cried, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes that had not been wiped clean, "Mom!" Xu Hui's throat was dry and about to smoke, and his panicked heart finally relaxed.
"It's back. The mother's tears burst out of her eyes, and she hurriedly covered her mouth and stretched out her hand to pull Xu Hui into the hospital, as if she was worried that if she let go, Xu Hui would run away again.
Xu Hui was also very sad, his whole state of mind was fragile, he wanted to admit his mistake and comfort his mother, but when he looked up, he was facing his father with a tense face and standing straight, Xu Hui's fragile heart just now suddenly became hard and resilient, and he looked directly at his father without fear, "Dad, I'm back." ”
The father didn't speak, but looked at Xu Hui with a somewhat complicated gaze, but the mother quickly broke the deadlock, dragged Xu Hui into the house, and hung the pestle-like father in the yard.
The temperature of the earth heater in the house is very high, and the aroma is full as soon as you enter the door, and the dining table in the living room is already full of freshly prepared dishes, and grandma and younger brother are making noodles in the kitchen, apparently preparing dumplings.
Xu Hui was quite surprised that his younger brother could stay at home in peace, usually during the Chinese New Year, this guy was crazy and could hardly see a human figure, grandma wiped his hands and greeted him, and his younger brother only gave him a grimace.
"Put on new clothes, for the New Year, you finally know that you are going home, and if you don't come back, your father and I will go to the police station to call the police." While nagging, her mother found the new clothes she bought for Xu Hui, and her hanging heart finally let go, and once the tense nerves were relaxed, she always seemed a little incoherent.