But it didn't happen quickly.

It's the New Year.

Lin Xiao's family did not go home for the New Year, only an empty house was left at home, and all the things that could be used were left to her grandmother, and there was no place to sleep when she went back, so she simply spent the New Year in a rented house, and the tenants next door had already gone home for the New Year, and the people who came to work from other places also went home for the New Year.

Chen Li's family was the same, and they didn't go home for the New Year.

But Zhang Mingli is different, she celebrates the New Year at home.

During the New Year, I always have to visit relatives and friends, and I don't have time to come out, even if I am at Lin Xiao's house.

On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, watching the Spring Festival Gala around the black and white TV, as if as soon as the New Year was over, the shadow that their family had always shrouded was dispersed, and Zhao Zhongxiang Ni Ping and others on the TV were much younger, and the Spring Festival Gala at this time was not like the chicken ribs in everyone's eyes later, and everyone watched it with relish.

When it was close to midnight, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks was everywhere, and even if the window was closed, the cheerful New Year's ensemble could be heard.

Slowly fall asleep.

It seems that the past half a year is not bad, Lin Xiao, who woke up early in the morning, couldn't help but make a summary in his heart, on the morning of the first day of the new year, it was particularly quiet, and there was a faint sound of two or three small firecrackers, it must be a naughty child playing with firecrackers, the kind of small firecracker sound that can be "snapped" when thrown on the ground.

As soon as she moved, Lin Jie woke up.

"What are you doing so early?" Lin Jie didn't want to get up at all, the most comfortable thing in the winter vacation was to sleep at home until she woke up naturally, "I don't go out today, what are you doing so early?" ”

Zhao Xia cooked the dumplings in front of the stove, it was a salty dumpling, kneading the powder with her own hands, chopping the filling with her own hands, uncovering the lid of the pot, watching the dumplings float in the white hot soup, she picked up the bowls, each bowl contained five dumplings, and sprinkled green onions on the white dumplings, one green and two white, clear.

"Get up and eat gnocchi, eat and then go to sleep?" Zhao Xia put the bowls containing the dumplings on the table, "Get up, wash the noodles, wash the hands, and eat breakfast." ”

In addition to the soup dumplings on the table, there are leftovers from last night's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which is naturally more hearty than usual, compared to other people's chickens, ducks and fish, their family does not have such pomp, a total of only eight dishes, braised pig's trotters were eaten last night, braised big pomfret still has half noodles not eaten, fried bamboo shoots and dried meat and vegetables with vegetables are also left half, today's day's dishes do not need to be reprepared, the dishes can be eaten as soon as they are hot.

Lin Xiao got up without saying a word, he was already asleep, he couldn't sleep for a long time, he carefully sat up from the bed, put on a new sweater, and a pair of jeans, the jeans were like a big horn, and there was a whole row of buttons under the knees.

This is the New Year's clothes that Lin Xiao bought before, according to her current taste, she will definitely not buy such exaggerated pants, and now this kind of jeans with big trouser corners is really popular, it is rare for Zhao Xia to be willing to buy new clothes, or she saw these pants with sharp eyes, she pestered Zhao Xia to buy them without thinking.

A new pair of short boots on his feet, black color, not any leather, it looks very bright from the outside, not only Lin Xiao, Lin Jie also has such a pair of shoes, two sisters and a pair, the appearance is the same, the size of the shoes is the same, there is still a little hair in the shoes, I don't know what kind of hair, in short, it is still a little hot when I just put it in - later, there was no later.

Twenty-five pieces of a pair of stalls, can you point to what else is after.

This is also the shoes that Zhao Xia can buy for them within the scope of her ability, it is not that there are no good-looking shoes that are more expensive than this, there are many good-looking shoes and all kinds of more practical shoes, and there are hundreds or more than 100 shoes at every turn, which is enough for Zhao Xia to be speechless, and she is still reluctant to buy some expensive shoes with the money she has saved so hard.

She herself, she didn't buy any new clothes and new shoes, the so-called new shoes, but just a pair of cotton shoes to wear out, the weather is cold, many people are not wearing leather shoes, it is better to wear cotton shoes directly, so her behavior does not make people feel abrupt.

Lin Changfu wore a black suit today, the suit is not a popular style now, the pants are a little less obvious shrinkage, and a little wrinkled, there is no iron at home, sit at the table, and do not ask the two daughters to eat, just eat by yourself like an uncle.

His appetite has always been good, don't look at people thin, in fact, the person with the best appetite in the family is him, but what he eats is the same as if he didn't eat, people have always been as thin as a skinny skin, and people who don't know the inside story think that their family abused him.

As soon as he finished eating, he went out, shook his hands and went to the shopkeeper, the house was only a place for him to eat and sleep, plus a place where he could ask for and take at will, after he died outside, he would come back as soon as the limelight passed, and no matter how the family was embarrassed and humiliated, he still ate and drank as he should eat, and drink, as if the pain of their mother and daughter was not caused by him.

Not even a little guilty.

The money in the pillowcase last time was taken by him, Zhao Xia quarreled with him, he didn't say anything, he covered his head in the bed, no matter how Zhao Xia scolded him, he didn't say a word, his temperament seemed to be excellent, as if he was tolerating Zhao Xia's unreasonable trouble.

When Zhao Xia is past this strength, he will be alive and well.

Waiting for Lin Xiao to sit at the table, the soup ball is already a little cold enough to be in the mouth at once, every year is only the winter solstice, plus the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Xia has time to make a special soup ball, Lin Xiao and her sister Lin Jie both love to eat, just like eating any rare and delicious food, the soup ball is also wrapped in Zhao Xia is usually reluctant to buy winter bamboo shoots, the freshness of the bamboo shoots, and the chewiness, is indeed incomparable to other materials.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was very uneventful, and no one came to visit the New Year.

Lin Xiao has two aunts and one uncle, both of whom live in the town, and no one thought of coming to their house to pay New Year's greetings, and their family didn't think of going to the door to ask for suspicion, even their uncles and aunts' houses did not come to the door to pay New Year's greetings.

The first day of the new year is too dull, the second day of the new year is different, all of a sudden it is lively, the shops on both sides of the street are placed in front of the red and bright gift boxes, as well as all kinds of firecrackers and fireworks, these things that are dangerous goods in nature have not been specially set up to sell.

If you don't go home in the first year of junior high school, you must go back to your hometown in the second year of junior high school.

The custom is to worship the grave, get to the grave of Grandpa Lin to see, and burn some scriptures by the way.

There seem to be acquaintances on the dock, all of them are from the four villages on the island, like Lin Xiao, her parents naturally know each other all their lives, familiar or unfamiliar is another matter, seeing the four of their family walking on the dock, other people's eyes are looking over, but they are closely looking over, and there are very few people who greet Lin Changfu's family, unless they are acquaintances in the same village, they greet their family.

Lin Changfu's name is extremely loud, a gambler, his mouth can't listen, almost all of them are known to others Lin Changfu, Lin Changfu is very enthusiastic, he greets someone when he sees him, and he has something to say to someone when he sees him, and the voice is extremely loud, and he doesn't have a look at it, as if he really can't see that others disdain to talk to him.

Zhao Xia tugged at his sleeve, he was as enthusiastic as no one, and he couldn't stop him.

On the dock, there was a little wind, and it was a little frozen.

Lin Jie was afraid of the cold, so she shrunk into her clothes, and still tried her best to pretend to be not afraid of the cold.

Lin Xiao stood on the dock, as if he was not afraid of the cold at all, looking at the island opposite, which was originally the seat of the township government, and later withdrew the township and merged it into the town.

The ferry boat was half past eight in the morning, and it was already past nine o'clock when I arrived at the pier in my hometown.

There were quite a lot of people living in my hometown at this time, but there was no one in the village anymore.

From the wharf to their house, there is about a two-hundred-meter road, the house is a tile house, the same age as Lin Jie, it was Lin Xiao's grandmother who let the family help them build four tile houses, Lin Changfu two, Lin Changfu's two sisters occupy half of the rooms, Lin Changfu's younger brother Lin Changgui occupies one and a half rooms, as for the two elders, they live in the thatched house built next to Lin Changgui's house.

At this time, Lin Xiao's grandfather had passed away, the two aunts had married, and the four houses had become two for Lin Changfu and two for Lin Changgui, while her grandmother lived in Lin Changfu's house, and the two houses of Lin Changgui's family were locked all year round, and she never asked her grandmother to take a step.

However, today is different, Lin Changgui's family of four is celebrating the New Year at home, and the two of them also add two sons named Lin Changfu who are very envious, if it weren't for Lin Xiao's fear that he would say too much and make people feel that something was wrong, he would have sneered at Lin Changfu - relying on his nephews to raise, just your two nephews, they are all in prison, and they are still counting on them to support their old age, and what kind of person do you see!

Now she can only gloat in her heart, after all, it has not yet reached that time, - there are daffodils planted in front of the house, the daffodils are blooming just right, the green leaves are particularly energetic, even if they are facing the wind, they are not half wilted.

Grandma Lin was already standing in front of the door of the house and waiting, and saw the two granddaughters coming back from a distance, "Dajie, Ah Xiao—"

"Grandma, the year of Alabai is here."

This is what both sisters said.

"Come in, come in, it's cold outside," Grandma Lin smiled from ear to ear, her hand squeezed the hair scattered from behind her ears, and smiled so much that she showed two teeth, and the teeth were silver, "Bake it after sitting on the stove, and go up the mountain to see your grandfather-"