As the old saying goes, entering Laba is the year. In the early years, traders who went out to survive would usually go home before Laba, in order to drink the bowl of thick and sweet Laba porridge and take a bite of the green Laba garlic pickled at home. In the words of the Chinese uncle on the tip of the tongue, this is called the taste of home.

Laba Liula couldn't catch up, but he could touch it in the young year. The 24th month of the southern month and the 23rd month of the northern month, regardless of the difference in days, there is one thing that is the same in the north and south, that is, the day of the small year, which is the day when all the Chinese people sacrifice the stove and clean up.

After returning from Liu La, Lao Liu's house began to become lively. Zhang lanterns are colorful, paste pairs of window flowers, know that it is the New Year, and those who don't know think that Lao Liu marries a second room.

Not only at home, but also in the restaurant, pots and pans, all the things that should be used, including the plaques and signs outside the door, have all been replaced with New Year's flavor. The West Wing Pavilion has rules, and unlike other hotels, from the Chinese New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the new year, the West Wing Pavilion is temporarily closed.

This rule is because Liu Yanghe was lazy when he was young, and his family was not short of money, so he simply did not open for the next few days, and closed on the 29th of the lunar month. Now I don't need Liu Yanghe to cook by himself, but the habit of so many years has been formed, if I change it suddenly, I'm afraid everyone will not be used to it.

At the end of the year, it is the time when relatives and friends move around most frequently, and the Lao Liu family is no exception. The neighborhood, the shopkeepers of several shops next to the West Wing Pavilion, and all kinds of distant relatives who don't usually meet each other, it's time to come to worship in the past two days.

The Chinese pay attention to the fact that there are contacts and contacts, and there are goings and returns. After people came to pay New Year's greetings, Liu La had to follow her parents the next day, carrying gifts, and also going to the door to pay respects. It's the so-called courtesy.

In addition to these necessary contacts, the Liu family also has another special group of friends, that is, their peers in the Beijing-Tianjin area. People respect the late old man Liu, and every New Year's Day, there will always be some people with a heart who carry or precious. Or a simple gift came to the door to worship.

Regardless of whether the family is good or bad, this is all big face, friendship, and face-raising things, and the old Liu family will definitely be treated as a guest, and good wine and tea will be entertained. But there's no way to pay back, maybe which master came from the northeast, and I took a special look, and the two of them couldn't chase Harbin with gifts......

In this hectic yet fun atmosphere. Soon, the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve arrived.

Early in the morning, Liu La was woken up by her mother, changed into the newly bought clothes she bought a year ago, and the family of three drove to her grandfather's house.

After the death of Old Man Liu, in the past few years, when it comes to the New Year's holiday, the family of three will return to Zhao Lijuan's mother's house.

Liu La's grandmother and grandfather are also in their seventies this year, but fortunately, their bodies are quite strong.

Grandpa was the former public security chief of a small town in the north. I have been retired for more than ten years. And grandma is the workshop director of the slaughterhouse, and the yard has long since closed down.

Both of them were veteran cadres before the founding of the People's Republic of China. When I was young, I was organized to give a package of marriage, and I lived a life of mutual respect, mutual respect and respect, and I gave birth to these children, and my life was quite happy.

The family has always been the master of the house. When I was young, my grandfather worked in the field all the year round, and when my grandmother got married. There was a mother-in-law who was paralyzed in bed at home, and this care lasted for 40 years, until finally the mother-in-law passed away peacefully.

Maybe that's the reason, grandpa always felt that he owed his wife a lot, and he let her for the rest of his life. Listen to her for everything.

Seeing the grandson come back, the two old people choked on coke, Liu La is the baby of the family, the younger generation of this family is born of girls, but Liu La is the only boy, so he is the most likable.

It's not that the two old men are patriarchal, but that whatever they do, it has to be "scarce and expensive".

The three of Liu La's family had already arrived quite early, but the uncle's family had arrived earlier than them, and when they entered the door, the uncle was cooking elbows, pig's trotters, chicken wings and other things that they were going to eat at night.

Seeing Liu Lai coming in, Zhao Ying hurriedly greeted him: "Yo, the busy man is here." It's been back for half a month, and I don't know if I've come to see us, you're really good, I loved you so much when I was blind. ”

"Busy, I'm not busy!" Liu La explained with a smile.

Grandma also helped Liu La speak, she glanced at Zhao Ying: "You give Xiao no conscience, your work is solved for you by your brother, how much does this help you?" As a result, during the Chinese New Year, you didn't say that you went to see people, and asked people to come to see you. Why are you so unreasonable now? ”

"Not really. Grandma was right. Liu La nodded.

"Hey, just go to him, and partner up to bully me." Zhao Ying was so angry that she rolled her eyes: "Usually I am by your side, this little bastard can't come twice a year, you can think about who kisses whom." ”

"All dear, dear, no one will be left behind." Hearing their conversation, Grandpa hurriedly came over to help and haha.

When a family is together, there will always be a lot of laughter, and at the same time, time will pass quickly. Talking and laughing, the time of the day passed in the blink of an eye, and it came to night.

According to the habits of northerners, if you celebrate the New Year, you must eat dumplings and hand them over at the time of the child. At this time, Liula's grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, and several women were sitting in the kitchen chatting and making dumplings. My father and uncle were in the kitchen and began to prepare a few dishes for the evening.

The whole family, just Liu La and Grandpa are idle, grandpa is because he has been an official all his life, he really can't do anything, and he has no habit of working. And Liu Ra is because the whole family spoils him and doesn't let him work, and Liu Ra is also holding back his own careful thoughts at this time, he has prepared a big surprise for the whole family, and is waiting for the surprise to appear.

Attentively, Liu La stared at the Spring Festival Gala on the TV screen. Today's Chinese New Year in Tianjin is limited to fireworks, and fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited in the urban area, so it is quiet outside, there is no crackling firecrackle in previous years, and it feels like there is a lot less New Year's flavor. The only fun is the Spring Festival Gala on the screen.

And the surprise that Liu La prepared for his family was also in the Spring Festival Gala, so he watched it very seriously.

With the passage of time, finally, at more than nine o'clock in the evening, the host on the screen slowly read out the line that Liu La had been waiting for for a long time - time is invisible, but it is real. Unconsciously, it completes our physique, oldens the faces of our parents, dilutes the frivolity of the years, and fills it with the calm and wisdom of the rings. The years go by year by year, looking back, where has our time gone?

"Hurry up, don't get it, there's a big deal, a big surprise!" The moment he heard this line, Liu got up from the sofa with a smile, and then ran into the kitchen, pushing several confused elders into the living room and sitting down...... (To be continued.) )