Chapter 204: New Year's Greetings
That night, Xiao Yuan's father and son were both drunk.
When Xiao Yuan woke up the next day, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning, which was the first time he had slept at this time since he was taken by Jiang Hua to get up early and exercise in the morning.
This day is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, most of the families on the donkey market street have pasted the big red Spring Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year is already very strong, Xiao Yuan also pasted the Spring Festival bought yesterday to the doors of the house, and then set off a firecracker, in the deafening sound of firecrackers, the first Spring Festival after his rebirth is finally coming.
Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is eaten at Aunt Wang's house next door, Aunt Wang is about the same age as her father, is a slightly fat white woman, her husband died in the early years, there are no children around, usually open a clinic on Donkey Market Street, it has been many years, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, she will invite Xiao Yuan's father and son to her house for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Xiao Yuan's father and son are also used to her invitation, in the middle of the afternoon, they moved the fish and meat bought at home to Aunt Wang's house a lot, the three of them worked together to make a table of rich Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Then they sat happily together while watching TV, eating and chatting, if outsiders who don't know the situation see it, they will definitely think that they are a family of three.
Aunt Wang likes her father, Xiao Yuan discovered this very early, and sometimes he also feels that it is a beautiful thing for his father to become a family with this Aunt Wang, but for so many years, my father has been pretending to be confused and turning a blind eye to Aunt Wang's various overtures.
Xiao Yuan's father and son came home at about ten o'clock in the evening, and after returning home, Xiao Changtian went back to his room to sleep in the name of being tired, leaving Xiao Yuan alone to watch TV in the living room on the first floor, waiting for the firecrackers to be set off in the early hours of the morning, and then going to sleep.
The Spring Festival Gala was hot and lively, Xiao Yuan took off his shoes, made a blanket to cover his feet, shrunk on the sofa, and watched TV with melon seeds, which was also very comfortable.
Some of the old faces on TV will leave this world one after another in the future, which makes Xiao Yuan feel a little emotional, he can have a chance to be reborn, but I don't know if those artists who have passed away but now appear vividly on the TV screen and bring infinite joy to thousands of families have a chance to be reborn, and whether they are also living a happier life because of rebirth in another parallel time and space?
Xiao Yuan suddenly remembered two ancient poems, and thought that in the parallel time and space where he had passed away, his father must be very sad, how would he spend every year of losing his son? Xia Jiuying remembered that she once had a nerdy classmate named Xiao Yuan at some point in that parallel time and space.
What about Tang Sa, what about her, what about Tang Xinyu, as the eldest young master of the Tang family, he will definitely not stay in a high school in Nanzhou as an unappreciated high school computer teacher, so what will be his fate in that parallel time and space?
What is the fate of Gu Wolf and Jiang Hua? ……
For a while, Xiao Yuan thought a lot, but these questions were destined to have no answers.
"Alas-" In the end, all kinds of thoughts turned into a light sigh, Xiao Yuan retracted his thoughts, sat up from the sofa, it was almost twelve o'clock, there was already a faint sound of firecrackers outside the door, someone had already started to set off firecrackers in order to beg for the jackpot, and he also needed to make some preparations.
In previous years, my father was not particularly keen on setting off firecrackers, so the largest firecracker he bought was only a 5,000 ring, but this year he bought a 50,000 ring, a very large disc, Xiao Yuan moved the firecracker to the yard, and then unfolded it, and paved it in the yard.
"It's going to be loud for a while." Xiao Yuan looked at the red earth in the courtyard, and secretly spoke.
I went back to the room to see the time, and it was twelve o'clock in five minutes, and when I came out again, someone in the neighborhood had already started to set off firecrackers, so he also took a lighter and lit the cannon, such a long firecracker, it must be after twelve o'clock.
The crackling sound of firecrackers sounded in the yard, sparks splashed, colorful and gorgeous, Xiao Yuan blocked his ears with both hands, stood at the door of the room for a while, felt a little unbearable, and went back to the room, sat in the room for more than ten minutes, the door was still crackling like a non-stop, more than 20 minutes had passed, so he returned to the yard, the whole yard had been covered with a thick layer of red confetti, the smoke over the yard was steaming, and a pungent smell of sulfur came to his face, Xiao Yuan couldn't help coughing, and hid back in the room, waited for another ten minutes, and the firecrackers were finished.
Looking at the smoky yard, Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly, and said that such a long firecracker should be placed in an open place such as a square, and it is really a little inappropriate to put it in his own small yard, but looking at the red confetti all over the ground, it is full of festivity.
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The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Xiao Changtian took Xiao Yuan out to pay New Year's greetings to some elders in the neighborhood and went home.
After lunch, Xiao Yuan went to Nanzhou Railway Station to buy two train tickets for the next day, although it is now in the Spring Festival period, but it is still very easy to buy tickets for the second day of the Lunar New Year.
This year, my father wanted to go to my grandfather to pay New Year's greetings in person, but it was a little surprising and relieved for Xiao Yuan, because since his parents divorced, my father never went to his grandfather to pay New Year's greetings, and this year he actually offered to go to his grandfather to pay New Year's greetings, and the sun really came out of the west.
Early the next morning, Xiao Yuan and his son went out with a lot of gifts, saying that the father and son were carrying gifts, but it was actually inaccurate, it should be Xiao Yuan carrying gifts and following behind his father, and Xiao Changtian was only responsible for one thing, that is, walking in front of him, and when he met a neighbor, he stepped forward to say hello, and then continued to move forward.
On the way, Xiao Yuan's tired arms were sore, so he asked his father to help him carry something, but his father ruthlessly vetoed it, and gave a reason.
"You're eighteen years old, an adult, Dad pulled you up with a handful of and urine, do you want to mention something, do you still have an opinion?"
"No comment." Xiao Yuan gritted his teeth and said, not because he was angry with his father, but because there were too many things to mention, and it was too long, he had to grit his teeth to hold on, otherwise he would not be able to walk.
Therefore, the train station not far from their home was more important in Xiao Yuan's heart than the West Heaven in Tang Seng's heart, because when he arrived at the train station, he was able to take a rest.
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They arrived in Jiangzhou at noon, out of Jiangzhou Railway Station, grandfather sent a car to pick them up to Yangjiawan, after parking in front of his grandfather's house, Xiao Yuan wanted to pick up gifts again, but was dragged aside by his father, he took the gifts, and then became a follower himself, and followed him into the courtyard of his grandfather's house.
"Xiaoyuan, why don't you help your father carry some things, let him carry so many by himself." Grandpa saw that Xiao Changtian was carrying so many things in his two hands, and saw Xiao Yuan with his hands in his trouser pockets behind him, and followed easily, so he blamed.
"I ......"
Xiao Yuan rolled his eyes, his face was cold, but it turned out to be snowflakes floating in the sky.
"Does God think I've been wronged?"
Xiao Yuan immediately burst into tears and looked up to the sky and sighed.