The pier driving was also afraid that the two little guys would get out of the car and freeze, so they didn't dare to slow down and drove directly to the door of the house.

Zhou Yang was like telepathy, he had been waiting at the door to pick them up, and there were still Zhao Xiaosan'er and Zhao Xiaosi'er standing next to him.

As soon as the car door opened, Xiao Wang was the first to rush down, and Zhou Shiyi followed, shouting in a rough voice while running into the house, "What about my brother!" Does he like the name I gave? ”

Zhou Yang took a coat, covered Zhou Wanwan from his head to his feet, and instructed Zhou Chen, "Bring the girl into the house, and we will take the things." The wind is hard in the tunzi, she just came back and is not used to it, don't catch a cold. ”

Zhou Wanwan was already wearing a lot, but before getting out of the car, Shen Guodong added another layer to her, and when Zhou Yang covered her like this, she tied her arms like a penguin, and she couldn't come back.

Even Shen Guodong, who didn't think she had enough to wear, laughed, but he didn't dare to relax at all, and coaxed her with a smile, "Come into the house quickly, let you be the first to see Little Twelve!" ”

Zhou Wanwan was taken into the yard by Zhou Chen, Zhao Xiaosan'er smiled and rubbed the big scarf that wrapped her tightly to comfort her, "My mother made you a big cotton jacket, it's light and warm, and you don't have to wear it so thick when you go out." ”

Zhao Xiaosi'er called her brother around, and finally stuck to Zhou Wanwan and took her hand into the house.

Shen Guodong opened the trunk and moved the New Year's goods with Zhou Yang and Dunzi, and Zhao Xiaosan'er went over to help, judging from the back, he was already taller and stronger than Zhou Chen.

Hearing that they were back, Shi Liang and Shi Yun's other younger brother, Shi Lei, also came out, followed by Aunt Zhao, Aunt Baocheng and Shi Yu, a group of good neighbors and relatives.

Today is the third day of the birth of the twelve, and the custom here in Xiangyangtun is the day when the relatives of the grandmother's family come to "give milk".

The so-called "milk". It is the relatives who come with good things suitable for the mother to nourish the mother's body and make the milk more sufficient. Later, it evolved into bringing not only food, but also gifts for small babies. And many neighbors will also choose this day to come over to "get milk".

This is the first important day for the birth of a child in Xiangyangtun, and the number of people from the grandmother's family and the value of the gifts brought directly express the importance of the child and her daughter.

Today, Shi Yun's younger brothers and sisters are all out of the family, as well as uncles and aunts, adding up to more than 20 people. Zhou Yang invited Aunt Zhao and Aunt Baocheng to come over to help him entertain his relatives, and he was busy preparing to welcome his younger siblings home. It's really a lack of skills.

Zhou Wanwan entered the house to greet everyone, dispersed the cold air by the fire wall and warmed his hands, and hurried to see Shi Yun and Zhou Twelve.

Both Shi Yun and the child are very healthy. Seeing Zhou Wanwan, she hurriedly put the sleeping little twelve in her arms to show her, and the little guy who woke up after being disturbed didn't cry or make trouble, staring left and right with big black eyes.

Hold Zhou 12 in your arms. Zhou Wanwan couldn't take her eyes off immediately. Little Twelve looks too much like Zhou Chen.

Unlike Xiao Eleven, who combines the advantages of his parents and looks cute, although Xiao Eleven has only been born for three days, his silhouette and eyebrows are almost exactly the same as Zhou Chen's, delicate and elegant, and it is difficult to find the shadows of Zhou Yang and Shi Yun.

"I said this kid looks like an aunt! You see, it's exactly the same! "It's not that Aunt Baocheng can't see that Little Twelve is like Zhou Chen, but I'm afraid that saying it will make people think too much. I have always said that the little twelve are like Zhou Wanwan, who looks very similar to Zhou Chen.

Everyone began to discuss it with a big mouth, and planned another one for Shi Yun. It's better to be a girl, and it's better to be like an aunt.

Zhou Yang finished moving his things into the house, looked at Zhou Twelve who was yawning in Zhou Wanwan's arms, and asked his sister with a smile, "Does it look exactly like Xiao Er?" ”

Zhou Wanwan also laughed, and whispered to the eldest brother, "Just don't have the same temper as Zhou Xiaoer, otherwise we will be bullied by them and there will be no way out!" ”

Zhou Yang smiled, but disagreed with his sister's opinion, "At least you don't have to worry about it when you go out!" Zhou Shiyi showed the nature of the little bully at a young age, and the preschool children in the tunzi were bullied by him all over the place, and even in school, they could fight with the children in the lower grades, which made Zhou Yang and Shi Yun very worried.

Shi Yun was confined, and Shen Guodong didn't want to come in and stay longer, so he said hello and went out. Zhou Yang went out to show them the little twelve, the men sat in the living room and talked, and the women stayed in the house to accompany Shi Yun. For a while, the family laughed and was very lively.

There are also people in the tunzi who came to congratulate one after another, all brought gifts, or a basket of eggs, or a few feet of flower cloth, and even a clever daughter-in-law gave a good children's clothes, fine needlework, very attentive, and even many people who usually have no contact with each other have also come.

The brothers and sisters of the Zhou family saw too many people when they were young, and they were very cautious in interpersonal communication when they grew up.

When Zhou 11 was born, he didn't come to so many neighbors, and so many people will come today, because Zhou Yang set up a brick and tile factory in the team, which is very profitable.

Now the countryside is still under collective ownership, the production team has not been disbanded, and individuals are not allowed to set up factories, but after a series of reforms, the country has loosened a lot in many economic policies.

Although Zhou Yang's brick and tile factory is owned by the team in terms of ownership and profit, he is in charge of everything from the idea to the step by step construction, to the management and sales.

In the past, the Zhou family had a prosperous life, and it was just their family's business, under the premise that others could not get a little benefit, everyone's jealousy and sour words increased, and now Zhou Yang alone has created such a big profit for everyone in the team, and the whole team has begun to get close to their family.

Although Zhou Yang accepted everyone's kindness, he had already made preparations, and from the day the brick factory was built, he handed over the personnel and finance to the old captain, and he himself refused to interfere at all.

If you want to hire people, ask the old captain for it. As long as he can do a good job, he has no opinion on who the old captain sends; If you make money, you will give it to the old captain for distribution. He only made the account clear, and he didn't care whether the money was divided equally among everyone or as a collective reserve.

The old captain didn't understand Zhou Yang's concerns, and took the initiative to manage the two most controversial pieces well, he has accumulated authority for many years, and he is honest and never favoritism, so that some people in the team can't provoke trouble if they want to.

Zhou Yang dodged the trouble. It has brought huge benefits to the team, and its prestige has increased sharply, and almost everyone in the team has come to "milk" Xiao Twelve.

Zhou Yang accepted the gifts from everyone. He specially asked Zhou Chen to share the candy, pastries, and canned food brought back from the provincial capital to everyone, but he avoided talking about some people's desire to send their families to work in the brick and tile factory, "The old captain has the final say on whoever goes to work, and I listen to him." ”

Go to work in a brick factory. In addition to the dividends in the team, there is also a lot of salary. Every month is cash, which is almost the same as a city person for a farmer who has never had a chance to make cash, and of course everyone rushes to go.

Even Zhou Chunfa brought Zhou Chunliang over to find Zhou Yang, hoping to arrange for them to work in the brick factory.

Both of them wore torn cotton jackets with exposed black-gray old cotton, and their bodies were hunched and cowered, not daring to look at people.

Zhou Chunliang didn't sit either, squatted down against the wall, and didn't ask the newborn Zhou Twelve. Don't look at Zhou Chen's children, they are as indifferent as ever.

I just saw the snack in Zhou Shiyi's hand. Only then did he lower his head and muttered to himself, "You have a bad milk and mouth, and you haven't eaten such good dry food in the city...... You have to take care of the old man first, how can you be so used to children......"

Shen Guodong hugged Zhou Shiyi and left, if it weren't for Zhou Yang still having to live here, he couldn't do too much, he really wanted to take Zhou Chunliang out and bury him in the big snow shell!

Zhou Chen walked over without saying a word, took Zhou Chunliang's big cigarette pouch pot with a strong pungent smell of smoke and put it on the windowsill outside, "Don't smoke in the house, there are still children at home who are not full moon." ”

"You didn't pay much attention to it when you were kids." Zhou Chunliang was still muttering to himself, talking to himself without anyone looking.

"Our hearts are not so hard, but we can't let our children suffer like that!" If Zhou Chen hadn't been to accompany Zhou Yang, he would have left a long time ago.

Although he no longer cares about the Zhou family, every time he sees Zhou Chunliang wanting to pose as a father with them, even if he knows that he is an idiot, he can't help but make people angry.

Zhou Yang coldly but resolutely rejected them, did not give them any chance to entangle, and quickly sent them away.

The brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled, and no one said a word again. All the disappointments and sufferings were left behind by them, and now nothing can affect their lives anymore.

In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the family began to celebrate the New Year with joy. Zhou Wanwan took Zhou 11 to post couplets, hung red lanterns, and decorated the house, Shen Guodong ran back and forth to help, and he had to do coolies and protect them from falling and touching, and he was very busy.

Zhou Chen and Dunzi are preparing Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, Dunzi can't cook, but no one can compare to Zhou Chen's years of experience, when to do something, and the start is better than chef Shen Guodong.

Zhou Yang serves the confinement full-time, he and Shi Yun have no elders, and no matter how much others want to take care of them, they have their own affairs, since the eleventh day of the week, Shi Yun has been taken care of by him.

"For a whole month, he didn't let us two touch a drop of raw water." Shi Yun once mentioned to Shi Yu and his mother's family about the eleventh day of his birth, and his eyes were full of satisfaction and happiness.

After the afternoon reunion dinner, Zhou Chen reconciled the dumpling stuffing for Chinese New Year's Eve, the sky outside also darkened, looking at Zhou Wanwan and Zhou Eleven, who were wearing a coat and wrapping a scarf and looking at him, Zhou Chen didn't need to urge, he waved very happily, "Go, watch the ice lantern!" ”

Shen Guodong ran back to the room after dinner, and then Zhao Xiaosan'er and Zhao Xiaosi'er couldn't get out, so Dunzi called them twice before the three of them hurried out. Shen Guodong touched Zhou Wanwan's coat and scarf, and put a big mask on her before letting her go out.

This year, because of the income of the brick factory, the production team has confidence, and this year is very prosperous. A red lantern was hung at the gate of the yard of the production team, and dozens of ice lamps of all sizes were frozen on the threshing floor.

Almost all the people in the tunzi can come over to see the excitement, the adults laugh and laugh, the children run around between the ice lanterns with homemade small lanterns, and occasionally the naughty children suddenly light a small whip, the crackling sound is endless, Xiangyang Tunli has not been so lively for decades.

The country is undergoing tremendous changes, and the peasants who have been with the land all their lives do not have such a sense of the big picture, and they do not feel it strongly, but their lives are rapidly improving.

These are very concretely reflected in the big meat on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table, the new clothes on the children, and the smiles in everyone's eyes.

Thinking of Grandpa Shen, who may still be busy at this moment, and those who are like Grandpa Shen who have done their best for the smiles of thousands of ordinary people at the moment, and then look at the hustle and bustle in front of her, since her rebirth, Zhou Wanwan felt for the first time that she was no longer a bystander of life, and she was also a member of this laughter.

Grandpa Shen, who was far away in the capital, had just finished eating dumplings with the officers and soldiers of the grassroots troops, and went to a forum to sit for a while, and there was a thick pile of documents waiting for him on the desk in the study.

Back at the residence, although the old man's steps in getting out of the car were strong and his waist was straight, the white hair under the light made Uncle Zhang and several personal staff officers who followed him very uncomfortable.

Even the guard squad leader who was waiting for him to come back at the door felt something, and after saluting a solemn military salute, this young man who had been following Grandpa Shen was rarely able to take the initiative to talk to him, "Chief, today is the New Year, you can also take a rest, if you are at home, your grandchildren can still accompany you." I still remember that year, we had a New Year's party at the dry retreat......"

The guard squad leader didn't dare to say anything under Uncle Zhang's eyes, and only then did he realize how inappropriate his words were.

Grandpa Shen happily patted the guard squad leader on the shoulder, "You were still a little soldier who had just been transferred back then, and you became the guard squad leader for a while!" Then he instructed Uncle Xiao Zhang, "Add vegetables to the soldiers on duty today, and count me as inviting them to Chinese New Year's Eve." Divide our New Year's stuff and let everyone eat. ”

Then he sighed regretfully, "There are no children here this year, so we can't be lively!" ”

Grandpa Shen went to the study, and the guard squad leader who was in trouble said that he would not ask for the things distributed by Uncle Xiao Zhang, "Chief of Staff, I didn't mean that, I really didn't want to ask the chief for something, I just ......"

"Alright, the chief knows." Uncle Xiao Zhang comforted the guard squad leader, if he had a heart, it would be impossible for him to stand here now.

Uncle Zhang is not feeling good now. The chief didn't say anything, but he still wanted to celebrate the New Year with the two children in the family, but unfortunately he couldn't help himself.

The two people who were missed by Grandpa Shen didn't have the heart to think about him now, Shen Guodong had always been a little absent-minded, and with Zhou Wanwan's understanding of him for many years, he was nervous now. But what exactly was nervous, Zhou Wanwan was not sure, which made her nervous.

After looking at the ice lantern for a while, Shen Guodong didn't dare to let Zhou Wanwan stay outside anymore, it was cold and snowy, it was night again, and it would be bad if he caught a cold.

Zhou Yang handed over Zhou Shiyi, who didn't have enough fun and refused to go home, to Zhao Xiaosan'er and Zhao Xiaosi'er, and also went home with his younger brothers and sisters.

A few people slowly walked to the door of the house, and suddenly there was a bang in the sky, and a large firework exploded in the dark night sky, followed by a few more bangs, one after another huge fireworks bloomed, and the colorful dazzling light illuminated the eyes of several people.

The fireworks are getting more and more abundant, taking up almost half of the night sky. Shen Guodong took Zhou Wanwan's hand and tightened it, looking at her eyes that were even brighter in the light of the fireworks, the clarity and joy in those eyes made him stare at it for a long time, and he had completely ignored the fire tree silver flowers in the sky.

Shen Guodong cleared his throat nervously, tidied up his clothes, and knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Wanwan.

"Nannan, please marry me." (To be continued.) )