When Li Ge got off the bus, it was already more than six o'clock in the evening, and the days were short in winter, and the sky had begun to darken after six o'clock.

Fortunately, the road leading to Fenghezhuang has been paved with a cement road, and with the last ray of daylight, Li Ge took a long step and pulled two suitcases in the direction of Zhuangkou.

In the evening, the wind and village were already brightly lit, the smoke curled up, and the air was filled with the smell of food.

Li Ge took a deep breath, looked at the door close at hand, and suddenly had a feeling in his heart that he had finally arrived home.

In the hall of the Li family, the family was sitting around the stove lively, everyone was holding a bowl and chopsticks in their hands, and a pot was actually set up on the stove.

"Xiao Chen, where did you see this way of eating, it's weird and interesting." Li Weimao looked at the water in the pot and began to bubble, and asked curiously.

"I accidentally saw it on TV, and I thought it was very lively for the family to eat like this, so I asked my grandmother to get it once." Lin Zichen paid attention to the fire in the stove while looking at the water in the pot.

Next to the stove was a small table with plates of cut vegetables and a plate of fat and lean pork.

It was cold, and every house closed its door, and Li Gra went into the front yard with his luggage, and no one in the house noticed it.

The door was locked from the inside, and Li Ge had to reach out and knock on the door.

"Who? So late? Li Yuedi muttered in a low voice, put down the dishes and chopsticks and got up to open the door.

"Ah, Aag." Seeing the people outside the door, Li Yuedi was so happy that she was a little incoherent, "Ah Ge is back, Wei Ye, little sister, you two come out to help Ah Ge carry the luggage back to the house." ”

"Aag."

"Big brother."

When everyone saw that Li Ge was back, they all got up and rushed to Li Ge's side.

"Why don't you say a word when you come back, I'll ask your dad to pick you up in the county seat." Liang Xiaomei patted the dust on Li Ge's shoulder, and said distressedly.

"yes, I arrived home so late, and I definitely didn't eat at noon. Xiaoyan, go to the kitchen and get two bowls and chopsticks for Age. Li Yuedi looked up and down at her eldest grandson, who had not been home for a long time, and her eyes were full of kindness.

Lin Zixi finally squeezed in front of Li Ge and hugged Li Ge's thigh, "Big brother, you're finally back, Xiao Xi misses you." ”

Li Ge touched Lin Zixi's head and said with a smile: "Big brother also misses Xiaoxi." ”

When Lin Zichen heard this, he quipped: "Then the eldest brother doesn't want us?" ”

Li Ge smiled dumbly, "Yes, everyone thinks." ”

Seeing that his eldest grandson also came back, Li Bangguo was in a very good mood, "Okay, okay, sit down, the water is almost boiling." ”

Everyone sat around the stove, Li Ge looked at the pot on the stove and looked at Lin Zichen: "This must be your idea." ”

"Brother, you're so smart, you can guess it." Li Ji patted his brother's ass.

Li Ge disagreed, he still had a bold conjecture in his heart, but now is not the time to confirm it, "I've seen this, there is a small restaurant near the school that specializes in this, which is very popular, but the price is not cheap, only people with good family conditions will go to eat once in a while." ”

"Really?" Li Ji and the others looked at Li Ge curiously.

Li Ge nodded, "Well, this way of eating is called hot pot, which is a unique way of eating in Sichuan City, first boil a pot of soup stock, and then put all kinds of ingredients into the piping hot soup stock, you can eat it when it is cooked, it is very convenient, and the ingredients that cannot be eaten will not be wasted." ”

"Wow, we're not very good at that." Li Yu exclaimed.

Others thought the same way, but Li Ge looked at Lin Zichen with a dim and uncertain light.

Lin Zichen noticed Li Ge's gaze, looked up and smiled at Li Ge, picked up the chopsticks and began to put the ingredients into the hot soup.

Li Ge was stunned, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed that he would have such a conjecture in his heart.

The ingredients in the pot slowly overflowed with fragrance, Lin Zichen picked up the meat with chopsticks and put it into Li Ge's bowl first, "Big brother has worked hard all the way, eat more." ”

"Thank you, Xiao Chen." Li Ge lowered his head and tasted it, "Well, it's delicious, no wonder it's so popular." ”

"If you like to eat, eat more, look at you, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've lost a lot of weight." Li Yuedi also put a dish with chopsticks into Li Ge's bowl.

The care of his family made Li Ge's heart warm, "Grandma, I just look thinner, in fact, my body is much stronger than before, even if I work for a day, I don't feel tired." ”

When Li Yuedi heard this, she squinted her eyes and smiled, "It's good to be strong." ”

The family ate steaming hot pot, listened to Li Ge and Li Yu talk about what they saw and heard in the big city, and heard funny and laughing people, a happy scene.

After the meal, everyone sat on the chairs with their stomachs covered and did not want to move.

"Come on, come on, eat some oranges." Lin Zichen took out a plate of yellow oranges from the warehouse.

"If you don't eat, you can't eat anymore." Lin Zixi waved his hand.

"Who told you to eat so much, get up and move, or you won't have to sleep later." Li Weiyan pulled Lin Zixi up and asked Lin Zixi to take a turn in the house.

It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that everyone washed up and went back to their rooms to rest.

I didn't have a dream all night, and I slept until dawn.

Everyone in the family is together, and within a few days of the New Year, Li Yuedi came according to the old tradition, doing whatever she should do on any day, and everyone in the family was also busy, working together to prepare food for the New Year.

Looking forward to it, Chinese New Year's Eve finally arrived in everyone's waiting.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the people of Fenghezhuang still carried baskets to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors as in previous years.

"Li Ge, Li Yu, you little ones hurry up and come out, you're going to the ancestral hall soon." Li Bangguo shouted into the house.

"Eh, here we are." The boys of the family were all dressed and gathered in the front yard in good spirits.

Li Bangguo looked at the several grandsons with a neat look, and nodded with satisfaction, "Wei Ye, pick up the basket, let's go." ”

"Let's go, let's go to the ancestral hall!" Picking up the basket easily, the men went out together.

This year, the profitability of the manufacturing plant is not bad, and each household in Fenghezhuang has a lot of money, so the smile on everyone's face during the Chinese New Year this year is extremely bright.

The men of the Li family came to the ancestral hall, and Li Bangguo placed the sacrifices, lit the incense sticks, and Li Bangguo reported the situation of the year to the ancestors one by one.

"Ancestors of the Li family, today is Chinese New Year's Eve again, and the state has brought its children and grandchildren to worship you."

"This year, everything in the family is good, the harvest of the manufacturing plant is also good, everyone in the family is healthy, and the children are also very serious about studying."

Li Bangguo babbled about a qiē at home, and everyone else listened silently, and their hearts were also full of emotion.

After telling the big and small things of the past year, everyone bowed three times and put the incense in their hands in the incense burner.

"Wei Ye, Wei Mao, you come to toast." Li Bangguo stepped aside.

Li Weiye is the eldest son, and he first stepped forward to toast, and the others did it in turn.

After toasting one by one, burning the coins, and setting off firecrackers, the Li family packed up the offerings, walked out of the ancestral hall, and gave up the place to other family members.

"Let's go, let's go home and prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." Li Bangguo said with a happy expression.

"Let's go, go home." The others were also happy.

"Grandma, we're back!" Lin Zixi was the first to step into the house.

"Xiaoxi is back, when she comes back, go get her clothes and take a shower." Li Yuedi urged with a smile.

Although there are two bathing rooms in the house, there are many people, and after taking turns, the last person takes a bath, and the sun can set.

"Huh." Lin Zixi turned his steps and went back to the room to get his clothes.

"Xiao Chen, you should also go take a bath." Lin Qingxiang said to Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen nodded, went back to the room to get his clothes and went to another bathroom.

After nearly two hours of busyness, the whole family finally sat around and prepared for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Li Bangguo took the lead in raising a glass, "A year has passed, everyone has worked hard this year, come, all have a toast." ”

"Cheers!"

The sound of wine glasses clashing is pleasant and crisp, opening the curtain of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

This year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was particularly rich, with an extra plate of beef in addition to chicken, fish, and pork.

Li Yuedi asked everyone's opinions, and this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was mainly hot pot, so the amount of steamed dishes was not much.

Plates of ingredients were served, and the pot on the stove was replaced with a larger one.

The soup was already boiling, and everyone put the ingredients they wanted to eat into the pot, chatting and waiting for the ingredients to cook.

"I'm really happy this year." In the steam, Li Weiye ate delicious food and sighed.

"Yes, we've worked hard for a year, and it's worth it." Li Weimao feasted on the meat in the bowl.

Li Ge and Li Yu, who went to college, often went part-time on weekends, and they could fully understand that it was not easy to make money, so the two of them served food for everyone one after another, "Grandpa, grandma, you have worked hard this year." ”

Seeing this, Li Yuedi hurriedly stretched out her bowl, her eyes couldn't help but redden, "Eh, it's all hard, it's all hard." ”

Although Li Bangguo didn't say anything, he was also very relieved in his heart, "We all eat vegetables, we all eat vegetables, as long as our family works together, life will get better and better." ”

Everyone said yes again and again, and they didn't say some tears again, but only picked some happy things to say.

After the meal, the children happily received the red envelopes, and the adults also watched happily.

"Let's go, don't stay at home all the time this year, go to the neighbor's house." Li Bangguo leaned his hands behind his back and walked out of the house.

"Xiao Chen, you come with me to the village chief's house to pay New Year's greetings." Li Bangguo called Lin Zichen, who was roasting the fire in the corner.

Lin Zichen was stunned for a moment before getting up, "Eh, it's here." ”

Li Yuedi saw that her grandfather and grandson were empty-handed, so she hurriedly called Lin Zichen, "Eh, Xiaochen, wait, bring some oranges and glutinous rice dumplings to the village chief's family." ”

Thinking that it was really not etiquette to go to the door empty-handed for the New Year, Lin Zichen waited for Li Yuedi to prepare the things, and followed Li Bangguo to the Gu family.

When they arrived at Gu's house, Gu Sting and the others happened to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and they were sitting in the living room chatting, and they were very welcome when they saw Li Bangguo's grandfather and grandson coming.

Gu Sting gave up his position to Li Bangguo, "Uncle Li, Happy New Year, you sit." ”

"Eh, good new year, good new year!" Li Bangguo sat down happily.

Lin Zichen also sat down, and handed the oranges in his hand to Fang Yuping beside him, "Uncle and aunt, this is our home-grown oranges and glutinous rice dumplings, bring some over for you to taste." ”

Fang Yuping took it with a smile, and then took an orange and peeled it, "Really?" The two Mingxuan brothers kept telling me that your oranges are delicious, but I didn't expect them to be blessed now. ”

Lin Zichen was a little surprised when he heard this, and the two Gu Mingxuan brothers, who had never said much, actually had such a side, and immediately smiled and said, "Auntie, if you like to eat, eat more." ”

Fang Yuping rarely came to Fenghezhuang once, and because he didn't understand the dialect of Zhuang Shangren, he rarely went out, Lin Zichen's arrival made Fang Yuping feel like a little confidant, and chatted and chatted about it, but he didn't marry Jin Lan with Lin Zichen.

The Gu Mingxuan brothers, who were sitting diagonally opposite Lin Zichen, had been quietly paying attention to the dynamics of Lin Zichen and Fang Yuping.

Gu Mingze watched Lin Zichen talking with his mother, and there was an incomprehensible bitterness in his heart.

And Gu Mingxuan looked at this qiē indifferently with a smile from beginning to end.

As the protagonist of the attention, Lin Zichen didn't notice the two eyes with deep meanings at all, but listened to Fang Yuping tell her story with relish.

While chatting with Li Bangguo, Gu Siting smiled and watched his wife chatting with Lin Zichen, and the scene was very warm.

On this night, every house in Fenghezhuang was full of laughter, and the lights were lit in front of every house. I don't know whose ingenuity it was, but a hood made of red cloth was put on the outside of the incandescent lamp, and it suddenly became a simple lantern, and the others felt festive and followed suit.

As soon as the night darkened, at a glance, the whole wind and village were shrouded in fiery red lights, which was very festive. R1152