Jiang Xuefang often goes in and out of Xiao Yuanhang, and has the key to the house in her hand, but she contacts Xiao Yuanhang every time she wants to go, she also knows that Xiao Yuanhang often has people living there, both afraid that Xiao Yuanhang is inconvenient, and afraid that their affairs will be bumped into by others, they are all connected and determined before doing things, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, she is not interesting to be at home alone, I wanted to call Xiao Yuanhang after I came back, but I didn't expect to meet him on the platform, so I hinted that Xiao Yuanhang would go to the city for the New Year, Seeing so many leaders at the station surrounding Xiao Yuanhang, I was afraid that others would see something, so after seeing Xiao Yuanhang's understanding, I left in a hurry.

Xiao Yuanhang led everyone to the passenger workshop to visit and condole, and everyone returned to the station office building together, at this time, the people arranged by the office had already hung up the firecrackers, and the fireworks were also placed on the platform.

Xiao Yuanhang looked at his watch, and at 9:50, he said, "Director Yang, you let everyone go into the house to warm up, and let's put it on time at 10 o'clock." ”

The station is put at 10 o'clock, and each workshop is put at about 11 o'clock, this time interval is just right, even if it is put at 9:50, everyone will say that it is put at more than 9 o'clock, obviously this is a bit early, some people will say that the station leader is in a hurry to go home for the New Year, and put the firecrackers early, Xiao Yuanhang feels that it is not bad for these 10 minutes.

Xiao Yuanhang's words were an order, and Yang Yi hurriedly beckoned the person who set off the firecrackers to warm up in the house for a while, and then come out to set off the firecrackers after a while. Xiao Yuanhang waited into the office building and found a random room on the first floor, everyone sat down to smoke a cigarette and chatted for a while, and it took 10 minutes to arrive in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Yuanhang saw that the time was up, beckoned everyone to come to the front of the office building together, and said to Yang Yiran, the director of the office: "Director Yang, it's 10 o'clock, let's start now!" ”

Yang Yi waved his hand to the person who was about to set off firecrackers over there and said, "Zhang Xiaolin, light the fire!" ”

Zhang Xiaolin, who had already prepared over there, took the lit cigarette and went under the hanging firecrackers. He lit the fuse of the firecracker with a cigarette butt and ran to the side. The firecrackers suddenly rang out in the sky. This year, Yang Yi bought 100,000 rings of 100,000 rings of a goodong, the small rings are all electric light cannons thick with chopsticks, and a goo dong is a thumb-thick hemp thunder, and the sound is very distinct.

At the same time, other people put up with their hands with the "two kicks", in order to prevent the "two kicks" from accidentally hurting their fingers, the people who put the "two kicks" are wearing cotton gloves, this year's "two kicks" Yang Yi is also the thickest and largest to buy, and the people who set off the fireworks wear cotton gloves to pinch the upper part of the "two kicks". The other hand lit the fuse underneath, and after the first sound went down, it flew high into the sky, and the second sound exploded in the air.

Fireworks are mostly colored beads and spit balls, this era did not have that kind of simple fireworks, fireworks need special barrels, non-professionals can not set off, therefore, although fireworks are not less bought. The effect of the fireworks is much worse.

After the firecrackers were set off, Xiao Yuanhang bowed to everyone about the early years, and then the deputy stationmaster in charge and the directors of each workshop returned to their own workshops, and Xiao Yuanhang sent Yang Yi and others home for the New Year. I got out of the station and drove back to my parents' house.

As soon as Xiao Yuanhang entered the house, his sister Xiao Dongmei stepped forward to take the bag in his hand and said excitedly: "Little brother, you are finally back." The dumplings have already been wrapped, just waiting for you to come back and cook the dumplings. ”

Xiao Yuanhang smiled and said, "Sister, I'm still in a hurry to go home." I'm on duty tonight, and I have to go back before midnight. He wanted to rush over to accompany Jiang Xuefang for the New Year before midnight, so he could only say that.

Xiao Dongmei said: "I know, your railway is this annoying, when it comes to the New Year's holiday, everyone else rests, but you have become the busiest, the dishes have been prepared, just wait for you to come back and cook dumplings, don't worry, I can't delay you." ”

Mother Bai Shuxian walked out of the big house and said to Xiao Yuanhang: "Son, you go into the house to watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while, and I will go and cook dumplings for you!" ”

Xiao Dongmei also followed Bai Shuxian and said, "Little brother, you go into the house to watch TV, and I will help my mother cook dumplings." ”

In the house, his father Xiao Qiliang and his brother-in-law sat on the sofa watching TV, and when they saw Xiao Yuanhang coming back, they hurriedly beckoned him to sit down and watch TV, and his brother-in-law had officially obtained the red-headed cadre order to guide the driver before the Spring Festival, and he knew in his heart that if there was no brother-in-law of him, he was still an ordinary train driver, and he couldn't even be the driver of the chartered group, and his wife rose all the way from an ordinary worker to the deputy secretary of the Youth League Municipal Committee, to Xiao Yuanhang more and more polite.

Xiao Yuanhang sat down and watched the Spring Festival Gala program, chatting with his father and brother-in-law, and after a short time, he heard Bai Shuxian in the kitchen shouting: "Son, the dumplings are almost out of the pot, you and your brother-in-law go and set off the firecrackers, and then we will eat." ”

At this time, the sound of firecrackers outside has been connected, although it is not the most concentrated time for each household, there are many people, in fact, after ten o'clock, some people began to set off firecrackers in the thirties of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the sound of firecrackers will continue until after midnight, and it is not too early to set off firecrackers at this time.

Xiao Yuanhang and his brother-in-law took the firecrackers downstairs to set off, and when they returned upstairs, the dumplings were already out of the pot, steaming on the table, and at the same time, the dishes that were hot in the pot were also served, and the family gathered around the dinner table, watching the Spring Festival Gala, while eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Under Xiao Yuanhang's suggestion, his father Xiao Qiliang opened a bottle of Moutai for 20 years, and each of the family of 5 people poured a glass, even his mother Bai Shuxian, who has never drunk liquor, let Xiao Yuanhang pour a glass after drinking a glass, and for her father Xiao Qiliang, she did not limit the amount of alcohol tonight, and after drinking two glasses of 7 yuan, she poured another glass for her wife.

Now Xiao Qiliang is satisfied, there is no loss of giving up the cadre status and retiring early, seeing that the family is thriving, promising, my heart is very happy, my son became the stationmaster of the marshalling station at the age of 24, the daughter is about to become the director of the Tiedong Street Office, and the wife is also from an ordinary custodian of the machinery factory is about to take the post of vice chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, and the son-in-law has also solved the cadre identity, a family of 5 people are all cadres, and the future of development is also very bright. So that he has nothing to regret in his life.

Xiao Yuanhang raised his glass and said with a smile: "Dad, Mom, sister, brother-in-law, I toast you with a glass of wine, I wish my father a healthier and healthier, I wish my mother will always be young and beautiful, I wish my sister and brother-in-law to rise step by step, a prosperous career, and a bright future, let's have a toast as a family!" (To be continued......)