In the past few days near the end of the year, other families may be busy rushing to market and preparing New Year's goods, but Zhu Xiuchun and Wang Dejian are busy watching bicycles for people who are rushing to market and preparing New Year's goods.

It's been their way for years. Every year, as soon as I enter the wax moon, I run around to the set that turns around to see the bicycles. Alas, what a way! There is a saying in the countryside: people deserve to die than people, and goods should be thrown away.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, for this small farmhouse, the breath of the New Year has been lost, because for them there are neither relatives to leave nor relatives to come. Even if there are two old relatives and young relatives, most of them don't matter, how can a poor family have relatives! As the saying goes: no one asks about the poor living in the downtown area, and the rich live in the mountains and have distant relatives.

Therefore, at this juncture when visiting relatives and friends, this small farm yard is extremely deserted. After breakfast, Wang Dejian was idle, so he sat in the hall with a dustpan and a corn cob.

Zhicheng sat on the side and helped his father twist the grains. Zhu Xiuchun finished brushing the pot and feeding the livestock, so he sat on the pony and tied the soles of his son's shoes, stitch by stitch, which looked really difficult. Each needle should be pulled outward with pliers, otherwise it will not be pulled out.

At about ten o'clock, it seemed that someone outside called for the door, and the little black dog tied in the yard also barked. Zhu Xiuchun hurriedly put down the soles of his shoes and trotted out in response.

When I opened the courtyard door, I saw a very elegant girl standing outside the door, and a new motorcycle was pushing a new motorcycle by her side, which was a small bicycle with a big pedal. Zhu Xiuchun was stunned, where did their family come from such relatives! So she concluded that this man must have gone to the wrong door.

"Auntie, you don't know me anymore? I'm Xuelian, your 'wet' girl......" She took off her big fiery red helmet, shook her hair and said with a smile: "Auntie, take a good look, this time you know each other!" Xue Lian said and stroked her red little face with her hand.

"Oh my God." Zhu Xiuchun stepped forward and hugged Xuelian in amazement: "Aunt never dreamed that it would be you. ”

She was surprised and happy for a while, as if the queen mother had come to her door, and hurriedly opened the door with a smile on her face: "Come, Ni, come in, hurry up and ......" She shouted to her son in the hall: "Zhicheng, come out and see who is coming to our house." Oops! That's a ......."

Zhu Xiuchun didn't know what to say for a while, she was a little incoherent with joy, and wiped her tears with excitement, she didn't expect that the daughter of this high-ranking cadre would come all the way to see their whole family. She also brought so many old things in large bags, which really made her feel guilty.

Even if his mother didn't shout, Zhicheng heard Xuelian's silver bell-like laughter, Xuelian had told him that she was coming during the winter vacation years ago, and Zhicheng thought she was talking about fun, so he didn't take it seriously at all. Because on the fifth day of the first lunar month, that is, the school will start tomorrow, and the next year will be a total of three or four days, and the serious relatives of this powerful and powerful family may not be able to leave, how can they take care of their poor relatives who can't beat the eighty-two poles!

Zhicheng hurriedly put down the corn cob in his hand and ran out of the hall with emotion. Seeing that Xuelian had pushed the motorcycle into the yard, Zhicheng stepped forward in surprise and called the little sister, and hurriedly helped her stand the motorcycle in the yard, and couldn't wait to hug her as a cute girl and kiss the two of them......

"Brother, give it, take the ......" She handed him two boxes of high-grade bird's nest and two bottles of hardcover Wuliangye and a carton of imported milk on the big pedal, and then took out two large bags of various gifts from the trunk.

While talking to Xuelian, Zhu Xiuchun reprimanded the barking little half-big dog in the yard: "Get out, brother-in-law will scream at you again (rural people love to scold the housekeeper dog like this)......" said as he stepped forward and kicked the dog on the cheek, it seems that this little black dog who had been intimate with Xuelian didn't know Xuelian very well.

As soon as Wang Dejian, an old man from the hall, saw that the distinguished guests were coming, he hurriedly picked up the dustpan and sent the unfinished corn to the room, and also packed up the sewing basket with the soles of his wife's shoes. Then he also went out of the hall in a hurry, but he smiled crampedly and didn't know what to say when he looked at the foreign Snow Lotus. Just rubbing his hands on the surface of his legs, this is really a restrained and shy old man.

Xue Lian grinned and showed a mouth full of white teeth, and smiled at the old man and said, "Uncle, do you still know me?" Hee-hee, yo, my uncle is quite embarrassed. ”

The old man Zhu Xiuchun yelled at his wife and said, "You old thing is dumb!" Other people's daughters come to see us from afar, and you can't even say hello. She glanced at her husband, and smiled at Xuelian beside her: "Nier, don't be angry, your uncle is him!" Usually this is the virtue, not like to squeak. Don't take it to heart. Harnier......"

"Auntie, look at what you said, uncle, this is 'silence is better than sound at this time'. Giggle......"

Zhu Xiuchun also sneered and said, "Ouch, why is I so good at talking!" Come on, sit in the house. ”

"Hey, okay, uncle and aunt, you have a good New Year! I'm giving you a New Year's greeting. I wish you two elders good health and good mood in the new year...... "Xue Lian Chong's family congratulates the New Year.

Her warm greetings and blessings brought the breath of the year back to this deserted farmhouse courtyard. At the same time, it also moved the two old men to tears.

Although Wang Dejian is stupid, his legs and feet are very diligent, and he is busy making tea and pouring water.

"Uncle, you don't have to work, I'm not thirsty......"

The old man Zhu Xiuchun kindly pulled her hand and said, "Come, Nier, sit down and rest for a while...... Ah! My aunt never thought that you would come, and it would take you three or four days after the year. ”

Xue Lian smiled and said to the whole family: "Originally! I thought of coming here yesterday, but there are many relatives at home, and my third aunt also flew back from Shenzhen, so I didn't get out. School starts tomorrow, and if you don't come today, you won't have time, so I slipped out early in the morning...... "Xue Lian talked and laughed as if she was in her own home, and she was not shy at all.

"Girl, there's nothing to entertain you. Come, you ...... You can eat some melon seeds! The old man Wang Dejian slipped out all the two catties of melon seeds he weighed a year ago and put them in the corner of the table closest to Snow Lotus, he really couldn't take out anything else to eat.

"Hey, yes, uncle!" Xue Lian responded happily, and said with a mischievous smile: "Hmph, it's still my uncle who is good to me." You see, as soon as I come, I will bring me this and that. Her words made Wang Dejian blush, just knowing that she was grinning.

Xuelian stood up, stretched out her hand and touched a little Mazar, and said kindly, "Come, uncle, sit down and rest for a while!" It's been a busy time for you, uncle. As he spoke, he untied a gift bag, took out the hardcover walnut kernels he bought on the road, and enthusiastically distributed them to the family: "Uncle and aunt, give ...... I bought it at the supermarket, let's try it. By the way, there are two roast chickens in this bag! Let's have a snack in a moment. ”

Xue Lian took out all the contents of the convenience bag and put it on the table.

Zhu Xiuchun looked at so many gifts and didn't say, "Nier, why did you buy such old things!" Look at it, this ......" Zhu Xiuchun was extremely guilty, and she didn't know how to make up for this heavy favor.

I saw that the table was full of things, in addition to the Wuliangye milk bird's nest that her son had put on the ground just now, there were also four bags of middle-aged and elderly milk powder and four boxes of hardcover pastries that she had just taken out. Two bags of Xinjiang raisins, two roast chickens, and one braised elbow. The other bag at the table was bulging, and she didn't know what it contained, and she couldn't imagine how much it would cost. The new son-in-law doesn't necessarily take such a valuable thing when he sees the old mother-in-law. It seems that this girl is really generous.

"It's easy for me not to come here, it's a lot to get this little thing!" She ran her hand back at her hair, and tore open a bag of raisins to give to the family.

Zhu Xiuchun said with a smile: "What I took was all rare things, and my aunt ate it for the first time." She hugged Xuelian affectionately and said, "Ninier, it's not early, let Zhicheng talk to you!" Auntie go cook for you, Haniel. ”

Xue Lian nodded happily, then stepped forward and put her face on the old man and said, "Okay, aunt, I'll help you." ”

"No, no, you sit down and talk to Zhicheng......"

As soon as the diligent Wang Dejian heard his wife say that he wanted to cook, he hurried to the yard to carry water and firewood, ready to help his wife cook on the fire......

Xue Lian also walked out of the hall happily, looked at the little dog who barked at her, and the cat leaned down and said, "Little black dog, you don't know me anymore." We're old friends! As soon as she finished speaking, the dog stopped barking and stared at her. Then he wagged his tail and asked Zhicheng.

"Giggles, it seems that it still has an impression of me, maybe I can't remember it for a while, it was only a little bit at that time. It's like a little doll, and I don't remember much. ”

Zhicheng kicked the dog lightly and said, "Don't bark anymore, you don't know each other, this is the most honored guest of our family." Little sister, let's go, brother will take you outside to relax, and go see the wilderness in the countryside. In fact, Zhicheng wanted to take her outside for intimacy.

"Okay." Xue Lian smiled at him tacitly and went into the kitchen and said, "Auntie, you don't have to worry, just do it slowly, Brother Zhicheng and I will go outside, and you should go back to your parents' house as your own daughter!" We have what to eat. ”

"Hey, good...... Auntie! I just want to hear you, and I can't wait to cut off a piece of meat from my body and fry it for you to eat. The old man leaned back and smiled.

Xue Lian happily stepped forward and hugged the old man, then ran into the hall, took a roast chicken from the table and said, "Auntie, you can tear this chicken apart and put it on a plate and put it in the pot to heat it later." Don't kill any other chicks this time. ”

"Oops! Look at it, I've got to eat your roast chicken after a long time......" she smiled and looked cramped.

Xue Lian smiled at the old man and said, "What is yours and me, our family should not keep talking about foreign words." ”

"That's good! Just listen to me, I will do what I say. The old man smiled heartily.

"That's right, let's not go outside, a foreign way will show a difference, isn't it uncle? Giggle...... "Snow Lotus stared at the old man Wang Dejian, who was burning the fire.

The old man Wang Dejian also smiled kindly, and at the same time marveled at how his son had made such a good girl, who was both knowledgeable and approachable. If you change to another girl, even if you make a full banquet for others, they may not be willing to come to this poor family's house.

Both old men were deeply aware that this girl was not only smart and beautiful, but also very lively, cheerful, humorous and generous.