On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Chen Guo was still serving the state mourning.

Qian Jin and Bao'er have returned to Woniu Village to reunite with their mother, and the Swards family has also been invited.

Although Chen Lu stipulates that during the national funeral, it is forbidden to hold red and white ceremonies, and it is not allowed to watch operas and music, but the village generally works at sunrise and rests at sunset, and there is not so much attention to it. Moreover, Guanhai City is 108,000 miles away from the capital, and Chen Lu sometimes can't manage it so far.

In the kitchen, Jenny is learning how to cook with Wen. I saw that her left hand carefully pressed the tofu, and when her right hand was about to cut, she crushed the tofu because of the force of the press.

Wen was busy giving her a demonstration. A piece of tofu came into Wen's hand, and it became diced tofu after a while. Then she picked up another turnip, and in a few moments it turned into a bowl of thin shredded turnips. Jenny sighed in amazement.

At the front of the house, Boa and Emily are playing with fireworks. This game is usually only played by boys, but the two little girls have a lot of fun.

Shi Huade learned to write calligraphy with Qian Jin in the hall. He is used to using a quill pen, and when a brush reaches his hand, it feels like a loach, and he can't hold it steadily. Qian Jin had no choice but to teach him hand-in-hand.

There was still more than half an hour before noon, and Wen had already cut all the dishes, just waiting for them to be stewed, fried, fried, and fried. She came out of the stove room and said to Qian Jin: "Jin'er, you go to the village entrance again to see if your father has come back." ”

Qian Jin answered, and went out with a jacket.

On the road, the snow that had fallen a few days ago had frozen and creaked when stepping on it. This is the third snow of the year.

Qian Jin stood on the hill at the entrance of the village, stamping his feet to keep warm, and looking towards the road into the village. It stands to reason that Lao Qian has been out for almost three months, and he should come back after calculating the days.

After waiting for about half an hour, Qian Jin glanced at the entrance of the village, only to see a figure walking slowly in the distance, although it was not very real, but the walking posture was somewhat similar to that of Lao Qian.

When the man walked in, it was the old money who had been away from home for more than three months.

I saw that his whole person had lost weight, wrapped in a thick cotton jacket of dark color. His lips were a little chapped, and his face was full of beard, which made him look a little rougher. The boots on the feet are also long-barreled, and two straw ropes are wrapped around the boots for non-slip purposes.

This is the longest time Lao Qian has been out in more than ten years, and it is in this kind of heavy snowy weather. In the past, every time he went out, Lao Qian could always come back for reunion on some important days. As a man, there's nothing to fault about doing it to his extent.

The two brothers and sisters of Qian Jin were able to grow up safely, and the old Qian made great contributions. Even if the money is full of modern knowledge in his head, the future is limitless, and without old money, he may be reduced to the point of begging for food on the street or even starving to death before he has a chance to use it.

Thinking of this, Qian Jin greeted him and took a big cloth bag behind him, and said, "Dad, I'm finally back, everyone is waiting for you to have a reunion dinner." ”

Lao Qian grinned and said: "The road is closed by heavy snow, and the cars and horses can't go." I walked and stopped for a month and a half. After a pause, Old Qian Qi said, "Jin'er, what did you just call me?" ”

"Call you Daddy."

"Good boy, finally willing to call me Daddy."

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When she returned home, Bao'er saw her father coming back, and she was already shouting excitedly. Wen heard the movement, and also came out of the stove room, and was overjoyed when he saw that it was the father and son who came back.

Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Sward, Lao Qian made a standard hat off and bent over. Mr. and Mrs. Sward returned the favor.

Qian Jin smiled beside him: "Dad, your gift is really like that." ”

"Go aside. If you have time, you can learn more from Bao'er. ”

When he returned home, the first thing Lao Qian did was to take two buckets of hot water and take a bath. I've been on the road for a month, and I guess he won't have a chance to take a shower.

By the time the old money came out, the Wen family had already prepared a meal. After paying tribute to the ancestors, a room of people sits. At this time, Qian Jin said: "I have some good things for you to try today." ”

When the people saw that he was mysterious, they urged him to hurry up and take it out. Money enterprising out of a flask.

Old Qian asked, "What's in here?" ”

"Grain wine, ......"

When everyone heard this, they lost interest, there is only old money and good wine here. Qian Jin carefully poured a full cup, squeezed his eyes at Lao Qian, and said with a smile: "Dad, you taste it first." ”

Next to Wen's side, he heard Qian Jinguan and Lao Qian called Dad, and said in his heart, why did this baby change sex today? I used to talk badly, but this kid didn't listen. Today, no one persuaded me, so I called myself Dad.

Lao Qian took the wine glass and drank it all as usual, but he felt a line of fire go straight through his throat and stomach, choking him with spicy enough. After the spicy energy passed, I vaguely felt a warm current surging in my stomach.

"How?"

"Energetic...... What kind of wine is this? ”

"It's grain wine, but it's water." Qian Jin smiled.

During this period of cold weather, Qian Jin made a simple distillation device, and finally steamed two pots of liquor of about 50°. Because there is no special sealing equipment, the wine gas runs a lot. However, in this kind of weather, the body is much warmer after taking a sip of high wine.

Qian Jin is going to pour it for Sward again. Schward hurriedly said no, as an angel of the Lord, he could not drink. Jenny next to her didn't have so many scruples, and volunteered to drink a few glasses, and she was addicted.

When it was time for the New Year's dinner, Wen hurriedly asked, "Xianggong." How about my dad and brother? ”

"My father-in-law is still strong. He misses you very much, and asks me to take your mother back to Jiangxi for a while as soon as possible. After your brother has settled his mother-in-law's coffin, he is going to stay at home for three years. ”

Wen listened, and his eyes were a little red again.

Seeing this, Qian Jin asked, "Dad, is this way okay?" ”

"Don't mention it. During this time, the ice and snow in the north have become a disaster, and the carriages and horses have basically stopped leaving. When I came out of Jiangxi, some people's windows were already covered with snow. Luckily, I was able to follow the merchant all the way back. ”

"Didn't the government find a way to provide disaster relief?"

"The densely populated local government in the prefecture and county can still take care of it, but the remote villages probably can't take care of it."

Everyone sighed. After eating, Lao Qian took out a lot of food from the bag, which were all specialties of Jiangxi. Wen specially packed a bag and handed it to Emily, and stuffed some more for Bao'er.

Lao Qian handed Qian Jin two notebooks and said, "Jin'er, your grandfather heard that you like to copy calligraphy, so I asked me to bring two copies to you." ”

Qian Jin took a look, one was "Shu Su Ti", and the other was "Cold Food Post". So he was full of joy and asked, "Is this the real thing?" ”

Old Qian knocked him on the head and scolded with a smile: "You think too much." This is your grandfather's pride. After that, he took out another longevity lock and hung it around Bao'er's neck, and said, "Bao'er, this is given to you by your grandfather." ”

Bao'er gently stroked the longevity lock, imagining the appearance of the grandfather she had never met.

Next to her, Emily was full of frustration. Old Qian took out a few villain books from the cloth bag and handed them to Emily. Emily finally burst into tears and laughed, and pulled Bo'er to take a look.

After Wen's cleaned up, everyone chatted around a pot of fire, knocking on the newly harvested melon seeds this year, and burst into laughter from time to time.

Before you know it, night has fallen. One after another, some people in the village lit oil lamps, but those lights were very small compared to the coming night.

In the distance, there was a sparse sound of firecrackers from time to time. The first New Year after Emperor Renwu's accession to the throne is coming......