On Chinese New Year's Eve, according to custom, every household prays for blessings with chickens. Baixing Village is a big village, and the surname Li is the first surname in Baixing Village, so the people surnamed Li attach great importance to today's blessings - they can't let people with foreign surnames look flat.

Li Guoguang's family is a big family, six children, eight people, that guy, the family is almost one table. In terms of returning the gods and praying for blessings, Cai Yefen is more willing to spend money than Li Guoguang. In her opinion, the achievements of her sons are due to the blessing and protection of their ancestors.

It was lively and lively during the day, and at night there was a reunion dinner, which was the children's time, from junior high school to just going to school, firecrackers were put off, and the village was running and shouting and laughing, not to mention how happy. Li Zuming has undoubtedly become the head of the child, and the big and small ones all run behind his ass, because he has a lot of fireworks and firecrackers.

The eldest sister took the younger sister out for a spin and came back, and the younger sister was far from the age of setting off firecrackers.

Li Lu took a cigarette in his mouth, put on a military coat and walked out for a walk. Even all this in front of him is more attractive to him. His impression of the Spring Festival is probably that he was stuck in the streets, the lights were colorful, the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, and the surface brilliance was expressionless. In that future era, fireworks were wanted, the road would be turned into a parking lot, and people in the community would have a reunion dinner in their respective "matchboxes".

It's all so different.

It's just that Li Lu doesn't know much about what the Spring Festival is like in the place. Nine of the ten Spring Festivals were spent in the army barracks, and he and many others had a fight in the monotony of the life circle.

Li Jiahua walked over and took a few steps to catch up with Li Lu, "The third child." ”

"Second brother," Li Lu turned around and stopped.

The two walked side by side to the newly built basketball court, eight basketball courts connected side by side, and at the same time, it was also a large playground, which was very wide and flat, and it had already become the best place for children to set off fireworks. A group of little kids, wrapped in heavy cotton clothes, laughed and chased from side to the basketball court, each carrying a burlap bag full of fireworks.

Li Jiahua said with a smile, "The eldest brother paid for it, and Uncle Liu's commissary came back with a lot of fireworks, and every household could buy a bunch of them at a price of two cents." ”

"Oh? Uncle Liu's commissary has been set up? Li Lu was a little surprised.

Li Jiahua said, "It's been half a year, business is very good, and everything has to be sold." ”

"That's good." Li Lu suddenly smiled, "I don't know what happened to the eldest sister, what did Uncle Liu say?" ”

Shaking his head, Li Jiahua said, "There is still no news, it's been almost four years, and it's almost time to come back." ”

The two of them walked to the high ground on the edge of the threshing floor and stood still, looking at the fireworks that were constantly spraying up from the threshing floor, and the sound of cannons, sometimes large and sometimes small, short and sometimes continuous, gave Li Lu a sense of battlefield.

"The third child, after the Spring Festival, I plan to get married." Li Jiahua said suddenly.

Li Lu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Jiahua, "And Yu Xiaoman?" ”

"Yes." Li Jiahua nodded resolutely, "I think clearly, I'm going to marry her, just her." ”

Li Lu was silent, and said hesitantly, "Daddy and Mommy's ......"

"If you can understand, you can understand, if you can't understand......" Li Jiahua couldn't go on, he actually didn't have any way.

I'm afraid that's why he talked to Li Lu about this matter, he knows that his father and mother listen to the persuasion of the third child the most.

Li Lu said in a deep voice, "Second brother, since you have decided, I have nothing to say, I support it." Mom and Dad, I'll talk about it. However, you still have to discuss this matter with your eldest brother, and with his help and persuasion, the effect will be much better. ”

"Well, I'll talk to him later, and before that, I'd like to hear your opinion." Li Jiahua said.

Li Lu said with a slight sigh, "Actually, my opinion is very simple. If you recognize her, everything else is secondary. As long as you live happily and happily, I think that after a long time, my father and mother will accept it. ”

He paused and said, "I think that Yu Xiaoman's parents have more resistance. Her parents are very good, according to what they said before, their daughter, is not married, and she will not embarrass her own family or other people's families. In the final analysis, it is a matter of concept. ”

"I will definitely be able to convince them that I will fight this tough battle no matter what." Li Jiahua said very resolutely.

Li Lu said, "I support you. ”

With Li Lu's words, Li Jiahua let go of half of his heart. Everyone in the family knows that although Li Lu is only ranked third, many times, Li Lu's words are the most effective. However, Li Lu is not as optimistic as Li Jiahua, because he knows very well that under normal circumstances, it is not the turn of his peers to express their opinions.

It is true that Li Guoguang is a worker and peasant intellectual who has received higher education, and his concept in this regard is relatively open-minded, and he will not have the idea of "arranged marriage", but will uphold the concept of freedom of marriage and love in the new era. However, he will never be enlightened enough to accept a daughter-in-law with a "stain".

The most important thing is that in other matters, Li Lu's words usually play a decisive role, but in matters related to the succession of the lineage, Li Guoguang is likely not to let Li Lu intervene.

No matter what, Li Lu has to work hard to make this happen. Yu Xiaoman is a good woman, and he is also inclined to see his second brother and Yu Xiaoman come together to live.

The brothers stood there looking at the night sky, which was constantly decorated with fireworks, chatting all over the world, inevitably talking about work, and then the topic ran back, back to the eldest sister who had been missing for more than four years.

"It's been more than four years and five years." Li Lu said with emotion, "I was in a hurry back then, I didn't have time to understand the situation, and I don't know how she is now." ”

Li Jiahua said with a smile, "How old were you back then, fifteen or sixteen years old, you don't know anything, what do you know?" ”

The two fell into memories.

The year 1976 was a year of many disasters and hardships for the Chinese people, and it was a year of despair and heartbreak. When the Prime Minister died in January, heartbreaking voices were heard. In July, the First Marshal, the pillar of prestige of the army, died. In September, the sky fell. In October of that year, a lot of things happened that affected many people's lives. Specific to Baixing Village, the peaceful life of many families has been completely shattered this month.

Because of the geographical location, the upper-level information is seriously lagging behind, and when many areas usher in the removal of dark clouds, the last wave of dark clouds shrouded the dry port area.

Li Lu was taken away by his grandfather's old subordinates and sent to the army, Li Guoguang's family was sent to work on a farm, and Liu Xia's family, who migrated from Chongqing to this place in his grandfather's generation, was affected, and the 20-year-old Liu Xia was sent by his family to a ship abroad and has been missing since then......

"I inquired, her grandfather has been rehabilitated, but Uncle Liu can't contact her, I don't know if she can get the news from China." Li Jiahua sighed and said, "Sister Xia's grandfather turned out to be a high-ranking official of the Kuomintang, and there is a problem with the ingredients, maybe she will never dare to come back." ”

Li Lu shook his head and said, "People have begun to treat history correctly, no matter what, Sister Xia's generation is innocent." I can feel that she will definitely know the situation in the country and will definitely come home. ”

"I hope so."