The town is full of New Year's flavor, and everyone is full of joy.

The plum blossomed, the daffodils and begonias also bloomed, and the hyacinths swayed in the wind, shaking the fragrance of the flowers beyond the green tiles and red bricks, shaking the willow moss, and shaking the mountains and rivers of the town.

The water of the Baidian River is clear, reflecting the entire Yucong Snow Mountain on the surface of the water.

Li Yin'e hummed a little song and walked across the Baidian River, walked through Huaqiao Street, and walked into the alleys of Zhuluanrong Village.

It's only a year old, Zou Jinxi moved all the pots and pans out, washed and brushed at the door of his house, saw Li Yin'e carrying two bags of vegetables, and asked: "Aunt Li, why do you buy so many vegetables, there are guests at home?" ”

Li Yin'e said with a smile: "Xiao Xu and Rong Li will come back in the evening." ”

Zou Jin was surprised: "They came back for the New Year? ”

Li Yin'e laughed several crow's feet: "You called me in the morning and said that it would be seven o'clock in the evening... ”

Zou Jin smiled and said: "I thought I wouldn't come back if I went to a big city." ”

Li Yin'e was holding a duck in her hand, the duck quacked, and she laughed: "How come, our little Xu Ke is old." ”

After chatting a few more words, Li Yin'e said that the big bone broth was still boiling on the stove at home, so she went back first.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Wang Yuelan carried a fish to Rong Li's house, and when she saw that the door was open, she went over to take a look.

"How did the door open?" She pushed it away, went in and looked, "What are you doing, old lady?" ”

The old lady Qiuhua hugged the quilt in the yard: "It's a good day, I'll take the quilt out to dry." ”

In the yard, a rope was pulled for drying clothes with an electric wire, and she put the quilt on it, spread it out to dry, and dusted it.

Wang Yuelan said: "You are tossed at an age, and there is no one to live." ”

The old lady lost another tooth a few days ago, and said with a smile: "Rong Li will come back in the evening." ”

"He's coming back?" I thought I would never come back.

"Isn't this going back to the New Year?"

Wang Yuelan's son Wang Xiaochuan put his head into the door: "Grandma Qiuhua, will he come back after Guan Guan?" ”

The child doesn't hold grudges, although he has fought before, but Rong Guan is gone, and Rong Xiaochuan still misses him.

The toothless old lady looked kindly and said slowly, "Go back, go back." ”

Wang Yuelan snorted arrogantly: "It's only been a long time to come back, it's not easy to mix in a big city." ”

Wang Yuelan's mouth, if you don't force it, it will itch for a day.

After the coercion, she went back and got a piece of bacon and hung it on the door of Rong Li's house.

She is a person who holds grudges and gratitude, Rong Li saved her family Rong Xiaochuan, and she still remembers this.

"Laugh." The old lady shouted in the yard.

Liao Zhaodi promised at the door: "Hey." ”

She carried half a bucket of water into the courtyard of Rong Li's house.

The old lady went over to help her in fear: "You have a bad stomach, let me come." ”

Liao Zhaodi's belly is already pregnant, pregnant with twins, and her belly is much bigger than that of ordinary pregnant women.

Because of her pregnancy, she ate a lot, and her face was fatter than when she first came to Xiangyun Town: "It's okay, I didn't mention much water." ”

The old lady was worried about knocking the child: "I'll just come, you go outside to bask in the sun." ”

She rolled up her sleeves: "I'll finish wiping the table first." ”

The old lady couldn't persuade her, so she left it to her, and the two grandparents and grandchildren worked together to clean up in Rong Li's house.

There is a custom in Xiangyun Town, to remove the old and welcome the new after the New Year, to sweep away the dust on the ground, to brush off the cobwebs on the beams, and to hang the red lanterns in front of the door.

At six o'clock in the evening, Xu Tanxi and Rong Li had not yet gotten off the highway. It was almost dark, Rong Li couldn't see clearly, so he changed Xu Tanxi to drive.

Rong Li called Li Yin'e.

"Hey, Rong Li." People are old, and the voice of talking on the phone is very loud.

Rong Li said: "There is a traffic jam on the road, so you don't have to wait for us to eat. ”

"Stuck in traffic?" Li Yin'e asked, "Where are you now?" ”

"It's still on the highway."

"Can you get there at eight o'clock?"

"Not necessarily."

You have to cook later, Li Yin'e knew, and instructed in a loud voice: "Don't worry, you drive slowly, pay attention to safety on the road." ”

"Hmm."

The phone hung up, and Rongguanguan, who had slept all the way, woke up, because he had to wear a seat belt, he slept sitting, and a "doughnut" pillow was put around his neck.

"Brother."

He hadn't woken up yet, and he was a little dazed.

Rong Liying: "Huh? ”

He rubbed his eyes and looked out the window: "Have you arrived?" ”

"No, sleep a little longer."

"Oh."

He tilted his head and went back to sleep.

Xu Tanxi's mobile phone called, Rong Li helped her press the answer, it was Ms. Wen Zhaofang calling.

"Where are you?"

Xu Tanxi didn't answer: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Your dad asked me to ask, you can't come over for dinner at night."

Her tone was light, polite and indifferent: "No." ”

Wen Zhaofang didn't pretend to force it, her tone was very casual, and she said: "Just now I asked the driver to deliver New Year's goods to you, and he said that no one opened the door at your house, aren't you in Nancheng?" ”

"I'm outside." Xu Tanxi didn't say where it was.

Wen Zhaofang read: "Why are you still running out during the New Year." ”

After she finished speaking, she hung up, got up and went to the bathroom, pressed a string of numbers, and after connecting, she only said one sentence.

"You go and check, the person should be in Xiangyun Town."

With that, she went back to the hall.

The servant came out of the kitchen and said, "Madam, my husband just called and said that he would not be back in the evening." ”

They just moved to a new home last week, the address is still Hefeng Mansion, and the villa they live in now is much worse than before, but there are no good houses here, only second-hand villas left.

It's been a week since he moved to a new house, and Xu Bolin came back for one night.

Wen Zhaofang called over, and her tone was unhappy: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, you won't come back?" ”

Xu Bolin said on the phone: "Something. ”

Wen Zhaofang asked, "What's the matter?" ”

It was very perfunctory and impatient: "You don't understand business matters." ”

Xu Bolin hung up directly.

Xu Tanling came down from upstairs: "Dad, won't he come back?" ”

Wen Zhaofang replied absentmindedly.

Xu Tanling sat down and comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, my sister is not in the company after taking annual leave, Dad must worry a little more, he is busy with work." ”

"Busy with work?" Wen Zhaofang sneered, "Do you know when the last time he said he was busy with work?" ”

Xu Tanling was stunned by the question.

"It was twenty-four years ago." Wen Zhaofang's eyes suddenly turned cold, "As a result, I was busy with you." ”

Xu Tanling's eyes were red: "Mom......"

There are many stars at night in Xiangyun Town.

Xu Tanxi and Rong Li arrived in town at almost nine o'clock, and the car was still far away, and the headlights illuminated the familiar face.

It was Li Yin'e and Mrs. Qiuhua, the two of them stood on the side of the road, and when they came to a car, they looked at it once, and after seeing the familiar license plate, Li Yin'e was happy on her face, and waved her hand in the car: "Xiao Xu!" ”

I don't know how long the two of them waited in the cold wind, and their faces were blown red.