Li Yin'e was choked with flour and sneezed: "This table is aging, don't resist kicking, it's okay, it's safe, it's safe." She picked up the tray on the floor and dusted the flour off her hair and clothes, "Fourth, move that table out of the house." ”

Rong Bifu came out with a new table, and Liao Zhaodi and Rong Meili stood a little farther away, afraid that the flour on their bodies would stain the dumplings on the bamboo bed.

Xu Tanxi wiped Rong Guanguan's face and body with a handkerchief: "Sir, you come in with me." ”

Rong Li blew the flour on his hair and honestly followed him into the house.

Rong Guanguan felt that the way his brother followed him into the house was exactly the same as the way he confessed his mistake after the accident.

"Will my brother be scolded?"

Li Yin'e was sweeping the debris on the ground: "No, your sister Xu is reluctant to scold." ”

There was distress in those eyes.

Rong Ma was born in the upstairs room, and there was no one else in the hall.

Xu Tanxi stood closer and gently patted the flour off Rong Li's clothes: "Didn't you promise me not to kick things?" ”

He looked at her eyes, and his face was very obedient, honest and a little innocent: "I forgot." ”

Xu Tanxi was very soft-hearted, and couldn't bear to talk about him anymore, so he bent down and looked at his legs: "Does your leg hurt?" ”

"It doesn't hurt."

She tiptoed to wipe the flour off his face.

He obediently lowered his head, touched the corner of her lips, and then let her fiddle with it motionlessly.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was made by Xu Tanxi, made a table of dishes, and cooked dumplings, Rong Guanguan ate "sweet and sweet honey", Xu Tanxi ate "rolling wealth", Rong Li ate "early birth and noble son", and they all ate "health and longevity".

It was only eight o'clock, and many people set off fireworks outside the house.

Rong Guanguan's heart was swept away by the excitement outside, and he ate absent-mindedly, and frequently turned his head to look out: "Brother, when will our house set off fireworks?" ”

Rong Li frowned and ate the carrot that Xu Tanxi gave him: "Put it after eating." ”

Rong Guanguan hurriedly picked up the rice, stuffed a mouthful, emptied the bowl, and put down the chopsticks: "I'm done." ”

"Wait."

"Oh."

Rong Guanguan climbed down the table and went to the door to watch the fireworks in the sky.

Xu Tanxi ate and chewed slowly, and after the last one was finished, Rong Li waited for her to put down her chopsticks and got up to clean up the table.

Xu Tanxi said: "I'll clean it up, you take Guan Guan to the yard to set off fireworks." ”

"Let him wait."

Rong Li put away the bowl and went to the kitchen.

Xu Tanxi scooped the fire and added new carbon to the brazier.

Rong Guanguan watched other people's fireworks in the yard for a long time, and couldn't wait: "Is my brother okay?" ”

He was so anxious that he ran to the kitchen: "Everyone else's house is finished, brother, hurry up." ”

Rong Li finished washing the dishes and helped Xu Tanxi take the brazier out: "What is urging, dodge." ”

Rongguan retreated, far away from the brazier.

After Rong Li was done, he moved the fireworks out, and went to the kitchen to find a lighter: "I'm lighting the fire, you two stand farther away." ”

Xu Tanxi led Rong Guan Guan to stand behind.

The fire primer squeaked, and a cloud of smoke rushed into the sky, and with a bang, it exploded into thousands of flowers.

"Wow!"

Rong Guanguan's mouth and eyes were wide open, and he wanted to fly to the sky, pick a firework, and give it to Sister Xu.

"Sister Xu," he smiled into a flower, "Happy New Year." ”

Xu Tanxi squatted down and took out a red envelope: "Happy New Year to Guan Guan." ”

"Is it New Year's money?"

Xu Tanxi smiled and bowed his head.

Rong Guanguan happily answered: "Thank you, Sister Xu." He turned his head to look at Rong Li, "Brother, don't you give me New Year's money?" ”

Rong Li turned his back to the fireworks, and his eyes were still shining: "Your sister Xu has already given it, and she has given it to me." ”

Rong Guan Guan rushed at him: "Hmph." He smiled and asked Xu Tanxi, "Sister Xu, can I go out and play for a while?" ”

Xu Tanxi helped him put on his hat, and washed his head in fluorescent blue, which was cute: "Yes, but you can't run far, it's on the field outside." ”

"Good~"

When the fireworks were over, Rong Guanguan went to play outside the yard with a red envelope containing New Year's money.

Families are celebrating, fireworks stop and rest, children are laughing and laughing in the fields outside, and fireworks are burning in the backward but beautiful town.

Rong Li walked up to Xu Tanxi: "Didn't I have it?" ”

"Huh?"

He said: "New Year's money. ”

Xu Tanxi smiled and took out another red envelope: "Ah Li, Happy New Year." ”

He took it with a smile and opened it to see, "Why 779.9?" ”

"It means healthy and long-lasting."

knew that she would not pretend to be a number like 520 when she was thin-skinned.

Rong Li sent her three numbers on his mobile phone: "You have to memorize these three numbers." ”

It is not a domestic number.

Xu Tanxi asked, "Whose phone is this?" ”

It was the three people who helped him manage the secret account.

He thought for a moment and made an analogy: "A number similar to an ATM." ”

Xu Tanxi understood.

Fireworks are also being set off next door, evergreen vines climb from the other side of the wall to this side of the wall, the camellia flowers bloom for a long time, and the camellia in the yard of the old lady with autumn flowers is still blooming, blooming under the fireworks.

Rong Li also wore the same red sweater as Guan Guan, because Xu Tanxi said that he should dress more festively during the New Year.

"I ate an early birth today." He said it suddenly.

On the topic of children, Xu Tanxi blushes every time she talks about it: "Do you want to have children earlier?" ”

He said before that he wanted to ask for it later.

"I don't want to." He changed his tune again, "I think about it a little bit too." ”

If he can give birth to a daughter as gentle and lovely as Xu Tanxi, he thinks it's not bad, it's better not to be a boy, the boy is very skinny, and he still recognizes people on the shaker.

Xu Tanxi just wanted to say that he would follow him, but a phone call interrupted their conversation.

Rong Li answered: "Hey." ”

What was said over there.

Rong Li snorted: "I'll go over now." ”

He hung up the phone and said to Xu Tanxi: "There will be a meeting in the village later, at Aunt Li's house, and the fourth uncle asked me to go over and have two drinks with him first." ”

Rong Bifu has an addiction to alcohol, but Rong Masheng's alcohol consumption is too bad.

"Is it okay for you to be home alone?"

Xu Tanxi nodded, and went into the house to help him get the lamp: "It's dark outside, pay attention to safety." ”

"Hmm."

Rong Li went out with the lights on.

Xu Tanxi sat by the brazier, threading needles and threads, the wedding dress had been embroidered, and only the hijab and shoes remained. The TV is on, and the Spring Festival Gala is playing, and there is laughter and laughter on the TV, and the carbon fire occasionally stretches out, making a crackling sound.

Rong Guan played for a while and came back.

At around eleven o'clock, Rong Li had not returned.

Rong Guanguan sat on the sofa, his legs covered with a thick blanket, he was very dozing, his eyelids drooped: "Why hasn't my brother come back?" ”

"My brother is still in a meeting." Xu Tanxi put away the needle and embroidery, "Is Guan Guan trapped?" ”

He yawned: "I'm so sleepy, but I'm going to keep the New Year." ”

"I'll keep it, and if you're sleepy, go to sleep."

He held on for a moment, but couldn't hold it anymore: "Oh. ”

Xu Tanxi took him to his room to sleep.

He took off his clothes and shoes and drilled into the quilt, which was warm, and when he began to doze off, Sister Xu put the hand warmer bag in the quilt.

"Sister Xu, can I use the money in the red envelope to buy a toy gun tomorrow?"

Xu Tanxi tucked the quilt away: "Yes." ”

He pursed his lips and kissed her, "Love you." ”

Xu Tanxi smiled, said goodnight and turned off the light.

She sat in the hall for a while, and Li Yin'e called.

"Xiao Xu, have you slept?"

"Nope."

Li Yin'e said: "Rong Li just went out and went home, and I saw that he was walking unsteadily, as if he was a little drunk. ”

Xu Tanxi asked, "Did he drink a lot?" ”

"Before the meeting, I drank a round, and after the meeting, several big men got together and drank a few glasses, Rong Li drank honestly, poured as much as he drank, and he didn't speak one night, just drinking, it is estimated that he drank a lot."

"I'll pick him up."

When Li Yin'e hung up the phone, Xu Tanxi put on a coat and went out of the yard.

There is no moon on Chinese New Year's Eve, but every house is lit with lanterns, the alleys are bright, the wind is very soft, and there are occasional dogs barking.

Suddenly there was silence, and a stumbling shadow came from a distance, slowly crashing into Xu Tanxi's sight.

She looked up.

"Sir."

Rong Li, who was originally drooping his head, raised his head, then stopped leaving, and stood leisurely with the lamp: "Jiqi, are you here to pick me up?" ”

Xu Tanxi walked over.

"Well, I'm here to pick you up."

When you get closer, you can smell the faint aroma of wine.

Rong Li stretched out his hand to her: "You hold it." ”

She grabbed him: "Are you drunk?" ”

"Not drunk." His eyes were full of moisture, and the sides of his cheeks showed a thin layer of red, and he said, "I ate an early birth today." ”

Xu Tanxi smiled and nodded: "Let's go home." ”

"Oh."

He let her lead and walked a few steps: "I ate an early birth today." ”

Drunk.

When he gets drunk, he repeats one thing over and over again.

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Maybe I'm getting older, and the fireworks in my books are getting heavier.