Sun Xiufang took a bite of the steamed bun, the door rang, Ruimin copied his hands, and the two big bags were full of home.

"Fourth, what time do you come back, the family is waiting for you to eat, what are you doing every day?" Shi Dayong didn't fight when he saw Rui Min's anger, you said that you are a young man, you don't help at all with your family work, and when you wipe your mouth after eating, you either lie on the bed and rest or disappear in a blink of an eye.

"It's time to eat, don't talk about him, it's not too late for him to come back." Sun Xiufang interrupted Shi Dayong's words and beckoned Ruimin to sit down: "Hurry up and eat, it's time to get cold in a while." ”

"Mother, you just get used to him." Shi Dayong muttered dissatisfiedly.

Ruimin washed his hands in the basin next to the door and sat down next to his mother: "Big brother, what am I doing at home every day if I don't go out?" ”

"Why do you still use people to talk about it? In your eyes, there is no life, if there is a life, everything is alive, you are at home, if you go out to work in the future, you will be angry with your leader! ”

Ruimin heard his eldest brother mention him to work, and he couldn't help but feel moved, could it be that there is a door to work? He retracted his hand that was about to take the steamed bun, and looked at Shi Dayong eagerly: "Big brother, when will I go to work?" ”

"What kind of work do you go to, your account hasn't been transferred out yet, where do you want to go to work?" Shi Dayong is worried about Ruimin's hukou, because of the fourth child's hukou, he promised others to plan himself.

"Oh." Ruimin picked up one of the biggest steamed buns, and it was a big mouthful, and the white flour buns were delicious, and everything was delicious, sweet and fragrant.

"Mother." Shi Dayong asked Sun Xiufang: "I went to the team today to ask about the transfer of the household registration to Ruimin, and they said that if Ruimin wants to move out of the household registration, he must first convert it to non-agriculture, is there anyone in our hometown who is an official who can help us with this?" ”

When Ruimin saw that his eldest brother mentioned his own business, he immediately became energetic, stopped eating, and pricked up his ears to listen attentively.

Sun Xiufang thought carefully and thought for a moment: "Your old Shi family has been counting up for three generations, and all generations have been extremely poor, so I have never heard of anyone with ability. ”

What can I do, who has to ask for this, I can't take this first step, and I can't do anything in the future, Shi Dayong frowned and was silent, holding chopsticks in his hand and picking pickles.

Ruimin also knows that this matter is difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it for me, he is not worried at all, he eats and drinks fragrantly, anyway, someone worries for him.

Shi Dayong went over the relatives and friends in his hometown in his mind, and he really didn't expect anyone to have the ability to help with this, he was a little frustrated, and looked at Wang Ying with a glimmer of hope: "Yingzi, is there anyone in your family who has the ability?" ”

"Yes." Wang Ying didn't think about it, and blurted out.

"Really!" This is a big surprise, Sun Xiufang's mother and son stopped eating, staring at Wang Ying with burning eyes.

Wang Ying took a small piece of steamed bun and dipped it in some vegetable soup, put it in An An's open mouth, and then said: "My eldest brother, but my eldest brother is in Hohhot, and the affairs of his hometown are probably not of much help." ”

The three of them were discouraged, as in-laws, they also knew that Wang Ying's eldest brother was a capable person.

Wang Ying's eldest brother is called Wang Shanfeng, when he was 14 years old, he was arrested by the Kuomintang, and then Wang Shanfeng found an opportunity to run away, ran to the ** party army to continue to be a soldier, after liberation, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was seriously injured on the battlefield, and after changing jobs, the state was assigned to Hohhot.

Shi Dayong didn't give up, and continued to ask Wang Ying: "Yingzi, think about it again, is there anyone else?" ”

Wang Ying scooped up a spoonful of white porridge and fed it to An An, and thought back to relatives and friends at home: "It seems that I heard my mother say that my father has a godbrother's son who works in the county food bureau, but I have to ask my father for details." ”

It's good to have someone, Shi Dayong thought for a while, and discussed with everyone: "Anyway, it's almost the New Year, and when the annual leave is over, let's go home, and ask my father-in-law when the time comes." ”

"Okay." Wang Ying smiled happily, she hadn't seen her father and mother for a long time, as the youngest child in the family, she had also grown up pampered by her parents since she was a child, so long, she also missed her father, besides, San'er hadn't seen her grandfather and grandmother.

Wang Ying's father is an old Chinese medicine doctor, when he was young, the family conditions were very good, and he was never wronged in eating, and then he met someone unladylike, contaminated with * cigarettes, and ruined the family property.

The old Chinese medicine doctor husband and wife raised six children, three sons and three daughters, they are old, the old couple and the two do not want to make trouble for their son, they live alone, during the day, the wife cooks, and the old Chinese medicine doctor sits to see a doctor. The old man's original words were that he was tired for a day, and he had to treat himself to this meal, and he couldn't settle for it. So dinner is generally cooked by the old man himself, the meal of two people is easy to make, people are old, the amount of food is small, and there is not much to eat, I want to eat dumplings, pinch a few dumplings, and stew a plate if I want to eat braised pork.

Shi Dayong considered going to his father-in-law's house for the New Year to give the old man a little something, and then thought that his hometown is using a big stove, a big iron pot to cook, the old couple to cook a meal is also very troublesome, there is a small stove in the supply and marketing cooperative, which is prepared for families with a small population, a small iron stove, with a small pot is also a small pot, a small wok, a small soup pot, look exquisite, the stove can also burn wood, charcoal can also be burned, when not in use, put it aside does not occupy space, Shi Dayong is ready to buy a set.

Shi Dayong also secretly brought something with him, which was a large tape recorder that he brought back when he returned to China, which should be regarded as a rare object, which can be used as both recording and listening to the radio.

When he returned to China, he brought back a lot of good things, such as bicycles with headlights, watches, etc., all of which were sold by his father, and later his friends who grew up saying to him: "Dayong, why do you listen to your father, what does your father ask you to do, and finally go abroad, don't you leave a souvenir?" Shi Dayong secretly hid the tape recorder.

Since you ask someone to do something, you must not be empty-handed, think about this is a good thing to get your hands on, although it has been bought back for two years, but the family cherishes it, there is not much time to listen to, the packaging boxes are good, the same as new, Shi Dayong secretly rejoiced, fortunately it was not sold at that time, otherwise I really don't know what to take.

The family arrived home on the afternoon of the twenty-eighth of the year, and on the twenty-eighth, according to the customs of the hometown, it was long overdue to prepare the things for the New Year. In previous years, when Shi Youtian was alive, he remembered what solar terms and what to do, and early, he would arrange all the preparations, buy what should be bought, do what should be done, and have the slightest good ritual, now that others are gone, the four sons who stayed in their hometown don't take the old customs seriously at all, they know that it should be the New Year, no one wants to worry about it, and they don't want to pay money out.

Shi Dayong originally thought that the family must be all lively and lively together, but he didn't want to open the courtyard door and see that the house was deserted.

Ruicheng family of three returned to Chunmiao's mother's house, the custom of the hometown is to marry the girl August 15 and the New Year's two festivals to give gifts to the parents, to repay the parents' nurturing grace, this can not be saved, it is not good to send less, the brothers and sisters of the mother's family are secretly compared to it, who sent less, this year in front of the brothers and sisters can not raise their heads.

Under the end of the year, people are generous, after cleaning, useless things are thrown away and do not feel distressed, Ruifu's business is good, he gets up every morning and goes to the city, and will go home in the evening when it is dark.

Ruisheng is idle or goes out to play cards, you don't look at the New Year, he is busy, the small card field he goes to can always make up enough people.

Ruiquan lay on the bed and looked sad, other people's homes were lively, and the sound of firecrackers rang out one after another, which was the anxious people sticking to the door. Dad is gone, and the family can't post red Spring Festival couplets for three years, which is as it should be, but it's wrong if there is no New Year's flavor at home.

He was young, and he didn't worry about what to do, in previous years, his father took them to prepare things and prepare to worship their ancestors, and he did what his father said he would do. Mother hurts him, and before he can confess the sugar melon or something, his mother has already secretly squeezed several pieces in his mouth.

This year, no one in the family wants to worry about it, as usual, what should I do, Ruiquan is very sad, he misses his father, he misses his mother, and he doesn't know if his mother will come back for the New Year?

"Huh? Where are the people? "The courtyard door is ajar, there should be someone at home, why haven't you seen a single figure? Shi Dayong stood in the courtyard and raised his voice and shouted: "Second, third, fifth, sixth, we are back." ”

Big brother's voice! Big Brother is back! Ruiquan heard it at once, he turned over and sat up, jumped out of bed and ran out, and promised as he ran: "Big brother, big brother, you are back." ”

Ruiquan jumped with joy, and he had already rushed out in three steps and two steps: "Mother, you are back." ”

Ruiquan ran to his mother's side first and took his mother's hand: "Mother, why did you come back, I want to kill you." ”

"It's back, it's back." Sun Xiufang patted the back of her youngest son's hand, her eyes were full of love, and she looked up and down: "Six, this is high again?" ”

"Is it high? I don't think so. Ruiquan touched his head and asked Dayong: "Big brother, do you see that I am tall?" ”

Shi Dayong looked at it and nodded: "Well, it looks like it's tall." ”

"Sixth, you hurry up and take the things back, we're all tired to death." Ruimin complained: "There is no food at home, no hunger, no boiling water, thirsty." ”

Don't look at Ruimin's laziness, he doesn't count as lazy, he doesn't look down on others without eyes.

"Yes, yes, let's go into the house and rest, I'll go pour water." Rui Quan saw Wang Ying holding a swaddling baby, and knew that this must be the nephew newly added to him by the eldest brother's family, he lifted the corner of the quilt, revealing a white and tender little face: "Sister-in-law, this is my nephew." ”

"What nephew? It's still a girl's piece. Before Wang Ying could answer, Sun Xiufang spoke with disgust and took the lead in responding.

"Oh." Didn't you say it was a boy before, why did you become a woman again? Both men and women are members of their family anyway.

An An is small, the weather is cold, Wang Ying is afraid that there will be children frozen on the road, and An An is wrapped like a big cotton ball, An An is already fat, Wang Ying put a big cotton hat on her again, and there is a fat face left in the nest, at this moment she is standing next to Wang Ying's legs, looking up at Ruiquan.

"An An, call Sixth Uncle." Wang Ying gently nudged An An.

"Sixth Uncle." An An is very well-behaved, and she has always shouted whatever her mother tells her to shout.

"An'an, sixth uncle hug." Ruiquan squatted down and hugged the big cotton ball into his arms: "Oh, An An, this is not light, how many catties." ”

When he arrived at the hall, he put everything down, pulled out a quilt, Wang Ying filled the sleeping thoughts into the quilt, asked Sun Xiufang to help take care of An An, and hurriedly washed his hands and cooked.

Sun Xiufang sat on the edge of the bed and helped think about tidying up the quilt: "Sixth son, what about your second brother." ”

"The second brother and the second sister-in-law took the children back to their parents' house to give gifts, the third brother goes out every day, I don't know what he did, the fifth brother may still be playing cards in the card field."

Shi Dayong's most annoying thing is not doing it properly, the person who squats in the card field every day, this old five, it seems that he has to find a chance to talk about him: "Go to play cards again, he is such a big person who knows how to play cards all day long?" ”

The card player also knew that he was hungry, and when he saw that it was time to eat, he had to go home to deal with it, and Ruisheng came back with a hay stick in his mouth and humming a little song.