"Our college students are back!"

"The son of the third family, it's really like him when he was young."

"Xiao Hao, do you remember me? I've hugged you before. ”

“……”

Li Hao stepped into the courtyard gate and was surrounded by people, unable to withstand everyone's enthusiasm, plus they were all from the same village, he had to answer one by one, Li Xuefeng and Tang Qiuping also smiled and talked to acquaintances.

After standing outside for about ten minutes, Li Hao's fourth aunt walked out, saw Li Hao still in the courtyard, and pulled him into the hall: "When you come back, sit down, what are you doing in the sun there." ”

The fourth aunt is from Sichuan and Chongqing, with the unique tone of Sichuan and Chongqing people between the lines, and Li Hao's decent Sichuan dialect was learned from her.

In the hall, Li Hao's uncle, aunt, second aunt, fourth uncle and fourth aunt, as well as grandparents were all sitting, chatting there, there were cut red and clear watermelons on the table, and the floor fan on one side was squeaking and turning, trying to drive away the heat for the stuffy room.

"Xiao Hao is here."

The uncle said hello and pointed to the table: "It's hot, there is a watermelon on the table." ”

Li Hao was also not polite, he picked up a piece of watermelon and gnawed on it, and he didn't care if the juice dripped on his clothes.

Li Hao sat down, and several people's eyes were on him, but he didn't care, and said with a grin: "Uncle, what did you talk about just now?" ”

"Talk about you."

The fourth uncle said: "I usually look like a hanger, but I didn't expect it to be the first college student in our family for so many years. ”

Li Hao smiled and said, "Luck, luck, if you accidentally play well, you will be admitted." ”

"If you get in, you get in, what's the luck!"

The fourth uncle answered: "We have prepared a red envelope for you here, and the money will be used as pocket money after you go to college." ”

After speaking, several people took out a red envelope from their pockets and handed it over, Li Hao immediately waved his hand and refused: "Either or not, the red envelopes given by my parents will be confiscated, and I will still accept yours!" ”

"Must be collected!"

Li Hao was still refusing, and the old man, who had not spoken, said: "Xiao Hao, you just accept it, this is your uncle's intention." ”

The old man doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he has the highest right to speak in the family, and when he heard the old man speak, Li Hao had to take a red envelope casually and said: "Just one, you can get the meaning, don't have more!" ”

Seeing this, the fourth uncle also compromised, put away the red envelope and continued to chat with Li Hao, Li Hao may not have stayed with his relatives for a long time, and he forgot the time.

"The meal is ready! Let's eat! ”

Outside, someone shouted, and a few people stopped the topic and walked out.

There are not so many bells and whistles in the rural banquet, that is, a dozen tables are set up in the courtyard, and the meals are steamed and cooked in a large pot, which is simple but very flavorful.

There was a bottle of Sprite and Mirinda on each table, and some greedy children were holding disposable plastic cups in their hands, staring at the two drinks, and the naughty ones were already pestering the elders to ask for drinks, and were spanked by the impatient elders.

Li Hao's family sat at the main table, and the table was already full of meals, including pork feet, pork fried bamboo shoots, pork stewed sauerkraut, etc.

"It's all pork."

Li Hao took a look and found that all the dishes were made of pork.

"Your mother-in-law killed the pig that had been raised for more than a year today, why do you say it?"

Tang Qiuping stretched out her hand and hit Li Hao, who was about to pick up the vegetables, "The elders haven't started eating, what kind of dishes are you picking?" ”

Li Hao put down his chopsticks helplessly, poured a glass of Sprite, looked at the lively crowd outside without focus, and drank one bite at a time.

Uncle stood up, raised a glass of liquor, and said loudly: "Today, it is to celebrate that our family's Xiaohao was admitted to university, and our family will be considered a college student in the future." ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank, and the uncle waved his hand and continued: "You don't have to be polite, eat and drink well, what about the little baby, you want to learn from Brother Xiaohao, and you will have to take the university entrance examination in the future!" ”

After the uncle sat down, everyone finally moved their chopsticks, Li Hao was already hungry, so he picked up a piece of pig's feet and ate it.

"Pay attention to your appearance!"

Tang Qiuping patted Li Hao's back.

"Mom, it's all your own people, you don't care so much!"

"Hey, you're still me, sit up straight!"

"Good good ......"

Li Hao had an indifferent expression on his face, and looked at everyone and laughed.

Uncle poured a glass of liquor and asked, "Xiaohao, can you drink it?" ”

"Of course you can!"

Li Hao also poured a glass of wine and said to the uncle: "I wish the uncle good health and a long life!" ”

"How can you talk like that!"

Tang Qiuping slapped Li Hao again, and looked at Li Hao with some worry in his eyes, who had taken a sip of a glass of white wine.

After drinking a glass of liquor, Li Hao's throat and stomach were a little hot, but he was still used to it, and before he was reborn, he often went out with his friends to drink and eat supper, which was also a small wine barrel.

At the dinner table, the family was eating lively, and the elders sometimes told Li Hao, and sometimes called the juniors over to toast with Li Hao, telling them to learn from Li Hao.

Li Hao, who is ordinary in the class, has become the most glorious one in the family.

After eating, Li Hao picked a toothpick, squatted under the locust tree at the gate of the courtyard, looked at the small river not far away in a daze, the afternoon breeze was blowing on his face, with a trace of coolness, there was no heat and stuffiness in the city.

At this time, a boy who looked about the same age as Li Hao and a round girl walked by, and the girl was still holding a swaddling baby in her arms.

The boy glanced at Li Hao, was stunned for a long time, and said in surprise: "Mouse? ”

"Huh?"

Li Hao looked up and saw a tanned boy looking at him in surprise.

"You are?"

Li Hao felt that this person was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"I'm Zhang Huizhuo."

The man approached and slapped Li Hao on the shoulder: "Mouse, why are you back?" ”

Zhang Huizhuo......

The memories in the depths of his mind revived little by little, and Li Hao remembered that this was not a little friend who often climbed trees and caught fish with him when he was a child, and it was a relationship that stuck together every day at that time.

looked at the other party's face carefully, and sure enough, there was still the outline of the child, but the complexion was much darker.

"Today, I have a banquet at home, and I'll be back."

Li Hao pointed to the courtyard and said, there are still people eating and drinking inside.

Zhang Huizhuo glanced inside, nodded slightly, and then looked at Li Hao with a somewhat complicated face and said, "Mouse, you have been admitted to the university." ”

"Hmm."

Li Hao replied lightly.

"Well, the university is good."

Zhang Huizhuo squatted beside Li Hao, called the girl home first, was silent for a while, he took out a cigarette and handed one to Li Hao: "Do you smoke?" ”

"No, I don't smoke this."

Li Hao waved his hand and refused.

Zhang Huizhuo took out the lighter by himself, lit the cigarette with a snap, and took a puff, and the faint smoke came out of his nose.

"When will you start school?"

"On the fifth, it's next Saturday."

"Hmm."

Zhang Huizhuo nodded, did not speak, and continued to smoke a smoky cigarette.

Li Hao glanced at him and said, "What are you doing now?" ”

"I'm ......"

Zhang Huizhuo lowered his head and laughed, and said, "Help my parents raise silkworms, and go to the field when there is farm work." ”

"You're married?"

"Well, it was done last year."

Zhang Huizhuo's expression was a little helpless, and he shook his head and didn't say much.

Li Hao is not surprised by this situation, in the countryside, many boys who are the same age as him, or even younger, drop out of school early, either go to the city to work, or help the elders work at home, and then get married and have children early under their arrangement.

The two did not continue to talk, one smoking a cigarette and the other holding a toothpick.

After a while, Zhang Huizhuo put out the cigarette butt on the ground, got up and said, "Okay, mouse, I'm going back, I still have work to do this afternoon." ”

"Well, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye."

Under the blazing afternoon sun, Zhang Huizhuo's short figure faded away.

Li Hao looked at it for a while, stood up, and spit out the toothpick in his mouth.

"This fucking life."