Chapter 24: Chinese New Year's Eve
It's finally Chinese New Year's Eve, every family is lively, steaming rice cakes and hoarding firecrackers at home, and preparing the food needed for the New Year, but everyone who has a little money at home has set off firecrackers in advance, and those who have no money have also pasted the couplet early, of course, the couplet written by Lin Muchen has also been pasted.
"Yo, who wrote this? It looks pretty good! ”
Dad Lin: "Yo, who do I think this is?" It turned out to be the village chief! ”
Village Chief: "What's the matter, I can't come?" ”
Dad Lin: "Yes, of course, you are welcome at any time, come on, please come in." ”
Say a few things, Lin Muchen's father and his body invited the village chief in.
Dad Lin: "Child, the village chief is here, hurry up and pack up and receive you." That paw baby, you go and pour a glass of water for the village chief. ”
Village Chief: "Haha, don't be so polite, I'll stay for a while, I'll have to leave in a while, there are still a lot of things waiting for me in the future, no need to toss." ”
Dad Lin: "That, that's it!" ”
Village Chief: "I came here this time, I just want to say one thing, your baby has been back for a while, the school in the county has a guaranteed place, and you can be sent to the high school in the township in the second year of junior high school, as long as you have excellent grades, you can go to the juvenile class of high school, I think if I can register a name for your baby, I want to ask you as parents, whether you are willing to do it." ”
At this time, Lin Muchen's mother ran over.
Mother Lin: "What is there to be willing or not, as long as the village chief mentions it, we are all willing, knowing that the village chief is doing this for the good of my family." ”
Dad Lin: "Yes, yes, if my baby can enter the high school in the township, that's the best, if you can't get in, then go to junior high school, try it if you can, give it a name!" ”
Village Chief: "That, Lao Lin, then we are decided, I can report this name, your baby is very likely to become a college student in our mountain village, although it is not the only one, but it is also like a giant panda, precious!" ”
When Dad Lin heard this, his heart was full of joy, and no matter how complicated the expression on his face was, he couldn't hide the joy in his heart.
Village Chief: "Look at your happiness, rest assured, I will give your baby a good chance to fight for this escort, this is the county's competition, there is only one place in a school, there are only a few schools in the township, it would be good to be able to make up a class, that needs to be the best of the baby, I see that your baby is allowed, when the time comes, you will be a father, just wait for the fun!" ”
Dad Lin: "Middle, don't worry, the village chief, I will definitely appease my own baby, don't worry, the village chief, I promise to fight for our village's morale and face!" Dad Lin was so excited that he didn't know what to say, anyway, he was assuring the village chief, and he kept thinking about the picture of the baby's success.
Village Chief: "Zhong, then I'll rest assured, I have other things to do, so I won't stay longer, go back first and report your baby's affairs, Zhong, go away!" ”
Dad Lin: "In that, the village chief walks slowly!" ”
Lin Muchen's father sent the village chief out of the door, looking at the people's fading backs before turning back for a long time.
Lin Muchen's father returned to the house, "There is hope for our two children, there is hope to become college students, and they will be able to eat national food in the future, and they will not worry about food and clothing after becoming a teacher." ”
When Lin Muchen's mother heard this, she stood up suddenly. Said excitedly: "What did the village chief say? ”
Dad Lin: "Don't get excited, the village chief just said that our baby can enter the high school in the township after passing the academic performance, and attend the juvenile class in the high school of the township, and only one person can go to each school in the township. ”
Mother Lin: "Think about it, whether your baby wants to be a teacher or not is two different things, don't set your baby's life, we don't have a choice, our baby is not like us, he still has a choice." ”
Dad Lin: "I don't just think about it, what he wants to do in the future, we can't care about it, just think about good things." ”
The two parents were talking, and the voices became louder and louder, and at this time, Lin Muchen, who was in the back room, walked out.
Lin Muchen: "Mom, don't say it, I heard what the village chief said inside, the village chief and my father are also for my good, I think, I can get into whatever I can, it's good to sign up, don't care so much, what if you can't pass the exam?" ”
Dad Lin: "Baby, you have to be admitted no matter what, I can give the village chief a package ticket, you see how concerned the village chief is for you.........."
Lin Muchen looked up at his father and said.
Dad Lin: "Look at what I'm doing, it's useless to look at me, anyway, I must do well in the exam." ”
After Lin Muchen listened to what his father said, he didn't say anything, just nodded, and then turned around and went to the back room.
Mother Lin: "What are you doing?" Why are you persecuting children so much? Don't you know that our baby has never been to elementary school? This year, I have been taking courses for six years, and now my grades are still so good, you should be content! ”
Dad Lin: "I just want to remind him again, I think our baby can do it, he will do it." ”
Mother Lin: "Didn't you tell me that our baby only took a fourth place in the joint examination of the four schools?" This school gives such a place, if it doesn't work, what a shadow you have to cause to the baby, anyway, I don't agree with you forcing him so much. ”
Lin Muchen's father wanted to say something, but his mother held back with words.
Dad Lin: "Okay, okay, you say it." ”
Mother Lin: "Do you know how the baby in the west of our village is crazy?" In the past, he was very good at studying, and people said that this child was a prodigy, and in the future, he would be a teacher and eat national food. However, when I was admitted to college, I was driven crazy! ”
Lin Muchen was so confused by these words that he couldn't say anything. As far as the eye could see, an old black face was clubbing. didn't dare to speak, so he looked at Lin Muchen's mother blankly.
Mother Lin: "Look, look at what, don't hurry up and go to work, clean the house, for the New Year, if any relative comes and has nowhere to live, he can still settle in our house." ”
Dad Lin: "Medium, this year has been busy, and I won't let you stretch your .........waist when the New Year is approaching." ”
Mother Lin: "Don't talk that nonsense there, with this nonsense, the house would have been cleaned up a long time ago, why don't you hurry up and get it!"
"Why won't you see this work yourself, I have to find it for you, hurry up and go to work."
Lin Muchen's father was reluctant, and he left the house reluctantly.
I heard the house crackle for a while, and then it slowly fell silent.
Lin Muchen didn't dare to make any sound when he stayed in the house, he knew that his parents had started to quarrel again.
It's Chinese New Year's Eve, as the last day of the lunar calendar, today is particularly lively, firecrackers are set off, and steamed rice cakes are steamed.........
In an instant, the strong smell of the New Year broke out.
"Paw baby, come here, I got some cannonballs, let's go play together for a while, the big guys are all waiting for you, come quickly!"
Lin Muchen was at home and was called out by Li Chen.
Mother Lin: "Go, go, pay attention to safety, it's the New Year, I don't want anything to happen, play and play, if it's a dangerous thing, a dangerous place, you must not ........."
Li Chen: "Don't worry, we won't go to those dangerous places, there are a lot of us, and if nothing happens, you can let the claw baby go out to play with us!" ”
Mother Lin: "Zhong, you have to protect my family's claw baby, you are a big brother." ”
Li Chen: "It's okay, leave this to me!" ”
As soon as Lin Muchen came out, he saw a large number of dolls gathered at the door of his house, and as soon as Lin Muchen went out, he was lifted up by this group of dolls and carried to the persimmon tree at the entrance of the village.
The persimmon tree has not had a baby to play with it for a long time, and he has lost the leaves on his head.
The little babies flocked to the persimmon tree, and the persimmon tree saw this group of babies in the distance, which were its friends who used to get along day and night.
Li Chen: "Paw baby, do you remember that time you went up all at once, just this persimmon tree, right here, you see." Li Chen pointed vigorously at the relatively low thick branch.
Lin Muchen: "Of course I remember, I was the strongest at that time, not as weak as you!" ”
Li Chen: "We're different now, we've become stronger, I'll show you, I can flip it up at once, you look at it." ”
Li Chen: "You all come here, if I can't get up, you can still pick me up, so that I won't be hurt." ”
"Okay, we'll pick you up below."
With the support of his friends, Li Chen became more courageous, took off his thick cotton jacket and lay on the persimmon tree.
Lin Muchen: "You have to be careful, you told my mother, you have to protect me." ”
Li Chen: "Okay, don't keep that mother-in-law's, it's annoying!" ”
In the shouts of a group of children, you can really see Li Chen going up, maybe it is really cold from a high place, Li Chen took off the padded jacket seems to be proud: "Without me, what do I think you should do?" ”
Li Chen stood on it for a while, he didn't hit, he wanted to go down, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to go down, so he let the group of partners pick him up below.
But the crowd was afraid of him, so they just hid it and followed him. Li Chen was not very optimistic when he saw that the situation was not very optimistic, so he thought about jumping on top of that snowdrift, at least it wouldn't hurt too much.
Li Chen was just about to jump, but his left foot just slipped a little, and the whole person was planted in the snowdrift with his back to the ground.
"Woohaha, I'm fine, I'm finally down, don't you know how cold it is up there? Quick, my clothes, put them on, I'm about to catch a cold! Li Chen, who had just come down, trembled and shouted.
Lin Muchen: "Look at your bear-like!" ”
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The two of them stayed there all afternoon, some of the friends had already gone home, and some of them had gathered together, but the two of them were giggling there, as if they had never seen each other in their lives.
Finally it was Chinese New Year's Eve night, Lin Muchen played all afternoon, a little sleepy, and wanted to go to sleep, but he wanted to keep the New Year, so he had to wait for dinner and sit there and listen to the adults talking, and endure the sleepiness.........