Chapter 52: Leaving Relatives
"In the past year, we have experienced disasters, setbacks, hardships and hardships, and in the new year, we will usher in a new life! Unite to resist the disaster......"
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Cheng and his family went to the county early in the morning to bring the chairman's New Year's greetings that had been recorded last night and sent to the whole country, and put them up in the village.
With this New Year's greeting, the villages with conditions (with stops) have begun to visit relatives.
Now when we talk about going to relatives, we are really going to ...... Relatives, all on two legs.
Of course, if there is a unicycle, a bicycle or something human-powered vehicle, and the driver is highly skilled, it may not rely on the legs. (No, it's also leg...... )
Lao Li Tou and his wife have not seen their daughter and grandson since the heavy snow and cold and the vehicle was suspended.
It's been a few months, and I'm not only missing, but also worried.
simply took advantage of this visit to relatives, and the old couple thought that there were many people on the road, so they made an appointment with a few who were also going to the county seat, and walked to their daughter's house together.
Take the eggs, meat, vegetables and fruits stored at home, wrap them tightly, and the group set off.
There was a white expanse everywhere, and at first you could still see the traces left by the forest caravan, and soon, a junction parted ways, and the group stepped on a snow field that no one had ever set foot on.
Originally, there was a wide road leading to the county seat, and both sides of the road were planted with trees for greening, and the road was full of cars and cars, which was considered prosperous.
Now, apart from the large turntable that was not burned, there is no sign to be seen.
A group of people walked on the road that was no longer a road, and every time they passed, they had to look back and take the big turntable as a reference to see if they had gone astray.
In this way, starting from the morning, all the way to stop and stop, usually half an hour bus can reach the place, until almost noon.
Because it was a snow field that no one had walked on, it was not slippery, and there was no one around, so except for the delay, the rest was safe.
After arriving at the county seat, several people separated and agreed to gather here at one o'clock in the afternoon and go home together.
Lao Li and his wife gathered the bag in their arms and walked on the road vigilantly.
Fortunately, the security in the county is fine, and it is daytime, and there are no people outside, let alone bad people.
arrived at the door of the girl's house safely.
"Knock knock!"
There was a knock on the door of Li Xiaoxue's house, and Zhou Li, who was at home on vacation, saw from the cat's eye that it was his father-in-law and mother-in-law standing outside, and hurriedly opened the door.
"Xiao Xue, our parents are here!"
Li Xiaoxue, who was in the house, heard it and hurried out.
"Dad, Mom, why are you here? The road is full of snow, how dangerous! ”
The old Li Tou couple didn't speak, they just laughed, and handed the bag in their arms to Li Xiaoxue while laughing.
"What is this?"
took the bag handed by his parents, opened it casually, and then quickly closed it.
"This ...... Where did this come from? ”
"It's still someone Xiaomu who got it, I don't want to, you don't have anything, it's the New Year, you can't still eat sweet potatoes."
Li Xiaoxue wanted to cry a little, she always relied on her parents from time to time for the past six months, and it was supposed to be her daughter who went home to see her parents during the New Year, but it turned out that her old parents had to walk so far on the snow road and bring things to see her.
"Mom and Dad, sit down, I'll cook for you."
After saying that, he went into the kitchen with his bag.
Lao Litou's wife and Zhou's mother also went to the kitchen to help.
There were only three men left in the living room trying to talk, and a little kid playing.
"Brother, how is your village this year?" Father Zhou invited Lao Li Tou to sit down, and then asked.
"Hey, when the high temperature first came, everyone was the same, until the forest trees in the village came back from H Province and sold food in the village, and the village slowly got better."
"Where did he get this?"
"Then we don't know, but he seems to have something to do with the army, and the officers in this army seem to have been helping his family all along."
Lao Li Tou took a sip of the hot water poured by Zhou Li, and continued: "What can we little people know, if they sell it, then we will buy it, and it will not be illegal to leave or right." ”
After listening to Lao Litou's words, Father Zhou secretly pondered to himself, at this time, he can let the troops protect him, I am afraid that it will be not small.
As the saying goes, a person who has attained the Tao chicken and dog ascends to heaven, Taoyuan Village can climb such a figure, it seems that it is lucky.
I don't know what the future will be, but if it's still like this, Taoyuan Village is a good place to go.
Thinking so, Zhou's father inquired again if there were any empty houses for sale in the village.
"At this time, how can anyone sell the house, and the empty house plans to grow food in the future! What, you're going to buy a house? ”
"No, the place at home is so big, and there is no extra place to buy more food in the future, so I want to buy a house and keep it for growing food."
Lao Li looked around and felt that the house was indeed not too big, and if he planted food, it was indeed not enough to eat.
"Otherwise, our family still has a house, which was originally planned to be left to Xiao Xue, we will plant food there and send it to you when the time comes."
"This ...... It's not good. ”
Saying this, Father Zhou's face was full of smiles.
"That's it, I planted it for my daughter."
As she spoke, Li Xiaoxue and the others also cooked the rice, four dishes, one bowl of rice per person, and it was considered a reunion dinner.
"Oh...... There is meat! ”
Hearing the child's words, the whole family paused.
It was Lao Li Tou who was the first to break the deadlock, sandwiched a piece of meat for his grandson, put it in a bowl, and said, "Good grandson, eat quickly!" ”
"Yes, yes, let's eat it quickly, it'll be cold for a while." Li Xiaoxue also hurried to open up.
"Why are you saying that these days are so bitter, which meal was not eaten in exchange for meat before, but now I haven't seen meat for half a year, and the children have forgotten what meat tastes like...... "Zhou's mother couldn't eat anymore, and began to cry and wipe her tears.
"For the New Year, let no one eat!" Father Zhou slapped the chopsticks on the table at once, and stopped Mother Zhou.
Mother Zhou looked at her eyes, suppressed her crying, and sobbed quietly.
In the end, the meal was not good, and the old Li Tou couple were worried about a little to gather, so they left early.
For Li Xiaoxue to send them away, Lao Li Tou didn't let him, after all, the girl is his own, of course he is distressed.
Zhou family
After Li Xiaoxue sent her parents away, she went back to the bedroom and didn't come out.
Zhou Li quietly opened the bedroom door and saw Li Xiaoxue sitting on the bed sulking, and walked over to sit next to her.
"What's wrong?"
Li Xiaoxue didn't speak, just turned in a different direction and turned her back to Zhou Li.
"What the hell is going on? Happy New Year! ”
Hearing this, Li Xiaoxue was like being set on fire, and she exploded all of a sudden, turned around, and said it all the way.
"You still know that it's the New Year, be happy, what does your mom mean? Yes! ”
Zhou Li hurriedly appeased and said, "Mom just remembered the hardships of most of the year, and I couldn't hold back for a while." ”
"I couldn't help it in the morning, I couldn't help it in the evening, I couldn't help it when my parents came! Who is not happy to find it! ”
"Eating what my parents brought, she doesn't feel sorry!"
Li Xiaoxue shouted in the direction of the living room.
Zhou Li hurriedly put his index finger on his mouth and motioned to Li Xiaoxue to stop talking, "Ancestor, be quiet, ......."
"I'll accompany you for our mother, this time our mother really didn't do it right, you have a lot of adults, forget it, ah."
After coaxing for a long time, Li Xiaoxue was angry.