Although he ate fish and meat at night, Lin Tian still maintained a low pressure and looked at Chun Tao fiercely. Lamei waited for them to come back and learned that the two had gone to the river to catch fish, and they wanted to preach, but it was obvious that their emotions were not right, so they endured it.

Finally, after eating, there were only two people left in the stove room, Chun Tao and Lamei, and Lamei finally found a chance to ask Chun Tao. "When you and Lin Tian went out in the afternoon, what happened?"

"I can't say a word or two, but it's not a big deal, you don't have to worry." Chun Tao put the washed bowl in the cupboard.

Lamei took the other things and followed. "You do it every time, and you take it with you. Lin Tian is young, although his temperament is not good, his nature is not bad, you don't always argue with him. ”

"Lamei, I didn't argue with him, but I treated him... It can't be like it is for you. That's all. ”

These words made Lamei unable to continue to ask.

"Lamei, I know you think what I did was wrong, but you are not me, and you can't fully understand my feelings!" Chun Tao rarely interacts with people, and when she encounters the problem of emotional entanglement, she seems a little impatient.

Lamei lowered her eyelids and licked her lips. "I... I'm not trying to interfere with you, I'm just... It's just that... Never mind. ”

Lamei sighed, lowered her head and lowered her voice, "Actually, you are right, no one can fully understand another person's feelings. ”

Hearing her voice turn low, Chun Tao realized that her tone might not be good. "Am I, too fierce? You... Don't take it to heart. ”

Lamei raised her head and smiled at Chun Tao, "No, it's true that I'm not right." You have your thoughts, I shouldn't have said that. ”

"Thank you!"

For the sudden thanks for eating spring peaches, Lamei was confused. "Why do you say this all of a sudden?"

Chun Tao smiled and shook her head, staring at her for a while.

Chinese New Year's Eve is coming soon, and although Lin Tian slowly accepted the fact that Thick Mo and Danqing were wolves during this time, he couldn't forget the hurtful words of Chun Tao that day.

Lin Tianzai was angry that she would definitely not go out with Chun Tao, so she went to the river alone to catch fish, and met Zhao Qiusheng again on the way back.

Zhao Qiusheng didn't stop her this time, but just said a word when Chun Tao walked past him. "Children and adults, they're dead. Are you satisfied with such an ending? ”

He's dead? What does the life and death of others have to do with me? Chun Tao hesitated for a moment, didn't ask anything, and continued to walk forward with the basket and the fish on her back.

Back at home, March Niang's family had already arrived at Zhou's house, and March Father and New Year's Moon also came.

As soon as Chun Tao entered the door, she saw March Daddy, and looked at his crutches worriedly, "Your feet... Okay? ”

"Not yet! Those who break their muscles and bones need to be raised for a long time. But fortunately, I only injured one leg, and now I can still walk a few steps with crutches. ”

Chun Tao looked around, always feeling that something was wrong, and finally locked her eyes on Zhou Kuiruo's body. "Isn't it going to be too cold? Why don't you move a screen to block it? ”

"Okay! I'll go to the backyard with Lin Tian to get it. "Fortunately, the robbers didn't take the screen from the backyard when they came to the house, and they didn't break it.

"I'll go too!" June also stood up.

"Then I—" Zhengyue stood up and prepared to follow.

"You stay here with Layue." June stopped him.

New Year's Moon rarely goes home, and the relationship with Chun Tao is not very good, scratching her head and looking at her at a loss.

"Uncle Zhao, you sit down first, and I'll help them."

"Okay, there you go!" March's father waved at her, and Chun Tao left.

Chun Tao walked into the stove room, and Aunt Zhou and March Niang were already busy.

"Chun Tao, you're finally back! Hurry up, come and help me. "March was the first to see the spring peach.

Chun Tao put down the back basket and took out the fish she caught today, "Make braised fish tonight." ”

March immediately dropped the dish in his hand and rushed to her side, staring at the fish. "Where did you buy the fish? It's such a big one, it costs a lot of money! ”

March's words attracted March's attention and opened her mouth before Chun Tao was about to speak. "Didn't you say you should stop buying things and spend money indiscriminately?"

"No, I didn't buy it, I went to the river to catch it."

"Fishing..."March's face changed greatly, looked her up and down, and slowly left her side.

Chun Tao also realized that something was wrong, pursed her lips, turned her head, and just saw Lamei's meaningful gaze.

Chun Tao turned her head and avoided Lamei's gaze. "I... I went to deal with the fish. ”

In the end, the eight people barely made ten dishes, braised fish, meatballs, stewed pork bones with dried vegetables, stir-fried bacon with radish, saliva chicken, braised bamboo shoots in oil, shredded sweet potatoes, home-style tofu, stir-fried cabbage, and shredded sour and hot potatoes.

"Ten dishes, perfect. Hopefully we all have a smooth next year. "Aunt Zhou, as an elder and the host, was forced to speak before starting the meal.

"Yes! This year is really restless. Aunt Zhou felt it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming sad, Chun Tao quietly poked Zhou Kuiruo at the bottom of the table, and he immediately said, "It's rare that everyone can get together and have a reunion dinner." Let's hurry up and eat! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up and eat. The moment she said it, she reacted that she had ruined the atmosphere.

Despite this little episode, the reunion dinner ended in a warm atmosphere.

After dinner, Aunt Zhou and March's father and mother took a few children to the living room in the backyard. June and Zhou Kuiruo were in a state of half-acquaintance, so they didn't leave, and stayed in the living room together.

Chun Tao's girls cleaned up in the stove room, and March chatted with Chun Tao while cleaning up. "Chun Tao, don't say it, you make saliva chicken and silk drawing... The sweet potatoes are quite delicious. ”

"After washing the dishes, we will wrap the dumplings again, and when the time comes, we can eat them."

"Why do you want to eat dumplings?" Several people in the stove room looked at Chun Tao strangely.

Chun Tao has never eaten a reunion dinner since she was a child, has never kept the old age, and has never eaten dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, and unknowingly said her wishes. "It's just... It's like I've seen other places before, and that's how it goes. Eat dumplings when the time comes. ”

"Since you want to eat, we'll accompany you." Lamei glanced at Chun Tao and lowered her head to be busy with her own affairs again.

"Anyway, it's all about keeping the New Year, and it doesn't matter what you eat." March also added a sentence.

Chun Tao lowered her head, and the corners of her mouth went up, revealing eight teeth. Lamei caught a glimpse of her little expression and gave March a look, but unfortunately March didn't understand.

Chun Tao chopped the cabbage, adjusted the filling, and took the kneaded dough to the living room, planning to make dumplings with Mrs. Zhou.

"What is this?" Aunt Zhou looked at the things on the table with a confused expression, and so did March Niang.

"Chun Tao said to make dumplings, eat them when the New Year is keeping, and when it's time to make a child, everyone must be hungry."

"It's... Isn't it common to eat glutinous rice balls? ”

Chun Tao scratched her neck and carefully searched the memories in her mind, it seemed that the custom here was indeed to eat rice balls. "I... I just think... For another change, it should be okay. ”

"It's all food, and there's no need to be so particular. It is... How can I do this? "Aunt Zhou and March Niang are not very conservative people, and a little change in customs is still acceptable.

Seeing that Aunt Zhou and March Niang didn't ask any more questions, Chun Tao sat down and began to roll the skin and teach them to make dumplings.

A group of people wrapped dumplings, chatted, and soon finished wrapping.

After making the dumplings, the crowd scattered in all corners of the living room. Spring peaches, September and October are tied together in a pile reading books; Layue, Zhengyue and Lin Tian gathered together to talk; Zhou Kuiruo, March Daddy and June get together; Lamei and March stayed by Zhou Damiang and Mar Niang's side.

The night was cold and windy, but the house was full of warmth.

When it was time to be a child, Aunt Zhou and March Niang gave March and Lamei New Year's money. After eating the dumplings, a few people chatted for a while, and March Niang insisted on going back, but Chun Tao couldn't keep it, so she had to let them leave.

After cleaning up, Chun Tao returned to the room, and Zhou Kuiruo was already in the room, lying on the bed.

"Tired?"

"It's fine." Being able to celebrate the New Year with so many people, Chun Tao was very excited, and she had a smile on her face all night, and she didn't feel tired at all.

"Hold your hand out." Zhou Kuiruo suddenly said, and Chun Tao, who was about to walk to the bed, was directly stunned in place.

"How... How? Zhou Kuiruo pulled her over, gently broke her hand, and put something into her hand.

"It's... This is? Chun Tao looked at him in surprise, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed.

"New Year's money." It stands to reason that people who have been married have no New Year's money, so Chun Tao can only look at March and Lamena with envy.

"I... Am I manifesting myself? ”

"What do you think?" Zhou Kuiruo lowered his head and covered his mouth and snickered, the corners of his eyes were wrinkled, and he couldn't hide his smile at all.

This... This is the first time I have received New Year's money. Chun Tao looked at the thing in his hand, suddenly shrunk his neck, pursed his mouth, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"Thank you!" Chun Tao suddenly hugged Zhou Kuiruo, Zhou Kuiruo didn't expect Chun Tao to suddenly hug her, but he quickly scooped Chun Tao into his arms and hugged her tightly.

"If you want, I'll give it to you every year after that."

Chun Tao secretly blushed in his arms, pursed his lips, and did not speak. Later, when she went to bed, Chun Tao pressed the New Year's money that Zhou Kuiruo gave her under the pillow.

"Ahh Zhou Kuiruo, who was asleep, heard a scream, and immediately sat up, and saw the spring peach beside him clearly by the moonlight.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Kuiruo took her in his arms and patted her gently.

"No... It's okay! Chun Tao pressed her chest, panting incessantly, her eyes unable to focus.

"Nightmare?" Zhou Kuiruo put on her coat, lit the candle and returned to Chun Tao's side, she hadn't recovered yet.

Chun Tao nodded lightly and looked at him. "There's... Is there water? ”

"The water is cold, I'll go get you some hot water!" After speaking, Zhou Kuiruo was about to leave, but was stopped by Chun Tao.

"No, just cold water." Chun Tao took the water cup, drank it in two sips, and begged for another cup after drinking.

"What are you dreaming about?"

"Nope! It's nothing! Chun Tao shook her head and just didn't say anything.

She dreamed of Zhao Yang's, and said hideously that she would not let her go, and there was a child staring at her deadly, unable to see the child's appearance clearly. After Zhao Yang disappeared, a voice came. "I pity you for the misery of your previous life and let you live again, but you have committed such a sin, what kind of crime should you deserve..."

Before she finished hearing the words, Chun Tao woke up in fright and kept pondering the meaning of those words.

"Lady!" Zhou Kuiruo patted Chun Tao gently, and Chun Tao finally came back to her senses.

"I... I'm fine, go to sleep! I'm fine. Chun Tao slowly lay down, letting herself stop thinking about it.