There was a big red lantern hanging in the courtyard of the Xu family, and there was a sixty-watt bulb in the lantern.

On the plastic sheds and garden poles, there are also strings of lights of various colors.

It's the New Year, and that's what you want.

Now that life is good, the electricity bill is not bad these days, and the family reunion is a good day, so naturally how lively and how to come.

With so many lights, the yard is so bright, even if the children don't play the lanterns, it's fine.

But these children can't be idle, how can they just play in the yard?

The children of the neighbors came over and shouted, and these children hulaed out a large area, jumping all over the street, making a slippery sound.

Xu Haiyuan led his younger brothers and sisters to Su's house for a turn.

Xu Jinping and Xu Jinhui plan to help their grandmother and grandfather make dumplings for a while.

Anyway, there are many people in the family, so they are not bad, and they just come over to accompany their grandparents when they have time, saving them from loneliness.

When the old couple of the Su family saw their grandson and granddaughter coming, they were very happy, and brought out all the delicious food at home and let the children eat it.

It's the Chinese New Year, and every household is not short of food, let alone the Xu family.

The old couple bought it, Xu Shiyan shared it, relatives and friends gave it, and Xu Shixian took it back, and there were many of them.

Apples, oranges, pears and so on are directly placed in baskets and boxes in the outhouse, and the children can get whatever they want to eat.

However, the children are still very face-saving, grab a handful of pine nuts and swallow them, or they will nibble on a frozen pear with a little ice ballast.

Su Weizhong grabbed several handfuls of candy and stuffed them into Xu Haiqing's coat pocket.

"Take it back and eat it slowly, if your mother dislikes you, you can tell her that I gave it."

Xu Haiqing secretly glanced at his brother and sister, then nodded to his grandfather with a smile, and patted his coat pocket with satisfaction.

I was thinking in my heart that I would hide the sugar when I went home so that my mother could not find out.

Xu Jinping had already seen her brother's small movements, but she was too lazy to bother with him during the Chinese New Year.

"Grandma, I'll help you make dumplings."

The two girls took off their coats, took off their scarves and hats, went directly to wash their hands, sat down in front of the kang, and helped make dumplings.

Xu Jinping can roll out the skin and make dumplings, and the work is called a hemp fast.

I saw her rolling pin in one hand and dough in the other, but she didn't see how to roll it, and the dumpling skin came out.

It didn't take long for her to have a bunch of dumpling wrappers in front of her. So I stopped rolling the pin and started making dumplings.

Most of the Northeast people like to use bone spoons to make dumplings, which are generally ground from beef ribs, with a round front end, which is more convenient to use than a fast child.

I saw Xu Jinping spreading a dumpling skin on her left hand, digging a piece of meat filling with a bone spoon with her right hand and putting it in the dumpling skin, and then grabbed and pinched it with both hands, and the dumpling was wrapped.

Xu Haiqing was gnawing on a frozen pear over there, and his sister had already rolled out a small half-curtain with a leather bag.

Although Xu Jinhui is not as quick as her sister's work, she is not bad, and the dumplings are small and delicate, and they are also very good-looking.

"Our Pingping's work is really amazing, and now these girls are also top-notch."

Han Cai'e looked at the two granddaughters and smiled happily.

"Huihui is also very powerful, how big is this, she can do any job of cooking on the fire, and the dumplings are so beautiful."

With the help of the Xu Jinping sisters, this dumpling bag is naturally much faster, and it doesn't take long for the two curtains to be full.

"Grandma, grandpa, let's go home first, and when we finish eating dumplings, we will be the first to come over to greet grandma and grandpa."

It was almost ten o'clock, and a few children were worried about cooking dumplings and setting off firecrackers for the first time at home.

Anyway, the dumplings are almost wrapped, so hurry up and say to Su Weizhong and his wife, and run home after dressing.

The Su family and the Xu family are only more than a mile away, and for these children, it is not effortless at all, they go all the way and arrive home in a few minutes.

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When I got home, I saw that the dumplings here had just been wrapped and were being cleaned up.

The wrapped dumplings were put in the shed outside one by one, and the panels, basins, kitchen knives and so on were also taken away.

Then Zhou Guilan took a feather duster and swept away the white noodles on the kang.

"Don't say it, this kang leather is good, you see how slippery it is? It's also easy to sweep things.

Otherwise, the conditions are getting better and better.

In the past, the family was covered with kang mats, which were a little gray and earthy, and they were all hidden in the cracks of the kang mats.

The kang mat grinds the clothes, the good clothes, the buttocks are worn out first.

Later, I used that fiberboard to paint, and it was okay when it was new, but when the paint fell off when it was old, oops, it was also a. ”

Zhou Guilan swept the kang while chanting.

Kang leather is a new object used by Northeast people to pave the kang after the kang mat and fiberboard.

They are sold in stores, and most of them are one meter and eight wide, and a large roll of one roll stands there and sells it by the meter.

According to the quality and thickness of the difference, from a dozen yuan to more than thirty yuan a meter.

This thing is better than kang mats and fiberboard, the surface is smooth, and there are all kinds of pictures on it, with bright colors and exquisite patterns.

It should be said that there is nothing wrong with it except that it is expensive.

Not long after this thing became popular, Zhou Guilan heard that the kang leather was good, so she went to the store and bought a few pieces back, and replaced the fiberboard of the kang at home.

"Well, it's good, there is still ground leather in the county.

Some people have a piece of cement on the floor at home, and they change their slippers when they enter the door, which is also very good. ”

Chen Chunling had just taken the dumplings out, and when she returned to the house and heard her mother-in-law's words, she smiled and said.

"What do you mean by that? The times have progressed.

Now these days, it's really getting better and better day by day, when we were young, how could we have thought that we could live such a good life? ”

It is estimated that it is because of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Guilan is particularly emotional.

After the dumplings were wrapped, the house was cleaned up.

Everyone was either sitting on the kang or sitting on the stool, staring at the TV and watching the sketch cross talk, and from time to time they were amused by the burden shaken out by the actors.

At half past ten, Su Anying went to light the fire, and before eleven o'clock, the water in the two cauldrons of the east and west was boiling.

Zhou Guilan shouted, and several daughters-in-law hurried to the kitchen to cook dumplings.

On the other side, Xu Shixian led his four younger brothers, as well as the children in the family, to go out to set up the heaven and earth table, distribute paper, and set off guns.

The courtyard suddenly became lively, and there were all kinds of movements.

The crackling of firecrackers, the sound of fireworks exploding in the air, and the occasional exclamations of children.

Xu Chenghou and Chu Xuanhuai didn't go out, and the two of them sat on the kang and drank tea.

Listening to the various sounds outside and looking at the fireworks flying outside the window, the two old men laughed in unison.

"It's so good, it's like this, there are many people in the family, so it can be tasteful."

Chu Xuanhuai couldn't help it, and also sighed.

"Yes, what do people want in this life? Isn't it just a picture of future generations?

Seeing that his children and grandchildren are thriving, he doesn't have much to think about. ”

Set off firecrackers, cook dumplings, and celebrate the New Year with a family reunion.

Steaming, fragrant dumplings are placed on the table, and the faces of men, women and children in the family are happy and joyful.

Everyone got together like this and ate dumplings happily.

The children were gearing up, secretly rubbing their minds and thinking carefully, all looking forward to eating a few more dollars.

Whoever eats it will surely shout, "Money, money." ”

Don't mention it, I can't wait to jump around in place.

Others look at the person who eats the money with a kind of envy, and then bow their heads and work hard to eat, and they also want to eat for money.

The children ate like this, and before they knew it, they ate a plate.

Adults look at it, no, what if you eat too much? Hurry up and persuade me not to eat any more.

After eating the dumplings and packing them up, the time is almost up.

When the bell rang at twelve o'clock, Xu Haibo led his younger brothers and sisters, and the twelve children knelt on the ground in a large area, and kowtowed to their grandparents to greet the New Year.

"Happy New Year to grandparents, I wish grandparents a long and happy life, peace and health."

Xu Chenghou and his wife were so happy that they hurriedly took out a large stack of red envelopes from their pockets and gave them one by one.

The children thanked their grandparents in unison, then got up from the ground, happily received the red envelope, and ran to the side.

Xu Haiyuan led his younger brothers and sisters, knelt down again, and kowtowed to Chu Xuanhuai.

"Happy New Year, I wish my master good health, peace and joy."

Chu Xuanhuai happily closed her mouth, hurriedly beckoned the children to get up, and gave the four children a big red envelope.

Over there, starting from Xu Shixian, the five brothers also took turns to distribute red envelopes to the children.

Now that life is good, these children in the family will each give a red envelope of five yuan and ten yuan to coax the children to have fun.

This is the happiest time for the children, and they can't wait to jump into the sky one by one.

When the red envelope arrives, quickly carry it in your arms, it is rare.

Xu Haiyuan led his younger brothers and sisters out of the door, went straight to Su Weizhong, and went to greet his grandmother and grandfather.

On TV, the finale of the Spring Festival Gala has ended, and there is nothing exciting behind.

Xu Haibo shouted, who wants to play poker.

The bear children were very excited about the New Year, and after taking a nap in the afternoon, they were all in good spirits at this time, so they ran to the Westinghouse with a poker to play.

Xu Shixian and the others didn't feel sleepy, they simply moved out of mahjong, a table for men and a table for women, and it was good to play a few rounds of mahjong.

"Dad, do you want to play two?" Xu Shixiang deliberately greeted Xu Chenghou on the kang.

"Well, play by yourselves, I haven't touched these things in years."

Xu Chenghou waved his hand, and since he moved from Kuandian to Fusong, he quit gambling.

Over the years, whether it is mahjong, cards, poker, or pai gow, they have not touched it at all.

"Well, when your dad was playing cards, he didn't have you yet.

Don't look at your father's age, if he really plays with you, it won't be enough to tie the five of you together. ”

Zhou Guilan said with a smile over there.

"When our family was still in Kuandian, your father went out to play money in the winter, and sometimes he didn't come back for a month or two.

It's approaching the end of the year, and there is nothing at home, so I'll lose my temper with your father when he comes back.

He didn't get angry either, smiled and left.

When he came back in three or five days, he was full of fish and meat, eggs, and cloth, and even a lot of straps were brought home, and the New Year's goods were all ready, and he won them. ”

Zhou Guilan couldn't hold back and talked about the things in the early years.

Xu Chenghou loved to play when he was young, he was really good at gambling, and he often went out for a long time, and he didn't go home until the money was gone.

In those years, it was like this in Kuandian, and in winter, there were bureaus in various places, and everyone had to draw red to manage the food and drink of these money-makers.

Needless to say, those who win rarely get home money.

Generally, it is paid for people to buy good wine and meat, and it will be lost after eating and drinking.

There is no way to make a fortune by playing money, but if Xu Chenghou wants to win some money and buy New Year's goods for his family, it is really not difficult.

If you talk about it, Xu Chenghou also has some skills.

Even after the Xu family fell, he sold pig bristles, opened a flour mill, opened a weaving mill, did a lot of trading, and made some money.

But it's useless to make any more money, and you can't stand the fact that there are money tricksters all around.

As soon as those people saw that Xu Chenghou was rich, they tried to get Xu Chenghou away, and after a few months, there was no money.

Anyway, I moved to Fusong, and there was no environment around, and there was no influence from those money tricksters.

In addition, he is getting older and has many children at home, and Xu Chenghou also knows that he should live a good life.

Only then did he break off the idea of playing with money, and lived his life as he should.

"Look, how many years have passed, and you still mention it at this time?

It's a shame that the grandchildren have all gone to the Westinghouse, otherwise where would I put my old face? ”

Xu Chenghou listened to his wife's words, and he was not annoyed, but only smiled and said slowly.

Xu Shixian and the others laughed when they heard this, and this article was revealed.

The old couple was old and couldn't stay up too late, so they went to the east house to rest.

Chu Xuanhuai couldn't stay up late, so Xu Shiyan and his family didn't play mahjong, but helped Chu Xuanhuai back to his home.

After settling Chu Xuanhuai, he added a lot of coal to the boiler, and burned a few more kangs, and checked if there was anything abnormal everywhere.

Everyone knows that his family is at his parents' side every New Year, and he is afraid that someone will touch him and take a little bit.

Lai Pi Ghost is not at home every Chinese New Year, and runs to the deep mountains and old forests to stay.

The main reason is that there are too many people in the family, especially the firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve are too noisy.

The little guy was quiet, and it was too noisy for him, so he hid out as soon as it was the New Year, and came back after a while.

At one o'clock, Xu Haiyuan came back first, and then Xu Haibo and others also came over.

The big guy doesn't have to take off his clothes, so he just sleeps alone.

slept until dawn, and quickly got up and went to Xu Chenghou's side for breakfast.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, it must still be eating dumplings.

After eating, first the neighbors all went around to pay New Year's greetings, then went to Han's house, and then Xu Haiyuan led his younger brothers and sisters to Guo Shouye.

The company's performance last year was very good, and the workers were busy for a year, so it is time to relax.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the people who participated in the Yangge team performed in the company's compound, high school, primary school and other places.

Now that life is better, every household has a TV, and no one has watched this movie, so I haven't chartered a movie theater this year.

But this twisted Yangge is only once a year.

Therefore, on the other side of the company, regardless of men, women and children, they all came out of their homes and ran to the street to watch Yangge.

Even at the end of Donggang Town, there are many people who have come to join in the fun, not to mention the scene, the crowd is always spectacular.

In addition to twisting Yangge, the company has made ice and snow in the open space east of Shenchang Primary School, in front of the company building, and at the entrance of the health care product factory.

Especially in the large open space at the east end of the elementary school, there are dozens of ice and snow of all kinds withered.

There are a lot of lights in this piece, from the Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifteenth night of the first month, the lights are on, and it is also exceptionally beautiful, and there is no need to go to the Songjiang River to see the ice lanterns.

There is also a large open space to the north of Senba Elementary School, and at the other end is the Great Wall of Snow, with steps at one end and a long slope at the other.

The slope is the best place for kids to have fun.

Get a small climbing plow, and you can go out of the hole from the top at once, and you can go far away.

Some children didn't climb the plow, so they simply found a plastic sheet or paper shell to cushion it, and they could slide down, and they were still very happy.

And the elementary school playground, from the beginning of the winter vacation, has made an ice skating rink.

The physical education teacher at Senba Elementary School teaches the children to skate during the winter vacation.

Xu Haiqing has not been idle this winter, going ice skating in the morning and learning to sing and dance in the afternoon.

During the Chinese New Year, the teacher stopped teaching students, the skating rink was open, and the children around him were fished, wearing homemade skates, and playing was called a joy.

On the night of the first day of the new year, fireworks were set off on the side of the company building.

The surrounding residents and factory workers all gathered around, looking up at the fireworks.

There are also some people who are too lazy to squeeze and just watch from their own yards.

These fireworks are not the ones that were set off by families on the 30th night.

This is all specially customized for finding a place, the fireworks fly high, and the explosion will present a variety of pictures, which is particularly beautiful.

In the evening, Xu Shiyan and others also came to see the fireworks.

Looking at those colorful, bright and beautiful fireworks exploding in the sky, bursts of exclamations erupted around them.

"These half-hour fireworks have to cost a lot of money, right?"

Su Anying stood beside Xu Shiyan, looked up at the sky exploding as beautiful fireworks as flowers, and asked Xu Shiyan casually.

"Well, it's a hundred thousand. For the New Year, just have fun.

The big guys have been busy chattering about the year, and a little freshness has made them all relax and relax. ”

Xu Shiyan smiled, stretched out his hand to hug his daughter-in-law, and the two leaned together, looking up at the fireworks.

"This makes money, you need to calculate, how to make more.

You don't need to spend money, you can spend it how you want to spend it comfortably, as long as the big guy is happy, the money is worth it. ”

The first year of junior high school passed so lively, and Han Liwei came back with Xu Shiqin and two children in the second year of junior high school.

This big family is together, take family photos, roast whole sheep, shabu-shabu, and it's another day of excitement.

In the third year of junior high school, Xu Shixian and others had to accompany their daughter-in-law back to their parents' home, and this family reunited for six or seven days, and they should do their own thing.

Xu Chenghou and his wife prepared a lot of things for their sons, such as pork, chicken, goose, radish and cabbage, those snacks fried during the New Year, skin jelly, etc., every family is not old or young.

"Oh, Mom, Dad, Mom, we have them all at home.

Let's keep these for the second elder, you really don't need to give them to us. ”

Xu Shi took a few looks, is this worth it? Mom and Dad, are you planning to empty your home? That's not going to work.

"You two live in a building, and the fourth child lives in a public house, and there is no vegetable garden.

Don't think I don't know, you have to buy everything you eat.

These turnips and cabbages were all planted by your father, and they were specially picked out of the cellar years ago, and the good ones were left for you.

Go back and eat these first, those dried beans, dried eggplant, bracken, monkey legs and so on can be put away, and then take them out when there are no vegetables to eat in the spring. ”

Xu Chenghou and Zhou Guilan couldn't help but say, and directly stuffed things into the trunk of Xu Shixian, Xu Shide, and Xu Shixiang.

When I came, the trunk was filled with a lot of things for my parents, and when I went back, my parents stuffed the trunk for them again.

In this, what is carried is not as simple as food, but the care and love of the elderly for their children and grandchildren.

"Dad, Mom, then we'll go, take care of the second elder, and call if you have anything to do.

Several of us now also have cars, so it's easy to come back. ”

These brothers have been promoted, enough to match the car, and now the management is not strict in these years, and it is okay to drive back.

"Third brother, that brother is in contact with each other, what's the matter with you, remember to greet us.

Mom and Dad have to take care of the two of you, we are far away, and we can't see it. ”

Xu Shixian turned around and said a few words to Xu Shiyan.

"Well, don't worry, big brother. Our father and mother are in good health, nothing happens, and Eiko and I will take good care of them. Xu Shiyan nodded at his brothers.

In this way, the Xu brothers drove away, and Xu Shiyan and Su Anying also led the children to the Su family.

Last year, Su Anying and Su Anfen both spent the New Year in Yangcheng, and the Su family failed to get together.

This year is good, the six sisters in the family are back, and the Su family is now reunited.

Su Weizhong and his wife looked at the room full of people and closed their mouths happily.

A few brothers-in-law got together, drank, played cards, bragged, and had a lot of fun anyway.

From the fourth day of the first month to the sixth day of the first month, the participating companies and Donggang Town jointly held a New Year cultural performance.

The show is held in a movie theater, and how can anyone still watch a movie now? The cinema has long been vacant, and most of those seats are broken and unusable.

The movie theater is not profitable, and no one repairs it, so it is just thrown there and no one cares.

The cinema in Donggang Town is very large, and it can accommodate a lot of people, so it is used as a performance venue.

All the subordinate villages, units and schools in Donggang Town, as well as all factories and units of the participating companies sent representatives to participate in the performance.

The participating primary schools also selected programs, and Xu Haiqing, who was the one who took the lead in the participating primary school team, performed several programs.

This kid, partnered with a teacher at their school, and acted in a cross talk.

Don't look at others as small, but they are not afraid at all when they go on stage, they tease and pinch the teacher, and make the people below laugh when they lean forward and laugh.

Later, he sang with his classmates, and Xu Haiqing was the one who led the singing in front.

In the end, this kid came up and gave him another allegro book, which attracted a lot of excitement.

"Third brother, I think you should send Haiqing out and specialize in learning opera.

This child was born to eat this bowl of rice. Hey, why do you think he's so funny? ”

Yang Junxian, Huang Shengli, Zhao Jianshe and others all sat in the front row of seats.

Watching Xu Haiqing perform on stage, Yang Junxian couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, don't worry, let's finish the book first.

With this condition of our family, to put it a little crazy, Haiqing will not do anything in the future, and he will be able to eat and drink well for a lifetime.

It's good that children are interested, but they can't eat according to their interests.

You see that those quyi actors are very beautiful on stage, and they have suffered a lot underneath. ”

Xu Shiyan has thought about this for a long time.

In his opinion, even if Xu Haiqing is really this piece of material, he can't be sent away to school right now, and he is reluctant to let the child suffer.

The child is still young, and it is important to study.

In the future, if Xu Haiqing is really interested in literature and art, it will be simple, and it will not be difficult to get into an art school or something.

Not at the moment, it can only be used as a hobby, and the main energy has to be on learning.