Chapter 25: Chinese New Year ("138 Reading Books")

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the Liu family repaired the entire tiled house, and also built two new houses next to it, and pasted colorful paintings such as inverted blessings and door gods on some doors. Liu Peng, who had a winter vacation, was at home, and went to the peach orchard every day to see, or to look at the mountains of the new bag, which had been almost tidied up, and some organic fertilizer was mixed in the soil.

Now the barren mountains in the village have been contracted out a few more, but the villagers in Baoshan do not have as much money as Liu Peng, they are all three households, and the gangs of four households have contracted some mountains, these people see that the Liu family has made money by planting peach trees, and they also want to plant peach trees, and the varieties are all brought over from the Liu family, but there are also some people who think farther away, and they do not follow the peach trees, but go outside to introduce some other fruit trees, including pears and plums.

The villagers found that the Liu family did not plant peach trees next, but left the mountain idle, and after inquiring about the fact that the Liu family was going to plant a forest, they didn't say anything cool, because the Liu family had already made money planting peach trees, and it was not surprising to plant anything more.

"Little cousin, are you going up the mountain?" Liu Peng turned around and found that it was his nephew, this nephew is not young, he is in the fourth grade of elementary school, and he is the grandson of Liu Peng's uncle's family, who called Liu Peng's mother the youngest in his mother's family? Liu Peng also has several aunts, and Liu Peng was promoted when he was young.

"It's Lei Lei! Got out and played? Liu Peng asked

"I said little cousin! Can you just call me by my name in the future? I'm not a few years younger than you, you always call me that, and my classmates will laugh at me again when they know about it. Lei Lei looked at his little cousin dissatisfied

Liu Peng said with a smile: "Your little cousin is used to it, how can you change it?" You kid is running around all over again now, why don't you go to my house to play? ”

"Forget it, I knew you would keep calling like this, little cousin, your family is going to be thirty New Year's Eve, and it will be more lively then, I'm going to play that day!" By the way, shouldn't you, as an elder, give the younger generation money? Lei Lei stretched out his hand and motioned to his little cousin to express it.

"You kid is asking for money from your little cousin, you don't have any money now, I'll give you a big one on New Year's Day, how about it?"

"That's it, bye!" After saying that, I said goodbye and ran.

Liu Peng shook his head, and said secretly in his heart: "This nephew has been active since he was a child, and I think my uncle is also difficult to manage!" ”

Walking all the way to the mountain, Liu Peng picked up a ball of mud from the ground from time to time, rubbed it with his hands, and sniffed it in front of his nose, Liu Peng muttered: "This soil is good, it seems that Dad, they have done a good job of preparation." "When I got to the top of the mountain, I looked at it, it was bare, I remember when I was a child, there was still a large area of trees here, but I didn't expect that it had been cut down after more than ten years, and now I have to replant it.

Thirty days, God was in a good mood, gave a good weather, the sun was shining, the courtyard of the Liu family was full of lively atmosphere, on the dam, there were two tables of people playing cards there, these were relatives of the Liu family. In the surroundings, those children also played with themselves, some were hiding there, some were throwing firecrackers outside the yard, and there were explosions from time to time, and the whole yard was filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

In the house, my mother and a few aunts were talking and laughing around there, and they smiled at Liu Peng from time to time, and Liu Peng looked straight at his heart, I don't know what the aunts are paying attention to? On the other side, Liu Peng's uncle and cousin surrounded his father and asked where to ask, and from time to time it was rumored that the elder brother and uncle's title made Liu Peng's father dizzy, and they all said one thing, that is, to give some support or something.

In the end, Daddy Liu couldn't listen anymore and said: "I said brothers, nieces and sons-in-law, now that you see that I have become rich, you want to support, I said why don't you want to think about how you can get rich?" How can there be white food in the world? It's not that you don't want to be a brother-in-law, if you don't give you face, as long as you take your career seriously, will I not support you? But if you want to mix white food like this, don't blame me for my decision! After a while, all the relatives lowered their heads.

In the evening, everyone sat together and had a lively New Year's dinner, at the dinner table, all relatives, you salute the past, I salute the past, drunk and smoky. Grandpa's son and daughter-in-law also came, but Grandpa's granddaughter Sister Ping still didn't go home, so she only called back to Grandpa and Liu Peng's father, and the mothers paid a New Year's greeting.

Uncle Li stood up with his wine glass and toasted Liu Peng's father: "Brother, thank you so much these days, I also asked my father to come to the town to live with us, but he always said that he was not used to life there and wanted to stay in the countryside, and now I am much more relieved to have you to take care of me." ”

"Brother, now we are all a family, the family does not speak two words, taking care of the godfather is also what I should do, saying that the godfather is so good to us, you can rest assured to work outside! Come, let's dry this wine! ”

At the banquet, Liu Peng also toasted the elders. In the evening, the meal lasted for more than two hours, and the relatives who had eaten went home drunk.

After everything was cleaned up, the Liu family, including Uncle Li, and his family gathered around the table, talking about what happened this year.

Uncle Li looked at his grandfather suspiciously and asked, "Dad, why do you look younger and younger lately?" ”

"What? Don't you think your dad is old? Grandpa said angrily

"No, no, of course Daddy is as young as possible, isn't I curious?"

"Hehe, nothing? I just drank some "medicine" wine soaked in Shouwu, by the way, how are you working in the town? Grandpa asked

"Oh, you know, our silk factory is not very profitable now, and it may not be long before I will be laid off!" Uncle Li whispered

"Oh, aren't you driving in the factory transport fleet? It's okay to be laid off, just go and help people drive. Grandpa said

"Let's talk about it then! By the way, I heard that my brother's family planted fruit trees, how are you doing now? ”

Liu Peng's father smiled: "It's good, now the fruit is about to enter the harvest period, and now the 'government' is engaged in returning farmland to forests, and is preparing to plant forests in the mountains." ”

"Hehe, brother, your life in the countryside seems to be more nourishing than my in the town!" Uncle Li said with a smile

"All of this is still Xiaopeng came up with it, how can I have that ability!" Dad said embarrassedly

Uncle Li looked at Liu Peng in surprise and said with a smile: "Xiaopeng, I can't see it, I haven't seen it for a long time, this has changed so much, I was a child when I saw you before, and now I am about to grow into a little adult." ”

"Uncle Li, you look much younger, hehe!"

"Hehe, Xiaopeng's mouth is quite sweet, we are old!" Uncle Li sighed

The atmosphere was a little silent for a while, and the grandfather opened his mouth to break the silent atmosphere, "Xiaopeng, what are you going to plant in that field?" ”

Hearing Grandpa's question, the ears of the whole family pricked up, wanting to hear what Liu Peng said. "In the spring, we planted Masson pine, I went to the Forestry Bureau to understand, and after the spring, the Forestry Bureau will bring seedlings and technicians to help us guide us to plant trees."

Dad said hurriedly: "Son, what is this pine tree for?" Did that work? Why don't we continue to plant some fruit trees? ”

Liu Peng smiled: "Dad, of course this pine tree is useful, this pine tree is full of treasures, and when it is mature, it can sell wood, pine cones, pine resin, all of which are useful, and even the wooden village can be used to cultivate Poria cocos." Fruit trees will not be planted for the time being, aren't the villagers planting them now? We're going to help them. ”

"Yes! It's time for us to get rich together, and now they have a few families who have joined forces to buy some land, and we will send some people to help guide and guide us in the spring of next year. Dad said

Grandpa smiled and said, "Okay, for the New Year, let's not talk about this, let's talk about something else, we have to set off firecrackers at twelve o'clock." ”

Everyone watched the Spring Festival Gala while talking about some trivial things, until after twelve o'clock, the family went to the yard to set off a few strings of firecrackers, and the mother's mouth was still talking about something, in short, it was those taboos or something, Liu Peng didn't care to listen.

The new year has arrived, and the whole family is full of hope for the year.