In the middle of the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao rode back to the courtyard.

As soon as I came in, I felt the festive atmosphere.

In the courtyard, the old and young masters all gathered together to chat and fart, the hostess in the house was busy preparing meals, and the children were even more gathered together to run and laugh.

The festive atmosphere is extraordinarily strong.

When I walked home, I saw Ran Hongbing tossing in the courtyard, holding a glass ball in his hand, shouting at the children in the courtyard.

Today, Ran's mother led the two children to celebrate the holiday, and by the way, she stayed here for two days to help watch the children.

It's cold, the work on the street is not easy to do, and Ran's mother is old, and she has been pulling the children alone all these years, and her body is a little bad, and she is uncomfortable in winter.

Fortunately, with Yang Xiaotao's help, now all the wages earned by Ran Qiuye are given to the family, although Ran's mother doesn't want it, she always has to live.

What's more, Yang Xiaotao's salary adds up, and it is almost two hundred.

earns her family a month for a year, and accepting this money to live a good life will save them trouble.

This year is still different from before, since knowing the whereabouts of Ran's father, Ran's mother's spirit is obviously much better.

Ran Qiuye knew that her mother was just talking about it, and in private, she was looking forward to seeing her father more than anyone else.

Yang Xiaotao came back early, there was a stove in the house, several people couldn't wear cotton jackets, Ran Qiuye was wearing a turtleneck sweater and a coat, and was preparing dumpling filling.

Ran's mother was on the side and faced, and as for the little Dragon Boat Festival, she was teased by Ran Xinrui.

After Yang Xiaotao came back, the house was lively, Ran Hongbing played with Wang Xiaohu and a few people in the courtyard, and ran back from time to time to grab a handful of melon seeds and dried fruits and ran out to distribute them to his friends.

A few bear children didn't care about the cold on the ground, and they were playing with glass balls one by one.

In the house, Ran Qiuye was talking about the things in the courtyard, and Yang Xiaotao listened to the meeting.

Liu Yulan led the child to Zhou's house, and went back when Zhou Kui got off work.

I heard that Zhou Peng was going to get married after the New Year, and he was discussing cleaning up the house.

It is said that the girl is still from the textile factory, and he really caught up with it.

Sure enough, as long as the hoe dances diligently, there is no wall that cannot be dug down.

There is also the matter of Xu Damao and Qin Jingru in the backyard, everyone in the whole courtyard knows about it, and even outside the alley, there are people talking.

The mother and daughter were talking, and suddenly there was the sound of firecrackers outside.

Bang bang bang

Yang Xiaotao then remembered that he didn't seem to have bought firecrackers.

After asking about the family, Ran Qiuye also realized that he was not prepared, so he asked Yang Xiaotao to hurry up and buy it.

"It's still early, I'll see if I can catch two fish."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the time, and when he had time, he picked up the fishing rod and bucket, hung it on the car and walked out.

"Be careful, don't freeze."

Ran Qiuye handed over the gloves, and let Ran Hongbing hear about it and ran over, "Brother-in-law, take me with you." ”

"Okay, get your stuff and get in the car."

"Wow~~"

"Fishing..."

Watching Yang Xiaotao lead Ran Hongbing away, Ran's mother complained in the house, "This kid is finally gone, but he died!" ”

"When the Dragon Boat Festival grows up in the future, don't cross your uncle!"

Ran Qiuye smiled and continued to turn back to work.

Yang Xiaotao took Ran Hongbing on a bicycle, first went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy two firecrackers, one was a big one for the evening, and the other was a small one, so that the sisters and brothers could go back and share it themselves.

Ran Hongbing smiled on his face, every time he followed his brother-in-law out, he could get benefits, so that at home, his brother-in-law spoke better than the eldest sister.

The two bought firecrackers, and Yang Xiaotao took them to the old place in Xihai.

There are still a lot of people around, I don't know if it's a fishing hobby or want to prepare more years ago, after all, it's cold and live.

It's cold now, but the sun is good today, plus it snowed a few days ago, and the lake was a little muddy, Yang Xiaotao found a few stones to cushion, and stood by the lake and started hooking.

Last time, Yan Fugui said that he wanted to chisel ice fishing, Yang Xiaotao also thought so, but he didn't want to freeze at all today, except for a little white and transparent ice chips in the shade of the lake, everything else was water.

Ran Hongbing was guarding the firecrackers on the side, with a smile on his face, so many small cannons, Wang Xiaohu who went back to the courtyard must be envious.

Just thinking about a good thing, I saw my brother-in-law pick up the fishing rod and throw it up, and at the end of the fishing line, a fish longer than the firecrackers around him was hanging, and as the fishing rod swinged, it smashed to the ground with a snap.

Get up close and personal with the cold, hard ground, and then burst on the ground.

"Hurry up and press it."

Yang Xiaotao shouted, and Ran Hongbing immediately picked up the bucket to deduct it, but the fish was longer than the bucket, so it could only be pressed underneath to prevent it from tossing.

Yang Xiaotao walked over, asked Ran Hongbing to walk away, and hit the fish head that was jumping, and then threw the fish head into the bucket.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law."

Seeing such a big fish being caught, Ran Hongbing's excited little face turned red, and he even left the small firecrackers behind.

"Brother-in-law, teach me, I want to fish too."

"Fishing? Go back and ask your sister and mother! ”

Yang Xiaotao said and went back again, ready to throw the hook.

Ran Hongbing suddenly had a bitter face when he heard this, he didn't have to think about this at all, as long as he dared to say it, the eldest sister could die with the matter of studying.

Returning to his original place, he sighed helplessly.

However, seeing the big fish in the bucket, Ran Hongbing quickly became interested, such a big fish must have meat.

When the sky was dark, Yang Xiaotao put away the fishing rod.

At this time, there were four or five big fish stuck in the bucket, although they were a little smaller than the first one, but they were also big fish.

The people fishing around saw it, and they were no strangers to Yang Xiaotao, so they could only be out of sight, so as not to see it badly.

The Ran Hongbing on the side was completely conquered in more than half an hour.

When I went back this time, I had to convince my eldest sister and mother that as long as I learned from my brother-in-law, I would have countless fish to eat in the future.

Seeing Ran Hongbing in a daze, Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and snapped his brain, "Don't be in a daze, pack up and go home, my brother-in-law will make you braised fish tonight." ”

"Oooh!"

"Brother-in-law, you must teach me, when I learn, I can catch big fish in the future."

"Okay, as long as your sister agrees."

"Ahh Brother-in-law, you can't teach me two tricks in private! ”

Ran Hongbing, who was sitting in the back seat, shouted helplessly, Yang Xiaotao turned around and gave a big smile, and then in Ran Hongbing's expectant gaze, "Can't!" ”

Yes......

Back in the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao carried a bucket, and Yan Fugui at the door looked at it, but he just opened his mouth wide and his voice was hidden in his stomach.

I've seen a lot and I'm used to it.

The other people in the courtyard are almost the same, they know Yang Xiaotao's fishing skills, that is, if they want to eat fish, they have fish, and when the weather is warm, the fish in the water tank in the house have not been broken.

Carrying the fish back home, Ran's mother couldn't close her mouth with a smile when she saw it, and Ran Hongbing on the side compared how to catch it, which made Ran Xinrui have the urge to fish.

However, when Ran Hongbing made a legitimate request, he was held by Ran Qiuye and solemnly warned that he was not allowed to go to the water's edge.

For this stern eldest sister, Ran Hongbing was still very scared, and listened to what she said.

However, what the children did was a whim, and after a while, Ran Hongbing went out to play with Ran Xinrui with firecrackers, and the sound of crackling firecrackers kept coming from the yard.

Yi Zhonghai's house, the stick terrier was lying on the window and looking at the children playing outside the yard, his face was full of envy.

An aunt on the side hugged Huaihua, and said a few words to Yi Zhonghai from time to time about Huaihua's naughtiness, but Yi Zhonghai's attention was on Qin Huairu, and he didn't have much patience with Huaihua, his goddaughter.

"Milk, I'm going to play with firecrackers too."

"Milk, you can buy me some."

The stick terrier walked up to Jia Zhang's and begged, and the little dang on the side also showed longing.

"What to play, the money is spent is just a sound. What's the use? ”

Jia Zhang's family is burning the fire, and the meat stewed in the pot is the best food their family has had in a long time.

The stick terrier didn't ask for the money, and looked at Qin Huairu again, and found that the other party didn't care about him at all, so he could only sit on the side and wait for dinner.

"Stick terrier, come, aunt will give it to you!"

Aunt Yi is happy today, no matter what, Yi Zhonghai is back, even if she has to go to the rolling mill tomorrow to report, at least this family is lively.

When people are old, they just like to be lively.

When the stick terrier heard this, he immediately came to the eyes of an aunt, watched an aunt take out two cents from her handkerchief, and her eyes were almost straight when she looked at the roll of money.

If he had so much money, he could buy a lot of small cannons.

The stick terrier's eyes rolled, and he immediately ran out with the money.

"Auntie, you're just too used to being a terrier."

Qin Huairu said on the side, Aunt Yi didn't take it seriously, "Children, just want to be lively." ”

Yi Zhonghai on the side glanced at Qin Huairu, and the two looked at each other, after all, Qin Huairu was defeated.

Yang Xiaotao packed up the fish, oiled it on the stove, and then stuffed it with water and seasonings.

When the street lights were on, the sound of firecrackers had already sounded outside, and the two children followed Yang Xiaotao, waiting for news from the kitchen.

With the voice of Ran's mother in the kitchen, it was time to make dumplings.

Yang Xiaotao immediately took the firecrackers and drove them to the yard.

At the gate of the courtyard, let Ran Hongbing and Ran Xinrui carry a pole and light firecrackers.

Bang bang bang

The sound was crisp and reverberated in the yard.

Soon, firecrackers were lit by other homes in the courtyard, followed by the surrounding alleys.

For a while, the entire Sijiu City was like boiling hot water, crackling and resounding in the sky.

"Let's eat!"

Yang Xiaotao put the big fish on the plate and served it to the table, several people gathered together, one person had a plate of dumplings, in addition to a plate of fried peanuts and one person pork stir-fried.

"Brother-in-law, this fish is so delicious."

"Later, I caught a fish, let you do it!"

Ran Hongbing ate this fish in his mouth, it was hot and sucked, and his mouth was full of envy.

"What kind of fish to catch, read the book first!"

Before Yang Xiaotao could speak, Ran Qiuye scolded him, worthy of being a teacher.

Hearing this, Ran Hongbing instantly became dumbfounded and lowered his head to eat.

Ran Xinrui next to her showed a look of adoration to the eldest sister.

Yang Xiaotao put down his wine glass and smiled.

Although he was the only one drinking at the wine table, he still drank happily.

The family gets together and enjoys the festive atmosphere.

In the rolling mill, the security section in charge of guarding flashlights and patrolling back and forth, not daring to be careless.

For the big holidays, even the chief of the security section is personally in charge, and they naturally have to fight on the front line.

Coming out of the warehouse, the two section members made sure that the people in the labor camp were still there, so they went to other places.

In the warehouse, Silly Zhu was lying on the bed, wrapped in a stiff quilt, listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, and his face was full of nostalgia.

It's a pity that after all these years, I can't get out anymore.

I don't know if the people in the courtyard are worried about him.

I don't know what happened to the one who used to follow behind and call my brother.

I don't know, the man who left everything for them...

The silly pillar was wrapped in a quilt and tightened his neckline.

There was no stove in the warehouse, and the air leaked everywhere in the open area, which was extremely desolate.

"By the way, and Qin Huairu, I don't know, will I wait."

Think of your relatives every festive season!

Silly Zhu's mind kept recalling the past, those years, and those things.

In the end, at a certain moment, the body became hot.

Qin Jingru, the woman who was blackmailed by him.

But it brought him a thrill that he had never felt before.

is different from Qin Huairu, and it is also different from the corn stalks in the countryside.

That feeling, like, cheating.

Extraordinarily stimulating.

Unconsciously, the stupid pillar swayed and suddenly lay on the bed, and then fell asleep in a crackling.

Qin Jingru's face appeared in his mind, and after a while, he became Qin Huairu again, and the two sisters kept alternating, making Silly Zhu's breathing short.

Suddenly, the picture in front of him changed to Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao, with the same hideous face and the same angry eyes, which made him suddenly frightened, and then smiled happily.

"Xu Damao, Xu Damao. That is, how can you drop? ”

"Show off to your master, hehe..."

The stupid pillar in his sleep suddenly became happy, and the sound reverberated in the empty warehouse, which was particularly terrifying.

(End of chapter)