The Spring Festival is approaching, and every night there will always be a crisp sound of firecrackers from the streets, and the air is not only filled with the smell of food from every house, but also mixed with the smell of gunsmoke, which is the atmosphere of the New Year.

At Zhang Wanru's house, the two children were quietly looking at the villain's book, and Wanru was sitting at the desk doing a lot of accounts, hoping to earn more money and pay off the arrears as soon as possible.

It's not easy for anyone now, and every time I see my friends who lend me money, I feel like I'm a thief and want to get away as soon as possible. Only by paying back the money can you face it calmly.

On the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Wanru brought her children and mother-in-law to her parents' house, and the eldest brother and second brother also returned with their wives and children for the New Year.

On this festive day, Yulu, Yulu, the eldest brother's daughter Zhang Wenjing, and the second brother's son Zhang Wenjun. The four children were happily setting off firecrackers in the yard, and from time to time there was the sound of laughter and play.

In the room, Zhang Wanru and her two sisters-in-law, led by Wang Cuiping and Wang Yun, were cooking a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

It's rare for a family to get together so well, and it's a day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, no matter what happens in the year? I have to live happily in the new year.

The women were busy making a large table of dishes, and the smell of dishes soon wafted into the room.

Zhang Fakui and his two sons sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting.

The eldest brother Zhang Jian looked at his father and younger brother and said, "Vice Mayor Liu is not having a good time. The construction company run by his son, Liu Lingyun, built a school in Liuquan Township, and within five years the walls were cracked. Now many parents are gathering to make trouble. They are worried that if something unexpected happens, the consequences will be serious. ”

Zhang Bin glanced at his father and said, "Yes, the leaders of the school have also gone to the mayor to report the situation." ”

Zhang Jian said: "Vice Mayor Liu is a villain who must be repaid, just because he found someone to propose marriage to his son, but he did not agree. Over the years, we have been suppressed, especially my father, who changed the director of the bureau one by one, and my father was stunned that the position of deputy bureau could not be reused. I've been in the Highway Bureau for so many years, but every time someone asks me to go further, I'm pressed down. ”

Zhang Fakui frowned, glanced at his two sons, sighed, and said leisurely: "Forget it." Do your work well, and don't worry about these things. Peace and security are bliss. Don't say these complaining words during the Chinese New Year. ”

Although it has been a busy year, it would have been a happy day to be able to get together for a reunion, but because of the successive events in Wanru's family, everyone's hearts were clouded with a haze.

The eldest brother Zhang Jian said again: "My uncle's cousin is the deputy section chief of the provincial education bureau. The eldest cousin is in Gangcheng District, the Personnel Bureau, and now he has also been promoted, but our family has not improved at all over the years. In addition, Wanru has not done well all these years. It's been a really depressing day. ”

The second brother Zhang Bin glanced at the eldest brother and said, "Big brother, our father is right. There's really nothing to complain about. Wanru's resurrection is our greatest blessing. ”

The eldest brother and father also felt very reasonable after hearing this. The two did not speak again.

The second brother, Zhang Bin, glanced at the direction of the kitchen and asked his father in a low voice: "Dad, Yuchen's father's car accident, isn't there an accurate conclusion?" ”

The old man said depressedly: "No, there were too many vehicles at that time. From the surveillance at the entrance and exit of the highway, hundreds of vehicles pass by. After this period of investigation, there is still no eyebrow. It is not uncommon for people to die on the highway, which is also a dangerous area, and there are many accidents every year. ”

The eldest brother Zhang Jian also whispered: "I went to see the scene in person, and the brake marks of his big truck are not obvious. There are two possibilities in this, one is: caused by the driver's distraction; The second is: the vehicle behind overtakes, and the driver deviates from the road in order to dodge for a while. Alas! There's no way to figure it out right now. ”

Zhang Bin squinted his eyes, took a deep breath, looked at his father, and said: "I found their factory director, Xia Changqing was in a car accident due to tolerance, and the factory gave a subsidy of 15,000 yuan. That's the most. ”

The old man sighed in his heart, thinking that a happy family is worth more than 10,000 yuan. The most pitiful thing is his own daughter, what is this called? Are there any unforeseen circumstances?

When he was a child, Xia Changqing saved his daughter's life, and Lao Xia proposed Wanru to be his son Xia Changqing's daughter-in-law. How can we tell the truth from the wrong?

Zhang Bin glanced at his eldest brother and said to his father: "I have a classmate who also knows Wanru. He originally wanted to introduce someone to Wanru, and I asked Wanru for her opinion. Wanru said that before meeting, she told the other party that if she could accept the two children and her mother-in-law, she could meet once, and if she couldn't, she would not see each other. I didn't expect people to stop mentioning it when they heard it. ”

Zhang Fakui also said helplessly: "Let's wait for a while." She has only calmed down now, how can she have the heart to think about marriage. Let's take a moment to convince her later. ”

Zhang Wanru brought the prepared dishes to the table, and when she saw the husband and wife sitting on the sofa, they were all worried, and she knew that she was worried about her own affairs.

Wanru turned around and went back to the kitchen, thinking to herself, leave as soon as possible after eating, and not add to everyone's blockage.

Isn't there an old saying? It is better for poor relatives not to visit their relatives, not to mention that they are not only poor, but also unlucky. Although it is his own mother's family, he can't let them be sad and sad for themselves, out of sight and out of mind.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was very lively, but the laughter could not dissolve the sorrow hidden in the heart.

After eating, Zhang Jian and Zhang Bin took the children downstairs and put a firecracker, and the crisp and loud firecrackers soon rang out. The sound of firecrackers and the smell of gunsmoke are like a thunderbolt exploding in the hearts of family members, hoping to drive away all the bad luck of the past year through them. In the new year, with the spring flowers blooming from the beginning.

Zhang Wanru used the excuse that her family also had to do a worship, and left with the family.

Seeing off Wanru's family, the old lady looked at her daughter's lonely back, her eyes were red, and tears couldn't stop flowing, so she hurriedly walked into the bathroom, picked up a towel to cover her mouth and cried.

Because there was a dull pain in her heart. She didn't want to see her beloved baby suffer such a situation, but she was helpless.

At school, some confidant colleagues often come to comfort me; If the relationship is not good, hide; Originally, those who kept praising Wanru for not only being beautiful like a flower, but also being versatile, were all cold eyes from afar.

As a mother, she is like this, and the people around Wanru will not be exempt from vulgarity. Watching the excitement is not afraid of big things, not to mention that many people are always looking at others and looking for some leisure conversations.

When Wanru and the others returned home, the mother-in-law began to prepare tributes to the heavens, and also burned some paper money for the deceased relatives.

At twelve o'clock, every family came downstairs and began to burn paper money, and the children were wearing new clothes, some were setting off firecrackers, and some were lighting fireworks.

The ceremonial flower rises to the sky, blooms proudly, shines brightly, and then quietly disappears, it is like a person's life, no matter how long or short it can leave a little light in the world, a trace of warmth, and then it will end gloomily.

When the lit paper rises with flames, sparks rise with the green smoke.

Zhang Wanru and her mother-in-law knelt on the ground and kowtowed together, but her mother-in-law knelt on the ground and didn't know how much? Her pious appearance moved Wanru when she stood up.

She knew that her mother-in-law must be praying for the blessing of the gods again. Although he didn't say anything, he said in his heart, Mom, the gods and Buddhas are too busy to take care of us, and if we want to live a good life, we have to rely on ourselves.

Back in the room, the children went to bed, Wanru also finished washing, went to bed with a pair of children in her arms, and began to take stock of the plan she had thought of.

Before gathering with your classmates, take the jade bracelet for identification. Only if you are sure that it can be valuable, you will have confidence in your heart.

I remember that my classmate Ji Yuqing said that his grandfather had been an apprentice in an antique shop since he was a child. I have my own antique shop and have been in the antique business all along. Then in the form of a mortgage, mortgage this pair of jade bracelets to him, give him appropriate fees, in short, they will not suffer losses.

Although he is poor, he is not short of ambition, and he cannot lose his integrity as a man for money.

Money is a good thing, but you have to work hard to earn it. For the sake of their own sons and daughters, they are not only the continuation of the life of Lao Xia's family, but also the motivation for their future struggle. It is my responsibility to raise them as adults.

Well! The mother-in-law is even more ill-fated than herself.

I heard that her family was also very poor when she was young, and she married Xia Changqing's father in order to exchange the bride price for her eldest brother's daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, after decades of peace, my son and husband passed away one after another. Now, all her hopes are in these two children.

Thinking of this, Wanru couldn't help but sigh, complaining about whether God was drunk and arranged her life trajectory in a daze, and the unfortunate people were arranged together, and it seemed that she was looking at herself, because she was the head of the family. If you want to turn over the salted fish, you can only go to the mall to fight without hesitation.

On the sixth day of junior high school, Wang Xueyan, the cousin of my uncle's family, came to visit the house. also came to Zhang Wanru's house to visit her.

Cousin Wang Xueyan is three years older than Zhang Wanru and three months older than her second brother Zhang Bin, and she lives in Zhang Wanru's house every holiday. The relationship between the two sisters is also very good. She was admitted to Shanghai University, and after graduation, she was admitted to the provincial civil service.

Wang Xueyan heard from her parents that Wanru almost died of illness this time. I felt that everything had not gone well for this sister over the years, and after seeing Wanru, I was also sad about this sister's situation. At night, the two sisters slept in the same bed together as they did when they were children. There was an endless stream of words until late.

Through conversation, Zhang Wanru knew that her cousin had done a very good job over the years and had been promoted, so she was happy for her from the bottom of her heart. But I don't have any extravagant hopes, I just want to make more money and get out of the predicament first.