123. Another year
This year's year is very different from previous years, and it seems that the entire camphor tree has become brighter.
It's as if everyone has been hiding it all year, and then at the end of the year, it really can't be hidden, and each family has no choice but to reveal their family background.
There are those who kill pigs, those who slaughter chickens, those who set off fireworks, and those who call friends for treats.
These seemingly ordinary folklore events would have been unthinkable even a year ago. At that time, people couldn't eat enough, and picking grass on the side of the road might be a bourgeoisie, and they had neither the leisure nor the spare money to fix these.
With the issuance of the No. 1 document of the central government, the chains that bind the hands of the people were completely broken, and people's hard work could finally be exchanged for equivalent returns.
Before the Chinese New Year, Chen Yan handed over the goods to Boss Xia once, and Boss Xia told Chen Yan a good news, saying that he had persuaded his old man to replace the small four-wheeler, and when the time came, Chen Yan could drive the small four-wheel back. As long as the formalities are completed, it only costs less than 1,000 yuan.
Xiao Zhengping was overjoyed when he heard the news, although the small four-wheeled car was not even semi-new, but after all, it was his first car in the true sense.
Xiao Zhengping immediately promised to hand over the car to Chen Yan, and asked him to take Chen Jinzhou, who came back from prison, to collect the mountain goods first, and the three livestock in the family were handed over to the second uncle and father-in-law, of course, these had to wait until Chen Yan drove the car back after the year.
The uncle told Xiao Zhengping that his three sisters would not go home for the New Year this year, so Xiao Zhengping simply took his father-in-law to his house for a reunion dinner.
According to local customs, Dai Xuemei was married, so she couldn't go home for the New Year, and Dai Zhengde had nothing to say.
After the Spring Festival, Jia Hongyue took her son back to her mother-in-law's house, but Xiao Zhengwen did not accompany her because of the inconvenience of her legs and feet.
Looking at his sister-in-law's slightly disappointed eyes, Xiao Zhengping comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't be sad, we will have a car next year, and I will send your whole family back then." ”
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Peasants are the most industrious group in China, and on Hejia Mountain, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, people do not need to be urged, and people are busy with their own work.
The eldest aunt and the second aunt saw other people's New Year's pigs killing for the New Year, and as soon as they totaled, they decided to catch two little piglets this year, and hatch two more litters of chickens by the way.
Of course, the work of building a pigsty and a chicken pen fell on the second uncle, Xiao Kunshui.
Because of Chen Jinzhou's joining, there is no need for Xiao Kunshui to go out to collect bamboo shoots, Xiao Kunshui is very dissatisfied with this, saying that he will not become an idler?
Xiao Zhengping smiled: "Second uncle, if you want to be idle, I'm afraid you won't be idle!" In the future, Mrs. Yan and Jinzhou will go outside, and you will have to take care of the affairs in this house. Besides, our big family, my uncle is in charge of so many cigarette lands, and my father-in-law is a dumb person, so you can't take care of it. ”
After the sixth day of the new year, Xiao Zhengping specially called Dai Xuemei, brought the good wine in the deer farm, and let Wang Peng drive around various places.
In Xiao Zhengping's words, New Year's greetings are secondary, and advertising deer antler wine is the most important thing.
Facts have proved that this sentence is correct, Xiao Zhengping did not bring anything else for the New Year, that is, two bottles of wine per family. When the leaders saw the wine, they said not to do this, but when they heard Xiao Zhengping say that they wanted the leaders to help promote it, the leaders were not easy to refuse.
After a circle of New Year's worship, it was already the tenth day of the first month, and Xiao Zhengping put Ma Wenfeng and He Yongfu's family last.
In fact, he was reluctant to go to these two families, but he had to go.
Xiao Zhengping first went to Ma Wenfeng's house, maybe because he went back to his parents' house, there was no one in Ma Wenfeng's family, and her man was not there, which made Xiao Zhengping breathe a sigh of relief - he didn't want to see Ma Wenfeng's complaining face, he wanted to give Ma Wenfeng an idea, but his idea did not conform to the values of this era.
In the end, he asked Wang Peng to park the car near He Yongfu's house, and dragged Wang Peng into He Yongfu's house.
It's not that Xiao Zhengping didn't dare to enter He Yongfu's house, but he was worried that He Qiaoyun was also there, and he was afraid that he would be embarrassed when he had nothing to say, so he wanted Wang Peng to block the gun.
He Yongfu is still always enthusiastic, blaming Xiao Zhengping for not coming to the house for so long, and asked Xiao Zhengping if he forgot about his old buddy when he got rich.
After entering the house, Xiao Zhengping found that there were only He Yongfu and his wife, so he asked He Qiaoyun why he was not at home.
He Yongfu glanced at Xiao Zhengping and said that there was a daughter who went home for the New Year just after getting married.
Xiao Zhengping then remembered that He Qiaoyun had just gotten married, and like Dai Xuemei, he couldn't go home for the first year.
Thinking that He Qiaoyun was not at home, Xiao Zhengping suddenly felt relaxed, and quickly asked Wang Peng to take out the wine he brought, and repeatedly asked to have two glasses with He Yongfu.
During the meal, the two of them talked about their recent situation and interesting things that happened, and gradually, the wine came to their heads, and they spoke presumptuously.
Xiao Zhengping estimated that the meaning was reached, so he pulled the topic to the difficulties of the deer farm, and he told He Yongfu how the deer farm was a mess, and how the people in the deer farm looked down on him, saying that he regretted it now, if he had known this, he would not have contracted any bird deer farm.
He Yongfu comforted and said that all careers are like this, where there is smooth sailing, it is precisely because of the difficulty that this kind of good thing will fall on Xiao Zhengping. He Yongfu also patted his chest and said that if Xiao Zhengping had a place to find him, he would do his best to help.
Xiao Zhengping talked about the benefits of the deer farm again, saying that he had exaggerated in front of all the workers and county and township leaders to get the field up, but now he didn't see any improvement, and he also talked about Dai Xuemeibai's method of sending wine, saying that if the New Year has not improved, then he and his daughter-in-law's faces will be lost, and maybe they will be swept out of the deer farm by the deer farm workers at that time.
He Yongfu took a sip of wine, and said, "It's not a problem, Pingzi, let me tell you, as long as you sincerely come up with a method and work hard, it will definitely pay off." Besides, don't be afraid of being embarrassed or not, you have a clear conscience, right, that's it! ”
Xiao Zhengping glanced at He Yongfu at this time and said, "I have a clear conscience, but I'm afraid that some people have ghosts in their hearts." Uncle Yongfu, you don't know, I originally bought the goods in the county's state-run rice shop, and promised to give him the best price. I thought to myself that it was a state-run hotel, and once the sales were out, it would have to sell thousands of pounds of bars a month! But that Manager Wu, who was polite to me on the surface, played with me behind the scenes, and all the wine I gave him was put away, and not a single bottle was taken out. ”
When He Yongfu heard this, he immediately buried his head, pretended to eat vegetables, and muttered: "Maybe they have some difficulties." ”
Xiao Zhengping slapped the table when he heard this, pretending to be drunk and shouting: "The difficulty of fart! I asked him, and he deliberately prevaricated me, clearly playing tricks on me. Uncle Yongfu, I'm not a fool, there must be someone behind the troublemaker, look at it, I have to find out the troublemaker sooner or later, I~~ I'll kill him! ”
He Yongfu coughed twice suddenly, as if he was choked, and after coughing, he eased up for a while, and after he eased up, he changed the topic and asked about harvesting bamboo shoots.
That's it, chatting and drinking, after a meal, it's not early.
After saying goodbye to He Yongfu's house, Wang Peng helped Xiao Zhengping into the cab, and then drove towards Xiping Township.