As soon as the morning dawned, Xu Deyong woke up, and Xu Huizhen, who was six months pregnant, was lying on her side with a big belly in her sleep, and a few naughty short hairs fell on her face.

Because of pregnancy, flesh grew on her cheeks, and a few faint spots appeared.

Well, it's not easy to be a mother!

Xu Deyong got up and tucked the quilt for Xu Huizhen, and before she became pregnant, she would wake her up.

He got dressed and got up, and in the small wooden bed next to him, Xiao Li'er was lying in the soft quilt, revealing only a small face, her long eyelashes trembling from time to time, and the corners of her mouth were still with a smile.

Xu Deyong smiled and opened the door and went out.

"Xiaoyong, you're awake." Xu Nan's voice came.

Xu Deyong whispered: "Hey, grandma, it's still early, and besides, it's a New Year's Day holiday today, so you can sleep a little longer." ”

Xu Nanshi smiled and said: "When you are old, it is enough to sleep for a few hours, and you can't sleep any more, you look at the stove, change the honeycomb coal, and open the valve." ”

"Hmm." Xu Deyong nodded.

First, take the shoes and socks on the stove "drying cage" aside, take the drying cage and look at the stove, replace it with new honeycomb coal, and open the valve.

The winter of Sijiu City is very cold, especially when the north wind is howling and the snow is falling, there are few clothes in total, and the clothes are not washed and dry.

There are also children who have been building snowmen and having snowball fights for a day, and their socks are soaked in mud all over their bodies.

This is where the "baking cage" comes in.

At night, when adults go to bed, they will clean up the laundry, or dirty cotton clothes, cotton pants and shoes and socks (shoes and socks are too smelly) with sandalwood soap and put them on the "drying cage".

Bake on the heat of the stove overnight and wear it the next day.

After waiting properly, Xu Deyong gently opened the door and went out, and as soon as the door opened, there was a cold cold wind that wanted to drill into the house.

Xu Deyong immediately closed the door and lifted the thick curtain to come outside.

"Whew......."

He exhaled a white breath, and although his body was not too cold, he still subconsciously rubbed his hands.

Today is New Year's Day, the first day of the 57th year, and the first day of the lunar month of the Year of the Monkey.

Xu Deyong got up early, and it was quiet in the courtyard, but Xu Deyong could still faintly hear a little movement in the nearby houses.

What's the first thing to do on a new day?

Going to the toilet, of course.

He went out to the public toilet in the alley with vigorous steps, and in winter, it was acceptable, but he froze his buttocks.

He crouched down and took out a box of cigarettes, took out one, and took out a kerosene lighter and lit it.

"Whew......."

I took a puff and exhaled a puff of cigarette, which seemed to feel a little warmer.

Xu Deyong is not addicted to smoking, and occasionally smokes one when he is idle or smokes with others, and basically does not smoke at home.

After a while, Liu Guangtian, the kid, ran in in a hurry, squatting down and "inside", it seemed that he almost pulled his crotch.

When it was over, he had time to look to the side and say, "Brother Yong." ”

Xu Deyong smelled the smoke and said casually: "Well, you're about to take a holiday, right?" ”

Liu Guangtian shook his head and said, "It's going to be more than ten days." ”

Then he looked at him with a little envy and said, "Brother Deyong, what kind of cigarette are you smoking?" ”

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "It's not a good smoke, Pegasus." ”

Liu Guangtou licked his lips and said: "This is not a good cigarette, the county senior officials are divided on both sides (Daqianmen), and the commune cadres are four-cornered pedals (Pegasus), two cents and eight boxes." ”

Xu Deyong raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, smoked? ”

"No ......." Liu Guangtou hurriedly denied it, and then whispered: "I won't tell you, I just took a few puffs, all of which were cheap one or two of the classmates, and I didn't even have a filter, so I took turns to take a puff." ”

Immediately chirped twice, it seemed to be quite aftertasted.

Seeing Xu Deyong looking at him with a smile, he said, "Brother Deyong, don't tell my dad about this, otherwise I will have to smoke half to death." ”

Xu Deyong chuckled: "I know it's a matter of smoking, you still do it, you're not a typical smoking." ”

Liu Guangtian couldn't help but start complaining about his bangs when he heard this: "My dad is completely a man of words at home, and he is also my eldest brother who still has a little right ......to speak." ”

Then there was a burst of chatter.

Xu Deyong is here to, but not to "eat".

After wiping his buttocks, under Liu Guangtian's somewhat shocked gaze, he lifted his pants, stuffed the guy and said, "Yes, you can continue to stay, I won't accompany you to freeze your ass here." ”

As he spoke, he took down the cigarette butt, and under Liu Guangtian's speechless gaze, he flicked his fingers, and the cigarette butt fell into the dung pit.

Then he patted his ass and left.

Liu Guangtian also finished immediately, got up and looked down, and muttered: "Well, it's just right to be small and exquisite, and if it's too big, it will be laughed at at at school." ”

Then he looked at Xu Deyong and threw away the cigarette butt, and said with some pity: "Brother Deyong is really a waste, there is still a little bit left to smoke, besides, the filter can also be sold for money, how good it is for me." ”

There is no and a light body, Xu Deyong came out and walked briskly, and he almost collided head-on with Qin Huairu, who came out at the gate of the courtyard.

Fortunately, Xu Deyong reacted quickly and braked in time, and Qin Huairu was still holding a night pot in his hand.

In case someone turns on his back, wouldn't he be willing to make a fuss.

"It's mediocre, it scares me." Qin Huairu's big eyes glanced at Xu Deyong and said.

Xu Deyong let go of the way and said casually: "Sister-in-law Qin, you're early." ”

Qin Huairu answered, and staggered with Xu Deyong, with a floral cloth jacket, black pants, and some patches on them, and twisted his cheeks out.

Xu Deyong muttered in his heart: "Hey, holding the night pot, it's still a little commotiony." ”

However, this is all his preconceived impression.

Qin Huairu was a good daughter-in-law at this time, virtuous and capable, and she cleaned up the house inside and out very neatly, which was recognized by the hospital.

Jia Dongxu is still there, she doesn't have so many Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, and she won't deliberately let people take advantage of her for the sake of eating.

Most of the changes in this person are caused by the environment in which he lives.

When Xu Deyong returned home, his grandmother was already cooking porridge, he picked up the kettle and poured some hot water into the enamel basin, washed his hands and face.

Firewood, rice, oil, salt, eating, drinking, and lazing, the days are crushed and sprinkled into it.......

……

If there is something, it will be long, and if there is nothing, it will be short.

Entering the wax moon, the days are like wild horses that have escaped from the reins, and they can't be restrained at all.

The Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, Xu Deyong picked up the good weather for two days, and went to Niulanshan to pull wine twice, so that he would not run again after the New Year.

Xu Huizhen was pregnant, and her eldest brother didn't let her go back and forth again, so after discussing with Xu Huizhen on the second trip, she simply bought some things and gave her mother's gift in advance.

Although Xu Huizhen couldn't go, she strongly invited her brother's family to come to the city to play for a few days, and Xu Hui said that she would consider it.

During this period, a small event occurred that made the situation of the sparrow even worse.

On January 18, Zhou Jianren, then vice minister of education and biologist, published an article entitled "There is no need to doubt that the sparrow is a pest bird" in the Beijing Daily, which affirmed: "Sparrows are pest birds, and pest birds should be extinguished without hesitation."

Later, it was no longer just a problem of pesting birds......

……

(End of chapter)