Li Yunhai took people back to his hometown Shiban Village, and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon on Chinese New Year's Eve.

He came back this time and drove a Rolls-Royce.

Zhuang Yong and Guo Wanhua's drivers were on vacation, and Li Yunhai personally drove Lin Zhi, Guo Wanhua and Chen Meilin back.

For the countrymen, whether Li Yunhai drives a Santana or a Rolls-Royce, there is not much difference, anyway, they are all cars that they can't hope for.

Today's Li Yunhai has long been famous, recruiting so many employees from his hometown and running so many factories in the provincial capital, and everyone in his hometown knows that he has made a great difference.

But the Rolls-Royce model is exceptionally good-looking, a few notches higher than the Santana, and anyone with a little discerning eyes can see that it is bad.

In addition, Sihai Group has taken a holiday, and the young people who work in the city have returned to the village, so they will naturally help publicize it, so Li Yunhai's luxury car back to the village soon spread throughout the village.

Li Yunhai's car stopped in front of his house, attracting countless villagers to watch as usual.

Guo Wanhua and Chen Meilin came to Li Yunhai's house for the first time, and after getting out of the car, they looked around curiously.

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "Sister Guo, this is my family, it is relatively simple, I want to wronged you." ”

Guo Wanhua looked at his villa and said with a smile: "Yunhai, what you said is a little insincere, such a good villa, even if it is placed in Xiangjiang, it is a first-class good house." ”

Chen Meilin smiled sweetly: "That's it, I thought Brother Yunhai's house was the same as other houses in the countryside, but I didn't expect it to be such a good villa!" The scenery is so beautiful that I don't want to leave. ”

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Mei Lin is so good at talking, then you and Sister Guo will stay and don't leave." ”

Li Deming, Zhang Shuwen and others invited everyone to come into the house and sit.

At present, there is no separate village committee building in the village, and whoever is the village party secretary is the village committee seat.

After Li Deming was elected as the village party secretary, the village made a banner and hung it at the door of Li Yunhai's house, and at the same time pulled the telephone line, and the only telephone in the village was installed in the living room of Li Yunhai's house.

The telephone is packed in a wooden box, with a cover, and there is a lock on the cover, and the dial keys of the telephone are all locked, and you don't need to unlock it to answer the phone, and you must unlock it if you want to make a call.

With a phone at home, it is much more convenient for Li Yunhai to contact his family.

Li Deming and the others knew that Li Yunhai and they were coming back today, and they were looking forward to it early in the morning, and they didn't enter the house until sunset in the afternoon.

A sumptuous dinner has been prepared at home.

Li Deming once said: "When Yunhai and Xiaozhi come back, our family will celebrate the New Year!" ”

All the materials for the New Year at home have been prepared, the couplet window flowers have been pasted, the inside and outside have been cleaned, and the New Year's goods have been neatly purchased.

Li Yunhai brought back a trunk of supplies from the city, all of which were good wine, cigarettes, and candy.

"Dad, Uncle Peng has already returned to the village, right?" Li Yunhai asked his father, "Has he ever come to my house?" ”

Li Deming smoked a homemade cigarette and said: "He has been back a long time ago, he has been to my house a few times, and he lives in his old house!" ”

Li Yunhai personally came to Peng Luozi's house and invited him to his home for dinner.

Peng Luozi's house was surrounded by walls, but he made money in the city, and this time he came home, took out the money to buy a few decent pieces of furniture for the family, and repaired the two adobe houses that had not yet collapsed a little, and lived in them.

Li Yunhai came to the door and shouted, "Uncle Peng! ”

"Hey!" Peng Luzi agreed, greeted him with a smile on his face, and said with a smile, "Yunhai, you are back!" ”

Li Yunhai looked at his broken family and said, "Uncle Peng, you will live in my house!" ”

Peng Luozi smiled and said: "It's good to live at home, I cleaned it up, and I can still live in people." I thought about saving a little more money to renovate my home and build three brick houses, so that I could come back more often in the future. ”

He followed Li Yunhai to do things, mainly to help renovate the second-hand photocopier, which is considered a technical job, and his salary has risen to 100 yuan a month, plus the red envelopes sent during the New Year, and the income is also very considerable. He usually eats and lives in the company, and he has no place to use money, and in the past year and a half, he has accumulated two or three thousand yuan.

Li Yunhai nodded and said, "Okay, ambitious!" That's good, after the New Year, you call the people in the village to help build a new house, anyway, you don't want to build a big house, buy stones to build the foundation, buy red bricks to build the wall, and you don't need to drive piles or steel bars. It doesn't cost much to build a three-room, two-storey building. If you don't have any money, I'll lend it to you and then I'll deduct it from your salary. It's the same! ”

Peng Luozi sighed: "Great, Yunhai, then I'll be up?" ”

Li Yunhai patted his arm: "Come, go to my house for dinner, I'll help you Zhang Luo with this, there is labor in the village, and I will help you build the house in two or three months." ”

Of course, he supported Peng to build a house at home.

Peng Luozi is the first hometown person to follow him to do things, even such a person can earn money to go home and build a house, and other people see it in their eyes, and naturally have ideas, and they will be willing to come out and work with Li Yunhai.

This is the role model set by Li Yunhai!

Li Yunhai wants the villagers to know that as long as you follow me Li Yunhai to work, even if you are a madman, I can let you build a new house.

At that moment, Peng Luzi was not polite, and followed Li Yunhai to his house for dinner.

The Li family had a lively Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

After the meal, everyone sat together and watched TV.

Chen Meilin soon played with Li Yunfang and others, everyone was giggling, and they didn't know what they were whispering.

Guo Wanhua and Lin Zhi chatted.

From time to time, people come over, some to talk to Li Deming, and some to Li Yunhai.

The Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Tiger in 1986 officially opened.

The party began to mature, and many types of programs have become fixed models and have been recognized by the audience. Many sketches and cross talk have become jokes taught by mouths on the streets and alleys.

This year's Spring Festival Gala, good programs one after another, whether it is singing and dancing or drama, or language programs, are all wonderful, attracting continuous laughter, and the people who participate in the performance are all familiar to the older generation of artists.

Liu Xiaoqing, the hostess of the evening show, is a big highlight, in fact, she has already hosted the Spring Festival Gala in 1983, and she is also the first female host of the Spring Festival Gala.

Li Yunhai couldn't help but think of Gong Jie, if she hadn't been involved in the rumors, there would definitely be a place for her in this year's Spring Festival Gala, right?

No wonder she wanted to leave sadly before, a person suddenly fell from the highest place to the lowest point, without a certain psychological capacity, it is really difficult to see.

Li Yunhai asked himself, if it were himself, he would be praised to the highest point of the industry, get all the honors, and be praised by everyone, and then lose everything because of one thing, I am afraid that he will not be as calm as Gong Jie.

In the evening, Lin Zhi and Li Yunfang, Chen Meilin and others went outside to set off fireworks.

Li Yunhai chatted with Guo Wanhua, parents and others.

He talked about asking Peng to build a new house and asked his father to help him at home.

Li Deming said that this is a good thing, as long as the red bricks are bought back, and another layer of prefabricated panels can be bought.

Prefabricated board houses are mainly concentrated in the 70s to 90s of the last century in rural areas, many of the cities are to solve the problem of staff housing in public institutions, quickly build 2 to 3 floors of prefabricated buildings, in the 80s, state-owned enterprises can allocate a set of prefabricated houses is extremely happy.

The construction of the house is very fast, the foundation is set, and after the bricks on all sides are built, the prefabricated slabs can be put on, the construction time is shortened, the cost is very small, but the design life is only 40 years.

In rural areas, most of the prefabricated houses built in the 80s and 90s will not survive to the end of their lives, and will be replaced by small brick and concrete three-story western-style buildings.

Several people discussed the construction of the house, and soon they had a budget plan.

There is only one person in Peng's madness, and it is enough to build two rooms and a hall, and he will have a place to retire when he comes back in the future.

While chatting, Widow Zhang walked in, heard them discussing the matter of building a house, and said with a smile: "Li Zhishu, your family is going to build a new house again?" ”

Li Deming pointed at Peng and said, "It was Brother Peng's family who built the house." ”

Widow Zhang sighed, looked at Peng Lunzi with straight eyes, and said with a smile: "You are going to build a new building?" How big is Gai? ”

Peng Luzi said: "Just build three houses." ”

Widow Zhang sighed twice: "It's amazing! You're going to build a new building? They all say that your braincase is abnormal, but I think their braincase is abnormal! So many normal people haven't built a new building! Brother Peng, did you find a guest outside? ”

Peng Luozi's face turned red and said, "No, no." Who would marry a man like me? ”

Guo Wanhua sat beside Li Yunhai, observed her words, and whispered to Li Yunhai: "Who is this woman?" ”

Li Yunhai said softly: "She is the widow of our village. ”

Guo Wanhua said: "She has a crush on Uncle Peng. ”

Li Yunhai's eyebrows moved, thinking that Sister Guo's eyesight is so powerful, can you also see it?

Guo Wanhua pursed her lips and smiled: "I can't be mistaken, she just fell in love with Uncle Peng." ”

Li Yunhai nodded and said: "We don't care about this, they are such a big person, if they really look at the right eye, they can be paired without others talking about matchmaking." ”

Guo Wanhua looked at her and said with a smile: "Are you talking about us?" ”

Li Yunhai looked at her coquettish face with a smile like a flower, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

But this is at home, and Nyingchi is setting off fireworks outside! He didn't dare mess around. Even touching Guo Wanhua's hand, he didn't dare.

Although Guo Wanhua was also a little emotional, she didn't dare to think about it.

It was already an unexpected joy for her to come to Li Yunhai's house for the New Year. She understands a truth, if you want lovers to last for a long time, you must be sneaky. It's better that no one but two people know about them.

Widow Zhang said to Li Yunhai: "Yunhai, do you think I can go to your factory to work?" ”

Li Yunhai smiled: "You are pulling the three children, can you shake off your hands?" ”

Widow Zhang said with a sad face: "There is no way." The whole family has to eat and drink, and the children have to go to school. I don't have a job to do in the village to make money, what do you think I can do? You can't starve your family to death, can you? I plan to hand over all three dolls to my mother to help bring them, and I will also go out to work next year. The provincial capital is close to home, and it is convenient to go back and forth. Do you think it's okay? ”

Li Yunhai said: "As long as you are willing, there is no problem, you can come to the city to find me at any time." ”

Widow Zhang thanked her and said, "Yunhai, thank you." Then it's decided, if I go to you next year, you'll have to give me a job. ”

She glanced at Peng Lunzi with her eyes again, then inadvertently touched him and said, "Do you know how to play cards?" Let's play poker! ”

Peng Luzi shook his hands and said, "I don't play cards." ”

Widow Zhang said, "Yo, you're afraid of losing money, right?" Even if we play money, we will only score one or two points, how many dollars can we lose you? You're a big man, maybe you can't afford to lose these dollars? ”

Peng Luozi smiled, got up and followed Widow Zhang out.

Li Yunhai was deeply surprised, looked at Guo Wanhua and smiled, and said, "Sister Guo, you are too powerful, and you can see this." ”

Guo Wanhua said: "If a woman fancies any man, as long as she has a little bit of grace, most of them can succeed." You have to ask Uncle Peng to be careful, don't let the widow take away the money to build the house! ”

Li Yunhai thought to himself, although Peng Luozi is occasionally a little abnormal, but he is not stupid, he is usually a miser, and he will not spend a penny easily, and Widow Zhang wants to earn his money, but it is not easy to be afraid.

Happy times are easy to pass, and in the blink of an eye, it is zero o'clock.

The small mountain village is full of firecrackers.

Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua also walked out of the house and set off firecrackers and fireworks in the lawn outside.

In this era, there are still few people who can afford fireworks, and even if they have a few money, they are reluctant to spend on them. In most people's homes, it is the New Year when they set off firecrackers.

But with so many households in the village, plus the neighboring villages, firecrackers are ringing in unison, which is called a sonic earthquake on the hill, and the ground shakes the mountain.

The air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, and the smell of the New Year filled the sky and the earth in an instant.

The happiest and most lively are the children.

Rural economic life is relatively not so rich, usually reluctant to eat, reluctant to wear, only in the Spring Festival, only in the Spring Festival, there is a chance to buy new clothes for children to wear, only to have meat to eat, will buy some new utensils for the family, only a few firecrackers to play. During the Chinese New Year, diligent mothers will also buy wool yarn to knit sweaters for their children.

Children in this era, everyone will have a few mother's brand warm sweaters, very durable, the eldest can't wear it, the second child picks it up and wears it, and then passes it to the third and fourth children, and wears it for more than ten years, and finally it is good.

In Li Yunhai's closet, there are still several such sweaters, and his mother said that he kept them for her grandson.

It's just that no one expected that the country's economic development would be so rapid, and when the grandchildren grow up, there will be more new clothes to wear, and no one will pick up these old clothes to wear.

In the evening, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi arranged the accommodation of Guo Wanhua's mother and daughter and returned to their rooms.

Lin Zhi smiled: "I didn't expect people like Sister Guo to be used to living in our countryside. ”

Li Yunhai rolled on the bed with a smile: "You rural areas? When did you become a rural person? ”

Lin Zhi slapped him lightly: "I hate it!" I'm married to you, am I not from this village? I said that we are rural, is there a mistake? ”

Li Yunhai grabbed her hand and said with a smile: "That's right, you are a cousin of our Slate Village!" ”

Lin Zhi threw himself into his arms and said, "You have been in the United States for so long, don't you want me?" ”

"I don't want your mom, I only want you."

"Huh? You guy, it's bad! Giggle! Is it fun to have a good country? ”

"Fun! I don't have time to play though. In the past few days, I have been on the road, and you don't know how far it is to fly to Mi country! It's so hard! I get a headache when I fly again! ”

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Lin Zhi pursed his mouth, kissed him on the cheek, and said with a smile, "Then you want to have a good rest tonight?" Or do you want to be in love with me? ”

Li Yunhai's hand was already very dishonest, and he moved up and down his hand and roamed over Lin Zhi's body.

The two haven't seen each other for so long, how can a young couple not be intimate?

It was cold in winter, and there was no equipment for a fire in the bedroom.

However, the young man was not afraid of the cold, so the two of them covered themselves with quilts.

Every year during the Spring Festival, there will be a snowfall.

This year is no exception.

The north wind blew all night on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when I opened the door, I saw that it was already a world of snow.

There was a white expanse between heaven and earth, and the roofs of low houses were covered with a thick layer of white snow.

This snow, it fell heavily, silently.

It really turned white overnight.

Chen Meilin ran out, looked at the ice and snow world outside, and shouted.

Li Yunfang asked the eldest brother, "Brother, what's wrong with her?" Is she okay? ”

Li Yunhai laughed: "It's okay." It is rare for us southerners to see a snow, but after a year, at least two snows can be seen, and they are from Xiangjiang, so it is really difficult to see snow, and this may be the first time she has seen snow, so she is very happy. ”

Guo Wanhua stood under the eaves, rubbed her hands, and giggled: "Yunhai, you're right, Meilin is really the first time to see snow." The snow in my memory is still when I was a child, more than 20 years ago! ”

Chen Meilin squatted down, picked up the white and cold snow, and shouted to her mother: "Mommy, what beautiful snow!" I love it here! I love the white earth! ”

Lin Zhi took Li Yunhai's hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's have a walk in the snow and experience a romance because of the snow." ”

Li Yunhai laughed and said to Guo Wanhua: "Sister Guo, are you with you?" Walking in the snow is also very interesting. ”

Guo Wanhua smiled and walked to the road with the two of them.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was a snowy day again, and the countryside in the morning was so quiet that you could hear the rustle of snowflakes falling.

Li Yunhai walked side by side on the road.

The villagers were still making breakfast at home, except for a few playful and early morning children who made snowballs in the fields over there.

Everyone looked out from the window covered with plastic sheeting or pasted window paper, and saw Li Yunhai and his three servants walking in the snow, it is estimated that no one can understand their romance, on such a cold day, is it not good to warm up around the stove at home? Do you have to run outside in the cold?

Guo Wanhua pulled Li Yunhai's hand, pointed to the right side, and said with a smile: "Look." ”

Li Yunhai saw that on the field over there, Widow Zhang had just walked out of Peng's house, scratching her head and making gestures, twisting her waist and walking towards her house.

Judging from the posture of Widow Zhang's walking, last night, Peng and Widow Zhang were afraid that they had played poker for a night!

These two people, one widow and the other widow, if they can get together, it is also a good thing.

Guo Wanhua pursed her lips and smiled: "They're together!" ”

Lin Zhiwu was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Yunhai whispered two words in her ear.

Lin Zhi grinned: "Then we have to ask Uncle Peng for candy to eat!" ”

After a while, the sound of firecrackers on the morning of New Year's Day came and went.

It's a new year!

Li Yunhai and the others returned home and had breakfast.

The children all went out to beg for candy.

Li Yunhai set up a few tables at home, waiting for people to come to pay New Year's greetings.

After a while, there was an endless stream of people who came to Li's house to pay New Year's greetings.

Every household in the village will send someone to Li Yunhai's house to pay New Year's greetings first.

Today's Li Deming's family has become the largest household in Shiban Village.

Shao Yuqing from the township rushed over early in the morning with his son.

Li Yunhai shook hands with him and said with a smile: "It's snowing so hard, Township Chief Shao is bothered!" ”

Shao Yuqing said with a smile: "The main reason is that your sweet wine is delicious, after we drank it last year, we have a whole year of aftertaste!" So we came a little earlier this year to ask for two glasses of sweet wine. ”

Li Yunhai invited them to sit down and serve tea.

Lin Zhi has long regarded herself as the daughter-in-law of the Li family, serving tea and pouring water with Li Yunfang, treating people and things, and doing a very authentic job. When the locals saw it, they praised her for being a woman who could run a house.

The leaders of the county, as well as Commissioner Zhao of the city, also came.

There were several tables of people sitting in the living room of Li Yunhai's house.

Li Yunfang's transfer of school, thanks to the help of Commissioner Zhao, Li Yunhai also made friends with him and invited him to take a seat.

Commissioner Zhao asked with a smile: "Comrade Li, when will the wedding between you and Comrade Lin be held?" I'm waiting for a drink! ”

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "We can't wait to make wine, isn't this not yet the legal age!" Please rest assured, this glass of wine, you are ready to drink! ”

The whole room was laughing.

While they were chatting, the sound of cars came from outside again.

In this era, there are not many people who can afford to drive, and even fewer cars can come to Slate Village.

As long as you hear the sound of the car, needless to say, you must have come to Li Yunhai's house.

Li Yunhai looked at the room full of people, thinking that everyone who should have come has come, who else will drive over?

He stood up and looked out through the window.

In the snowflakes, I saw a small car driving towards my house.

The sky and the earth are gray, and the license plate is not clear.

But he knew that the car must have come to find him, so he greeted him.

Commissioner Zhao and the others also came out to see who was coming.

Li Yunhai stood at the door, watching the car drive straight into his own lawn. (End of chapter)