Early the next morning, Lin Yao was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone and pressed the answer button in a daze.

"Hey!"

"Stinky boy, it's the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month today, are you not going to come back for the New Year this year?"

Lin Yao woke up in an instant, completely sleepy: "Dad!"

"Lin Yao, let me ask you, it's been five years, aren't you going to come back for the New Year?"

"Return!" Lin Yao said very decisively.

"If I don't see your people today, you won't have to come back in this life. ”

"Dut...... Toot ......"

Lin Yao looked at his phone and was stunned for a long time before coming back to his senses.

"Lin Yao, whose phone is it?" An Xiaoxue rubbed her eyes and looked at him and asked.

"My dad's!"

"What is Uncle looking for you?" An Xiaoxue asked curiously, rarely seeing Lin Yao mention his parents.

Lin Yao smiled bitterly: "Let me go home for the New Year, I must rush back before today, otherwise I will cut off the relationship." ”

"Ah...... Then why don't you get up and pack your things quickly, what time is it?" An Xiaoxue hurriedly sat up and began to dress.

"Xiaoxue, you can go back with me!"

An Xiaoxue's hand on her clothes paused slightly, and she suddenly became a little nervous when she thought that she was going home with Lin Yao soon: "I also want to go back with you!"

"Hmm!"

"I ...... I'm not ready yet!"

Lin Yao smiled: "What is there to prepare, isn't there something to see sooner or later?"

"Oh!" An Xiaoxue sighed softly: "That's the first time I'm going, should I buy some gifts or something?"

"You don't have to buy anything, you're the best gift?"

"How's that going to work? Tell me what my uncle likes?"

"My dad likes to drink. ”

"Then we'll go buy some good wine and bring it back later, what about grandma?"

"Grandma loves to smoke!"

"Ah...... Grandma is smoking!" An Xiaoxue was a little surprised and said, "Then do we want to buy cigarettes?"

"My grandmother smokes leaf cigarettes, which may not be available in Shencheng, so we will see if they are sold in our town. ”

"Then buy clothes for grandma first, and buy some nutritional products, what do you say?" An Xiaoxue said.

Lin Yao nodded: "Okay!"

Half an hour later, the two drove to the mall, An Xiaoxue pulled Lin Yao and bought a trunk full of things, if the trunk really couldn't fit it, An Xiaoxue would have to buy it.

After shopping from the mall, the two of them simply ate something, returned to the villa to change clothes, simply packed their luggage, hurried up, and set off at nearly eleven o'clock in the morning.

Lin Yao's hometown is in Yishi, and it takes at least ten to twelve hours to drive from Shencheng to Yishi at a normal speed.

It is naturally faster to take the high-speed rail, it only takes more than six hours, and everything is bought, and it is obviously not suitable to take the high-speed rail, not to mention that even if you take the high-speed rail, you must be able to buy a ticket.

During the Spring Festival, it can be said that it is difficult to find a ticket.

After filling up the car, Lin Yao set up the navigation and drove the car directly onto the highway, speeding all the way, except for passing the toll station, the speed of the car did not fall below 170.

An Xiaoxue's BMW is not a military car, it was not blocked by the high-speed monitoring system, and two hours later, the car was stopped by the traffic police who were waiting there when passing the toll booth.

In less than a minute, Lin Yao drove away in the respectful gaze of several traffic policemen.

"Captain, just let him go?"

"What else can I do if I don't let him go, how can you and I afford to mess with someone who holds that kind of book?"

"What about the violation record captured by the previous surveillance?"

"Do you still need to ask me about such a trivial matter? Of course it's cleared!"

"Yes, Captain, what if the surveillance is behind it?"

"You're stupid, can't you just block that license plate, go ahead!"

In order to be in a hurry, Lin Yao had to show his documents, and when the other party saw the word "national security" on it, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, and let him go directly.

For the first time, Lin Yao realized the power of the word "national security".

At seven o'clock in the evening, it was already pitch black in the mountains, and occasionally a few lights could be seen, and a BMW with a Shencheng license plate was driving on the winding road in the mountains.

"Lin Yao, how far is it?"

This is not the first time An Xiaoxue has asked this question.

"After the hill ahead, we're almost there. ”

"That's what you said before, it's been almost an hour. ”

"It's not the wrong way, I haven't been back for five years, but I didn't expect the roads in the village to be rebuilt and paved with cement. Lin Yao said with emotion.

An Xiaoxue rolled her eyes, saying that she was speechless.

At the foot of the jagged hillside, three tiled houses are built against the mountain, and only dim lights can be seen in the dark night.

An old woman with gray hair, looking silently into the distance with her hands in her arms, turned back from time to time to ask the middle-aged man who was busy in the house.

"Tianbai, didn't you say that Yao'er would come back today? It's all at this point, why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Mom, Shencheng is more than a thousand kilometers away from us, I only called in the morning, even if he wants to come back, it will not be until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, the wind is strong at the door, don't stand there all the time, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"With my body, I won't catch a cold if you catch a cold. The old woman laughed.

"Yes, I can't talk about you!"

A bright light appeared in the old woman's sight, and the old woman shouted excitedly: "Tianbai, Tianbai, come here, there is a car coming from the opposite mountain bag." ”

"Could it really be that kid is back?" Lin Tianbai came to the old woman's side suspiciously, and sure enough, he saw a beam of light appearing on the opposite mountain bag.

"Tianbai, did you say it would be Yao'er?"

"I guess so, Mom, you help me look at the fire in the stove, and I'll go and greet it. Lin Tianbai said as he ripped off his apron and was about to run out.

The old woman hurriedly reminded: "Flashlight!"

"Yes, yes, flashlight!" Lin Tianbai returned to the house, picked up the flashlight on the table and ran out, don't look at people who are nearly fifty years old, they are still running quite fast.

Lin Yao looked at the dim light in the distance, and hurriedly pointed to An Xiaoxue: "Xiaoxue, look, that's it." ”

"Is it almost there?"

"It's almost there, in more than ten minutes, it's there. ”

After being away from home for five years, thinking that he would be able to see his father and grandmother immediately, Lin Yao was inevitably a little excited in his heart.

An Xiaoxue clasped her hands together, a little nervous in her heart.

A few minutes later, a flashlight appeared not far in front of the car, and Lin Yao instinctively stopped the car.

The visitor stood three meters away and kept looking into the car.

"Is it Yao'er?"

Seeing the person coming clearly, Lin Yao's eyes couldn't help but be a little bitter, and he hurriedly pushed the car door and got out of the car and shouted, "Dad!"

Lin Tianbai approached and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, it's really you!"

"Dad, why did you come out?"

"It's not that your grandmother saw a car coming, but it was that you came back and asked me to come out to greet you, but I didn't expect it to be you, a stinky boy, coming back. Lin Tianbai said, his eyes looked at the car, and he faintly saw that there was another person in the car before.

Seeing this, An Xiaoxue was a little embarrassed to push the car door, got out of the car and shouted at Lin Tianbai: "Uncle Lin is good!"

When Lin Tianbai saw that it was actually a beautiful young girl who got out of the car, his face suddenly bloomed, and he replied again and again: "Okay, good!

An Xiaoxue was directly made red-faced, and she didn't know how to answer.

"Dad, get in the car, let's go back and talk!" Lin Yao said.

"Yes!

"Uncle Lin, you sit in the front!" An Xiaoxue said and took a few steps back, giving up the passenger seat.

Lin Tianbai waved his hand again and again: "No, you sit, I'll just sit in the back!"

"Dad! Xiaoxue tells you to sit, you can sit!"

"You stinky boy. Lin Tianbai glared at Lin Yao, but still got into the car.

An Xiaoxue opened the back door and sat down.

As soon as Lin Yao got in the car, Dad Lin couldn't help complaining: "I said you stinky boy, why don't you tell me in advance when you bring someone else's girl back, so that I can be prepared." ”

"Dad, I can't blame me for this, you didn't give me a chance to say it in the morning. ”

"Don't blame you for whom, it's five years if you go, and if you don't come back, you usually don't make a phone call home for half a year, you say, if I don't call you today, are you not going to come back for the New Year this year?"

"Dad, is anyone there?"

"What's wrong with someone? I can't teach you a few words if someone is here? Others go out to work and still know how to go home for the New Year, but you're good, you don't know how to come back after you go out. ”

In the sound of Lin's father's counting, Lin Yao buried his head and drove the car into the yard, but he really didn't save him any face.

As soon as the car stopped, Grandma Lin greeted her.

"Yao'er!"

"Grandma!"

Grandma Lin's eyes were full of tears, and the corners of her mouth kept twitching.

Lin Yao's nose was sour, and he almost burst into tears:

"Grandma!"

Grandma Lin grabbed Lin Yao's hand and nodded vigorously: "Grandma is looking forward to the stars, and the moon is finally looking forward to you." ”

"Grandma, it's the grandson who is not filial!"

Grandma Lin patted Lin Yao's hand: "Don't say anything, just come back, just come back! ”

When Lin Yao heard this, he couldn't help but look at his father.

"That leg of lamb is not cooked for you, it is cooked for my future daughter-in-law. Father Lin looked at An Xiaoxue and said as he got out of the car.

Although it was a difficult hometown dialect, An Xiaoxue still understood the three words of her daughter-in-law, and her face couldn't help but blush slightly.

Grandma Lin's eyes lit up, leaving Lin Yao and walking quickly towards An Xiaoxue, the whole person looked dozens of years younger, and regardless of whether the other party wanted to or not, she grabbed An Xiaoxue's hand.

"Girl!"

"Hello grandma!"

"Okay!" Grandma Lin looked at An Xiaoxue, nodded with satisfaction, and pulled An Xiaoxue to the house: "It's windy outside, let's go to the house to roast the fire." ”

Lin Yao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, yes, with a granddaughter-in-law, he doesn't even want a grandson.

Father Lin smiled, knowing that his mother didn't know how long she had been looking forward to this day, and today she was finally looking forward to it, not only the grandson came back, but the granddaughter-in-law also brought it back, can the old man not be happy?

Lin Yao opened the trunk of the car and began to carry things.

Father Lin looked at the trunk and said, "How can you buy so many things without money!"

Lin Yao knew what his father meant, and he was blaming himself for wasting money: "I didn't buy it, it was all bought by your future daughter-in-law to honor you and grandma." ”

Father Lin glared at Lin Yao and whispered, "Then you kid has to pay for it?"

"You're wrong, I didn't pay a penny, your future daughter-in-law is a rich man. Lin Yao said and handed over a few boxes of wine.

"Take it, take it, this is what Xiaoxue bought for you. ”

Father Lin asked, "It's really not your kid's money?"

"Of course not!"

Father Lin stared at Lin Yao for a long time, and then moved his gaze to the wine box: "This wine is not cheap, right?"

"Feitian Moutai, more than 1,000 yuan a bottle, you say it's not cheap, carry it, and if it falls on the ground, you will cry!"

Father Lin smiled: "You stinky boy, you are getting bigger and smaller, do you say that about your own son?"

"As soon as you got in the car, you counted me down, but you didn't give me face. ”

"That's also your kid's own scolding!" After Father Lin finished speaking, he carried the wine and entered the house happily.

Lin Yao pursed his lips and walked into the house with his things.

I haven't been back for five years, but there are still some changes in the house, the firewood pile is gone, and the stove is replaced, and the blackened walls that were originally smoked are painted white, which looks much more pleasing to the eye.

As soon as the contents of the trunk were taken, Lin Yao and Father Lin took several trips to finish it.

"Grandma, what are you talking about with Xiaoxue?" Lin Yao asked as he sat down around the stove.

"Talk about when you were a kid!"

"When I was a child, I had something to talk about, and I was beaten by my father all day long, or I was beaten by you. ”

"It's not that you're too naughty, you either skip class or fight all day long, tell me yourself, how many times did the teacher come to the house?"

Lin Yao was embarrassed: "Grandma, how long ago did this happen, and you still mentioned it?"

"What's the matter? Now that I've grown up, I know I'm embarrassed, I don't know how many good things I said to the teacher for you kid, but fortunately, you're finally grown up now, and you're sensible. ”

Lin Yao smiled: "That's a must!"

"Say two words about you, you still have it, you are grown up now, you can't be as naughty as you were when you were a child. ”

"Got it, grandma!"

Grandma Lin took Xiaoxue's hand and liked it very much: "Xiaoxue, if this kid doesn't listen to you in the future, you will tell grandma, and grandma will beat him for you." ”

An Xiaoxue winked at him proudly when she heard this.

Lin Yao rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"Yao'er, go and help your dad get food. Grandma Lin said.

"Gotcha!" Lin Yao got up and was about to run to the kitchen to help serve the dishes, but Father Lin had already come in with a plate of washed cabbage.

In winter, the mountain people eat simply, cook a pot of meat, and then put the cabbage on the broth, and eat while cooking, which is regarded as the eating characteristics of the mountain people, which is similar to eating hot pot in the city.

As long as it's not the New Year's holiday, I basically won't cook other dishes.

In winter, it is cold in the mountains, the wind is strong, and there is no air conditioning, and the food is cold as soon as the wind blows, and there is no way to eat it.

An Xiaoxue ate like this for the first time, and it felt very fresh, although the way to eat it was simple, the taste was really good, and the authentic goat meat was something that could not be bought for more money in the city.

Father Lin took out a pot of loose bud grain wine and poured himself a full glass, looked at Lin Yao and asked, "Do you want to drink?"

"Drink!"

Father Lin handed the wine jug to Lin Yao: "If you want to drink it yourself, pour as much as you want, don't waste it, now the pure bud valley wine is expensive!"

Lin Yao took the flask and poured himself a full glass.

Father Lin glanced at it and said, "Pour so much at once, can you kid finish drinking?"

"I can't finish a glass of wine, and I can't help but underestimate your son. Lin Yao said with a smile.

Father Lin: "I have been out for five years, and my tone is not small, do you want to compare with your old son?"

"It's better than it, it's done!" Lin Yao picked up the wine glass in front of him, three or two or three glasses, raised his head and poured it into his mouth, without even frowning.

Father Lin smiled and nodded: "It's kind of interesting!"

Lin Yao: "It has to be interesting!"

Father Lin: "Can you still drink?"

Lin Yao nodded: "Yes!"

Father Lin picked up the wine glass in front of him: "I haven't let go of excessive drinking for a long time, it seems that I have to make an exception today!"

(End of chapter)