Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 696 Two women encounter each other during the Chinese New Year

When Han Li returned home, He Mi and Qi Zhaodi had already cleaned the hairtail. It looked like they were stewing the hairtail in a large casserole pot (luoguo, gong pot) beside them.

Although Han Li wanted to eat hairtail that had been deep-fried to a golden color, he thought about how his mother would scold him for being a prodigal when she came back. In his heart, he advised himself that it was not worthwhile for him to be scolded for eating in one bite during the Chinese New Year. At worst, he should buy more when he left. Eat some and wait until they get to Shanghe Village to let them cook it for themselves.

I don’t know what hairtail is like in other places, but it is not uncommon in the area of ​​​​Forty-Nine City, because when Han Li was very young, most of the government units and factories in Forty-Nine City were among the New Year’s goods distributed during the New Year. It will be there.

At this time, everyone has a lot of hairtails in their hands, and there are a lot of hairtails in markets and shops. Naturally, the number of hairtails on the black market is not small. You can easily buy a lot of hairtails in one trip.

"came back."

"Brother Han."

"Well, are you ready to go to the pot?"

"Everyone can eat it by noon."

After the two of them put the hairtail into the pot, they moved all the pots, pans, steamers, chopping boards, and grates at home to the water faucet and started scrubbing.

Han Li moved a stool over and sat in the yard, holding an enamel cup in his hand and chatting with them.

When he went to bed at night, Han Li also learned that his uncle had returned to Sijiu City today, but he had to wait until the second day of the new year to meet him.

Today, Father Han and Sister Han still had to go to work as usual. Mother Han, Miss Han and Yun Jingjing had to take a walk around the unit before coming back. However, when they came back, Yun Jingjing turned into Yun Yingying.

In the evening, all the family members came back. Maybe because tomorrow is New Year's Eve, Yun Jingjing stayed again today.

However, during this period, Han Li intentionally or unintentionally encouraged an old man to regret his chess, and successfully caused the two old men to quarrel. He and the others watched happily, adding fuel to the fire from time to time, until Yun Ying When Ying came over to call him to eat, she took the cup and went back with the regret of not seeing them finish their argument.

Han Li stopped as soon as he finished pasting his own pairs, because the two crows he had left under surveillance in the north yard landed on the courtyard wall. He turned around and waved to the two crows, which landed on his arms.

The places where these gentlemen often play chess are very good. They have the back of the wind and the sun. The only drawback is that Han Li's chess skills are not very good. He gave random instructions a few times as if he was just joining in the fun and was disliked by others.

These old men who are addicted to playing chess don't care how promising the boys of the Han family are and how many things they bring home every year. They have become the vice-president at a young age and will still be disliked and ridiculed for disturbing their chess game.

After lunch, those who should go to work go to work, while those who don't and don't have to go to work still clean up the scattered housework.

After the description of these two crows, Aunt Liu just went there again, and when she left, she took away the travel bag that Han Li left in the north room. No matter how much content these two little guys had, they couldn't describe it. .

"Little Han Li, you really need to practice your chess skills, your level is amazing."

Han Li couldn't intervene here, so he felt a little bored and went to the alley to watch the old men playing chess.

After a while, the Yun sisters also came over in advance. Not only did the number of the family's cleaning army expand, they also increased the types of items that needed to be cleaned, including tables, chairs, benches, teapots and cups, bicycles, and finally even crows' bird feed cans, two They brought the dogs' food bowls and started washing them.

"Boy from the Han family, please stop giving random orders like this bad chess bastard. Your yelling has disrupted all the chess moves I had planned."

Han Li didn't care at all about these words and just had a laugh with these uncles, and watching chess was just fun for Han Li. Not only would he not be angry, but he would not be discouraged either. When it was time to give pointers on the chessboard, Not vague at all.

He Mi and Qi Zhaodi were at home chopping meat, kneading noodles, and preparing fillings. Han Ma, Han Xiaomei, and Yun Yingying were already back before they were done, and everyone started making dumplings together.

Han Li didn't want to go out in the afternoon. He chatted with He Mi and the others at home and wrote out the couplets he would need tomorrow.

By noon, sporadic firecrackers could be heard in Sijiucheng, and not long after, Father Han and Second Sister Han also returned home.

Han Li picked up the couplets and posters and came to the edge of Haizi. After pasting the couplets, he went home.

It didn't take long for Miss Han to come back early, put down her shopping, rolled up her sleeves, and joined in.

More and more things were placed and dried in the yard, and finally even Han Li's seat was forced to be moved to the corner.

Bingchen year, Renyin month, Yisi day, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the 17th day of February in the Gregorian calendar.

Han Li carried his things and went to his master's house in the afternoon. He sat in the room and chatted and drank tea with his master. Second Sister Han, Miss Han, Yun Yingying, He Mi, and Qi Zhaodi cleaned the house and outside the courtyard. I helped make the dumplings and then left.

After dinner in the evening, Han Li originally planned to listen to the radio, play cards, and chat with his family, but as soon as he put down his job, he was dragged away by Yu Daqiang and a few people with good connections in the alley to drink and chat. went.

Dingsi year, Renyin month, Bingwu day, the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the eighteenth day of the second month of the Gregorian calendar.

Just after midnight, the firecrackers started going off outside, and Han Li's family started getting busy.

I cooked dumplings, set off firecrackers to kowtow to my parents, and then went to my master’s house to kowtow. After I came back, I went to Xishan with my dad to place tributes on my grandfather’s grave, light firecrackers, kowtow, and chant, and then left here in a hurry.

After returning from the grave, I went to pay New Year greetings to my family and neighbors. At this time, some people became friends. However, today we have to move around a lot, so even if we meet, we will make an appointment to meet another day.

When Han Li returned home after completing this circle, Han's father, Han's mother, second sister, and younger sister all went out to pay New Year greetings, including Yun Yingying and He Mi. Qi Zhaodi sat together listening to the radio and playing cards.

"Stop playing cards, change your shoes and put on your coat and let's go out for a walk."

"What do you say?"

"Brother Han and Sister He have already gone shopping last year. I don't want to go out and crowd with so many people."

"Brother Li, the three of us don't want to move during the Chinese New Year. Besides, there won't be much fun or new movies on the streets this year. Our family has most of the food and drinks. It's great for us to stay at home."

To be honest, the annual meetings in Forty-Nine City in recent years are really not attractive to Han Li and other old Beijing residents. Han Li naturally wants them if the three of them don't want to go out.

Han Li sat down on the empty seat on the table, took the teacup that Yun Yingying had just made, and said. "Then add me to the card game."

"The three of us are playing 5, 10, and King. If there are four of us, should we continue or change the way we play?"

"continue."

While Han Li was playing cards at home, Li Xiaoyuan and Tian Xiaoxia, two female classmates who borrowed money from him last year, actually came together while shopping.

The two girls looked at each other, and they were both surprised at the changes in each other over the years. In Tian Xiaoxia's eyes, Li Xiaoyuan's height had improved a lot, and even the size of her family's granary was seriously exceeded.

In Li Xiaoyuan's eyes, although the skin on Tian Xiaoxia's face has darkened, her facial features have become more coordinated and refined than before, especially those round eyes that seem to be able to speak.

"Li Xiaoyuan?"

"Tian Xiaoxia?"

"Hahaha, it's really you. We haven't seen each other for two or three years, right?"

"It's been almost four years. We jumped in line in the same year. I didn't come back when I was able to come back for the first time. When I came back next year, I was a little out of tune with my classmates. What about you? How are you?"

"Don't mention it. Although the place where I jumped in line is closer to home, the situation there is not good at all. Unless it rains, there is very little time to rest.

The key point is that most of the areas where I jumped in line are saline-alkali land, and the water there has a very bitter taste. If you wash your face immediately with the water freshly drawn from the well, a white layer of salt-alkali will soon appear on your body. Layer, stretched out his hand and wiped it down.

Because of the saline-alkali soil, the crop yields there are low and materials are scarce. To put it bluntly, there is even a shortage of crop straws for cooking. When walking on the road, even if you see a handful, you have to pick it up and take it back.

There was a special situation last year. The rations that everyone received were pitiful. If Han Li hadn't lent me some money, let alone having enough to eat, I wouldn't have the money to buy a ticket to come back during the Chinese New Year this year. "

Tian Xiaoxia didn't say anything when she first heard Li Xiaoyuan say that she had a hard time jumping in the queue, because her own situation in northern Shaanxi was not that good, but when she heard Li Xiaoyuan talk about Han Li borrowing money, she couldn't help but be surprised. Make a sound.

"What? Han Li also lent you money?"

"Yes, my mother gave me a younger sister last year, but my parents couldn't take care of me. It seemed that I couldn't survive last year, so I tried to open my mouth to Han Li, but I didn't expect to talk when we were in school. His communication has been cold since he jumped in line, so he really lent it to me, but what was Xiaoxia's reaction just now?"

Tian Xiaoxia was already complaining about why she had to speak so quickly, but she couldn't take it back now and said with a smile.

"Haha. It's nothing. I also borrowed some money from Han Li this year."

"You also asked Han Li to borrow money? His family is so kind to him that he has so much spare money. But that's right. The conditions of Han Li's family are not there. His father, mother, sister, and sister all work, and everyone makes money to support him. Spending time alone, he must be very comfortable when he jumps in line..."

When Tian Xiaoxia heard Li Xiaoyuan's rhetoric as when she was in school, she immediately guessed that even though she usually wrote letters to Han Li, her relationship was probably very ordinary, at least not as good as hers, otherwise she wouldn't have even contacted Han Li. I don’t even know about being a vice president.

Tian Xiaoxia suddenly breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, but then she smiled bitterly when she thought that Han Li was already married. However, she still planned to tell him about Han Li getting the establishment and becoming the deputy dean, because even if she didn't tell him, Li Xiaoyuan will also hear from other students.

"Xiaoyuan, the news you mentioned is a bit too backward. Han Li went to the countryside to join the team and passed the exam in the first year to become the brigade's hygienist. With his own efforts, he won the rank of doctor in the second year.

When that big event happened in the northern porcelain capital last year, Han Li won the third-class collective merit and the third-class individual merit. Now he has been promoted to the deputy director and deputy department level cadre of the county hospital.

Han Li's current monthly salary is more than fifty yuan no matter what, and even more when including other subsidies, so he doesn't need to spend any money from his family now. "

"Isn't it? Han Li is so powerful?"

"Do I have to tease you about this obvious thing? You can find out if you ask the classmates who know the news. You can also find out if you can find the newspapers at that time and read it."

"Han Li is so amazing. Not only is he tall and good-looking, but he can also achieve such great things in a foreign place where he is unfamiliar. This ability is so great. Moreover, his current salary is higher than that of my father and my mother. What if At their age, they still can’t receive hundreds of dollars?

I wonder if Han Li still looks so cold now? Also, will his sister Han Chunying still protect her brother from giving us a chance to get close to him like she did in school? How about we find time to invite him out for a get-together? "

When Tian Xiaoxia heard what Li Xiaoyuan said, she quickly guessed her plan. She was thinking the same as Lin Jiahui, Jiao Yuhong, and Ruan Dajuan at the beginning. She just wanted to get close to and marry Han Li.

However, Li Xiaoyuan's information was really not very well-informed. Many classmates knew about Han Li's marriage, but she didn't know? Could it be that she never communicated with other classmates? Didn't you get together with your classmates when you went home in previous years?

But Tian Xiaoxia was happy to see someone as disappointed as herself, so she said unhurriedly from the side.

"It's probably no problem to meet up with Han Li. Han Chunying won't protect her brother anymore, because Han Li got married in the second year after joining the team."

"What? Han Li is getting married? Doesn't he want to go back to the city to work?"

"Han Li's partner is also from our 49th city. He doesn't delay returning to the city to work at all. Moreover, his partner already came back to work last year. I guess it won't be too long before he returns to the city to work."

When Tian Xiaoxia said this, Li Xiaoyuan showed a very obvious look of disappointment on his face, and subconsciously continued.

"Yes, Han Li's parents will never let their only son live out of town for a long time. As long as he has a suitable job, he can definitely afford it given their family's situation.

Moreover, Han Li himself is quite capable. He still has a position and his chances of coming back have increased a lot. Compared with him, we really have no end in sight.

After Li Xiaoyuan said this, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. He couldn't count on his family, but if Han Li could reach out to help him after he returned to work in the city...

But she immediately thought that even a very ordinary job was worth a lot of money now. Why should Han Li give her a hand? Classmate relationship? She felt powerless even after saying this.

After a while, Tian Xiaoxia didn't hear Li Xiaoyuan speak. When she looked over, she found that the other person's face changed very quickly. Happiness, expectation, and distress appeared one after another. She wondered if Li Xiaoyuan was sick? ——

Han Li's family had a very sumptuous dinner today. Qi Zhaodi prepared many dishes, including steaming a large yellow croaker.

During the meal, Han Li and his father drank a little more, while everyone else was happy and casual.

If you don’t drink, there is Arctic Ocean soda that Han Li specially bought in the afternoon. In short, the first day of the new year is all about being happy.

(End of this chapter)