Rebirth of the tea art man

Chapter 244
On the first day of the new year, as usual, it was the day when the Lin family went out to pay New Year's greetings.

The great-grandfather went through wars in the past, leaving only one child, grandpa, without any brothers or sisters.On the contrary, the grandma's family, who passed away earlier, is considered a large and prosperous local family. There are two older brothers in Xijiang and one older brother in Funan.

Even so, grandma's family has an older brother and a younger sister in Beiyang.

Therefore, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Lin family will go to the uncle's and uncle's houses to pay New Year's greetings as usual.

Unlike Lin's family living in the county seat, both my uncle's family and my uncle's family live in the countryside, and it is considered half a mountainous area. It is about 30 kilometers away from the county seat by car.

"Is it okay for me to wear it like this? Will it be too thick and look a little fat?"

Along the way, Song Yi asked the same question over and over again.

This year is a rare cold winter, the weather is very cold in the morning, I wanted to dress up nicely to go out to celebrate the New Year, but Lin Chengqiang added a thick down jacket.

Anyway, she is wearing Canada Goose, which looks a little fresh, but if it is replaced by a mask, it will look even more bloated.

"It's okay, they are all relatives of my family. I have been going to their house every year since I was a child, and I am not an outsider." Lin Cheng comforted.

As far as her body is concerned, if she catches cold and freezes, it won't get better after five or six days of tossing.

Compared to going out tremblingly, just for a few compliments from relatives, Lin Cheng hoped that she would be well dressed.

"Xiao Yi, don't worry, you are so beautiful, who wouldn't like it?" Chen Minfang, the co-pilot, looked more joyful.

Becoming a mother-in-law several years in advance belongs to yes!

"W-Where is it? You're joking again."

Song Yi lowered her head shyly, with half of her face buried in her collar.

"My mother was right, it really looks good!"

Lin Cheng smiled.

Song Yi's beauty is not a standard beauty, or a stunning beauty.

How should I put it, it's not easy to describe, but there is a kind of Xiaojiabiyu's delicacy.

A bit like Lin Shishi.

But compared to Lin Shishi's gentleness and delicacy, that kind of very suitable image of a good wife and loving mother, Song Yi may be a little more modest.

If Lin Shishi is a young wife with children, then Song Yi is more like a newlywed wife.

"Sit still, we are going into the mountain, there is a steep road ahead!"

Lin Zhenghua clenched the steering wheel, kicked the accelerator and rushed up a steep slope of 500 meters long.

The village where my uncle's family lives is called Fengshuxia.

It is rumored that there used to be a very big old maple tree at the entrance of the village, so the village is called under the maple tree.

It's just that Lin Cheng has never seen where the so-called maple tree is since he was a child.

That village is definitely a mountain village. My uncle's house is built at the foot of the hill. There is a small stream next to the gate, and there is a small hill tens of meters away.

It's just that Beiyang County's economic development is good, and it is one of the top [-] counties that is not well-known in the country. Even small villages in deep mountains and old forests have smooth cement roads.

"This domineering vehicle is usually okay to drive on flat ground, with more than 160 horsepower barely enough. But in this kind of mountainous area, it's a shitty off-road vehicle. With this little power, it's even hard to go up a slope!"

Lin Zhenghua drove his mother's Toyota domineeringly, and couldn't help complaining.

The 60-dollar SUV is known as an off-road artifact, with a displacement of 2.7 liters, but its power is weak. Small horse-drawn carts can't exert their strength at all when encountering such continuous uphill roads.

"Don't be disgusted, no matter what, this car is much better than your previous Passat."

"I remember when we first got married, Chengcheng was not even born yet, and we all rode bicycles to visit the maple tree to visit the New Year. At that time, there were no concrete roads, they were all muddy mountain roads, and the weather was fine. The rain is full of potholes."

Looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, Chen Minfang thought of the past.

"Only those two years were riding bicycles. In the third year of our marriage, I bought a car. It was a Honda 125! At that time, how many families in Beiyang could afford this kind of car?" Lin Zhenghua He bragged desperately.

"Honda's 125? What kind of car is that?" Song Yi asked curiously in a low voice.

"It's just a motorcycle! Just... For example, in the countryside of Linzhou, don't you often see people riding motorcycles on the side of the road to solicit customers? Can you get away with 5 yuan? That kind of car is usually a Honda. 125, that's the kind of car my dad bought back then." Lin Cheng explained.

Lin Zhenghua and Chen Minfang got married early, but had children quite late.

When they got married, it was still in the 80s of the last century. Now it looks very low, and Hermo’s, which can only solicit customers in the countryside, was a luxury with a price of more than 2 in those days.

At that time, 2 yuan was enough to build a small building in the countryside, and it was still a brick and tile house!
"It's very expensive. Back then, a 125 car cost 2 yuan. Who could afford it?"

Lin Zhenghua blushed, and hurriedly explained.

"Okay, okay, let's drive your car! You're too old to brag!" Chen Minfang interrupted impatiently.

However, that old motorcycle is indeed carrying the memories of the family for many years.

Until Lin Cheng was in the second grade of elementary school, his father rode a motorcycle and drove him to school every day.

Later, the family bought the first car, which cost 12 yuan, but it was still a Santana with manual transmission.

The scenery outside the car window quickly passed by, Lin Cheng was in a trance, and many childhood memories emerged in his mind.

"It's here, it's here!"

The overbearing white Toyota slowly stopped by the pond under the envious eyes of many people around.

Opposite is an old canteen, and further inside is the house of my uncle's family.

When building a house before, I never thought about how to drive a car in the future. People at that time could not imagine that people can afford a car now.

Therefore, the aisles of many houses are not well designed, and even small cars cannot be driven in, let alone a 4-meter SUV like Domineering.

"Oh, Zhenghua, I bought a new car again!"

"Awesome, didn't you just buy the crown last year, why did you change to this off-road vehicle this year?"

"Big boss, rich man!"

"You've made a fortune, Zhenghua, bring us to make money together if you have time!"

"How much does this car cost? Isn't it cheap for such a big off-road vehicle?"

……

As soon as Dad got out of the car, friends he knew surrounded him, looking at the domineering car and asking questions, his face was full of deep envy.

In a small county town in 2011, it was still in a rural area in the mountains. Being able to drive over to pay New Year’s greetings was a very wealthy family in itself. new car.

"Hey, what kind of money do you earn? I have been at home for the elderly, and now I..."

Lin Zhenghua passed cigarettes one by one, chatting with some old friends.

"It's here! Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, our family will come to pay New Year's greetings. Last year, my uncle went to the eldest son's house to celebrate the New Year, but he didn't come. This time, it's been a year."

Lin Cheng got out of the car, looked at the familiar environment, and said with emotion.

(End of this chapter)