Siheyuan: Starting from a fitter

Chapter 21
As soon as we entered the courtyard, the three uncles in the front yard spread out the table in the yard and wrote Spring Festival couplets for everyone. There were several adults around the table and a group of children running around the table. The whole yard was filled with joy.

Li Guocheng lined up, put down 1 cents for writing, took a pair of couplets, and pasted them on the door frame when he went home, adding a touch of joy to his cabin.

When I returned home and looked at the empty house, I felt a little desolate. Maybe it was because the New Year was approaching and I became sentimental.In this traditional Chinese festival, families gather together, eat New Year's Eve dinner, drink old wine, chat and play cards together after the meal, and have fun. This is the New Year.

This year's Spring Festival is my own Spring Festival.Although I passed by the middle courtyard after get off work the day before yesterday, the first man asked himself if he wanted to spend time together. He said that this year he would spend time at Widow Qin’s house, and the deaf old lady and Silly Zhu were also together.I remember that in the three years after my father passed away, the first uncle never proposed to get together.My changes this year have also changed the first master's mind. I don't want to be a member of the first master's retirement list, so I declined.

In fact, this is also my own test. If I have not participated in the most powerful circle in the courtyard and refuse to join, will I be considered as ignorant of promotion and then be targeted?Based on the results, it will be easier for you to set your own way of getting along in the future.

The next day is New Year's Eve. After today, there will be a three-day holiday. There will be no Spring Festival holiday after the wind blows, so cherish it.

In the workshop, everyone is relatively relaxed, the factory is also very humane, and the work arrangement is relatively relaxed.In the afternoon, Li Guocheng asked the director for a half-day leave, and took the bus to the largest bookstore in Asia——Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore. There were too many people, most of whom were students who were reading books, so they didn’t stay long, and found the books they wanted to buy. Pay the fee and leave the bookstore.

Li Guocheng's purpose today is very clear, which is to buy a complete set of Mao Xuanxuan and the Little Red Book. The bookstore has a lot of stock, so he can buy it easily.Holding these great books in my arms, I thought that my bookshelf would have to be filled with such sacred books.

Then it was time to buy wine. I knew in advance that each type of wine was limited to two bottles at each sales point, so I went to almost every supply and marketing cooperative and department store I could go to, and bought 12 bottles of Maotai, 25 bottles of Chrysanthemum White, and 36 bottles of Fenjiu. , almost used up the drinking tickets from the robbery, hey, are you going to do another robbery? I was amused by the idea of ​​getting something for nothing. When people on the roadside saw it, they looked like idiots.

After a lap, it was already evening and we rushed back to the courtyard.

Everyone was busy with the New Year's Eve dinner, saying hello to each other along the way. When they came to the middle courtyard, they saw Shazhu busy working in the courtyard. Widow Qin was helping beside her, said hello, and went home to prepare her own New Year's Eve dinner.Stick stem brought his younger sister and the children in the yard whizzing back and forth, very happy.

Back in the backyard, Xu Damao's family all returned to their parents' homes. The deaf old lady went to the middle courtyard, and several other families were also busy.

After packing up a chicken and stewing it in a casserole, and just about to pack away the bacon, Widow Qin knocked on the door and came in.

"Oh, it's such a big piece, it's half a catty, stick stems like to eat it the most", and this counts my bacon again.

Li Guocheng didn't answer the question, "Sister Qin, what's the matter with you? It's time to pay back the money."

"Qian, please slow down." He was interrupted by Li Guocheng, and he forgot his purpose.

"My uncle wants you to come over and have a New Year's Eve dinner together." Li Guocheng knew that this was the uncle's idea, and it must be Widow Qin's idea again.I don't even bother to guess.

"No, I'm used to being alone and making trouble when there are many people."

"Okay, sister, let's go." Widow Qin's rhythm was disrupted and she didn't know how to continue, so she gave up helplessly and pushed Li Guocheng away with her hip bone.

"You are so lonely alone, why don't you, Sister Qin, have a drink with you tonight?" Widow Qin's eyes were watery, and she gave her a wink, implying expectation.

"How dare I, the God of War won't kill me yet", he pushed out Silly Pillar.

"Don't talk nonsense. Silly Zhu and I are innocent. We are just helping each other. Look at how cowardly you are. You should be single during the Chinese New Year." With a giggle, Widow Qin opened the door and left.

Widow Qin is also in a dilemma now. Although Silly Zhu is slovenly and average-looking, he is easy to handle, but he is also unreliable. She has always wanted to marry the eldest daughter of a yellow flower.Li Guocheng is young and promising, and he is also young and handsome. However, when he thinks about himself at 30 years old and having four old and young people who are dragging his feet, he becomes desperate.In addition, after several contacts, there was a vague sense of alienation, which made me even less confident, but there was always something missing in my heart and I didn't want to let go.

Li Guocheng waited for the chicken to be stewed, fried a piece of dried radish and bacon, a plate of scrambled eggs and vegetarian fried potato slices. They all worked together, sat at the table, raised a glass of wine to pay homage to his parents, wives and children in future generations, and drank three glasses of wine.Then he paid tribute to the original owner's parents and drank three glasses of wine.Zaijingtian.an.menxiang. As a descendant, I have great admiration for their efforts.

In just a short while, I drank 9 glasses of wine, and then I ate and drank slowly, alone, and frequently raised my glass to people I couldn't remember.He fell on the bed in a daze, humming a Qingshui River tune and fell asleep.

I had a very real dream. In the dream was a woman in black, the first woman I came to this world, loving her all night long.Wake up the next day feeling refreshed and change into new clothes from the inside out, especially your underwear.

After finishing the morning class that I insist on every day, I heated up the leftovers from last night, took a simple bite, and waited for my children's New Year greetings.

At 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning, children came to visit one after another to pay New Year greetings, each with a white rabbit toffee, a handful of melon seeds, and 1 cent. Looking at the happy smiles of the children, my content became calmer and more cheerful. Very integrated into this society.

I don’t know why, but after a while, a large group of children rushed to the house. They all happily paid New Year’s greetings, took gifts, and then happily went out to visit other homes to pay New Year’s greetings.

At this time, Bang Geng and his two younger sisters also came to pay New Year's greetings. Li Guocheng also gave each of them a big white rabbit toffee, a handful of melon seeds, and 1 cents.Bangge looked at the money in his hand and was a little angry.

"My grandma said that the relationship between our two families is unusual and you will give us more money."

"You are all good kids in the compound, and I like them all, so you can't favor one over the other. As a man of the Jia family, you don't understand this, right?" It was impossible for Li Guocheng to be serious with several children. It seemed that he had done it several times The help made the Jia family have evil thoughts, so don't blame me for being cruel in the future.

"Would you think it's unfair if I give Xiaodang an extra cent?" He continued to lie.

Stick thought for a while, and always felt that something was wrong, but he felt that Li Guocheng seemed to be right, so he said with doubts: "Let's go", and left with his two younger sisters after speaking.

After Banggeng returned home, he behaved like a man and told Jia and Zhang the whole process.During the process, Mrs. Jia Zhang repeatedly asked for a few details. In the end, Bangge became irritated by the questions, turned around and ran out to play, followed immediately by two slugs.

"It seems like nothing happened to them yet," Jia Zhang thought to herself, not knowing whether to be happy or regretful.

It was almost 10 o'clock, and all the children must have been here. I also got up and sat with some elders in the courtyard, drank water, sent auspicious words, and said long live the motherland to each other. It was a lively New Year's Day. .

　This chapter wanted to describe the appearance of a young Spring Festival, and also wanted to highlight the appearance of an empty old man on a special day. However, the writing style was indeed average and it was not fully expressed. I was scolded a lot by readers, so I wrote an explanation shamelessly.

　　
　
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