Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

On the way to the agency, Yao Weijun kept greeting people with festive smiles. The laughter in the village came and went, deeply affecting everyone.

In such an atmosphere, the newly hung couplets and New Year pictures on the doors of every house imply a prosperous and auspicious new year.

Some people will put some blessing characters and window grilles on their homes to add a festive atmosphere to their homes.

On the streets of the village, children were holding the newly bought crackers in their hands. When they were thrown to the ground, they made a crisp sound. They chased and played, adding a lively and joyful atmosphere to the Spring Festival.

This year, the scene of preparing New Year's goods is lively and busy. Every household is making final preparations for the New Year, looking forward to a better and happier new year.

"Uncle Wu, I want this, and this, well, I want that too!"

Liwu was the youngest. After entering the agency, he pointed at the dazzling array of products on the counter and shouted loudly, his face extremely excited.

Li Wen and Xiao Hua were not idle either. Although they did not say anything, they had already begun to pick out their favorite toys and small picture books.

In addition to these, breaking cannons is an indispensable item. Even if Xiaohua is a girl, she is also very curious about this thing. She hopes to make a few bangs with her own hands to make her happier.

Yao Weijun satisfied his nephews and nieces one by one, waved his hand, let them choose, and finally paid for it.

Xiaohua and the other three cheered and ran home first, while Yao Weijun didn't walk so fast.

After a rare moment of leisure, he felt the strong New Year atmosphere in the village and couldn't help but think of what he had experienced in his previous life. Therefore, he cherished his current life even more. The scene he saw now made him feel cordial and at peace.

"Chief Yao! Happy New Year!"

Shunzi walked out of the alley and greeted Yao Weijun with a smile.

"Happy New Year!" Yao Weijun responded loudly, took out a cigarette and handed it to Shunzi, and continued: "The family is also busy packing the New Year's goods? If you are not at home to help, what are you planning to do?"

"Hey, why don't you leave me out? After the house is ready, my task will come. I will be responsible for tasting the salty taste. It is a big responsibility!"

Shunzi joked, after lighting the cigarette, he pointed to the agency and explained: "Go to the agency and buy some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and so on, so that you can buy more during the Chinese New Year."

Yao Weijun nodded and started smoking and chatting with Shunzi.

"Weijun, remember to take care of the things I entrust you with. How about I ask you to come to me specifically?"

After chatting for a while, Shunzi reminded him with a dry smile.

He has been thinking about what he said at the county hospital a few nights ago. He wants Yao Weijun to help him apply for a training spot with Dean Qi. He hopes to be selected for training next year and improve his medical skills, which will be convenient in the future. development of.

"I'll remember it, and I'll ask you later in the year, but I can't say yet. After all, I don't know much about the situation in the hospital. I can only follow the attitude of the dean."

Yao Weijun nodded and explained truthfully.

"Okay! With these few words from you, Chief Yao, I feel relieved!"

Shunzi was overjoyed and waved his hand boldly, saying: "Let's do it this way. I'll be the host tonight and let's have a good drink. By the way, Heizi seems to have come back this morning. I'll ask him to come with me tonight. It's been a while since the three of us have been together." Drinking!”

"Heizi is back? Hey, this guy didn't even say hello when he came back. He's so unjust!"

Yao Weijun's expression perked up. He had always cared about his former buddies. Hearing this, he continued: "Give this kid a little more time. If he doesn't take the initiative to show up before evening, he's just making money outside. No. Recognize us!"

"Haha... There's nothing wrong with that, but I guess he won't forget us. Maybe he just got home and won't be able to get out for a while. He should show up in the afternoon!"

Shunzi laughed, looking extremely excited.

The two chatted for a while, agreed on a dinner party for the evening, and then left to go about their own business.

Yao Weijun wandered all the way and returned home.

As soon as I walked into the yard, I smelled the rich aroma of meat, which was the aroma of meat being cooked in a large iron pot. It made people salivate on the tongue and whet their appetite from a long distance away.

These days, the northern rural areas have the custom of cooking meat in advance during the Chinese New Year. The cooked cubes of meat are fragrant and soft. During the Chinese New Year, if relatives come to visit, they will take out a piece, then cut it into thin slices, mix some condiments and pour it on top, and finally put it on Steam it in the pot for a while, and it's a very local special dish.

This kind of braised meat that has been fumigated with condiments will melt in your mouth and fill your mouth with fragrance. Because the steaming time is long enough, most of the oil in the meat comes out, so it is not greasy. In times of scarcity, food is undoubtedly the best food.

"Oh! Chewing meat and bones!"

With the cheers of Li Wen Li Wu, the meat in the big iron pot has been stewed. Yao Weijun directly prepared more than half of the pork for the New Year, so when the stew is finished, there will be a lot of meat and bones. These meat bones are even more delicious. The three children have been looking forward to it for a long time. After seeing grandma waving, they immediately ran over with cheers.

"Weijun, you go and eat too, there are so many bones, our whole family will have a share!"

Mother Zhu Mei had a smile on her face. It was the first time she made such a wealthy New Year product, and she felt it was a bit unreal. She happily waved to Yao Weijun and urged him.

Yao Weijun smiled and nodded. At this time, his father had taken out the steaming meat bones from the side room in a large enamel basin. He filled a large basin and said loudly as he walked towards the main room:
"Lao Wu, let's go, just keep the bones, and let us have a few drinks!"
There was still a lot in the pot, so our whole family ate it and we couldn’t even finish the whole meal, haha..."

"Dad, please slow down, be careful!"

Yu Xiunan also walked out of the side room and shouted crisply from behind. Then she blinked at Yao Weijun excitedly and said, "Boss Yao, what kind of wine do you need to drink? I'll get it for you."

Yao Weijun couldn't help but laugh and said: "You don't have to ask, it's all Maotai during the Chinese New Year, hurry up and prepare wine!"

"Order!"

Yu Xiunan was as happy as a child. After agreeing quickly, she quickly went into the room to warm the wine.

"Sister-in-law, stop working so hard. Let the meat in the pot soak for a while and become more delicious. Let's eat first!"

Yao Weijun deliberately walked into the side room and pushed his sister-in-law to the main room for lunch.

At this moment, the sister-in-law was also smiling. Although she didn't speak much, you could clearly feel the satisfaction and joy in her heart. "Five, don't push me. I haven't untied my apron yet. You go into the room first, and my mother and I will come right away." !”

She explained with a rare smile, her voice full of joy.The whole family soon came to the main room and sat down. In addition to the large pot of soft and fragrant stewed bones on the big round table in the middle, the sister-in-law also fried several hot dishes in advance. The whole family sat around the round table and ate lively. Had lunch.

Today is the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and the atmosphere of the New Year is already extremely strong. Everyone has a smile on their face, feeling happy and excited from the bottom of their hearts.

Yao Weijun was deeply affected. Looking at the enthusiastic smiling faces of the whole family, he felt very peaceful and happy in his heart.

After lunch, my parents and sister-in-law began to prepare the ingredients for croquettes. In the afternoon, they will fry the croquettes, crispy meat, lotus root clips, and candy sticks, so that they can be eaten by relatives and guests during the Chinese New Year.

When visiting relatives every year to pay New Year's greetings, most of the topics focus on the New Year and the food. They talk about it with endless pleasure.

In the afternoon, Yu Xiunan went to the side room to help, and Yao Weijun sat on the steps with his grandma to chat in the sun.

At about three o'clock, there were footsteps at the door of the courtyard, and the voice of Zheng Yong, a good friend in the past, immediately rang out: "Are the guards at home?"

Hearing this, Yao Weijun signaled to his grandma and immediately stood up to greet her, "I heard you're back. I'm not waiting for you at home. Come on, go inside and drink tea!"

He handed Zheng Yong the cigarette and continued with a smile: "I went to the agency in the morning. I heard from Shunzi that you came back in the morning. It's hard for us to disturb you right away, but we have already made an agreement with him. I guess you can rest." That's enough, it will definitely show up, and as expected, we both guessed it, don't be stunned, come inside and sit down!"

Zheng Yong was nicknamed Heizi. He used to play well with Yao Weijun. At first, the five of them were messing around together. However, as the village divided the land, there were more opportunities to go out to work, so he followed his family to the county town to do carpentry work. Now the whole family is back from the county town to celebrate the New Year.

He did not follow Yao Weijun's words and walked into the house. Instead, he looked at the environment and layout of the entire courtyard with a surprised look on his face, and felt emotional for a moment.

"Wei Jun, you are so awesome. I never expected that after I haven't seen you for a few months, you would build such a big yard without saying a word. Good guy, I heard people in the village talking about you on the way here. I also thought I couldn’t believe it, now seeing is believing!”

Yao Weijun smiled calmly when he heard this, "Hey, I have done some business, and I have been busy every day, so I have gained something. It is not as awesome as you thought.

How are you doing working in the city? he asked with concern.

"It's just so-so. I can only say that it's better than the first. I plan to go out later next year and build a few houses at home. I originally thought that among us brothers, I would be the fastest, but the result is still You are a step too late, haha..."

Zheng Yong explained with a smile.

"That's almost it. We haven't contacted each other for a long time. When we meet, you want to take advantage of me. Do you think it's interesting? Come on, come in and sit down to drink tea. We'll call Shunzi over later. We'll leave her at my house tonight. have eaten!"

Yao Weijun pushed Zheng Yong and walked into the room together.

After entering the main room, Zheng Yong looked at all the furniture in the room and sighed again. He couldn't help but become curious about Yao Weijun's business, and asked repeatedly:
"Weijun, I heard from people in the village that you have done several businesses. How did you do it? You also took the lead in building the large greenhouse in our village? I heard that you even hired people from the village to process cans for you. ?”

Yao Weijun made him a cup of tea and briefly told him the general situation. The two drank tea and smoked in the room and chatted.

"Why don't you go to work at the county furniture factory after a long time of trouble? Why don't you work with your family on your own?"

"Hey, it's so easy. The furniture industry is hard to do, especially for those of us who go to the city from rural areas. We have no capital and no friends. It's impossible to take on a big job, but we can't waste it every day, so I I went to work in a furniture factory, while my father and uncle did private work for others."

Zheng Yong explained with a wry smile. It was obvious that he was not very satisfied with working in the county furniture factory.

The two of them were chatting, and Shunzi's voice came from outside the courtyard door, "Speaking of Weijun, did this guy Heizi come to your place? Well, I went to his house and missed it, I guess. Coming to you!"

By the time he finished speaking, the person had already entered the main room.

"Heizi, long time no see!"

"long time no see!"

Shunzi and Zheng Yong patted each other on the shoulders and laughed.

With Shunzi joining in, the three of them chatted more enthusiastically, and the sky turned dark before they knew it.

Yao Weijun got up and left the house, asking his sister-in-law and Yu Xiunan to prepare wine and food, leaving these two good buddies to have dinner at home in the evening.

During the Chinese New Year, each of them had nothing to do, just eating and drinking. The three of them had a good time drinking and chatting about interesting things from the past. Now, only the three of them are in the village during the Chinese New Year. Xinbo went to the south and failed to come back during the Chinese New Year. Hou Liang's situation was It's quite special. Even Zheng Yong has been in contact with him in the county and knows that the boy is playing more wild now and is no longer the same as them.

"Monkey boy, I think something will happen sooner or later!"

Zheng Yong frowned, with a hint of alcohol on his face, and said angrily.

"Who says otherwise? In the past, we were just messing around at best, but now he dares to take off someone's arms. If the comrades from the police station catch him, he will have to stay in jail for a few years!"

When Shunzi talked about this, he pinched Yahuazi. He had the strongest relationship with Hou Liang at the beginning, and the two would often go out to play alone. Now, he feels extremely regretful and anxious about Hou Liang's current situation.

"I think Monkey needs to wake up to this matter on his own. We have told him everything we should say, and we have done our best to benevolent and righteous. But he insists on going his own way and doesn't take this seriously. No one can save him!"

Yao Weijun said slowly.

"No, I don't know what this guy is thinking. Is being the boss so satisfying?"

Zheng Yong couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. It's rare for us three brothers to get together today. Come on, let's leave one more!"

Shunzi shook her hair and raised her glass again.

After Hou Liang's story was over, Zheng Yong and Shunzi talked about Yao Weijun's business again, and they both showed envy and admiration. The more they combined, the more surprised they were at Yao Weijun's huge changes in such a short period of time. In the end, they both drank so much that they were dizzy. Oh no, I have to force Yao Weijun to confess whether he got the advice from some outsider to achieve his current achievements.

In this regard, Yao Weijun naturally did not say much, but toasted and drank with his two good buddies, changing the topic to other topics from time to time.

The three of them drank until about [-] o'clock in the evening. Shunzi and Zheng Yong said goodbye to Yao Weijun unsteadily and went back to the village to rest.

The next day is already the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and the atmosphere of the New Year is even stronger. Every household is filled with laughter and laughter from time to time. People who have been busy for a year can finally relax and take a rest during the Chinese New Year. Even if it is freezing cold, but It can’t stop the happiness and joy in my heart. (End of chapter)