Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 209 The game of shooting candy wrappers
"Why don't you bring some dumplings for your parents?"

After finishing the meal, Xiulan spoke.

Lin Heng shook his head: "No need, they are all helping at Liu's house and are having dinner there."

"That's okay. Caiyun is off from school in the evening. Let's ask her to come over and have something to eat."

Xiulan nodded and continued.

Lin Heng naturally had no objection to this. When talking about Caiyun, Lin Heng remembered that this week should be exam week and she would be on vacation soon.

Today is the 12th, Thursday. I don’t know when she will have a holiday.

After breakfast, Xiulan took the tripe that had been soaked all night, while Lin Heng took Xiaoxia to the Liu family.

Although tomorrow is the official business and all kinds of guests giving gifts will come to sit on the table, but as a helper, he should still come and take a look, otherwise he will be a bit too unprofessional.

Now the Liu family is much more lively than before. A group of people gathered here, it can be said that it is full of people and lively.

The Lin family's persimmons have been dried long ago, and Xiaoxia has also eaten them. She likes them because they are sweet. When she saw the persimmons here, she wanted them.

"Yes, this Xiaoxia is only two years old, how come she speaks as truthfully as a four or five year old child."

Seeing him like this, Lin Heng was about to turn around and leave, letting his mother take care of him for a while.

Li Yan, a woman nearby who was also helping wash the vegetables, took a persimmon and said to Xiaoxia: "Come on, say something nice to me, and I'll give you this persimmon."

Lin Heng saw his father, Lin Xuan, surrounded by a group of people from a distance. They were chatting animatedly, ranging from important national affairs to trivial matters in the fields.

"Don't forget to praise her mother outside. She is such a good child!"

"Here you go, don't say the last part next time." Li Yan touched her face and handed the persimmon cake to Xiaoxia.

Everyone looked at Mother Lin with envy. It had only been half a year since Lin Heng became a householder with ten thousand yuan. Lu Hongmei had obviously gained a lot of weight, her skin was no longer rough, and her clothes were also very good.

A group of women nearby were amused by Xiaoxia's words and thought she was really interesting.

The shed was quite warm because of the charcoal fire. Lin Heng took a look at the kitchen, where his mother happened to be helping with the dishes.

Mother Lin smiled and spread her hands: "If it weren't for this, Xiaoxia wouldn't be able to speak so truthfully and be so smart. I won't be allowed to take care of the child at all."

When Lin Heng came here with his daughter, everyone he met on the road greeted him with smiles and took the initiative to say hello.

"The old saying is indeed true, the prodigal son returns with gold."

"Really?" Some people didn't believe it.

Xiaoxia looked at her grandma, walked over and pointed at the persimmon cake next to her.

And his father is undoubtedly the c-position among them, being complimented by a group of people and echoing his views.

The women here were a little curious when they saw this scene: "This Xiaoxia is so clingy to her father."

"Hahaha, this girl really knows how to talk."

"Po, I want to eat this~"

There were large square tables and benches in the shed. There was no farm work at this time. A group of people gathered around the table, chatting and playing cards. It was very lively.

The words of Li Yan and other women revealed deep envy. Now Lin Heng was simply the spouse or son-in-law that everyone dreamed of.

"Okay, okay, let's go together." Lin Heng pulled her helplessly, said something to his mother and left.

Mother Lin smiled, kissed Xiaoxia's face, and said with a smile.

Xiaoxia looked at Li Yan, thought for a while, opened her mouth and said with a milky voice: "Auntie, you are so beautiful, just a little bit worse than my mother."

Li Yan: "..."

Lin Heng and Xiaoxia soon walked to the place where the wine was made. This place was in the corner of the shed. His brother built a clay stove with a large iron pot on top to heat the wine.

"Oh my God, Lin Heng is so patient."

Xiaoxia was pulled by Lin Heng and looked around curiously with her big eyes.

Someone shook his head and said: "I see that Lin Heng often takes her for walks everywhere, and it doesn't bother her. The lazy guy in my family doesn't even have to wear any clothes, let alone play with the baby."

In the past, not many people would do this. The reason for this is naturally that his son has become a householder worth ten thousand yuan and is wearing a red flower in the newspaper.

Several children nearby were playing the game of shooting candy wrappers. Sugar is very precious in this era, and candy wrappers have become one of the fun things for children to collect.

Mother Lin looked at the women in front of her and responded with a smile: "No, my son takes her with him all day long and tells her stories every day."

However, before taking two steps, Xiaoxia ran over and grabbed Lin Heng's clothes.

"That's not true, otherwise I wouldn't be able to become a household worth ten thousand yuan."

Not to mention his parents, even his third father is much respected in the village.

Xiaoxia took the persimmon and took a bite, muttering thank you.

Seeing Xiaoxia, she immediately wiped her hands, stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Here, let me hug you."

Whenever this happens, Lin Heng has to lament the magic of money.

But he was not a high-profile person, so he took Xiaoxia to the soju corner and sat down.

"Okay, I'll get it for you."

"I want to be with dad."

To pat a candy wrapper, both parties put a candy wrapper on the table at the same time, and then pat it with their hands. If the two candy wrappers are turned over at the same time, then the two candy wrappers belong to you.

If it fails, it's your opponent's turn.

Lin Heng had played this kind of game before, while Xiaoxia was seeing it for the first time. She was eating persimmons and watching with big eyes and curiosity.

"Are you having fun?"

A child noticed Xiaoxia and asked timidly.

"I don't have any candy wrappers!" Xiaoxia shook her head. She didn't even know this game and lost the candy wrappers after finishing the game.

But she didn’t know that many of these children’s candy wrappers were thrown away by her after eating them. For the children in the village, going around Lin Heng’s house every day to pick up candy wrappers was like a treasure hunt.

And there are many kinds. They were envious when they saw Xiaoxia, because many of them can only eat one rock candy a month, but Xiaoxia can eat individually packaged milk candy every two days.

"It's okay, I'll give you one."

A little girl of four or five years old took a candy wrapper from her hand and gave it to Xiaoxia.

"Thank you."

As soon as Xiaoxia took the candy wrapper, a little boy took the initiative to play with him, obviously torturing the novice first.

Xiaoxia didn't know this either. She put down the candy wrappers and patted them gently. Miraculously, both candy wrappers turned over.

"you win!!"

The little girl next to her who gave Xiaoxia the candy wrapper was even more excited than Xiaoxia. She put the candy wrapper away for Xiaoxia, then looked at the little boy opposite and said, "You lose, you have to keep giving out candy wrappers."

"Come out as soon as you come out, I have plenty."

The little boy with dirty little hands refused to admit defeat and took a candy wrapper again. Xiaoxia failed to take a picture this time.

"It's my turn!"

The little boy was so excited that he slapped the two candy wrappers and flipped them over again, but they failed.

Xiaoxia tried again and succeeded again. Then she happily picked up the candy wrapper and turned to look at Lin Heng: "Dad, I won."

"Xiaoxia is so amazing."

Lin Heng laughed and encouraged him.

Xiaoxia thought this new game was really interesting, so she turned around and played it again.

No one noticed that Xiaoxia was only two years old, and the other children nearby were all four or five years old. Not far away, there were several two- and three-year-old children playing and playing, but they couldn't speak clearly.

Lin Yue came over from a distance, looked at Lin Heng and said, "Brother, why are you here? I'll just keep an eye on you here."

"Come and have a look, otherwise it would be ridiculous if you never show up. After all, I agreed." Lin Heng said with a grin. Lin Yue glanced at him and said with a smile: "How about we play cards? Lin Hai is here too."

"Forget it, I'm not interested in this."

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head. It was better not to play in this situation.

"That's okay too."

Lin Yue found a bench and sat down, telling Lin Heng some things about the funeral.

Although it is a trivial thing, it is still interesting to listen to.

After chatting for a while, Xiaoxia suddenly came back, feeling a little depressed: "Dad, I have lost all my candy wrappers."

"Mine is gone too."

The little girl who just gave Xiaoxia the candy wrapper, named Liu Qingqing, was also a little frustrated.

The boys on the table were holding thick candy wrappers with proud expressions on their faces. They were all skilled players. Even though Xiaoxia was lucky enough to win a few games at first, she was quickly beaten back by them.

Lin Heng touched around on his body and found three White Rabbit candies. He looked at the boys and said, "Who will replace the candy wrapper if I exchange one?"

"I'll change. I have thirty candy wrappers here."

A little boy ran over first and handed the candy wrapper to Lin Heng.

"That's okay." Lin Heng also bargained and gave the candy wrapper to the little boy.

The other people wanted to change it too late, and looked at the white rabbit candy in the little boy's hand eagerly.

Lin Heng gave the remaining toffee to Xiaoxia and the little girl Liu Qingqing, and then gave all the candy wrappers to Xiaoxia: "Now you have it."

"Daddy is so kind." Xiaoxia kissed Lin Heng and was extremely happy.

"for you."

Xiaoxia turned around and took more than ten candy wrappers and gave them to Liu Qingqing.

Then he turned around and played the candy wrapper game with them again. The children looked at Xiaoxia with deep envy. They wished they had a father like Lin Heng.

Liu Qingqing's affection for Xiaoxia increased greatly because of this candy.

While Xiaoxia and the others were playing games, the village party secretary came over and chatted with Lin Heng for a while.

After playing here for more than an hour, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia back. Now she only had five candy wrappers left in her hand.

Outside the shed, Lin Wei and other ten-year-old children were setting off firecrackers. They had a great time picking up some small firecrackers that did not ignite.

Not far after leaving the shed, Lin Heng saw several students carrying schoolbags appearing on the road in the distance, and Caiyun was among them.

"Come back so early, is it a holiday?" Lin Heng was stunned and stood there waiting.

"Second brother, Xiaoxia!"

Five minutes later, Caiyun walked up to Lin Heng carrying a large bag of books, took care of her, and held Xiaoxia in her arms.

"Aunt~"

Xiaoxia happily kissed Caiyun cheek to cheek. Besides her parents, Caiyun was her favorite.

"Your holiday?"

Lin Heng looked at Caiyun and asked with a smile.

Caiyun smiled and nodded: "Well, I just finished the exam this morning. I'll go get my transcript next Monday, and then I'll be fine."

Lin Heng nodded and said: "Then go to my house and let Xiulan make dumplings for you. My parents are helping."

"Okay, thank you, second brother."

Caiyun's eyes lit up when she heard the dumplings. She had been hungry for a long time.

Back in the house, Xiulan had already washed the tripe and was chatting with Tian Yan.

"Sister-in-law, Sister Tian Yan~"

Caiyun came over with Xiaoxia in her arms and saw that the two of them were very close.

The three of them chatted for a while, then Xiulan got up and went to serve dumplings to Caiyun.

Before serving, she fried up a plate of dumplings.

The fried dumplings are golden and crispy on the outside, and the boiled dumplings must have a fried aroma, just like the fried dumplings, which makes people want to stop eating.

Neither Lin Heng nor Tian Yan were hungry, and they couldn't help but eat several.

Tian Yan looked at Lin Heng and said, "Lin Heng, you are so delicious. Xiulan's craftsmanship is better than my mother's."

"Haha, that's not the case." Lin Heng looked arrogant.

Tian Yan shook her head: "Fortunately you are treating Xiulan well now, otherwise she would have been beaten."

After saying a few words, she started chatting with Caiyun again.

After a while, Xiulan brought Caiyun a bowl of dumplings.

Caiyun took a bite of the dumplings and was almost moved to tears: "It's so delicious. I really want to stay here and never leave."

This is the second time she has eaten dumplings this year, the last time was during the Lantern Festival.

"I want to eat too."

Xiaoxia is hungry all day long, and she will eat when she sees people moving their mouths.

After eating, the four of them took a deck of cards and played for a while.

In the evening, Lin Heng had another delicious meal of dumplings. He felt so comfortable that he didn't want to leave them alone.

Early the next morning, Lin Heng went over early to help.

Today is business, a lot of people came early in the morning.

The seats started at around ten o'clock. Lin Heng took a look and found that the seats were better than expected.

There are six cold dishes, five hot dishes, and one soup. There can be 12 dishes on a table, but the ingredients take up the majority.

In the afternoon, Xiulan came with Xiaoxia and sister-in-law Liu Juan, and the gifts were ten kilograms of rice.

There is definitely money, but since everyone is buying food, Xiulan just goes with the flow.

There was almost no waste at the banquets in this era. A dish would be eaten quickly. If it was not finished in the end, everyone would share it and take it home for other family members to try.

Some only made the dishes for women, and no one ate them. Instead, they divided the dishes equally and took them home.

It’s not easy to have a good meal these days. If it’s meaty and delicious, it’s natural to share some with your family.

Xiulan naturally didn't take any, she couldn't finish all the meat at home, and the food she made herself tasted better than the one on this table.

After climbing the seats, there was a grand duet of filial piety songs and a suona team playing suona in the evening. These also attracted many people who lived nearby to stay and watch.

In the evening, the customs were officially closed, and early the next morning a group of people carried it and buried it on the mountain behind.

Lin Heng looked at these with a little emotion, shook his head, turned around and went home.

Three more days passed in the blink of an eye, and the time came to the 13th of the twelfth lunar month, January 15th in the Gregorian calendar.

This is Monday, the day when Caiyun goes to collect her transcripts.

Lin Heng is going down today. There will be people in the city selling ginseng goods today, and they should also bring news about ginseng buyers.

Similarly, wholesalers will also come to deliver some goods, and sales increased a lot during the Chinese New Year.

These all need to be dealt with by Lin Heng.

So early in the morning, Lin Heng got out the carriage and took Caiyun to Huangtan Town.

(End of this chapter)