Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 131 New Year Continuation

Nothing to do in the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao walked around behind the grandfather, looking around the village and looking for childhood memories.

This kind of rhythm is more New Year's than the New Year in the previous life.

The people walking in the streets and alleys, the shouting children and the sound of firecrackers from time to time are much better than Dumao watching TV and playing mobile phones at home in the previous life.

Although I'm poor and can't get enough to eat, at least I don't have to go to work as soon as I open my eyes, and I don't have to calculate when the credit card will be paid off, or when the mortgage and car loan will be due.

Here, the pressure in the mind is really not as great as in later generations.

As night fell, a bonfire was lit on the threshing floor of the village, and the whole village, men, women and children were all making noise, playing and laughing there.

Shy girls, unrestrained teenagers, and screaming children kept running around the fire.

Yang Xiaotao sat among the crowd, shouting and laughing with them.

In the middle of the night, in the headquarters of the brigade, villagers lined up to pack the dumplings and take them home.

Fortunately, the weather is cold, and the dumplings are not afraid of breaking the skin if they are frozen. Although the dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork are half a catty for a person, although they cannot be eaten open, they can still eat some meat.

Yang Dazhuang glanced at the old pocket watch, then nodded to Yang Shitou.

Immediately, Yang Shitou pulled the rope, and a burst of bells rang through the village.

It's twelve o'clock, and the new year is here.

Yang Xiaotao and Mrs. Yang were sitting on the kang, while Shitou's daughter-in-law and Wang Fang were still busy lighting the fire below.

This year is the same as usual, and the three families spend it together.

This year is different from usual, there is one more person in front of the dinner table, and the dinner table is richer than before.

The three children stared at the braised pork on the table, and the saliva in their mouths kept swallowing.

Mr. Yang smiled, picked up the meat with chopsticks and stuffed each of them into his mouth. The three children were not afraid of being scalded, biting it in their mouths, it tasted better than sugar.

Yang Xiaotao watched from the side, reaching out to peel melon seeds for them to eat.

After Yang Dazhuang and the others came back, the dumplings were already out of the pan, and the New Year's Eve dinner officially began.

There is no custom that women do not sit at the table. A table of people sits there, the men drink, and the women take care of the children. The Chinese New Year is just a fun.

When Yang Xiaotao celebrated the New Year in Yangjiazhuang, the courtyard also began to celebrate the New Year.

Sha Zhu came to the house of the uncle with the deaf old lady on his back, He Yushui looked at the stick, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu were sitting at the table drinking tea, the aunt, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu made dumplings stuffed with cabbage and meat, the house was also lively stand up.

Silly Zhu stood in front of the pot, looking at Qin Huairu who was helping, feeling unspeakable excitement in his heart, stirring with a spatula in his hand, even more so with endless energy.

"Sister Qin, this stick is really good."

Seeing the little stick terrier playing with his eyes wide open, Sha Zhu said cheerfully.

"Oh, it's full. When he cries, the whole family has no other voices."

Qin Huairu kneaded her face and glanced at the stick, and she was extremely happy.

Jia Dongxu nodded at the table, he was proud of his son when he talked about it, he was better than Shazhu and Xu Damao, and even better than Yang Xiaotao.

Yi Zhonghai also boasted that the stick knows how to love others, and that he will be promising when he grows up.

The Jia Zhang family on the side also became proud. There is an eldest grandson in the family, which seems to have raised his status in this courtyard.

Everyone was praising this stick, but Sha Zhu focused on Qin Huairu's pair of big lanterns.

"Yes, this stick is really edible."

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi sat opposite each other on chairs, with a small plate of melon seeds, peach cakes and peanuts in front of them.

The whole person eats freely and enjoys the taste of Chinese New Year.

In the kitchen, the second aunt made dumplings stuffed with meat and cabbage, and a fish was still warming in the pot.

Liu Guangtian led Liu Guangfu to set off firecrackers at the entrance of the alley.

At Xu Damao's house, Lou Xiaoe was sitting on the bed dangling her legs, but Xu Damao was fiddling with the food she bought, her eyes turned to Lou Xiaoe from time to time.

They didn't go back to their hometown these years, mainly because Lou Xiao'e was afraid of urging her to have a baby.

Looking at my daughter-in-law, she is in good health everywhere, why can't she plant land?
Is it my business?
Xu Damao remembered that he had worked hard on the widow in the country, and it seemed that no one was pregnant.

No, no.

Can those widows compare with their own wives?Do they dare to ask for it?

It's definitely not my business, it's all about this woman, she can't have children.

Xu Damao strengthened his mind.

Lou Xiaoe on the one side looked gloomy. Every time during the holidays, relatives and friends would ask a few questions, when will you have a baby?
Doesn't she want it?
distressed, helpless.

Her husband is that kind of quick hand, she can only pray to God in her heart to take care of her poor woman and give her a child.

Yan Fugui's family in the front yard is also making dumplings, but they are made of cabbage and eggs.

Yan Jiekuang was carried out by Yan Jiefang and played with Liu Guangtian brothers, while Yan Jiecheng helped Yan Fugui clean up today's harvest.

At this time of year, Yan's family can receive a sum of money.

Yan Fugui looked proudly at the melon seeds, peanuts and candies that were distributed.

"See how much you can get for just a little paper and ink."

"There is no shortage of food and clothing, and if you can't figure it out, you will be poor."

"Boss, you need to learn more."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, thinking about how to plot against his family in the future.

Papapa

The sound of firecrackers sounded outside the door one after another, and Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen felt a little emotional, "Old man, I miss my grandson a little bit."

Uncle Chen sighed, "Wait a little longer."

Aunt Chen also sighed when she heard this, "That's fine, anyway, there are in-laws looking after them, so it's okay. It's just that Xiao Yaoer is still young, and when she goes to school, the two children will not be able to take care of them."

"I know."

"Let's talk about it after next year."

……

"Zhuzi, it's time for you to start a family after the Chinese New Year. You can't be single anymore."

After Yi Zhonghai drank the wine, his face turned red, and Sha Zhu also turned his head. As for Jia Dongxu, he was helped back long ago, and there were only two of them on the table.

"Grandpa, don't look for it anymore, Zhu Bajie and his second aunt will do. Everything else is easy to talk about."

Silly Zhu is still brooding over his last blind date.

Yi Zhonghai laughed, "Then what do you want?"

Silly Zhu heard the words, a seductive figure with bumps and convexes appeared in his mind, and he was about to spit it out, but stopped in the end.

"Well, at least be thinner."

"Otherwise, who can afford it?"

Yi Zhonghai could see what he was thinking, and nodded with a smile, "Zhong, then find you a nice one."

"Hey, this is the uncle."

"Go one!"

The two drank most of the night with the leftovers.

……

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Xiaotao got up early, and his grandfather was already up.

"Grandfather, Happy New Year!"

Yang Xiaotao paid New Year's greetings to Grandpa Yang, and Grandpa Yang took out a dime from his pocket and handed it over.

"Here, lucky money!"

"Ha, I still have lucky money at my age?"

"Hmph, if you don't have a family, you are a child."

"I really don't want it. Just find me a grandson-in-law this year, so I can save the cost of the coffin."

Yang Xiaotao chuckled, "I promise not to harm your coffin book."

"Stinky boy, don't just talk and don't do it."

"okay!"

Yang Xiaotao took out the clothes he bought, which were specially brought back for Mr. Yang.

The old man put on a new coat, thick cotton shoes, and a cotton hat, and he was much more energetic.

"This suit is warm when you put it on."

Mr. Yang sighed with emotion.

"You, just put it on early, you have to wait until the Chinese New Year to wear it."

"You are too young to understand."

At this time, Yang Shitou brought his daughter-in-law to pay New Year's greetings, and he was busy again.

After tidying up the house and putting the melon seeds and candies on the kang, he greeted the grandfather, put on his military coat, and followed Yang Shitou out of the house to pay New Year's greetings to the old people in the village.

The children in the village ran around, and the sound of firecrackers was heard from time to time. A few children blasted the ice on the side of the road to pieces, causing the people around to burst into laughter.

After walking with the crowd for a long time, it was already noon when he returned home. Yang Xiaotao was invited by Yang Dazhuang before cooking.

With a piece of pork on a string, Yang Xiaotao and Yang Shitou went to Yang Dazhuang's house.

It was only after arriving that I realized that the room was full of young people. Yang Xiaotao still had some impressions of a few of them, but he could no longer name them.

Yang Shitou introduced it to the side, and Yang Xiaotao remembered, didn't these people grow up together?

It's just that the predecessor went to the city, and he was a counterfeit, coupled with the ravages of life, the change in appearance is really unrecognizable.

When childhood friends are together, it is natural to have a lot of fun.

The meat brought by Yang Xiaotao also became the main course. With the sorghum wine, several people quickly came up and talked about the embarrassing things when they were young, which made them laugh even more.

The drink lasted until the afternoon, when Yang Xiaotao returned home, Mr. Yang went to another house to drink, made some food for himself and lay down on the bed to sleep.

……

click
The ax fell, and a tree root was chopped into two pieces, and then Yang Xiaotao picked it up and piled it aside.

In the morning Yang Xiaotao woke up from hunger, and got up from bed to find something to eat.

Looking up, I remembered that I was in my hometown. I found a piece of toffee from the space with my backhand and melted it in my mouth, and my stomach calmed down for a while.

Then he glanced at the attribute panel, and the whole person froze on the spot.

Kerosene lighter?
Lucky charm?
Other items in the exchange column are normal, but this kerosene lighter is the first time to come out.

Exchange for one at will, the bronze-colored shell has a lot of weight in your hand.

There is a plum blossom engraved on the front, and Guanghua Wuzi on the back, so I can't tell which manufacturer it is.

"It saves you trouble."

Ding Dong
Open the cover, then turn the gear, and with two stabs, sparks hit the cotton rope, and then a yellow flame rose from the windproof vent.

click
The hood is closed and the flame is extinguished.

"One credit is 5 credits, which is a good deal."

Yang Xiaotao held it in the palm of his hand. Although it was cheap, he didn't buy too much.

This kind of thing is obviously not domestic. It is not a big deal if there is one, but if it spreads, it will attract the attention of interested people.

"Lucky charm?"

"This thing is the same as the Soul Seizing Talisman last time."

Seeing the same introduction as the soul-destroyer at the back, with 50 credits and 8 minutes left in the countdown, Yang Xiaotao decided to give it a try.

"This thing may be useful."

Thinking in my heart, the main reason is that I am satisfied with the credits, so I gritted my teeth and bought it.

After a while, a golden talisman paper the size of a palm appeared in front of his eyes, and he touched it smoothly, with a four-leaf clover embedded in it.

Yang Xiaotao looked at it for a while, but found nothing special, so he put it in the storage space.

When I looked at the exchange bar again, the lucky charm had turned gray, and the items had not been refreshed.

Without looking again, he turned around and walked out.

When he went out, he saw Grandpa Yang boiling water. Yang Xiaotao scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and went to the yard to chop up tree roots.

click
patter
Behind him, a row of wooden sticks were neatly stacked together, and each piece of firewood was about the same length, neat and beautiful.

Ever since Yang Xiaotao found out that Yang Shitou was chopping firewood for the family, Yang Xiaotao never let him come again.

With him at home, do you still need someone else?

When I am at home, I can be considered as filial piety by chopping up the firewood.

What's more, with Yang Xiaotao's strength, this amount of work is no different from processing parts in the workshop.

Yang Xiaotao erected a thigh-thick wooden root, exerted a little force with his right hand, and then the ax fell, with a click, the wooden blocks were separated from the middle, and the surroundings were piled up in a pile before being picked up and placed behind.

Only then did I feel that there was a person standing behind me, who turned out to be Mr. Yang.

"Master, why didn't you make a sound?"

After seeing Yang Xiaotao, he continued to play with firewood, but Mr. Yang remained silent.

In fact, Mr. Yang has been watching him for a long time. From the beginning to the present, most of the day has passed. At first, he thought that this child was just filial and had some strength.

And judging by his posture, it is obvious that he does not know the skill of chopping wood. He is purely chopping with brute force, spending three points of effort to do one point of work.

He didn't say anything, he just wanted to let the kid know how tired the farmer was, so he waited all the time, and when he was tired, he went to give some pointers, which was a long-term experience.

But who knows, after working for so long, this kid is still relaxed and effortless.

Especially the piece of wood just now, if a man in the village chopped it, he would have to stand up and swing his ax with both hands to chop it down. How could he sit on the ground like him, with his arms raised and lowered, it would be cut in two.

And the scene in front of him made him even more suspicious.

How powerful is this little guy.

"Xiaotao, are you tired?"

Mr. Yang tried to ask, and it could be seen that there was no sweat on his head, so he knew that he must not be struggling.

Could it be that the work in the factory is relatively heavy, and it is due to exercise?

"Not tired!"

Yang Xiaotao said happily, his hands were not sore and his waist was not tired, he didn't feel much.

Well, the only feeling is a little hungry.

Grandpa Yang walked up to Yang Xiaotao, frowned and looked at it, then stretched out his hand to pinch Yang Xiaotao's shoulder, then squeezed his arm, and finally touched Yang Xiaotao's chest.

Yang Xiaotao's face was cautious, if it wasn't for Mr. Yang's solemn expression, he would have avoided it long ago.

(End of this chapter)