When the two returned home, Mother Qian and Fei Cui had already had dinner.

Seeing the two of them coming back from the outside, Mother Qian couldn't help complaining, "Where have you been going these days? You can't find it anywhere in the village?"

Qian Dayong threw the tools in his hand into the courtyard and said, "I went hunting, but I met a wolf."

Mother Qian didn't care much when she saw that the two of them had gone into the mountains and found nothing. It was obviously not suitable for hunting in such a cold weather.

"Brother Dayong, tell me what that wolf looks like." Fei Cui has never seen a wolf since she was a child. Hearing Qian Dayong tell such a thrilling encounter, she couldn't help being fascinated, and she wanted to listen carefully to Qian Dayong. Dayong talked about the experience just now, walked to the courtyard, and followed Qian Dayong into the utility room.

Mother Qian made dumplings stuffed with celery and meat tonight. Several bowls filled with dumplings were still placed on the table.

Mother Qian glanced at Qiao Jiwei, then at the dumplings on the table.He said to him: "It took a long time for the dumplings to go home. The dumplings are cold. Why are you so dawdling. I'll go and heat the dumplings."

Qiao Jiwei had just been frightened in the mountains and had already lost his appetite. "I'm not hungry." He told Qian's mother truthfully, then turned and went into the bedroom.

After Qian Dayong and Fei Cui came out of the utility room, Qian's mother called her son into the house, and brought two bowls of dumplings to the pot room: "I'll go and warm it up for you."

Seeing that Qiao Jiwei was no longer in the main room, Qian Dayong's expression froze, but he didn't care too much.He was really a bit hungry today, so he sat on the dining table, and after a while, Mother Qian brought the dumplings.

Qian Dayong walked into the bedroom after eating dumplings, and Qiao Jiwei was sitting on the bed. "Tonight's dumplings are delicious, you should go and eat some."

Qiao Jiwei lowered his head and said bluntly, "I'm not hungry!"

"what happened to you?"

But Qiao Jiwei didn't speak.

He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed next to Qiao Jiwei.Qiao Jiwei asked him again: "Aren't you afraid of that wolf? I was too scared to breathe."

"Of course I'm afraid," Qian Dayong paused, "but I'm even more afraid that it will hurt you."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiwei's heart suddenly cleared up, as if the east wind carried warmth and dispelled the cold air of the severe winter.For the first time, he rested his head on Qian Dayong's shoulder.Today I was too tired to climb mountains and mountains, and I fell asleep leaning on Qian Dayong's shoulder before I knew it.

Qian Dayong felt that Qiao Jiwei fell asleep, and immediately had "bad thoughts" again.He always wanted to sleep in the same bed as Qiao Jiwei, but today he suddenly had the chance.He put Qiao Jiwei's body on the bed, took off Qiao Jiwei's shoes and socks, and then carefully took off the black clothes for Qiao Jiwei.Qian Dayong also took off his clothes, climbed onto the bed, and gently hugged Qiao Jiwei in his arms, so as not to wake Qiao Jiwei up, he covered him with a quilt.

Qiao Jiwei woke up the next morning and found himself tightly wrapped in Qian Dayong's arms, a little sullen.To be honest, Qiao Jiwei has slowly adapted to being surrounded by Qian Dayong's body, which is similar to the feeling of protection.It's just that Qian Dayong ignored the agreement, which made him feel offended.

He stabbed Qian Dayong's rib with his elbow, Qian Dayong let out an "ah" and opened his sleepy eyes.

"Why did you and I build a quilt with me again?" Qiao Jiwei asked angrily.

"Ah..." Qian Dayong couldn't help smiling, and lied, "It was quite cold last night, so I got under your bed."

"You..." Qiao Jiwei pointed at Qian Dayong, unable to panic.

Qian Dayong stretched out a hand from the bed and pressed down Qiao Jiwei's fingers, "Don't be angry." Then he touched Qiao Jiwei's face, "If you are too angry, your face will not be handsome."

The New Year is approaching, and people in the village are preparing all kinds of New Year's goods.Some fish tofu sellers also produced large quantities of fish tofu and sold them in cities, earning a lot of money.The Qian family has not been idle these days. Wealthy people from the county often come to the Qian family to buy sorghum wine for the New Year.After selling for so many days, there are only a dozen pots of wine left in Qianjiajiao.It can be seen that the demand for sorghum wine is indeed huge.

At the same time, the Qian family also has to prepare supplies for the New Year.For example, when buying fried peanuts with caramel syrup, the four of them wished they had eight hands and were overwhelmed with various things.

Nevertheless, the end of the year is gradually approaching.Qiao Jiwei also felt the New Year's atmosphere in the air.

On this day of the new year, Qian Dayong's aunt came to the gate of Qian's house wearing newly made clothes.

As soon as my aunt walked into the yard, Mother Qian poured a basin of water under her feet on the steps.My aunt hurriedly hid, but some water still splashed on the shoe.

Mother Qian laughed and said: "Miss, you can't take back the water that was spilled. You have been so busy these years, and every time you pick up your legs and feet during the Chinese New Year, you must have time to come here this year. Have a stroll?"

My aunt was not to be outdone, "I said sister-in-law, how can this water compare with others? My mother's surname is Qian, and I am also a member of the Qian family after all. As for why I haven't come for so many years, I think you know it well. People don't like it."

"Yo Yo Yo! Who dares to target our eldest girl, our eldest girl is loved by his grandma, she is kind and kind-hearted, and her hands are useless all year round, she is really a lady of a rich family!"

The conflict between Qian's mother and aunt these years has a long history. Qian's mother-in-law treats Qian's mother harshly, and the girl naturally treats her mother.When her mother-in-law died of a sudden illness, Qian's mother married her off impatiently three years later.At that time, my aunt was still a girl, so naturally she hated her vicious sister-in-law very much.

Qian Dayong came out at the right time, and said to his aunt: "Gu, you are here, uncle is back?"

The aunt said: "Yes, I'm back."

Qian Dayong invited her into the house, and Qian's mother would not be angry in front of her son, after all, the ones who came were also relatives.She walked into the kitchen and made lunch.

Because my sister-in-law is not an outsider, the meals prepared by Qian's mother are also a little simple.I only fried lotus root and other three small dishes. Even so, my aunt was very satisfied with the food on the table.After all, these meals were not available in winter in the past.

After lunch, Qian's mother remembered something important.She sent everyone else away except her aunt.

She put her hands on the table, looked at her aunt and said: "Aunt Dayong, Dayong will be 25 years old after the new year. When you are at home, you will also help to inquire about any girls who are waiting to be married."

My aunt was sitting on the stool knocking melon seeds, with a calm expression, "It's not my own, so why should I be so concerned? Anyway, whether Dayong marries a wife or not has nothing to do with the blood of the Qian family."

If my aunt hadn't reminded her, Mother Qian would really have thought that Qian Dayong was his biological son.After so many years, Mother Qian actually forgot about finding an abandoned child in the field.She said: "After so many years of raising, I have developed feelings. These years, I blame me for being useless, and I have never been able to conceive. But after these years of raising, Dayong has also become his own. Tell him about his wife, I'm also making compensation to the Qian family."

Seeing what she said, my aunt had no choice but to say: "Sister-in-law, I will also help to inquire after the New Year. You can no longer buy girls from Ren Yazi. But, although our family has been tricked once this year, we can't help you." No loss, look at Ji Wei, how much money he can make."

Mother Qian nodded silently.I don't think so in my heart.

Afterwards, the two of them chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, the aunt got up to pack her things and said, "I'm leaving, sister-in-law. I'll talk to you when I find out about a certain girl after the Chinese New Year."

Seeing that his aunt was about to leave, Qian Dayong followed her out of the gate.My aunt boarded the donkey cart she was riding in, and smiled at Qian Dayong with an inexplicable meaning, "I will go back to arrange your good affairs, you just wait for the good news."

Qian Dayong was confused when he heard this, "I said, aunt, why can't I understand these two sentences you said?"

The aunt laughed and said: "If you talk about it, it's meaningless. If it's your old lady who begged me for something, I don't care. But today she is also thinking about you, so I will take care of it."

After the aunt finished speaking, she said "go".The driver waved his whip, and the donkey cart turned around.Qian Dayong still stood where he was, thinking seriously about what his aunt said.

In the next few days, the Qian family had more and more things to do. Qian Dayong had to chop firewood, and Qian's mother, Jadeite, had to collect all kinds of ingredients. Qiao Jiwei was responsible for feeding the pigs and sheep. There were only a few hours in a day. is free.

Busy and busy, New Year's Eve is here.

This morning, Qian Dayong and Qiao Jiwei got up early.The sound of firecrackers sounded in the village from time to time.After they had breakfast, they waited for a few more hours before they started to paste the couplets.Qian Dayong was illiterate, so he discussed with Qiao Jiwei: "Xiaowei, look at the words, I'll post them."

Qiao Jiwei's clear eyes flickered.nodded.In this way, Qian Dayong painted paste on the door and pasted couplets on the door.Qiao Jiwei looked at the words on the couplet and sent the couplet to Qian Dayong.The two cooperated very well, and Qian Dayong almost finished posting the couplet with a smile.

After more than an hour, all the couplets were posted.A piece of beaming red decorates the courtyard brightly and richly.

Mother Qian also started to prepare meals, and the dishes bought from the caravan half a month ago came in handy.There are also bean sprouts and garlic sprouts prepared by Qiao Jiwei. A few days ago, Qian Dayong specially cut five catties of meat from butcher Liu, and there were enough materials for Qian's mother to display her cooking skills.For these reasons, the New Year's Eve dinner suddenly became rich.

The food was brought to the table, and the faces of the whole family were filled with joy.Qian Dayong peeked at Qiao Jiwei from time to time at the dinner table, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, because he was happy, his whole face became more handsome.Qiao Jiwei felt a little uncomfortable being watched, so he could only bear it.

After dinner, people would visit Qian's house from time to time.In the past few years, very few people came to Qian's house during the Chinese New Year.Qian's mother and Dayong were busy socializing, and Qian Dayong was worried that Qiao Jiwei would be tired of these mundane affairs, so he dismissed him and asked him to find peace in a place with few people.

Until midnight, the sound of firecrackers sounded one after another in the village, and a few firecrackers exploded from time to time, and bright lights continued to appear in the distance.Hearing the sound of firecrackers, Qiao Jiwei seemed to be stroking the traces of time.Unknowingly, he has lived in this time and space for nearly a year, and the road ahead is quite unclear. As for the future road, Qiao Jiwei can only do it randomly. Fortunately, Qian Dayong is by his side.

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