Siheyuan, don't mess with me

Chen Zhiguo also took Chen Xiaoli to the street to buy some red paper to write couplets. This year he planned to let Chen Xiaoli write them. No matter what the handwriting was like, as long as people could understand it, it would be fine. Anyway, handwriting is acquired through practice, and it would be fine as long as it gets better every year!

After buying the red paper, we just went shopping. There were quite a lot of pedestrians on the street, but few stalls and vendors. Chen Zhiguo felt a little regretful. He met a vendor selling candied haws and bought ten strings at one cent a string. The haws were quite big. Each of us ate one string, and the remaining money was shared with our parents, He Yushui, Xiaoyong, and Xiaojun when we got home. That was it!

Meeting an old sugar painting craftsman, Chen Xiaoli couldn't walk anymore, so she sold it! Who said she was a little sister?

Chen Xiaoli was lucky, and the turntable produced a phoenix. It was worth the penny! This old craftsman has great skills. After heating a spoonful of syrup, he drew it without stopping!

Holding this phoenix in hand, not to mention Chen Zhiguo, even the little greedy cat Chen Xiaoli would be reluctant to eat it, it is so beautiful!

Reluctant to eat it, Chen Zhiguo took out another dime and gave it to Chen Xiaoli to randomly spin another one. This time, she was not so lucky. The pointer pointed to a cow. Although this cow looked very similar and lifelike, Chen Xiaoli took it in her hand, looked at it, and stuck out her tongue without hesitation!

As he walked and stopped, Chen Zhiguo gradually had more and more things in his hands, including roasted sweet potatoes, fried chestnuts, donkey rolls, Aiwowowo, sugar-coated fruit rolls, sugar-coated ears, and sugar-coated buns!

Chen Zhiguo didn't know why he had so much food in his hands. His sister Chen Xiaoli looked at him with hopeful eyes, so he just bought! Buy! Buy!

In fact, the amount spent is not much, just a dozen yuan, less than the money for three pounds of meat. Chen Zhiguo doesn't care about spending money on his family. The purpose of making money is to make his family live a better life, right?

So they carried all the bags home. As soon as they got home, Chen Xiaoli left her brother behind and ran back to her room with the things she had bought!

As a result, Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli sat on the kang and started eating. Chen Zhiguo was speechless. They were really foodies! Eat! As long as you are happy, it's fine!

While they were enjoying the delicious food, Chen Zhiguo went out for a walk and came back with a few pairs of shoes. He gave each family member a pair, just right for New Year's wear!

"Eat less, we still have to eat lunch later!" Although the focus is on the New Year's Eve dinner, lunch will be simple, but it won't be bad. Chen Zhiguo reminded them not to eat too much later, and then look at the food and can't swallow it, it will be funny! "

"Got it, brother!"

As they were talking, Chen Dayong came back. The steel mill did not offer much in the New Year benefits this year. Two kilograms of flour, one kilogram of meat, one ounce of sesame oil and one kilogram of eggs. These may seem like very little things, but in an era of tight supplies, I don't know how long the logistics department had to work hard to get these things. You have to know that the steel mill is a large factory with tens of thousands of people, not a small factory of thirty or fifty people. You can imagine the pressure on logistics!

Chen Dayong also bought a carp and frozen tofu, which are essentials for the New Year's Eve dinner. However, Chen Zhiguo was still inexperienced and not prepared!

Wang Meihua took the things from Chen Dayong's hand and said, "It's just right to fry the fat, and then fry the dumplings!" Chen Dayong thought to himself, "How many days have you not been in the kitchen? I don't think you know how many things there are in the house!"

"Okay!" Although he thought about it, he agreed quickly. Chen Zhiguo grinned slightly, but his father glared at him, "You are still young, you should take care of your own wife. You will understand when you grow up!"

Wang Meihua just talked, the main force of the work was still the old Chen father and son. While Chen Dayong was busy chopping meat in the kitchen, Chen Zhiguo moved the eight-immortals table to the yard. At this height, Chen Xiaoli was a little short for standing and writing, so Chen Zhiguo put a small stool under her feet, and that was enough!

Knowing that Chen Xiaoli would be asked to write this year's couplets, she was extremely happy, and Chen Dayong and the others just let the brother and sister act like this!

"Brother, what should I write?" Chen Xiaoli stood up with a pen in her hand, looking at her brother in a daze. Chen Zhiguo thought for a moment and wrote a few couplets.

The mountains and rivers of the motherland are infinitely beautiful, and the people of the world will last forever.

Huaxia Tengjunye is making great progress every year

The picturesque landscape of China is full of spring all year round

Winter is gone, mountains and rivers are beautiful, spring is here, birds are singing and flowers are blooming

Golden flowers herald good news in every household, and purple swallows welcome spring in every home

There were some characters that Chen Xiaoli didn't recognize, but Chen Zhiguo was there to teach her. Chen Xiaoli practiced twice on old newspapers, and then she started writing. While she was writing, He Yushui knocked on the door and came in, "Brother Zhiguo, try the meatballs my brother fried!"

Fried meatballs are a must-have dish for Chinese New Year. According to the custom in Yanjing, most families will cook several dishes during Chinese New Year, including fried meatballs, braised carp, pork elbow in sauce, mustard dumplings, bean paste (a kind of jelly), cantaloupe (a deluxe version of mixed shredded cabbage), fried salty assorted vegetables, and fried crispy boxes. No matter what the conditions are, families who can afford it will find a way to prepare a few of these dishes!

Chen Zhiguo ate a fried meatball and stuffed another into Chen Xiaoli's mouth, otherwise she would keep staring at you, "Write seriously, don't be distracted! You're still short of food!"

"Oh! Got it, brother!"

"Oh my! Xiaoli's handwriting is great! Our couplets are left to you!" He Yuzhu also appeared in the yard at this time. They had already made an appointment to have the New Year's Eve dinner together this year. So, He Yuzhu brought the fried food over!

"Brother Zhuzi, no problem. I still have to write for Grandma Hu's family!" After receiving the praise, the corners of Chen Xiaoli's eyes and mouth curled up obviously. "Be more careful. If you write ugly, people will laugh at you if you put it on the door!" Chen Zhiguo poured cold water on her appropriately!

"Oh! Got it!" Chen Xiaoli lowered her head and carefully wrote it twice on the newspaper. When she thought it was okay, she continued to write on the red paper!

He Yushui, who was standing next to her, had a look of envy on her face. She also practiced calligraphy, but her handwriting was still not as good as Chen Xiaoli's. She wondered if she was born without any interest in calligraphy!

He Yuzhu stood for a while, then went into the kitchen and started to cooperate with Chen Dayong. Wang Meihua finally drove out the new cotton-padded jackets for the two children and was finally able to leave the room, but she only went into the kitchen to take a look and had no intention of helping. Chen Dayong had no objection! Chen Zhiguo didn't want to watch it anymore. He was fed with dog food. He was full! He was full!

After writing the couplets, He Yushui took theirs, and He Yuzhu got some paste, and the brother and sister went back home to put them up. Chen Xiaoli also delivered the couplets from Grandma Hu's house. Why were they so enthusiastic? One reason was that they had to put them up before noon, but mainly because they wanted to hear Grandma Hu's praise!

Chen Zhiguo always felt like he had forgotten something. At this moment, Chen Dayong poked his head out of the kitchen and asked, "Son, have we bought the firecrackers?"

Chen Zhiguo then remembered what he had forgotten. It had been forbidden to set off firecrackers for several years before he traveled through time. He had forgotten about it long ago! So he quickly ran to the supply and marketing cooperative!

Chen Zhiguo was very disappointed. There were no fireworks as he imagined in the supply and marketing cooperative, only firecrackers and double-kick firecrackers. Although he was disappointed, Chen Zhiguo did not hesitate to buy them. Fortunately, no tickets were required to buy firecrackers. He bought 20 packs of small firecrackers worth 100 yuan, 10 packs of 500 yuan, 5 packs of 1,000 yuan, and 50 double-kick firecrackers. The salesperson next to him looked at Chen Zhiguo and was reluctant to take the goods. "I'm buying them for the people in the compound!" Chen Zhiguo explained hurriedly.

Only then did he let the salesperson get the things for him. Although the quantity was not large, they were quite heavy. Fortunately, Chen Zhiguo thought that he would buy a lot, so he brought a sack with him. By the time he tied the sack to the back seat, most of the firecrackers inside had already been put into the space!

The small firecrackers are for Chen Xiaoli and her friends to open and play with. They will go back to their grandparents' house on the first day of the Chinese New Year this year, and go to their grandmother's house on the second day. These small firecrackers are just right for the children in the family to play with, especially at her grandmother's house, because there are four uncles and eight children!

When he came back, Chen Dayong was pasting couplets, and Chen Zhiguo immediately took over. His father's legs were not in good condition, so he had to do the job of climbing up and down!

It’s true that Chen Xiaoli is really talented in calligraphy. She has only been practicing for a short time, but the words she writes look quite good. At least Chen Zhiguo recognizes these words!

Chen Dayong, who was standing next to him, was also smoking a cigarette and looking at the couplet with a smile on his face. This was pride! It was written by my little girl, and no matter whether it was good or bad, it was just one word: "good"!

Chapter 55 New Year's Day

Since Chen Zhiguo said so last time, Chen Dayong has never smoked in front of Wang Meihua and her sister. Although he sometimes smokes in the room, it is always when they are not around! Normally, he would smoke in the yard!

At noon, they had a simple meal of four dishes, and the three men drank a bottle of wine! After the meal, the three men were free, standing in the yard smoking and chatting, while Wang Meihua and He Yushui rolled out the dumpling skins in the room and started making dumplings! He Yuzhu would wait until four or five o'clock to enter the kitchen. Anyway, the dishes were already semi-finished in the morning, so they could be eaten after processing in the evening!

Chen Xiaoli took a bag of small firecrackers to find Xiaoyong, and Xiaojun went to the alley to set off firecrackers! There were already children playing in the alley, and from time to time, there were "pop" and "pop" sounds!

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As night fell, the sound of firecrackers rang out throughout the city of Yanjing. The entire courtyard was shrouded in the smoke of firecrackers. Chen Zhiguo also took a stick of incense and lit a string of one thousand red earth firecrackers!

At this time, the Chen family's house was brightly lit, all the lights were turned on. Chen Zhiguo dusted himself off at the door and entered the room. Everyone was waiting for him!

Chen Dayong and Wang Meihua sat in the main seats, He Yuzhu sat on the left, the right side was left for Chen Zhiguo, He Yushui and Chen Xiaoli sat opposite!

Seeing Chen Zhiguo sitting down, Chen Dayong picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, let's drink together and wish our great motherland prosperity! I wish you all good health and academic progress in the new year."

Wang Meihua and the others were all drinking water, and at this time they also raised their glasses. "Happy New Year!" Chen Zhiguo shouted, and the others followed suit. If they had a camera at this time, they could have captured the bright smiles on their faces!

The dishes tonight are very rich, including braised carp, fried meatballs, pork elbow in sauce, braised pork, wild boar meat, cabbage and vermicelli stew, mustard dumplings, bean sauce, and fried peanuts!

Chen Zhiguo specially brought out two bottles of Taiwan tonight. With Chen Dayong at home, he could push any problem to him! Just when everyone was eating enthusiastically!

Every household in the courtyard started eating the New Year's Eve dinner one after another. Yi Zhonghai's family celebrated it together with Jia Dongxu's family this year. Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to involve Sha Zhu's family, but Sha Zhu had already agreed to Chen Zhiguo and turned it down. This made Yi Zhonghai a little disappointed, but with Jia Dongxu around, Yi Zhonghai's heart was warm. This kind of reunion was what he wanted. It would be great if that overeating Jia Zhang wasn't there!

Not everything goes as planned. After comforting himself, Yi Zhonghai clinked glasses with Jia Dongxu with a smile! If the most unhappy person at the table was Auntie Chen Wanyi, she cooked all the dishes by herself. Qin Huairu came to help when she was almost done. As for Jia Zhangshi, she waited until the dishes were served before running in. She said, "I'm busy at home and I'm done now!"

I don't believe her lies. We are neighbors face to face. How could I not know what kind of person you, Jia Zhang, are? All the work was done by your daughter-in-law. Do you think I can't see it because I'm in the kitchen? Are you among those busy people running around?

Seeing how Jia Zhang ate, the aunt lost her appetite instantly, but she still picked up some food and gave it to Qin Huairu, "Eat more fish!" If she didn't give more food to the child, all the dishes would be eaten up by Jia Zhang. What a pig, a big fat pig!

The most deserted house in the courtyard must be Yan Bugui's. Third Aunt will not be back until the third day of the New Year. Yan Bugui has no intention of preparing New Year's Eve dinner, and he doesn't know how to do it. The most important thing is that he thinks he should save money twice as much!

Seeing the New Year's Eve dinner tonight, the children were dumbfounded. Cornmeal porridge, steamed bread, and pickled vegetables. "Dad, we are celebrating the New Year and we are eating this too?" The second child Yan Jie said dissatisfiedly.

"It's good enough to have something to eat!" Yan Bugui was also dissatisfied, "Eat if you want to, and you'll be hungry if you don't. Don't you know how much money your family has spent these days?" Yan Bugui's heart ached when he thought about it!

Compared to the deserted Yan family, Chen Zhi's house was very lively. After Wang Meihua, He Yushui, and Chen Xiaoli had eaten their fill, they sat aside eating melon seeds and peanuts and chatting!

At the table, the three men were drinking enthusiastically. Drinking has a lot to do with mood and environment. The more they drink, the more they want to drink, and their alcohol tolerance also increases!

The drinking session ended at around nine o'clock, and Chen Zhiguo drank up the bottle of Taihu that he had brought with him! He Yuzhu was a little unsteady when he walked, and Chen Zhiguo was worried, so he sent him over. He Yushui followed behind with a few lunch boxes. Chen Zhiguo and his family were going back to the countryside tomorrow on the first day of the new year, so they packed up all the food at home and gave it to He Yushui!

Without staying long at He Yuzhu's house, Chen Zhiguo went back, leaving behind a bag containing a peony and two bottles of Fenjiu. These were prepared for He Yuzhu to visit the canteen director's home on the first day of the new year. Chen Zhiguo had just specifically told He Yuzhu at the wine table to visit him during the New Year. The size of the gift is one aspect, but the most important thing is the attitude!

"Chen Zhiguo is really simple!" He Yuzhu said to He Yushui after Chen Zhiguo left, "No one taught me these things before, I just relied on my own stubbornness. Now, with Chen Zhiguo, I find that getting along with people is really simple, sincerity to sincerity!"

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When I got home, the table was already cleared. Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli had gone back to their bedrooms to sleep. Chen Dayong was drinking tea in the living room. "Are you full? We have dumplings. Can I make some for you?"

Chen Zhiguo waved his hand, "How can you be hungry when you haven't finished eating so many dishes? Let's wait until the early morning!"

The father and son stayed in the warm room, drinking tea and chatting, waiting for the New Year. Chen Zhiguo also took this quiet moment to tell Chen Dayong about his idea of ​​graduating early. Although it was his own business, Chen Dayong was the head of the family, so he still had to tell him in advance so that he would be aware of it!

"It's your business, you make your own decision, as long as you think it through!" Chen Dayong is still the same, and he supports Chen Zhiguo unconditionally! It is also a blessing for Chen Zhiguo to have such a father!

The pointer was turning, and in the last minute, the sound of firecrackers rang out one after another in Yanjing City. The whole Yanjing was boiling, and the smoke from the firecrackers covered the sky above Yanjing City!

Chen Zhiguo and Chen Dayong both stood up and went to the yard. Chen Dayong went to the kitchen. Chen Zhiguo first lit a string of 1,000 firecrackers. Amid the deafening sound of the firecrackers, Chen Zhiguo lit up the double-kick firecrackers. The timid ones dared not set off the firecrackers. Those who were a little brave put them on the ground! The really brave ones held them in their hands and set them off. Just don't squeeze them to death, otherwise your palms will become swollen and black.

Chen Zhiguo put a handful of dumplings in a row, and finally he had a little fun! In the kitchen, Chen Dayong turned on the stove and started to cook dumplings. The dumplings made in the afternoon were frozen in the yard. Now he brought in a plate, about 20 dumplings per person, and went to bed after eating!

Chen Xiaoli in the bedroom also leaned out to look outside. Chen Zhiguo set off firecrackers and she was scared because they were too loud!

When Chen Zhiguo brought in the dumplings, the mother and daughter didn't even finish one plate and ran back to the bedroom to sleep. They couldn't hold on any longer!

The remaining dumplings were made by the father and son!

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Early in the morning, Chen Zhiguo was awakened by the deafening sound of firecrackers. He didn't want to sleep anymore as he had to go to his grandparents' house today. After he got up, Chen Dayong was already busy, packing all the things to be taken back to his grandma's house in a sack. Wang Meihua was making dumplings in the kitchen, and Chen Xiaoli was reading a picture book. It seemed that Chen Zhiguo was the last one to get up!

"Brother, can I take the comic book back? I want to show it to Sister Xiaomei and Sister Xiaoyue!"

"Of course you can, take as much as you want!" Chen Zhiguo definitely supports his sister's willingness to share!

"Go wash up and eat dumplings!" Wang Meihua came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of steaming dumplings. Seeing Chen Zhiguo still standing there, she couldn't help but urge him!

If Wang Meihua went back to her grandmother's house alone, she would definitely be nervous. Now that the father and son are here, she has the courage. Her grandmother has never scolded her or said harsh words to her, but Wang Meihua is still afraid. I don't know why?

After eating the dumplings, they set off quickly, mainly to take the bus. Chen Xiaoli wanted to go with Chen Zhiguo, but Wang Meihua forced her to take the bus. If the weather was warmer, Chen Zhiguo might take her with him. Now the weather is cold and Chen Zhiguo rides fast, so he was afraid that Chen Xiaoli would get cold!

Chen Zhiguo arrived at his grandparents' home at 10 o'clock. He kowtowed to them as soon as he entered the door. "Grandpa, Happy New Year! I wish you a long life!" "Grandma, Happy New Year! I wish you stay young forever!"

"Ouch! My eldest grandson, get up quickly, the ground is cold!" Seeing Chen Zhiguo coming, the grandmother couldn't stop smiling! As she spoke, she took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to Chen Zhiguo!

Uncle and aunt also came over. After Chen Zhiguo stood up, he hurriedly greeted them, "Uncle and aunt, happy new year!"

"Happy New Year!" "Happy New Year!" Second Aunt also handed a red envelope to Chen Zhiguo!

"Xiaomei, Xiaoyue, here are some candies for you!" Chen Zhiguo did not forget Chen Xiaomei and Chen Xiaoyue who were standing beside him, and took out a handful of candies and handed them to them!

In addition to the things Chen Dayong brought back, Chen Zhiguo added a lot of things and took them out quickly while Chen Dayong and Wang Meihua were away, "Grandpa and grandma, these are your shoes, second uncle and second aunt, these are yours!" The first things he took out were the cotton shoes of several people, and then two cans of malted milk, four boxes of facial cream, and four boxes of clam oil for hand care, and then cigarettes and alcohol. Chen Zhiguo brought over four Daqianmen cigarettes, four bottles of Fenjiu, and ten bottles of Erguotou!

Of course, Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli have these skin care products. Chen Zhiguo has already arranged them. Yesterday, he also gave Chen Dayong a pack of Mudan cigarettes! At the bottom are two cotton coats. "Second Uncle, this is a gift from someone. It's just a little dirty. Ask Second Aunt to wash it. You and Grandpa each have one!"

"Grandson, what about you? Why don't you keep one piece?" Seeing that Chen Zhiguo was not wearing anything, grandma couldn't help but speak. No matter what, she had to give it to her grandson first!

"Grandma. My dad and I both have them. Mine is at home and I haven't worn it yet. It keeps me from getting cold when I ride my bike!"

After Chen Zhiguo took out everything from the sack and handed it to grandma, he began to force grandpa and grandma to change into new shoes. As for the second uncle, he had already put on new shoes and a cotton coat to show off in the village! The second aunt started to get busy in the kitchen. At this time, Chen Dayong climbed up with Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli!

Chapter 56 Reunion!

Second uncle also stopped showing off and came back. Now grandpa’s yard became lively, and neighbors all came over to greet him!