Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 290 Rui Xue's Prosperous Year

"Lingjun, put the meat here!"

"Row!"

"Teacher Xu, the water is boiling!"

"it is good!"

"Lingjun, the fish is ready!"

"Well, help me get some more sliced ​​ginger!"

Xu Lingjun nodded and replied, staring at the rabbit meat that kept tumbling in the pot.

At this moment, three cauldrons were set up in the yard.

He was in charge of three dishes at the same time, but he didn't seem flustered at all.

In order to ensure the speed of cooking, the women of the seventh team, as long as they are a little confident in their cooking skills, will spontaneously fight him.

As for the young and old of the seventh team, they gathered around a few long tables, chatting, drinking tea and eating melon seeds, enjoying themselves happily.

"Heck! Come on! Come on! Catch me!"

Xu Yiyi let out a silvery laugh, leading a large group of brats running around in the yard.

Although she is still young, with the abundant snacks at home and her generous demeanor, she seems to have become the king of the children of the seventh team.

Fortunately, the whole yard is big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people to have a New Year's Eve dinner together.

There is a circle of braziers around the yard. At first glance, it looks like a nomadic camp.

In addition, Spring Festival couplets and decals are pasted on the walls of the courtyard and in front of the house, and lanterns are hung. Under the light of the fire, there is a festive atmosphere.

"Zi~"

Xu Lingjun poured a pot of chopped pork belly into the pot, making a sound, and at the same time, a tempting aroma overflowed, filling the whole yard with the smell of fireworks.

When everyone smelled the fragrance, their eyes lit up suddenly, and they all turned to look at Xu Lingjun, their faces full of anticipation.

Although they can eat at Xu Lingjun's house from time to time, they usually only have one or two dishes at most. How can they cook eighteen dishes today!
Some people haven't even eaten since morning, and even drink less tea, just to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner tonight.

"Come on, sir!"

Li Xiuzhi held the teapot and poured tea for Uncle Dong.

"Good good!"

Uncle Dong nodded with a smile on his face.

After finishing speaking, he took a puff of cigarette, looked at the plump and attractive Li Xiuzhi, turned his head and said to everyone with emotion: "I remember that when I introduced Xiuzhi to our team members, you all despised her for being thin and frail. Now You see, regret it!"

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, most people couldn't help laughing, but only a small number of people were somewhat embarrassed.

Among them, Meng Dazhuang's father, Meng Youcai, was even more regretful.

If he had agreed to this marriage back then, he wouldn't be unable to hold his grandson by now.

However, he immediately thought that Li Xiuzhi had only given birth to a daughter for Xu Lingjun until now, and he felt a lot better.

In his opinion, it is useless for a woman who cannot bear a son to marry into the family.

Li Xiuzhi listened to everyone's good-natured laughter, and didn't feel any embarrassment, but revealed a hint of happiness and pride.

"Speaking of which, this is all my credit!"

Guo Bizi waited for everyone's laughter to stop, and immediately impatiently put gold on his face.

"Come on, you, even without you, with Mr. Xu's ability, you can still marry a wife."

"That's right! Old Wang from the village next door even asked me if Mr. Xu had a family!"

"Hey! If I knew that I could have today, I should have married my daughter to Lingjun back then."

"Look at what you said, who would have thought of that! I really want to know that today will be your turn."

"Hey, I'm just talking casually!"

"Hey, hey, I said you have nothing else, be careful that Xiuzhi will throw you out."

"Haha! Right, right, right!"

Everyone laughed, glanced at Li Xiuzhi on the other side with some embarrassment, and changed the subject one after another, chatting about Xu Lingjun's opening of a store and building a house.

"Xiuzhi! Seeing that life is getting better and better, you and Lingjun have to hurry up and have more children, otherwise, other people will gossip about you."

Aunt Dong took Li Xiuzhi's hand and said earnestly.

"Ma'am, I know!"

Li Xiuzhi nodded helplessly and agreed.

"You! You don't have much contact with people in our village. You don't know how popular Lingjun is now. Many people say behind your back that you are a chicken that can't hatch. You should pay more attention to yourself. People snatched Lingjun away."

Aunt Dong lowered her voice and exhorted.

"Ok!"

Li Xiuzhi frowned, her eyes were fixed, and her heart couldn't help but lift up.

"This man! If you don't have a child with handles, it will be difficult to stand up straight outside. We women, it is our duty to pass on the family line, so you have to be careful."

Aunt Dong patted Li Xiuzhi's hand and spoke in relief.

"Ma'am, I know, I'm fine."

Li Xiuzhi squeezed out a smile, shook her head and said.

"Oh, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, don't talk about it, tell me about going back to your mother's house before!"

Seeing this, Aunt Dong hurriedly changed the subject.

Li Xiuzhi kept her thoughts in her heart silently, and she cheered up to talk to Aunt Dong.

In the yard, there were bursts of laughter, and a seductive aroma.

Everyone chatted about the interesting things in the past, and imagined the happiness of the coming year.

Not long after, the sky completely darkened.

Dishes that were delicious in color, flavor and taste were brought to the table one after another.

Everyone found a place and sat down very consciously without saying hello.

There are more than 20 tables in a row, placed from the yard to the outside.

As soon as Xu Lingjun finished his work, he was dragged by Guo Shuzi to sit on the main seat.

He declined a little, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit down.

Everyone didn't have any opinion on this. If it wasn't for Xu Lingjun, their lives would not be so good today.

In addition to the wages of the ranch and the work points of the production team, the poultry and livestock raised by each household, as well as the prey caught on the mountain, can be sold for some money every month.

What's more, with the tempting food in front of him, Xu Lingjun is qualified to sit on the main seat.

"Come on, let's ask Teacher Xu to tell us a few words, shall we?"

Guo Bizi stood up and said with a loud laugh.

"it is good!"

Hearing this, everyone joined in.

Xu Lingjun smiled and stood up generously.

Looking at the kind and lovely people in front of him, he said loudly: "This year is a special year, the year when our country started reform and opening up. I believe our life will be better and better in the future."

"Here, I wish everyone good health and all the best."

"Come on, let's drink to a better tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his wine glass, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Okay, done!"

"Done!"

Everyone applauded loudly, raised their glasses one by one, and poured the wine into their mouths.

In the firelight, everyone's eyes reflected the light of longing.

Then, everyone picked up their chopsticks at the same time and picked up the long-awaited food.

Soon, there were bursts of chewing, admiration, and laughter in the yard.

Several other members of the production team in the village couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing when they heard these voices, filled with envy.

But, who made Xu Lingjun a member of Team Seven!

However, they couldn't help but smile when they looked at the meals in their home, which were much more abundant than in previous years.

Time passed little by little.

In the courtyard of Xu Lingjun's house, it didn't take long for everyone to wipe away all the food on the table.

Then, they had a tea party on the spot.

With a brazier for heating, even in the yard, it won't make people feel so cold.

Some herdsmen were full of wine and food, and became interested, and sang pastoral songs.

The ancient rhythm floats over the courtyard, echoing the Qilian Mountain lying quietly in the distance.

Xu Lingjun sat on the bench, cuddling with Li Xiuzhi, quietly enjoying the excitement and joy of this moment.

Suddenly, a cheer sounded.

"It's snowing! It's snowing!"

Xu Yiyi shouted excitedly, moved her short legs, and quickly threw herself on Xu Lingjun's lap.

Xu Lingjun reached out to hug Xu Yiyi and looked up at the sky.

In the dark night sky, wisps of fine snow drifted down and landed on his face, bringing a trace of coolness.

"Wuhu! It's snowing!"

"That's a good sign!"

"That's right! It snows on New Year's Eve, so next year will definitely be a bumper harvest."

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Everyone showed joyful smiles. For them, this snow is the best New Year gift.

The auspicious snow heralds a prosperous year!
With enough snow water, the grass on the prairie can sprout new shoots, and the crops in the field can have enough nutrients.

Hearing everyone's admiration, Xu Lingjun got up and walked into the house, took out all the fireworks and firecrackers that he bought from the system store, and shouted loudly with a smile: "Come on, let's set off the fireworks!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the sound, and they scrambled to run over, especially the brats, who rushed up, grabbed a row of firecrackers and ran away.

In this era, the courage of children is not comparable to those of the babies in the previous life.

Xu Lingjun finished handing out the firecrackers, and then took a few people to set off fireworks outside the courtyard.

Soon after, a burst of gorgeous fireworks exploded in the air, illuminating the entire night sky.

When the herdsmen in the village heard the noise, they ran out of their homes one after another, and then looked at the bright fireworks in a daze, their eyes full of shock.

"So beautiful!"

"So lovely!"

"Wow!"

In the yard, everyone looked up at the fireworks in the sky and exclaimed.

Although fireworks existed in ancient times, due to gunpowder control and price, it is difficult for ordinary people to see fireworks.

Especially in the special period just passed, who would dare to set off fireworks?
Therefore, many people present saw such spectacular fireworks for the first time.

Xu Lingjun stood at the door of the house, hugging Xu Yiyi and Li Xiuzhi, with a bright smile on his lips, like fireworks blooming in the sky.

Not long after, the fireworks were over.

Everyone came back to their senses one after another, and felt that today was really enjoyable.

And all of this was because of Xu Lingjun.

As the night gradually deepened, everyone dispersed with firecrackers.

After Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi cleaned up the yard, they took Xu Yiyi to hang a long string of firecrackers in the yard.

"Papa, Papa, I'll come, let me come."

Xu Yiyi said excitedly.

"Okay, then I'll hold you."

Xu Lingjun frowned, nodded and smiled.

As he spoke, he picked up Xu Yiyi and put the incense into Xu Yiyi's hands.

Xu Yiyi covered her ears with one hand, held the incense stick tightly with the other hand, and walked towards the fuse point of the firecracker.

"呲~"

Soon, the fuze was successfully ignited, making a burning sound.

Xu Lingjun turned around and ran quickly, Xu Yiyi hurriedly buried her head in his chest.

After a while, there was a "cracking" sound behind him.

A gust of cold wind blew by, gunpowder smoke filled the air, exuding the breath of the New Year.

"New Year's Eve! New Year's Eve!"

Xu Yiyi ran up and down in the yard, cheering happily.

Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi looked at each other, and couldn't help shaking their heads and chuckling.

Not long after, Xu Yiyi, who had lost all her excitement, fell asleep on Xu Lingjun's shoulder.

Xu Lingjun put Xu Yiyi on the bed with a doting face, and carefully covered her with the quilt.

Li Xiuzhi stood in front of the bed, watched this scene, pursed her lips, and sighed silently.

It would be great if this could give birth to a son!

Xu Lingjun stood up, turned around and saw Li Xiuzhi's expression, sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand to embrace Li Xiuzhi in his arms, and said softly: "Xiuzhi, don't think so much, for me, sons and daughters are all important things. Similarly, you don’t have to care what those people say.”

Although no one said anything in front of him, with his super hearing, he could often hear other people's gossip about Li Xiuzhi.

Originally, he didn't think it would be a big problem not to have a son, but now he has to start paying attention to this problem.

Differences in ages lead to differences in ideas.

In it, he has no choice but to face it and solve it.

However, the matter of having a child is completely random, and he has no way to control it.

"Or us."

Li Xiuzhi just wanted to express Hu Meilan's thoughts, but thinking of Xu Lingjun and Xu Yiyi's feelings, she couldn't help swallowing her words.

"What did you say?"

Xu Lingjun asked with some doubts.

"nothing!"

Li Xiuzhi shook her head and said.

"Well, let's sleep then!"

Xu Lingjun frowned, reached down with his hand, and whispered in Li Xiuzhi's ear.

"Hmm~"

Li Xiuzhi rolled her eyes lightly, snorted coquettishly, put her arms around Xu Lingjun's neck, stood on tiptoe and closed her eyes.

Not long after, the lights flickered slowly, reflecting a moving picture. ,

In a blink of an eye, the New Year has passed.

Under Xu Lingjun's arrangement, the house renovation project also started, and the first thing to be built was the inverted house and the courtyard gate.

According to his plan, the entire courtyard will cover an area of ​​more than three acres, nearly two thousand square meters.

For this reason, he deliberately compensated each family in the production team with 10 yuan, so as to avoid any disputes in the future.

Although the money was not much, compared to the sparsely populated situation here, no one in the production team had any objections, and some even voluntarily refused the compensation.

However, under his persuasion, these people finally took the money.

Blue bricks, red tiles, green trees!

As time passed day by day, the courtyard was successfully built.

He was busy with shops and restaurants again.

On this day, firecrackers raged outside the courtyard, and herdsmen gathered around the gate of the courtyard, looking at the dazzling array of goods in the inverted room, their eyes full of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)