Rebirth 1984 Wife and children are on the hot bed

Silent all night.

The next day came New Year's Eve, which was February 1985, 2, the 19th solar term of the solar calendar, Tuesday.

Early in the morning, grandpa took his father Xu Houtian, his second uncle, his third uncle, his eldest brother Xu Dashan, his third brother Xu Dashu, Xu Dahai himself and several cousins ​​and nephews to worship their ancestors.

Commonly known as "going to the grave"

Bring paper money, drinks, firecrackers, trough cakes, round cakes, etc.

When you arrive at your destination, you place offerings, burn paper, talk about the past year, pray for peace in the coming year, kneel down, and set off firecrackers... After a series of processes, it is considered over.

"It's close to the mountains. There are so many wild rabbits here. Now the wild rabbits are very valuable in Yanjing."

Third brother Xu Dashu said that he saw a wild rabbit scurrying away into the woods.

"What's the price in Yanjing?" Xu Dahai asked.

"Only for sale, each one costs 5 yuan!"

There was nothing to do when I came back from Wali. I put up Spring Festival couplets, made dumplings, and watched TV. If I didn’t want to watch TV, I would set off firecrackers and eat snacks.

It was approaching 10 am.

Xu Dahai this courtyard.

Xiaotingzi, Xiaoxiang and Xiaohua are eating canned food and watching cartoons in the back room.

Xu Dahai makes dumplings with Wang Xiuxiu and fifth sister Xu Fang.

Xu Dahai rolled out the dumplings, and Wang Xiuxiu and Xu Fang made the dumplings. They sprinkled some flour on the curtain made of sorghum stalks to prevent the dumplings from sticking to the curtain.

Arrange the boat-like dumplings on top one by one, and quickly cover most of the curtain.

"Are the cartoons good?" Wang Xiuxiu asked with a smile.

"It's beautiful! That big black cat is so awesome! Mom, eat canned food."

"I don't like to eat, you can eat it." Wang Xiuxiu pursed her lips and smiled, her whole body radiating the glory of motherhood.

The cartoon "Black Cat Sheriff" is playing on the 14-inch black and white TV.

It was just produced this year by Modu Art Film Studio, with a total of five episodes. It became popular all over the country as soon as it was released, and has been loved by people for decades to come.

What was shown on TV was the fifth episode, the episode where the uncle with one ear appeared eating cat and mouse. Eating cat and mouse is really strong, much stronger than having one ear.

Xiao Tingzi looked frightened and her palms were sweating. She touched the big orange cat next to her and asked:

"Is there really a cat and mouse? Will our big orange cat be eaten by a cat and mouse?"

Xiaoxiang and Xiaohua also pricked up their ears and listened.

Xu Dahai laughed, and Wang Xiuxiu and Xu Fang also laughed.

"This is a cartoon, it's fake. There's no such thing as eating cats and mice in reality. If a mouse dares to wander in front of the big orange cat's eyes, she'll knock it out with one paw."

"Oh, that's good." Xiao Tingzi likes the big fat orange cat, and she is really afraid that the latter will be eaten by mice.

At this time, there was a shout from the yard. It was the third brother Xu Dashu who was coming.

Xu Dahai opened the door and welcomed the third brother in, and went into the back room to chat.

"Making dumplings? How many dumplings are you planning to make this year?" Xu Dashu said with a smile. He felt a little unfamiliar with his brother Xu Dashu after not seeing each other for such a long time.

People's ideas are always changing.

Xu Dashu desperately wanted to escape from this home. He was extremely disgusted with life in the countryside and hated his father Xu Houtian's gambling.

After repeating the exam for several years, I vowed that I would never come back after I passed the exam.

But as the New Year was approaching, Daxue's classmates all went home. In the deserted late night, his homesickness became more and more prevalent. He still bought a ticket and came back - this is why he didn't arrive home until the 29th of the New Year.

After returning, my heart slowly calmed down.

Look at the smiles of my parents, my brothers and sisters, my nephews and nieces.

Especially the admiration in the eyes of his nephews and nieces. He became a role model for his nephews and nieces. This gradually changed his mind and felt that he should do something for this family.

"Just wrap two curtains. If you wrap more, you won't be able to finish it."

Xu Dahai handed some snacks to the third brother. It's nothing, just eating to kill time.

After chatting about the TV and doing some household chores, third brother Xu Dashu asked about sixth sister Xu Juan's study situation.

He already knew that under Xu Dahai's tutoring, Xu Juan's test scores were very good this time, which surprised him very much.

"Fourth child, I think with your current knowledge, there is no problem in passing the technical secondary school entrance examination.

Listen to me, after studying for a few years, you can be assigned a job. Whether you are assigned to the township government, a school, or another unit, you are considered a worker. If you eat commercial grain, you will completely get rid of the rural household registration. "

Xu Dashu felt that this was the best way out for his younger brother:

"You just graduated, and the salary is not high. Just work hard slowly. With your intelligence and energy, you will definitely be able to move up in ten or twenty years.

Maybe I can become a manager, director, or school principal by then. "

Xu Dahai's reaction was mediocre.

His wife Wang Xiuxiu's eyes were shining. Under the official-oriented mentality, no matter how much money she made, many people would think it was not as good as a small official.

"Fourth, don't turn a deaf ear to what I say. What I say is true. If you become a farmer, what will happen no matter how smart and hard you work?

If you work hard for 20 or 30 years, won't you still be a farmer in the end?Not a penny of retirement pay. "

"Ahem, third brother, please stop talking and let me think about it."

"Okay then, you really have to think carefully about this important matter that concerns your life.

There are only a few opportunities for people to change their destiny in this life. If I get into college, it counts as one, and your chance should also count as one. "The third brother played in the courtyard for a while and then left.

Xu Dahai sent him out. When he returned to the house, he saw his wife Wang Xiuxiu looking at him with her bright eyes, but he hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? Do you want to be an official's wife?"

"Bah~ don't work all day long. To be honest, what the third uncle said makes sense."

"I won't go, I have a better choice." Xu Dahai said with a smile.

"Huh? What choice?"

"You can play at home and live a leisurely life, why are you asking for trouble?" Xu Dahai laughed instantly.

……

In the evening, the whole family gathered in the west room of Xu Dahai's courtyard to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

"What's in this Spring Festival Gala?" Grandpa asked curiously, sitting on the north side of the kang.

Xu Dahai stroked the big fat cat with his left hand and cracked pine nuts with his right hand: "It's just a party, performing some shows, opera, singing, cross talk and so on."

The whole family was chatting and eating snacks, and it was very lively. Soon the Spring Festival Gala started.

It started with the opening speech by Zhao Zhongxiang, and soon came the first Peking Opera program "One Hundred Monkeys Welcome the Spring".

Grandpa, second uncle and third uncle's eyes lit up and they loved listening to the opera.

My father, Xu Houtian, has little interest. He is not very interested in opera.

But he was very interested in the fourth program, the song "The Great Wall Will Never Fall Down."

Singer Lu Nianzu shocked the audience when he opened his mouth. Countless Chinese people in front of the TV were deeply attracted:

"After sleeping for a hundred years, the people of our country are gradually waking up ~

Open your eyes and look carefully~

Who would want me to admit myself..."

The singer's blood was boiling with enthusiasm, and the atmosphere was directly pushed to a high... peak!