Chu Yi

The next morning, looking at her swollen cheeks in the mirror, her face was swollen like a water-soaked sponge, and it was so swollen that Chu Yi was going crazy.How do you go out to meet people like this?In the end, he simply covered himself with a mask, and was only slightly willing to go out.

When I got down to the door of the building, I saw a figure. Chu Yi walked past the man, and seeing him move, she turned her head and said, "Let's go?"

Apparently, Dongtang hadn't recognized that the tightly muffled child was Chu Yi, and he was stunned for a while before realizing that this person was calling him. Hearing the familiar voice, Dongtang stepped forward and asked in bewilderment: " What's wrong with you?"

"Don't worry about it, let's go!"

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There are not too many subjects in elementary school, and a whole day is enough.Finishing the exam is equivalent to a holiday. For children of this age, the most important thing is that they don't have to go to school for a whole month.Of course, Dongtang didn't do very well in the exam. On the day of receiving the results, Chu Yi looked at the grade card at the door of the class, and the person who was promoted by his mother made a 'poof' and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"How much did you take?" Chu Yi approached and joked.

Dongtang said depressedly: "79." Chu Yi didn't report his results to others, so as not to hurt his self-esteem.Dongtang also asked, Chu Yi sat in front of him during the exam and showed it to him, but he didn't copy it, so he can't blame anyone for his poor performance.

After Jiang Yin finished her work, when she left the office, she saw someone standing with her son as punishment.It has long been known that the two brothers are fine, if they don't let their son go back, maybe how long the Chu family boy will wait for him.With a wave of Jiang Yin's hand, she let her son go, and watched the two children skipping out of the campus for the holidays.

After a few days of vacation, it will be almost New Year's Eve.Teachers are a great job and enjoy two holidays just like students.The friends in the big yard went back to their hometown with their parents for the New Year a few days ago, and there were not many people left in the whole yard when the New Year came. It was empty and deserted.

Chu Yi's family has been single-handed for several generations. She couldn't find any familiar relatives, and she didn't go back to her hometown anymore.Chu Yi asked Dong Tang about it, his family is not from the local area, and he will not go anywhere during the Chinese New Year, and will stay in the teacher's compound.The few remaining families in the compound don't have to leave their relatives.Everyone thought of a way, everyone gathered together to celebrate the New Year, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, there are many people, lively, and fun, it is worse than celebrating the New Year alone.

Chu Yi was holding a warm roasted sweet potato and was looking for someone everywhere.The old man who was pushing the cart selling roasted sweet potatoes at the door just now, seeing Chu Yi's bright and clever appearance, and hearing him call "Grandpa, Happy New Year", happily bought him the biggest one.Guessing that two of them couldn't finish the big sweet potato in their hands, Chu Yi dismissed the idea of ​​buying another one for Dongtang.

The roasted sweet potato was getting hotter and hotter, Chu Yi had scolded him several times in her heart, where did this kid go?If I can't find anyone else, I'll eat it myself, and I won't leave a single bit for you!While worrying, a sound came from above my head.

"What are you doing?"

Chu Yi looked up at Dongtang on the treetop, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Dongtang shook the object in his hand: "Hang up a lantern."

Chu Yi urged: "Come hang up later, do you eat roasted sweet potatoes?"

Dongtang deftly climbed down from the tree, and landed on the ground with a 'dong', his tall figure almost knocked Chu Yi over.Dongtang was already tall, standing among the crowd, and his figure became more and more like his father's, tall and burly, fully half a head taller than Chu Yi.

Chu Yi couldn't see that this person grew up faster than him, which always made him feel like a younger brother.

The two children were sitting on the edge of the flower table, Chu Yi threw the sweet potato towards Dongtang, gasped in his hand, stamped his feet on the hot ground, and said angrily: "Next time, stay away from me, wait for me Come out when your hands are hot."

Dong Tang let him lose his temper with a grin, and started to share the sweet potatoes.As soon as it was opened, a faint white smoke mixed with a strong fragrance floated in the air. The outer skin of the sweet potato was roasted to a brownish color, but the inner part was bright red, which looked very attractive.Blowing forward, a white mist rose, and then handed it to Chu Yi.

The two hadn't seen each other like they used to. Chu Yi didn't say a word, then bit the roasted sweet potato, her tongue trembling from the heat, and she kept turning her lips.Really puzzled by the heat, I tore off the rabbit wool hat on my head to fan the wind, and then I felt better.

Concentrating on dealing with the half sweet potato in his hand, seeing Dongtang's stupid look, he asked, "You don't want to eat it?"

Dongtang came back to his senses, took a bite of the sweet potato, and muttered: "Eat, why don't you eat it."

Chu Yi took a bite of the big sweet potato to vent her depression.I really want to bite off your height so that you will always be shorter than me.Putting the last bite into her mouth, and licking her fingers again, Chu Yi was satisfied, hiccupped Dong Tang mischievously, and smiled to see the man leaning over to hide away.

The adults built a small shed in the dam of the open-air courtyard. After all, no family can accommodate such people. It is better to celebrate the New Year outdoors. The streets are full of red lanterns, lively and festive.

Grandma is going to the street to prepare some melon kernel candies for the New Year, and bring some festive fireworks and cannons to her grandson.As night fell, the remaining people in the compound gathered in the small shed, sitting around the stove to keep warm, and someone moved down a small TV, so they could watch the Spring Festival Gala while watching the new year.

Of course young children don't want to stay with adults, a few of their peers snatched peanuts and slipped out, Chu Yi carried a black plastic bag filled with fireworks.

Dongtang stole his father's lighter and came to meet with Chu Yi and the others. They ran to an open place and prepared to do whatever they wanted.At that time, there were not as many kinds of fireworks as later ones, and the most popular ones were small whips. When the fuse was lit and the fuse was thrown away, the children could have fun playing with it when they heard the sound.If you are naughty, you can find a tin can. When the firecracker explodes inside, it will make a low, muffled sound. After a puff of smoke, you can see the tin can blown away, which is fun.

The parents shouted to the children running around, it's time for the New Year's Eve dinner!It's New Year's money!

The children huddled back into the small shed again, they were too well-behaved, and the matter was important, so they didn't dare to mess around anymore, and they all ate in peace.Chu Yi and Dongtang sat together, looking at the table full of dishes, dazzled, holding up their chopsticks, not knowing which to pick.Dongtang introduced it to others with his chest upright. These were all made by his mother Jiang Yin.

This is called 'Four Four Bottoms', four cold four hot four meat four soup, implying stability.

Chu Yi bit the tip of the chopsticks, and complained disdainfully: "Where is the custom, it's so unreasonable."

Dongtang sullenly said that he didn't know, he really didn't know, his mother only said that this was the custom in their hometown, and didn't mention anything else.Chu Yi saw that he was so big and tall, it was not without reason, he was really good at eating.The adults had already prepared the red envelopes, and several half-children paid New Year's greetings and congratulations one by one, and the round trip was very rewarding.

After taking the red envelopes, the children still couldn't sit still, and in a blink of an eye, grandma couldn't see where her little grandson slipped away and went crazy.

Chu Yi and Dongtang took advantage of no one's attention and ran half a block earlier.

Counting the red envelopes in her hand, Chu Yi said happily, "Hey, what do you want to buy?"

Dong Tang said with erratic eyes, "I don't know, how about you?"

Chu Yi glanced at him, he was really worthless, he didn't know what to do with the money.

The two wandered aimlessly on the street. Many shops during the Chinese New Year are closed, but they can't stand the demand. There are also some bosses who want to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to earn more and open shops to do business, but there are very few of them.Chu Yi walked two streets away, only to see that the lights of the store were on, and she didn't care what it was selling, so she dragged Dong Tang and ran over there.

After entering the door, they found that it was a video store. The boss saw the two children and didn't bother to greet them, so Chu Yi and Dongtang just wandered around in the store indiscriminately.The cassette recorder in the store was playing a song that was popular a few years ago. The boss guessed that he was also a nostalgic person. Chu Yi shook her head and hummed along slowly unconsciously.

"Your black eyes and your smiling face..."

"It's hard to forget the change in your appearance..."

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After searching row by row, Chu Yi planned to rent an interesting video tape and save it to pass the time.Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of the words "New Disc" written on cardboard on the shelf on the first shelf.

Chu Yi stretched out his hand to take down the plate, and at a glance, he could see Leslie Cheung, a young Huadan student on the cover, and a man with a painted face that couldn't be discerned.

Farewell My Concubine?

Chu Yi took the disc and turned it over and over again, thinking it seemed interesting, and pulled Dongtang over to look at it, and saw that the man was holding a tape in his hand, and asked suspiciously, "What did you have?"

Dongtang replied bluntly: "Tape, what else can it be."

Chu Yi rolled her eyelids: "I don't know it's a tape yet? Let me ask you what kind of tape it is."

Dongtang let out an 'oh' and reached out to hand him the tape.

"Love Song 1990" - Luo Dayou

Chu Yi was amused: "Do you like to hear this?"

Dongtang said sullenly: "It's for you. I just asked the boss and he said it was this. You see, I bought it right."

The voice of the person in front of him was deep and deep, with the peculiar youthfulness of a boy.Chu Yi grinned, this person will give gifts.Dongtang's frowning brows were full of thoughts, and the two sword eyebrows were raised high. Chu Yi knew that this person was starting to be awkward again when he saw him like this. He still didn't quite understand what Dongtang was struggling with?

Chu Yi took the dish and ran to the front of the stage: "Boss, I will rent this, how much is it?"

The boss lowered his head, concentrating on the calculation, without raising his head, he replied, "The rent is one yuan, and the deposit is twenty."

Chu Yi paid out without saying a word, now that he is a rich man, how could he care about such small money.

The two children came out of the video store, and firecrackers were being set off on the street.In that era, there were very few fireworks that could rise into the air and explode gorgeously, and most of them were the thriving Dasanyuan. There was a burst of 'cracking', the firecrackers in this house hadn't finished, and the firecrackers were lit again in that house, and the sound of firecrackers exploded overlapped, and the sound waves covered one piece after another.

Chu Yi pulled Dong Tang who was beside him, and shouted loudly: "It's so lively!"

Dongtang on the side moved his mouth, and Chu Yi raised his voice again: "What did you say?!"

Dong Tang paused, "Go back quickly!"

In the few days after the Chinese New Year, many of my grandfather's former students came to visit, and the family was very lively.Chu Yi couldn't stay in a crowded place, and when people came to the house, she wanted to run out, and went to Dongtang's house to play. The two children got together, which was much more interesting than entertaining those uncles and aunts.

Close the door at Dongtang's house, either tap cards, or play the game console that the two bought privately. The two of them stick together for an afternoon, and the whole year has passed like this.

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