Met in early autumn of 2001

On New Year's Eve, Xujia Town is very lively, with festive red lanterns hung in front of every house, and it was still broad daylight when there were children all over the street setting off fireworks and firecrackers.

Xu Yichen and his younger brother Xu Yihui have been in charge of posting Spring Festival couplets since they grew up. Xu Yichen is responsible for reading the upper and lower couplets, and Xu Yihui is responsible for pasting them up.After I finished posting my own home, I went to my uncle's house and posted it for their home.

"Xiao Chen, come here! This is what my aunt just took out of the oil pan. Eat it and see how it tastes. If you like it, I will make more. It will be enough for our two families to eat together at night!" Qin Xiang, the wife of Boss Xu, held the A bowl came out, and he grabbed two vegetable rolls that were deep-fried until golden, and gave them to Xu Yichen, and took two more and said, "Give your brother a taste too!"

Xu Yichen washed his hands and took it, said thank you and took two bites, the taste was really good, he narrowed his eyes and praised: "Auntie, your cooking is really delicious!" Xu Yihui stood on the stool, smelling the aroma and bent over, Xu Yichen stuffed one into his mouth.

"Oh! It's delicious!" Xu Yihui nodded repeatedly, comparing his thumbs, and asked his brother to eat another one.

Seeing the compliments from the two nephews, Mrs. Qin smiled proudly, turned around and went back to the house to continue her work.

When Xu Yichen's grandparents were alive, the two families had New Year's Eve dinner together every year.Later, the two old people left, and this habit has been kept, and the two big families get together very lively.

"Auntie! The couplets have been pasted up, so let's go back first!"

Xu Yihui jumped off the stool, clapped his hands and shouted into the room, Qin was too busy to leave, so he responded from the room, and asked his youngest daughter Xu Qing to come out and put away the stool.

The two brothers walked along the alley, and as soon as they turned a corner, Xu Yichen saw Xu Zhengqi, and hurriedly called out.After returning from the county that day, Xu Zhengqi went to sea with his father every day, and he didn't stop until he was thirty today.

Xu Zhengqi was carrying things in his hands, and asked them, "Why did you go here?"

"Paste couplets for my uncle's house." Xu Yichen patted the gray matter on his clothes, "What are you holding?"

"I'm going to your house, my dad caught the hairy crabs, let me bring two for your house!"

When Xu Yihui heard that it was a hairy crab, he quickly reached out to pick up the bag, and when he opened it, it was indeed a big crab.Xu Yichen looked a little sorry, "Why don't you keep it for yourself, this thing is quite expensive."

"I'll take it for you, we still have some at home, this time it's a bumper harvest!"

Xu Yichen couldn't tell Xu Zhengqi in the end, so he had to thank his parents for their kindness, and went home with the hairy crabs.Lou Meili saw what the two sons brought back, and after hearing what they said, she immediately asked Xu Yichen to take the sausage she made to thank them, and Xu Yichen went immediately.

The sun sets and the moon rises.Every household in Xujia Town stopped being busy, and the family sat around together, enjoying the New Year's Eve dinner, feeling what happened this year, and imagining the beauty of the coming year.

"Come on, brother, let me toast you!"

At the dinner table, the two families sat together eating and drinking in harmony. The second child Xu picked up his glass and touched the eldest Xu's, feeling bored when he raised his head.The Xu Yichen brothers also placed wine glasses in front of the two tables. Xu's second brother did not forbid his sons to drink, as a man who knows how to drink is a man.

The boss Xu took a bite of the food, and suddenly asked the second son Xu: "Why did I hear that Niu Er from the village said that you have been walking very close to a stranger recently?"

Second Xu laughed, waved his hands twice, and corrected him: "I'm not a stranger, I'm from a big city, the boss of a big city is a businessman!"

Xu Lao Er's few words attracted everyone to look at him. He drank a glass of wine and continued, "That man's name is Wang Hu. We came here to find a partner and do business with him."

Boss Xu was confused: "What kind of business?"

"Seafood! He said that we are near the sea, and seafood is very cheap. But big cities are not like ours. Their seafood is expensive and not fresh, and it is several times more than ours. If he If we can find someone to cooperate here, buy our seafood and then transport it to big cities for sale, the profit will be multiplied several times!"

Lou Meili and Qin Shi exclaimed when they heard that they could earn a lot of money.After hearing what his father said, Xu Yichen also felt that this method of earning money was really good, but only if all conditions and facilities allowed it to be implemented.

Boss Xu asked: "Then, has Wang Hu found anyone to cooperate with?"

"Hey~" Second Xu nodded, then pointed at himself with a bit of air.

This time there was another exclamation, only Xu Yichen frowned and said, "Dad, how did you know him, why did he want to cooperate with you?"

The second child Xu sat beside Xu Yichen, put his big arms around him and said, "How did you meet? Son, your father and I took such a cheap advantage out of kindness."

Then Xu Laoer explained how he knew Wang Hu.When Wang Hu came to Xujia Town, he drove a car. This Xujia Town is just a small town, except for the national road, there are only dirt roads in the town.Wang Hu drove into the town, and got stuck in the mud before going far.I happened to meet Xu Laoer who came back from the field. As soon as Xu Laoer asked about the situation, he rolled up his sleeves to help push the cart.Wang Hu was grateful to Xu Lao Er, and must invite Xu Lao Er to have dinner in Renxiao Fried Shop, and told Xu Lao Er the purpose of coming to the town every time he came and went.After Xu Laoer returned home, he thought about it. A while ago, he thought that he could not survive on those few acres of land, and now he has a chance to make money.After thinking about it over and over again, Xu's second child finally found Wang Hu. When he heard that Wang Hu had found a partner, he immediately dragged him to the small fried shop to chat in a hurry.In the end, Wang Hu saw that Xu's second son really wanted to cooperate with him sincerely, so he agreed to him.

Xu Yichen fell into silence after hearing this rather dramatic story from his father.Xu's second son didn't notice anything was wrong with his eldest son, so he continued to drink happily.

After hearing what his younger brother said, Boss Xu felt a little itchy in his heart, "Second brother, do you want someone else?"

Second Xu nodded, "Yes, I need to buy seafood, and my money is actually not enough."

Boss Xu and his wife exchanged glances, and finally said: "Success! Take me to meet Wang Hu tomorrow to see if there is anything tricky. If not, I will do it with you!"

The four adults immediately laughed, but the five children (Brother Xu's eldest daughter is married) each had their own thoughts.

A few days after the Chinese New Year, Xu Yichen, who was in the third year of high school, started school. The struggle in the last semester was like a war every day.

After Brother Xu and Big Brother Xu went to see Wang Hu, Big Brother Xu said that there was no problem and they could cooperate.After that, the two families took out almost all their remaining savings and invested in the business.For the first one-month cooperation, the boss Xu and the second brother Xu were shocked when they got the dividends. They actually earned 1 yuan each in a month!When the neighbors heard the news, they all found Xu's second son, and took the money and said that they would follow suit. Xu's second son saw that they were all neighbors, so he didn't push it, and they all agreed to let him in.Sure enough, those who joined in the second month earned a lot.Lou Meili didn't expect to live a good life at first, but now that her husband has earned money, she has some expectations for the future and supports her husband very much.

Xu Yichen, who was studying harder and harder, had no doubts after his father made money for several months, thinking that perhaps this might really be the good luck God gave their family, so he devoted himself to studying wholeheartedly.