I want to have a home

Lin Jiale finished his meal by himself, then cut out the red paper, took out ink and brushes, and began to write Spring Festival couplets.Posting Spring Festival couplets during Chinese New Year is a traditional Chinese custom. Since Lin Jiale entered middle school, grandma no longer asked Mr. Zhu in the village to write couplets, but let Jiale write them by herself. It doesn’t matter whether the writing is good or bad, the key It is auspicious and festive.Since then, the task of writing Spring Festival couplets has fallen to Lin Jiale, and sometimes neighbors will ask him to help write couplets.

While writing, Fourth Uncle came over with a roll of red paper and asked for help.The fourth uncle entered his house, lowered his voice and said to Lin Jiale: "Who is that person standing in the yard? I think he has been here several times."

Lin Jiale was a little surprised: "How many times have you been here?"

"Yeah. I've been here two or three times. I saw that you didn't seem to want people to know about you, so I didn't tell you." The fourth uncle said, "That man looks very wealthy, he drives such a big car. What's the matter?"

Lin Jiale took a dip in the ink, and wrote "Wufu Linmen" on the banner: "That man is my former boss, but I have long since stopped working with him. I don't know why he came here. I will return everything to them I don’t owe them a single piece of paper.”

Fourth Uncle was confused: "Then why is he here?"

Lin Jiale blew on the words he had just written: "Who knows, just leave him alone, he will leave in a while."

The fourth uncle smiled: "It's really strange that this person doesn't go home to celebrate the New Year, but comes to us to be a nail."

Lin Jiale didn't answer this topic, he said: "Fourth Uncle, after I finish writing for you, let's go to the mountain in a while. Go early, and cook when we come back." The so-called going to the mountain is to visit the ancestors' graves.

The fourth uncle said: "I told your aunt that you can come to my house to celebrate the New Year at night. It's so difficult to be alone."

Lin Jiale smiled: "It's okay, my grandparents are going to come back for the New Year too, they can't be like last year, it's not filial."

The fourth uncle also laughed: "Then if you move to the city in the future, what will your grandparents do?"

Lin Jiale turned his head and thought for a while: "I haven't planned to move to the city yet. If I do, I will tell them and let them go to the city to find me. Well, fourth uncle, thank you for your kindness, I I’ll come over to watch the night with you after dinner.”

After finishing their work, the uncles and nephews went out with three animals of wine, vegetables and incense paper money. This is a local custom. Going to the grave on the eve of the New Year's Eve to worship the deceased ancestors is also to pray to the ancestors and bless the children and grandchildren to be safe, healthy and auspicious.When they went out, He Fangxu was still standing where he was, his eyes following Lin Jiale's figure.Lin Jiale ignored him, passed him and went up the mountain.When I came down from the mountain, it had already started to rain and sleet. It wasn't heavy, but it was very dense. After a while, my hair was wet and I was shivering from the cold. The winter in H province is like this. There is not much heavy rain and snow, but the light rain continues throughout the winter, making people feel damp in their hearts.

Lin Jiale came back from a busy circle and found that He Fangxu was no longer in the yard, but his car was still there.Lin Jiale glanced at him, he had already returned to the car and sat down, did he still know he was afraid of the cold?Lin Jiale thought for a while, it seems that this person didn't even eat lunch, isn't he being a bit mean?After thinking about it again, what does it have to do with me? Could it be that he is playing tricks on me?He stomped the wet mud on his feet, thought for a while, walked to He Fangxu's car, and knocked on the door. He Fangxu opened the door quickly, his face full of joy: "Ale?"

Lin Jiale said in standard Mandarin: "Mr. He, I am so sorry to ask you to guard the gate for me during the Chinese New Year. But I really don't need it. Please go back. There is no relationship between us anymore. You are here Here, it will cause me a lot of trouble."

He Fangxu's face darkened, he raised his eyes, looked at Lin Jiale and said, "Ale, I want to know, have you ever liked me?"

This was the first time Lin Jiale met his eyes today. He glanced at He Fangxu and lowered his eyes: "Mr. He, it's meaningless to say that now."

He Fangxu looked at him stubbornly: "For me, yes, please tell me."

Lin Jiale slumped his shoulders and turned around: "I liked it. You know the result you want, please go."

There was no joy on He Fangxu's face: "Are you in love with that university teacher now?"

Lin Jiale's figure shook for a moment, as if someone had uncovered the most secret thing and put it under the sun. He was angry, and looked back at He Fangxu with disgust: "This has nothing to do with you anymore. Mr. He, Investigating people behind the scenes, I'm afraid it's something you rich people are particularly fond of, and this kind of behavior makes me sick."

He Fangxu's expression changed instantly. Obviously, he touched Lin Jiale's back scale, which he did not expect.His mouth moved: "A Le, I'm sorry, that's not my intention, I just want to know about your situation."

"Mr. He, my Lin family is sitting right upright. I don't have anything shady. If you want to know anything, just ask me yourself. Don't make small moves behind your back. You invade my privacy like this, I I can't do anything to you, but this will only deepen my understanding of you. It's better to leave!" Lin Jiale said word by word, the words were frosted, without any heat.

He Fangxu immediately withered, and sat weakly on the seat, watching Lin Jiale enter the room without looking back, but couldn't say a word.

Lin Jiale returned to the house and began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. This time, he completely forgot about He Fangxu, as if there was no car in the yard, nor was there another person's breath.

He quickly cooks, washes, cuts, stews, frys, and stir-fries, and the smoke and fragrance waft from the roof.He Fangxu didn't sleep last night, and today he didn't eat any rice, so he couldn't help feeling hungry. He knew that he should leave, but he was not reconciled, so let's stay a little longer, maybe Lin Jiale will show compassion and keep him.So he just sat in the car and looked at Lin Jiale.It was so cold that he was frozen stiff.Fine snowflakes floated from the sky, and the icy cold wind kept pouring into the open car window, so He Fangxu had no choice but to close the car window and turn on the heater.

While the vegetables were stewing in the pot, Lin Jiale took out the Spring Festival couplets and pasted them on. The red Spring Festival couplets on the dilapidated house immediately became beaming, and the whole house came alive.Lin Jiale clapped his hands, looked at his masterpiece, nodded with satisfaction, and then went back to the house to continue cooking.The snow is getting heavier and heavier, the sky is getting darker, and the lights are lit up one after another. Some people light firecrackers one after another, and start eating the New Year's Eve dinner amidst the crackling sound.Lin Jiale also filled a table full of dishes, and set meals for the ancestors first.While lighting a pile of paper money outside the door, he bowed three times in a serious manner.After finishing this, a long string of firecrackers was lit, and I began to eat the New Year's Eve dinner alone.

After eating and drinking, I just finished clearing the dishes.The fourth uncle came over, and he saw that He Fangxu's car was still parked there, covered with a thin layer of snow: "Lele, that man hasn't left yet?"

Lin Jiale turned her head: "I don't know, let him go."

The fourth uncle is a honest man. He guessed that this man had a feud with Jiale, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just said, "Isn't this too good? I think he hasn't eaten all day. Today is Chinese New Year, It's not very good to stay at our house for a whole day without even drinking saliva. I'll ask him to come to my house for dinner."

Lin Jiale said: "Fourth Uncle, don't go, maybe he will leave soon."

The fourth uncle turned his head to look at Lin Jiale, and sighed: "Lele, I don't know what kind of feud this person has with you. But dogs have to celebrate the New Year, even if it's a beggar, if you come to our house, you will give him a mouth." Food and food. What's more, people you know. We are kind people, and we can't do this kind of thing. If you don't want to talk to him, uncle, take him to my place."

Lin Jiale looked at Fourth Uncle aggrievedly: "I'm sorry, Fourth Uncle, to trouble you."

The fourth uncle patted his head: "It's okay, don't take it to heart, the fourth uncle is not blaming you. You are a kind boy, this person must have done something to sorry you, so you don't want to see him. It's okay, uncle Just go find him."

Stepping on the thin snow, the fourth uncle walked up to He Fangxu's car, knocked on the glass of the car, and shouted loudly, "Hello, junior."

There was no movement in the car. Fourth Uncle knocked on the glass twice and yelled twice, but there was still no response.He stood up straight and looked back at Lin Jiale: "Nothing happened."

Lin Jiale also sensed that something was wrong. He walked to the front of the car and patted the window: "Mr. He!"

Still no response, he tried to pull the car door, but the door was unlocked, and it opened as soon as he pulled it, He Fangxu was lying on the seat flushed, short of breath.Fourth Uncle reached out and touched He Fangxu's forehead: "Ah, I seem to have a fever."

Lin Jiale took a look at He Fangxu. He was wearing single leather shoes, a woolen coat, and a thin knitted sweater inside. It is not surprising that he would have a fever after standing in the cold wind for a long time in such weather.He hesitated for a moment: "fourth uncle, help me move him into the house."

The fourth uncle said, "Why don't you take it to my house."

Lin Jiale shook his head: "Forget it, just move to my house. I already packed a bed in the West Room a few days ago." It was originally prepared for Sheng Mo who was coming over during the Spring Festival, and it seemed that He Fangxu had to use it first up.It's not that he doesn't want to send He Fangxu to the fourth uncle's house, but it's a new year's eve, and sending a sick person to the fourth uncle's house, wouldn't it be troublesome.

The two uncles and nephews finally moved He Fangxu to the west room after much effort.The fourth uncle thought for a while: "I'll ask Doctor Tan to come and show him. I'll take a look at it first today. Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve. Who will call a doctor for him?" Doctor Tan is a barefoot doctor in the village health center. , specifically to treat minor ailments of headache and brain fever to the villagers.

Lin Jiale wiped He Fangxu's shoes and covered him with a quilt: "Okay, thank you fourth uncle. I'll get you a flashlight, be careful when you go out, walk slowly, don't slip."

Fourth Uncle responded and went out.Lin Jiale looked at He Fangxu who was lying on the bed, and kicked the leg of the bed. This guy definitely did it on purpose. He wanted to take this opportunity to win our sympathy, right? Burn you to death!That being said, I still have to fetch water for him to apply a cold compress to reduce the fever, and then boil some white rice porridge on the stove for preparation. This man hasn't eaten all day.

Dr. Tan is getting old, and those who are older than Chinese New Year still have to go to see a doctor. He has a deep foot and a shallow foot, and he came here in the dark against the wind and snow. Lin Jiale felt very sorry.Quickly prepared all the melon seeds and fruits, and poured boiling water.Dr. Tan didn't show any politeness to him, and went directly to take He Fangxu's temperature. His fever reached 39°. In order to let his fever go down quickly, he gave him two injections and left some medicine, saying that the fever would not go down tomorrow, so he went to see him again. , and left.Lin Jiale won't go to the doctor tomorrow, who will go to the doctor on the first day of the new year?

After seeing Dr. Tan and fourth uncle away, Lin Jiale slapped He Fangxu up to take medicine. He Fangxu was in a daze from the fever and felt uncomfortable all over, but his heart was at ease, and Ah Le really ignored him.Lin Jiale brought over white porridge again, told him to get up and drank a bowl, and then let him go to sleep.

Lin Jiale remembered that he promised his fourth uncle to go to his house to watch TV at night. It's getting late, it's past ten o'clock, so let's go.So I took the fireworks I bought in the morning to my uncle's house. I kept a pack of fireworks for myself, but I still didn't have time to let them go. Let Zhuang Zhuang play with them.

Zhuang Zhuang got another pack of fireworks, so he was happy to rush to set it off with his sister Shanshan.Lin Jiale watched the children standing under the eaves setting off fireworks, dancing with excitement, and then remembered the experience of envious of other people's colorful fireworks when he was a child. What he wanted to do most at that time was to buy the most beautiful fireworks when he grew up. Let all the children envy themselves.As a result, when I grow up and have the ability to make money, I don’t want to let it off so much. The beauty of fireworks is only for a moment, and that kind of short-term vanity can’t earn anything of practical significance, and even the happiness is not as real as that of children.