selling chili peppers in chronology

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Du Xingwei hadn't returned to the village until the night of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

Chen Chen didn't see anyone at Du Xingwei's house with a flashlight at night, so he had to go back home again.

On the way, Chen Chen remembered what Du Xingwei said before he set off, "I have already calculated the price, and I will definitely come back before the Chinese New Year."

Calculating the time, he also went there for almost 20 days, and made a plan before leaving. It is already 29, but why hasn't he come back yet?

What happened?

Chen Chen wasn't blaming Du Xingwei for coming back late, he was just afraid that something might happen to him and he might be in danger. have to worry.

Chen Chen was so worried that he fell asleep in a daze in the middle of the night.

The next day, the family was busy posting Spring Festival couplets. After lunch at noon, I would go to the old family's place. On the evening of the New Year's Eve, the whole family had a reunion dinner. Li had agreed with them a long time ago that they had to go to help in advance.

Kill chicken, stew fish, mince meat, make dumplings...

Before four o'clock in the afternoon, the New Year's Eve dinner was already ready. No matter how big the psychological shadow of breaking the four olds was, Chen Xiangwu still laid the foundation for his ancestors before dinner. Of course, he prepared some meals, but he did not burn incense or burn paper. Sexually bowed down.

When these are done, the whole family will have a reunion dinner!

The money for this meal was paid by the two elders. There was a table of dishes on the table, including chicken, duck and fish. The white and fat dumplings were placed in a bowl, and the meat stuffing inside could be vaguely seen through the skin.

Take a bite, and the slightly hot juice will flow into your mouth. Take another bite, and the pork and cabbage filling is very fragrant and full of happiness.

“Dumplings are so delicious!”

"The tamales are the best, the mouth is full of oil, it's delicious!"

"I want to eat roast duck!"

"Eat more fish and have more than enough every year!"

"..."

Life in previous years was difficult, and Chinese New Year is the most anticipated event for adults and children, so every year the whole family is very happy when they have New Year’s Eve dinner, because they will definitely eat meat that they usually can’t eat during Chinese New Year.Even if there is not much meat in fact, each person gets very little, and the meat has to be eaten with small mouthfuls, and it is reluctant to swallow it in the mouth. You have to chew slowly to feel the beauty of the meat, but at that time it was also happy.

This year they earned some money, and their days are better. In order to make up for their families, they will buy some meat to eat every once in a while, but they are still not tired of eating, just like the various meats on the table today. Where did they go in previous years? With this kind of treatment, why would you get tired of it?

Absolutely never get tired of eating!

There are different dishes in the present and the past, but it is the same laughter and happiness in the house.

Everyone is happy for the New Year and happy for the food.

Family reunion, reunion dinner.

It was human fireworks.

This New Year’s Eve dinner lasted from 06:30 p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m. Chen Xiangwu took his sons and grandsons to drink a lot with him, and now he was happily saying words of encouragement and value, telling them to make persistent efforts next year, saying the days will get better and better;

The women had already left the table, and the dishes on the tables were basically cleaned up. It was really unsightly to put them in this way, and they had to clean up everything before they could sit down and chat;

The children had already found melon seeds, peanuts and nut candies from the house. Mrs. Li told them that today is Chinese New Year, so there is no limit to their candy, and they can take as much as they want. They said grandma was the best, coaxing their grandma to smile, and the love in her eyes couldn't be restrained.

Chen Chen chatted with everyone for a while with a just right smile, but he kept thinking about Du Xingwei in his heart. It is the best in the village, so a group of children who don't know whether it was the parents' instruction or their own thinking clearly came here under the pretext of looking for Chen Huaiqing and Chen Huaice to play with them. Li's people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and they all smile at them, and give them all candies , There was a commotion in the yard and in the room.

Of course, there were also adults who came to visit, the main room was full of people within a short while, Chen Chen took this opportunity to slip away.

He was going to have a look at Du Xingwei, but on the way he ran into the team leader Chen Shengli and his wife, and Zhou Qinghe asked, "Chen Chen, where are we going?"

Chen Chen called someone, and then said: "I'll go to Du Xingwei's side to see if he's back."

Zhou Qinghe was stunned for a moment, "It is said that you have a good relationship, and it seems that you are really good."

Chen Chen smiled, "He is good."

Zhou Qinghe nodded in agreement.

Chen Shengli said: "Don't go, I went to see him at noon, but he hasn't come back yet."

The emotion on Chen Chen's face faded by two points, "I'll go take a look now."

Chen Shengli didn't stop him either.

When the two walked away while talking, the smile on Chen Chen's face completely faded away. He frowned, pursed his lips and continued walking towards Du Xingwei.

On the way, his mind was full of Du Xingwei, praying that his trip would go smoothly without any trouble, and hoping that he had returned home now, but...

When Chen Chen walked to the area where he could see Du Xingwei's house, and saw that the house was pitch black with no light showing through, a strong sense of unhappiness and worry surged in his heart.

Du Xingwei, he hasn't come back yet...

Chen Chen stood stiffly on the spot for more than a minute, then continued to go there.

Eating early on New Year's Eve, it's only seven o'clock now, and he still has to watch the New Year's Eve for five hours. He is not in the mood to go to other places, so he just waits in front of his house.

It was already dark, and there were some dry weeds on both sides of the road, and a clear sound could still be heard when walking in this silent night. Chen Chen held a flashlight in one hand, and then walked slowly towards Du Xingwei's house.

When we got to the front, the door was closed tightly.

Chen Chen looked at the door and felt very uncomfortable for a while.

"Be sure to come back before the Chinese New Year."

The words Du Xingwei said before leaving rang in Chen Chen's mind.

Chen Chen took a deep breath, found a position that could block the wind, and sat down directly on the floor.

The flashlight was turned off, and there was no light around. Looking at the electric lights in every household in the village in the distance, Chen Chen was worried and worried from before, and now he was more worried and uncomfortable.

Du Xingwei is not the kind of person who doesn't keep his promises, but he hasn't come back yet, did something really happen?

The more I think about this kind of thought, the more I can't stop it. Countless worries spread in my heart. Chen Chen has never missed his mobile phone like this moment.

If you have a mobile phone, you can immediately know what is going on with him, whether he is safe, and when he will come back...

Chen Chen prayed: Be safe, be safe.

Just sitting there so dry and thinking wildly for an unknown amount of time, Chen Chen suddenly heard shouts from the other side of the village. In the silent night, they were calling "car" and "truck". Chen Chen reacted for two seconds, and then his eyes became clear. He suddenly stood up from the ground and looked towards the road from a distance, wondering if Du Xingwei was driving back.

Longing makes time seem longer.

Finally, Chen Chen saw the headlights of the truck lighting up in the distance, and the light was getting closer and closer, and gradually the sound of the truck moving became clearer and clearer.

The car was indeed driving this way, and finally stopped beside him.

Because he was not standing in the middle, the truck did not stop directly in front of him.

The car stopped, and the two looked at each other across the road ahead.

Chen Chen looked at the people in the car without blinking.

Du Xingwei didn't turn off the car lights, he quickly opened the car door, jumped out of the car with a nimble movement, and before the car door could close in time, he came towards him in three steps at a time.

Within three seconds, the person had already arrived.

Du Xingwei directly pulled the man into his arms, holding him very tightly.

Chen Chen subconsciously wrapped Du Xingwei's waist.

The familiar breath enveloped the surroundings, and while he was relieved, his nose also became sore.

"I'm back." Du Xingwei said hoarsely.

Chen Chen frowned when he heard that, he got up from his arms, and looked at Du Xingwei's face with the light from the headlights, and saw that Du Xingwei's eyes were bloodshot, and he was obviously extremely tired.

"How long have you been up?" Chen Chen asked.

Du Xingwei: "Not long."

Chen Chen frowned, with a displeased expression.

Seeing him like this, Du Xingwei told the truth, "It took less than a day to set off at six o'clock this morning." As for the fact that he slept for four hours before six o'clock, he didn't mention it.

Chen Chen asked again: "Did you rest on the road?"

Du Xingwei replied: "I turned off the engine for 10 minutes at the old Zhang's house." After a pause, he said: "I am not sleepy or tired, and the car drives slowly after dark, so nothing will happen."

Chen Chen knew why he was in such a hurry, and seeing the softness of his brows and eyes, he sighed and emphasized: "Next time, don't do such a dangerous thing, come back one day later, as long as you are fine."

Du Xingwei replied: "Okay."

Even though there were so many things to ask and say, this was not the time, the two let go of each other, Du Xingwei turned around and took out a bag of things from the car, then turned off the lights and opened the car door to get in.

The yard was pitch black, but luckily Chen Chen had a flashlight to illuminate it, "What are you holding?"

"Dumplings." Du Xingwei said, "Dumplings were stuffed for me when I sent Lao Zhang back."

Chen Chen was surprised: "So many?"

"There should be other things inside." Du Xingwei said while opening the door inside.

Chen Chen turned on the light, and the room was covered with a cloth, the two of them removed the cloth, but there was no dust on the table and stool, so the package was put on the table directly, and when he opened it, it turned out that there were more than dumplings inside.

There is also a lunch box of tamales and crispy meat wrapped in a small cloth.The crispy meat is quite big and hasn't been cut yet; the steamed pork has already been steamed, and there is still a layer of fat around the meat at this moment.

Du Xingwei himself was a little surprised, "I didn't expect to install so many this time."

Chen Chen asked: "I used to pack things for you?"

Du Xingwei hummed, and walked to the kitchen with his things, "Before Lao Zhang joined me, his family had a hard time, and then he started to move goods for me to earn money. When I need a driver for the second car, I will ask him Willing to learn to drive or not, then he learned to drive from me, and then he has been running around with me. Maybe it’s because the salary I paid to Lao Zhang is not bad, Lao Zhang is so good to me, every time Lao Zhang He would bring me something when he came back from home, saying that his mother asked him to take me with him."

When Du Xingwei said these words, there was a slight smile on his face, and Chen Chen knew at a glance that this should be something that Du Xingwei felt very warm in his heart.

Chen Chen said sincerely: "Thank you, Ma'am."

Du Xingwei agreed, "Yes, thank her."

Du Xingwei ignited the fire in the stove, Chen Chen washed the pot, then added water to the steamer, and used a large bowl to empty out half of the steamed meat in the aluminum lunch box. It wasn't that Chen Chen was reluctant to steam it all, but mainly because the aluminum lunch box The amount of meat should be two bowls, and half of the bowls are full.

Du Xingwei took out the steamer, "Just order some dumplings, the meat won't be steamed."

"Today is Chinese New Year anyway, so we can't deal with it casually." Chen Chen put the steamer back, "You also heat up another pot and cook the dumplings in it, so that both sides can be ready at the same time."

Du Xingwei took a deep look at Chen Chen who had already put the lid on the wooden pot to scoop up water to wash the pot, and turned around to heat another pot.

Du Xingwei went out for more than 20 days, and there was nothing at home at the moment. After Chen Chen added enough water to cook the dumplings in the pot, he went to the yard with a flashlight and picked two cilantro.

Du Xingwei had already peeled the garlic and washed the ginger in the house, and was cutting it right now.

They eat dumplings all over the world, and they eat dumplings. Dry dumplings, fried dumplings and steamed dumplings are not popular.But tonight, I didn't stew any soup. Chen Chen felt that the dumplings were not tasty enough, so he planned to make them into dry dumplings, and then made a dipping sauce with ginger, garlic, coriander, chili, etc., so that the taste would be more satisfying.

The subject was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner for himself, of course Du Xingwei didn't have any objections, he just felt warm in his heart.

The pot that was fired first was already full of gas, and steam was rising continuously; the water in the other pot was about to boil, Chen Chen was talking to Du Xingwei who was burning coal while adding salt, soy sauce and vinegar Then, ask him if his going out this time is going well.

This time when I went out, I said it went well, and it went well, and I said it didn't go well, but it didn't go well.

In terms of business, as Du Xingwei said before leaving, how to promote and the price are all planned, and there is no problem in implementing them. The reason why they came back so late this time is because they were blocked by heavy snow on the way back. .

If it wasn't for the Chinese New Year, they might really have to stay there for a few days and wait until the road is cleared or the snow melts before driving.But I can't stand the Chinese New Year now.

Children who leave home always want to go home and be reunited.

So both Du Xingwei and the drivers under Du Xingwei all decided to come back. They took the trouble to take a new detour, and they were delayed for three days on the road, and then they hurried to the early stage. I rushed home a while ago.

Du Xingwei and Lao Zhang were in the same car. According to the route, Lao Zhang lived closer, so he sent Lao Zhang home first, and then Du Xingwei drove back to the village by himself.

Chen Chen was relieved when he heard Du Xingwei say that it was just a detour caused by the heavy snow, not any robbery or the like, let alone being injured in danger, and his heart finally came to fruition.

The smell of steamed meat wafted from the steamer, and the dumplings were boiled in the pot. Chen Chen scooped up the dumplings when they were cooked, and put the steamed meat with the sauce on the table. He ate some more.

Du Xingwei put a piece of meat into the bowl for Chen Chen, "It tastes good, try it."

"it is good."

Under the dim electric light, the New Year's Eve dinner for the two of them was very warm.