Green Bamboo Green - Blossoms on the Moshang

After eating dumplings and clearing the table, it was past twelve o'clock.In the past, the vigil was kept all night, but now it is generally considered a new year after twelve o'clock.

Everyone sat together and chatted for a while. Those who were sleepy went to sleep first, and those who were not sleepy stayed together.Fang Qingqing also fell asleep at two or three o'clock in the morning, and she didn't feel like she had slept long before she heard the sound of firecrackers.Soon the village was full of porridge.

Fang Qingqing and Fang Ruzhen were also called up by Fang's mother. The rules here are that they must be the first on the first day of the new year. It is auspicious to see whoever's chimney smokes first, and whoever's firecrackers go off first.Of course, I can’t sleep in on this day, and I’ll catch up on sleep during the day if I’m sleepy.

Fang Qingqing checked her watch. It was only four o'clock. She got up, washed her face and brushed her teeth, and then went out to watch the sunrise.It is really a sunrise, you can see it from the yard.

In the morning, I still ate dumplings. Before the meal, Fang's mother gave the child a red envelope, and Fang's father stuffed a big red envelope into the grandparents' clothes.The uncle also gave Fang Qingqing and Fang Ruzhen red envelopes, and said with a smile, those who are not married are all children.

On the first day of the new year, people from the village usually pay New Year greetings to the elders in the same village. Grandpa is considered to be the oldest in the village, and Mrs. Lin also went there two years ago.In the morning, some uncles from my uncle’s family came to pay New Year’s greetings to my grandparents. I also had a good chat with Father Fang’s family. They are cousins ​​and grew up together.The uncle of the third master's family also came to pay New Year's greetings. Of course, the uncle and Father Fang also took their nephews to visit the third master.In short, homes with elderly people in the hall are generally more lively.

In the second day of junior high school, the family of cousin Yanzi and Fang Yiyi also came back. The cousin's family has a daughter who is one year older than Shao Yuan.The two children paid New Year's greetings to their grandparents, and the grandma took out two big red envelopes.Grandpa likes Shao Yuan very much, and he smiles when he looks at him.

Shao Zhihui brought an otter hat to his grandfather, which was very warm. His forehead was sweating after wearing it for a while, but he was still cheerful and reluctant to take it off.

The whole family really got together this time, and the uncle was looking for someone to take a family portrait. There were more than [-] people sitting or standing in three rows.The uncle asked the family to take pictures alone, and then took a few single photos of grandpa and grandma, sitting at the gate of the yard, as usual.Later, Fang Qingqing realized what uncle was doing.

The two sisters-in-law were going back to their natal home to pay New Year's greetings, and the cousin and children followed.The uncle asked grandpa if he wanted to go out for a stroll when he had a new hat.Grandpa laughed, he wanted to go, but his legs were not good enough.Shao Zhihui smiled and said, "Where is grandpa going, I will carry you."In the end, Fang Ruzhen also made a fuss, saying that he might as well take his grandparents to the market.The uncle actually agreed.

So Shao Zhihui and Fang Ruzhen drove, grandparents, uncle, father Fang, and Fang Qingqing and Shao Yuan went to the market together.

Today's market is not as crowded as on the day of the Spring Festival. After all, I have bought everything that should be bought years ago, but it is also quite lively.The car drove directly into the market, and grandpa just lay on the car window and looked out. After a while, he turned back to give advice to grandma, looking very happy.Father Fang led Fang Qingqing and Shao Yuan out of the car for a walk, and happily introduced new gadgets to his grandson, which were fresh enough in the eyes of Shao Yuan's children.

Passing by a stall selling frozen pears, my grandfather had to buy a bag with his own money. In fact, not many people eat frozen pears now. Dad Fang and the others didn’t buy them before, and even the elderly couldn’t eat them if they bought them.Grandpa cheerfully said that it would be good to go back and melt, and the child must love it.

Coming out of the market, Shao Zhihui walked around the town again under the command of his uncle, and his grandfather could point out from time to time which shop was owned by which family, which family was related to whom, and so on.

In the end, grandma said, go back, it’s time to wait for dinner at home, and grandpa smiled and said, go back, go back.

When Fang Qingqing came back to the village, she never asked about Zhong Li's news. They hadn't had much contact with each other in the past two years, and they were busy with their own affairs.She walked slowly to the yard of Zhong Li's house, found out the phone she hadn't dialed for a long time, and called.

It took a few rings before it was connected, and a lazy voice came from the opposite side: "Hello?"

"Zhong Li?"

"Oh, Qingqing." There was a rustling voice on the other side, as if she was getting dressed.

"Where are you celebrating this year?"

"What about Chengdu?"

Fang Qingqing sighed for a while, this man's whereabouts are really erratic.

"Where are you in your hometown?" Zhong Li asked with a playful smile, without any trace of life.

"What about behind your yard?" Fang Qingqing also smiled.

"What are you doing there, be careful, Lao Wang's family has a dog, don't bite you." Zhong Li reminded her.

"Oh, I was imagining whether I could meet you." Fang Qingqing walked back while talking, she was also afraid that the dog would come out suddenly.

"Can I tell you when I go back?" Zhong Li said casually, as if she would really come back.

After a while of silence, Fang Qingqing asked her, "Why did you go to Chengdu?"

"A friend opened a nursing home here, and I came to work."

"You're not in Guizhou anymore?"

"Well, I'm out of money, I'm out to make money." Zhong Li grinned.

Fang Qingqing didn't ask her if she would go back, this was her freedom and she didn't have to make a promise to anyone.

The two chatted a few more words about the recent situation, and then there was nothing to say, and finally Zhong Li said: "When will you come to Chengdu, my sister will take you to play."

Thinking of the relationship between the two, Fang Qingqing smiled and said, "Okay, eldest niece."

Zhong Li gritted her teeth and said, "Do you dare to agree to my call?"

Fang Qingqing hurriedly begged for mercy with a smile, and after another New Year's greeting, the two hung up the phone.Fang Qingqing rubbed a stiff smile and walked back to the yard of her grandfather's house.

In the third day of junior high school, after the cousins ​​and sisters-in-law came back, after lunch, Fang Qingqing's family was going back to Spring City.Their plane flew to Ningcheng on the fourth day of junior high school, and they still had time to prepare, so they had to go back today.Although reluctant, it can only be so.

The uncle wrapped a pork knuckle and asked Dad Fang to take it back to his family to eat.He took another bag of frozen bean buns and said, "This year's buns are doing well. If you're not afraid of being disgusted, you can take them with you when you travel far away. Our hometown doesn't have any special products, so it's a good idea."

Father Fang didn't refuse, and took them all.The family went out and got into the car, grandma sent them out, and grandpa watched through the window.Father Fang's eyes were a little red, and he waved at Grandpa and said, come back in a few days, Grandpa nodded, not sure if he heard clearly.There was some silence on the way back, and everyone was tired.

The three of Fang Yiyi returned to her home. They have been outside for the past few days, and they need to go back and take a good wash and rest.Shao Zhihui said that he came to take everyone to the airport on the morning of the fourth day, and Fang Ruzhen was also going to Ningcheng. After all, he was the one saved by the mother and daughter of the Cheng family.Fang's father wanted to say no, they could just go by car, Fang Yiyi didn't even give him a chance to refuse.

The family of four did not have a good rest when they returned home, so they began to prepare the things to bring to Ningcheng the next day.

Mother Fang thought for a while and said, "Don't take the sticky bean buns, I'm afraid of being melted on the road, and it's not decent."

Father Fang hesitated and said, "He gave it to him, you have to take it with you." After speaking, he looked at Fang Qingqing.

Fang Qingqing made a final decision, and said with a smile, "Take it, Uncle Cheng and Auntie Cheng won't dislike it, and you can't disappoint Uncle's heart." Seeing that Fang's father was very happy, Zhang Luo went to find an insulated box to pack bean bags.

Fang's mother turned around and went to the cold storage room. Fang Qingqing thought that Fang's mother was angry. After a while, she saw Fang's mother coming out with a pack of black fungus, and said, "Then you can bring this black fungus, this is the authentic Changbai Mountain Black fungus, your cousin brought it here."

Fang Qingqing couldn't treat one more favorably than another, so naturally she nodded and agreed.

Fortunately, the remaining few gifts have the characteristics of their hometown, and according to Fang's mother, they are still decent.Songjiang Tequ Liquor from Songjiang Town, ginseng from Changbai Mountain, and inkstone from Songhua Stone.

Another gift was prepared by Fang Ruzhen. He knew Dad Cheng's construction company back then, so he found out through his brother-in-law that Dad Cheng participated in the construction project in Spring City, and then made a building model according to the current appearance and plan. .Although Fang Ruzhen didn't study architectural design, his model making was quite professional, at least for a layman like Fang Qingqing, it seemed a little shocking.

The gifts were not expensive, but the whole family put their heart into it, and Fang Qingqing felt that this was enough.