the longest dream

Chapter 221 New Year's Eve!
The leisurely and happy time is always like a trickle of water, and too much flows away unconsciously.

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

The [-]th night should be spent at Sun's house, but this year's family has a large population, and the key is Li Tie and Bart, two big men, who are relatively useless.

In addition, Zhou Yanyan, a fairy, shouldn't be neglected...

In addition, they were worried that those two families would go to the old house, so they simply set up a table at Zhang Qing's house.

Xijiang is different from the inland provinces, because the whole nature is a big refrigerator in winter, so there is no need to make dumplings until the [-]th of the new year.

As early as half a month ago, each household had already made dumplings from dustpan after dustpan, and put them in clean plastic bags when they were frozen and put them outside.

Homes with better conditions have warehouses, and when you go in, you can see a lot of meat hanging, such as chickens, ducks, beef legs, whole sheep, pork legs, and frozen hard fish.

Boil broth and fish soup, then condense into jelly, fish jelly, and braised chicken feet in a large iron basin.

The land in Xijiang is too large, and small households start with thirty or forty chickens. For families with a slightly larger population, they raise hundreds of chickens and ducks.

Every household has a vegetable field, ranging from a few acres to an eight-acre area. A fence can be used as a chicken coop. In summer and autumn, chickens and ducks are allowed to graze and catch insects in the garden, or they can be raised free-range in the Gobi. , In Caohu Lake, in winter, the taste of chicken is much more delicious than that fed by feed!

In autumn, the reservoir on the mountain is released to prepare for the next spring to block the melting ice and snow. The water is mixed with wild fish that have been raised for a year. You don’t need to deliberately catch them. Walk along the waterway and you will see big fish jumping to the shore in panic. , just pick it up.

It's a pity that there are not many green vegetables. At most, I can buy peppers that are more expensive than meat from the vegetable market, as well as leeks, celery, and cabbage and potatoes in the cellar at home...

But all in all, it's okay.

On the day of thirty, the women in the family started to work early in the morning, and after the breakfast was hastily dealt with, they started to get serious.

The children are the happiest today, looking forward to the first day of junior high school, plus firecrackers.

In the Chinese New Year in the 90s, it actually entered the twelfth lunar month, especially after the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, and the sound of cannons could be heard almost every day.

Waiting until noon... Xijiang starts at two o'clock at noon, and the school ends at two o'clock, with classes starting at four o'clock in the afternoon and school ending at eight o'clock.

Generally speaking, after school is over at [-] o'clock in summer, you can spend another three hours, and it won't be dark until eleven o'clock...

In winter, it gets dark earlier, and it starts getting dark at eight o'clock.

At noon, you can hear the sound of firecrackers that are lively one after another.

After pasting up the couplets, door gods, and changing into new clothes, we are ready to welcome the big dinner on the [-]th night.

"Shh~~ bang!"

"Shh~~ bang!!"

"Dear viewers and friends, the Spring Festival of [-] is coming soon..."

In front of the Zhang family's [-]-inch large color TV, there were a lot of relatives and friends sitting there. There was a big round table, and the adults sat in groups.

The table is full of hard dishes, the dumplings will not be served first, and when the dishes are almost eaten, a large plate of dumplings will be served.

The men drink Shoalbrak or Yiningte Qu, the women drink sparkling wine, the kind that costs one dollar and one bottle, and the children drink Wahaha, or Anahan black currant juice.

Compared with the resplendent Treasure Square on Hong Kong Island, these farm dishes and drinks are simple and even simple, and a large table is not as expensive as a bottle of foreign wine.

But Zhang Qing felt that this was the most delicious taste in the world.

"You are very happy today and you have been laughing all the time."

Zhou Yanyan who was sitting next to Zhang Qing suddenly pursed her lips and laughed softly.

It’s hard for Zhang Qing to explain to her because the family members are all healthy and reunited, so he just smiled, picked up the sparkling wine in the glass and said, “Let’s have a drink too, I wish you success in your career this year, don’t forget to study hard and make progress every day , read more books."

Zhou Yanyan giggled, toasted and touched lightly, and said, "I also wish you a happy new year."

After drinking, Zhang Qing looked at Sun Qingshi and said, "Grandpa, let's go to Pingjing to play around after the new year."

Sun Qingshi said with a smile: "Qingzi, at my age, there is no good home anywhere."

In fact, adults all know that old people are most reluctant to travel far away, for fear of not being able to return.

Uncle Sun Mantang smiled and said: "Qingzi, in the days of wealth and honor, there is no head. If people's hearts are not enough, no matter how good they are, they will not be happy, because they want to be better. Is life at home not good now? We think it is very good. It might be better outside, but that's not my day."

The second uncle, Sun Yuantang, looked at Zhang Qing and said with a smile: "That's fine, the nephew is the only one who can drag the uncle's house. What else do you want?"

Zhang Qing was also puzzled that the same family, one father and one mother, raised several children with such a big difference.

Probably, it's just people who are spoiled, and they can't grow up.

Sun Yuehe said to Zhao Juxiang, Li Yun, etc.: "Mother, sister-in-law, they won't go, let's go shopping! We will also climb the Great Wall, see Anmen Square, and the house where the former emperor lived."

Zhao Juxiang shook her head again and again and said: "I won't go! Those who are far away, if they die outside, they will cheat my grandson."

A group of people scolded her for saying unlucky words, but Zhao Juxiang was not annoyed, and even smiled more kindly.

Li Yun said to Zhang Qing: "Your sister Haiping has left, and she has the cheek to go with you. If she is obedient when she goes, you can let her stay there, cook a meal and wash clothes. If she is not obedient, you can go out Hurry up. Her father and I can no longer recognize her, why do you still recognize her?"

Sun Haiping lowered her head, hugged a three-year-old child and kept silent.

In his early twenties, he looks like someone in his thirties.

The years of suffering tortured her so much that she couldn't see her old face clearly. She was a flower in Jiefang Village back then...

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "My concubine, don't be angry when it's Chinese New Year. Sister Haiping is not a fool, how can she not live a good life? And she is only in her twenties, how young, and still has a lot of good days. I have been too busy for the past two years. Sister Haiping went to the recording studio to cook for two years and become a housekeeper. Huzi can also go to kindergarten without delay. After these two years of work, Huzi should also After going to elementary school, I asked Sister Haiping to apply for an adult university, and then she came out to work as a white-collar worker and work in an office. Don’t worry, sister-in-law, in the future, Sister Haiping will not live worse than anyone else. The vast majority of people are doing well, especially better than the people who laughed at her."

Sun Haiping listened to Zhang Qing's words, tears fell from her eyes, and when Huzi asked strangely, "Why is mother crying", she couldn't help it anymore, sobbed and cried bitterly while hugging her son.

One day, she will be worth dying for.

Not only she was crying, but Li Yun was also crying. As a mother, who doesn't feel sorry for her daughter?

The reason why he hates so much and scolds him so mercilessly is because of the deep love that makes him hate so much.

After Sun Mantang glanced at his daughter, he raised his wine glass and said to Zhang Qing: "Let's not talk too much, Qingzi, your nephew, my uncle's pain is not in vain!"

Zhang Qing hurriedly got up, and complained: "Uncle, you are still holding my glass and scolding me."

The adults laughed, and the uncle and nephew finished drinking. Zhang Qing looked at Sun Fusheng and said, "Actually, I really want you to go out, recruit an engineering team, and do some decoration. If nothing else, I will The decoration of one store will be cheaper for others. In the next few years, there will be more stores. This thing is difficult, but it is not difficult. Hire a few veterans to be masters. Follow along and earn ten times more than farming. It’s not more than double, and it can be done bigger and bigger in the future. But I don’t force you, after all, the elderly at home, the uncle and the others are all at home, and you can live well at home, it’s up to you.”

Sun Fusheng hesitated and said: "If I go out... I just bought a car. I like to drive."

Zhang Qing laughed and said: "Okay. Money can't buy it, I am willing. You can stay at home if you like."

The elder sister-in-law, Li Ying, was a little embarrassed, and said to Sun Fusheng: "It doesn't matter where we are, we are all working hard to earn money. But if Yangyang can go to school outside... don't ask him to do what his Uncle Qingzi did. One ten thousandth is fine."

Sun Fusheng said: "Uncle Qing can pass the exam on his own. If Yangyang has the ability, he can take the exam by himself. Back then, my sister-in-law borrowed from many houses for Qingzi to study, and Qingzi himself suffered a lot. Without these experiences, I'm afraid it would be difficult. There is today. We are much better now than we were then. We don’t have to worry about food or clothing. We still live in the house bought by Qingzi when we go to school. It’s that piece of material, and I can definitely read it. I really feel that it’s a delay. I’ll wait until junior high school and high school. Not that piece It’s not that kind of material to send it to the United States.”

It was rare for Li Ying not to quarrel with Sun Fusheng, she nodded and said, "Okay, you finally said something convincing, this time I will listen to you!"

Grandpa Sun Qingshi was very happy, tapped his chopsticks on the rim of the wine glass, and said: "We are a small family, and we don't have any family rules or laws, so we don't make such a fool of ourselves. But there is only one person. You must have backbone, let alone be greedy." If you do these two things, you will not be looked down upon by others, and you will be able to stand up straight. Your grandma is used to being too ruthless. Fusheng and you, including Qingzi, have to remember. Children, you must not be coquettish. The more coquettish you are, the more you only think about themselves in the end, and you don't have a family in your heart."

Zhao Juxiang knew she was wrong, so she didn't say much, and greeted Zhang Qing: "Eat your stomach quickly, I cleaned it up, it's very clean and delicious!"

Zhang Qing laughed happily, nodded and said: "Hey, thank you grandma!"

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"Teacher Yang, happy new year!"

"Teacher Li, happy Chinese New Year!"

"Brother Zhang, happy new year!"

"Teacher Bai, happy new year!"

"Uncle Qi, happy new year!"

After the New Year's Eve dinner, the adults played cards and played mahjong, and the children kowtowed to the old people for New Year's money, and then went out to set off cannons.

Zhang Qing went into the bedroom and began to pay New Year's greetings one by one, and finally called Qi's house.

The reason why he fought in the end was because he thought that there should be no one in the Qi family, and he probably went to the magic capital.

But unexpectedly, the phone was connected.

Seeming to have heard Zhang Qing's surprise, Qi Ping said with a chuckle: "Zhang Qing, wish your parents a happy new year on my behalf. How are you doing at home, can you still get used to it?"

Zhang Qing understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "Compared to the prosperity of the city, I prefer the warmth of my hometown."

Qi Ping laughed loudly, and boasted: "Okay, to be able to cultivate this state of mind is better than many adults. All right, your aunt will talk to you."

Li Suzhi's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhang Qing, happy new year, I wish your parents a happy new year."

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, Happy New Year."

Li Suzhi smiled, and said bluntly: "Zhang Qing, I heard that you have registered a Shengshi investment company in Hong Kong Island, and you have used your stores and factories as collateral to apply for loans in various parts of the mainland in the past half a month. There is such a thing Is it?"

Zhang Qing was surprised: "Auntie, you know all about this?"

Li Suzhi smiled and said: "The few concerts you held on Hong Kong Island aroused a frenzy of popularity among young people, and you donated the proceeds from the concerts to the welfare home, and the praise was even better. The evaluation given by the relevant departments is quite high. So your movement has attracted more attention recently. Is it because of the "Ming Pao"?"

Zhang Qing said: "It's related...Auntie, it's best not to get involved in this matter."

Li Suzhi laughed and said, "Have you thought too much?"

Zhang Qing talked about some people in the relevant department's proposal to incorporate "Ming Pao", and finally said: "Even if it's just for support, it's not very good. If you give too much, I won't be able to use it. Just a real mortgage will do. It is enough to relax the review time a little bit.”

Li Suzhi understood it, she pondered for a while and said: "I know about this matter, you don't need to pay attention to it. Well, it's up to you. Aunt Gu wanted to open your mouth for you. You did a good job on the Hong Kong Island matter. , It’s very embarrassing for her. But since you don’t need it, you can save it. When will you come back?”

Zhang Qing said: "I guess it will take a while, after the fifteenth day. I have a lot to write, and I need to think about some issues in a quiet place."

Li Suzhi smiled and said: "It's the most rare thing to be able to reflect on yourself. Well, you should think about it more. By the way, you can report the number to me, and Juanzi will call you later."

"it is good!"

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(End of this chapter)