The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

The first program was the Yangko dance, which was rehearsed by the people of Caojiazhuang themselves.

They spent more than a month practicing, and although they couldn't dance as well as the professional dance team, it was already very good in the eyes of the ordinary people watching the show. They also felt that it was their own show and more interesting.

This is because the people of Caojiazhuang have made money. In addition, since October 10, the orchards and parks have been closed. They have money, time, and the mood to rehearse these programs. If they still relied solely on the harvest from the crops and the little money earned by the family labor force working outside as before, no one would be in the mood to do these things.

The sound of drums in the front became louder and louder, and the sound of gongs followed, which was a bit deafening. But the children at the scene all liked to gather over there, thinking about learning a few tricks from the uncles and grandfathers who were playing drums and gongs.

There was a buzzing sound in my ears, but the children didn't care at all. They shouted and screamed, looking very happy.

In the crowd, Mengmeng broke away from her mother and ran to the side with her aunt Cao Huifang.

It's closer to the stilt-walking performance team over there. As soon as I got there, I saw a little donkey running behind the stilt-walking team, jumping and twisting its body.

If you look closely, you can see that this is not a donkey but a person wearing a donkey's skin, and the performance is very lifelike.

Mengmeng stretched out her hand to grab the donkey's head, but the actor dodged to the side, making a donkey's cry, which made the children even happier.

This kind of show is far inferior to concerts or other crosstalk sketches, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is much better than those concerts.

After playing for a while, Mengmeng was blocked from the show by a person in front of her. She was a little anxious and called her aunt: "Aunt, pick me up and watch the show."

Cao Huifang's face turned green. Although Mengmeng looks not fat, she has a firm body.

Cao Huifang was able to hold her up, but she was exhausted after just a few minutes: "Mengmeng, let's find a high place to watch."

"No, Auntie, please hold me for a while and watch for a while." Mengmeng shook Cao Huifang's hand, disagreeing.

Cao Huifang thought to herself, it's unlucky to have a niece like you.

Thinking in her heart, unable to resist Mengmeng's urging again and again, Cao Huifang squatted down and let Mengmeng ride on her shoulders.

When Mengmeng was really carried up, Cao Huifang suddenly realized that she had underestimated Mengmeng's weight. She couldn't get up at all. She was a little too anxious when she tried to get up and almost fell down.

Cao Huifang: "..."

She was speechless.

She got up twice before she managed to stand up straight. Even so, Cao Huifang slowly moved to the side and reached out to grab the ornamental tree next to her. Even though Mengmeng shouted that her face was scratched by the branches, Cao Huifang did not dare to let go, for fear that the aunt and nephew would capsize if they were not careful.

Fortunately, after Mengmeng made a fuss for a while, she calmed down and held her aunt's head with both hands to watch the show.

After the yangko performance, a solo song "Start Over Again" followed. Cao Huifang recognized the singer as Cao Yong, who was a classmate of her brother. However, she did not expect that he could sing so well. It was amazing.

There is a saying that goes, he has the appearance of a demon-slaying warrior, but a voice like nature!
"Auntie, you sing so beautifully." Even a little girl like Mengmeng can tell good from bad.

At this time, Cao Huifang could not hold on any longer, so she discussed with her niece and asked her to come down. However, Mengmeng kept shouting that it was very comfortable to sit on her aunt's shoulders, and she refused to come down.

"If you don't come down, we will both fall down together." Cao Guifang threatened her.

Is Mengmeng someone who is afraid of threats?

She simply hugged her aunt's head with both hands, as if she wanted to throw them down together, which made Cao Huifang so angry that she slapped her on the butt twice.

"You are a girl, how come you are more naughty than your brother?" Cao Huifang complained about her.

But it was useless, Mengmeng didn't listen at all.

Only after Cao Yong finished singing the solo song "Start Over Again" did Mengmeng finally let go of her aunt's shoulders.

But as soon as Mengmeng stood firm, she was pinned to the ground and scolded by her aunt.

When Cheng Xiaolin and her son Cao Yirui came over, Mengmeng's hair, which had been tied up in a bun when she went out in the morning, had already fallen apart, and she looked like a ghost.

Cheng Xiaolin looked at the aunt and niece. Cao Huifang looked like nothing had happened, but Mengmeng pointed at her and shouted, "Mom, it was my aunt who did this to me. You must avenge me."

"Snapped!"

Cheng Xiaolin slapped her daughter on the back of her head: "You did it yourself, you deserve it."

Mengmeng felt very wronged. It was her bad luck to have such an aunt and mother.

"You two, come with me quickly. We're going to watch the show over there. There will be a performance by a troupe from the county later." Cheng Xiaolin said to them.

Hearing her mother say this, Mengmeng hurriedly followed, because she liked to join in the fun.

Cao Huifang had nothing to do, so she followed along.

Before I took a few steps, the cell phone in my pocket started ringing.

She took it out and saw that it was a WeChat video sent by Tong Jiayi. After Cao Huifang answered the call, she did not chase Mengmeng and her sister-in-law, squeezed out of the crowd, and went to chat in a place with few people. Tong Jiayi told Cao Huifang that he had just finished making New Year's goods and processed more this year: "My mother said that she would wait for you to come and ask you to take some back when you leave."

"Oh, I don't want it. Brother Tong, tell my aunt that there are plenty of them at home." Cao Huifang said.

Tong Jiayi moved the camera to the side and saw two large basins in the yard, filled with meat, still steaming. "See? They're all freshly cooked. My sister also said they'll bring you some braised donkey meat when they come. They run a donkey meat hotpot restaurant. You can bring some back for your family to try. The donkey meat they cook comes with meat jelly, which is quite delicious."

"Okay then." Cao Huifang agreed.

After a while, Tong Jiayi asked him, "Fangfang, which day after the New Year did you come? The fifth or the sixth?"

"It should be the sixth day of the New Year." said Cao Huifang.

"Okay, I'll tell my sister, and she and my brother-in-law will come over too," said Tong Jiayi.

When Cao Huifang heard Tong Jiayi say that his sister and brother-in-law were also going, she suddenly became nervous: "Why are they going together?"

"They all wanted to see you. I told them, but they didn't believe me. They said your family is so well-off, how could you possibly fall in love with someone like me? They also said you are a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung," said Tong Jiayi.

At this moment, Tong Jiayi became more talkative and made Cao Huifang laugh continuously.

On the other side, Meng Meng watched the show with her mother. When she turned back, she found that her aunt was not around. She said to her mother in shock: "Mom, something bad happened. My aunt is missing."

"Your aunt is too old to be lost. She must have gone somewhere else to watch a show, or she is hiding to make a phone call." Cheng Xiaolin looked as if she knew everything.

Mengmeng was very puzzled and asked her mother why her aunt had to hide to make a phone call.

"You will know when you grow up." said Cheng Xiaolin.

Mengmeng was even more confused.

When Cao Huifang came to find her after the call, Mengmeng asked her aunt: "Aunt, did you hide and call secretly?"

The look in Cao Huifang's eyes when she looked at Mengmeng became particularly dangerous.

While a performance was being held in the park, brothers Cao Shuxin and Cao Shubin drove back from Anyi City with their family.

When they entered Caojiazhuang, they drove from the north to the south. They were very happy to see the red lanterns and ribbons hung on both sides of the road.

Their hometown is getting better and better every year, and they are proud of it from the bottom of their hearts.

But they were also confused, why no one in the village came out to play?
Are they all afraid of the cold and went home to turn on the heating?

Cao Shuxin drove to the door of his house and saw that it was closed. Wondering, he got out of the car and knocked on the door, but no one opened it. The two brothers became a little anxious, and the eldest brother, Cao Shubin, had already started calling his father.

After waiting for Cao Jianlin to answer the call, I found out through chatting that he had gone to the park to watch the show.

"You guys come over too, the shows here are quite interesting." Cao Jianlin said to his son on the phone.

However, they did not rush to go. Instead, they followed their father's instructions and reached under the gate. They felt a brick inside and pushed the brick away, and found the key underneath.

They took out the key to open the door and put the things they brought back at home first. They discussed it. The brothers Cao Yichuan and Cao Yixin were not interested in the show, but the four adults including Cao Shubin were quite interested and wanted to go and take a look.

They asked the two brothers to look after the house and prepare the food for lunch, soak what needed to be soaked, and wash what needed to be washed. Then the four adults left unscrupulously.

When they arrived at the park, they saw that there were so many people in the park. They had just come from the north and missed this side perfectly.

After entering, I said hello to people I knew, but there were more people I didn’t know.

When they finally saw their cousin Cao Shujie in the crowd, they did not go looking for their father, but walked straight towards his cousin.

"Shujie." Cao Shuxin shouted happily.

Cao Shubin also turned his head to look at his cousin, but his eyes saw Cao Shuchao next to him. They are about the same age and went to school together. They felt particularly cordial when they met at this time.

The performances on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the first lunar month in Caojiazhuang made everyone excited, and also made the people from other surrounding villages join in the fun.

There were even people from the town who came over specially to play, making it particularly lively.

Although this flow of people is not as large as during the tourist season, it also provides the best traffic for those who set up stalls to sell snacks, toys and other needed goods.

Amid the lively cheers, New Year’s Eve and the first day of the first lunar month seemed to have passed by in no time.

After the lively Spring Festival, it is time to visit relatives. In the next few days, Cao Shujie is very busy. He either invites his friends to dinner, entertains relatives, or takes his parents to visit other relatives. At this time every year, he feels very human.

(End of this chapter)