Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 416: Suo Ye is in a dilemma about staying or leaving
Nowadays, high-priced products have basically withdrawn from the market.

Although candies, pastries, canned goods, and tea are still sold in rationed quantities, at least chicken, fish, meat, and eggs are open for sale.

The food isn't too bad either.

And most of the children in the compound are wearing new clothes this year.

The 4.8-foot cloth ticket lasted for four years, and every household basically repaired it through sewing.

The amount of printed tickets has increased this year.

Workers and cadres are 27 feet, residents are 19.5 feet, and college and middle school students are 22.5 feet.

One year's worth of clothes is not enough to make clothes for the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

But it is enough to make a set of winter clothes.

Of course, it looks like a lot, but if you don’t save a little, patching won’t be enough.

The patches these days are not small patches, they are big patches, especially for children. There are many who patch on the same day and polish the edges at night.

Of course, a beating will be inevitable when you come back.

Even mixed doubles.

Moreover, towels, mosquito nets, socks, etc. are all collected at home.

These tickets also include 3.6 feet of cloth tickets for shoes per person, used to make mille-feuille bottoms.

"Hey, Qiu Ju, how much meat do you have to get today?"

Aunt Wang passed by the door of her house and felt envious when she saw Wang Qiuju stuffing dumplings there.

The filling comes directly from the pot.

Wang Qiuju laughed: "Not much, the rest are vegetables. Our boss and Guang Zhi were given a pound of pork at their workplace! They were all put in there."

This year the staple food has been changed from rice to dumplings.

It's enough to cook a few more dishes.

Hearing this, Aunt Wang felt envious: "Your old man is so capable! He is also a big cadre in the factory."

Fifty dollars a month.

Not a lot.

And there is a pregnant wife who is still at work.

Fifty dollars a month.

At that time, only Uncle Wang's salary exceeded that of Uncle Zhao in the compound.

What now?
There was Shi Jing's father in the front, and Yang Xiaogang and Qu Ying in the back. Getting fifty-one months is no longer considered top-notch.

The problem is that they have many families.

The conditions are not much better than others.

As for Yang Xiaole's family, there are many people. The problem is that Yang Xiaogang is a cadre and has an uncle who often "subsidizes" their family.

He is also the envy of the entire compound.

Wang Qiuju just laughed.

"Your Jianjun will soon be admitted to college, and he will also be a big cadre in the future."

After hearing this, Aunt Zhao felt happy at first. Her grandson Jianjun really had a good chance of getting into college.

But I saw that several people in the room were from the upper grades.

She smiled awkwardly, said hello and went to the pool.

There is no way, the whole compound seems to be full of college students' sprouts.

The Yang family has the most.

I feel even more uncomfortable than this.

……

The morning was busy in the courtyard, and it was almost time for dinner in the evening.

Yang Xiaole then said hello: "Mom, I'm going to pick up Master!"

In the past few years, I have spent Chinese New Year at his house.

This year is certainly no exception.

"Okay, let's go!"

Wang Qiuju said nonchalantly.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaole left the compound on his bicycle and rushed towards Suo Ye's home.

Arrive at the place and open the door.

"Master, let's go, it's time to eat!"

But when Yang Xiaole came in, he felt strange for a while and stopped calling people.

There is someone at home!
And there are quite a lot of people.

Hua Yourong's whole family is here.

And there were three people nearby, a middle-aged couple, and a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

The man was wearing a suit, while the woman was wearing a woolen coat, her hair permed and curly, and she looked like a lady.

The girls are also dressed very delicately.

Hearing the shout, everyone looked over.

Yang Xiaole walked in naturally: "Master, uncle, aunt, Tiantian..."

He said hello to the people he knew inside.

Hua Yourong's family all nodded as a greeting.

Yang Xiaole looked at the atmosphere a little strange, looked at the looks of several people and said with a smile: "It's so lively today! Master, are you busy? How about I go back first and pick you up later."

The old man had a calm face, neither happy nor sad. He smiled when he saw him coming over.

He said to Yang Xiaole: "Xiao Le, this is Zhong Xuan, my name is second brother, second sister-in-law. Weiwei, my name is Uncle Xiao Le!"

These words surprised Yang Xiaole for a while.

Cao Zhongxuan, the man who went out with Hua Yourong's father, Suo Ye's second son.

As for the girl next to him, he also knew that the other party's second daughter and an eldest son seemed to have followed her out.

"You must be Xiao Le! I am the second eldest son of the Cao family. Just call me second brother from now on."

Upon seeing this, Cao Zhongxuan stood up and said hello with a smile.

Then he stretched out his hand: "I heard about you. My dad has been thanks to you in the past few years."

Yang Xiaole also calmly stretched out his hand and shook the other person's hand: "Second brother, right? That's second sister-in-law! Hello."

The woman sat there without moving, gave him a professional smile, and then stopped moving.

As for the girl next to him, she just glanced at him and made no move at all.

Yang Xiaole didn't care much about this either.

That's how he is, he will be polite to anyone who is polite to him.

If you are rude to me, then I'm sorry. Who are you?

I don't know you.

Then he smiled at Cao Zhongxuan and said: "I am a disciple and I take care of my master. Isn't this a natural thing? You are too polite."

After saying that, he also let go of his hand.

"Hey, you can't say that. It's because my son is unfilial, so our family came back to take my dad to Singapore. The old man is getting older."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was stunned for a moment.

The old man is going abroad.

Then I felt a little uncomfortable.

Although the two knew each other for a certain purpose, after all, it had been so many years.

How could there be no feelings?

But think about it, we are a family.

It's a good thing to be together as a family.

And it would be best if you can leave now, so as not to be inconvenient if you go out later.

Just as Yang Xiaole was about to speak, he heard the old man's voice.

"Weiwei! Are you so rude? Don't you know how to call someone?"

Seeing that his granddaughter didn't speak, the old man's face turned serious and he shouted directly.

Then he said to Cao Zhongxuan: "I said, I will not go anywhere. Fallen leaves return to their roots. Even if I die, I will die at home."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhongxuan knew that his father was angry.

She quickly said to her daughter with a straight face: "Weiwei, can't you hear what grandpa said? How do you usually teach you? Are you so rude?"

"What's your name! Don't you know me? And Xiaole is so young, isn't it normal for Weiwei to be a little embarrassed! Weiwei, call someone."

The woman next to me said something dissatisfied.

After hearing this, the girl shouted reluctantly.

It was just that the sound was so small that it was almost inaudible.

Yang Xiaole didn't care either.

He is not short of being called uncle.

Then he looked at Master Suo: "Master, if I were you! Just leave as soon as possible! A place with family is home. If you always live here alone, I have to worry about you bumping into no one every day. Discovered. Do you think this is true?"

"Hey, yes, Dad, please come with us. This house is not valuable. Just sell it to the housing management office..."

Cao Zhongxuan, who was next to him, saw this and also tried to persuade him.

"Fuck off!"

Suo Ye looked at the two people and glared.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole shrugged: "Well, I won't tell you, you can just take care of it yourself. Then this year... I won't invite you over! It's a rare time to come back and let the whole family have a meal." I’ll go back for the reunion dinner! I’ll come over tomorrow to pay you New Year greetings.”

Say hello and leave after saying this.

"Wait a moment!"

When the old man saw this, he stopped him and said, "I won't go today. You can bring your things over."

After that, he stood up and left.

Went to the house.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he wanted to stop it, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Just give it!

The old man’s thoughts.

Then he looked at Hua Yourong next to him and said with a smile, "Auntie, how are you doing recently?"

Su Ling touched her belly and smiled: "It's not bad!"

"Dad doesn't want to take us back. Let's leave after the Chinese New Year. When the old man makes up his mind, we'll just pick him up again."

While he was talking, the woman next to him whispered to Cao Zhongxuan.

There was a trace of reluctance on his face.

Cao Zhongxuan frowned.

He didn't answer, but got up and went to the side, took out a few things and put them on the coffee table next to Yang Xiaole.

"Xiao Le, second brother doesn't have anything good, so I'll trouble you to bring this little gift home."

At this time, the woman next to me said again: "The things are not particularly expensive. They only cost more than two hundred US dollars in total. It's just that it's not easy to get in the mainland. One bottle of wine is whiskey, one bottle is brandy, and the other one is American ginseng." . This is an American product that Zhongxuan specially bought from a large supermarket in Singapore.”

Yang Xiaole smiled when he heard these words.

"Okay, thank you, second brother."

By saying this, I just want to say that this wine is expensive!
In total, the six hundred here is almost finished.

Not a lot.

It seems like you are making money there.

I think back then, I still relied on the old man’s support from the seller!
If it were another person, Su Hao, he would start slapping her in the face.

But this is Master’s home.

The family is reunited, and they are just showing off, so there is no need to spoil the fun.

"Humph!"

Between thoughts!
The old man came out, and he naturally heard what he just said.

He glanced at his daughter-in-law and said to his son: "Xiao Le asked someone to exchange the $5000 I sent you last time. Do you know how much you have spent on the old man over the years? People care about you. That's it!"

These words surprised Cao Zhongxuan.

I wrote a letter before and knew that my father had found someone to replace it.

I didn’t expect it to be Yang Xiaole.

Hua Yourong's father next to him was also surprised.

Only Su Ling and Hua Yourong seemed normal.

At this time, the woman next to her murmured something. The others didn't hear it, but they also looked dissatisfied.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he smiled and said, "Master, how can I do that? Okay, I'll take the things and go back first."

As he spoke, he took the things from the old man's hand.

Exactly the same as in previous years.

Eight major items, cans, candies, and brown sugar.

It may seem like a good thing to others, but it doesn't really matter to Yang Xiaole. But Yang Xiaole appreciated it.

Here are the specs!

Among New Year cakes, except for imported foods, this is already the highest standard.

The old man nodded and handed the money to him: "Here, I won't give it to your eldest brother when he gets married. For everyone else, five yuan per person."

Yang Xiaole laughed: "Then I will thank you for them!"

He took the money and said with a smile: "Okay, you're busy, so I'll leave first! Uncle, aunt, second brother, I'll go back first."

The seniority is a bit confusing.

But this is also because everyone calls himself his own.

He was a little uncomfortable with Su Ling and Hua Fu calling him brother.

"Old man, let's go back then."

Upon seeing this, Hua's father said hello to the old man, and then said to Cao Zhongxuan: "Zhongxuan, when you come back from the restaurant after the New Year's Eve dinner, I will bring Tiantian and the others over."

Cao Zhongxuan nodded.

He sent several people to the door of the main room and watched them leave.

When she walked out through the hanging flower door, Hua Yourong pouted and said with a smile, "Humph, it's a good thing you called my parents aunties, otherwise I would be one generation below you."

Yang Xiaole saw this and smiled and said, "Then go back and let Mr. Suo teach you that you don't know how to respect your elders."

"Hmph, you dare!"

Hua Yourong waved her fist and threatened.

Yang Xiaole also smiled.

In fact, Mr. Suo really has nothing to do with this matter. After all, the two families are not related by blood, but they had a relatively good relationship in the past.

Otherwise, Master Suo would have forced Hua Yourong to call him uncle, and he would not have asked that Weiwei to call him Uncle Xiaole today.

To each his own.

After leaving the courtyard door and closing the door, Yang Xiaole greeted a few people: "Uncle and auntie, the New Year's Eve dinner will be held soon. I won't go there. I'll go back first."

Father Hua smiled and nodded: "Okay, you can go back first. It's getting late and we have to go back. The New Year's Eve dinner is half done!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Okay, let's go first!"

He stuffed the things into the cloth bag, said hello to a few people and left.

On the way home by car, the sound of firecrackers became more and more loud.

The air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur.

Smoke billows.

"Uncle Liu, there are firecrackers!"

Seeing Liu Hongsheng setting off cannons at the entrance of the compound, he smiled and said hello.

Hearing this, the other party smiled and nodded, "Ang, let's set off the firecrackers. It's time to eat. Isn't your master here?"

In the past few years, Master Suo has been celebrating the New Year at their house, which is something everyone in the compound knows.

Yang Xiaole responded with a smile: "Well, he didn't come, he will spend this year by himself."

"Oh, okay, go in, I'll set off the cannon and go back."

While talking. While holding the cigarette in his mouth, he lit the firecrackers.

Suddenly it crackled.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he pushed the car directly into the compound.

At this time, everyone was already sitting at the table eating.

When I got home, a table full of people was already waiting there.

Seeing him coming back alone, Yang Guangzhi was confused: "Where is your master? Why didn't he come?"

"Oh, his son and his family are back. Oh, by the way, they brought you some foreign wine to try."

By the way, he put the wine on the table.

Yang Guangzhi was surprised: "They are the people who went abroad. Are they back?"

"Well, I'm back."

Yang Xiaole responded with a smile: "Okay, talk slowly after a while, the little guy's saliva is dripping on the ground. Brother, you light the incense, and I will set off the cannons."

After that, I went to the house to get the prepared firecrackers and went out.

After a while, there was a crackling sound.

"Okay, it's time to eat!"

The old man didn't come, and everyone didn't care. After all, the other party was having a family reunion.

"Happy New Year, come and cheers!"

Everyone held up their glasses and touched each other with a smile. Those who ate ate, and those who drank drank. Naturally, the drink was from the Arctic Ocean.

Yang Guangzhi took a sip of foreign wine and smacked his lips: "It tastes weird! I can't get used to it."

He put the wine aside casually.

The eldest brother also shook his head.

Yang Xiaole was not surprised.

After all, habits are different, just like many people in the city are not used to drinking beer and call beer horse urine.

Yang Xiaole took a sip of wine and ate a bite of dumplings.

Only Xizi looked there and stared.

Not allowed to drink!
But this guy secretly drank outside, Yang Xiaole was very sure about it.

Eleven people gathered around an Eight Immortals table, which was a bit crowded, but also very lively.

People from all over the world were chatting there.

From trivial matters to national affairs, we can talk about everything.

After having enough food and wine, we handed out red envelopes and then went to play separately.

"Second uncle, lucky money!"

Xia Tian came closer, blinked and stretched out his chubby little hands.

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this, went over to get a basin, put it in front of himself and said with a smile: "Come, kowtow to your second uncle. If you don't kowtow, how can you get the new year's money!"

The little guy lay on the ground and kowtowed three times, making a bouncing sound.

Then looked up at him.

Yang Xiaole saw this and smiled and said, "Okay, three heads, three dollars, here you go. Do you want to kowtow as much as you want?"

The whole family was watching with laughter.

The little guy was at a loss for a while.

I thought about whether I should kowtow or not.

Xizi was there to join in the fun and said with a smile: "Silly boy, knock on me! Use your strength and knock my wife back. Your third uncle and I will never have this chance."

The little guy thought about it and finally got up.

Everyone burst out laughing when they saw this.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled at Xizi and said, "You kowtow to your parents, you get fifty cents a head! Whether you do it or not, I will give you as much as you kowtow!"

"real or fake?"

There is no shame in kowtowing to your parents.

Then he looked at him suspiciously.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Yes, I keep my word, and my eldest brother will be the referee."

Seeing this, Xizi looked at her eldest brother: "Brother, I'm really stumped! He really gave me money!"

Seeing his gaze, the eldest brother also shook his head speechlessly.

Then he said with a smile: "Here, if he doesn't give it, big brother will give it! You go ahead and knock it!"

The eldest sister and Xiaomai, who had just returned last night, joined in the fun and pulled their parents to the top with a smile.

The eldest sister smiled and said: "Mom and dad, let Xizi kowtow to you."

Xiaoli prepared a wooden basin for Xizi.

"Brother, here, the basin is ready for you."

Yang Guangzhi and his wife sat there laughing and watching the excitement. The more lively the family was, the happier they were.

He didn't say anything and sat upright with a smile.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole took out ten yuan from his pocket, stood next to his mother, counted the money in his hand, looked at Xizi and smiled and said: "Come on, do it or not, fifty cents a head."

The eldest sister was also there to join in the fun: "Didn't you just say that Xia Tian is a stupid boy?"

Seeing this, Xizi hesitated.

He knows that the second brother is rich.

But he remembered that my mother had searched it a few days ago, which meant that he didn't have much money left.

Then he laughed and said, "Knock it off!!"

After kneeling down, he lay there and knelt down.

Yang Xiaole said happily: "If it doesn't ring, I won't give it!"

"One, two, three..."

Others heckled, where to count.

All of them made a clanging sound.

After twenty kowtows, Xizi would get up and get the money.

You know what, I feel dizzy.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaole handed him the money with a smile, and then took out another ten yuan; "Do you still want to know?"

This statement caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Xizi looked at the money in Yang Xiaole's hand, gritted his teeth, and then knocked.

Bang bang bang.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Another ten dollars.

I just finished my meal and took the money.
twenty.

thirty
……

one hundred.

When Xizi got one hundred yuan in his hand, the others were either surprised or so happy that they couldn't stand upright.

Xizi touched his forehead.

"Quit."

One hundred dollars, worth it.

When Yang Xiaole saw this, he smiled and said, "Are you really quitting?"

Xizi muttered: "I quit, Xia Tian is not a stupid boy, I am!"

These words made Zhong Ren burst into laughter.

However, Xizi felt happy for a while, felt dizzy and her forehead hurt, but she only had one hundred yuan.

He felt happy for a while.

But then, Yang Xiaole's words made him stunned: "That...that money is the money my mother used to buy a house."

Qu Ying's house was going to be sold to them, and everyone in the compound knew about it.

It's just that Qu Ying didn't come back and the transaction hadn't been completed yet.

Xizi blinked and looked at his mother.

Wang Qiuju couldn't help it, laughed, and then said with a straight face, "Give me the money, and I'll keep it for you, and I'll use it for you to find a wife in the future!"

"what?"

Xizi opened her mouth wide.

"Ah what! I don't want this money from you! You eat, drink, and defecate all day long for free!"

While talking, he confiscated Xizi's money.

But I still left him five dollars.

Seeing Xizi's resentful expression, everyone was happy.

Everyone happily took the New Year's money in their hands and went to play cards in the house.

Now that I'm older, I don't have the nerve to go to every house to ask for New Year's money.

A few people were playing cards there.

Dad went to play cards with other adults.

It’s good to have a lot of people in your family, and you can get two tables together for this card game.

But my father went to play with the adults, and my mother and sister-in-law had to take care of the children.

In the end, the eldest sister had to play there with the three younger ones.

As for Yang Xiaole, he was naturally excluded by everyone. This guy had never lost at cards, so we couldn't take him to play.

This is the consensus of the family.

(End of this chapter)