tenth year of teaching

Chapter 126 New Years
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.

Tents began to be set up on the street with stalls setting up various firecrackers and fireworks. Many adults and children stood excitedly to choose from.The boys ran away happily holding the cannons, while the girls picked up a large number of bamboo stick-like fireworks wrapped in pink paper and walked away with a smile. Occasionally, three or five young people picked up a large bundle of salute cannons and laughed. to leave.

The wet markets and supermarkets are bustling with people from early morning until closing time.Everyone is happily buying New Year's goods. Boxes of small oranges, bananas, peanuts, and melon seeds are being moved away from the morning market stalls. The characters "Fu", couplets, and lanterns reveal the joy of the New Year.Even the business of the flower market is very good, with carts and carts of flowers being brought home to decorate the beautiful days.

Li Yue walked through the streets of the morning market and squeezed through the crowd, preparing to buy some hawthorn rolls that grandma loved to eat and take them back.The tickets have been bought a long time ago. Although we have escaped the climax of college students returning home, we have not yet ushered in the peak of Spring Festival travel.But the ticket is not as easy to book as usual. There is a direct high-speed train from BJ station, and you can reach home by taking two buses.

She took out part of the money she had saved over the past six months and divided it into two piles. One part was used to buy things for the trip, and the other part was given to grandma.My parents haven't been back for a long time. They always said they would take grandma to the city, but they always pushed it back because they were busy and couldn't take care of her.

Li Yue didn't understand that her grandma could talk and walk, so why did she need to take care of her.It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks and a bowl, but on the other hand, I feel lucky that my grandma won't be able to see the mess at home.There is no laughter and laughter in this family, only curses day after day.

Things have been packed up early, including gifts and my own necessities in a box. I didn’t eat well and bought it too early, so I waited until today’s holiday to buy hawthorn cakes and soft pastries.She shuttled happily among the crowd, feeling such a festive atmosphere, she couldn't help but feel better.

She pushed open the door with the pastries she bought, and her smile froze suddenly.There was a gray suitcase spread out on the floor of the living room, and messy clothes and gifts for grandma were all over the floor.The man sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a wallet in his hand, which contained withdrawn money and bank cards.

"Where did you get so much money?" the man asked coldly.

There are no classes on the 23rd in early summer. There is no need to sit in class to make up classes during the holiday.She usually accompanied Dr. Zheng to the supermarket early in the morning, carrying Kuhaha, a large and small bag, and followed her mother around.

"Hurry up, hurry up, why are you taking so long? I will have to buy two whips when I pass by a firecracker stall." Dr. Zheng disliked her walking slowly.

"No, you are going to have a son, who will go shopping with you? You still dislike me." Chu Xia rolled her eyes.

"No need to worry, I don't have a son either." Dr. Zheng said disdainfully.

"It's too late to live now." Chu Xia angrily said.

"Soaked shit." Dr. Zheng replied.

Chu Xia broke into a cold sweat, "Mom, this is still on the street, can you stop talking nonsense?"

Hahaha, Doctor Zheng put on a victorious expression and galloped forward arrogantly.

It's really difficult to raise a villain and an old lady, Chu Xia chased after him with a big bag and a small bag all the way.

At Zhao Haixia's house, her mother paid the bills that day and said goodbye to her boss who was going back to her hometown.I happily bought a bunch of food and went home.When I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw green smoke rising from my yard, and I opened the door.My daughter is cooking dinner, the stove is brightly lit, the water sitting on the stove in the house is gurgling and steaming, and the house is warm.

"Mom, are you back? Let's make some scrambled eggs tonight."

"Okay, let's see what I bought back?" Li Jinfeng smiled while holding up a bag of ribs in his hand.

"Wow, that's great." Zhao Haixia smiled, her face glowing red in the light of the fire.

After eating, the mother and daughter lay down on the hot kang to chat.

"Mom, I improved by 121 places in my grade in the final exam." Haixia took out a report card and pointed out her results to her mother.

Li Jinfeng hugged her daughter and was content, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.The small courtyard with only two people is full of warmth.The night was quiet and everything was just right.

Guan Min moved to a new home years ago. Although the smell has not dissipated, she can't wait to live a small life by herself.An Lei couldn't resist her, so he had to start moving during the winter vacation.After all the hard work, everything was finally sorted out on Xiaonian's day. It seemed like nothing happened to the old lady, but the old lady's face became colder day by day.

It is really ugly for my daughter-in-law to be so anxious to separate the family and lead separate lives.Where can I put my old face?On her first night in her new home, Guan Min was so excited that she took An Lei to a candlelight dinner.Taking advantage of An Lei's good mood, he proposed to go back to Northeast China to celebrate the New Year together. The reason was that he spent the New Year here last year and it was time to go back to his own home to celebrate the New Year this year.

An Lei was furious: "You are in such a hurry to move, my mother is already in a bad mood, and now you propose to go to your house to celebrate the New Year, what do you want my parents to think?"

"No, after I get married, do I have to spend the New Year at your house? Who said that I can't go back to my parents' house to celebrate the New Year? Now that men and women are equal, they should go around for a year no matter what. Besides, if I don't move now, school will start after the New Year. If you are busy, who has time to do the moving?" Guan Min did not show weakness.

"You have to take it back yourself." An Lei threw the cup and turned back to the house to play games.

Guan Min looked at the broken glass pieces on the white floor, feeling mixed in her heart. Life was too difficult.Marriage is not a matter of two people at all, but the fusion of two families. Many differences in concepts and living habits become more and more acute in the fragmented days.

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Guan Min dragged a big box alone into the flow of people returning home.An Lei was still sleeping when he left. When he heard his wife banging on the door, he got up and rubbed his hair roughly.After sitting on the bed in a daze, he took out the clothes he had just packed and turned around to go back to his home.This new house has not truly become a home in his heart, and there is no better place to go home than to have a hot meal cooked by his mother.

Li Hai was doing Tai Chi with his father. The two sat facing each other, staring at each other.

"Dad, I just want to go abroad."

"Our family has no money."

"I earn it myself."

"It's too far, your mother won't worry."

"I'll come back after graduation."

"Domestic universities are also pretty good."

"I want to go out and broaden my horizons."

"Your eyes are small. No matter how far you go, you can't open your eyes very far. Just give up."

Li Hai sweated coldly. Ever since his grades improved in his third year of high school, his father no longer took action easily.I changed from using my hands to using my mouth. Unexpectedly, within half a year, I developed a copper mouth and an iron tongue.

"I don't care, I'm going." If you don't agree, you can only lie, "If you don't agree, I won't work hard next semester."

Li Mingwei rolled his eyes and said, "If you can get a scholarship, I agree with you. Anyway, it's definitely not okay to let your mother and us pay for it. We have to save our savings for the elderly."

"Sure, it's settled." Li Hai was full of pride.

On the night of New Year's Eve, I saw my son lying in front of his desk reading a question.Li Mingwei smiled cunningly. We'll talk about it after the college entrance examination. Boy, I don't believe you can twist your arm over your thigh.

Zhang Yan placed a bowl of dumplings under his mother's photo at the bedroom table: "Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry."

(End of this chapter)