Baojian

Chapter 38 New Years
After buying a ticket to Quancheng, after wandering on the train for more than five hours, Qin Feng came to this familiar yet unfamiliar city.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Feng took a map and went to the Quanzhou cargo distribution station first. This is the terminal station of the Cangzhou train. It was here that Qin Feng took his sister and escaped from Quanzhou.

However, after asking many people at the freight station, Qin Feng failed to get any news about his sister. They were sure that they had never seen the Qin Jia that Qin Feng was talking about. After staying here for two full days, Qin Feng left disappointed.

On the third day, Qin Feng came to the place where he lived seven years ago. This is a dormitory for university teachers in Quancheng. Qin Feng has lived here since he was born until he left.

Looking at the familiar grandparents and children running around in the compound, Qin Feng's ears seemed to hear the shouts of his parents, and the familiar scenes filled Qin Feng's eyes with tears.

For a child, too many things can be changed in seven years. At least Qin Feng's appearance is very different from when he was seven years old. Even without any modification, no one will recognize him anymore.

After wandering for five years, and studying with such old-timers like Zai Shi for so long, Qin Feng is still very skillful in dealing with people. It only took half a day for him to ask clearly about the situation in his home .

However, the result still disappointed Qin Feng.Those old neighbors whose appearance has not changed much, unexpectedly, none of them know what happened in their home back then.

According to Aunt Wang, one day seven years ago, several cars came here and emptied the Qin family's belongings. They said they had moved, but they didn't tell them where they moved.

Most of the people living in this yard are school teachers, and some teachers who have a good relationship with Qin Feng's parents once asked the school, but they didn't get a reply. They only know that they seem to be transferred to work in the capital.

Unreconciled, Qin Feng sneaked into the school's file room late at night and looked through all the files about the job transfer seven years ago, but to his disappointment, he did not find the names of his parents.

Except for the memories of the old neighbors, the trajectory of the Qin family's life in Quancheng seems to have been completely erased, leaving no clues.

In desperation, Qin Feng boarded the truck, and searched for his sister's whereabouts along the distribution yards that stopped along the way. What brought him was still disappointment.

Hu Baoguo is also a sophisticated person. After picking up Qin Feng, he didn't ask any more questions. He took Qin Feng, who had changed his clothes, directly back to the juvenile detention center, and finally made this matter go away.

I don't know whether he gave up or believed in Master's divination, but Qin Feng's personality after returning to the juvenile prison became much more cheerful, and he took over the work of the juvenile prison's blackboard pictorials.

With Hu Baoguo's help and Qin Feng's own efforts, his sentence was commuted twice within three years, adding up to a total of eight months. When the Spring Festival of 97 was approaching, Qin Feng had only two months left in prison. up.

Chinese New Year is a festive day. In order not to make the teenagers in the camp feel homesick, red paper couplets were pasted up everywhere in the juvenile prison, exuding a festive atmosphere.

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"Master, let's go to Brother Hu's house to celebrate the New Year. These are the new clothes that Brother Hu bought for you. I will help you put them on!..."

On the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, Qin Feng came to Zaishi's private courtyard excitedly, wearing a bright red dress, and pushed open the thick curtain, his face was full of joy.

Everyone in the juvenile detention center knew that Director Hu Da was kind to Qin Feng, and had often called him to his home half a year ago, and even found the relationship with the local police station, and left Qin Feng's household registration at his home.

It happened that Hu Baoguo was not on duty during the Spring Festival this time, so he took the old man and Qin Feng to his house to celebrate the New Year. In this juvenile prison, there was always a lack of popularity.

"Hey, Master only wears such festive clothes when he gets married."

Compared with two years ago, Zai lying on the bed is getting older, with gray hair hanging on his forehead, age spots all over his face, and skinny hands, but his eyes are still bright.

"Master, where is my wife?" Seeing that the old man looked good, Qin Feng laughed and joked.

"Your mistress? I'm afraid she died long ago?"

After hearing Qin Feng's words, Zai couldn't help being stunned for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, the door was pushed open from the outside again. Hu Baoguo walked in and said, "Old man, get ready, let's go now." ?”

"Okay, let's go, this place is a bit more hostile, the old man should change places!"

Zai supported Qin Feng's arm, stood up slowly, then shook off Qin Feng, and walked slowly but firmly to the door.

Looking at the trembling Zai Shi, Qin Feng's nose couldn't help feeling a little sore, but in just two or three years, the master has aged like this, and his life is about to come to an end.

Hu Baoguo glanced at Qin Feng, and said: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly take the old man's coat, let's go!"

"Yes, let's go, go to the Chinese New Year!"

Qin Feng came back to his senses, quickly took the fox fur coat that the master usually wears to cover his legs, and chased him out. When he arrived at the door, he didn't care whether the master liked it or not, and wrapped the old man up directly.

With Hu Baoguo at his side, Qin Feng didn't encounter any difficulties when he left the prison gate. Firstly, his sentence is coming soon, and secondly, we all know his relationship with Hu Baoguo. Both the guards and the armed police are already used to it. .

Hu Baoguo's hometown is in the countryside, and it takes more than an hour to get there from the juvenile prison. After the police car entered the village, a group of half-children playing with firecrackers immediately surrounded him.

Every household in the village is covered with couplets and blessings. The sound of firecrackers and the scent from the kitchens from time to time are filled with the festiveness of the New Year everywhere.

"Master, please slow down."

When the car drove into Hu's yard, Qin Feng jumped out of the car first, and carefully helped Zai Shi down.

"Old man, are you in good health? I will bring my son and grandson to celebrate the New Year with you!"

After getting out of the car, a group of people who had already been waiting in the yard fell to their knees, and even Hu Baoguo, who had just parked the car, was dragged to his knees.

"Good, good, all good!"

Zai is very energetic today. After letting go of Qin Feng's hand, he took out a red envelope from his pocket with a trembling right hand, handed it to Qin Feng and said, "I'm going to see my ancestors soon, let me pass by again." I've got my master's addiction, reward!"

With the word "reward", the old man yelled full of energy, as if he had returned to his youth. Every time it was Chinese New Year, there was an endless stream of people who came to kowtow at home.

Qin Feng took a handful of red envelopes and handed them out one by one. As for Zai Shi, he was welcomed into the back room by several elders of the Hu family who were also in their seventies and eighties. It could be seen that the old man was very happy today, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be much less .

During dinner, Zai Shi drank several cups of old wine brewed by the Hu family, which really worried Qin Feng, so he guarded the master all night, fearing that something might happen.

"Master, are you awake?" Qin Feng, who was lying at the end of the bed and fell asleep, heard the sound and raised his head quickly, just in time to see that Master was picking up the clothes on the bedside.

"When you wake up, you can't fall asleep when you are old."

I don't know if it was because of drinking yesterday, but Zai Shi's face was flushed, and he looked energetic under the light.

Qin Feng opened the thick curtain and looked out, said: "Master, you should sleep a little longer, it's just dawned, it's still early!"

"A year's plan lies in the spring, and a day's plan lies in the morning!" Zai Shi laughed and said, "According to the old calendar, it's already the beginning of spring today, let us also celebrate the Spring Festival of the old calendar! "

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, so people in ancient times celebrated on the day of "Lichun", which is equivalent to the modern "Spring Festival". The first day of the first month of the lunar calendar is called "New Year's Day".

In July 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), Yuan Shikai proposed that New Year's Day in the lunar calendar should be called "Spring Festival", and it would be implemented in the following year (7).

Coincidentally this year, the beginning of spring is just the day before the Spring Festival. Qin Feng doesn't know why Master remembers it so clearly. Looking at the white snow outside the window, he shook his head and said, "Master, it took five days for the beginning of spring to thaw. It's too cold today." Alright, let's chat in this room."

It's not that Qin Feng is afraid of the cold, the key is that he is afraid that his master's body will not be able to hold on. The winter in the north is very cold and windy, and it has snowed heavily a few days ago, making it extremely cold outside.

"Where do you come from so much nonsense, the Hu family are still filial, the old man must be ignorant!"

Zai stretched out his hand and patted the disciple's head, and then lifted the quilt casually. Qin Feng could only go forward to help the master put on his clothes, and helped the old man out of the house.

Rural people get up early, and they have to buy new year's goods. Although it is just dawn, every household has already heard noises.

After walking around this small village with the help of Master, someone has already driven a carriage to the market. The last day of the [-]th of the year is also the busiest day of the market.

The Hu family's New Year's goods were not fully prepared, and Hu Baoguo drove people to the market early in the morning, and the yard became much deserted, and several elderly people hid in the house in fear of the cold.

(End of this chapter)