official journey ups and downs

The Spring Festival in the north is very lively, especially in the countryside.As soon as the twelfth lunar month enters, we basically start to prepare for the New Year. We have to work hard for a month, and we can't calm down until the evening of the New Year's Eve.

After the Laba Festival, almost every family took action. First, they turned the house upside down, cleaned the corners, and some even repainted the house to make it clean.Those who need to buy furniture and home appliances should take out the money they have saved for a year at this time, and go to the county seat to bring back a big color TV happily.

Once the house is tidied up, it's time to take care of yourself, and the whole family drags the family along with their "crazy" purchases.Those with better conditions go directly to Longnan City or Longzhong City, the provincial capital, and those with average conditions can go to the shopping malls or street stalls in the county town.Men and children are easy to talk about, but the most picky ones are mothers-in-law and aunts.Regardless of your body shape or appearance, you can buy clothes by looking at the calendar on the wall and catch up with fashion trends.

In addition, mothers-in-law and aunts also like to perm their heads.One year ago, the business of the barber shop was extremely booming, and a large group of women squeezed into a small space, and it took a day to pass by.When they went in, they were all disheveled, and when they came out of the barbershop, fat or thin, regardless of whether the hairstyle suits the face shape or not, all of them had wavy and colorful afro hair, with extremely bright smiles on their faces, and scratched their hands against the setting sun. Playing with hair.

As soon as the new year is over, the atmosphere of the new year becomes more and more intense. The streets and alleys are full of sellers, some selling Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures, some selling peanuts and melon seeds, some selling pots and pans, etc. There are a variety of goods, Almost everything.Looking from a distance, the streets are crowded with people, bustling and lively.

The highlight of the Chinese New Year is of course eating, especially for rural people.I am reluctant to eat or wear all year round, so I wait for the Chinese New Year to open up the "eating" world and "splurge".In the past two days, the sound of slaughtering pigs has been heard one after another in the village. Often the sound from the east end falls, and the howls from the west end begin.The villagers happily ran here and there, picking the best and cheapest, and went home with a piece of pork on their backs.

There are many ways to eat pork, such as frying, steaming, boiling, marinating, and frying.For the convenience of storage, most rural people choose to fry. Not only pork, but also pasta and vegetables are all fried.

There are many ways to make pork, such as braised pork, meatballs, etc. There are more pasta dishes, fried twists, crispy skin, etc. It can also be mixed with white noodles and coarse grain noodles, pulled into strips, and twisted together like braids. , when fried, there are two different colors. One bite, it is soft, just like rice cakes, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious and sweet.

On New Year's Eve, every family wakes up early in the morning to clean the yard, paste Spring Festival couplets and window grilles, and then build a fire with coals in the yard, implying that the coming year will be prosperous.In the afternoon, basically all the work is done, and I am ready to take a shower and change clothes.There is no bathhouse in the village, so every family uses a big basin, put boiling hot water in it, lie comfortably in it, and wash away all the fatigue of the year.

At night, the colorful lights and lanterns of every house were lit up, and the children dressed in laundry went out, throwing firecrackers from house to house.The adults are not annoyed, and let the children play.The adults sat around on the warm kang, making dumplings and watching the Spring Festival Gala.At twelve o'clock, the sound of crackling firecrackers in the village means that the new year is about to begin.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after offering sacrifices and greetings, both adults and children are free. The adults play cards and mahjong, while the children spend their lucky money to buy their favorite snacks. calm.

Everyone has their own Spring Festival in their hearts, and it is so beautiful, so pure and happy when they recall it carefully. Shen Tong is the same. Seeing the windows at home are clear and clean, and the smell of meat wafts from the kitchen, he feels warm in his heart.

After a while, my mother had already cooked the meal, and took a big bowl full of mutton noodle soup and brought it to the tea table. There was a layer of oily red oil flowers floating on it, which made people envious, Shen Tong couldn't care less , Pick up the bowl and start eating.

Unexpectedly, the mutton noodle soup had just come out of the pan, and the oil was hot, scalding Shen Tong and screaming.The mother smiled happily beside her and said, "Slow down, no one will fight with you and burn you, hehe."

The whole family sat around the coffee table, talking and laughing, enjoying the delicious meal.Maybe it's because they haven't been reunited for too long. The family of three has endless topics to talk about, but the parents are most concerned about their future daughter-in-law. Asking this and that makes Shen Tong feel embarrassed.

At this moment, the door creaked and someone came in.Father got up and took a look. It turned out that it was Li Sipang, the head of Beizhai Village.

Beizhai Village is a large village and the seat of the township government. The prestige and status of the village head is quite high. Even the secretary of the township party committee and the mayor have to let him go and coax him when they see him. Many tasks in the township require cooperation. Finish.

Li Sipang is over 50 years old, about the same age as Shen Jianzhu. He is considered a capable person in the village, and belongs to the part that gets rich first.In the early years, he worked outside and earned a lot of money, so he came back and contracted hundreds of acres of land for the cultivation of Chinese herbal medicine. After a few years, he made a lot of money again.With money, he has other ideas, so he found his goal in life and scrambled to be elected as the village head of Beizhai Village.In the past few years as the village head, he has earned a lot of money. In short, he can be regarded as a small rich man from all over the world.

Li Sipang is an "indigenous" from Beizhai Township. He has a certain prestige in the local area, and he has a bad heart, especially for Shen Jianzhu. .

It will be different in the second half of this year. Ever since Shen Tong went to the county party committee office and followed up with Secretary Wu of the county party committee, Li Sipang changed his old style and greeted Shen Jianzhu early on, grinning to the ear, and pulling Shen Jianzhu He said with his hand: "Old Shen, if you have any difficulties in your farm, just let me know. If you have no other skills, I will grant you a few more pieces of land to make the farm bigger and stronger. Don't be afraid of sales. Come to find a way for you, we are all from our own family, but please don’t make friends with me.”

Shen Jianzhu is a sensible person. The sudden change in Li Sipang's attitude is directly related to his son. He was not polite and said, "Then thank you, Village Chief Li. We ordinary people will rely on you in the future."

"Don't! Don't say that! My family, why are you being so polite to me? If you see each other like this again, I will lose my face." Li Sipang stared at Shen Jianzhu with his big eyes.