lying down

"Children, children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the new year. Laba porridge, drink it for a few days, and it will be la la la 23. 23, Tanggua sticky; 24, house cleaning; 25, fried tofu; 26, stewed lamb; 27, noodles Hair; 29, steamed buns; thirty children stay up all night, kowtow on the first day of the new year! Oh-oh-!".

A dozen or so six or seven-year-old children were chanting songs, while carrying the New Year's goods bought by their families, they happily shuttled back and forth in the streets.

Passers-by hurried on the road, seeing this group of cute children, they all smiled knowingly. Who didn't have such an experience when they were young?Pure and carefree.

Ouyang and Qin Feng were standing not far from the children, and after turning two turns, they were about to return to the home they had set up.But the two of them didn't move, they watched the children playing quietly, thinking about each other.

Qin Feng thought of his childhood. At that time, his family was poor and his father was still alive. At the beginning of the year, the children in the village would go on horseback and play. The mother who rushed over rushed back like a chick.As a result, when I woke up the next day, there were outdated and slightly rough windmills and sand made by my father on the bedside. Taking them out made my playmates in the village envious all day.father, mother...

And Ouyang stood there with a flat face.If you look carefully, you can find the emotion that is hidden between the brows and eyes, which is deeply hidden.Seeing the group of children in front of him having fun, he not only thought of his own age and parents, but also his wife and son, "I'm more than three years old..." He muttered to himself, his voice was so low that only he could hear it.

The two stood side by side, but stood there in a daze like two wooden stakes laying the foundation.The old peddler waited for a long time, wondering if the two young men were bewildered, why they could no longer move their feet when they saw children playing around, so he feigned a cough, bent slightly and turned his face to look at The two of them said: "I said young man, how about we unload the goods first? Look, it's getting late, I can catch a hot meal when I go back..."

"Oh? Oh! Cough—brother, look at my distracted mind. Thank you for your hard work. Let's go. We'll be home after two turns." Ouyang slapped his head, thinking that he was leaving him here. should not.

After turning two corners, Guiyun Building on North Street is not far away.

Xiaonian 28 is the last shopping day. It is evening, and the North Street in Jinyang City is crowded with people, especially the street stalls and stores selling new year's goods, which are all overcrowded.

Men bring their wives to support the elderly, compare stalls one after another, and choose one store after another.For what they are satisfied with or what they need, these plain-headed ordinary people who have worked hard for a year from dawn to dusk will readily take out the tinkling loose silver and copper plates, and pat them on the hands of the stall owner with a flushed face and full of arrogance. On the cabinet paper, the proud face finally turned into the enviable "lord" in their eyes.

Although the street is bustling with people, the business of the five or six restaurants along North Street is not much better. It is almost the end of the new year, and there are not many idlers going to the restaurants for entertainment. Households, visiting relatives and friends.

Ouyang's eyes were sharp, and he caught sight of Li Jinlai, the second-in-command who had just come out of the building to see off the guests, but he was full of flattery when seeing off the guests, and when he turned around, he walked towards the store with his head drooping.He was about to open the door curtain and go in, but his smiling face changed in an instant.

Ouyang squeezed forward, but he was curious in his heart, is there another guest who wants to check out the table?

I saw the curtain of the restaurant was lifted, and a woman came out, wearing a blue and white thick jacket and water-colored shrunken light trousers.There is also a bamboo basket on the crook of the arm, and it looks like it is just about to go out.

Ouyang's eyes lit up instantly, and he shouted through the crowded crowd: "Sister-in-law!—Sister-in-law Qi!—"

Yunniang was greeting Xiao Er, but she faintly heard Ouyang's shout, looked up at the dense crowd, thought she was hallucinating, shook her head, sighed and quickly explained a few words before leaving.

Ouyang, however, didn't care about the crowding, threw off his arms and tried his best to squeeze through the crowd, and shouted fiercely, "Sister-in-law! I'm back! Here——"

Yunniang had just taken two steps, when this clear cry actually pinned her there, and she hastily turned her head to look.

Ouyang raised his arm high and shook it vigorously, finally attracting Yunniang's attention. "Sister-in-law..." Before he finished shouting, Yunniang covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, her face was full of joy and disbelief, she didn't even notice that the bamboo basket she was carrying fell to the ground, she turned around and walked away. Run to the restaurant.

But Li Jinlai, the waiter in the shop, followed Yunniang's gaze, but he didn't recognize him for a moment, and thought it was a beggar who came from nowhere.But after taking a second look, it was the impression of the game, and after looking carefully for a while, he realized that the person not far in front of him turned out to be his new boss!

He habitually tore off the white towel on his left arm, and stood at the entrance of the restaurant, shaking excitedly. If he hadn't seen the happy expression of his mouth almost reaching the ears, the passers-by on the street would have thought he was It's crazy.

"Boss, you're back! You..." He looked up and down his new boss while talking, the bloodstains all over his body and the tattered clothes didn't stick to his tune.Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, a burst of noisy footsteps sounded from the restaurant, and a crowd of people came out of the restaurant.

"Where is he? Let me see!" Goro's loud voice was outstanding, and the voice arrived before anyone arrived.

With this exit, he directly suppressed the noise at the entrance of the restaurant, raised his eyes to see the appearance of the eighth brother who was approaching, laughed loudly and punched Ouyang's chest: "Eighth brother, I knew you Life is so hard! Even the heavens dare not accept you. But your torment has disturbed us all day and night, tell me, what should you do?"

He hadn't finished talking in this room, but the loud voice sounded again: "Little brother Ouyang, you really want to kill brother! I heard that you killed a lot of Turkic dogs, you are really good! But remember to call me next time. Brother. Haha—“.

I saw Ge Ye and his three old subordinates turn out from the side, nodding and praising Ouyang.

"Okay, okay, you bastards, you don't even say let him come in to rest, you just know to bully my youngest!" The old lady Li Wang walked out with the help of Yunniang and Chu Xiang, the concern and happiness in her eyes Irrepressible.

Ouyang smiled at everyone, walked up to the old lady in two steps, knelt down on both knees, and knocked his head three times: "Mother, my child surprised you...I..."

The old lady shook off the two daughters, walked over to help Ouyang up and said, "My mother is worried when my son travels thousands of miles. How can there be a mother who doesn't worry? Just come back, just come back! I know you will be safe and sound, go, Yao'er, follow me back quickly."