Mixed small peasants

Ma Xiaole pinched her chin with two fingers, watching Gu Meiyu's waving arms on the cutting board. This gossip woman revealed his shameful secrets to Tian Xiao'e, which once hurt him very much.

Ma Xiaole wants to teach Gu Meiyu a lesson, but think about it, there is still a lot of time and opportunities, so let's just let it go today, let's talk about it after the new year.Ma Xiaole walked away quietly without leaving a sound.

Under the gloomy sky, and in the bitter cold wind, the wilderness without crops has no vitality and is lifeless.

The corner of the Southwest Ridge is the cemetery of Xiaonanzhuang Village. For many years, the ancestors of Xiaonanzhuang Village have been resting there.At the end of the new year, the vitality that can be felt when standing in the wilderness comes from here, because the villagers who go to the grave will come to burn paper and set off firecrackers one after another, and bow down to their ancestors with incomparable piety, hoping to be protected.When the burning paper was ignited, the ashes and smoke floated together, and the ancestors who were sleeping underground seemed to be awakened, rubbing their eyes and getting out of the mound, wandering close to the ground, looking at the kneeling descendants, without losing the opportunity Grabbing the paper money dangling in the air, of course, they also have to pay for the sumptuous tribute vegetables and water wine.When the burning paper is burned and the tribute vegetables are put away, the ancestors will shrink their bodies and get into the mound, waiting for the arrival of the next year.

Ma Xiaole was very impressed by this scene, he felt that it was a kind of spiritual purification, which would make him forget some desires.

He heard the sound of sparse firecrackers coming from the cemetery in the distance, Ma Xiaole glanced over and saw some cigarettes.Ma Xiaole turned around quickly, he had to keep himself away from that state of mind, otherwise he would feel guilty when he thought of knocking on Tian Xiaoe's door at night.

Looking at the road ahead, the snow is still there, and on the dry poplar branches, groups of sparrows stay listlessly. In winter, there is a lack of food and insects, and the life of sparrows is very difficult.

When passing the vegetable garden, I don’t know who’s carrots have not been pulled out, frozen in the snow, and there is still a little green in the yellowed cherry seeds.Ma Xiaole felt that this might be the only life in the four fields, so she couldn't help squatting down and picking the carrots and cherry seeds.This action startled a wild rabbit hiding in the haystack next to it, jumped up with a "squeak", and ran away with a "swipe".

"Damn it, it would be nice to have a dog!" Ma Xiaole stood up, looked at the hare that had disappeared in an instant, and sighed. Speaking of dogs, he thought of Ah Huang.When he was still a child, every winter he would take Ah Huang to chase wild rabbits in snowy days, never failing.But now that Ah Huang is gone, Ma Xiaole is very depressed. He is very grateful to Ah Huang. Although it has lost the small iron box, it may be God's will. Do him such a big favor and get him back on his feet.

Ma Xiaole quickened his pace and hurried to the orchard, he decided to bury Ah Huang's grave.

The house in the orchard is clean and tidy, the yard is clean, the chicken coop and the duck pen are also very good. Although there is a lot of grain left in the trough, it can be seen that people come to feed it every day.

The place where Ah Huang was tied has long since disappeared, and there is no trace of it.Ma Xiaole looked around in the yard and looked carefully, but still found nothing.But in the tool shed, Ma Xiaole saw Ah Huang's dog leash, which was the same rope that he had held in his hands countless times, which made Ma Xiaole feel sad for a while.

With a "wow", Ma Xiaole put the end with the iron ring on the ground, closed his eyes and dragged away. The sound of "桄果桄果" sounded, and Ma Xiaole felt that Ahuang at the end of the rope he was holding was shaking his head and following him.

"Xiao Le, go home for dinner!" Ma Changgen's voice exploded outside the courtyard gate.Ever since Ma Xiaole went to the village, Ma Changgen, not to mention how strong he was, even spoke forcefully in front of Party Secretary Fan Baofa.

Ma Xiaole was startled, looked at Ma Changgen walking in swaggeringly, and said, "Father, I want to bury Ah Huang's grave."

When Ma Changgen saw Ma Xiaole dragging the dog leash in despair, his heart immediately sank, "Okay, Ah Huang is a good dog." Ma Changgen went straight into the house after speaking, and came out again after a while. Holding a dog skin in his hand, "Xiao Le, this is Ah Huang's, keep it, I didn't even sell it for 50 yuan!"

Looking at Ahuang's dog skin, Ma Xiaole choked up a little, but held back her tears. Together with Ma Changgen, they dug a hole on the east side of the orchard and buried Ahuang's skin and the dog rope together.

After everything was settled, Ma Xiaole and Ma Changgen walked back to the village silently, and they didn't smile until they met acquaintances at the village head who greeted them warmly.

"Xiao Le, let's not be sad for Ah Huang anymore, it's all over, life is going well, your mother and I are still waiting to enjoy your blessing!" Ma Changgen looked at Ma Xiaole with a smile.

Ma Xiaole also recovered from the sadness, "That's right, father, you and mother just wait, the days of happiness are in the future, and there is Er Bao, I think he is also quite clever, and he will definitely be a seedling in the future !"

Well, just like that, the two entered the house happily, Hu Aiying had already prepared dinner, there was fish and meat, Ma Xiaole insisted on taking down the Moutai wine, but Ma Changgen refused, saying that although he was in the village now , but I can't just ignore it. After looking for an opportunity after the year, I have to invite the big and small cadres in the village to sit at home.Ma Xiaole thought it made sense, so he put the Moutai back, drank old shochu, and felt that the taste was still good!

A sumptuous dinner may only appear at the end of the year. This is Ma Xiaole's impression. Although he has been in the country for a long time and has eaten more sumptuous banquets, but at the moment at home, facing a few dishes of local vegetables on the table , still has that imprint.

This kind of imprint becomes a kind of warmth from the heart, and slowly rises an indescribable comfort, which makes people feel emotional and excited.Ma Xiaole was really happy, drank a few more glasses, and Ma Changgen couldn't control his mouth, holding the wine bottle and didn't let go. How could Hu Aiying scold at this time as usual, watching the family reunite happily , I'm afraid I won't have time to taste that satisfaction.

After eating, just go to sleep, and when you wake up in the morning, it will be New Year’s Eve. Every family has to prepare all the goods for the New Year. Needless to say, there are peanuts, melon seeds, and candies at home. Indispensable, relatives and neighbors come to pay New Year's greetings, more or less no one gets points, the main thing is to put up Spring Festival couplets, sweep the house dust, and tidy up the house neatly, so that everything is as good as new.

Ma Xiaole put down his job, said hello to Hu Aiying and walked away stroking his belly. Ma Changgen was drunk and fell asleep lying on the table.

After leaving the house, a feeling of ease and comfort that I have never experienced before came to my heart, and the guy below is also normal, and compared to before, it seems to be more rigid.There is still work, Ma Xiaole is particularly satisfied, no matter what, he is in the compound of the township government.

The more I think about it, the more excited I become, and when I get excited, I get choked up, and I don't have any scruples in my mouth, "Beat the drums and play the gongs slowly, stop the gongs and stop the drums to listen to the singing. All kinds of gossips also sing, and I have heard me sing Shibamo. Stretch out your hand to touch the side of my sister’s face, and the dark clouds flew over the sky for a long time..." Ma Xiaole sang again, but fortunately, just after he finished singing, a cold wind blew into his neck, he shivered, then stopped his mouth, and stood vigilantly I took a step and looked around, but fortunately, no one noticed!

At this stop, Ma Xiaole's heart twitched suddenly, why, because of Liu Shuying.When Ma Xiaole stopped, he happened to see Er Lengzi watching the sparks with a fire twister. When he saw Er Lengzi, he naturally thought of Liu Shuying, and remembered the previous bits and pieces. The waves crushed over like mountains and seas.

The impulse in his heart made Ma Xiaole feel a bulge in his temple. He wanted to run to Liu Shuying's house, hold Liu Shuying and cry aloud, and then, as a gesture of gratitude, let her live happily in a cloud of mist.Of course this is impossible, Ma Xiaole smiled wryly and shook his head, but he felt that it would be fine to go to Liu Shuying's house to have a look around.

Walking to the gate of Liu Shuying's house, Ma Xiaole saw Zhao Ruyi and Er Lengzi talking and laughing while eating in the main room, and Liu Shuying happened to be packing up the soup in the stove.

"Auntie, I miss you so much!" Ma Xiaole entered the stove lightly, and hugged Liu Shuying from behind.

"Ah!" Liu Shuying couldn't help but scream out of nowhere that she would have thought that someone would suddenly rush out to hug her.

"Shuying, what's the matter?" Zhao Ruyi heard the call and walked to the door of the main room and asked.

"No, it's nothing, I saw a mouse that came to steal food." Liu Shuying was flustered and made up random words.

Zhao Ruyi chuckled, "Mice also know that the food is much more delicious when it's Chinese New Year's Eve." After speaking, he went back to the house.

Liu Shuying put down the spoon in her hand, and grabbed Ma Xiaole's hand, "Xiaole, what are you talking about, let go quickly, don't let anyone see you."

"Who saw it, no one will come here." Ma Xiaole smelled the fragrance on Liu Shuying's body, which was completely different from the fragrance on Wu Yihong's body. It was a natural and fresh fragrance that he had smelled many times before.

"Auntie, I'm doing it again, don't you know?" Ma Xiaole whispered to Liu Shuying in a surprised tone.