C179

New Year's Day,

The second day of the first month came;

When we meet, the flowers bloom in our hearts,

Threads of emotion turned into colorful clouds.

The spring festival of 1994 quietly arrived at our side.

February 9th was New Year's Eve. That afternoon, as usual, Zi Peng was going to bury his foster father and his parents. He left home at one o'clock in the afternoon to spend a happy time with his most beloved, and arrived at the house at two o'clock.

The moment Zipeng arrived outside the gates of Lixia's house, the big yellow dog barged out of the yard with a snarl. Only when he got closer did he realize that it was a guest. Thus, the yellow dog welcomed the guests with a shake of its head and tail; a large group of goose and ducks stretched their necks, flapped their wings, cawed, and sang a welcoming song for the guests, dancing in joy; 5 to 6 big roosters chased a group of hens all over the courtyard. A large rooster with red fur and green flowers chased a beautiful yellow hens, trampling on it to vent their feelings …

Hearing the dog bite, Lisa immediately left the house. She knew that the person who came at this time was none other than the brother she had been dreaming about day and night. When Lixia saw Zi Peng, her face was filled with a smile, and joy climbed up her brows. She quickly let Zi Peng into the house.

Zi Peng walked into the house and saw that it was steaming hot. At this time, Guohong was squatting beside the stove pit, cooking dumplings. Seeing that Zi Peng had arrived, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him.

After saying goodbye to Gui Hong, Zi Peng went to the room. He looked at the table and saw that Lixia had already placed the dishes on it. Lixia had cooked a total of 12 dishes today, and the celery pork meat was stuffed with dumplings. At this moment, Gui Hong had already cooked the dumplings and brought them to the table.

Lixia made Zi Peng, Gui Hong and Xiao Wei sit in front of a table, then took out a bottle of red plum wine s that were produced by generalization. She opened the bottle and filled a glass for Zi Peng and herself. Gui Hong poured a cup full of white wine for himself and Xiao Wei drank champagne. She raised her wine cup and said,

"second brother, today is New Year's Eve. We are truly happy that you are able to come to visit us. This year's Spring Festival, everything is good, just mother her old man left, I feel a bad taste in my heart. second brother, let us not talk about this today, little sister offers you a toast, wishing you Happy New Year, smooth work, good health, and the best of luck! "

After she finished speaking, she clinked glasses with Zi Peng and Gui Hong, drank a glass of wine in one go, and Gui Hong drank half a cup of white wine.

After filling the second cup of wine, Zi Peng raised his glass and said,

Thank you for treating me so warmly. These past few years, I've been coming over to eat your food every year.

After Zipeng finished speaking, Guihong sincerely said

"According to second brother, we have been giving you quite a bit of trouble these past few years. It's only right for us to have some food and drink when we're in time."

At this moment, she was obviously very excited. When Gui Hong was finished, she continued:

"second brother, go on. Now, your mother is my mother. Although the old man has passed away, I am still her daughter, but I am still your family, and I am still your sister. When I go to your house, treat it as my own. "

Zi Peng was deeply moved by Gui Hong and Lixia's words. He went on to say,

"little sister, I am not faking it. Even though we are siblings, this proves that we are a family. Therefore, I also feel as if I have seen it myself. Today, I'll borrow your wine and toast to you all. I wish you all a happy new spring! "Cheers! Cheers!"

After Zipeng finished, he clinked glasses with them and drank his second glass of wine. They talked and drank, and in a short while, all the red plum wine were finished. Zi Peng felt that it was a bit of a leisurely feeling. He couldn't drink anymore, he still had a mission to complete. He put down his glass and began to eat the dumplings.

There was a lot of meat in the celery dumplings, and each dumpling was a meat egg. Zi Peng had eaten his fill and drunk his fill. He said his goodbyes to the Lisha couple, and was about to go to stonecrop to help the old man. When Lixia and Gui Hong had seen him to the door, Zi Peng waved to them and walked in the direction of the stonecrop …

By the time Zi Peng had finished visiting the two graves, it was already past five in the afternoon. He looked at the new mound of graves. He felt like fifteen buckets filled with water. Normally, the Spring Festival was over, but with his mother here, the house was bustling and peaceful. This year, when his mother had left, the house had become deserted. The house had become gloomy, without a single trace of happiness. For this reason, Zi Peng saw things and remembered his mother's kindness to him, and he couldn't help but cry.

After Zipeng came back, in order to not let everyone down, he put on a happy expression. He began to have dinner with his wife Ding Xiaofeng and his two daughters before the Spring Festival.

February 11th, the second day of the first month. The weather was exceptionally clear. It was the seventh day of spring, and the temperature had picked up. The light of the sun shone on the earth, and the snow began to melt. The light of the sun shone on people, and they felt very warm.

That day, Zi Peng felt bored at home. In the end, he still decided to pay his respects to little sister Lixia, whom he missed day and night. At nine o'clock in the morning he came to her house.

Seeing that the second brother was here, the excitement in Lixia's heart was indescribable. He hurriedly poured him a cup of hot tea and lit another cigarette. Afterwards, he brought melon seed, peanut, and candy in front of him, enthusiastically entertaining her second brother.

When Zi Peng arrived, his family had just finished eating dinner and had just cleaned up the table. Gui Hong sat on the kang and greeted the second brother, while Zi Peng also greeted him. At this time, Xiao Wei walked over and said:

"Great sir, happy new year!"

Zi Peng replied as he took out a piece of 50 yuan paper from his pocket and handed it over to Xiao Wei as a New Year's money. Xiao Wei persisted in not wanting it, but it was still Lia who opened her mouth:

"Xiao Wei, your grandpa is giving it to you, take it."

Thus, Xiao Wei accepted the money and happily sat on the edge of the brick bed. Zi Peng said:

"The money is indeed a little small, but I can't afford it. After the uncle earns more, I'll give you more."

After Lixia cleaned up the table and cleaned the dishes, she walked over to Gui Hong and said:

"Gui Hong, go up to the house and check if Brother Liang has finished eating. If he has finished, ask him to come and play mahjong with second brother."

Gui Hong put on his shoes, pushed the door open and walked out of the house. Xiao Wei said that he would follow him too, so he followed Gui Hong. He and she were alone in the room. Ever since they met in City on December 27 last year, he had not been with her alone again. Since his mother was ill, he did not take the time to visit her. He and she had not been together for forty-four days.

Thus, he and she took advantage of this moment to embrace each other. The intimacy in his heart didn't need to be explained in detail; the excitement in his heart was even more indescribable. As a result, he and her were like dry firewood that was about to ignite, unwilling to part. In the end, she pushed him away rationally. She knew what would happen when her husband returned to find out. After the separation, the four eyes met, tender and loving. Four eyes spewed fire of love...

At this moment, Lixia took out the mahjong and placed it on the table. Zi Peng was still sitting in his original position. Right at this moment, Gui Hong and Liang Shouquan entered the house one after another. After Zipeng and Zi Peng greeted each other, they began to play mahjong. After hitting two strong winds, about one in the afternoon, Lixia looked at her watch and said:

"second brother, the three of you play chess for a while, I will go cook."

The three of them played three games of chess, and the table was already filled with food. Because it's all ready-made, just warm it up a bit.

12 dishes at noon today: fried chicken, Peking Duck, fried prawns, fried cocoons, sweet and sour carp, plucked silk apples, fragrant phoenix claws, braised beef, stir-fried chilli, squid leeks, powdered cucumber, bean sprout mixed with jellyfish, very rich; also cooked leek filling, pickled dumplings. Zi Peng came in the afternoon of New Year's Eve. He cooked the celery dumplings and had a change of taste today.

Lixia and Zipeng still drink wine, and Guohong and Shou-tao drink white wine. After everyone had filled their cups, Lixia raised her glass and said,

"Today is the second day of the new year, thank you second brother for coming to greet us. I toast the second brother with a toast, I wish him a happy Spring Festival and everything! I also toast to Brother Liang, I wish you a happy Spring Festival and a happy family! "

The four of them clinked their glasses at the same time and downed their first glass of wine. Then he filled a second glass. Zi Peng raised his wine cup and said,

"Today is the second day of the first month. Thank you, Gui Hong family, for your hospitality. Let me borrow your wine and have a cup with all of you. I wish you a happy Spring Festival, great fortune, family reunion, and great wealth! "

After Zi Peng finished speaking, he also clinked his wine cup with everyone else and drank his second cup of wine …

After dinner, he then played mahjong with two wind rings. It was already past 6 o'clock in the evening. Zi Peng said his goodbyes and walked back. The three of them walked him to the door, and she watched him disappear into the night.

February 13th, the fourth day of the first month. At 8: 30 AM, the family of three came to pay their respects to Zi Peng.

Inside Zi Peng's house, the previous joyous atmosphere had vanished. Their arrival reinvigorated his family.

After greeting each other, Zi Peng and Tsinghua played mahjong with Lixia and Gui Hong. Xiao Feng brought Cheng Hua back and cooked him. Three mahjong were played in the morning, from nine in the morning until two in the afternoon.

Zi Peng took off the mahjong and placed the dishes on the table, then poured a cup of white wine for Gui Hong and Guang Shen. He, Licheng and Ding Xiaofeng all drank wine, while Xiao Wei and his three daughters drank champagne. Zi Peng raised his wine cup and said,

"Today is the fourth day of the first month of the year. Thank you, Gui Hong, Lixia and Xiao Wei, for coming to pay our respects! Here, let me toast you. I wish you all the best in your new year of hard work and wealth! "

The four of them clinked their glasses and drained them. After the second cup of wine was filled, Lixia raised her glass and said,

"Today, we came to pay our respects to second brother, but regretfully, my mother died due to an old man, so we were unable to witness the joyous scene. If Mother had known in the underworld, she would have kept us safe. I'll borrow second brother's wine to toast you today. "

After he finished, they clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp. After filling the third cup of wine, Ding Xiaofeng raised the cup and said:

"I am very happy that my sister and brother-in-law have come to greet us today. If my mother knew underground, she would also be very happy. I toast you and thank you for the New Year greeting on a cold day. "

She did it himself, and the others took a swig. At this time, Cheng Hua raised his champagne glass and said:

"Auntie, you came all the way here. You must eat and drink well."

Tsinghua and Yu Hua also said:

"When my grandmother was alive, she would always say hello to me. My aunt is also good to my grandmother, I hope that she and her husband will come visit us often when they have time in the future. Although my grandmother died, she is still my aunt's relative. "

Lixia was touched by the words of her three nieces. She took over the conversation and said,

"The three nieces are right. We promise to come visit you often in the future. "I also hope that you will have the time to visit our home often. This way, you'll be able to walk around frequently and also show a bit of convenience."

After Lixia finished talking, Gui Hong continued,

"That's right, relatives are becoming more and more intimate the more they move around."

At noon today, Guihong drank three glasses of white wine, Lixia, Xiaofeng and Zipeng drank two bottles of wine, and four of them drank two bottles of champagne. Therefore, they all felt that they had eaten well and drunk well. Thus, the Cheng Hua sisters tidied up the table, and Zi Peng, Gui Hong and Li Xia spoke out. Zi Peng said:

"Normally, the New Year is very lively, but this year, Mom has left. This room seems very empty and lonely."

Lixia sighed and said with emotion:

"The moment my mother leaves, she made me run until I couldn't take it anymore." I was filled with joy when I found my mother's love. I found my mother, the great mother who made me proud. But she just left me behind and left first. I feel really bad inside. "

Zi Peng's feelings for his mother could be said to be the deepest. Since he was young, he had always been dependent on his mother, so how could he not have a deep relationship with her? Now that his mother had left, how could he not feel sad? He was still lacking normally, but if he brought up the topic of his mother again today, would he feel better? After listening to what Lisa had to say, he continued,

"In this lifetime, my mother will still enjoy some blessings for the rest of her life. She has suffered far too many hardships for the rest of her life. It's amazing to be able to send me to school in that environment. "

Hearing Zi Peng's words, Lixia felt the same way. She looked at Zi Peng and said,

"second brother was lucky that mother taught you for six years. Otherwise, can you be a secretary? Can you be a worker? "

Wasn't this what Zi Peng was thinking in his heart? After listening to her, he continued,

"My mother, her greatness, is great in this place. I will never forget how she raised me."

When the family returned at 4 pm, Zi Peng's family escorted them to the front street...