Husband and Father Youwei

Chapter 56 Keeping the Year Old

   Tu Lin bought a lot of firecrackers in the county before, but now after the New Year's Eve dinner, he took a few children to play outside in the yard. It's just that firecrackers are still dangerous after all, so only two adults, Tu Lin and Zhao Changping, lit the fire, while a few children hid behind the gate and watched with their ears covered.

As the firecrackers were ignited and exploded one by one by Tu Lin, all the children laughed and were excited. Although Tu Lin bought the smallest firecracker, no bigger than an adult's little finger, the sound was still loud in the silent night, almost spreading throughout the village.

Although firecrackers are not very expensive, but because they are not a necessity, and country people are always frugal, very few people buy them for fun. But this year is different, because of the existence of Tu Lin's charcoal workshop, almost every household in the village either works in the workshop, or sells firewood to Tu Lin and the others, earning some money, and now it's the annual New Year's Eve , they are much more generous than in the past, and some people bought things like firecrackers.

So Tu Lin only released a few firecrackers in this way, and some people who also bought firecrackers also came out to release them. The crackling sound of explosions one after another, mixed with the screams and laughter of children, it was so lively that it became more and more lively. Many people were not afraid of the cold and were attracted out of the house.

Ruan Tang and Tu Xinmei also supported Zhao's mother standing at the door to watch, but because of the cold weather, they were afraid that Zhao's mother would freeze, so they helped her back into the house after watching for a while. When Tu Lin and the others came back from the firecrackers, they saw Ruan Tang, Tu Xinmei and Zhao's mother playing cards in the east room.

Strip cards are also called leaf cards, or horse hang cards. There were such things in Tu Lin's original world. It is said that they were passed down from ancient times. They are the earliest playing cards in the world, much earlier than western poker.

But Tu Lin had only heard of this kind of card, but it was the first time he had seen it, so naturally he didn't know how to play it. Fortunately, this card is not complicated, and Tu Lin is not stupid, sitting next to Ruan Tang and watching him play a few hands, he almost learned it.

Ruan Tang happened to be a little tired after sitting for a long time. Seeing Tu Lin eager to try, he got up to make way for him, and Tu Lin replaced Ruan Tang and continued to fight Tu Xinmei and Zhao's mother.

It's just that although this card looks simple and easy to play, Tu Lin is a novice after all, while Tu Xinmei and Zhao's mother have both played for many years. They are not only experienced but also cooperate with each other. Unarmoured.

There was no other way, Tu Lin could only find foreign aid, and brought Zhao Changping in as well. Zhao Changping also often played cards with Mother Zhao and Tu Xinmei, so he had some skills. He and Tu Lin played against Mother Zhao and Tu Xinmei. Lin was so helpless when he was alone.

Playing cards, I didn't feel the passage of time until a deep and distant bell sounded from the direction of the county town, and everyone woke up with a start, only to realize that it was midnight.

Everyone accepted the cards and stopped playing. Tu Xinmei took Zhao Xiuxiu to the kitchen to cook glutinous rice balls and hot rice cakes, while Tu Lin and the others went to wake up a few children who had already fallen asleep.

After eating glutinous rice balls and rice cakes, which symbolize reunion and prosperity, the New Year's Eve is over, and it's time to rest. At this time, although it was not yet dawn, Tu Lin and the others did not stay at Zhao's house, and returned to their own home with Tu An, who was starting to feel sleepy again.

Although he had been away from home for three or four hours, Tu Lin had already come back earlier and lit a charcoal basin in each of the east and west rooms. At this time, the charcoal fire is strong, dispelling the cold air in the house, and making people feel warm as soon as they enter.

After Tu An was settled, Tu Lin and Ruan Tang went back to their room and fell asleep.

There was no dream all night, and the next day was the first day of the new year, because there might be people who came to pay New Year's greetings, so although Tu Lin and the others didn't fall asleep until midnight last night, it was only two hours later, when the sky was just dawning, They got up again, and Tu An was still young and couldn't sleep, so they let him continue to fall asleep.

Not long after Tu Lin and the others woke up and opened the door of their house, people really came to pay New Year's greetings, and there were quite a few of them. There were not many elders who came to visit, most of them were young people and children who were about the same age as Tu Lin and Ruan Tang. Tu Lin and Ruan Tang took out pastries and various roasted seeds and nuts they had bought at home to entertain them.

Now Tu Lin and the others are considered one of the best families in the village, and there are quite a few people who came to pay New Year's greetings, but the arrival of two of them was unexpected by Tu Lin and Ruan Tang, but within reason , These two people are Qiu Lan and Song Dayong.

Tu Lin has helped them so much, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-saving grace, so it is nothing more than normal, and he should come to visit them during the New Year's Eve. But this time the two came to the door, not only to visit, but also took out twenty taels of silver to return to Tu Lin and Ruan Tang.

The twenty taels of silver was far from what Tu Lin lent them back then, but since they came to pay them back, Tu Lin would certainly not refuse to accept it, and then after Qiu Lan and Song Dayong's words of gratitude , the two got up to say goodbye, and Tu Lin and Ruan Tang sent them to the door together.

Standing at the gate, watching Qiu Lan and Song Dayong go away, Ruan Tang pulled off Tu Lin's hand around his waist.

As soon as Qiu Lan and Song Dayong appeared before, Tu Lin held hands and hugged himself in front of them, which made Ruan Tang very embarrassed, but he could understand why Tu Lin was like this, and he didn't want to Tu Lin was unhappy in front of outsiders, so he let Tu Lin go until Qiu Lan and Song Dayong were sent away. Now that there were no outsiders around, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Although Ruan Tang no longer has any relatives, there are still a few good friends in the village, such as the village family and the Qiu family, so they have to come to pay New Year's greetings. When it was half past time, seeing that no one would come to the door, he carried the baptism and went out with Tu Lin and Tu An who had already got up.

In addition to the people in the village, the Zhou family and Tu Lin in the county are also very familiar with each other, but the gap between the two families is huge, and Tu Lin has no intention of hugging his thighs, so when he delivered charcoal for the last time a year ago, he paid homage to Butler Bai. Years, without a formal visit to congratulate. But I didn't expect that just two days ago, Butler Bai suddenly came to the house to pay New Year's greetings to Tu Lin and the others, and brought a lot of New Year's gifts.

Since Butler Bai came on behalf of the Zhou family, and gifts are reciprocated, Tu Lin still had to prepare an annual gift to return to the Zhou family in the end. So on the afternoon of the first day of the new year, Tu Lin took out some seafood and other food from the space, took some game from his home, and finally bought some things in the county town, which was almost half full.

Seeing that although it was definitely not as good as the cartload of things sent by the Zhou family, it was reasonable, so he and Ruan Tang took Tu An to send it to the Zhou family.

The first day of junior high school passed by like this, and the next day was the second day of junior high school. It was the day when the married daughter brought her husband and children back to her natal home to visit her parents. Although Tu Lin cut off contact with Tu's father, he would not ask Tu Xinmei to be like him. Although Tu Xinmei was somewhat dissatisfied with Tu's father regarding Tu Lin's matter, her greatest hatred was still on Li Shi , I still have a bit of father-daughter affection for Tu Fu, so this day, like in previous years, I went to Lijiagou with Zhao Changping.

Tu Lin and the others did not have a married daughter, nor did they have any family members to visit, so they stayed at home for a day. During the day, Tu Lin accompanied Ruan Tang to fiddle with the things in his space, and at night, it was his turn to fiddle with Ruan Tang. He spent the last day of the annual vacation leisurely and comfortably.

On the day of the third day of junior high school, although the New Year has not completely passed, the festive and lively atmosphere has subsided slightly. Tu Lin's family and Tu Xinmei's family are also busy again. The charcoal workshop has reopened, and shops and restaurants have also reopened. .

With the aftertaste of the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, whether it is Tu Lin's charcoal shop or Tu Xinmei's small restaurant, business is much better than before. This situation lasted for about half a month, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. festival day.

On this day, there is a lantern festival in the county town, which is only once a year. It is a rare lively and festive event. Zhuxi Village is very close to the county town, and Tu Lin doesn't want to miss it, so the afternoon and Ruan Tang are arranged as if they were in a workshop. It's clear, when it was almost time for Tu An to leave school, the two of them entered the county together.

At this time, the sky is still bright, but the county town is already full of people coming and going. There are small street vendors one after another, some selling all kinds of snacks, some selling various gadgets, and those selling lanterns are indispensable. There are endless cries of hawking, and there are even jugglers and those who set up a stage to sing, babbling, babbling, and applause, but it is much more noisy and lively than during the New Year's Eve.

Tu Lin and Ruan Tang were walking together on the street. At first, Tu Lin wanted to hold Ruan Tang's hand, but Ruan Tang was thin-skinned and afraid of offending people, so he had to give up. Closer, almost shoulder to shoulder, while turning his head to talk, he could even feel the heat from the other party's mouth.

After walking like this for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the gate of Chongwen Academy. At this time, there were several people standing at the door who came to pick up their children at the same time. Since they met each other often and were not unfamiliar, they all greeted with smiles.

Not long after, the gate of the college was opened from the inside, and some students came out of school one after another. About three to two minutes later, a familiar figure of Tu Lin and Ruan Tang appeared among the students.

Carrying a schoolbag and wearing a student uniform of Chongwen College, Tu An walked out from the gate of the college. He saw Tu Lin and Ruan Tang outside the door at a glance, and immediately trotted towards them with a smile on his face.

Because before coming to school today, Ruan Tang had already told Tu An that he would take him to the Lantern Festival at night, so Tu An was not surprised to see Tu Lin and Ruan Tang appear at the same time to pick him up, but he was also very happy.

Tu Lin took Tu An's schoolbag to help him carry it, and Ruan Tang took Tu An's hand, but the family of three didn't immediately wander around the county town, but went to Ertiao Street where the charcoal shop and Shilixiang were located.

The Zhao family has lived in Zhuxi Village for a long time, and they have seen the Lantern Festival in this county more than once, so they don't think there is anything new about it, and thinking about the Shangyuan Festival today, there are quite a lot of people visiting the county town, so they plan to stay in the shop for more Do some business and make a lot of money.

Tu Lin and the others hadn't had dinner yet, and they had a restaurant at home, so naturally they couldn't eat elsewhere, so they went to Tu Xinmei's Shilixiang.

When they arrived, it was not time for serious meals, and as expected, only one of the four tables in the shop was occupied. It was useless to greet Zhao Changping, so Tu Lin asked Ruan Tang and Tu An to find a table to cook, while he went to the back hall.

The back hall is the kitchen, and at this time Tu Xinmei is cooking very hot. Because Zhao's mother is old, Zhao Miaomiao and Zhao Lingling are too young to do anything, and Zhao Xiuxiu has to take care of Zhuang Zhuang, so there are only Zhao Changping and Tu Xinmei in the shop. Fortunately, Tu Xinmei is used to doing physical work, and often serves as the spoon for people celebrating weddings and weddings. It is not a problem to provide meals for dozens of people, so the back kitchen can support them.