In the past few days in Yangjiazhuang, there has been a heavy snowfall, the ground is white, and the sky is gray, and the whole small village seems to be silent.

Zhang Guoquan wore Mao Wen shoes and was busy going back and forth between the canteen and the yard, and occasionally made several trips to Aunt Wang's house.

The soles of Mao Weng shoes were made of two thick wooden boards. They were very high and could not be used without getting used to them for a few days. If it had not been for the cold weather, he would not have even planned to wear them. During the Laba period, his chin would fall off due to the cold.

You need to be careful when walking, the snow has not yet melted, and the road is slippery. The most important thing is to carry something in your hand, such as burnt leaves, crispy meatballs, fried sugar cakes, and steamed white flour buns.

Went to Aunt Wang's house to get it.

It's not just Zhang Guoquan's family who is like this, most of the village is so lively.

Although it’s not the New Year yet, people in the village say that the New Year is after Laba. It only happens once a year. They clean the house, pay homage to the Stove Lord, write Spring Festival couplets, and sell New Year’s goods. The excitement lasts until New Year’s Eve, and that’s not even done.

Zhang Guoquan is greedy and can't wait until the Chinese New Year is approaching. In the past few days, he has been asking Aunt Wang to fry some meatballs and add more powder.

After my mother left, he thought he would never be able to eat these things again. Fortunately, Aunt Wang was willing to cook them for him and toss them in front of the pot. The taste was the same as what my mother made. As he ate it, he shed tears.

When Aunt Wang saw it, she would say, "Cry, cry," tears of missing your loved ones are the ones you should shed.

Bai Ge said, after the New Year, take Xiao Zhaoyang back to Xikou Village to see his father.

The happiest person is Xiao Zhaoyang. I don’t know how he can be so noisy. He seems to know what the Chinese New Year is like. He lies on the table, which is not even taller than the table, and bangs the bowl with his chopsticks like that.

Aunt Wang wouldn't let him knock. Knocking on the bowl was unlucky. He couldn't let Xiao Zhaoyang get close to him when frying the meatballs, for fear of the babbling little Zhaoyang talking nonsense.

Don’t look at the fact that there are still more than twenty days left in the New Year, it’s here in the blink of an eye.

The villagers said that it was something I had been looking forward to. I look forward to it every day and night, so it will definitely come soon.

During the New Year's Day, the canteen was so busy that Zhang Guoquan could not handle the work alone, so Bai Ge helped in the canteen, and Aunt Wang took the child over so that the two of them did not have to ask questions.

Aunt Wang always talks about how the young couple can earn more money and give it to Zhaoyang Flower.

The Chinese New Year is the happiest festival of the year. Children are happy, adults are happy, and Zhang Guoquan and Bai Ge are even happier when they count their money at night.

Yes, celebrating the New Year happily.

The old man said that this year is 1989, the Year of the Snake, also called the Year of the Little Dragon.

All the unhappy things this year were blown up with the sound of firecrackers on New Year's Eve, and my body and bones became relaxed.

During the few days of the New Year, the heavy snow never stopped. Children went crazy playing, making snowmen and rolling snowballs at the door. Naughty children would stuff firecrackers into the snowman, and with a "bang", half of their body could be lifted off.

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Until the second day of the Lunar New Year, every household starts to be busy visiting relatives. Those with natal parents will visit their natal parents first.

Aunt Wang started busy in front of the stove early in the morning. The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to return to her parents' home. She has two daughters and will bring her grandson here today.

Zhang Guoquan and Bai Ge took Xiao Zhaoyang back to Xikou Village.

On the way, Zhang Guoquan pulled the driver and said mockingly: "Everyone is going back to their parents' home today, so I am going back to my parents' home."

Bai Ge just laughed and almost burst into tears. She was so lucky to meet Zhang Guoquan. Later, she had a small family of her own. Although her life was relatively poor, she was happy and satisfied.

Maybe everyone would complain about God's injustice, but she would not. She thanked God for allowing him to meet Zhang Guoquan and Xiao Zhaoyang. This was God's gift to him.

Before Zhang Guofan, she never felt that she was a disabled person. She could go out in a wheelchair, cook, and even sell things in a canteen to make money.

Her self-confidence was gained bit by bit, and it was Zhang Guoquan who encouraged her, so that she felt alive.

She doesn't need pity or sympathy. She is willing to fight with Zhang Guoquan for this family.

The snow on both sides of the road is very thick, but the snow in the middle of the dirt road has been leveled. There are many people visiting relatives passing by. Many of the people visiting relatives choose to ride large-beam bicycles with New Year's goods hanging on the handlebars and sit behind them.

The mother-in-law was sitting there, and the child was sitting on the beam.

When the road is good, you can ride it for a while, but when the road is bad, you can only push it.

Zhang Guoquan took into account Bai Ge's difficulty in moving and also brought little Zhaoyang with him, so he chose to drive back to his father's house.

After a lot of effort, I finally arrived at Xikou Village. I could see the familiar tung trees far away. They were not as full of life as they were in summer. The withered trunks and branches gave people a sense of depression in winter.

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The familiar earthen courtyard was also in front of him. When Zhang Guoquan held the shoulder rope on his shoulders, grasped the handlebars of the car with both hands, and looked towards the entrance of the courtyard, he was a little surprised for a moment.

The courtyard door was locked and rusty, and the two wooden doors were slightly open. It must have been pushed open by a child.

Looking in through the crack of the open door, the yard is in a mess, obviously because no one has taken care of it.

This situation usually occurs when there is no one living in the house, and the doorway is filled with thick snow.

Zhang Guoquan was surprised when he looked at this scene, because in his impression, his father had always been a hard-working man, like most farmers, who worked hard without complaint, day after day.

And such a dilapidated and messy scene is definitely not my father’s temperament.

Even if my mother left, my father would still keep the house tidy by himself.

Bai Ge also noticed it and said: "It seems that we have come too little. We should come more often."

Yes, he has been busy taking care of the canteen since my mother left, and it seems that he has never been there once. When Huiru sent Xiao Zhaoyang here, he took Xiao Zhaoyang back to Xikou Village once, and she was already buried.

I look at this child. It is Guozheng's child. I can go away with peace of mind.

He said he was always busy and was just making excuses for himself.

It wasn't that he didn't want to come, but he was afraid of seeing things and missing people. As soon as he saw the yard where he grew up, he couldn't help but miss his mother and his fourth brother. He couldn't leave for a long, long time.

It’s Chinese New Year, so I have to go there no matter what.

"It should be at the eldest or second brother's house."

It seems that my father was persuaded by his eldest brother and his second brother. He is a person who is afraid of causing trouble to others, and he does not want the eldest and second brother to make the family uneasy because he is an old man who is about to die.

Dad was unwilling to go and preferred to live alone, but the dilapidated yard in front of him was the best proof. Dad had either gone to the eldest brother's house or to the second brother's house.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Guoquan decided to go to his eldest brother's house first. How should I put it, although they are all brothers, they have known each other since childhood.

The eldest brother is an honest person, and he is different from the second brother. It does not mean that the second brother is a bad person, but mainly because of the second sister-in-law. Alas...

As for the eldest sister-in-law, compared with the second sister-in-law, she is better.
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