January 24th, the 26th day of the 12th lunar month

Cao Xuan finished all the work in the capital, entrusted Wangcai Laifu to Jiang Yue, and flew back to his hometown Zao City for the New Year.

Zao City does not have an airport, but there are airports next to it, Xu City and Lin City.

The airport in Xu City just opened last year and there were fewer tickets. Cao Xuan only grabbed the ticket from Lin City and then hired a van home.

Zao City is the second-last city in Shandong Province, and is only stronger than Lai City, which has not been merged into Quancheng. Its economy ranks among the top three in Shandong Province, and its population is lower than that of the seventeen prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province.

Cao Xuan's family is in Yi County, which is under Zaozhuang. He is not very famous and has not many celebrities.

The most famous one is Kuang Heng, who was drilled a wall and stole the light. His tomb is less than ten miles away from Cao Xuan's house.

When I was a child, Cao Xuan heard from his family that Kuang Heng was a fellow villager and was so proud in his heart. Later, when he heard from his history teacher in high school that Kuang Heng was driven back to his hometown because of corruption, his heart was like eating fly shit.

In addition to Kuang Heng, the more famous one is Jia Sanjin, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty.

This person who was once speculated by historians was the deity of Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, the first of the four great books of the Ming Dynasty, the author of "Jin XX".

If this speculation is true, including Cao Xuan, Ximen Daguanren and Yixian have a great fate...

The village where Cao Xuan lives is called Caoguan Village. The name is because an official named Cao once lived here.

There are many villages like Zao City, and Cao Xuan alone knows that there are Panguanzhuang, Jiguanzhuang, Gaoguanzhuang, Zhaoguanzhuang, etc.

Although Caoguanzhuang has the name Cao, Cao is not a big surname in the village. There are only about 30 households in total, and they are basically relatives of Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan heard from his elders that his family was from the famine of Grandpa Cao Xuan. When he came to Caoguanzhuang, he thought that his family had defected. As a result, there was not a single surname Cao, but many surnamed Liu and Sun.

Although the surname is not in the way, the Cao family finally took root here and continued to reproduce until now.

Cao Xuan's family was on the edge of the village. It was already dark when he got home. He didn't see anyone on the road. He called the door open and saw crazy barking of dogs and his parents' excited expressions.

"Dad, mom, I'm back."

Cao Xuan left home to Beijing in early 1995 and came back once during the Spring Festival that year. Since then, since early 1996, he has not been home for almost two years. He only occasionally contacted him by phone.

He misses his parents, and his parents miss him even more.

"Why don't this kid call when he gets home? I'll ask your dad to pick you up."

Cao's mother Sun Lan looked at her son and almost shed tears on the spot. She grabbed Cao Xuan's hand and refused to let go, for fear that her son would be gone again.

Cao's father Cao Shuangguo didn't speak, but immediately snatched Cao Xuan's luggage and scolded the dog who was still roaring.

"It's cold outside, let's talk in the room."

Seeing that the dog was barking again, Cao Xuan should start to alarm his neighbors, so he suggested that his parents go back to the house to talk. Sun Lan's maternal love broke out at this time, and what his son said was.

"Let's go back and say, "You're hungry, I'll ask your dad to make some food for you."

Cao Xuan rubbed his stomach. He felt a little airsick when he took the plane for the first time. He didn't eat anything after that. Now he is really hungry.

"Do it just do it, I'll cushion my stomach."

"Don't worry, let your dad do it."

Sun Lan dragged her son to the main hall, Cao Shuangguo put down his luggage and headed straight to the kitchen.

………

Cao Xuan's house is not big, with four main rooms, a yard in the middle, a kitchen next to it, and a toilet and a doghouse in the corner.

When he entered the living room, the first thing Cao Xuan saw was a brand new 29-inch color TV.

"Our family bought a TV."

"I have bought it long ago. Didn't you send your family 50,000 yuan in September? Your dad didn't buy anything. He bought a TV and VCD, and played the two songs you sang every day."

Sun Lan smiled and looked at her son with pride.

"I watched "Water Margin" on TV two days ago, and I did a good job."

When Cao Xuan was happy to see his play, he was a little embarrassed. After all, Ximen Qing had a lot of passionate scenes.

"Have my dad watched it too?"

"It's not just your father, your uncle and aunt, your uncle and aunt, and Erkui's house next door, all came to our house to see it together. Two days ago, I went back to my parents' house to celebrate the festival, and I also told you my uncle and aunt and second aunt to let them go home to see it."

Sun Lan showed off to her son with excitement.

In her opinion, her son is on TV or CCTV, which is nothing to do.

It was only passed to relatives and friends, and it was already the result of Cao Shuangguo stopping him. Otherwise, Sun Lan would have hoped to run to the village loudspeaker and shouted three times a day, so that the whole county would know that her son Cao Xuan was on TV.

Cao Xuan: "..."

He now had the impulse to fly back to the capital overnight, otherwise he would not die on the spot after two days of visiting relatives.

Sun Lan didn't know her son's thoughts, and she kept sharing with her son what happened at home during this period.

Because of Cao Shuangguo's low-keyness, Cao Xuan's fame was not until October when someone saw Cao Xuan sing on Beijing TV, and it was only revealed in the village.

Now the old Cao family is in the limelight in Caoguanzhuang.

In Sun Lan's words, she used to say hello to her in the village, but later even when the village chief met, she had to call her sister-in-law. Cao Shuangguo was even more amazing. He had to invite him to be a guest in any wedding and wedding events in the village.

This is before "Water Margin" was broadcast, and after "Water Margin" was broadcast, the Cao family became even more powerful.

I dare not say half of the Yi County, at least a few villages around me, and I know that the young man who played Ximen Qing in "Water Margin" is from Cao Guanzhuang. It is said that even the mayor has heard of Cao Xuan's name.

Sun Lan was happy to speak, and her eyes looked so gentle.

Cao Xuan is the only son. Sun Lan has some physical problems and is the kind that is difficult to give birth. She almost died when she was born in Cao Xuan. Later, when Cao Xuan was born, she ligated early.

At that time, family planning had not been established as a national policy, and everyone paid attention to having more children and more blessings, especially in rural areas, they hoped that the more prosperous the family, the better.

Sun Lan was very angry because she had only one son. Later, Cao Xuan failed the college entrance examination and went to Beijing for several years but had nothing to do.

There were more and more rumors in the village, and Sun Lan had quarreled with others several times because of this.

Until now Cao Xuan became famous, Sun Lan was completely proud and eliminated the resentment and frustration accumulated over the years.

Cao Xuan was originally worried about how to live in his hometown these days, but when he looked at Sun Lan's happy expression, he suddenly let go of those entanglements.

In the past twenty years, he almost always worried his parents and rarely did things that made them happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Now that Cao Xuan has the capital to make his parents happy and proud, he will never suppress his parents.

As long as your parents are happy, it is worth it.

The mother and son were chatting, and Cao Shuangguo brought in two plates: "I don't know if you are back, there is nothing at home. I have some radishes left. I'll fry you another egg. You can eat something for you first. I'll go to the market to buy whatever you want tomorrow."

"What dish does not matter, I'll have a pancake first."

Cao Xuan took the pancake from his father's hand, rolled up some scrambled eggs with chili, and took a bite. He was so moved that tears were almost falling.

"It's this smell."

When it comes to people from Shandong Province, many people think of them as burly men with pancakes and green onions. In fact, most prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province do not eat pancakes as their staple food.

The only places that like to eat pancakes are Zaoshi, Linshi, Taishi and other central and southern Shandong areas, and other places mainly focus on staple foods such as sesame cakes, steamed buns, and rice.

Cao Xuan also ate pancakes in Beijing, but he always felt that they were not authentic.

Now that I have returned home, the taste buds I have developed since childhood made Cao Xuan feel that the pancake in his hand is particularly sweet.

Cao Xuan rolled up vegetables and ate three pancakes in one go. He regained his appetite. The price was that his cheeks, which had not been exercised for a long time, had a faint pain...
Chapter completed!