In the late 1970s, television was still a very expensive luxury item and was not widely popularized. The programs on television were also mediocre. The Spring Festival Gala, a program that would be well-known to future generations, had not yet been born.
The first Spring Festival Gala was born in 1983. It will take several years before you can watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Without the Spring Festival Gala, everyone would either get together to chat, or play cards to relax, and entertainment methods were extremely scarce. Fortunately, Li Jie did not have cell phone dependence. Compared with copies of ancient backgrounds, the material and entertainment of this era are not comparable.
In future generations, it won't look particularly bad.
There were only four people at the Han family's New Year's Eve dinner, namely Li Jie, Han's mother, Mr. Guan and Guan Xiaoguan.
Although there were few people, it was very warm, which made the anxious Guan Xiaoguan breathe a sigh of relief. She originally thought that everyone from the Han family was there.
In previous years, the old man spent New Year's Eve and Spring Festival at the Han family. This year, it was a little different. His granddaughter was also by his side. This made the old man even more happy and he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.
When he left, he was staggering when he walked. Seeing the old man in such a state, Li Jie didn't dare to let him ride in the car, so he simply carried the old man on his back and took him home on foot.
On the way back, Guan Xiaoguan saw his grandfather sleeping soundly on Li Jie's back, and couldn't help but complain a few words.
"Brother Chunming, thank you. Grandpa is also true. He is not allowed to drink but he still has to drink. He is so old and has no idea of moderation."
Li Jie carried the old man on his back and walked ahead without looking back: "Xiaoguan, you are wrong about this. The old man knows it well. Do you know why the old man is greedy for drinks this year?"
As Guan Xiaoguan walked, he used the street lamp to kick the pebbles under his feet.
"Why?"
Li Jie paused slightly, and was about to turn around and tell Guan Xiaoguan the reason, but because Guan Xiaoguan kept his head down, he bumped into the grandfather in front of him and couldn't help but let out a exclamation.
"oops!"
Phew! Phew!
Guan Xiaoguan raised his head and glanced at his grandfather who was still sleeping, and found that the old man didn't seem to be awake. Then he rubbed his hit head and whispered.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. If I bumped into you and hurt you, you have to blame Brother Chunming. It's all because he stopped on purpose. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have bumped into you."
Mr. Guan didn't know whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk, and he didn't wake up because of the collision.
Li Jie didn't care what the old man thought. Anyway, what he was going to say next was that Guan Xiaoguan was too playful. Even if he was in Sijiu City, he couldn't go back home more than once a month.
The old man longed for family affection in his heart. He didn't say anything to his granddaughter, but he cared about it very much in his heart.
Regarding this, Li Jie felt it was necessary to tell Guan Xiaoguan.
"Because you are back this year, and the old man is happy."
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'Because you are back this year, the old man is happy.'
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Guan Xiaoguan looked startled when she heard this, and immediately understood the reason. Her grandfather was undoubtedly a very wise man. As a descendant of Zhenghuang Banner, to put it bluntly, in the era of sports, the old man was a target.
Feudal remnants.
An old man can avoid exercise again and again, and still live a very prosperous life, and can even leave a small courtyard and protect the treasures in that house.
How difficult this is, it is difficult for those who have not experienced it to describe the hardships.
How could such a wise person not be able to resist his cravings?
Guan Xiaoguan thought about it carefully. Although her grandfather was a heavy drinker, she had never seen him drunk before. Today was the first time she saw him.
Thinking of this, Guan Xiao became concerned and looked up at her grandfather who was sleeping soundly. Her eyes couldn't help but feel a little sour.
He is already an old man in his sixties. Although grandpa is still in good health, he will be seventy in a few years.
An old man wakes up alone every day, goes out to buy groceries alone, cooks meals alone, lies on a rocking chair in the yard to bask in the sun, alone...
If he is not going out, or if brother Chunming comes to visit, grandpa will be alone no matter what he does.
As these images came into Guan Xiaoguan's mind one by one, she suddenly woke up. She was really such a bastard. How could she just play by herself?
'no!'
'I must come back more often to accompany the old man!'
'He is so lonely!'
"Brother Chunming, thank you!"
Guan Xiaoguan's voice was very soft, with a trace of sobs in it. Li Jie hummed softly, then took steps forward and continued forward. Guan Xiaoguan listened, otherwise there would be no trace of emotion in his voice.
I was crying, I just hoped she wouldn't be hot for three minutes.
The old man lying on Li Jie's back suddenly smiled, and he seemed to sleep deeper and more soundly on the way.
Chinese people always celebrate the Spring Festival without visiting relatives and friends. As soon as the New Year's Day is over, the streets and alleys suddenly become lively, and pedestrians on the street start walking around carrying New Year's greetings.
The Han family doesn't have many relatives in the city. Han's mother and Han's father are both from the countryside. They became city dwellers precisely because they caught up with the last train of the times.
At that time, the government had not forced the rural population to move to the city. Han's father and Han's mother also took this opportunity to come to the capital. Later, they settled in the city, worked and had children.
Unfortunately, Han's father lost his life in an unexpected childbirth accident and was unable to see his children grow up and start a family.
Therefore, most of the Han family's relatives are in the countryside. Han's father's hometown is relatively far from Sijiu City, and a round trip takes at least a day. In the early years, Han's mother would take her children back to her hometown.
But as the children grew older and the older generation passed away one after another, the frequency of going back became less and less, from once a year to once every other year.
Mother Han's hometown is not far from the city, but the elderly members of her mother's family have also passed away. The remaining brothers and sisters have started their own families, and they are not together. They are scattered in several places, basically every year.
Go back once.
Counting the days, I was supposed to go to Han Mu's hometown this year, but the trip was interrupted because of a letter.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a postal express was sent to the Han family. The recipient was ‘Han Chunming’ and the sender was ‘Shuimu University Revolutionary Committee’.
After Han's mother saw the sender's information, she immediately opened the envelope eagerly.
The letter contained nothing else but a student admission notice from Shuimu University, with the words above.
'Comrade Han Chunming from the Revolutionary Committee: After being admitted by the school, the Admissions Committee of Yanjing University has approved you to study mechanical engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of our school. Please present this certificate between April 12 and 18, 1978.