Qiao Jinling stretched out her little hand and caught a piece of snowflake, which quickly melted into the palm of her hand and became cool.
"Cover your ears!"
Sun Huifang was carrying a bamboo pole, with a string of firecrackers hanging in front of it. Qiao took a puff of cigarette, lit the cotton primer, and quickly ran back to take the bamboo pole.
Sun Huifang hugged Qiao Jinling and Qiao Jinfeng tightly in her arms and covered their ears. A small red dot in the dark, everyone was waiting with bated breath.
"Crack!"
"Pop!"
"Crack!"
The firecrackers exploded, and the red shredded paper collapsed on the ground, which was festive and reflected everyone's smiling faces.
The bells are ringing, and the year of Ding Mao and Rabbit in 1987 has arrived.
The sound of firecrackers continued. Qiao Jinling looked at everyone's smiling faces and smiled secretly. She felt that it was really worth it to be reborn.
“Cook some more dumplings to eat!”
Sun Huifang turned on the stove, put on the pot, and cooked a pot of dumplings. People on the TV burst into laughter, and everyone hugged the people around them sincerely.
"The bell of spring has sounded. It brings us new hope. The road in the past will not turn back, and the past has become a warm dream. When we are about to end today's party, a new dawn is quietly approaching.
We are here. We are willing to dedicate ourselves to the sun of tomorrow."
The host on the TV was reciting New Year blessings, and Qiao Jinling felt that these blessings hit her heart. The past life has become a dream, and rebirth today is everything new.
Qiao Jinling fell asleep with a grateful heart, and the crackling sound of firecrackers lingered in her ears, getting farther and farther away. In her dream, a beam of golden light came in from the distance, and there was a figure in the haze, starting from small to large, walking towards her
Come.
She tried hard to see the other person's face clearly, but it was blurry and she could only perceive the general outline. Gradually, the golden light faded, and the face was extremely clear.
At this moment, Qiao Jinling suddenly got excited and woke up. He hesitated for a long time, why did he dream about Song Yishan during the Chinese New Year?
"Happy New Year! Lingling!"
On the first day of the new year, Qiao Jinfeng was already sitting at the study table next to her and studying seriously. Unless there were special circumstances, she would always read in the morning.
"Happy New Year, Sister Jinfeng. Hey, it's time to change into new clothes. I want to wear them too."
Qiao Jinling put the strange dream behind her mind. It was more important to wear new clothes. She ignored the cold and put on new clothes. They were folded neatly and placed beside her pillow last night. The sense of ritual was still there.
Wanted.
A red corduroy jacket, navy blue trousers, and thick-soled cotton shoes from my mother. I can’t say they are very fashionable, but they are definitely warm and festive.
The two sisters went downstairs, and Qiao Qianqian bowed to him for the new year. He only knew Ji Shijie, Liu Fangzhou, Bai Shujuan, Gu Xihe and the others in the city. After breakfast, the whole family was going back to Beiheyan Village to spend the day.
The first day of the new year.
Qiao Qianqian rode his motorcycle and led Qiao Jinling first, while Sun Huifang rode a bicycle and led Qiao Jinfeng behind.
"Aunt Qingqing, happy New Year!"
"Aunt He, happy New Year!"
"Grandma Ge, happy new year!"
Qiao Jinling's clear children's voice echoed in the lane, adding to the joy.
It had just snowed and the road was not easy to walk. Qiao rode forward slowly. Qiao Jinling saw people on the street in small groups, wearing fresh clothes and colorful clothes. They were no longer dressed in black, blue and gray. Sure enough, there was a new atmosphere in the new year.
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When they arrived at Beiheyan Village, Qiao Xiangqian rode directly to Yang Guixiang. Qiao Xiangdong, Su Tong and Qiao Jinliang were already here, as were Liu Meihua and his wife.
Qiao Jinliang was playing with Liu Meihua's son Qiao Jinhu. When he saw Qiao Jinling coming, he immediately dumped this silly brother and ran over.
"Sister Lingling, why are you here so late? My grandparents have given me lucky money, so hurry up and get it."
Qiao Jinliang shook the red envelope in his hand.
"Oh, Lingling is here. I miss grandma so much. Tell grandma, did your grandpa have any dreams for you?"
Yang Guixiang took three steps back and forth, and stroked Qiao Jinling's tender face with a pair of rough hands.
"Well, grandma, grandpa didn't say anything, he just said that someone is coming today."
Qiao Jinling made random nonsense. Anyway, someone must be coming during the Chinese New Year, so she wasn't lying.
"Someone is coming? Who is it?"
Yang Guixiang frowned, not knowing what her father-in-law's reminder meant.
"Lingling, this is the red envelope given to you by your grandparents."
Qiao Changhe handed over a red envelope.
"Hey, Lingling is so lucky. My granddaughter's red envelope is bigger than my grandson's. Lingling, why don't you kneel down and kowtow to your grandparents?"
Liu Meihua winked.
"No need to kowtow, Lingling, we are all old people. Your brother Jin Hu and brother Jin Liang don't kowtow, so you don't need to kowtow either."
Su Tong protected Qiao Jinling aside.
"It's worth saying something. As the saying goes, kowtow, kneel, kowtow and kneel again to worship the birthday star. Isn't it our rural custom to kowtow during the New Year? What's wrong with kowtowing to the elderly?"
The fourth child, Qiao Xiangdong, has a strange yin and yang attitude and a different tune.
"Okay, little uncle will kowtow first, then Lingling will kowtow. Lingling will learn from little uncle."
Qiao Jinling smiled sweetly at Qiao Xiangdong.
"Well, my little uncle is an adult now, so it's inappropriate to kowtow anymore. Haha..."
Qiao Xiangdong smiled awkwardly, but he didn't expect this little girl to choke him.
"What are you kowtowing to? Lingling can't kowtow to anyone. If she kowtows to me, I'm afraid of losing my life. Don't fan the flames one by one. Don't hold it in!"
Yang Guixiang stuffed the new year's money into Qiao Jinling's pocket. This little granddaughter was the treasure of their old Qiao family, so it would be nice to offer it without incense.
She blamed Qiao Jinling for all the good things that happened at home, especially the fact that Qiao Xiangxiu made a fortune in Beijing. When she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, she thought about it for a long time, and she felt more and more that Qiao Jinling had the blessing of her ancestors.
While they were talking, Sun Huifang came in with Qiao Jinfeng. Qiao Jinfeng was a little uncomfortable seeing so many relatives at once, and lowered her head shyly.
"Sister Jinfeng, hurry up and ask grandma for the new year's money. No need to kowtow."
Qiao Jinling saw Qiao Jinfeng's embarrassment, took her hand and came to Yang Guixiang.
"Grandma, happy new year~"
Qiao Jinfeng was timid and said hello in a low voice.
Yang Guixiang sighed and thought of her eldest son Qiao Xianghua, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. After all, they were blood relatives with broken bones and even tendons. How could he be so cruel?
"Hey, good boy, this is the New Year's money given by grandma, study hard."
Yang Guixiang secretly stuffed two red envelopes into Qiao Jinfeng. She had only seen him a few times since she was a child, so she should just treat her as a gift to the children.
"Come! Just carry him here! Put him down and wait at the door."
A woman's figure came from the door, raising her voice. While everyone was surprised, He Meiying directed a few people to carry a stretcher in, and there was another person lying on the stretcher.
Yang Guixiang didn't know what kind of medicine He Meiying sold in the gourd. She brought a dead person to her house during the Chinese New Year. She was about to curse when her eyes caught sight of the person on the stretcher, and her heart almost jumped out of fear.
Lying down is her eldest son - Qiao Xianghua!!
No wonder Qiao Jinling said someone would come today. It turned out that the person the ancestor was talking about was him!