Chapter 175
This year's New Year's Eve dinner is the same as in previous years. Yang's father is responsible for killing chickens, and Yang's mother is responsible for subsequent processing.
The chicken was bought by Yang Ma for the elderly in the neighborhood, and it was not for nothing. It was usually given fifty or one hundred, and it was given to the elderly as a hard-earned expense.
The old man didn't just raise one chicken from Yang's mother. Some people familiar with the village did the same. Each family marked their own chicken feet. When they were raised, they would come back and get it at the vegetable market and spend 11 or 2 yuan to let the chicken seller handle it.
However, Yang's mother likes to deal with it herself, as if this is her minimum respect for the New Year, full of ritual.
Boil a pot of boiling water, pour it on the chicken that has been put into blood, then under the rising white water vapor, remove the feathers bit by bit, cut the stomach, and clean the internal organs.
When Yang Yang was a child, he liked to squat beside Yang's mother. When he saw her doing these things, he always felt amazing. There were so many things in the belly of a chicken.
However, he doesn't like to eat chicken, especially the chicken pieces that are fried in a pot, which are both hard and stuffed.
Like him, Yang Feng doesn't like chicken, but he definitely doesn't miss the show "Grandma's chicken-pitting program".
Last year, I took the initiative to approach my grandma just to see her digging chickens in the backyard.
The same is true this year. When I came to my hometown, I saw Ma Yang carrying a bucket of steaming water to the backyard and immediately followed her happily.
When Yang Ma finished her chicken feathers opened the chicken's belly and took out a pile of internal organs, he couldn't help but point to the things on the ground and asked:
"Grandma, what is this?"
"This is the chicken kidney... don't move, just watch it."
Yang Feng was curious and wanted to reach out to touch him, but Yang's mother quickly pressed him down.
Yang Xiaoyu, who was upstairs, did not have as curious as her younger brother. She stayed in the room with Xu Yan and saw the little man's book that Fang's mother bought for her and Yang Feng.
Fang's father and Yang's father are only responsible for rough jobs such as killing chickens or chopping pork bones. Fang's mother is busy in the kitchen, so they eat snacks in the living room and watch TV.
When Yang Yang came, two big men became three big men.
"Yang Yang, after the New Year, your mother and I will go to the city with you."
"Why? Don't you like life in the village?"
"It's not that you don't want to take our burden, and no one is allowed to take care of the stores in the city."
"No need for this. You just stay in the village and go there once a month. I will usually take a look after you get off work."
Yang Yang peeled peanuts in his hand and persuaded him.
If parents move to the city, it is unlikely that they will not look at their grandchildren.
His wife likes to stay with her children, so he only spends time with his wife at work, and then lets her parents get in touch, but it won’t be great.
"You are willing to help us watch, why don't you just take care of our business?" Yang's father raised his eyebrows. He was not used to walking around the city. He had to walk to the park and didn't feel comfortable in the village.
"Don't urge me. When I gain a foothold in the company, I can take into account your store. There is something I have to choose before it comes." Yang Yang said his thoughts.
"Jianguo, I feel that Yang Yang is right. You plan to continue to grow bigger anyway, and that's great." Dad Fang also started to join in from the side.
"Can he have that energy?" Yang's father expressed doubts about his son's ability.
"Your grandchildren will have it when they go to elementary school." Yang Yang estimated that the construction of the city would come to an end during that period. If Hua Lei wanted to break out of the city, he would not get involved, seek a free job, help the two elders check the store, free up time to accompany his wife, and do not want to make himself so tired.
If you get tired of your hair, it will be more than worth the effort.
"It's mentioned elementary school. Have you found Xiaoyu and Xiaofeng's kindergarten?" Seeing that he couldn't talk about his son, Yang's father changed the topic and talked about his grandson.
"Let's go find it after the New Year." Yang Yang had too many peanuts, so he picked up an orange and peeled it.
"Anyway, the kindergartens are similar. I think the kindergartens in our town are also good. Why don't you hand over the children to us and let them go to the kindergartens in the town."
When Dad Yang mentioned, Dad Xu's eyes lit up.
In this way, you can hear your grandchildren call grandpa (grandfather) every day
"Dad, it's better for you to give up this idea. Xu Yan is very baby to the child, and she will never agree." Yang Yang said, looking up at Dad Yang, "And can you control them? Be willing to be cruel? Be cruel, be sure to be able to manage them?"
Three questions in a row made Yang Dad confused. After reacting, he realized that Yang Yang was blaming them for not having time to care about him when they were young. He couldn't help but get angry. He stood up and wanted to get the broom at home to teach this "unfilial son" a lesson.
"Dad, I'll eat it. I'll go see Xu Yan and the child."
As soon as he saw Dad Yang stand up, Yang Yang swallowed the orange in his mouth, said something to Dad Xu, and ran away.
On the New Year's Eve, every family is decorated with lights, and two or three children are jumping out from all over the village from time to time, holding fireworks bought from small shops in their hands.
Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng looked at him and jealous, and pulled Xu Yan to buy it for them.
Xu Yan picked some relatively safer fireworks for them to play with, and she and Yang Yang stood by and watched them.
Yang Yang couldn't help but remembered his childhood. On a whim, he also went to a small shop to buy two handheld fireworks.
Let Yang Feng hold it, hug him, hold his hand, and face the fireworks to the sky.
When the fireworks rushed into the sky, Yang Feng was full of excitement. Yang Xiaoyu covered her ears with fear, but she couldn't bear to leave, so she fell into Xu Yan's arms and saw her brother and father setting off fireworks there.
Year by year, year by year.
When staying in my hometown until the fifth day of the lunar month, Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng couldn't stay.
Yang Yang also felt that some things were unwilling to let go of in his hometown, so he bought four travel tickets and roundtrip air tickets for Yang's father and mother, as well as Xu's father and mother. He said that it was a company lottery, but he and Xu Yan did not plan to go out for fun, so he gave them.
After sending the four parents out for a trip, Yang Yang took his wife and children back to his home in the community with a legitimate reputation.
Looking at the couplets and the words "Fu" posted at the door of the house, Yang Yang went to Zhang Xiaoqi's door and knocked on the door.
"Doctor Zhang and Dr. Yu, are you at home?"
"They are not here, I am!"
As soon as he heard Yang Yang's voice, Zhang Xiaoqi ran over and opened the door excitedly.
As soon as the door opened, he immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Happy New Year, Master."
"You are indispensable." Yang Yang put the New Year red envelopes that he had prepared long ago into Zhang Xiaoqi's hands.
Seeing that there was only one red envelope, Zhang Xiaoqi closed the door and ran towards Xu Yan.
Before she could speak, Yang Xiaoyu shouted first: "Sister Xiaoqi, happy New Year."
Yang Feng followed his sister and shouted: "Sister Xiaoqi, Happy New Year."
Zhang Xiaoqi was stunned. When Xu Yan gave her the New Year red envelope, she was struggling for a long time and gave two more red envelopes to Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng.
"Sister Yanyan, next time I will give Xiaoyu and Xiaofeng a red envelope, can you remind me earlier?" Zhang Xiaoqi, who had empty hands, said to Xu Yan with a frustration.
"You didn't prepare for this, forget it this time, Xiaoyu and Xiaofeng returned the red envelope to his sister."
"I know mom."
"good."
As soon as Xu Yan said, Yang Xiaoyu and Yang Feng handed the red envelope to her.
Zhang Xiaoqi took the red envelope and thought for a while, "You guys wait for me."
After saying that, he ran to the stairway next to the elevator. After a while, he held two red envelopes in his hand and stuffed them back into Yang Feng and Yang Xiaoyu, "Happy New Year, Xiaoyu Xiaofeng, this is the red envelope that my sister gave you."
“…”
Looking at the obviously deflated red envelope, Yang Yang and Xu Yan looked at each other.
Chapter completed!