The natural way to build a relationship between two strange men is to have a drink together. The natural way to bring a stranger into a family relationship is to cook and eat together. Especially the hot pot dinner where she is the starring role.
Although it's a little imperfect without goose intestines, duck blood, etc., the Yang family just slaughtered a sheep in the morning and had a lot of haggis, so the mutton hot pot naturally tastes great.
So the whole family gathers around the table and eats happily. Even my brother-in-law, who always felt that this boy was not good enough for his niece, had a few drinks with Leehom Liu after having a good meal. It is obvious that my uncle has the potential to be a foodie. As long as he can eat and drink well, everything is easy to negotiate.
After a meal, the whole family had fun and watched TV for a while. Seeing that old man Xuan was dozing off, Yang Dongxu sent him back to his room. He turned around to get foot-washing water, but found that Zhuo Qing'er had already entered the room with foot-washing water.
"I'm not too old to move yet. I'll do this myself." Old Man Xuan said.
In the past two days, except for the old man Xuan who looked bad due to the fatigue of traveling all the way on the first day, he started to walk around Yangjia Village with great interest on the second day.
At first, he was accompanied by Grandpa Yang Dongxu, and then he joined the army of old people in the village granary over the old house, smoking pipes, squatting down and riding horses, or several little old men fighting against landlords for no money. Yes, whoever loses to the landlord three times cannot rob the landlord. It can be said that he was having a lot of fun playing like an old child, and his complexion was even better than when he was in Yanjing.
"Can our dog chase rabbits?" Old Man Xuan couldn't help but ask after washing his feet and sitting in bed.
The heavy snow stopped for a while in the afternoon, but it started to snow before it got dark. It looked like it would probably continue all night, so the snow would be deep enough to catch rabbits and pheasants tomorrow.
"I don't know about this either. Let's try it out tomorrow." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
Their family keeps several large wolfdogs, but they are usually not released and kept in the pig farm as guard dogs. So he really doesn’t know whether you can chase the rabbit away.
"Then try tomorrow. I haven't eaten wild rabbit for a long time." Old man Xuan took off his coat and got into bed.
"Okay." Yang Dongxu nodded obediently.
He knew that Old Man Xuan was not greedy, but that as Yanjing has developed faster and faster in recent years, the city seems to be getting bigger and more prosperous, but the space for people's activities has become more and more limited. .
People of Old Man Xuan's age are not used to the fashionable life in big cities. Therefore, although the courtyard is large, his life is becoming more and more restricted. This time when I returned to the countryside, I suddenly felt a little bit more relaxed.
"Tell me if there's anything you're not used to," Yang Dongxu said to Zhuo Qing'er after exiting Old Man Xuan's room.
As an out-and-out Yanjing native, when Yang Dongxu came to Anhui Province, he was naturally not afraid that Zhuo Qing'er would be too cold and unable to adapt to the winter here. The main reason is that she is afraid that she will be unaccustomed to her living habits.
"It's okay, it's fine." Zhuo Qing'er took the footbath from Yang Dongxu's hand and walked toward the door, ready to pour out the footwashing water.
There are no Internet cables in rural areas now, and even if there are Internet cables, current mobile phones cannot access the Internet, so there is no entertainment at night except watching TV at home and making babies in bed.
It was just after dinner and it was getting dark. Xiao Wu and Daliang wandered to the door of Yang's house and met Zhuo Qing'er who came out to pour water for washing feet. Both Xiao Wu and Daliang looked a little reserved. .
In this era when we are envious of eating commercial food, rural people always feel that they are on a lower level when meeting city people. Of course, this is just because I feel that my wallet is not as strong as that of city dwellers, and I lack a little confidence in what I say and do.
But if you really think that rural people are easy to play with, what are you doing? No matter where you are from, there is no ambiguity in my taking action when things get busy.
"Xu Zi, are you going for a walk?" Xiao Wu called out as he stood at the door without entering.
"It's snowing so much that you can fool around wherever you go." Yang's mother, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, stuck her head out and shouted angrily.
Xiaowu and the others smiled and didn't care.
Yang Dongxu went into the house and changed into a pair of shoes, then put on his coat and walked out.
"Don't play too late." Yang's mother shouted again when she saw her son walking out.
"It's okay, ma'am, there's no need to stay at home. If it's too late, let Xuzi come to my house to sleep." Daliang said with a smile, and then four or five idle young people began to wander in the heavy snow.
"Xu Zi, is that your girlfriend?" Xiao Wu just walked out and glanced at Zhuo Qing'er who entered the room, and said to Yang Dongxu with joy.
"Don't talk nonsense. That's my sister's friend. The two of them are doing business together." Yang Han took the cigarette handed over by Daliang and threw it into his mouth without lighting it. Several of them wrapped themselves in military coats and shrank their heads. He started wandering in the heavy snow: “Where are we going?”
"How about we go to the granary and play some games?" Xiao Liang suggested.
I don’t know since when the granary in Yangjia Village started to gather a lot of card players after the start of the winter slack season. In the past, during the slack season, people would play a few games during the day, but no one was there at night.
But now, no matter day or night, there are always people at the granary, and the gambling money has also changed from a few cents in the beginning to a few dollars now. On New Year's Eve, some people even played games for tens of dollars a hand, winning or losing. At one time, it was higher than the monthly salary of a skilled worker in the city.
Of course, not everyone can afford to play in such a top-notch poker venue. Yangjiacun can count them all on one hand with such a big hand, and Yang’s father and uncle Shengli must also be added. The other people can only play with these few people who promote Pai Gow, and they don't have so much money to occupy the table.
However, it is estimated that a few more people will be needed to be able to play such a big game this year. After all, whether it is the greenhouse vegetables that will be produced this year, or the people who buy big trucks and transport them with Shengli, this year’s pockets are larger than those in previous years put together. Drum, so it’s not even New Year’s Eve yet, and the card court here in the granary has already started to get busy.
"Forget it, I'm here with Big Daddy and the others. If we go to play, aren't we looking for trouble?" Xiao Wu shook his head.
Although I have already left home and started to earn money, I still feel like a child without getting married and having children. Even if you get married and have children, if you don't separate the family, you still feel a little young and haven't grown up.
So at this time, Yangjiacun was still dominated by the generation of Yang's father. It was okay for a few brats to join in and watch the fun, but it would be weird if they couldn't help but play a few tricks without being punished.
Therefore, among the few people, except Yang Dongxu, there is no pressure to go to the granary at this time. Neither Yang's father nor his brother-in-law will say anything. If they go, they will definitely be told that it is better not to go.
"How about going to town to play?" Xiao Tao said.
"Is the place in town set up again?" Yang Dongxu was stunned for a moment and asked.
"What's so strange about this? It doesn't happen all year round. It's just not as public as before." Daliang said.
Yang Dongxu thought about it and seemed to feel that he was too sensitive, both now and in future generations, except for the years during the severe crackdown, when many gangsters were in panic and kept their heads down all day long.
The rest of the time, whether there are rural or urban casinos, there are never fewer casinos. The difference is just in the size and the degree of cancer. Just like Yangjiacun, there is a lot going on all day long in the granary in the countryside, let alone in the town.
"Then let's go now and play somewhere. If we get tired, I have a friend in the town. Let's go to his house and spend the night." Xiao Tao encouraged.
No matter where you play, you have to pay attention to your status. For example, Xiao Wu and others feel ashamed in front of Zhuo Qing'er and dare not strike up a conversation. Likewise, people in the town look down on those in the countryside below.
But Yangjiacun is an exception. After all, Yangjiacun is now a market, and everyone in the village knows that it has money. So when Xiaotao and others went to the town to attend junior high school, no kid in the town dared to look down on them, so naturally there were many who could hang out with them.
"Forget it, let's just take a walk. Many people in the village are going to kill pigs tomorrow. We need to get up early and get busy in the morning." Yang Dongxu shook his head.
There was now more than half a foot of snow on the ground, and it was impossible to drive to town. Xiaowu and the others had obviously never thought of driving to the town, so the only way to get to the mayor was to walk there on two feet.
This is something that can only be done if you are very idle, but young people do it often. Yang Dongxu even thought about how many times in his previous life, he and other people of the same age in the village had to walk to the city on two legs during the heavy snowfall.
As a result, we felt too tired and sleepy in the middle of the night, and then several of us turned around and went home to sleep. Sometimes when you're halfway through and really don't want to leave, then you find a pile of wheat straw and get into it and sleep all night before coming back...
"That's right. When I went out, my mother told me not to run too far. Tomorrow I would go to your pig farm to catch a pig and kill it." Jackpot ran over from nowhere and followed the team.
"I said, why are there so many people from other villages playing cards at the granary today? It turns out they are all waiting to kill the pigs tomorrow." Daliang showed a look of surprise.
"Do many people often come to the village to play cards?" Yang Dongxu frowned and asked.
"Normally there are not as many as today, but on New Year's Eve there are definitely more than this year. In the nearby villages, there are many people who go out to work and earn money this year. If they don't have enough fun in their villages and the town is too far away, They must be moving towards some village."
"Is there someone running a show at the granary?" Yang Dongxu frowned deeper.
Although it has been two days since he came back, Yang Dongxu has been too busy in these two days and has not gone to the granary for a walk, so he really doesn't know the situation there.
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