In some places, elderly people will throw a grand banquet for their birthdays, but birthday banquets are rarely held here in Gaojiacun.
This is firstly related to the local economic level, and secondly, there is a superstitious saying that the older you get, the more you need to live quietly and not be public, lest you be seduced by imps.
Grandma Gao didn't host a banquet, but just had a meal together with her family. Of course, today's food will definitely be better than usual.
When Gao Mingcheng passed by with many beauties, he could smell the rich aroma of meat. He didn't need to see the real thing, Gao Mingcheng knew that this was braised pork!
Last year, we didn’t have to wire or buy light bulbs at home, but this year we did have light bulbs. The lights in the main room were on, and the lights in the kitchen were on as well. The whole courtyard was illuminated by the lights, making it a little softer than before.
The room was full of laughter, teasing Gao Mingcheng's eldest nephew.
Gao Mingpeng's son is almost eight months old and is gradually becoming more playful. He can get some fun by teasing the child.
As the old saying goes, you can sit and crawl. Now your child can sit and crawl. He also knows how to ask for snacks and toys. He giggles when teased.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you are here!" Gao Shufang, with sharp eyes, saw them and immediately shouted loudly.
Everyone in the room looked at Gao Mingcheng and the others.
Gao Mingcheng came to celebrate his grandma's birthday, so he certainly didn't come empty-handed, but because he learned the news at the last moment, he couldn't prepare in advance.
After much thought, he found a new set of cotton-padded clothes from Dong Feixia that his grandmother could wear, and took this as a birthday gift.
This set of clothes is intended to be sold in the county, so the materials and workmanship are very good, and it can be used as a gift.
Gao Mingcheng looked around and didn't see Gao Mingwan. Gao Mingwan was in the county today, but he was going to run a long distance tomorrow.
Apparently he might have also forgotten his grandma's birthday, so he didn't rush back.
As for Gao Mingli, he is not here either. After all, he is working regularly in the county and his time is not that free.
"You're just in time, we're just missing the last dish before we can eat." Gao Shufang said with a smile, and then prepared to set out the dishes.
Gao Mingcheng gave the new clothes to Grandma Gao and said a few words of blessing.
Grandma Gao looked at the new clothes with a slightly excited expression. She had been used to hard times in her life, but she didn't expect that she would be able to wear such beautiful clothes when the end came.
She touched the clothes, feeling the soft comfort of the fabric.
It's just that the skin on her hands is extremely rough. The softer the fabric, the more the roughness of her skin is highlighted.
Fortunately, these are pure cotton clothes. If they were made of silk, the silk would be wasted if they were touched by such rough fingers.
The food was quickly set and the whole family sat down one after another.
Although Gao Mingwan and Gao Mingli were missing, the entire table was full. There are six dishes on the table, including braised pork, garlic scrambled eggs and other dishes.
Gao Mingpeng's son also has a separate dish, which is steamed eggs.
Steamed eggs are steamed on rice. The eggs laid by the own chickens are golden in color and fine in texture, like pudding. Huang Su'e did not eat it herself first, but fed it to her child with a spoon.
Children at this age can also eat complementary foods. They can eat some biscuits and fruits as snacks, and they can eat gruel, soft rice, vegetable soup, etc. with adults for dinner.
At the table, everyone was talking and laughing, and you were pushing and eating the food. The atmosphere was quite good.
Gao Mingcheng hadn't had such a peaceful meal here for a long time, and he gradually relaxed and talked to Gao Mingpeng about what he saw and heard outside.
In his previous life, he came back from outside in the year 2000 and started real estate in the county. He also took his brothers into this business.
In this life, he changed his life path. Under his influence, Gao Mingwan and Gao Mingli also changed their life path. However, they never expected that the eldest brother Gao Mingpeng would embark on this path early.
Gao Mingpeng now helps others, but he still wants to work alone.
In the 1990s, contractors had already begun to make money. This was undoubtedly the right path.
In the eyes of his family, Gao Mingcheng is promising, so his salary has been improved. Gao Yuanyuan no longer shows off to him, and Luo Xiaohua no longer nags him. The whole atmosphere is harmonious!
"Mingcheng, Mingli came back a few days ago and discussed with me whether to continue working in the sugar factory or learn to drive from you." After the meal, Gao Yuanyan called Gao Mingcheng aside to talk.
Gao Mingcheng frowned slightly when he smelled the strong smoky smell on Gao Yuan's body.
His father is a long-time smoker, his eldest brother is also a long-time smoker, and his eldest nephew grew up surrounded by smoke and started smoking at the age of ten. By the time he was fourteen or fifteen, he was very addicted to smoking. .
All cigarette packages say 'Smoking is harmful to health', but all smokers ignore that statement.
Gao Yuanyan puffed hard, and the cigarette butt burned quickly, clearly shining brightly in the darkness.
Then he exhaled a puff of thick smoke.
"Mingcheng, what do you think?" Gao Yuanyan looked at Gao Mingcheng while smoking.
Gao Mingcheng resisted the thought of persuasion because he knew that his persuasion would not be useful.
Gao Mingcheng said: "It doesn't matter what I think. The key is what Mingli thinks. If Mingli wants stability, working in a sugar factory is good. If Mingli wants to make more money, then learn to drive."
"As for the driver, it sounds good and it does make money, but there are also risks and hardships. As for this, Mingwan must have said it before."
Gao Mingcheng's attitude is obvious, that is, he does not want to get too involved in other people's life choices.
He only gives you one chance. How to choose is someone else's business.
Gao Yuan frowned, but he didn't expect to get any useful advice from Gao Mingcheng.
After a long while, he sighed and said: "Angri hasn't made a choice yet. He plans to work in the sugar factory first and talk about it later."
"Oh." Gao Mingcheng was not surprised by this.
Gao Mingli is not a person who dares to venture and fight hard. Otherwise, he would have been admitted to a technical secondary school or high school with the help of his top classmates.
As the night got darker, Gao Mingcheng did not stay here long. After saying hello to Grandma Gao, he returned to his home with a lot of beauty.
There is no moon tonight, so there are naturally no street lights in Gaojia Village. The road is dark and the path is not completely flat. It is fine when walking during the day, but it is easy to miss the mark at night.
Gao Mingcheng made preparations in advance and brought a flashlight.
After the flashlight was turned on, a beam of light was projected out and reflected on the ground in front of him, which was a deformed circular light spot.
As he swayed as he walked, the light beam also swayed.
After leaving the old village, the surroundings became increasingly quiet, with only the rustle of the mountain wind blowing through the treetops.
Since it is winter, even the chirping of birds and insects is less.
Gao Mingcheng and Duomei intertwined their fingers and walked on the deserted road. Duomei smiled and said: "Fortunately, I have you, otherwise I would be scared walking this road alone."
Gao Mingcheng held her hand tighter and said, "When the store opens in the future, you will live in the county. I may not always be there. Will you be afraid if you live alone?"
When many beauties heard this, they frowned and stopped talking.
She was a little scared, but she didn't say anything.
When she was in Gaojiacun, she hoped that Gao Mingcheng could always stay with her here, but if she went to the county, she would also hope that Gao Mingcheng could always stay with her in the county.
But her reason told her that this was impossible. The family had fields, land, livestock, and a small rich mountain that had just been contracted and not yet developed. Gao Mingcheng had too many things to do.
Don’t stay up late today, I’ll write the next chapter during the day tomorrow. Good night.
(End of chapter)
