Before New Year's Eve, Ye Haoran also prepared some New Year's goods for Ran Qiuye's home. There weren't many items, but they were all rare items that were not easy to buy.
On the way back, snowflakes suddenly appeared in the sky, and it was a vast expanse of white. Walking under the roots of the imperial city was a different scene.
This imperial city has witnessed the changes in history and also experienced the warmth and ups and downs of people living here.
There was almost no wind, and snowflakes were scattered on the ground layer by layer. After a while, Ye Haoran's woolen coat was covered with a layer of silver.
I tightened my coat and could not help but ride a little faster. If I were to go slower, it would be more difficult to ride if there was more snow on the road.
There are "bang bang" firecrackers on the road from time to time. They are all small firecrackers played by children. With limited pocket money, they almost always buy a bunch of small whips, take them apart, and play with them one by one.
With such an atmosphere, Ye Haoran returned to the courtyard.
"Begonia, find a plate to put the sugar in, and take these cans to the kitchen as well."
Yu Haitang wiped the water drops on her hands on her apron and walked out of the kitchen, taking the candies and cans that Ye Haoran had just bought.
These two things can be considered luxuries nowadays, and not everyone will buy these things during the Chinese New Year.
But Yu Haitang, who has been with Ye Haoran for so long, is already used to it.
"Haoran, the chickens and fish have been packed away. Is there anything else that needs to be prepared? Why don't you buy some wine? If you don't drink some during the New Year, wouldn't it be a lack of New Year spirit?"
Ye Haoran was carrying firecrackers from his bicycle into the house at the moment. Others set off one firecracker a day, which might only be two hundred firecrackers, but Ye Haoran bought seven or eight firecrackers at once, including those on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
When he heard that Yu Haitang wanted to drink, Ye Haoran did not object. Who wouldn't drink some wine during the Chinese New Year?
"Okay, just go ahead and buy it. Don't buy it in bulk. Buy something good and drink it so you won't have a headache."
"Okay, I'll go take a look after I finish cleaning up later."
As New Year's Eve approaches, all business places are closed, including supply and marketing cooperatives. If you want to buy something, you need to buy everything today.
Yu Ye Haoran lived together for a while, and Tiaojiao Yu Haitang also learned a lot of things and learned to do housework. Although the food was just mediocre and the clothes were not washed well, the advantage was that she was willing to learn.
After laying out the peanuts and melon seeds and the candies I just bought, I went out with my net bag ready to go shopping.
Walking from the middle courtyard to the front yard, I happened to meet my sister Yu Li.
"What are you going to do with a net bag? I'm already resting. Is there anything else you want to buy?"
Seeing her sister about to go out, Yu Li asked curiously, and Yu Haitang replied with a smile: "Sister, I'm thinking about having a drink during the Chinese New Year, otherwise this year will be wasted. When you go, we two sisters will have a lot of time." Have a drink."
"Just you? Can you do that?"
Yu Li had never seen Haitang drink so much that she couldn't help but have doubts.
"It's harmful. You can drink as much as you want. You're at home anyway, so what are you afraid of?"
"Okay, then go ahead."
The two sisters met each other, chatted for a while, and then Yu Haitang hurried to the supply and marketing cooperative. Tomorrow was a holiday, and it was too late to think about buying anything.
Every household is preparing for the New Year, no matter rich or poor, after a busy year, it is finally time to take a rest.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, it was just dawn.
Ye Haoran was sleeping with Yu Haitang in his arms. He worked very late last night. Although the house was almost tidied up, the two of them were busy with personal matters and it was not convenient to disclose the specific details.
Yu Haitang's long hair was curled in Ye Haoran's arms, and her lips were licking.
Just as the two were sleeping soundly, there was a sudden noise outside.
'winter! winter! winter! '
I don’t know who is banging the broken pot, and the sound is very loud, for fear that others can’t hear.
Ye Haoran frowned and opened his eyes, and even Yu Haitang raised his head with a sad face.
"Haoran, it's so noisy!"
"You go on sleeping, I'll go out and see what's going on."
After a year of hard work, I finally had a few days of rest, and I don’t know what evil thing prevents everyone from having a good sleep.
After hearing Ye Haoran's words, Yu Haitang lay down and continued sleeping with his head covered. Ye Haoran put on his clothes, opened the door and walked out.
As soon as I went out, I saw Yan Bugui's youngest son swinging around in the yard with a splashing basin. At the same time, many people walked out of the house because of the noise.
"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, my dad has prepared the ink. If you want to write couplets, please come out and take a look!"
As a teacher, Yan Bugui is quite knowledgeable and has some ink in his stomach. In previous years, he would write couplets for his neighbors to earn pocket money.
The younger son was knocking vigorously, and Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng, father and son, came out carrying the broken table and placed it in the middle of the yard.
After putting it away, he looked up and looked around. He pretended to be ignorant, smiled and said, "Oh, you all got up early. Look, I came here just after getting ready. I just want to say a few words." , what a coincidence."
Still so shameless, even being locked up in the detention room for so many days didn't make Yan Bugui change at all.
I don’t know if the education is not profound enough.
"Hey, Section Chief Ye is awake too. I'm just about to write a couplet. Why don't you write one for our family too!"
Ye Haoran twitched the corner of his mouth: "I don't want to get up either. Who can fall asleep with gongs and drums beating so early in the morning?"
Others don't want to say it, but Ye Haoran doesn't like him. It's too simple to think of just getting over it if it disturbs his sweet dream.
Yan Bugui suddenly became embarrassed after being exposed.
As the saying goes, if it doesn't snow, it will turn into cold. It just snowed yesterday, and the temperature dropped by two degrees today.
He tightened his coat tightly, waved his hand and said impatiently: "If you have anything, just tell me quickly, I'm still in a hurry to go back and catch up on my sleep."
I stayed up until midnight yesterday and was woken up just a few hours after sleeping. No one would be willing to do it.
"Okay, okay, then I'll keep the story short."
Yan Bugui stood in the middle of the yard and said to the neighbors: "What do I want to say? I have prepared the ink for this year's couplet. If you want to write a couplet, just come to me with red paper. Of course, writing couplets also requires a lot of mental effort. Just take a look at what you mean by the neighbors. Three cents is never too little, and one dollar is never too much."
Nowadays, people only go to literacy classes. Almost most people are illiterate, let alone calligraphy and other things. Yan Bugui, who has some ink, has become a hot commodity at this time. Many people looked for him in previous years. Help write couplets.
After tasting the sweetness, Yan Bugui came up with the idea of writing couplets, and he would write them every year after that.
Although many neighbors feel uncomfortable, they still have to rewrite it. After all, it has been passed down for so many years, and the custom of posting couplets during the New Year will definitely not disappear.
They were all talking about it, and when it was time to write couplets, no one would miss him a penny.
Ye Haoran also joined in the fun.
"Third uncle, write me a better one and send it to me later. But please keep your noise low. After a few days of rest, you won't disturb the neighbors to sleep in."
After saying that, Ye Haoran, who was holding his coat tightly, turned around and went home.
Some neighbors who had already gotten up started lining up to write couplets for themselves in front of the table that Yan Bugui had moved.
When there is energy, there is energy, and the couplets should still be written.
Ye Haoran returned to the bedroom, hung his coat on the hanger and lay down on the bed again. As soon as he lay down, Yu Haitang came over, hugged Ye Haoran's little head and rubbed Ye Haoran's body, like a sleeping kitten.
"What happened so early in the morning?"
Yu Haitang asked a question in his mouth. Ye Haoran smiled and rubbed Yu Haitang's hair: "It's okay, go back to sleep."
Even though Ye Haoran has super physical fitness, he still needs to rest when he should, otherwise he will be the one who suffers.
Yan Bugui was writing couplets in the middle courtyard with great enthusiasm, and people who lived in the main courtyard and backyard gradually came over after hearing the commotion.
"Hey, the third uncle has written a couplet again."
Yan Bugui raised his head and looked at Silhu, who had his hands in his sleeves walking over, and the smile on his face faded a lot.
Don't expect to hear anything good from Sha Zhu's mouth. Before Sha Zhu could speak first, Yan Bugui opened his mouth first and said: "If you want to write, just write. If you don't want to write, just wait and see. Don't talk about what you have or what you don't have." "
Silly Zhu is so thick-skinned. He didn't take the third uncle's words seriously at all. He smiled and joked: "Hey, let me tell you, third uncle, did you eat explosives this morning or something? You are talking so energetically." .”
"If you don't like me and don't let people tell you what's wrong with you, please come and write a couplet for our family."
Qin Huairu, who came over later, heard the two talking and laughed happily.
In the past, Qin Huairu had a lot of calculations in her heart, and her personality was quite different. Since having Ye Haoran, Qin Huairu's personality has changed a lot. People who have no worries will naturally be more cheerful.
Hearing what Qin Huairu said about him, Shazhu quickly started to defend himself: "Sister Qin, it's wrong for you to say that. Why am I no longer welcome? Who in this yard doesn't know that I am Shazhu?" As a human being.”
"Haha, just ask Xu Damao and you will know."
Silly Zhu boasted about himself, but Qin Huairu shot him back with just one sentence.
Silly Zhu and Xu Damao both had criminal records in the courtyard. One was a thief from the government and the other was a thief from his neighbours. Neither one was any better than the other.
Moreover, they are a pair of enemies, so it is strange that they can say good things about each other.
While the two were talking, the third uncle also finished writing the couplet. He handed it to Qin Huairu, took the thirty cents and put it into his pocket: "Here, take it, the ink is not dry yet, wait for it to dry." Just stick it on."
"Okay, thank you, third uncle."
Qin Huairu turned around and was about to leave when Shazhu blocked the way and said, "Sister Qin, wait a minute, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Qin Huairu turned around in confusion and asked, "If you don't study your recipes, what do you have to study with me?"
It is necessary to avoid suspicion in the courtyard, not only because she is a widow in name, but also because she is afraid that Ye Haoran will misunderstand her.
Ye Haoran can mess around, but she can't.
As long as a capable man can take good care of him, she can tolerate it. Even if the women in Ye Haoran's house change every day, she doesn't mind, because Ye Haoran will always be the father of her child.
But if she dares to mess around, the consequences will be serious.
Qin Huairu has no education and has not learned any advanced ideas, but she knows who she can rely on most.
Silly Zhu followed Qin Huairu back to the main courtyard. When there was no one around, he said: "Sister Qin, your sister has been living in your house for a while. Doesn't she have a partner yet? What do you think of me? ?”
Silly Zhu didn't understand what was meant by beating around the bush, so he said it directly when he got the chance.
Qin Huairu was stunned with just one sentence.
"You... want to have sex with my sister?"
"Ah! Isn't it possible? After all, I also have a registered permanent residence in the city. I have a stable job and a good salary. I won't have any problem marrying a girl from the country."
If we go by the conditions, what Shazhu said is the truth, but if we talk about it like this, it is really meaningless.
Qin Huairu couldn't fix it, so she could only say perfunctorily: "Then... I'll go back and ask her what she means. This... I can't make the decision."
"Okay, then you ask, if it comes to fruition, it will be your benefit."
A person who can't speak can't say anything to the point, as if the two of them are making some ulterior deal, which makes Qin Huairu feel sick for a while.
Back in the house, Qin Jingru was coaxing her child.
Qin Huairu sat down and pondered for a long time. After Qin Jingru stopped being busy, she called her over to talk.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Qin Huairu organized her words in her mind and then said: "Jingru, I want to ask you something. You are now a grown man. Do you have any thoughts on getting married?"
Qin Jingru was stunned at first, and then asked in surprise: "Sister, is Ye Haoran and him cheating?"
"Where are you? I'm talking about someone else."
"Someone else? Who?"
Qin Jingru was overjoyed, but immediately lost interest when she heard that the person she was talking about was not Ye Haoran.
Qin Huairu asked: "What do you think of Silly Zhu? He is not stupid, he is a smart person, it is just a nickname."
The reason why this happened was that Qin Huairu considered several advantages. First, Shazhu's conditions were really good and he was more than enough to match Qin Jingru. Second, she could stay away from Ye Haoran. Although she didn't mind Ye Haoran sleeping with another woman, she couldn't accept that. People are their own sisters.
The third point is that because they all live in the same courtyard, it will be easier to take care of them in the future.
It was a good idea, but how could Qin Jingru accept it.
She has lived in the courtyard for more than a day or two, and she probably knows what kind of house there is.
Xu Damao always got close to her when he had nothing to do, the conditions were good, and he was good at talking, but Qin Jingru just looked down on him and excluded him just for stealing things.
Silly Zhu is not much better. He is a cook and his salary is not bad, but his bad mouth and character are not much better.
The most fearful thing is comparison. There is a model like Ye Haoran in the past. He has a high position and high salary. He is respected and good-looking. There is nothing that Xu Damao or Silly Zhu can compare with.
In addition, Qin Jingru is a person with high vision and low hand, so naturally she will not choose the remaining two.
"Forget it, sister, don't push me into the pit of fire. I really care about Ye Haoran. Even if it doesn't work, I will find a man like him."
"I asked you what's going on, why are you staring at Ye Haoran? Besides, how can you, a rural girl, be worthy of others? You can't be sober."
Qin Jingru snorted and stood up from the chair: "I'm too lazy to argue with you. You don't need to worry about my affairs. You can take care of yourself."
The sisters' ineffective communication once again broke up.
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ps: 1002 comes out of the palace, although it is completely different, but if you want to see it, you can still look back.
