On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Chu Yi, Shen Luzhu and his family went to Jiang's house early with their things. Aunt Cui came out of the back room with Xiaobao in her arms and greeted her with a smile: "Chu's third uncle, come on, come on, come on in." Sit in the room! Ayi, you two are really serious. The first time you came to visit, you took a bunch of things. Why do you take them again today? Next time you do this again, I will teach you a lesson!"
"Auntie can't be strangers to me and Chu Yi like this. It's just some snacks and the like. Let's give it to Xiaobao to try."
"Chengchengcheng, then I will accept it and thank his cousin and aunt for Xiaobao!"
Chu Yi and the others walked into the house. Not long after they sat down, there was another call from outside the Jiang family's courtyard door. Aunt Cui hurried over to open the door.
Seeing Ding An holding a little girl outside the door, Aunt Cui couldn't help but be a little surprised. She made an appointment with Ding An for lunch. She thought it would be good for such a big official to agree to come over. I'm afraid she wouldn't have to wait until lunch time. I just came to the door, but I didn't expect that I would come here at this time, not to mention that I was still carrying a lot of goods in my hand.
"Captain Ding is here as soon as he comes, what else do you bring! This is Yaya, right? I heard my Juan'er mentioned that this girl is so handsome. Come on, come on, come in quickly, don't let the child freeze in the cold outside! "
Ding An handed over several packages of things in his hand: "Aunt Jiang, don't be polite, just call me Ding An. These are all given by my aunt. She said that during the Chinese New Year, how can one visit someone else's house empty-handed? Don’t be afraid to call your aunt the joke! Yaya, call me grandma.”
Yaya, who has turned six years old after the New Year, is usually a sensible and sweet-tongued little girl. After listening to Ding An's words, she stepped forward with a smile and said New Year greetings to Aunt Cui: "Happy New Year to Grandma Jiang!"
"Okay! Yaya is so good! Old man! Juan'er! Come out quickly, Capt. Ding is here!"
When Ding An saw Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu coming out of the house, he was stunned for a moment. Then he thought that the two families were cousins and their relationship had always been good. It was reasonable for the young couple to do so. There was nothing surprising. None of them are strangers, and it’s quite lively when there are more people.
After all, Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu had dealt with Ding An for a few days. When they saw this, they took the lead to say hello: "Ding Captou, haven't seen you for many days."
Ding An raised his hand and returned the greeting: "Boss Chu, Mrs. Chu, today I am walking around normally and not handling a case. Don't call me a head catcher. Just call me Ding An! In the previous case, it was really my duty. If there was any offense, , I hope you two can bear with me."
Neither Chu Yi nor Shen Luzhu were the kind of petty people, so naturally they would not hold grudges against Ding An who just followed the rules. Chu Yi recalled for a while, vaguely remembering that Ding An seemed to be a few years older than him, and responded: " Then let’s call you Brother Ding. What happened before was just business, so there’s no way I can offend you.”
Shen Luzhu also said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Ding, thanks to you for finding out the truth, Chu Yi and I were able to prove our innocence and were acquitted. In the end, we still have to thank you!"
"Everything should be done, so I'll call you Brother Chu!"
Everyone had lunch at Jiang's house and chatted for a long time. It was not until Xiaobao and Yaya fell asleep that Ding An took Yaya to leave from Jiang's house.
After seeing Ding An off, Chu Yi and his party also drove the bullock cart back to their old home. Shen Luzhu sat next to Chu Yi, watching him drive the cart, and sighed with emotion: "I never expected that Ding Captou would be like this in private. Such a temperament, yet so approachable!"
Chu Yi didn't have much feeling about this, but he always focused on Shen Luzhu's thoughts: "Xu used to think of us as criminals, but it's different now."
Shen Luzhu nodded. It was just a casual chat. She didn't particularly care what happened to Ding An. Anyway, they probably wouldn't have any interactions in the future. She was more concerned about another thing: "I really didn't expect this. Wang Tiecheng didn't stop even after his death. Without him, his parents would still go to his cousin's house to make trouble. Fortunately, he happened to be bumped into by Ding this time. Otherwise, I really don't know what the trouble would be. It seems that in the future You should pay more attention to your aunt’s house!”
"Listen to Azhu!"
Driving an ox cart, a group of five people quickly arrived home. The gate to the yard was locked, and there was no one at home. The more Xu Shi looked at Chu Yi and his wife, the angrier they became. Starting after New Year’s Eve, Mr. Chu and Mr. Chu
Grandma almost always stays at Uncle Chu’s new house.
According to Third Uncle Chu, Uncle Chu has already begun to urge Uncle Chu and his wife to clean up the house over there. He probably wants to move there as soon as possible, but he only learned from the occasional complaints from Grandma Chu that the new It seems that the tidying up of the house over there is not going well, but no one knows the specific reason.
The young couple didn't have much feelings about this. They had long lost any feelings for Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu. On the other hand, Third Uncle Chu was still somewhat maladaptive. Every time he saw Grandma Chu packing her things, he would always It is inevitable to feel a little melancholy and depressed.
In order to divert Third Uncle Chu's attention, the young couple took Chu Li and Xiu Xiu to play cards in Uncle Third Uncle's house recently when they had nothing to do. Sometimes Chu Ping and his parents would come over and join in the fun.
When they weren't playing cards, Shen Luzhu and Chu Yi talked with their third uncle about their future plans, such as how to renovate the house, which house the family would live in in the future, and how to repair the yard. , chatting about these longings for future life, gradually Uncle Chu finally looked down upon the fact that the Chu family had been separated, and was no longer depressed about it.
The days always go by very quickly when you are leisurely. In the blink of an eye, half of the first month has passed, and the Lantern Festival is about to come. This year’s Lantern Festival, Chu Yi plans to take his wife to the county town to go to the lantern festival to have fun. This Lantern Festival is still When Chu Yi was buying goods in the town, he heard someone mention that the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival would be held in the county on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. At that time, Chu Yi thought that his wife would definitely like it.
It’s just that we were still a big family before, and Grandpa Chu was an old man. During the Lantern Festival, we had to have the reunion dinner at the old house. Now that the families have been separated, there are only five of them in the family. The third uncle has always been a reasonable elder. Chu Yi Then I thought about taking the whole family out for a walk. If Shen Luzhu liked it, it wouldn't be impossible for them to go to the county town to celebrate the Lantern Festival every year in the future.
After hearing Chu Yi's thoughts, Shen Luzhu's eyes suddenly lit up. She was sitting upright on the kang, but she moved in front of Chu Yi in an instant: "Really? Let's go to the county town for a lantern festival on the 15th! That night is It’s not like I won’t be able to come back in time!”
Chu Yi looked at his wife's happy face. It didn't look like she was afraid of not coming back at all: "We have a bullock cart, so it's convenient to come back anytime. Besides, if it's really late, the worst possible scenario is at an inn in the county town." Stay one night."
As soon as she heard that she could stay one night at the county inn before leaving, Shen Luzhu became visibly more excited. In her two lifetimes, she had never stayed in an antique inn like those seen in movies and TV series. !
If you have good things, you should naturally share them with relatives and friends, so that the happiness will be doubled: "Chu Yi, besides us, do you want to ask other people? The more people there, the more lively it will be!"
"Okay, listen to Azhu!"
Since being assigned a home, Shen Luzhu feels like a happy bird, free and happy every day! After discussing with Chu Yi about going to the county town for the Lantern Festival, they went to various houses non-stop, first to the nearest Chu Ping's house, and then to grandma Cui's house, Shen's house, Zhao Cheng's house and Jiang Juan's house, visiting everyone they could think of. Asked again.
Most of the elders were unwilling to join in the fun. Uncle Chu, for example, refused to let go no matter how much he tried to persuade him. He even comforted Chu Yi and the others that they could go and celebrate the festival with his grandfather's family next door. On the contrary, the younger ones all seemed full of interest, like Chu Ping, who was the first to bear the brunt, and there were also Jiang Juan and Jiang Quan, and Shen Changshan, the younger cousin of Shen Luzhu's second uncle. There are others that I also want to go to, but the situation does not allow it, such as Zhao Cheng and Shen Songjie. Either the children are still too young, or there is a pregnant woman at home. It is not easy for the husband-in-law to go out to play by himself and leave his wife and children behind. at home.
After lunch on the Lantern Festival, everyone gathered at the Chu family's old house one after another at the agreed upon location. They spread quilts on the bullock cart and put two charcoal stoves on it. A group of nine people sat on the bullock cart and rocked Akira set off towards the county seat.
After the oxcart drove on the road for more than an hour, everyone finally arrived at the county town. It was still early when they came out, and there was still a long time to wait before the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in the evening. Chu Yi took everyone to find a home on the street. Let’s take a rest at the inn and drink some hot tea to warm up.
In the evening, everyone had dinner at a famous restaurant in the county. When the lanterns came on, various lantern stalls were set up on the main street.
, there are rabbits, tigers and other animal shapes that children like, there are peach blossoms, lotuses, lotus and other shapes, as well as palace lanterns, dragon lanterns, square, round, cylindrical and polygonal. , everything you need.
There are also many wealthy businessmen who charter cruise boats to enjoy the lanterns on the river. The cruise boats are also decorated with various colored lanterns and lanterns, which float on the water with the current and become a beautiful scenery.
A group of people walked up the main street following the flow of people. Chu Yi held Shen Luzhu's hand and walked at the front. Behind him were Chu Ping with Chu Li, Xiu Xiu and Shen Changshan's children. At the end were Jiang Juan and Jiang Quan took Xiaobao with him.
While walking, Shen Luzhu suddenly heard someone calling him and Chu Yi next to him. He turned around and saw that it was Ding An and Yaya who were also coming out to visit the lantern festival.
"Brother Chu, my younger siblings, and Miss Jiang, what a coincidence! Did you come to town specifically to attend the lantern festival?" Ding An was obviously a little surprised when he met Chu Yi and the others at the lantern festival.
"Brother Ding!"
"Brother Ding is also taking Yaya out to enjoy the lanterns!"
"Yes, I had nothing to do after dinner, so I took Yaya out to join in the fun. Yaya called someone. We just met a few days ago, do you still remember?"
"It's Aunt Jiang, Uncle and Aunt Chu, and Brother Xiaobao!"
After everyone exchanged greetings, they naturally got together to go shopping at the lantern festival. Yaya seemed to like Xiaobao very much, so she took Ding An and ran towards Xiaobao. Ding An did not stop him, and simply stood outside Yaya, watching over him. While holding the children in his arms, as a landlord, he told everyone about the various kinds of Lantern Festival lanterns he knew.
While walking around, Chu Yi led Shen Luzhu and walked behind Jiang Juan and the others. Looking at Ding An, who was already holding Xiaobao in his arms, and Jiang Juan, who was holding Yaya, Shen Luzhu fell into deep thought.
"Azhu, do you want to buy a lantern to hold?"
"Azhu?"
"Huh? What?"
Chu Yi looked at his stunned wife with amusement: "I asked you if you want to buy a lantern. What are you thinking about?"
Shen Luzhu wrinkled his nose slightly, feeling that his idea just now was too ridiculous, but he couldn't help it, and after thinking about it, he asked Chu Yi: "Chu Yi, why didn't you see Ding Captou and his wife together? I went out to visit the lantern festival, and I did it in the village before. It seemed that there were only Ding Captou and Yaya. I don’t know if they are divorced or..."
Chu Yi looked at Ding An who was not far ahead and shook his head: "Why is A Zhu suddenly so concerned about Ding's arrest?"
"It's nothing, forget it!"
Shen Luzhu shook his head, trying to get rid of the ridiculous thoughts in his mind: "Let's go buy lanterns. I want the rabbit one, so let's buy one for Ah Li and the others."
"OK."
"A Li, Xiu Xiu, Chang Shan, Xiaobao and Yaya, you guys come over quickly and see what kind of lantern you want. Come on, come on!"
When Chu Li and others heard that they could buy a lantern each, they rushed over happily. Xiaobao also struggled to get out of Ding An's arms and ran towards Shen Luzhu as soon as he was put on the ground.
After choosing a lantern that they liked for each of the children, Shen Luzhu also bought her favorite rabbit lantern, and the group continued shopping. The man at the roadside vendor ate a bowl of steaming Yuanxiao, and then went to the river to watch the cruise ships. He also placed river lanterns by the river. He walked around until midnight, and then went home.
