In Yu Xiangnian's memory, Yu Jiashun rarely spoke to her so seriously. The last time he was so serious was when she came back from abroad.
She said unconvinced: "I didn't interfere! Cheng Jingmo is my husband. He has lost contact. Can't I even ask?"
"Nian Nian!" Zhao Ruozhu winked, "We will have the reunion dinner today. If anything happens, we will talk about it later."
Yu Xiangnian muttered in his heart, "Reunion dinner!" Cheng Jingmo and Yu Xiangyang are not at home, where is the reunion?
On New Year's Eve, Yu Jiashun went out very early.
Others were also busy, posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, and killing chickens and fish for New Year’s Eve dinner.
The adults were busy all day, and the three children ran in and out to play all day.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, I washed up and started to watch the New Year's Eve again.
There was no TV at home. The family gathered around a stove, eating melon seeds and sweets, chatting and laughing, and the three children were playing cards.
The atmosphere is quite lively!
Yu Xiangnian thought of last year's New Year.
Cheng Jingmo also bought chicken and fish and cooked seven or eight dishes.
But she ignored Cheng Jingmo and Xiaojie at that time, and was angry with Zhao Ruozhu for not letting her go home for the New Year.
During the meal, I had no appetite at all, so I ate some casually, then washed up and went back to the room.
Sitting alone in the room, I felt very aggrieved and cried for a while.
The crackling of firecrackers continues one after another, heralding the arrival of the new year.
Zhao Ruozhu told Yu Xiangguo to go out and put a string outside the door, "to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters. The whole family will be safe."
As the deafening sound of firecrackers sounded, Yu Xiangnian silently made a wish in his heart: Cheng Jingmo, Yu Xiangyang and the other three people would return safely.
The first wish I made in the new year was given to Cheng Jingmo.
After watching the New Year's Eve, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
Yu Xiangnian was sleeping hazily when he heard the sound of the car coming back, and then the sound of Yu Jiashun's voice downstairs.
I didn't hear exactly what was said.
There were firecrackers from time to time throughout the night, and Yu Xiangnian didn't sleep well that night.
I had several dreams in succession. One dreamed that Cheng Jingmo was walking barefoot in the snow, the other dreamed that Yu Xiangyang was being chased in the dense forest, and the next dreamed that Cheng Jingmo had red eyes and told her to wait for him to come back... ·
I woke up very early on the first day of the new year, thinking that it would never snow in Nancheng. Yu Xiangyang ran faster than a rabbit, and no one could catch up with him.
It was just a dream I had when I couldn't sleep well. Thinking about it this way, I felt a little more at ease.
After dinner on the second day of junior high school, Yu Xiangnian took Xiaojie back to the family courtyard.
Spring couplets and blessing characters are pasted on the doors of every house. Children are running around wearing new clothes. Everyone is still immersed in the flavor of the New Year.
There was nothing posted on the door of their house, which didn’t look very festive.
The first thing Yu Xiangnian did when he got home was to rummage through boxes and cabinets for a long time before he found a few pieces of red paper.
The edges of the red paper are already a little yellowed. It should be the leftovers that Cheng Jingmo bought and wrote on last year.
Xiaojie was very discerning and found the brush and ink from somewhere. He said they were used by Cheng Jingmo to practice calligraphy.
Yu Xiangnian seemed to have never seen him practicing calligraphy.
She asked Xiaojie, "Have you ever practiced calligraphy?"
Xiaojie shook his head.
Yu Xiangnian can only write: Health and safety, a date in the New Year, unlimited spring, the spirit of dragon and horse.
Hengpi: safe and smooth
Xiaojie looked at Yu Xiangnian's twisted calligraphy, and his facial expression became distorted.
"Aunt, are you sure what you wrote is Spring Festival couplets?"
Others have seven characters per couplet, but the eight characters written by Yu Xiangnian are awkward to read!
Yu Xiangnian fell into deep thought as she looked at those words. After a moment, she said, "This better expresses my good wishes for good fortune and blessings."
In fact, she only hoped for their safe return, and she wrote whatever came to her mind.
Xiaojie's heart: The wish is beautiful, but the words are ugly.
"Go, go, stick it up." Yu Xiangnian said.
Yu Xiangnian stood on the stool and posted it, while Xiaojie looked down to see if it was correct or not.
Although it was a few days later than others, the Spring Festival couplets were still posted.
Yu Xiangnian said nothing, but began to count the days in his heart day by day.
Another week passed, and at noon that day, she was working at home. Da Ya ran in in a panic and said, "Aunt, please go out and take a look. Xiaojie broke Duan Yuanlong's head!"
Yu Xiangnian put down his pen and followed Daya to the playground.
At this time, there was already a circle of people around, and a woman's voice was heard cursing.
Yu Xiangnian squeezed into the crowd and saw a woman pointing at Xiaojie's nose and cursing.
Next to her stood a boy about the same age as Xiaojie, covering his head with one hand, blood seeping from between his fingers, and a lot of blood on his face.
Xiaojie stood opposite them, covered in dust, his clothes were torn, and there were a few scratch marks on his face.
He clenched his hands into fists and held his head high, as if he was about to fight.
Yu Xiangnian slapped the family member's hand away, "Don't point at the child and scold him! If the child makes a mistake, you can criticize and educate him, but don't say such dirty things."
When the family members saw Yu Xiangnian, they felt a little timid, but they couldn't lose face.
"How do you educate your children?" The family member puffed up his chest and said very reasonably, "Look, he broke my dragon's head."
Yu Xiangnian was not timid at all, and said in a calm tone, "Take your child to the health center to bandage the wound first. If you have any questions, we can talk about it after bandaging. There is no rush."
"My Longlong's head was broken by your Xiaojie with a stone! You pay for the medical expenses!"
Yu Xiangnian said: "Okay, it's important to take the child for a checkup first, let's go."
Xiaojie grabbed Yu Xiangnian's hand and said, "Aunt! I'm right! Duan Yuanlong should be beaten!"
"Why are you talking?!" The family member pointed at Xiaojie and scolded him again, "I want to say that you have no home..."
Yu Xiangnian looked at her coldly and said, "You can think about it later!"
The family member paused and looked embarrassed.
Yu Xiangnian still had the same tone, "Do you want to see your son's injury first, or do you want to argue here first?"
The family member grabbed the child and said, "Let's go! If there is any injury, we won't spare him!"
Everyone came to the health center.
The doctor checked the wound and asked again, are you dizzy? Do you want to vomit? Are your eyes dazzled? these questions.
The children shook their heads.
It seemed that he had injured his scalp, not a concussion.
The doctor sterilized and sewed two more stitches. The child was in pain and cried loudly.
The child's head was wrapped in a band of gauze, looking like a wounded soldier on the battlefield.
The family member was holding the child, feeling distressed and with red eyes.
Yu Xiangnian paid the medical fee, two yuan.
After walking out of the health center, Yu Xiangnian asked the family member, "Do you want to argue now, or send the child back first and talk about it tomorrow?"
The family member said confidently: "While everyone is here, let's testify! It was Xiaojie who hit my Longlong's head with a rock today."
Yu Xiangnian said: "Okay, let me first ask these two children why they were fighting."
Yu Xiangnian looked at Longlong and said, "Classmate Duan Yuanlong, let me ask you, why did you and Xiaojie fight? Please tell the truth."
