With the development of the economy, the dishes served by farmers during the Chinese New Year are becoming more and more abundant. Different from the traditional Chinese New Year dishes, which range from snacks to large sauce duck, bacon, etc., this year there are many more fashionable dishes on the table, including lobster. , large yellow croaker and other precious ingredients have appeared.
"Mom, it's so rich. A lobster of this size must be very expensive."
"It's not expensive, it's only over 20 yuan. In previous years, this large yellow croaker cost several hundred yuan, and I had to ask someone to buy it. This year, one fish only costs 30 yuan in the town."
"They are all artificially raised, but now that we are rich, we can eat fresh and taste the lobsters and large yellow croakers that only wealthy people used to eat." Yang Liufang heard his father's words and remembered an ancient saying he learned when he was a child. The poem says, "In the old days, the swallows in front of the Wang Xietang Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people." It’s just that the background of the swallows flying away caused by the curtain call of Wang Xie’s family is different. This is because the reform and opening up has promoted the development of the national economy and the lives of ordinary people have undergone earth-shaking changes. These commodities that only wealthy people could consume in the past can also be purchased by ordinary people. Serve it on the table during holidays.
Thinking of this, why didn't I also take advantage of the spring breeze of reform and opening up, whether I started a workshop to make antique furniture such as Eight Immortals tables, case tables, Arhat beds, etc. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, these large pieces of furniture were only owned by dignitaries or landlords. Years ago, it became a must-have for rural households in the northwest. Now, daily necessities such as Simmons and sofas produced in the factory for use in households in developed countries in Europe and the United States are gradually being used in hotels and hotels in Xizhou City. There are also many Customers who have built a new house or whose children need to get married go to the supply and marketing cooperative to order. As far as Yang Liufang knows, they can’t finish the large orders for hotels. It seems that these retail orders have been rejected. If it weren’t for the purpose of showing and experiencing Li Tongfu’s tight , all the samples in the supply and marketing cooperative were snapped up.
At the dinner table, the family of four was chatting about the development of Xizhou and Wenzhou. Father Yang saw that his godson and biological son were working together, and the car had come back. Now it was parked in front of the house in a luxurious way. Although it was not a good car in Wenzhou, , but being in the village is enough to make oneself proud. Therefore, people are in high spirits during happy events and drink one glass after another. After drinking a few more glasses, the old man said that he would renovate a two-story house for them. The door would be opened wide so that the car could drive back directly. Drive back to the courtyard.
"Your father drank too much and has been poor for most of his life. I am so happy to see you have achieved something." Mother Yang said.
"Abba, you don't have to worry about renovating the house. My brother and I will do it." Li Tongfu comforted Yang's father.
"Abba, Ama, what my brother said is that since we need to renovate, we should do it at once. The two of us will do it and build three floors at a time. When the time comes, let my master also move back. He is getting older, and Xiaoxia will also come up. After college, there is nothing to worry about. When the time comes, I will install the phone and other equipment for you, so I can rest assured that you will live together."
"That's right, let your master and mistress move back. Oh, after all, they sold their ancestral home for your development. Ever since Xiaoxia went to Hangzhou to study, they were not familiar with each other in Wenzhou city, and they didn't even know anyone to talk to. No. It’s better to come back, let’s talk, and ride the yellow croaker bike together in our fields and exercise.”
"Mom, I'd better go see them tomorrow. I don't know how prepared they are."
"Get ready. Xiaoxia came here a year ago. The children are filial and are more generous when they go to college. I brought West Lake Longjing to your father and bought me lotus root starch and a silk scarf." The old lady said with enthusiasm. Happy expression.
"Alas! We have nothing but beef and mutton in the northwest. We brought a box of lilies. We will keep half of it and I will bring half to Master and the others."
"Bring two more jars of the rice wine your grandma brewed. Your master likes to drink it."
"I know, Abba. I'll get you some water."
"I'll go." Li Tongfu put down the bowl and chopsticks and went to pour water.
After dinner, fireworks and firecrackers began to sound in the village. Yang Liufang turned the TV to the maximum volume, listened to the songs from the Spring Festival party, and then set off a lot of fireworks and firecrackers in the yard with Li Tongfu and his parents.
On New Year's Day, Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu got up early because young people in the village came to pay New Year greetings to their parents and they wanted to participate in the reception. This was rare in previous years. Although Yang Liufang's parents were older, the economic base determines the superstructure. This eternal truth is true everywhere. Yang's father took out the West Lake Longjing that Liu Xia brought for him to entertain the guests, and Yang's mother also put out large plates of melon seeds that Yang Liufang brought back from the northwest, so that the people who came to pay New Year's greetings could eat as much as they wanted, and they had to take some with them when they left.
It was not until ten o'clock that the people paying New Year's greetings gradually dispersed. Yang Liufang took Li Tongfu and hurriedly drove to Master's house in Wenzhou to pay New Year's greetings. Li Tongfu was not willing to go. He felt that Yang Liufang had given his master a hundred years, so why did he go with him without being acquainted with him? Reluctantly, Yang Liufang said that he wanted to drink with his master and asked his elder brother to drive for him, so he followed.
There are a lot of cars on the street, all of them visiting relatives to pay New Year greetings. Perhaps out of vanity, even the neighboring villages that are one or two kilometers away drive there. Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu's technology was immature. The land in the south of the Yangtze River was scarce, which made the roads in the countryside relatively narrow. Meeting the train was delayed for a while. They didn't arrive at their master's house until noon. Because he had not told his master about the factory and his purchase of the vehicle, Yang Liufang wanted to surprise his wife and make his master happy. After knocking on the door, he got into the car and hid.
When the master and mistress heard the knock on the door, they felt that Yang Liufang was about to arrive, so they took Liu Xia and hurriedly opened the door to greet them. Unexpectedly, when they opened the door, they saw a brand new Santana parked at the door, and muttered: "Who is it?" Look, they blocked the door of our house with cars during the Chinese New Year." Then, like everyone living in a strange city, he ignored the matter and closed the door again.
Liu Xia was still smart, so she turned back, opened the door and looked at the car plate, and found it was "West A". She shouted excitedly: "Abba, Ama, it's Brother." Then the old couple came back. Yang Liufang laughed loudly and got up from the seat in the car that had been folded down, and got out of the car door.
"Master, Master, we are here to wish you a happy New Year."
Only then did the master's wife excitedly come over and hold his hand: "My son is already 19, and he is still as naughty as when he first joined the family as an apprentice."
Master went over to shake hands with Li Tongfu, and everyone went to open the trunk to get the gifts. There were two jars of home-brewed rice wine, half a box of lilies, half a sheep, and a piece of cooked beef.
"Oh, you bring so much every time you come back, and we can't finish it. Your sister yells about losing weight every day, but she doesn't even eat meat." The master's wife scolded him dotingly.
When they were about to enter the door, the master asked: "It's so new. Did you buy it newly?"
"Yes, Master, I bought two. This one is in my own name. There is another one in the factory."
"Oh, you kid, you just have a few dollars and you're already busy. You'd better save more to avoid running out of money."
"Master, don't worry, we will never be as embarrassed as before. There are still millions in the bank. Our family spends ten thousand a day, and we can't spend it all in two years."
"Then you should also save money. As the old saying goes, making money is like a swallow pecking at mud, and spending money is like a river bursting its banks."
"Master, I have written it down."
"Brother, I want to learn to drive," Liu Xia said while tilting her head next to Yang Liufang, holding a jar of wine.
"Okay, wait a while to say New Year's greetings to Master and Master. You can drive as you like. Don't move, I'll give you the key." As he spoke, Yang Liufang took out the car key from his pocket and put it into the pocket of Junior Sister's coat.
"Afang, you just spoil her. It's not cool."
"That's right, this is my sister. She is the youngest in the family. She has a son who is poor and a daughter who is rich. We are not short of money, so we can't be used to it."
"That's right, grandma." The two bickered as they walked into the living room. While the mistress was waiting for them, she had already prepared four cold dishes. After inviting them to sit down, she asked Liu Xia to go to the kitchen to help her with the hot dishes. It was busy until one o'clock in the afternoon when everyone sat together to eat. As in previous years, before dinner, Yang Liufang paid homage to the memorial tablet on the back wall of the living room of Master's house, and then said New Year greetings to Master and his wife.
"Now that you are older, you don't appreciate the little New Year's money given by Master and Mistress. So I won't pay for it. Mistress saved the money for you to get married."
"How are you thinking about your personal matters?"
"What's going on?"
"Get married."
"Ah, Master, I'm just 19, I never thought about it."
"It's time to think about it now. Ah Fu, what about you?"
"Uncle, I'm so busy every day that I don't have time to think about this matter. Let's wait until our career gets bigger."
"Didn't the supply and marketing cooperative have a lot of people joining it? Are they still so busy?"
"Well, we recently opened a leather factory, and I have to help your apprentice with the daily affairs of several companies, and I have to travel on business, so I'm busy."
"Oh, it's good for young people to be busy. After all, people don't think about the age of marriage like they used to."
While everyone was chatting, Yang Liufang had a drink with his master and unknowingly talked about renovating the house at home.
"Master, if we want to buy back our ancestral home, do you want to sell it to the buyer? No matter how much it is, it will be fine."
"I guess it won't be possible anymore. Now, Yongtai Electric, which we used to make transportation frames for others, has become bigger. It is said that they have sales points all over the country. Their Nanzong Branch has become the richest man in our Yueqing. If we buy it, they may not necessarily sell it."
"Oh, Master, I want to renovate the house at home. My parents asked you to come back and live there after the renovation is completed. After my sister left for school, you two are not familiar with each other here, and you don't even have anyone to talk to. None, you are in your hometown, you can still go to the fields to plant something and do some activities."
"Well, uncle and aunt, after you go back, we will install a phone at home for you, so that our brothers and sisters can make calls at any time without worries," Li Tongfu said.
"That's okay. I don't want to live here anymore after your sister is admitted to college. Your mother and I will work in the fields and our health will be better." The teacher's wife also interjected.
"Well, Master, I plan to build a three-story building with a garage on the first floor, a kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom on the second floor, and a bedroom on the third floor when we come back."
"This way you can put your things on the second floor, and you won't have to move things to higher places during a typhoon." Li Tongfu agreed.
