On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Li Ye went to the Erliangdian to pick up Wen Leyu and them.
Hu Man and several other girls came to stay with Wen Leyu yesterday. Li Ye asked them to go to the warm Erliang Store to review their lessons, cook and eat in the daytime, and go back to the school dormitory to sleep in the evening.
After arriving at Erliangdian, Han Xia and others were very generous. They didn't have any resistance to going to Li Ye's home for the Spring Festival. On the contrary, Wen Leyu, the "real master", was reluctant to let go.
The brave Han Xia immediately said, "Hey, this ugly daughter-in-law is afraid of seeing her mother-in-law. What are you afraid of, Wen Leyu?"
"Ha ha ha ha"
Han Xia and Hu Man both laughed, but Jiang Xiaoyan said anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense. It's bad to be heard."
Han Xia and Hu Man were a little embarrassed. They quickly chatted up and explained, "Just kidding. Don't take it seriously."
But Wen Leyu, who was still a bit awkward, suddenly became "cold".
She glanced at Han Xia coldly, spread her long legs and followed Li Ye.
After arriving at the Li family, Wen Leyu changed his previous "distinguished" attitude, called people generously and helped them make dumplings and work quickly.
"So she can cook!"
Han Xia and others were very surprised. Wen Leyu's impression on them has always been that they are not very grounded and have a little taste of cannibalism.
But at the moment, I'm really omnipotent!
The Li family had four more girls at once. Grandma Li was very happy. She was directing this and that, while whispering to the old man quietly.
"Look at that. It's big enough, broad chest and long waist. It must be easy to breed."
"And that one. Look at how quick you are at work. You are a good hand at living."
“........”
"Alas, our Ono, why did he like that skinny girl? Look at you, do some work, like dancing...... It's not as good as that little girl who cuts stuffing."
"You know what? Stop talking. If your grandson hears it, it's up to you."
"My grandson...... Can't I clean up?"
Li Zhongfa's words upset Grandma Li and Wu Juying, but just when Li Ye saw them, the second half of Wu Juying's words suddenly withered.
Now she looks at her great grandson, which is really a treasure,
He is handsome and can earn money. He can buy a woolen coat that is dozens of dollars in size without blinking. It's not good. For decades in the rest of his life, he still points to the filial piety of his grandson!
Although she doesn't like Wen Leyu very much, as long as Li Ye is willing, she will also recognize the grandson's daughter-in-law with a smile, and won't make Li Ye embarrassed.
However, she certainly did not expect that Wen Leyu, who was inferior to Jiang Xiaoyan in her eyes, fell in Li Ye's eyes, but was as amazing as a "treasure girl".
People in the two eras have different views on girls.
Wu Juying thinks that the "good girl" is just like Jiang Xiaoyan. Two kitchen knives can cut meat fillings, and the chopping board can make a tremendous sound.
But in Li Ye's eyes, the ever present elegance is really provocative.
Wen Leyu, even when cooking, has an implicit elegance.
This is not her deliberate affectation, but some small details of the habit.
For example, she squatted down with several classmates to wash vegetables. How did Han Xia and others feel comfortable and how did they get there? Their feet straddled like squatting in a horse stance,
Wen Leyu, on the other hand, will habitually converge a lot, and his farts will never be pushed upward, nor will his feet become Donald.
Li Ye has seen some women who can cook elegantly in movies before,
For example, Julie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, in the kitchen after the gunfight, poured out the milk at the moment, which really charmed all living beings.
But Li Ye always believed that it was all performance and film.
But now seeing Wen Leyu, Li Yecai believes that such people also exist in reality.
Li Ye recalled Mr. Ke's aura and temperament, and finally understood the meaning of "being influenced by others".
I followed Mr. Ke when I was young. Every move is natural.
In the eyes of Grandma Wu Juying, "unskillful" is the natural expression of Wen Leyu, just like a crane walking in the water. It is elegant in its nature to move and stay still.
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The main food of the Li family's New Year's Eve dinner is dumplings, as well as several kinds of meat dishes. In this year's ordinary families, it is already very rich.
Under the hospitality of Li Zhongfa and Wu Juying, several female students had a round belly.
Then the men drank and the women played cards. When it was more than nine o'clock, Wu Juying called Li Yue.
"I don't trust that several children live in school. You can accompany them to stay for a day, take a horseshoe watch, bring them here at four tomorrow, and go with Ono to pay homage to Lord Huai."
"What?"
Li Ye was in the outer room serving tea and water to the two drinkers. Without hearing anything else, he heard that he got up at four in the morning.
Grandma said in the back room, "What are you doing? Get up early tomorrow, and go with me to pay homage to Mr. Huai, and bless you the No. 1 Scholar in high school next year."
Li Ye understood.
The old locust tree is an old locust tree located in the old city area in the north of Qingshui County. I don't know how old it has been. Anyway, it has existed since the time of the grandfather's grandfather,
Over the years, word of mouth has been passed on, all of them are related to the old locust tree in Tianxian Pai, which is highly respected by the local people. Every year, there are not few people who rush to burn incense and kowtow.
Li Ye was puzzled and said: "Grandma, my grandfather and my father are both members of the D team. Are you practicing feudal superstition here?"
“.........”
The room was quiet for a second, then a handful of peanuts were thrown out of the inner room and spilled on the wine table in front of the three masters.
"You little bastard are talking nonsense and superstitious... Get out of the yard and kneel down!"
Grandma, who always obeyed Li Ye, was so angry that Li Ye was scared to flee.
Of course, it is impossible to kneel out, just to avoid the limelight.
But then Grandpa Li Zhongfa came out.
He took out his cigarette case and handed one to Li Ye.
Li Ye didn't dare to answer it. What are you doing?
Li Zhongfa lit it himself, took two puffs, and looked at the boundless darkness.
"That year, a small team of us was responsible for blocking after the break, and was broken up. After the break through, there were only a dozen people left...."
"In that kind of environment, we can only survive if we catch up with the big army...... We got lost and came to a fork in the road......"
"Nobody knows which way to go, so I told you to listen to Mr. Huai... The fellow villager kicked me and scolded me..."
"None of us was convinced. We parted ways. I took the road on the right and they went to the left."
Li Zhong's eyes grew red and his voice changed: "Later, I survived, and they... didn't come back."
Li Ye swallowed and said nothing.
It was a coincidence, but for some reasons, Li Zhongfa was awed.
As Li Zhongfa's grandson, be smart and don't feel uncomfortable.
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Late at night, after setting off firecrackers on behalf of the Li family men, Li Ye returned to school with his sister Li Yue, Hu Man and other students.
Li Yue is a few years older and has been working for another year. He is very active in speaking and doing things, and soon gets along with Hu Man and others.
As they walked, Li Yue took Hu Man, Han Xia and others to the front, leaving room for his brother and Wen Leyu to talk.
Because she found that Wen Leyu was obviously depressed after midnight.
Li Ye also found out and asked her quietly, "Miss your mother?"
Wen Leyu nodded as he walked.
The communication conditions in 1981 were far behind.
Since Mr. Ke sent a telegram to Li Ye and them the day he arrived in the capital, he has never contacted them again.
On the New Year's Eve, Wen Leyu felt uncomfortable when he separated from his mother for the first time.
Li Ye could only try to enlighten him on such a matter: "Don't worry! Teacher Ke is not a child and will be fine."
Wen Leyu nodded gently again and said, "I'm not a child either."
They walked forward silently. When they came to a low wall, they suddenly smelled a cool but refreshing fragrance.
Li Ye stopped and asked Wen Leyu, "Can you smell it?"
Wen Leyu shrugged his small nose twice and said, "It's the fragrance of plum blossoms."
Li Ye pointed at the low wall and said, "Although we can't see the plum blossom across the wall, it...... Has already opened."
Wen Leyu was at a loss. It took him a moment to understand.
She smiled at Li Ye and suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"You want to tell me that the flowers have bloomed and spring is not far away, right?"
"Don't comfort me so deliberately. I'm actually very strong."
Li Ye: "......"
At the end of 81, the wintersweet bloomed.
Some people are actually more tenacious and elegant than wintersweet.