Chapter 1451

Zhou Andong looked up: "Second Uncle, you are so old, why are you sweeping snow on the roof? Where is Brother Shan?"

"My body is still okay." Second Uncle shouted with a smile: "Dashan was on the night shift last night, just came back, ate something and went to sleep."

"Second Uncle, you have to be careful." Zhou Anbei shouted: "The roof is slippery."

"It's okay!" Second Uncle didn't forget to invite Zhou Andong: "Your Second Aunt stewed tofu and steamed sticky bean buns, do you want to come in and eat some?"

"No!" Zhou Andong waved his hand: "Just got up, can't eat anything, there will be opportunities in the future."

"Then wait a minute." Second Uncle shouted: "I'll let your Second Aunt pack some sticky bean buns for you."

Zhou Andong nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll go over there and turn around, I'll come back to get them in a while."

"Good!" Second Uncle was very happy: "Go, go, don't forget when you come back."

Zhou Andong supported Jian Qiu, stepped on the snow that didn't pass his ankles, and walked towards home.

"Dongzi, come to the house and sit for a while."

"Dongzi, where are you spending the New Year?"

"Brother Dong, this is a wild rabbit I caught on the mountain two days ago, I'll give you two."

"Dongzi, how is your dad's health?"

"Little Dongzi, when will your grandpa and grandma come back?"

"Brother Dongzi, these two big roosters are the fattest, my mom asked me to send them to the furniture factory for Sister-in-law Jian Qiu to stew soup. Since you are here, I won't go."

"..."

The fellow villagers greeted enthusiastically, taking out all the good things in their homes.

There were too many, Zhou Andong couldn't refuse, so he could only say he would take them when he came back.

Zhou Andong supported Jian Qiu, responding with a smile. In just a few months, there didn't seem to be any changes in the village, but looking closely, he could still see the difference from before.

The spirit of the villagers was much better than before. The clothes on their bodies were not all gray.

Except for black, it was gray, or blue, the whole village looked colorless.

But now, the big aunts and little daughters-in-law have put on colorful clothes, including down jackets worth two or three hundred yuan in the department store.

And several families built red brick houses, which were very conspicuous among the dilapidated low adobe houses everywhere.

That red brick wall, like a burning raging fire.

In this cold winter day, it ignited every villager's longing for the future.

They silently swore that next year, or the year after, their own family would also build a bigger brick house.

Without any words, the brick house is the symbol of status, dignity, and wealth in the village.

Zhou Andong said: "Do you feel the changes in the village?"

Jian Qiu nodded, Xiaobei shook his head.

Zhou Andong smiled: "Every year at this time, after eating, they gather together to gamble. Zhao family, Qian family, Sun family, Li family, playing mahjong, playing cards, throwing dice.

There are only a few people playing, but there are two or three circles of onlookers. The players are noisy, the onlookers are pointing fingers, and even at the gate, you can hear the noise in the room."

"Thump!"

A muffled sound came from the courtyard in front of a newly built large brick house, followed by a deafening explosion in the sky.

"Bang!"

Zhou Andong looked up: "This firecracker is loud enough."

"This firecracker is four cents each, so thick." Xiaobei gestured: "I bought a hundred, and the farm and I bought five thousand yuan of fireworks, which will be set off on New Year's Eve."

"Very good." Zhou Andong nodded: "But you are not here, you must explain it well, pay attention to safety."

"I know." Xiaobei said regretfully: "The people in Third Grandpa's family all went to the capital to spend the New Year. Originally, I thought about buying more and taking them to the capital to set off, how lively it would be for the whole family. I didn't expect the capital to ban them this year."

"They are not allowed to be set off within the Second Ring Road, but they are still okay outside the Second Ring Road."

Saying this, Zhou Andong shook his head slightly, thinking of the previous life, the whole Fifth Ring Road of the capital was banned.

And other places, even the whole province was banned, all under the banner of environmental protection and changing customs.

Marriage, funeral, and New Year festivals, setting off fireworks and firecrackers is a custom that has continued for nearly a thousand years, but it is called a bad custom by some people.

But ironically, Japan has a fireworks festival, and South Korea has been trying to apply for world heritage for fireworks.

"There are many children this year, it's good to buy some, take the children outside the Second Ring Road to set them off."

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "Fireworks can also be bought in the capital, after all, there is no ban outside the Second Ring Road."

"Fireworks in the capital are expensive." Zhou Andong supported Jian Qiu and walked forward: "Jiangzhou's are cheap."

Jian Qiu rolled her eyes at him: "How much more expensive can they be?"

Zhou Andong sighed: "In this day and age, it's not easy to make money, save a penny if you can."

"Thump!"

"Bang!"

Another firecracker exploded in the air, followed by the opening of the back of the large tile-roofed house, and a middle-aged man carrying a swill bucket walked out.

Zhou Andong stopped and shouted with a smile: "Seventh Uncle, when did you build this large tile-roofed house? You didn't even tell me when you were lighting the pot."

Seventh Uncle, who was walking with his head down, looked up and saw Zhou Andong, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Started laying the foundation in June, the floor and walls in the house haven't been plastered yet, temporarily moved in, and didn't light the pot."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and handed it to Seventh Uncle: "There are several other families who built new houses, I looked at them and felt happy."

"It's all thanks to you."

Seventh Uncle took the cigarette, held Zhou Andong's hand with the lighter with both hands, and lit the cigarette.

"In the past, guarding those few mu of land, working hard for a year, couldn't save much money. If the year was bad, seeds and fertilizers were put in, and after paying the public grain, it would be good to fill the stomach with the rest.

Now my Liu Ying is in Xiaobei's furniture factory, Liu Qiang is on the farm, the wages of the two added together, there are nearly a thousand a month. Seeing that the old house really can't live in, leaking wind everywhere.

Especially when it rains, there is no place to stay in the house. When it rains heavily outside, it rains lightly inside. I have no choice, thinking about borrowing money to build the house first.

The two children are not earning less now, they have more than a thousand a month, how can they pay it back in a year. Then I discussed it with the two children, after all, the money is earned by themselves..."

Speaking of this, Seventh Uncle laughed, and Zhou Andong, Jian Qiu, and Xiaobei also laughed.

"You haven't eaten yet, drink with Seventh Uncle?"

"Okay!"

Zhou Andong didn't refuse this time, because their family relationship with Seventh Uncle has always been good.

When the county helped them build the house, Seventh Uncle ran around to organize it, and helped a lot.

"Last night your Seventh Aunt stewed a pot of sauerkraut with pork belly." Seventh Uncle was very happy: "I'll let her stir-fry two more dishes, steam a few sticky bean buns, and warm a pot of wine."