On New Year's Eve, the Wen family became lively early in the morning.
In the kitchen, Mother Wen was preparing the reunion dinner, while Father Wen was on the sidelines, chopping pig's feet and ribs with a "thud thud thump"; Grandpa Wen and Grandma Wen were watching the fire in front of the stewed vegetables stove. The four juniors wanted to help, but when they first entered, they were kicked out by being disgusted and getting in the way.
Seeing Wen Run being so disgusted for the first time, Ye Han couldn't help laughing, "I thought you would be the chef at home." After all, Wen Run's cooking skills are not bad.
"Both my mother and my grandma are better at cooking than me." Wen Run wrinkled his nose and said to Ye Han in a low voice, "And our family is actually a bit doting on children." In the past, the family was poor, and Wen's mother was not in good health, so she didn't too obvious. Later, Mother Wen's health recovered, but she would not ask the children in the family to do anything she could do. So the Wen family's hardships have been suffered by the eldest and the second child. Later, Wen Run and the fourth child, although they were not as pampered as the children in the city, they were also spoiled in the countryside.
It's like when they come back now, they basically don't need to reach out for the work at home. Everything was taken care of by Wen's mother inside and out.
"That's good." Ye Han laughed. Parents are loving and harmonious, and children are sensible and filial. This is happiness that many people cannot envy.
"It's still early for the reunion dinner, shall I take you around the village?"
The weather was not so good for the first two days, it was cold and gloomy, and the two of them didn't go out much. Today is New Year's Eve, and it happened to be a sunny day. The warm sun in winter makes people lazy, so Wen Run wanted to take him outside for a walk . Although Yuanshan Village is a bit out of the way, the ecological environment is not bad.
As soon as Wen Xiaomei heard this, she immediately raised her hand to indicate that she was going, and the two older ones naturally followed. Wen Run ran to talk to Wen's mother, said to go out for a walk, and come back when eating.
"The scarf is finished. Go to the cabinet in my room and take it out to wrap around it. I also wove a small leaf. Remember to give it to him." Mother Wen couldn't help chattering when she saw that he was about to go out in thin clothes. Say a few words, "Wear more, don't catch a cold."
Wen Run responded with an "ah", and went to the cabinet to take out the scarf. Mother Wen is ingenious and handy. She used to knit sweaters and gloves for them. Now that the conditions are good and she is getting older, she only knits a few scarves for the children every two years.
The cashmere scarves are soft and comfortable, and five are neatly stacked together.
Wen Run took it out and asked them to choose first, and in the end there was only one gray and one black, he and Ye Hansheng each had one.
"My mother wove it herself." Wen Run whispered: "Knowing that you are coming to celebrate the New Year, I wove an extra one."
Ye Hansheng wrapped up the scarf. The simple black scarf matched his woolen coat very well. Wen Run told him not to move, took a picture with his mobile phone, and handed it to him, "It looks good."
"Third brother, don't just take photos for Mr. Ye!" Miss Wen shouted from the side: "Go to the embankment, let's take photos together!"
"Go, go." Wen Run put away his phone, pushed Ye Hansheng to Haohao Tangtang. When there are many people, it will be lively. When the villagers saw it, they all came over to say hello and joke with Wen Run. After seeing Ye Hansheng's unfamiliar face, he asked a few more questions curiously.
Wen Run explained it all as "friends who come to the house for the Chinese New Year".
Most of the people in the village are older, and young people with good conditions have already bought a house outside. They usually return to the village after the Spring Festival to visit relatives and friends, so they are not worried that anyone will know Ye Hansheng.
The roads in the village are newly built, but the surrounding environment has generally remained the same. Wen Run introduced to Ye Hansheng as he walked, such as which courtyard he climbed over and which tree he picked fruit when he was a child... Ye Hansheng listened to him slowly. To put it bluntly, I imagine a little Wenrun, with short hands and legs, and maybe with mud on his face, like a little tabby cat, stumbling after his two older brothers to climb over walls and climb trees.
It's too incredible to think about it. The naughty boy at the beginning has grown into the handsome young man in front of him.
The two were at the end, Ye Hansheng smiled, and reached out to secretly hook the palm of his hand hanging by his side.
There was an itch in the palm of his hand, Wen Run curled up his fingers, seeing that the elder brother who was walking in front didn't look back, he quickly stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his hand.
Crispy and itchy, sweet to the heart.
Wen Xiaomei, who had already reached the embankment, turned her head and called them, "Brother, why are you so slow?!"
"Here we come!" Wen Run pushed Ye Hansheng up, strode up the embankment.
In winter, there is much less water in the big river, but the water quality is clear. I don’t know who’s wooden boat is tied to the bank, and it is not poetic against the distant fields.
Wen Xiaomei brought a selfie stick, and the five of them posed on the stone bridge. She pressed the shutter and said loudly: "Eggplant!"
The five people were frozen in the picture with smiles on their faces. Wen Run and Ye Hansheng were in front, and he squatted on the armrest of the wheelchair, very close to Ye Hansheng. They were wearing the same scarf, one gray and one black; one was cold and the other was soft, but they matched unexpectedly harmoniously.
Behind the two were the three brothers and sisters of the Wen family. Wen Xiaomei stood in the middle, and the two brothers raised their arms on both sides to show nondescript love, and there was a little warmth in the funny.
Wen Xiaomei posted the photo in the family group, realized that Ye Hansheng was not there, and asked Wen Run to pull him in again.
Wen Run's kindness drew Ye Hansheng into the group.
Ye Hansheng looked at the name "Wen's family" in the wechat group chat, the corner of his mouth smiled a little deeper, and saved the photo that looked like a family portrait in the album.
A few people wandered around on the big embankment for a long time, and there were already crackling firecrackers in the distance. They guessed that it was almost time for the reunion dinner, so they returned home.
The round table in the main room of Wen's small building was already full of dishes. When Mother Wen saw them coming back, she smiled and said, "I'm about to call you to come back, and I'm ready to eat."
The dishes were served one by one, Brother Wen took the firecrackers that had been prepared and set them up at the door, and after everyone was served, the firecrackers were lit, and there was a crackling sound of firecrackers outside the yard.
After the reunion dinner, the sky had already darkened. After clearing away the dishes, the family gathered in the living room on the second floor and waited to watch the Spring Festival Gala. There is no elevator in the four-story Wen family building, and Ye Hansheng was carried up by the wheelchair directly by the two uncles.
The Spring Festival Gala hadn't even started yet, and everyone in the Wen family was eating snacks and chatting. Ye Hansheng went to Wenrun's room, calling it a visit.
Wenrun's room is very simple, the furniture is in log colors, except for the bed and wardrobe, the most conspicuous thing is the books in that cabinet. Ye Hansheng turned the wheelchair forward, and found that there were textbooks from elementary school to university, many of them were very old, and the edges of the books were frayed, but they were still neatly placed in the cabinet.
"My mother put these away." Wen Run picked up a book casually, flipped through it, and said with a smile: "When I was admitted to university, a bunch of people came to borrow books at home, and she was reluctant to give them away. Just let people take a copy and return the original."
Ye Hansheng picked out a book at random to read, it should be a college textbook, on which he carefully took notes, with correct and elegant handwriting. At first glance, the person taking notes is a serious and good student. He was about to put the book back, but a pale pink envelope accidentally fell out of the book. Ye Han was stunned for a moment, pinched the envelope to look at it, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "What is this?"
"What?" Wen Run was also a little surprised, took it and opened it, and there was a piece of letter paper inside. There is also a faint fragrance. After scanning two lines, he probably understood it. He coughed and explained, "I don't know when it was inserted. I haven't seen it before."
"Love letter?" Ye Hansheng's expression was flat, and he even smiled a little, "Written by a female classmate?" Then he asked casually: "At school, there must have been a lot of people chasing you, right?"
"..." Wen Run felt a little guilty after being asked one after another. He obviously didn't do anything, but he just felt guilty. Clearing his throat, he sullenly said, "I don't know who it is, I don't remember it."
"I have to study in high school and university, so I don't have time to pay attention to other things." So naturally I don't know if anyone is chasing me!
Ye Hansheng's smile became a little more real, but his tone was still sour, "Whether it was before or now, there are many people who like you."
Wen Run knows him so well now, he knew that he was sour when he heard the subtle tone, and immediately said: "But there is only one person I like."
Ye Hansheng was really coaxed to be happy, took his hand and kissed on the back of his hand, "There is only one person I like." He took the envelope from Wen Run's hand again, and said lightly: "It's all over." After so long, you also have a boyfriend, don't keep this kind of love letter."
What else could Wen Run say, he could only say, "You're right."
After Ye Hansheng disposed of the love letter, his mood finally cleared up again. He wandered around in Wen Run's room, even holding the gadgets on Wen Run's desk for a long time.
Seeing that he likes it, Wen Run can only let him go. But I didn't expect him to look at it, and suddenly said, "When my legs get better, I can sleep on the second floor."
Now it is inconvenient for him to go up and down the stairs in a wheelchair, so he can only temporarily stay in the guest room on the first floor. But now looking at this room full of traces of warmth, he began to feel that the second floor is better.
Wen Run looked at him with his arms propped up. When he said this, the gentle light was hitting the side of his face, and his cold features were full of tenderness.
"Okay." Wen Run said softly: "The second floor was originally reserved for my wedding."
But right now it is impossible to marry a wife. Instead, the old Wen family will have more sons in the future.
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There is a vigil on New Year’s Eve. After watching the Spring Festival Gala, after twelve o’clock, every household will set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The old year has passed and the new year has arrived.
On the first day of the new year, after waking up in the morning, a few juniors went to pay New Year greetings to Grandpa Wen and Grandma Wen. The two old people gave out red envelopes one by one. I'll bring a granddaughter back!"
The eldest brother and the second child agreed, and rushed to pay their parents New Year's greetings.
Wen's father and Wen's mother also gave red envelopes. Even Ye Hansheng has it. Seeing him pursing his lips to accept the red envelope, Wen Run secretly laughed.
The New Year is about visiting relatives and friends to eat, drink and have fun. Because of his special occupation, Wen Run didn't follow his parents to visit New Year everywhere, so he stayed at home with Ye Hansheng.
Wen's family has all gone out, and only two people are left at home. At the beginning, they were watching TV seriously, but after a while, they kissed together without knowing who started it. In the past few days when they went home, due to the presence of their family members, the two of them never even held hands except when they slept at night. Now that he finally had the chance, Ye Hansheng made up all the money he owed in the past few days.
Wen Run's lips were bright red, seeing that he still wanted to continue, she pushed him lightly, and whispered: "Go back to my room."
Ye Hansheng let go of him, and the two were about to go back to the room, but suddenly Xiaomei Wen's voice came, "Brother, I'm back!"
The author has something to say: Mr. Ye: There are many rivals in love, which is annoying.