Hard times have room

Chapter 708
The family stays at home neatly, and the life is much more interesting. It’s like knowing that everyone is at home, no matter if there is no one at home, the heart is at ease, because the people who go out will not take long. , will come back.

The days flashed to the 24th day, which is Xiaonian.

Get up at noon, after drinking porridge, the family starts cleaning.

This cleaning is not just messing around in the past, just cleaning the floor and wiping the table, but to thoroughly clean and organize the whole house.

Paulin grabbed the job of sweeping the cobwebs from the roof. As for the cleaning tool, it was a long bamboo pole the size of two fingers, tied to the broom at home, and that was it.

The big spiders in the house have densely knotted a lot of cobwebs in every corner of the house, and the nets are covered with dust. How the black ash sticks together is amazing.

Pauline took a homemade "long" broom and swept the roof all over the place. Once the cobwebs were removed, the whole house looked much fresher and cleaner.

The worst-hit area in the house is the kitchen. In this place, there are traces of spiders left over the past year. In addition, the black ashes from the smoke of the firewood are stained on the walls and beams, with a thick layer. Especially the position directly above the fire pond, when Pauline swept it with a broom, a layer of black ash floated down directly, that is to say, she had to take a bath after cleaning, otherwise, she would not take up this work.

As soon as the new year is over, New Year's Eve seems to be approaching.

This year's New Year's pig is a waste. Because of the weather, Shanghe Village does not raise pigs at all. Naturally, there is no meat for the New Year. If you want to eat meat, you have to find a way.

Going back and forth, the people of Shanghe Village have all made their ideas into the Daqing River and even the Biyue Lake. The weather is freezing cold, as long as they can catch fish and have a good year, they can do whatever they want.

No, on the day of 26, the family of three who had been nesting at home for several days went out together, and Pauline was still holding a bucket in her hand, which was intended to be used to hold fish later. Fishing in rivers and lakes.

All the way along the only road in the village, because when you walk on it, you can see the Daqing River unobstructed. Besides, the road is quite smooth, even if the snow under your feet is very thick, it is also thick and smooth, no Like the slopes and valleys dug up by people in the village, some people poured water on the up and down slopes unethically. If they want to go there, it will be a struggle.

Walk all the way to the position directly opposite the brigade headquarters, and go down the side path.

The people standing in the courtyard of the Shanghe Village brigade seemed to be more than one, and most of them were young and strong. Women and children could only stand in the open space outside the courtyard. They are all excited, which, in their view, is a very fun thing.

Some impatient women also followed in, but they were all over 50, and their skin and flesh were loose, which was specifically reflected in the creases on their faces. These six or seven old ladies formed their own group, standing in the brigade department The frontmost position of the entrance, no one dares to touch it, and no one dares to squeeze it.

"Daughter-in-law, you and Paulin are waiting for me outside. It's best to find a place to stand a little farther away. When there are many people in this place, it's easy to fall down when crowded." Wang Jiandang looked left and right, and the more he looked, the more I think this place is too crowded and unsafe.

"Okay, I get it, go in quickly!" After Su Hongying nodded in agreement, she pushed Wang Jiandang in.

Now that there are so many people coming from this place, there are already discussions about how to catch the fish and divide the fish. It’s better to go in quickly and listen, so that nothing will be left behind.

As soon as Wang Jiandang squeezed in, he looked left and aimed, and finally saw an acquaintance, Xu Tao.

After another difficult push, he finally reached Xu Tao's side and patted his shoulder.

"Taozi, how long have you been here? Did the captain and party secretary say anything?"

Xu Tao turned around and saw that it was Wang Jiandang, and happily patted the person opposite him on the shoulder: "You kid, you have been staying at home for the winter, it's really not easy to see you."

"I don't know, some old men are still discussing, let's wait."

Outside the yard, Su Hongying dragged Pauline to stand on a large rock in the outermost and remote field.

There weren't many people in the village who could talk to her, just a few. Anyway, she didn't see any acquaintances, so she simply took Pauline away, because she saw some people looking at them and the mother and daughter were not very good. kind eyes.

Su Hongying would never forcibly get close to the person who could not talk about it, it was uninteresting.

These people looked at her and Paulin badly, probably because they were rare exceptions in Shanghe Village!

She, Su Hongying, obviously has her in-laws, but in the eyes of outsiders, she used a shameful method to separate the family. This may be a rare occurrence in the village. The younger generation took the initiative to separate the family, and now some elderly people in the village are still talking about it. Well, in a word, their family is not filial and cannot learn, otherwise they will be punished in the future.

As for Baolin, it should be her study. In the countryside, it is rare for a boy to go to junior high school, let alone a girl to go to high school. Wang Jiandang's family is not very rich. It was provided by him!
At this point, many people, especially some old ladies, feel very unhappy, and they have to say a few bitter words when they see it, and they feel uncomfortable.

This time, she will take Pauline out together, or because their family of three has been living at home for too long. Today, the village will be very lively, so it is time to go out and let the wind out. Maybe you can really get some fish and go back to eat meat!

He didn't wait too long outside, and the men in the yard walked out in a hurry. In fact, they were pushed by the people behind, namely the old ladies who were blocking the entrance of the brigade department.

The people in the innermost forcefully squeezed out, and the people blocked in the middle stepped back. The people outside didn't know it and were still pushing in. So, as they came and went, someone fell.

With the first one, then the second and third, and so on, it's a matter of course.

But in this winter, the clothes are thick enough, and the snow on the ground is thick, even if you fall, it's nothing, just stand up and pat your butt.

These movements caused a riot for a while, and after a while, the old cadres in the village were all hoarse, and the riot was quelled.

In previous years, I used fishing nets to catch fish, but this year, it turned into smashing ice holes in the Daqing River. There is no way. This year, the Daqing River is frozen, and it is a thick layer. a hole.

(End of this chapter)