My 1995 Small Farm.

In fact, many of the graves on the mountain were moved here in the past two years.

When the flood came two years ago, many new graves were destroyed.

It's the mass grave and the cemetery in front of Chen Ling's farm.

I won’t say much about the mass grave. Many of the new and old graves have been moved here. As long as it was possible to identify whose grave they belonged to, none of them were left out.

In the past two years, people have planted a few saplings of various kinds on their own graves from time to time.

Most of the trees are pine and cypress, but there are also other species.

At this time of year, other tree species are not obvious, but pines and cypresses are growing well. Their trunks are not thick, but their crowns are spread out.

very beautiful.

"Fugui, I'll plant a tree on your grave next year, so it will grow beautifully."

When the tree on the grave grows up, it is full of vitality, which is better than leaving it bare, or overgrown with weeds, and inhabited by various rats and raccoons.

"Yeah, I think so too. Let's wait until spring."

Chen Ling smiled and nodded. He actually wanted to replace the tombstones for his father and grandparents and do some simple repairs to the graves.

I hadn’t thought much about planting trees before.

This can be considered a kind of emotional complex unique to Chinese people.

"Anyway, I always feel that our village is a treasure land. When spring comes, I will find a fortune teller to take a look. When our old couple pass away one day, we will find a good place to bury them."

Wang Laiyun said this with a tone of affirmation and longing.

The village has changed a lot in the past two years.

The Turtle Prince and others all came out.

Gradually they began to believe in some things more.

"Uncle, why do you say that? You are only in your early fifties. Why do you think so far ahead? Just say something good during the New Year. My brother is promising. You will have a great-grandson."

Although Wang Juying and his friend were stupid, they still felt sorry for their uncle and spoke hurriedly.

"Great-grandson, if you two are as rich as a little finger, hurry up and find a wife, and I will be satisfied as your uncle."

Wang Laiyun's words were very stern, but the expression on his face showed that he was clearly very pleased.

My love for my two nephews is not in vain.

Know that you are nervous and care about him.

Then he turned around and said to Chen Ling and the others: "Fugui, Yongsheng, let's go up!"

The Wang family’s grave and the Chen family’s grave are not in the same place.

Although the Chen and Wang families are no longer big or small, the relationships between the families were chaotic after they avoided disaster before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But compared with the messy relationships between the two families, the surnames Chen and Wang are much easier to distinguish.

There are two graves of the two families on the mountain, one in the south and one in the north, one up and one down.

Although they are said to be in one place, in fact the Wang family tombs are all farther away.

It's about a mile away.

When the brothers Chen Yongsheng and Chen Yonggang arrived at the grave, they stopped arguing.

Wait until they all disperse and go about their own business.

Chen Ling held the two kids in his arms, while Wang Susu held Ruirui's hand. They followed the packhorse and walked step by step towards the grave of their father Chen Juncai.

When they arrived at the grave, Chen Ling handed the two children to Wang Susu, took out a shovel and hoe from the packhorse, and cleared away the weeds and other debris around the grave.

The tombstone in front of his father's grave was revealed.

Chen Ling took out the broom and swept away the dust on the tombstone.

The family's conditions were very poor before, and the tombstone for Chen Juncai was also made of simple ordinary stone. Now more than four years have passed...

The words on the stele are a little blurred.

This shouldn't be the case. The inscriptions on old stone tablets can still be clearly seen after hundreds of years.

The only explanation is that the stone material is too poor.

After sweeping his father's grave, Chen Ling went to his grandparents'.

My grandparents were buried together.

There were other ancestors around, and Chen Ling thought that since they were here, he should clear out a space for them to worship and place offerings later.

Of course, my father’s grave is the one that receives special attention.

Chen Ling is a person who is never troubled by negative emotions.

But when I arrived at my father's grave, I thought about how he had been both my father and my mother since I was a child.

When he was sick, he stayed by his bed all night long, unable to sleep.

When I miss my mother, he would take me out to play, find all kinds of ways to make me happy, and make small wooden toys for me with a focused look.

I grew up, and my rebellious period came. I had a childish understanding of the world, was eager for quick success, had no ambition, and fell into depravity day by day...

His complicated and lost look.

Chen Ling suddenly felt choked up and couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.

"Dad, I brought Susu and the child to see you."

Wang Susu was much more emotional than Chen Ling. When she heard her husband's slightly choked voice, she burst into tears.

She hurried forward holding the two babies.

After Chen Ling took it, she took Ruirui and the whole family knelt in front of the grave, burning incense and paper.

While placing the offerings, he talked about his recent situation.

Chen Juncai seldom drank alcohol. When he delivered letters, he liked to bring eggs with him so he could eat them when he was hungry along the way.

Even when I got old and sick, I refused to eat too much good food.

I just wanted to save money for Chen Ling. At that time, the best we could eat was eggs.

Every year when Chen Ling visits his father’s grave, the most common thing he brings for him is eggs.

But in fact, Chen Ling knew that his father loved to eat fatty meat. Others would get sick of it and their stomachs would feel bloated, but he was fine. He could eat half a pot of meat at a time and could even eat the meat dry without eating steamed buns.

"Dad, everything is fine at home now. Susu and the kids are fine too. We can eat meat every day. Life is much better now."

"It's New Year's Day, please send me a dream. I haven't dreamed of you once since you left..."

"I know, you're afraid that I'll dream about you. I was afraid before, but I'm not afraid now."

When Chen Ling was a child, his grandparents passed away.

He was very afraid that his grandparents would come back as ghosts, so he didn't dare to go to the house where they lived when they were alive.

He felt that the two black lacquered wooden doors of the old house had become evil, like the gates of a ghost, which frightened him so much that he never dared to approach them. Even after dinner at night, when he helped his father feed the pigs, he would specifically avoid the old house over there.

After Chen Juncai knew what little Chen Ling was thinking, he asked him with a smile if he was afraid of his grandparents.

Little Chen Ling shook his head and said he was not afraid, but he was afraid of ghosts.

Chen Juncai has kept it in mind ever since. Chen Ling is not a superstitious person, but he always feels that it must be because of him that his father never appeared in his dreams.

He was afraid of scaring himself.

"Dad, don't cry."

Ruirui had never seen Chen Ling cry before. The little brat widened his eyes in surprise, and an expression of pity and heartache clearly appeared on his chubby face with baby fat. He hurriedly stood up and stretched out his dirty little hands to wipe Chen Ling's tears.

Chen Ling's tears, which were already uncontrollable, suddenly became even more violent.

I burst into tears.

……

The family stayed in front of the grave for a long time, until four o'clock in the afternoon, when the temperature became noticeably cooler, and then they went down the mountain with the pack horses and two dogs.

Back at the farm, Liang Yuemin and Zhao Dahai's two families, young and old, were preparing ingredients inside and outside the kitchen.

When the temperature dropped, they also lit the fire pit outside the kitchen.

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It was bustling and everyone was busy.

Seeing Chen Ling's obviously red and swollen eyes, no one said anything. They just helped the couple pack up, asked them to put the child down, and then prepared the most important New Year's Eve dinner.

New Year’s Eve dinner is engraved in the bones and blood of the Chinese people. It is a must regardless of whether one is rich or poor.

It is a big deal for the whole family to have a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve.

Needless to say, Chen Ling's family's New Year's Eve dinner must be very sumptuous.

There are all kinds of chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, fruits and so on.

This year there are also horse meat, deer meat, etc.

"I'm so happy!"

Qin Yueru shouted like a grown-up girl, making her hands into trumpet shapes.

In the past, the Chinese New Year in their home was never as lively and joyful as it is now.

Before Liang Hongyu retired, she had a lot of things to do at home, and except Qin Rongxian, no one in the family cared about her and Liang Yuemin.

After retirement, I had conflicts with my family again, and there was no peace even during the New Year.

It's nothing like Chen Ling's place, where they're doing this and that, preparing for the New Year together, and it's full of a sense of ritual.

The whole village was filled with a festive atmosphere; even the dogs running back and forth seemed to be filled with the joy of the New Year.

The air is filled with the flavor of the New Year.

“I’m so happy too!”

Little Lizi shouted along with his mother.

"Oh, it's so lively."

Professor Zhong followed the mountain cat back and immediately smiled when he saw the scene at Chen Ling's house.

In the new year, his family had a new baby, and he couldn't take the smile off his face.

"This fragrance is wafting out, and it's even stronger than the previous two days..."

The bobcat raised its nose, shook its head, and looked intoxicated.

Chen Ling asked: "Don't think about eating it. Have you asked the doctor if Du Juan can come back today?"

"I'm back now. My dad and I came back just to ask you guys to drive over and pick us up."

The mountain cat said happily.

After he finished speaking, Professor Zhong quickly added: "However, it's Chinese New Year, isn't it not good for a woman who just gave birth to come home? Do we have any rules here?"

"What's the saying? The purpose of Chinese New Year is to reunite with family! It's auspicious if everyone is together! Uncle, don't think too much!"

Chen Ling stepped forward and went to drive to pick someone up.

Wang Susu also said: "Let's take sister Du Juan back. Otherwise, I can't stay idle in the house. It would be nice to let her hold the baby and keep watch over Kang Kang Le Le in the room."

"Hahaha, let her come back and stare blankly, and not be able to sit at the table. Let Du Juan know that she definitely doesn't want to come back."

The mountain cat laughed.

"Don't be so silly. When Du Juan finishes her confinement, you'll be in trouble."

Chen Ling curled his lips, pulled him, and followed him out to drive to pick someone up.

It won’t snow, rain or freeze this year.

The road was easy to walk on and we brought Dujuan back smoothly.

It was getting dark.

It's New Year's Eve now, and this year the households in the village are no longer talking about being frugal.

Lights were on in every household.

The bang bang bang of the artillery almost never stopped.

After bringing Dujuan back, we temporarily placed her and her child in the living room.

There is also a kang here, but it is not as hot as the wooden house. However, with the door closed and the cotton curtain hanging down to block the cold wind from blowing in, it is also very warm.

Then the dishes began to be served one by one.

There are all kinds of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, goose meat, pigeon soup, and stir-fried dishes.

There are many people this year, and four families are celebrating the New Year together.

Chen Ling simply moved the sofa and coffee table in the living room and moved in two large round tables.

The table was filled with dishes and the Spring Festival Gala was playing on TV.

Dujuan and the child were placed on a kang in the corner of the living room next to a warm wall.

The small bed next to them is for Kang Kang and Le Le.

It was the first time for the two little kids to see so many people outside the bedroom and such a lively scene. They didn’t cry or make a fuss, but just babbled with their little mouths open and turned their heads around to look around.

"A Ling, the New Year's Eve dinner is on the table, it's time to set off the fireworks. We bought so many fireworks this year."

On New Year’s Eve, firecrackers and fireworks are set off before dinner, and again at twelve o’clock when the new year begins.

"Come on, Xiao Ming, Xiao Lizi, Ya Ya, Rui Rui, come out, let's set off the fireworks."

Chen Ling waved his hand, and the dolls slipped down from the chairs beside the table and ran out shouting happily.

Although the fireworks of those days were not as varied as those in later generations, they were enough to make children happy.

All kinds of fireworks and firecrackers with stunning flames rushed into the night sky and exploded in the farm yard.

Back in the living room, Chen Ling raised his glass and smiled at everyone, "Thank you all for coming together to celebrate the New Year and have a reunion dinner. Happy New Year's Eve!"

"Happy New Year's Eve!"

Everyone also raised their glasses.

The purpose of the New Year's Eve dinner is to reunite, and there is no requirement for alcohol, so even Ruirui and his friends raised their cups and used yogurt instead, shouting cheers. (End of this chapter)