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Chapter 55, Life [Please read and vote]

The bed at home is so comfortable to sleep in. When Shen Lingyou woke up it was already noon.

Everyone knew that he was tired after traveling all day, so they didn't disturb him and let him sleep until he woke up naturally.

Standing at the second-floor window and looking into the distance, the mountain tops are all white, and only some green can be seen below the mountainside.

I remember when I was a child, it snowed almost every year in my hometown, sometimes in December, sometimes in January or February. The scenes of watching the heavy snow flying all over the sky and playing snowball fights and rolling snowballs in the snow are still fresh in my memory.

This situation...

"Brother!" Shen Lingfang shouted at him from the yard downstairs, interrupting his thoughts: "Come down to eat, I'm waiting for you."

"Coming." Shen Lingyou closed the window and went downstairs to eat.

"We'll kill the pig tomorrow and have fun with everyone."

“The pigs that grandma raised?”

"It wasn't raised by your grandma. Your parents bought it from town to celebrate your album sales and your becoming a star."

This is the love from parents, as heavy as a 300-pound fat pig.

It seems to have a bit of the meaning of "If you don't return home in glory, it's like walking in the dark."

However, he has always been low-key in life and high-profile in work. It is not good to be too ostentatious. A tall tree attracts the wind and is more likely to arouse the jealousy of others.

But then I thought, there are not many families in the village, and we all know each other. Just like my dad said, it’s not a big problem for everyone to have a happy meal together.

Speaking of slaughtering pigs, it is one of the most anticipated moments of the year for children.

In the past, when my family was not well off, we ate little meat on weekdays, so we would wait for the Spring Festival to slaughter the pigs we had raised for a year and have a delicious meal.

Everyone in the village came to help. The men caught the pigs, pressed them and slaughtered them. The women picked, washed and cooked vegetables. The children roasted, ate and set off firecrackers.

Several brothers and sisters older than Shen Lingyou have children, so he was naturally promoted to "Seventh Uncle" or "Seventh Uncle". Since the children call him that, naturally he has to give them lucky money.

"How much New Year's money do you give to others?"

"200 per person."

"Kid, I forgot to remind you that even though you've made money, you're still a student. Just a few dozen bucks would be enough. Why did you give so much?"

Grandma took his hand and patted it gently, feeling very distressed.

Shen Lingyou smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, grandma. It's New Year's Day, just be happy. My eldest brother, second brother, and third sister are all very kind to me. I should give them some money to buy candy now."

Grandma smiled kindly, raised her hand to wipe the stains off his face, and scolded him with a smile: "I'm good to you. I take you to dig out bird nests, poke wasps, and blow up cow dung every day."

Speaking of this, an interesting memory emerged in Shen Lingyou's mind. During the Spring Festival one year, he followed a group of children in the village to set off firecrackers. They were all naughty kids and accidentally collapsed the dry toilet of their fifth uncle's house. They were chased around the village with rattan sticks by their parents.

It seems that every memory has a code. As long as the time, place and characters are combined correctly, no matter how long it has been forgotten, that person and scene will be picked up again from the oblivion.

Life in the countryside is nothing like that in the city. There are no computers or cell phones. A village can only have one or two TVs at most. There are also frequent power outages. In addition to going to school every day, we use willow branches to blow small trumpets in spring when willow trees sprout, use bamboo poles to catch cicadas in summer, pick peanuts in autumn, and roast potatoes and sweet potatoes in winter... Reading extracurricular books? It's a luxury. Rural families don't have spare money to buy such things. Occasionally, we can find a book and read it many times.

There were no routines and no internet, but they became the most sincere and nostalgic years. Whenever I recall them, there is always a smile on my lips.

On New Year’s Eve, grandma, uncle, aunt, parents all came together to prepare a large table of delicious food.

It is said that there is no delicious food in Hangzhou. However, every dish on the table during the Chinese New Year is made with care and love. What else can it be but a delicacy?

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, watching the Spring Festival Gala is a must.

As the only family in the village with a large color TV, everyone gathered together without any prior arrangement.

There are not many memorable moments from the 1997 Spring Festival Gala.

Xie Xiaodong's song "Hua Xia Wa" made the entire Spring Festival Gala stage boil with its energetic singing and cheerful melody.

Na Ying performed again on the Spring Festival Gala with a song "Green World". Because she is young, her performance is full of energy. She can not only sing on stage, but also sing and dance. In the 1990s, all of Zhao Benshan's Spring Festival Gala sketches can be called classics. Today, he collaborated with Fan Wei on the sketch "Red Sorghum Model Team". This work shows that whether a sketch is funny has nothing to do with the subject matter. The main theme of the sketch can still be very funny. In the original time and space, the rap at the end of this song has become a classic material for ghost videos.

On the last market day before the New Year, Shen Lingyou bought a bunch of fireworks and firecrackers and set them off with the children in the village at midnight.

The fireworks make the night particularly dazzling and bloom on everyone’s smiling face. This is the most lively Spring Festival in the small village of Shenjia Village.

After setting off the fireworks, Shen Lingyou wanted to make New Year's greetings to his roommates, Zeng Xiaolai, Jiang Qinqin, Chen Jiantian, Huo Wenxi, Wu Guangliang and others who had landlines at home. They were the first group of friends he made here. However, after searching many places, there was no signal on his cell phones. Next time he comes back, he will definitely pull a telephone line into the village.

The day before the Lantern Festival, Shen Lingyou said goodbye to his grandmother, uncle, aunt, brother and sister, and went to his grandparents' house with his parents.

Not far away, right next door is Shaoxing, the hometown of Lu Xun.

His grandparents' family was more prosperous than his grandmother's. His mother had four brothers and sisters, and he was the third oldest.

Here, it’s as intimate and lively as at grandma’s house.

He also bought a lot of gifts and gave out a lot of New Year's money.

His status as a college student and a celebrity made him, who was already favored, even more the pride of the whole family.

After visiting relatives and friends, Shen Lingyou returned home with his parents. He finally had some free time, so he checked the system panel.

The good news is that the missions have been refreshed and there is something to do.

One-star opportunity

1997, February 2, 24:11:2 am, Guangzhou, airport VIP entrance.

Clean and neat clothing is recommended.

Wait for events to happen and play freely. 】

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【Two-star opportunity——

1997, March 3, 1:5:43 pm, Wuxi, Taihu Film and Television City, Water Margin City.

It is recommended to bring a video camera or camcorder.

Wait for events to happen and play freely. 】

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【Two-star opportunity——

1997, March 3, 6:8:46 am, Taibei, in front of CTS TV Station.

Clean and neat clothing is recommended.

Wait for events to happen and play freely. 】

……

Very good, [Special Opportunity] does not take up the grid of three tasks.

The task that can be done is three days later. Wuxi is not far away and school is about to start. After completing it, you can go directly back to Yanjing.

Shen Lingyou made up his mind, said goodbye to his parents, and left home early.

Wuxi Film and Television City, also known as CCTV Wuxi Film and Television Base, was built in 1987. It is a comprehensive tourist area that mainly provides film and television shooting services, and also has sightseeing, cultural entertainment, leisure and vacation functions. The main attractions are composed of multiple film and television shooting landscapes such as the Three Kingdoms City, Water Margin City, and Tang City. The CCTV version of the Four Great Classics was filmed here.

The Water Margin City where the mission takes place was built specifically for the Central Television version of "Water Margin".

(End of this chapter)