Chapter 302: The Third Day of the Lunar New Year
The group of people were chatting and laughing, and time passed quickly. At half past ten, Zhao Dongmei went into the kitchen and prepared to cook.
Seeing this, many beauties hurriedly followed and helped.
The lunch at noon was naturally very sumptuous.
In the afternoon, Gao Hong followed Gao Mingcheng to his house in the county and visited the first to third floors.
"Not bad, Mingcheng, you are doing quite well." Gao Hong said with a smile.
Gao Mingcheng led him to the men's clothing store on the first floor and said, "I don't know your current body shape, so I didn't send you a set of clothes in advance. Now you can choose for yourself!"
Gao Hong did not try to choose, but said: "No need, I wear military uniform every day in the army. My mother has already bought me one, it's quite suitable."
He refused to accept it, but Gao Mingcheng insisted and said with a smile: "You are going to have a blind date the day after tomorrow, so you should dress smartly. Choose, my clothes are all purchased at wholesale prices, which is much cheaper than what you can buy outside!"
Finally, under Gao Mingcheng's persuasion, Gao Hong picked out a suitable set of clothes on the spot. Don't say it, after putting on the new clothes, he instantly looked more energetic!
Gao Mingcheng looked him up and down and praised him, "Not bad, more energetic and handsome! I guarantee it will work out when we go on a blind date the day after tomorrow!"
"Hey!" Gao Hong also laughed. He didn't really want to get married, but seeing that his good brother Gao Mingcheng was already married, he felt that he should get married too.
Now that his mother has arranged a blind date for him, he is starting to look forward to it.
He looked at the new suit and thought it was pretty good.
But he quickly took off his new clothes and put on his old clothes again. As for this new set of clothes, he would wear it on the fourth day of the New Year.
After visiting Gao Mingcheng's house, the three of them returned to Gaojia Village.
Gao Hong also went along because he hadn't been back to Gaojia Village for a long time and missed it a little.
Another thing is that they believe in visiting the graves to worship their ancestors on the third day of the Lunar New Year, so people are not allowed to visit their grandparents to wish them a happy new year. Therefore, Gao Hong will go home with Gao Mingcheng today, stay at Gao Mingcheng's house for one night, and then go to the mountains to visit his grandparents' graves on the third day of the Lunar New Year to tell them about his recent situation.
Gao Hong was going back to Gaojia Village, and Gao Mingcheng was naturally welcoming him. The tractor made a sound and ran on the quiet mountain road.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Gaojia Village. Every time they passed a place, Gao Hong and Gao Mingcheng would talk about their childhood, where they had fought, who fell, who climbed a tree, etc.
The car stopped by the pond at the entrance of the village because Gao Hong wanted to visit his old house.
Although the old house is dilapidated and has nothing in it, its existence itself is a symbol of memories.
Gao Mingcheng accompanied Gao Hong. Along the way, they naturally met many people from the village. In the old village, every household lived very densely together. At four o'clock in the afternoon, people who went out to pay New Year's greetings came back early, and children ran around the village, leaving behind laughter and joy.
When they saw Gao Hong, the older generation stopped him and asked about him.
Gao Hong naturally stood still and answered the questions. While he was talking, the hospitable elders enthusiastically served tea and melon seeds to Gao Hong and Gao Mingcheng.
After chatting for nearly an hour, Gao Hong finally got away from the crowd and was able to return to his old house. After a quick look around, Gao Hong's mind was full of memories.
"Oh, let's go!" Gao Hong sighed. The past cannot be retrieved. The happy times he spent in this house when he was young are now gone forever.
In the blink of an eye, the naughty children of the past have grown up and taken on responsibilities.
After leaving the old village, Gao Mingcheng drove a tractor and took Gao Hong directly to his home in Niuweiling.
Xuanyuemei had returned earlier. She made the bed in the empty room, laid out various fruits and snacks, then went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
While she was washing rice, she heard the familiar sound of a tractor and dogs barking. The two dogs immediately ran out of the yard to greet Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng parked the car and proudly introduced his dogs to Gao Hong. Both Heihu and Jingling were very well behaved and indeed worth boasting about.
Gao Hong looked at the two dogs and echoed a few words.
It was getting dark, but Gao Hong couldn't sit still, so he suggested going for a walk in Xiaofushan, which was contracted by Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I only contracted Xiaofu Mountain in the middle of last year, and there was a drought in the second half of the year, so there is actually not much to see now. Wait until next year, when you come back, it will definitely be a treasure mountain!"
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. I believe you can turn it into a real rich mountain and treasure mountain! Well, your pond is good. When spring comes, you can get some lotus roots and plant a pond of lotus roots, and raise some fish. How comfortable it will be!" Gao Hong stared at the pond at the foot of the mountain. He had already made arrangements.
"By the way, are you planting peach trees? I love eating peaches! Uh, you should plant some grapefruits! Grapefruits can be saved for the New Year."
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, you have to plant all the fruits you mentioned. No matter when you come back to visit your relatives in the future, you can eat the fruits of Xiaofushan!"
"Hey, it's good to hear you say that!" The two chatted while turning around Little Fushan. They didn't turn around the whole mountain. Although Little Fushan was not big, it would still take a lot of time to turn around it.
When it got dark, the two returned home.
Manyue had already prepared dinner and told them to wash their hands and come eat. The main dish tonight was stewed yellow deer meat.
Because the yellow muntjac was too small, Gao Mingcheng didn't give it to others, but kept it for himself. Now he stewed half a pot, which was enough for Gao Hong to enjoy.
The next day is the third day of the New Year. It is taboo to visit other people's homes on this day. Even if you don't need to go up the mountain to worship your ancestors, you cannot visit other people's homes on this day.
Gao Hong was going to visit the graves of his grandparents, and Gao Mingcheng accompanied him. As for Xuanyuemei, she did not go to visit the graves of her parents because she only went there during the Qingming Festival last year, and because she was too busy recently, she had no time to make rice crackers.
If I don’t bring rice crackers to the sacrifice, I always feel like something is missing.
Gao Hong rarely went back to the village, so he didn't bring any rice crackers, but he did bring a piece of meat, candy, and a few apples prepared by Gao Mingcheng.
On this day when people were not allowed to visit other people's homes, gamblers still gathered in the temporary gambling houses prepared by the dealer and started one gambling game after another. During this period, some were happy, some sighed, and some lost all their fortunes.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Murder! Murder!"
The miserable screams woke up the people who were addicted to gambling. When they looked up, they saw a man falling down with his hands on his chest and a look of pain on his face.
A large amount of blood gushed out from his chest, soaking his black cotton coat, and then flowed to the ground.
Seeing this scene, no one bothered to continue gambling. They grabbed the money on the table in panic and fled away.
The man who was stabbed and fell was the dealer of this gambling house. After he died, the others left in a hurry and no one dared to call the police.
(End of this chapter)
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