This big fresh idea, new year great bell Dalv has still not hit the sound in the new year, the densely populated firecrackers resound suddenly. Although this firecrackers are inferior to the fireworks imposing manner to be majestic, but it actually likely billowing spring tide, shocks surges in the corner of mountain country. 这个新年依然没有多大新意,新年的宏钟大吕撞响,千门万户的鞭炮骤然响起。这鞭炮虽不及焰火气势雄壮,但它却像滚滚的春潮,震撼激荡在山乡的角角落落。 Year 30 this evening meals on just the table, actually suddenly all of a sudden cut power. 年30这晚上饭菜刚上桌,却突然一下子停电了。 Li He does not have the test circuit, already had power cut preparation at heart, the electric power is insufficient, the power cut is the regular issue. Let alone is the year important pass, is the electricity peak, anything has not made much ado about nothing. 李和也没去检查电路,早就有了停电的心里准备,电力不足,停电是经常性的问题。何况又是年关口,更是用电高峰,没有什么大惊小怪的。 Wang Yulan groping ignited the kerosene lamp, suddenly could not look for the chimney, the boasting fifth child said, „was your this bear child takes away to play, which thinks to put? Hurries to look, is not free from worry”. 王玉兰摸黑点着了煤油灯,突然找不着了灯罩,咋呼老五道,“是不是你这熊孩子拿去玩了,想想放哪了？赶紧找找,一点都不省心”。 The fifth child said suffering from injustice, „is so dirty, I do not play”. 老五委屈的说,“那么脏,俺才不玩呢”。 Li He hurries to mediate, „does not have chimney to be also good, you put the main room and that's the end, in the room does not have the wind. If you go to the kitchen, in the drawer also has the candle, I have bought a big pile in the county, put in the kitchen to be sufficient”. 李和赶紧打圆场,“没灯罩也行,你放堂屋就是了,屋里也没风。你要是去厨房,抽屉里也有蜡烛,我在县城买了一大堆呢,放到厨房里够用了”。 Li He opens the drawer, has selected a candle conveniently, in the room was actually brighter. 李和拉开抽屉,随手点了一根蜡烛,屋里倒是更亮堂了一些。 Wang Yulan said, „that wasted, has the kerosene lamp to be good”. 王玉兰说,“那多浪费,有煤油灯就行了”。 Li He said, „child is upon the jump, waits to come the person again, dark anything looks not clear”. 李和说,“孩子跑来跑去,等会再来人,黑乎乎的啥都瞧不清”。 The New Year supper, Wang Yulan has not sold at a discount, luxurious feasting is very complete. The Li He two brothers opened one bottle of Maotai, Li Long said, „the nice wine was drinking energetically, above, this bottle of we did not drink up”. 年夜饭,王玉兰没有打折扣,鸡鸭鱼肉都是很齐全。李和兄弟俩开了一瓶茅台,李隆说,“还是好酒喝着带劲,一点不上头,这一瓶咱俩喝完”。 segment Mei said, „ do not drink, waiting for the meeting must lead the child to pay new year's call „. 段梅说,“你别喝多了,等会要带孩子去拜年“。 Actually Li Long is obedient very much, direct sips the last glass of liquor, have given Li He the beverage bottle, oneself are not willing to drink. 李隆倒是听话的很,直接抿了最后一杯酒,就把酒瓶给了李和,自己不愿意喝了。 Wang Yulan saw the son to be provided lodging by the wife, was a little discontented, said that „year 30 proper did not drink, when drank, drank, waited to meet me to lead child”. 王玉兰见儿子又被媳妇管住了,有点不满了,就说,“年30正经的不喝,什么时候喝,多喝点,等会俺带孩子”。 segment Mei said, „you may unable to coax the child to sleep, this child may be restless in the evening. In my belly this is also restless in the evening, night after night, I do not rest calmly and steadily. The lhunze drank, in the evening has not been a big help”. 段梅说,“你可哄不来孩子睡觉,这孩子晚上可闹腾了。俺肚子里这个晚上也闹腾,一宿一宿的,俺都睡不安稳。隆子喝多了,晚上就没顶事的了”。 Li He sees the mothers and daughters-in-law, this minor matter can pinch, he may unable to manage, has oneself food by all means in low spirits, drinks oneself liquor. 李和见婆媳俩,这点小事都能掐起来,他可管不着,只管闷头吃自己饭,喝自己酒。 However Wang Yulan eventually is soft soft temper, cannot turn any spray. 不过王玉兰终究是软绵性子,也翻不出啥浪花。 Has the dinner, Wang Yulan pulls out the handkerchief, gave everyone to give a dollar, was the new year's money. Only the big grandson made an exception, has given two dollars. 吃晚饭,王玉兰掏出手绢,给了每人给了一块钱,算是压岁钱。只有大孙子是破了例,给了两块钱。 Li He has also given the Li Pei 5 money new year's money, this child this time is not shy of strangers, stares at money not to let go, but also shouted the uncle timidly. 李和也给了李沛5块钱压岁钱,这次孩子这次是不认生了,盯着钱就不撒手了,还怯生生的喊了大伯。 Li He said that „after this, one is a madness for money”. 李和说,“这以后一准是个财迷”。 The fifth child puts out a hand toward Li He, „my”. 老五朝着李和伸伸手,“俺的呢”。 „Doesn't money have, to clap the hands to have actually, wants? At the same time plays, hurries to wash the face, pays new year's call with your Third Brother”, the words just became quiet, seeing the fifth child to want the shrivelled mouth enlargement to incur, Li He hurries to pull out five dollars, „new year's celebration, does not permit to cry, if you dare to cry, I punch you, making you cry to satisfy a craving”. “钱没有,拍掌倒是有,要不要？一边玩去,赶紧洗个脸,跟你三哥去拜年”,话刚落音,看见老五要瘪嘴放大招,李和赶紧掏出五块钱,“过年,不准哭,你要是敢哭,我非揍你,让你哭个过瘾”。 The fifth child has met immediately grinningly, Li He sighed the child who really can cry has the milk to eat. 老五立马笑嘻嘻的接了,李和感叹果然是会哭的孩子有奶吃。 Because Li Zhaokun is not at this year, Li Mei was not at home, Li He was not good to exit to pay new year's call, if in the family/home came the person, has not greeted, was not good by a Wang Yulan person. 因为今年李兆坤不在,李梅也不在家了,李和不好出去拜年了,家里要是来人,就没招呼的,靠王玉兰一个人可是不行。 Because segment Mei the pregnant body is heavy, finished eating the food, makes Li Long deliver to go home first, went to bed to lie down directly. Delivers segment Mei, Li Long is hugging the child, bringing fourth and fifth child to go out. 段梅因为怀孕身子重,吃完饭,就让李隆先送回家,直接上床躺着了。送完段梅,李隆才抱着孩子,带着老四老五出了门。 Li He looks that a Wang Yulan person is busy at work in the kitchen, in the past helped to burn the heat the top, „water was hot enough”. 李和看着王玉兰一个人在厨房忙活,过去帮着把灶台烧热,“水够热了吧”。 Wang Yulan said, „you go to take the peanut melon seed, will wait to come the person, can not look.” 王玉兰说,“你去把花生瓜子拿出来,等会来了人,别找不着。” „I and others will take, it is estimated that comes the person also to have and other meetings, me eat early, I thought that they just now fire a gun”. “我等会就去拿,估计来人还有等会呢,咱家吃得早,我看他们才刚放炮呢”。 Wang Yulan sighed, „you this year have graduated, married again, I was thorough loosely the heart. If your father can come back, I must come back third child's place, oneself type, does not mix with them.” 王玉兰叹口气说,“等你呢今年毕业了,再结了婚,俺就彻底松了心。你爹要是能回来,俺就把老三的地要回来,自己种,才不跟他们掺合呢。” Li He said, „I marry early, this do not worry. My matter, oneself process. To the third child and that's the end, lets him every year this how much grain rations, gives you many, suffices your mother three to eat and that's the end. Money, I give you. The fourth and fifth child school expense is also I gives, does not want you to worry, you eat to drink to have a good sleep”. 李和说,“我结婚早着呢,这就不要操心了。我自己的事,自己处理。地给老三就是了,让他每年该多少口粮,给你多少,够你们娘三个吃就是了。钱呢,我给你。老四老五的学费也都是我来给,不要你操一点心,你吃好喝好睡好”。 Easy that „you said that you, but also early? Graduated has married, towed again is being the old hoodlum, in the city girl we could not look, in the family/home about were also many are”, Wang Yulan this energy had, the son graduated the good and evil is to eat the commodity grain, selected to kiss can also select the results. “你说的容易,你都了,还早着呢？毕业了就结婚,再拖着就是老光棍了,城里姑娘咱找不着,家里左右也多得是”,王玉兰这点底气是有的,儿子毕业了好歹是吃商品粮的,挑亲也能挑出花。 Li He pulls out a ring to give Wang Yulan from the pocket, „gives you, tries”. 李和从口袋掏出一个戒指递给王玉兰,“给你的,试试呗”。 This gold ring is Old Man Li does not know where washes, cherished, Li He is seeing liking, oneself remained. 这个金戒指是李老头不知道从哪里淘回来的,本来就稀罕,李和见着喜欢,自己就留在了。 Wang Yulan said that „from which entire?” 王玉兰说,“从哪整的？” „ You then, wipe hand first cleanly „. “你先接着,把手抹干净“。 Wang Yulan scratches the clean hand with the cleaning rag, the receiving ring cautiously, to the dim candle, was narrowing the eye to watch the meeting, „this was old?”. 王玉兰用抹布擦干净手,小心翼翼的接过戒指,对着昏暗的蜡烛,眯着眼睛看了会,“这个是旧的吧？”。 „New I do not have buy am not, I buy from others hands, is remaining to you specially, you are bringing trying”. “新的我也没地买不是,我从人家手里买的,特意给你留着的,你带着试试”。 Wang Yulan said, „such big age, brought thing such, caught the eye. You are remaining”. 王玉兰说,“都这么大年龄了,带这么玩意,招眼了吧。你自己留着吧”。 Li He directly abstaining finger cot to the ring finger of Wang Yulan right hand on, the size is very appropriate, „good, is very attractive, this old first wearing. After waiting, I exchange to you”. 李和给直接把戒指套到了王玉兰右手的无名指上,大小挺合适,“不错,挺漂亮的,这个旧的先戴着。等以后我给你换新的”。 Although a little oxidizes the discoloration, however under the complementing of candle light, still a little shining feeling. 虽然有点氧化褪色,但是在蜡烛光的映衬下,依然有点金灿灿的感觉。 Wang Yulan toss about looked at several hand, clenches teeth, „that I first wear, later does not use fee/spent money, but also buys newly any”. 王玉兰把手翻来覆去的看了几遍,一咬牙,“那俺就先戴着,以后不用费这钱,还买啥新的”。 For these years along with the improvement of condition, many people had turned out the old thing, wore gold and silver, Wang Yulan has also experienced in the people's commune. 这几年随着条件的改善,许多人又翻出了老物件,穿金戴银,王玉兰在公社也是见识过。 Li He pulls out one pack of money plug to the Wang Yulan lined jacket child pocket, „this is 2 million, later every year I press this number to give you, this spending place on flower, after fourth and fifth child, turns over to me to manage”. 李和又掏出一叠钱塞到王玉兰的袄子口袋里,“这是2000000块,以后每年我就按这个数给你,该花钱的地方就花,老四老五以后都归我管”。 „Where you come these much money, can't you deliberately create trouble outside?”, Wang Yulan anxiously asking. “你又从哪里来这么多钱,你不能又在外面胡闹吧？”,王玉兰急着问道。 „You looked that you blindly worried, when I make you worry. Gives you to take”. “你看你又瞎操心了,我什么时候让你操过心。给你就拿着”。 „I am rich, your father looks for several not to look”, Wang Yulan continues to say in a low voice, „that I am saving to you, you later take a wife must certainly use, you will ruin money”. “俺自己有钱呢,你爹找几回都没找着”,王玉兰低声继续道,“那俺给你存着,你以后娶媳妇肯定要用,你就会糟践钱”。 Li He left the kitchen, oneself have lit a cigarette, feared that is how two lifetime both cannot learn to express itself to affectionate of mother, for example to a Wang Yulan hug, pounds the back, or the sound mother I loves you. Mother and child affectionate, likes being difficult to open in the heart livestock. 李和出了厨房,自己点了一根烟,怕是两辈子都学不会如何去表达自己对母亲的亲昵,比如给王玉兰一个拥抱,捶个背,或者说声妈妈我爱你。只是母子情深,爱在心头口难开。 Li He just smoked a cigarette, Li Zhaoming and several children of Li Zhaohui family/home came, Li He gave in the pocket of everyone to crowd the peanut, the candy that bought from the county. 李和刚抽完一根烟,李兆明和李兆辉家的几个孩子都来了,李和都给每个人的口袋里塞满了花生,还有从县城买的糖果。 Several children overjoyed have met, after going out, has brought in many children, because the candy is good, eager came. 几个孩子都是欢天喜地的接了,出门后又是引来了不少孩子,因为糖果好,都眼巴巴的来了。 Li He original candy and so on many of buying, not mean-spirited, each child has given big. 李和本来糖果之类的就买的多,也没小气,每个孩子都给了一大把。 Chen Yongqiang, Li Hui come time, shouted must play cards. 陈永强、李辉来的时候,都嚷着要打牌。 Li He said, „loses money you not to cry on line”. 李和说,“输钱你们不哭就行”。 Came many people, Li He to think that in one after another family/home could not play, just had the village committee key, ” we went to the village committee, the area suffice in a big way „. 陆陆续续又来了不少人,李和觉得家里耍不开了,刚好自己有村委会钥匙,”咱去村委会,面积够大“。 The group of people naturally agreed, arrived at village committee to hold the gambling house, pieced together two tables. 一伙人自然同意,就到村委会开起了牌局,拼拼凑凑开了两桌。 ( To be continued.) (未完待续。)