The sound of firecrackers in the yard gradually dissipated, leaving a pile of red paper confetti on the ground and a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.

Nowadays, in order to make the firecrackers louder, the concentration of gunpowder in the firecrackers made by merchants has become more and more similar to explosives.

Looking at the residue all over the ground, although the sound of artillery fire was louder than before, it felt less charming. Before elementary school, whenever someone set off firecrackers, there were always a group of figures in the yard with their butts stuck out to look for residual artillery fire, but now none of them are seen.

"Xiao Mo, why are you still standing there? Come and have a meal soon!"

Zhang Ying's voice woke Chen Mo up from his stunned moment at the right time.

Chen Mo rubbed his nose with his hands and replied with a smile: "Okay, here we come!"

The dining table for the New Year’s Eve dinner is placed in the center of the main hall. It is a wooden Eight Immortals table filled with chicken, duck, fish and other delicious delicacies.

The family of four sat in all directions. The younger brother Chen Jinggang poured himself a bowl of Sprite and said to Chen Mo: "Brother, do you want Sprite or beer?"

In recent years, before we knew it, Sprite, a carbonated beverage, has quietly replaced the prickly pear wine that has been drunk for many years. In a large area, Sprite has become a must-have beverage for every household during the New Year and the Festival.

"Drink some Sprite first, wait for beer before drinking."

While talking to his younger brother, Chen Mo saw his parents pouring wine, a full bucket of Miaojia sweet rice wine in a 10-pound plastic bucket!

The wine filled with a strong fragrance poured into the bowl.

People in Qianzhou are particularly able to drink alcohol, especially those ethnic minorities. The amount of alcohol is calculated based on how many bowls of wine is consumed. A bowl of wine can usually drink more than four or five bowls, which is simply the incarnation of the God of Baccarat.

Chen Mo wrinkled and whispered: "Dad, don't drink it. Your eyes have just finished the surgery. Drinking alcohol may affect your eyes' recovery."

Chen Mo's mother Zhang Ying also said, "That's right, your eyes are almost blind. You will still scold people if you don't drink!"

Chen Yingchang is actually a man of a relatively macho man. His decisions made by himself are generally difficult to shake, but it is an exception for his eldest son Chen Mo. Perhaps it is because he has been busy making a living since his son was born, and he only came back once every year during the Chinese New Year. He feels guilty of lacking companionship in his son's growth.

If my wife said this, Chen Yingchang would definitely make a few retorts when she was usually there. At this time, her son was there, so she had to say embarrassedly: "If you don't drink, you won't drink!"

"That's right. Dad, please drink Sprite and try to smoke as little as possible in the future. You see, you often cough now, and go to the hospital for examination when you have time."

Chen Mo felt that his father had a serious cough, and he was afraid he had tuberculosis or something?

Chen Mo also poured a bowl of Sprite for Chen Yingchang.

Chen Yingchang smiled and took a sip, saying, "It's okay, I'll just drink a few drops of water. Not to mention, that effect is quite good!"

In fact, whether it is Chen Mo's father or mother, they have many hidden diseases. For example, when Chen Mo's mother was pregnant, she went barefoot to the paddy fields to catch floating swimming and feed pigs during her confinement period. Now her thighs and knees are painful from time to time, and it is not cured.

Chen Mo's father suddenly fell ill when Chen Mo was still in elementary school and almost became unconscious. He found a barefoot doctor in the village and prescribed many prescriptions. He hung potions for a long time before he returned to his life. Later, he worshiped the barefoot doctor and became the guarantor.

Now, they are not unaware that there is something wrong with their health, but they are just afraid of spending money. These days, they will lose money if they are not well treated. Most rural people can delay the disease, and they will go to the hospital if they have to. It is often difficult to cure it at that time, but the more important thing is that they cannot afford it.

Speaking of Chen Mo's father Chen Yingchang's eyes, this year he was working as a lumberjack in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. During the logging process, he accidentally exploded his eyes by a branch as thick as an arm. He spent tens of thousands of yuan to go to the hospital. It can be said that the income from last year was all over the place, but his boss refused to pay even the medical expenses. If the family had not had some savings at home, he wouldn't know how to make it this year.

The family was having a meal and chatting. When they talked about this issue, they couldn't help but get angry. Chen Mo couldn't help but say angrily: "Dad, your boss is too unkind. You work for him. If something happens, you have to bear it yourself. At least he should pay the medical expenses, right?"

"Oh, I've been to him and told me, but it's useless. He doesn't want to give me any solutions!"

Chen Mo persuaded his father to sue the boss, but there were many difficulties. One was that he was too far away and he was not familiar with the place and did not sign a labor contract. The other was that his parents were not willing to worry about trouble. In the end, Chen Mo could only be helpless and could only secretly swear that he would make the boss look good when he had the chance in the future. He actually didn't think about the specific opinion.

Before he knew it, the New Year's Eve dinner came to an end. Chen Yingchang broke a clean bamboo stick from the bamboo broom placed at the door, shaved his teeth and went out to the village.

Chen Mo and his younger brother helped clean up the mess, and it took nearly half an hour to finish it. Chen Mo said to his mother who was frying sunflower melon seeds: "Mom, I'm going to play in the village!"

"Every kid, I'll tell you, don't play cards!"

"I understand, even if I want to fight, I don't have any money!"

Chen Mo's mother Zhang Ying actually refers to money-playing activities such as playing gold flowers or mahjong!

This phenomenon has actually only begun to appear in recent years. In the past, I basically looked at the puzzle game cards that played and upgraded in the Spring Festival Gala, and then ate melon seeds and ate midnight snacks and set off fireworks.

Now that the times are open, young people come back from work, bring out their outside habits and gradually integrate into local customs.

Chen Jinggang followed Chen Mo immediately, and the two brothers snatched a pig's feet and walked out the door.

The two of them first came to their grandfather's house, and their grandparents lived with their uncle. This is a local custom. The elderly live with their younger son, and other children do not have to bear any living expenses of their parents, which invisibly increases the burden on their younger son.

Both sons of my uncle's family are still young, the older one is 7 years old and the younger one is 6 years old. At this time, the whole family is watching TV around a charcoal pot. At this time, the Spring Festival Gala program has not started yet, and it is only 8 o'clock in the future.

Seeing that both brothers were gnawing on pig's feet, grandma, who was almost seventy years old, couldn't help but joke: "Look at how much you eat, your face is covered with oil, so wipe it quickly." Grandma said as she handed over a few tissues.

"Thank you grandma!"

Chen Mo and his brothers took a small Mu Xu and sat in the fire while watching TV with their uncle and his family, while chatting with their grandparents, uncles and aunts.

After a while, Chen Mo saw that his uncle had no sign of getting up, and he couldn't help but be curious: "Uncle, don't you go and shoot the golden flowers?"

Chen Mo's uncle's full name is Chen Dongwei. He secretly looked at his wife Wang Lili. Seeing that she was watching TV, he asked Chen Mo in a low voice: "Is anyone playing cards? Whose family are they playing cards?"

Chen Mo smiled and knew that his uncle was a little afraid of his wife. He shook his head and said, "I don't know, my brother and I came to your house directly after we left home, but my father went out after dinner. I feel that they should be gathering at Uncle Qiao's house tonight, or they were at Uncle Qiang's house."

"What are you two talking about?"

While Chen Mo's uncle and nephew were talking in a low voice, his aunt Wang Lili suddenly turned her head and asked.

"oh!"

Chen Mo blinked his eyes and said casually: "My dad said he would ask his uncle to drink with him!"

"Yeah?"

My aunt held suspicious eyes.

The uncle nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, I'll go and have a look later."

"I believe you, I think you want to play cards secretly. Your uncle and nephew can do it, but they actually join forces to fool me."

"Xiao Mo, you are becoming more and more dishonest. You are so cunning and honest about whether you have deceived many girls in school. What about your girlfriend, and you will bring it back to us another day."

"Hehe, there is nothing. I am a student now, and I focus on studying. When I fall in love, I am just a cloud of clouds!"

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Finally, Chen Mo's aunt said to her uncle Chen Dongwei with a little warning: "It's the New Year, I can't play cards, but you have to pay attention to me. Don't play too much. Just play it fun, don't get addicted to it!"

The uncle Chen Dongwei nodded repeatedly and promised: "I'm not at ease, just use a few dozen dollars to play with. It's okay."

Chen Dongwei returned to the bedroom happily to get his coat. Chen Mo grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate and said goodbye to his grandparents.

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Chapter completed!