Chapter 144 New Year's Eve
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and even the hardest-working coachmen will put down their work on this day and go home to reunite with their families. This is also their rare rest day in the year.
Xiangzi's parents had long passed away, and he was the only one left in the family. Wu Erhan felt that Xiangzi was doing his best on weekdays, and took the initiative to help him do a lot of work.
So, let Xiangzi go with everyone to celebrate the New Year. Lin Hongfei didn't mind that it was the New Year, and it was lively when there were too many people.
"Uncle Xiangzi, Uncle Xiangzi, put another hanging!"
Huwa was a little unsatisfied and urged Xiangzi to light another 1,000-sounding red firecracker.
Xiangzi is also a miserable family. He never set off firecrackers several times when he was a child, so this time he set off firecrackers, but instead felt like he was making up for his childhood lack.
So, when watching the firecrackers fall and explode, Xiangzi's smile is even brighter than that of Huwa, Xiao Erya and the others.
In the front hall, Lin Hongfei, Wu Qiusheng, Wu Erhan and others gathered together, while cooking fires and smoking, while listening to the babbling sounds of operas from the phonograph.
"This thing is interesting. It can actually put Boss Yang's voice in and then release it!" Wu Erhan looked at the phonograph with a novel face.
This phonograph was sent by Feng Youde, and he also brought several records, such as "The Empty City Plan", "The Lost and the West Chamber", etc., which are all records of famous Beijing artists.
Everyone listened to one record after another. After listening to it, they felt unsatisfied and played it again.
The kitchen was still busy, with the rich aroma of meat and vegetables already filling the entire yard. Huwa and Xiao Erya ran in many times to try to steal food, but they were all taken out by Sister Qin.
Fortunately, Lin Hongfei opened a pack of snacks for them, and the two children stopped the greed in their stomachs.
As night falls, fireworks continue to explode in the black sky, and the night sky reflecting is colorful.
Inside the house, two large round tables were already supported, and everyone kept coming in and out of the kitchen, serving plates of dishes filled with meat.
Because there were too many meals prepared, I could hardly put them down in the end, so I could only use the form of a plate stack to add all the dishes.
At the New Year’s Eve dinner, even the women who had never drunk wine poured a glass of rice wine. Everyone stood up and picked up the wine glass. Sister Qin couldn’t help but say:
"Hongfei, thanks to you, otherwise how could we live such a good life?"
"Don't worry about someone chasing the bill during the Chinese New Year. You can also make new clothes for your children and eat meat..."
As Sister Qin spoke, her eyes turned red and her voice choked. Thinking about the hard days of "the sad end of the year", then looking at the table of delicacies now, the emotions accumulated over the years were released at this moment!
The hard days are over, and the good days are still coming!
Everyone present was basically from a miserable background. They naturally empathized with Sister Qin's emotions. The women's eyes were red, and Lu Xiwa and the others also had their noses sore.
Lin Hongfei smiled, held the wine glass and said, "Okay, it's the New Year, let's not mention the unhappy things before!"
"On New Year's Eve, let's bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, so let's live a good life steadily!"
"Let's not look at the past, look forward!"
"Come on, everyone has made this drink!"
"Dry!"
Everyone clinked their glasses and drank them all in one go!
Everyone was satisfied with the New Year’s Eve dinner.
After dinner, after everyone packed the table, everyone gathered in the front hall to bake a brazier to keep up with New Year's Eve.
The women listened curiously to the sound of the phonograph, and then kept talking about how this thing was made.
Lin Hongfei and others gathered around the table, playing mahjong or pushing Paijiu. Everyone didn't play much, one bronze medal in each game.
Xiangzi took the tiger baby, and the two little children continued to set off firecrackers and fireworks in the yard. The faces of one big and two small were full of smiles.
A night passed and when it was dawn, Feng Youde drove the car outside the car factory on time. Lin Hongfei got into the car and began to pay New Year's greetings to several elders in the capital.
"Uncle, it's a happy New Year!"
"Old man, I wish you a happy new year!"
With the greetings, Lin Hongfei respectfully saluted several elders.
The elders rushed over to help, then pulled Lin Hongfei to chat about some gossip, and then gave Lin Hongfei a red envelope.
"You are not married yet, and you are a child if you are not married. You have received this red envelope!" The words of these elders were surprisingly consistent!
Lin Hongfei was very happy, but he didn't expect that he could still receive red envelopes!
After worshiping all the elders, Lin Hongfei returned to the car factory.
At this time, Lu Mengshi, Wang Zixi and others had already been waiting with Fujude's guys for a long time.
For those who work in the restaurant, the New Year is the most popular time for business, so people in the store cannot go home for the New Year.
Lin Hongfei sat in the main seat of the front hall, Lu Mengshi and Wang Zixi took everyone to respectfully greet the host.
"For the New Year, you can't reunite with your family for the sake of blessing and deeds. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Come on, this is a red envelope for everyone. Everyone has a share, and they will take it!" Lin Hongfei waved his hand, and Xiangzi walked over with a pallet of red envelopes.
Suddenly, the guys in Fujude showed joy and shouted loudly: "Thank you for your reward!"
Everyone got the red envelope and weighed it a little, they smiled even more. The boss was generous and had to say at least 5 yuan in this place!
Because from the first day of the lunar month to the fifth day of the lunar month, Fujude received many orders for banquets, so Lu Mengshi and others didn't stay for too long, so they took their guys back to Fujude and started working on today's business.
After Fujude left, Tong Fengquan also brought the guys from the store to pay New Year's greetings.
"Boss, this is my newly accepted apprentice!"
"The child's nickname is Xu Jianzi. I'll give him a big name, Xu Yunxing."
"Come on, Yunxing, hurry up and greet the host!"
Tong Fengquan smiled and patted a boy in his teenager's shoulder.
The boy immediately walked forward, knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings to the host!"
At this time, Lin Hongfei looked at the boy's face and always felt familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered it!
This child is nothing else, but the son of the secret prostitute he met in Jichanzi Hutong.
At that time, the child called his mother a sister.
It was also because of the clues provided by this child that he found Ke Laoba, He Yunlang and others.
Unexpectedly, the child actually went around and came to his own business as an apprentice.
At this time, Xu Yunxing also recognized Lin Hongfei. As the great benefactor who changed the fate of his family, the child firmly remembered Lin Hongfei's appearance in his heart, hoping that he would have the chance to repay his benefactor in the future.
"Shopkeeper Tong, how did this kid take it?" Lin Hongfei asked curiously.
Tong Fengquan laughed: "A few days ago, I accidentally dropped my wallet to the ground when I went out, and I didn't notice it at that time."
"When I went back to look for it later, I saw the child waiting in the middle of winter. At that time, the child's face was cold red and dry, just to send the money bag back to the original owner."
"There are several oceans in my bag, and the child is not moved."
"I just thought, this is a good kid. It happened that the shop lacked a guy who did miscellaneous work, so I simply took the kid away!"
Lin Hongfei looked at Xu Yunxing with appreciation and nodded: "You have a good mother who teaches you so well!"
"Come on, take it!"
Lin Hongfei took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Xu Yunxing's arms.
"Thank you, my boss!"
Xu Yunxing immediately prepared to kneel down with gratitude.
Lin Hongfei helped him up, then smiled and said, "I don't have to kneel anymore. What you should kneel is your mother."
"Go, take this red envelope and buy your mother some delicious food and drinks, and you must be filial to your mother in the future."
Chapter completed!