It was twenty-nine years ago and the weather was fine.

The rising sun began to dispel the fog in the fields, and also dispelled the chill on pedestrians.

Fang Zhengguo and Fang Nian, father and son, each carried a bucket to fetch water from the patio.

This is already the second time.

According to some unwritten customs, no one goes out to fetch water on the first day of the first lunar month.

So Lin Feng simply arranged for the father and son to carry water back in advance.

Taking a breather on the way back from carrying water, Fang Zhengguo looked at the bright sun and breathed out: "I guess it's a sunny Spring Festival again. It will be much more comfortable to pay New Year's greetings and visit relatives."

Seeing Fang Zhengguo taking out a cigarette again, Fang Nian joked: "Dad, can your lungs bear it if you carry water and still smoke?"

"Then let's stop smoking." Fang Zhengguo followed suit.

Fang Nian never advised Fang Zhengguo to quit smoking.

I think that in the future, I won’t be under so much pressure, and I’ll probably smoke less.

After all, Comrade Fang Zhengguo learned to smoke when he was thirteen years old. It is a habit that has lasted for decades and is difficult to change...

...after breakfast.

Lin Feng greeted Fang Zhengguo and walked back and forth between several houses.

After a while, there were different bags next to the door of the hall.

Some are packed in cartons and some are packed in plastic bags.

After Lin Feng sorted it out, Fang Zhengguo put these large and small bags into the seat boxes and trunks of the two motorcycles.

Fang Nian couldn't help, so he went to catch Fang Xin and change his shoes.

After finishing packing, it was almost ten o'clock in the morning.

At this time, Lin Feng called Fang Nian's uncle Lin Pingyang. After talking for a few words, she hung up and looked at Fang Zhengguo and Fang Nian.

"Go directly to Uncle Fang Nian's house."

"Fang Zhengguo, you go first, I'll take Fang Nian's car."

Due to her trust in Fang Zhengguo's technology, Lin Feng would not ride Fang Zhengguo's motorcycle when given the choice.

Fang Zhengguo was self-aware and didn't worry. He started the motorcycle with a bang, put on his helmet and set off.

Fang Nian took Lin Feng and Fang Xin and set off calmly behind them.

Even though it was a sunny day, Fang Nian still wrapped himself tightly, unlike Fang Zhengguo, who still wore a winter suit jacket.

It was only later that Zeng Fangnian learned that Fang Zhengguo actually liked to pay attention to dignity.

For example, these few times when he went home, Fang Zhengguo always wore a suit and was clean-shaven.

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Ten minutes later, two motorcycles parked on the ground of Lin Pingyang's house, one after the other.

It is also a two-story building, in the third lane.

It started in 2000, and it took until 2002 to complete the renovation and move in. The tiles on the exterior wall are colorful, and it still looks like a new house.

Fang Zhengguo and Lin Feng walked into the living room from the hall first, carrying large and small bags.

Fang Nian and Fang Xin followed behind.

After entering the house, the first thing Fang Nian saw was his uncle Lin Pingyang.

Compared with his appearance in memory, Lin Pingyang did not look that young.

Although Lin Pingyang has always been at home, this was the first time for Fang Nian to see him in the past half year.

The reason is simple.

Lin Pingyang drives a freight truck, usually hauling coal.

After all, there are still many large and small coal mines in Tangli and Weinan.

I'm not at home at all, so I haven't been to Lin Pingyang's house to try my luck in the past six months.

My biggest feeling when meeting Lin Pingyang was that, comparing the two, Comrade Fang Zhengguo was really decent.

Then I saw my cousin Lin Nan and aunt Huang Xiuyun coming out of the back room, as well as my grandmother who was two steps behind.

Fang Nian smiled and called "grandma", "uncle and aunt", and "Brother Nan".

Fang Xin also shouted, and after she finished shouting, she jumped around her aunt.

"..."

After Lin Pingyang greeted everyone to sit down, the living room became lively.

At this time, Huang Xiuyun shouted: "Lin Feng, come as soon as you come, what are you doing with so many things~"

"How can I come here empty-handed?" Lin Feng smiled and greeted.

Then he took out two blue hibiscus kings from a plastic bag and handed them to Lin Pingyang.

"Brother, Fang Nian bought this for you."

Lin Pingyang took it with a smile, opened it on the spot, and said: "They say you made money while still in school this year, so you are so generous."

Fang Nian laughed: "..."

He didn't know this happened.

Compared to his uncle, whom he had not met much since childhood, Fang Nian was obviously closer to his grandmother.

That's not to say that the relationship between the two families is not good.

There is no messy family history.

It was purely because I had not seen much of Lin Pingyang and was naturally unfamiliar with him, so I never thought of this at all.

Fang Nian's focus was instead on Lin Feng and Huang Xiuyun.

Huang Xiuyun who came back from Pengcheng in previous years was obviously more fashionable, but today it is different. Ms. Lin Feng's clothes are also updated.

Standing together, they look much younger.

After all, Lin Feng was originally four or five years younger than Huang Xiuyun, so this situation is considered normal now.

Fang Nian could also clearly feel the faint sense of 'happiness' in Lin Feng and Fang Zhengguo.

This thing, just riding on a horse, comes from comparison.

Fang Nian even thought that this was the reason why Lin Feng wanted to come here today.

How can only her husband's family know about her beauty? Her mother's family must also know!

...compared to the liveliness of our parents.

The old man was more concerned about Fang Nian. He sat on the bamboo chair, looked at Fang Nian sideways, and said with a smile: "Nian Bao, when did you take your vacation?"

Fang Nian replied: "I only had a holiday yesterday afternoon."

"On what day of the first month do you go to school?"

"The seventh day of the lunar month."

"..."

After saying a few words, the old man remembered something and stood up and said, "I went to the market a few days ago and brought you a bag of new candies. I'll get them for you."

The old man's partiality is habitual.

But it also has to do with the fact that Lin Nan is five or six years older than Fang, and has been taking the initiative to honor the elderly in the past two years...

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"..."

Listening to Lin Feng and Huang Xiuyun chatting.

Only then did Fang Nian realize why his eldest cousin didn't go home for the New Year.

It was said that the company suddenly worked overtime and couldn't buy a train ticket, so I didn't come back.

After hearing Huang Xiuyun talk about it, I remembered that this eldest cousin had rarely been home in the past two years.

Counting this year, my eldest cousin, who is already 26 years old, has never been married and has never brought a partner back home.

So Lin Pingyang and Huang Xiuyun were very anxious.

Starting about two or three years ago, the first thing my eldest cousin did every year when she came home for the Chinese New Year was to be arranged on a blind date.

Fang Nian remembered that he didn't manage to find a partner to get married until he was 28 or 9.

My eldest cousin, cousin Lin Nan, and aunt Huang Xiuyun all make a living in Pengcheng.
To be continued...