It's not completely dark yet.

The entire Xiping Village was already boiling, and the sound of firecrackers had resounded over the entire Xiping Village. Some children from other families couldn't wait to start setting off fireworks.

The silver light and snake danced, and the sound continued. Xia Jian took Xiao Chenchen to stand in the yard, looking into the distance. Looking at the long-lasting fireworks, Xia Jian felt extremely regretful.

This shows that the people of Xiping are rich, and only when they have money can they play with them. Xia Ze is like a child, and also brought out the salute he bought. Step by step, let Xiao Chenchen ignite the first fireworks of their old Xia family this year. With the loud noises, the fireworks formed a beautiful pattern in the air.

While wiping his hands, Sun Yuejuan looked at the fireworks and smiled: "The old guy really invested a lot this year. The firecrackers I bought this year are more than what we bought together in decades before."

"It's okay, isn't this quite lively? Otherwise, our house is extremely cold," Xia Jian said with a smile.

Xia Zecheng walked over with fireworks. He glanced at Xia Jian and said, "Big leader! You have told you all these good things alone. Where are the firecrackers you bought? You didn't buy them at all! Have you bought them all for the New Year's tobacco and alcohol?"

"You old man, why are you talking about this? The child is busy, how can you remember these things?" Sun Yuejuan hurried out to smooth things over.

Although my father was just a joke, Xia Jian felt deeply guilty. He really cared about his family too little. He treated his home as his hotel, and came whenever he wanted to come, and left whenever he wanted to.

Zhao Hong saw Xia Jian’s embarrassment, and she hurriedly smiled and said, “Oh, Uncle Xia! Xia Jian pays money, just work hard. If he doesn’t give you money, I will tell me about this and see how I deal with him.”

When Xiao Chenchen heard Zhao Hong say this, he ran behind Xia Jian, punched Xia Jian twice, and said in his tender voice: "You are disobedient." Xiao Chenchen's words made everyone laugh.

At this moment, Chen Erniu brought a group of people in. They were all big bags in their hands. Chen Erniu laughed and said, "Uncle and Auntie! We are here to greet you."

"You little brat, you are attracted to a box of good wine from me!" Xia Zecheng laughed and called everyone into the main hall.

Most of the people who came with Chen Erniu had already been with Xia Jian in the village. They are living well now, which makes Xia Jian feel particularly comfortable.

Sun Yuejuan was already ready, and soon, a table of hearty delicious dishes were placed on it. Zhao Hong was organizing to pour wine for everyone, and seven or eight people gathered around the table.

Xiao Chenchen also likes to join in the fun. When he saw so many people coming to his house, he ran over to make a fuss and wanted to drink. This made everyone laugh. In order to let the little guy know the taste of wine, Xia Jian really poured him a little.

The little guy tentatively picked up the cup and took a sip. His expression suddenly lit up. He stuck out his tongue, kept blowing, and ran around the room.

When Zhao Hong saw it, she came over and punched Xia Jian twice. She smiled and scolded: "Is there anyone who treats the child like this?"

"Dad is bad! I won't play with you anymore, I'll play with grandpa." Xiao Chenchen said, hit Xia Jian for a while, and ran towards the kang. The child's innocence and cuteness made everyone laugh.

When we get together once a year, everyone let go of drinking. Xia Jian knew in his heart that if a few of these people were drunk, it must be that the wine was not good. A box of wine had a total of six bottles, and in less than two hours, four bottles had been put aside.

Although Xia Sanhu's alcohol capacity is not very good, he can control the rhythm of drinking. After all, it is not good to drink during the Chinese New Year. Unfortunately, there are too many people, and the amount of alcohol content is also uneven. When the fifth bottle of wine is opened, two people lie on the table.

Chen Erniu felt so happy that he immediately asked someone to help the two drunk guys home.

"Xia Jian! Xiping Village has today, it can be said that you have made great contributions. As the saying goes, you will be happy after all your hardships. You are living a good life now, and brothers will be happy." Chen Erniu held the wine glass and drank it all in one go.

This kid used to be a rough man, and he only knew how to fight or tease women every day, and never talked. However, since he was appointed as a village cadre by Xia Jian, Chen Erniu's changes have been great. He first went from the outside and then to the inside, and he really put a lot of effort into it.

"Hey! Erniu, did you learn this from Mo Yan?" Sun Yuejuan, who was sitting on the kang, teasing Xiao Chenchen, suddenly asked with a laugh.

Chen Erniu laughed and said, "Auntie is right. I really learned this trick from others. If I don't learn it, I will be out of date. I, Chen Erniu, can't let her look down on me!"

"Boy! I'm afraid my wife may not be a good thing," Xia Zecheng said with a smile. However, when he said this, he secretly glanced at Sun Yuejuan, which amused Zhao Hong beside him.

As soon as the sixth bottle of wine was finished, the bell on the TV started ringing. Xia Zecheng couldn't sit still, and he urged: "Okay, you should go and burn the head stove incense. This is our old rule for many years, and you can't break it."

During the Chinese New Year, Xia Jian didn't want to make his father angry, so he stood up immediately. He said loudly: "Let's go! Brothers, go to the mountain temple to burn incense."

Xia Zecheng had prepared a candle watch for them, and a group of people went to the mountain temple with joy under Xia Jian's leadership. Due to the Chinese New Year, all the street lights in the village turned on and kept lit up to the mountain temple.

When Xia Jian and the others went, many people had already come. Everyone burned incense and fired firecrackers. There were also a group of people who beat the gongs and drums to the fullest. Many people in the village ran over to say hello to Xia Jian, and seemed very intimate. This was rare in the past.

This can only show one thing, that is, Xia Jian did do good things for the people of Xiping Village, allowing everyone to live a prosperous life.

"Come on! Let's play the drums." Chen Erniu suddenly pulled Xia Jian and walked towards the drum-beating place. When everyone saw it, they hurriedly flashed. The two young men who played the drums stopped and gave the drumsticks to Xia Jian.

Xia Jian was not polite. This drumming was his specialty when he was a child. In order to play drums while the whole village danced lions, he had not had many secret competitions with Wang Youcai. He couldn't understand. At that time, as long as it was something he liked, Wang Youcai would definitely like it, and he had to go against him anyway.

As soon as he picked up the drumstick, Xia Jian remembered the past. Chen Erniu glanced at Xia Jian and said, "Come on three sides and perform for everyone."

Chen Erniu's words made Xia Jian come back to his senses. He let out a sudden breath and exerted force between his arms. When the drumsticks fell, the sound of the drum changed. Thunderous applause burst out from the crowd.

At the same time, the three sons of Wang Degui of the old Wang family in Xiping Village, including Chen Gui and Lao Wantong Wang Laowai, and a few young people from their Wang clan, set up two tables of banquets. This was also the time when Wang Degui was the one who was most willing to do so.

All three sons were back. What made him happy was that the eldest son Wang Youfa took Song Fang home to celebrate the New Year, which was more important than anything else. Wang Youfa was the eldest son of the family, and his two younger brothers saw all his actions.

The second son Wang Youdao also brought his girlfriend back who had been hiding for a long time. In fact, Wang Degui could see it at a glance. The second son said that it was his girlfriend, but Wang Degui already treated her as his daughter-in-law because he found that the woman's belly had slightly bulged.

In this way, it is a matter of time before marriage. When Wang Degui thinks of this, he feels secretly happy. Xia Zecheng has a two or three-year-old grandson overnight. Even if Wang Degui loses, he cannot lose too badly.

When Wang Degui thought of his grandson, he was a little angry. If his third son Wang Youcai, who had not divorced his wife, had his grandson had also crawled on the kang at this moment.

"Oh! Who is playing the drum? It's so powerful!" Song Fang, who was watching the Spring Festival Gala with melon seeds, suddenly asked this question.

Everyone looked at each other, look at me, look at you, but no one could tell you. Wang Youfa smiled and said, "You asked the wrong person. You have to ask Qianliyan. He will know who is playing the drum at first glance."

"You are just talking nonsense, I don't know if you're going to drink your wine," Song Fang said a little unhappy.

Wang Degui turned his ear and heard it. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This person is Xia Jian. No one in Xiping Village can play such a deafening drum beat except him."

"Ha! It's this guy again. I want to show off during the New Year. I'll go up and compete with him later." Wang Youcai said a little dissatisfied.

Wang Degui sat on the big kang, holding a teacup in one hand, and shook it with the other hand and said, "You should drink your wine well, and then fall asleep after drinking. How do you compare with him? Compared to drumming, people have been inferior to him since childhood. They have become the general manager of the group and now they are the mayor, and what about you?"

"Isn't it just a broken town mayor, I heard that it was hired," Wang Youcai said a little disdainfully.

Wang Youdao shook his head and said, "You are wrong. Don't underestimate Xia Jian's recruitment of the mayor. This is a matter of no precedent for pacifying Qin Xiaomin. Originally, Chen Jiang wanted to use this to slap Qin Xiaomin, but he didn't expect Xia Jian's achievements were too outstanding, and there was already a sentence. So it is not impossible for him to become a regular next year."

"When you become a regular person? Once you become a regular person, Xia Jian suddenly became a full-time cadre?" Wang Degui asked in surprise.

Wang Youdao nodded and said, "This is all possible, because Xia Jian's achievements are placed where they are. Especially in our Xiping Village, we are now a model village in the province. Now there is another Zhangyang Village, which is also very popular. Another point is that Pingyang Town has not reported a poor household this year."

"Not reporting does not mean there is no one," Song Fang suddenly said coldly.

Wang Youfa looked at her and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean?"

"Xia Jian raised funds for more than 50 extremely poor families, so he didn't cause any trouble to the government. This is how Xia Jian was smart. But I seem to have heard that Pingyang Town has been lifted out of poverty next year. This is the task that Xia Jian gave to everyone, and it is also the military order he issued to the city," Song Fang said carelessly while eating melon seeds.

Wang Youdao did not speak anymore, and he couldn't help but wonder where the news about Song Fang came from.

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Chapter completed!