59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.

"I heard that there will be a race tomorrow in Sijiu City this year?"

Grandpa took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and picked up a piece of roasted bird meat.

Chen Jianjun put down his glass and said with a smile, "Yes, the third Victory Cup City Race will be held tomorrow. I heard that there will be 2,600 people participating this time."

"I applied but was not accepted. The Security Department held a competition, but I didn't beat those young guys."

The Victory Cup City Race is one of the Spring Festival celebrations held in the old city.

This activity was first proposed in 1957, the first session was held in 58, and then it has been held continuously for decades.

The race was suspended from 61 to 63, and resumed in 64. It was suspended again during the Great Storm, and then resumed again. The second Spring Festival race was held on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

It snowed several times.

This time is no exception.

Grandpa couldn't help but look at the flying snow outside the door.

"It's snowing so heavily, and it might continue to snow tomorrow. I'm afraid I'll get sick if I run in such cold weather."

Chen Hao once rushed to answer: "Grandpa, it snowed last year too, and many people ran on the streets."

Chen Jianjun knew that many people caught a cold after the game, but he didn't mention it so as not to ruin the atmosphere. Instead, he talked about an interesting topic.

"Jianguo won the precinct trials this year and is one of the precinct representatives. He will compete tomorrow morning at nine. I wonder if he can get a good ranking."

"Oh, it's a pity that we are in Tianjin and can't go to Sijiucheng to cheer him up!" Grandma sighed.

Zhou Jing smiled and said, "I don't think it's possible. He has great explosive power, but he's not good at long-distance running, which is more than 20 miles."

"If you don't know how to talk, don't talk!" Grandpa glared at him and pointed at the wine glass and said, "You just drank a few glasses and you're going crazy?"

Zhou Jing knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly raised his glass.

"Dad, I'll drink a glass as punishment."

Grandpa is still angry.

"You are punishing yourself. You are obviously greedy for my wine."

"Dad, I can't admit my mistake, but I can't not admit it either. It's so hard to be your son if you're like this." Zhou Jing said with a smile.

"Drink your wine!" The old man also laughed.

Zhou Qing poured a bowl of conch soup for Chen Li and wiped the grease from her daughter's mouth with a handkerchief.

"It's not that long this time. I heard it was shortened. Maybe Jianguo can make it into the top ten."

"Right, Jun-ge?"

Chen Jianjun nodded and said, "This time the race is 10,500 meters."

Seeing the confusion in Zhou Jing's eyes, Chen Feng explained: "It's just 21 miles."

"It's still a bit far." Zhou Jing said with the simple eyes of a fisherman: "It's snowing heavily. What's the point of running 21 miles?"

Chen Jianjun poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Honor is priceless."

Zhou Jing shook his head and said, "It can't be eaten as a meal."

"Dad, when I grow up, I will definitely be the first in the race." Chen Hao said ambitiously.

There was no sports meet at Hongxing Primary School in October this year, mainly because everyone was hungry and had no energy to run.

But last year and the year before, Chen Hao won quite a few places.

"Okay, then you have to work hard." Chen Jianjun encouraged.

Chen Hao nodded vigorously.

"I will definitely bring back a certificate of honor, just like my father and elder brother."

Chen Jianjun's smile disappeared instantly, feeling that his second son really deserved a beating!

Can't get through, right?

According to Chen Feng, they are just a few pieces of paper, not as useful as a peanut.

Chen Feng didn't say a word when he received the certificate and just threw it into his schoolbag.

It was Chen Li who took it out to play with it and was discovered by the old man.

"Haha!" Several adults laughed together.

After dinner, the family was chatting in the room, but the children couldn't sit still, so they ran to the yard to light a fire and grilled pomfret.

With Chen Feng around, they don’t have to worry about running out of fuel.

The Zhou family’s toilet was integrated with the pig house, but after joining the commune, they no longer raised pigs and started raising ducks instead.

The horses and donkeys of the carriage were also tied inside. Grandpa took out a few pounds of wheat bran to feed them, which was originally what Zhou Jing exchanged for fish to feed the ducks.

Chen Feng quietly added soybeans, crushed rice and some well water into it.

In order to get the transport company to agree to a truck without a driver, Chen Jianguo asked Chen Feng for three rabbits and a pheasant, both of which were very valuable.

If anything goes wrong, you'll have to pay a lot of money.

It was nine o'clock when the children gradually became sleepy and went to sleep in the side room.

Nothing happened that night. After breakfast the next day, the family went back in the carriage.

"Dad, Mom, don't send me off!"

Zhou Qing and Chen Jianjun asked the Zhou family to stop at the entrance of the village and drove the carriage back.

We set off at around 6 o'clock, and when we passed through Tianjin City, we happened to see a vendor selling a large string of candied haws, which is the kind of snack with forty or fifty candied haws strung together.

Chen Li saw it while leaning on the carriage window and immediately asked to buy it.

"Big pot, I have money!"

The little girl said as she held the red envelope given by her grandpa and aunt.

"Little Lily, give it to me." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

Chen Li took it back immediately.

Although she is still young, she has been cheated twice.

"Cauldron!"

Chen Feng took her little red envelope with a smile.

"Dad, stop for a moment. I'm going to buy two candied haws."

"I'm going too!" Chen Li grabbed his arm and looked at him with her silly big eyes.

Chen Hao was also ready to make a move.

He saw some small toys sold by street vendors.

"Just stay in the car with me and let your big brother go." Zhou Qing threatened: "There are a lot of people catching children outside. If you are caught by them, they will send you to Lao Hu's home and you will never come back."

My mother's warning is still very effective.

And these days, there are indeed a lot of beggars.

After getting off the car, Chen Feng paid for two and also bought two small windmills.

"We can make these little gadgets ourselves, so why spend money?"

Zhou Qing complained about her eldest son's extravagance. Born into a fishing family, she was naturally used to living frugally. Even now that the family earns thousands of dollars a month, she cannot change this habit.

Chen Feng gave them long candied haws and interesting little windmills.

"Thank you Cauldron!"

"Thank you, brother."

The two little kids naturally smiled and were very happy.

Especially this candied haws is so long, it is equivalent to several strings they bought in the old city.

They can't even reach it.

Chen Hao took his own and brought it to his sister's mouth.

Chen Li followed suit and placed her candied haws next to her second brother.

The quality of the small windmill he bought was much better than the one Chen Hao made himself with nails and wooden sticks. Not only was it made of thick paper and painted in four different colors, but the half-meter-long wooden sticks were also rounded and polished.

"Mom, eat candied haws!"

Xiaoli also knows who to please.

Zhou Qing looked at the long candied haws and gritted his teeth to eat one.

Chen Hao fawned on his father.

"Hold on tight, it's time to go home!" said Chen Jianjun, holding a sweet and sour candied haws in his mouth.

"go home!"

Chen Hao sat in front of the car door, holding up a small windmill and cheering.

Seeing the windmill in Chen Hao's hand spinning rapidly, Chen Li also wanted to go to the car door.

Chen Feng had no choice but to hold his sister.