spring dream

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A small round table, chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, beef and mutton, plus three or five refreshing side dishes, a pot of stewed vermicelli with cabbage and tofu, Lu Ran felt that he would not need to go into the kitchen again for the next seven days.

When Lu Xiaozhao finished his busy work and came to the table, seeing him wolfing down as if he had been hungry for days, Lu Ran stretched out his hand to pinch the rice sticking to the corner of his mouth, and changed the thought just now to "the next three days".

After eight o'clock, the resounding voice of the host of the Spring Festival Gala came from the TV, mixed with the occasional sound of firecrackers from outside the courtyard. up and down.

Seeing him patronizing, Lu Ran didn't move his chopsticks into the rice bowl, and asked with a smile, "Aren't the young ladies beautiful?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiaozhao was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and put food into his mouth, and said vaguely: "I just...listen to Tingting, I didn't look at Miss Sister."

He himself didn't know why he had to reply such a sentence, as if he was justifying and clarifying, but he also felt that he was baffled.Lu Ran laughed even harder, Lu Xiaozhao blushed, his head almost sank into the bowl.

The old man always eats quietly. Although he eats slowly, he doesn't have much appetite, and he is often the first to drop his chopsticks.Xiao Er stared at the pot of cabbage tofu, and filled two big bowls for himself. The stew was so good that it was easy to swallow without chewing.

The Xiao family has spent the Spring Festival like this for the past ten years. In the blink of an eye, the three children have grown up in front of Mr. Xiao. emotion.

"It's just right, Lu Ran, you can go too." The old man repeated what he told Xiao E in the morning to Lu Ran, "Spring will begin soon, go to Wuliang Mountain to pick some spring tea, especially the 'spring tip' in Pu'er , to choose good quality, I will send some to the old customers in the teahouse."

Lu Xiaozhao moved his ears, and suddenly couldn't sit still.The Xiao family has a few acres of tea fields in Wuliang Mountain, and they specialize in planting Pu'er. In the past, Xiao E and Lu Ran shared the work of supervising the tea fields. When he wanted to go, the old man always warned him with the excuse of "you are not yet an adult". Children can't run around casually. This year, this reason is no longer valid, so he put down his chopsticks, straightened his back and said, "Grandpa, I want to go too."

The old man waved his hand at him: "Xiao Er and your brother have other things to do, so don't make trouble."

In a word, Lu Xiaozhao's festive energy was taken away, he bent his back, drooped his eyelids and pawed at the side of the bowl dully.

After eating, he was distracted when he brought a stack of bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, and he couldn't hold his hands steady, smashing two plates at once.Lu Xiaozhao slumped to get the broom and dustpan with a heavy head, muttering non-stop, feeling bored in his heart.

The TV was still on, but the people had already dispersed. The old man couldn't bear it anymore, so he went back to his room early to rest.Xiao Er squatted by the frozen pond to smoke, and Lu Ran stood beside him, asking for one too.

After taking two puffs, he asked, "Jadeite comes from Myanmar, and Ruili is adjacent to Myanmar. It is currently the largest jadeite trading city in China. Why do you need to deliver it if you don't have any materials?"

Xiao Er pinched the back of his neck with one hand, rubbed it, and stared at the lotus pattern on the tiles under the ice. The string of emerald beads on his wrist glowed softly in the dim light: "Chen Sheng Club" accepted the order. Yes, I want a sun-green bracelet that is completely icy. Recently, the war in Burma has continued, and the stones cannot be transported, and those that can be transported cannot enter their eyes. "

"How do they know that Grandpa has material?"

"For those who play with rocks, it's no secret that good fortune is in anyone's hands. Once there is private news, it can't be kept secret."

Lu Ran nodded: "How much is the price of 'Chen Sheng Club'?"

Xiao Er compared a pistol/gun, aimed at Lu Ran's head, and dubbed a sound with a "bang".

Lu Ran couldn't stop laughing, and after a long time, he pursed his lips and asked, "800 million?"

"Add a zero."

It's not funny anymore.

Lu Ran was stunned for a while, then squatted down, rubbed Xiao E's shoulder, rubbed his face and asked, "...You mean, we have to carry this 8000 million stone all the way?"

"You." Xiao Er smiled cunningly, "It's not me."

No matter how good-tempered Lu Ran was, he couldn't care less about etiquette at this moment, and raised his finger to point at the tip of his nose: "Okay, let me go just to carry the stone for you, and if something goes wrong, I can ask someone to take the blame for you, yes Bar?"

Xiao Er crossed his hands in front of his chest and looked up at the sky: "Who said last time, 'Where do you want to go and what you want to do in the future, I will not stop you, and I will toss with you'?" Boss Lu forgets so big?"

Lu Ran was so angry that he tapped his fingers several times in the air, and said with a smile: "Master Xiao really has a wishful thinking, I appreciate it."

"Hey." After turning a corner at the end, Xiao E patted him on the shoulder meaningfully, and said wisely, "Don't talk about this between us brothers."

After one cigarette, his body became warmer, and the night deepened as the two of them fought each other.A ray of fire climbed up in the thick ink-like sky, and exploded in an instant, and the gorgeous fireworks were layered on top of each other, shining into pieces.

The two looked over together, and the zero o'clock chime came from the TV. Lu Xiaozhao, wearing a red jacket, ran between Lu Ran and Xiao E, took their arms, and shouted excitedly towards the lit up sky: "Master Xiao, Brother, Happy New Year!"

Countless fireworks sparkled in the clear sky, reflecting into Xiaoer's deep pupils.He looked at it for a long time, his expression softened in the flickering light, then he opened his mouth and said a word silently, the corners of his raised lips never fell.

Wen Qi, happy new year.