Chapter 1,287: ‘Home’ Year

On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow disaster that ravaged most of China finally came to an end. There was no snowfall for three consecutive days. The temperature in many parts of the south rose, and the scene of the scorching sun reappeared.

In Sanya, the scene of wearing down jackets has passed. In just a few days, everyone has returned to the life of vests and shorts.

In just a few days, the highways of several provinces south of the Yangtze River that were hit by the snow disaster were all opened. People no longer have to look at the white snow, and the thick cotton clothes began to disappear from their bodies.

The remaining volunteers are mostly concentrated in the central region, dealing with some ice surfaces formed by the melting of snow due to weather changes. The Spring Festival travel has entered the busiest stage, and the airports are finally no longer full of flight cancellation and delay information.

Everything has returned to normal near the end of the year. The only thing that may not be used to is that there are no free instant noodles, sausages and mineral water in the train station; it is difficult to see the lively and warm stations on the national highway.

The good news is not just that, "Departures" has received multiple nominations at this year's Oscars.

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Original Film Score.

With multiple nominations, everyone knows that it is difficult to replicate the crazy award-winning scenes of "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption". Except for the best actor and actress, the others are basically runners-up. It can be said that this film has been suppressed to a certain extent in many awards. It is not against Chen Hao. In fact, the Chinese version of "Departures" has also achieved a good response in North America. Although it only participated in the selection of the best foreign language film last year, in the hearts of the American people, that film is not a foreign film. Therefore, the expectations for this year's American version of "Departures" are lower, and the results will inevitably be less. His other film "Limited Time Rescue" last year was nominated for two technical awards, which also made everyone realize that it is not the film starring Chen Hao that can definitely cross the boundaries between commercial films and art films. Only films produced by him can have the possibility of crossing the two worlds.

Due to the snowstorm this year, the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan were held in a low-key manner. The Chinese version of "Departures" swept the Golden Horse Awards. Other films did not participate in the selection in China. Everyone felt that this was Mr. Chen giving others more opportunities. However, this film, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, should be given due praise. Not only the Golden Horse Awards, but also the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards in the mainland, all swept the awards. The Academy Awards after the new year will also be the same. Some international awards in Asia are much more comfortable. Last year, there was "Forrest Gump".

Chen Haonian, everyone is used to it. Several films have dominated the film market in the past two years in terms of reputation and box office. There was no opponent in the same period. All films have received corresponding benefits. The popularity of the movies he has driven has attracted more audiences to enter the film market and the cinema. When they get used to watching movies in the cinema, they will always buy tickets to watch movies several times a year. The popularity of the film market continues to heat up.

Chen Hao himself also sensed the hot market atmosphere. In the small city of Mei, two large chain cinemas have opened in the past year or so. Four cinemas were unimaginable for such a city in the past. Just a few years ago, only one cinema could be bought from time to time to "book a movie". Now that four cinemas can survive is a direct proof of the hot film market.

Chen Hao still likes to live in his own room in the old house. After Erzi stopped living here, he specially changed his room into a bathing room. The corridor between the two rooms was extended half a meter into the bathing room, and a whole wall of wardrobes was built. The passage in the back area that could lead to the fitness and entertainment room on the side was retained, with one bathroom on each side. Once the door on this side is closed, it is Chen Hao and Xiaodi's little world for two people.

Although there is a village road between the old house and the new house, it is actually the living area of ​​the family. The old house is usually occupied by the eldest sister and her husband. After a long time, the eldest sister also took her parents-in-law in. Now all the villages envy Ma Defu. They all say that he has been a good man for ten lifetimes, so he can accumulate so much blessings. He married a good wife and mother like Chen Xue, who was originally a poor couple. The Chen family became rich later and rose to prominence with the help of his brother-in-law. Although Ma Defu is a poor man, if you ask around in Meicheng, you will find that he is already a serious figure. He also has a villa in the city, but the roots of the Chen family are in Lianquan Village. Although the old house does not look big now, the people who can live in it are very envious of the villagers. The two old people in the old Ma family are full of smiles all day long, and they hold their daughter-in-law in their hands with extra care.

The state of the whole family conveys happiness to Chen Hao, and every day and every year of struggle has the highest value.

After Chen Gang and Chen Er's mother Zhang Dongmei remarried, they lived a good life. The two brothers also worked hard to make money. They got a residential plot next to the inner side of the Chen family's old house and built a large courtyard for their mother. In other words, the house where Chen Hao lived was backed by their courtyard. When they came back to celebrate the New Year, these young people were still very close to each other.

In Lianquan Village, which is centered on the Chen family, and in the suburban town centered on Lianquan Village, you will not see things like sweeping the snow in front of the door. Chen Hao’s fortune and the rise of the Chen family have made the entire village They all revolve around the Chen family. Many people were originally related to each other, and now they work together. They also help each other in some outside projects, and the marriage becomes even closer. Even some scheming people dare not It is a rule of the Chen family to use it against the villagers. It is a taboo. Anyone who violates the taboo will definitely become a public enemy of everyone. No family can afford that price. Who would want to have everything they have now? Why nothing?

Living the New Year in such an atmosphere feels a bit like going back to the past. In the 1980s and 1990s, celebrating the New Year was an extremely happy event for everyone, from old to young, really You can see the smile blooming from the heart on everyone's face.

From eating to drinking, from wearing clothes to playing, every household will present the atmosphere of the new year. They all regard the new year as a very important thing. In the village, people perform the Yangko dance, and every household joins in to kill pigs and sheep. Let’s see who How much New Year's goods are frozen under the eaves of a house can tell how well the family earns throughout the year. Every household puts up Spring Festival couplets and hangs red lanterns. If a house sets off some fireworks, the neighbors will come out to watch.

Over the years, the Chinese New Year has become more and more formal in people's minds, and sometimes they even find it very troublesome. With better living conditions, people feel that there is nothing attractive about the Chinese New Year. From food to clothing, they can also eat on weekdays. You have to dress well. Lianquan Village was better before. After all, it is a rural area, and everyone attaches great importance to the Chinese New Year. But in recent years, every household has developed greatly under the leadership of the old Chen family, and many people have bought in the city. House, life is getting better, and the pace of life is getting faster and faster. If it weren’t for everyone seeing that the Chen family has not moved, it is estimated that there will not be many people left in Lianquan Village now, and everyone has moved to the city long ago. .

"Haozi celebrates the New Year at home."

As soon as such a piece of news was released, capable people from every household came back and decided to celebrate the New Year in the village this year. Women from every household also returned to the village to start preparing for the New Year. In other places, after becoming rich, some women will come back to show off pretentiously, saying that they can't get used to the life in the village, and that the countryside is not as convenient as the city. There is no such thing in Lianquan Village. Every household is trying to celebrate the New Year well. The whole village suddenly becomes lively again. The Zhang family and the Li family visit, and the aunts and sisters gather together to crack melon seeds and chat. On weekdays, you don’t see many people in the village during the day, but it has been very lively these days.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, at nine o'clock in the morning, Wang Dapeng, who once followed Chen Hao after being punished for not fighting against him, is now a well-known foreman who also relies on the Internet and is living a very good life.

A half-truck, pulling three whole slaughtered cows, had been processed at the vegetable market on the outskirts of the city. In order to make the atmosphere more intense, a butcher was brought back to cut the meat for everyone. Stopping at a fork in the road not far from home, Wang Dapeng personally ordered the best piece of beef tendon meat, and put it on the outside like an ox tail. Two large plastic bags were delivered to the Chen family.

Every household has three cows, and everyone in the village gets a share.

In the past, everyone would have wanted more. But now what you see is ok, ok, not too much. I can’t eat it. Just give me a piece.

In less than twenty minutes, brothers Chen Gang and Chen brought eight sheep in the name of their mother remarrying. They killed and bled them in the yard. Five were roasted raw and three were stewed. Get up to eat. The large greenhouse that was just erected in the yard will be put to use today.

Your family brought some pigs, and mine brought a cart of vegetables.

Lao Zhou's family just sent a car of firecrackers, and Chen Laoqi's family just sent a car of beer.

No one in every household wanted to show weakness, and they bought many duplicates, but it was all for the sake of celebration. In the end, they couldn’t even distribute the pork, and no one wanted it. They took it to Zhang Dongmei’s new home and directly set up a big pot. Stew.

Everyone's life is not bad. Chen Hao is at home. Everyone is willing to repay their kindness. They also know that this boy is a family man, and his care for the fellow villagers comes from this. They are all willing to build a village like ours. A gesture of unity.

Chen Hao pointed to the cart of candies, chocolate, melon seeds, peanuts and snacks that his eldest brother-in-law had just hired a box truck to bring back: "When we were children, we were willing to visit houses during the Chinese New Year, just to be able to mix a few pieces of candy with our uncles and grandparents to pay New Year's greetings. Now This day is really incomparable.”