The end of the year is running out, and the footsteps of the new year are getting closer and closer.
On the twenty-ninth day of the waxing moon, old Gao Zheng squatted at the head of the village and chatted with the old guy, and he was very happy this year's New Year, because his two sons would go home for the New Year, which was also the day he was most looking forward to all year.
The daughter-in-law made a meal and told him to go home for dinner, and the old man said goodbye to the guy and went home.
The old couple worked hard for half a lifetime to raise two children, and now the eldest son has married and had children, bought a house in the city, and rarely comes back.
After graduating from university, the second son, Xiaopeng, worked in Guangzhou and only returned once a year.
This year, the eldest son is not at his mother-in-law's house for the New Year, and he brings his wife and children back to his hometown, and the old two talk about tomorrow's plans while eating.
The meal on the table is very simple, and it is a common noodle food in northern Shaanxi - "pulling noodles". The old two mouths try to save trouble, almost all of them eat pull strips, this eating is many years.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed, the Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, and the eldest son returned home with his daughter-in-law and children early. The daughter-in-law is mean and always talks with a gun and a stick.
When the old lady made dumplings, she said casually: "This year, we will wrap this dumpling on a yuan treasure, let Xiaopeng eat it, and earn more money to marry his daughter-in-law next year." ”
It was originally a casual nagging sentence, but the daughter-in-law was not happy to hear it, and felt that the mother-in-law was eccentric.
She said that the light mother-in-law only knows how to make money for the younger son, so the eldest son does not care? The old lady was a little embarrassed, excused herself to go to see the steamed steamed buns, and went to the side alone.
The daughter-in-law came back this time with anger in her heart, she has been in her mother's house for the New Year all these years, and she does not want to return to this home at all. The old lady was afraid that she would not be happy, and had been carefully waiting.
At noon, Xiao Peng returned, and the family happily took him into the house. The eldest daughter-in-law deliberately said in a yin and yang weird way, second brother, why didn't you bring a daughter-in-law back?
Xiao Peng smiled with some embarrassment, for people working outside, this sentence is like a spell, I believe that in the next few days, it will not stop lingering in the ear, Xiao Peng is a certain psychological preparation.
The mother asked Xiaopeng what she wanted to eat, and Xiaopeng casually said that she wanted to eat the pull strips from her hometown. But my mother said what to eat, I made you ribs, and said that I was going to serve the ribs.
Most parents in the world are like this, worried that their children will not eat well outside, and when they return home, they will greet them with big fish and meat. But people who have been wandering outside all year round, what they really miss is the home-cooked meal made by their mother, and there are so many restaurants outside that they can't buy what they want to eat.
Xiao Peng was very happy to see her niece and took out a hundred yuan to make money for her, but her niece said that it was not enough, saying that she wanted to buy an electronic keyboard.
Xiao Peng did not refuse, smiled and took out three hundred yuan, and her niece ran away happily with the money.
The child has no concept of money, these are all taught by her mother.
The money in the hands of the niece is not hot, the sister-in-law came to ask him, the niece cried and did not give, the sister-in-law raised her hand to fight, it is simply a big war caused by the pressure of the old money, the little niece This tool person is really miserable.
In the evening, the family had a happy meal together Chinese New Year's Eve, Xiao Peng came back this time to buy a new dress for her mother, the old lady could not wait to put it on, and let the eldest daughter-in-law see if it looked good, but the eldest daughter-in-law did not even want to lift her eyelids.
The eldest son took out two thousand yuan from his arms, and this time he did not buy anything for his parents when he came home, and these two thousand yuan should be the money for his parents for the New Year.
The old lady took it with joy, and the daughter-in-law's face was even more ugly, and she would not come back if she knew that she would have to give money.
Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for a while, the sister-in-law asked Xiao Peng when he planned to get married, Xiao Peng just graduated, every time he mentioned marriage, his head was big, he now has no house and no car, what to marry.
The sister-in-law was angry in his heart, which was deliberately trying to embarrass him, Xiao Peng patiently replied with a smiling face, the big New Year's Day, he did not want to make the atmosphere too embarrassing.
The old gao asked his son about the work, mentioned the work, Xiao Peng came to be interested, he now has some money in his hand, and he is ready to start his own business and open a small company after the year, but now he is still almost funded, and he plans to wait for the end of the year to find a few friends to make up again, it should be enough.
The eldest brother proposed that he could lend him ten thousand yuan and let him earn money and then pay it back, xiaopeng was very touched to hear it, because after all, his brother's side was not rich.
After eating Chinese New Year's Eve meal and setting off firecrackers, the family quickly prepared to rest, but the eldest and daughter-in-law began a fierce quarrel.
The daughter-in-law complained that her husband had no ability to be a big head, and their own family was living tightly, even if there was money lent to Xiao Peng.
But the boss felt that it was not easy for his younger brother to start a business, and since he had opened his mouth, he had to help as an older brother.
The feelings between their brothers, the eldest daughter-in-law did not understand at all. Although the eldest brother has the heart to help, but at home he said it does not count, the sister-in-law is iron heart does not borrow money, the eldest brother also dares to be angry and dare not speak.
On the first day of the Chinese New Year, the old lady got up early to prepare meals for the family, but before she could finish, the eldest daughter-in-law packed up her things to go back to her mother's house, and Xiaopeng greeted her and she did not give a good temperament.
Lao Gao knew his daughter-in-law's temper, and since he couldn't persuade her, he would let her go. The old lady returned to the kitchen with some disappointment, took out the plate and covered the dishes that had been prepared one by one.
She began to prepare breakfast at five o'clock in the morning, but she did not expect her daughter-in-law to leave without eating.
In the morning, the uncle came to visit the door, and the old man hurriedly welcomed him in, and the old lady showed a smile on her face, and the meal she prepared in the morning was not wasted. The old lady heated up the meal and brought it back to the table.
At the wine table, the uncle was not unexpected, asking Xiao Peng when to get married? How about work? Xiao Peng answered obediently one by one.
The uncle also taught Xiao Peng in the tone of a person who came over, saying that slowly, no one can eat a fat man in one bite, and then Barabala began to point out the country.
Xiao Peng's mind was buzzing, and he couldn't hear what his uncle was saying at all, but just nodded numbly.
After the uncle had finished his preaching and solving his karma, he got up shakily and left, he had other relatives to go to, and there were many young juniors waiting for him to "light up" his life.
Xiao Peng was overwhelmed with alcohol and was very drunk, and his mother silently helped him take off his shoes and cover him with a quilt. Xiao Peng slept directly until the second day of the Chinese New Year, and he was going back to Guangzhou on the third day of the first year.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Xiao Peng woke up from a hangover, his mother was busy preparing breakfast, Xiao Peng once again said that he wanted to eat the strips, the mother did not understand, what is delicious about this strip, the big New Year's Day, chewing ribs is not fragrant.
However, since the son was worried, the mother decided to make him a bowl.
But before the fire was lit, several friends in the village came to find Xiao Peng to reminisce about the past, and everyone had not seen each other for a long time, and when they met, they inevitably had to drink again.
The mother helped the children prepare the wine and dishes, and a few big and small men drank a lot of wine, which was drunk from morning until dark.
Xiao Peng Chinese New Year's Eve home, chu yi drunk for most of the day, junior two drank all day, really left him with his parents time, almost can be calculated in minutes and seconds.
But these people can't refuse Xiaopeng, he feels very tired, but his mother is even more tired.
In the new few days of the New Year, as soon as the mother opens her eyes, she has to take care of everything in the house, and she circulates between the kitchen and the living room every day, either busy cooking and serving dishes, or busy brushing pots and dishes.
Xiao Peng drank until the evening, everyone drank blushing and thick neck, one of the cousins was the oldest, and began to "teach" him to Xiao Peng.
Saying that Xiao Peng's parents are older, let him find a daughter-in-law to marry early, even if he is mixed up for a lifetime outside, what can he do? It is better to go back to your hometown and stay by your parents' side, there is an old saying that your parents are not far away.
His cousin has achieved nothing in half his life, so big people are still at home to chew on the old, usually not less by the wife to split the head and cover the face of the lesson, but when he arrived at other people's homes, he felt that he could do it, talking about the big truth one by one.
He is actually jealous and disgusted with Xiaopeng, he himself has no ability and can't see others well, on the academic qualifications and ability he knows that he is not an opponent, the only thing that can win Xiaopeng is that he married early, has a wife and children.
The cousin finally found a breakthrough, and shot at Xiao Peng, in his shallow cognition, he felt that marrying a wife was capable, and no child was filial piety.
Xiao Peng did not refute at first, after all, all the guests came, but the cousin drank more and more, and the more he talked, the more he said, the more he was asshole, and finally the cousin also criticized Xiao Peng with the attitude of a person who came over: "If you don't get married again, your parents may not wait for it." ”
This big New Year's Day, why does he owe so much? He also cursed the parents who came. Xiao Peng already felt indebted to his parents in his heart, and when he heard this, he was furious and directly rushed over to wrestle with his cousin.
Are you a idle second-rate person who still has the face to run to my house to find a sense of superiority?
After fighting for half a day, the crowd sat breathlessly on the ground and slowly passed out.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Peng was very hungry, came to the kitchen to find food, tomorrow he was going back to Guangzhou, and the pulling strips in his heart still did not eat in the end.
At this time, the mother suddenly came to the kitchen, saw her son eating cold food, the mother did not say a word, dragged the tired body and began to pull the strips.
Xiao Peng looked at his mother's busy figure, and his nose involuntarily soured.
His parents are getting older day by day, and there is really not much time left for him. After a while of busy work, my mother brought a prepared pull strip.
Xiao Peng ate, tears could not stop flowing, he did not want to spend more time with his parents, but forced by the helplessness of reality, he still had to drift outside.
For the workers, there are not only the closest and most loved families, but also a group of people waiting to see your jokes, and the workers who have achieved nothing have not even returned to their hometowns.
Because the mixture is too bad, I lose not only my own face, but also the face of my family. If you don't mix well and go back to your hometown, you will become the laughing stock of a group of tongue-chewing people, and those who mix well are busy making money, and there is not so much time to return to their hometown.
This seems to be an irreconcilable contradiction, and the difference between rural and urban environments has also created a cognitive error for many people. You worked hard in the city to buy a suite, and in the eyes of the villagers, you may not think that you bought a small one; you work in a big IT factory, and when you get to the village population, you become a computer repairer; you do design in the construction company, and in the eyes of the villagers, you are a dry construction site.
It seems that the people in the village are extremely strict about successful people, and unless you are Jack Ma or Bill Gates, don't expect everyone to approve of you.
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Xiao Peng re-packed his bags and embarked on the road away from home again, and his elderly parents reluctantly sent him to the village entrance.
The mother couldn't help but wipe away the tears, and Xiao Peng only cared about burying his head in the road, and did not dare to turn back at all.
On a remote country road, Xiao Peng's figure gradually blurred... This is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and for many families, the New Year has only just begun.
This is the story in the domestic drama movie "Pulling The Strip", the film portrays the story of thousands of migrant workers returning to their hometowns in a simple way, most of the movies on the theme of the New Year in the past have focused on elderly parents, but this film is unusual, starting from the psychology of the beaters, the pain and contradictions in the hearts of thousands of young people are vividly displayed.
This film is played by the local people of Jingtai, based on the local customs of Jingtai, reflecting the customs and landforms of Jingtai County, the humanistic spirit, and the conflict between new and old ideas in the context of contemporary society, the loneliness of empty nest elderly people, and the pressure of life that modern young people cannot escape...
No one doesn't want to go home, but the reality is too much, come, dry this bowl of pull strips!