First taste of apricot fruit (8) (1)
May 1, 1971 is a day that the people of Xinghua Village will never forget in the more than 500 years since the establishment of the village.
On this special day, when the xylophone presided over the unveiling ceremony of the village monument more than ten years later, it was deeply carved into the granite smooth stone surface placed at the entrance of the village, and it was also deeply branded into the minds of the villagers. It reminds the descendants of Xinghua Village and the descendants of later generations that they should never forget: this day is the anniversary of Xinghua Village's history to open the palace of knowledge and get rid of diseases.
Therefore, to choose such an important day on the "May 1st" International Labor Day, Zhenshu explained to the sour apricot who came to ask about the auspicious day of the zodiac when he saw Tian'er, and the "May 1st" day is a holiday for workers all over the world. On this day, people all over the world are celebrating the festival, and we also celebrate the opening of the school and the opening of the health center in Xinghua Village. Besides, there are so many capable and great people in the world, but they unanimously choose such a date. Tell me, isn't this the biggest and best zodiac auspicious day in the world?
Sour Xing nodded frequently, well, it's a good day. Let's settle down. He asked again, what is the best time?
Zhenshu said that eleven o'clock in the afternoon is the best. At this moment, the gods of joy, wealth, and fortune all happened to gather in the south at this time. The fierce gods and evil gods have all disappeared because of the gathering of the three gods, which is really like the sun. The doors of our school and health center are facing south, so we just happened to be able to bring them in.
The sour apricot was so happy that she slapped her thigh. He said, our village is really blessed. Being able to catch up with such a good day is a blessing given to us by our ancestors. That's it. He also said that my brother's marriage is also scheduled to be good on this day, which also makes his poor life a little happy, and maybe this day will be stable.
Zhenshu said, good is good, but I don't know if the second brother's fate can match. As he spoke, guarding the face of the sour apricot, he did not shy away from it, and pulled out a tattered and yellowed book from the crack in the wall at the head of the bed. After looking at it carefully for a long time, Zhenshu said that the second brother is a second marriage, and he can only occupy the afternoon hour. I'm going to go at five o'clock next night.
Sour Xing said worriedly, and the woman still came to see off the guests. It's so late to hold a wedding banquet, so that people can come back at night.
Zhenshu said, let's be accommodating with others. Explaining this principle is for the sake of the two of them to live a good life in the future. Come to think of it, people won't blame us. Besides, her man is gone, and after so many years of hard life alone, her mother's family is desperate to settle her down early. The in-laws don't care if they don't ask, who will pick up a lot of troubles.
The sour apricot was completely relieved. He went back happily and prepared to report to the commune so that the leaders could come on time for the opening ceremony. Director Du once made a wish, saying that your village will notify me after setting a date, and I will bring relevant personnel to attend the opening ceremony of your village, which should not only be lively, but also diligent and thrifty. He kept these words firmly in his heart. When rebuilding schools and health centers, he personally went to the site to supervise them for the first time, so that the courtyards of schools and health centers were neat and tidy, and the windows were bright. He was afraid that he would not get it right and would be criticized by the leaders of the commune.
The marriage of sour jujube also has to be prepared as soon as possible.
The west courtyard of Maosheng's family has already let the sour dates and Maosheng get up early and be greedy to pick them out. The cattle were moved to the cowshed that had just been erected to the west of the wall. The west courtyard was also renovated, the walls of the courtyard were heightened, the interior of the house was repainted with mud, and two small pot houses were built in the courtyard. It's just that the tables, stools, covers, pots and pans and other household items are not yet in place, and the sour apricot woman is stepping up to buy them.