The first and sixth days of the lunar calendar are the first and sixth days of the lunar calendar, and the sixth day of the first lunar month is the first market day of the new year. On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the commune held a chorus of revolutionary songs, in which each brigade had to form a team to participate.

As a production team, Hantun Village selected several young Hua Mulan (unmarried young women) to participate in the performance of the brigade, and there was no task for their own village.

I had an early meal, my grandfather stayed behind to look after the house, and the family went to the commune to watch the excitement.

The village is more than ten miles away from the commune (Huali) Road, and my father pushed out a rubber-tyred cart from the utility room, just like the wheelbarrow pushed by the Japanese devil stealing mines in the movie "Tunnel War". On one side, a frame was tied, and a thick layer of wheat straw was spread in the frame, and Yoyo and his younger brother sat in it one by one. From time to time, he stuffed melon seeds and burnt peanuts into his younger brother's mouth, and the younger brother called countless sisters along the way.

Angry, my brother rolled his eyes: "You traitor, don't go out with me in the future." ”

Didi couldn't hear his threat, and replied loudly: "I play with my sister, and my sister is the best." ”

Didi is only two years old, and Yoyo steals all kinds of snacks for his younger brother when he has the opportunity. As a consequence of this, the younger brother has become a Yoyo little tail and a loyal fan. In his heart, the big sister is the biggest.

Yoyo also wants to secretly put grain, rice, flour and oil into his home as written in the novel. But just after the Spring Festival, the custom here is to steam all kinds of dry food before the year, enough for the family to eat until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The vegetables at home are mainly pickles and soy beans, and they are reluctant to put oil at all. It's okay to consume a day plus a little and a half stars, and it comes out more for no reason when it's not in use, and you're afraid that you won't be able to hide your grandma's fiery eyes, so you haven't dared to make a move. Only rush to feed the chickens and sheep, and secretly add some feed while the adults are not paying attention.

It took more than an hour to get to the commune, where the performance was held at the Grand Theater. The theater is a five-acre courtyard enclosed by a brick wall, and a large stage is built in the middle of the northernmost part, on which the four characters of the People's Theater are written in red paint. The south gate has no doors at all, only two brick stacks.

In the theater, there was a sea of people and red flags fluttering. In the center of the stage, many squares are made of lime powder, and in front of each square is a sign with the name of the performance team.

The teams participating in the performance lined up neatly, shouting loud slogans "Long live ***" and "Long live the Communist Party" in unison, standing in their respective squares. Men, women, and children all wore blue or black cotton clothes, and individual leaders wore green military uniforms, and everyone wore a great man's badge on their chests.

The brand-new white towel became an ornament, the youth team towel was tied around the neck, the Mulan team towel was placed on the left shoulder, and the team towels of each major team were wrapped around the top of their heads.

The crowd was crowded around to watch the excitement, and the Yoyo family and the uncle's family gathered and stood together. The third uncle helped to maintain order, and Aunt Katsuo came over with the child in her arms. The third aunt took a cloth bag, grabbed melon seeds and fruit candy from it, and put them in the children's pockets.

There are several small stalls outside the crowd, including candy blowers, dough kneaders, and fireworks (fireworks) sellers, and groceries sellers.

The seller of burnt peanuts carried a basket covered with a bag, burrowed through the crowd, and kept asking: "Do you want burnt peanuts?" A dime and a small bowl, and some were bought for children, that is, a dime or two cents.

Grandma led a group of children to visit the stalls and see the rarity. Most of the crystal clear sugar figures are various animals, and the long bamboo skewers are lifelike chickens, dogs, rabbits, and monkeys, and they cost 5 cents each.

The colorful Jiangmi noodles have become vivid Sun Monkey, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and Seven Fairies in the flexible hands of the artist, which is also 5 cents a piece. The front of the stall was full of people, who watched more and bought less.

Grandma paid for each candy man, and the children ran and jumped happily with the candy man they picked, licking it carefully from time to time, smiling sweetly and squinting their eyes.

At 9 a.m., the show officially began. A large loudspeaker is hung on the left and right above the stage, and the teams participating in the performance take the stage in turn. "Dongfang Hong", "The Sea Sails by the Helmsman", "High-rise Buildings Rise from the Ground", "Five-Star Red Flag Fluttering in the Wind", one after another revolutionary songs are high-pitched and loud, inspiring people's hearts.

Warm applause came one after another, the applause was deafening, and the joyful atmosphere infected everyone, and everyone's face smiled. Yoyo remembered a survey in later generations: "Are you happy?", and sighed in his heart: happiness is so simple!