Chapter 55: Happy New Year

【1】

On the morning of the sixth day of the lunar month, Muyehua Village held a mass meeting, and everyone came to participate in the meeting with high spirits and bright smiles.

At the conference, Zhang Zhishu said to the masses: "Beat drums and gongs to welcome model workers, innovative experts, and model families with five good families...... Come on stage to receive the award!" I saw them walk up to the podium one by one with a face full of pride. "Today, on behalf of all the people of Makino Flower Village, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to them!" the cadres on the stage and the masses in the audience immediately remembered the warm applause.

"I'm going to put on these glorious red flowers and medals!" and louder slaps rang out again. The winners were overjoyed, and some of them were so overjoyed that they shed tears of excitement.

The cadres of the brigade handed the cages containing a chicken, two ducks, and three geese to the winners first. Then, with a sincere expression, Zhang Zhishu solemnly handed each of the winners ten yuan and a certificate with both hands. The winner immediately lifted the money and certificate with a sense of honor on his face!

The people in the audience were very envious, and everyone said in their hearts, I must work hard in the coming year and win a prize, how glorious it is!

【2】

The pickers raised their rattles and shook their wrists, only to hear: "Knock knock, knock knock, the sound of the snare drum sounded, and then the sound of "coo-goo, goo-goo" was heard, and the cries of the candy blowers, "Who wants the candy man?"

Makino Flower Village is lively, and everyone is overjoyed. The children jumped and jumped, and sang the long-standing ballad of the New Year: "Eat Laba and look forward to the New Year." Twenty-three sacrificial stove officials, twenty-four sweeping houses, twenty-five making tofu, twenty-six steamed steamed buns, twenty-seven slaughtering chickens, twenty-eight decal paintings, twenty-nine slaughtering dogs, thirty children returning skins, and pouting and messing around with the first child. These voices highlight the flavor of the New Year in Makino Flower Village.

On the night of Laba, a party was held in the village. Zhang Zhishu said at the meeting: "I am very happy today, because this year we have achieved a bumper harvest in grain, cotton, and other crops! We have also reaped a lot of benefits from various sideline businesses! Today, let's have a performance program to celebrate! Let's have another poetry competition, shall we?"

Those who love poetry stand up and shout, "Good, good!"

Look, the farmers of Muyehua Village wrote and performed one program after another, and the performances on the stage were called hilarious! Singing and dancing. There are also allegro ...... Then the poetry competition is about to begin. Zhang Zhishu said: Let's have a "Song of the Four Seasons", okay? The people who are ready to participate in the competition said in unison: "Okay!"

Qin Chun said: Let me first talk about a few poems about spring, can you go on and talk about it? Everyone can't wait to say, okay, you hurry up!

Qin Chun cleared his throat and said loudly:

Wing Chun

The sun on the vernal equinox is uniform in the north and south,

Good spring mirage Jun.

Who knows the spring breeze toothless lips?

The spring newspaper of the wild goose returns to the association:

Peach grass green spring apricot powder.

The warbler sings and the swallow dances to the spring scene,

Who is better than spring when the ice is bigger?

As soon as his words fell, a burst of warm applause resounded in the courtyard. Everyone said, "Okay!" Zhang Guangming reminded, "Everyone should pay attention, he is using the first word of the first line, the second word of the second line, and the third word of the third line...... In such an order, who will say it next, you can't make a mistake in the order! You have to be like him, and the poems you say must be in line with that season!" Everyone turned their eyes to Li Zhongqiu, only to see her say in an unhurried tone full of confidence:

"Wing of Summer"

Under the roar and thunder of the summer solstice,

Midsummer frightened the cowherd baby.

Chirp summer magpie:

The wheat gradually changes in summer.

The five grains are abundant and the summer is great,

Bamboo buds, pine trees, lush scenery, and summer elegance.

High but not dangerous, cicadas sing summer.

As soon as her words fell, everyone shouted again: "Okay!" and then Zhang Guangming chanted loudly in a high-pitched voice:

Wing Autumn

The autumn wind ruthlessly forced the grass to rest,

Late autumn forces birds to migrate away.

Soon after the autumn of the mantis,

Crickets chirped in Qingqiu.

The geese want to fly and stay in autumn,

Crowds slipped away.

The maple leaves are about to burn red in autumn.

Everyone said, "Yes!" and there was another round of applause. It was the first time that the people of Muyehua Village had heard and witnessed such a difficult way of chanting poetry, and many people couldn't catch it, and there was a cold scene all of a sudden. Everyone's eyes looked at each other, and they were all quite anxious, and no one knew what to do. At this moment, Li Dongzhi blinked, he thought for a while, and then stood up and said loudly:

Wing Dong

Make lanterns after the winter solstice,

Lidong plum is not afraid of the cold.

Snake frogs hide in their burrows in winter,

Snowflakes dance lightly in winter.

Sparrows bravely walk in winter,

The lake mirror shimmers and shines brightly.

It is winter to eradicate mosquitoes and flies.

As soon as his words fell, the audience suddenly burst into applause and shouts.

This is followed by a contest of words and couplets. The top three poetry winners were selected, and Zhang Zhishu used his own money to distribute pens and brushes to each person, as well as a published book of "Chinese Poetry" written by himself. This year, the people of Makino Flower Village are going to have a happy New Year.

【3】

Zhang Guangming gave the two educated youths annual leave, and the two of them happily went home to reunite with their families.

When the two of them returned home, they immediately reported to their parents about the ups and downs of the village in Makinohana. The parents of both families persuaded their children: Only by working hard for the sake of the motherland's agricultural cause can we do a good job in agricultural construction! Qin Chun and Li Zhongqiu each told their parents that they had found their beloved. The parents of the two families were originally good friends, and now they became close to each other, and their two families got together to congratulate them on their love for eternity.

The father of these two educated youths is a colleague in the province. Qin Chun's father is called Qin Shihai, and Li Zhongqiu's father, Li Guanghui, both of whom are vice governors. The mothers of the two educated youths are university teachers. The two educated youths have been classmates since they started elementary school and have been classmates in high school. In fact, the elders of the two families have long had this intention, but considering that the love of children should be made by themselves, they did not put it in their hearts. To the delight of the parents of both sides, the two young people actually participated in the labor in the countryside, and the two came together because of their common hobbies and common pursuits, which really made the parents of both sides happy!

On the occasion of the New Year, a simple engagement ceremony was held for the lovers. Qin Chun and Li Zhongqiu were very excited, and hurriedly told the good news to the two teachers, Zhang Zhishu and Professor Guo. The two teachers happily congratulated them on the other end of the phone. The two educated youths also gave their respectful teachers a greeting on the phone: "I wish the two teachers a happy New Year and all the best!" After the two educated youths said "all the best" on the other end of the phone, both of them patted their mouths and regretted saying these four words. They thought: Teacher Guo can't come to the provincial capital to have New Year's dinner with his family, how can everything go well?

After the two hung up the phone, they discussed, and immediately took the place of Mr. Guo and went to Professor Guo's house to bow to his parents and lovers, and paid a greeting to several elders for their early years.

Professor Guo's parents were in tears, crying about how much they missed their son. Teacher Guo's lover even cried and told the two intellectuals many words that she missed her husband deeply. Professor Guo's two children cried and said, "I miss my father, when will my father come back?"

The professor here is alone, "alone and crying". Zhang Guangming watched the teacher's tears roll down when he talked about his relatives, and felt that he was quite pitiful. So Zhang Zhishu, Guo Changgen, Guo Aidang and other Guo families rushed to invite Professor Guo to their house to celebrate the New Year, but Professor Guo said that he was afraid of affecting them, so he said that he would not go at all. Zhang Guangming invited "Xingwu", because without "Xingwu" to see the goods, it is not allowed to kill pigs and sell meat, I don't know when the unwritten rule was formed. Zhang Guangming was very helpless, so he had to wait for the "Xingwu" to see it, and the "Xingwu" charged five cents. After Zhang Guangming got the permission of "Xingwu", Zhang Guangming slaughtered a pig at home, he first cut off some meat, sent a few catties to his parents and two catties to Li Hongyun and his wife, and then carried the pork to the flatbed truck with his wife, and he pulled it down to the market and sold it. He returned home and took his wife to make a new set of clothes for the professor, along with two catties of pork, some pork liver, pork belly, sweet potato balls, candy and home-grown sunflower melon seeds...... Send it to his teacher, Professor Guo. Professor Guo Aimin's neighbors also sent peanuts and soybeans to Guo Aimin. The professor was moved to tears. He said to the villagers: I thank you so much, I have been to many places, whether it is the relatives or the people of our hometown!

【4】

As soon as the first day of the new year dawned, Zhang Guangming greeted all the people of Muyehua Village on the loudspeaker. Then he said: "This year is the year of breaking the old and establishing the new, starting from today's new year, we can't kowtow to the New Year." The villagers are wondering, so why should I pay New Year's greetings? Zhang Zhishu said, "Let's bow to each other with a sincere heart in the future." Folks, bowing can also express deep respect for the elders!"

Professor Guo got up early and ordered a bowl of dumplings, and he was in tears as he ate. He couldn't help but feel sad when he thought that he couldn't pay New Year's greetings to his parents, couldn't fulfill his filial piety, and couldn't celebrate the Spring Festival with his family. He thought about it for a while, but what about it? There is still the concern and love of the kind hometown elders here, and I have to put this kindness into action! When he thought of this, after brushing the pots and pans, he immediately went to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang Guangming and his wife, but after he came to Zhang's house, Zhang Guangming and his wife immediately bowed solemnly to him and greeted him affectionately: "Professor Guo, Happy New Year!"

The children of the Zhang family also hurriedly bowed to Professor Guo and said, "Happy New Year Uncle Guo!" The Zhang family showed their sincere respect to him. Professor Guo burst into tears of joy.

Coming out of Zhang's house, Professor Guo went to bow to the elders of the Guo family with a grateful heart, and he also went to pay New Year's greetings to the elders of other surnames in the village.

This year, the five grains are abundant, the side business is prosperous, and the village of Makinohana spends a happy and happy New Year.