Chapter 149: The Begging Festival (4)
When night falls, the Choma Mountains are misty and quiet. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info know that it is still screaming, the breeze is blowing, and there is a sense of "cicadas in the middle of the night".
Above the quiet night sky, the stars twinkle and shine, and the vast Milky Way is clearly visible, and it looks so dreamy and mysterious, especially on this night.
The children in the village can't wait to start counting the stars, to see where is the Milky Way, which star is the Cowherd Star, which star is the Vega Star, little hands, you point here and I point there, so it's not lively.
"Morning glory, the Han girl of the Bright River, the slender hand, the machine of the Zaza. All day long, sobbing like rain. The river is clear and shallow, a few times different from each other? Gu Sisi looked up at the starry sky, suddenly remembered this poem, and was surprised that he could still say it completely.
Gu Xing'an was eating Qiaoguo, and when he heard the poem his sister said, he forgot to chew the things in his mouth, his eyes widened, and he said inarticulately: "Little sister, you even know this, my brother has forgotten it, and he can't memorize it completely." ”
Gu Xinghua smiled and quipped: "Eat what is in your mouth before you speak." My sister has always had a good memory, which is like you learned here and forgot there. ”
"Big brother, don't keep talking about me, my little sister is amazing, you can't be too bad, big brother, you can also recite a poem about Qixi Festival!" Gu Xing'an swallowed the Qiaoguo in his mouth, took a sip of water, and returned with a smile.
Gu Xinghua raised an eyebrow, turned in his mind, and came casually, "The clouds are clever, the flying stars spread hatred, and the silver man is dark." As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win and there are countless people in the world. Tenderness is like water, the best period is like a dream, and you can endure the return of the Magpie Bridge. If the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight? How about it, Xing'an? ”
Gu Xingan looked at his eldest brother and looked at himself as if he was raising his eyebrows, he really dug a hole for himself, "Eh, I can really recite it." This is Qin Guan's "Queqiao Immortal Fiber Cloud Trick", I want to think about it, don't worry!"
Gu Xinghua's eyes were bright, looking at his younger brother's racking of his brains, he smiled even more, and he didn't urge him, "Yes, I still know the source, and my son can be taught." You think slowly, we are not in a hurry. ”
"I thought of it!Silver Candle...... The silver candle autumn light cold painting screen, light Luo small fan fluttering fireflies. The night is as cool as water, lying down to see the morning glory Vega. Du Mu's "Autumn Evening", how is it? My memory is okay. Gu Xing'an thought about it, and finally thought of a song, and finally moved back a little, if he really didn't recite it, it would be so embarrassing, especially since his grandparents were still watching over there.
"Well, yes, I'll award you a star fruit. Gu Xinghua smiled and nodded, picked up a piece of Qiaoguo and handed it to his younger brother. Gu Xing'an happily took the Qiaoguo, and muttered: "Ah! That's it, it's very difficult for me to carry this!"
Gu Desheng smiled and gave Gu Xing'an a chestnut, and said: "Stinky boy, did you learn this knowledge for yourself, or show off to others? ”
Gu Xinghua covered his head with one hand, and held the half-eaten fruit in the other, begging for mercy: "Eh, grandpa, don't knock on my head all the time, it's stupid." ”
"Haha. Come, Grandma Cui will award you a kidney bean roll. Mrs. Cui was amused by Gu Xing'an's expression, picked up the kidney bean roll in front of her and handed it to Gu Xing'an, no way, in the old lady's heart, the child's good performance should be rewarded, Brother An, the best reward is of course dim sum.
"Thank you, grandma, you are the best, grandma, can I eat one more piece of red bean cake?" Gu Xing'an was so happy now, he had to ask for other dim sum, who made every dim sum made by Grandma Cui so delicious!
"This kid, why do you like sweets so much! Your mouth is like honey, okay, you are allowed to eat another piece, this sweet is too much to digest, you shouldn't be able to sleep at night, you know?" Old Mrs. Cui looked at Gu Xing'an's expectant eyes, her heart softened, and she opened her mouth to agree. The old wife's unprincipled approach, and the old man Cui who watched it was also very helpless, "You are not allowed to give Brother An any more, Sisi, look at your brother." It's still early, so let's play. Let's go, old brother, let's kill two sets!
The two old men went to play chess, and Mrs. Cui turned around and went to the house to take out the objects she had prepared, some colorful silk threads, and a device with nine needles inserted, and beckoned to Gu Sisi with a smile, "Siwa'er, come, try this, and see how many you can wear." ”
Gu Xinghua looked at the things that Grandma Cui was taking, and he was also interested, to be honest, it was the first time he had seen this thing, he had only heard of it, but he had never seen it, after all, he had never seen his grandmother prepare it in his own home. Gu Xinghua looked at his sister and said with a smile: "Is this going to be a needle and begging? Sisi, you have to wear it well." ”
On the night of the traditional Qixi Festival, to put down the melon and fruit tribute, after worshipping the Vega star, the girl holds the five-color silk thread and the continuous arrangement of nine-hole needles (or five-hole needles, seven-hole needles) to continuously thread the needle and thread, and the person who passes through the thread quickly is called "skillful", which is also begging for their own ingenuity at the same time, to do a good needlework.
"Grandma, is it okay to wear all these nine needles?" Gu Sisi is also the first time to see her, so she is full of curiosity, such a traditional custom is that before she was reborn, she has never tried it, it's not that her mother doesn't know this, but there are so many things at home, how can she have the heart to prepare for this.
"Well, yes. It is best to wear it at once, you wear it slowly, and there is no hurry. Mrs. Cui smiled and nodded, looking at Gu Sisi's eager appearance, she was also very happy in her heart. Originally, this thing had always been prepared for Cui Jinxiao, but who would have expected this year!
Gu Xing'an watched his sister steadily take the color thread and thread it through one needle after another, and the whole person was excited, which doesn't mean that her sister is very ingenious! "Wow! Little sister, you are so amazing! I'll try it too!"
"Xing'an, this is for girls to play, what are you doing to make a scene!" Gu Xinghua looked at his younger brother's appearance and said that he was very helpless, how could his sister try everything, he wanted to try it!
"I'm playing, isn't it just threading the needle, I can do it, you look at it!" Gu Xingan didn't care about what his brother said, anyway, it's okay to play for a holiday today.
The first needle Gu Xing'an quickly wore it, and the second one passed easily, and when it came to the third one, Gu Xing'an couldn't pass it over alive or dead, and he didn't know if the thread was not moistened, or the needle hole was too thin, so the sweat on his forehead flowed down, and the whole person was anxious, "Why can't I wear it, it's obviously easy for the little sister to wear it!"
Gu Xinghua looked at his younger brother and laughed loudly, "Haha, just say that you can't do it, but you can't do it." ”
Mrs. Cui and Gu Sisi both stood aside, watching Gu Xing'an thread the needle, at first they were both surprised by Gu Xing'an's performance, but later they looked at Gu Xing'an's anxious appearance, both of them laughed, and Mrs. Cui said to Gu Xing'an seriously: "Brother An, I'm just impatient." You calm down, slowly, or not just through it. ”
Gu Xing'an wiped the sweat on his forehead casually, and after the third needle was penetrated, the fourth one gave up, a little because his hands were too stupid, "Hehe, I'd better forget it, let me work hard, this is really not a job I can do, my little sister is clever." ”
A few children were laughing and laughing in the yard, but the two old men were leisurely sipping tea and playing chess. After Mr. Cui finished taking a step, he remembered the person who laid the foundation next to him, so he asked casually: "Old Di'er, I see that the construction of the vacant land next to it is underway, who built the house?"
Gu Desheng looked at the chessboard, thinking about which step to take, but Brother Cui's words made him stop his movements temporarily, "Look at my memory, and I said to mention it to my brother." The surname of the family who built the house is also the one with one less word. Mo Feng and Mo Er are the children of the Qi family who let Sisi take care of them, and it seems that the grandfather of the child who will live there in the future is to support the elderly, but it is not good, people will come to the door tomorrow. ”
After Goodson finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the chessboard again, thought twice, and took a step. Old Man Cui looked at the step taken by the old brother, raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, "Oh, why did you choose here for the elderly? However, this place is indeed suitable for the elderly." ”
Gu Desheng also agreed with Brother Cui's words, and naturally said everything he knew, "It seems that he was originally from our side, he went out to wander when he was young, and he didn't retire, so he came back, it seems that he came back from Shanghai." ”
"Shanghai, a great place. General, my brother is negligent!" Old man Cui smiled and put the last move away, winning, the old brother can't play chess, it's easy to be negligent.
Goodson patted his head in annoyance, and said with a smile: "Oh, it's true." One more plate, another plate. He was still thinking about what to do next, but this game ended like this, and he really can't be distracted in this chess game!
Over there, Qi Zhenze and Qi Tianlin took their things to the makeshift bamboo house, and the foundation of the house next to them had been laid. Qi Tianlin looked at his father who was supported by Arnold, and his face was very guilty, "Dad, you are tired of living in such a humble place." ”
"Look at what you said, your father and I haven't suffered anything, I think this bamboo house is very good, and there is no smell of paint. The old man waved his hand, not caring about what his son said, and looking here and there, the bamboo house was fortunately electrified, and he was still very satisfied with the simple bamboo house.
"Second grandfather, it's okay for me and Arnold to live here, you and Uncle still live in the village chief's house, it's not very convenient here, they must be very noisy during the day. Qi Zhenze looked at the environment of the bamboo house, also frowned, turned to look at the second grandfather, and felt very guilty in his heart, if it weren't for his reasons, the second grandfather wouldn't have to suffer from this.
"No, don't bother people, it's not very comfortable to live in someone's house, it's good to live here, you're busy with you during the day, I'm going around, last time I said I was going to say hello to the neighbors, I haven't gone yet, I'll go tomorrow." The old man looked at his eldest grandson, his face was very calm, and he was not in a bad mood because of a change of environment, on the contrary, it was much more comfortable here than in other people's homes.
Qi Tianlin put his things away, and when he heard his father's words, he also felt the need to go and say hello, but he couldn't leave tomorrow, "Dad, I'm going to the town tomorrow to procure, let Zhenze go with you." ”
The old man sat on the bamboo bed in the room with the support of Arnold, and then said: "You are busy with you, isn't Zhenze going to enter the mountain with Arnold tomorrow? ”
"Second grandfather, I'll go with you, I'll go up the mountain with Arnold later, I still want to come back from some game, maybe I have to stay in the mountain for one night. "Qi Zhenze originally planned to enter the mountain early in the morning, and at that time, he thought that the second grandfather lived in the village chief's house, and he didn't have to worry, but now that he has moved out, all the things that should be considered have to be considered.
"That's it, that's it!" The old man looked at the eldest grandson, he didn't understand the child's thoughts, so he nodded in agreement.
"That's okay, Dad, I'll go fetch water, I don't know how to use the earthen stove at the door, and I'll have to get it later." Qi Tianlin wanted to boil water to soak his father's feet, but the bucket was empty, so he wanted to go to the river to get some back first.
"Uncle, I'm going to fetch water with Arnold, you sort out your things, Arnold, let's go." Qi Zhenze picked up the bucket, beckoned Arnold, and the two disappeared.
"These two kids are really fast. Qi Tianlin looked at the two children running so fast, and shook his head funny.
The old man smiled, "You just let them go, don't let them do anything, they are not comfortable." You go and see if the next room is cleaned up, don't let the two babies have nowhere to sleep. ”
"Dad, don't worry, I've cleaned up next door, but there is no furniture, only two bamboo beds, let's make do with it first, and now I have no place to put it." Qi Tianlin was also very helpless, these two bamboo houses were originally used by the contractor, but now they used them first.
"Well, that's good. Did you ask the contractor when it will be built? ”
"Asked, I asked the contractor to find more good hands to repair the house, it is not the rainy season, the house is built very quickly, the foundation is laid, he said that the main house will rise in about three or four days, and I will find some charcoal pots when the main house is built, ventilate and dry as soon as possible, and you can put the furniture after simple painting, about a month. So, Dad, why don't you go to the village chief's house for a while!"
"No, a month is pretty fast. I still want to worship my eldest brother and them, and when your side is on the right track, Zhenze and I will go into the mountains. ”
"Dad, can you go into the mountains with your body?"
"I'm in good health, it's okay to go to the mountain, I have to go and see it, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well. ”
"Alright then, I'll go with you then. ”
"Grandpa, we're back, the water is so cool. ”
"It's back, Arnold