During the Qingming Festival, it rains a lot, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. By asking where the restaurant is, the shepherd boy smiled and pointed to Xinghua Village.

Another year of Qingming is approaching. Xiyuan's father returned home on Friday, and as soon as Xiyuan opened the door after school, she heard her father's voice and ran to her father happily: "Dad, when did you come back?" I won't be gone today! ”

"Don't go, don't go. The Qingming Festival is here, and when I go back to my hometown tomorrow, your grandfather asked your dad to call. "Oops" Xiyuan secretly shouted in her heart, because the current Qingming has not become a statutory holiday, and she has forgotten about this stubble at all. I just agreed this afternoon, and I will go ice skating with Jiang Ao tomorrow. What to do? Jiang Ao has called many times, but he has not agreed for one reason or another, and finally feels that he will have time tomorrow. But there are encounters that I want to go back to my hometown to sweep the grave.

Seeing Xiyuan's tangled look, Father Tang asked, "What?" Something to do tomorrow? ”

"No, no, of course I have to go back to the grave." How dare Xi Yuan say that she has something, this is the order of the emperor's grandfather, that is, her father and his brothers and sisters dare not disobey, and he is even less qualified if he is soft-spoken, unless he doesn't want his own life.

Xiyuan was timid to her grandfather from the bottom of her heart. Xiyuan's grandfather was born as a stonemason, and his temperament is as stubborn as a stone, and as hot as a spark that blooms from a stone. At home, he is the head of the family, and he has to say what he wants, and now he has to hand it to his grandmother when he eats. So no one can resist his words, not even Dad, Auntie, or Dad.

What impressed Xiyuan the most was that her mother had told her that after she and her father got married, her father didn't listen to her grandfather once. He was tied to a tree with a rope by his grandfather and whipped with thin bamboo strips. At that time, my father was beaten all over with red stripes. didn't dare to beg for mercy, but it was my mother who begged for mercy and my father was put down. Since knowing about that, Xiyuan has always been afraid of when her grandfather will beat herself with a bamboo stick, but fortunately, after so many years, Xiyuan hasn't seen who her grandfather has smoked again, that's because everyone consciously listens to him. So Grandpa's order is a holy decree for the whole family.

Although Xiyuan's family has moved to the city now, and Dad has made a little name in the county, as long as Grandpa says a word, Dad has to put down what he is doing and do what Grandpa tells him no matter how busy he is. Therefore, Xiyuan didn't dare to disobey, so she had to be sorry for Prince Jiang again.

The genius was faintly bright, and Xiyuan was called by her mother. Because I have to go home to visit the grave, I still have to make some preparations. Dad prepared incense, candles, paper, etc. for the grave. And Mom and Xiyuan have to prepare some food. Because the whole family has to eat at noon. Hee Won's mother is in charge of cooking the rice balls, and Hee Won is in charge of making red eggs.

I saw my mother steam a pot of rice in a large pot, and also prepared some seasonal fruits and vegetables, which were to be wrapped in rice balls, and Xiyuan also boiled about 20 eggs, and when they were cooked, they had to be colored.

After Xiyuan and her mother did this, they heard the shouts of "Tang Xiyuan, Tang Xiyuan" from downstairs, and Xiyuan's mother heard it and asked, "Sister Yuan, did someone call you?" ”

"Ah, I'll take a look." Saying that, Xiyuan ran to the window and looked down, only to see a tall boy with a handsome face raised and beckoned to Tang Xiyuan downstairs, and Xiyuan recognized Jiang Ao at a glance. Xiyuan waved anxiously and wanted him to go, but unfortunately Jiang Ao didn't understand what Xiyuan meant, and he kept standing downstairs, so conspicuous.

"Who?" Mom asked again. "Nobody, Mom, I'll go down for a while." After Xiyuan finished speaking, she opened the door and ran out. Xiyuan came downstairs and dragged Jiang Ao under the eaves. "What are you doing! Where's my mom at home? "Well, didn't Auntie go to the fruit wholesale department today?"

"Nope." "Then let's go." "Where are you going?" "Ice skating! Didn't you say it yesterday? "Hehe, I'm sorry, Master Jiang, I have something to do today, let's do it another day." Hee Won said as she folded her hands and begged for mercy. After all, I have refused many times, and I have agreed this time. Xiyuan still felt really sorry for Jiang Ao in her heart. And looking at Jiang Ao's dress in sportswear, he is ready. I can't even more of it.

Maybe he was rejected many times, and Jiang Ao didn't show his displeasure, but just asked, "Why is it this time?" "This time it's a big event, a family event, isn't Qingming coming? Go back to your hometown and go to the grave. "Then I'll go too." Jiang Ao calmly asked.

Xiyuan looked at Jiang Ao with a surprised expression, first of all, whether his mother would let him go or not, just his family went back to sweep the grave, what did he do? So he asked, "Let's go back to our hometown to worship our ancestors, what are you going to do?" ”

"I'm going to see what is the difference between your ancestor worship and our capital?" Jiang Ao's excuse came easily. Dare you to go to the theater! Hee Won thought to herself. But I still can't agree to him going, after all, this is a family gathering, and it is not appropriate for him to go as an outsider. So Xiyuan planned to tell Jiang Ao her reasons.

At this moment, Xiyuan's father came downstairs with a full hand of things, and when he saw Xiyuan downstairs, he called: "Sister Yuan, come and help Dad carry something." Before Xi Yuan could agree, Jiang Ao had already stepped forward one step ahead, took the things in Xi Yuan's father's left hand with one hand, and said, "Uncle Tang, let me help you." ”

Xiyuan's father only looked up at the boy who was standing next to Xiyuan at this time, he thought it was a stranger asking for directions, but he didn't expect him to know himself, so who is he? is so tall and has such outstanding facial features, Xiyuan's father frowned and recalled, what is his name, but he still can't remember, if he knows such an outstanding teenager, there is no reason not to remember! Just when Xiyuan's father was about to ask.

Jiang Ao spoke: "Uncle Tang, I'm Jiang Ao!" You don't remember, I spent the winter vacation of the sixth grade of elementary school with you! ”

"Oh!" After Jiang Ao's prompting, Xiyuan's father finally remembered the boy who had a cold impression of coming. But I still can't believe my eyes, just in just two or three years, such a little boy has grown into the mature boy in front of him. So I have to serve the old! Xiyuan's father sighed in his heart.

"Uncle Tang, I heard that you are going back to your hometown today, can I follow? I haven't seen Grandma Tang and Grandpa for a long time, and I miss Grandma Tang's paulownia leaves. "Jiang Ao also sees people and talks to people! When Daddy Tang heard that someone thought about his mother and father, and missed his mother's craftsmanship, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride, so he replied cheerfully: "Let's go, let's go!" Today, your soup grandma must have made what you want to eat. ”

Jiang Ao saw that his goal had been achieved, so he was even more enthusiastic to help Xiyuan's father carry all the things. Xiyuan saw that his father was fooled by Jiang Ao so easily, and he was really worried about how he got mixed up in this society, and others didn't deceive him so much that there was no scum left!

Just as Hee Won was about to speak, Hee Won's mother and younger brother came downstairs again. Xiyuan's mother saw that Jiang Ao was there, and she really didn't have a good face, but Xiyuan's younger brother called "Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang" when she saw Jiang Ao. "It's like he's really his own brother.

Xiyuan received her mother's inquiring look and wanted to explain, but her father took the first step, "the child, do you know?" This is Jiang Ao, the Jiang Ao who came to us before, Aunt Zhou and her relatives. Today he is also going to his hometown with us. Xiyuan's father explained in detail, for fear that Xiyuan's mother would not recognize Jiang Aolai like herself.

But Xiyuan's mother turned pale and scolded her father: "Let's go back to worship our ancestors, what is he going to do?" Xiyuan didn't expect her mother to ask the same question as herself, thinking that we are really mother and daughter, and even our thinking is the same.

Xiyuan's father said: "What does it matter, he is a little child, and he wants my mother to make poop, and it is rare to meet it today, so let's go together." ”

Xiyuan's mother didn't believe what Jiang Ao said, but she didn't see it early, and her husband agreed, so she couldn't tell Jiang Ao's aunt about it, otherwise she didn't take good care of her daughter and let others talk nonsense, and she couldn't explain it to Xiyuan's father for a while. So I had to endure my anger and said loudly: "I can't leave yet, I still have a lot of things to do when I go home!" ”

"Go, go." Xiyuan's father replied as he walked to the side of the road, ready to stop the car and go home.

In the end, Jiang Ao followed Xiyuan's family on the bus and ran towards Xiyuan's hometown.