Chapter 40: Harvest Celebration
"Brother and sister-in-law, look who's back."
Uncle Zhang parked the tractor in front of Ye Qi's house, got out of the car and knocked on the courtyard door with high spirits, and was more excited than the return of his own children.
"Come on, come on, I said Lao Zhang, what are you calling nonsense?" Not long after Uncle Zhang answered the door, he heard a voice full of kindness from inside, and the courtyard door also opened.
"Mom, I'm back."
Ye Qi was standing next to Uncle Zhang, and when the door opened, a familiar figure appeared in the courtyard behind the door. She is none other than Ye Qi's mother, Luo Shuying
"Xiaoqi! Son, you're back! Luo Shuying, who opened the door, was slightly stunned, and when she saw the person who spoke clearly, the excitement and joy were beyond words.
Ye Qi looked at his mother who was slightly vicissitudes in front of him, and said with shame: "Mom, my son is not filial, and he hasn't been home once in a year. After saying that, bow deeply to express the apologies in your heart.
"Child, don't talk about this, as long as you have parents in your heart." Luo Shuying caressed her son's face, and the estimated mood when she first met had not yet calmed down.
Because there were still outsiders present, she had to control some overflowing emotions, and smiled at Uncle Zhang: "I'm sorry Lao Zhang, let you see it." If you're all right, come back and sit down. ”
Uncle Zhang smiled and said, "No need sister-in-law, I'll have to add that rabbit cub to cheer me up later." It's a good year, and if that kid catches a big fish at the celebration, maybe he can get a wife along the way, so I don't have to worry about him anymore. ”
"Then we won't be hypocritical, and our family will come over to cheer for your baby later." Luo Shuying said with a smile to Uncle Zhang, who had already gotten into the car.
"Then thank you sister-in-law first, you get together with the baby first, there is still a while before the celebration time." After that, Uncle Zhang drove away on a tractor.
"Suffer it outside, right? Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight from last time! Come inside, your dad doesn't know you're back. ”
Because of Ye Qi's return, Luo Shuying was very happy and hurriedly pulled him into the house.
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After lunch, all the men, women and children of all families walked out of their homes and came to the golden and blue beaches of Golden Bay .
Not only the villagers of Jinsha Village gathered here, but also the people of Shangxiazhazi Village.
The day of the Mid-Autumn Festival is of great significance to the three villages.
In the legends of the old people, in ancient times, there were often Japanese pirates on the seaside. During the harvest season, the pirates would gather to grab the villagers' food. In order to keep the fruits from being taken away, the villagers will put away the grain in advance and put it in the warehouse. And when the group of thieves attacked, organize the villages to fight against the enemy by the sea.
Over time, gathering on the coast during the autumn harvest has become a habit for the villagers of the three villages. Therefore, in order to commemorate the anti-Japanese years, the descendants set the Mid-Autumn Festival as their celebration.
At this time, more than 1,000 people have gathered on the beach, and those young adults who are going to sea are hurrying to repair their fishing boats.
Ye Qi's family approached the gathering point of the villagers, but a middle-aged beautiful woman who still had charm greeted them: "Yo, isn't this the talent of the Ye family, when did you come back?" I don't come to my aunt's side to sit down. ”
"Hey, look at what you said, Sister Yue, my Xiaoqi has just entered the house. If it weren't for today's Mid-Autumn Festival, it is estimated that this kid would not have come back. Luo Shuying stepped forward enthusiastically and responded.
The middle-aged beauty is named Wen Yue, who was the first beauty in Jinsha Bay that year.
I saw her take Luo Shuying's hand, walked to the side and whispered: "I said Sister Ying, your Xiaoqi and my girl are not too young, shouldn't you match them or something." ”
"Hey~~" Luo Shuying sighed: "You don't know my son's spleen surname, if you don't have his consent, maybe you won't go home once a year." Besides, your Ziying is the attending doctor of the Beijing Hospital, how can that kid in my family be worthy. ”
"What are you two women muttering about, the celebration is about to start over there, don't you leave quickly." Ye Qi's father, Ye Zhicheng, shouted in the past.
"Got it, got it. You have to take care of the conversation in our women's house, it's really verbose. Luo Shuying threw a big hygienic eye at her husband, and regardless of the father and son, she pulled Wen Yue to walk towards a crowded place.
On the edge of the beach, sturdy young men shirtless, holding tools to carry out the final overhaul of their fishing boats.
"Everyone, be quiet, listen to me first."
The village chiefs of the three villages in Jinshawan came to the center of the crowd at the same time, and Wang Changhai, the village chief of Jinsha Village, who took the lead, stretched out his hand and pressed down.
After everyone was quiet, he said slowly: "Today, it's August 15, and it's also the harvest celebration of our Jinsha Bay. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors fought bravely against the pirates. Now, in order to remember our ancestors, we from three villages have gathered together to select the best people to go out to sea to fish. Whichever village catches a large number of fish, that village is the winner of this year's celebration. By the beginning of next spring, the village will have one-third more arable land. ”
"Good~~"
Although every year before the start of the festival, the village chief repeats the same words. But the villagers seemed to hear it for the first time, and they all applauded it, and that one-third of the cultivated land was a great temptation.
Ye Qi was in the middle of it, and it felt like he had returned to his childhood.
At that time, in addition to the Spring Festival, the most anticipated was the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the adults return from fishing, a bonfire is held on the shore that night. Thousands of people from three villages sat together in small piles. Lit bonfires line the coastline to form a fiery dragon, a spectacular sight that will take the unseen in mind.
"Hey~~ If I could be ten years younger, maybe I could compete with these cubs." Ye Zhichang sighed shortly.
"You old man, you're old and want to go out fishing. Don't catch the fish, but it drags it away. Luo Shuying couldn't help but make fun of her husband.
Ye Zhicheng immediately shot back: "Hmph, I was also the leader of fishing back then, otherwise how would you come to post it?" It's a pity, the years are urging people to get old, and in a blink of an eye, my son is so old, and people are useless. ”
Luo Shuying was not happy after only listening to the first half of the sentence, and said sharply: "What, I'm chasing after you?" At that time, I didn't know who it was, so I didn't care about my own field every day, and just ran to my field. is still showing off his strength in front of my parents, and the ability to coax people is a set. ”
Ye Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes as he listened to the battle between the two of them.
He doesn't know how many times he has encountered this situation since he was a child, and the old couple and wife can quarrel and write new tricks every time. And there was no warning before the quarrel, and it had reached the realm of arguing if you wanted.
However, although the old couple kept arguing and quarrelling, their feelings became deeper and deeper. It is not an exaggeration to say that the couple quarreled.
"Hey, big brother and sister, the people from the three villages here are here." Even Wen Yue, an outsider, felt very unbearable in the face of the villagers.
But the two of them who were arguing so much didn't care about it, Luo Shuying pulled her and said, "Sister, you came to give me a comment, was he chasing me at that time, or was I chasing him?" If I don't figure this out, I'm going to lose sleep tonight. ”
"Well, it's been so long, how can we remember it so clearly." Wen Yue only felt that she was in a difficult situation.
"Mom, Dad! No matter which of you chased after whom at the time, you have been living together for decades now, does it still matter how you did in the first place? ”
Ye Qi didn't want the two of them to be entangled in this issue, otherwise they wouldn't have to participate in today's celebration.
"It seems to be the same! Well, let's just think of this old man I'm chasing. Luo Suying waved her hand and pretended to be very generous.
"What do you call it?"
"Dad, Mom said so, so don't worry about it anymore." Ye Qi saw that the two of them were noisy again, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop it.
Ye Zhicheng nodded and said, "Okay, let's not worry about these things with the girls, let's watch the celebration." With that, he walked towards the beach.