"Chapter 15: Folklore Gathering"
The van exited the toll booth and entered a winding lane, which began to narrow and lined with fewer and fewer buildings, replaced by large tracts of farmland.
Lin Xiaohan opened the car window, although the cold wind blew on his face, a little stinging, but the air here was rare and fresh. Lin Xiaohan took a deep breath, and the air was mixed with the fragrance of grass and crops, which made her feel that her whole person was much more energetic.
"Wow! Terrible! Cow, what a cow! Wang Erwu looked out the window and almost cheered.
Lin Xiaohan was stunned, could there be something new that made Wang Erwu so surprised, she looked at the direction Wang Erwu was looking, a piece of farmland, very ordinary, "What are you yelling about?" ”
"Cow."
"What's the cow?"
"I said the ploughman, you see, the ox, alive! It's still moving! ”
"What's so strange about cows?" Lin Xiaohan glanced at Wang Erwu speechlessly, "Throw you in the field to plow, then you can be considered a real cow!" The monkey pulls the cart, which has a lot of picture sense. ”
"Okay, the town is ahead, the car can only stop there, and their village chief will come to pick you up later, I will go back later, and I will pick you up here on time at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon." The driver said.
This town manages the surrounding ten villages, is the most prosperous place within a radius of 20 kilometers, every month on the third and nineteenth day of the new month, most of the villagers near here will come here invariably, there are those who sell agricultural products, there are those who kill pigs, kill cattle, will come together on these two days, the local people call this kind of gathering "rushing to the mountain", also called "rushing to the market". Coincidentally, Wang Erwu and they just came today and met this "grand event".
"Wow! The population density here is really large, and it is much more prosperous than the urban area. Could it be that the village knew that we were coming and arranged for them to welcome us in such a lively way? Wang Erwu said.
"It's called a catch-up! It is a folk custom. Lin Xiaohan explained, "As the old saying goes, in a remote place, trade has a regular term. In time, buyers and sellers come from all over the world and gather in one place to buy and sell, commonly known as "rushing to the market". ”
"Oh, goddess, you know so much."
"Really? You seem to know a lot better than I do. Lin Xiaohan frowned, and glanced at Wang Erwu, who was dragging a suitcase and carrying several bags in large and small bags, "I just know some theories, but you are here to practice." Don't say it, it's enough for you to stand in the crowd like this, it's so harmonious......"
"Goddess, I have all these things for you, and you can't buy them here, let alone let me sell them." After speaking, he took out a packet of sweet potato chips, "Look, can you buy this thing?" As soon as the voice fell, a middle-aged man on the side stood in front of the oil pot and shouted loudly, "Look at the freshly fried sweet potato chips, scallion pancakes, sugar and oil baba......"
"Hehe, Erwu, you don't understand, everything is sold in this bazaar, according to the Ming book, each set is a department store, four far competition, as big as mules, horses, cows, sheep, slaves, wives, as small as dousu, ruler cloth, will gather on its day."
"My wife can buy it too?" Wang Erwu looked around, "But you didn't see anything for sale?" ”
"You monkey, what's all the mess in your head? It was the Ming Dynasty, and now it's a socialist society, how can it be human trafficking? ”
"Oh, I also heard the goddess say this, it's not that I'm, I'm just curious, how much does a goddess like you have to spend to buy it, haha."
"Get out!"
The two of them walked around, but it also satisfied some of the curiosity in their hearts, and at this time, Lin Xiaohan's phone rang, it was the village chief who was going to experience the village this time, saying that he had arrived at the other end of the town, waiting for her to go over to meet.
The village chief is an old man who is close to 70 years old, but he looks very energetic, and next to the village chief, there is a middle-aged man, who is the son of the village chief and a candidate for the next village chief. As soon as they saw Lin Xiaohan, the two walked up enthusiastically, "Girl, you are the leader sent by the city to experience, right?" Look at your dress and temperament, it's not comparable to our countrymen, hehe. ”
"Where is the leader, the village chief smiled and called me Xiaohan."
After the village chief greeted Lin Xiaohan, he noticed Wang Erwu, "Uh, this guy looks a little familiar, it's from the next village, right?" The village chief looked at Wang Erwu carefully and quickly made his own judgment.
The village chief's son also walked up, looked at Wang Erwu who was carrying a large bag, and said, "Yo, you are the grandson of the third master of the next village, right?" Thank you, this kid has liked city girls since he was a child, he must have seen beautiful women, and enthusiastically helped Miss Xiaohan lead the way, haha, this will no longer trouble you, while it's still early, hurry up and sell something, otherwise your grandfather will have to smoke you again when he goes back. ”
"Village chief, I think you misunderstood, Xiaohan and I are colleagues, and we are both here to experience life." Wang Erwu explained.
The village chief and his son were stunned for a moment and looked at each other, "Oh, I'm really sorry, you city people are just thoughtful, come to experience life and dress so down-to-earth, let us look at it kindly!" After speaking, he helped Wang Erwu take the big bag and small bag in his hand, "Look, you can come here, what else do you bring?" That's kind of you...... That's a lot of money. ”
Lin Xiaohan held back on the side, looking at Wang Erwu strangely.
"Let's go, this is still a little far from our village, and the villagers are looking forward to the two of them coming soon, hehe." The village chief said.
"Village Chief, where is the toilet near here? After a few hours in the car, I wanted to make it easier. Wang Erwu said embarrassedly.
"You mean the latrine, the thatched hut on the side of the path." The village chief's son pointed with his hand.
"Okay Lak, please wait for me for a few minutes." Wang Erwu trotted all the way towards the grass hut.
In the distance, a big Ben drove over, in this kind of town, there are not many opportunities to meet such a luxury car, and, even if they do, most people don't know each other.
Daben stopped in front of Wang Erwu, rolled the window, and there was a man and a woman inside, the man's gold necklace was thicker than the chain of the dog, and the woman's body smelled of ink.
"Brother, may I ask how to get to this Huanghua Village?" The man shouted at Wang Erwu.
Wang Erwu touched his head, pointed in the direction of the village chief, and was just about to say that he was a foreigner and asked them to ask the village chief, but before he could speak, the woman took out ten yuan and threw it out of the window, "Thank you, big man!" With this money, you can buy some fresh pork and go back to honor your parents. With that, the car passed as soon as it smoked.
Wang Erwu glared at the Daben fiercely, "What person?" Rich is amazing, huh? Act like a snob! After speaking, he walked a few steps, turned back again, and picked up the ten yuan on the ground, "Don't give more!" What a pick! ”
Wang Erwu and the village chief met them and began a real trip to the countryside......
Soon after, a big bus scurried into a dead end.
"Damn, they all say that the countrymen are sincere, and they actually pointed out a dead end for Lao Tzu!" The man said.
"Yes, it is said that handsome people are not credible, and it took a long time to find a fool-like person to ask for directions, but I didn't expect that in these years, the words of fools are not credible......"