Chapter 17: The Festival

On the day that Second Brother Du and the large army set off, Father Du took the family to see them off. Du Xiaoxi was also fortunate to witness the big scene of the departure of the service team.

Hundreds of small fishing boats floated densely on the surface of the river five or six meters wide, and the long queue was lined up for the elders and elders. It is said that this river is the outlet of the mountain waterway that leads to the mountain plain, and after many years the river will become as great as the North-South Grand Canal.

Hundreds of small boats were forcibly levied by the county with silver, saying that they were of great use. Now the carpenters in the villages are still 'detained' in the county town, and they are trying to drive out more boats.

Du Zhiyi and his grandfather's cousin Jin, as well as two young people from the same village, were on the same boat, and the clothes of the four of them filled the already small boat with food, and under the urging of the officials, they bid farewell to their families and rocked the boat into the fleet.

Du Xiaoxi shook the little fat paw vigorously and Du Zhiyi again, she liked this second brother the most. Second Brother Du has the same hot temper as her second brother in her previous life, and she has no bounds, even if she is not like a few little brothers who come to her every day, she still likes her second brother the most.

The county commander stood at the head of the team and worshipped passionately, and encouraged the team that was about to leave, with a wave of his hand, you can go!

The boys were reluctant to say goodbye to their parents, wives and children, and rocked the boat and sailed upstream of the river.

As for what the county order said, the illiterate people said they couldn't understand it!

The fleet went straight up the river, and the destination was a hundred miles away. There were several connected hills that divided the already wide river into seven or eight streams, and the first thing the fleet had to do was to dig them up.

Second Brother Du moved mountains as a fool, and Du Xiaoxi gradually grew up.

I can crawl, I can walk, I can talk, and I can finally eat meat.

After Du Erge served hard labor, Du Sange and his family moved to the county seat because Zhao E was pregnant, and Brother Du and Zhang Qiaoer moved back to Dujia Village to take care of the family. A few months later, Du Xiaoxi had a little nephew named Du Congyun.

Du Niang was not at ease to hand over Du Xiaoxi to several younger sons and grandchildren, and kept Du Xiaoxi's car by her side every day, so that in the first few months, Du Xiaoxi opened her eyes every day and saw that Du Niang was either holding a pig's head and shaving, or washing the pig's large intestine. For this reason, Du Xiaoxi worked hard to evolve from reptiles to walk upright, and finally escaped from the sphere of influence of a yard of pork.

The days passed slipperily, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye.

Du Xiaoxi is one and a half years old, Du Xiaoxi has no intention of amazing other people's lives, being the consciousness of other people's children, still eating, drinking, and sleeping with cute big eyes open every day, according to the speed of other dolls, three turns, six sitting, seven rolling, eight climbing, nine weeks. Smoothly transitioned to an age where meat could be eaten.

"The wheat is growing well this year, bring two baskets of wheat over, there are still a lot of mushrooms and fungus left at home, and a few pumpkins will grow well this year, as well as our own moon cakes, we must give the master a taste."

Du Xiaoxi carefully licked a small piece of moon cake in his hand, and carefully withdrew his little tongue when the tip of his tongue came to the slightest sweetness.

In his previous life, Du Xiaoxi had a little buckteeth, although he was not ugly, but because he was told by his classmates that his teeth were not good-looking, he always minded. His grandparents, parents, and even his uncle's relatives don't have buckteeth, Du Xiaoxi is resentful of this, and the genetic mutation is the most annoying! As a result, my mother said that she had brought it on herself. When I was older, I held the hawthorn fruit table and stool at home and gnawed around, and when I grew up, I bit the quilt with my sister and tug-of-war with my teeth.

Afraid of growing a mouthful of unbeautiful teeth like in her previous life, Du Xiaoxi has been picking soft foods since Du Niang added supplementary food to her, and resolutely does not work on them before the millet teeth grow. Now she only dares to stretch out her little tongue to lick the hard moon cakes, or let Du Niang break some crumbs for her. For a good mouth, let's fight too!

After Du Xiaoxi licked a quarter of the moon cakes, Grandma Du and Du Niang were still discussing what to bring in the house. If you don't know, you think it's for a close relative?

I went to see my second brother a few days ago, and the day before yesterday, I didn't see my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law so active in giving Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to my two aunts. Who would have thought that these things were given to a bad old man.

Uh, monks to be exact.

It's a drop! Monk!

Legend has it that the master of joy who discovered the waterways of the mountains!

Since the construction of the mountain waterway began, Master Kiraku has lived in Sanzani Temple for a long time. This time, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Master Xile decided to pray for the blessing of the country and open the altar to preach Buddha for a month.

Grandma Du and Du Niang are so active just to listen to an old monk's lecture.

It is said that the master of joy is more divine than the blind god operator in the county, you can know what you think with a finger, and occasionally you can be kind enough to fulfill your little wishes. Through the past and the present, knowing the future, it is simply impossible to be a god! As long as you enter the eyes of the master, it is not a problem to go to the peak of life.

Of course, the premise is that you are a person who is pleasing to the eye of the master, and the master is willing to help you realize your wishes.

In this regard, Du Xiaoxi smacked his lips, is this a monk or a Taoist?

It is said that Master Joy does not like gold and silver treasures, and does not accept money for sesame oil, but if it is the fruit of his own hard work, most of them will not refuse.

Daddy Du is very difficult, as soon as he kills a pig, the hard work is naturally pork, but the monk doesn't eat meat! What's more, Daddy Du was a little apprehensive in his heart, don't let the master fool his own mother, and the scope of Pudu sentient beings was extended to pigs, so that he put down the pig-killing knife and lost his job.

The festival began in early August, August 15 must be the most crowded, 16 families to entertain two aunts, a few days ago the shop was too busy, and finally Grandma Du decided to go to Shanshui Temple on the 18th.

Before dawn on the eighteenth day, the family packed up early, and the whole family mobilized to run to the Shanshui Temple.

Du Xiaoxi nested in Du Niang's arms and continued to sleep, several little brothers and nephews also slept sweetly in the bed, and Brother Du pushed his own gifts with a cart. After a large family and several families in the same village went together, they rushed to the Shanshui Temple.

Shanshui Temple is the largest temple in Shanshui County, since the Xile Master ran to the Shanshui Temple to repair, the threshold of Shanshui Temple does not know how many times it has been changed. Fortunately, the carpenters look forward to changing the threshold of the temple every day, which is also a kind of merit.

Shanshui Temple is located in a high mountain in the north of Shanshui County, Dujia Village is in the west of the city, and a group of people staggered for more than two hours before rushing to the bottom of the mountain where Shanshui Temple is located.

At this time, the procession of incense has been lined up from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, winding for dozens of miles.

Most of these people came early in the morning, just like the Du family, and those who were in front of the line on the mountain didn't have their turn yesterday and refused to leave, so they stayed directly at the bottom of the mountain at night.

Father Du and Brother Du took down the things on the cart, and the ox cart and cart were stored at Xiao Shani at the bottom of the mountain, and a large family also lined up behind the big line.

In front of the Du family is a family of seven, an old couple, a young couple, plus an older woman protecting two children. Turning his head, he saw the Du family coming over, and the old lady greeted Grandma Du warmly.

"Old sister, where did you come from!"

Seeing that the other party was kind, Grandma Du caught a glimpse of the fact that most of the things they brought were grains grown at home, and replied with a smile: "Dujia Village in the west of the county seat. ”

The old lady suddenly became enthusiastic: "Oh, my nephew's daughter married into Dujia Village, and my nephew and son-in-law are called Du Kang." ”

Grandma Du also became excited when she heard this: "It's Brother Kang's Xiu'e!" Brother Kang called me a two, grandma. ”

"My own family! Own family! ”

The two old ladies chatted together without saying a word.