The old place names from the north of the town to the south of the town along the river are collectively referred to as falling flowers.

As for why it's called falling flowers?

According to the old people's mouth, it is said that it is because of a tree called Falling Flowers in their town.

The tree blooms in January and February, and in May and June, it is beautiful to see and bear fruit when it falls.

This fruit is called Falling Flower Fruit, which can be used in medicine, especially for the throat.

Many opera singers have a soft spot for it, but the growing area of the fallen flower fruit is relatively picky.

There are only a few places, and this side of Yanjiang Town is the place where the most flowers and trees are dropped.

Yanjiang Town can sell a lot of money every year by falling flowers and fruits, so it is not unreasonable to be rich.

And because of these, the ancestors felt that they had made a fortune from this falling flower tree at first, and there were also various stories about the falling flower tree handed down, so they raised funds to worship a flower temple, and set to worship the flower god on the sixth day of the first month of each year.

This has been passed down from generation to generation, and many people say that this flower temple is very effective.

Wen also followed her father and mother once when she was a child.

Yuan Man was sitting in the middle of the ox cart, Fang Ping was sitting next to him, Yuan Xiu and Yuan Cheng were next to Wen, Yuan Wu was sitting on the other side of Yuan Man, and Li Datong was driving the ox cart in front.

He heard Wen talk about this, and also told a few stories about the fallen flower tree.

The children were still pleased, and asked him to say another one.

Yuan Man noticed her mother's emotions, although Yuan Xiu was aware of it, but she couldn't speak, and it was not convenient to ask, so Yuan Man said: "Auntie, why don't I hear you talk about grandpa and grandma." ”

This is true, and Wen rarely mentions her maiden family in the original memory.

If it is said that her mother's maiden family is not good, but the dowry is there, if it is good, why has her mother not been back all these years, and no one has come to her mother's house.

Wen saw that the children were all older, and it was not easy to fool them anymore, so he explained honestly: "This is the custom of your grandfather and grandmother, the water spilled by the married daughter is not going back, and you can't go back." ”

Yuan Man was stunned when he heard it, how could there be such a statement??

Over there, Li Datong also chimed in: "This is not! Although there are a little more people in our Qingshan Village, the rules are not so dead, and the villages with other big surnames have many rules, and they can suffocate the dead, so even if your grandparents and grandmothers want to see your mother, the rules over there are not allowed, and the older ones are even more crushed! If they really foul the law, if they want to lynch people, the magistrate will not be able to take care of it! ”

After all, it is difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, and it is difficult for them to interfere in the affairs of other clans.

Most of them hate trouble, just turn a blind eye and forget it.

Li Datong then went on to tell the children about other villages.

The more Yuan Man listened, the more frightened he felt.

I thought that the second elder of their family was pressing, and a filial piety word would be difficult enough, but I didn't expect it to be even more terrifying!

The elders have to decide what to marry, and if you fall in love secretly, you have to dip in the pig cage, and if you commit unfilial piety, you have to be beaten to death.

If the parents are absent, then the other elders of the clan will take their place.

And so on and so forth...

There are no human rights at all!

Yuan Man felt terrible, and Yuan Wu Yuanxiu and Fang Ping were also stunned when they heard it.

Yuan Cheng is still young, confused and half-understood, and he doesn't understand much, but he thinks it should be very scary.

Wen only sighed faintly, her father and mother were indeed very good to her.

However, the rules of Wenjia Village are pressing, and relatives can't see each other, how can she not sigh.

I'm afraid to mention sadness, so I don't like to talk about it very much.

Fang Ping took the time to play with Yuan Man today, she was originally a cheerful and lively character, and when she saw that Wen was unhappy, she smiled and said: "Isn't there still Uncle Da Shuo, Brother Wu Zi and Sister Xiu Cheng, and Ah Man, don't be too sad." ”

Seeing the little girl's enthusiastic concern, Wen also smiled and nodded, "Auntie is fine." ”

She knew in her heart that her own father and mother were the same as her own children.

Father and mother are fathers, children are children, how can they replace each other?

Although Wen misses his family, after all, he has his own small family, but he is just a little regretful, and he will never see his relatives again in the future, so he doesn't want to.

Wen restrained the superfluous emotions and no longer let the children discover anything.

Her mother thinks about her own father, and Yuan Man can't help it, it's too strict here.

For the sake of each other's good, let's not meet.

However, you can find an opportunity to inquire about how they are doing, and if you let her mother know that her mother's family is doing well, she should be able to comfort her a little.

Yuan Man silently wrote this down.

Li Datong also diverted the topic, and the atmosphere quickly returned to normal.

This road is going steadily, and the route Yuan Man also remembers the same, at most he will walk again in the future, and Yuan Man will be able to recognize the road to and from the town by himself.

Due to the early departure in the morning, it was only about seven o'clock in the morning when I arrived in Zhennan, and I made an appointment to meet at a time and place, and I separated from Li Datong.

Fang Ping was quite familiar with the town, at least there were more people than Yuan Man.

Wen wants to buy some incense, candles and offerings for worship, and plans to buy some snacks and sweets.

They can't eat the meat themselves.

Fang Ping's ability to remember the road is very strong, Yuan Man and they followed the route she said, and quickly found the store they needed to buy things, but today is a sacrifice to the god of flowers, and there are too many people, so they are just squeezing away.

Yuan Man was depressed.

They came out so early and came here so lively, if it was too late, I am afraid that there would be no place to stand.

Squeezed all the way, with the bustling crowd walking.

Wen was holding Yuan Cheng, Yuan Man and Yuan Xiu Fang Ping were holding hands, she was in the middle, Yuan Xiu was on her left, Fang Ping was on her right, and Yuan Wu was behind them.

Because it's so lively, you can't squeeze in to buy fun and delicious food around.

It can only be carried away with the flow of people.

When they arrived at the alley of Shi Ling's textile store, Yuan Man beckoned them in.

I made an appointment with Shi Ling last time to meet in her store, and now I have an appointment with her at about the same time.

So I went straight to the textile store.

This time, Guo's shopkeeper was also there, and when he saw that their family recognized it, he smiled and said: "Miss has ordered it early in the morning, and I will wait for you in the backyard of the store!" He commanded that when you came, I would call her. ”

Wen is not very good at communicating, Yuan Wu Yuanxiu and Yuan Cheng rarely go out, let alone these, especially when Yuan Dashuo is not there, they are a little panicked.

Even Fang Ping behaved more naturally than them, and this girl was originally a big heart.

She was looking around at the moment, curious, and she hadn't been to this shop before.

Yuan Man could only respond to Guo's shopkeeper's words, and said with a smile: "Well, then I have to trouble you to let someone report it, we will wait here." ”

Shopkeeper Guo hurriedly smiled, "Be polite, don't dare to be it, it's all your duty." ”

The little girl in front of her is good friends with his young lady, and he is a slave of the Shi family, not a candidate, so Yuan Man's share is higher than him, and he really can't afford to be a slave, so it can only be said that being a slave and a maid is really humble.

Yuan Man didn't think about it that much, and of course she didn't understand the rules of these curves, so she just smiled.

The shopkeeper Guo asked them to go to the side hall to wait for a while, and asked the young man to inform his own young lady.

The young man answered the call neatly, and he was also a clever one.