Niu Jianwu's three years of filial piety for his father have ended, just in time for his mother's eighty-fifth birthday. For decades, the Niu family has been disturbed by the injustice of the eldest brother. My mother has been haunted by this matter.

In the first five days of Niu Jianwu's filial piety, Xue Chunyan's granddaughter-in-law Jiang Xin took her own pair of children back to Xiaoniuzhuang.

Now the eldest brother is gone, but his wife and children are back. The elderly mother was relieved.

In order to make his mother happy, Niu Jianwu wanted to take advantage of his mother's eighty-fifth birthday to gather all the descendants of the Niu family to celebrate her birthday and make her happy.

He also had a purpose, which was to take the opportunity to hold a big party. Bring each other closer, promote communication and build friendships.

When the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren met, everyone was full of emotion. Jiang Xin and the children knelt down and worshiped their ancestors. With a sad heart, Xue Chunyan put the spiritual position of her son who had been a long time and her daughter-in-law, who had never met before, into the ancestral hall.

After that, they listened to the teachings of their ancestors. What children love to listen to most is the legends and stories told by their ancestors. The children felt that it was very intimate, that everything was magical and that everything was fun.

The old ancestor saw that the children were very interested in everything here, so he said to Jianwu's youngest grandson and his great-grandson Cong'er: "Cong'er, you can take your brother and sister to take a walk outside!"

"Okay, brother and sister, come with me!" Cong'er said and walked out of the house with everyone.

Look, what a simple little village. In the small village, however, there is a large ditch that looks like a weaving shuttle, which is called the shuttle ditch.

On the west side of the ditch, there is also a snake locust that is not old for hundreds of years. It's mentioned in the story told by my grandmother.

There is a heavenly hammer pond in the north of the village, which is called the Divine Pond. It can heal the sick and save people, and it can help the good and punish the evil. Don't think it's superstition, because there have indeed been strange things in the pond where the filial son fell into the water and did not sink, and the villain drowned innocently.

There is a Huanglong dry ditch in the south of the village, and it is said that it is the relics left by the Huanglong when it landed to save the drought.

In the east of the village, there is a cow's back slope, which also has a beautiful and touching story. It is to the effect that after She Liuer's mother died, the sacred cow that her grandfather let go also went with her. It was to protect the body of its owner, She's mother, and lay down to cover her with her own body. After that, the current Niubei slope was formed.

There is a large area of reeds in the west of the village. In autumn, the reed flowers there are like endless white clouds blown together by the wind, and it leaves a beautiful picture in the children's minds that cannot be forgotten.

More than 1,000 years later, a railway was built on the edge of the reed pond in the west of the village. It was the railways that gave the people here ideal wings. It makes the distant no longer far away, and runs to the front of hope.

There are stories everywhere, and everything is bizarre. The children couldn't sleep, and there were always questions they wanted to ask. They can't get enough of the story of the shuttle ditch. You can't get tired of seeing the scenery here.

Cong'er is another talented man of the Niu family, he is eloquent, introduces these landscapes eloquently, and interjects stories from time to time. Now, he's going to introduce the shuttle ditch.

Suozigou is very distinctive, and he summed up four words, that is, 'Dongliu Xihe'.

Look, the streams coming from the northeast are all in the shade of green trees, and the willows on the east bank of Suozigou are blowing water. On the east side of the shuttle ditch, there are fish in the depth.

As he spoke, the fish jumped out of the water, splashing with splashes, accompanied by the sound of "horns" of fish jumping.

It is also a favorite body of water for geese and ducks. The geese were swimming in the water, leisurely combing their feathers, and from time to time they plunged their heads into the water and swallowed small fish in their mouths.

Flocks of ducks paddled and chased each other, singing their own songs, tirelessly making a fuss.

Cong'er pointed to the north bank and continued to introduce: the north side of Suozigou, especially the northwest side, is relatively shallow. From the shore to near the surface of the water, there are many large and small, smooth and flat brown stones. People call it "porcini stones".

It is a good place for the women of the whole village, especially the eldest girls and younger daughters-in-law, to do laundry. Cong'er said and waved to the girl who was doing the laundry.

The girl also waved her hand to them and shouted, "Cong'er, have relatives from your family?"

Cong'er replied and continued to introduce: You see, they are doing laundry and doing household chores there, some are beating their clothes with wooden sticks, and with a "bang-bang" sound, water droplets splash on their bodies, faces and water, and some are rubbing their clothes vigorously, and there are bursts of laughter from time to time.

"Brother, I like the idyllic life here!" the little jade girl greeted her brother excitedly.

"Yes, sister!

The southwest of the shuttle ditch is slightly deeper than the northwest of the water. There are lotus leaves floating on the water surface, the lotus leaves are sparse and dense, the leaves are large and small, and the color is dark and shallow.

Under the sun after the rain, the lotus leaves are glowing, squirming in the breeze, and the pearl-like water droplets roll helplessly on the lotus leaves, although they radiate dazzling light, they are just a flash in the pan.

Xiao Yu shouted happily, "Look at it! The lotus flowers here are so beautiful!"

"Yes, the lotus flower should belong here! The shape, color, and incense are excellent, and they can be called unparalleled!" Ma Xiaobao praised.

The dotted lotus flowers are set off by large green lotus leaves, without regrets. Active and eye-catching lotus flowers, some are in full bloom, some are half-open, and some are budding. They are really changeable and graceful.

The reddish flowers are delicate, the pink flowers are delicate, and the white flowers are moist and clear. They compete with each other.

The view is pleasing to the eye, making people nostalgic and forgetful, and the faint fragrance of flowers penetrates into the heart and lungs, making people feel refreshed and happy.

Xiao Yu clapped her hands excitedly and praised: "The lotus flowers here are different kinds of beauty. Look at it so unique. Brother, my creative will has come. ”

"Okay, then you can conceive it well, right?" Zhu Xiaobao said casually.

Xiaoyu became interested and said, "How about painting these few plants?"

Cong'er listened to Sister Xiaoyu's words, and was secretly happy in her heart. He took it and said, "Okay, little brother, I'm looking forward to your masterpiece coming out as soon as possible!" ”

"Laughing, laughing. Xiaoyu said modestly.

Cong'er took it and said: "When the ancients painted lotus flowers, they didn't forget to add dragonflies.

When poets write about lotuses, they also write about dragonflies: the little lotus shows its sharp corners, and there are dragonflies standing on its heads.

The dragonflies we have here are even more in love with lotus flowers. Dragonflies fly up and down around lotus flowers, some dragonflies point to water, some stand on the leaves, it admires the faces of the flowers affectionately from afar, and some dragonflies rush into the arms of the flowers, kissing endlessly.

"It seems that Brother Cong'er is very good at writing poetry and painting?" Niu Xiaobao praised Cong'er and said.

"Where! I'm just a little bit influenced by my grandmother. Grandma is an expert at this!" said Cong'er proudly.

Niu Xiaobao and Niu Xiaoyu were surprised when they heard this.

"Little brother, I believe it. I know. It turns out that your greatness comes from the influence of your grandmother!" Xiao Yu said thoughtfully, half-jokingly.

Cong'er whispered to the two of them very mysteriously: "That's right, that's not all, let me tell you! The "Willow Lotus Match" painted by my grandmother is both poetic and pictorial, so it is applauded! Unfortunately, I have only seen it once. ”

Jiang Xin's mother-in-law, Ma Xiaopiao, took Jiang Xin's family of three to Zhu Zihan's tomb for her mother-in-law Xue Chunyan. Jiang Xin and the children cried.

Jiang Xin said while burning paper for her husband: "Master, you are so ruthless! Are you relieved? What are you going to do with us?"

"Don't cry, child, don't be afraid of mothers. Ma Xiaopiao comforted Jiang Xin.

"Dad, my son loves you so much! I will make some achievements and never let you down. ”

"Dad, Xiaoyu misses you so much!"

After they burned paper and kowtowed to their father, they came to their grandfather's grave to burn paper and burn incense and kowtow.

Xue Chunyan's youngest son Niu Jianbin and daughter-in-law Li Wanxiu led more than ten children and grandchildren to return to Xiaoniuzhuang one day in advance to celebrate the birthday of their ancestors.

After Li Wanxiu visited her mother-in-law, Xue Chunyan told Li Wanxiu: "Wanxiu! Your father-in-law said when he died, and the conflict between the Niu family and the Shi family should also end, because our suspicions are also groundless, and even if there is a real basis, there is no need to continue the contradiction."

It's all one village, is it better to be united than divided! When you come back this time, you will go back to your uncle's house and tell me what I mean. Although your uncle is gone, our two families are still relatives, and the Niu Shi family has to move around.

On the day of Xue Chunyan's birthday, her daughter Sui'er and her children also came. The Shi family, who has not been in contact for a long time, Li Wanxiu's aunt, three cousins and their children have also come to celebrate the old lady's birthday.

The neighbor Niu Zai'an has three brothers, and Zai'an is no longer there. His wife and Zaixing and Zaiwang families all came. The village is so small that almost the whole village comes.

In the secluded Little Cow Village, someone is going to have a big birthday. The small village is no longer silent, but seems to be bustling with activity.

I don't know where a lot of people came, everyone doesn't know each other, they don't know each other, but speaking of which, they have only one purpose, that is, to celebrate the birthday of the old birthday star.

It turns out that this is the case, there are people in the capital, there are people in the state capital, and there are many people in the county.

Wang Jiashan's son, Wang Weiren's family, came. The madwoman's son's house came. Luo Kaisheng's children and grandchildren. A descendant of a fortune teller. In short, all the family and friends are almost there.

The birthday celebration began. The old birthday star sat upright on the seat. Accepting her son and daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law, here is especially mentioning her goddaughter Ma Xiaopiao. Then there is the prostration of grandchildren, granddaughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, and great-grandchildren.

Finally, it is necessary to accept the blessings of family and friends.

After the solemn birthday ceremony, the banquet began.

At the banquet, in addition to saying some blessings to the old birthday star, the most people from other places said praise and the beautiful scenery here.

Niu Jianbin was different, he said earnestly to several nephews who had become officials or were studying: "Looking at this scenery is beautiful, and then thinking about those in reality, the insidious and unpredictable hearts of people can highlight many inconsistencies in society."

Those people are fiddling with things all the time. They mix up all the small things and big things, lest the world will not be chaotic. What are they for? I am afraid that even he himself cannot tell. ”

"So how can this phenomenon be eliminated?" someone asked.

"There is no way, only conscience. Someone picked it up and said.

Niu Jianbin pondered for a while and said, "You can't passively wait for your conscience to discover. I think awareness is the key. When people have enlightenment, they are not afraid of the demagogy of a few bad people, and all weapons that harm others and themselves will fail. In this way, a new situation of peaceful coexistence can emerge.

Several people at the same table with Niu Jianbin were quite inspired by what they listened.

"My lord, this is too difficult! It's not easy to raise your consciousness!" said the other, shaking his head.

Niu Jianbin stood up and said: "It is not urgent to improve consciousness, we must start from educating the character of future generations, at least we must know that we hate and eliminate evil, and be good at carrying forward the good." With the passage of time, the national consciousness will be raised. ”

The old lady's birthday feast is over. When people came out, it was already evening, and there was a trace of peaceful clouds on the horizon.