Chapter 284 [Mingyue Family Affairs]
"But we can't stay in your house for the rest of our lives. Ye Buqun frowned, and Konstantin's expression Ye was also a little worried.
"Why not?" Xiao Lei smiled: "It's a beautiful city, it's very livable. You can stay here forever. Then he also sighed and said, "Dear Ye ...... I can't do anything else, after all, it seems that temporary hibernation is the only thing we can do...... Unless the church disappears suddenly, they won't let go of you. ”
His eyes lit up suddenly, and he smiled, "I came up with a brilliant idea!"
Well, even if you can't keep Ye Buqun at home all the time, then maybe you can let them go to Mount Emei to live for a while......
No matter how powerful your church is, do you dare to go to Mount Emei to rob people?
That's not the mortal world, it's the sphere of influence of the decent Eastern Cultivation Circle! Unless the Church wants to fight head-to-head with the sects in the Eastern Cultivation Circle?!
The church blatantly went to rob people in the free-spiritedness?
If the Church dares to challenge the Loose Sect, one of the three major sects in the world, it will be tantamount to challenging the righteous path of the entire Eastern Cultivation Circle!
Xiao Lei didn't mind seeing a group of Taoist priests with flying swords and magic weapons and paladin angels from the Western Church fighting fiercely.
That's a great idea.
When I come back from my trip to Zhejiang, I can consider it......
Standing on the bow of the boat, Xiao Lei immediately fell in love with this famous "water town Zeguo".
The rivers in Shaoxing are dense, and the river transportation is extremely developed. Xiao Lei is now on the local special means of transportation, the Ubon boat.
Yuehua sat on the edge of the cabin, gently hugging her knees, with a little confusion and nostalgia in her eyes, quietly looking at the buildings on both sides of the river.
This is the appearance of a typical Jiangnan water town, with small wharves and ferries on both sides of the riverbank, bluestone roads, and loggias. The river is flanked by boats and arched bridges......
"Baby. What's wrong with you?" obviously felt that a layer of moisture had floated in Yuehua's eyes, and Xiao Lei hurriedly sat beside her and hugged her gently.
Yuehua suddenly threw herself on Xiao Lei's shoulder and sobbed softly. Her weak cry made Xiao Lei scramble, and she quickly held her face and said softly, "Baby, don't cry...... Don't cry......"
Yuehua shook her head, tears remaining on her cheeks. He whispered, "Little Lei...... Me, I haven't been back for a few years. ”
Xiao Lei looked at Yuehua's tears. Distressed, he gently wiped the tears from her cheeks and said softly, "Okay, don't cry." I'll take you back to see it. ”
"Still don't want it......" Yuehua sighed: "I don't belong to this world...... I'm a non-existent person in this world, so what can I do if I go and see it......"
There was endless sadness in her tone.
Xiao Lei suddenly felt very guilty in his heart.
Indeed, Yuehua stayed by her side and seemed to lack nothing. But nothing can replace the longing for your loved ones and hometown.
Have you always neglected Yuehua's heart too much?
Seeing Xiao Lei fall silent. Yuehua had already dried away her tears, and said with a forced smile: "Okay, it's me who is too childish." Little Lei, do you know, when I was a child, I used to run around the river in a Upong boat. At that time, the family would sometimes gather in the ancestral hall to gather. Sometimes, I would secretly go to the temple fair with other siblings to watch the excitement. You know, I don't know how many times I walked along this river when I was a child? I remember that when the old lady of the clan was on her birthday, she set up a stage to sing a big opera in the Guandi Temple, and I and Yuejing Yueshan and them, carrying a small horse and running by boat to see, and then once Yuejing accidentally got lost, we looked for her in the Guandi Temple for a night to find it, and that time I also fell and broke my knees. I didn't know it hurt at the time, but after finding Yuejing, the two of us hugged and cried for a long time. I was in pain because my knee was broken, and she was scared. ”
Looking at Yuehua's eyes with tears and forced smiles, Xiao Lei was very distressed.
At this moment, two large boats on the opposite side of the river came by, and those two boats were several times larger than the small Wupeng boat where Xiao Lei was riding, and many of these things were piled up on the cabin, all covered with tarpaulin, as if they were some bamboo poles and woodblocks and the like. There are also a lot of wooden boxes piled up.
When the two boats were close, Xiao Lei's boat, the boatman who rowed the boatman immediately opened his throat and shouted at each other, and then the two boatmen on the other side also laughed, and the two sides talked loudly, and Xiao Lei saw the boatman on his boat with a happy expression.
However, they all spoke the local dialect, and Xiao Lei did not understand it.
"The boatmen on the river here are all here all year round to make a living, and many of them know each other very well. The two that passed just now were cargo ships. Yuehua said softly: "Our boatman asked them where to go, and they said that they were going to Guandi Temple." It seems that there is some kind of gathering at the Guandi Temple today. Most of the things on the cargo ship are things that set up a stage, and the boat behind it may also be a small theater troupe. ”
"Play?" Xiao Lei was a little surprised: "In this era, is there anyone still watching the play?"
"Absolutely. Yuehua seemed to be a little excited when she talked about this: "This is not a big city, there are no large supermarkets, there are no high-end shopping malls, this is a water town." Although the society is different now, in this kind of place, temple fairs are still indispensable, which is not only a life need, but also a tradition. As for going to the theater, that's also a tradition. It's like if you go to Suzhou, you will also see a lot of teahouses and Pingtan performances. ”
Xiao Lei smiled: "That's quite interesting, I really want to see it." ”
Yuehua sighed and said in a low voice, "Forget it." ”
Xiao Lei opened his mouth and smiled at the boat boss: "May I ask, is there any activity in the Guandi Temple here today?"
Because there are often foreign tourists here, the boat boss can also speak Mandarin with a slight taste of local dialects, and I heard Xiao Lei ask, tonight in the Guandi Temple is indeed lively to watch, there is a stage to sing. Most of them have to sing for three days.
"Three days?" Xiao Lei became more and more curious: "Who paid for the opera troupe to sing? Is it a cultural activity organized by the government?"
This time it was Yuehua who answered: "It's not the government." Generally, this kind of small troupe is invited by private individuals. In some places, families will invite people to sing any red and white ceremonies. It's nothing more than a bit of fun. How much do you please? How many days to sing, how big the stage to build, are all exquisite. The greater the strength of the family. The more imposing it is. ”
"Then the two boats that passed just now ......"
"Listening to the conversation with their ship boss just now, it seems that someone has someone to celebrate their birthday. Yuehua replied casually.
Xiao Lei's heart suddenly moved, and he looked back at the back.
The two cargo ships had already gone a little far, but with Xiao Lei's super eyesight, he could still see clearly......
It's clear. He saw the two cargo ships, each with a flag on the stern! There was only one word on it:
Month!
looked at Yuehua's pretended calm expression. Xiao Lei immediately understood, Yuehua had already seen that it was Mingyue's family's boat, and she also knew that it must be some party organized by Mingyue's family, but she didn't mention a word, obviously unwilling to embarrass herself.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lei suddenly said loudly: "Boat boss, please turn around and go to Guandi Temple!"
"Ah!" Yuehua was startled, and then said, "Don't want it...... We'll have to find a place to live in a while. ”
Xiao Lei sighed. hugged Yuehua hard and whispered in her ear, "Baby, I understand your thoughts." I don't want you to be sad anymore. I know that the two boats just now belong to Mingyue's family, and I also know that you would like to go and see them...... Then let's go and see! I will fulfill your wish today!"
"But ......"
"No, but!" Xiao Lei said simply: "As your man, it always makes you cry." But I just seem to be so useless. After a pause, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I use a little trick to cover your eyes, and others can't see your true face." ”
After speaking, he urged again: "Boat boss, please turn around, let's go to Guandi Temple to see the excitement." ”
Yuehua didn't speak, but there was a bit of excitement and excitement in her eyes, and her eyes were full of emotion when she looked at Xiao Lei.
The Guandi Temple in the town here is said to be the largest temple fair place in the water towns near and far.
There are large open streets in front of the temple, which is a rare place in a place with dense waterways. By the time Xiao Lei and Yuehua got off the boat and landed, most of the stage in front of Guandi Temple had already been built.
Seven or eight cargo ships docked on the small wharf, and some sturdy men continued to be busy carrying bamboo poles and various equipment.
From their pace and body shape, Xiao Lei can see at a glance that these men are not ordinary people, they all have a little kung fu foundation!
Obviously, these are all people from the Mingyue family.
The stage was built three or four meters high. Lanterns were hung with bamboo poles around, and several tall flagpoles were erected, all of which were hung with festive banners, as well as the flags of Mingyue's family.
A few young men who looked shrewd and well-dressed were directing back and forth.
In front of the stage, there were already a lot of onlookers, some of them locals, and some tourists from other places.
Xiao Lei pulled Yuehua all the way closer, bought two sweet pastries on the side of the road, grabbed them in his hand and took two bites, and said with a smile: "The things here taste good." ”
Yuehua pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "You have eaten a lot of good food at home, and suddenly you feel fresh when you eat things from our small places." If you want to eat it every day, you can't stand it. ”
Xiao Lei squeezed Yuehua's hand and laughed in a low voice: "As long as I can be with you and eat nests every day, I will be happy." ”
"Hmph, I'll say all these sweet words. Yuehua glanced at him charmingly, but her tone was very happy.
The closer she got here, Yuehua's mood seemed to be much more cheerful, standing among the onlookers, looking at those who built the stage for a long time, Yuehua suddenly sighed in a low voice and said, "Little Lei...... Do you see the man in the black coat? I have him, he is the son of my third cousin, the ninth in our generation, and everyone calls him Yue Jiu. There should be ...... this year I'm thirty years old. I remember that he was very good at kung fu back then, and among the children of the family, the elders in the family liked him a lot. ”
Xiao Lei glanced at the person, a little thin and tall, but a pair of eyes were bright, he looked very shrewd, and his steps were steady, which was indeed a bit good.
Xiao Lei suddenly grabbed a guy who seemed to be a local next to him and asked, "Excuse me, is there any activity here?"
Unfortunately, the man didn't seem to be able to speak Mandarin very well, so Xiao Lei asked another person, and the man said in Mandarin with a strong local accent: "Alas, you are from other places." The old lady of the Mingyue family is gone, this is for white joy. The old lady lived to be more than 90 years old...... You don't know, this stage is a small scene! When the funeral was held the day before yesterday, Mingyue's family chartered the boats of the entire river! That's what makes it lively!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, Yuehua on the side had already heard it, her body shook, her face was pale, and she almost fell into Xiao Lei's arms. Xiao Lei hurriedly hugged her, and didn't have time to pay attention to the strange eyes of the people next to him, and quickly pulled Yuehua to a quiet place, Yuehua couldn't help but shed tears, and said sadly: "My father-in-law...... Father-in-law, his old man...... Elderly...... Dead......"
After speaking, he fell into Xiao Lei's arms and cried loudly.
Xiao Lei was helpless, hugged Yuehua hard, and secretly cast a soundproof spell around, so that Yuehua's cry would not be transmitted. Fortunately, everyone was watching the stage was built, and no one cared about the pair of men and women standing on the corner of the road hugging.
Yuehua cried for a while, and then gradually stopped, but that gaze made Xiao Lei feel extremely distressed, and he couldn't help but regret bringing Yuehua here.
"Little Thunder...... I, I want to go back and see my grandfather...... Can you take me to see it? I just need to take a look at it from afar. Yuehua pleaded.
"Okay! Okay!" Xiao Lei hugged Yuehua distressedly and said in a low voice: "You can do whatever you want, I will promise you whatever you want!"
At this time, suddenly there was a commotion on the stage.
Xiao Lei looked at it, and the thin man who had just seen Yuehua suddenly scolded loudly: "What are you doing here! Who asked you to come here!"
Immediately, Xiao Lei's familiar, deep voice came: "Taigong is gone, I just want to hang a flag on it on behalf of myself and send him to his old man's house." ”
Gassan!
It's Gassan!