Chapter 11: The Stars Know My Heart
Why did Wanwan reveal so much Shen Jiayi's privacy, the reason is very simple, Liangkun paid.
Wanwan would do such a thing, and the reason is simpler, she is very short of money.
Wanwan's original surname is Wang, and he originally had a happy family, ranking third in the family, with two older sisters and younger sisters and younger brothers. The father was responsible for raising five children, selling fruit for a living, and was hit by a truck in an accidental car accident and unfortunately died, and all of a sudden, the burden of raising five children fell on the shoulders of his mother. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and at this juncture, my mother suffered from cancer again, and there was not much time left. In desperation, my mother turned to the media and gave the five siblings away for adoption.
The one who adopted the bend was Zhou Aina, the "flower of the wine country" who "withdrew from the rivers and lakes".
Singer Han Baoyi once sang a song "Dancing Girl's Tears", which can be regarded as a high summary of this profession:
How many people have experienced joys and sorrows for life
How many people shed blood and tears for life, and their hearts are sad like who complains
Ah~~~ Who can understand the sorrow of being a dancer
Secretly shedding tears, but also smiling at people
Ah~~~ Come and come and dance, and the footsteps began to shake
No matter who anyone else is, life is a dream
Zhou Xiuna, who has long lost her fertility, decided to adopt a child and live the life of a woman from a good family.
But can you really go back?
Soon, because of her ungrounded ideas, Zhou Xiuna lost all the net worth she had accumulated in her career, and she owed a lot of debts, and was forced to repay the money by the creditor and the court.
When Zhou Aina adopted Wanwan, the high-rise houses, pianos, toys, etc., slowly disappeared from Wanwan's life.
In its place, there are old and cramped apartments.
Zhou Aina's business has also changed from a fashionable restaurant to a fast food restaurant.
The entertainment activities of the bend have also changed from following Zhou Aina to participating in entertainment, to painting at home or helping in the store.
Usually, there is little or no pocket money in the bend, and Shen Jiayi treats most of the snacks on the way home from school.
Therefore, Wanwan is very short of money.
After paying some money to Wanwan, Liangkun successfully got the information he wanted.
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Under Liangkun's "full firepower", Shen Jiayi quickly lost the "throne" of the first place in the class and even the first in the grade.
Shen Jiayi himself is "mud bodhisattva crossing the river - it is difficult to protect himself", of course, he has no time to supervise Ke Teng, let alone draw key points and produce test papers.
Kirten isn't out of the question.
After school, Liangkun took the paparazzi, Zhou Yiwen, and Ke Teng, the fat man Ahe, and Cao Guosheng to stay on the school playground to play basketball, 3vs.3 bullfighting.
When he was tired of playing basketball, Liangkun began to teach one-on-one teaching, teaching Ke Teng martial arts and Cao Guosheng's basketball skills.
Play with people who have beaten you, and even learn from them. Kirten doesn't think it's a shame.
Kirten's statement was, "I learned your trick from you first. Someday, I'm going to beat you. ”
Gradually, Ke Teng, the fat man Ah He, and Cao Guosheng gradually drifted away from Ah Bo and the white monkey.
Although it didn't reach the point of "cutting the table", there was a hint of embarrassment in the smile after meeting.
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When she doesn't go to cram school, Shen Jiayi will stay in the classroom after school and study until about the same time before going home.
When Shen Jiayi walked through the playground, it was when a group of people went home, and it was always Liangkun who walked beside Shen Jiayi.
Other jealous boys will say with funny expressions and tones, "You're in love!" ”
Hulan, who was panting like a cow, once said such a small paragraph: "When I was in elementary school, a boy liked a girl, and he passed on the scandal between the girl and another boy, and it came true as it was passed on." (The boy who spread the scandal) What are you trying to do? ”
Liu Neng, the in-law of Asian dance king Nicholas Zhao Si, said: "Adults can't do this!" ”
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's another year.
On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1976, it was also the Lantern Festival.
Under the cover of Bend, Shen Jiayi and Liangkun started a full day of playing.
In the former Qing Dynasty, Taiwan's Lantern Festival was probably similar to the festival customs of the Central Plains, but by the time Hu Jianwei repaired the "Penghu Chronicle" (1759), it can be seen that Taiwan's local characteristics have gradually formed: lanterns are displayed in various temples, and men and women travel, which is called watching lanterns. There are flower figures in the temple, men and women have heirs, pray for a cup in front of the gods, ask for a flower or a "Ya doll", go home to worship, such as Tian Ding, to next year's Lantern Festival, another fresh flowers, characters to reward Yan.
It was night, men and women traveled, and it was an auspicious sign that they had stolen objects. The daughter of the unwritten word will steal other people's green onions. Yan Yun: Steal green onions and marry a good father; Steal vegetables and marry a good son-in-law. An unworthy man stole the old ancient stone on the wall of his house. Yan Yun: Steal the old and get a good woman. If a woman steals a pot from someone else to feed the pig, and is cursed, it is a sign of giving birth to a man, and the anniversary is auspicious.
The custom of stealing the night of the Lantern Festival is still the same custom in Seiichiro Suzuki's "Taiwan's Old Customary Wedding and Funeral Sacrifice Year" (1934). However, according to Suzuki's records, the stolen vegetables were not taken home, but had to be left in their place. Women who want to have children steal people's bamboo fences as a good omen, because "bamboo fence" is homophonic to "de'er" in Taiwanese.
Another custom of begging for a child during the Lantern Festival is the "foot of the lantern", which is said to be the birth of a boy by a woman who wants to have a child passing under the lamp.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is also the custom of "listening to incense". The way to listen to incense is to burn incense and throw it in front of the gods. After asking for the direction of travel, eavesdrop on the conversation of others on the way, and then according to the appearance of what you hear, throw a basket in front of the god to divinate the good fortune and evil of this year.
Many temples also hold "begging turtle" activities during the Lantern Festival as a celebration. The so-called "begging turtle" is a turtle made of glutinous rice or flour prepared by the temple and placed in front of the temple. On the day of the Lantern Festival, believers can throw baskets and beg back, so that their families can "eat peace". The family who begs for the turtle must return a bigger turtle to the temple during the Lantern Festival next year. As a result, the turtle grows bigger and bigger every year, and some even weigh hundreds of catties. As for those who begged for turtles the year before and have not yet repaid their vows this year, the temple will publish their names on the wall, as the saying goes, "turtles climb the wall". The person concerned often becomes the object of ridicule.
Compared with the "begging turtle", the Hakka people also have the custom of "Saixin Ding Xuan (Kueh)" in the Lantern Festival. Every year during the Lantern Festival, the newly added Ding families in Jiaotou make a considerable number of new Ding rice dumplings and distribute them to each family. In addition, make a huge dumpling and place it in the square in front of the temple.
In addition, the Hakka people are also popular among the Shangyuan Festival "throwing cannon city" activities. The cannon city is to erect a bamboo pole with a freely adjustable height on the square, a square barrel is placed at the upper end, drilled holes around it, and a small string of cannons is built. Those who participate in the shooting will throw the lit firecrackers at the cannon city, and if the cannon in the barrel is ignited, it will be considered a victory and they can receive a prize from the organizer.
Sacrificing to the Xuan Tan Lord is also a unique custom of the Lantern Festival in Taiwan. Xuantan Ye is also known as Xuantan Marshal and Han Danye. Legend has it that Zhao Gongming, the military attache of the Shang Dynasty, became rich because he was good at managing money, and the people worshipped him as the god of martial wealth. The idol of the god of the sacrifice to the Lord of the Xuan Tan was tied to a bamboo pole and carried forward by four naked men. It is said that Xuantan Ye was afraid of the cold, so the people threw firecrackers to ward off the cold for him. It is generally believed that the more firecrackers are exploded, the more prosperous the fortune of the year. Therefore, the place where the portable shrine is located often becomes the target of firecracker shooting, and the boy who carries the sedan chair is also blown apart.
Similar to "Fried Xuantan Ye" and the larger scale is the well-known Tainan saltwater bee cannon. It is said that in the early years of Guangxu, the plague was raging in the salt water area, and the residents invited the Emperor Guan Sheng to patrol the realm; In order to expel the evil plague, in order to help Guan Gong's momentum, firecrackers and fireworks were set off along the way, but I didn't expect the plague to be extinct. Since then, every year when Guan Gong goes out on patrol, the locals compete to set off firecrackers to thank the gods. If someone wants to make a vow to Guan Gong, they will also prepare a huge cannon city, which is filled with tens of thousands of bee cannons. As soon as the portable shrine came to the front, it was lit immediately, and in an instant, tens of thousands of bee cannons were fired like ten thousand arrows, shooting towards the crowd with a roar, and in the smoke of gunpowder, I saw sparks and cannons scurrying everywhere, and the crowd screamed and avoided. It is this kind of bee cannon that people love and fear, which attracts tens of thousands of people to flock to the saltwater town every year, and has become a famous Lantern Festival activity in southern Taiwan.
The so-called "South Bee Cannon, North Sky Lantern", in Taipei's Pingxi and Shifen areas, there is a custom of putting sky lanterns on the Lantern Festival.
The sky lantern is also known as the Kong Ming lantern, which is invented by Zhuge Liang to make a credit. Another theory is that the appearance of the sky lantern is very similar to Kong Ming's hat in the portrait, hence the name. The sky lantern uses the principle of hot air rising to make the whole lamp float up to the sky. Although Pingxi and Shifen are located in remote mountainous areas, the custom of putting sky lanterns has been reported, and it has also attracted a large number of tourists to visit. There is a saying that "the higher you put it, the more prosperous the career will be".
Pingxi is the destination of Liangkun and Shen Jiayi.
After seeing the famous elephant Lin Wang at Muzha Zoo (which doesn't match the real situation, but don't care about these details), transfer to Jingtong, the starting station of the Pingxi railway line, and then take the old-fashioned train to Pingxi.
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Looking up at Shen Jiayi, who wrote his wishes with his own hand, the sky lantern that he released with his own hands flew higher and higher, and went away with the wind, gradually blending into the sky lanterns put by others, and he could no longer distinguish them.
Liangkun said: "This sky lantern flies so high, you will definitely do well in this year's college entrance examination!" ”
Shen Jiayi said: "Thank you for your auspicious words, I hope so!" Now that the sky lanterns have been put down, it's time for us to go back. ”
Liangkun thought to herself: I finally had the opportunity to be alone, how can I go back like this?
Liangkun said: "It took a long day to get here, and it's not cost-effective to go back like this." We can walk around first, and when it gets dark, when there are more people with sky lanterns, the night view will definitely be more beautiful and spectacular! ”
Shen Jiayi exclaimed: "There must be no car at that time, how can I go back then?" ”
Liangkun said: "When you go out, didn't you tell your family? If it's too late, stay here for one night and head back to Taipei the next morning. Anyway, there will be no class tomorrow, so I won't be able to delay anything. ”
Shen Jiayi was still groaning.
Liangkun urged: "Hurry up and decide!" There is only one Lantern Festival a year, and the next time you want to see the 'artificial starry sky' full of sky, you will have to wait for next year at the earliest! Next year, you won't be a high school student, but a college student and an adult. If you don't go crazy while you're young, in the future, when we're all old, and then remember our youth, what else is there to recall? ”
After thinking about it for a long time, Shen Jiayi had no choice but to nod and agree with Liangkun's decision.
Liangkun said: "Then you wait for me here, I'll go find a hotel first and book a room." I'm afraid that there will be too many people here to watch the lanterns, and there will be no room until night. ”
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After seeing the spectacular sky lights dotting the dark night sky above the mountains, Liangkun returned to the hotel with Shen Jiayi, who was still unsatisfied.
This hostel is actually a homestay.
Liangkun got the room key from the boss.
Shen Jiayi asked strangely, "Why is there only one key?" ”
Liangkun smiled embarrassedly: "It's still a little late for me to book a room, and there is only one room left." ”
Entering the room, Liangkun said, "This room? Obviously said that the bid opening room, why is it not the bid room? I'm going to the boss! ”
Shen Jiayi grabbed Liangkun and said, "Forget it, it's just a homestay, how can there be any standard room?" Besides, didn't the boss say it? There is no other room left. So be it! ”
Liangkun said: "That's not good, it's not good for you." ”
Shen Jiayi said: "As long as you are honest, you can do it." ”
After a whole day of riding and playing, I was already very tired, coupled with the poor conditions of the homestay, Shen Jiayi didn't take a shower or take off her clothes before going to bed, but just took off her pants outside, and there were autumn pants inside.
Liangkun didn't do much at first, and like Shen Jiayi, she lay on the bed in an autumn coat and pants.
In the dark, the two of them chatted with each other.
After a while, Shen Jiayi felt that something was wrong, hugged herself from behind with a pair of hands, and began to swim around her body.
When his hands were still separated from the autumn clothes, Shen Jiayi didn't feel anything. However, when those hands sneaked into the autumn coat and began to swim directly on the skin, it felt different:
Those hands seemed to have magical power, so hot that they made goosebumps on the skin.
In an unconscious trance, Shen Jiayi was stripped into a little light pig by Liangkun's strange hands.
At the beginning, Shen Jiayi, who was unemployed, was still tense all over her body and had no reaction, like a salted fish.
However, maintaining a state of tension is extremely draining on one's energy.
Soon, Shen Jiayi couldn't hold back, her body began to relax, and she began to respond clumsily to Liangkun's caresses and kisses......
Du Fu has a poem "Guest Arrival", the first half of Que Yun:
There is spring water in the south and north, but the gulls are coming day by day.
The flower path has never been swept by guests, and the Pengmen is now open for you.