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In previous years, after breakfast, the loudspeaker in the village shouted that the members would work in the fields and have a "good start". This year, the people of Jar Village have completely relaxed, and after eating, they will gather together to pay New Year's greetings.

Wang Manyin did the same, put down the bowl and went to the village early.

Orchid did not go out, but guarded the consignment point at home.

As is customary, today is the hottest time for the consignment business. Most of the broken babies got the New Year's money, and they didn't even spend a day on it.

Wang Manyin stayed in the village until almost noon, and then returned slowly.

By the time she got home, Orchid had already cooked the meal.

Taking advantage of the warm sun at noon, the family did not stay in the cave, but each moved a chair to sit on the edge of the field to eat. Leaning against the wall, two cats squint in the sun. A few local chickens clucked around their owners, trying to beg for some leftovers to fill their stomachs.

It wasn't until Wang Manyin kicked them twice in a row that he drove these guys away.

After the meal, Wang Xing turned over the playing cards from the house and pulled his family to play the game of catching old pockmarks.

In less than ten minutes, the three little guys were noisy again because of the problem of playing cards.

Wang Manyin and Orchid are used to it. If the three of them don't quarrel one day, they will find it strange.

That's life, though.

Three meals a day, four seasons without worry, happiness is simple, and it is crushed in every ordinary day.

For Wang Manyin, it is very cherished.

On the second day of the first lunar month, the Yangge team of Jar Village, under the leadership of Wang Manchu, the person in charge, began to line up door-to-door.

This is also exquisite...... Wang Manchu will come to the door in advance to ask the master's family, if he is not willing to receive it, he will not come to the door, and only let the umbrella head lead the team after agreeing.

The New Year is a lively and auspicious picture, and there is no one who does not want the Yangge team to come to the door, and it is too late to welcome.

They are all from the same village, the Yangge team is not so particular, the members sing as they go, and those who like it can join them at any time.

Start with the head of the village, and Wang Manyin's family is naturally the first.

By the time Wang Qingming arrived with the Yangge team, there was already a large group of people on the sidelines.

According to the rules, the Yangge team should now go around in the empty field, which is called running the field. In layman's terms, it is to let the people who watch the excitement stand aside and set aside a performance venue.

Wang Manchu took advantage of the situation to light a small firecracker, crackling and bursting, and the gongs and drums stopped abruptly.

The whole scene fell silent, and all the people watching the excitement stopped silent, even the broken babies were no exception.

Next, it's time for Wang Qingming to play.

He cleared his throat, waved the flower umbrella and sang: "As soon as the gongs and drums stop, they will speak, and the old and young masters will listen thoroughly." Just after the New Year, Yangge came to the consignment point. First, everyone has a party, and second, I will give you a New Year's greeting. Manyin's house is five kilns, and there is a fat pigsty on the west side. This mountain saw that the mountain was high, and the top of the cliff was full of Ganoderma lucidum grass. A acacia tree in front of the door is good, and there is no shortage of big ingots at home. ”

After singing, the flower umbrella fell down suddenly.

Everyone in the Yangge team repeated in unison: "A acacia tree in front of the door is good, and there is no shortage of big ingots at home." ”

Regarding the process of Yangge, Wang Manyin naturally has it in his memory. And yesterday he specifically asked the old people in the village, so the approximate number of roads will not be mistaken.

Wang Manyin immediately worshiped the gods and offered incense, and set up a table at the door, putting melon seeds, candy, and cigarettes to entertain the Yangge team. Orchid and three children carry a plate with melon seeds and candy in it, and watch the lively villagers eat it.

For Wang Qingming's ability to compose and sing, he once again really saw it.

In just a short period of singing, it is basically clear what Wang Manyin is doing, and what the roof chief in front of the door says. Of course, such a word would be absolutely wrong if it had been placed a few years ago.

Seeing Wang Manyin put on a good gift, Wang Qingming began to sing thanks again: "One thanks for candy, two thanks for cigarettes, and three thanks for Manyin's thoughtful hospitality." All the members of the club gave a salute, and the gongs and drums sounded loudly. Sing a little more before leaving, old and young listen to me. Today is a good day, and the god of wealth has entered the hospital. One comes to joy, the other comes to wealth, and the glory and wealth will be passed on to all generations......"

After singing two auspicious words, Wang Manchu took the Yangge team and walked towards Wang Qiusheng's house.

The crowd in the village hurriedly followed, and Wang Manyin's family was no exception.

Wang Qiusheng and his wife took several children, and they also began to prepare thank-you gifts.

As soon as the Yangge team crossed the deep ditch, they saw Wang Fuchang rushing over.

The old man was busy feeding the production team's livestock and came a little late.

Seeing him, Wang Qingming sang again: "The face is full of bitter wrinkles and insects, and I can't bite it when I drink rice soup." Stealing and eating the pill that Lao Jun has been refining for a long time is like a donkey colt spreading joy. ”

In just two sentences, Wang Fuchang's face blossomed.

In the courtyard of Wang Qiusheng's house, Wang Qingming waved the flower umbrella and sang: "Turn one after another, and paste window flowers on this kiln." I asked the shopkeeper what kind of flowers, and I was happy to send them home...... A filial husband and wife, who treat the blind lady well, everyone praises them! ”

The lyrics also explain the layout of Wang Qiusheng's courtyard clearly, and also point out the filial piety of Wang Qiusheng and his wife. The two have served the blind old lady for more than ten years, and they have never lost money. Especially Xie Dongmei, she helped her mother-in-law with feces and urine, and never complained in front of outsiders.

During the rehearsal before, Wang Manyin didn't think Yangge had such a great charm. Now, he really felt it.

Seeing that it was almost noon, I remembered that I had to go to my old father-in-law's house as a guest today.

Fortunately, the two villages were not far away, and the family hurriedly brought gifts and finally arrived before half past eleven.

Shao'an and Runye are going to Tian Futang's house today, so Shaoping will help entertain their brother-in-law.

It wasn't until the end of the year that Shaoping returned to Shuangshui Village by bus.

He has only been in college for a year, and his temperament has changed a lot, and he has a little more confidence in his gestures.

The life of the Sun family is several times better than in the original book, and Shaoping's life at school is naturally much easier, and he no longer has to worry about food and clothing.

It's just that because of the general environment, after graduating from high school, he still returned to the village with Runsheng to teach.

Until more than a year ago, the college entrance examination was resumed.

When I was in high school, I didn't have a main class at school, and the students usually participated in labor except reading newspapers. After school, Sun Shaoping read a lot of books, but they were all literary books.

As for mathematics, physics and chemistry, I basically forgot everything.

Therefore, Sun Shaoping did not have much confidence in the college entrance examination, and still picked up the textbook again with the encouragement of his brother-in-law.

In order to let his brother-in-law get a good score in the exam, Wang Manyin made a special trip to Huangyuan City to buy review materials.

Shaoping did not live up to this expectation, worked hard for more than a month, and finally got the tenth good result in the county, which caused a great sensation in the Shibi Festival Commune, and even Bai Mingchuan came to celebrate in person.

For this, Shaoping was grateful in his heart, and specially toasted a few more glasses of wine during the banquet.

During the Chinese New Year this year, many members were a little uncomfortable. At this time of the year, the village has begun to send people out to work as river workers, or they have begun to be busy carrying dung into the fields to earn a share of the work.

Now looking at the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, most of the people in the Jar Village are still idle in the village. It seems that apart from practicing the Yangge team, there is nothing else to do.

However, for the villagers, it is indeed a top priority for the Yangge team from several nearby villages to come to the village to "play the color door" and "turn nine songs".

Just after dinner at noon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Manchu called more than a dozen laborers in the village to build a color gate at the entrance of the village.

The color gate is tied with wooden sticks and ropes as a whole, in the shape of the word "door", the top is tied with pine and cypress branches, and the top is inserted with various colored flags, and then two red lanterns are scraped, which looks particularly festive.

The first color gate was arranged, and then everyone set up a second color gate in the village. The empty field in front of the brigade headquarters is the commendation venue of the Yangge team, and a third gate should be set up.

This is also exquisite, called the three levels.

When the Yangge team from other villages comes, the umbrella head of the guest must be tested by the umbrella head of the village in front of the three gates. The way is to have a question and answer duet, and only when you answer correctly can you enter the village.

The duet between the two umbrella heads covers a wide range of topics, including astronomy, geography, mythology, history, current affairs, and more. It can be said that everything is asked, everything is answered.

If you can't answer, you will lose the face of the whole village.

Therefore, breaking through the three levels is a great test of the umbrella leader's adaptability and knowledge reserve, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Of course, the New Year is a festive picture, after all, people are here to be guests, and no umbrella head is really difficult for people.

Seeing that it was not far from the agreed time, Wang Manchu commanded the Yangge team of Jar Village to wait in a position not far from Caimen.

As for Wang Qiusheng's Mao Dan and Wang Junhai, they waited outside the village.

They are the tanma of the Yangge team, mainly responsible for delivering the news of outsiders in the village, and at the moment they are all tied to bamboo horses, and their identities are clear at a glance.

Wang Manyin also stood in front of the Yangge team, alongside Wang Yanqiang.

The two men were about the same height, dressed in new samurai costumes and wearing heroic scarves on their heads.

The whole shape is powerful, but unfortunately there is also a bamboo horse tied in front of him, which is a little more joyful and funny.

The two now play the role of the vanguard officer in the army, which is equivalent to the leader of the vanguard team.

In fact, Yangge was born out of the ancient marching battle formation, and each character has a special meaning.

Behind the two of them, Wang Funian wore an official hat on his head, and belonged to the "post officer" in the army. In addition, there are "Rizhao Officials" holding sun-patterned signs, moonlight officials with crescent moon patterns, and Yangge team members holding tiger head signs.

Soon, the Yangge team of Shuangshui Village saw two tanma.

In the distance, Tian Wu's voice came: "I was on the way to the road, and I suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves. General Tanma is so majestic, wearing silver armor and carrying a sword and bow, just like Zhao Zilong back then, and like a divine soldier descending to the earth. General Tanma stood in front, feeling that he was far away from the wind and cold, turned the horse's head to return the city, and reported to your mansion to see Yangge. ”

This man did have a good voice, and his voice was loud. Even without the blessing of microphones and speakers, it is extremely penetrating. It was twenty or thirty meters away, but everyone could hear it clearly.

After the other party finished singing, Mao Dan and Wang Junhai immediately turned around and returned, shouting loudly to report.

After Wang Manyin and Wang Yanqiang echoed, they quickly walked to stand in front of the color gate.

Waiting for Tian Wu to lead the team to arrive in front of the approach, he sang Yangge again: "Two BMW horses stop in front of the color, and travel thousands of miles a day is the first." Send and receive military planes to convey the truth, and serve the country with loyalty......"

Then the Rizhao official, the Yicheng official, the tiger head brand, etc. appeared one by one, and Tian Wu also had to sing the corresponding Yangge according to the order of appearance.

After a set of procedures were completed, Wang Fugui, the post officer, shouted: "Open the city gate, ask the original situation, and welcome the ...... into the city."

With that, he turned and stepped back.

Before, these were just appetizers, and then they really entered the Yangge duet.

This is also the most lively scene that everyone is looking forward to.

At this moment, both sides seemed to step into the battlefield together.

The gongs and drums resounded throughout the sky, the suona sound came and went, and the war officially began.

Not only did men, women and children from Jar Village gather in the open space around Caimen to watch the excitement, but even many people from Shuangshui Village also came. Some people deliberately climbed to the big trees on the side of the road in order to see clearly.

Wang Xing Wang Lei saw his grandfather's family, waved his hands and shouted.

The two sides seemed to have agreed, the sound of gongs and drums stopped abruptly, and the whole scene suddenly calmed down.

Everyone craned their necks and watched the field closely.

Wang Qingming waved the flower umbrella and stepped forward and took the lead in singing the welcome speech: "Gongs and drums are beating, firecrackers are ringing, and the first colorful door is waiting for relatives and friends." The Yangge team came to welcome, and Zhao Zilong visited Brother Liu. ”

After singing, step back.

Tian Wu came by name, and sang in his mouth: "Shandandan blooms and the mountains are red, and the invitation flies to spread friendship." Looking up in front of the color gate, it seems that Tang Seng came to learn the scriptures......"

The two sides came and went, causing the surrounding people to cheer loudly.

The first door was just an appetizer, and after a few rounds of duet, Wang Qingming got out of the way and let the Shuangshui Village Yangge team enter the village.

Then in front of the second and third color gates, the two continued to sing in duet.

It was still Wang Qingming who was responsible for asking: "Who revolted against Henan?" Who planned to burn the warship? Who goes to Liangshan on a snowy night? Who cleared up the Pan Yang case?"

In just a few lines, four historical allusions are involved. If the umbrella head does not have relevant knowledge reserves, it really can't answer for a while.

However, Tian Wu did not tie the knot, and the answer was very smooth.

Li Zicheng rebelled against Henan, and Zhuge Liang planned to burn the warship. Lin Chong went to Liangshan on a snowy night, and Kou Zhun cleared up the Pan Yang case. ”

"What kind of person walked to Nanyang twelve? Who asked the prime minister twelve? What kind of people have twelve Mengzhou? Who is the twelve complaint......"

After playing the color gate and ending the duet, Wang Qingming welcomed the Yangge team of Shuangshui Village into the performance venue. Then the two sides had to sing a duet and toast each other, and ask the number of the Yangge team in Shuangshui Village to facilitate the arrangement of food and accommodation at night.

After that, the Shuangshui Village Yangge Team began to perform officially. Big field, small field, water boat, bamboo horse, donkey...... provoked everyone to applaud.

After settling down the people of Shuangshui Village, the Yangge team of Jar Village continued to welcome the arrival of Yangge teams from other villages.

Wang Shouchang, the number one chef in Jar Village, was also busy at the moment, and led people to set up a cauldron in the team headquarters early to cook.

Entertaining hundreds of people for dinner at a time, there are fewer people and they can't be busy at all.

Therefore, all the idle mothers-in-law and aunts in the village need to go over to help, and orchids are no exception.

Wang Manyin and his family were assigned tasks in the afternoon, and they didn't have time to greet their old father-in-law's family.

They specially explained to Shi and Wang Xing that they must leave their grandparents to eat at home and not run errands back and forth.

After dinner, the Yangge teams of each village have to turn nine songs.

After a performance, it was almost tossed until midnight.

But for the suffering, it is nothing at all.

Everyone has been working all year round, and it is finally lively to watch, and staying up late is nothing.

The "Nine Curved Array" was also born from the military formation, and according to legend, it was handed down by Jiang Ziya. The Jiuqu Array in Jar Village was also built during the day, and the location was on the wheat field outside the village.

The place was flat and had a lot of space, just right for turning nine songs.

The whole nine-curved array is surrounded by sorghum stalks, with 19 horizontal and vertical rows, a total of 361 lights. The entrance door is tied with four sorghum stalks, which is dark for 365 days, symbolizing that every day will be prosperous in the coming year.

The lamps are dug out of radish and artichoke, and the coarse cotton thread is made into wick twists, and oil is poured into them to light them.

People on the Loess Plateau often say: "If you turn nine curved formations, you will live to ninety-nine." Therefore, in everyone's eyes, turning nine songs can not only make the days prosperous, but also eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

So at this moment, not only the Jar Village gathered outside the array, but even Shuangshui Village and Shibijie Village also had many people coming.

In the crackling sound of firecrackers, the Jiuqu array was lit, and the whole wheat field was bright.

The sound of gongs and drums was led by the Yangge team of Shuangshui Village, followed by the rest of the Yangge team, leading everyone to slowly enter the Jiuqu array.

After every while, the umbrella head has to sing the corresponding Yangge.

From a distance, the lights are bright, as if the Nine Heavens Galaxy has fallen into the world......

It's as if the curtain of the prosperous era is about to open.

Tonight, it is definitely the highlight moment of the people of Jar Village.

(End of chapter)