The folk customs of Xingfutun have always been a family to help everyone with something, and for many years, the old folks have been relying on each other to help each other through difficulties.

On the morning of the second day when Qiao Wanfu and Qin Xiaoyu set their wedding date, the members gathered under the big willow tree at the crossroads, and Captain Wang Kui arranged the work of the production team to repair the canal and road, and the flower magpie stood out from the crowd.

"Don't go, everyone, listen to me."

Hua Magpie said as she stepped on the bluestone platform under the big willow tree, and Captain Wang Kui knew what she was going to say, so he vacated the place for her.

The flower magpie greeted everyone and said: "Today is the eighteenth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, who didn't put the sauce, don't blame me for not reminding you." ”

"What do you think is the matter? Do you want to remind you of the next big sauce? Someone laughed.

"You don't need to talk too much, I didn't come up for this, I want to report a happy event to everyone, and there will be four days to be the big day of Qiao Horn and the horse widow, when the time comes, the production team will set up a banquet for everyone to kill fat pigs."

"Where's the wine?" Someone shouted.

"If you don't, you just spill your own urine and pour a pot." Hua Magpie continued, "Everyone, don't even think about eating and drinking, don't be hungry and don't know that hungry men are hungry, and you can't let stupid wives wait for evil men to work hard for a lifetime." Everyone knows what the situation is in Qiao Horn's family and Ma Widow's family, we have always had a rule in Xingxingtun, everyone does happy things, everyone helps difficult things, everyone has money to hold a money field, and those who have no money hold a personal field, get together a little part, and it will be a good thing. Yesterday, Director Zou of the commune took out ten yuan to throw bricks and jade, of course everyone can't compare with her, how much more, less less, if not, more effort. What about me, entrusted by people, loyal to people, and say hello to everyone, after today's work, everyone will hand over all the parts to the production team first, and then I will wait in the company, and trouble the high accountant to keep a courtesy account. Where's Joe's horn? You come up! ”

Hua Magpie said above, Qiao Wanfu was pushed and taunted by everyone below, Hua Magpie shouted, he was pushed to the bluestone platform by several young people, his face was red with excitement, his eyes flashed with tears, and he was shy like a child.

"Widow Ma didn't come, let it go, I'll represent her, come, speaker, let's bow three times to everyone, thank you, old and young."

The flower magpie said, and pressed the head of Qiao Horn with his hand and bowed deeply to everyone over and over again, and Qiao Horn's head was almost pressed to the ground by Flower Magpie.

The members shouted and frolicked. Captain Wang Kui took the opportunity to walk up to the bluestone platform again, and said: "Don't laugh and laugh, take it seriously when you go back, according to what the flower magpie said, on April 22, the club killed pigs and took care of the rice, in order to celebrate the red flag, and took this opportunity to do the happy event of Qiao Horn and the horse widow." When the time comes, Liu Yidao, you are responsible for finding a few people to kill pigs; Jiang Dana, you are responsible for preparing meals, from today onwards, you will not participate in the labor of the production team, go to the club to build two stoves, grind 100 catties of sorghum rice, make the tofu workshop, and prepare to make some dried tofu, other things I didn't expect, you are responsible for Zhang Luo Zhang Luo. ”

This is exciting news, the members of the club are like smelling the smell of pig killing vegetables, and they are full of energy all of a sudden, talking and laughing.

Things were arranged, and the members of the club were divided into two groups under the leadership of Captain Wang Kui and Yakzi, one group repaired the canal and the other group paved the sand and gravel to level the two dirt roads in the tunli.

In April and May of the lunar calendar, it is the time when the green and yellow are not connected, although every household is stretched thin for food and clothing, but everyone does happy events, and no one is ambiguous.

After finishing work in the evening, the members or their families came to the production team site one after another, some paid money, some issued cloth tickets, some carried eggs, some brought rice and noodles, some brought mountain goods, and some held big roosters......

Teacher Ye Kun's family and Captain Wang Kui's family each took out five yuan, which was the most in the family of members, and most of the rest were one or two yuan, or ten or twenty eggs, five catties, ten catties of rice noodles.

The strength of many people is great, and the flame of everyone collecting firewood is high, and these alone are enough to complete a shabby family.

With the help of the members of the society, under the help of the flower magpie, the fabric for the bride and groom and the two children to make new clothes, as well as a set of new bedding fabrics, were bought the next day, and by the way, they also bought a bundle of old newspapers, a pile of colored paper and two firecrackers.

Xiaomei's mother volunteered to sew new clothes for the bride and groom and two children; A few other women helped make the bedding; Yakzi and a few young people used old newspapers to renovate the shed and walls of Qin Xiaoyu's house; The fourth girl, several other girls and daughters-in-law cut out the happy characters with red paper, folded them into flowers with colored paper and hung them on the wall; Teacher Ye Kun wrote a couplet for the new house.

Qiao Wanfu and Qin Xiaoyu became idlers, coming in and out, watching everyone busy, and they couldn't do it.

The production team set up a simple tent outside, set up a pot stove, and prepared dry firewood; The mill turned, and an old horse was blindfolded, and round and round milled the sorghum into rice; The tofu workshop is also ready to stop, and the tofu buns have been washed and dried; A group of women were sent out to pick wild vegetables.

There are many capable people in Xingfutun. Liu Yidao is known as killing pigs and sheep, and there is never a need for a second knife; Jiang Dana is not only a well-known chef but also a tofu maker, and he was in charge of the "big pot rice" of the Happiness Club last year. Now these two capable people come in handy again.

In a blink of an eye, it was the happy day for Qiao Wanfu and Qin Xiaoyu to get married.

In the early morning, the production team, Liu Yidao began to sharpen the knife, and Jiang Dana began to grind soybean milk with a donkey to make tofu.

The old urchin helped to prepare the fine hemp rope and the straw pole, and the four or five young men who came began to carry water and chop wood, and the cauldron was filled with water, and the wooden halberd was put on the stove and began to make a fire.

Wooden boards, long tables, large basins, long drills, hoe boards, and soldering irons were all prepared, and five or six big men led by Liu Yidao jumped into the pigsty and began to catch pigs.

The big fat pig was locked in a pen alone, and at this time, no matter how much he struggled and roared, he could not escape the fate of the pig being slaughtered.

In the blink of an eye, the big fat pig was knocked down by the strong men, its four hooves were tied together by hemp rope, and its long wailing mouth was also tied up by thin hemp rope.

The four men used two logs to carry the fat pig to the podium of the gods, and then the whole pig body was pressed against the long table by two logs, and the pig's head hung on the outside of the table.

Liu Yidao shot, first with a hard stick on the pig's head, and then ...... The straw rods in the large basin were constantly stirring.

The four hooves of the fat pig were cut in turn, a long drill was inserted into it and pulled out, and the strong man began to blow up from the opening like a balloon, and when the fat pig was blown round and full, the opening was tied tightly with a fine hemp rope.

In the cauldron, the water was already boiling, and two wooden planks were already on the pot. The fat pig was lifted to the wooden board, and the strong men began to use the gourd scoop boiling water to pour it on the pig, and it was poured thoroughly, Liu Yidao commanded everyone to scrape the pig hair with a hoe, and the hoe board was over, the pig hair was scattered, and the place that could not be scraped was finally used with a red-hot soldering iron.

The fat pig that had been shaved was placed on the long table again, and Liu Yidao shot again......

This Liu Yidao has a preference, no matter who kills a pig, he will take out the piece of fat in the pig's bore and stuff it into his mouth, and eat it while it is hot on the spot.

Next, pick the intestines, pour the intestines, turn the intestines, wash the intestines, fill the blood intestines, the fat pig is unloaded into eight pieces, and the pig's head and pig's trotters are roasted on fire......

Besides, Jiang Dana has already ground the soy milk and started to filter. The big iron pot in the team has been hung above the big iron pot with a cross wooden frame and tied to the tofu bun, the old urchin is responsible for adding pulp and shaking the frame, and Jiang Dana is responsible for splint squeezing.

After filtering the soy milk, a fire was lit in the stove under the cauldron, and the dried wood halberd was put on the shelf and the soybean milk was boiled.

During this period, the team was steaming, and the people who worked took a break to drink a bowl of soy milk and eat a bowl of water tofu as a reward for their hard work.

At dawn, the young members planted colorful flags on both sides of the road leading to the production team site, and posted a happy union on the gate outside the production team hall hall.

Xingfutun was a little older and some members of the club who were put in handy by the flower magpie came to the club early to wait.

The big stubborn He Yaozu put on a carriage, tied red silk on the head of the horse, and the three mules also wore red flowers, and the board was cleaned and ready to go.

At this time, Qin Xiaoyu's house was already newly furnished. Some young men and women in Xingfutun had already arrived, and posted happy couplets on both sides of the inner and outer doors, and several big girls and little daughters-in-law were helping the bride Qin Xiaoyu dress up.

On an auspicious day, the groom Qiao Wanfu wore new clothes and red silk, and followed the flower magpie, Zou Jie, the women's director of the commune, Captain Wang Kui, the fourth girl and the second Laizi to the society.

The flower magpie wore a red flower on his chest for Zou Jie, who came early, and he also put a red flower on his head.

The four girls are also dressed up today, and she and she were selected by the flower magpie as the best man and bridesmaid, which the yakzi did not know in advance.

The four girls held two small pink flowers in their hands, and as soon as they came to the club, they happily looked for yaks everywhere.

Yakzi was giving Jiang Dana a hand, and was suddenly pulled aside by the fourth girl: "Brother Yakzi, come here, I'll put flowers on you, hehe!" ”

"What flowers for me, nonsense!" The yak shook the four girls away.

"Aunt Hua arranged it, you are the best man, I am the bridesmaid, she asked me to put it on for you." The fourth girl added, "Aunt Hua said, today as far as she says, my father is not good, she can do whatever she wants, and no one can refuse." ”

At this time, the flower magpie came over with a principal: "Yakzi, arrange a task for you, to be the best man for the bride and groom, I didn't tell you in advance, this thing is a good thing to show your face, I can't give it to others, it's up to you, put on the flowers, take a carriage with me for a while, and pick up the kiss." ”

"Aunt Hua, you let others be, I don't deserve it." He reluctantly pushed away.

"No, I usually listen to you, but today you have to listen to me." The flower magpie couldn't say anything, turned around and went busy.

The yak looked helpless, and knew in his heart that it must be the ghost idea of the fourth girl.

The fourth girl was very proud, whether she wanted to or not, she pulled him and put a small pink flower on his chest.