Chapter 151: Marriage Proposal
Near dinner, the main leaders of the county rushed to Qingshuiwan Village to accompany Zhuang Ran, a big man, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, accompanied by Zhou Touer and more than a dozen cast and staff of the Water Theatre Troupe.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival Ancient Tree Reunion Banquet in Qingshuiwan Village is officially opened!"
After Zhuang Su's loud voice, he solemnly led Lin Xi, Lin Qiaoyan, Huo Yan and other more than 50 descendants and girls from Qingshuiwan Village to serve a plate of big moon cakes for each table.
This mooncake is made by each family in Clear Water Bay Village, and the fillings inside are also varied, each with its own characteristics. There are lotus seed filling, red date filling, bean paste filling, purple potato filling, mung bean filling, pumpkin filling, chestnut filling......
No matter what the filling of the mooncakes is, they are all taken from the crops grown by Qingshuiwan Village and the wild fruits on the mountain, and the skin is all sweet potato starch, which is really green food, including the ingredients of each dish on the table tonight are all from the fields of every family.
"Two leaders, you can taste our homemade mooncakes in Qingshuiwan Village, although they are rough, they are joyful."
Zhuang Su used chopsticks to sandwich two moon cakes between the two main leaders of the county.
"Master Zhuang, you sandwich moon cakes for us, how can we afford it?"
"Yes, Master Zhuang, you are highly respected in Qingshuiwan Village, and we should be able to clip moon cakes for you. Besides, it is our honor to be able to eat this authentic Clear Water Bay mooncake! ”
"Two leaders, today our brothers can reunite after more than eighty years of spring and autumn, it's all up to you."
"Master Zhuang, we deserve it!"
"Master Zhuang, we didn't do our job properly, we should review it!"
"The two leaders are humble, you can come to our Qingshuiwan today to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the villagers, I am very happy in my heart."
"We couldn't be happier!"
"I'm so happy!"
"Since you are happy, then the old man has something to ask for tonight, I wonder if the two parents can give me a face?"
"Master Zhuang, please speak."
"Master Zhuang, you don't have to be polite, we will do our best!"
"Please come over with your ears."
Zhuang Su whispered a few words in the ears of the two main leaders in the county, and the two main leaders in the county smiled and promised after hearing this.
"Okay, good, this is the glory of the two of us!"
"Master Zhuang, you are lifting us up!"
The two leaders unconsciously glanced at Zhuang Ran and Lin Xizhen, who were sitting on the side.
"The moon has risen!"
"What a big and round moon!"
A full moon slowly climbs up from the top of the East Mountain, and children are chasing and playing under the ancient trees with mooncakes in their hands, which is very joyful.
"The little grandfather has delivered the Mid-Autumn Festival gift package!"
solemnly led Lin Xi, Lin Qiaoyan, Huo Yan and other more than 50 descendants and girls from Qingshuiwan Village to each table with a large plate in their hands.
Zhuang Ran stood at the main table, looked excited, and said loudly:
"Fellow villagers of Clear Water Bay, leaders from the county, and Xiao Yan's classmates, sitting under the ancient tree today, we are all from Clear Water Bay. Since we are all from Clear Water Bay, I would like to send you a reunion gift, which is also a meeting gift. Xiao Yan, Xiaoxi, the post-natal girls of Qingshuiwan Village, please give me this small gift! ”
"Okay, the reunion ceremony of the little grandfather, old and young, men and women, everyone has a share!"
Zhuang Yan, Lin Xi, Lin Qiaoyan, Huo Yan and other more than 50 descendants and girls from Qingshuiwan Village sent big red envelopes to everyone present.
"Thank you, little grandpa!"
"Thank you, little grandpa!"
The children held red envelopes in their hands and thanked Zhuang Ran in unison.
"Folks, I have been adrift overseas all my life, and this Mid-Autumn Festival finally returned to my dear motherland, dear hometown, and reunited with my dear brother, and I am extremely excited at this moment. Although I have made some achievements overseas, for more than 80 years and more than 20,000 days and nights, I have been thinking about my motherland and my relatives all the time. Money can't buy family affection, money can't represent family affection, I send this reunion gift today, not my old man to show wealth, but my heart to my relatives, to say to you that I am back, I have returned to the embrace of the motherland, I have returned to my dear brother! ”
"Welcome back!"
"Welcome back!"
The children gathered around Zhuang Ran.
"Thank you, my dear children, that I was about the same age as you when I escaped from Ningzhou, only seven years old. At the age of seven, I was supposed to be spoiled in the arms of my parents, but because at that time our country was bullied by devils because of poverty, and our family was killed for resisting, my brother and I had to flee for our lives. Zhuang Ran burst into tears.
"Little grandpa, don't you cry!"
"Don't cry, little grandpa!"
The children handed Zhuang Ran tissues one after another.
"Children, the little grandfather didn't cry, the little grandfather was happy tears. Children, now that our motherland is rich and the people are strong, no one dares to bully us anymore. Children, you must cherish the good times now, study hard, and contribute to the country! ”
"Little grandpa, we remember!"
"Little grandpa, we must study hard and grow up to serve the motherland!"
"Children, my grandfather is 90 years old this year, and he has been living alone for 83 years overseas. Seeing you guys, extra affectionate! ”
"Little grandpa, why don't you ask for a wife?"
"Children, can the little grandfather still ask for a wife at this age? Will it be shameful? Will you be scolded by everyone? ”
"Little grandpa, you should ask for a wife!"
"Little grandpa, whoever scolds you, we will scold whom!"
"Children, it's not good to scold, everyone should be a good child who is civilized and polite!"
"Little grandpa, don't you have a good woman in your eye?"
"Little grandpa, there are a lot of beautiful girls in our Qingshuiwan Village, you can choose any one to be your wife!"
"Children, how can you be casual in begging for a wife? That's a lifelong event, and the two must truly love each other! Besides, how can a young grandfather marry a young and beautiful girl as a wife at such an old age? ”
"Little grandpa, then you can marry Grandma Xi!"
"Yes, Grandma Xi is also a person, she is so beautiful!"
"Oh, the little grandpa marries the grandmother, the little grandpa marries the grandma!"
"Children, the little grandfather really wants to marry Grandma Xi, the little grandfather had a happy grandmother in his heart forty years ago, but the little grandfather is afraid that Grandma Xi will not agree."
"Grandma, marry the little grandfather!"
"Grandma, how good is the little grandfather, you can marry him!"
"Grandma, you marry the little grandfather, and we will make you a flower girl!"
The children gathered around Lin Xizhen.
"Children, what's the use of your little grandfather talking about it? Grandma Xi is not you children, let him coax! ”
Lin Xizhen glanced at Zhuang Ran.
"Xi girl, I solemnly propose to you now!"
Zhuang Ran strode up to Lin Xizhen and knelt down, holding a yellowed photo and a sparkling diamond ring in both hands.
"Are you ashamed? Is this age still proposing? The leaders and villagers are here, aren't you afraid that they will say that we are disrespectful to the old? ”
Lin Xizhen lowered her head, her childlike face was red and shy.
"Leaders, fellow villagers, I am Zhuang Ran, a lonely person who wandered overseas before the Mid-Autumn Festival and never married. Before the age of 50, I devoted myself to learning and career, and after the age of 50, I studied and had a successful career, and I wanted to consider the other half, but no one could enter my heart. It wasn't until a businessman in China showed me the embroidery of this "Qingming Riverside Picture" that my heart pounded. I secretly resolved that I must find two people in my lifetime, one is my dear brother, and the other is the owner of this embroidery, and I believe she is the love I am looking for in this life! ”
Zhuang Ran held up the photo of the embroidery "Qingming Riverside Picture" with one hand, and handed the diamond ring to Lin Xizhen with one hand.