Great River Celebration (2)
Ordinary days always make people feel that time flies, as if you haven't had time to feel its existence before you find that it has slipped out of your hands.
In a blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and today's five elements of hairpin Zhao Jin, rushing to the snake and the west. In addition to traveling, marrying, breaking ground, funeral, and burial, everything is appropriate.
It can be said that it is an out-and-out good day!
Today's Su Xiaomei still got up early, she scooped up a bowl of rice from the rice bowl and poured it into a small cloth bag. After thinking about it, she scooped two more bowls. Wait until everything is poured into a small cloth bag. She tied the small cloth bag and walked out of the courtyard with the bulging cloth bag.
As mentioned above, the Great River Celebration was originally a memorial service for the remnants of Zhou Wu. In order to keep warm, so that some poor families can have food and eat to survive this cold winter.
Therefore, some people who have a lot of money will take out some rice noodles today and put them in a small cloth bag. These bags are placed in front of their homes and the name of the head of the house is written on them for those in need to pick them up.
And those who take these rice noodles will also remember the names on the cloth bags, and look forward to the day when they can repay the people who gave them alms. Although some people have eaten alms, they still can't survive the cold winter. But it's nice to get some people through.
In the past, Suning's two brothers and sisters were all from picking up cloth bags. This year, I have a lot of money, and I want to help others. Although Su Xiaomei is still greedy for money, she has never been stingy with her kindness in these things.
She and her brother also came here on alms, and they know how important this small bag of rice and noodles is to the poor family. Sometimes with one more bite to eat, it is possible to live one more family.
And the bags of rice and noodles in front of the house are heavy, they are human lives and the hope of survival!
"Won't there be greedy people who take more?"
Wei Xiaodao watched as Su Xiaomei placed a bag of rice in front of the door, and he asked a serious question. The so-called "people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants", alms and relief are good things, but it is inevitable that there will be greedy people who eat more and take more.
The little sister glanced at him, as if she felt that a bag of rice was not enough, anyway, her family was very rich this year. So she found another small cloth bag and ran into Suning's house. After writing the word "Suning" on the cloth bag crookedly, he packed another bag of rice and put it at the door.
After doing all this, she got up and clapped her hands before she said to Wei Xiaodao: "When people are always in difficulty, no one can guarantee this kind of thing." β
"I greedily ate a mouthful of life-saving food today, maybe one day when I am in trouble, others will also eat my own life-saving meal. Therefore, during the Great River Festival, no one usually takes more rice bags. β
"Mobei has a difficult winter, and everyone has to plan for their future. β
Then the little sister came to Wei Xiaodao and continued to say to him: "Even if those who take more, it must be a last resort for many people to eat at home." In this case, you have to be considerate of others, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Wei Xiaodao nodded hurriedly, where did he dare to refute Su Xiaomei's words. Suning and his financial power are all in the hands of this girl. If you don't want to drink cold water every day, you can only follow your aunt's temperament. This is the profound understanding that Suning told him, and Wei Xiaodao has always remembered it in his heart and taken it as a warning!
"After a while, we went to the street to watch the dragon dance. β
"I've heard that there are lion dancers, but I've never seen a real lion. Suning said that lions can only be seen in Kyushu, and I really want to see them!"
"I haven't seen it either. β
Wei Xiaodao shrugged helplessly, Mobei looked at the bear about the same, where did the lion come from!
"What is a lion, there is also an animal called a cat and bear in our Tianfu Prefecture. β
"Let me tell you, the bear's black and white is very cute. β
"It's much rarer than any dog, bear and lion, when the time comes, I'll give you one!"
Suning stood aside, unimpressed by Wei Xiaodao and Su Xiaomei's words, and secretly disdained "Look at that bit of ambition!"
Su Xiaomei couldn't help but roll her eyes, snorted coldly and went to cook.
"What's wrong with her?" Cheng Yeming really didn't understand Su Xiaomei, her face changed when she said it, and it was even more difficult to figure out the winter weather in Mobei.
Wei Xiaodao also glanced at Cheng Yeming and helped Su Xiaomei cook. Only Cheng Yeming was left there in the courtyard, scolding at Wei Xiaodao's back, "your immortal board"!
At noon, Suning didn't come back, thinking that business was good today. However, Su Xiaomei said viciously, "There must be a lot of girls on the street today!" In this regard, Wei Xiaodao and Cheng Yeming did not dare to answer.
The three of them had a hasty lunch, and Su Xiaomei didn't even clean up the dishes and chopsticks today, so she pulled Wei Xiaodao and Cheng Yeming out with her.
There is a temple fair during the Dahe Festival, and Su Xiaomei plans to take the two of them to the Chenghuang Temple in the south of the city to pray for blessings. After praying for blessings, you can also watch the lion dance at the temple fair, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Cheng Yeming said to Su Xiaomei again: "Lord Chenghuang is a yin ghost, and his old man doesn't care about the affairs of the yang world. β
Not surprisingly, he received Su Xiaomei's white eyes again. Wei Xiaodao was on the side, and he was also very helpless to Cheng Yeming. This guy's bad temperament was completely exposed after meeting Su Xiaomei, and he likes to tease Su Xiaomei when he has nothing to do, which often makes Suning and Wei Xiaodao cry and laugh.
Today, Su Xiaomei wore a red cloth jacket, although it was not new, but it was washed clean by her. Her long hair was tied into two ponytails by her, and she was cute when she walked. In addition, her face is like a peach blossom and her face is like jade, and walking on the street has attracted countless scholars and sons to turn back frequently.
The City God Temple is in the south of the city, and the town is lucky. And there are no other immortals and bodhisattvas in Dahe City, only a city god temple.
It is said that the remnants of Zhou Wu do not believe in ghosts, gods and Buddhas, and only believe in the city god. I don't want anything else, I just want to be able to return to my hometown after death!
And the City God Temple, which was supposed to be built in the center of a city, was also built in the south of the city, just to be closer to the south.
When Wei Xiaodao and the others arrived at the City God Temple, it was already crowded with people. The streets are lined with hawkers' stalls selling knick-knacks.
For example, there are papier-mΓ’chΓ© masks, monkeys, pigs, and a bald one. It is said that they are ancient immortals who have traveled thousands of miles just to seek consummation.
There is also a wood mantis made by craftsmen, which will "click" as long as it is shaken. There are also wire-drawn rats made of wood, which can run out as long as they pull the string.
Su Xiaomei couldn't take her eyes off it, she came every year, but every year she felt surprised and happy.
Of course, she just looked at it and didn't plan to buy it. I used to have no money, but now I feel that I have grown up, and these children's things can't cheat the copper in her bag.
She retracted her gaze nostalgically, and continued to squeeze in with Wei Xiaodao and the two of them. Every year at the Great River Festival, they don't expect to burn the incense of the City God Temple.
But the blessing incense in the back must be burned as early as possible, and Su Xiaomei must burn this pillar of Chenghuang incense in advance. Not for anything else, I just hope that Wei Xiaodao and his brother are safe.
And when the three of them were looking east and west with interest, a pair of eyes full of hatred were quietly watching them!