Xiaoguo and Qin Anming heard the noise and looked in the direction he pointed.
"It's a Qingming custom to fly kites." Qin Anming glanced and saw the kite in the sky.
"Kite...what's a kite?"
Zhuangzhuang muttered to himself, then looked at the two of them in confusion.
Xiaoguo looked down at Zhuangzhuang in surprise. It seemed that this kid had never seen a kite before...
"A kite is made of bamboo fiber or iron wire, wrapped in paper or cloth, tied with ropes and flown into the sky with the help of natural wind."
Listening to Xiaoguo's explanation, Zhuangzhuang nodded ignorantly.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Guo thought for a moment and said to Qin Anming outside, "Brother, let's go to the county first and buy a kite."
"good."
Qin Anming was not puzzled by her sudden idea. Instead, as soon as she said it, he immediately turned around and went to the main road.
Xiaoguo didn't know where to buy it, so he could only look for it at the stalls. Finally, he found one, picked out what he liked, paid for it and went home.
"Where do we put it?" Qin Anming asked.
"Let's go to the threshing ground." Xiao Guo excitedly took the lead and headed towards the threshing ground. Qin Anming and Zhuang Zhuang followed closely behind excitedly.
After walking a few steps, Zhuangzhuang became anxious and thought they were walking too slowly, so he just passed the two of them and ran towards the threshing ground first.
The three of them seemed very excited about flying kites. Xiaoguo hadn't touched a kite for a long time, Zhuangzhuang had never touched a kite, and Qin Anming hadn't touched a kite since he was ten years old, so today was the first time they had flown a kite in a long time.
The three people each held a kite in their hands, and tried to fly it in an open place to reduce the chance of it getting caught on a tree. In ancient times, there was no need to consider tall buildings or electric wires, as there were many such places. They could just find a place with a wide view.
Zhuangzhuang ran to the threshing ground immediately, but he just stood there with the kite in his hand, not knowing how to fly it. He looked back at Xiaoguo and the others, but didn't see them either. He could only stand there stupidly. Then he tried to raise the kite in his hand, and let go when he felt the wind. The result was obvious. With a snap, the kite fell to the ground.
Zhuangzhuang was in a bad mood and picked it up with grievance. Why couldn't he do the same...
The two of them were late. When they just arrived at the grain field, Xiaoguo looked up at the sky again and found that no one was flying a kite. It was the same on the road just now, and it was the same now in the grain field. There was not a single kite.
Xiaoguo looked away in confusion. It shouldn't be like this. Isn't it a custom to fly kites during Qingming Festival to ward off illness and disasters? Why isn't anyone flying kites?
"Mom, I can't let it go~"
Zhuangzhuang handed the kite to Xiaoguo sadly, because he thought the kite didn't like him.
Xiaoguo took the kite and looked at Zhuangzhuang with a smile. Before he could say anything, Qin Anming took over the conversation and said, "Of course it's hard to fly it alone."
After saying that, he handed the kite in his hand to Xiaoguo, picked up the sturdy kite, and said, "Come on, uncle will fly it with you."
When Zhuangzhuang heard this, he happily followed Qin Anming, and Xiaoguo followed behind him leisurely.
Zhuangzhuang stood there holding the wind column, while Qin Anming ran against the wind holding the kite. Xiaoguo came to Zhuangzhuang's side and saw that he had difficulty pulling the string, so he helped him to let it go for a while. After the kite was successfully in the sky, Xiaoguo handed it to Zhuangzhuang and taught him when to pull and release the string. Then he and Qin Anming flew the remaining kites.
The two of them worked together to put the three kites neatly into the sky. Xiaoguo chose a kite in the shape of a goldfish, with several long tails fluttering behind it. It flew in the wind in the sky, looking very beautiful.
Zhuangzhuang looked at theirs and then at his own kite. He was so happy that he thought to himself that they would fly a kite again when his father came back.
Looking up at the kite flying in the sky, Xiaoguo felt inexplicably relaxed, as if the kite had really carried away all his bad emotions. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect or not, but he felt very relaxed.
I don’t know if flying a kite will really bring illness or disaster to the sky, but one thing is true, flying a kite can help to relieve mood. She just ran a lap against the wind, and the moment the kite flew into the sky, she inexplicably felt relieved.
"Mom, look at my uncle's and my kite, it flies higher than yours!"
Qin Anming and Zhuangzhuang proudly gestured to Xiaoguo to look.
Xiaoguo came back to her senses and looked at their kite. It turned out that while she was distracted, the two of them had already flown the kite half as high as before, right above Xiaoguo, making her low kite a little unstable.
Zhuangzhuang and Qin Anming saw Xiaoguo looking over, so they proudly showed her the kite shafts in their hands. There was almost no string left on it, only a few thin coils of rope.
Xiaoguo slowly adjusted the string of the kite, and soon it was flying steadily again. Then he kindly reminded them, "Be careful, it will break if you let it go too high."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Anming and the strong kite shook unsteadily for a few times, and then rolled over in the air. The two were so frightened that they immediately put away their complacency, hurriedly held the kite axis, and slowly lowered back to its original place, only then did they barely regain their balance.
Suddenly, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Xiaoguo (mother) was really smart in talking.
Xiaoguo was amused by the two and started laughing. You guys were showing off and almost made me embarrassed.
"Oh, it's better to do it steadily."
Xiaoguo had laughed enough and said something very infuriating, which made Zhuangzhuang and Qin Anming speechless. They looked at each other and no one said anything. After all, they almost made a fool of themselves and could not blame others.
"What are you laughing at so happily?"
Mrs. Yang happily led her two children towards this side. She heard Xiaoguo's laughter from a distance and asked curiously.
"Sister-in-law." Xiao Guo greeted them happily when she saw them. She looked at them curiously and asked, "Are you guys here to fly kites too?"
After hearing this, Sister Yang nodded helplessly, "Of course I didn't plan to let him go, but I couldn't stand the torment of these two little ancestors."
Xiaohu and Xiaohua were holding kites in their hands. They said hello to Xiaoguo and ran to find Zhuangzhuang.
Sister Yang smiled and said hello to Qin Anming who was not far away, then looked up at the kite in the sky and said in surprise, "Oh, yours looks good!"
Xiaoguo handed her the kite in his hand and said, "You can fly it for a while."
Mrs. Yang didn't hesitate to take it and enjoyed it.
"Sister-in-law, why is there no one flying kites in our village?"
Xiao Guo asked as she looked at Mrs. Yang who was having a great time.
"Yes, there are. Several families set off fireworks this morning." Sister Yang said as she pulled the string. "Who will come in the afternoon under the scorching sun? It's better in the morning when the sun isn't shining and the wind is warm."
Xiao Guo was about to ask why she didn't see him in the morning, but then she changed her mind and realized that she was not in the village in the morning and had gone to Qin Zhuang early in the morning. Then she nodded in understanding.
With the addition of Xiaohua and Xiaohu, their small group of kites flying in the sky at the same time is much more eye-catching and beautiful.
Soon, many children came over and gathered around them, chattering loudly.
Xiaoguo gave the kite in her hand to one of the children, and she and Mrs. Yang went to a shady place to sit and play, leaving Qin Anming alone with a group of children to fly the kites.
Qin Anming also had a good temper. He was flying a kite when it was accidentally knocked down by seven or eight children. He did not get angry, but just sat up again lovingly, patted the dirt off his body, and continued to play with them.
Mrs. Yang looked at him with admiration and made a sizzling sound from time to time. There are not many men with such a good temper.
"Xiao Guo, is your brother married?"