With "corner"
The opera was performed for seven consecutive days. On the seventh day, the villagers were still not satisfied and voluntarily donated money to add more performances.
These seven days are the most popular days for Xiaogou Village.
After all, Secretary Gou is an old branch secretary who has been in charge for many years. He understands the needs of the masses very well and does his best to cater to the needs of the masses every day.
The craziest thing that happens to people is getting free eggs or asking gods for advice.
Look, on the first day of the show, the arrangement was made to invite the gods and actors.
The performance with horns is an indispensable highlight in the Qingyuan temple fair. It means asking the gods to possess the body so that they can understand the sufferings of the world and get rid of demons and monsters.
People who are possessed by gods are called "jiaozi". For some unknown reason, these people are inexplicably possessed by gods one day, and it is as if a wonderful switch of life is turned on, and they become extremely different.
Some can have their cheeks pierced by a pendant without bleeding, some can roll around in the snow and still emit steam, and some can run over several hills in one breath without feeling tired.
The man invited by Xiaogou Village this time is about 40 years old and is a well-known psychic from the neighboring village. From the outside, he looked like a thin and capable farmer, but after going through the process of summoning the spirit, his eyes gradually became fierce and his strength became incredible.
His prop was a hemp rope as thick as an arm and more than a meter long. Normally, it took two people to lift it off the ground, but he just wrapped it around his shoulders in a flash, making it look extremely light and it was easy for him to swing it to hit people.
"Ah, a casino player is hitting people?" Qin Yu and Qin Shu were shocked as this was their first experience in life.
"Of course not! Your uncle Yuzhu's nephew is very ill, and his family said they came here to ask about it. But the kid kept shouting at home that he didn't believe in ghosts and gods. As a result, when he came to Jiaozi, before he even knelt down, Jiaozi said, 'If you don't believe, why force it? Get out!' Then he beat him with a hemp rope and sent him out..."
This is not hearsay. He was present during the whole process of the "jiaozi" beating someone, and was watching the fun with a group of old men. Suddenly, the hemp rope was swung towards him, scaring the old men and making them scream.
So when he talked about it at this moment, it was like a re-enactment of the scene, with gestures added to the words, which left Qin Yu and Qin Shu stunned.
"Does Jiaozi know what we said at home?" Qin Yu doubted.
"Of course, he is a god!" Qin Shengtian believed it without a doubt.
Qin Shu was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth, afraid that he would say something disrespectful and be heard by Jiaozi.
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Because of the "money", many people who traveled far away no longer thought the distance was too far and flocked in. With so many people walking back and forth, several new roads were opened in the village.
Hu Yufang, the aunt of the Hu family, said that she was worried about the cattle and sheep and was embarrassed to bother her sister, but when she heard that there was a horn, she ran faster than Xizi.
It has been almost ten years since Erbao passed away, and even his two children can’t remember what he looked like. Life was hard in the past few years. She was so miserable that she didn't even have time to think about her son. She was thinking every day about how to survive. In the past two years, with the help of her eldest sister and Xizi's ability, the family is finally not so difficult. She started to think about her son again and wondered how he was doing outside.
Liu Yunxia also prayed to God and made a wish. Over the years, the couple had two daughters in total. She always felt that she couldn't explain to her in-laws that she didn't have a son. Even though the mother-in-law comforted her by saying that she also had the strength of two daughters, she still couldn't contain her anxiety.
Yang Li was also anxious. His father had three brothers, each with a son. By their generation, the eldest brother already has five daughters and is still giving birth. He already has two daughters. It’s not that daughters are bad, but who doesn’t want to have both a son and a daughter? But he didn't dare show it. His wife was almost going crazy because of their son. Not only did he not dare to say anything, he also had to comfort her.
With the mentality of asking God for help to calm their minds, the couple brought their children and the elderly to Qin's house.
The Qin family was really crowded with relatives and friends today. First, the married old aunt Qi Weijia came with her granddaughter Qi Huan, then came Hu Yufang's family of four, and Xu Runling's family of five. At around ten o'clock, Wei Ping and her husband came with their grandchildren.
The originally large yard was suddenly crowded with 9 children, both big and small. Normally they all seem very quiet, but when they get together they start quarreling like crazy. It was Yang Xiu and Xizi who stepped forward and prepared two decks of playing cards, melon seeds and peanuts, and asked the two older ones, Qi Huan and Qin Yu, to take them to the old yard to make some noise.
After a while, the group of old people shook their heads, which were dazed by the noise, and then they came to their senses.
Xu Runling smiled and said, "Emma, normally it's not noticeable when there are only two of them, but when they get together, they look like crazy girls."
Hu Yufang felt a little embarrassed. His children were the noisiest among the group of children. "They were all taken care of by these two of us..."
Xu Runling didn't care: "What's the big deal? Your two children look strong and tough, that's what children should be like. If they are sick, we won't be safe."
These words really touched Wei Ping's heart. Her family paid too much attention to their grandson, not allowing him to do anything. As a result, the child fell ill every other day and had to take leave for half of the kindergarten semester. She is a little worried because her child will be going to primary school in the next six months.
In the past, she was too embarrassed to visit her daughter-in-law's parents' home, but the old man said that his grandson needed some soil to be raised, and her daughter-in-law was obviously having a quarrel with her mother, so she brought her two children to visit.
Whatever grudges or hatreds the daughter-in-law has with her mother-in-law are between the mother and daughter, but the child is of a different generation and is a grandson. There is no reason for him to stop visiting his uncle's house because of his mother.
Coincidentally, Qi Weijia had the same idea as her.
Even though she and her sister-in-law had not gotten along well before, when she thought about it carefully, they were all trivial matters. What was the point of holding on to old grudges? Besides, her mother and nephew are still alive, and this time it was her sister-in-law who invited her personally, so why wouldn’t she go?
My sister-in-law said that I was also a sponsor, so she must go to support me!
Moreover, she had a little wish that she had to ask God for fulfillment.
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There are many people in the family, but there are also many people to cook. Let alone Xizi and Yunxia, Jianjian and Dali could actually cook a few dishes. They were all his brothers, so Yang Xiu had nothing to be embarrassed about and simply let them show off their cooking skills.
Several female colleagues stood there, watching the fun and commenting on it, while the topic of six old ladies outside the kitchen turned to "jiaozi".
"I heard this number is quite effective. Someone in our village asked about his son's marriage last year and was told that he would have news in July. It turned out to be accurate."
Qi Weijia's eyes lit up: "Really? Oh my, I was just about to ask about my marriage."
"Who, boss?" asked the old lady.
Qi Weijia nodded. Her eldest brother’s marriage was becoming a source of worry for her.
Her eldest daughter-in-law died of complications during childbirth eleven years ago, leaving the eldest son and Qi Huan, father and daughter, to depend on each other. During these eleven years, there were people who proposed marriages to the eldest brother, but because his family was poor and his children were young, he refused. Now Qi Huan is fifteen years old and the family's life has improved, so she advised the eldest brother to find another one, but the eldest brother insisted that he was too old and didn't have the mood.
How can she be old? She is only 36 years old, young and strong. How can she live alone?
Alas, the child doesn't care, so she, as a mother, has to worry about it.
Xu Runling listened and spoke at the right time: "Parents' hearts are all on their children, and they can't let go until they die. Dali and his wife are also worried about the children, so we decided to go and ask today. Well, if it's destined to be, just relax, if it's not destined to be, just raise the two girls well."
"That's true. Whether you have a son or a daughter depends on fate. There's no rush." Wei Ping also comforted her.
It was really strange, it seemed as if praying to gods for advice was contagious, all three of them had difficult requests, which made her feel itchy as well, but after counting carefully, there was really nothing to ask for.
While they were talking, the people in the kitchen had prepared the meal. Several men set up two large round tables in the yard, one for adults and one for children, and had a lively meal.
After a quick cleanup after the meal, everyone walked towards the village office.
As soon as they arrived at the venue, they split into two groups. Qin Wenli and Yang Xiuxian called a few children over, stuffed 20 yuan into each of them and asked them to go out and play. They also bought some melon seeds and snacks for the old lady, letting her and the villagers around her eat while watching.
The group that was worshipping Buddha and burning incense bought incense sticks and followed Hu Yufeng to the temple with some trepidation and curiosity.
Lao Qin's family lives nearby and he arrived early, but the temple was already crowded with people, almost shoulder to shoulder.
A few old ladies were burning paper offerings in front of the incense burner, and in the blink of an eye they were struggling to squeeze into the crowd, leaving Yang Li and his wife looking at each other in bewilderment. If they squeezed in, they would be afraid of being scolded, and if they didn't, his mother would wave desperately from the inner circle. In the end, he put his face in his pockets and squeezed in with a wooden face to protect his wife.
When I got to the inner circle, I realized that although there seemed to be a lot of people, most of them were there to watch the fun, and only a few of them actually asked questions. Moreover, this "actor" is a bit irritable. He gets annoyed when others talk too much and don't get to the point. As a result, those who come to ask questions have to consider their words in advance to ensure that they can explain things in the simplest and clearest way possible, so that the process can go quickly.
Soon it was their turn.
Hu Yufang felt a little timid when looking at this violent "coin" and didn't dare to be the first to go up.
Xu Runling wanted to go, but after Yunxia listened closely for a while, she became hesitant, fearing that the gods would say that her son was destined to be childless.
It was Qi Weijia who stepped forward and knelt on the ground first. The deacon lit a stick of incense and handed it to him. Qi Weijia took it and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner. He then lit a few pieces of yellow paper and kowtowed three times respectfully before turning to the grumpy "Jiaozi".
"What do you want?"
"For my eldest son's marriage..." After briefly talking about his son's situation, "Jiaozi" closed his eyes and seemed to be calculating.
After a while, Jiaozi opened his eyes and said, "This boy is destined to have a marriage. It will happen in August this year. Whether it will be successful or not depends on your choice."
Qi Weijia wanted to ask more questions, but the steward urged her to get up and leave, so she could only come out with full of doubts.
The next ones were Xu Runling and her mother and her two sons. After a short while, all three of them came out with happy looks on their faces. It was obvious that what they had wished for had been granted.
Hu Yufang nervously grabbed her sister's hand and said, "Sister, come in with me."
Hu Yufeng felt the wet and warm touch on the back of her hand and nodded.
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