The performance hasn't started yet, but the street is already full of people.
There were even several people standing at their door.
Song Chen opened the umbrella and held it for Lin Lu and himself.
When the gate was opened, the fellow villagers at the door seemed to have seen a savior, "Hey, brother, can we have a drink of water at your house? We are dying of thirst."
"Yeah, yeah, we've been standing here for ages, and we haven't even seen anyone selling drinks."
"Wait a moment."
Song Chen gave the umbrella to Lin Lu and asked her to hold it herself. He went back to the well room and fetched a full bucket, and considerately put a ladle in it.
"The water is right here. Anyone who wants to drink can come over and drink. Just don't break my bucket. When you're done, leave the bucket at the door."
"Okay, okay, brother, you are a very good person."
There were only two people drinking water in the open. As soon as Song Chen brought out the water, everyone lined up to drink it.
While drinking, he praised:
"Brother, your water is so sweet and cool, it tastes so good."
"Yeah, it tastes a bit like well water."
Song Chen: "Maybe."
He closed the gate of the courtyard and everyone drank water here, making room for him and Lin Lu to leave.
Worried that there would be a risk of trampling if people ran around, Song Chen pushed her another way.
"Want to see the dragon dance?"
"I don't want to see it."
Lin Lu watched that show every year when she was a child, but now she has no interest in it anymore.
If I think about it carefully, what I like is the feeling of joining in the fun.
Because on this day parents will give money to buy delicious food, and wealthy families on the street will also offer some food on the roadside. When the dragon dancers pass by and set off firecrackers, the children can take the food.
"Go directly to the City God Temple?" Song Chen asked.
"Well, I really want to eat cold noodles. Let's go to Sister Xiang's house to eat cold noodles."
Song Chen: "Doctor Liang said you should eat less of that."
"It's not like I eat it every day." Lin Lu said.
"Okay." Song Chen was convinced.
She has been eating light food recently, which is quite pitiful.
On the way to the City God Temple, you can see many small stalls. Maybe the dragon dance has started, and there are no people at some of the stalls.
The crowd will start running after the dragon dance team.
There will also be people carrying gods such as the God of Wealth following behind the dragon dance team.
"Look, isn't that my second and third sister-in-law?" Lin Lu said, pointing at the people crowded in front.
We finally have a day off, and today everyone is wearing beautiful clothes that we don’t usually have the chance to wear.
The second sister-in-law wore a yellow skirt, and the third sister-in-law wore a red top and flared pants.
Her hair was also let down.
I feel several years younger.
"Yes, do you want to go say hello to them?"
Lin Lu hadn't seen them for a long time, so he nodded and said, "Come over, let's talk for a while before leaving."
Family relationships also need to be maintained.
This is especially true for sisters-in-law like them.
"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law."
They both turned around.
Second sister-in-law: "Oh, it's you two. Did you see the dragon dance?"
Lin Lu smiled and replied, "I've seen it, and I'm going to the City God Temple to worship."
I knew they had returned from Shanghai after having their legs treated, but my second and third sisters-in-law hadn’t had the chance to visit them yet.
Second sister-in-law: "How is the treatment? Is it better?"
Lin Lu: "I can stand up now. After two months of training, I should be able to get out of the wheelchair."
Third sister-in-law: "Really? That's great. May the old lady bless you."
Looking at the brother-in-law standing behind Lin Lu, dressed up like a man, the third sister-in-law sighed: "Old Four is still the best. He can accompany you out. The men and children of our two families have disappeared since early in the morning."
Although they are reluctant to go out with grown men, it is also a matter of attitude.
Song Chen: "Our situations are different. She can't live without me now."
Who can't live without him.
The second and third sister-in-law winked at Lin Lu and smiled.
Lin Lu: "He's like a piece of shitty plaster, you can't get rid of him."
Well, when you say this, it sounds more like flirting.
The ambiguity value is full.
"Ahem," Song Chen said solemnly, "Second sister-in-law and third sister-in-law, come home for dinner later."
Second sister-in-law: "It's time to eat at my place. It just so happens that the two sisters Xixi will be back soon. Come to my house to eat."
Lin Lu: "That's fine too."
"Call your uncle, aunt, and Xiaobei, and come as a family. Zidong said he would bring Xiaoshuang home for dinner. You haven't met her yet."
Yang Shuang is the person Song Zidong plans to marry at the end of the year. She currently works as a waitress in a small restaurant in the town.
Song Chen: "Okay."
After saying goodbye to their two sisters-in-law, they went to Sister Xiang’s Liangpi stall to eat something since there were few people there.
Just as Song Chen was about to pay, he ran into Lin Jingbei and some of his friends.
"Uncle Song! Teacher Lin!"
The children were really eager, so Song Chen asked them to order first and then paid for their meals together.
"Thank you, Uncle Song." The children were familiar with them and were not polite at all.
"Okay, eat, we're leaving now."
The couple walked away.
Shi Lei nudged Lin Jingbei and said, "If I hadn't known your parents had a son as old as you, I would have thought they were dating."
Compared with their parents at home, Lin Jingbei's parents' situation is really different.
Shi Lei couldn't put it into words, but he could feel it. His parents were not like this. They were almost fed up with each other, let alone being so close to each other.
Wang Youwei also agreed.
Lin Jingbei: "Have you ever been in a relationship before? Why are you saying this?"
Although he also didn't like the actions of the two elders, he still had to protect them.
Although Shi Lei had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.
"I've seen people dating."
"Don't worry about what happens to Teacher Lin and Uncle Song. Your current task is to finish your summer homework."
Whether or not to say it depends on Xia Ye's observation.
"All right."
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When Lin Lu and Song Chen arrived at the City God Temple, it was also crowded with people.
There are dozens of old ladies in Li Xianglian’s group alone.
"Here you are, take it with you." Li Xianglian came early and had already embroidered red strings for the family and worshipped the Buddhas.
Lin Lu stretched out her hand and asked her to help put it on.
The red string she wore had the words "good health" written on it.
Song Chen was even more happy.
What Lin Jingbei received was academic success.
After putting it on Song Chen, he led the two of them to the front of the queue and said, "Sister, my daughter and son-in-law are here. Let them pay their respects first. My family's situation is special.
To be honest, this matter confused Lin Lu. Li Xianglian was quite strong.
The people behind them were looking at them, and they felt embarrassed, so they just bowed casually and left.
Lin Lu was afraid of being scolded by the people behind him.
Song Chen found it funny. Why did she look so guilty?
It feels like a complete steal.
"What are you afraid of?"
In fact, there are quite a few people who cut in line. Each family sends one person to queue, and then the whole family cuts in line.
Lin Lu: "I'm so scared. What if I get beaten up?"
Song Chen: "If you want to fight, hit me first, you won't be able to hit me."
Lin Lu: The key point is, it’s embarrassing.
She is already conspicuous because she is in a wheelchair, and people will say that it is the person in the wheelchair who likes to cut in line.
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