1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 150: Passing the Zhongyuan (please subscribe)

 Li Duoyu stayed in the office for a while.

 He went home directly.

 There are no clear requirements for village directors to work on duty. When they mainly deal with matters, they can just come to the village committee.

 Coupled with the fact that the system has just been restructured, many systems are not perfect. In a short period of time, he, the village director, really has no work to do.

 So, Li Duoyu returned home first.

Zhou Xiaoying and Zhu Xiuhua followed Chen Huiying in preparing various things for worship.

 Because on the first and second days of the following July, we have to invite "good brothers" to dinner for two consecutive days.

Every Hungry Ghost Festival is also the time when the customs of Dandan Island are the most chaotic.

Chenjia Village celebrates the Purdue Festival.

The Purdue Festival is a traditional folk festival that combines the Taoist Ghost Festival and the Buddhist Bon Festival.

As for Xiasha Village, since people come from all directions, there will always be neighbors fighting each other during the Ghost Festival.

 Some do it half way.

 Some are called Shi Gu.

 Some of them want to cross Pudu.

The Li Duoyu family is more complicated because their ancestors came from Rongcheng, so they also have to "do half of it."

 It means half a paragraph, indicating that half of the year has passed. On the day of the Ghost Festival, we should celebrate the harvest and worship our ancestors.

 Simply put, it means treating guests to a meal.

And my mother-in-law Chen Huiying is from Chenjia Village and she also has to do Pudu. Therefore, during the Hungry Ghost Festival, her family not only has to "do half a section" but also "do Pudu", which is quite confusing.

However, no matter how this festival is celebrated.

 Generally speaking, this month is about saying goodbye and inviting “guests” to dinner.

 It’s not me coming to your house to eat.

 It means you come to my house to eat.

The more people pray, the more everyone will eat. If you can’t finish the food, invite relatives and friends to come over and eat together.

On the last night of the sixth lunar month, Chen Huiying would specifically tell the children that they would not be allowed to play at the beach for a whole month.

 And once it’s past twelve o’clock.

Grandma would light a square lantern at the door. Chen Huiying said it was called a street lamp and was used to light the way for "good brothers".

 Li Duoyu also learned about it.

　　Why do they pay so much attention to the Hungry Ghost Festival in this area? The older generation said that when Japanese pirates broke out in the past, fishermen were often killed along the coast, and their bodies were not even confiscated.

  In order to pay tribute to these murdered villagers, the surviving fishermen made the Hungry Ghost Festival extra grand.

  Another way of saying it is.

At that time, the Qing army and Zheng Chenggong's army launched a long tug of war in their area. In order to frighten the anti-Qing soldiers and civilians, the Qing army organized many large-scale massacres, thus promoting the custom of re-Pudu.

 In later generations, due to the increasing number of fishermen.

 There were many shipwrecks.

 It gradually evolved into offering sacrifices to those "good brothers" who died at sea.

 Every year during the Ghost Festival, Zhou Xiaoying would be extra serious, but because her parents died in a shipwreck.

 Since childhood, I have been influenced by Chen Huiying.

 She takes this festival very seriously.

Normally, I am reluctant to buy even a piece of meat, but in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, I am not at all hesitant about spending money.

　What gold paper or silver paper?

 Three animals and five rites.

 Everything that should be there will be there.

Different from ordinary fishermen, fishermen who have never had any trouble at home only need to make a simple sacrifice on the first day of the seventh lunar month, when the ghost gate opens.

 Just put some simple fruit biscuits at the door of your house and say goodbye, and burn some paper money.

 Something happened at home.

 Generally, a big sacrifice is required, a sumptuous meal is prepared, and a large amount of paper money is burned.

After Zhou Xiaoying burned the paper money, she took the incense and bowed in the direction of the sea.

 There are still words in his mouth.

“Mom and dad, I’m fine now, Duoyu is fine, and my son is well-behaved. I hope you can rest assured and don’t worry about me too much. Come soon.”

 After Zhou Xiaoying paid his respects.

His eyes couldn't help but turn red.

 Looking at her like this, Li Duoyu realized how stupid he was in his previous life.

In this month in the previous life, Li Duoyu and Agui ate and drank everywhere every day, treating Pudu as a flowing table, completely forgetting the original meaning of Pudu.

 However, when they were worshiping.

Unexpectedly, but somewhat unsurprisingly, an unexpected person came. The old lady came to their house again on crutches.

　　This visit was not to find his father.

 It was "Uncle Wu" who was found instead. Even though everyone knew that she had Alzheimer's disease, her mother Chen Huiying was still very angry.

 The reason is that in previous years, the old lady could not help but fall ill every year in July.

 Throughout the whole month, people in Chenjiacun were scolded, but the one who scolded the most was Chen Huiying. Once it was discovered that Chen Huiying was "doing Pudu".

He would even come over and lift her table and say some very unpleasant things.

 In previous years, during the Hungry Ghost Festival, what Chen Huiying hated most was the old lady with bound feet.

This time, although she no longer cursed or lifted the table, she came to their place and kept saying "Uncle Wu"'s name.

This is not much different from flipping a table.

After Chen Huiying saw the old lady, she went back to the room angrily without seeing her.

 After the old lady couldn't find her fifth uncle, she did not go to his son Li Zhengtian, but went to Li Duoyu and looked at him.

“I remember, you often played with our Yujun. I haven’t seen Yujun for a long time. Do you know where he went?”

 After meeting the old lady.

Li Duoyu also had mixed feelings, so he had to lie to her and said: "Yu Jun went to college and won't be back soon."

 “So promising, he’s even in college.”

The old lady looked very happy, and then looked at Zhou Xiaoying who was holding the child, and looked at the child: "Your child is really good-looking."

"Um."

 Li Duoyu nodded.

The old lady may have been tired from walking, so she sat on the stone strips in their courtyard, and then stared blankly at the sea in front of her.

The whole person seemed to have lost his soul, motionless and not saying a word.

 And not long after.

The third uncle and the third aunt rushed over.

The old lady was taken back immediately. The third uncle said apologetically: "Duoyu, your grandma didn't lift your table this time."

 Li Duoyu shook his head: "No."

"That's good." The third uncle sighed: "I have Alzheimer's disease. Why do I come to your house every year at this time?"

Li Duoyu smiled helplessly: "Maybe you're used to it."

“Then let’s go first.”

However, Li Duoyu discovered that the old lady had lost a lot of weight recently. She used to pay great attention to personal appearance and hygiene, but her hair was still very nice even when she was at home every day.

But this time when he came out, his hair was disheveled, and many buttons of his clothes were buttoned in the wrong position.

 And Li Duoyu can smell it obviously.

 The old lady already smells like something.

 This month, we keep praying and eating like this. On July 15th, there are also rituals such as "letting water lanterns".

 Until after July 15th.

　　It has been reduced since bye bye.

However, because she worshiped too many things and Zhou Xiaoying didn't like to eat, Li Duoyu gained more than ten kilograms in the past half a month.

 The belly was exposed.

The day after finishing Pudu, my uncle Chen Dongqing came to the door with a happy face and said to Li Duoyu:

“The time for the inspection team has been decided. Just next month, Rongcheng University will open a special Japanese class for us. All the members of the inspection team will have to go to the university for half a month for training.”

 “Half a month?”

 Chen Dongqing nodded.

“But it’s the Ghost Festival in July now.”

Chen Dongqing said disgustedly: "Can you please stop being so superstitious?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Huiying came out of the house and glared at him.

Chen Dongqing was frightened for a second, but still said: "Sister, things have to be prioritized. This opportunity is really rare."

Li Duoyu, who already knows Japanese, really doesn’t want to learn the fifty tones again, nor does he want to learn the etiquette of the island country again.

“Then I’ll just go through the motions and go there in two days, okay?”

Chen Dongqing is so angry that she wants to hit someone. Others are fighting for a spot, but you still look so **** reluctant.

“No, the superior has specifically told me to supervise your learning of Japanese. If you fail to learn Japanese well, my salary will be deducted.”

 “Then just deduct it.”

“Li Duoyu, you have gone too far. Believe it or not, I will bite you.”

"come."

Seeing the two people quarreling, Zhou Xiaoying said: "Go, I'm at home, don't worry, my mother-in-law will help take care of her."

 If someone in the family can go to the island country for inspection, they will be proud of it, so they will naturally support it.

 Lao Li, who was smoking a cigarette, was all smiles: "I'll show you the oyster field. You are now the village director. Go out and learn something with your uncle."

Li Haoran smiled and said: "Uncle, you are over there. There is delicious food. Remember to bring some back to me."

 Li Yaoguo couldn't help but want to beat up his son: "You kid, how come you know how to eat and eat all day long?"

 (End of this chapter)