1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 474: Night Watch at the Palace and Temple

New Year's Eve.

Li Duoyu was woken up early in the morning by the sound of firecrackers set off by children.

 After waking up.

However, he found that Xiaoying was not at home. There were still many people queuing up at the old house, all waiting for Xiaoying to write Spring Festival couplets for them.

At this time, there were no printed Spring Festival couplets. If you wanted to post Spring Festival couplets, you had to find someone to write them.

 In the entire Xiasha Village, Zhou Xiaoying’s calligraphy is the most beautiful. Although she is a woman, the couplets she writes are very grand.

The villagers especially like to ask her to write calligraphy in calligraphy. After posting it on the wall, they always feel more honored.

Every time during the New Year, Xiaoying works really hard. She has to write two to three hundred Spring Festival couplets at least.

 Fortunately, two little girls, Zhang Yun and Zhang Lin, helped this year. One helped grind the ink and the other helped cut the red paper.

Zhou Xiaoying originally planned to charge a fee, but considering that Li Duoyu became the boss this year, just like in previous years, he helped everyone write Spring Festival couplets for free.

 “When I grow up, I go to work in my uncle’s company.”

Down the slope, several classmates sighed helplessly and gave up on him when they saw that he was taken back.

 But eel factories and fishing rafts need to be posted.

Li Duoyu bought three large pig bones by the way and gave them to 250, black girl and peeing pants respectively.

However, Little Pangdun never expected that nine-year compulsory education would be officially implemented this year, and as long as his test scores were not particularly bad, he could go to junior high school.

Zhu Xiuhua twisted his ears and said angrily: "Your aunt is asking you a question, why are you running away?"

 Seeing Li Haoran really cry.

 “It’s the same in my family, my parents can’t understand it at all.”

One classmate sighed: "Fortunately, our family can't read. Even if I scribble, no one knows whether it's right or not."

Li Haoran said with a bitter look on his face: "I didn't hear it."

Li Duoyu was too lazy to care anymore and glanced at the naive 250. He was not a qualified "dog man". He hoped he could be more responsible for his children.

Li Haoran was stunned when he heard this, but considering that he was in the fifth grade, even if the class really started, it would not have a great impact on him.

 On New Year's Eve, the first thing Li Duoyu did after waking up was to post Spring Festival couplets.

After hearing the sound, Li Haoran ran away, but he didn't expect to be caught by his mother in Banpo.

“Auntie, today is New Year’s Eve. My classmates are already waiting for me. Just let me go out to play.”

Li Duoyu was worried that if she was caught by force, it would probably miscarry.

Li Haoran cried and said.

Seeing that the other classmates had left, Li Haoran cried aggrievedly, but it was useless to cry. My sister-in-law seemed to be really angry this time.

“Haoran, why haven’t you finished the exercise book I bought for you?”

Seeing that he still dared to lie, Zhu Xiuhua squeezed him hard: "You still dare to lie. I heard it here, but you can't hear it."

Just when he was about to go to the pier with his classmates to set off firecrackers and fry fish, his sister-in-law Li Xiaorong suddenly stopped him.

 But Li Duoyu still felt a little distressed: "I think you should just start a calligraphy class, and let the students write these Spring Festival couplets from now on."

Little Fatty's mind was overloaded in an instant. For a moment, he didn't know what to choose. He was obviously just a child, so why did he make such a choice.

Li Xiaorong was really angry because Li Haoran was so bad. In three days, he only finished three pages of an entire exercise book.

And his mother also said that if he dared to escape, she would beat him back with a bamboo whip.

Li Duoyu went to put up the Spring Festival couplets first. Since the new house had just been moved, there was still a red paper Spring Festival couplet on it, so there was no need to tear it off and put it up again.

When Li Duoyu left, Erbaiwu jumped onto his sampan with his thigh bone in his mouth, wanting to follow him quickly.

Zhou Xiaoying was still writing Spring Festival couplets, and Chen Huiying said: "It's almost done. That's it."

Li Xiaorong sighed: "Haoran, haven't you ever thought about it? Once you fail the junior high school entrance examination, next year at this time, your classmates will still be studying, and you will have to go to work. Maybe you will have to help mend the network every day. , I still have to pry oysters, and I want to go out and play all day long.”

When his sister-in-law said this, Li Haoran panicked instantly. Yes, if he didn't get into junior high school, wouldn't he have to work every day?

Li Haoran's brain is shutting down. This exercise book alone has more than 40 pages. He has to finish it before the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and his sister-in-law has to give him two copies.

Li Haoran said with a sad face: "Sister-in-law, I feel so stupid. I will definitely fail the exam."

Li Xiaorong did not intend to let him go, and said: "If it is harder now, it will be easier in the future. If you can't even pass the junior high school entrance examination, in the future, you will only have a primary school diploma, how can you go out in society."

Li Xiaorong said: "If you give me these three pages today, I will let you out."

 Zhou Xiaoying thought about it and felt that it seemed possible. Instead of writing it by herself every year, it would be better to let the children learn to write calligraphy.

Li Xiaorong smiled and said: "There are no stupid people, only lazy people. If I don't go back until the tenth day of the Lunar New Year next year, you should try to finish this exercise book before the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and I will give you two separate books to consolidate. "

More than half of them are wrong, especially mathematics, which is the hardest hit area, and some of them are so wrong.

Possibly because Hei Niu was about to give birth, Li Duoyu originally wanted to catch her and take her to the eel factory. After all, puppies are quite dangerous on fishing rafts, and they might fall into the sea and make their nests.

 But the black girl has been hiding in the doghouse and has a bit of a temper.

 After hearing this.

 Li Duoyu kicked it up directly.

 “Go away and take care of your mother-in-law.”

After Li Duoyu posted the Spring Festival couplets on the fish rafts and the eel factory, he went to the location of the windmill with Zhang Jinsha and Tang Ping from the village committee.

 Although large windmills and wind turbines are wrapped in tarpaulins, the equipment is very expensive.

 The people in the project team have always arranged for comrades to camp here to take care of the equipment.

Li Duoyu, on behalf of Xiasha Village, sent the other party some cooked pork belly and local dry goods.

By the time he finished these things, it was almost afternoon, there were no fishing boats on the sea, and the group of people who came to set up stalls on their island had also gone back.

There are fewer people on the village road.

 Everyone has started preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and this year the family’s New Year’s Eve dinner will be held at Li Duoyu’s new home.

There were still two tables, one for adults and one for children. Li Xiaorong ran to sit with the children again.

This year's seafood is particularly abundant, and the Eight Immortals' table is fully stocked, just like in previous years.

 Lao Li, who usually doesn't like to talk, hosted the New Year's Eve dinner.

 Lao Li is not very good at talking, but he still said bravely: "This is the year when our family is together the best. I hope everyone will do better next year."

 Following.

Everyone toasted to celebrate together. Everyone was very happy at this New Year's Eve dinner, except Zhu Xiuhua, the second sister-in-law, who kept sighing.

 Because she was really anxious.

At about seven o'clock, some villagers came over and shouted: "Datou's house, Shuguang's black and white TV was damaged during the move. Has your color TV been repaired?"

 Chen Huiying was very angry when she heard this. In the past two years, the New Year's Eve dinner has always been interrupted in the middle of the meal. How come having a TV is such a troublesome thing.

Li Duoyu hesitated for a while. He could understand everyone's expectation to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

“It’s been repaired, why don’t you move over and give it a try.”

 “Thank you, thank you boss, then we will move your color TV there.”

seven thirty.

The New Year's Eve dinner at Li Duoyu's family was also over, and everyone immediately ran to the eel factory.

It was even more exaggerated than last year. There was only one color TV, and there were two to three hundred people sitting inside and outside. Fortunately, Xiaochao had reserved seats for their family members, otherwise this year’s Spring Festival Gala would have been nothing but a blast.

 In fact, many of the people who come to the Eel Factory to watch the Spring Festival Gala can afford TVs, such as Lao Lu, Shitou, and Wang Jinshan. But there is no electricity in the village yet, and even if you can afford it, there is no place to look for it. You can’t imitate Li Duoyu and spend a lot of money to buy a diesel generator.

After seeing him, Lao Lu couldn't help but ask: "Duoyu, I bought a refrigerator, when will I have electricity?"

Li Duoyu smiled awkwardly: "About next summer."

 Eight o'clock sharp.

 The Spring Festival Gala started as scheduled. Unlike previous years, this year's Spring Festival Gala opened with a white car wearing a big red flower. The hosts and actors climbed out of the car one by one.

As soon as the white car came out, the eyes of many male compatriots who were watching immediately widened.

 “This car is so handsome.”

 “How much does it cost?”

If Li Duoyu remembers correctly, this year can be said to be the first year of imported cars. The number of imported cars this year ranks among the top in the entire 1980s and 1990s.

 Li Duoyu doesn’t know much about the specifics, but it seems to be related to some policy.

This year’s Spring Festival Gala was also more meaningful, with more skits and crosstalk, and Ma Ji shouted “Universe Brand Cigarettes” everywhere on the stage.

Chen Peisi was tortured by Zhu Shimao and ate bowl after bowl of noodles, making the audience in front of the TV laugh.

Li Duoyu is still responsible for taking care of the antenna as in previous years.

Others were watching the Spring Festival Gala, but he was watching people. He didn't expect that Xiaochao's daughter was quite old. He thought that at the first Spring Festival Gala, he and Xiaolan were hiding in the corner and doing little things secretly.

The Zhao brothers seem to be really old, but the two brothers don't know what's going on.

Obviously I have made a lot of money, but I just have no luck with women, and I am still single now.

 In the blink of an eye, the oldest child in my cousin’s family has almost graduated from junior high school and is taller than Qingguang.

 It’s a pity that he can’t study. Next summer, he can go fishing with his father.

 After seeing these children, Li Duoyu couldn't help but sigh. Time flies so fast. It has been his third year since he came to this world.

The stone deliberately moved closer to Lin Shanshan, but did not dare to get too close because Wang Po was also there.

From time to time, she would glare at him, obviously warning him not to take advantage of Shanshan.

The upset Shi Shi had no choice but to chat with Qingguang in order to relieve the embarrassment.

 But Qingguang had no time to pay attention to him. He kept staring at a girl about his age.

It was precisely because of her that Li Qingguangzheng gave up the idea of ​​becoming an apprentice in an auto repair shop.

Shitou casually picked up a topic: "Didn't Liu Yun say he wanted to celebrate the New Year on the island?"

Li Qingguang replied: "It's impossible. My aunt said that unless she gets married on Dandan Island, she still has to go back to celebrate the New Year."

  Shitou didn't watch TV when he saw the light. He looked in the direction. He was in love and understood instantly.

 “You like the little daughter of the old Chen family.”

Li Qingguang became nervous instantly.

 “Stone, please stop talking nonsense.”

Shitou sighed with emotion: "You have to take the initiative. Xiaoyan is very beautiful. There are many people chasing her. When the time comes, someone will get there first. You won't have time to cry even if you want to."

“We have just celebrated the Chinese New Year and have just turned eighteen, so there is no need to worry.”

Shitou said helplessly: "I thought the same way at the beginning. You'd better take the initiative, otherwise you will regret it."

However, Zhang Jinsha hurried over just halfway through the Spring Festival Gala.

“Duoyu, the temple blessing comes to you to pay homage. It seems that I want to throw the Holy Grail. I need you to ask Mazu if she is willing.”

Li Duoyu had no choice but to follow him to Tianhou Palace, but as soon as he left, the signal was lost.

 “Too many fish, the signal is gone.”

 “It’s exciting, please adjust it quickly.”

At this time, a villager shouted: "Duoyu, we have been called to the Tianhou Palace."

 “What should we do?”

Everyone wants to watch the Spring Festival Gala, but no one wants to be in charge of that signal pole.

 I felt that Wang Po was glaring at his stone, so he stood up and shouted: "Let me adjust the signal for everyone."

Li Duoyu really didn't expect that he would be called to Tianhou Palace and be busy until midnight.

 It’s almost twelve o’clock.

Li Shuguang’s family was the first to set off fireworks, and then his family also set off fireworks. These fireworks were given to him by Shuguang.

There are also fireworks shooting into the sky in Xiasha Village next door, and standing here at Tianhou Temple, you can see dozens of fireworks blooming very far away in the direction of Shangfeng Town.

There are also colorful lights in the distance. That direction is probably Sharp, or it may be Matsu Island.

At the same time, many people set off firecrackers in their homes, and suddenly the whole Dandan Island was filled with the sound of firecrackers, and the air was filled with the smell of firecrackers.

"New Year arrived."

Li Duoyu originally thought that after twelve o'clock, he, the boss, could go back to rest, but he never thought that he would have to continue to worship.

 The purpose of worshiping the incense is to pray for everyone on Dandan Island.

The whole family prayed for this incense together. After praying, Zhou Xiaoying hugged Tutu and went back to sleep.

But the task of him, the boss, is not over yet. According to the rules, Thean Hou Temple is not closed every day on New Year's Eve. He, the boss, must guard the palace and temple together with Miao Zhu.

　　　“What the hell.”

 “You won’t let me go home to sleep on New Year’s Eve.”

As soon as Li Duoyu finished speaking, he slapped himself a few times, and then started to worship the statue of Mazu.

 Hearing that Li Duoyu was arranged to keep vigil, Shi Shi, who was feeling a little depressed, also came over, scratched his head and said, "Brother Yu, I'll accompany you."

Seeing Shitou's expression, Li Duoyu guessed without even thinking that she must have come to him for emotional counseling.

“Brother Yu, I always feel that Sister Shanshan is looking at me more recently to see if she is interested in me.”

 Li Duoyu’s mouth twitched.

 “Don’t think about it, it’s definitely an illusion.”

 “Then why does she always look at me?”

Li Duoyu said speechlessly: "You must be looking at her all the time."

"ah."

In the early hours of the morning, Li Duoyu fell asleep on a small bed in the temple with stones on the floor. But in the middle of the night, the two of them heard strange noises in the Tianhou Palace.

"who?"

The two of them stood up suddenly and took a closer look. The pig head where the shrimps, soldiers and crabs were enshrined was actually missing two ears.

 There are two pieces missing from the pork belly.

 And Li Duoyu noticed that the cloth strip under the sacred table seemed to have moved just now.

Li Duoyu and Shitou looked at each other, then picked up the stick and shouted to the bottom of the sacred table.

 “You come out on your own, or we beat you out.”

 (End of this chapter)