Golden Fishery

Christmas Eve is a very important day, ordinary families will get together and enjoy the joy of family reunion. Families with a larger population may even hold a celebration such as a masquerade ball.

There were enough people in the fishing ground. Qin Shiou originally wanted to hold a masquerade ball, but later found that what everyone enjoyed was the relaxed atmosphere of chatting and drinking beer together, rather than going crazy and having fun.

The fishermen are past the age of playing, and the children like it, but they prefer to set off fireworks, which they don't usually have the chance to play with.

In Newfoundland in winter, it gets dark very early, and from the afternoon, gorgeous fireworks and sharp noises appear in the sky of the island.

This frightened the little animals in the fishing ground. They kept running and hiding. The herd of deer and wild boars all obediently went back to the small farm. Sleep or sleep.

The highlight of Christmas Eve is the event held in the church - Christmas Eve Mass.

Farewell Island is a Protestant, and they don't pay much attention to the Mass. The Orthodox Church generally pays special attention to this. Qin Shiou didn't know much about the difference between Catholicism, Orthodox Church, and Protestantism. He followed along to join in the fun, and he did whatever everyone else did.

Dinner started at six o'clock when the sky darkened. Winnie called back the children who set off fireworks on the lawn, and everyone began to enjoy this sumptuous dinner.

Qin Shiou waited for the children to be seated, and said, "Do you want to say something? To Miranda, Fox, and Winnie, I think you have seen how hard it is for them to prepare this dinner, right?"

He was really grateful to his aunt and mother-in-law. Originally, their family was going back for Christmas, but his aunt got married. He should accompany Armand to see his parents' house for the holiday.

But when Winnie decided to stay at the fishing ground for the holidays, Miranda, Fox and others also decided to stay, of course to take care of Winnie.

Now the relationship between the Winnie family has almost recovered. At least the two sisters Winnie and Fox can sit together and watch "The Big Bang Theory" and laugh together.

Shirley, Powell, Gordon and Michelle stood up and kissed the foreheads of Miranda, Fox and Winnie one by one. This is the blessing of the Son, and it is also particular.

Qin Shiou asked them to kiss him too, but Shirley hugged King Simba and moved closer.

King Simba finally grew fat after eating enough and dressing warmly. His long hair was fluffy and fluffy, making him look fat and fat. A small round face was ready to be cute and coquettish at any time, Shirley hugged it to Qin Shiou, and it immediately puffed up its cheeks and made a cute balloon expression.

Qin Shiou squeezed its chubby cheeks, and said helplessly: "I really don't understand, is this guy a lynx or a coffee cat? Shouldn't he rely on his hunting skills to make a living?"

The little carrot head was lying at Winnie's feet. Seeing Simba acting cute again, they curled their lips in disdain. The tiger and the leopard lay on Qin Shiou's lap and stood up. They raised their heads and knocked Simba away, resolutely not allowing it to succeed in acting cute.

After dinner, Qin Shiou's family went to the church in the town to attend mass. The event was divided into two, one held from 9:00 to 10:00 in the evening. There is also a high mass at midnight, which is the first day of Christmas Eve.

When they drove to the church, it was already packed with people. There are several devout believers standing at the door.

The mass was presided over by the old pastor Green. Qin Shiou sent Wei Ni in. There was a seat in the front row for the pregnant woman, and there was an empty seat next to it. It was originally reserved for the bull's wife Anna, but she obviously couldn't come. So Qin Shiou sat down.

Pastor Green stood in front of the altar, holding the Bible in one hand and gesturing on his chest with the other. Said in a deep voice: "...the Lord makes us rejoice in anticipation of salvation every year, we know it tonight. The Lord will come down to redeem us, and tomorrow morning we will see the glory of the Lord. All living beings will see us God's help..."

The pastor will ease up after reading a sentence, and the following believers will follow along. Qin Shiou, with a serious face, also followed the crowd to read. Although he is not a believer, it is obviously better to respect everyone's beliefs on this occasion.

At 10:30, the mass is over, and everyone either goes home, or chats together in twos and threes, and then waits for the main event, the midnight mass.

It is said that the midnight mass in the Vatican can attract 40,000 to 50,000 devout believers to watch. There will also be stage plays to perform classic stories in the Bible, and the Pope will pray for believers around the world.

The midnight mass in the small town is much simpler, but there is also a stage play at the beginning, showing the birth of Jesus in the stable.

The town choir at the back led the townspeople to sing the hymn, "Praise Our Lord and Father". Qin Shiou leaned back a little at this time. He couldn't sing, so he was a little embarrassed standing in front, so he was still an audience at the back All right.

Then, when Pastor Green took control of the field, this kind of high mass must have a theme. Pastor Green gave a short speech. He talked about the topic he met and discussed with Qin Shiou in the community hospital before, and talked about the viewpoint of "good intentions are God" .

This cannot be said in the Orthodox Church, because the Orthodox Church emphasizes the supremacy of God, and Protestantism does not matter. Protestantism emphasizes justification by faith and everyone can be a priest.

After the speech, everyone continued to sing hymns and read the Bible, praying for family members, friends, and every Christian brother and sister.

When Pastor Green prayed for blessings, he specifically mentioned Qin Shiou, and prayed for him and the fishery, which moved Qin Shiou.

At midnight, the high mass ended, just as Christmas was coming, Pastor Green waved his arms, and believers in black robes rang the big bell.

The ringing bells spread to all directions of the island, spreading forgiveness, blessings, joy and happiness to every corner of the town.

After returning, Qin Shiou put the children to sleep, while he, Weini, and Auerbach prepared gifts.

The children played wildly for a day, and with the usual routine of work and rest, they were already sleepy at this time, and they fell into a deep sleep after lying on the bed after returning home.

Qin Shiou put the small gift he had prepared into the socks on their bedside. If the gift was too big to fit, he would put a key, and the gift box was hung on the Christmas tree at the door.

In the morning, when it was time to unwrap the presents, cheers rang out one after another. Qin Shiou and Wei Ni shared a present. They gave Miranda and Fox a piece of black pearl jewelry each, and Mario a carbon fishing rod.

The things given to the children are more creative, and Qin Shiou and Winnie thought of them together. They gave Powell a rein, Shirley a light and comfortable seat, and Gordon It was a pair of sledge boards, and of course the sledge frame was given to Michel.

When these things are combined, it is a sleigh cart.

Qin Shiou looked out of the window regretfully, and said, "It's a pity that there is no snow on Christmas, but after the next snowfall, I think you will use them, right?"

"But, Qin, where can we find reindeer? The reindeer in the fishing ground are too small, they can't drag the car."

Qin Shiou looked at the pineapple who was bored eating grass, and the latter raised his head vigilantly, feeling that something bad had happened... (to be continued)