Pamper Eighties

On the morning of the first day of the new year, the people of the old Feng family got up very early, and Mengmeng was lying on the bed like a lazy pig and slept soundly. Going down, she kept yawning, the old lady Feng just put her on the bed, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

At this moment, Mrs. Feng pushed open the door of her room, walked in and sat on the edge of her bed, and saw Mengmeng buried under the covers, with only a small white face showing. He stretched out his two little hands in a gesture of surrender, very cute like a silkworm baby.

Madam Feng stretched out her hand and pushed her gently, and coaxed her in a particularly gentle voice: "Mengmeng little pig, wake up, it's time to get up."

Mengmeng's little body twisted under the quilt, her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her little mouth suddenly let out a thud, she woke up when she opened her big watery eyes, those clear eyes It was as if the purest lake water clearly reflected the figure of Mrs. Feng, Mengmeng saw her grandma clearly, grinned and laughed first, and called out, "Grandma."

"My dear, we're awake. Today is the first day of the new year. We can't sleep late. We'll go to bed at noon later. Come, grandma will help you get dressed."

Mengmeng hugged the quilt and sat on the bed in a daze. Her soft hair was a mess, she rubbed her eyes and yawned a little. Her grandmother dressed her and she obediently put it on. Now, let her stretch her arms and stretch her legs, let her grandmother dress her up and put on a bright red gold velvet dress with a pair of thick black pantyhose on her legs. The old lady also brought a horn comb, helped her comb her hair into two small buds, and pinned two bright red flowers. Madam Feng carried her out of bed and put on her again. A new pair of black leather shoes.

This little dress was specially reserved by Mrs. Feng for Mengmeng to wear during the New Year. After such a dress up, Mengmeng looked festive and foreign, like a doll that came out of a poster, not to mention too much. Nice and painful.

Mrs. Feng led her out of the room. When the family saw Mengmeng, they all praised her around her, and Mr. Feng praised her especially loudly: "Mengmeng, you are so beautiful today, wearing this little dress is like a little girl. Like a fairy, why is there such a beautiful little fairy? Let me see how this little fairy came to our old Feng's house."

Old Man Feng looked at his little granddaughter seriously, touched the little flower bud on top of her head, and said, "Let's grow white, we will be the most eye-catching when we wear red. Look at the big eyes and small mouth, it looks like it's drawn. , it looks good no matter how you look at it, we Mengmeng are the prettiest little dolls in the village."

Mengmeng was very happy to be praised by her grandfather, her big eyes turned into a crescent-shaped smile, and her cheeks were flushed, just like the most delicate peach blossoms in the spring.

"Okay, don't tease her. I'll take Mengmeng out to brush her teeth and wash her face. Hurry up and bring out your breakfast. Today is the first day of the new year, and there are still a lot of things to do."

Mrs. Feng took Mengmeng to the well, and went to the kitchen to add some hot water to wash her. After Mengmeng was clean and full of breakfast, Mr. Feng took out two skewers from the house. Firecrackers said: "This year, our family's life is also up. Let's set off firecrackers to make life more prosperous. I'll give you a bunch of Yimin. Let's set it off well, Mengmeng, you still Haven't seen the firecrackers, I'll let you have a good experience later, come, come with me to the outside of the yard."

Old man Feng and his eldest son held long bamboo poles in their hands and hung the two strings of red firecrackers. Dawa and Erwa bravely took matches and lit the firecrackers, and the loud crackling sound rang out. The sky above Taoyuan Village shocked the villagers who had woken up and those who had not woken up. It didn't stop there. When the villagers ran out of the house and started to look around, bursts of firecrackers came from the courtyard of Lao Zhang's house. Sound, some villagers who were not sure about the situation quickly ran to these two houses to see what was going on.

Mengmeng was taken aback when the firecrackers sounded. She quickly covered her ears with two small hands, but the sound was still very scary. Fortunately, her mother also covered her ears with her hands, and she also covered her ears with her hands. Putting her whole body in her arms, Mengmeng was not afraid because she couldn't hear the sound. She just stared at the burning firecrackers curiously with her big round eyes. The crackling sound of firecrackers, and the smell of gunpowder smoke, this lively scene seems to herald the days of the old Feng family, and it is as prosperous and lively as firecrackers.

The two strings of firecrackers were very long, and they finally stopped after a long time. The air was still filled with white smoke. When the smoke was blown away by the sea breeze, only red shredded paper was left on the ground. The courtyard was already crowded with curious villagers.

The little dolls in the village were the first to react, and they cheered and rushed over to pick up the firecracker paper on the ground. They had never seen this thing before, but it was rare. The dolls of the Feng family also picked up with them. Had a great laugh.

When other villagers saw it, they were very envious in their hearts. In a rural place like them, it was a problem to eat enough before, and there was no time to think about firecrackers and other things. The old Feng family and the old Zhang family with firecrackers are indeed the two families that have gotten along best in their Taoyuan Village. Those days were very prosperous, and they set off firecrackers in their homes to comfort their ancestors. This is a very honorable thing. Son, how can the villagers not be envious?

The mouse who lived in the opposite door said with envy on his face: "Oh, old village chief, you have made a lot of noise this morning. You and Uncle Shitou are the only ones in our village who have this kind of ability. Look at the red paper all over the floor, It looks very festive. First of all, this sign is very good. Those are lucky and good things. Seeing that your house is so red, you will definitely be willing to come in and take care of your house, tsk tsk tsk, I am so envious."

The other villagers heard it and thought it was very reasonable. The analysis of the mouse was right on their mind. These villagers were more superstitious than anyone else, and they immediately believed it by ten percent. "Yeah, why didn't I think of it? We all felt very happy when we saw the bright red on the ground, not to mention those immortals and ancestors, they would definitely like it when they saw it. No, I have to get two strings. Firecrackers go home, and have a good time."

Feng Yimin put the bamboo poles in the corner of the wall, walked back and said to the villagers, "It's not a big deal. If you want to light firecrackers, when my mother goes to open the canteen, you can just go inside and buy two bunches. The key is not the firecrackers, but our hearts and minds that we don’t want to get rich. We country folks are counting on this. What should we do if we want to get rich? We must be diligent. God likes hardworking people. Now, let’s grow some watermelons this year. It’s so long in summer that you can grow watermelons twice. You can also raise more chickens, ducks and geese at home. When tourists come, keep them for entertaining tourists, and use your brains more. Think about it, there are so many ways to get money, it depends on whether you are willing to do it. I think you repaired your house before, which is very good. Now that the reform and opening up, as long as we are diligent, this day will definitely get better. Come the better."

The villagers were encouraged, and they all felt that the village chief’s words were too good, and what he said was true. Planting watermelons and entertaining tourists are good ways for their Taoyuan Village to make money. The villagers thought that they could make more money this year. With a lot of money, I couldn't help but feel happy, and there was hope from the bottom of my heart, and they urged Mrs. Feng to say, "Auntie, I want to buy firecrackers. When are you going to open the store?"

On the first day of the new year, Mrs. Feng was very happy. The idea of ​​selling firecrackers came from her eldest son. Sure enough, when their firecrackers went off, the people in the village couldn't hold back. If every household in the whole village bought one or two strings, she would have made a fortune today. The more she thought about it, the more beautiful she became, and she said cheerfully, "When I prepare the offerings for my ancestors, I'll be ready. Go to open the door, you will also go to the ancestral hall later, right? You can go to my shop to buy firecrackers along the way. These firecrackers are all purchased from large factories in other provincial capitals. The loudest and most festive, the most suitable for Chinese New Year. Let it go, keep your ancestors happy to hear that."

The villagers felt itchy at the words of Mrs. Feng. They could not wait to buy firecrackers immediately, so that they could take them home to set off firecrackers. They all made money last year, and they were very willing to spend a little money to get auspiciousness. Others have set off firecrackers, but theirs didn't. What if God refuses to take care of their house? The superstitious villagers don't want to take this risk. The money must be spent. They quickly make an appointment with Mrs. Feng. After the number of firecrackers, I went home to prepare for the ancestor worship.

The first day of the new year is always busy every year. The custom here in Taoyuan Village is not only to worship ancestors and gods, but also to visit each other to pay New Year's greetings. Chinese New Year is very tiring for adults, but for children, it is Means a lot of fun things to do.

When the old Feng family packed up the offerings, Mengmeng also went to the ancestral hall with her. She is the granddaughter of the patriarch and a female doll included in the genealogy. She is also qualified to get a place in the front row, but she stands on the side. , to her left are her two older brothers, and the three little peas all stuck their heads out in unison, and when they saw others bending over, they also followed, and when others knelt, they also knelt down, and found their grandfather. Standing in the middle of the mouth and still reciting something, Mengmeng also followed: "I beg ancestors to bless grandpa, grandma, father, mother, brother, Mengmeng, bless, bless."

After worshiping the ancestors, the people in the village discussed that they should go to worship Mazu first, but Mrs. Feng did not go with them. She was still thinking about going to open a canteen to make money, and she waved to Mengmeng and said, "Dear me. Baoer, let's not go to Mazu, shall we? Just let your grandfather and your parents go, you are just watching the fun, or go to the store with grandma, and grandma will bring you delicious snacks ."

Mengmeng decided to join in the fun, so she avoided her grandma's hand and shook her head and said, "Grandma, I want to see it."

Madam Feng looked at her insistent appearance and said, "Well, you children who love to join in the fun, you have a share in any fun, then you go with your brothers, but you can't run around. , that there are gravel beaches in front of the Mazu Temple, big baby two baby, look after your sister, don't let her fall, you know?"

"Understood, milk, we definitely won't let my sister fall, Mengmeng come and hold brother's hand, let's go to Mazu Temple to watch the fun."

The big baby and the second baby held Mengmeng in the middle, surrounded by the three four five six baby and Rui brother, and other little babies in the village, they were all as happy as a little fool, and they didn't know who they were. What are you happy about, maybe for the little dolls, being able to join in the fun together is a very happy thing in itself.

They kept up with the team in the village like little tails, walked across the beach, passed the salt fields in the village, and finally came to a gravel beach, not far from the Mazu Temple, Mengmeng just walked here. He stopped and refused to follow everyone else.

The brothers immediately surrounded her with concern. Brother Rui also squatted down to look at her feet, and found that the small leather shoes on her feet were still in good condition, so she asked her worriedly, "What's wrong with Mengmeng? Your feet hurt. Is that right? Would you like to let my brother take you away? There is the Niangniang Temple, we will be there in a while."

The eldest child even squatted down, and patted her sturdy little shoulders and said, "Sister come up, eldest brother will carry you to the front."

The eldest baby is eight years old after the new year. He has been eating a lot of nutrients in the past two years. He has long been different from the bean sprouts when he was a child. He not only has meat on his body, but also looks very sturdy and stronger than the little dolls of the same age in the village. They are all tall, so he has no problem with Mengmeng. He has been squatting on the ground for a long time, and he has not seen his sister lying on his back, so he turned around to look strangely, and found his sister. Staring blankly at the sea water not far away, that small appearance can be focused.

"Mengmeng, what are you looking at?" Dawa looked over with Mengmeng's eyes, and saw that the sea water not far away was sparkling and twinkling, just like the stars in the sky twinkling in the sea. Today's weather Very good, the sun is out. The bright sunlight breaks through the clouds and spreads on the sea. It looks extraordinarily transparent and there is no wind. The huge sea shows a mysterious dark blue.

Seeing Mengmeng's unblinking eyes, Dawa thought she was missing the pink dolphin, so she comforted her softly and said, "Mengmeng, it's cold now, and little pink is going home too. I'm going to find my mother, we haven't seen it for two months, it must not be here anymore, let's go to the Niangniang Temple to watch the fun, shall we?"

Mengmeng didn't say anything, just shook her little head, and suddenly stretched out her little hand to point at the sea and said, "Come on."

I saw that the calm sea suddenly swelled with waves, and there was a dark shadow gradually approaching under the water surface. Under the refraction of the sun, the shadow appeared extraordinarily huge, and the little dolls were stunned. Before they could turn around and run away, the sea clacked, and a super invincible sea turtle rushed out of it.

My dear, this turtle is big. Its length is about one meter five or six, and its width is wider. It is almost as wide as three or four adults lying side by side. Its limbs are extraordinarily thick. Pulling the gravel on the ground and crawling very fast, he came to the little dolls in a blink of an eye, and the height was almost the same as the big doll.

When it got close, the dolls could clearly see its beautiful turtle shell, which was light yellow, golden, and tawny, and mixed together to form a beautiful pattern, and it was shiny , with a glass-like luster.

Such a big and beautiful turtle, when have they seen it? The little dolls also found that the mouth of this big turtle is very similar to Xiaojin's eagle hook, and it is many times larger than Xiaojin's mouth. It looks sharp , the dolls are bluffing.

The big baby hurriedly backed away, stood in front of Mengmeng and shouted loudly: "What a big turtle, it must want to eat people, let's run!"

The little dolls were about to run when Mengmeng hurriedly shouted loudly, "Don't run, turtles don't eat people, let's play with them."

Mengmeng bravely walked to the front of the turtle, its sturdy front legs looked as thick as Mengmeng's waist, and Mengmeng was like a little bit in front of it, and could swallow her with one bite She was not afraid at all when she went down, and she giggled very happily. She stretched out her little hand and touched the turtle's shell. It was very fun to be slippery and cool.

The brothers were afraid that the turtle would hurt Mengmeng, so they dared to follow him. They had planned to protect their sister, but they didn't expect that the turtle looked so docile, not only let Mengmeng touch it, but also let Xiaojin stand on it. Then Hu Zi picked up Mengmeng and stood up. Standing on the back of the tortoise, this little baby and the two animals looked very arrogant, and they were so proud that they were boundless.

The little dolls below looked very envious, especially when they saw Mengmeng's arrogant chin, they wanted to stand up in their hearts, and they waved their arms and said, "I want to go, too going up."

This tortoise is extremely huge, its back is also very broad, and there are still a lot of vacancies, Huzi bowed his head and grabbed the Liuwa who shouted the most. Come on, this time two small The dolls and Huzi Xiaojin were all on it, and when they heard the cheers of the little dolls, they all put on the most arrogant posture, as if they had done something extraordinary.

When the villagers finished their worship of Mazu, they saw this magical scene when they came back. The big turtle was carrying two little dolls and two animals, and there were also a group of crazy little dolls on the gravel beach. It kept moving, it was like a fairy tale, and none of the villagers could believe their eyes.

It was the mouse boy who jumped out first and said, "Oh my god, what a big tortoise. I'm afraid this is not the grandfather of the turtle in the sea, right? I heard the old man say that there are dragon kings and turtle prime ministers in the sea, look at you. , That grandpa turtle is so spiritual with the little dolls on it, it must be that the prime minister of the turtle in the sea has not run away, so big and so beautiful, what kind of turtle is this? Why have we never seen it before?"

The mouse has finished saying what the villagers have to say. They stared at the mouse angrily, their eyes seemed to say, "As long as you can, you can say it. After you have finished, what else can we say?" They couldn't say it. Others can only stare at the big tortoise with a good eye, and exclaim in admiration: "I have lived most of my life, and I have been a fisherman for most of my life, and I have never seen such a beautiful tortoise. How do you say the shell on its back grows? How can it grow such a beautiful pattern?"

The old principal Chang Huaide also followed the people in the village to pay homage to Empress Mazu. He stood in the crowd and observed the big tortoise. He was shocked to the extreme, and after a long while, he said slowly, "This is not ordinary. This is the most precious tortoiseshell among the turtles. What is a tortoiseshell? Look at the tortoiseshell on its back, it is a tortoiseshell, it is a very valuable gem. In ancient times, only emperors and nobles could enjoy it. rise."

After hearing this, the villagers were very excited, and couldn't help but ask the old principal: "Hey old principal, you said that the turtle shell is very valuable, our turtle is so big, the shell is worth the old money. Right? How much is it worth? You can tell us."

Chang Huaide raised his face and said seriously: "Why are you asking about this? Such a big turtle has lived for thousands of years, and it must have spirituality. You didn't see it walking with little dolls on it. Is that right? The mouse was right just now. This big turtle is the Prime Minister Turtle in the Dragon King's Palace. Think about it. Today is the first day of the new year. Prime Minister Turtle came to our village. This is a good sign. You can't ask for a good thing, and none of you are allowed to hurt this turtle, or you will be punished."

The villagers believed the old principal's words very much. Who made him the most literate person in the village? What's more, they were very superstitious. Seeing this tortoise is so spiritual, they immediately believed it from the bottom of their hearts and were in awe. The ground surrounded the turtle and looked at the turtle like a fairy. Some villagers had already shouted "Grandpa Turtle" and "Ancestor Turtle".

No matter how they shouted, the big turtle just didn't bird them, didn't even look at them, it strode slowly on its four legs, and swaggered past the villagers. More and more people believe that it is definitely a spiritual animal, and it is likely to be the legendary turtle prime minister.

Mengmeng and Liuwa sat on the back of the tortoise for a while, the little dolls around were clamoring to go up, so she and Liuwa got off the back of the tortoise and went up to the other little dolls, everyone was carried by the tortoise walked a short distance.

The more the villagers looked at it, the more strange it became. Other villagers ran out of their homes when they heard the news. Soon the beach was full of people from the whole village. Everyone formed a circle and watched the excitement, facing the big turtles and dolls. Pointing and pointing, this is a big excitement that has not happened in many years. On the first day of the new year, Prime Minister Turtle actually came to their Taoyuan Village, and he was so kind to their dolls, it must be a blessing for them. This is a very good sign, wow, the villagers are happy from the bottom of their hearts.

The big turtle played with the dolls all morning, until it was time for the little dolls to go home for dinner, it reluctantly returned to the sea, and before leaving, it looked back at Mengmeng, Mengmeng He walked over and touched its big head and said, "Good boy, come back to play later."

The big turtle closed its eyes and seemed to be enjoying it, rubbed Mengmeng's little hand, and then slowly crawled into the sea, paddling the waves and disappearing.