Early the next morning, Ye Yaodong woke up when he heard the slightest movement, without anyone calling him.
Lin Xiuqing got up early in the morning to make breakfast, and today's breakfast was particularly rich.
Usually it’s pickled mustard vegetables or various pickles and salted duck eggs. Today, in addition to these, there are scrambled eggs with shrimp skin, canned fish, preserved egg tofu, salted hairtail fish, as well as soy milk, fried dough sticks, and meat buns bought from outside.
Even Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang couldn't stop wowing when they saw the breakfast dishes.
Ye Chenghu secretly ate fried dough sticks and asked, "Mom, our family is having a hard time?"
"Mom, the food here is better than during the Chinese New Year. Is dad getting rich again?"
After speaking, Ye Chengyang also came to his side to break the dough sticks.
Ye Chenghu avoided the protest and said, "Don't take it from me. If you want to eat it, go to the table and get it yourself."
"Cheapskate."
Lin Xiuqing said: "Keep your voice down, everyone is still sleeping. Where can we eat better than during the Chinese New Year? There is a lot of fish and meat during the Chinese New Year."
"It was the New Year's Eve dinner. After the New Year, we would eat leftovers every morning, and we had to eat it for a week. How could it be as good as today's dish?"
Ye Chenghu also agreed, "Yes, there is no such dish on the morning of the Chinese New Year. It is just leftover vegetables with mustard pickles."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and knocked one by one, "You are the only ones who would say that you are so rich in oil and water, yet you still dislike it?"
"Mom, is it because dad came back and made you happy, so you are so rich this morning?"
Ye Chenghu chuckled and backed away from the door, worried that his mother would slap him down and prevent him from running away in time.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I heard it all last night. Dad made you so happy."
Ye Chengyang also nodded, "Yes, every time dad comes back, mom is happy."
"Stop talking nonsense. We have guests at home. Your grandparents are here. Your father also brought his godfather and stepmother back yesterday. He slept upstairs with you last night."
"My father's godfather?" Ye Chenghu was confused for a moment, and then his eyes lit up, "The godfather who gave the red envelope, the one who is a high official."
"Yes, you go to the store and buy 4 new pairs of toothbrushes."
"Okay, right away."
"I just said that what I ate this morning was better than the Chinese New Year..."
"By the way, I'll call your grandpa and grandma over to my hometown for dinner..."
"knew."
The two brothers took the money and ran out excitedly, chasing each other to the canteen.
Ye Yaodong got up and washed up. He was very satisfied with the breakfast on the table and broke off a small piece of fried dough sticks.
Father and son are all three alike.
The freshly fried dough sticks are still a little warm and taste crispy and soft.
"It's delicious. It's time to eat these. Pickle pickled vegetables every day."
"The most delicious food is actually pickles and pickles."
Ye Yaodong did not refute.
"Not up yet?"
"It's only 5:30. I just heard the sound of people moving upstairs. I should be awake too."
"Those two boys are very active. They can't get up from studying. If they don't study, they get up earlier than the chickens."
"Isn't it proactive to take them to the county to watch the excitement? I was afraid of missing out and being left behind, so I got up early in the morning and sat at the door to wait."
While Lin Xiuqing was talking, she had already packed the bowls of porridge and put them on the table. Let them cool down a little so that they can be eaten later.
After a while, Father Lin, Mother Lin, and Director Chen also came down one after another. Ye Chenghu was particularly attentive and handed out the new toothbrushes to them one by one.
"Grandpa, grandma, grandpa, grandma, I just bought a new one for you."
"Haha, you are so good."
"Thank you. This is the boss, I guess. He looks taller and smarter."
Ye Chenghu was still a little shy after being praised, "You're welcome, hurry up and finish your meal. My mother has prepared a lot of dishes, which are even better than the Chinese New Year meal."
Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who would eat this during the Chinese New Year?"
"I mean it's better than what you eat in the morning after the New Year..."
Director Chen smiled and said: "Yes, I understand what you mean. Usually breakfast is not so rich, and the New Year's breakfast is not so big, right?"
"Yes, yes, everything we eat on New Year's morning is all leftovers..."
"I told you to talk too much. Go and wash your hands and eat."
When Ye's father and Ye's mother came over, dinner was just about to begin.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and the guests and hosts enjoyed the breakfast.
Ye Yaodong also agreed with his parents that he would let his father drive the tractor later, pick up his family and his father-in-law, and go by himself. He would drive a motorcycle with Director Chen and his wife.
They have invitations, and they seem to have to receive clothes when the time comes and dress in uniform to worship, not all together.
After everyone finished eating, a large group of people cheered and walked towards Thean Hou Temple.
It was only around 6 o'clock in the morning, but the whole village had already woken up and was very lively. There were people coming and going around the beach.
Even the children got up early in the morning and were running wildly towards Thean Hou Temple, extremely excited.
Before they reached Thean Hou Temple, they heard the sound of various gongs, drums and suonas.
"It's starting, run quickly..."
"Wow, hurry up, hurry up..."
"Dad, let's run away first..."
Everyone on the road quickened their pace.
Even their own children were so excited that they immediately ran away.
Ye Yaodong watched the people behind him keep passing by them, looked at his wrist, and said: "Take your time, don't be in a hurry, it's only 6:20 and we set off at 7 o'clock. At this moment, Suona is just adjusting the atmosphere in advance.
That’s all.”
"Don't be in a hurry, just take a few steps. Just after eating, treat it as a walk and walk slowly."
"Let the children slow down and run away just after eating, which will cause stomachache..."
"It's too late for you to say this, you've already disappeared."
Everyone continued to move forward while chatting and laughing.
The entrance to Thean Hou Temple had been decorated with lanterns and festoons a few days ago, and red silk cloth was hung at the entrance. At this time, the suona team was sitting on the threshold, playing bombs, surrounded by a group of children and adults who were gathered around to watch.
Ye Xiaoxi squeezed into the crowd excitedly, and then squeezed out again after a while.
"Mom, I want to play this Erhu too. They say it's called Erhu. I want to play the Erhu. Dad, I want to play the Erhu..."
Ye Yaodong's head was full of black lines, "You are a little girl playing the erhu. Those who play the erhu are all old men."
"I have to, uh uh uh uh, listen well..."
She hummed while shaking her head, imitating the rhythm of playing the erhu, swaying from side to side, which looked quite rhythmic.
"You might as well learn the harmonium."
"No, it's all my brother's saliva."
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile: "She doesn't have her own harmonica. Her brother's harmonica is either mud or saliva."
"I'll buy you a new one tomorrow."
"Then I still want the erhu."
"Learn the harmonica first, from easy to difficult, do you know?"
"All right."
Director Chen said with a smile: "If your child wants to learn, you can teach it to her. It doesn't matter. Who said those who play the erhu are all old men? They also learn from young. I will buy one for her and I will buy it when I go back tomorrow."
Ye Xiaoxi jumped up excitedly, then hurriedly went over and hugged his thigh, "Thank you, Godfather. Godfather, you are so kind. You are better than my father, who is a stingy man."
Ye Yaodong raised his hands high, "Say it again, I'll slap you in the butt! Who bought all those toys you have? You even called me stingy, you little heartless kid."
"But you won't buy me an erhu."
"Can you do it? You are not as good as Erhu."
"Nonsense, I am taller than Erhu."
Ye Yaodong ignored her and looked at Director Chen, "I'll just buy it the day after tomorrow. How dare you spend money on it."
Lin Xiuqing also nodded, "Yes, we can just buy one ourselves."
"There is no reason to take back what you say, let alone say it to your child. Don't think she is young, she will remember it."
"Yes, I remember to keep my word!"
Ye Yaodong smiled and scolded: "Little girl, you are not polite at all."
"I can give my piggy bank to my godfather."
"Hahaha, then I still made money?"
Lin Xiuqing also smiled and poked her forehead with her index finger, "You're the only one who has the nerve to say that."
"I have a lot of coins, very heavy ones."
It was funny when she mentioned this. Lin Xiuqing told them vividly that Ye Xiaoxi didn't know "jiao" and "yuan", but only recognized "fen" coins.
I don’t need to pay any large amount, I only need one or two cents in return.
So now the piggy bank contains only a few cents of coins, but I really don’t have any larger amounts.
But she also felt that she had many and heavy coins, so she had a lot of money.
Seeing that the adults were looking at her and laughing, Ye Xiaoxi didn't understand why, so she turned around and squeezed into the crowd again. Then she held her chin with both hands, squatted in front of the person playing the erhu, and looked straight at the person playing the erhu.
The old man with a double beard looked at her squatting in front of her and laughed too.
Just as they were laughing at Ye Xiaoxi, Secretary Chen came over and was shocked to see Director Chen and quickly stepped forward to shake hands.
"What brought the leader here?" He patted his forehead, "Oh, look at my memory, A Dong has been married to me, so it's normal for him to come."
"Yes, he went to the city specifically to pick us up yesterday. He stayed at his house for one night last night. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been here so early."
"Okay, then come and see our village. Our village has made great progress in recent years and is very different."
"I've heard about it, and I've also seen it. Look at the majestic rows of big ships in the middle of the sea. There weren't so many last year, but this year there were twice as many..."
"Where are you? They didn't sail this time. They came back on these big boats. There are forty or fifty boats in our village outside..."
Secretary Chen salivated and pointed at the sea to tell Director Chen the current situation of the village. He also said that the village is now vigorously developing aquaculture.
He is extremely proud now when he talks about the situation in the village. The village is getting better and better, and it is also under the leadership of village cadres like them.
And he didn't forget to mention the relationship when he said it, saying that everyone's surname was Chen, and they were all descendants of the same ancestor...
Then he continued to praise Ye Yaodong, saying that the villagers were influenced by him and followed him, so that they could slowly accumulate capital, and there were a lot of fishing boats in the village, and new boats came back one after another.
Now it has surpassed some villages in Shilibaxiang and has become a famous and wealthy village. Even getting married is much easier in the village.
Ye Yaodong modestly said that it was because of the protection of the village cadres that he could do better and better, and because of the cooperation of the village cadres, the village became more and more prosperous.
If a village wants to get better and better, it cannot do without a good leader.
Director Chen also complimented him very cooperatively.
During this period, his friends saw him and came over to say hello. However, seeing that there were leaders and village cadres surrounding him, they were very sensible and did not hold him back to talk. After saying hello, he led his family to watch the fun.
Went.
The Suona Gong and Drum Team does not play all the time. It plays for about 10 minutes, then rests for another 10 minutes before continuing again.
Several people complimented each other for a while, and when the time was almost up, Secretary Chen went to organize the team to carry the flag.
There is no mistake, every song is published and every content is read one by one!
Ye Yaodong didn't need to carry the sedan or carry the flag. He only had to stand in the crowd and watch the fun, which was quite relaxing.
But Ye Xiaoxi, that silly girl, was following behind Lahu's old man. Everyone was standing in line, so she followed without hesitation.
The Suona Gong and Drum Team saw a fat girl among them, and a group of middle-aged and elderly people laughed and teased her, asking who she was.
"My name is Ye Xiaojiu, no, my name is Ye Xiaoxi, and my father is Xianyu Adong."
"Hahaha, your father is a salty fish dong? No wonder he can raise you so meaty."
She put her hands on her hips and was unhappy. "Attai said I was lucky, not fat!"
"Yes, yes, it is a blessing..."
"Hahaha……"
"Grandpa, can you teach me how to play the erhu?"
"Then you have to kowtow to me and become my disciple."
Ye Xiaoxi knelt down quickly, almost startling the old man Lahu, and quickly went to help her.
"Ouch, this can't be done, I just made a joke..."
But Ye Xiaoxi insisted and kowtowed.
A group of middle-aged and elderly people around him were laughing at him. It was no longer possible not to accept a disciple now. The little girl was already kowtowing.
Ye Yaodong and his wife were looking for a child. People all over the village gathered at the gate of Tianhou Palace to watch the excitement. The honor guard was carrying flags and occupying positions. They were all people. However, the two brothers knew that they were looking for their elders, so Ye Xiaoxi disappeared.
When they found it, Ye Xiaoxi was still kneeling on the ground, being helped up by the old man playing the erhu.
"You damn girl, there are so many people running around and you are not afraid of being stepped on..." Lin Xiuqing grabbed her clothes and cursed.
"Mom, I kowtow to grandpa and become my disciple."
"What?"
Ye Yaodong also looked at the old man holding the erhu in his hand, who also looked at him and explained.
"It was originally just a joke, but I didn't expect this kid to be so honest, so he knelt down and kowtowed. This made me have to teach him, haha."
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said: "She is really good. She can find a good master for herself directly, so we don't have to worry about it."
"He's clever."
"This girl will only be hot for three minutes, and I will have to disturb you for a few days."
"It doesn't matter, I said it myself. If the child is interested, it's okay to teach her."
"Then it'll be troublesome for Uncle."
Ye Yaodong asked which village nearby he came from, wrote down the address, and then took Ye Xiaoxi away.
Lin Xiuqing criticized her after taking her away, "I was just joking, why did you take it so seriously and knelt down to kowtow to become my disciple?"
Ye Xiaoxi looked at her innocently, "But grandpa said that he would teach me if he asked me to kowtow and become my master."
Ye Yaodong stopped Lin Xiuqing from preaching anymore, "Since she has agreed, let her learn it for a few days. I think it will only last three minutes. If she can't learn it for a few days, just let her play for a while."
"Then I can't cause trouble to others. Then I have to buy some gifts and send them to my door."
"Then it's up to you."
Lin Xiuqing poked her forehead hard with her index finger, "You will make trouble for me, but now I can't help but buy you an erhu."
"I don't want you to buy it!"
"You are the only one who will take advantage."
Ye Yaodong took Ye Xiaoxi's hand and said, "There are many people now. Don't run around. Hold your mother's hand."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Xiuqing and said, "You should watch her at home."
"Well, I looked at it. The team was all lined up and seemed to be leaving."
"Don't be in a hurry, the team moves slowly."
Today's journey ceremony is similar to Mazu's parade. The teams are arranged neatly, the gongs and drums team starts singing non-stop, and the fisherman's wife also takes Mazu out of the Tianhou Palace and puts it into the shrine.
After the most critical step was completed, the firecrackers went off, the gong that opened the way also sounded, and the team started to move.
"Let's go, let's go..."
"Move, move..."
"Everyone, follow up, follow behind, and go to the county together..."
Ye Yaodong and others stood on the roadside and watched the team move. Then the villagers spontaneously followed the team, and the team slowly lengthened.
Many people who have bicycles also go home and push their bicycles out, waiting to join in on the side of the road.
Father Ye urged in a hurry, "Dongzi, let's go."
"Okay, take your time and don't rush. This team is quite long. Let's follow them for a while. Then when they take a break, we can get to the county first."
"I know, we're going a short distance away. It won't matter if we go to the county in advance then. If we go early, we can still see the excitement of the county."
"Then it's up to you."
Father Ye led a large group of people to the workshop, and Ye Yaodong also led Director Chen and his wife to follow the group.
He didn't go home and drive his motorcycle until the team entered the village.
The old lady then handed him another bag of eggs. When he touched the warm ones, he knew they were eggs.
This is also their family's custom. Whenever they go out, there is a bag of hot hard-boiled eggs.
"Are you still worried that I won't have anywhere to eat? Cook such a big bag."
"This is for you to eat on the road. You are young and have a big appetite. Eat more, and the guests will also eat more."
"Okay, got it."
Director Chen said politely: "The old lady is in good health and speaks very energetically."
"You can also be very powerful when you curse and hit others."
"hehe."
The old lady smiled and poked the cane, "I didn't hit you or scold you."
After Ye Yaodong pushed the motorcycle out, he divided the helmets he bought into two and gave them to them, "Safety first."
"Yes, safety first, and the mountain road is not easy to walk on, so you have to be careful."
"Yes, you drive or should I drive?"
"Just drive and we'll sit in the back."
"good."
At this time, he could still hear the sound of gongs and drums in the village. He was not in a hurry and drove slowly behind.
Worried that Ye Xiaoxi would see him and follow him, he deliberately changed a path and drove directly to the entrance of the village to wait for the team.
Even after the two brothers were taken away, they were not afraid of her asking. They just told her that they had gone to school.
It's so easy to be deceived at such a young age.
She is still too young, and her memory is short. She cannot remember it for a long time after watching it. The more people there are, the more chaotic it will be. She can wait until she is older to read it.
More than 70% of the people in the village, both men and women, were following the team, which made the team appear to be extremely long. Ye Yaodong's motorcycle was right next to the team, driving slowly.
The road is said to be wide, but it is not particularly wide. It is only three or four meters wide, unlike the widened roads in the future.
As soon as the team got on the road, it occupied most of the road. If a tractor passed by, the team had to move aside so that the tractor could pass.
It was inconvenient for him to ride a motorcycle next to him, so he opened the road ahead and drove slowly.
It wasn't until he passed through a nearby village and had to take a mountain road that he stopped driving.
The mountain road was difficult to walk and it was inconvenient to drive and stop, so he drove directly to the city without stopping.
He walked in front, but his father drove the tractor after the team started, so he fell to the back of the team and could not follow his footsteps.
The motorcycle is highly maneuverable. Even if the mountain road is slow, it only took him more than half an hour to ride into the city.
The main streets in the city were indeed hung with colorful flags and lanterns, and they looked even more joyful than the Chinese New Year.
When Ye Yaodong arrived at the county seat, he stopped first, looked at the address on the invitation, and then walked in that direction. However, the closer he got to the address of Tianhou Palace in the city, the more pedestrians on the road became more and more congested.
There is also the Tianhou Palace in the county seat, but it was newly built in the past six months. He still doesn't know what it looks like.
When I came back two days ago, I went to the village committee and Secretary Chen also told him about the change in plans.
Originally, it was planned to focus on the Mazu of their village and then hold a big festival. After all, their village’s Thean Hou Temple was the first to be built, and the birthday event was also the largest. It was even publicized in newspapers, and the surrounding area was all about their Thean Hou Temple.
believers.
It changed later and it is no longer like this.
Instead, Mazu temples in all places can participate, not just in the county, but also in some surrounding counties with small statues of Mazu.
The county used the donations from various villages and towns to build the Tianhou Temple in the town, and held the Millennium Festival at the Tianhou Temple in the county. Then the surrounding villages and towns could invite Mazu statues from their respective villages when the Millennium Festival was held.
Sit together and enjoy the incense and worship together.
After all, Mazu in the world is one family, and it doesn’t matter which village is the leader. All Mazu clones should share the incense and sacrifice.
The county leaders discussed and discussed before making a decision. This arrangement is considered the most reasonable.
He also felt that this arrangement was very good, as every Mazu clone in the Tianhou Temple and Mazu Temple in the county could be taken care of.
When Ye Yaodong heard about it later, he couldn't help but feel happy. Fortunately, the Mazu in his village was not different, and there was no gold foil on it. Otherwise, at first glance, he would be different from the Mazu in other villages.
He is still in his infancy, and he definitely wants a golden body, but it is not suitable for him now. He will donate more in the future.
"There are too many people in front of us and we can't walk. We can still turn around before we get into the crowd. Let's park the car inside the county government office."
"Okay, then we'll stop at the county government office, and then we'll walk slowly over here."
"Fortunately, we left early."
Chapter completed!