Yang Ruoqing filled two small bowls with fried rice dumplings cooked with flower oil. One was placed on the stove god's table, and the other was used as an offering for sacrifice in the afternoon.

Lunch was put on the table at noon, including chicken, duck and fish.

Yang Ruoqing put a lot of vegetables into the bowl for Luo Baobao, "Eat more and be full. When you get back to town, you will definitely be too busy to play and not eat."

"Mom, there will be a lot of small stalls selling food in the town tonight. Aunt Mianmian, Sister Xiuxiu and I can just buy something to eat at the roadside stalls. We won't be hungry."

"Well, that's okay. Do you have pocket money over there?"

The thought of her daughter going out to play made Yang Ruoqing's maternal blood boil instantly. Even though she knew that she had saved all her New Year's money, she still couldn't help but ask nonsense questions.

Luo Baobao's eyes rolled, he put down the chopsticks in his hand and smiled cutely at Yang Ruoqing: "Mom, I have some pocket money in my hand, but, hehe, it would be better if mom could give me more.

, the more the merrier…”

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, "You girl!"

She took off her purse from her waist and put it on the table, "Your new year's money is all silver. Just keep the silver at home. It's convenient to bring some copper coins there to buy things."

Luo Baobao grabbed the purse and opened it and took a few glances at it. He nodded repeatedly with excitement, and his eyes even curved into crescents.

"Thank you so much, Mom, Mom is so kind, Mom is so considerate."

"Don't flatter me and eat well. When you get to town, you must listen to your grandparents and grandma. You must follow them wherever you go. You are not allowed to run around alone."

…

In the afternoon, everyone went to the mountain together to burn incense and place offerings at the ancestors' tombs.

After finishing the work, he went to the river again, sprinkled the offerings in the bowl on the grass by the river, burned incense paper and set off firecrackers.

During the Hungry Ghost Festival, you can't just worship your ancestors, you also have to take care of those lonely ghosts. This is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

There was a long row of villagers standing by the river, including men, women and children.

The man squatted there with a small stick and stirred up the burning incense ashes to prevent the entire river dam from burning.

The women stood behind, holding the children's hands tightly and whispering: "...Don't play outside today. We will go home for dinner as soon as the sun sets. Go to bed early tonight and don't make any noise..."

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The child raised his head with confusion on his face: "Why? Why can't you play outside?"

"Today is the Ghost Festival, and the gates of hell are wide open. What should you do if you are still out playing tricks on ghosts at night?"

"Mom, what does the ghost look like?"

"Mom, I haven't seen it before."

"If you haven't seen it, how do you know there is a ghost?"

"Others have seen it. It is said that it has a green face and fangs, and some of its hair hangs down to the ground. It is wearing white clothes, has no legs and has no face."

"Mom, don't say anything, I'm afraid!" The child was so frightened that he turned around and hugged his mother's thigh, not daring to raise his head again.

The woman achieved her goal and patted the child's head with a bit of pride. These days were the days when the door to hell was wide open. She tried her best not to go out.

When the sun was about to set, three carriages stopped on the road in front of the Luo family and Yang Huazhong's house.

Every room in the old Yang family sent people to the town to watch the city god patrol the streets. Even the Jin family took Yang Yongqing's daughter with them.

It was a pity that Mrs. Tan couldn't see her, otherwise she would definitely have to go. Mrs. Tan couldn't go, so she urged Yang Huamei to go.

Things at Yang Huamei's house are in a mess, and she has no intention of watching the excitement.

Even if she went to the town, she would still be looking for Dabai, but obviously tonight was not the right time. Third Brother and the others were all here... She wouldn't go either, and would stay with Tan.

Mrs. Sun handed the keys to her home to Yang Ruoqing and followed the carriage away.

Yang Ruoqing returned home and told her mother-in-law Tuoba Xian that she had to stay in her parents' yard tonight and look after the yard!

She had kept the boudoir she had before she got married. There was nothing missing in the room. Lying on the bed, Yang Ruoqing suddenly felt like she was going back in time.

Looking at the familiar furnishings in the room, I couldn't help but think of Luo Fengtang who was far away. Every moment when the two of them worked hand in hand in the green years suddenly became clear in my mind. The cool night breeze blew in from the window.

The curtains dance gently, which is extremely comfortable...

Under night, old houses in the village.

After Liao Meiying took Zhen'er to burn incense, before the sun set, her parents' father drove an ox cart over to take her daughter and grandson to Liaojia Village.

He said he would not come back until the end of the month. After all, July was the month of ghosts, so he left the mother and son in the house to worry about their fear.

Liao Meiying took Hong'er and Niuniu to the town with everyone. Yang Yongzhi had dinner and fell asleep.

In the backyard, the doors of the fourth room were locked, and in the east room, Tan and Yang Huamei had taken a shower early, closed the doors and windows, and leaned on the bed to talk thoughtful words.

There was basically not a single person walking around in the front and back yards of the huge old Yang's house.

In Yang Yongqing's house in the backyard, Yang Yongqing was not in the house. He was a free-spirited person. When he was burning incense in the afternoon, he met two friends from the same village. At night, they made an appointment to go to Heifeng's grocery store at the entrance of the village to play cards all night long.

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Heifeng was forcibly sent by his brothers to reunite with Taozi in a kiln in the county town. The family shop is now managed by Heifeng's brother Heitang. Heitang himself likes playing cards the most, so he bought two tables after taking over the shop.

When people play cards, he provides tea and a simple meal if necessary, but he takes a commission from the card table.

Yang Yongqing was not at home, and Mrs. Jin also took her granddaughter to the town. Mrs. Mo was walking in circles in the house alone, holding a piece of grass in her mouth and standing at the window, looking at the moonlit night outside and laughing.

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Qingshui Town.

Compared to the deserted village that closes its doors after dark, Qingshui Town is really noisier than during the day.

The streets and alleys were almost full of people. So many people poured out of nowhere, it was almost a rush.

"Children, please walk slower, don't get crowded."

Sun and Wang Cuilian were shouting from behind. Even so, they were still staggered by the crowd.

Mrs. Liu supported Mrs. Sun: "Third sister-in-law, sister-in-law of the Luo family, don't panic, they are such big girls, they can't be thrown away. Besides, we are all following them, it's okay."

Sun was still worried and turned around to look for Yang Huazhong and the others.

Fortunately, Yang Huazhong and Luo Tiejiang had already kept up with Luo Baobao and the others, so Sun felt relieved.

"I still dream about Chen'er's loss back then. I'm really scared of the loss. I can't let something like that happen again." Mrs. Sun patted her heart.

Wang Cuilian also had lingering fears. Those few years were really fiery.

For the young and beautiful girls like Luo Baobao and others in front of them, the previous obedience and commitment at home were completely forgotten when they encountered such a novel and interesting thing as the city god patrolling the streets.

"Look, look, look, City God's team is coming."

Someone in the crowd started shouting.

"Where is it?"

Everyone stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction of the sound. Luo Baobao was tall and could see it at a glance. He jumped up excitedly and pointed over there and shouted: "I see it, I see it, I see it, I'm wearing red."
Chapter completed!