Chapter 672 Nine-curved Yellow River Lantern Array
Chapter 672 Nine-bend Yellow River Lantern Array
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, everyone starts to pay New Year greetings to each other.
Now there are other production teams in Guanzhuang. In the past two days, the village cadres' homes have been flooded with relatives and friends who have come to pay New Year's greetings.
But what is different from others is that the Shilipu Production Team does the opposite: the cadres of the production team each carry gifts to pay New Year greetings to the members.
Although the gifts given by the cadres were all paid out of the collective account of the production team.
But after all, in most rural areas in northern Saibei, it is the first time for cadres to pay New Year greetings to the members.
Especially those honest old men and wives who have to stand on the side of the road to give way when they see cadres from a distance all their lives.
When they saw cadres coming to their homes with New Year gifts to wish them a happy New Year, they were so frightened that they were at a loss as to what to do.
There were even some timid and honest people who even knelt down before the cadres on the spot. It seemed that if they did not do so, they would be unable to express their gratitude and uneasiness.
"Don't be ridiculous! It's not fashionable to kneel down now. Old man Huang, are you trying to hurt me?"
Wang Chunhua, the women's team leader, hurriedly supported Old Man Huang, a "five-guarantee household" in the production team, "Now according to the new regulations in our production team.
Every year, we cadres must pay New Year greetings to the members and visit their homes to offer condolences. This is what I should do. Why are you kowtowing to me? Aren't you making me make a mistake?"
“Thanks for the organizational care!”
Old Man Huang burst into tears with excitement, "Well, in this life, under the leadership and care of the production team cadres, I had eight bowls of noodles for the first time in my life!
I have also lived a good life with mutton and pork in the New Year! Now that I can live such a life, even if I go up the mountain tomorrow, I feel it is worth it."
Wang Chunhua scolded: "It's Chinese New Year, what are you talking about? You have to take good care of yourself and live a good life. Our production team will have a good life in the future!"
Old Man Huang has never had a name his whole life.
When he was a child, people in the production team called him Mao Dan and Huang Hanhan.
When he grew older and started herding sheep for the production team, people in the same village openly called him Huang Guanggun.
Secretly, he called him Huang Juehu.
Now when he gets old, his name becomes Huang Wubao, Huang Laohan.
"Okay, well, you must live well and watch carefully how our Zhuangzi gets better day by day!"
Old Man Huang burst into tears: "There is hope for these days! We feel so comfortable in our hearts."
Wang Chunhua put down the gift and comforted her softly: "Don't worry! You don't have to wait until the first lunar month, you will see how Zhuangzi has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Maybe in two years, you can marry a ‘shameful man’!”
Old Man Huang is actually not old, he is only 45 years old this year.
It's just that life in Saibei is bitterly cold, and people here generally look older.
The ruthless blade of time has carved out a 65-year-old look on his 45-year-old face.
At the age of Old Man Huang, if placed in the south, it would be a period of physical strength and prime of life;
It is the time when the accumulation of life experience and personal connections reach new heights.
For middle-aged men in their early 40s, it is the peak moment for them to flex their muscles and create value in life.
But in the barren and bitterly cold Saibei, there are really not a few people like Old Man Huang who enter old age early.
"Okay, okay, look at it."
Old Man Huang wiped his tears repeatedly, "I don't dare to hope for marrying a shameful man. I just hope that our fellow villagers in Zhuangzi will live better and better.
I just hope that the gods will bless the educated youths of the Luoxuan family and they can become high officials in the future! Be the kind of high officials who are in charge of a state and a government!"
The people of Saibei are honest and simple, and their wishes are also very simple.
Just like this old man Huang, he hoped that Luo Xuan, an educated youth who could bring him nine big bowls to eat and give him more meat during festivals, could become a high official in the future.
This will allow more people to live a good life.
Perhaps many people think that the educated youth who go to the mountains and countryside go to receive education from poor and lower-middle peasants.
Then after these educated youths arrive in the countryside, they will put their tail up and learn farming knowledge from the old farmers honestly and humbly.
In fact, this is not the case.
Especially in the early days, the status of educated youth was very high.
These educated young people from the city are well-educated and knowledgeable. Speaking out must be instructions, and shutting up must be the most popular song title language nowadays.
From time to time, the educated youth would also say a few buzzwords that the peasant uncles could not understand, which were unclear and harsh.
in this case,
One can imagine: How could the educated youth calm down and conscientiously learn to sow seeds, fertilize, raise chickens and pigs?
It's good to meet more honest educated youths. At most, they are just talking nonsense and being lazy in the production team.
Relying on their own forward-thinking, they gained the admiration of the young boys and girls in the village.
to obtain psychological satisfaction.
This kind of educated youth is called a talker.
An educated youth like this is considered an honest person.
There are also many educated youths who cannot stand the hardships in the production team and are never willing to participate in labor.
But this time the educated youth who came to join the production team in Shilipu were different from the two types of educated youth above:
Educated youths like Luo Xuan, Zhang Xiaoli, Peng Yong, or even Xu Daliang from the production team next door.
He can definitely be regarded as a role model among educated youth.
——At least, this group of educated youths do not cause trouble. No matter how they build water conservancy projects, is it correct or not? Is it effective?
But at least educated youths like Luo Xuan and Xu Daliang are still down-to-earth people who only focus on doing things.
Therefore, Old Man Huang was sincere and wished the educated youths a bright future and a prosperous career from the bottom of his heart.
On the whole day of the second day of junior high school, Luo Xuan visited the entire Shilipu production team and all the members' homes.
As a result, I received several baskets of words of gratitude, countless cups of spirits toasted by club members, and a whole body of exhaustion.
When Luo Xuan returned to his educated youth spot with tired steps, Huang Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli had already prepared dinner.
"are you tired?"
Zhang Xiaoli took the cotton coat that Luo Xuan took off, stood outside the cave door, patted it and asked, "Actually, you don't have to go to the folks' homes today to pay New Year greetings.
You see, in the evening you have to accompany us to see the tree flowers and go to Jiuqu. With your face looking so tired, how can I have the heart to drag you along? "
Huang Xuan made tea for Luo Xuan, "That's right, look at us educated youths in Guanzhuang, we are either hiding in caves to rest, or we haven't come back from Camel City. How can we run around like you, going from house to house?
Wish someone else a happy New Year?"
Luo Xuan asked casually: "What, Xu Daliang and the others haven't come back yet?"
Gan Shuili said: "Comrade Xu Daliang has not come back yet.
They will definitely set off from Tuocheng early in the morning on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year and arrive in Zhimi County on time to participate in the float tour."
"Comrade Luo Xuan, don't be angry when the time comes."
Gan Shuili spoke consolingly: "After all, Xu Daliang and the others are driving a brand-new tractor when they come back this time. We don't want to compete with him for the limelight.
Just keep a normal mind! As long as Comrade Luo Xuan, you can make achievements in your work in the future. I believe that no matter what kind of honor you are, you will definitely get it in the future!"
Luo Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, no comparison."
When Gan Shuili was talking to herself just now, she said, "We will not compete with Xu Daliang for the limelight" to enlighten Luo Xuan.
This is completely compassionate, as if helping Luo Xuan, a vulnerable party.
only,
Luo Xuan could hear that Gan Shuili was indeed motivated by such a mentality, and there was nothing artificial about it.
This made it difficult for Luo Xuan to argue with her.
Why!
Gan Shuili, Gan Shuili, why does she always press the wrong channel, making people dumbfounded?
The reason why I asked this just now was actually just a casual question, and I didn't mean to find out Xu Daliang's truth.
Because here, whether it is rehearsing Yangko dance or decorating a float.
Many production teams will send spies to each other to secretly find out about competitors.
Everyone wants to know in advance what other people’s floats are decorated like and what kind of slogans are painted on them?
After these production teams know the reality of others, they can improve their own float designs in a targeted manner.
In order to surpass the opponent in the competition.
But according to Luo Xuan's thinking: he doesn't care about the float tour at all.
But since the people of the Shilipu production team care about this thing very much, they will satisfy the expectations of the members and take first place!
As long as the Shilipu production team has absolute strength, is there any need to be secretive?
What if others know the strength of the Shilipu production team?
Just push it all the way through!
According to the leaders of Zhimi County this year, the arrangements for the Chinese New Year are as follows: Because there is going to be a "water conservancy construction competition" this year, all the customs for the Chinese New Year this year are different from previous years.
According to the instructions from the county: members of the second grade production team can pay New Year greetings to each other and visit relatives during the day.
In the evening, you can go to 'Nine Songs' and watch 'Trees and Flowers'.
On the third day of the lunar new year, the county will organize all production teams in the county and ask them to organize a Yangko team to participate in the Yangko competition in the county town.
And on the afternoon of the third grade of junior high school,
Those yangko teams that perform well will take turns performing yangko to pay New Year greetings to major units, enterprises and institutions in the county.
And this kind of performance is profitable: when the award-winning yangko teams go to the yards of major enterprises and institutions to perform yangko.
These units will seal a big red envelope for the Yangko team.
Part of the money in the red envelope will be taken away by the production team to subsidize the cost of purchasing costumes and props for the Yangko team.
The rest is cash,
The production team will distribute it per head to the members of the Yangko team as a subsidy for their hard work in performing.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year this year, there will be a float parade competition in the county.
At that time, each production team will send a beautifully decorated donkey cart or mule cart to compete.
Various production teams participate in this competition.
The winning production team will not only be able to hang a big red flower on their chest and be awarded a golden certificate, but they will also receive a small bonus.
actually,
The main reason why everyone wants to win the award so much is the sense of honor that comes after winning the award.
And the sense of pride that comes from being recognized by county leaders and the people of the county.
All the production teams in Saibei, whether they are cadres or the masses, have always attached great importance to the Yangko competition and the float parade competition.
Once they receive the award, the cadres and members of that production team go out to face the other cadres and masses of other production teams.
Their faces will always be filled with an expression of extreme pride and all kinds of pride!
It seems that no matter how hard their lives are at the moment, their spirits are extremely full and their backs are well worth it!
For every breath of human life, Buddha fights for every stick of incense.
A sense of spiritual satisfaction can bring great joy to people.
It is difficult for people who have not personally experienced this kind of thing to understand the sense of accomplishment.
In order to satisfy the expectations of the Shilipu production team cadres and members, it was also to speed up the construction of barrier lakes and drinking water canals.
So Luo Xuan decided to buy two tractors at once!
This time, he had made a big investment: when Accountant Li went to Tuocheng to buy a tractor, he would first go to the post and telecommunications office and send an urgent telegram to the old branch secretary of the "Xiao Laojun Nature Reserve Office".
In this telegram.
In the name of Luo Xuan, Accountant Li asked the old party secretary to transfer the total amount of 14,216 yuan for the purchase of two tractors in the form of "telegraphic remittance".
The call was made directly to the unit account of the Agricultural Machinery Service Co., Ltd. in the Tuocheng area.
If the old party secretary goes to Ji Xuyuan and can't get enough money, he can also go to Tuo Haili, Dai Hongmei and the others to get it together.
Tuo Haili and her grandfather secretly supply Chinese herbal medicine to the Central Health Center of Hongxing Commune.
She is now a little rich woman.
As for Dai Hongmei, the young couple controls the granary of the Zhengxing Brigade for Luo Xuan, and the sand quarry is very rich!
The purchase of the tractor has been decided.
By then, the Zhimi County float parade competition will officially begin on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Xu Daliang will drive a "Dongfanghong 54" tractor back from Camel City to compete.
On the same day, the Shilipu production team will drive back two tractors!
By then, the scene will probably be a bit fun.
Wait until you have eaten at home.
Huang Xuan, Zhang Xiaoli and Gan Shuili were all dressed up beautifully and had their hair combed neatly.
Cheering all the way. Accompanied by Luo Xuan, Peng Yong and Zhu Chanchao, they rushed to the "Nine-Meander Yellow River Lantern Array" located on an empty dam outside the county seat.
The Yellow River has nine and eighteen bends, and the array of lights is a charming ring with ten thousand characters.
When people enter through the door, they have to turn several twists and turns. In the middle of the light array is a large lantern hanging on a high pole.
It is said to be the main brain, and what is enshrined under the lamp is the main god of the lamp array.
It's just that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were not allowed to become spirits.
Therefore, the big lantern in the middle now serves to show the position of the center of the array eye and provide a reference for everyone to move forward.
According to previous customs, people visiting the lantern array would pray in front of the statues of gods.
According to legend, there are a total of 365 gods in the lantern array, which is related to the solar terms of the year, the sun and the moon, and people’s life wishes.
People in the northern part of the Great Wall believe that turning the Nine Songs can help them avoid disasters and prolong their lives.
If you pray in front of Guanyin to send your child away, you can give birth to a child early. However, Guanyin has also crossed her legs and disappeared without a trace.
But her original position is still remembered in the minds of the older generation.
therefore,
Many young couples who have encountered difficulties in conceiving will still stop when passing by that location.
They will bow quietly and as quietly as possible, and at the same time pray a few words silently in their hearts.
As for whether it is effective or not, it is hard to say. Bodhisattva matters are never something that can be explained clearly.
Gan Shuili, who felt honored because of Xu Damao's dazzling work achievements and whose self-confidence was thoroughly cultivated, took the lead in diving into the "Jiuqu Yellow River Lantern Array".
The area occupied by this lamp array is actually not particularly large.
But because ropes and curtains are used inside to isolate the entire lamp array, walking inside is like walking through the alleys of Jiangnan Water Town: twists and turns.
In this way,
Once you enter the light array, you can only keep moving forward, there is no way back.
If you want to walk from the entrance to the exit and visit the entire light array, it will take at least about 2 hours.
Gan Shuili, Huang Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli were in high spirits tonight. They laughed and guessed riddles along the way, hoping to earn a small gift or something.
Even if they just got a red-headed rope, the three girls would be overjoyed.
Life here is really boring!
Humans are social animals.
Now the entire lantern array is colorful, and visitors can see that there is a joyful New Year atmosphere everywhere.
How could they not feel happy?
is walking,
Suddenly I heard a cry: "Luo Xuan is coming!"
As the words fell, a group of girls emerged from the crowd and surrounded Luo Xuan.
