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    All eyes were fixed on the bowl in the burden.  I think, if the bowl is not covered with dust, then they will flock to it nine times out of ten.

    While washing the dishes, various dishes that are already cooked are also urgently heated.  The serving of the dishes and the appearance of the bowl frame are almost at the same time.

    Everyone went crazy and flocked to the bowl frame immediately.  It's just that the place to put the bowls is too small, and there are too many people.  Thus, the fierce competition began.  At this moment, the advantages of physical strength are fully reflected.  Those who successfully grabbed two bowls rushed to the table as quickly as possible.  Because whoever is faster can grab the fish.  Of course, a family that has coordinated in advance has an obvious advantage.  Some people grab the bowl, some occupy the fish plate, and in the end, it is natural to return with a full load.  If you move slowly, you can only use a bowl to pick up some vegetables and go home.

    The dishes and the bowls are well coordinated. When the dishes on the dinner table are cleared, the bowls are also gone.  So, in scenes that were countless times more intense than the first batch, the second batch ended at a faster speed.

    In the next few batches, the competition was equally fierce.  No matter how they cooperate, everyone's primary goal is to bowl.  Even if there is no food, you must take two bowls home.  This was the common thought of those who came to the banquet at that time.  The reason for such an idea is related to the funeral concept passed down from generation to generation on our side.

    It is said that the bowls on the funeral banquet after the death of Bai Lao are used to eat, and will bring many benefits to the people who eat.  This benefit is directly proportional to age, the older the person who dies, the more obvious this benefit will be.  My wife was the oldest in the village at that time, and her age of 100 years old (we are considered a virtual age here, so my wife who passed her 99th birthday is a real 100 years old in the eyes of the local people) is extremely attractive.  Huge, hence such a crazy move.  Of course, when these bowls are brought back, they are usually used to serve the children of the younger generation.  It is said that the younger you are, the better the effect.  If a child eats with such a bowl, he will have good fortune and good luck in the future.  Perhaps, you will think such a statement is ridiculous, but people at that time really believed it.  Even now, after a slightly older old man passes away, when people treat guests, a certain number of bowls are specially placed by the door for guests to take.

    I don't want to make too many comments on the crazy actions caused by absurd concepts.  However, the madness at that time brought endless troubles to my father.  During the transition from a planned economy to a market economy, my father finally realized what it means to "plans cannot keep up with changes."  Bowls, fish and all kinds of vegetables are bought and bought.  And buying things at that time was not like it is now, it is not necessarily possible to buy things if you have money.  But just for the meat, my father specially bought two pigs raised by the Murakami family, and killed them and used them now.  I have always admired my father's ability to coordinate and adapt.  Not to belittle myself, I ask myself, even now I am far from being able to compare with my father at that time.  To put it plainly: the gap is not a little bit big.

    Such a magnificent Pepsi feast consumes more than just incomparable energy.  Afterwards, my father did not make complete statistics, and estimated that more than 10,000 RMB was spent.  Now it seems that it seems to be nothing.  But, don't forget, it was the 1980s.  At that time, there was a special title called "ten thousand households".  The so-called "10,000-yuan household" refers to a family with assets of 10,000 yuan.  This was already considered quite rich at that time, which is why they won the honorable title of "Ten Thousand Households".  That is to say, the "10,000-yuan household" was the rich man at that time.  However, just for this grand funeral event, my father spent more than 10,000 yuan.  This is definitely not a small financial burden for the father.  But the father, who valued family affection the most, felt that this was a respect for the deceased, so he never said a word "no" from the beginning to the end.  Not only is everything well planned and arranged, but all expenses are fully borne.

    For this funeral, I am wearing a red hat.  Among the crazy people mentioned above, there are quite a few people wearing red hats, but there are also many people wearing green hats.  What's more, some of them wear cuckold hats because they don't know what color hats to wear and just make do with it.  It is not difficult to see how senior our family is in Murakami.

    Remember there is such a little fun.  Every Spring Festival, we have a custom of rushing to pay New Year's greetings here.  Of course, under the impact of modern civilization, this custom has become more and more weak now.  The so-called "Crossing the door to pay New Year's greetings" is a grand activity on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when people in the whole village wish each other New Year's greetings.  After each family had breakfast, only one person was left at home, and the others all went out, congratulating one family after another.  Of course, wherever they go, the enthusiastic left-behind elders will distribute cigarettes (one for each adult man) and wedding candy (for women and children).

    When I was a child, I always carried a big convenience bag, and then under the leadership of my elders, I would go from house to house and say "Xin" in a childish voice."Happy". At that time, due to limited conditions, people gave out fruit candies, and the family usually only gave out two pieces (meaning "good things come in pairs"). But, even so, I usually had to come back halfway  Replace the convenience bag. Because the big convenience bag has been filled with sugar. It can be seen that on the first day of the new year, I have to congratulate many people on the new year.

    Perhaps it is because of my high seniority, so my actions are easier to attract everyone's attention.  It is said that in the village, the precedent of children carrying bags for New Year greetings started from my time.  Hehe, boast about it.  I was also a little famous when I was a child.

    A descendant of my family, slightly older than me.  What he said from the bottom of his heart is that every Chinese New Year, the most fearful thing is to visit my house to pay New Year's greetings.  Because our family is all wives, no matter male or female.  What is this concept?  I just mentioned my wife's birthday and funeral.  I am my grandson, so I call her Mrs.  This is different from the grandparents, men are called "grandpa" and women are called "grandma".  If it is changed to "he", it is still called "wife".  That's why there are "male wife" and "female wife".  But what if it is a descendant?  Perhaps because of the rarity of the situation, we don't seem to have come up with any new titles there, and we still call them "Mrs."  In other words, since his father's generation, he has to be called "Mrs."  Therefore, when he came to my house to pay New Year's greetings, he felt like the "wife" of the family.  This made him feel very awkward, so he declared that "the most fearful thing is to visit my house to pay New Year's greetings"!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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