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160 Old Man Picking Ashes

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    I know that in such an atmosphere, it is simply unrealistic for my father to rest quietly.  There is only one way for father to come out of the surging passion, and that is to leave this festive place.  Thinking of this, I hurriedly said to my mother: "Mom, it's getting late now, why don't you take Dad back first."

    "Today's situation is special, so it's okay to take a late rest." Hearing this, the talkative father hurriedly replied.

    What left me speechless the most was that the mother sitting on the side actually echoed behind my father.  I know very well that it is actually not suitable to talk aloud so excitedly about my father's current physical condition.  While secretly anxious in my heart, I was thinking about countermeasures.

    By chance, I saw two children chasing and playing in the outer hall.  Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came, and he took it to heart.  Although my father was extremely strict with my sister and me, he was extremely fond of the two children.  So, I persuaded again: "Dad, Mom, you should go back now. Even if you are not sleepy, the two children have to sleep. If they fall asleep later, it will be very troublesome when they go back.  gone."

    From the expressions of the parents, it is not difficult to see that after listening to my words, they are already annoyed why they have forgotten the two children?  Without the slightest hesitation, the parents immediately greeted and said goodbye to the people around them.

    Seeing the leaving figures of my parents, brother-in-law, sister and two children, I finally felt relieved.  I asked my cousin if there was anything else I could help with.  After getting a "no" answer, I went back with my wife.

    I didn't turn it on because of a problem with the motorcycle headlight.  Just now, the parents, brother-in-law, sister and children left in two battery cars.  One was bought by my father, and the other was bought by my brother-in-law's house.  There are only two cars in total, so my wife and I can only walk home.  The countryside is not like the city, and there are no street lights.  Along the way, we walked in the dark.  I'm fine, but this is quite a challenge for my always timid wife.  Fortunately, my cousin's house is not very far from ours, so my wife didn't have to worry for a long time before we returned home.

    As soon as he left the festive atmosphere of his cousin's house, my father quickly returned to normal.  After such a toss during the day, my father was exhausted.  Therefore, when we came home, my father had already fallen asleep in bed.  Listening to my father's steady breathing, I couldn't help admiring my own wisdom secretly.  If my father is allowed to chat endlessly at my cousin's house, I don't know how tired my father will be.

    The next day, parents still got up early.  I can see the deep anticipation in their eyes.  After we washed up and had breakfast, it was almost eight o'clock.

    It didn't take long before we heard the sound of firecrackers and drums.  Hearing this, my father's spirit suddenly burst.  I can clearly feel that my father's emotions are starting to become agitated.  The father, who was lying on the small bed in the middle hall and hardly moved, sat up by himself this time very exceptionally.  Father put on his shoes as fast as he could, and then walked to the main road alone.  Seeing this scene, I immediately understood, and hurriedly followed.

    When I came to the intersection, I saw a lot of people not far ahead.  Among them were two people dressed in strange clothes, standing tall on the car, very eye-catching.  It seems that it won't be able to come to our side in a while.  Therefore, I accompanied my father across the road to my uncle's house opposite.

    Now, I have reconciled with my uncle's family, otherwise, my father would definitely not go there.  Uncle happened to be out of the country because of business, so he couldn't catch up with the wedding at his cousin's house.  However, my aunt rushed back from the field.  Seeing my father coming, my aunt quickly moved a chair and asked my father to sit on the side of the road.

    Perhaps the conditions were negotiated, so the gongs and drums sounded again, and the firecrackers were once again in full bloom.  Amidst the incomparable power, the long dragon-like convoy started slowly again.  Attracted by the sound of drums and firecrackers, both sides of the road were already full of people, old and young, watching the excitement.  As long as they see someone, the convoy will throw candy down, and then there will be special people handing out cigarettes, one pack of Yuxi per person (a kind of cigarette, mid-range, about 20 yuan per pack), except of course, children.

    As we got closer, I finally saw the two people standing tall.  His face was painted bright and green, he was wearing a pirate hat, and he was wearing a crooked robe.  Although this kind of dress concealed the original appearance to a large extent, I could still tell at a glance that they were my cousin and sister-in-law.  The most ridiculous thing is that the sister-in-law actually wears a blindfold, looking like a one-eyed pirate woman.

    With the description so far, many people will definitely find it strange.  Where did you play it?  This is actually a custom here.  Every wedding celebration, in order to enhance the festive atmosphere, generally?Play the game of "playing the role of old man".  The old man here actually refers to the father-in-law of the bride.  Of course, this doesn't mean that the father-in-law really had sex with his daughter-in-law, it's purely a game, just for the sake of bloggers' laughter.

    In our place, almost every family will go through this procedure.  Ordinary people's "pretending to be a gray old man" is often a formality.  For example, paint the bride's father-in-law red face, and then carry Zhu Bajie's usual nine-tooth nail rake ("rake" and "grill" have the same pronunciation, to show the meaning of "rake" and "scrape"), and stand at the gate  .  Let a group of relatives and friends look up and admire his heroic "pick up ashes" image, and make everyone amused.  Of course, now that the conditions are good, it is inevitable that people will be photographed or videotaped and leave their indelible "ashes" and "heroic appearance".

    At that time, when I got married, I had to go through this procedure logically.  But, firstly, my father has a very high seniority in the village, and secondly, my father's temper is notoriously violent in the whole village.  Therefore, no one dared to make father happy at that time.  In my cousin's words, if I come here and get scolded by my father, then those who are juniors have to endure it, and they won't get angry at all.  Because no one likes to make fun of themselves, at my wedding, the usual "play the old man" game miraculously disappeared.  From this, it is not difficult to see that in our village, father's prestige is very strong.

    However, my cousin's concept is completely different from that of my father.  In my cousin's own words, if someone else pretends to be an old man who picks up ashes, that's a respect for you.  The more people who come, the better your popularity.  Therefore, before the wedding, my cousin has already said that when we get married, everyone is welcome to come and "dress up as a gray old man", the more people the better!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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