Back to 1988, in order to lay down liver skills

Chapter 60
By the time the generator was installed, it was already dark.

There is no suitable place to install it in the village, and the generator is noisy, so it is placed next to the grove outside the village.

Cover it with things first, and plan to find someone to build a power house tomorrow.

I asked for help. I want to treat guests in the evening, but there are too many people to invite all of them, so I can only owe it first.

But please listen to the radio.

Those two radios that were cobbled together from the pile of junk are now the treasures of the village. A group of people surround each radio, humming along to an opera, and startled when they hear the news.

It didn't take a few minutes to start arguing, and I don't know who moved the radio quickly, and there was a tick tick tick tick tick tick, and the kid started broadcasting...

A group of brats got excited all of a sudden, calling the kids, isn't that a show for themselves?Must listen.

Make noise if you don’t want to listen to it, a group of kids are yelling at the side, don’t let us listen, no one can listen to it well.

Everyone is happy today, these little bastards are not beaten.

It just so happened that everyone didn't have to debate whether to listen to the opera or the news. Men, women and children listened to this program called Little Trumpet together.

It's still fun to hear.

……

Li Xiuni was a little distressed about the battery, so she quietly pulled Yan Changqing and asked, "How long will our radio battery last?"

"I'll buy it when I run out." Yan Changqing didn't know how long the battery would last. "Not only will I listen to it today, but I will show it for everyone to listen to when I have nothing to do in the future."

"We bought all the generators. If people don't listen to them, they won't say we are cheap? Look at Yan Xingwang, they probably regret that they didn't give up the batteries before!"

"Whatever they do, they are not only stingy, but also steal money from the villagers, they have a very bad conscience." Mom said immediately. "They have a radio in their house that they treat as a treasure. They tell the village that it is broken. In fact, they often put it in the house to listen to it secretly, thinking that no one in the village knows about it!"

Yan Changqing laughed: "That's right, we can't learn from him. Don't worry, when the motor room is built tomorrow, I will modify the circuit. Those who are willing to use our appliances can turn on the lights for a while. Let's You can also get money."

When Li Xiuni talked about collecting money, she got excited: "Qijin, tell mom, can we make money by charging [-] cents for this generator? How much?"

"It's okay to earn a dime or two!" Yan Changqing couldn't say it well, but a dime or two was enough for my mother to be happy, anyway, my mother didn't know how much money she had in her pocket.

Li Xiuni was really happy: "A kilowatt-hour of electricity is one or two cents, and one hundred degrees is one or twenty yuan..."

Seeing her settle accounts, Yan Changqing planned to sneak away with the big black rhubarb - fortunately, my mother didn't know how to calculate the cost, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep.If you really want to expect to pay back the cost of 20 yuan a month, it will take many years.

Before taking two steps, he suddenly thought of a big trick and took out the photos of his performance in the oil field.

This time I went to the oil field to learn technology, Zhu Changsheng gave him the photos of the performance, and I kept them with me, but I was too busy to take care of them.

Seeing photos of her son's performance, Li Xiuni was so rare that she couldn't care less about anything other than murmuring how nice it was while she was laughing silly while holding the photos.

Then... She took the photo and went to the crowd listening to the radio again!

Yan Changqing likes to see her happy, and of course she is very thankful - she didn't wear a green apron with big red flowers during the performance!

By the miserable green boy, do you mean the boy in the green bellyband?

……

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is full of lanterns!

However, there was no movement in Dayan Village. Yan Xingwang made a big lantern, but unfortunately there was only one, and it didn't belong to his family, it was the public property of the village.

It is said that it was left over from the brigade headquarters back then, and many villages have it, but some of them can't be helped if they are not well kept.

Yan Xingwang did a good job at this point. Every year, he used a long bamboo pole to erect the village entrance, and hung the lantern on the highest point.

The bamboo poles are also tied with cypress branches, which are tied with red strings, implying disaster relief and blessings.

In fact, there should be many customs, but the village has no conditions, and in the end it is only simplified to a lantern hanging high.

In the past, there was no electricity, so we could only use oil lamps, and the lantern fabrics were not good, so they didn't light up at all.

This year, Yan Xingwang probably felt the pressure from his juniors. He felt that the position of the village head was not stable, so he actually spent a lot of money to change the lantern cloth and wires, and replaced the kerosene lamp inside the lantern with an electric light. It can be turned on at night. It's one o'clock.

But Yan Changqing couldn't care less about his little thoughts, so he set off with his second uncle early in the morning to watch the excitement in the town.

……

There were more people walking, and Yan Changqing and Erwa had the privilege to ride in Sibo's carriage, so they had more leisure time to observe everything around them.

On the way, a man from Yangshuzhuang actually brought out two lions. Although they were only being pulled on a cart now, they still became the focus of people.

Those who walked in front of them all waited and watched, and finally formed a scene where the cart pulling the lion's head was in front, and the people from various villages going to the town to watch the excitement were behind.

In fact, although the lion heads of the two lions have been painted with some paint, they still cannot hide the obvious dilapidation. The lion bodies behind are even more crudely made. The rope was dyed red and yellow.

It's not evenly dyed and looks pretty shabby.

But people couldn't hold back the joy, so that a few young people in Yangshuzhuang, regardless of the opposition of the old man in the village, directly pushed the lion up on the road-the lion went to the town to perform, and it was for begging. Now go up, when the time comes If you are tired and don't work hard, you can't do it.

Others wouldn't think about this, but the scene became more lively all of a sudden, the jubilant people followed the two lions, and there was a feeling of bustling along the way.

When the children saw the lion standing up, the timid ones only dared to look at it from a distance, and the brave ones simply ran behind. Some even wanted to touch it, but were stopped by the adults.

Of course, if there are lions, there must be gongs and drums.

Erwa and the other brats stopped riding in the carriage for a long time, they just jumped off and ran after them. Surrounding the lion is not fun, and they can be happy for a long time when they go up and clap the drums.

Very happy.

……

Just after passing the Zhenzidong Bridge, the gongs and drums sounded instantly.

The people gave a loud applause, and immediately crowded around the lion and walked towards the town.

This is a rare and lively scene, they all come out to run and play, unlike years ago, the excitement was in a hurry, and they had to worry about preparing new year's goods.

The doors of many small shops were opened, and the lion dancers were walking slowly in the middle of the road, beating drums and gongs.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers sounded, and the leader of the lion dance team glanced over there. Seeing the shop owner waving at the door, he immediately waved his hand and led the lion dance team over.

The two lions shook their heads and tails, and in front of them was a 'Hydrangea' made of bamboo wrapped in red cloth, which kept jumping up and down with the lion.

This is the rule, lion dancers don’t run around randomly, setting off firecrackers is a signal to welcome you, and the boss will give you some things when you come to perform, such as bags of fruit or sugar, and even a little extra money if you are generous.

The lion dancer decides the duration of the performance according to how many things are given.

Everything is very harmonious. If you don't want to pay for things and money, you won't set off firecrackers, and the lion dance team will not come to embarrass the owner.

It doesn't matter how much you give, just celebrate!
Of course, it is not ruled out that there are only a few stores these days, and the lion dance team has no choice.

……

Walk a few more steps, and you can see a group of people wielding knives, swords, sticks and nine-section whips in the open space at an intersection of the street.

The children Yan Changqing and Erwa are more interested in this, and Yan Changqing can steal from other children watching the fun.

Like the nine-section whip that the famous Kung Fu actor Wu Jing once performed on the stage, he lay on the ground and let the nine-section whip sweep around his body, which can be seen here.

But it is much harder for them to perform as a busker than to play the erhu.

The current season can be said to be the most unsuitable season for being shirtless. This group of people wear sleeveless sweaters at most and take turns to perform.

A lot of applause, but not much money.

As Yan Changqing said, after working so hard, he finally earned three walnuts and two dates.

After all, they can't perform at other people's houses like the lion dance team.

Erwa Tiedan and a group of brats also said that Yan Changqing could do it, but Yan Changqing violently suppressed it-you can't do things that spoil the scene, if the children go up to perform, it will definitely attract more attention, but that is immoral.

After watching for a while, Yan Changqing took out a dollar and threw it over to express his gratitude.

This is already the largest denomination banknote on the ground. The leader of the martial arts team who got it kept looking behind Yan Changqing—they wanted to see if it was thrown by a child. In case the adult is upset and wants to go back, Then they have to go back.

But Yan Changqing had already watched everyone's performance, turned around and left.

……

Because as soon as I turned around, I saw the oncoming dry boat fleet.

It is a flower boat made of paper, with people standing and running inside, and in front of the dry boat is a group of big-headed dolls.

There will be an old man in front of him disguised as a woman, with a mole on his face in a black cloth baotou deliberately pretending to be ugly, dressed like an ancient matchmaker——Yan Changqing suddenly realized that in those days, he often accidentally brushed up on a man disguised as a woman In the video, it turns out that women's clothing has a long history!

Soon Yan Changqing discovered something new. Among the people wearing big-headed doll masks emotionally, there are also women who wear women's clothes but look like men. Anyway, no one can tell if they stare at the mask... It's strange!
It's true to think about it. These days, older girls and younger daughters-in-law are not so open, and this job is still tiring, so there are either older women in the team, or men directly.

In the end, of course, gongs and drums are indispensable, and the beating and beating will make it lively.

……

After watching the dry boat, the performance of the "back pile" team came next.

Underneath the back pile performance is a man with enough strength, with a pole tied to his body, the upper half of the pole will be made into different shelves according to the situation, and then a person will be tied to the shelf.

It is indeed tied, but not the kind that is tied tightly, but something like a safety rope.

Those dressed as opera characters on the top are all children. They perform somersaults on the top, and they can’t do it if they don’t guarantee their safety. If they fall, they have no money to buy medicine.

Because the conditions are not good these days and there are no good materials, so those shelves are made of iron to ensure their durability.

In addition to the weight of children, these unattractive pile bearers walking below each carry at least sixty to seventy catties or even more.

After tying up the frame in the village, I tied up the children at the edge of the town, and then performed on the street until I was too tired to find a place to rest. At that time, everyone was sweating profusely, and the clothes would be soaked in the cold weather. hard.

After a few years, people began to look at money, and these things were put in warehouses to shed ashes. After many years, the higher authorities wanted to support folk art, so they turned these shelves out again.

So there is a video from Yan Changqing's hometown that Yan Changqing once watched. An old man is yelling: "A group of guys can't find a person who can walk two miles on their backs. You have been popular and hot all these years." On the dog..."

It's really tiring, carrying a shelf that weighs tens of kilograms, although you can use your hands to support it, but it's impossible to support it all the time, and you have to walk with your back straight all the time. If you don't work hard often, you can't hold on .

But everyone is still very happy to watch it now. Adults know that performing is not easy, and there are some who are interested in paying a few cents. The children are cheering after running with the team...

There are far and near the sound of firecrackers one after another, the sound of gongs and drums, the sound of laughter and booing is everywhere.

What a great atmosphere!

(About these have little to do with the storyline, the description of the memories of those years is also a kind of nostalgia! No money is charged during the free period, I hope you don’t mind, I also wrote more chapters. After all, these childhood joys are all It's full of memories.)
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