fisherwoman

The 28th of the twelfth lunar month is the day when Longtan Village worships the sea.

It was just dawn, and the streets were filled with the sound of gongs and drums. When I went out to see, all the trees were tied with cloth strips in various colors at some time, probably sent by the villagers.

Xiao Yun also took a handful of red cloth, walked out the door, and tied it to the two sycamore trees at the door, and the trees instantly became charming.

After the family had breakfast, they began to prepare offerings. Mrs. Yang made a bowl full of fatty pork slices, deep-fried, it looked browned and crispy, and looked good. The cabbage leaves that the chief said.

Lin Xueman has already set up her own business, and she also got a offering. The old house has already made meat, so she just imitated it and made a bowl, which was fried in a pot. Anyway, it was meant to be, not a culinary competition. , She also put a few green onion leaves on the meat slices, which looked pretty good, and in Xiao Yun's words, it was very delicate.

Xiao Jingzhi's academy had already been on vacation, and these days he has been helping them clean up the fishing at the eldest and second's side. After the sea sacrifice, the fishermen generally stopped going out to sea and packed up to prepare for the new year.

The weather is not bad, the sun is warm and there is no wind. It is a rare good weather.

Lin Xueman's new clothes are also ready. She specially arranged a circle of black cloth heads on the neckline, cuffs and skirt, and embroidered a few white lilies on the cloth heads, which matched the red very elegantly.

Xiao Yun and Xiao Qing looked very excited. They each changed into their favorite clothes on weekdays, painted their eyebrows and powdered them, and made up for a long time before they came out.

Xiao Yun likes the emerald green color, wearing it, she looks fresh and energetic. She is actually the same age as Lin Xueman, but just happens to be a few months younger than this sister-in-law.

Xiao Qing was one year younger than the two of them, but she looked very mature. She was dressed in pink with a touch of pink silk flowers. She was charming and enchanting, and she could no longer see the traces of a fisherman's girl.

The three aunts and sisters-in-law went out excitedly, carrying the offering baskets, and went straight to the beach.

Mrs. Yang went to the eldest and second child's place to help the two daughters-in-law lead the children to get the offerings. There was no other way. There were many children in the family and they were not born by him, so he had to be more thoughtful so as not to lose ground.Being a mother-in-law is hard, and being a step-mother is even harder.

Gongs and drums shook the sky on the beach, and the team of dragon and lion dancers turned around from the seawall. Not far from the stone house, there was even a big stage, all of which were decorated with red cloth. From a distance, it looked like a red flower. The clouds fell lightly on the beach, adding a touch of splendor to the blue sky and sea.

The people walking on the beach also changed into neater and cleaner clothes than usual, and the fisherwomen also changed from the sloppy and disheveled ones of the past. All of them combed their hair black and shiny, and their gestures were much gentler. Women All the customs are restored bit by bit in this grand festival.

In the Dragon King Temple not far from the seawall, firecrackers have already sounded, and the fishermen spontaneously went there first to burn incense and kowtow.

The sea sacrifice ceremony hadn't started yet, and everyone was standing on the beach, waiting eagerly. Although Zhao Ziliang paid for all the expenses, they all took more or less offerings to worship the Dragon Lord who protected them.

The beach was crowded with people, even people from other villages came with their children, and the dogs and cats who followed were also playing and playing in the crowd, and the scene was extremely hot.

The three aunts and sisters entered the stone house excitedly, but they didn't see Xiao Chengyu.

"Something happened to the lighthouse on Longji Island. Brother Xiao just left by boat with Huzi, and I'm afraid he won't be back until night." The people who stayed in the stone house laughed when they saw the three aunts and sisters-in-law.

"Then he won't be able to keep up with Ji Hai." Xiao Yun sighed, dragged the two of them out of the stone house, the door of the stone house was also crowded with people, everyone stood there chatting unscrupulously, laughing from time to time.

Two gorgeous carriages stopped at the entrance of the stone house one after the other. Zhao Ziliang jumped out of the front carriage first and glanced at the crowd casually.

Standing in the crowd, Xiao Qing's face burst into joy and then dimmed again. She saw another Yingying figure coming out of the carriage, and walked down with Zhao Ziliang's careful support.

The woman is soft and lovely, she looks like a real lady, she wears a red dress with gold trim, her head is covered with golden ornaments, as soon as she walks, there is a sound of clinking rings .

Zhao Ziliang held her hand with a gentle and considerate expression on his face.

"Hey, I didn't expect Mrs. Zhao to be so good-looking, but it's just that she doesn't marry well, alas!" Someone in the crowd sighed softly.

"Don't look at Mr. Zhao being promiscuous everywhere, but he has nothing to say to his wife. He takes care of him in every possible way and is considerate. That's why his daughter-in-law just keeps one eye open and closes the other. The two of them have been living in peace forever." Another immediately Replied.

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Xiao Qing stood in the crowd, quietly looking at the couple in front of her, her face turned pale, Zhao Ziliang said that his wife is a tigress who doesn't know tenderness, this woman in front of her looks tender and charming , A hundred times more beautiful than her.

He also said that the relationship between their husband and wife existed in name only, and they were as strangers as strangers...

With a livid face, Xiao Qing squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards the house in a stumbling manner.

"Sister-in-law three, you wait here for mother. I'll go and see her. It's okay. Let her be stimulated a little, so that she won't be daydreaming all day long." Xiao Yun hurriedly handed the basket to Lin Xueman, and hurriedly Follow Xiao Qing out of the crowd.

well!It's a mess.Lin Xueman reluctantly took the basket and walked through the crowd, looking around at the figures of her mother-in-law and two sister-in-laws.

Zhao Shun, who had been waiting at the side for a long time, hurriedly ran towards a carriage behind, nodded and stood beside the carriage, it was the carriage of Lu Zhi County.

Only then did Lu Zhixian slowly get out of the car, and a few people dressed as officers and soldiers rushed over behind him. Accompanied by Zhao Shun, he sat at the front table of the big stage, and someone immediately brought tea and snacks .

Zhao Ziliang took his wife's arm and took his seat gracefully. The two looked talented and attractive, and they were deeply in love with each other. He whispered something to Lu Zhixian in a low voice, got up and looked at the crowd, waved to Zhao Shun, and said in a low voice: " It's time to start!"

Zhao Shun nodded, gestured to the gongs and drums team, another deafening sound of gongs and drums sounded, and the crowd fell silent. He walked up to the big stage, glanced at the crowd solemnly, and said loudly: "The auspicious time has come!" , the sea sacrifice begins!"

In previous years, the magistrate of Lu County would say a few words to the common people who came to offer sacrifices to the sea in a mild manner, presiding over this grand ceremony, but this year he seemed unwilling to say anything. Although Zhao Shun had doubts, he did not say what.

On the beach, the dark-skinned and robust fishermen had long been kneeling before the altar with pious expressions on their faces.

The altar table had already been set up, and on the tall black wooden main table at the top was a whole pig and a few big red-haired roosters tied with red thread. They were of course offerings from the family of Zhao Ziliang, who is known as the bully in the surrounding area. .

Lin Xueman knew that offering sacrifices to the sea would be grand, but she never expected it to be so grand...

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