Pampered in the Eighties

BPE Chapter 7

"Thank you Mazu, Xiaodong and Xiaoxi, push your sister out, you are not allowed to run and play on the road, or I will beat you two to death." Miao Yufeng stood at the door of the yard with a plate of rice cakes dyed pink. Shout inside. Today is the day that they will start to build the mountain road. Of course, for such a major event, we must first worship Mazu first, to ask for peace of mind and safety.

Miao Yufeng walked to the front, Xiaodong and Xiaoxi baby pushed Mengmeng riding in her small wooden cart. Xiaodong was six years old this year and grew a little taller. He pushed him in the back. He was teasing Mengmeng next to the car, and Brother Rui was also beside him. He brought a bunch of flowers.

Mengmeng was half sitting and half lying in the stroller, with a soft pillow under it. She opened her big round eyes and looked around curiously, not knowing what the interesting things she saw were. From time to time, she giggled and laughed very happily.

Not long after they went out, three children also ran up. They also wanted to push Mengmeng, but even asking a few times, Xiaodong would not let them. So they had no choice but to surround and follow the car carrying Mengmeng to the Mazu Temple.

Mazu Temple is built on the seaside and faces the sea. There are two ancient pagodas sandwiching an ancient temple, all of which are exquisite wood carving buildings. There is a square in front of the temple, and a big banyan tree is planted next to it. No one can tell how old this tree is. They only know that the tree already exists since the generation of their grandfather's grandfather's grandfather.

Mengmeng and her brothers stayed under the big banyan tree, watching the adults in the village worship Mazu.

As the patriarch, Old Man Feng wore a big red cloak and drew a gossip picture on his back. He held a bowl of raw rice in his hand and prayed eloquently. After finishing, he put the bowl of rice on Mazu. In front of the statue, he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow. He kowtowed three times in a row.

The people in the village were all overjoyed, and they placed the offerings brought by themselves in front of the statue, and also knelt down and worshiped. Everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

After worshiping Mazu, everyone returned to the village. When they came out, they had changed into their set of old clothes holding their hoes, sickles, shovels and hammers. Regardless of men and women, everyone wears clothes made of blue coarse cloth with patches on them. This is what they usually wear. They only wore new clothes on special occasions like when they were worshiping Mazu.

Mengmeng was held in the arms of Miao Yufeng, who is following behind the team. She was wearing a small green military uniform, which stood out in the blue. This small military uniform is the most popular style outside the mountains, and the fabric used is also solid Shanghai thick cotton.

The little children in the village looked at Mengmeng's little military uniform, looked at Mengmeng's white and tender little face, and then looked down at themselves. They were all wearing shabby clothes that were worn by older brothers and sisters. Not to mention the patch, it still doesn't fit well. Seeing Mengmeng dressed in such a high-spirited manner now, they feel a sense of envy in their hearts.

The Dakang family looked at it from a distance, and whispered in her mouth: "Are they trying to show off? Spending so much for a girl, you will see sooner they will regret it." After saying that she suddenly fell on the ground for no reason. She gritted her teeth and said "It hurts, who the hell pushed me?"

A woman from the village passed by, and her eyes were full of mirth. She saw just now how this long tongue woman fell over. She covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Who would push you, no one is near you. You're not crazy? Are you?"