Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, noisy and disturbing things are unavoidable spiritual practices in a large family. The Zhu family courtyard could not calm down until dinner, and finally it was stopped because of the strong interference of the grandfather.
It's just a pity that the five fish I caught were all cooked by the fourth aunt with dissatisfaction, and the fish were all burnt.
I have never tasted such terrible fish.
The uncle did not show up at the dinner table because he took the money early in the morning and went out to study in the county. Actually, thinking about it, the uncle was quite unloyal. He took the money and went out for a leisurely life, leaving the aunt to deal with several sisters-in-law.
Luo’s doubts and questions. The eldest aunt is very protective of the uncle. No one can say a bad word about the uncle. All I can say is that the uncle is very good at what he does. He is worthy of being a scholar. He has the ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain at home.
Two points.
During dinner, his grandfather gave Zhu Ping'an an extra pancake and Zhu Pingjun half a pancake more, telling both grandsons to eat well.
"Old man, the cakes don't cost money." Grandma was already angry because of the quarrels of her daughters-in-law. She saw that the old man was lavishly giving cakes to his two grandsons. Jun'er just wanted to go to school, especially the little grandson. Originally,
I gave you half a pancake. Now that I’m done, I give you an extra pancake. It’s all for adults. Hurry up.
"What do you know, you woman? In ten days, our village and Shanghe Village will be competing for water again. Today, a village elder came over and told me, Jun'er and Shi'er are both participating this year. Both of them are
The new force of our village is related to the vital interests of our entire village, and land is our lifeblood. Last year, our village did not overtake Shanghe Village, and this year we suffered a big loss in the harvest. Especially these days, the family has to be very careful.
Let Xie'er and Jun'er eat, and then make up some good ones."
My grandfather knocked his pipe on the pot and said anxiously to his grandmother that she was a woman and had no sense.
Mother Chen's face improved a lot after hearing this. Although the village lost the last time they fought for water, Dachuan performed well and won a lot of praise from both inside and outside the village. It will probably be much easier to find a wife in the future. This time the second child has just arrived.
You can participate as young as five years old, and there will be many opportunities to show your face in the future.
Going back after dinner, Zhu Pingjun learned from his father Zhu Shouyi what the so-called fighting for water with Shanghe Village was.
They rely on mountains to eat mountains, and they rely on water to eat water, but two villages rely on the same mountain and the same water, so disputes between the two villages are inevitable due to their interests. It’s okay to say that the mountain is so big, no matter how the two villages deal with it, it will
It's enough, but no one can do it. The two villages rely on Qingxi for farming.
Shanghe Village is upstream and Xiahe Village is downstream. The two villages have relied on this stream for irrigation for generations. However, when crops need watering or there is a drought, the water volume of this clear stream is not enough. In the past, whenever this
When the time comes, Shanghe Village will cut off the Qingxi River to irrigate their village, and Xiahe Village will not do it. The water volume is already small, but you still cut off the water, and our village will not get a drop of water, and the crops and fields will be dry.
If there is no harvest, it will naturally not work.
As a result, one village will be cut off, and the other will not be cut off. Cut off today, and tomorrow I will take people to dig out the openings you cut off to release water. If they cannot reach an agreement, the two villages will start fighting with manure forks, sticks, and hoes.
The shovels were clattering, and a big fight broke out. When you got anxious, you couldn't hold back, and blood, casualties, and hatred followed one after another. In the past, more than ten people were killed and injured in the two villages fighting for water every year, and even the people who suffered afterwards were seeking revenge.
Fights would also break out sporadically, causing further damage.
The village elders of the two villages felt that it would not be a problem if this situation continued. So many people were killed and injured, which caused great losses to their villages. The crops were snatched back and forth, and the flood season was missed and the production was greatly reduced.
The village elders of the two villages were working together to avoid innocent harm, and established a tradition of fighting for water that has been followed to this day.
Children between the ages of 5 and 10, thirty children from each village, will participate in the fight for water between the two villages. In this way, no matter how these children fight, they will not cause serious harm. At most, they will just lie in bed for a while.
Within two days, he was bouncing around again, unlike adults fighting for death or injury.
There are also a set of rules for sixty children to compete for water, otherwise how would one judge the winner or loser.
There are ten flags in each of the two villages, one for offense and one for defense. The defender is on a hillside and the attacker is at the bottom of the hillside. The gong side goes to the hillside to grab the other side's flags. How many flags can be grabbed in one stick of incense?
Flags are just a few flags. After grabbing them, they are given to the village elder. After one stick of incense, the two sides exchange positions, the offensive and defensive positions are changed. The attacking team becomes the defensive team, and the defending team goes to attack and grab the flags. It also takes one stick of incense to grab the flags.
As many flags as you get, they will be given to the village elders after you grab them.
The village elders of the two villages determine who wins or loses based on the number of flags in their hands, and determines the water rights for next year. Whoever has more flags wins. One flag represents a five-day water period, and one more flag will give priority to irrigation for five days, and so on. The winner will win.
The village has the right to give priority to the use of water from the Qingxi River for irrigation, and another village cannot block it and cannot irrigate until the water period represented by the flag in the hand of the winning village is used up.
Last year, Shanghe Village won two flags, which put the village's irrigation at a disadvantage. Fortunately, there was no drought this year, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing that it is time to compete for water rights for the next year, the village elders also began to examine the candidates to participate in the village's water competition. Because the number of children in a village is limited, and there are not many children between the ages of 5 and 10, screening and selection
, Zhu Ping'an and Zhu Pingjun were both selected. Zhu Ping'an was selected just after he turned five years old. It is estimated that the village elder took a fancy to Zhu Ping'an's chubby figure. The eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan was not selected because according to the village's age calculation method, the eldest brother was just over
My age is 11 years old.
This tradition of fighting for water has been observed by the two villages for hundreds of years. Now, fighting for water is more like a sorority party between the two villages, and it is also a place for the younger generations to express themselves. Children who have excelled over the years will have a great advantage in finding a wife in the future. Speaking of matchmakers,
Everyone gave me a thumbs up, and the woman’s family also looked at me.
Every year on the day when the two villages compete for water, there will be a small gathering nearby. The younger generations compete for flags on the hillside, the elders cheer and laugh not far away, and there are village elders from the two villages drinking tea and talking on the high platform set up.
Laugh. It even attracts many vendors to set up stalls and sell. This has become one of the most lively festivals in the two villages.
A group of naughty children were playing with flags, and there was something exciting about it. However, seeing his mother Chen's beaming face, Zhu Ping'an wisely did not speak.
The eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan also taught Zhu Ping'an about his experience in participating in the water battle before going to bed. The eldest brother, who was usually less talkative, talked a lot, but Zhu Ping'an snored and fell asleep unconsciously while listening.