Since the cedar trees that served as telephone line pillars had already been prepared and the villagers enthusiastically helped, Liu Hai's phone was installed that afternoon.
The first time, no matter what it is, is always the most important! The first phone call to Liu Hai's family was naturally very "cautious". Liu Hai made the call and Liu Qinglin was the "lead speaker". Xiao Yun, the third grandma,
Liu Chen and Liu Zi were watching, and the call went through. The person on the other side who answered the phone was Liu Hai's uncle Xiao Qiang.
"Hey!! Brother, it's me, Qinglin!"
Liu Qinglin was a little nervous when he made a phone call for the first time. He was worried that Xiao Qiang could not hear clearly on the other side, so he couldn't help but speak loudly.
"Dad, it's okay to keep your voice down, uncle can hear you." Liu Hai reminded hurriedly, he was afraid that his father's voice would disturb his uncle's ears.
"That's right, dad, please keep your voice down. I didn't see you so nervous when you met the child's grandpa -" Xiao Yun was also listening with pointed ears, and joked deliberately when he saw this.
Liu Chen and Liu Xiaofu pursed their lips and smiled.
In the summer in the northern hemisphere, the days are long and the nights are short. The nights pass quickly, and it is already bright at only five o'clock in the morning.
Early in the morning, Liu Wu drove the village's walking tractor and drove Liu Hai straight to the town while the sky was getting slightly brighter.
Vegetable vendors are engaged in the morning market business, and they are the first type of small businessmen to get up every morning.
When Liu Hai rushed to the town, the vegetable vendors had already prepared the dishes Liu Hai had ordered. Liu Hai took out the order for the deposit, paid the balance, and took the vegetables with Liu Wu and drove the tractor back.
The journey from the town to Maohe Village is not short, but time is tight. So the two of them had to hurry up and bring the vegetables back.
Maohe Village was particularly lively today. The villagers gathered in the yard of Liu Hai's house. Everyone was talking about bangs, and the yard was full of praise for bangs. The faces of Liu Qinglin and his wife were even more beaming. The little girl Liu Chen took Liu Zi and the villagers
The female dolls were playing together, while Liu Xiaofu followed Xiao Yun to help.
Liu Hai's uncle Xiao Qiang and his family came very early. His aunt worked diligently to help Liu Hai's mother, while Xiao Qiang and his son were accompanied by Liu Qinglin to sit at the table. Liu Hai, his third grandma and the elders of the village also sat here.
table.
The elders were talking and laughing, talking about things related to bangs, either teasing or praising them. If bangs hadn't been "thick-skinned" at this time, I would have been unable to stop this situation!
Liu Hai was dealing with a table of elders with a smile on his face, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart, hoping that time would pass faster. The elders' unbridled teasing made his days feel like years!
Unfortunately, the pace of time is the most objective and will not be accelerated by Liu Hai's will. From morning to noon slowly, when the guests have almost arrived, the banquet preparations have begun!
Before the banquet started, a large group of children from later generations in the village gathered around Liu Hai! There was another big thing that Liu Hai needed to do!
This group of children ranged from old to young. The younger one was still being held by his mother, while the older one was already in high school. Seeing this, Xiao Yun calmly brought out a large plate of candies that had been prepared from the house.
Liu Hai smiled and grabbed a handful of candies for each child! This handful of candies is not an ordinary candy! It’s not that the taste of the candy is anything special or expensive, but because this handful of candies is special on this occasion.
Something to say!
According to the third grandma, this handful of candies is called "Zhuangyuan Guo"! After being distributed by Liu Hai, the number one scholar, this handful of ordinary candies has been given a special meaning! In ancient times, people who participated in the imperial examination drank "Zhuangyuan Guo"
"Wine" brings good luck, but Liu Hai's "No. 1 fruit" and "No. 1 wine" have the same meaning!
Children in the village who are expected to be promising in their studies are all called by their parents to ask for the "No. 1 Scholar Fruit" and enjoy the joy of bangs. About twenty children, large and small, gathered in front of bangs in silence.
Waiting for "blessing".
When Liu Hai was giving candies to the young children in the village, he casually said a few words such as "I wish them success in their studies." The parents of the children on the other side of the family were immediately happy and nodded, praising Liu Hai for being sensible.
However, just when Liu Hai said those blessing words, something strange happened to Liu Hai!
"Obtained 0.1 merit points, totaling 98.3 merit points, which is still 0.7 points short of the merit required to fuse the third merit leaf!"
A cool message flows from the jade pendant on his chest into Liu Hai's brain! This message makes Liu Hai full of surprises!
How can I send out the Number One Scholar Fruit myself and still gain merit by saying some words of encouragement to the children?
Could it be said that my actions can really play a positive role in encouraging the children's future progress?
Judging from the fact that bangs have gained merit, this is obviously the case!
In fact, although Liu Hai's handful of candies and words of encouragement had a real encouragement effect on the children in the village who came to ask for good luck, the real effect was not great! The reason why Liu Hai was able to gain merit for this act was more because
, because at the banquet, the junior students were attracted by Liu Hai's scenery praised by many adults! This kind of scenery is also what they yearn for! Liu Hai's scenery at the banquet, the "No. 1 Scholar", and the words of encouragement, the three of which are superimposed on the junior students.
It played a very encouraging role! For this reason, Liu Hai became a role model and gained such merit!
This is why it is said that this kind of celebration banquet is not all extravagant and wasteful. Sometimes, it reflects local customs and feelings, and it may have a great motivating effect and role model for those children!
No matter what, Liu Hai is very happy about this sudden merit!
After all the children had finished blessing, Liu Hai was surprised to learn from the message from the jade pendant that the number of merits wrapped around the third merit leaf had exceeded ninety-nine!
It’s just that the banquet is about to start at this time, and Liu Hai, as the protagonist, cannot leave, otherwise Liu Hai can directly find a deserted place and enter the mysterious space to fuse the third merit leaf!
After all the "No. 1 Scholar Fruit" had dissipated from his bangs, Xiao Yun led the women to bring out bowls of fragrant dishes! Suddenly, the yard and house were filled with a mouth-watering aroma!
When hosting a banquet in the countryside, unlike in the city, the emphasis is not only on good taste, but also on having enough Li Ao in each dish! Let the guests eat well and be full!
This is more formal than banquets in the city, but it is much better!
Twelve dishes were served to each table, followed by drinks. The children and women drank soda, and the men naturally poured white wine.
Liu Hai was holding a small wine glass, and the wine glass was filled with a small cup of millet wine. This kind of wine was about 30 degrees Celsius. Liu Hai didn't usually drink, but he had to drink it at this time.
Liu Hai held the wine and began to toast to the elders in the village according to the village's rules.
Every time they toast, the elders will take out a red envelope prepared earlier and hand it to Liu Hai, along with a few auspicious words.
The first person Liu Hai toasted to was none other than the grandma of Liu Xiaofu, the oldest and most senior person in the village. Liu Hai called her third grandma.
The old man looked at Liu Hai kindly as he drank the rice wine in the glass, and took out a red envelope from his pocket with a smile. Surprisingly, the red envelope was very thin. The people watching saw many people who slandered the old man in their hearts, secretly saying that the old man was stingy.
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But when Liu Hai took the red envelope from the old man's hand, his brows furrowed. When others saw this, they thought Liu Hai was unhappy at first.
Only the bangs holding the red envelope knew why he frowned.
ps: I didn’t expect that the weather in the south would be colder than in the north. Unfortunately, Dao San caught a cold, but the promised two more will not be less. I just hope that everyone can vote more to support Dao San!