Chapter 50: Dajing Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is here.
A temple fair was held in Xiaohe Town.
It is decorated with lights and is lively and grand, with dragon and lion dances, opera, acrobatics, and various other performances.
Villagers from all over the place came to the market to watch the fair. Many of them wore new clothes that they had not worn for many years. Their faces were filled with joy and novelty.
"Grandpa! Grandpa!"
A little girl suddenly saw her grandfather in tears.
She didn't know what was going on, so she quickly stepped forward to help wipe his tears, "Don't cry during the New Year, Grandpa, don't cry!"
"It's okay, Grandpa is very happy. I haven't seen such a lively scene in many years." The old man with a vicissitudes of life wiped his tears. "If my wife were still here, she would definitely like it. She likes to join in the fun!"
The old farmer thought of his wife, with whom he had depended on for fifty years.
In order to save food for her family through the winter so that her husband would have enough energy to till the land and feed the children in the spring, she chose to go on a hunger strike and starved herself to death.
There were many people who shed tears like the old farmer.
This year is definitely the best year in the past ten years for Xiaohe Town. It is rare to hear of people selling their children in the surrounding area, and no elderly people have frozen to death or starved to death this winter.
because.
There is a Yujiayiguan in the town.
Among them, they specialize in adopting orphans who are without parents or children who are extremely poor and have difficulty making a living.
The town also opened a Puji Hall, which accommodated nearly a thousand elderly people who were unable to work or had difficulties in life, and provided them with meals and even basic medical care.
Even the opera and acrobatic troupe at the Spring Festival temple fair.
That was also paid for by Mr. Yu.
Mr. Yu is such a kind man!
The merit is immeasurable!
at this time.
The charity hall in town.
I have been busy since before dawn.
More than 300 children spontaneously got up, folded their bedding neatly, took brooms and started dusting and sweeping.
This is not only a traditional custom of the Spring Festival, but also because the children learned that their godfather will come to the charity house to celebrate the Spring Festival this year.
There can’t be a child who doesn’t like his stepfather.
My godfather comes to the charity house several times every month.
Every time I come, I bring various small gifts for the children.
His reputation and status in Xiaohe Town, as well as his heroic deeds in eliminating the bandits in Shihuzhai, made people admire him.
The children cleaned for half the day.
The entire Yiguan is spotless.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Godfather is here!"
The children immediately ran out to greet them with joy.
A large group of people surrounded a horse-drawn carriage and arrived in front of the museum.
Yu Xiao got off the car, and all the guards, martial artists, maids and followers of the Yu family mansion followed him to the charity hall, bringing some rice, flour, grain, oil, bacon, cloth and other New Year supplies.
Yu Xiao also specially prepared a gift and a red envelope of New Year's money for each child.
Not much money.
Just a few cents.
It's mainly for good luck.
The children also gave Yu Xiao a return gift.
Tang Yue held a big blessing knot and handed it to Yu Xiao: "I wish you a prosperous and healthy new year!"
Yu Guozhong stroked his beard and explained: "Every red string of this blessing knot was made by the children themselves."
Children in the charity house.
Their age distribution is mainly between 8 and 12 years old.
At this age, they were unable to make complicated handicrafts, so they joined together, each weaving a red rope, and then used hundreds of red ropes to weave this prayer knot.
It expresses the children's wish for Yu Xiao's good health and good luck.
Yu Xiao took the blessing knot. Although this handicraft looked a bit rough, it contained the purest and simplest blessings in the world.
Every child looked eagerly.
Obviously very nervous.
Would a big man like my godfather like such a crude little gift? But this is the only thing they can do!
Yu Xiao smiled and said, "Not bad, I like it very much, it's very suitable to be hung in the house!"
The children were all very happy.
At this time, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside.
The maids and guards brought a lot of flour and stuffing.
Yu Xiao said: "Children, dumplings are indispensable during the Spring Festival. I have specially prepared 50 kilograms of flour and 100 kilograms of pork stuffing. Let's make big dumplings with pork stuffing together today."
The children listened.
Everyone is drooling!
Even the maids and servants were looking forward to it.
In this day and age, it is a happy thing to be able to eat big and delicious dumplings stuffed with pork!
"eat dumplings!"
"eat dumplings!"
"..."
The crowd cheered.
Yu Xiao, the security guard, the maids and servants, and the children started making dumplings together.
We had some hot big dumplings that night.
Everyone ate to their satisfaction.
Yu Xiao spent the whole day with the children. It seemed that he did nothing, but he really liked this atmosphere and the sense of home.
Life is alive.
The purpose is not important. The most important thing is the experience.
The reason why Yu Xiao practiced martial arts and cultivated immortality diligently was not to pursue ultimate power, but just to make his long life have a better, more comfortable and more interesting experience.
If you just keep rushing towards your dreams with your head covered.
It's finished, empty.
No, sad.
That life would be too boring.
Meixian has had a similar experience.
He will then go on to see a wider world and universe.
Yu Xiao thought about it.
He decided to announce the news to his adopted sons and daughters:
"Children, your godfather will be heading to the provincial capital to develop his career in the spring. He may only come back a few times a year."
"When I'm not around, you must study hard and listen to your teacher and master."
"do you know?"
When Yu Xiao announced the news.
The children were stunned at first, and then fell silent.
I don’t know which child started crying first, but then all the children started crying as if it was contagious.
"Wow wow wow!"
"Godfather, don't go!"
"We will miss our foster father!"
"..."
When Yu Xiao saw this scene, he was deeply touched. When he founded the charity house, he didn't think too much about it and didn't have any lofty awareness.
He simply wanted to gain more fame by adopting orphans, and then train these children to become his helpers in the future.
As for doing something good.
It's just going with the flow.
However, after spending such a long time together, I found that children of this era are so well-behaved and sensible, so well-behaved and sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
Non-vegetation.
When Yu Xiao realized more deeply the suffering of this world.
He only felt that his connection with this originally strange world had become closer.
"children."
"do not be sad!"
"You should study hard and practice martial arts well in town!"
"Foster father promised you that in the future, he would build a big school in the provincial capital and take in all the children who are good at studying and willing to work hard."
"..."
The museum owner Yu Guozhong also said: "Your adoptive father is a great hero. He is going to do great things to develop the country through industry and save the nation and the people. If you really like him and admire him, you should work hard and help him in the future!"
The children heard this.
The sadness was alleviated.
Everyone's eyes were filled with determination, and they secretly made up their minds to study hard and practice martial arts well, because only in this way could they stay with their adoptive father!
……
a few days later.
The Spring Festival atmosphere has not yet subsided.
Farmers are busy tidying up the fields, preparing seedlings and agricultural supplies, and working hard for the upcoming early rice spring farming.
Leisure time is short and luxurious these days. Ordinary people are so busy all year round that they can hardly turn over and catch a breath. Everyone has to use all their energy just to stay alive.
The current situation is not going to change in a short time, and it is difficult for one person to change it.
Yu Xiao set off.
There were nine followers in total.
Except Yu Ruqian who is the family chief.
Four maids to take care of daily life.
There are also four guards: Tang Yang, Wang Zhong, Bai Yajie and Xu Qingfeng.
As for Liao Zhen and several other masters, they were left in Meixian to teach the children martial arts.
Yu Daniu, Tang Yue and other children are too young now, and it will be safer and more stable for them to live in Meixian. It will not be too late to bring them over when they are a little older.
……
The day.
Early morning hours.
Ye Biqing and Gao Zhi came in person to see him off.
"After sending you a thousand miles away, we must finally say goodbye. The situation in the provincial capital is very complicated. I hope you take good care of yourself!"
Ye Biqing: "No matter what trouble you encounter, you can follow the method I mentioned and publish a secret code for help in the newspaper. At that time, the power of our Daxia Association in the provincial capital will stand up and fully support you!"
Yu Xiao did not join the club.
However, he has donated a large amount of money and supplies to the Daxia Association.
He never asked about the whereabouts of the money and materials. Ye Biqing was very moved by this trust and naturally recognized this unique young man in front of him even more.
This kind of people.
Nothing can happen.
Fortunately, Daxia Association is quite powerful in the provincial capital.
Even if something happens, we should be able to take care of it!
Yu Xiao didn't say much, just clasped his fists and said, "See you later!"
Gao Zhi couldn't help but sigh when he saw Yu Xiao and his group leaving: "I don't know how long it will take before we meet again!"
Ye Biqing smiled and said, "As long as we walk on the same road, no matter how long or how far, we will always meet again."
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(End of this chapter)
