The noise made by the grandmother and grandson was quite loud, and their voices woke up Lin Xiuqing who was sleeping in the room.
She was a light sleeper to begin with. Ye Yaodong didn't come back, so she kept waiting there all night without sleeping. Eventually, she couldn't bear it any longer and fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, there was some noise outside the room, and she woke up immediately. Seeing that there was no one around her, she sat up immediately, got out of bed, put on her coat and went out.
"Grandma, is Adong back?"
The old lady stood at the door and turned around and said, "Yes, I don't know what he did last night. I just came back and knocked on the door, and then I realized that he didn't come back to sleep at night."
"Where is he now? Why hasn't he returned to the house?"
"He took the armchair and stool and went out again, saying that he was going to the Mazu Temple to reserve a good seat for us and that he would sleep when he came back. This child is too honest and won't listen. I told him to ask his mother to move there later, but he still wouldn't listen."
The old lady said with a distressed look on her face, and then she added: "There's porridge cooking in the pot. I can't catch up with him. Forget it, I'll be back soon. It's only a few steps away."
Lin Xiuqing felt relieved when she heard that he had returned and was only moving the stool to the Mazu Temple.
I've been busy all night and I don't know what I did, but I just came back now.
"It's still early, not even five o'clock yet, the sky is just getting light. Go back and sleep for a while. When Dongzi comes back, I'll ask him to go to bed and stop working for him. This kid is too thoughtful. He's been tired all night, but he's still thinking about our theater..."
The old lady walked towards the stove while muttering. The porridge in the pot needed to be stirred occasionally while cooking to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Lin Xiuqing also went back to her room and lay down obediently.
When Ye Yaodong went to the Tianhou Temple, many stools and chairs had already been placed under the stage. I wonder if someone was so smart as him and came early to reserve a seat.
"Whose is this? It's so fast?"
The old man who looks after the temple said, "The village chief and the secretary's family brought it here last night. You can come here early and put it together with theirs."
"also."
It's in the middle anyway.
The old man took out a red rope from his pocket and tied the two stools together for him, "to prevent the villagers from coming over to take seats in the morning and making a fuss, so that your seats will be moved and you won't be able to find them."
"Thank you. I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on it."
"I was originally here to watch the temple. It's a rare opportunity to build a big temple, and it's so busy, so of course I have to watch it."
Ye Yaodong watched him tie several chairs together, then handed them to him with confidence and went back.
He was really very sleepy. It was okay after not sleeping for more than a day and a night, but he was so tense yesterday that he relaxed only after getting home and felt a little overwhelmed.
If there was a bed for him now, he could lie down and sleep immediately.
At home, the old lady was still there, stirring the porridge in the pot from time to time, muttering a few words.
"Why is it still not cooked after such a long time? I never see it taking this long to cook normally... I won't have anything to eat when Dongzi comes back..."
"How can I sleep without eating? I will be hungry... I should have gotten up earlier and cooked..."
Ye Yaodong just wanted to have a good sleep first, eating was secondary.
When he came back and saw the old lady still cooking, he greeted her and planned to go straight back to the house.
"Should we wait until we have dinner before going to sleep? I think we'll feel better after staying up for a while..."
"No need. It's the same if you wait until you wake up to eat." After Ye Yaodong said this, he pushed the door open and went into the house.
Fortunately, I had already taken a shower yesterday, so I didn’t need to take a shower now. I took off my outer clothes, put on a vest and shorts, and climbed into bed.
Lin Xiuqing lay in bed and didn't sleep, waiting for him to come back.
"Why did you come back only at dawn? What did you and dad do last night? I asked dad last night, but he didn't tell me. He just said you came back and asked me to ask you."
"Yeah, there was something urgent last night. I'll tell you when I wake up."
"Okay, then go to sleep first and talk after you wake up."
Seeing that he looked exhausted and had some red bloodshot eyes, Lin Xiuqing didn't ask any more questions and just let him have a good sleep.
He has not slept the whole night and has been busy outside, so he must be exhausted. It doesn't matter if he takes a short while. With his father around, he must not be doing anything bad. He must be doing something serious.
Less than a minute after Ye Yaodong touched the pillow, he started snoring.
Now she didn't need to sleep. After lying down for a while, she couldn't stand the snoring in her ears anymore, so she just got up.
He doesn't snore normally, he only snores when he is very tired or drunk.
She covered him with the quilt, looked at the child sleeping sideways inside, pulled the quilt twice, and then got out of bed. If he felt sleepy at noon, he could take a nap.
The same thing happened to Ye's father on the other side. As soon as he got home, he banged on the door. Ye's mother was sleeping soundly and was woken up so early in the morning. She was in a bad mood and started scolding as soon as she opened the door.
Ye's father looked exhausted but he didn't bother to argue with him. He went straight into the house and fell asleep, ignoring the cursing in his ears. His snoring was louder than Ye's mother's.
"That old man didn't come back all night. I don't know where he went. He fell asleep as soon as he came back. He must have been a thief. Both the father and the son are the same..."
After cursing for a few words, she also lay down and kicked Father Ye a few times, "Move in a little, don't others want to sleep?"
Father Ye muttered something inaudibly, and pulled the quilt to turn over again.
Ye's mother angrily pulled his quilt over again, "Don't you want to cover others? Old man, go out and sleep alone tomorrow..."
The opera is about to begin today. When the folks got together early in the morning, the first thing they thought of was to move their stools to the Tianhou Temple to reserve seats in advance. They are of course very enthusiastic as they may not be able to watch this excitement for decades.
Early in the morning, not long after Ye Yaodong returned home, some early-rising villagers rushed over with stools. Some even pulled a cart full of stools on it. I wonder how many people are there in the family
These families probably plan to eat while standing these days.
The village had been bustling with noise since morning, but the lively atmosphere only extended along the road from the village to the Mazu Temple, and it didn't reach the beach.
Ye Yaodong slept soundly and peacefully, and no one came to disturb him.
The children at home carried their schoolbags early in the morning and did not go to school. Instead, they ran to the Mazu Temple to watch the fun because the opera troupe's bus was coming.
The children in the village risked being beaten and ran behind the bus, waving their arms and legs excitedly, running and shouting all the way until they reached the Mazu Temple.
How can going to school be as important as watching the fun
"The troupe is coming, the troupe is coming~ What a big car~"
"It's time to start a big show~ It's time to start a big show~"
"It's so lively, there's going to be a big show in our village~"
"It would be great if I didn't have to go to school. I don't want to go to school. I want to watch a show!"
"I also want to watch a big show, I don't want to go to school!"
"Let's not go to school, shall we? Let's just watch the fun here..."
"No, there are so many adults here. If my mom tells me about it when I get home, my butt will be beaten to pieces."
"Hate it, why do we have to go to school? It's Mazu's birthday, shouldn't we worship her? Why do we have to go to school? Adults don't work anymore, why do children have to go to school?"
"That's right, that's right. The adults don't work, so why do the children have to go to school? It's not fair!"
The adults nearby also found the noisy conversation of the children interesting and made a funny comment.
"Then go to school and talk to your teacher and ask him to give you a holiday!"
"I don't dare..."
"Why don't you ask the teacher to come over to worship Mazu and listen to the opera?" A young man said with a chuckle and gave a bad idea.
"That makes sense. Let's go and invite the teacher to our village to watch the show."
"Okay, okay~"
After hearing this, all the children stopped wanting to stay any longer. The opera would only start in the afternoon, so there was still time.
All the children ran out in high spirits, ready to go to the school to invite the teacher to come to their village to watch the show.
The teachers also come to their village to watch the show, so there is no need to go to class~
Perfect
As soon as the troupe arrived at the Tianhou Temple in the morning, they were welcomed by the villagers. A group of men came forward very actively to help with the moving and lifting. After the moving, they stayed there to help with the arrangement of the venue.
The entire Tianhou Temple was filled with people coming and going, and everyone was busy as hell.
These days are the busiest days for the whole village. The villagers have tacitly agreed not to go out to sea. This rare bustle cannot be missed, even the market cannot compare to it.
The opera was performed for five consecutive days, and villagers from all over the country would come to their village to watch the fun. When the villagers went out, they felt proud and honored.
All the cadres of the village committee also came to the Tianhou Temple and watched the villagers help the opera troupe settle down.
The newly completed Tianhou Temple is relatively large and is divided into two parts. The inner part is built against the mountain and is located relatively high, requiring climbing more than a dozen steps to reach it.
Directly opposite the main hall where the statue of Mazu is located, there is a stage. The opera being performed today is to celebrate the completion of the Tianhou Temple and also to be performed for Mazu, the goddess.
The troupe members casually set up mosquito nets and slept on the floor in the corridor beside the main hall of the Mazu Temple. In the next few days, they will also sleep directly in the Tianhou Palace. a>vas>div>Scan the code to download Hongxiu and Xiaoxiang to send benefits. Newcomers can read the whole show for free for a limited timediv>div>div>