Friends, business partners, bosses nephew She married, invited us to eat before the seats. Everyone take an Isuzu truck, in the outskirts of Chongqing, bumpy country road for some time. Yubei into the territory of the drum follow the vague sound of the car slowly pull off the road, we followed the welcoming of people walking up the mountain.
Hill Road, turn, burst Suona Sheng sky from. She will be the boss enthusiastically leads us to a Pingba. Dam erected a cool shed filled with square table benches on three sides slopes crowded with people, standing squatting, waiting for take a seat. Groom suits and ties, Xiongpei a red flower, sleeves rolled homes were sitting on the threshold high, and what others chatting warmly. To the upstairs living room sat down, surrounded by several his wife then came to meet the bride. The bride a pink suit, Ying was a serious face that has a little festivity. The new room hung with colorful paper chains, like most New Year's party venue in school.
Taking advantage of the band break time, I went downstairs to find those musicians. Lead children to 40-year-old man, claiming to be hired from the town. A look at their belongings: suona 2, drum children, children gongs, cymbals children, one son. That the "captain," explained that they, not even counting the band, with only called "Chui Chui," has done a back "Chui Chui," everyone can be divided into, for example this time will get 40 yuan. He frowned and shook his head, said: "I still like the funeral. Dead person would be blowing for three days, may be 600 Oh!", Then complete, want to come is not very lucky, busy lifting the suona was another boasted. An end, I propose that together with him a shadow. This can be the "captain" busy lost consciousness. Wiping face T? head buckle collar, a look of stern countenance, came not forget to hand when doing on my shoulders. A bright flash, he was satisfied to Zazhuo mouth: "photography, I like!"
Open seats, and the old lifetime, and guests sit back room, a small shed shed my life to sit with the villagers. Pendulum is Liushui Xi, wave were removed chopsticks to eat on the wave again, to late in the slopes of people waiting. Steamed rice, packed in a large wooden tub, is not enough themselves to Tim. Folks who long held out the wooden pallet shuttle to carry vegetables. There is no master of ceremonies, but also not seen new presence. Everywhere in full swing sound of chewing. Drinking expansive guess boxing to earth and the mountains shake, played so loudly that birds Yilengyileng of trees. I politely say goodbye to Cawan mouth after strolling around, watching wild baby arrest cicadas, Bao Yibao five hundred years old Ficus virens, with groups of old man walked the old lady gossip.
When a friend announced that ruddy to Dazhaobaoge evacuated, people have scattered to eat seats were almost the same. Mess over and over, only one woman wearing a blue cloth gown and gown slowly RBI in the leftovers. Heard that it is one day Zouye Lu suffered a shock, epilepsy had. She seemed to feel my eyes, look me one back Youde. Jiaohao and the remnants of a shy face.
Recalls the wedding, always feel happy enough, the lack of imagination in a simple yet profound rural folk nostalgia. Recalling an old man then said something, perhaps, the answer lies in which it: "Young people have has completed, and returned a marriage knot, take the one-off games, but also drove away. Left farming, and only left those of us old farmer myself! "
Author: meiliao