Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also led their two clay figurines back, and untied the string of light cakes hanging around their necks by the way.

   "How did you do it, the whole person is dirty, only the cake is not dirty?"

   "Because when he fell, he raised his head high and put his hands on the ground." Ye Chenghu answered for him.

  Ye Chengyang smiled shyly, "If it's dirty, you can't eat it."

   "Silly boy, it's really heartwarming, but luckily he didn't get lost." Ye Yaodong smiled and flicked his forehead, "Hurry up and take a bath with your mother."

He gathered the light cakes of his two sons and counted them. They were quite a lot. The two of them added up to 25. After running all over the mountains and plains for a whole day, it was hard for the two little ones. It was really hard work, and I will reward them when I have time. them.

  The old lady was rummaging through the bamboo baskets at the door, and finally found two that looked a little cleaner, so she dragged them to the back door.

"What are you doing?"

   "I'll use the back door to brush and wash it, and when it's dry, I'll use it to store light cakes."

  Ye Yaodong took the two baskets in her hand, "I'll go wash them, you continue to stack yours."

  The old lady smiled and watched, without arguing.

  Early the next morning, the whole family woke up at dawn, ready to finish breakfast early and set off at that point.

  The old lady also dragged two big bags out of her house.

   "What are you?"

"Tianjin Yuanbao, I bought a lot of bundles yesterday and stacked them for a long time. I will take them to the mountain to burn some more for your grandpa. I have suffered for half my life and have not enjoyed the blessings. Burn some more money for him, and let him He's enjoying himself down there."

   "Okay...my dad bought a bunch too."

   "You take it out first, there are still in the house."

  The old lady went in and out again, with several stacks of yellow paper in her hand.

   "Is there anything else? Is there anything else to bring? If not, let's go."

   "No more, no more, you can go."

  Others are waiting in the yard, those who take hoes take hoes, those who take brooms take brooms, and those who take sickles take sickles.

  Father Ye has already tied the two ends of the pole, one end is a bamboo basket full of light cakes, the other end is the two sacks of Tianjin ingots that the old lady just dragged out of the house, and a basket of offerings.

  Seeing that everyone had come out of the house, he said: "It's all good, can we go? I got up early in the morning and dallyed until now, and everyone else is waiting by the side of the road."

   As he spoke, he picked up the pole and walked ahead.

  The mighty family all set off for the entrance of the village, but Ye Dabo and Ye Erbo's family had already waited at the entrance of the village early, and their two families were not as many as Ye's father's family.

  The children and grandchildren are all grown up. Those who should work have gone to work, and those who should be in prison are still in prison.

When they set off, there was also a large group of children following behind them, and as they went up the mountain, more and more children were added along the way. After arriving on the mountain, the team became stronger and stronger, coming from all directions. There are more people.

   Along the way, I also met a lot of grave-sweeping people on the mountain, but why do people seem to like to follow behind them? What's the point?

  Ye Chenghu walked all the way, twisting his neck and looking back, trying to see how long the line was, until he saw a line on a small road next to him, and all the people following him also ran towards them.

  Depressedly, he ran to the back and shouted: "You go, why are you following us? You can also go to other people's houses next door, you go quickly, don't follow us."

  He had worked hard all day to save so many cakes, but he was about to send them out, which made him so mad. If he had known earlier, he would not have gone there yesterday, **** it! What a waste of a day!

   "Hey, I heard that your family is rich? Of course I followed you."

   "How can there be money? Our family has no money. We are so poor. My mother said every day that she would sell me and my younger brother for money."

   "My family too."

   "My family is different, my mother only said to beat me to death..."

   While talking, Ye Chenghu also mixed into the group of children, talking freely.

  Grandpa Ye’s coffin tomb is not far away, it’s on a hillside, and it takes ten minutes to climb from the foot of the hill.

  When they arrived, there was a family not far away who had just finished sweeping the tomb, but when a group of children behind them found out and rushed over, they said they had finished sweeping the tomb and distributed the tomb cakes.

  But there were no firecrackers at all. If firecrackers had been set off, the children would have found out that there was a family here, and would have rushed over to beg for tomb cakes.

   But the division is over, and the children have nothing to do. We also encountered this situation several times yesterday.

  In the past two years, there have been many thieves begging for tomb cakes, because there are many children in every household. Every time a tomb is sacrificed, there are children everywhere on the hills, and most people always prepare one or two baskets of light cakes.

  At this time, the children had no snacks to eat, and many of the tomb owners were too poor to cook.

  So those who really can't afford to buy a lot of light cakes can only go to the tomb secretly, such as pressing paper money, packing up, and then setting off firecrackers. When everyone hears the sound, they will have already slipped away.

  Even if you are caught up, the owner of the tomb will say that the tomb cake has already been distributed, and after the distribution is over, there is nothing you can do.

  Some people simply put firecrackers on the grave just to be on the safe side.

  Sneaking into graves does not have a good reputation, but it is also helpless.

  They also met them early this morning, but they didn't know each other. They seemed to be from the next village. Looking around the clean graves not far away, these people should have come at dawn.

   "Another wasted trip!"

   "Obviously no firecrackers..."

   "I didn't see red firecrackers on the ground..."

  The children of the Ye family were so excited just now that they all ran along together, but they had long forgotten that everything they begged for was confiscated.

   "Hurry up and weed the grass, don't talk nonsense."

   "There are more people coming from our house than weeds. Why call them? Let them play as they please. We will set off firecrackers later, so just call them back."

  When his wife spoke, Ye Yaodong ignored them and bent over to weed the grass. The children looked around excitedly to see if there was a grave sweeper nearby?

   I haven’t gone up the mountain for a year, and the grass around the grave is taller than the grave. It’s densely packed and messy, but at least they have a lot of people and they bring a lot of tools.

After division of labor and cooperation, within ten to twenty minutes, the grass ten meters in diameter of the coffin tomb was completely removed by them, and the yellow paper was also pressed around the cemetery with stones, and sacrifices could also be placed at the same time. , Burn paper money.

  Father Ye and Uncle Ye and Uncle Ye took turns going up to worship and pray for blessings.

  Ye Yaopeng, Ye Yaohua and other cousins ​​also went up to burn incense according to their age. Ye Yaodong stood in the corner with his hands in his pockets and waited for them to finish worshiping before he went up.

  So many people gathered together to worship and beg his father to bless him, who should he listen to? Of course, it has to be the last finale, so that his grandpa can remember it.

Holding an incense in his hand, he knelt in front of the tomb and said sincerely: "Tomb-sweeping day, I pray to Grandpa, Grandpa bless me that everything will be smooth, safe going in and out, and hundreds of boatmen will help. Big boats are replaced by ships, ships are replaced by yachts, yachts are replaced by planes, every day the money is counted to cramps, ten bungalows are by the sea, ten buildings are in Guangdong, ten companies are in Shanghai, ten courtyard houses are in BJ, this year, every year, All the way, all the way, all the way..."

  The uncles, brothers, and cousins ​​around were dumbfounded when they heard his muttering wish, how could they still make such a wish?

  Lin Xiuqing blushed, couldn't he just promise it in his heart?

  He is not embarrassed, she is embarrassed...

   The corner of Ah Guang's mouth twitched, "You really know how to make wishes."

   "A few more, only my grandfather can choose."

   "Your grandfather is going to run away in fright, and dare not eat your sacrifice."

  Father Ye glared at Mother Ye, "What nonsense?"

  The others also laughed and called the group of children to come over and say goodbye, and handed each of them a stick of incense.

   "Come and pay your respects, and ask your ancestors to bless you and take the university entrance exam safely."

   "I just want to ask my ancestors to bless me. I don't do my homework, I don't get beaten, and I can pass the exam every day." Ye Chenghai said honestly.

  Sister Ye said bluntly: "Want to fart?"

   "Third Uncle can grant so many wishes!"

"What are you comparing to me? Hurry up and earnestly worship, and you can make any wish you want. What if it comes true? If the ancestors didn't hear it, it's okay if the passing **** heard it. If the passing **** didn't hear it, there is no mountain **** Are the land lords and land wives around?"

  Everyone’s brains were filled with black lines.

  Too good at planning.

  After hearing what he said, the children hurriedly made wishes actively.

   "My ancestors bless me to pick up a lot of money..."

   "Bless me to win marbles..."

   "Bless me to go to Shaolin Temple..."

   "Bless me to be successful and defeat XXX..."

  The children murmured, they had all kinds of wishes, and everyone who heard them couldn't help but laugh...

   While they were paying their respects, Ah Guang also set off firecrackers in the corner.

   As soon as the firecrackers went off, the children begging for tomb cakes immediately became energetic, and those who ran out in all directions also ran back and surrounded the cemetery.

  Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua stood at the intersection carrying a basket of tomb cakes, ready to share one with each other, just in time for people to go down the mountain along the intersection, lest someone fish in troubled waters to beg twice.

   This basket full of tomb cakes is not enough at first glance.

   A bunch of children also all rushed forward, and all crowded to the front, for fear of being in the back, and they would be gone if they were not divided.

   This kind of back will be scolded.

  The Ye family brothers don't want to be scolded for this.

  The two of them went there one by one, and the others stood aside and watched. The children who got the tomb cake didn't dare to fish in troubled waters, and they all ran down the hill honestly and quickly, preparing to find the next family.

   Little did they know that these children who were crowded in the front regretted it not long after.

  Ye Yaodong saw that there were only a few light cakes left in the bamboo basket, so he came out with a canvas bag and carried it on his back, and took over as soon as the light cakes were distributed.

  It is better to be praised than to be scolded.

   There were thirty or so other children who were disappointed when they heard that the light cakes had been handed out.

  Unexpectedly, Ye Yaodong grabbed the boy who was at the front and was about to run away, "What are you running for?"

   "There is no more tomb cake, please let go, I want to..."

   "There is no tomb cake, but there is still money!"

  He grabbed a handful of five-cent coins from the canvas bag, and then took one and put it in front of the little boy, "The tomb cake is not enough, send money, and listen to an auspicious word?"

   "Wow! Sending money?" The boy was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened in excitement, he couldn't believe it, and didn't dare to take it.

   "Really? There is no tomb cake to send money?"

   "There is no tomb cake to send money?"

   "Is it really paid? How much?"

   "Five cents! It's five cents!"

   "Really? Are you going to give out money if you don't have enough tomb cakes?"

   "Really send money?"

  The group of children behind asked excitedly.

  The children who had just received the tomb cake and hadn't walked far, thought something was wrong when they heard the movement here, they all stopped quickly, listened carefully, and were instantly in an uproar.

   "Huh? Send money without cake?"

   "Isn't it? True or false?"

   "Is it really sending money?"

  The people who heard it ran back one after another, but they had already received the tomb cake and could not receive the money.

  When those children heard about it, they felt bad all of a sudden, their intestines were green with regret, and they wished they could throw away the cake in their hands.

   If the tomb cakes are not enough, give money!

   This has never happened before. Who would have thought that someone would send money?

   Directly give money for free...

  No one has ever given money directly.

  The little boy who was grabbed by the back collar by Ye Yaodong was so happy that he was almost incoherent, good words came out as if he didn't want money.

   "Boss Gong Xi Fa Cai, Ah Hai's third uncle Gong Xi Fa Cai, making a fortune, going smoothly, lucky stars shining brightly, giving birth to many sons, all of them are sons..."

  Ye Yaodong was quite happy to hear it at first, but he didn't want to hear the next two sentences, "Stop, stop, enough, there is no need to have a son later, I have enough."

   "Thank you Uncle Ah Hai..."

  The boy took the money, and immediately jumped three feet high excitedly, and then he was reluctant to leave, and continued to stand and watch.

  Others were so excited when they saw that someone had really received the money, and those who said good things without money all came out.

   Regardless of whether it was their turn or not, the person standing at the back didn't stop talking, and kept saying auspicious words there, especially hardworking!

  The whole mountain suddenly seemed very lively...

   Surrounded by excited blessings from children, the adults were amazed. Is this all right?

  Father Ye is already a little familiar with his show operation, he laughed straight: "Your grandpa and ancestor must be very happy to hear it, and will definitely bless you."