Suning quilts and cleaning, the rural areas that were originally idle in winter have become busy as the Spring Festival is getting closer.
On the night of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Yang Rukun, the youngest son of the uncle’s family, took the lead and all the people in charge of things in Yangjia Village gathered together for a meeting.
The meeting was not about policy, but about the Lantern Festival Summit on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Every larger market in the countryside will have a specific peak time. For example, in Yangjia Village, it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in Wuli Town, it is the time when the dragon raises its head on the second day of the second lunar month. Some markets farther away also have their own peak times. summit date.
The so-called summit means that someone in the market steps up and takes the lead in every merchant to spend some money and invite a stage crew to come over and perform.
It's like holding events to increase customer flow, making the entire market more lively and attracting more surrounding villagers to come to attend the market. They will come here more often in the future.
Every year, preparations for the summit in Yangjiacun are made only after the new year. After all, since the Yangjiacun market opened, opera troupes have been invited to come over every year to perform.
Since they are all regular customers, there won’t be so much trouble. By the time the sixth and seventh days of the lunar month are over, everyone has almost finished visiting relatives and friends. The villagers will sit together for a meeting, and then meet with the merchants on the street. Let’s discuss how much the family will get and just inform the theater troupe to come over.
One week is enough time for the out-of-town troupe to arrive in Yangjiacun.
The reason why we held the meeting this year is because Yangjiacun B&B tourism opened this year, the herbal medicine harvest was also bumper, and every household had a good year.
So the villagers wondered if hiring a theater troupe to perform operas as before would not bring out the temperament and spiritual outlook of Yangjiacun.
Therefore, some people suggested that in addition to inviting a theater troupe, we should also invite a circus, or arrange a lion and dragon dance team.
Some rural markets even include prohibited song and dance performances in order to attract customers.
Of course, Yangjia Village is a well-known model village. Gambling has been very rare at the end of the past few years. They only play a little mahjong occasionally, and naturally they will not do anything illegal.
So the circus is the main theme, and shows such as folk artists on stilts can also be arranged. In short, it will be as lively as possible.
After several years of development, Yangjiacun has grown to the size of a town, although it is not a town. It has not only a main street but also a side street.
Coupled with various large supermarkets, home appliance shopping malls, and hotels at the entrance of the village, it is not too much to arrange all these folk art performances.
Even the primary school in the village has built its own elementary school, and applications for middle schools have been submitted, which has further promoted the prosperity of Yangjia Village.
"Otherwise, let's contact professional people for lion dance. After all, we can't get him. Each dragon dance family will send someone as a representative to practice with us, and we will personally participate.
In the past two years, I have visited many places. The development of many places has its own characteristics, such as dragon boat racing. Big bosses worth tens of millions in the south have participated in it themselves, and there are some gods in southern Fujian. And so on, local people are also involved.
The performances are invited, and these are all designed to enhance the lively atmosphere. We, the people of Yangjiacun, must also participate in it ourselves in order to show ourselves. "
The speaker was Yang Rukun, the youngest son of the grandfather's family. He used to be the village chief of Yangjia Village. Later, Yangjia Village developed well, and he was promoted accordingly.
From an out-and-out successor cadre to the position of deputy county magistrate, this was something that no one in Yangjia Village dared to think about before.
Although it seems like that now, after all, people in Yangjia Village often see mayors and even high-ranking provincial officials coming to inspect, and a deputy county magistrate is indeed not unusual.
But it's not surprising at all. After all, this is the highest official from Yangjiacun, and even one of the representatives of locals from ten miles and eight towns.
Therefore, everyone still respects him very much, especially after he was ill and returned to the village even though he was not yet 60 years old.
He also helps control all the big and small things in the village. As for the uncle and the others, although they are still in good health, he has basically withdrawn from the management position of Yangjia Village.
The people who manage Yangjia Village now are basically the generation of Yang's father. In a few years, it will be the turn of Yang Dongxu's generation.
"This is a good suggestion. We should also participate in it. We always pay to watch other people's performances. Although we are employers, it always feels a bit wrong."
Everyone applauded Yang Rukun's proposal.
After all, Yangjiacun must have its own characteristics. Although dragon dancing is not a special feature, the meaning and feeling of dragon dancing by a team of people from the own village are extraordinary.
It can also show the spiritual outlook of Yangjiacun. Doing the same thing every year in the surrounding markets cannot show the capabilities of Yangjiacun at all.
"Then let's do this. Xuzi will put aside his business outside this year and leave later. You prepare all the props for the dragon dance and practice in advance. You will be the leader.
The team behind the leader were all members of Xu Zi's generation, including Xiao Wu and Xiao Dong and Gazi from Xu Zhai. We little old guys can just do a good job of overall management and let the young people perform. "It was Father Yang who spoke.
Although Father Yang is usually very kind, he rarely expresses opinions on many occasions. After all, because of Yang Dongxu and her father-in-law, if you talk more, others will always listen to you. It is not good to be too domineering in modern times.
However, speaking less does not mean that you do not speak at all, and being generally easy-going does not mean that you do not argue about everything.
Besides, if Yang Dongxu becomes the leader, it is absolutely popular and no one will have any objections.
After all, he and Yang Rukun are about the same age, they are already in their fifties and almost sixty. If they go to the dragon dance again, their bodies and bones will not be able to keep up with the mood in their hearts.
As for the younger uncle Shengli's contemporaries, there is no one who stands out from the crowd.
Therefore, Yang Dongxu naturally takes the leading position, and he makes it difficult for others to take this position.
Yang Dongxu obviously knows this, so there is nothing to be modest about.
"In this case, I will find someone to customize the props needed for the dragon dance, and at the same time, I will invite a master to come over and teach. This is the first time to show our Yangjia Village, so we must show the good side, so as not to mess it up later. Making a fool of himself in a nondescript manner.”
"Then follow your opinion and find a professional master to come over for guidance. It's best to come right after the New Year and pay him double the price of the official fare. After all, it won't be long until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month after the New Year. You want to Train as soon as possible and look good."
