The small full meeting in Guanji Township, Taihe County Essay 400 Words

When it comes to the "set" or "meeting" in the countryside, we may not be unfamiliar with it, and this kind of folk buying and selling and commodity trading has been handed down from ancient times to the present day. The towns and cities of Henan Province, extending to the lesser villages, have all been popular for their various types of gatherings.

Since my childhood, the most famous gathering in my hometown has been "Xiaomanhui", and some villages have called it "Xiaomaihui". Folks called the little full of meeting, here is a good point. Xiaoman is one of the twenty-four solar terms, the second solar term of summer. The moon order seventy-two wait Jiejie" on the record: April in the middle, the small full, things to this small to get full. In the Central Plains, this is the time when the wheat crops are beginning to be full of seeds, but not yet ripe, so it is called Xiaoman. When I was a child, often listen to the adults said: "small full of things full, wheat grow into." The small full will perhaps be in this context came into being.

The village elders said that the small full will be a big gathering before the wheat harvest, more like a kind of pre-harvest crop mobilization activities.

The festival has always been held in Jugang village, which is three or four miles from my home. Jugang village is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, adjacent to the 106 national highway, the transportation is convenient, it is not only the surrounding townships to Kaifeng, Zhengzhou must pass through, but also the surrounding villages between the main road. The village business is also more, capable of more, with today's words, the village has a lot of economic brains, slowly, the village has evolved into a city similar to the "business center" of the place, functioning as the current Erqi business district in Zhengzhou, it radiates the surrounding villages. I asked the village elders, when the small full will begin to organize in the giant Gang, the old man said, "This will ah, too many years, the early generation have a la, I do not remember that year."

Once a year, according to the small full will be adjusted to the seasonal date each year, generally held on April 14 in the lunar calendar, the end of the 15th, don't look at the time is short, these two or three days can be described as a sea of people, the vast, the entire market from the west end of the village to the east end of the winding three or four miles of the road, the merchants based on the road on both sides of poplars, willows, or prefabricated boards and other building sheds, the scale of the size, the scene with the The scene is not accurately described by words such as "bustling" and "spectacular". There is a small detail to disclose, some business individuals in order to seize the opportunity, two weeks in advance to start occupying the space, the competition is fierce, seems to be this big rally before the arrival of the preview.

Speaking of so much, Nim don't mind, the following will take you to catch up with the small full of the meeting.

It is my memory that after the meal in the morning of the day of the small full, the people in the village began to "move", the set of frame car in front of the house, the yard clanking and banging to pack up the things, the women yelled and explained to the men to buy this and that, the children excitedly chasing and playing, the girls were talking about what to buy the style of dresses, and the old people also changed the clean clothes sitting quietly in front of the door waiting for the old people to be ready. The old man also changed into clean clothes and sat quietly at the door waiting for the departure.

In a few moments, the village really came to life, and people set off in carriages, bicycles, and on foot, all converging on the road leading from the village to Xiaomanjie, like running water to Xiaomanjie. If you happen to meet the folks from the opposite village, the two groups of people will converge on National Highway 106 with great momentum, and the scene will be like an ancient war between two sides, each with its own position. By the time the two teams converge on the 106 national highway, the crowd mixed together, the two villages of the townspeople began to greet each other jokingly, for a time, this large team bustling, the crowd exudes an unusual excitement and indescribable enthusiasm, carrying such great hope all the way to the north.

Ten minutes later, one by one, the group arrived at the entrance of Ju Gang village, which was filled with people, horse-drawn carts, bicycles and a few tractors. Our group began to break up as well, bolting the wagons, locking the bicycles, the men forming their own groups, the women, children, and girls going off in pairs, and the old people being sent to the outskirts of the meeting place to watch the theater.

Speaking of this, even into the small full meeting place.

What? A golden burner dripping with oil?

Just inside the village entrance, the children are stuck. On both sides of the road there are several stalls selling roasted pork, stalls surrounded by people, a smell of onions and meat overflow spread, at that time, just smell the smell, we children began to drool. When we got close to the baklava oven and saw the golden, moist, oiled, and sizzling fire on the iron plate, we couldn't move our feet at all. Even standing on the sidelines and watching, it was a great pleasure.

Have one, kid? Would you like one? It's delicious and not expensive! With the chubby boss lady's yell, the children finally could not hold back, and each of them kept begging their parents to buy the roasted pork to eat. For this reason, some children even cried and made a scene. This is not even started shopping, it is the first in this lively up.

Liu Guang Huoyao is so popular in our area that it is said to have been sold to the capital city of Beijing. In the nearby townships and villages, many sellers are imitating the Liuguang Huoyao to do, not to mention the authentic, but the taste is very good. Often, we kids would rush to a meeting just to have a hibachi, and as long as we had a hibachi in our hands, we could tolerate even the most crowded or the hottest weather.

Eating a hard dish is addictive, pork

When it comes to food, it's hard for everyone to make an exception. This is not the case, the men crowded in front of the stalls of pig head meat. At that time, Jugang pig's head meat in our area can be said to be "famous", is a rare "strong" dishes. The owner and a few apprentices stood in front of the stall in the small store, facing the crowd of people who were shouting, their hands and feet were too busy. These folks don't care about first come first served, they all want to be the first to get their hands on the freshly baked and tender pig's head meat. In today's parlance, it's the same as when people participate in online shopping frenzies during the holiday season, where everyone is trying their best to see who's quicker.

Pig's head goods (the common name for pork head meat) is also a hard dish in the family dinner invitation. Whenever you invite people to dinner, especially important relatives or guests, the host will deliberately on a plate of pig's head goods, guests like to eat this point we do not say, the important thing is that the host appears to have face. A plate of pork in the middle of the table, just put, the owner's heart open open, double face. In fact, at that time, very few people specifically to buy and eat, but also on the occasion of meetings or festivals, invite people to dinner will enjoy a meal. At that time, all can light eat a few mouthfuls of pig's head goods, is a very happy thing.

Now Jugang pig head goods have gone to the market, named Jugang marinated meat, more popular in Kaifeng, Xinxiang and other cities.

A full range of agricultural tools

As you walk in along the main road of this venue, you'll see a clear distinction between the two. The crowd north of the road is mostly men, while south of the road are women and children. This is the most distinctive and unforgettable image I can remember of the Komatsu meeting.

North of the main road of the meeting place was a family of farm equipment merchants who relied on poplar trees, willows and prefabricated boards along the roadside to build their farm equipment stalls. Along these stalls from west to east at a glance, only to see rows of smooth large wooden pitchforks, almost as high as the tree, the same flourish of the large No handle, sharp crescent-shaped sickle, and well-made wooden rake, wooden rowan, baskets, dustpans, fences, twine, rolled mats, straw hats, etc., which are essential to harvesting wheat tools. Looking down, there are iron rowan, hoes, claw hooks and other iron farming tools. The men gathered here to "shake their fists, clank and clank, and leap into action" to choose the right farming tools. Just so a circle down, some people are happy to carry a few large wooden fork, some bought a few mats, mats are used in order to Tuen wheat; there are also almost every piece of the people to buy a, two hands early can not hold, said it is a new harvest season, change the set of brand-new bar, in this case, one is the new agricultural tools, two to work to the strength.

Behind the farm equipment merchants, is a piece of wasteland, the wasteland is full of weeds, but also sparse poplar trees. This is a trading place for livestock, such as mules, cows, donkeys, pigs, sheep and so on. There are relatively few people in the livestock trading place, mostly middle-aged men or some old men who often deal with livestock. Here the buyers and sellers to reach a deal is difficult, for example, the merchants a hard to praise their own donkeys, how good, how hard, and surrounded by people who are interested in buying is not in a hurry, they smoked cigarettes, one after another, around a few donkeys back and forth to watch, and from time to time to touch, or pat the donkey a few times, as if satisfied with the same as not too satisfied, a look of uncertainty. The company's businessmen are in a hurry and have no way out.

The most attractive thing about the livestock trading place is that it specializes in treating cattle. People gathered in a circle, a cow tied to a stake, a few people pressed the cow's head, a middle-aged man wearing a straw hat will be a special magnet into the cow's mouth, followed by the magnet into the cow's belly. About ten minutes later, the middle-aged man will be tied in the hands of the magnet of the line hold tight, at the same time, one side of the slowly outward to pull back the magnet. At this point, the people around were a little nervous. Fortunately, the middle-aged man took the magnet out gently, only to see that the magnet was adsorbed with broken iron, iron filings and some other metal particles. At this point, people began to talk and laugh, and the atmosphere was cheerful. The process was a real eye-opener.

Gorgeous world of flowery fabrics

South of the road are mostly stalls selling fabrics, clothes, fruits and other snacks, which can be said to be the women's world. A neat row of brightly colored flower cloth lined up in order, looking in one direction, as if in a colorful painting world, dazzling people, this "flower cloth constitutes a gorgeous zone" and the north side of the road, grey farm equipment heaven and earth to form a strong contrast, at this time, if you are from the air overlooking the venue, the main road half gray, half color, like a painter's brush, half color, like a painter's brush, and the main road, half gray, half color. Half of the main road is gray and the other half is colorful, like the old and new worlds of a painter's brush.

Fabric was a must-have for women to make clothes for men and children. At that time, all the clothes we wore were handmade, and we rarely bought finished clothes. At that time, I followed my mother, my mother and other aunts and women in front of the fabric and other stalls to pick and choose, never tired of, when you think they are ready to buy a deal, the merchants have already taken the scissors and ruler to measure the fabric, but they put down the hand of the fabric and continue to move forward, you can only follow the baffled and move forward, they always say, "There are still better in front of you. "

The women were looking at the fabrics with their children in tow, but they also had to watch out for their children; they were haggling with merchants, hitting their children, and quarrelling with each other, all in all it was a lot more chaotic than on the north side of the road.

The south side of the road is so crowded that people traveling together can get separated if they are not careful. , Sister was found by the village. When her mother saw her, she had burst into tears and was soaking wet from crying. Neighbors said to the mother, can not be lost, at the meeting are people of our village.

Only a theater for the elderly

The lively and crowded venue is a problem for the elderly who have difficulty with their legs. So, they are more than happy to go to the grand theater to watch the play in peace and quiet. The purpose of their visit is as clear as that of a child's visit: the child's visit is for food, and the old man's visit is to see the theater. The theater was set up in a large open space on the south side of the main road of the venue, and there were some children's favorite games, toy stalls, and some food, such as spicy soup, cold skin ah, etc. around the theater.

At that time, I seldom went to the theater because I didn't understand a word of it. Later, I realized that the circus was specially built to take care of the elderly, so as not to neglect them as a group, and it is a good tradition of respect and filial piety for the elderly inherited from the village, and on the other hand, the circus is a dissemination vehicle of the local theater culture, and it is also the epitome and embodiment of the local culture.

Walking here, basically even after walking lively place. Of course, this is not the hometown of Xiaoman will be all, some feelings and details can not be seen in the text, as for the meaning, only our local folks understand, as the so-called one side of the soil and water to raise a side of the people.

In recent years, the small full will still be held once a year, the scale is also very large. Just a relatively small number of people, people's enthusiasm is also lower; commodity categories change a lot, the original most distinctive agricultural tools almost can not be seen, instead of modern agriculture large mechanical tools.

In fact, in the early years of the people to catch the small full will (except for small children), folks are more of a psychological expectation and hope, is in order to meet the upcoming wheat harvest and the purchase of agricultural tools, agricultural tools in the hands of the harvest, there is, there is hope. A lively small full will, indicating a harvest season.