Crossing the Extreme Rampage

In order to raise children, Pu Zhengyang worked even harder every day, leaving early and returning late. Suddenly, one day, Pu Zhengyang went to the mountain to gather medicine and never came back. Later, he found some fragments of clothes and human bones in the mountain, and guessed that he was bitten to death by a wild beast on the mountain. .

Huang Yueyu suffered a great blow, her child was miscarried and her mind was slightly disturbed, and she lived in a muddle all day long.

Suddenly one day, her natal family sent someone to take her back.

Her father married a stepmother half a year after her mother's death. The stepmother was young and beautiful, and coaxed his father into losing his mind and obeying her in everything.

After Huang Yueyu returned to her natal home, she shed tears all day long, and her stepmother pretended to care about her. Seeing this, her father handed over the care of her to her stepmother.

After half a year like this, her father died of a sudden illness, and the huge Huang Mansion fell into the hands of her stepmother.

At this time, the stepmother no longer hid her true colors, and directly married Huang Yueyu.

Her husband's family is not a good family...

The husband's family has two sons, the eldest son is a little abnormal, and has a very violent temper, and the younger son is normal. The husband's family married the eldest son in the name of the younger son, and learned that Huang Yueyu was married, and treated her with contempt and no respect. .

On the night of the wedding, he was beaten up by the eldest son, his nose was bleeding, and beating and scolding became commonplace afterwards.

Huang Yueyu had never experienced such hardships before. She wanted to escape, but she managed to escape once, but was arrested again not long after.

After I got back, life was even more difficult. Although I was beaten before, I still had enough food and drink, but now I have no food and endless work, which is worse than the lowest maid.

The more this happened, the more Huang Yueyu wanted to escape.

Later, her husband's family was afraid that she would really run away, so they tied her up in a small dark room with chains, and let the servants bully her to fend for herself.

……

Huang Yueyu wiped away her tears, "That's all my memory, as for how I hid in your house, I don't remember."

The old woman handed Huang Yueyu a handkerchief, "Son, you have suffered."

Huang Yueyu shook her head, "Grandma, can I not go back?"

The old woman had tears in her eyes, "Of course you can. Whatever you do when you go back, you will suffer. You will live here with your mother-in-law."

Xu Zhengfeng couldn't believe it, how could there be such a vicious person in this world?

Tang Yuanming pursed his lips, his expression was not particularly good-looking, "You are missing, will your in-laws come to find you?"

Huang Yueyu hated and felt helpless in her heart, "No, my husband's family is the stepmother's sister's family, and they are gangsters, wishing to kill me or disappear, so as to embezzle all of my family's property."

Xu Zhengfeng frowned, "Then you have regained your senses now, what are your plans?"

Huang Yueyu shook her head, "I haven't thought it through yet, my mind is in a mess right now, and I don't know what to do."

Tang Yuanming comforted, "Don't worry, your illness has just recovered, wait until you think about it."

Huang Yueyu nodded, "Thank you benefactor."

……

The fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.

The air in the morning was exceptionally fresh, and everyone woke up early.

The family of four put on new clothes, short sleeves and long trousers, which are very simple and convenient.

Xu Zhengyi and Xu Zhengyu were chasing and playing in the yard excitedly. Since the morning, the family has been joyful.

"Brother Ming, brother, what are we going to do next?"

Tang Yuanming came out of the house, "Let's eat first, after dinner, go to pick wormwood and calamus."

Xu Zhengyu licked his lips, "What are you picking this for? For food?"

Tang Yuanming was amused, "This is for hanging on the door, not for food."

Xu Zhengyi tapped Xu Zhengyu's forehead, and said teasingly, "You are what Brother Ming said, you want to eat anything."

Xu Zhengyu pouted, and glanced at Xu Zhengyi, "Hmph, I'm just a snack, I want to eat."

Xu Zhengyi also dotes on his younger brother very much, "Okay, okay, I'll eat it for you, come over to have breakfast first, and go play after eating."

"Ah."

……

Just after eating, there was a shout at the gate of the yard, "Zhengyi, let's go, go pick wormwood."

Xu Zhengyi responded, "Xu Tao, wait a minute."

"Okay, don't worry."

Xu Zhengyi helped Xu Zhengfeng take the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen, "Brother, can I go pick wormwood with Xu Tao and the others?"

Xu Zhengfeng nodded, "Yes, but be careful."

"I know bro."

Xu Zhengyu ran over on short legs, "Brother, I want to play too."

Xu Zhengfeng looked down, "Who are you going to play with?"

Xu Zhengyu scratched his head, "I don't know, those older kids don't take me with them, but I really want to play."

Xu Zhengfeng can't worry about a three-year-old kid going out to play, "Go pick calamus with elder brother and brother Ming, okay?"

Xu Zhengyu hesitated, "Alright then."

Tang Yuanming picked up the little guy, "Let's go, Brother Ming will take you to play."

Xu Zhengyu cheered, "Let's go play."

After leaving the yard, Tang Yuanming asked Xu Zhengyu to sit on his shoulders, "Is it tall?"

Xu Zhengyu was very excited, "Gao, it's fun."

Xu Zhengfeng walked beside him, with a smile on his lips, hoping that such happiness could last forever.

The calamus in the morning is still dewy, and the scent of these calamus permeates the surroundings, lingering in it, not only the sense of smell, but almost all senses are excited, making people feel better.

"Yuanming, Zhengfeng, are you here too?" Some people who had come to pick calamus by the river earlier warmly greeted them.

Tang Yuanming put down Xu Zhengyu and responded with a light smile, "Good morning."

"Early, early."

Next to Xu Gaoshou's three-year-old grandson Chao Xu Zhengyu ran over, "Can we play together?"

Xu Zhengyu nodded, "Yes."

Xu Zhengfeng asked the two children to play on the flat ground, "Stay here, don't run away."

"Ah."

Looking at a large calamus, Tang Yuanming waved to Xu Zhengfeng to come over, "How much shall we pick?"

"Just pick enough for us to hang on the left and right sides of the door."

"Then I'll go pick it alone, you wait here for me."

"I will go with you."

Xu Zhengyi stood on the road and waved, "Brother Ming, brother, I have picked wormwood."

Xu Zhengfeng turned his head, "Take it back first, we will be back in a while."

"Okay, I'll take it home and wash it, there is mud."

"Ah."

Tang Yuanming became more and more satisfied with Xu Zhengyi's performance, "The more books he reads, the more sensible Zhengyi will be."

"Of course, reading can make people understand things, and he will do it naturally when he understands."

"Yes, I will teach him more in the future."

"Thanks a lot."

Tang Yuanming smiled and said, "I like Zhengyi, so naturally I want him to be a talent."

"En." Xu Zhengfeng was grateful in his heart.

……

The wormwood and calamus are divided into two parts, tied together, and hung on both sides of the gate, and the Dragon Boat Festival has begun.

Xu Zhengfeng brought out the realgar wine, "Zhengyi, Zhengyu, come over and drink the realgar wine."

Xu Zhengyu took a step back, "Brother, I don't want to drink."

Xu Zhengfeng hugged Xu Zhengyu on his lap and coaxed, "Hey, just drink a little."

Xu Zhengyu hesitated, "Then let me lick it, okay?"

"can."

"Brother, let me lick it too."

"can."

Xu Zhengyi sipped the realgar wine, it had a special taste, a bit spicy, "Brother, it's not good, why do you drink realgar wine for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"It's the custom."

"Then how did this custom come about?"

"This comes from a legend..."

It is said that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, people in Qu Yuan's hometown threw zongzi and salted eggs into the river in order to prevent Jiaolong from eating Qu Yuan's body.

An old doctor brought a jar of realgar wine and poured it into the river, saying that it could poison fish and dragons and protect Qu Yuan.

After a while, a dragon really floated on the surface of the water.

So, people dragged the dragon ashore, stretched its tendons, peeled its skin, and then wrapped the dragon tendons around the children's wrists and necks, and then wiped the seven orifices with realgar wine, thinking that this would protect the children from insects and snakes. harm.

"Oh, so it's for repelling insects."

"Yes, it's not repulsive now, is it?"

"Ah."

Tang Yuanming came over and took a sip too, "You can drink a small amount of this. Drinking a little is good for your health, and drinking too much is not good."

Xu Zhengfeng nodded, "Yes."

Xu Zhengyi pointed to the outside and said, "Brother, it's time for us to go to the river to row a dragon boat. Everyone has gone."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Yang walked over quickly, "Brother Tang, Zhengfeng, let's go, get your clothes."

The dragon boat rowers in Xujia Village have all uniformed their clothes and have already got them into everyone's hands.

Xu Zhengfeng responded, "Here we are."

The two children ran outside impatiently, "Brother Ming, brother, hurry up."

Xu Zhengfeng shouted worriedly, "Don't run so fast, you will fall down in a while."

Xu Zhengyu stopped in his tracks, and waved to the two of them, "Quick, let's go watch the fun."

……

The sound of gongs and drums and the sound of people by the river were already full of villagers.

Twelve magnificent dragon boats lined up in a row in the river, ready to go.

Xu Zhengfeng moved closer to Tang Yuanming's ear and said, "Yuanming, find a suitable place to watch it later, if what Wang Jinyuan said is true, you can rescue him in time."

"I know, don't worry, there will be no problem."

"Ah."

Xu Zhengfeng asked Xu Zhengyi to hold Xu Zhengyu's hand, and told him, "There are a lot of people here, Zhengyi must take good care of my younger brother, and must not let go. After my elder brother returns from the competition, he will come to you."

Xu Zhengyi patted his chest, "Don't worry, brother, I will protect my brother."

Tang Yuanming patted Xu Zhengfeng on the shoulder, "Zhengfeng is on board, don't worry, I will watch over the child."

"Ah."

Everyone put on uniform clothes, boarded the boat in an orderly manner, took the oars, and waited for the order to row the boat.

There are 36 paddlers, one at the front and rear, one at the front and rear, one at the flag, one at the drum, one at the gong, and one at the gods. These four stand in the middle of the dragon boat.

There are [-] gears for dragon boats, [-] gears for sitting, and [-] gear for the front. The dragon boat does not turn around during the race, but people turn around and sit in the opposite direction.

The command begins with a drumbeat.

There are many drums around the river, and a big man in red clothes stands in front of each drum. After a while, they will beat the drums according to the rhythm of the dragon boat.