Fangzheng said, "Have some table manners. No one is snatching it from you! Put your ass down. Don't pout. "
Lone Wolf sneakily changed his direction and sat there. He tried his best to lower his head and eat! However, this fellow was careful. He looked around furtively to prevent himself from being ambushed again.
Fangzheng looked at Monkey who was still stealing and rapped him on the head. "Jingzhen, use this pair of chopsticks."
Monkey was focused on stealing and did not notice what Fangzheng was doing with the chopsticks. Seeing that his master was concerned about him, and more importantly, he did not seem to realize that he was stealing, he felt guilty. He immediately took it and picked up a mouthful of food. It was rather enjoyable.
Lone Wolf kept craning his neck to watch. When he saw this, he narrowed his eyes and grinned. He felt great … Indeed, bad things had to be punished. Having encountered such a scammer of a master, he would definitely be scammed as long as he made a mistake! However, Lone Wolf planned on telling his adorable Junior Brother Jingzhen out of kindness after the meal.
Fangzheng then looked at Red Boy, who was the most troublesome. Then, Fangzheng was amused …
He saw a loli sitting beside Red Boy, constantly putting food into his bowl. Then, the brat's face turned red. For the first time, he sat there obediently and ate slowly. From the little fellow's eyes, Fangzheng knew that the child was not in love. Instead, he was bashful for some baffling reason! From the looks of it, the brat had a story … Fangzheng had to dig it out when he had the time. Otherwise, the flames of gossip in his heart would not be extinguished!
Fangzheng enjoyed the meal very much. After having his fill, he gave Yang Hua's other child his blessings. Then, Fangzheng prepared to return to the mountain with his disciples.
At that moment, music suddenly sounded in an abandoned elementary school a distance away from the village. Firecrackers crackled, and thankfully, the music came one after another. The unique tune of the duo spread throughout the village.
Red Boy asked curiously, "Master, aren't we going to take a look?"
Fangzheng shot a glance into the distance and shook his head. "No!"
"Master, it sounds very lively. I really want to take a look." Squirrel stood on Fangzheng's shoulder and tiptoed as he tried his best to look into the distance.
Lone Wolf added, "Master, we haven't seen it yet."
"Do you really want to see it?" Fangzheng thought about it. It was a rare experience, so it was good to let them watch.
Monkey, Squirrel, Lone Wolf, and Red Boy nodded in unison.
"Alright, let's go take a look then." Fangzheng nodded and led his disciples to school.
Before he arrived, he could already see someone setting up a parasol at the entrance of the school. A long wire was stretched out, and a large fridge was placed there with a signboard hanging on it: "Cold drinks, ice cream, ice cream! Iced beer! "
He turned around and entered the school. Inside, the rostrum had been changed into a stage. It had always been like this. When the village showed movies and invited people to perform Chinese opera, they would always use this stage. After the school closed down, it had completely become an activity center.
"Master, this school is pretty good. Why did it close down?" Red Boy asked in confusion as he looked at the dilapidated school. There was a row of single-story houses with broken windows and a layer of dust on the tables and chairs inside.
Fangzheng said, "Look at what kind of people are sitting under the stage."
Red Boy looked over and saw that below the stage, many people had brought their own benches and were sitting there. However, there were not many young adults sitting there. Most of them were in their fifties or sixties. The younger ones were two or three years old, and there were only a few older children. They were running around with a group of children.
Fangzheng said, "Times are changing. The young people in the village have gone to the big cities in order to earn more money and seek better development. They live in the big cities, work in the big cities, and everything is in the big cities. Marriage, childbirth, and rearing children are naturally in the big cities as well. Therefore, more and more people leave the village, and fewer and fewer people return. The remaining people are the elderly who can't bear to leave their hometowns. Some elderly people temporarily help the young people take care of their children. When they are older, they send them to school in the city. When I was young, the school had two classes per grade. Each class had about thirty people. It was lively back then …
We children were called scourges by the villagers. We would scourge wherever we went. We chased chickens and dogs, smashed walls with mud, dug tunnels in straw, and dug traps in snow. Back then, we scammed quite a number of people. But now … There aren't many children of the right age in the village. If this school were still open, there would only be three to five students. What's the point of keeping it open? In the past, there was a school for a village or two or three villages. Now, there are more than ten villages in a school. As such, many such schools have been abandoned. "When Fangzheng said that, he sighed and let out a long sigh.
Red Boy shook his head and said, "If these elders are gone, will there still be people in this village? Are we going to merge a few villages together? "
Fangzheng did not say a word, but he knew that Red Boy's words might very well come true. When that time came, what kind of scene would it be? Fangzheng always believed that talent was the foundation of a society. Without people, everything was meaningless.
At this moment, three gongs sounded, attracting everyone's attention.
At the same time, Yang Hua ran over to call out to Fangzheng and company. He left a spot in front. In order not to block the audience at the back, the first two or three rows were covered with newspapers. Everyone sat on the newspapers.
Behind them were stools or stools that were placed down to lie down. Further back were tall stools placed vertically as well as people standing. The people on the walls and trees were not considered regular soldiers.
After Fangzheng was done, Yang Hua gave him some fruits. Fangzheng thanked him profusely.
Although Yang Hua had prepared a lot of food, there were still some villagers who did business. They sold all sorts of ice cream, beer, mineral water, melon seeds, and spicy strips. With the children running around and constantly trying out all sorts of sounds on stage, the scene was chaotic, but it also appeared very lively. The atmosphere was very lively.
Following that, a bald man went on stage. After testing the microphone, he shouted, "Fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, the people who provide for us, I'm Fifth Zhao, Zhao Liuguang. Let me pay my respects to all of you!"
"Alright!"
"Yes!"
"Aren't you going to kneel?"
…
There was a commotion below. Clearly, they were familiar with Fifth Zhao.
Fifth Zhao laughed out loud. "I, Fifth Zhao, kneel to the heavens, kneel to the earth, and in between, I even kneel in RMB. As long as you throw a few billion, I don't mind kneeling. Come on, smash me to death with money! "
Everyone scoffed in unison.
Fifth Zhao continued. "Alright, I, Fifth Zhao, am bald and hairless. I'm not as handsome as a handsome guy or as fragrant as a girl. I won't embarrass myself in front of everyone. Now, I only have one question. Do you want to see a beautiful lady or a mighty man?! "
"Man!" everyone shouted in unison.
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