Farmstead families never drive away crickets that enter their courtyards or houses. They believe that the arrival of crickets will bring them good luck and a fruitful harvest.
"Xiao Qi, do you hear what the crickets in our house are saying?" Lian Manman asked Xiao Qi.
"Firewood and fine rice, firewood and fine rice." Xiao Qi immediately replied.
That's right, farmstead families interpret cricket chirps as "firewood and fine rice." The more crickets chirp this way, the more firewood and fine rice they will bring to the household, meaning a more prosperous life.
When Lady Zhang's children were still in swaddling clothes, she spoke of it this way.
The group returned home, the front hall lights were on; it was Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi who were waiting for them to come back. Upon entering the front hall, Lian Manman recounted everything that happened at the old residence to Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi.
