The happy event is coming, an old man in Guangdong welcomes the wedding of his baby son, full of joy, and proudly prepares a feast of seventeen or eighteen tables, welcoming relatives and friends in the whole village to share the joy of family. However, what made him unpredictable was that on the day of the wedding, there were gongs and drums and a full banquet, but no one came. The scene was deserted and empty, and no one in the village of more than 3,000 people came to congratulate. The old man's family carefully put up the lights, but faced the empty banquet alone, showing a sense of desolation.
The old man never thought in advance that he had been working hard outside for many years and was absent from the festive events in the village, which might lead to an embarrassing situation at the moment. He admits that because of his work, he has been away from his hometown all the year round, and rarely participates in social activities and festive occasions in the village. Perhaps this is what makes this feast seem so deserted.
Although the old man tried his best to be calm and said with a smile to save money, it was difficult to hide the disappointment in his eyes. He may not have fully confessed that he was not only absent from the white wedding in the village, but also neglected etiquette. Working outside all the year round, although he earns money, he also loses the human touch of the village. In the countryside, etiquette is regarded as the supreme norm, and the long-term absence of the old man has caused him to lose his due popularity in the village. Interpersonal relationships are mutual, and respect for others is the only way to be respected. The old man may not have thought that his absence had already established an invisible barrier in the village.
In the world, rivers and lakes are not simply fighting and killing, but also a profound interpersonal knowledge.
Where the rivers and lakes are, human feelings and sophistication are also born. This is obvious, even ordinary villages can be regarded as a microcosm of "rivers and lakes". However, the old man overestimated the endurance of his neighbors, who had been away from the village for many years, and now experienced a large-scale and simultaneous "absence" grand occasion. It may not be surprising that such a person goes to the empty building and the tea cool person leaves, but this is also a true portrayal of the complex and changeable interpersonal relationship. The whole village has fallen into such a situation, which is not the cold of the people, but the real feeling of the people.