Chidu Village, with about 3,600 people, is located in the west of Yujiao Town. There are about 1900 people in Shanmei Village, which is located at the western foot of Meigang Mountain. The two villages live next to each other and both have historical origins in Yujiao Town. Chidu Village has always been famous for its "medicinal materials trading", and Shanmei Village is famous for its historical celebrity "Zheng Dajin".
However, there is an unwritten rule in the history of Chidu Village and Shanmei Village-villagers in the two villages are not allowed to get married. Zheng, chairman of the advisory Committee of village and township sages, said, "The specific reason may be traced back to more than 300 years ago. The girl in Chidu village married a family in Shanmei village, and the people in Chidu village went to Shanmei village to see a play. There was a quarrel between the aunts, which led to the curse of both sides and the children and grandchildren were forbidden to get married. "
Zheng said that more than ten years ago, there was a couple in these two villages, and they lived together all the time. "When I was reading together. At that time, both parents disagreed. It's not that I don't like son-in-law and daughter-in-law, but that the two villages don't want to get married. " Zheng told Southern Reporter, "Parents dare not give them a wedding in public."
The discord between the two villages also affected the development of * * *. On the issue of land ownership or road opening, as long as there is an interest relationship, the villagers in the two villages will not give in to each other, which once caused difficulties in work. Some infrastructure construction is also difficult to advance.
"It takes a thousand years to cross the river and a hundred years to make progress" is a famous saying of Chaoshan people. The author of this sentence is Zheng Dajin, a senior official of Qing Dynasty in Shanmei Village. Zheng introduced that according to legend, during the reign of Qing Qianlong, disputes often occurred between the two villages, and grievances have been accumulated for a long time. Later, Shan Mei villagers hoped that Zheng Dajin, then governor of Zhili, would support them and find Chidu to vent their anger.
When Zheng Dajin returned to his hometown to visit relatives, he warned the villagers: "My strength is lost, but my father knows. There are thousands of years in the world, but there is no century of Zheng Dajin. How can I repair my grievances and tire my children? " The general idea is that you must not be impulsive and bring endless troubles to future generations. Zheng said that at that time, Zheng Dajin didn't seem to explain it to the villagers, but proverbs became the folk basis for later marriage and reconciliation.
Source:? Southern Metropolis Daily (Shenzhen)