After the reform and opening up of the motherland, the village's production has developed vigorously, the economy has taken off, and people's lives have improved. The village has extended to the west, and the Xixin Vegetable Farmers Market has been built. . Yueyu Shuajian Mountain has high peaks and beautiful scenery, with vast hectares of fertile fields at its foot, beautiful scenery, outstanding people, prosperous people's livelihood, and many educated and martial people. The village has a good reputation and is famous far and wide.
Agriculture: The village has 3,097 acres of cultivated land (due to the increasing number of new buildings, the cultivated land area is gradually shrinking), and 930 acres of mountainous land. Some villagers are engaged in agriculture, mainly growing rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables, etc. The village's farmers' market was founded in 1992, and its full name is "Xixin Farmers' Market, Qilin Town, Puning City." The farmers' market is not only the agricultural trade center of several nearby villages, but also the supply market for most vegetables, poultry and meat in Gurao Town, Shantou City. The farmer's market land belongs to Ximen Pian and Xincuo Pian of Yueyu Village, so it got its name; the annual dividends from the farmer's market are only available to Ximen Pian and Xincuo Pian in the village. Originally, the farmer's market had a bright future. According to the founder of the farmer's market, he originally planned to build a fruit wholesale center. However, in recent years, due to various factors, the founder of the farmer's market stepped down. In 2009, the farmer's market was forced to provide contracts in the form of a contract. The contract was contracted by someone, and it was said that the contract cost over one million yuan in three years. After the contract was contracted, all out-of-town truck fares for trading vegetables increased, causing some vegetable vendors to switch to other farmers' markets, causing the farmer's market transaction volume to continue to decline.
Business: Since the financial crisis in 2008, the number of shops in Yueyu Village has been growing like spring seedlings. Now there are grocery stores, department stores, restaurants, mobile phone stores, clothing stores, There are more than 20 types of stores including motorcycle stores, computer stores, stationery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, chemical stores, furniture stores, electrical appliance stores, building materials stores, hair salons, bakeries, tobacco and tea hotels, optical stores, supermarkets, etc. There can be as many as 10 or as few as a few competitors in the same category of stores. The competition is indeed very fierce.
Industry: In recent years, private clothing processing factories have also gradually increased. It is worth mentioning that a small number of people in Yueyu Village have also begun to learn from Guiyu, the largest electronic waste dismantling and selling base in the country, and have introduced a lot of electronic waste to be dismantled and sold in the village, which has gradually worsened the air. Many villagers are reacting.
Real estate: Yueyu’s real estate land began to be sold around the end of 1992. At that time, a land of about 200 square meters next to the farmer’s market was sold for more than 30,000 yuan, and few people dared to sell it. want. Nowadays, due to the large population and small land, and the good economy, the most valuable piece of land on the roadside of the farmer's market, about 200 square meters, can be sold for more than 2 million yuan. Having said that, of course there are cheap plots of land, but the location is still relatively remote. A plot of 200 square meters costs about 30,000 yuan. Nowadays, most of the land on the roadside near the farmer's market has been built into buildings. The 200 square meters of land in the second and third rows near the roadside or even further inside can now be sold for about one million yuan. The appearance of the village has slowly changed from a rural one 30 years ago to an urban one, which is something Yueyu people can be proud of. The most popular festivals in the village every year include the Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, and year-end worship. These festivals are most attended by villagers who are doing business and working in other places. The Lantern Festival has the largest number of participants, the longest time, and the most excitement. The Lantern Festival is divided into two major programs: one is Ying Laoye, and the other is singing English songs. The village Lantern Festival program is normally scheduled from the 11th to the 15th day of the first lunar month.
"Ying Laoye" is a sacrificial activity, mostly held at night. The young adults in the village will carry the sedan chair and carry the Laoye along some roads and alleys in the village. The procession is huge, including the It consists of hand (carrying the flag), card player (raising the sign), bearers and musicians. "Ying Laoye" is used to pray for good weather and peace for the whole village. Villagers can follow the grandfather in the procession during the camp, which is said to bring good luck and ensure a safe year. Some villagers in the village who hope to have a boy can participate in carrying the grandfather's sedan by drawing lots to pray for the father to give birth to a boy.
Yueyu Yingge has a long history. According to people of the older generation, there were already performances of Yingge when they were children, but it was suspended for more than 10 years around 1990. However, around 2005, Yingge was restarted, allowing 80 People born in the 1990s and 2000s saw Ying Ge again.
Yingge is a majestic and masculine group dance of Han men, which mainly expresses the heroic fighting spirit and heroic spirit of the heroes of Liangshanbo in attacking Daming Mansion. The performers draw unique facial makeup, modeled after the heroic image of Liang Shanbo, wear samurai uniforms, play tight-fitting bunts, and hold special double short sticks to tap and dance, accompanied by the rhythm of gongs, drums, and conch trumpets. During the performance, the queue graphics change a lot, and the content is rich and forward-looking. Shed behind shed.