Looking at the bottom of the valley, the village covered with thick fog,

Lian Ge moved away again,

Treading a winding path among shrubs and weeds, Lian Ge walked down the hillside towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

On the side, the weeds and shrubs beside the winding path gradually thinned out and gradually turned into terraced fields planted with some wheat rape and vegetables, and the winding path was gradually replaced by the ridges between the terraced fields.

Continuing down the terraces, the villages at the bottom of the valley approached as the dense fog that permeated the villages approached.

A trace of mist lingered on his side with the breeze,

In the mist, in addition to the moisture of the humid air, there is also some paper money and incense candles burning, which has a somewhat choking smell.

The further down I went, the fog and the choking smell grew stronger.

......

“...... Wang, Wang......"

“...... Giggle......"

Stopping again, Lian Ge stepped down the ridge on the hillside, and walked to the entrance of the village at the bottom of the valley.

A village road runs along the entrance of the village, and on both sides there are brick and stone houses, or two-story small buildings, and families are scattered.

The sound of chickens and dogs barking from time to time sounded from every household, lingering in the ears with the breeze.

After a pause, he turned his gaze, and Lian Ge glanced at the village along the village road,

The mist spread with the breeze in the front yard of each room and on the village road.

The fog seemed to dissipate a lot, leaving only a trace of mist lingering in the village, obscuring the houses at the end of the village in the distance.

In the mist, the doors of each family were closed, but the lights were on in the house, and the lights were reflected outward through the windows, and they were blurred under the mist, swaying in the yard in front of each house, on the village road in front of the yard.

On the village road, there are no human figures, only with the breeze, the slightest drifting mist, falling from time to time, jumping lightly, foraging for birds.

Glancing towards the village again, Lian Ge moved away again and walked towards the village.

......

Along the village road, Lian Ge walked towards the village, looking at the families passing by his side along the way,

On his shoulder, the mouse also stands on its forelimbs, turns its head, and looks around.

Next to the village road, behind the courtyards, in front of the houses with closed doors, there are some yellow rune papers pasted on the doors.

On many door frames, there are still some traces of pasting and tearing on the rune paper, and some fragments with pen and ink remaining, which are still glued to the door frames.

Passing by the side of the village road, a house with a closed door,

The further I went, the smell of the paper money and incense candles burned through the choking smell, and the edge became thicker and stronger.

“...... Bell!

At this time, it seemed that the sound of a gong came from the front of the village road, from the village, and with the breeze, it sounded in the ears.

"Crackling ......"

Immediately after, there was another burst of firecrackers.

Glancing towards that place, Lian Ge turned his gaze again, and looked at the courtyard on the side of him, in front of a house,

On the top of the door, in the middle of the door, there is a piece of rune paper,

It seemed that a mist with water vapor moistened the rune paper, and the rune paper hung down and crumpled together,

At this moment, a fresh breeze blew, and the wet and wrinkled rune paper swayed twice with the breeze, and then broke into two pieces, and fell under the eaves, on the ground,

“...... Wang, Wangwang......"

Behind the house, the dog barked,

It seems to be like a signal, along the village road, some people with dogs in their homes, dog barking sounded one after another,

Immediately afterwards, next to the courtyard of a house, the chickens and ducks behind the house also followed, making some sounds,

On the village road, the birds that were leaping and foraging for food seemed to be frightened by the barking of dogs, and then took off and flew towards the distant mountains and forests.

......

After glancing, Lian Ge turned his gaze, moved his steps again, and continued walking towards the village.

......

“...... It's okay, it's okay...... Most of the time, it was the firecrackers that scared the dogs. ”

The barking of chickens and dogs was noisy and resounded in the village.

As he moved forward, some mixed words gradually became clearer in his ears, and some of the gathered figures gradually approached in front of him.

Looking at that place, Lian Ge walked forward, moving his steps without hurry.

......

Not far in front of him, there seemed to be a small square in the middle of the village, an open place,

The fog, which had thinned away, thinner again, was replaced by a smoke coated in paper ash and a choking smell.

Around the open flat land, many villagers gathered, old and young, all dressed in plain clothes.

It seems that in the village, every family gathers here.

Or they whispered something, or they stood and looked into the middle of the crowd.

In the middle of all the people, there is a long wooden offering table, and on the offering table, there is a huge incense burner.

In the incense burner, there are three long incense sticks, the long incense is burning, and some smoke lingers on it,

Next to the incense burner, there are two plates of melons and fruits.

Next to the melons and fruits, there is also a large empty space on the table.

Next to the offering table, there are several piles of paper money, and several people are holding paper money and throwing it on the pile of paper money, or the previous fog has moistened the paper money, or the person who threw the paper money is in a bit of a hurry under the smoke and fire, and the paper money thrown down drowns out the fire.

On the piles of paper money, there was no big flame in sight, only the smoke of the thick fog, which emerged from the hidden pile of paper money, mixed and merged into the mist with water vapor.

“...... Again!"

“...... Crackling......"

In front of the offering table, there stood an old man in a yellow robe, shouting in front of him from time to time,

On the side, the person holding the firecracker lit the firecracker again.

After the firecrackers, some dogs in the village seemed to be frightened again and barked more and more.

The villagers around the offering table seemed to be a little frightened when they listened to the noisy sounds of chickens, ducks and dogs mixed in the village.

“...... The Evil Gate of Nyima...... Nyima the dog barked so badly, it must have been ......"

“...... It's okay, it's okay...... The dog was scared by firecrackers......"

The surrounding villagers were talking to each other, and the mixed voices made the flat ground a little noisy.

“...... Cheer ...... The ...... of the three animals"

The old man in the robe stood in front of the offering table, craned his neck, and shouted again,

Immediately after, the old man's long cry suppressed the noise on the flat ground,

“...... Bell, bell......"

Gongs, drums alternately sounded,

Under the sound of gongs, drums, the barking of dogs in the village, chickens and ducks

Mixed with the barking of dogs, the sound of chickens and ducks, the sound of gongs, and the sound of drums,

A few people from the village, either carrying or carrying a shelf, on which were placed cowheads, sheep's heads, pig's heads,

And he set them in the space of the offering table.

“...... The children and grandchildren bowed down and bowed, and the ancestors feasted on ......"

After setting up the three animals, several villagers retreated again, and the old man in the Taoist robe turned around, put his hands together, and went to the offering table, shouting, and kneeling down.

Immediately after, the surrounding villagers followed one after another and bowed down in that direction.

......

“...... Wang, Wangwang......"

The dogs barked more and more, and next to the backyard of each house, the dogs seemed to pull the chain and kept roaring towards this side.

Several people who threw paper money on the pile of paper money also knelt down,

On the pile of paper money, there was still not much flame to be seen, and the smoke of the ashes after some paper money was burned rose towards the mist, mixed in the mist.

Under the leadership of the old man in the Taoist robe, the villagers knelt down and worshipped for a long time, and their heads fell to the ground.

Under the barking of the dog, the table became quieter and quieter.

At this time, Lian Ge approached the village, where everyone gathered,

On the open flat ground, everyone knelt down, but Lian Ge was the only one standing.

The breeze blew, gently shaking the smoke rising from the pile of paper money,

“...... Children and grandchildren get up and ......"

The old man in the robe let out another long breath.