The more snakes there are in Fujian, "Min", "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" analysis: "Fujian, southeast Yue, snake species, from the sound of the insect door, some people think that the Min people are the race of snake totem.

Even now, in the Minyue news every summer, there is news that farmers have been bitten by snakes to find snake Qing or unfortunately passed away.

The place where Tang Chaoque's first love went to the countryside is a thousand-year-old town in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, and the local villagers take the snake as a totem of worship, they respect the snake and avoid eating snake meat.

So there are a lot of snakes in that place.

There is also a peculiar custom in that area, most of the local people have made a living by water, and their ancestors have relied on water for food, but there are many dangers and snakes in the area, which makes life difficult for the locals in ancient times. In the face of snake infestation, the locals had to "kiss" the snake in the hope of "sheltering" the snake. ”

As a result, there was a snake festival later, which I don't know how many years ago it started and continues today.

Speaking of the snake festival there, Shang Luoyu really went to watch it.

When he was a teenager, he bet with a few classmates who was bold, and he also had a competition to catch snakes, and I heard that whether it was a man or a woman, they would train snakes, and several teenagers were not afraid of heaven and earth, so they decided to visit to see who was bold and had been in contact with snakes for a long time.

There is also a snake king temple in that place, and the snake festival is held in front of the snake king temple.

Speaking of the Snake King Temple, Shang Luoyu was still very impressed.

The Snake King Temple is also known as "Liangong Temple" and "Fuqing Hall".

The Snake King Temple over there is also built differently from other temples, and the raised heads at the corners of the eaves are carved into snake heads, and the shape is realistic.

Every year a month before the "Snake Festival", local adult men will go to the mountains to catch non-poisonous pythons, snakes, etc., and then hand them over to the "snake father" who is the sacrificial organizer in the Snake King Temple. The "snake dad" puts the snake into a special snake urn and gives a voucher to the adult man who catches the snake

At about 6 o'clock in the morning on the day of the "Snake Festival", the villagers began to prepare various offerings. Adult men with credentials go to the Snake King Temple and take a snake from the "Snake Dad" to participate in the "Snake Festival" parade.

At the end of the cruise, the snakes will be released back into the wild

The day of the Snake Festival was very lively, and at 7 o'clock in the morning, the parade began. Flags are unfurled on the streets of the town, a procession of gongs is sounded to open the way, adults carry idols, and children form a weapon formation and a waist drum team. Among the parade team, there is a team with a live snake parade called the "snake racing team", and everyone in the team holds a snake in their hands, or holds it in their hands, or wraps it around their shoulders and necks.

The "Snake King" in the Snake King Temple weighs more than sixty pounds, and even adults are difficult to control it. Wherever the procession passes, each household sets up incense sticks and firecrackers at the door to pray for a safe and auspicious year with abundant crops.

When they saw someone put the snake in through the nostrils and crawl out of the mouth, Shang Luoyu and several brothers vomited, and since then they have never caught snakes, nor have they been to that place, and since then, they have not mentioned the past.

It was the first time Huang Yixi had heard of his "great achievement".

It can be seen that no matter how close people are, they also hide things from each other.

Speaking of that young girl, Tang Chaoque's tears that had not been shed for many years finally dropped, and every time in the dead of night, he thought of her being buried alone in a valley in a foreign land, without even a personal sacrifice.

At that time, he could not afford to move the grave, but when the turmoil was over, when he could do so, the grave bag was gone.

At that time, he looked for many young men and dug up bones around there, but unfortunately he couldn't find them after digging for a few days.

Unable to find the bones, Tang Chaoque never went to Minyue Province again.

Speaking of the long-hidden past, Tang Chaoque couldn't help but redden.

I don't know how she is now, whether she has been reincarnated.

"We have Pudu, and the place where she is, there is also Shuipu, so you can rest assured that she is there and will not go hungry. ”

Huang Yixi didn't know if there was a Pudu in that place, so he told him about the customs of Baishui Prefecture.

Either way, it's a little comfort.

"Big brother, don't be sad, when Yixi's father left, the people in the village also said that he had committed a snake god. ”

Lin Shufang burst into tears, who doesn't have one or two sad things.

That year, someone in the village grabbed the snake in their hometown and soaked in wine, drank it and died, that is, that year, Huang Haishan also passed away.

People in my hometown said that the snake entered the house to protect the family, but it was killed and revenge came.

Huang Yixi had never heard of this, and looked at her mother blankly.

When sad people talk about sad things, their hearts are also much closer, Tang Chaoque took the opportunity to stuff the Jade Buddha into Shang Luoyu's hands, and Shang Luoyu was no longer polite and put it on Huang Yixi.

I don't know if it's a mental effect, but as soon as I put it on, I felt a warm current from the Jade Buddha into the skin.

"Okay, didn't you say that there were three layers of meat stewed in the evening? I'm hungry. ”

didn't want to see the family's grateful and virtuous appearance, Tang Chaoque awkwardly changed the topic.

As soon as she heard that he was hungry, Lin Shufang couldn't wipe her tears and turned around to go to the kitchen to serve food.

The dried bamboo shoots that the Huang family brought to Kyoto are not the same as those in the supermarket.

The dried bamboo shoots were very thin and black, but they were surprisingly tender.

This three-layer stewed bamboo shoot is perfect for sake.

Knowing that Tang Chaoque likes to drink some wine, and he doesn't like to drink famous wine, he only likes home-brewed wine, Shang Luoyu immediately asked someone to bring wine from his hometown, including red wine, sweet potato roast and wine, and lychee wine.

It's all freshly brewed by Huang Zhi.

poured half a glass of beer glass of home-brewed wine for Tang Chaoque, and Shang Luoyu himself poured half a glass to accompany him.

"It's a pity that my grandfather is too old to come to Kyoto, otherwise you would have a wine company. ”

Speaking of Huang Zhixin, Shang Luoyu was a little regretful.

The two old men have always wanted to come to Kyoto, but unfortunately they are too old.

He discussed Huang Yixi's pregnancy with his mother-in-law, and did not tell them for the time being, for fear that there would be an accident and the old man would not be able to bear it.

"It's not easy to meet, but when you go back, I can go to your place to have fun." ”

Tang Chaoque took a sip of wine, took another mouthful of shrimp meat and put it in his mouth, and said happily.

The shrimp is cut and shelled by the shrimp line, which saves him his hands.

Good wine, food, and people who are pleasing to the eye, such a day is really immortal.

After half a glass of wine, Tang Chaoque brought up the past again: "When I went to see her for the first time, I walked a long way, and the town happened to be a polder day, and we ate a bowl of flat food and a bowl of flat noodles in a broken restaurant in the town. ”

Tang Chaoque still remembered the two bowls of flat food and flat noodles, the big bone broth was boiled thick and white, and there was a little lard floating, and the flat food floated in the soup like flowers, and the oil-fried shallots were sprinkled on top.

It was a small restaurant, just a small wooden house, and the environment was not very good, so she took a chopstick flat noodle and scooped a few flat food, and the rest belonged to him.

It was the best flat food and flat noodles he had ever eaten, and for so many years, he had never eaten such delicious noodles again.

A dish of food can remember a person, and this is what people often say about who to eat with.