Chapter 41: The River God Puja
Yan Chimei heard the words of the two brothers, and his heart was also bitter, how could he not know that the brothers had been wronged? But he took his brothers to endure in Shajiadian for a year, and there was still no movement on Jian Shuai's side, and the more the big guy waited, the more panicked he became, and now that he finally waited for Jian Shuai's military order, how could he miss Jian Shuai's matter because of a little military merit? Yan Chimei didn't fight yesterday, he knew that the battle seemed dangerous, but in fact, the enemy had not used all his strength, fortunately, with the young man, he didn't have to expose his strength too early, for the future of the brothers, and for the glory of the "iron fang" that once belonged to the "iron fang", sacrifice was always inevitable. Yan Chimei has led the army for many years, and has long hidden the softness in his heart.
"Report!" the sergeant's loud voice came from outside the door, breaking the silent atmosphere in the flower hall.
"General Bao, there is news from the front, and those official documents of the river patrol club on the street have suddenly been taken down for some reason. Hearing the sergeant's report, even Yan Chimei couldn't help but stand up. After living in Shajiadian for a year, what kind of person Feng Qianli is, how could the three of them not know? This is a great achievement, if it is placed on the front line, I am afraid that it will take a team of 1,000 people to survive the whole battle before he has a chance to get it, will he Feng Qianli? The three of them glanced at each other, and they all felt a little incredible.
In the next few days, the days passed surprisingly peacefully, and the cargo ships in the Cangji River were still weaving back and forth, doing business for those who should be doing business, and going for relatives to go to relatives, and the horrors of that war seemed to have been forgotten.
On the third day of the ninth month, the River God Festival, this is a big festival in Shajiadian, according to legend, a long, long time ago, there was no Shajiadian Island, at that time the Cangji River was not as calm as it is now, the water was deep and the waves were rapid all year round, and the boats that passed here sank every year are not a few. Later, a general passed by this place from the front line, and happened to encounter a shipwreck, so he came to the rescue, but found that there was an evil Jiao in the river to make trouble, and one person and one Jiao fought in the water for three days and three nights, and then killed the evil Jiao, saving hundreds of lives on the boat, but the general was also seriously injured and died not long after. On his deathbed, the general threw his hammer into the river and turned it into a small island, and since then, the Cangji River has become calm, and there have been few incidents of boat capsizing.
Although Mu Xiaohua is not from a wealthy family, but rouge gouache is still used, helping Ye Zi draw eyebrows and eyes, comb hair and sideburns, don't you say, half an hour smaller, a little fairy stood there.
The time has not yet arrived, Zhang Xiaodao is sleeping soundly, Zhang Xiaodao has become lazy these days, this is a thing recognized by everyone, there are fewer teeth, and he has to sleep until more than half of the hour every day. But no one would talk about him, and the people who lived in this house were veterans who knew what such a terrible battle meant to a newcomer. Not everyone can withstand such an impact, although Zhang Xiaodao is heroic, he is also a human being and not a god, and he also needs to be adjusted.
"Get up quickly!" Ye Zi didn't care so much, and banged on the door vigorously. Mu Xiaohua smiled and brought some porridge and side dishes from the kitchen, since the battle, several teenagers have already opened the fire alone, and Yan Chimei can also help them. Mr. Mu was coming in with a bag of buns, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly when he heard the leaves upstairs shouting.
"Come on, come on-" Zhang Xiaodao was a little unhappy when he was woken up, and he didn't know why he felt tired in the past two days, in fact, his arms and legs were not uncomfortable, and the soreness had already passed, but the whole person just had no strength, and he still wanted to sleep after sleeping, as if he couldn't wake up. Zhang Xiaodao responded angrily, and came over to open the door in a daze.
"What time do you still not get up? Zhang Xiaodao, you've been getting lazier and lazier lately. Ye Zi crossed his waist, like a little woman, and pulled him out of the house by the ear of a knife.
After eating, the four teenagers made an appointment to go to the Chengnan River Temple to see and worship the river god, which is a triennial ceremony, not to mention the local people of Shajiadian, and even the people of several other villages and towns within a radius of twenty or thirty miles nearby will also come to see the excitement.
"Mother, I want goat's milk tablets. A milky voice sounded not far away. It was a pink boy who was pestering his mother to buy food. Today, the temple is not only a place of worship, but also a grand temple fair, where people from the neighborhood will bring their own specialties to sell, and it is a rare opportunity for children to feast on their food several times a year.
Of course, such a lively place is indispensable for teeth walking, foot walking, and force walking, which are closely related to people's daily life, and Zhang Xiaodao saw a lot of familiar faces here today.
"Xiaodao-" Zhang Xiaodao had already seen Xu Wang, but he didn't want to pay attention to him, and was pretending to talk to his sister, but he didn't expect the other party to shout there, and he couldn't ignore it now.
"Third brother, what is the way to make a fortune today? Tell me about my brother?" Zhang Xiaodao's face was full of smiles, and he greeted him in three or two steps, if others saw it, they thought that Zhang Xiaodao had seen some friends who thought about it day and night, and he was so enthusiastic. Number Seven
"Otherwise, you know me, we are not like Chu Ming, who exposes everything, who makes us humble? But then again, I really have a chance to make a fortune this time, how about it, do you want to listen to it?" Xu Wang quietly pulled Zhang Xiaodao aside, mysteriously took out a cloth bag from his arms, and carefully spread it on his palm.
Zhang Xiaodao knew that the kid in front of him was running the train with his mouth full of mouth, and he didn't say a word of truth, but he couldn't take his eyes off the beads in this kid's palm. It was a bead as transparent as tears, reflecting colorful light in the sunlight, which made people feel happy when they looked at it, and it seemed that as long as they could be with this bead, they would have no regrets in their hearts.
"How is it? like it, don't you?" Xu Wang's eyes flashed with obsession, looking at the beads like looking at a lover who has been in love for a long time. The words that came out were not so annoying in Zhang Xiaodao's ears, on the contrary, they were a little pleasant, "I got this bead from an old watch, I heard that he has a lot of them, I can get more to sell them together, I heard the old watch say that there are more beautiful beads than this, of course, the price is more expensive, if we sell more, he can give us a few as a thank you." How about it? Do you want to do it together?" Xu Wang looked at Zhang Xiaodao, his face full of eager anticipation and fanatical light.
Zhang Xiaodao looked at the beads in Xu Wang's palm, she was so beautiful, the beauty was not like coming from the world, Zhang Xiaodao couldn't help but reach out to touch the bead, only to touch the bead, a vague coolness came from the beads, like a clear spring, making people feel like suddenly eating a piece of chilled watermelon on dog days, feeling from head to toe, from the heart to the outside, there is no place that is not cool, no place is not comfortable. Zhang Xiaodao nodded vigorously, but shook his head again.
"Third brother," Zhang Xiaodao was a little embarrassed, "This bead is good, but you also know that brother and I are not rich, and I got married to Zhou Papi two days ago, where do I have the capital to do such a business?"
"What are you talking about?" Xu Wang's face sank, "What is our relationship? How can we talk about everything? I will pay you the bottom today, in fact, I don't spend money to get the goods, these beads are all on credit from the old watch, as long as I return the money to him after selling." ”
Hearing Xu Wang's words, Zhang Xiaodao's mind also moved, and now he looked at Xu Wang's face and suddenly felt much more pleasing to the eye.
Mr. Mu saw that Zhang Xiaodao was pulled aside by a young man in his twenties, and said something mysteriously, looking at the expressions of the two people, it should not be strange, Mr. Mu knew that Zhang Xiaodao had been in the business for a long time, and there were naturally not a few people who knew the three religions and nine streams, and it was not strange to meet an acquaintance here.
Just after the hour, the bell tower in the temple rang the first bell of this year's river god memorial festival, two old monks wearing big red robes ascended the altar, accompanied by a Buddha horn, many monks and believers sang the scriptures together, on the big square, most of the people from the townships and towns came to see the lively, but in such a solemn atmosphere, they were inevitably infected, one by one also clasped their palms, and the look on their faces gradually turned solemn, and there was no longer the appearance of laughter.
Mr. Mu also stood in the crowd with Mu Xiaohua and leaves, listening to the sound of the scriptures, and seeing the people around him as if they were in a state of meditation, after a while, many of them had become as if they had been practicing in the temple for many years, and their eyes were full of pious light.
At this moment, the old monk standing on the Dharma platform suddenly raised his hand, and a light rain fell in the sky, and those raindrops were soft and wet, and it was very comfortable to fall on his face. The faces of the believers around him were even more religious, and some of them seemed to have been moved and were about to cry, and after a long time, they could no longer tell whether they were tears or raindrops on their faces.
Mr. Mu was also drenched in the rain, but he didn't feel any difference, he looked down at the small flowers and leaves, and his expression was the same as before, and he was looking around curiously at this time.
Suddenly, a drum sounded, and the drums beat in bursts, and the monks gathered around the high platform, The believers suddenly moved, the crowd parted to both sides, from a distance came a Dharma car, two huge bulls wearing black armor, nostrils spewed flames towards the high platform, the Dharma car stood a young monk, the moon white monk robe, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, the treasure was solemn, the mouth proclaimed the Buddha name, the surrounding believers with the sound of drums together to the Dharma car knelt down, the two old monks on the high platform slowly walked down the high platform, also stood respectfully on both sides, the mouth proclaimed the Buddha name, to welcome the arrival of the young monks.
When the chariot walked to the bottom of the high platform, the two giant bulls did not stop at all, and the clouds and mist rose under their feet, and they ran straight towards the high platform.
On the high altar, only the young monk stood alone, pointing to the sky with one hand, and it was strange to say that the original light rain stopped in an instant, and a faint cloud and mist surged in the sky, and the clouds became thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping the whole square.