Chapter 977: Cow

However, there are special circumstances, such as the climate is not good, the weather changes, a large number of livestock and poultry in the village die collectively, or there are strange natural phenomena, there are priests who kill chickens and divination, to see if the drum and Tibetan festival should be held, if the hexagram should be held, then it can also be held.

This drum and Tibetan festival in Hanging Tianzhai is obviously related to the time of the day.

First the flood, then the snow disaster, Grandpa Yu was a little panicked.

On the way, he communicated with Li Junge in a low voice: "The wild things in the mountains are also a little abnormal, and after the beginning of spring, strange sounds can often be heard in the village at night, like the howl of wild beasts in Shushan, but I can't tell what it is." ”

"And the rocks in the frog field have also been restless a few times, and wild birds have inexplicably flown over several times at night, are there any strange movements under your mountain?"

Li Junge really didn't pay attention to this, and was reminded by Grandpa Yu, only to recall: "They used to live in the back mountain shed, and they got up two mornings this year to find them sleeping on the open dam......"

"By the way, there is another time when the turtle does not return to the stone nest at night, and piles up in the poolside rest area...... But these are back to normal the next day, and I forgot about it if you don't say it......"

Grandpa Yu said: "This is the right time, don't spread the word, there is a number, anyway, be more careful this year......"

Then the topic was interrupted by the new team, and the old Kanye of Long'an Village led the descendants of the village to converge.

This is a big thing in the four miles and eight towns, and the old Kanye and the grandfather are also old friends, and they saw Li Junge at a glance: "Ha?!Piwa! Today you can become an ethnic minority!"

Li Junge hurriedly laughed and bowed his hand: "Old Kanye, but I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Lao Kanye patted Li Junge's shoulder: "This aunt is really spiritual! It's a pity that I don't have a beautiful granddaughter like Ayin......"

Li Junge's face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly waved his hand: "Even if there is, it's too late!

The old Kanye looked impatient: "Look at your little bit of interest! Such a big boss is still afraid of his daughter-in-law!"

Li Junge said with a smile: "It's too much, I have to ask the hall guests first! This is my fine historical tradition of Li Jiagou." ”

Lao Kanye directly gave a conclusion: "That's a nest of rake ears!"

Grandpa Yu smiled: "Hurry up!

Old Kanye smiled: "Yes, from today onwards, you have to listen to the drums and hide your head, let's go!"

More and more people gather, the sour old eagle in Lin Ao Village, the old flat head in Wuli Township...... All the way, the village was driven over with people and horses.

These are only the vanguard troops, each village and each village has its own drum and Tibetan flag, carried by the strong descendants, some of the villages have five or six, that kind of village is composed of several family branches, the strength of the balanced village.

The drum Tibetan flag is a tall old Nan bamboo pole, with chicken feathers inserted on the top, up to more than ten meters, and then down is the branch of the leaves, on which is hung a long piece of blue batik cloth, half a meter wide, and the length is eight meters.

Li Junge was secretly frightened when he saw it, if this battle was put in the eyes of the local rulers of the feudal dynasty who did not know the truth, it would be to pull the flag and gather the crowd! In addition, the wanton slaughter of cattle would properly be interpreted as preparing to go out of the mountains to rebel!

I don't know if there is such a brutal suppression from the beginning of a misunderstanding in history, if there is, then the Miao family is wronged.

Don't look at a few towns, it is also a small society, regardless of the usual relationship between relatives and relatives, when it is a big festival of the same sect, if anyone pulls a stumbling block, a village of people will be looked down upon by everyone.

Therefore, although Lao Biantou and Lao Kanye still quarreled along the way, as long as Grandpa Yu said hello, the two immediately shut up obediently.

All the way to Bagou Township, Li Junge couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the people gathered here: "My ...... go"

The old man and the dragon realm are also waiting here with a large army, and five hundred big buffaloes have piled up the big tour field in Bagou Township.

Along the way, Li Junge already knew that the Drum Tibetan Festival was generally to kill buffaloes, although there were also cattle killed, but there were very few.

Grandpa Yu led everyone to greet the old man, and the Dragon Realm shook hands with Li Junge cordially, which was a bit of a two-front military meeting: "Brother Erpi, the task you assigned can be regarded as overfulfilled." ”

Li Junge touched the horns of a big buffalo: "I don't understand this thing, but it looks like it's a good cow, and you can see that the villagers are laughing." ”

Long Jie smiled: "It's no problem to raise cattle, this is originally my profession, the problem is that the old man's method of choosing cattle can make me tossed." ”

Li Junge smiled: "Really, I see that these cows are similar to the big buffaloes I usually see......

The dragon realm cried bitterly, stomped his feet and said, "Don't be the same! It's too bad!"

"Look at this cow, there are five cow spins, four in front of the upper four legs, and the other in the middle of the bridge of the nose where the two eyes are connected, and this is the best. Top sacrificial cattle. ”

"The next level is one less on the hind legs, and the second is two less on the hind legs...... There are a lot of doorways. ”

"In addition to the color head, there are taboos, such as the cow spinning under the eye socket can not be wanted, so the mainstream tears, tears mean that the main ......"

"You can't want the hair spin on the calf, so the main family works hard and runs around......"

"In addition to looking at the cow's spin, you should also look at the horns, hair, teeth, tail, and hooves...... Anyway, it's like a person looking at a mole, and everything is said in a bunch. ”

"I put forward a little opinion, and the old man moved the ancient song out, saying that 'go to the east to draw the swirl pattern, go to the east to settle the horns...... and say that according to the requirements of the Miao family, the sacrificial cow should not only be male and fat, but also have round horns, clear whirlpools, and proper position......

"The key is that all the elders are on his side, where do you tell me to reason......"

Li Junge patted him on the shoulder: "Then you are now half of the Miao family's folklore expert, these things can't be learned by outsiders if they want to, congratulations." ”

The dragon realm said: "If this wasn't a big deal in my own clan, I really wouldn't have spent this effort!hahahaha...... However, with this set of skills, it is estimated that there are few people in the Miao family who know how to do it......"

"You're really right, at least choose the Miao family to sacrifice cows, now I am a first-class expert in the dragon realm!"

Li Junge asked about the number of buffaloes and said, "There are four hundred and three families in Miao Village, how did you transport five hundred heads?"

Long Jie smiled: "The main reason is that I am afraid of mistakes, and besides, the people of Hanging Tianzhai have money, and many people will definitely recognize more than they see when they see it, and the ancestors will be even happier, right?"

Li Junge patted him on the shoulder: "You have to think really thoughtfully! If you do this business, you are not afraid that you will not get rich!"

The next thing is to drive the cattle up the mountain, 500 buffaloes, fifteen miles of mountain roads, and there are countless problems in the middle.

Fortunately, people's hearts are moving together, and with Li Junge's humble strength, it is not much better than a buffalo.

If you can't do it, you can also use the space grass to lure it, and they can also help catch up with the white ones. Even so, by the time the five hundred cattle were driven to the mountain, the moon had passed the middle of the sky.

So many cattle can't be driven to the stockade, and the sloping land of the mountain pass has long been fenced in, and the cattle are raised here, and there is a proper name, called "cow pond".

Men, women, and children from the stockade rushed over to recognize their cattle.

When they heard that there were more, many people were pleasantly surprised, saying that they wanted one more, and ninety-seven cows were claimed in a blink of an eye.

The tourist diversion system is running silently, and the tourists who come to Hanging Tianzhai do not seem to have noticed that the homestay they stay in has several fewer owners.

For no other reason, the Miao family quietly prepared to celebrate the festival by themselves.

Attentive tourists will also find that most of the B&Bs are full of Miao people, who don't know what they are busy with, but are obviously in a mood of tension and excitement.

If you look closely, in front of the wooden building of each house, or by the outer wall, there are some branches and leaves, similar to the Dragon Boat Festival Han family hanging calamus leaves.

Li Junge took it for granted that this was to ward off evil spirits, but as soon as Grandpa Yu explained, he understood that it was not like that.

It turns out that this leaf has a strange name, the same as motherwort, and its function is the name, which is called "pushing cow whirlwind tree".

Grandpa Yu picked two leaves and put them in Li Junge's pocket: "If you hang this leaf, the swirl on the cow's body will be fixed, and it will not grow to other parts." ”

"There are also cows that hide the bad spins from others, and if they are not pushed away, they will be harmful to the owner's house. ”

"Hanging these leaves by the door is to push off the bad spiral, and you can also keep yourself safe by carrying two leaves with you. ”

Well, according to the understanding of Li Junge, the Han people, this is the original sin of the cow on its back, because the legend says that it was angry with the butterfly mother! Then the Miao family gave it a presumption of guilt.

God is pitiful, Niu Xuan is a thing that the cow can hide by himself?

However, if you want to be fair, the Han people will blow up the invisible "New Year Beast" with firecrackers as soon as they arrive at the Spring Festival.

Being able to get the qualification to watch this great sacrifice as a Han person is already Li Junge's image management in recent years, which is the pride of the Miao family, plus the special treatment that he got in exchange for being the son-in-law of the Miao family.

So, keep your mouth shut and just watch.

In addition to this, a pair of buffalo horns are placed on the threshold of each house.

The buffalo horn is worn with bone in the middle, and it still looks like a bull's head.

Li Junge asked, but it turned out that many Miao family members themselves didn't know why they placed this pair of horns, which caused a sigh from Grandpa Yu and Old Grandpa.

Grandpa Yu said to everyone: "I don't understand the old rules...... This is used to prevent the spirit of the ox from entering the house. After the Drum Tibetan Festival, new horns will be added. ”

After speaking, he took out his buffalo horn, and sure enough, it was different from other homes, it was a wooden plank nearly two meters high.

From top to bottom, there are five pairs of horns, of different sizes, but they are all very symmetrical.

The top pair is the oldest, but also the smallest, and there are two Chinese characters engraved on the back of the board turned over: "Yi Chou".

The same goes for the next few pairs.

The old man helped Grandpa Yu hang up the horn board and said: "This thing still needs to be used later, and before cutting the cow, you have to use this horn to hit the cow cutting frame, what does Lao Yu mean?"

Grandpa Yu explained: "That means that the new cow to be killed can't beat the old drum and hide the cow before. The old drum and the cow will take care of them so that they don't mess around. ”

After the cattle are bought back to the sacrifice, they must be carefully fed, in addition to feeding the forage pulled up from the mountain, but also to give the cattle to drink rice soup, there are many people in the village who have fewer owners, in fact, most of them are doing this thing in the back mountain.

Feeding rice soup is not simply taking a bucket of rice soup for the cow to drink, but people are waiting to pour the rice soup directly into the mouth of the buffalo with a bamboo tube.

Hanging Tianzhai's own family will definitely not be able to do this, but the aunt's relatives and uncle's relatives of every household have come one after another, and everyone will work together to do it, but they are not tired.

Of course, it is not possible to arrive at the same time, and there are light and heavy gifts.

Li Junge even found out that there was a relative in Xiaoyinzi's family who walked seventy miles of mountain road with ten catties of rice on his back, which was really courteous and affectionate.