Chapter 16: The Festival of Bonfires
The bonfire festival is a traditional festival of the Yi ethnic group, which is held once every three years. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
On such a grand festival, people light bonfires at night, set up banquets, and the tribesmen indulge in eating, drinking, singing and dancing.
Tonight is destined to be an unusually lively night, the Yi people are dressed up, the women are dressed in bright clothes and wear all kinds of jewelry, and the men are wearing the skins of the wild beasts they hunt, and the heads of the wild beasts are on their heads, in this way to prove their abilities to others. Even the children wore all kinds of bone horn accessories, and the girls wore feathers of different colors on their heads. The entire Yi tribe was decorated with lights, and people were filled with a festive atmosphere.
Today Pearl locked herself in the house for a whole day and did not allow anyone to enter. Everyone knows that in such a festival, girls want to dress up and show their best side.
At this time, it was dark, and bonfires were lit everywhere in the Yi tribe, especially in the center of the tribe, where a bonfire was huge and vigorous, and the entire Yi tribe was like day.
Tu He stood on the mountainside, looking at the scenery under the mountain, these days he lived in the Wuzhu house located on the mountainside, he looked down on the mountainside, the entire Yi tribe was in full view
"Boy, come here. ”
Tu He looked back and saw that it was Wu Zhu's mother-in-law who summoned him, so he walked over.
Wu Zhu was wearing a black traditional robe today, holding a black cane, she looked at Tu He walking towards her, and then waved her hand to signal him to lower slightly, Tu He bowed slightly, Wu Zhu's mother-in-law was full of smiles, she reached out and drew two traces of rock color on Tu He's face, stared at his blue and pure eyes, and then patted Tu He's palm, and said, "Eminem wishes you peace and joy in your life." ”
Tu He was moved in his heart, this old man had only been in contact with her for a few days, and she regarded herself as a family member. Painting rock color is an auspicious meaning in the Yi people, only the elders who are respected in the family can paint rock color to the younger generation.
"Eminem, thank you. Tu He sincerely thanked him.
Mother-in-law Wu Zhu nodded lightly, her face full of kindness.
"Eminem, Brother Tu He. A call came. Tu He turned to look, his eyes couldn't help but light up, Mingzhu was dressed up extremely beautifully today, she was wearing a narrow sleeved cardigan on her upper body, a colorful pleated skirt on her lower body, and a silver crown with a strange style, the whole person gave people a sense of grace and aura.
She jumped in front of the two of them in three or two steps, Tu He took a closer look, and sure enough, Mingzhu's delicate face was also painted with two rock colors.
"When you grow up so big, you should also learn how your daughter's family is dignified and steady, how can she still bounce and become a system. Wu Zhu's mother-in-law whispered softly, but the joy in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
"Got it, got it. Mingzhu hurriedly should be.
"Alright, it's almost time, and it's time for us to go. Wu Zhu greeted the two of them and walked down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, the bonfire is bright, the crowd is surging, walking all the way, from time to time someone comes up to say hello to Wu Zhu's mother-in-law, and then takes his own children, asking Wu Zhu to smear a rock color, a good fortune.
Wu Zhu's mother-in-law nodded and agreed, after painting rock color to every child, the old man would touch his head and praise a good child in the future, and everyone was even more happy after hearing it.
At this time, in the center of the tribe, in front of a huge scorching bonfire, the banquet had been arranged, and a burly middle-aged man with a majestic face walked up to Granny Wuzhu.
"Lord Wu Zhu, you're here. The man smiled, looked at Mingzhu beside Wu Zhu and said, "Mingzhu, it's so beautiful today, our family is really blessed." ”
Then he looked at Tu He and said: "This little brother must be the distinguished guest of Lord Wuzhu, little brother, when you come to our Yi clan, you will treat this place as your home, don't be polite." I've heard that you're going to leave in two days, and today's bonfire festival is a big day for our Yi people, you must eat and have fun, haha. The man said with a bold temperament.
"This is the patriarch of our Yi clan, Zong Kui, he always wants my Eminem to marry me to his son Zong Yue, his son Zong Yue used to always pester me, very annoying. Mingzhu was on the side and whispered to Tu He.
Zong Kui was extremely bold and generous to Tu He, in his eyes Tu He was just a passing guest, as for the rumors of the past two days, he hadn't heard it, but Mingzhu had already been his daughter-in-law, and this was negotiated with Wu Zhu and her old man, and he naturally wouldn't worry about any changes. In his eyes, Mingzhu is just naughty, it's no big deal, and the girl's family will be stable as long as she gets married.
Patriarch Zong Kui glanced at the sky and said to Mother-in-law Wu Zhu: "Lord Wu Zhu, it's not too early, let's start now." ”
Seeing that Wu Zhu nodded in agreement, he said aloud to the crowd in the field: "I announce the official start of this year's bonfire festival." ”
Before the words fell, the crowd around cheered, Zong Kui waved his hand, signaled quiet, and continued: "This year's bonfire festival is extraordinary, our Yi clan is fortunate to get the quota of the three introductory disciples of the Barbarian Spirit Sect, according to the previous rules, this time the quota competition, regardless of status, as long as the people in the clan can participate, the people who participate, judged by the number and strength of the hunted brute beasts, whoever hunts the better the brute beasts, who is eligible to get the entry quota of the Barbarian Spirit Sect." ”
After listening to the audience, their spirits suddenly rose and the crowd was crowded.
"Everyone is quiet, the participants line up with their prey, everyone reports their name and the number of hunts, and someone next to you will count them. ”
"Who's going to be the first one?" Zong Kui looked at everyone in the room.
"I'll come. Soon someone was eager to try and fight a dead beast out of the crowd.
"Tell the name and the number of beasts. ”
"Baal, a brute. ”
As the man named Baal threw the heavy brute beast on the ground, everyone in the audience was shocked.
"This is a brute beast, the brute beast has a vicious temperament, it usually takes at least five men in the clan to hunt, and he can actually catch one, it's really amazing." ”
The first was a ferocious beast, a man named Baal, who listened to the chatter of the crowd and looked very proud.
"Next. ”
"Kuze, a wild pig beast. ”
"Next. ”
"Skinny Tiger, two brute bears. ”
"Next. ”
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