August is the sacrificial ceremony of Miao Village, to carry out the activities of worshipping ancestors and souls such as vertebral ox, eating pigs, jumping incense, returning vows, Anlong, etc., which is a very grand celebration gift of Miao people in a year.

Early in the morning, the men, women and children of the entire Miao Village were dressed in costumes and gathered in the square in the village, bustling and lively. The girls of the Miao nationality all wear silver flower crowns, silver collars around their necks, silver locks on their chests, and silver cloaks on their backs, which are also decorated with many silver pendants, silver rings, and silver bells. Girls in costumes came together to decorate the whole venue into a sea of silver.

It was the first time for Li Daming to see such a grand and lively scene, and he was full of interest at the moment, and he rushed to the sacrificial venue early with Ah Zi, but they did not wear Miao family costumes. He wore a white robe of the Han family, tied his long black hair casually with a goose-yellow cloud brocade silk handkerchief, his appearance was handsome, heroic and uninhibited, and many of the sisters of the Miao family kept teasing, just chuckling, and didn't care.

Ah Zi is still wearing a purple short skirt, but this short skirt is the style of the Miao family's pleated skirt, and there is also an extra pair of silver-white tight breeches underneath, and a pair of half-length pony boots under her feet. Although she is not outstanding, she is charming, but she is also eye-catching. At this moment, she was clinging to Li Daming tightly, but her big black and translucent eyes kept turning, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

When Lan Ming saw the two of them, he pulled his sister over and said, "I'm going to preside over the sacrificial ceremony today, so I'll come over with my sister first, please don't mind." ”

Li Daming hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Where, since Brother Lan is a priest, he is busy, how can I blame Brother Lan?" ”

Lan Ming nodded, looked at Ah Zi, and said, "I just saw that you are no longer able to walk, and I think your legs are all right." ”

Ah Zi stuck out her little tongue and said mischievously: "That's not Mr. Lan, your medical skills are superb!" Thank you! ”

Lan Ming smiled and said, "Okay, I'm going over, and the ceremony will start later." ”

Li Daming said: "Then Brother Lan is busy, and the two of us also want to take a look at the excitement of this sacrificial ceremony." ”

Lan Ming nodded and left, and when he saw Gillian looking at him with complicated eyes, he smiled and said, "Gillian girl is very beautiful today!" ”

Gillian's face turned red, her eyes were a little more happy, and she said in an inaudible voice: "Do you like it?" ”

With a shake in his heart, he nodded.

Ah Zi rolled her black eyes, looked around Gillian twice, and said, "Sister Gillian, such a grand festival, you are dressed up so well, there must be many men who invite you to dance!" ”

Gillian's expression darkened slightly, but she immediately smiled: "Hehe, Sister Azi, you are also very good-looking, I believe there are many people who invite you to dance." ”

Ah Zi stuck out his little tongue, circled his arms tightly and said, "Me and my Lang Jun can't jump, take a look and go back, right, Lang Jun!" ”

I have contact with the dance of the Miao people, although the dance is not very authentic, but it is not bad. However, he doted on Ah Zi very much, and when he heard her say this, he nodded and said, "Hehe, watch it for a while, if you feel tired of it for a while, let's go back." ”

Gillian saw their love, her heart darkened, and she forced a smile and said lightly: "Then I'll go first, and the sisters will call me." ”

nodded, looking at her departing figure, a little melancholy. That night, I didn't talk to her, the two sat silently all night, during which they also played a few gourd silk tunes, and when the day was about to dawn, the two parted ways and went down the mountain.

With the playing of rows of reeds and the beating of rows of copper drums, the sacrificial ceremony of Phoenix Village officially began, and the Miao people all fell to the ground and bowed to their ancestors. It is known that the Miao people were once active in the Jiuli tribe in the Central Plains in history, and their ancestors were the great gods and demons in the myths and legends of the Han people.

Ah Zi's eyes rolled, and he whispered: "They worship their ancestors, it's really not interesting, why don't we go to other places first, and then come back when it's lively, what do you think?" ”

nodded, everyone was kneeling, and the two of them stood on one side, which was indeed a little inappropriate, so they left with Ah Zi.

The two men left the stockade and walked around the mountain path, when a huge fir tree appeared in front of them, and a small pool appeared under the cedar tree. The water quality is very pure, but the water in the pool is rich dark green, and the cold is pressing, I think it is very strange, and I said: Why is it cold here, could it be that this pool is strange?

When Ah Zi saw the pool, his eyes lit up, he cheered, and ran over.

"It's so cold, are you cold?" Ah Zi was dressed thinly, shrugging his shoulders at the moment, squatting on the edge of the pool, stretching out his little hand into the pool of water, and immediately retracting it, shouting with some surprise: "This water is so cold, it's even colder than ice!" ”

He pulled her into his arms to warm her and said, "It's weird here, if it's cold, let's go back right away!" ”

Ah Zi pursed her lips and said, "What's the point of going back, it's not fun to watch them kneel around, it's more fun here." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and scooped up a handful of water, and said, "Lang Jun, is it cold when you touch this water?" ”

Seeing her child's heart, it was not easy to brush her meaning, and touched it with her fingers, and felt very cold in her hand, and it was colder than the ice, and she wondered: "What kind of water is this, so cold, and it doesn't freeze?" ”

Ah Zi smiled: "How can water not freeze?" By the way, Lang Jun, don't you know how to condense your fingers into ice? Why don't you try it and see if you can freeze the water? ”

touched her small forehead and said with a smile: "How can such a big pool of water be allowed to freeze?" Do you think you, Langjun, I am a fairy! ”

Ah Zi pulled the placket and shook it, and said coquettishly: "Will you just try it?" Give it a try. ”

Seeing that she was so cute, he didn't doubt it, so he nodded and stretched out a finger. Suddenly, a layer of white vapor appeared on his fingers, and sure enough, a layer of fine ice particles froze. When I put my finger into the pool, there was a hissing sound, and after a while, a layer of broken ice formed around the finger.

Pulling his finger out of the pool water, he looked at Ah Zi and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, let's go!" ”

Ah Zi was still staring at the frozen place just now, and when he saw a white shadow appearing under the ice, he was overjoyed, and turned his head and said, "Lang Jun, I don't want to go there, I'll play here for a while, you can go by yourself!" ”

After looking around, he saw that there seemed to be nothing around that endangered Ah Zi's safety, and said, "You must have been stuffy in the room for a long time, okay, I'll accompany you for a while, but it's also colder here, I'll go get you some clothes." ”

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