Chapter 120: Celebration
After welcoming the caravan of the Heyan family into the castle, the greeting procession quickly dispersed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info and Yan Zhiheng looked at the backs of the people who were hurriedly dispersed and couldn't help asking.
"Brother Meier, didn't you just say that everyone will be given a holiday today? I don't think everybody is busy. ā
"Uh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you." Mel scratched his head embarrassedly, "The castle is going to have a celebration today. ā
"Celebration?"
The celebration in the eyes of the Taeyong people and the celebration in the eyes of the Ira people are completely two events.
The Ira festival is a national celebration with a certain religious nature and led by the clergy. After the sacrificial ceremony, the shrine maidens would dance in the streets called "Parade". The tour is singing and dancing, without a soundtrack, and you have to keep moving forward. The people will also spontaneously form a dance tour, singing and dancing behind the shrine maiden, until the shrine maiden has circled the city, and the tour is considered to be over.
At the end of the tour, the shrine maidens give gifts such as sweets, dried fruits, and sweets to the people, and offer blessings. People also wish each other well-wishing and exchanging gifts. On the night of the celebration, people will spontaneously hold a city-wide banquet. The Ira people would move their tables to the streets and put their best dishes on them, a practice that began as a way to thank the shrine maidens who held the festival and later evolved into a large banquet for everyone in the city.
The details of the Ira festival vary from region to region, but no matter which area is the Ira Festival, it is very lively and festive. That's why the people of Ira, rich or poor, love the celebration. Even people like Wei Lin, who have a lot of complaints about the celebration of Kamijin Shrine, will have a lot of fun during the festival.
Maier is a Laiding person, and the Leiding people only celebrate festivals, not celebrations. However, Mair shares the same beliefs as the Ira, so he knows a lot about the Iraa celebrations. He felt that taking advantage of the holiday to hold an Ira Festival would greatly increase the enthusiasm of the residents, so he entrusted Lingyu to hold an Ira Festival in Byronsburg on September 15.
In the eyes of the Taeyong people, the celebration is purely aristocratic activity. The Taeyong nobles would hold a celebration when there was a happy event, they would first sacrifice wine and meat to the heavens, then worship their ancestors and the gods they worshipped, and then there would be a drinking party among the nobles. Civilians will only receive a notice of the celebration, and then hang a small colorful flag in front of their house to congratulate them, and the process of the celebration has nothing to do with them.
He Yan Zhiheng is a Taerong person, and he doesn't know much about the Ira Festival, so he wonders about what people are busy with during the festival. To Meier's surprise, Kazuyan Xinye knew a lot about the Ira Festival. Before he could explain to Yan Zhiheng, He Yan Xinye slowly explained the difference between the Yiliang Festival and the Taeyong Festival to his brother.
"I didn't expect Sister Xinye to know so much about foreign cultures."
"I'm a big fan of foreign culture." He Yan Xinye smiled, "Especially the culture of the ancient people and the culture of the Ilibian people, I know it very well." ā
"Sister Xinye likes animal ears very much?"
"Yes, the appearance of the Tugu and Ilibi people is very distinctive, very lovely. But what I like the most is their thoughts. ā
"Thoughts...... Well, it's true that the ancient people were more open-minded, and the Ilibians emphasized equality for all after the Great Reformation, and their ideas had merit. ā
After listening to Maier's words, He Yan Xinye just smiled and did not answer again.
"Speaking of which, I almost forgot, little brother, you are from Leiting."
He Yan Zhiheng took over the conversation and started a new topic.
"I don't know much about the Letin people, I've just heard of the Letin magic. What is the culture of the Leting people? ā
"The culture of the Leting people is a bit similar to the culture of Taeyong. The Ryding Wizard is the equivalent of the Taeyong nobles, endowed with absolute power. But the Leiding people did not have a monarch, nor did they have emperors and kings, and the power of the state was held by different magician associations. The Wizards' Guild will select officials from among the Letings to govern the country. ā
"Do the Letings have a celebration?"
"The people of Leiting do not hold celebrations, but the Magicians' Guild legislates some festivals. Different festivals are celebrated in different ways, for example, on the 'Day of Life', a choir sings praises to the greatness of life in the city. Carnival's evening will have a singing and dancing competition, where everyone sings and dances until dawn the next day. The next day of Carnival is a national holiday, and everyone except the military makes up for sleep at home. ā
"Hmm, that sounds interesting."
"Yes, indeed." Maier shrugged, "But I've only heard of it, not experienced it myself." Didn't I tell you that I grew up in the mountains and didn't come down until I was 16 years old. After coming down the mountain, I came to Liangyue City, and I didn't meet the settlement of the Letting people along the way, so until now, I haven't even seen a single member of my clan except my father. ā
"Haha, in that case, little brother, don't be a Leting. It just so happens that little brother, you have half of the blood of Tairong people, why don't you come and be Tairong people? We can't change the accent, but we can do it in other ways! As long as you marry a Taeyong woman, your children will have three-quarters of Taeyong blood in the future, and maybe the accent will change. Oh, by the way, little brother, what do you think of my family's Xinye? ā
He Yan Zhiheng's tone didn't seem like a joke, which made Maier feel a lot of pressure.
"Uh...... That one...... Sister Xinye's appearance, personality, it's all good, I don't say it! But...... But I'm already interested in someone! Besides, hasn't Mr. Ruizhi already found a marriage partner for Sister Xinye? How can I snatch love with a sword? ā
"Ah...... That's what you say. He Yan Zhiheng showed an embarrassed expression, "The marriage contract has been pushed away by my father." ā
"Huh? Pushed it off? ā
"The last time I went home, Her Royal Highness Princess Ulis asked me to bring a letter to my father, and after reading the letter, my father went to put down the marriage contract."
Euris? What's going on with her?
Mel frowned, puzzled.
"Well, why do I think the three of us brothers and sisters are cursed by something?" He Yan Zhiheng sighed heavily, "The eldest brother is in his thirties and hasn't married a wife, and I don't even have a marriage contract at the age of twenty-two, so is Xinye going to follow in our footsteps?" ā
There is no marriage contract with Yan Zhiheng, and Maier has long known about it. Tairong people generally get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and getting married at the age of twenty is relatively late. At the age of the brothers of the Heyan family, if they don't even have a marriage contract, it is easy to become a topic of conversation in the family.
"Zhiheng, in fact, I wanted to ask you for a long time. Brother Zhiliang didn't get married because he was hurt emotionally, why can't you find a marriage partner? With your conditions, it's not difficult to find a girl who is the right person to get engaged to. ā
"Actually, that's what I think too."
He Yan Zhiheng smiled wryly. With his identity as the second son of the current head of the Yan family, there will be no fewer girls who want to marry him. In addition, he and Yan Zhiheng are not bad looking, and their character is also very good, and the most important thing is that He Yan Zhiliang, who is the eldest son, has never married a wife, if he has always remained single, then he will definitely not have children. In this way, the family branch of Heyan Ruizhi can only be inherited and developed by Heyan Zhiheng's children.
"I went on a blind date relatively late, probably at the age of fifteen. Every time I go on a blind date, the woman feels good about me, but every time I can't get engaged, I don't know why. ā
"You can't do something that annoys girls, do you?"
"No, no, absolutely not." He Yan Zhiheng's head shook into a rattle, "Don't you know that I'm a person, I'm as upright as you, and I'm embarrassed to touch a girl's hand." When the woman comes to my house to play, I will be very cautious to entertain the other party, but after that, the other party will inexplicably turn down the marriage contract, so that I have never been engaged until now. ā
In the process of blind date, Tairong people have steps to let the woman go to the man's house to play. This is to test whether the woman and the man's family can get along, so in this step, the woman needs to deal with the man's parents and siblings. If the woman does not want to marry after arriving at the man's house, it is likely that the woman feels that she cannot get along with the man's family.
He Yan Ruizhi has a very good personality, and he Yan Zhiheng said that his mother's character is even better than his father's. Maier hadn't met Kazuyan Zhiliang, but judging from what others had said about him, he shouldn't be a difficult person to get along with, except for his wooden expression. So the problem can only lie with Yan Xinye.
Is it because I can't stand the difficulties of my future sister-in-law?
Maier subconsciously turned her gaze to Yan Xinye, and found that she was looking at the ground in a daze, her face slightly haggard. Only then did he realize that since He Yan Zhiheng took over the conversation, He Yan Xinye had not said a word.
Let's change the subject...... I don't know why I suddenly had this thought, but I think it should be the right thing to do.
"You may just have no fate, don't think too much, when the time comes, there will be everything that should be."
"I hope so."
"By the way, Zhiheng, I also want to entrust the Heyan family to buy some grain, this batch of grain is more urgent, so the caravan may have to return to Liangyue City tomorrow. Will you stay in Byronsburg, or will you go back with the caravan? ā
"Staying in Byronsburg, of course!" He Yan Zhiheng gave the answer without thinking about it, "It's too boring to go home, how interesting it is to stay with you, little brother." ā
"We're working on construction here, so I don't have time to play with you."
"It's okay, I can help too."
"What we need here is manual laborers, so with your body, let's honestly watch from the sidelines."
"Little brother, you don't look like you're as strong as me, do you?"
He Yan Zhiheng said a little unconvinced. In fact, his words are not wrong at all, from the appearance, He Yan Zhiheng's body is stronger, but this is just a superficial phenomenon. In this world, it is the most stupid thing to speculate on a person's strength based on appearance.
"Then let's have a competition."
"Uh, a competition?"
"yes, the content of the competition is very simple." Maier pointed to the logs stacked outside the castle and said, "Whoever drags the logs to the city gate first will win, okay?" ā
Maier is confident in his strength, but that's only relative to ordinary people. The logs stacked outside the castle weighed a ton, to say the least, and with his ability, he could drag the lightest of them a few meters away. The distance between the log pile and the city gate was obviously more than three hundred meters, so it was impossible for Mel to complete this task.
The reason why he dared to propose such a competition with Yan Zhiheng was because he concluded that He Yan Zhiheng would not be able to drag the log away at all. With Yan Zhiheng's character, he will definitely not be in this competition.
"Hah...... Well...... I suddenly felt that you were right, brother, I am a businessman, and manual work is not suitable for me, so I should honestly watch from the sidelines. ā
While Maier was chatting with Yan Zhiheng, a girl's screams erupted from Meier's residence.
"Ah!!h It hurts, it hurts!! The master saves me!!! ā
The bird lying on the bed is grabbed by Kiki and Xiaoye's arms, and the two lift the bird's arms from the sides of the body, perpendicular to the bed, and then let them land straight on the sides of the bird's head. After that, the arms return to the bird's sides, and the cycle repeats.
This is the rehabilitation action that the shrine maiden explained to the little bird. In fact, the bird's injuries are very serious, and although the burns have been healed by the ability, the damage caused by the burns cannot be regenerated in a short period of time. This process is painful, the muscles under the skin are sometimes itchy and sometimes painful, and the limbs must be moved regularly to avoid the granulation growing in the wrong place.
"Ahh It's broken, it's broken, it's broken!!! The muscles are going to break, ahh!!h ā
Kiki and Xiaoye ignore the bird's screams and continue to help her move her limbs. Bird wanted to resist, but this time she was burned all over her body and from the neck down. In other words, the part below her neck is in a state of body regeneration, and she hurts wherever she moves, so she can't resist at all.
"Oh oh oh !!!! No more!! No more!! Can't move anymore!! Ahh!!h Kiki-sama!! Xiaoye-sama!! The little one doesn't dare to be lazy and doze off anymore!! I don't dare anymore!! The master saved me!! ā