Chapter 19: Whose New Clothes 4
The first day of October in 1983 was on the 5th day of November in the Gregorian calendar, which was a Saturday, and Mu Feng only had one class in the morning, and since he decided to transfer to the Department of Archaeology, he spent more time in the Dead Quarter, mainly because the environment there was better than the library, and the collection of books in this area was richer than the library.
What happened yesterday on the Shichahai Ice Lake, Mu Feng learned about it. According to Qu Bin, when they were skating this week, his friend Li Tao and Zhang Ruru met, and the opportunity to meet was when Dai Jie pestered Zhang Ruru on the first day, Li Tao helped say something.
Dai Jie fell in love with Zhang Ruru, and then he kept pestering her, Zhang Ruru went to Shichahai to skate, and Dai Jie chased after her and didn't let her make new friends. Li Tao stepped forward when he saw it that day, and said bluntly, Zhang Ruru took advantage of the situation to push the boat and pretended to say that she already had someone she liked, that is, Li Tao, and asked Dai Jie not to chase after him.
This made Dai Jie hold a grudge and said that he wanted to take revenge on them, so there was a matter of Dai Jie bringing a group of younger brothers to the door yesterday. I heard that Dai Jie's family has some small power in the capital.
That being said, Qu Bin reassured Mu Feng that there shouldn't be a big problem, and there are such things as group fights everywhere, but this year Yan. The wind was very strong, and in the summer, I caught a few typical, and there was a handful of high. The godsons also went in. Dai Jie didn't have the courage to commit a crime against the wind, and he didn't dare to expand this trivial matter, not to mention that they were basically staying in school, and it was really bold to dare to rush to Beijing University to beat people these years.
On the contrary, it is a wooden seal, because you have to go out to work, you have to be careful. After all, Dai Jie also saw Mu Feng yesterday, and this matter actually has nothing to do with him at all, but who knows if Dai Jie will implicate the innocent.
Shopkeeper Zhang listened to Mu Feng talk about yesterday's incident, and he pulled Dai Jie's name in his mind, and he really didn't have an impression, that is, there was not even a tablet for the characters, so he didn't have to worry about it at all.
"There is no moment in this capital that can really stop. It's hard not to fight, and a few years ago, there was something to break the four olds, and finally waited until this strange wind passed, and now those little hairy children are making trouble again, and in order to fight for the wind and be jealous, they dare to let out a word to ask for a leg. That's breaking the rules! If they had been decades ago, they would have dared to kill devils! It's just going to be a nest. However, Xiaomu, you should also learn some real skills, often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet. If your fists are hard, you are not afraid of others. β
"Then dare to be kind, can the shopkeeper and the master in this area help me introduce me?" Mu Feng felt that since he left the village under Huashan, his life had been rushing in an uncontrollable direction, and there were more and more things to learn, most of which he had never thought of. Even if the shopkeeper of Zhang said now that Mu Feng should learn how to kill people quickly and accurately, just to prevent being killed, Mu Feng will be surprised but will not be unacceptable.
Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, this matter was wrapped up in him. "I remember that there is an old fellow, wait for me to ask, don't think about being his disciple, it's okay to teach you some casually. But the fight is three points indoors and seven points outdoors, the main thing is that you must have on-the-spot experience, and then your fists will not be rusty. If you want to say that you have always been a master of self-cultivation, unless you have practiced Zhang Sanfeng's Cheng dΓΉ. β
"The shopkeeper also reads martial arts novels?" Of course, Mu Feng himself had read Mr. Jin's books, and he was still watching the video tapes from Hong Kong Island during this time. Although the Relic Zhai is an ancient building, Ying Rebellion does not reject modern high-tech, and the store is equipped with DVD players and other equipment. The mainland can't see Hong Kong, Taiwan or foreign programs, but Ying Rebellion got those tapes back, and there were seven or eight versions of Qiu Guan's Heaven and Dragon Slayer.
Of course, the shopkeeper reads some idle books, and those who do antique business like them are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. Some of them are just fake products to deceive people, but they are also very good; Some of them have real talents, and the books in their stomachs are no less than those of ordinary school history teachers. Zhang's shopkeeper belongs to the category that has a special preference for folklore, and martial arts novels are regarded as a pastime.
"I sometimes wonder if this is really someone who can do that kind of kung fu. It's just that because of the age, these have been lost, or there may be some hidden masters. I've never seen anything strange in my life, and it's not strange that there is more. You're still young, and you'll understand it later. I don't read the Three Kingdoms, and I don't watch Journey to the West. In fact, there are more strange things in the world than in Journey to the West, take today as an example, when I was young, I saw someone burn the wrong clothes......"
Mu Feng also wanted the shopkeeper Zhang to say one or two strange things, and at this time the rebellion came.
Ying Wei arrived a little late today, and when he came, he seemed to have a smell of incense. Mu Feng thought that he rode a bicycle and saw a lot of people burning paper money along the way, today is the Winter Clothes Festival, according to the custom, every household has to sacrifice to their ancestors, it seems that although the boss is out of the house, he still remembers this matter.
"Lao Zhang, go back early today, don't delay the ancestor worship." Ying Rebellion flicked the ashes on his body, the shopkeeper of Zhang is almost sixty, and the ancestor worship at home must wait for him to arrive.
Shopkeeper Zhang could only stop talking halfway through his words, who would not be happy to go home earlier, so he would say goodbye first.
There were only Ying Shun and Mu Feng left in the store, and Ying Shun simply hung a sign at the door that was temporarily closed and knocked on the door if there was an emergency.
"Today's Winter Clothes Festival, most people don't come out to buy antiques on this day." The reason in this is obvious, on the day of the autumn festival, a hundred ghosts travel, who buys antiques at this time, God knows if there will be something more to buy back.
Mu Feng has already read books like the Encyclopedia of Folk Customs, and he knows a little bit about such taboos. However, Mu Feng didn't want to be arrested and go to study again as soon as he saw Ying Rebellious, so he picked a topic that was appropriate for the occasion. "When I was still at home before, Mu Jianguo didn't know how to burn paper money on this day, and the people in the village also said why he didn't go to worship his grandmother, I would secretly go to my grandmother's grave to worship on this day, but I couldn't afford to buy incense and candles."
Mu Jianguo is Mu Feng's father. Ying Wei has already understood that Mu Feng's father is not a reliable person, and today he has deepened his impression, this person even didn't go to worship his mother, which is really a bit unfilial.
"If you want to buy some offerings, there is an incense and candle shop across the street behind this alley, and although you can't go to the grave, it's a good idea to burn some here."
Mu Feng obviously planned to do the same, in the past, he didn't know about ghosts and gods, and he didn't believe that there was a world that people couldn't see after death, but now he has glimpsed a bizarre world, so he still has to maintain some awe.
"I'm going to burn some for my mother too. I have to burn paper clothes for the dead to wear on the Winter Clothes Festival, and this is the first time I have burned paper clothes. β
Here, Ying Wei was also the first time he heard Mu Feng mention his mother, and he was a little curious. Although I don't know why people live in the world, some people will be exposed to strange things, and some people will never encounter them in their lifetime, which may be related to luck, but maybe it has something to do with blood.
Mu Feng's father's side is easier to investigate, the Mu family has always lived at the foot of Huashan, can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, nothing special, but Mu Feng's mother died when she was young, and there is very little news about her.
It is not easy to investigate the life experience of a person, especially since China has gone through wars and national changes in the past few decades. Mu Feng's mother was in Wen. Those who passed away in the early years of the Revolution are even more difficult to find clues. Although, Mu Feng's mother's maiden family looks very ordinary, and Mu Feng's two uncles are just ordinary people.
"It's the first time I've heard you talk about your mother, haven't you ever been to her grave?"
Ying asked tentatively, if Mu Feng secretly went to his grandmother's grave, why didn't he mention his mother?
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Dai Jie and his group got together, and Dai Jie didn't want to let go of Zhang Ruru who provoked him.
"Boss, are we really going to find trouble with Zhang Ruru today?" There is a little brother who looks at Dai Jie's ugly face, it's not that they are timid, but that they are really cracking down this year, and it is the text that came out from the top.
Dai Jie took a puff of his cigarette and spit out the face of the little brother who asked him just now, "If you don't dare to do it, leave now." Isn't it just going to squat inside for a few days and see what scares you. Everyone is burning paper money today, and I have already shown kindness to not let two more people be burned paper money today next year. Zhang Ruru, that slut, wants to leave me if she dumps me, don't even think about it. She used to dare to accept the clothes I gave, and now she will suffer this too. Brothers, let's say if you dare to go. β
"This must be dared! Whoever doesn't go is a turtle bastard. Speaking of this, of course, the younger brothers also responded. Young and frivolous, they really don't think it's a matter of going in for a few days.
"Alright, we'll gather in front of the big locust tree tonight."
It's not that Dai Jie doesn't want to rush over now, it's just that today's sacrifice, and the family said that he would give him a good look if he didn't go back. One or two hours late, Zhang Ruru was not delayed.
Dai Jie usually doesn't listen to his family, but his parents really put on a straight face to get down to business, and he doesn't dare to disobey.
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Mu Feng and Ying rebelled to the incense candle shop, and only around the time of the major sacrificial ghost festivals would they see that the business of the incense candle shop was good.
Mu Feng looked at the paper clothes sold here, and there were different colors, except for the fiery red.