"It is easy to have the left hand and the right hand is difficult, it is easy to pull the bow and push the bow, the outer string is easy to pull and the inside string is difficult, it is easy to push and pull the string, it is difficult to change the string, it is easy to go up and down, it is easy to press the fingers, it is difficult to intonation, it is easy to express the technique, it is easy to decorate, it is difficult to decorate, it is difficult to decorate, it seems easy to learn, and it is not difficult to study and practice." Zhu Ruiyang sang the Erhu Difficult Song. He was quite satisfied with Hong Yan's performance.

Hong Yan was in good enough health to sit down and pull for more than two hours until it was dark.

What I didn't expect was that the second uncle of Yingzi invited to eat "soup". No wonder I didn't see her second uncle and aunt at noon, I was preparing this. Kill the New Year's pig! Of course, according to customs, Hongyan is also invited. Zhu Ruiyang happened to be ill, and he also accompanied Hong Yan. However, Hong Yan came to the door for the first time and prepared a few gifts. So a small backpack was packed with two bottles of wine and some sweets. At this time, Sister Ying discovered an abnormal phenomenon. How could Hong Yan's big backpack be so good for stuffing?

However, Zhu Ruishan, the second uncle of Yingzi, was very unhappy to see Hongyan's backpack as a gift. Zhu Ruiyang was relieved after explaining: "It's a guest from afar, he has his own understanding, so don't care." ”

Hong Yan was surprised that eating pig-killing vegetables in Xiangxi Village is also called "eating soup". Zhu Ruiyang said: "This is one of our customs, after killing the pig, the lung leaves, crispy bones, fatty meat, brain marrow of the internal organs are minced, mixed with glutinous rice, pig blood, chili, pepper and other seasonings into a sauce, put salt, and pour into the washed small intestine. After cooking, it becomes a kind of pig blood sausage, which is delicious and delicious, called 'soup'. Invite relatives and friends to eat together, and it is called 'eating soup' in the countryside. ”

It seems that some of the customs are really similar. When he sat down, he realized that everyone but himself was a grown man. The old man sits in the main seat, Hong Yan is a guest, and the male host is accompanied. A New Year pig has to make bacon, enema, etc., and the meat is not too much. The reason why it is made into bacon is that it is for good storage, and it takes a year to eat.

Eating soup is a bit similar to eating hot pot. More than a dozen people gathered around the pot, eating while cooking, cooking while eating, drinking rice wine in a big bowl, eating fat meat in large pieces, and singing songs loudly, which was not funny. The women and children at the other table were much quieter.

Xiangxi people like spicy food, and Aunt Yingzi took special care of Hong Yan, and fried a plate of lean meat alone in front of him. Hong Yan got up and thanked her, and she smiled: "A distinguished guest like you, who is smart, kind and has the ability to go through the sky, should be." ”

"Hmmm! The second aunt is the best at talking, young and beautiful, and she can go out of the hall and in the kitchen, the second uncle is really a blessing! ”

Hong Yan's words, the second aunt was very happy. So, a room full of people laughed and shouted for Du Ruishan to drink.

couldn't stand the crowd, the second uncle and the second aunt saluted the guests. The second aunt's face flushed and she returned to Dao Hongyan and asked, "Little fairy, the second aunt asks you something, you have to agree well, otherwise the young and beautiful second aunt will be angry." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! If there is anything about the second aunt, you can ask, I know everything and say everything. "The second aunt is not joking on this occasion.

"Wu Xiang, don't be difficult for the little fairy!" Zhu Ruishan didn't know what his daughter-in-law was going to ask, for fear of causing unhappiness.

"Then the second aunt will say it directly." The second aunt's name is Wu Xiang, she glanced at the eldest uncle, and asked with a smile: "Little fairy, what do you think of our family Yingzi?" ”

The room was silent, and it was obvious that they were all concerned about the issue. What does Wu Xiang mean by this? Hong Yan can't guess it! Hesitantly asked her, "What's the matter?" What is the second aunt talking about? ”

"Haha!" There was loud laughter in the room. Zhu Ruiyang looked at Hong Yan, as if to inquire about the answer.

This made Hong Yan even more confused, is a question so funny?

"Little fairy, is our family Eiko beautiful? Do mountain songs sing well? ”

Wu Xiang was still smiling. However, Hong Yan felt that this laughter had a deep meaning.

"Oh! That's what the second aunt said! According to my words: Sister Ying's singing is better than that of larks, and she is kind and sensible and filial. Gentle personality, soft on the outside and strong on the inside. But the golden phoenix of the stockade! Hong Yan suddenly realized and said truthfully.

"Okay, good, the little fairy has bright eyes and can speak!"

The second aunt smiled heartily. The other people's expressions were exactly like this. Hong Yan wondered. Looking at Zhu Ruiyang, he looked relieved.

Back at Eiko's house, their mother and son also had dinner. Zhu's mother spun yarn under the oil lamp again. Eiko sat next to her mother as if she was embroidering. Xiaoling sat next to her, trying to keep her eyes open, looking at the door from time to time.

The dog barked and stopped, Xiaoling woke up and opened the door quickly, and sure enough, Daddy came back. "Ah, Daddy!" Xiaoling and Eiko both greeted each other. However, Xiaoling shouted, Dad's eyes looked at Brother Hong Yan!

There were only three people in the room, and apparently the smallest victory was already sleeping. Hong Yan said hello, then took Xiaoling by the hand, took out a pair of small silver Christmas bells from his pocket and shook them in front of her eyes, and the sound of "jingle bells" was very crisp. The small bell is not big, that is, a child's toy. "Xiaoling rings the little bell, the little bell jingles the bell." Xiaoling grabbed the little bell with her little hand and shook it, and the laughter and ringtones couldn't be distinguished.

Zhu Ruiyang looked at it and shook his head and hugged Xiaoling. She played for a while, couldn't help but doze off, and fell asleep in her father's arms.

Eiko fetches water for Hong Yan to wash his face and feet. This guy actually enjoyed it very much, and his heart was beautiful, muttering about the future goddess waiting! By the time he had washed up, Eiko had already poured the tea.

"Uncle Zhu, I'm going back early tomorrow morning." Hong Yan asked, sitting by the brazier and drinking tea.

"Are you leaving? Can the body afford it? Zhu Ruiyang didn't expect Hong Yan to propose to go home, and he was a little surprised.

Mother Zhu and Yingzi both looked up at Hong Yan.

"Little fairy, there will be a grand festival in the village in a few days. The men, women and children of the whole village put on festive costumes, lit bonfires, sang mountain songs, and bullfights, which are beautiful and lively, stay and see! "Mother Zhu kept Hong Yan.

"I'll accompany you tomorrow to climb the mountain, pick fungus, and hunt wild pheasants, okay?" Eiko also wants to accompany him to play.

Hong Yan showed a helpless look and explained: "Uncle Zhu, Aunt and Sister Ying, you see that the Spring Festival is coming soon, and I will go back anyway." And I have an appointment with someone to buy and sell something, and I am short on time. ”

"You treated Uncle Zhu last night for his tired prostration, where can you recover in one day?" Zhu's mother was obviously worried about Hong Yan's body.

"Auntie, this is not a problem. Don't look at my small people, steel is the tendon and iron is the bone, I have traveled all over the three mountains and five mountains, across the five lakes and the four seas, what is this problem. Moreover, the car is still waiting for me in the commune! Hong Yan's small chest slapped "Woo Woo".

This made my aunt and Eiko laugh.

"That's not good, you saved Uncle Zhu, and you are the lifesaver of our family. Our family doesn't have anything to say yet! ”

It turned out that keeping him for a few more days was also to express gratitude.

"Yes, Uncle Zhu has not been in good health in the past few years, and his family is almost there. However, our hearts are meant to be expressed. ”

Zhu Ruiyang also spoke out to keep it. Gratitude is a traditional virtue of the Chinese people.

"There's really no need to ......," Hong Yan said, but stopped to listen. In the distance, there was a faint sound of gongs, and the sound of "woo" horns, and the black lights were blinding, not like a festive sound, but it sounded like an indescribable madness. The dog doesn't bark anymore, which is weird. He looked at Zhu Ruiyang.

Hong Yan now hears better, much farther than they can hear. Zhu Ruiyang is a little strange, how can the little fairy say half a word? Seeing that he was listening with his ears propped up, his face changed immediately, and he blew out the oil lamp with a "poof".

"Little fairy, what did you hear?" Mother Zhu asked in the dark.

Hong Yan told them what he heard.

"Oh! A distant geist has returned home! Zhu Ruiyang said calmly, judging the two of them from the panic just now. Eiko was visibly nervous and frightened, holding her mother's hand with both hands, and then being held in her mother's arms.

"Wandering Soul ......" Hong Yan said in a low voice, and suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed, "Chase out the corpses? ”

"You've heard of it too?" Zhu Ruiyang was surprised.

"Well, I've heard of this legend. I didn't expect it to be true! Hong Yan laughed instead. In my previous life, I watched a Xiangdao movie and thought it was very funny, and the description in the novel seemed to be very scary. Circulated in words and works, the mind of the uninformed imagines a picture of a skilled Taoist priest chasing a string of corpses—the most eerie and terrifying—and he is frightened.

"The little fairy is not afraid?" Mother Zhu asked in the dark.

"Nothing! Uncle Zhu said that the wandering soul is returning home, and there should be a person with advanced magic skills to guide the way! Otherwise, how many people will be frightened along the way, and where can they return home? ”

"Exactly, exactly. Outsiders say it's terrifying, but in fact, there is nothing, the Chinese people say that the leaves fall back to their roots, and the mountain people want their souls to return to their hometowns. We've not only heard of it, we've even seen it. ”

"Uncle Zhu has seen it again?"

"Hehe, I can only see from a distance, a few dozen people walking vaguely in the dark. It doesn't seem to be any different from a normal person. The sound of the mage's gong and horn is very particular, and the local night walkers in Xiangxi will automatically give way when they hear it, and the dog will not make a sound when they hear it. As for those who are not familiar with it, they also feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts when they hear it, but if they pass by by mistake, the spirit will turn its back to passers-by. ”

"Ah, Daddy!" Eiko's throat trembled, meaning that she didn't want her father to say those horrible things again.

"Huh! All right. Ah, dad don't talk about it, you should go far, let's light the lights. ”

The crisp "ding" and the blue flame lit up in the dark. Hong Yan turned the Zhibao lighter, lit the oil lamp, and turned the lighter in his little hand. Under the dim oil lamp, the golden lighter was particularly dazzling.

Zhu Ruiyang's eyes lit up, the letters on the shell of the lighter and the flame-like decoration had been seen once, which was the trophy of the teacher, obtained on the battlefield of resisting rice and aiding Korea, and it was still very healthy after more than ten years. This scene naturally can't escape Hong Yan's eyes.

"Uncle Zhu can't smoke in the future, so I won't give you a lighter. For cooking and lighting lamps for my aunt, just add kerosene, which is better than matches, and is not afraid of the wind. Hong Yan smiled, revealing two big front teeth.

Zhu Ruiyang's heart twitched. What kind of world is this, although the teacher has a special significance for the trophy, but the quality of Lao Mi's lighter is not covered, it is still golden, at least it is copper! Now it is reduced to cooking and lighting oil lamps, how can it be embarrassing!