ps: Thank you Jinling Rogge, the big devil who loves to sleep, and the tip of the civet cat!

After eating a little zongzi, the old village chief came to the door. As Chu Jiaqiang expected, the old village chief is catching strong men.

"There are not enough people in the temple, you can also help!" The old village chief said to Chu Jiaqiang.

Chu Jiaqiang nodded, according to the experience of previous years, these people are all acting as thugs. Today, the main thing is that the Bodhisattva goes out on patrol, led by Taoist priests, and goes to the village to catch ghosts, especially the water ghosts in the river.

In terms of the customs of Chujiazhai, on this day, the water ghosts are infested, and they must be eliminated, otherwise the water ghosts will make trouble in the river, and they will drag people down to be substitutes for the dead ghosts, and then they will be reincarnated as soon as possible.

Chu Shengmin immediately asked the old village chief to eat zongzi first, but the old village chief was so busy that he had time to eat zongzi? He waved his hand, urging Chu Jiaqiang to move quickly, and then went out to pull people again.

The Bodhisattvas in the temple are on patrol, and that is a big thing, and a lot of manpower is needed. A few people were asked to carry the Bodhisattva, followed by musicians such as drummers, and flag-bearers carrying flags, and so on.

Chu Jiaqiang and the other old village chiefs stepped out of the house and were ready to leave. Zhou Furong and others, like other tourists, are greedy for freshness and go to see the excitement.

When I arrived at the temple, it was already crowded with people at this time, and the incense was flourishing inside. Since the arrival of tourists in Chujiazhai, this ancient temple has become more and more prosperous, and it is no longer as quiet as before.

The Taoist priest invited from the village was busy, dressed as a Taoist priest. I saw him weaving a person with bamboo strips, and when he would paste paper, he was a paper man. Everyone is familiar with this paper figure, that is the famous Zhong Kui, and he is indispensable for ghost hunting.

Chu Jiaqiang saw that there were more Taoist priests this year, and two or three were enough in the past, but this year he actually invited five. Seeing that they were so serious, they wanted to come to the temple and pay a lot of money.

Nowadays, there is a lot of money left over from the ancient temple, and there are a lot of donations from tourists every day. In the past, this kind of activity was carried out every time. Chu Xianke and the others always felt overwhelmed and didn't know how to talk to the villagers, although the villagers were never stingy in this kind of thing. But now, he doesn't know how to use the money, which also makes him worried.

Chu Xianke had discussed with the old village chief and others that the money was taken from the people. So it's better to use it for the people. Except for the normal expenses in the temple. A part is set aside to increase the inscriptions and murals in the temple, and there are also activities such as temple fairs, and the rest is prepared for the convenience of villagers and tourists.

People in the countryside are more realistic, and no one will be greedy for money in the temple, which is a great disrespect to the gods. Therefore, there is no such thing as the city, which is lavishly accumulating money.

This is the place where tourists applaud the most, just today! Those incense, etc. It is all provided free of charge in the temple, and everyone is free to take it, but it is still a warm reminder not to waste.

"Coming? Then help me make talisman water, and you can make this for everyone to drink! Chu Xianke said.

This runic water is also known as divine water and is used for everyone to drink. There is also one that is used to wash hands. The one used for drinking is generally not burned on talisman paper, but for a while the Taoist priest is asked to recite a mantra in front of the Bodhisattva and apply mana to the water. The one used to wash one's hands is to burn paper charms, which can eliminate disasters.

"Good! Don't have any other requirements? Chu Jiaqiang said. It is said to be prepared, but in fact, it is to go out and fetch water.

This kind of temple in the Chujiazhai Temple

In general, the water is rarely directly connected. It's not about going out and picking fresh spring water. It is to use heavenly water, which is called rootless water. When people go to the temple to pray for blessings, they usually wash their hands first, and the water used to wash their hands is often used in buckets when it rains. And greet everyone's tea. It is fresh spring water.

Not far behind the ancient temple, there is a living spring, the spring water inside is clear and sweet, it is a good spring.

Chu Jiaqiang's work is a little boring, unlike others who play drums and gongs and carry flags. Zhou Furong and the others first went to play drums and gongs with others, and then moved to the flag.

There is only one drum, the very big one, usually two people carry it, and the person behind it beats the drum. Playing the drum is also very technical, and some people may say, who doesn't know how to beat the drum? This is true, everyone can knock, but people who don't have the skills are just knocking, it doesn't sound good, and there is no sense of music.

There are three gongs, divided into large, medium and small, the largest is in the temple, which also needs to be carried by people, and the diameter is about one meter. The medium one is only half a meter, so you can carry it by hand. The last one is small, two palms in size.

There are also those who blow suona, at least two people are needed. Because it is impossible for a person to play for a long time, you can change it when you are tired of blowing.

"This drum needs to be beaten like this." An old man said to the fresh tourists. Seeing that the tourist could not beat, and the drum was chaotic, he taught both hands.

The drum is struck by two thicker wooden sticks, with a low and deep sound in the center and a higher and solid sound towards the edges. Since the tone is different from the center to the edges, these variations can be used to enrich its expressiveness when playing. There are single clicks, double clicks, pauses, muffled hits, press hits, shakes, and rolling.

The drum surface is large, the volume can go from very weak to very strong, and the dynamics vary greatly. It can play a big role in rendering emotions and atmospheres. The sound blends with the band and enhances the band's bass. It can also be used solo or as an effect instrument, mimicking the sound of thunder and cannons.

To express these different sound qualities, it takes a very familiar drummer to knock it out, which is not simple, and you will not be able to learn it for a while.

However, the old man was a very experienced man, and he taught a percussion technique in an easy-to-understand way that was easy to master. He first taught everyone how to catch a mallet, and then he taught two different rhythms, one with three tones and the other with seven tones.

"In our temple, this kind of tour is generally done in these two rhythms. Once you have learned it, you can freely combine the two rhythms and connect them together, so that it will sound much smoother. The old man said.

The others couldn't help but follow along, it didn't seem to be difficult, plus the old man woke up some places that they should pay attention to. On the spot, someone mastered the essentials, and although it was not as good as the old man's knock, it was already very good.

This method of learning is very fast, but there is a certain limitation, that is, they will only beat this way, change the sound and rhythm, and they will not be able to. A true drummer is about being flexible. Because the drum vibrates a lot, it often has an aftersound, which affects the sound quality, so if you want to beat a drum well, you also need to know how to quickly eliminate the aftersound.

Seeing that many tourists also wanted to participate, Chu Xianke simply took out more flags in the temple. There are a total of thirty or fifty in the temple, and at this time in the past, it was enough to carry five or six expenditures to make a show. Only at the temple fair, will everything be taken out.