Towards noon, various celebrations are already in full swing.

On the big lawn by Rongbo Lake, the performances of Taoist masters going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire attracted the onlookers and participation of everyone, and the cheers were higher and higher.

The so-called Shangdao Mountain, that is, the Taoist masters wearing characteristic Zhuang Taoist robes erected a wooden stake on the flat ground, about three zhang high; After the stake is fixed, dozens of bright knives are tied to it, and the blades are upwards to form a "knife ladder".

I saw several Taoist masters wearing red and yellow Taoist robes dancing with great gods, their mouths vibrating, and then climbing up barefoot.

The onlookers at the foot of Daoshan were all stunned, and their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.

This is a very dangerous sport, ordinary people shudder, and no one dares to try to climb it.

On the contrary, the scene of the fire is more lively.

Hundreds of people surrounded a pile of charcoal fire in the center, and the Taoist master turned the charcoal fire with a wooden stick while chanting the words, and wherever the wooden stick went, the sparks floated up, which was spectacular.

The Taoist master also deliberately created an atmosphere or for some reason, from time to time he took liquid from his mouth and sprayed it into the fire......

"Poof......

When the liquid encounters high temperatures, it immediately bursts into flames.

No one knows, what is squirting out of the Taoist master's mouth? But the exclamations of the crowd were exclaimed with each time the flames frang out.

Under the sea of fire (also known as the sea of fire), it is a kind of folk activity that has been passed down by the Zhuang people for a long time, which integrates the custom of worshiping gods and praying for blessings and entertainment. It originated from the ancestors' reverence for fire and ancestor worship, and it is a custom of primitive religion to sacrifice to the gods to dispel evil spirits and seek well-being.

It has the characteristics of thrilling, mysterious, large number of participants, and spectacular scenes.

When you go down to the sea of fire, you must first ask God. That is, the Taoist master dances with his hands and recites words to the gods to ask for the gods' answer. Then ignite. Before lighting a fire, choose a location, then place an iron plowshare on the center, then cover the plowshare with a lit torch, and add a large amount of firewood to it until a large pile of red fire coals (i.e., "fireground") is burned. This was followed by a fire patrol...... Finally, there is the sea of fire. Before going down to the sea of fire, the fire field is first gathered into a flat-topped pile, and the Taoist master divides it to the gods, and after getting auspicious, he steps on the fire field.

I saw that after the Taoist master took off the shoes on his feet, he took the lead and quickly ran through the sea of fire.

The brave onlookers cheered, and also followed the Taoist master through the sea of fire quickly, and the people who went down to the sea of fire took off their shoes as required in advance, but none of them were burned to their feet.

The sound of laughter and exclamations was one after another, so it was not lively.

After Mo Qinglian and Wei Ermei had a full meal, they gathered at the previously designated location to wait as agreed, but they looked left and right, only waiting for Li Maozai and Liu Chongshan to come to meet, while Wei Shihao and Xie Yingjun had long since disappeared.

"This stinky rascal, he doesn't abide by the time he set." Mo Qinglian hadn't called Wei Shihao a stinky hooligan for a long time, but today she returned to the front of Jingliu's workshop, so she revisited the title that made her proud.

Everyone is familiar with the relationship between the two, but they are secretly funny, and they don't feel inappropriate.

"Miss, the two shopkeepers of my family said that there is something to do, let us play by ourselves, and when the song opens, they will naturally return." Liu Chongshan Road.

There is an agreement between them that this trip is commensurate with the shopkeeper, and they are not allowed to call their positions.

"What are they going to do? Okay, leave them alone, let's go over there. ”

Mo Qinglian took Wei Ermei's hand and rushed over to watch the activities in the sea of fire.

Liu Chongshan and Li Maozai had no choice but to follow them.

Mo Qinglian saw the scene of the sea of fire for the first time, and saw the bursts of sparks set off when the people passed through the fire, so shocked that her pink little mouth was so open that she could almost stuff an egg.

"Don't they feel hot?" Mo Qinglian said.

"Not hot, not hot! I go into the fire every year, and I don't feel hot at all. It is said that after the sea of fire, bad luck will be burned and it will be prosperous. Why don't we go for a run? Wei Ermei smiled.

"Don't, don't! Even if it's not hot, it's not worth getting your little feet dirty! Mo Qinglian made an excuse to refuse, in fact, she was afraid of being burned, so her little face turned red when she talked about it.

"Coward! Then I'll take a look at 'Han Jin', that's fun. Second Sister Wei said.

"What do you mean by 'Qiang', is it fun?"

Han Jin, which is most prevalent in the Zhuang settlement of Xincheng County, is a unique form of entertainment with similar qualities to hypnosis.

As long as the person who wants to play sits on the chair and covers the headscarf, after the master recites the mantra, the person will soon enter a semi-sleep state, his hands are swinging in the air, the game does not stop, and he sings a mountain song in his mouth.

Even if a person who has entered a semi-sleep state has not been able to sing mountain songs before, he or she suddenly becomes able to sing mountain songs after entering the state, and when the onlookers ask him or her questions, he or she will answer them with mountain songs, which is miraculous.

However, what is even more amazing is that when someone walks in front of them, even if the two do not know each other, the person's past will be made up into a mountain song for everyone to hear.

So far, no one has been able to explain the mystery, and it can be said that it has subverted people's understanding. The folk culture of the Zhuang people is really amazing.

"Is it that amazing? Aren't you tired of swinging your hands all the time? After listening to Second Sister Wei's introduction, Mo Qinglian was both curious and didn't dare to believe it lightly.

"It's really amazing, don't you just look at it? Listen to my abba, it's a divine possession. If you want to stop the game, the master must recite the end mantra, or you will go crazy if you don't do it, so the mantra of the game is generally not passed on to young people. Second Sister Wei said.

"Go, go, go, such a fun thing, I must see it." Mo Qinglian was full of curiosity about Ling Jin.

When the two arrived, they had already begun to fight.

A teenage girl sits on a wooden chair, covered with a white skull, her arms outstretched and bent downward, swaying back and forth, singing a song in her mouth, answering questions from the audience.

A pillar of incense in a nearby incense basin was halfway burning.

The girl sang a good song.

Mo Qinglian was very curious, so she asked a villager next to her, "This girl sings well, how many years has she been learning mountain songs?" ”

"Hehe, how can she sing? I only sing it when I'm doing it. ”

The scene that Mo Qinglian saw and understood was exactly the same as what Wei Ermei described, which was a miracle!

When they were looking energetic, the dragon boat race had already begun, and everyone was rushing to the shore of Lake Rongbo.

The number of spectators for activities such as Hanjin, Shangdao Mountain, and Xiahuo also decreased and stopped.

After fierce competition in several villages, the first place in the dragon boat race was Luomu Village, the second place was the borrowing village, the third place was the Qianhuai village, and the last place was the wo village.

"What's the matter, in previous years, our village was the champion, but this year it's over?" Second Sister Wei stomped her feet in hatred.

"Isn't that missing the drummer — you Aba and the conductor — Brother Dahaul? If they are here, the first place this year must still be from our village. Li Maozi said.

"Just blow it! I can't do it without my uncle, I believe it; I can't do without him, and I don't believe it if I am killed. Mo Qinglian pouted her pink little mouth, and deliberately raised the bar with Li Maozai, in fact, her heart was warm.

"This girl, it's not right for you to say that. The offspring of the village will have no backbone if Wei Shihao is missing, so it's no wonder if he doesn't lose! A lady next to her said.

"Yes, auntie, I'll play with them." Mo Qinglian said embarrassedly.

They were chatting when a shout came from the host platform on the east side: "All village teams, please get ready!" Let's have a solo bamboo rafting competition. In order to increase the intensity and competitiveness of the competition, Deng Lichang has increased the prize for this item this year, and the prize has been increased from one fat pig to three. ”

When the words fell, the audience gathered around the lake to watch the game immediately burst into warm applause and screams.

The corner of the shouter's mouth twitched as he walked over to the podium, and he said secretly, "What are you happy about?" Who can beat Deng Lichang's nephew, Deng Gouzi, in this competition? No matter how many prizes are added, will they not be returned to the Deng family in the end? ”

In the center of the presiding stage sat Lu Dahai, on the left were Deng Weili and Li Steward and others, and on the right were important members of the army.

In addition, Deng Weili just became the governor and held such a large-scale event, as a relative, Datangwei Xiang Rich Man naturally rushed to the baseball field, and he and Xiang Sina also sat on the side of the hosting platform.

Xiang Sina's gaze has been searching for something in the crowd.

Despite the drastic change in the situation, he would not risk his life to come back to participate in the third day of March of Keiyu, she still hoped that a miracle would occur, and she would be content even if she just looked at him.

The course is the same as the dragon boat race, with the right side of the host stage as the starting point and the end point on the left side as the lake shore.

This year, the borrowed village team broke through the wasteland and rushed to the second place, giving Deng Weili a face, he kept smiling, and his eyes narrowed into a slit.

The man who announced the event was a member of the Deng family, and Lu Dahai came and was already included in the recruit sequence.

"Are you sure the dog can win?" Deng Weili heard him mutter, so he deliberately asked loudly.

In fact, he felt that Deng Gouzi would definitely win the game. He asked this just to show off in front of Lu Dahai.

The recruit nodded and said, "Don't worry, in previous years, Wei Shihao was the first, and the dog was second every year." This year, if Wei Shihao doesn't come, the first place will definitely be a dog's. ”

"Hehe, that's a good dare! Let's get started! Deng Weili smiled.

"Then someone Lu will congratulate Deng Li in advance." Lu Dahai said hello to Deng Weili in advance with a smile on his face.

"Hey...... Where, if the dog is there, then the first and second places will belong to my Deng family. However, these are just entertainment, and the dogs are in military affairs, so don't participate, don't participate! Deng Weili shook his hand in a fake orangutan.