Chapter 2: A Peculiar People
At night, the last of the clouds disappeared into the night sky, losing its vivid color, the sky was dark and green, and the mountains were pitch black, except for the dim glow of an oil lamp in the hut on the top of the mountain.
There were two people sitting in front of the lamp, the old one picked up a glass of wine, took a sip, and then sighed, looking very enjoyable, and picked up a piece of transparent ham from the plate on the table, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, across the table, a young child quickly picked up the wine jug, and filled the glass with the remaining half of the wine.
They are Yunqi and grandfather Wu Sanshui.
Listening to Yun Qi's idea of wanting to leave, Grandpa Wu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Qi'er, you are fifteen years old this year, although you are still a child, but the killing of the whole family has always been on your heart, these years, I know that you are not thinking about it all the time, I have heard the sound of you crying in your dreams countless times at night, so you want to find out the truth now, I support it." ”
Yun Qi had a smile on his face.
Grandpa continued: "This problem, you must solve it, otherwise it will always be in your heart and become your magic barrier. Only when it is completely solved, can you let go of all your burdens and run towards a more brilliant and beautiful future. However, I suggest that you better wait a few more days, because in a few days, it will be the day of the She sacrifice to the god of grains, you know that this is a special day of the year, it is the carnival day of the She people, you can go after the carnival with us! ”
Yun Qi listened, his face couldn't help but look fascinated, it turned out that it was about to be the day of worshiping the god of grains, every year after autumn, the villagers of the She nationality would gather together, and everyone would sing and dance in the past few days, and perform a lot of programs. Thanks to the god of grains for his blessing over the past year, this day is actually a carnival day for the men and women of the She ethnic group.
"Okay, grandpa, I'll leave after I'm done offering to Ceres." Yun Qi Dao.
In Yunqi's impression, the She nationality is a very peculiar people, they are industrious and brave, hospitable, if guests come from afar, they will bring out the most beautiful rice wine, sweet glutinous rice, delicious ham, warmly invite guests to eat, even if their own family is particularly poor, can not eat enough, they will take out the only piece of meat at home, dedicated to the guests, let you feel that these people are the most hospitable people in the world.
However, in their bones, they are very rejecting outsiders, their villages and local concepts are very strong, they reject all foreign cultures, reject everything that is not in harmony with their own national life customs, they think that the best way of life is slash-and-burn, that is, small countries and widows, they think that the ideal country mentioned in the Tao Te Ching in Lao Tzu refers to their villages.
They have a low materialistic aspiration and mostly cultivate drylands that lack water. Due to extensive farming, low productivity levels, low crop yields, and long-term living in deep mountains and forests, wild beasts, life is actually very difficult and poor, but everyone is very happy and lives in this deep mountain with peace of mind.
So, in general, it is difficult for a foreigner to blend into their lives.
They have a lot of living habits that Yun Qi is very incomprehensible, after the three of Yun Qi's ancestors and grandchildren came here, it took a long time to be accepted by the locals, a few years of living together, but also affected the three of them, now, no matter how they dress, speaking habits, they are no different from the locals, Yun Qi is also wrapped around a green handkerchief on his head every day, wearing a blue and black cardigan, and wearing bloomer trousers.
She people have a lot of peculiar customs, in addition to the annual Spring Festival, they have many other festivals every year, such as the Wufan Festival on March 3, the Fenlong Festival in April, and a lot of festivals such as the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the beginning of autumn, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival, etc., in addition, every year on February 15, July 15, August 15 is the ancestor worship festival. And in late autumn, that is the festival of the god of grain, on such days, the villagers will gather together, light bonfires, men and women sing and dance, thank the god of grain for a year to their rich gifts, this is one of the happiest festivals of the year, Yun Qi will participate every year in recent years, each time he has left a deep impression, for his boring life in the mountains to bring many unforgettable and happy memories. Now that the festival is coming, how can he not be moved.
Three days later, on the square at the foot of the mountain, villagers from all over the mountains and eight villages gathered, dressed in festive costumes, and made various preparations under the leadership of the patriarch, one by one smiling and laughing. Yun Qi and Wu Buzang were also mixed in the group, working together with everyone and having fun together.
After the sun set, under the command of the patriarch, bowls of exquisite food were arranged on the long table, in the middle of the table, was a huge pig's head, on both sides were chickens, ducks and fish, and next to it, there were grains, and a few bowls of fried golden glutinous rice. The old patriarch saw that the hour had come, nodded to the side, and an old man beside him hurriedly raised the gong in his hand and walked out of the crowd.
The old patriarch straightened his clothes, then burned three pillars of incense, bowed to the heavens a few times, and sang a peculiar song in his mouth. What the patriarch was singing, Yun Qi couldn't understand a word, he tried to listen to it every year, but he couldn't understand it every year, he guessed, it should be a godly song left by the ancestors of the She tribe.
The patriarch sang while holding incense, walked around in front of the offering, made all kinds of strange movements, all stood solemnly, without making a sound, and in the end, the patriarch inserted the incense into the incense burner, and said loudly: "Thank you to the god of grains, give me five grains, spring planting and autumn harvest, rain and wind smooth, worship with all my heart, bless me for a long time." As he spoke, the crowd below shouted, and finally the patriarch gave a deep salute, turned around, and shouted: "Ignition of fire." ”
There was already a shirtless young man, holding a torch, threw it into the middle of the bonfire, which had already been soaked in grease, and was ignited in an instant when he heard the sound of "pounce", and the sparks suddenly lit up the sky.
"Wow, wow, ......."
A burst of strange screams suddenly came from both sides, and more than ten Wei Wuzi wearing masks ran out of the crowd, they were wearing brightly colored, weird and abnormal clothes, with strange masks on their faces, these masks were brightly colored, with green faces and fangs, like the hideous ghosts in the temple, some of these men were holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, some were carrying Zhangba snake spears, and some were dancing with Fang Tianhua halberds, these weapons, huge in size, shining brightly, made the audience think that the people under these masks were invincible wrestlers, but Yun Qi knew, These weapons are actually all made of wood, but with a thin layer of paint painted on the outside, which looks huge, but in fact the weight is very clear.
These men with masks ran to the middle of the venue and began to dance exaggeratedly, although each of them looked very hideous, but their dancing seemed to be simple and bowful, and there was an indescribable cuteness.
This is the most famous dance of the She ethnic group, and it is difficult to see outside.
Among the dancing crowd was a young man with a red grimace with long fangs, the young man was wearing a red shirt, but he deliberately exposed his chest, revealing strong pectoral muscles, and four-pack abs like a knife chisel, and his slightly dark skin shone in the red firelight, as if coated with a layer of high-quality beeswax.
The young man was dancing in a peculiar posture with a three-foot brass in his hand, and his figure seemed clumsy, as if he had been dancing hard with every step, and that he might fall at any moment, but if you looked closely, you would be surprised to find that the young man's steps were extraordinarily flexible, and his toes seemed to be floating on water, and although each step was shaky, the connection between the steps was just like flowing water, and the steps seemed to be very heavy, but there was no sound to be heard.
Every movement of footsteps has a peculiar rhythm, his body is shaking very violently, and his steps are also moving forward and backward, as if he is drunk, but he can always find the center of gravity of his body between the shakes, and use it, the body is like a weeping willow in the wind, no matter how the willow branches flutter and blow, the willow roots are always strong on the ground.
The young man swayed on the stage, causing countless little girls in small skirts and leggings below to scream in surprise, staring at him with burning eyes.
This young man is Wu Buzang's senior brother, Lei Qinglin's son Lei Chunshan, who is seventeen years old this year, born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, straight nose and mouth, Chunshan is not only handsome, but also inherited his father's good martial arts, a big stick, in his hands is really like a dragon going to sea, and other idlers are not opponents, although now the title of the first warrior of the She clan is still on his father's head, but many people think that Chunshan's child has now surpassed his father's skills, in Sixiang Bazhai, I don't know how many young girls, he is regarded as a dream lover.
There are a lot of exquisiteness in dancing the Nu dance, which can only be performed by men, and before these men put on the mask, they must bathe their bodies, and then burn incense and pray, and then go through the basic procedures such as starting the Nu, performing the Nu, driving the Nu, and the round Nu, before it is over, after the end of the Nu dance, there is also a procedure to send the gods, which is also quite sacred, and the She people believe that if they are invited to the lower realm, if they are not satisfied and return, it may bring disaster to the clansmen, therefore, in the whole process of dancing the Nu dance, women are not allowed to touch the props, otherwise it will be called unclean, provoking calamity.
Although these young girls had wide eyes and looked obsessed, they only looked at it from a distance, and from time to time they pointed at it with their fingers, and then covered their mouths and laughed.
After the dance, it was time for the girls to appear, these beautiful girls dressed in festive costumes, formed a circle around the bonfire, holding hands, while singing local songs, while dancing joyfully, at this time, the young offspring could not stay still, and those who did not dance and those who had removed their makeup after the dance, all came out one by one, and danced around these girls.
This link is Yunqi's favorite to watch, and every time it comes to this time, there will always be many interesting stories happening. No, the descendant called Mangniu, three turns and two turns, jumped to the side of the woman he loved, and quietly hit the girl's thigh with his ass while dancing, but the young woman didn't give any affection, and pulled Mangniu is a powder fist, and several women next to him danced while laughing and grinning, you kicked, she limped, and Mangniu had to scream and run away in embarrassment.
A young and beautiful woman pulled out a white sweat towel from her waist, ran to the middle of the field, and stuffed it into Chunshan's hand, Chunshan grinned at the woman, and was about to raise her hand to wipe her sweat, who knows, at this time, she rushed to another woman, and also stuffed a white sweat towel into Chunshan's hand, and then stared at the previous woman angrily, Chunshan's two hands each held a sweat towel, embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
The two women, like two proud peacocks, stared at each other, both of them puffed up their hands on their small waists, and then turned their heads to look at Chunshan, meaning, see how you choose? When the people around saw this situation, they all screamed and coaxed, making Chunshan's face flushed, and simply stuffed the two sweat towels into the hands of the two women, and then, rolled up their sleeves, wiped them on their foreheads, and smirked at the two women, and quickly ran away.
Seeing that neither of them had won, the two women snorted in disbelief and turned away.
The people around laughed, and a man laughed: "Vanilla, my brother is also sweating a lot here, can you wipe it for me, I promise never to want anyone else's." The girl named Vanilla turned her head, changed her appearance from a cockfight just now, with a smile on her face, but her glasses narrowed slightly, and said sweetly: "Brother Lanshui, do you really need my sweat towel to wipe your sweat?" I don't think you can stretch your face over and let me wipe it for you? When the man named Brother Lan Shui heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly shrank his neck, waved his hand again and again, and said: "Vanilla girl, don't dare, if I ask you to wipe my sweat, it is estimated that I will be beaten to death by these little wolf cubs, and when I return home, I will be beaten to death by the one in my family, I still use my own clothes to wipe it." There was a burst of laughter all around.
Yun Qi also laughed with everyone, he liked this happy feeling, he didn't know what would happen in the future, but it must be full of variables and difficulties, only at this time, here, can he completely relax and enjoy everything about this happiness, he didn't expect that these happy and kind people in front of him, one day, will also raise their swords, fight bloody battles with him, and make great achievements, and go down in history.