29. Winter Solstice (2)
The two of them followed the flow of people, along Langfang Street, and went towards the Shushui River.
Along the way, when they met those who had placed an offering to worship their ancestors in front of their homes, Tuoba Zhong pulled the rain forward and asked them to touch a white ash on their foreheads to ward off evil spirits. After a while, the faces of both of them were glazed, but the smiles were getting deeper and deeper.
Finally walked to the bank of the Luoshui River, and invited Yu thought that he could finally take a breath, who would have thought that there would be more people here!
There were many fenced fields in the crowd, and cheers were heard from time to time.
"What are they doing?" Invite Yu stretched his neck and didn't see inside.
Zhong'er finally gave full play to the ability of the general's mansion Langjun. The little chubby paw made a move, and immediately a group of servants stepped forward and separated the crowd for the two. All the way to the nearest edge of the field unimpeded.
Only then did Invite Yu see that there was a large cauldron on the side of the field, bubbling with heat and fragrance. There were also quite a few people standing next to the cauldron, scooping something from the cauldron.
There were still a few young people on the field, who had already stripped off their shirts and were warming up.
"Master, have you seen it?" Zhong Er raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the field, "The straw man standing over there." That is the green ghost, a demon who specializes in snow disasters. The winter solstice smashes the green ghosts, and there is no disaster year after year. ”
"What's that?" Invite the rain to rush the cauldron Nunu's mouth. What a green ghost and a red ghost, she was only interested in that scent.
"Spicy mutton soup! There is a lot of spice in it, and if you drink it, you will sweat, and you won't be frozen to death in winter, and you will have the strength to smash the green ghosts. ”
"Everybody drinks?"
"There are many cattle and sheep in the north, and almost every family will stew in a pot on the winter solstice. The sheep stewed in this case were all donated by the big clans and officials. ”
Invite Yu looked at Zhong Er with some suspicion, "You are a little fart kid who doesn't leave home, and you know a lot." ”
Zhong'er hehehe, "It's all taught to me by the people of Qinshe." ”
Invite Yu whispered "oh", his eyes swept around, and sure enough, he saw Qin Zhongzhi staring at this side not far away.
Although Tuoba Pojun agreed that she would take Tuoba Zhong out of the mansion, she also sent a lot of guards, and even asked Qin Zhongzhi to keep an eye on her personally.
Seeing that there were more people in a few fields closer to the river, Ying Yu asked, "What is over there?" ”
Zhong Er replied as he untied his coat, "That's the Wood Green Ghost, the Bronze Green Ghost and the Stone Green Ghost." ”
Invite Yu looked at Zhong Er, who was undressing, with a puzzled expression, "What are you doing here?" ”
Zhong Er had already taken off his right sleeve at this time, warmed up with his arms and said, "The children of Xianbei nobles have an unwritten rule, and they can only be considered adults if they have smashed the green ghost. I've been practicing for a long time for today! ”
"Oh-" invited Yu with a weird "oh", which made Tuoba Zhong blush.
They are grass ghosts in this field, and most of the people in the field who are warming up are young people who are eleven or twelve years old. In front are the wood green ghosts, the bronze green ghosts, and the stone blue ghosts. Just by listening to this name, you know that one must be more difficult than the other.
Zhong Er swore that he wanted to become an adult, but he chose the simplest straw man, and he was not ashamed of inviting rain, can he still be called Tan inviting rain?
The group of servants next to him also heard the meaning of Invite Yu's tone, and they couldn't help but hide their mouths and steal fun.
Zhong Er even turned red at the root of his ears this time, "What are you laughing at!" Don't laugh! Laugh again, and each person will be rewarded with a whip! ”
During this time, watching Invite Yu fight with his own Lang Jun, these servants are no longer so afraid of Invite Rain.
A servant next to him took a few steps forward and relieved his own Langjun and said, "The children of the Xianbei aristocratic family often dare to try to smash the green ghost when they are eleven or twelve years old. Tan girl, don't look at the ball that smashed the green ghost, which is only the size of a fist, but it is a solid stone ball.
They were all fished up from this river. Our family Lang Jun is only five years old, if he hadn't inherited the divine power of the Tuoba clan, it would have been impossible to throw it so far and smash down the green ghost. ”
Only then did Invite Yu notice the stone ball on the ground, nodded, but still said, "Since you want to smash it, go and smash the most difficult one." Or you will practice hard for a few more years, smash such a straw man, and you are not afraid of ruining your father's reputation. ”
Invite Yu did not deliberately lower his voice, so the people around him heard these words.
Everyone gasped, and the rain was unclear.
The official who was boiling spicy mutton soup there also heard it, and said at this time, "Dare to ask which little Langjun of this family came to smash the green ghost?" ”
Tuoba Zhong's servant said proudly, "The head of the family is the general Tuoba General. ”
When everyone heard this, they all retreated slightly. Xu Yan's tone was also much softer, "It turned out to be the son of the general." Forgive me for being rude.
It's just that the little lady next to Lang Jun is really a bit big to speak. You can know that this most difficult stone blue ghost is a natural natural stone by the Luoshui River.
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, the young ghost troubled the world, and the Yuan Shi Tianzun personally arrested him, making him kneel on the bank of the Luoshui River for thousands of years and turn it into stone. Don't say that if you smash it with a stone ball, even if dozens of wrestlers push it together, you can't shake it in the slightest.
Even if Xiao Langjun has divine power, if he practices for another twenty years, it will be in vain after all. ”
Tuoba Zhong originally didn't have the luxury of smashing Shi Qinggui, but this official ridiculed him in his words, which really made him ashamed.
Although Invite Yu said that he couldn't look down on Zhong'er, since he had the cheekiness to call himself a master for so long, he was his cub.
is her own cub, it is natural for her to bully, and it is beyond her power to bully others.
"If you can't do it for 20 years, then practice for 30 years. If you can't do it for 30 years, then practice for 40 years. My apprentice, there is no reason to settle. I said he could do it, and he did. ”
After Invite Yu finished speaking, he snatched a bowl of spicy mutton soup from a young man next to him, handed it to Zhong Er and said simply, "Drink!" ”
Tuoba Zhong didn't know what Ying Yu wanted to do, and he didn't dare to disobey her, so he hesitated, but still took it and took a big sip, which was so spicy that his tears came out.
When Yu Yu saw Zhong'er drinking spicy mutton soup, he pulled him up, "Follow me." With that, he took a big stride forward.
The people who were originally blocked in front seemed to be pushed away by some force, and they just showed a way in the crowd to let Invite Yu and them go straight to the circle of Shi Qing Ghost.
Although there are four kinds of green ghosts placed every year during the Winter Solstice Festival, the people know that the stone green ghosts can't be smashed, so there are no onlookers here, and there is not even a spicy sheep soup pot.
Ying Yu glanced at the half-human-tall standing stone from a distance, snorted lightly, and then swept his eyes to Zhong'er, "Come and smash it." ”
Tuoba Zhong was stupid.
Smashing stone blue ghosts? He? Isn't that a fantasy?
At this time, the crowd also gathered, and some people began to coax, "Little doll, you are smashing!" Be careful, don't hit yourself in the foot! ”
Invite Yu stood behind Zhong Er in a stride, and pressed his hand on his shoulder, which was at the height of his waist, with only one word, "Smash!" ”
There were more and more people around him, and Zhong Er was timid when he faced the stone green ghost before he could move. I can't use my original strength, so I just wish I could find a crack in the ground to get into.
But Invite Yu pressed him right behind him, and he couldn't hide from it, so he had to take the stone ball handed by the servant and throw it out with great effort.