Chapter 7: The Festival of Fire

The bright moon hangs high that night, symbolizing reunion. The family of four sat in the courtyard and the scene was warm, which was a rare moment of reunion.

"By the way, what about your Uncle Ming?"

"Uncle Ming said that he had some personal matters to deal with, so I would come back first, and he said that he would come back from the Fire Festival. ”

"Son, how does it feel to go out this time. Why didn't you bring a girl back for my mother to see? ”

Ah, I'm embarrassed to be said, "Mother, how old am I, what do you want?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, okay, mother won't talk about it. How's the strength?"

"Mother, I'm already level seven. Learned the magic and learned the spiritual potential. ”

"Obediently, my son is terrible and has learned spiritual power, which is stronger than your father. Let's have a drink. Father and son drank their cups.

"By the way, what is level 7 Daddy?" asked Xiao Man. Xiaoman's father spoke: "Silly son, you are about to practice martial arts, tell you." This is the division of strength, from the first level to the ninth level, the third level is a watershed, and the third level is deducted once. So your brother is already very good, understand?"

"Isn't there level ten, or after level nine?"

"After the ninth level, it is to ride the wind, and under the wind are all ants. As for whether there is Lao Tzu at level 10, I don't know. There is no perfection in anything, and ten represents perfection. We should have reverence. So the end of the nine is the height we can reach. "It's a bit too much, and I don't know if I understand it or not, it's a little far away from him. The family was eating and laughing, so happy. It would be nice if we could go on like this.

Early the next morning, Xiaoman wanted to get up early as usual to go to the school. After breakfast, I stretched out to the sun and went out. As soon as I went out, I saw that the village was different, there was a lot more red, and it looked very festive, which should be the reason for the Fire Festival. Running all the way to the school, I picked up a lot of fresh faces on the way, most of them teenagers and middle-aged people. Soon they arrived at the school, and the master was greeting them at the door, saying hello and entering the school. The Master has started to lecture, and today we are talking about reunion. "Does anyone know what a reunion is?" no one spoke, and the Master continued: "A reunion is when the family members who were supposed to be together are separated for various reasons, and on a specific day or festival, they come back together and are called reunion. Has anyone experienced it? Raise your hand. Soon several children raised their hands.

"Xiaoman, how do you feel when you are reunited?"

"Happy, happy. It feels so good to be with my family. ”

"Yes, only family members will wholeheartedly help you not to mix any interests and selfishness. As he spoke, the master suddenly felt so lonely. Xiao Man saw the master's expression as if he had thought of something.

"Master, are you homesick?"

"Yes, the master is homesick too. The master smiled bitterly. "In our hometown, on the night of the full moon on August 15, everyone will be reunited. Eating moon cakes together and admiring the moon. But the master ran too far and couldn't find his way home. Speaking of which, this place is quite similar to our home. That's why I'm willing to stay and teach you, just like I did when I came home. ”

"Master, don't be sad, you will definitely find your way home in the future. We'll help you find it when the time comes. ”

"Good boy, Master's hometown is called the earth, and whoever of you meets him in the future will tell Master. ”

"Hmm. They nodded together. The master turned around and wiped the tears from his eyes. "Alright, let's move on to class. Generally, there is a reunion on a specific festival, and each place is different, and you call it the Festival of Fire. Turned around and wrote two words "flame". "Master, I will tell you what to pay attention to at the Festival of Fire. Master also celebrated the Festival of Flames, which is not only a reunion for you, but also has a very important role. Blessings and blessings to bless you to thrive and be free from illness and disaster. Therefore, the heart must be sincere during the Flame Festival. Also, be aware that the volcano will rise from the center of the village in a few days, so don't just look at it out of curiosity. Especially you, Xiaoman. Master went to see it once and almost died, you know?" The Master told them his story for a while and then left the lesson.

When the Master first arrived here, he didn't know the rules here. He saw a volcano rising in the village, so he was curious to take a look. Who knew this volcano was so evil. This volcano is really good to the people in the village, and it is a blessing and blessing. But it was really unkind to him, a foreigner, and as soon as he arrived nearby, he was swept away by a suction force. He saw something unbelievably strange, the volcano breaking off in the middle, like a mouth about to eat it. At that time, he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he couldn't get rid of it even if he tried his best to break free. Just when he thought he was going to die, Xiaoman's father happened to pass by, and he cut his wrist with a knife, and the blood flowed out and instantly flowed into the mouth of the volcano. Xiaoman: His father knelt down and said to the volcano, and he didn't know. I just know that the suction becomes smaller and slowly disappears. After that, Xiaoman's father took his master and knelt on the ground, kowtowed respectfully three times before leaving safely. Later, the master heard from the people in the village and realized that the people in the village would sacrifice the volcano with blood every fire festival to open blessings and blessings. This is because I am not from the village. Since then, the master has been frightened and frightened by the volcano, he feels that the volcano is not ordinary, as if it has life, has a deep connection with the village, can distinguish people, and even understands pleading. It's scary.

Xiaoman kept thinking about this on the way home, the master said the flame festival so solemnly, he hasn't passed it yet, go home and ask his mother what to pay attention to. When I got home, I saw my brother and my father playing chess, although Xiaoman was not very good at it, he also knew a little bit of rules. He saw that his father looked like he was going to lose. He's so happy, let you bully me, let you spank me, this time I'm going to make a fool of myself. Hurry up and cheer for my brother: "Ah, come on, brother, kill him, him." Dad, you're a real vegetable, and you can't even play with it. "When I came on, I didn't forget to mock a wave, my trick was amazing. This wave of hatred can be said to be steady. Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, he was pulled over by his father, and then slapped his ass down, "What's the matter with you little brat, the little rabbit cub makes you talk a lot, let you talk a lot." "I knocked the chessboard over when I hit him. If you don't say that Jiang is still old and spicy, he already knows that he can't get off his son, but he can't pull down this face if he admits defeat, and he doesn't know how to play it, if his son finds out, it will be too big. You said that you had a pillow just when you were about to fall asleep, and the little unlucky guy was beaten up this time and called a wrong. When Xiaoman saw the chessboard scattered, he also understood. Deliberately, this is certainly intentional. It was all premeditated. This bad old man is very bad, and this beating is in vain. Angry, he dragged and dragged to his mother's place to find comfort. In order to pretend to be pitiful, he wiped his face with saliva as he walked, and threw himself into his mother's arms, "Mother, your son was beaten by someone, don't you have anything to say?" His mother said with a smile. He heard everything in the house, and the little creature was amusing him. "Hehe, it's okay, you and my dad are true love, I'm afraid I picked it up!"

"You know, I'm worried about what to tell you. You don't know how heavy the rain was the day your dad and I picked you up. After speaking, he still pretended to be melancholy, and he believed it.

"Okay, my mother won't tease you. In the future, you have to have a little eyesight when you speak, don't you see that your father is trying to play tricks? You're still going up, aren't you looking for a fight?"

"By the way, the Niang Flame Festival is coming soon, what should I pay attention to then?"

"This mother really doesn't know, the mother's attribute is ice, and the fire is restrained, and the mother has never participated. You'll ask your dad later. ”

Xiaoman had no choice but to reluctantly run to his father, "Daddy, it's about to be the Flame Festival, what should I pay attention to then?"

"What can be paid attention to, the main thing is the mentality, the mentality must be good, and the rest is nothing. Oh, be sincere and respectful when the time comes. ”

"That's it?"

"Then what else do you want? ”

"It's also too perfunctory. ”

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoman, just follow my brother when the time comes. ”

"Well, it's okay, brother barbarian, I don't want some people to do nothing and fool me all the time. ”

His father was annoyed and almost pulled him over and beat him again. The two of them couldn't play chess anymore because of Xiaoman's interruption, and the meal just arrived. So he put away the chessboard and began to eat.

After eating, Xiaoman ran out to play with his friends as always, and soon a few little guys got together, and Erpang went to the martial arts arena again. Anyway, the second fat has been getting worse and worse recently. Seeing that the second fat is getting more and more powerful, they are also anxious, why haven't they reached the age of three yet, and they can become powerful when they are three years old. A few of the little ones were discussing what to do. Isn't it negotiable? Since Xiaoman's father and mother came back, Xiaoman has stopped doing bad things, which has led to a lot of less things to play. Finally, after some discussion, they decided to catch pheasants and hares. Discussion is good discussion, but how to catch it, this is not easy to catch, one can fly and the other can run fast. There are many people and many ideas, and you and I have to make them come up with a way, using dogs. If you have one at home, you will bring it back, and if you don't have one, you will borrow one. A few people went home and took the dog, and they will gather here later. Xiaoman's own family naturally doesn't have it, and he struggles to support himself. Although he didn't, Aunt An's family did. Xiao Man has also seen it, the limbs are thin and long, I heard that there is also the blood of the swallowing dog, and it is called a fast when he runs. Well, I'll go to Aunt An's house to borrow it. When I arrived at Aunt An's house, I shouted twice, and Aunt An came out with a bowl. "Little rabbit, what are you shouting at noon. The sudden loud voice startled Xiao Man.

"Aunt An, borrow your dog for use, I'm going to catch rabbits. ”

"It's okay to lend it to you, and I'll boil an egg for my dog tomorrow." ”

"Okay. ”

"Wait, I'll take it to you. ”

Until the rope reached Xiaoman's hand, he was still wondering, why Aunt An was so good at talking today. Anyway, catch the rabbit and go. He was about to leave with the dog, but the dog was a little uncooperative. What if this dog doesn't go?" "Hey, let's go, let's go catch rabbits with me and give you eggs tomorrow." After saying this, the dog glanced at him with human eyes and walked forward slowly. "Hey, this stupid dog is pretty easy to deceive. Xiao Man muttered quietly. Know that dogs' ears are the most intelligent. As he was walking, the dog suddenly stopped leaving, turned around and looked at Xiaoman, his eyes full of disgust. Xiaoman was also stunned, this dog has become a sperm. At this moment, the dog suddenly ran wildly. Xiaoman hadn't reacted yet, and the rope was still holding in his hand. In an instant, Xiaoman was put to the ground, this is not over, the dog took Xiaoman, no, it was dragging Xiaoman all the way. "Damn, don't run my pants are off. The dog ignored him at all, and then saw that Xiaoman's pants had been ground to his thighs, and the two white ass balls were exposed. "Dog, dog, I was wrong, I'll give you the bones tomorrow. The dog stopped when he heard this, and Xiao Man quickly got up and looked around in his pants, but fortunately there was no one, otherwise his reputation would be ruined. "Dog, I think you're very powerful, let's do it well, let's work together, how about everyone eat well?" You can see that the dogs they are holding are half-squatting with their tails between them, and it seems that this dog is indeed a little interesting. What's more interesting is still to come, this dog barked at other dogs, as if arranging a task, and then Xiaoman and they saw that it was really true. Surrounded by other dogs, the dog drove the rabbit and pheasant inside, and everyone's jaws dropped. They had a great time, and in the evening they had a good harvest, almost one or two of them, and Xiao Man was very happy to carry two rabbits and a chicken home, and he could have taken one more, but one of the rabbits was pregnant with a cub and let it go. Xiaoman returned home and returned the dog and carried a rabbit to Erfat's house, Erpang went to practice martial arts, but he didn't participate, so he can't be forgotten. Sent the rabbit home to eat and sleep, and the happy day was over.

As the days passed, the village became more and more lively, and the lights were everywhere, and finally the much-anticipated Fire Festival arrived, and everyone was dressed formally on this day. After the father and son of Xiaoman's family cleaned up, only Xiaoman's mother went out at home. Ah Man led Xiao Man and followed his father towards the place where the volcano rose. On the way, I met the village chief, who was wearing a robe today, with a feather on his head, and a new cane, which was inlaid with a fiery red gem. A few people walked together and soon arrived, only to see that the surrounding area was already crowded. Seeing the village chief coming, the crowd consciously separated, and the village chief led them all the way inside, and soon arrived at the most conspicuous place. Xiaoman's father stopped, and Xiaoman and the others also stopped. Only the village chief was still walking forward, and when the village chief reached the front, he turned around, and the crowd, which was still a little noisy, suddenly fell silent. The village chief slowly spoke: "Call the heroic spirit in my name, and call the fire soul with the blood of my Yan family's sons." Blood" As soon as the village chief finished speaking, Xiao Man felt that his hand was broken and blood flowed out, Xiao Ming glanced at everyone before he was relieved. "The soul returns, and the flame rises. "The crutch gem shines. Everyone's blood flowed to the volcano, the volcano burned, and the Festival of Flames officially began.