Ma Jingmu looked at the Menghuan Fire Fox, patted the other party, and then said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, I am the leader's soldier, and I won't let the leader lose face, not to mention that I am still a follower of the leader, and I will follow him in this life, and I will never mess up such a major event as the coming-of-age ceremony." Rest assured, I've got it covered. ”

Meng Huan Firefox listened and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, it's a big deal, it must be done. Alas, if only you told me about it, I'm not prepared at all. ”

Liao Shusheng let out a long sigh beside him, and said, "It's a pity that our conditions are not good now, if it is usual, like the leader, he will definitely have a carnival for one night, and he can drink a large number of people." I remember that during my coming-of-age ceremony, Abba killed three stone-skinned beasts in the forest and invited the people in the village to enjoy them. ”

When Meng Huan Firefox heard this, he said, "Your father should be a warrior, right?" The stone skin beast is not easy to kill, ordinary means can't penetrate that layer of skin!"

Uncle Liao laughed proudly. "Yes, my Abba is a true warrior, a great wizard at the age of thirty, and the third in the village. ”

As they spoke, the fire was already lit, and the ladies spread animal skins around the fire, and laid down animal meat, pancakes, and wine from the fruits of the mountains and forests.

Seeing all this, Meng Huan Chilong understood that today was his fifteenth birthday, so he had to perform a coming-of-age ceremony, and only children who had performed a coming-of-age ceremony in the Wu Clan Country could be regarded as real adults and could do what adults could do.

It is also on this day that the Wu Guild will give them exercises, because they are adults and can hunt in the mountains and forests like a man and contribute to the cottage.

When he thought that he was a real man, he couldn't help but look at Liuka Coriander, and found that Liuka Coriander was also flushed with excitement, and when he felt his gaze, he looked over.

When the two of them looked at each other, they both had smiles on their faces, because their affairs could also be put on the table.

When everything was arranged, the fire fox walked to the fire pond with some hesitation, thought for a moment and stammered: "Thank you to the mountain god for giving us the mountain forest to live in, today we are gathered here in the name of the mountain god, for the coming-of-age ceremony of the red dragon, let the mountain god make him a real man, let the mountain god feel glorious because of his adulthood, all the credit will go to the mountain god forever." Please bless the mountain gods!"

The opening remarks became smoother and smoother the more he spoke, and the face of the fire fox became natural, with a smile of satisfaction.

The onlookers cheered in unison when the fox had finished speaking. Because of the cheers here, more soldiers were invited, and when they heard that the leader was performing a coming-of-age ceremony, they all stayed to watch the ceremony, which also made the whole cave more and more people.

In this atmosphere, the coming-of-age ceremony goes down step by step. First, Meng Huan Chilong took off his shoes and stepped on a bag of animal meat and grain with both feet, symbolizing that he could not eat for a lifetime and indicating wealth. Then he was asked to hold the deadly knife in his right hand, which was a symbol of bravery. His left hand made him grasp a horn, which symbolized hard work.

When these rituals are done, it is time to pray to the mountain god again around the firefox. "Mountain God, you are our patron saint, the adult of the red dragon, the miracle you have shown, please give him strength and courage at the same time, but also give him happiness and joy, let all suffering be away from him, let him be your true glory, we are with the red dragon, feel your gifts, and bless you together. ”

After saying this, Meng Huan Red Dragon made a great salute to heaven and earth. The people present cheered again, shouting thanks to the mountain god, and saluted one after another, and then sprinkled wine and offered to the mountain god.

In this process, the feeling of the red dragon is different from that of others, who come to see the excitement, and he is the person concerned, feeling his maturity in this ritual.

His blood boiled a little because of this, and he felt a different feeling in his heart, as if the responsibility on his body became clear. Although this feeling had been felt before, it was now more clear, because he was no longer a teenager, but a real man of the Wu people.

After the fire fox finished praying, he took the sackcloth coat and linen trousers handed by the pheasant to put on the red dragon. Because he only has one hand, Meng Winding Red Dragon wants to do it himself.

But the fox refused, insisting on putting a burlap coat and burlap trousers on him with one hand, and tying a belt. This is the most important part of the coming-of-age ceremony, and changing into this dress means that his image has changed, and he is a real man.

Meng Huan Firefox took great pains to change his clothes, looked at Ah Di with tears, and said, "Ah Di, I can give an explanation to Ah Ba and Ah Ma, because you are an adult." I want you to be a real man, a responsible, responsible, respectable person, as Abba said, and at the same time learn to love your people, take the affairs of your clan as your own business, and make yourself a useful person. ”

Meng Huan Chilong heard Brother mention Abba and Grandma, and tears flowed down. He could imagine what kind of happy expressions Abba and Grandma would have on their faces if they could see him perform the coming-of-age ceremony, but now he didn't say anything, just raised the fatal knife in his hand, and the horn of the bull, to show his attitude.

The soldiers who were watching the ceremony cheered again, raised their wine bowls, and said words of congratulations to the red dragon. Because the coming-of-age ceremony in Menghuan Cottage is a big event, which means that there is another man in the village, and the strength of the village will be a little stronger.

When the soldiers lined up to congratulate him, Meng Huan Chilong also held a bowl to greet each soldier and express his gratitude, so that the soldiers kept cheering.

When Lyuka Coriander turned to him, he couldn't help but blurt out. "Sister, I'm an adult, you can marry me. ”

Liuka Coriander originally had tears of excitement in her eyes, but her face suddenly turned red when she heard this, but she also smiled, hesitated, and reached out to hug Meng Winding Red Dragon.

Although the relationship between the two has always been tacitly acquiesced by the civilian soldiers, there is always a sense of misname and injustice. And now because of the adults who are surrounded by the red dragon, they can make their love public. If you are still in the cottage, it means that you can go directly to the door to propose marriage.

This move made the cheers at the scene even more enthusiastic. Some soldiers have already banged on the stone wall of the cave with their weapons, making a more enthusiastic sound, pushing the whole ceremony to **.

In this process, the busiest is the Meng Pheasant, all the arrangements are under her command, and now she has commanded the ladies to carry out wooden barrels, which are filled with burnt bone broth, according to the Wu people, drinking bone broth at the coming-of-age ceremony means that they are connected by flesh and blood. Moreover, the bones must have been obtained by the boy who performed the rite of passage by hunting for himself.

It's just that Menghuan Chilong is a great wizard, and hunting is already a trivial matter for him, plus the situation is different now, before the coming-of-age ceremony, Menghuan Pheasant did not let Menghuan Chilong hunt, but let Menghuan Leopard lead people to hunt in the name of Menghuan Chilong, because he is a follower of Menghuan Chilong.

Therefore, Meng Huan Chilong didn't understand at first, because no one told him about it, and he himself forgot his birthday.

In the days of celebration, the Wu people naturally have no shortage of wine, but now the situation is special, there is only a bowl of wine in front of everyone, and after coming to this cave, the Feng Ying soldiers brewed it themselves.

The civilian soldiers wanted to drink more, but the power to add alcohol was controlled by the female soldiers. forced those soldiers who wanted to drink, and could only beg those ladies to beg for them, which also made the women happy.

Meng Huan Pheasant was in a hurry, looked at the lover who was hugging each other, and said with a smile: "Hey, you two don't care about intimacy, there is time at night, now the camp owner comes to help, and the leader toasts the brothers." ”

The soldiers next to him heard this, and there was another burst of laughter.

Liuka Coriander and Menghuan Chilong knew that Menghuan Pheasant was an open-mouthed person, so they were so frightened that they hurriedly separated, and Liuka Coriander consciously went to pour wine for those soldiers.

Meng Huan Chilong picked up a bowl of wine and said to Brother Meng Huan Fire Fox: "Thank you Brother for your love for me over the years, I will not let Abba and Aunt, and you disappoint me." ”

With tears in his eyes, the fox nodded, and the two of them took a sip of wine calmly, because they both had the same goal, and some things were kept in their hearts, and there was no need to say them, but they believed that their hearts were connected, and they could also achieve the goals in their hearts together.

After paying tribute to his elder brother, he naturally had to pay tribute to Shi Jieguan, because Shi Jieguan represents his elders today and is his grandfather. He had already saluted and toasted just now, but this time he toasted on behalf of the leader of the People's Army, thanking Ah Gong for entering the mountains and forests with them and fighting against the people of the Righteous Dynasty with them.

Shi Jieguan laughed proudly. "Chilong, don't talk about this, if I don't go into the mountains and forests with you, it's my turn to sit in this position today? That knows that now that my grandfather is cheaper, I can witness your growth. Red Dragon, I'm worth it! Come, I'm just happy to do this bowl of wine!"

Meng Huan Chilong also drank his own wine in laughter, and then saluted them one by one with a wine bowl. This is actually a ritual of the Wu clan, to see if you are a real man.

First of all, the people who watched the ceremony had to come over to congratulate and toast after the ceremony, and he had to return the salute one by one to express his gratitude, which was a test of how much the person who performed the coming-of-age ceremony drank, and it was not until someone fell down that the entire coming-of-age ceremony was officially over.

It's just that the amount of wine in the red dragon is not good, and there is something in his heart, so he doesn't dare to drink bowl by bowl with everyone, just a little bit of meaning. Maybe Liao Shusheng had already said hello, and those soldiers didn't ask him to forcibly drink a bowl, but they themselves drank a bowl.

When the red dragon was toasting, the enthusiasm of the soldiers rose again, and they kept cheering, and when all the people had drunk the wine and eaten the meat, they felt satisfied, and the ladies began to chase people, and the whole coming-of-age ceremony was over.

Because he was the leader, the whole event was quite peaceful, and even the Menghuan Mountain Tiger, who liked to be lively the most, did not jump out to toss, according to the rules of the village, they should have reveled all night.