Chapter 097: Mazu Qing
It is the right time for Mu Tang, Tong Xiangyu, and Murong Yan to return to "Sushen City", because the annual "Mazu Celebration" is just a few days away. In the early days, the streets and alleys were already filled with the joyful atmosphere of celebration, and this atmosphere has become even stronger in the past few days.
When I got up early in the morning, almost every house was pasted with red paper representing joy and auspiciousness. The sound of firecrackers began to ring at five o'clock in the morning. Except for a few night owls who complained that the sound of firecrackers woke them up, everyone else had happy smiles on their faces.
For residents in coastal areas, "Mazu Celebration" is a festival second only to Chundan and "Mother's Day".
Even for fishermen who live by the sea, "Mazu Celebration" is the most important festival, which is more important than Spring Festival and Mother's Day - whether there is a good day in the coming year depends on today!
Because the county officials are not as good as the current management. Although "Mazu Niangniang" is one of the many incarnations of "Our Lady", she is "in charge of" the sea, fighting off evil spirits and keeping her safe, and it is probably more useful to ask her than to ask for "Our Lady" - well, it must be so!
Originally, Tong Xiangyu was a little unhappy when she was woken up, but when she heard that today was "Mazu Qing", "the heart of joining in the fun" immediately burned, and quickly gnawed two pieces of "black moon cakes", and pulled Mu Tang to see the "Great Sea Festival".
In the past, Tong Xiangyu had only watched the "Sea Festival" in the film and television set, but now that she has the opportunity, she naturally wants to come to the scene in person. Mu Tang couldn't resist her, so he and Murong Yan accompanied her to the location of the "Sea Festival": the South Bund!
The originally lively and crowded "Sushen City" seems to be a little empty today, and even the rail cars that used to be crowded with people and have nowhere to stay are full of empty seats.
This is not surprising. Holidays! No matter what the festival is, when family and friends get together, there are fewer people outside. Not to mention such an important festival celebration as "Mazu Celebration". And the government is also consciously sorting out the flow of people. As a result, the whole city seems to be much cleaner all at once.
At about half past nine, Mu Tang and the three of them walked out of the "South Bund South Station", and they saw a large number of people, densely packed, and the wriggling human heads formed a black pressed piece, and the scalps of the people watching were numb. The buildings on both sides of the street are also full of festive decorations.
This is two worlds away from the city you've passed through! This is a matter of course, and who let the "Sea Festival" be held at the "South Bund"? As the most important part of the "Mazu Celebration", it naturally attracts a large number of people to watch and worship.
"Wha!!" Tong Xiangyu made a fuss, "There are so many people! How many people have to be here, 1, 2, 3......"
Mu Tang had a black line on his face and pulled her hand, "Aren't you going to see the 'Sea Festival'?" It started at 10 a.m., and there were still more than 20 minutes. If you don't leave, it's too late. ”
"Ah, yes! I almost forgot. ”
Mu Tang really wanted to come up to her head, and said to Murong Yan, "Keep up, don't get lost", and pulled Tong Xiangyu into the crowd. Murong Yan glanced at Mu Tang and Tong Xiangyu responsibly, and followed closely.
She really couldn't understand why Mu Tang was so ...... to Tong Xiangyu Spoiled, yes, spoiled! I'm afraid that even Tong Xiangyu's parents are not as good as Mu Tang treats her. This made Murong Yan a little jealous.
It's not that Murong Yan has any thoughts about Mu Tang - well, there is still a little idea, who made him a disciple of Professor Guanhai, the future is limitless, and he is suspected of being a soul qi chef, her little jealousy is more because of Mu Tang's behavior of spoiling Tong Xiangyu.
If only someone spoiled me so much! Murong Yan thought so.
Suddenly, Murong Yan's eyes exploded with fierce light, her hand probed, and she shouted, "You are looking for death!" ”
A scream rang out! It turned out that someone took advantage of the crowd to stretch out the salty pig's hand and wanted to rub it on Murong Yan's buttocks. Murong Yan's murderous intent was swallowed, and her heart suddenly trembled, and she felt that she was locked by several powerful "soul thoughts".
She hurriedly let go of the hateful salty pig hand and looked around, but how could she still capture those "soul thoughts". Mu Tang retreated at this time and said, "What's wrong?" Murong Yan shook her head, "It's okay." "And the owner of the groping pig hand had already slipped into the crowd and disappeared.
The three of them continued to squeeze forward in the crowd: "I'm sorry to let me ...... Thank you, please let me ...... Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed......"
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In the crowd, a man and a woman dressed in ordinary clothes walked around idlely, the woman was still holding a cone in her hand, licking her smart little tongue, and the man who was looking directly at it swallowed saliva, probably looking at the woman's little tongue and thinking crooked.
"Really, that kind of social garbage should send him to the crematorium, touching a woman's ass in broad daylight, it's disgusting, we shouldn't save him." The woman was indignant.
The man "coughed" twice, "You can't say that." Even if he is wrong, he will not sin unto death. What's more, even if his hand is healed, it is not as dexterous as before, and he has already received the lesson he deserves. ”
"Well, you men are all the same."
"Hey, you're a bit unreasonable, what do you mean by 'you men are the same', is that kind of scum comparable to me?"
"Humph!"
In the crowd, these two people were inconspicuous. In fact, they are plainclothes of the "relevant departments", and their duty is to sweep away potential threats and ensure the smooth progress of the "sea festival". There are quite a few plainclothes like them in the crowd.
Before, Murong Yan's killing intent exploded, and she was immediately locked by the plainclothes hidden in the crowd, and then released a powerful "soul thought" to shock her.
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Mu Tang and the three of them squeezed forward in the sea of people with difficulty, the more crowded they became, the more difficult it was to move forward, and in the end, it could be said that it was difficult to move an inch. Tong Xiangyu shouted even more imagelessly: "No matter how much you squeeze my brother's X, I have to squeeze it out!" It's just a pity that her screams are nothing in the crowd.
Crowds of people, it's really a crowd of people!
However, at this time, the three of them were already very close to the venue of the "Sea Festival", and when they looked up, they could see the magnificent "Mazu Temple" and the towering giant statue of "Mazu Niangniang...... The back!
The statue of Mazu faces the sea, and from this direction you can only see the back.
Mu Tang leaned into Tong Xiangyu's ear and shouted: "No, there are too many people here, it's too dangerous, let's go back a little!" Tong Xiangyu shouted: "It's a fart in the back!" No, my brother can't squeeze through, if it doesn't work, my brother will step on their heads, and I'll be angry with my brother! ”
It was at this time that suddenly "bang bang bang" explosions sounded continuously. In an instant, the boiling crowd around them fell silent. Tong Xiangyu shouted: "What's going on, what's going on?" Where did it explode? ”
An aunt-level woman next to her immediately silenced her, and whispered, "Don't make noise, don't make noise, the 'sea festival' is about to begin." You are so noisy, you want to disturb 'Mazu Niangniang', that is disrespectful and will be punished! ”
It turned out that the serial explosion was not a bombing. The bomb exploded, but the sound of fireworks blooming. Since it was daytime, it was far away, so I couldn't see the fireworks in the sky in the distance, and I could only hear the sound.
Tong Xiangyu said with annoyance: "Huh? This is about to start? You can't see anything here, so you might as well stay in the hotel and watch the broadcast. ”
Mu Tang took off his glasses, put them on Tong Xiangyu, and let her stand on his shoulder. Tong Xiangyu was puzzled and refused at first, so Mu Tang said, "Do you want to see it, don't look at it, let's withdraw." Tong Xiangyu was skeptical, so she put on Mu Tang's glasses, then climbed on Mu Tang's shoulder, stepped on his shoulder and stood up, when she saw the distant scene in front of her, she immediately wanted to exclaim, fortunately she thought of being quiet now, quickly covered her mouth, and then excitedly "appreciated" the "sea festival" on the coast in the distance.
There are not many people around like Mu Tang and Tong Xiangyu, either as lovers, or as fathers and sons, or mothers and daughters, obviously hoping to be able to stand tall and see far. It's a pity that they don't have the magic glasses of Tong Xiangyu, so they can't see anything except the head, but they all enjoy the experience of sitting on the shoulders of their boyfriends, fathers, and mothers to "see people's heads", and they all refuse to go down.
Soon, a solemn and festive BGM came from afar.
Then came the impassioned conversation of a certain big man.
Then, another big man was replaced, and he recited the sacrifice in a voice full of magnetic majesty, which was nothing more than "gratitude" and "prayer".
Then, with the voice of another big man, "I announce: the sea festival, start now!" "The entire South Bund seemed to have been detonated, with gongs and drums, horns, hymns, and all kinds of sounds mixed together, in an orderly manner.
Finally, the "sea festival" that everyone was looking forward to began: countless kinds of sacrifices, what "paper gold ingots", "paper golden boy and jade girl", as well as meat, cakes, as well as pots, bowls, scoops, basins, grains, etc., all kinds of mess, these things are combined into a "huge wave", overwhelming, spectacular, under the support of an invisible force, flying high into the sky, really like a "huge wave tsunami" like the sea rush.
Appeared!
This is the finale of the "Sea Festival", the wave composed of sacrifices goes straight to the sea, commonly known as the "Hundred Families Sacrifice Tide", also known as the "Sea Head", both by the hundred schools of thought carefully prepared various sacrifices, and then all the brains are thrown into the sea.
You don't need to go up to see this scene clearly.
I saw that the "tide of sacrifices" rushed to the sky, and then the invisible power that supported them suddenly disappeared, and those sacrifices fell like rain and fell into the sea, the scene was quite spectacular.
At this moment, everyone's shouts rang out, some shouted "Mazu bless", some shouted "the wind and rain are smooth", and some simply didn't contain anything, just "ahh
Don't underestimate the wish at this moment. One person has one thought, and a thousand people have a thousand thoughts. Together, these thoughts are an incomparably powerful spiritual force. In this world where spiritual power can directly affect the material world as long as it is strong enough, wishes can also be realized. At this moment, if there are a considerable number of people whose wishes are aligned, the likelihood of that wish becoming a reality will be great, great......
Mu Tang listened to the crazy shouts of the people around him expressionlessly, he looked at the back of "Mazu Niangniang", and muttered: "Human desires are endless, and people's hearts are terrifying......"
"Brother wants to eat all the delicious food in the world! Also, brother wants to make a lot of money! Also, my brother wants to play "The Legend of Jianghu 4" (a classic game that has no sequel due to the collapse of the company) ......"
Listening to Tong Xiangyu shouting some "wishes", Mu Tang shook his head and sighed.
Even Murong Yan, who had been watching coldly, as if she was out of the way, was infected at this moment, and shouted loudly: "I want to become stronger!" I want my life, I can't do it! ”
When the shouting gradually stopped, for the vast majority of people, "Mazu Qing" was over. Under the command of the police of the authorities, the crowded crowd gradually dispersed in an orderly manner, and the three of Mu Tang also "went with the flow" and moved forward slowly.
As he walked, Mu Tang suddenly felt that he had been hit from behind, and a faint orchid-like fragrance hit, judging from the soft impact behind him, it should be a woman.
"Yikes! I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry, hey! ”
The woman hurriedly apologized, and then squeezed away Mu Tang Tong Xiangyu and got into the crowd in front.
Mu Tang only saw a pink hat and long flowing black hair......
Tong Xiangyu was excited and inexplicably pulled Mu Tang's hand, "Charcoal and charcoal, like her...... Like her...... Just like her! "Because I bit my tongue with excitement, my voice was a little weird.
It turned out that Mu Tang's glasses had the function of instantly locking and taking pictures, although Tong Xiangyu's eyes did not see the woman just now, but the glasses on the bridge of her nose caught her appearance.
"Who's excited you?"
"It's like...... It is...... Oops, it's ...... That who ......"