Chapter 4: Faith
The bald head with sharp eyes stared at the old people in the distance for a moment, and suddenly burst into a happy voice: "Chinese, definitely Chinese, it seems that our luck is not bad, at least we landed from China." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
And my attention was on the things that the old people worshipped, and the four of them walked into some and came to the entrance of the village, only to see that there was a semicircular building in the middle of the village more than 300 meters in front, all of which were made of stones the size of a millstone, and on the front of this semicircular building, there was a groove about one meter long and wide, and the seven or eight old men were worshipping the things in the groove with a reverent face.
As we approached slowly, the old men closed their eyes and did not notice our arrival in the slightest, and we were too embarrassed to make a noise for fear of disturbing their worship. Every place, big or small, has its own customs, which may seem strange and funny to outsiders, but they are supreme in the hearts of locals, especially in this isolated mountain village in the primeval forest.
So the four of them stood upright and watched as they prayed and worshipped over and over again.
The content of their worship is very simple, just kneel on the ground and bow your head slightly, close your eyes and mutter. She paused for a moment to bow down, then sat up straight and continued to murmur.
After more than ten minutes, several old people repeated back and forth like this I don't know how many times, and the bald head began to lose his footing, so he leaned into my ear and asked softly: "Lao Zhang, if you don't cough, at least give them a signal." Otherwise, if they really plan to worship for the night, we will have to stand here for the night? ”
I was also a little hesitant in my heart, after all, I came here from the forest, and my whole body was tired and sore, and I really couldn't hold on after standing like this for a while.
Seeing that I didn't react, the bald head took a deep breath, then softly cleared his throat and gave some sound.
Although the sound of his cough was very small, it was still very clear all around in this quiet situation, and seven or eight old men immediately stopped when they heard the sound, and turned their heads to check in unison.
It was a slightly awkward scene, and I grinned, and was about to open my mouth to explain what I meant, when I saw an old man in a white cloak in the middle of the crowd suddenly have round eyes, and then raised his hand to point at us and shouted at the top of his throat.
After the roar, the originally quiet houses around suddenly became agitated, and then seven or eight strong young men came out in one go, and came straight towards us with great momentum!
Seeing this situation, my heart suddenly cooled, and I bit my lip and complained: "Dead bald, let you wait a little longer, don't listen, now there is an accident, seven or eight people are enough for us to deal with......"
The bald head also had a touch of horizontal flesh on his face, slowly turned the submachine gun behind him to the front of him, and gently pushed the insurance open: "You can't do it with your bare hands, but don't forget that the bald man still has a guy in his hand, so if you are in a hurry, invite them to eat a shuttle of bullets, and they will all be knocked down!" ”
Several men with big shoulders and round waists walked quickly to the front, swept their eyes over us, and then knelt on the ground with the old men, muttered the same words in their mouths, and began to bow.
This dramatic change made us a little dazed for a while, and the bones twisted their eyebrows and asked, "Lao Zhang, shouldn't they treat us as 'mountain gods'?" ”
I raised my eyes and looked at the bald head: "It's impossible, just talk about the appearance of the bald head, the head is like a big-headed doll, have you ever seen that mountain god look like this?" ”
Leng Qi, who had not spoken, looked at the semicircular building made of aligned stones opposite, and shook his head slightly: "They don't seem to be worshipping us!" It's ......"
I looked up and saw a light gray round object in the recess of the front of the semicircular building, furry like the head of some kind of animal. When I looked closer, I was even more suspicious that the fluffy round object was none other than a huge head!
The hair on the dog's head was all slightly upturned like a lion, and the long fangs protruding from its mouth, it was obvious that it was a mastiff in a state of madness, and if the hair was the same color, it looked like Rum at first glance.
Bones stared at the dog's head in the cave, and then looked down at Rum beside him, "You mean...... Are they worshipping Rum? ”
Rum whined and barked, as if he wanted to participate in our discussion.
Hearing Rum's cry, a circle of people suddenly stopped bowing, and the old man in the white cloak got up and came closer, looked at us and said, "Yasram, my beautiful guest." ”
Although this sentence is spoken in Chinese, it sounds quite exotic, and I quickly nodded: "I'm sorry uncle, where are you here?" ”
The old man was not in a hurry to answer my question, but made a gesture of please to come into the house, and at the same time let Rum go to the front, always keeping a distance of about a meter from him.
The bald head looked dazed, and muttered as he walked: "I've seen people who love dogs, I've seen people who are afraid of dogs, but it's the first time I've met such a person." Lao Zhang: You said that the Hui people don't eat pork because of their beliefs, are these people also so faithful to dogs? But then again, the pig used to be Marshal Tianpeng, this dog...... Could it be the roaring dog under the throne of Erlang God? ”
I raised my arm and pushed him hard: "Don't mess around, these people turn their faces faster than they turn books, and they bend over and bow down in the last second, and they don't agree with each other, maybe they will suddenly turn their faces and deny people in the next second." Dead bald, take care of your stinky mouth, and try not to make noise if you can do it! ”
The facilities in the house are very simple, the fire kang, wooden tables, wooden benches, wooden cabinets that are common in ordinary villages, everything is no different.
The old man in the white cloak seemed to be of high standing, and sat with us around the wooden table, while the others all stood silently. After pouring a few glasses of boiled water, he asked again: "A few distinguished guests, the heavens have opened their eyes, and they have finally looked forward to you!" ”
Then the cloaked old man babbled on and on, and although there were many incomprehensible words in the words, we could barely understand them.
It probably means that in this forest near the mountain village, there are two kinds of monsters like devils, one is a ghost man and the other is a ghost beast. During the summer months, the ghosts attack the village at night, eating all kinds of livestock and even people. The ghosts are the gods of the heavens, and before the ghosts visit, they will always appear in the grass around the outer bushes to emit a bright light to warn everyone of the impending danger, so that the villagers can prepare in advance.
We understood a long part of this, and the bald head tore off the strip of umbrella cloth wrapped around the trouble, and asked while wiping his sweat: "Then what does this so-called ghost man look like?" What does a ghost beast look like? Since they are gods, wouldn't it be easier and simpler to destroy the ghosts directly? Besides, you guys can't handle it, so what can we do? ”
As soon as the words fell, the expression of the old man in the cloak suddenly became serious, and he roared with a fierce light, and several big men standing around suddenly rushed up. Before the bald head could react, he was pressed to the ground by the five flowers!