Chapter 3: Revenge: XVI

Li Lili deliberately paused, and under a series of questions from Xiao Ni, he continued slowly.

After the 7749 days of the ceremony, the witch's spell was lifted, Songtsen Gampo's illness was cured, and Princess Wencheng became normal, restoring her original graceful and generous, motherly and luxurious appearance, people only then understood Princess Wencheng's good intentions, and was also moved by her sincere love for her husband, and people came from all over to watch Princess Wencheng's strange dress. Soon, some ingenious women of Gongfu followed Princess Wencheng's practice, cutting off the collar and sleeves of their clothes and wearing them on their bodies to express their respect for Princess Wencheng. Over time, this kind of clothing spread among the local people, and eventually evolved into the current 'Guoxiu', that is, Gongfu clothing. In the customs of the Gongbu people, they do not eat fish. There is a legend that the seventh king of Tibet, Zhigong Zampu, was killed by the minister Luo Amudagai, which harmed his two princes. The two princes and their families fled to Gongbu, but when they reached the Yarlung Zangbo River, the fierce water of the river blocked their way in the summer, and they had to camp 10 kilometers north of the river. At that time, there were not many people in this place, and there were no boats, and the soldiers did not build a bridge several times, and the eldest prince was very anxious. That night, the eldest prince had a dream that the river was frozen, and the army had all crossed the river. After waking up from the dream, he raised the big tent overnight and sent an official to check whether the river was frozen. After a short time of his visit, the official came back to inspect the eldest prince and reported that the river was not frozen. The eldest prince thought the official was lying, and in a fit of rage, killed him. Then several officials were sent, all of whom were killed by the eldest prince because they said that the river was not frozen. When the second prince saw that several officials had been killed, he told the eldest son that it was summer and the river could not be frozen. When the eldest prince heard this, he felt that it made sense, so he withdrew the big tent. The eldest prince had just fallen asleep when he returned, and he dreamed that the river was frozen, and the army had all crossed the river. So the eldest prince sent another order to raise the account. This time, he sent the second prince to see if the river was frozen. The second prince had no choice, so he walked to the river. As I walked, I thought: if I go back and tell the truth, I will be killed, and if I lie, I will deceive my brother, and I will die. It is better to die guilty than to die without a cause, so when he returned, he reported to the eldest prince that the river had been frozen and the army could cross the river. When the eldest prince heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately issued an order, ordering the second prince to press back, and the army went straight to the Brahmaputra River. At this time, it was already dawn, and when the army came to the river, they saw that the river was really frozen, and the army crossed the river at once. When he walked to the center of the river, he suddenly heard a loud noise behind him, and hurriedly looked back, only to see countless big fish floating on the water, among which one of the largest fish saw the eyes sinking, and after a while they all sank Later, the second prince became the king of Gongbu, and his descendants moved to settle in the area of Gongbu, but he taught his grandchildren not to eat fish, because it was fish that saved his life and the lives of the soldiers. This custom has continued until today, and people in the area of Gongfu do not eat fish. The Gongbu people are a very special tribe that has been different from other Tibetan areas since the beginning of the new year. In other Tibetan areas, the New Year is the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. The Gongbu Tibetan New Year is on the first day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. There's another story here. In the 7th century, the Gongbu area was invaded by the Hoer people in the north, and it was late autumn, not too far from the New Year, and the people who were about to go out to meet the enemy were a little reluctant to leave home. At this time, the king of Gongbu was called Ajijiebu, a leader who understood the people, and he said to the soldiers, the enemy must not help but meet the enemy, and if the year is not good, it will not be good to fight, so we will advance to the first day of October to celebrate the New Year, and then go to fight a good war after the New Year. So, the soldiers and the people together had a happy and happy New Year in advance. Then, the soldiers followed the king of Gongbu, who was popular with the people, bravely met the enemy, fought desperately, and won the war. In order to commemorate the soldiers who went out without hesitation and this victorious war, the New Year of the Tibetan people in Gongbu has passed on the first day of October since then, and has been passed down to this day. Li Lili said,

"It's a pity that everyone came to Lulang a little earlier this time. If you come a little later and catch up with the Gongbu people for the New Year, it will be an eye-opener. Xiao Ni asked,

"What's so special about the Chinese New Year for the Gongbu people?" Li Lili said,

"Of course, first of all, the Gongbu people will invite dogs to the banquet for the New Year. Gongbu New Year and Tibetan New Year not only have different dates, but also have different contents, the most unique and interesting is to invite the dog to the feast. The first step is to cast out ghosts. On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, people ran into every room with torches of pine branches whirring with flames, grabbed the thumb-sized black and white stones that had been prepared, shouted and scattered them into the corners, and when people thought that all the ghosts had been driven out of the house, they blocked the door with pine smoke and wangbo trees to prevent the ghosts from returning. The second step is to put the New Year's food on a wooden plate, put it in the middle of the yard, and call the dog to eat. On the plate, walnuts, ghee, cottage cheese, tsamba, ginseng fruit, barley wine, beef, mutton, pork and other delicious things are placed. The owner said to the dog three times: "Comfortable dog, happy dog, please eat!" "The dog was now solemn and atmospheric, sniffing this, sniffing that, picking and choosing, and then mouthing.

The owners stared at the dog's mouth with sincere fear, nervously watching what the dog ate and what it didn't eat.

Because the Gongbu people believe that what the dog eats and does not eat on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve is the will of the Buddha and a foreshadowing of the harvest in the coming year.

Eating tsamba or bread indicates a good harvest of grain; Eating ghee or cottage cheese symbolizes the prosperity of animal husbandry; Eating walnuts or ginseng fruits represents the happiness and peace of the whole family; Drinking barley wine means that the owners are happy for a long time; However, eating anything is an auspicious omen, that is, eating meat is unlucky.

Thirty nights dogs eat meat, and even the undead have a plague. The third step is that after the dog eats, the person eats the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and must be full, if the body is not full, the body is fluttering, and the ghost may have to run away.

The fourth step is to go out to carry water on the first day of the new year, and use the first bucket of water to worship the goddess of harvest to bless the New Year's harvest. "Lu Lang arrived soon.

We stayed in a Tibetan inn that Ruoyu contacted and arranged, because of the large number of people we had on this trip, the inn arranged by Ruoyu happened to be a separate courtyard, which was also very convenient for everyone's action.

As soon as we settled in, the active little girl yelled to go out for a walk.