Chapter 040: Halloween
The whole brigade is marching in the direction of due east, and the momentum of this brigade is really not negligible, there are about 100 people in this brigade, and the puzzle is that basically the members of the brigade are some middle-aged men and young men, and there are very few female members, and some are just some middle-aged women.
Looking at the trend of the brigade, is it to go up the mountain and worship the mountain god in the mountains and forests? Chen Xie was very puzzled in his heart, he didn't understand why the patriarch wanted to let outsiders participate in this sacrifice ceremony, could there be other intentions in this? Chen Xie's brain was about to explode, and his brain was in chaos.
Chen Xie also gestured to look at the man with glasses beside him, Mom, why is he so calm, Chen Xie looked behind him again, this is really strange, the number that has always been active is actually very calm, at this time, Chen Xie's brain is foggy, did they all take the wrong medicine?
It's been half an hour since I walked, hey, seeing that this team has really entered the mountains and forests, is it really as Chen Xie thought in his heart to worship the mountain god?
The journey also walked for nearly an hour, and the big guys also entered the woods, and the woods were overgrown with weeds, and in order to open the way, there were several strong men in front of them, holding big scythes to eradicate the weeds everywhere in front of them, which opened a passage to facilitate the walking of the people behind them.
On the way, Chen Xie was sweating profusely, his legs began to sore, and his footsteps gradually slowed down.
I don't know how long it took for Chen Xie to finally stop, exhale, and squat down, and at this time, the brigade had stopped walking. It had arrived, Chen Xie was a little puzzled, he got up again by the branch on the side, and looked ahead, probably because the distance was too far, and he couldn't see it very clearly.
Mom, what is this? Chen Xie was stunned for a moment, and there were not some mountain gods or gods in front of him, but there were actually ten tombs, the tombs were all piled up with soil, and there was a tombstone erected in front of the ten tombs, this tombstone was not made of stones, but was very simple made of solid wood, and there seemed to be some words engraved on it, because it was too far away, so it was impossible to see what words were engraved on the tombstone.
Chen Xie didn't react for a moment, and he himself didn't know who they were going to worship?
"Damn, this Nima is really evil," the trumpet on the side said suddenly, staring at the front with his eyes dead.
The fat man behind him also felt very suspicious, and always felt that this sacrifice was wrong.
"Who are they going to worship, is it the mountain god, or"
"What time is it?" The masked man asked suddenly, this question directly made the horn and Chen Xie stupid.
"On July 15th, what is this for, Professor?" The fat man on the side replied.
"That's right, that's right," the masked man nodded, and said from time to time.
"What's this?" The horn was very puzzled and was stunned.
The man with glasses smiled suddenly,
"You don't know that?"
"Ahh The trumpet is completely blindfolded.
Chen Xie lowered his head and thought about it at this time, and instantly thought of something, and blurted out for a while,
"Halloween!"
When the fat man on the side heard it, his whole body trembled,
"Halloween! So mysterious! ”
The masked man beside him suddenly said,
"I see you really don't understand this, the so-called Halloween is the day when those who have died return, and they will leave until they are full of food and drink, and this happens to be set on July 15th, only on this night the souls of those who died will return, and generally on this day, every household will prepare some sacrifices for them to enjoy, until the next day at dawn those souls will return to the underworld again. That's probably the case with Halloween. ”
"Also, on Halloween's Day, it's best not to go out at night and beware of ghosts," Chen Xie explained.
"So evil! Then we're here to worship the ghosts, damn, it's a little scary to think about," said the trumpeter on the side, still shrinking for a moment.
"What's the matter, what are you afraid of!" The masked man said.
"I think it's better to be careful," Chen Xie admonished.
The trumpet, the masked man, the fat man, they nodded, and made an OK gesture.
The scene was quiet again, and Chen Xie looked ahead again,
I saw in the distance, the white-haired old man held a wooden sword high, shook the bell in one hand, and shouted in his mouth,
"The sacrifice begins!"
Immediately afterward, he kept circling around the tomb, chanting some incantations in his mouth, and he didn't know what he was chanting. Looking at him like a ghost hunting Taoist priest, his whole body kept shaking, looking at this posture, Chen Xie couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart, but he didn't laugh for a while.
After that, the white-haired old man sprinkled a pile of wine beside the grave, and then shouted,
"Tribute!"
Immediately afterwards, everyone stepped forward and put the pig's trotters, chickens and ducks in their hands next to the grave, and a bowl of glutinous rice in their hands was also sprinkled on the pile of wine, and then kowtowed three times in a row. They are very orderly and very neat.
The speed was really fast, and it was Chen Xie and them at once, Chen Xie walked over, followed behind those villagers, imitated their movements, and came to the tombstone, Chen Xie knelt down and sat down, kowtowed and looked up, his eyes widened for a while, could it be that he was dazzled, this was the first reaction in Chen Xie's heart, so he rubbed his eyes, and looked again, Mom, I was not mistaken.
And Chen Xie originally guessed that there should be words engraved on the tombstone, but as a result, the tombstone was blank, and there was no writing, what is the purpose of not writing, by the way, what is the relationship between these ten tombs and the patriarch, is it some brave warriors who have the courage to dedicate themselves, or Chen Xie has another question in his heart.
The sacrificial ceremony was almost over, and the sky was gradually darkening, and suddenly, just when the big guys were about to leave, a sound came, the sound was very violent, it sounded like the sound of stones exploding, and besides, where did the stones come from in the barren mountains, to say that there were more trees.
Suddenly, the loud noise stopped again, could it be said that all I heard was a hallucination, looking at the eerie place, a cold wind blowing, cold and cold, seeing what might happen in this way? Chen Xie already had uneasy thoughts in his heart.
Looking upwards, the sky was unusually dark, and there were no dark clouds in the air, like a black mist, which instantly enveloped them all and continued to devour
Some of the villagers began to feel uneasy, perhaps more frightened
"Look at the sky, it's going to rain a lot," said the white-haired old man, his eyes fixed on the sky.
The patriarch was also a little uneasy in his heart,
"It's unusually dark! Nothing will happen, but not before. ”
The masked man had gone over and shouted,
"Hurry up, it'll be too late if you don't leave!"