Chapter 464: King Miao welcomes his relatives
Since these two Miao people only came to keep the marriage, the official welcoming procession will come over later. Shen Yue and I can just change into the clothes of this Miao person, and when the time comes, we can also protect Sister Zhang.
Shen Yue directly ripped off the clothes of the two Miao people, which means that he thinks the same as mine.
However, these two sleek Miao people couldn't just be thrown at the door of this family, so Shen Yue and I carried one by ourselves, went to the nearby barren grass and threw them in.
Shen Yue took out the yellow paper bag from the Miao people's pocket, and then stuffed it directly into people's underwear, saying that those two people would be able to return their souls after the sun came out, and it would not harm their lives.
Shen Yue's approach was still very proper, I nodded, and then the two of them returned to Na Yaoling's house.
Now that it was getting closer and closer to midnight, Shen Yue and I returned to Yaoling's house and immediately changed the clothes of the two Miao people. There happened to be a pair of hats, and the night was gloomy and the light was not good, but it was just enough to cover the face.
After everything is ready, the next thing is to wait, wait for the arrival of the "welcome procession".
After waiting for half an hour, I began to hear movement in the distance outside. I went to the door and looked into the distance, and there was a long line of torches coming towards us in the direction of the old plane tree. At the same time, you can hear a strange music, which should be a reed sheng or other instrument, the voice is low and complaining, it doesn't sound like welcoming relatives, a bit like mourning.
I hurriedly went over and called Shen Yue, who was already dozing off, and at the same time said hello to Sister Zhang in the room. She was chatting with Na Yaoling, and as soon as she heard my gesture, she immediately nodded in response, and then quickly put the red hijab on her head.
Shen Yue and I immediately waited outside, watching the procession of welcoming relatives getting closer and closer.
I was going to go out with Shen Yue to help Sister Zhang out, which can also avoid talking to those Miao people who greet relatives, because the two of us don't know Miao at all, and we will definitely show our stuffing when we come out.
However, the old woman stopped us, and she said, "Don't do this, this is the rule, since it is the person that the grandfather of the tree god has taken a fancy to, then the king of Miao himself must come to pay tribute!" ”
"Why is there still a matter of King Miao?" I asked.
"This Miao King is actually the Miao King of this Xizhai, he is self-proclaimed, and it has been a long time. This person is very dangerous, if you want to make any moves, you must be careful, he is not a good stubble! The old woman said, and it showed that the old woman knew very well that we were here to do something.
"Not good stubble? Auntie, you also saw what happened just now. Shen Ye, I'm not a good stubble, I think I'll be some kind of bullshit Miao King for a while! Shen Yue asked.
"Alas, I'm just giving a wake-up call to the two benefactors, you saved our mother and daughter, and my wife will never forget this kindness. However, what I just said is not to bluff you, this is true, as far as our Xizhai is concerned, most of those disobedient people have been secretly killed by him, and now no one in the village dares to say it. The old woman lowered her voice and spoke, and from time to time she looked at the procession, which was getting closer and closer, as if she was worried.
", isn't this a beast, kill all the people in your own village?" Shen Yue was a little indignant.
"Alas...... That person couldn't do anything, but the villagers didn't dare to be angry. However, there is one thing that is true, this Miao King has been in this village since the early Qing Dynasty, and he has lived until now, and the people in the village say that this person is a god and immortal! The old woman said.
"What, from the early Qing Dynasty to the present, it has been at least three hundred years since the early Qing Dynasty, could it be that King Miao is now more than three hundred years old?" I was amazed, and it felt like things were getting more and more incredible.
Speaking of immortality, I think of another person, and that is Ah Kun. The second grandfather said that when he rescued Ah Kun in Miao Village, he was what he is now, more than ten years have passed, Ah Kun's appearance has not changed at all, and even Ah Kun himself does not know how old he is.
The two things are linked, and Ah Kun's life experience may be able to find the answer from this Miao King.
"That's what it means, listen to my great-grandmother, since she can remember, this Miao King is here, he has been ruling the entire Phoenix Village, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were constant wars, and the Empress Dowager Cixi also personally issued a royal seal to this Miao King. However, later, there was a capable person on the Dongzhai side, but the Phoenix Village was divided into two villages, the east and west, and the two sides did not interfere with each other, and the power of the Miao King was weakened, and the scope of jurisdiction was only left on the Xizhai side. The old woman said that she seemed to be only a woman, but she spoke with some knowledge, as if she had also studied.
It reminded me of my mom, and I wanted to ask, but I swallowed it back, thinking that now was not the time.
"Since it has been weakened, how can King Miao still be so arrogant?" Shen Yue asked.
"Alas...... It's not because of the old plane tree, decades ago, this old plane tree bore fruit, I heard that it was a god fruit, King Miao ate that thing, and it became like this...... "The old woman said, the greeting procession over there was already very close, and someone shouted a few words at this side.
I didn't understand the words at all, and the old woman whispered to us, "Do they mean the bride is ready?" Just learn to reply to them according to my words! ”
I nodded, so did Shen Yue, and then I followed the old woman and read two Miao sentences not very fluently.
I don't know if I noticed the strangeness here, but the old woman quickly took out two bamboo tubes from the house, which should be used to hold wine, and smelled the smell of wine.
Shen Yue and I naturally understood each other, just pretend to drink too much.
After the greeting procession came over, I thought there would be a sedan chair, but it didn't. Later, I learned that the Miao people do not use a sedan chair to get married, and what they need is a dew umbrella. There were many Miao people accompanying him, and the person who walked in front was also dressed in Miao style, not for other people, and he had a long horn protruding from his turban, which looked very special.
Presumably this person is the Miao King in the old woman's mouth, but it is not the same as my impression.
According to the old woman, this Miao Wang should be more than 300 years old, and my first impression was that it might be an old man with white hair and long beard, but this time it turned out to be a young man. It looks like he's in his twenties, and he doesn't know where he looks a little like Ah Kun.
I am more and more sure of my previous judgment, is there really immortality?
Things that I thought were impossible were happening around me one after another, which made me have to believe such things. In this way, the water in this Miao Village is indeed very deep, and my father did not let me come, and he did have a reason.
The Miao King walked up to the two of us, and even glanced left and right, with a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth. I felt like I was going to show my stuff, but the Miao King didn't pay attention to us and walked directly to the house.
Shen Yue and I finally breathed a sigh of relief, of course, their focus was on the bride who was going to become the Falling Flower Cave Girl. It is estimated that the two people who were sent over to guard the marriage just now are insignificant at all, and even if they die, they won't make any big waves here.
Yao Ling hid, because she didn't have much money at home, and suddenly changing someone to be a Falling Flower Cave Girl would inevitably make people suspicious.
After a while, King Miao helped Sister Zhang out of the house, Sister Zhang had a red hijab on her face, and King Miao couldn't tell who it was.
Then, a burst of reed sheng music, King Miao held an umbrella, and then Sister Zhang left.
Shen Yue and I hurriedly followed the team, and when we left, we waved our hands to Yao Ling and her mother, and she looked worried.
The whole procession to welcome relatives is very large, and there are 100 Miao people holding torches alone. There are many other musical, as well as those who carry sacrifices, the team is stretched out hundreds of meters away, and there is the light of torches everywhere, like a fire dragon wrapped around the mountains of this Miao Village.
Naturally, we were going under the huge plane tree, which was already on fire.
The distance was far before, but it felt like this plane tree was very large, but it was also a normal and understandable range, after all, this place was very remote, and it was not uncommon to have a big tree. However, when I got a little closer, I realized that this plane tree was too big, even several times larger than the old locust tree that was cut down in Yangjiazhuang back then. I could even see that the huge tree was wrapped with many vines, all as thick as a python.
What is a towering tree, this fucking talent is called a towering tree, but as soon as I walked under this huge canopy, I immediately felt an eerie aura, even if there were torches everywhere, it was difficult to dispel the coldness.
Shen Yue smacked directly, and he whispered: "Xiao Fan, this tree is going to be a goddamn essence!" ”