The people of Sun Island have more faith in the sea god than the imperial power. They attached no less importance to the sacrificial ceremony than the people attached to the emperor.

At the beginning of the sacrificial ceremony, only the sound of drums was heard, and before the Zhu Si appeared, they had already put aside their distracting thoughts and prayed in their hearts.

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

I saw two maids in gray cloaks at the door, one beating a drum, and appeared in Wen Xian's field of vision.

The maids did not walk normally as usual, and they seemed to be paddling some certain dance steps under their feet. Every step, is stepped on the beat, and there is a fixed position.

They were followed by two more maids. It's just that they are not drumming, but one left and one right on both sides of Zhu Li, cooperating with Zhu Li's dance steps.

That's right, Zhu Li appeared in a prayer dance.

She carried two strings of bells on her wrists, and when the blessing dance began, the bells made a pleasant jingle sound.

Wen Xian vaguely saw Zhu Li's serious and numb expression from Zhu Li's cloak and hat.

Even though she has danced countless times, she is still a little unaccustomed to jumping in front of so many people.

After that, it was finished by two more drumming maids. The maids did what was in front of them and escorted Zhu Si to the altar.

When the entire prayer procession completely appeared in the square, their formation changed and turned into a circle with Zhu Li in the middle.

And Zhu Li tapped his toes, changed his dance steps, and went up to the altar step by step.

Wen Xian looked at it in a daze, and the look on the faces of the people at this moment was much more respectful.

She smacked her tongue secretly, this sacrificial ceremony was really grand.

She even suspected that these people in Sun Island were not ordinary people at all, but hidden clansmen in a big family.

Otherwise, how could there be a sacrificial ceremony of this type.

Wen Xian stared at Zhu Li and couldn't take her eyes off, and after a while, she heard an ancient and obscure chant humming from Zhu Li's mouth.

The sound of chanting came into the ears, obscure but very ethereal, as if it could cleanse the soul.

Wen Xian closed her eyes and felt for a moment, then immediately opened her eyes, and then looked at what Zhu Li was going to do.

This kind of sacrificial ceremony, in the past and present life, she also encountered it for the first time, of course she was very interested.

I saw Zhu Li and her maids come to the pyre first, and danced three circles of blessing dance around the pyre. After that, it takes on a circular shape and stands still around the pyre.

At this time, it was the turn of the village chief and Zhu Qing, who were already waiting on the sidelines, to appear.

The two of them each held a lit torch, the village chief stood by the cauldron, and Zhu Qing handed the torch to Zhu Li and then stepped aside.

Zhu Li nodded, took the torch with both hands and raised it high, and another chanting sound different from Fang Cai came.

At the end of the chanting, Zhu Li said loudly: "Light the fire!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Li and the village chief used torches to light the two pyres at the same time.

With a "boom", two pyres ignited a raging fire. Then the flames continued to rise, burning more and more fiercely.

Zhu Li said loudly: "The fire dances to the sky, the wind and rain are smooth, get up!" ”

The crowd instantly erupted in excited shouts: "Whoa~ The wind and rain are smooth, the wind and rain are smooth." ”

Wen Xian et al.: ......

They are really good at playing, they are like fools who have never seen the world.

Before they could react, the crowd suddenly began to dance around the cauldron in an orderly manner.

Xue Xiaohua tugged at Wen Xian, who was stunned, and said happily: "Dance along, Sister Wen." ”

Wen Xian et al.: ......

Okay, jump and jump, go with the flow.

They also followed the crowd, jumping around three times before stopping to rest.

And Xiao Chuyi nestled in Wen Xian's arms, clapping his palms happily, not frightened by this battle at all.

After the bonfire, Zhu Li and her maids were sitting on the ground around their sacrificial bonfire, meditating with their eyes closed and praying for blessings.

Xue Xiaohua quietly told Wen Xian that this was praying for blessings, going straight to the heavens, and communicating with the sea god.

By the time the meditation is over, the big pot of rice will be almost ready.

At the same time, the people around the cauldron did not stay idle, and sat on the ground like Zhu Li and began to close their eyes and pray for blessings.

Whoever has any unfulfilled wishes, they can all talk to the sea god here. If Poseidon hears it, it will really come true.

Xue Xiaohua also sat on the ground and began to make a wish seriously.

Wen Xian's eyes swept around and turned back, and she found that Jiang Jingwan and the others were also like everyone else, closing their eyes and making wishes.

So, she was the only one who was still awake. No, there is also the little junior high school in his arms.

The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she simply followed the crowd and began to make a wish.

She doesn't care what other people's desires are, but her wishes are simple. Either let her go back to modern times, or let her live this life in peace.

I don't know how long later, there was a burst of fragrance from the cauldron, which caused everyone to open their eyes one after another and look at the pot with blank eyes.

After the whole sacrificial ceremony, there is only one thing left to eat a big pot of rice.

"It's so fragrant, Sister Wen." Xue Xiaohua leaned closer to Wen Xian and whispered, "Does Sister Wen know what's in here?" I smelled bacon, and mushrooms. ”

She had eaten bacon, and she had also eaten mushrooms. Isn't it, it's bacon mushroom soup cooked here?

"Huh~" Xue Xiaohua couldn't help licking the corners of her mouth, and couldn't wait to eat.

Wen Xian shook her nose and smiled. She figured she probably knew what was going on in the cauldron.

If I'm not mistaken, it's stewed rice. It's the kind of hodgepodge, the stewed rice with all kinds of dishes.

But she deliberately didn't say it, but sold it and said: "Maybe you have everything, and you will know what it is when you boil it later." ”

You still have to have a sense of expectation, and there are surprises when you look forward to it.

Sure enough, when Zhu Qing opened the lid of the pot, a large pot full of stewed rice was revealed.

Wen Xian stood at the forefront and found that in addition to bacon and mushrooms, there were also vegetables such as bamboo shoots, taro, carrots, and dried cowpeas.

It is worth mentioning that the rice used in this pot of stewed rice is all polished rice, and there is no brown rice.

At this time, the crowd couldn't wait to come forward and eat this bowl of polished rice.

However, Zhu Qing only nodded at Zhu Li as if he hadn't seen it.

Zhu Li clasped her hands together, and the maid behind her walked to the pot with a pot of batter.

Wen Xian tilted her head thoughtfully, they wouldn't be sticking cakes, right?

In fact, her instincts were right, and the maids were sticking cakes on the cauldron next to each other.

Wen Xian: ......

Polishing rice and meat rice and white flour cakes, the originally restless crowd was silent, and then kowtowed in the direction of Zhu Li and said, "Thank you, Lord Seagod, thank you, Lord Zhusi." ”

In previous years, half of the rice was brown rice, and more of it was soup rice. But this time, it turned out to be dry rice, or polished rice, not to mention white flour cakes. (End of chapter)