Nanchu No. 1 Middle School, Conference Room of the Academic Affairs Building.

"Let's talk, when the time comes, look at this light, you think it's okay, right?" Wang Xiaoan asked.

Tan Xiao is holding a meeting for the school celebration performance, and next week will be the school anniversary of Nanchu No. 1 Middle School, and the head teacher asked Tan Xiao to sign up a long time ago.

Wang Xiaoan is the director of this party, who also graduated from Nanchu No. 1 Middle School, and now works at Nanchu TV Station, and the school specially hired him to plan the party. is also an old acquaintance of the Tan family - Tan Xiao and Tan Chunying have also participated in many theatrical performances in Nanchu, and have cooperated with Wang Xiaoan.

Wang Xiaoan respects his opinion, after all, he knows that Tanjia's performance is quite mature, and the performance time is earlier than when he was a director, and Tan Chunying has already walked out of Nanchu, and has performed inside and outside the province and even abroad.

"Oh, maybe chasing the light, on my drum." Tan Xiao wanted to perform Chu Wu's "Feather Dance", and he communicated with Wang Xiaoan and made a comprehensive plan.

"Yes, then we can rehearse and put together the stage, just walk the stage or something." Wang Xiaoan is very relieved about Tan Xiao, in the end, he is professional, and many programs are arranged for this party, but Tan Xiao's programs are practiced from childhood to adulthood.

"Okay." Tan Xiao nodded.

Senior Ruan, who gave a lecture before, was also there, and some previous graduates were invited to celebrate the school anniversary, and it seems that their previous graduates also have a joint singing program.

After the meeting, the students had to go back to the classroom, and in the afternoon, the adults made an appointment to eat.

"Teacher Ruan is also going to eat fish at noon." Wang Xiaoan greeted Ruan Zhanxue.

"I still have to go back and clean up," Ruan Zhanxue said helplessly, "The kitchen where I live caught fire two days ago, and I have to clean up." ”

"It can't be the neighborhood next to the school, right? I seem to have seen the video in the circle of friends. Wang Xiaoan said in surprise, "Which teacher in our school also lives over there, and I took a picture to say whose house was on fire." It turned out to be your home...... Ah, it's good that people are fine, be careful with fire. ”

"Well, it's also a moment of negligence, I've lived by myself for so many years, it's the first time, fortunately, it's just a little burned in the kitchen, and it's not particularly serious." Ruan Zhanxue was also very depressed, thinking of something, and said.

"Isn't there a fortune teller in the small amusement park nearby, I was pulled to the hard fortune telling when I went for a walk, and I really calculated that I had not been going well recently. Then he said that it was because my kitchen was in the northwest corner, what kind of fire was this, and it was still easy to catch fire after it was not resolved. I said, is it hard for me to redecorate? The fortune teller said that I should change my name and change my name for 500 yuan. ”

"Hahahaha, there are a lot of stalls in that place that are named for fortune telling, just ignore it, and it will definitely be entangled until you spend money." Wang Xiaoan smiled evilly, pointed at Tan Xiao and said, "Even if you want to tell fortunes, it is better to talk to us about Senior Xiao, this is the magic stick of the Eight Classics." ”

Ruan Zhanxue looked at Tan Xiao, looking very interested: "Oh? ”

"A fortune teller has two layers of skin in one mouth, and he adapts to the words and sentences, but he doesn't have to believe too much." Tan Xiao knows too well how to coax people by divination tellers.

"Changing the name is purely to make money, 500 yuan is expensive, just name the stall 100 yuan! Nanchu here pays attention to extinguishing fires, and is looking for lucky people to take a piece of silt at the bottom of the well and paste it on the side of the stove. ”

"Haha, interesting." Ruan Zhanxue was already laughing when she heard him say the price, and immediately wrote it down with her mobile phone, which was quite interesting to him and could be used as writing material, "It seems that I don't know much about Jianghu dialect." ”

Tan Xiao comforted: "It's normal for seniors not to understand, mainly because I have also learned." ”

Ruan Zhanxue: "......"

……

The first session in the afternoon was a geography class, and as soon as the geography teacher entered the door, he asked the class representative to send some paper materials to everyone, looked at it and said: "Let me tell you a news, we are going to carry out geography practice activities and ...... outdoors."

Before the word outdoor was spoken, the whole class burst into cheers.

Isn't the outdoors, activities, rounding up just an outing?

The hands-on activities were done every semester, but the plans were different, and they used to do models and drawings indoors, but this was the first time they went out.

"Hahahaha, alright, alright." The geography teacher himself has been to school and knows their feelings, "It is still according to the old rules, everyone completes it in a team, and there are different options for the plan." The day after tomorrow, we will take a bus and start in Qiyunling in the afternoon, which will take about three or four hours. You can do some preparation in advance. ”

Tan Xiao took a look, and this plan includes consulting information, understanding the use of soil and geographical tools in Nanchu, selecting points for problem observation, soil sampling, and photo recording; Or observe and understand the traditional houses of Southern Chu. All need to complete a paper report when they come back.

"There's still a choice, that's great." Lin Yang has always been stupid and happy about everything, and immediately made an appointment with Tan Xiao, "Big man, which plan do you choose?" ”

Tan Xiao looked at it and said, "Maybe you can choose soil sampling, what about you?" ”

Compared to the building, he still digs the earth.

"Oh, it's worthy of someone who dug up the tomb of King Chu, so I'll follow you too." Lin Yang couldn't help but play this stalk, "It seems a little far to ride Yunling, I went to play in the summer vacation and sat in a car for a long time." ”

No way, the soil is good to say, the urban areas are all new buildings, there are few old houses, where are the traditional houses? Only in some old villages and towns in Nanchu, there are still many traditional houses, and even some well-preserved villages of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and Qiyunling is one of the representatives.

"Kong Xuan, why don't we go in a group of three?" Tan Xiao's question was also very smooth, after all, not only did everyone release their suspicions, but Teacher Ji also asked him to persuade him to learn three or four times.

Kong Xuan listened to it well, since Tan Xiao invited him to go on an outing with the same group, he originally wanted to say casually, but after thinking about it, he raised his face slightly and said, "It's okay." ”

"Okay, then let's do the investigation first and complete the preliminary work."

Tan Xiao collected the information of riding Yunling for preview, riding Yunling has the former Southern Chu official road, and also preserves the complete ancient road, which is run through by a Nanxi River, and now it is also a place for many Southern Chu people to cool off in summer and relax.

There are many homestays at the foot of the mountain. Further up the mountain, there are many Yao people, and these Yao people retain the characteristics of mountain dwellings. Because they are riding Yunling, the locals also call them to ride Yunyao.

Many ethnic minorities live in the Chu region, and in the long historical evolution, they have had a profound influence with the Chu people. Moreover, regardless of the Yao, Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups, the witchcraft culture is also prevalent, and it is also interconnected with the Han witches.

Because Yu Zhenzhen chose to study the Qiyunyao dwelling, Tan Xiao also helped her ask Tan Chunying: "Mom, do you know the Yao people who ride Yunling?" ”

"Why don't you understand?" Tan Chunying was applying a mask, and said with memories in her eyes, "In the past, everyone was studying cultural tourism, and those Yao braincases competed fiercely with me!" Just because they are young people, the tourism bureau and travel agencies have said that they want to be colorful and give them routes. I'm so angry that I get a tattoo, so I look a little more foolish, such a big snake tattoo makes me hurt! ”

Tan Xiao: ??

Tan Xiao's pupils were shocked: "Wait, didn't you tell me that this is a thousand-year-old tradition of spirit masters, and you have to get a tattoo when you are old?" ”

Tan Chunying's hand pulling the mask paused, and he took a sip of the water glass casually, and then took another sip, his eyes rolling around.

Tan Xiao said desperately: "Haven't you figured out how to be round?" ”

"Oops!" Tan Chunying put down the cup and comforted, "Mom didn't just lie to you, Mom said this to everyone and to the TV station!" Life is forced, and it is a last resort! ”

Tan Xiao: "......"

Really good, start with me, create your own folklore, right?

Tan Xiao is now beginning to wonder if there are other things that he has learned, which Tan Chunying also made up for business.

"Okay, have you packed up the kettle or something, aren't you going to Qiyunling to do your homework?" Talking about Chunying stiffly changing the topic, Qiyunling is still a certain distance from the city, and you always have to bring some snacks, fruits and water on the way back.

"Well......" Tan Xiao went upstairs weakly.

He saw the peacock god suddenly appear beside him, looking at him with a playful look, and probably heard what he said about Chunying just now, he said calmly: "Don't say it, I know my mother's quality is quite poor." ”

Kong Xuan was choked for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, "Do I want to say that?" ”

"That's about the point." Tan Xiao muttered, he packed a backpack and checked it one last time, but saw that the peacock god's left foot kept tapping the floor tiles, as if he couldn't hold it back.

It's kind of weird...... Tan Xiao pressed down his doubts and said, "Great God, then I will go to school, you can do it yourself." ”

Kong Xuan: "OK." ”

Tan Xiao is happy in her heart, where did the Peacock God learn some English, should he peek at my English book.

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At noon on the same day, all the members of the second (third) class gathered together to get on the bus and set off from the school.

Lin Yang patted Tan Xiao and whispered a few words to him, Tan Xiao sat next to Kong Xuan, and Lin Yang sat with Yu Zhenzhen.

Yu Zhenzhen held a camera in her hand, which she rented in the store, "My mother said that she would buy me a camera after graduation." I'm going to buy a second-hand one in this store when the time comes, and they both rent and sell. ”

"You'll have to pick and choose."

"But isn't it," Yu Zhenzhen said, "when I went to pick it, some of the autofocus was not good." ”

She secretly looked at Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan, as the saying goes, there are three elements of portrait photography: the model is good-looking, the model is good-looking, and the model is good-looking.

Today, Yu Zhenzhen has a goal, that is, to pat Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao while completing her homework.

Kong Xuan found that Tan Xiao deliberately changed his position

Sitting with himself, he was proud, his chin was slightly raised, and he was about to say something, but as soon as the car started, Kong Xuan couldn't get proud, he felt strange...... Strange ...... Vertigo.

Kong Xuan stroked his forehead and shook his head, trying to stay awake, but the dizziness followed him like a shadow, and even became more and more powerful, who was casting a spell on him, and he was so powerful!

Kong Xuanfeng's eyes froze, and he was going to brush off this person's head, but no matter who was making trouble around him, he couldn't detect who was making trouble.

At this time, a hand patted Kong Xuan on the shoulder, and Tan Xiao asked, "Are you motion sickness?" ”

Kong Xuan turned his head slowly, and when he saw Tan Xiao's questioning face, he said expressionlessly: "No, how can I ......?"

He was born with the qi of the five elements, and within the five elements, nothing is invincible...... Belch!

Kong Xuan's chest was tight, and he almost vomited out his internal organs. Oh no, it must be that the material selection of this stand-in is not good enough, and it turns out to be motion sickness! This is outrageous! If I knew that he would fly to ride Yunling, how could he be so disgraced.

Tan Xiao gradually sympathized, Kong Xuan's motion sickness is a bit serious, "You hurry up and close your eyes and try to fall asleep, you won't get motion sickness when you fall asleep." ”

Kong Xuan leaned on the chair and said with a pale face: "I didn't get motion sickness." ”

Looking at this hard mouth, Tan Xiao secretly thought in his heart, how do he think he and the peacock god statue, the peacock god flies around, at least he will definitely not get motion sickness.

Kong Xuan leaned against the window and was almost angry with himself.

This is an indisputable stand-in!

When the geography teacher saw Kong Xuan like that, he said in front: "Kong Xuan, do you want to see which classmate has oranges or ginger to relieve motion sickness." ”

Kong Xuan: "I didn't get motion sickness. ”

"Maybe he doesn't want to eat," Tan Xiao looked at Kong Xuan sympathetically, "Wouldn't it be more uncomfortable for you to be by the window?" Shocking, otherwise lie on my lap, it would be better to have a lower center of gravity. ”

Kong Xuan looked at Tan Xiao, his lips moved twice, he didn't say anything, he held his forehead and leaned towards Tan Xiao.

The people in the back seat only saw Kong Xuan's tall body gradually tilted to the side, and he slowly lost sight.

Kong Xuan stuffed himself into the gap next to him, just right, he was lying on his side on his legs between Tan Xiao and the front seat, different from the usual fried hair and arrogance, now he was a little weak.

"Is that better?" Tan Xiao asked with her arms around her arms, it seemed that Kong Xuan was really dizzy and uncomfortable, and he didn't talk back.

"I'm not so dizzy." Kong Xuan whispered. After lying down, the front seat, Tan Xiao's legs, and his own arms all formed an enclosed space, in which his heartbeat seemed to be infinitely amplified, louder than his voice.

……

About a short drive, the bus drove to the foot of Qiyunling, there are a series of towering ancient trees and bamboo forests, at the foot of the mountain is Han Yao mixed residence, most of them are sinicized, there are many old-fashioned houses, many have also changed into homestays. A large river flows down from the mountains to irrigate the people.

Because it is already the dry season, the water flow is not as big as when Lin Yang came before, and there are rafting projects here in the summer.

However, along the way, you can also see some fishing enthusiasts who come to ride Yunling by car, which is also one of the characteristics of riding Yunling, in addition to the river, there are also a variety of wild and self-stored ponds on the mountain, which can be rented out for everyone to leisure.

"Have you checked the information? You can talk about the history of riding Yunling. The geography teacher asked with a smile.

Lin Yang immediately raised his hand, he not only checked the information, but also came once, "The highest point of Qiyunling Mountain Gate is two thousand meters, tens of thousands of hectares wide, and it is connected to the surrounding counties and cities. In the past, various ethnic groups lived together, and now they are dominated by Yao and Han people.

"This river is called Nanxi River, and it will flow all the way to Yunmengze. In the past, the Southern Chu people who lived here often cut wood, and then loaded the wood in wooden rows, and floated downstream to the Yunmengze River Basin to trade, which is called 'releasing rows'. ”

"Well said." The geography teacher applauded, and then looked at Tan Xiao, "Tan Xiao, since he talked about the arrangement, do you want to tell everyone about the folk customs of the arrangement?" You know that, right? ”

"Well, because of the developed water system in Chudi, there are people in many places who live on wooden rafts all year round, transport wood, and often encounter dangers on the water. In order to seek good fortune and avoid harm, a relatively niche folk Dharma religion was born. "Talking about Xiao's understanding, thinking about it for a while, and telling the story, "They have formed their own system by learning from the shamans of various ethnic groups and religions, including the masters of the Yao people here. The mage of Pai Jiao is said to have mastered a spell that can suppress water monsters and drive corpses home. ”

"Driving corpses, is it like driving corpses in Xiangxi?"

When it comes to mystical culture, everyone is very interested.

"There are similarities between the corpses of Paijiao and the corpses of Xiangxi, but Paijiao lives on water, they are chasing corpses floating in the water, so that the corpses that have died in other places and sunk under the water will float up by themselves and drive home."

"Wow, we've all heard of it!"

——With the gradual disappearance of the profession of platoon, Pai Sect is naturally weak, and there are no successors now. Most of the people in the class were locals and had never even heard of the organization.

That is to say, Tan Xiao is a family heirloom spiritual master, so he has an understanding of the history of his peers.

"That's right, actually, it's because of the geography here, there are many reefs under the Nanxi River, what are the so-called spells of the mages? It is a kind of mastery and resolution of the underwater situation. The teacher took advantage of the situation to lead the topic to the geography of this place, and with this introduction, everyone really listened to it with relish, and it was also entertaining and educational, until the bus stopped in the village parking lot.

"Okay, then let's get out of the car and observe the field."

A carload of people is running down, and you can start the activity under the guidance of the teacher.

Kong Xuan gradually sat up from his lying position, he saw that Tan Xiao didn't want to get up, he was still in the same place, the two looked at each other for a few seconds, Kong Xuan wanted to turn his gaze, but Tan Xiao didn't turn either, so he didn't move away......

Tan Xiao stared at Kong Xuan and said slowly: "Your legs are numb, you are so heavy." ”

Kong Xuan: "......"

"Hey, Brother Xiao, you haven't come down yet?" Lin Yang and Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan were in a group, only to find that they hadn't come yet, so they went up to find them again, and helped Tan Xiao, who was numb in his legs, to stand up. Sigh, Brother Xiao is really good to the younger brother, "The return trip should be on the shoulder, hehehe." ”

Kong Xuan: "......! ”

"You don't want to sit down anymore, we'll help you get some warm water to drink." Tan Xiao preached to Kong that most of the people in their class still brought drinks, but Tan Xiao brought water but not hot water.

“…… Good. "Kong Xuan is unusually honest.

Tan Xiao and Lin Yang walked to the gathering place of the dwellings, and Yu Zhenzhen and the girls in her group were all on the same road because they were observing the dwellings.

The first one at the head of the village is an old-fashioned house in the style of Southern Chu, with some farm tools at the door. The door is open, and the sunlight pours in, and you can see the shrine enshrined in the lobby, which is also the custom of many families in the countryside of Southern Chu.

Beneath the shrine is a bamboo rocking chair, on which a white-haired old lady in a gray-blue cloth dress is nestled up, holding a cat in her arms, looking very relaxed.

This casual atmosphere is full at once.

"Grandma?" Lin Yang originally wanted to beg for water here, but the old grandmother's ears were not very good.

Yu Zhenzhen pointed diagonally opposite: "Hey, it's a homestay over there, it's better to go to the homestay." ”

As I said, the group walked over there. Yu Zhenzhen discussed it with the little sisters, and they also went over to ask the boss about which of the houses in the village was the most representative.

The boss behind the counter looked up when he heard the movement, saw a handsome young man, and Yu Zhenzhen next to him also took a camera, and immediately said, "You are Internet celebrities?" Are you here to shoot a video? ”

Not to mention, Tan Xiao was really a little Internet celebrity for a while before, but the Internet is so big, and a while has passed, of course it won't be recognized.

Lin Yang compared, and said with a smile: "Have you ever seen such an Internet celebrity?" We also wore school uniforms. ”

The boss said very understandingly: "What's wrong with wearing school uniforms, there are people who wear Hanfu to shoot videos here." ”

"Hahaha, we just have a classmate with motion sickness, can you order hot water?"

"No, I just think it's familiar." The boss laughed twice, and immediately said enthusiastically: "There is still in the pot, I will pour it for you." Are you here to have fun? Do you want to stay? ”

"We're here to do our homework outside of class."

When the boss fetched hot water, Yu Zhenzhen walked around and asked, "Uncle, ask me, is your house renovated from an old house or a new one?" ”

"My house is new, but the outside is built according to the old house of Nanchu, but the lighting is enhanced. You see my gate, recessed a little, the lintel is carved is gluttonous, this is called 'swallowing' style, which means eating ghosts. "The boss said that the old customs are the way, and he himself is actually riding Yun Yao, but the degree of sinicization is high, and he has already moved down the mountain to do business.

Since Qiyunling is called "riding clouds", it also has the meaning of high, from the bottom of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are villages, but the more you live, the higher the degree of sinicization.

The boss poured a cup of hot water for one of them and said you young people, don't just drink cold water.

Lin Yang walked around holding the water, and saw that the boss also had a shrine here, which was estimated to be available to every household, and the boss also set up a rocking chair here, Lin Yang couldn't bear it, and immediately wanted to lie down and try it.

He had just fallen down when he was grabbed by the wrist.

The boss was already standing in front of Lin Yang at some point, completely different from Fang Cai's hospitable appearance, and said in a deep tone: "Little classmate, this is not a good place to lie down, the chair is placed here for ventilation." In front of the shrine in our hall, only the dead can lie down. ”：，m..，.