Chapter 10: Chinese New Year's Eve Burning the sky
After returning to Yanyu Building, Qingli did not send Chu Mofeng to the Rende Medical Center, but called Rakshasa to personally diagnose and treat Chu Mofeng, and after confirming that there was no major problem, he took some pills to stop bleeding and dispel stasis for Chu Mofeng to take, and Rakshasa said angrily: "Fortunately, it didn't hurt the muscles and bones, if anything happened to the little boy, I definitely picked the hands and feet of those three bastards." ”
Qingli smiled when she heard this: "Okay, my Luo demon girl, don't always pick on your hands and feet, how crazy you are." ”
After hearing this, Rakshasa smiled: "When did we Qingli Heroine not see blood in their eyes? When the six of us secretly followed the adults to conquer the Turks, who killed thirty-three leopard cavalry commanders in one night?" Then he turned his head and asked Xuanji and said, "Xuanji, you have the best brain, can you help me think about which woman is here?"
Xuanji looked at Rakshasa and smiled: "It seems to be the green glass woman of Emei." Qingli also laughed jokingly: "Haven't we Princess Xuanji always been arrogant? When did you learn to joke with others like the Luo Demon Girl? The Turks who died in our hands back then were not a thousand but eight hundred, and we got used to seeing them." ”
The two-storey Yanyu Building was hung up as early as the 23rd day of the lunar month, and in the following days, everyone began to clean. Jizo and Chu Mofeng are the main three, as for Qingli, they are responsible for putting up lanterns to prepare for the arrival of the New Year, all kinds of lanterns have been hung in the restaurant, and the Spring Festival has been pasted at the door, as for the kitchen, it is already a hot scene, the former head of the sixteen guards, the fish intestine lord who became famous for his dark weapons, has turned into a chef at this time, and began to prepare food for Chinese New Year's Eve, the tender and delicious roasted whole sheep has long been marinated, and has been hung in the oven ready to be roasted at this time; all kinds of vegetables and meat are also ready, just waiting for the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve。
In the early morning of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Chu Mofeng got up early and came to a room next to the bedroom, which was originally dedicated to the ancestors of Liu's house, and the tablet was taken away when the shopkeeper moved away. The three incense burners on the desk were about to burn out and smoke, and then floated upward.
Chu Mofeng picked up three sticks of incense from the desk and lit them on the candle, then respectfully bowed to the tablet three times, and after inserting the incense into the incense burner, he began to talk to himself to the tablet while burning paper money in the brazier under the desk, " Father, the child has come to see you, the child has learned about the great changes suffered by the Gao family, the mother and the two brothers have been escorted back to the ancestral home in Bohai County (now east of Jing County, Hebei), you can rest assured, as for the child, I will also carefully follow the six of them to learn martial arts, and when the child succeeds in learning art in the future, he will definitely try his best to rehabilitate our Gao family, and I hope that my father will bless his mother with good health and health in heaven, and also bless the child to get what he wants. ”
Immediately, Chu Mofeng wiped a handful of tears, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Gao Xi's tablet, and turned around and walked out of the house. When he came out of the door and found that the six people were all outside the door, Chu Mofeng was stunned: "Uncle Di, why are you all here?" Di heard a glance at Chu Mofeng and said: "Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, we also want to give the adults a pillar of incense, after all, your father and we are kind." Hearing this, Chu Mofeng turned sideways and said, "Those guys, please, I'll go first." ”
Six people opened the door and entered, facing Gao Xi's tablet to stand open, Di Ting lit three incense sticks, six people bowed to Gao Xi's tablet three times, Di Ting inserted the incense back into the incense burner, and said to Gao Xi's tablet: " My lord, the six people of the Hades Hall have come to see you, you can rest assured, everything is going according to the plan you arranged before your death, the little boy is a strong child, and he is also very hard-working, you can rest assured, the six subordinates will definitely teach the little boy what they have learned all their lives without reservation, as for the lady's side, Jizo has arranged for the original escape from the capital of the prince Liuwei to guard in secret, please rest assured, you are kind to us, and the subordinates will do their best to assist the little boy to achieve a career. Then the six of them bowed to the tablet three more times, then turned and left the house.
After going out of the house and taking a few breaths of cold air, Di Ting said to the remaining five, "As soon as the New Year is over, everything will go according to plan!"
On the Chinese New Year's Eve of the third year of Daye (607 AD), Zhangye County Zhang Lantern was colorful in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, the street kept sounding firecrackers, people walked on the street with a smile, nodded and greeted and hugged warmly, it seems that a year's troubles and displeasure disappeared on this day, the Yanyu Building was brightly lit and lively at this time, Zhang Lin and his wife He came to Yanyu Lou early in the morning to help Zhang Luo, and Old Man Gao's family of three also came to Yanyu Lou to help after noon, as for Dr. Mo and Mo Ziyao came to Yanyu Lou at noon without alternation, everyone sat around a large table, chatting happily over the already heated brazier.
When the time comes, with the shout of "serve" of the fish intestines, a steady stream of exquisite dishes are served from the kitchen: wood-fired beef, pepper-sprinkled horse intestines, fried lettuce, fried pineapple (spinach), pickled chicken, golden jade, flower folded goose cake, Yue Guogong crushed golden rice, charcoal-grilled grilled fish, honeycomb stewed venison, yellow queen mother rice, shrimp soup, camellia soup, wild boar jerky, Tender and delicious roasted whole sheep and a stack of Hu cakes and, the capital of a jar of Zhang Ye drunk, at this time as if not to have money in the general put five altars, and then everyone began to push the cup to change the cup and staggered.
Mo Ziyao sat beside Chu Mofeng at this time, and asked him gently: "Silly boy, last time you asked you to go to my grandfather for treatment, you didn't go later, are the injuries on your body healed?" Chu Mofeng looked at her blankly and said, "It's okay, Sister Qingli gave me medicine to stop bleeding and remove stasis, you can rest assured, next time I meet a bad person, I will protect you." Mo Ziyao burst out laughing when she heard this: "We are not related to each other, why are you so good to me?" Then he looked at Chu Mofeng in surprise and said, "You don't want me to be your daughter-in-law, right?" Chu Mofeng smirked when he heard this, only to hear Mo Ziyao shake his head again and say: "No, no, I want to follow my grandfather for the rest of my life, and I have to learn medical skills to treat people like my grandfather, I don't have time to be your daughter-in-law, no, no, don't think about it." After speaking, he shouted loudly to Dr. Mo: "Grandpa, grandpa, I want to learn medical skills from you, don't be a daughter-in-law for this kid." Everyone in the room burst out laughing.
Rakshasa looked at Chu Mofeng and said to Qingli with a smile: "You said that this kid is only a few years old, and he already wants two daughters-in-law." Do you want to tell her about this daughter-in-law who is married to her fingers?" Qingli couldn't help but laugh and said: "How can the child understand these things, some time ago the master sent a letter, saying that the child has won the first place in the martial arts assessment and has become my master's disciple, you look at the people, you look at our one again, so when it comes to the training that starts after the year, don't be soft-hearted." Rakshasa laughed when he heard this: "I'm a Luo demon girl, how can a demon be soft on people?"
This meal was eaten until the end of the hour, after everyone dispersed, Qingli and the others returned to the Yanyu Courtyard, at this time the brazier in the main hall had already smoked the house to heat, after entering the house and sitting down, Xuanji suddenly said: "Mo Feng, after today, you will be a year older, my sister will give you a New Year's money today, and I will keep it for myself to buy some food on weekdays." After speaking, he took out five pieces of money from the cupboard in the main hall and stuffed it into Chu Mofeng's hand, and then said to Di Ting: "Tonight, Qingli and I will keep the New Year, and tomorrow morning I will bother the three heroes to get up and set off firecrackers." Everyone nodded yes when they heard this, and then they each returned to the house, after Chu Mofeng returned to his room, put the two pieces of money in his hand on the table, lay straight on the bed, and slowly fell asleep after a while, this night the sky in Zhangye County was filled with the sound of fireworks, and Chu Mofeng quietly spent the first Chinese New Year's Eve in Zhangye with the sound of fireworks.
Early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, a crisp sound of firecrackers woke Chu Mofeng from his dream, he quickly got up to change his clothes and got out of bed, and after tidying up the room, he went out of the house, the air was filled with the smell of fireworks, and after walking quickly to the main hall, he found that Qingli and others had already sat down in the main hall to drink tea and chat, and when he saw Chu Mofeng enter the door, Qingli quickly stepped forward and took his hand and said: "Little boy, last night we discussed a few times, and today we will hold an apprenticeship ceremony for you, and we will begin to teach you martial arts, poetry and books and the way of businessmen after the year, what do you think?" Chu Mofeng cheered happily when he heard this, "Okay Sister Qingli, I will definitely work hard to learn, and I won't disappoint my father." ”
At the beginning of the end of the morning, in the main hall of the Yanyu Courtyard, everyone invited Gao Xi's tablet to the center of the desk and respectfully placed it, and after lighting the incense candles and placing the offerings, Di Ting stood on both sides, Chu Mofeng knelt respectfully in front of the desk, only to hear Di Ting's hands clasped his fists in the sky and the ground and gave a salute to each other: "The yellow sky is above, the thick earth is below, today is here to hold the entrance ceremony of the second generation of disciples of the Hades Hall, heaven and earth are the proof, the sun and the moon can be seen!"
Then he said to Chu Mofeng, who was kneeling on the ground: "Chu Mofeng, today you worship under the Hades Hall, there are some matters that need to be explained to you clearly, the founder of the Hades Hall is your father Gao Xigao, and I and the other five of your masters are the first generation, despite this, your father has been at war with the Turks for many years, and his martial arts should not be underestimated, so the Hades Hall has always regarded your father as the ancestor of the mountain, since you have entered the Hades Hall, since you have entered the Hades Hall, you and we are both relatives and masters and apprentices, and now we will bow to the ancestors of the Mountain, one kowtow, two kowtows, three kowtows, and the ceremony will be completed. ”
With Di Ting's words, Chu Mofeng kowtowed three times to his father's tablet, and then straightened up to look at Di Ting and the others, at this time Di Ting said to Chu Mofeng: "Now I will tell you the iron law of the Hades Hall, I hope you can remember it in your heart and don't offend, otherwise the six of us have the right to abolish your martial arts and expel you from the sect, do you understand?" Chu Mofeng nodded firmly and said, "Disciple understands!"
At this time, Rakshasa's cold voice sounded: " Article 1: Do not deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, betray the teacher; Article 2: Do not be jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and harm the same family; Article 3: Do not bully the weak, burn, kill, and plunder; Article 4: Do not steal and play tricks, and do not work in a lazy manner; Article 5: Do not be ruthless, vain and competitive; Article 6: Do not be narrow-minded and arrogant; Article 7: Do not be untrustworthy and untrustworthy; Article 8: Do not be ungrateful, collaborate with the enemy and commit treason; Article 9: Do not forget your ancestors, and do not recognize your six relatives; Article 10: Do not take false names in vain and mislead people's children. These ten iron laws were established by the ancestors of the mountain, and I hope you will always remember them. ”
Chu Mofeng nodded after hearing this and said, "Disciple remember the iron laws of the sect, and dare not disobey them for the rest of his life!" Qingli glanced at Chu Mofeng and said, "Get up and serve tea." Then Chu Mofeng poured six cups of tea, raised the first cup and walked in front of Di Ting, knelt down respectfully, raised the teacup with both hands above his head and said, "Please drink tea, master." Di Ting took a sip and then put the teacup back into Chu Mofeng's hand, and then Chu Mofeng toasted the remaining four people in turn.
At the end, when the fish intestine was given tea, the fish intestine took out a dart bag containing darts from his pocket, handed it to Chu Mofeng and said, "Take it, this is something that the master made for you for ten days to make, open it and see if you like it." Hearing this, Chu Mofeng opened the dart bag, and there were a total of thirty-two darts of all sizes neatly inserted in it, and there was a semicircular hook behind each dart, as if it had been cut by something. Immediately, Chu Mofeng said to the fish intestines: "The apprentice likes this thing very much, the master please drink tea." Yu Gu took the teacup and took a sip with a smile, then handed the teacup to Chu Mofeng and said, "Get up, apprenticeship!"
Then Di Ting came over with a long cloth bag and said to Chu Mofeng: " Take it, this is the iron bar that you wanted to be used as a weapon, I found someone to re-polish it for you, and it will be your weapon in the future, as a warrior to cherish your own weapons, often polish and wipe, each warrior's weapon has its own name, just like your Jizo master's spear breaking through the air, my double knife cause and effect reincarnation, your Xuanji master's soft whip ruthless, your Qingli master's sword Su Wen, and your Rakshasa master's dagger life and death, so give your weapon a name, and it will be convenient for the rivers and lakes to face the enemy in the future. ”
Chu Mofeng opened the cloth bag and looked at the dark iron bar inside, thought for a long time and said, "Since you want to overthrow the imperial court and return my father's innocence, let's call it Burning the Sky." Di Wenyan smiled and said, "Okay, may you achieve something great with the burning sky in your palm, and start practicing as soon as the Shangyuan Festival is over." ”