Chapter 541: The Mountain God Goes on Patrol
After eating, the group went to the small market outside Luoyang City for a few turns. Luoyang City is the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, even the edge of the city is also very prosperous, from the section of the road from the dock to the north city, not only there are small traders along the way, but also a few good towns.
Zongxin and his party settled in one of the small towns, and when they learned that there was a festival here at night, everyone else was very excited. Women have lived in the boudoir for a long time, and their instinct is to want to see the outside world, and they will like it very much when they encounter lively things.
Tonight is the annual mountain god patrol, and the town will select a few young and strong young men to take the mountain god around the town with the mountain god in a sedan chair, and then send it back to the temple. Because of the rare opportunity, many people in Luoyang City will come to this town to watch the ceremony.
The local worship of the god of Longmen Mountain, the legend is that when the Luoyang water, a certain mountain god felt the suffering of the people, so he used the mountain to block the water, but the water flow was too huge, even if there was a mountain block, it also poured into Luoyang from the left and right. The mountain god asked the local dragon to let the water flow down the river on both sides, forming a river and not flooding the city. This dragon used its body to form a river, so that the mountains and rivers separated, and the people of Luoyang were saved from disaster.
The god of Longmen Mountain saved all the people of Luoyang with the mountain blocking water, so it was believed by many people, and the mountain temple was also very huge. Because of the exploits of this mountain god, this mountain is also known as Longmen Mountain. It seems to be the gate of Luoyang, and no flood can pass through this mountain.
Because it is the local people who rely on the Wei River to eat, they believe in the Longmen Mountain God very much, because they believe that the Longmen Mountain God can not only control the mountain, but also control the water, and the people who trade on the water must worship the Longmen Mountain God before going out to return safely.
The Longmen Mountain Parade Street is a big thing for the whole Luoyang, and many people come to watch the ceremony. Of course, Zongxin and his entourage who love to join in the fun will not let go of this good opportunity and come to the mountain temple early.
Outside the mountain temple, it has almost become a night market, many people come here with the psychology of playing, by the way, buy some gadgets here, taste some snacks, have a good night, like this annual gathering is also rare, many people point to this grand event to make a lot of money, the left and right sides are full of small vendors, lanterns and torches are everywhere.
Soon, a group of strong men danced a long dragon out of the mountain temple, the dragon dance team took the lead, and there were fireworks everywhere on the left and right sides spraying towards their red fruits' upper body, because of the long-term training, and fireworks like this are not hot on the body, so this has also become part of the performance.
Seeing a paper dragon dancing in the hands of a strong man, everyone applauded, and kept spraying fireworks at these people with fireworks in their hands, showing their respect for the mountain god, and also thanking the dragon who sacrificed himself in exchange for the peace of the people of Luoyang.
The dragon dance team stayed in front of the mountain temple for a while, and everyone was waiting for the mountain god to come out on patrol. Soon, eight shirtless young brothers walked out of the mountain temple with a sedan chair, on which sat a statue of a clay tire, which was not big and very different from the statue enshrined in the temple.
This is the fixed ritual of the mountain god on patrol, not to move the idol enshrined in the temple, the idol is too big and heavy, no one can move it at all, even if it is moved, it will inevitably damage the idol, so there is a statue of the god on patrol.
The statue of the god on the tour is much smaller, but it is more exquisite, and the eight-lift sedan chair is also a flower ribbon and various decorations. The crowd made a way for the dragon dance team to clear the way, and the eight little brothers behind walked around the town carrying the statue of the god. At this time, a lot of people gathered in the town, and these people came to watch the ceremony, and it was simply a sea of people, and they couldn't move at all.
Zongxin is not interested in this kind of thing, and it is not like squeezing around with this group of people, after seeing the mountain god go out, he is not interested. However, the three women were in high spirits, and chased the mountain god's team all the way, holding fireworks in their hands and spraying them on the dozen or so shirtless people.
"Woman...... It's boring. Zong Xin sighed depressedly, although he was not very reluctant, but he still had to follow, after all, the three women were so happy, I was really worried that they would not find their way back to the inn. In fact, Zong Xin is not worried about their safety, it is estimated that even if Zhao Valve kills them, the three of them will be able to escape smoothly, but when they come out together, they will be the first to do the same thing...... Inexcusable.
'Smack~'
Zong Xin had just turned around and was about to keep up with the team, when he was suddenly bumped, and this person's hand was still touching him. At this time, Zong Xin turned his head to look over, and felt that the person who bumped into him was very familiar, Zong Xin didn't care whether he was an acquaintance or not, he dared to bump into himself, this was obviously looking for death.
"Which guy who doesn't have long eyes hit me? Kneel down and knock your head and spare your life. ”
The people around him looked at Zong Xin, and then chuckled: "The young man has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, why does he speak so ugly? I think you owe discipline, there are so many people here, isn't it normal to bump into it?"
"Hmph, I think you hit me on purpose. The strength just now was not light, and you deliberately touched me......" Zong Xin immediately touched his money bag, fortunately the money bag was still there, this person was not a thief. And after taking a closer look, Zong Xin suddenly recognized this person, he saw him once in Luoyang a few years ago, but because he hadn't seen him for a few years, and the sky was too dark nearby, he didn't recognize it at first sight, but after looking at it for a long time, he suddenly remembered, isn't this Zhao Kuangyin's brother Zhao Kuangji?
Zhao Kuangji said: "Little brother, I was also hit by someone else, and my body lost my balance so I bumped into you, and I helped you by hand, if I hurt you, I apologize, it's really not good...... Is it okay if I lose money?"
Hearing this, Zong Xin suddenly felt so strange, Zhao Valve's people actually took the initiative to offer to lose money after bumping into others? He didn't ask for money from himself, it was already considered luck, but Zhao Kuangji actually wanted to lose money? Could it be that he recognized the wrong person?
Zong Xin found that Zhao Kuangji didn't recognize him, maybe because he had only met once, and he was now in casual clothes, and he was wearing a wig, plus it was getting dark, although he could take a rough look through the light, it was difficult to see carefully.
But...... If Zhao Kuangji hadn't recognized himself, how could he deliberately step forward to test him? With Zhao Kuangji's skills, it would be absolutely impossible for someone to hit him and lose his balance. There were a large number of people present, and it was normal to be hit, but with his skills, he would not lose his balance no matter how many times he was hit by these ordinary people, so he was definitely deliberately tempted just now.
Zong Xin asked: "It's easy to say if you lose money, how much do you lose?"
Zhao Kuangji took out a piece of loose silver from his body, then dragged Zong Xin's hand and put the silver in Zong Xin's palm, then held his hand and chuckled: "This is enough for you, you don't need to go to the doctor if you hit it, you can buy something yourself." ”
"That'...... Can I take this money?" Zong Xin tugged at the money in his hand, and kept thinking about a question in his heart, whether Zhao Kuangji had discovered his identity. The two have met once, and Zhao Kuangji's behavior is very strange, he should be suspicious of his identity, just now he was just testing.
Zhao Kuangji just nodded, and then turned to leave. Zong Xin was very scared when he took the money, Zhao Valve's people actually took the initiative to give him money, and this person is also the future owner of Zhao Valve, Zhao Kuangyin's brother Zhao Kuangji, with the character of Zhao, if he didn't beat people into half of his body, how could he lose so much money, although this ingot of silver is very broken, it is estimated that it is less than one or two...... How could he have such good intentions? Could it be that the end of the world is near?
It's not that Zong Xin looks down on people surnamed Zhao, but Zong Xin thinks that even the day before the end of the world, Zhao Valve's people are reluctant to take out the money and spend it. Although this is not a bad problem, Zhao Valve's people are this virtue.
Taken together, Zongxin came up with a theory. This person just looks like Zhao Kuangji, he is not Zhao Kuangji. First of all, this person did not recognize himself as Zongxin, and secondly, he gave himself money. But Zong Xin had met Zhao Kuangji once and was almost certain that he was not mistaken.
"It's really strange, how could Zhao Kuangji give me money?" Zong Xin put the money in his bag, and then found a small stall next to him to eat casually.
Although this matter is quite strange, Zong Xin still thinks that he should stay away from Zhao Valve's people, since Zhao Kuangji did not recognize him, it will be easy to do. Eat something first, taste the local specialties, and then go after the big army, it seems that the walk is quite slow, this town is not small, it is estimated that it will take some time to go around, don't waste time staring at those people stupidly.
Zongxin is not worried about the safety of his three wives, and it is fortunate that they don't cause trouble. Don't worry about Tianya, he is Guo Wei's son, and no one in the entire Great Zhou can afford to mess with him, not to mention Tianya's current skills, it is estimated that ordinary people are not his opponents.
Zong Xin ordered a bowl of donkey broth, a bowl of spicy soup, and a plate of steamed dumplings and ate it. The dragon meat in the sky, the donkey meat in the ground, although Zongxin has never eaten dragon meat, but the dragon bone soup can be drunk, but the dragon bone soup is not as delicious as the donkey meat.
In fact, the soup making technique is similar, mainly the quality of the ingredients, donkey meat is delicious, and Zongxin also likes this bite. As for the spicy soup, it does have a local character, and it is difficult to drink this strange taste in other places. The dumplings are also good, the skin is thin but very chewy, and the mutton-stuffed dumplings don't taste fat at all.
"It tastes good, the boss will have a pot of wine and get me some snacks?"
"Okay. ”
The boss likes this kind of foodie guest, and he ordered two bowls of soup and a basket of steamed dumplings...... This kid didn't even have enough to eat, and he even had to drink and drink. It is estimated that he didn't eat at night, and he was on his way here, so he wanted to see the mountain god on patrol, but he was hungry after seeing the mountain god on patrol, so he was ready to eat a big meal. It's really religious, and a young man like this doesn't call it anything to eat this little thing at once.