On the fourth day of the first month of September, it was sunny.On this day, the sky was just bright, Bian Qing opened his eyes, he didn't wake up Su Yulang, he walked out of the bedroom door lightly, and when he saw Su Ziyi meditating in the courtyard, he didn't make any sound, quietly got into the utility room, found a new bamboo basket, and put the incense candles and other items prepared in advance.You must know that the highlight of Xie Shanyi's play has just begun today.After breakfast, Bian Qing didn't do anything else, and hurriedly killed a rooster first.He carried the neck and wings of the chicken in one hand, and the white porcelain bowl in the other hand to the wound, and took a bowl full of red chicken blood, and then stopped, scalded off the chicken feathers with boiling hot water, and threw away the chicken entrails, and finally put the cleaned chicken on a plate and placed it on the main table in the hall, and placed an incense burner in front of the main table, and inserted the lit incense sticks and incense candles."
You go and put a firecracker at the gate of the courtyard."
When Bian Qing finished doing these things, Su Ziyi was sitting in the courtyard with Su Yulang in his arms and reading him a script, and as soon as he heard Bian Qing's words, he didn't procrastinate, only rubbed Su Yulang's head, and immediately found a firecracker and lit it at the gate of the courtyard.Crackling-crackling-as if it was a pioneer slogan, just as the Su family had just lit the firecrackers, and the sound of firecrackers sounded in the village one after another.The sounds were heard one after another, like a relay, from the head of the village to the end of the village, and from the end of the village back to the head of the village.By the time the relay was complete, the sun had already risen high.It was only at this time that Bian Qing took Su Ziyi and Su Yulang out with bamboo scorn.Their goal was very clear, and like the other villagers who went out, they held the sacrificial items they wanted to use in their hands, and walked unhurriedly in the direction under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village.There are early gathered villagers who are going to participate in the village opera today, everyone has already put on costumes, put on masks or painted totems on their faces, take musical instruments or honor guards, and wait for the time to come, the gongs and drums are noisy."
Brother Bian Qing, here!"
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, the three of them were stopped by Yang Xu, who had been here early, and they followed the sound and walked over and bumped into Yang Xu."
You're early."
At this time, Sishi had just arrived, so there were not many villagers in the field, but no matter how many people there were, when their family appeared, most of the eyes always caught a glimpse of them, which made Bian Qing quite uncomfortable."
Brother Yu is going to participate, so I followed him early."
Yang Xu nodded in the direction of Li Yu, Su Ziyi and they looked in that direction, only to see a big man wearing a thick dumpling belt with a wooden bear mask, and his limbs were wrapped in black flannel cloth and shaking clumsilyly in the open space in front of the banyan tree."
He's ......
Played ......
Brown bear essence?
”Su Ziyi raised his eyebrows, and there was something indescribable in his tone."
How did you guess?"
Yang Xu looked at it with admiration: "The first time I saw it, I thought it was a bear immortal!"
”Yang Xu's naïve idea made Su Ziyi even more speechless, Xie Shanyi was held to thank the immortals, immortals - naturally human, so no matter how you think about it, the brown bear played by Li Yu can't be an immortal.This article was organized by Bei G Youyu Dujia, but Su Ziyi didn't say these words.And here, Yang Xu, who didn't get Su Ziyi's reply, didn't think so, he and Bian Qing sandwiched Su Yulang in the middle, and they were in full swing."
Brother Bian Qing, look at that-" Yang Xu pointed to a mask with horns on his head: "I still remember the last time you said that it was a goat spirit, and then I asked Brother Yu, that is a deer!"
”"It's true that there are a lot of things that I haven't figured out, and just looking at the masks, I can't tell a lot of them.""
It can't be helped."
Yang Xu sighed: "Many of the masks are left by the older generation, and there is no money to make new ones in the village, so they are old for a long time, so they are naturally difficult to recognize." ”"I remember last year there was a mask that had a broken horn.""
Well, it should have been nailed with wooden nails this year."…… The entertainment culture of Luoshan Village is barren, so for such a performance that comes once a year, Yang Xu and Bian Qing still show great interest, and even Su Yulang's little point is one problem after another, and they seem to like these things quite much.And Su Ziyi didn't get involved, so he quietly listened to the three of them.The sun is getting higher, and although autumn has passed, the weather is still a little hot.The villagers of Luoshan Village came one after another, and the things they held were almost the same as Bian Qing and Yang Xu, a bamboo scorn that could be held with one hand, and there were incense candles, incense sticks, paper money, firecrackers, and a bowl of chicken blood.By this time, the clearing was already a little crowded, especially since everyone else had to stand farther out to make room for those performers.But no matter how others squeeze, Su Ziyi's side is always empty, who told him that his prestige in Luoshan Village is too deep?
As soon as the hour passed, the village chief with the gong stood on the outermost side and slammed it, and the shocking sound instantly spread throughout the venue, and the villagers who were still chatting just now immediately closed their mouths as promised.Those standing on the edge of the venue took a step back in unison, leaving a larger space, while the performers who were originally lazy and lazy in the open space in front of the banyan tree immediately got ready to stand in their places as if they had received an order.But in a few breaths, the market was quiet, and only the sound of the wind and the birds in the trees could be heard.The village chief pinched the gong and retreated, and stood at the head of the line of villagers holding musical instruments among the performers, and then an old man who Su Ziyi had never seen stood up and took the previous position of the village chief.His countenance looked even older, the wrinkles on his face were cascading like tree bark, and the most commendable thing was a pair of shining eyes, he was half-bowed, and his steps were larger than those of a woman, smaller than that of a grown man, and he knew at a glance that he was the old man of the village.His hands trembled a little and held a suona, so thin that it seemed that only a layer of skin was left on the hands of the green tendons exposed, but when he brought the suona to his mouth, something magical happened, the hands that were still a little trembling were surprisingly calm, motionless, with the breath in his lungs, he suddenly broke the silence with a sharp suona sound, like the last cry before dawn!
It's a signal!
When the suona sounded, other musical instruments also sounded, the small drum followed, and the erhu gradually started.The performers around the musicians took a breath in unison, and roared out their inner desires in unison: "Roar!
”Suddenly, the drums, flutes, and gongs, which were still a little silent, immediately followed the hustle and bustle, followed the dancing limbs of the performers, blew the rhythm of Xie Shanyi, and neatly took the first step towards the village!
The villagers standing on the sidelines also lined up in an orderly manner, one on each side of the road, scattered on both sides of the performance team, and marched towards the village together.Then the villagers with bamboo sticks in their hands began to take action, either with the help of their families or with the help of children, they dipped the tail of the paper money in the chicken blood in the bowl, then set it on fire and threw it on the ground or in the ditch.Every time the team turns a corner in the village, there are villagers who live closest to here to insert incense sticks and incense candles on the mounds at these bends, and light the firecrackers, so that the sound of "crackling" firecrackers adds a mysterious color to the opera, and it sounds like a sense of ritual is even more full.And the performers, dressed in different clothes, also danced as hard as they could.Su Ziyi, who had been paying attention to them, found that after coming out of the middle of the venue, none of these people's performances were the same, they not only had solo performances, but even interactive dances with others.Although it is rough, with the props in hand, it can be understood by everyone, which ones are helping each other, and which ones are fighting.And among a group of spirits with strange costumes, the actor of the immortal is naturally the most eye-catching.The actor of the immortal is a rather young man, he is different from ordinary people in the village, not only his face is white, but the hand holding the wooden sword is even more delicate, in the group of demons dancing, the whole person looks more delicate, at a glance you know that you have never been on the ground.With a cyan robe and hair slightly tucked behind his head, he danced with a wooden sword in high spirits, which was very youthful and youthful.Su Ziyi didn't know him, and he hadn't even met him.But this did not prevent Su Ziyi from looking at the other party, but after watching it for a long time, he found that the other party's performance was empty, and there was nothing profound, but it was the performances of those struggling and lingering spirits that attracted Su Ziyi's attention even more.It was supposed to be a very dark time.Heaven and earth do not know what kind of bad luck has been incurred, powerful and evil spirits and monsters appear in this land, and the monks fight with it for peace, there are victories and bloodshed, but in the end the darkness overwhelms the light, and the blood of humans does not pave the way to victory, but allows the darkness to further invade the land, so that the soil no longer grows grain, the village is no longer suitable for people to live, and the wails and cries fill the sky and the earth, making all living beings feel hopeless.Man is a fragile creature and a strong being.When that didn't work, they set their sights on what they believed in.First one person, then two people, three people......
Led by the leader, the devout followers of the Heavenly Dao begged for mercy from above, and their call was answered, and an immortal dressed in green clothes descended from the sky, holding a sharp sword, breaking the obstacles of iniquity, slaying spirits, driving away demons, and bringing the sun back to the land.When the darkness is gone, the immortal who has completed the mission is not greedy for mortal worship, nor is he proud of his own strength, as if he suddenly appeared, and quietly disappeared between the mountains and forests, leaving only legends about him.The performance of the whole opera is rich and complicated, and the time is long, from noon to the second quarter of Shen Zheng, after the most enthusiastic period of the day.During this time, no one stopped for a long break, only occasionally stopping to take a sip of water, and immediately returned to the team to perform, a full two and a half hours of performance, which opened everyone's eyes."
Eminem-" Unlike adults who already had a certain amount of aura, Su Yulang, who had followed the other party for two and a half hours under the scorching sun, was already tired and hungry.By this time, they had circled the village and returned to the banyan tree, and everyone could not wait to squeeze into the shade of the tree to regain their strength."
Well, Alang, we'll go back."
Because it was forbidden to eat any food during the whole procession, even if the child was tired and hungry, Bian Qing could only let Su Yulang endure it first, and the same was true for the other villagers.However, fortunately, the children in Luoshan Village are generally more sensible, and no one makes a fuss here, and they all follow their parents quietly.As soon as the village chief announced that today's ceremony was over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some anxious villagers even picked up their children and walked quickly to their homes with bamboo scorns.After walking for so long, everyone was already hungry.The Su family is the same.Looking at Bian Qing's already wilted face, Su Ziyi directly picked up Su Yulang with one hand and walked home.At this time, the sun was still quite big, and Bian Qing, who had been tired for a long time, was a little soft, unable to lift his energy, and it was even more difficult to keep up with Su Ziyi's pace, so after leaving Bian Qing for a long distance, Su Ziyi immediately turned around and walked, wrapped Bian Qing's waist with the other one, and took the two of them home."
You-" As soon as Su Ziyi's hand fell on Bian Qing's waist, Bian Qing was shocked, but his body couldn't keep up with the reaction speed of his brain, so in the end, Su Ziyi was able to give it to him.Then when Su Ziyi took him forward with all his strength, he understood Su Ziyi's thoughts, stopped struggling, and walked forward with Su Ziyi's strength.Cultivators are often able to control their body temperature, although Su Ziyi's cultivation is not high, but compared to other places, the temperature is low, this warm and cool feeling is like a huge pie, attracting the hungry and exhausted little mouse Bian Qing, so that Bian Qing finally couldn't resist leaning up.And with such a lean, the body became comfortable because of the coldness, but the heart was hot.A faint layer of red appeared on Bian Qingmai's cheeks, and he leaned his shoulders against Su Ziyi's thick chest, glancing at Su Ziyi's face without a trace.It was a resolute face, not very handsome, but it was the kind that made people want to see it, the firm nose bridge and thick eyebrows revealed the stubbornness of this person's beliefs, and the thin lips and clear eyes showed that this person was more rational than emotional, and he was a person who believed in his own brain.Such a face, obviously he wanted to vomit when he saw it before, but now he found new things on it little by little, new treasures, and there were even many things in it that he couldn't think of before."
You're alright."
Su Ziyi thought that it might be a problem of overwork for so many years, which caused Bian Qing's body to be a little weak, so when Bian Qing's physical strength was exhausted, he immediately provided help within his ability.As for the distance between the man and Shuang'er?
He and Bian Qing are already very familiar people, and they are too lazy to think about these things anymore, so it is better to think of something practical and bring these two fathers and sons home as soon as possible."
It's okay, but I can't lift it."
Bian Qing retracted his gaze with some weakness and turned his gaze to the grass on the side of the road, but he was still motionless against Su Ziyi's upper body."
Then when you go home next time, you take Yulang to rest."
Unlike Bian Qing, Su Ziyi didn't feel tired at all: "If you leave food in the morning, you can eat a little and sleep well, it should be much better."
As for dinner, I'll get it ready. ”"Then I'm bothering you—that's right."
Although his brain was a little dizzy, Bian Qing didn't forget the business at all: "When it is time to be on time, remember to go to the incense burner in the hall to offer three incense sticks, and then go to the gate of the courtyard to put a hanging firecracker, and when the firecrackers are finished, you can take down the chicken on the table and eat it." ”"Okay, I remember."
With Su Ziyi's help, they returned to their homes after a while.Su Ziyi didn't let Bian Qing move, let go of the hand holding Bian Qing, opened the courtyard door and hall with one hand, and then after putting Su Yulang down, he went to the kitchen to serve food, and watched the two sleepy guys return to the bedroom after eating, before they put away their eyes and began to do their own things.