Bian Qing slept until the stars were in the sky.When he opened his eyes, it was pitch black, with only a faint amount of starlight shining through the doors and windows, casting a white shadow on the floor tiles.He supported the bed board with his hand, looked around a little confused, and his palm touched a warm body, which was Su Yulang.So, it's already night?
He got out of bed in a daze, pulled on his cloth shoes, rubbed his eyes with one hand and groped out the door.His stomach was a little tangled, and the things he ate before going to bed had already been digested, making him feel a little hungry.He subconsciously wanted to go to the kitchen to find something to eat, and as soon as he pushed open the bedroom door, he saw Su Ziyi bathed in the moonlight.Su Ziyi did not meditate at this time.In fact, according to his cultivation experience for more than half a year, whenever the stars are in the sky, the aura in the night sky is also relatively active, which is quite a suitable time for meditation.But today, after watching Xie Shanyi's play, he was inexplicably a little lazy, and suddenly wanted to do something else instead of meditating and cultivating like before.He followed Bian Qing's instructions, and after completing the set of offerings, he made a rich dinner with the chickens he had killed in the morning.He didn't wake up the two people who were still sleeping, and after eating two bites casually, he moved the small table to the courtyard, fried a plate of peanuts himself, brought a porcelain bottle of wine, leaned on the bamboo chair, and drank slowly in the moonlight.Today, the people of the entire Luoshan Village are too tired, and not long after the sun goes down, the whole village is quiet.Sitting in the courtyard, Su Ziyi could only occasionally hear the sound of autumn cicadas and crickets, or a few sparse dog barks, and the tip of his nose always felt a smell of burnt firecrackers after they burned out.But no matter how drunk he was, the moment Bian Qing pushed the door open, he was still keenly aware of it.He unconsciously turned his head and saw Bian Qing standing in front of the bedroom door like a fool, staring at him in a daze, motionless.Such Bian Qing made Su Ziyi laugh a little, the corners of his eyes pulled down, and the corners of his mouth grinned: "What are you thinking about standing there?"
”After seeing Su Ziyi's somewhat erratic eyes, Bian Qing's whole body was awake, and the sleepiness that had been pestering him before didn't know which corner he was thrown into.He looked at Su Ziyi, who was smiling a little brightly, and the whole person was stunned for a moment, for so long, he had never seen Su Ziyi smile so happily.This didn't make him feel happy, but it made him frown, he swept his gaze, and sure enough, he saw the wine glass and bottle in Su Ziyi's hand.He took three steps and made two steps, stood in front of Su Ziyi, looked at each other condescendingly, and his eyes were deep: "Are you drunk?"
”"How can it?"
Although Su Ziyi indulged his emotions a little tonight, his mind was still clear, and he shook his head: "How can this kind of low-purity wine be so easy to get drunk." ”After speaking, he glanced at Bian Qing: "It's past the end of the hour now, you should be hungry too, I left food in the pot, you go and take a look." ”The tone and content of his speech were very in line with his usual habits and temperament, which made Bian Qing realize that the person in front of him was indeed not drunk, but because of the stimulation of alcohol, the whole person was a little more relaxed than usual.Bian Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and according to Su Ziyi's words, he went to the kitchen to find dinner.Today's dinner, Su Ziyi did a good job.Bian Qing lifted the lid of the pot, against the dim light of the oil lamp, and found that they were all his favorite food, which made his heart warm, he put the oil lamp on the stove, and took out the sea bowl that was still a little warm in one hand and held it in his hand, he didn't eat in the kitchen, he walked out with the food directly, pulled a stool by himself, and sat on the other side of the small table."
Yulang, that kid shouldn't wake up tonight."
Su Ziyi shook the wine glass in his hand, blindfolded."
Well, I'll be hungry tomorrow morning.""
That's fine."
Su Ziyi took a sip of the wine in the glass, and there was quite a sense of ease: "Anyway, I got up early, and he will have to eat when he gets up tomorrow morning." ”"You-" Looking at Su Ziyi, who was obviously in a good mood, Bian Qing didn't know whether he should ask or not.But his call still attracted Su Ziyi's attention, so Su Ziyi immediately looked over and snorted: "Huh?
”Looking at the other party's appearance, Bian Qing breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, took a bite of food into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it before asking, "You seem to be in a good mood today." ”"Is there one?"
Hearing this, Su Ziyi was a little puzzled, he pinched his chin: "It's just that I'm a little lazy today, but it just so happens that the moonlight is good today, which makes people feel quite relaxed." ”"That's right.""
Well, today's drama is also quite exciting, I have never seen anything like this before."
Su Ziyi sighed a little."
You may be looking a little new now, but next year, the year after that, you can only make a lot of fun if you see too much."
Bian Qing has been watching the same performance for ten years, although it is indeed still interesting, but it is also a little boring to watch too much."
Possibly, but I think the story is interesting."
Su Ziyi's legs were stretched out and folded, and the fingers of his hands were crossed on his abdomen, looking comfortable: "What do you say those stories express?"
”Before Bian Qing could speak, he said to himself again: "I always feel that it shouldn't just be a legendary existence." ”Hearing Su Ziyi's question, Bian Qing smiled, this crisp laughter was very abrupt in this night, and immediately attracted all of Su Ziyi's attention: "What are you laughing at?"
”"Nothing."
Bian Qing shook his head, and when he looked at Su Ziyi, his eyes were slightly curved, revealing a sly gaze: "Although there are some discrepancies, Xie Shanyi is indeed not that simple. ”"Oh?"
Bian Qing's words instantly lifted Su Ziyi's spirits, but Bian Qing didn't plan to say anything more, and only winked at Su Ziyi: "You'll know until tomorrow night." ”His words were like tickling a cat, which tossed Su Ziyi's curiosity, but no matter how Su Ziyi forced his eyes to look at him, he was still unmoved, and ate the food in the bowl vigorously.Su Ziyi's meal is really to his taste.Bian Qing snickered secretly.No matter how low the purity is, the wine still affects Su Ziyi after all.When he finished cultivating in the morning and drained all the turbidity qi in his body one by one, he immediately regretted it after remembering his actions last night.It's just that after regretting it, he began to be surprised by Bian Qing's change, but he didn't expect that Bian Qing had changed so much, and he even dared to joke with himself.This reminded Su Ziyi of the time when he was in college, when he often played games with the people in the dormitory.However, compared with the situation at that time when he was just cooperating with others for fun, Su Ziyi really took great interest in what Bian Qing said this time.It's just that if Bian Qing doesn't say it, he won't be able to pry Bian Qing's mouth open.As for asking Su Yulang, the kid was probably even more confused than himself, and he couldn't ask anything.But fortunately, he is a patient person, since Bian Qing doesn't say it, then he waits.His calm appearance made Bian Qing, who was waiting to see his jokes, a little discouraged.He also wanted to tease Su Ziyi and Bian Qingxiang, who was sorting out the sacrifices.Because today is Xie Shanyi's last day, and it is also the most important day.So Bian Qing got up early in the morning to do things, he first picked up things such as incense and candles, and then slaughtered the poultry meat to be used, the chickens killed yesterday have been eaten by them at night, and if they are used as sacrifices, they can only use fresh ones, so in the morning, the knife in Bian Qing's hand flashed, and the life of the chickens, ducks and fish that was specially bought as sacrifices ended neatly.And other fruits and pastries to be washed and steamed, with the help of Su Ziyi and Su Yulang, were finally put away when there was still some time before the evening.The well-prepared offerings made Bian Qing breathe a sigh of relief, but he still didn't dare to relax.Because the festival began at the time of the festival, before the time of the festival, he not only had to finish the affairs of the house, but also washed and cleaned to ensure that he was clean, and then moved the sacrifices to the square table at the entrance of the village, and then followed the village to perform the sacrifice.So even with Su Ziyi's help, time is tight.By the time the family was ready to go out, it was already halfway through the hour.Bian Qing wanted to walk faster, but he was worried that he would sweat on his body if he walked fast, so he washed the bath he had just taken in vain, but he walked slowly, and he was worried that he would not have enough time to wait for the next arrangement.But fortunately, the Su family was not so far from the entrance of the village, and it only took a quarter of an hour to rush to the venue.At this time, the venue under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village is very lively.Fire had already been lit in two of the iron pots on the nine high platforms, shining brightly in the already blue-gray sky, illuminating the field clearly, but because all the villagers had placed their tables under the banyan tree, they could not see clearly under the tree.The villagers could only take advantage of the dim light that came in from outside, set up offerings on their tables, and place incense burners or rice tubes in the middle of the table, filled with rice or other grains, and wait for the incense sticks and incense sticks to be inserted."
Wait a minute, light a candle here."
When Bian Qing placed the sacrifices on the table in order, he did not forget to tell Su Ziyi and stuffed a candle into the other party's hand."
One candle is enough, and it should be placed on the left side of the censer."
He took the fruit bowl with green oranges and pears from Su Yulang's hand: "When the festival begins, only one person from each family will be left here to light incense and candles."
You are the head of the house, and these things are naturally left to you to do. ”After he was busy with the last thing at hand, he raised his eyes and stared at Su Ziyi and said very seriously: "My Ah Lang is standing over there, wait for you to finish lighting the incense and finish the salute, and then we will meet together." ”"Okay."
Because of the obstruction of the canopy of the banyan tree, the light was not so bright, but when he looked at Bian Qing, Su Ziyi felt that Bian Qing's eyes were surprisingly bright.Time flew by, and soon there was not even a trace of the sun at the end of the sky, and the whole sky was black.Bian Qing lit the torch brought from home, and took Su Yulang, who was holding the sacrifice to be burned, and quickly retreated to the outermost part of the white frame, crowded at the front of the crowd with Yang Xu, and looked at Su Ziyi, who was standing with his back straight in front of his table."
Your family's one is pretty much the same thing."
Before the festival began, Yang Xu, who loved to talk, leaned over and talked to Bian Qing: "I really didn't see it before. ”"Hmm."
Bian Qing's reply was a little perfunctory, he didn't dare to blink, for fear that he would miss any change in Su Ziyi's body.But Su Ziyi, who was standing in front, was not uncomfortable at all, he pinched the fire fold, incense sticks, and candles in his hand, and then looked up at the altar that was only six or seven feet away from him.The village chief was busy working on it alone, but there was no fire in the iron pot above the altar, so Su Ziyi couldn't see the village chief's face clearly.Soon, the unitary time will be at an end.Under the scolding of the other village elders, the group of people who were originally standing on both sides of the venue immediately stopped the noisy noise and became quieter than the people standing in the middle.Then, the fires that were originally lit on the high platform were also extinguished one by one, and in an instant, Su Ziyi's vision became darker and darker.But even if the line of sight is getting darker and darker, no one makes a fuss and screams, obviously, everyone has long been used to such a scene.The loss of vision sharpens other senses.Su Ziyi could hear the sound of the village men jumping down from the high platform (they had just extinguished the fire), and he could also hear the "ooh" sound of the village chief walking down the stairs from the altar, but no matter what the sound was, Su Ziyi was not disturbed at all, as if he had not been disturbed in any way, his eyes were firmly fixed in front of him, trying to find something in the invisible darkness.Unlike yesterday's hustle and bustle, tonight's festival began with silence.As soon as the hour came, the village chief who was originally standing under the altar walked up to the center of the altar again, and at the moment when he stood still, the two people hidden next to the iron pot support of the altar immediately set fire to the wood, so that the flames in the iron pot burst into flames, and the situation on the altar was illuminated with a "bang".On the altar is still the same as on the first day, except for a few old blank tablets and a large incense burner, some other new offerings have appeared on the long table of the altar today, and those sacrifices are similar to those placed on the table by the villagers, except that they are more varied and look more exquisite.What is more noticeable is that more than ten feet below the altar, three or four feet in front of Su Ziyi, there appeared a hill supported by arm-thick firewood, and a circle of pebbles was used around the hill.And at this moment, the village chief, who was wearing a blue-gray high crown and meticulously pulled up his silver hair, wearing a robe embroidered with auspicious clouds on the edge of his clothes - the same color, suddenly elongated his voice, this voice did not sound like his, but like the martial arts who Su Ziyi had heard singing before, his voice was hard but not stiff, but there were thousands of turns in just a few words: "- Respectfully - Xie Shan - Yi!"
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