Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 976 Cow

Chapter 970 Cow
However, there are special circumstances, such as bad weather, changes in the weather, mass deaths of livestock and poultry in the stockade, or strange natural phenomena, there will be priests killing chickens for divination to see if it is time to hold the Guzang Festival. It should be held, and it can be held.

The Guzang Festival in Xuantian Village is obviously related to the weather.

First came the flood, then the snowstorm, Grandpa Yu was a little panicked.

On the way, I communicated with Li Junge in a low voice: "The wild animals in the mountains are also somewhat abnormal. After spring, strange sounds can often be heard in the village at night, like the howling of wild animals in Shushan, but I can't tell what it is."

"There are also Shi Kang from the frog farm who has been agitated a few times, and wild birds have also been flying at night for no reason several times. Is there any strange movement down the mountain?"

Li Junge really didn't pay attention to this. He was reminded by Grandpa Yu and just recalled: "Dai they used to live in the shed on the back mountain. This year, I woke up two mornings and found them sleeping on the open dam..."

"By the way, there was another time when the turtles didn't go back to the stone nests and crevices at night, but piled up in the rest area by the pool... But these things returned to normal the next day. If you don't tell me, I will forget..."

Grandpa Yu said: "This is the wrong time, so don't spread the word, there are numbers, anyway, be more careful this year..."

Then the topic was interrupted by the newly joined team. The old Mr. Kan from Long'an Village led the young people from the village to meet up.

This is a big event in all directions. Grandpa Kan and Grandpa Yu are also old friends. When they saw Li Junge at a glance: "Huh?! Piwa! Today you have become a minority!"

Li Junge hurriedly smiled and cupped his hands: "Old Mr. Kan, but it's been a long time."

Old Kanye patted Li Junge on the shoulder: "This uncle is really energetic! It's a pity that I don't have a beautiful granddaughter like Ah Yin..."

Li Junge's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly waved his hands: "Even if there is, it's too late! I can show my loyalty to A Yin every day!"

Old Kanye had a look of impatience: "Look at how promising you are! Such a big boss is still afraid of his wife!"

Li Junge said with a smile: "If you can't live well, you have to ask the guest first! This is the fine historical tradition of my Lijiagou."

Old Kanye directly gave the conclusion: "That's a nest of raking ears!"

Grandpa Yu smiled and said, "Hurry up! There are still many things to do in the future!"

Old Kanye said with a smile: "Well, from today on, you have to listen to everything, let's go!"

The more and more people gathered, the sour old ravens from Lin'ou Village, the old Biantou from Wuli Township... all the way to the village, they drove over with their horses.

These are just the vanguard. Each village and village has its own Guzang flag, which is carried by the young and strong. Some villages have five or six sides. Those villages are composed of several families and have balanced strength.

The Guzang flag is a tall old bamboo pole with chicken feathers on the top. rice.

Li Junge was secretly shocked. If this battle was put in the eyes of the local rulers of the feudal dynasty who didn't know the truth, it would be like pulling flags to gather crowds!Coupled with the wanton killing of cattle, it is properly interpreted as preparing to rebel!
I don't know if there is such a cruel suppression that started from a misunderstanding in history. If there is, then the Miao family will be wronged.

Regardless of how many villages and towns there are, it is still a small society. No matter how close you are or how close you are to each other, if anyone tries to cause trouble, everyone in the village will be looked down upon by everyone.

Therefore, although Old Biantou and Old Kanye still bickered constantly along the way, as soon as Grandpa Yu greeted them, the two immediately shut up obediently.

All the way to Bagou Township, Li Junge saw the people gathered here, and couldn't help being surprised again: "I'll go..."

The old man and Long Jie were also waiting here with a large army. Five hundred big buffaloes filled the Dayou Square in Bagou Township to the brim.

Along the way, Li Junge already knew that buffaloes are generally killed during the Guzang Festival. Although there are also cattle slaughtered, they are rare.

Grandpa Yu led everyone to greet the old man, and Longjie shook hands with Li Junge cordially, as if the two armies joined forces: "Er Pi Ge, the task you gave is overfulfilled."

Li Junge stroked the horns of a big buffalo: "I don't understand this thing, but it looks like a good cow. You can see that everyone in the village is laughing."

Long Jie said with a smile: "It's okay to raise cattle. This is my specialty. The problem is that the old man's method of selecting cattle has tossed me to death."

Li Junge smiled and said: "Really? I think these cows are similar to the big buffaloes we usually see..."

Long Jie kept complaining, stomping his feet and said: "Don't be almost the same! The difference is too much, okay!"

"Look at this cow, there are five cows, four are in front of the upper part of the four legs, and the other is in the middle of the bridge of the nose connecting the two eyes. This is the best. The top sacrificial cow."

"The next level is one less on the hind legs, and the third is two less on the hind legs... There are many ways."

"Besides the lottery, there are also taboos. For example, you can't have a cow with a long hair under the eye socket. That kind of mainstream tears. Tears mean harm to the master..."

"You can't have hair that grows on your calves, as the owner's family will be busy and wandering around..."

"In addition to looking at the ox, you also need to look at the horns, hair, teeth, tail, and hooves... Anyway, it's like looking at a mole, and everything is a bunch of talk."

"I made some comments, and the old man brought out the ancient song, saying, 'Go to the east to draw swirls, go to the east to install horns...' It is said that according to the requirements of the Miao family, the sacrificed bulls must not only be majestic Fat and fat, but also rounded corners, clear swirls, and proper positions..."

"The key is that all the elders are on his side, where do you ask me to reason..."

Li Junge patted him on the shoulder: "Then you are now half an expert in folklore of the Miao family. Outsiders can't learn these things if they want to. Congratulations."

Long Jie said: "If this is not a major event in my own clan, I really wouldn't waste this effort! Hahahaha... But this skill, I guess there are not many Miao family who know it..."

"You are right, at least choose the Miao family to sacrifice cattle, and now I am a first-class expert in the dragon world!"

Li Junge asked about the number of buffaloes, and said, "There are [-] households in Miao Village, how did you bring [-] buffaloes here?"

Long Jie said with a smile: "The main reason is that I am afraid of mistakes. Besides, the people in Xuantian Village have a lot of money. Many people will definitely recognize more when they see a lot of them. The ancestors will be more happy, right?"

Li Junge patted him on the shoulder: "You are really thoughtful! If you do business like this, you are not afraid of not getting rich!"

The next step is to drive the cattle up the mountain, with [-] buffaloes and a [-]-mile mountain road, and there are countless difficulties in the middle.

Fortunately, people's hearts are moving like Taishan Mountain, and Li Junge's stupid strength is no less than that of a buffalo.

If not, you can use space grass to lure it, and Bai Da and they can help chase it away.Even so, by the time the five hundred oxen were driven to the mountain, the moon had passed the mid-heaven.

It is impossible to drive so many cattle to the stockade. The sloping land at the mountain pass has long been surrounded by corrals. The cattle are raised here, and there is a proper name called "Niutang".

All men, women and children in the village rushed over to recognize their own cattle.

Hearing that there are still more, many people were overjoyed and said that they would get one more cow, and the 97 cows were claimed in a blink of an eye.

The tourist diversion system is running silently, and the tourists who come to Xuantian Village seem to have not noticed that there are several fewer owners in the homestay they stayed in.

For no other reason, the Miao family quietly prepared to celebrate the festival by themselves.

Careful tourists will also find that most of the homestays are full of Miao people. They don't know what they are busy with, but they are obviously in a state of tension and excitement.

If you look closely, there are branches and leaves hanging in front of the door of each wooden building or on the outer wall, similar to the calamus and mugwort leaves hanging in the Han family during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Li Junge took it for granted that this was to avoid evil, but it was not until Grandpa Yu explained that it was not the case.

It turns out that this leaf has a weird name, just like motherwort, its function is the name, it is called "Tui Niu Xuaner Tree".

Grandpa Yu took off two leaves and put them in Li Junge's pocket: "If you hang this leaf, the rot on the cow will be fixed, and it won't grow to other parts."

"There are also cows that hide the bad spinners so that no one can see them. If these bad spinners are not pushed away, it will hinder the owner's family."

"Hang these leaves by the door to push away the bad spinners, and take two leaves with you to keep yourself safe."

Well, according to Li Junge's understanding of the Han Chinese, this is the original sin of the cow, because it is said that it pissed off Mother Butterfly to death!Then the Miao family gave it a presumption of guilt.

God is sorry to see, Niu Xuan is something that Niu can hide by himself?
But to be fair, turn it upside down, the Han people take firecrackers to blow up the invisible "Nian Beast" as soon as the Spring Festival comes. When you think about it, isn't it equally inexplicable?

To be able to get the qualification to observe this great sacrifice as a Han Chinese is already a good image of Li Junge in the past few years. It is considered the pride of the Miao family. In addition, he is the son-in-law of the Miao family, which is a special treatment. .

So, keep your mouth shut and just watch.

In addition to this, a pair of buffalo horns are placed on the threshold of each house.

The buffalo horns are covered with bones, which still look like a bull's head.

Li Junge asked, and it turned out that many Miao family members didn't know why they put the pair of horns, which caused a burst of sighs from Grandpa Yu and Old Man.

Grandpa Yu said to everyone: "I don't even understand the old rules... This is to prevent the spirit of the cow from entering the house. After the Guzang Festival, new horns will be added."

After speaking, I took out the buffalo horn of my own house. It was really different from other houses. It was a wooden board nearly two meters high.

From top to bottom, there are a total of five pairs of horns on the board. They are of different sizes, but they are all very symmetrical.

The top pair is the oldest, but also the youngest. When turned over, there are two Chinese characters engraved on the back of the board: "Yichou".

The same goes for the next few pairs.

The old man helped Grandpa Yu hang up the horn board, and said: "This thing will be used later, and the horns must be used to hit the bull rack before chopping the cow. What does Lao Yu mean by that?"

Grandpa Yu explained: "It means that the new cows to be killed can't beat the old Gu Zang Niu. Lao Gu Zang Niu will take care of them so that they don't mess around."

After the cattle are bought and before the sacrifice, they must be carefully fed. In addition to feeding the fodder pulled down from the mountain, the cattle must also be given rice soup. Many people in the village have fewer owners. In fact, most of them do this in the back mountain.

Feeding rice soup is not simply taking a bucket of rice soup for the cows to drink by themselves, but the waiters pour the rice soup directly into the buffalo's mouth with a bamboo tube one bamboo tube after another.

Xuantianzhai's own family would definitely not be able to do this, but the aunt's relatives and uncle's relatives from every household came one after another, and everyone worked together, so it wasn't tiring.

Of course, it is impossible to arrive at the same time, and the gifts are also light and heavy.

Li Junge even found out that there was a relative in Xiaoyinzi's family who had walked seventy miles up the mountain road with ten catties of rice on his back.

(End of this chapter)