Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 982 Going Down the Mountain
Chapter 980: Down the Mountain

Beef ribs are not pure ribs, but from the spine to the bottom of the belly, the whole is a semicircular strip of flesh and blood. A dozen or so ribs add up to a lot of meat.

There is also a saying that even the meat from the cow's head will be distributed to those families who can't afford to kill the cow after the festival, but in Xuantian Village, this problem does not exist at all.

The guests at home are greeted by Dad Yin. Grandpa Yu and the village elders are not at home at the moment, and they are all seeing off the guests at the pass of Houshan Mountain.

Four hundred families, each with dozens of guests on average, and the scene of tens of thousands of people evacuating from the mountain road are like blue streams.

On the maple frame of each house, there are two pieces of cowhide on the left and the right, which are prepared for the tree fellers.

But the cowhide of A Yin's family is now in the hands of the high priest.

The high priest was carrying a basket on his back, and the dried fish on his head had been put into the basket. There were also eighteen beef ribs tied into a bundle, ready to be carried back with the people in his own village.

All these things added up, in the eyes of the high priest, are not as valuable as those two [-] cm square raw cowhide.

The high priest directly confessed to the two uncles: "Thank you, thank you. This is the cowhide that was enshrined under the throne of Thor. The two uncles can give it to the old man. I really appreciate the old man."

Li Junge was also in the line of seeing off the guests, and smiled at the high priest: "You can take the cowhide away, but you have to tell me about it."

The high priest pointed to the firepit in the main room. It turned out that there were also two pieces of cowhide on the firepit of Ayin's house, but it was sandwiched between a pile of smoked fish and bacon. Li Junge never noticed it.

The high priest smiled and said: "Our Miao family always hangs one or two pieces of cowhide on the fire hall, which can be used as a plate to worship the gods on weekdays, but when there is no meat to worship some gods, we can directly use the cowhide The gods will not blame the lack of meat. The most important thing!"

"This cowhide is amazing. Firstly, it was obtained from the Guzang Festival, and secondly, it was enshrined under the God of Thunder. Hahahaha, these two pieces are the only ones in the world!"

Li Junge also laughed loudly: "So that's how it is! Then you can take it away, the high priest. Thank you for coming these days!"

The high priest smiled and said: "I can see clearly that the Niuhide Xuantian Village is really useless! Because in the future, you will never have to worry about running out of meat in your village!"

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It wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon that the guests were all gone.

Grandpa Yu came back. He stayed awake for six days and four nights, and he lost a lot of weight.

However, the spirit is still strong. In addition to the efficacy of Li Junge's Lingquan, the old man's own cultivation skills also seem to have unique secrets.

It's not too late to inquire about these things in the future, and now Li Junge and A Yinke have to go down the mountain as soon as possible.

Because of the rules of the Guzang Festival, the entire village will be closed starting tomorrow, and one letter will last for thirteen days.

During these thirteen days, the priests in the village, the mother-in-law Yao, and the elders of the village will also hold many ceremonies that are not known to outsiders.

Even the children will be driven out of the stockade and sent to relatives, and they will not return home until No.13.

But this matter is now the simplest. The underage children are all school children. They usually live in the Lijiagou children’s school. Now for them, it’s just a weekend that they can’t go home. Just playing.

During this period, there will be guards at the intersection of entering the village, people outside will not be allowed to enter, and people inside will not be allowed to go out.

Therefore, after telling Grandpa Yu to take a rest and take good care of the spirit that he has lacked in the past few days, Li Junge and A Yin are going to take the children down the mountain.

It is said that on the third day after the FIT, the cattle heads will be gathered in the stockade and the sacrificial speech will be read again.

Then on the 13th day, the priests will come back again to clean out the evil spirits who sneaked into the village during the Guzang Festival. This is called "sweeping the village".

After completing this ceremony, the Guzang Festival is truly over, the village is considered clean, and the children can come back.

However, Li Junge can't see these things anymore. There are also the Free Life Festival and the Long Street Banquet at the foot of the mountain that need to be prepared, and the eighth day of April will arrive in a blink of an eye.

I had no choice but to ask Miao Wa to take a few photos for my enjoyment. This baby and Ah Dai will not go down the mountain until the village is re-opened.

All the people from Hezhai rushed to see each other off, Li Junge and A Yin walked in the middle, surrounded by children, and the villagers were on the periphery. They all walked towards Shuiyun Township together.

This Guzang Festival is definitely the glory of Xuantian Village. The grand sacrifice of [-] cows allowed the clansmen in all directions and even as far away as Xiasi Town to truly appreciate the strength of Xuantian Village.

This kind of strength, four years ago, was something that he never dared to imagine in his dreams, and all of these are the earth-shaking changes that this simple and honest Piwa in front of him has brought to Xuantian Village in just a few years.

Ayin often finds it unbelievable that Erpi is cunning everywhere.

But in the Miao family in Zhaizi, how come they become down-to-earth, simple and honest, willing to work hard, and not angry when they suffer a lot.

From the perspective of the simple people in the village, it is better to say that they are not angry when they suffer a net loss, and they are simple and honest. In fact, they can almost be equated with foolish children.

No wonder Bawangxiu and Piwa can be so close, it's really because this child has a pure heart...

Her husband has such a good image in the hearts of the people in the village, of course it is not easy for Ah Yin to report and expose the righteous family killing.

But from time to time, I swear, there is a kind of not afraid of suffering, that is, if you want to take it first, you must give it first. This is a world of difference from honesty and honesty, okay?
When he came to the cable car station, Li Junge turned around and said to everyone: "Thank you all for allowing me, a Han boy, to participate in your grand ceremony. I am really honored."

"There's an old saying, 'One year's delay in spring, and ten years' delay.' This year, in order to celebrate the festival, the planting time of Ujin rice has been advanced by one week. Please take care of this matter. If you need to replant seedlings or something , notify Shanxiatou in time."

Ayin was not so polite: "After this festival is over, the sanitation conditions, recreational facilities, flowers, plants and trees in the village, it is estimated that many places need to be restored, and the wild birds must be recruited again."

"These thirteen days are just an opportunity. Let's celebrate the festival, but how to live after the festival is over, how should we live."

"Grandpa told me that in the old days, the Miao family celebrated the Guzang Festival, and many villages were heavily in debt and ruined. We don't want to live like that."

"But we can't feel that we are so great just because we can celebrate the Guzang Festival and can afford to kill cattle and entertain many relatives."

"We can't change our mentality and our way of life just because of a festival. This is a commemoration, a festival."

"We gave the best sacrifices and prayers to the gods and ancestors, and gave joy and affection to relatives and friends. That's enough."

"But we are still us, do you understand what I mean?"

As soon as Ayin spoke seriously, even Grandpa Yu felt a little embarrassed, let alone the other people in the village, no matter whether they understood or not, they nodded first before speaking.

Li Junge hurried out to smooth things over, and said with a smile, "What Ayin means is that the purpose of our Guzang Festival this time is not to show off to the four miles and eight towns how well our Xuantian Village is doing now, nor is it to impress relatives. They all invite to show off and make everyone envious and jealous."

"Our purpose is very simple, it is simply to remember our ancestors and pray for the blessing of the gods."

"Bless what? May our village become better, and our clansmen have a better life."

"How do you say that old saying? 'Sincerity leads to success'. On the other hand, if the heart is not sincere, it will not work."

"If we pray to the gods to bless us with the mind of showing off to the four miles and eight villages, will the gods bless us? Will the ancestors feel at ease when worshiping the ancestors with the mind of showing off to the same clan branches? So what should we think and do next? , everyone understands it very well, right?"

Now that I've said it, I understand!This girl, A Yin, has been in college for a few years, and has been an official for a few more years. Now she has a small face like when she was a child. The official prestige makes her feel guilty, so she doesn't have the heart to think about the truth she said.

Piwa is still approachable, and the truth is transparent when he explains it!
Good translation!
They all forgot that the director of the village committee is not an official, and Piwa actually went to college.

I always think in my heart that this baby and He Erhu are in the same way, a mountain runner who came up from the mountain!
After waving goodbye to everyone, Ayin and Li Junge led the children back to Lijiagou.

After sending the children to school, Li Junge and A Yin returned home, and it was another report.

The Miao Family Supreme Ceremony, such a big scene naturally has a lot of talk, especially the group of children at home, who are fascinated by it.

The various mysterious rituals and legends of the Miao family, such as the soul of the old cow, the soul of the new cow, inviting the gods, inviting the ancestors, killing chickens with bamboo sticks, and supporting cattle with maple trees, these gods and ghosts make the children afraid and reluctant to run away. open.

But these are Li Junge's strengths. The person who was able to talk about Xiaomei and Ren Xiaoqian in the past so that he took the initiative to get into the bed of Zhuer Chong and Wang Congjun, now he can talk so eloquently.

The consequence is that Wang Meixian no longer sleeps alone, but has to share a bed with Aunt Ayin.

Ayin looked at Li Junge who was carrying the quilt and pillow to the study resentfully, couldn't help giggling, it was really self-defeating.

What about grandma's one-liners?Mosquitoes were slapped just for the sake of their mouths!

……

It was March [-]th when I went down the mountain, and it was March [-]th when I woke up the next day.

In March [-]rd, crabs climbed mountains.

On the pebble beach and puddles by the Yulong River, crabs began to come ashore and molt their shells.

In the Shadang by the river in Lijiagou, the peach blossom jellyfish has appeared again.

Fawang Temple, Santai Temple, two places of tea began to produce.

In addition, there are still 20 days until the release of life festival. Li Junge hasn't seen Master Guoshan for a long time, so he decided to go to Fawang Temple, planning to use the pretext of discussing the release of life festival, to have a meal of bean curd rice with Master Guoshan, and cheat a few Jin tea back.

There are quite a lot of pilgrims coming to Fawang Temple now. Li Junge saw two middle-aged men who seemed to be from other places along the way up the mountain.

Li Junge passed them briskly, and heard a middle-aged man shout: "Little... little brother, wait a moment..."

(End of this chapter)