Weird recovery, I can't hide my god's identity

Chapter 67
Chen Jingle is very pleased with Brother Ji's progress.

Although this progress is nothing, it is better to be properly encouraged than to be punished. Only with encouragement can there be motivation.Just like parents educate their children.

Of course, I don't mean to be a chicken brother's father.

After completing the occupation of all the main temples in Orange County, he suddenly relaxed and couldn't help but give himself a half-day vacation.

"It feels like I have finally stepped out of Novice Village."

Chen Jingle couldn't help but laugh.

But he talked about taking a break verbally, but he was actually not idle. He mainly thought about one question——

Where should we go next?

To the south is Suicheng Chenchuan Haikang Leinan. First occupy the peninsula, and then consider whether to cross the sea.The beliefs of the landowners on Qiongzhou Island are also very extensive.

To go east is to go in the direction of the provincial capital. First enter Gaoyao, and then according to the confluence of the three rivers, including eastern Guangdong, you can go north to Fujian.

If you go west to north, you will enter the territory of the old cousins ​​in Guangzhou. The only difference is that the west side is the old family of Qin Lian Mansion who used to eat together.To the north is Yulin, which belongs to Cangwu County.

"Let's head south first."

After thinking for a long time, I finally clapped my hands and decided.

In the final analysis, he is more familiar with the area of ​​Yanchuan and has more confidence.

As for whether it will be a corner, which will hinder future development, Chen Jingle has considered it, but he doesn't care.Because he is not an ancient dynasty fighting for hegemony in the world, and he does not need money and food to support the army.

Yanchuan is poor because it has a large population and a large number of villages, which is incomparable in other directions.

Besides, I didn't protect my hometown, so how can I guarantee that I can protect other places?
So, head south!

……

The first stop to the south is Suicheng.

About Suicheng, Chen Jingle didn't know much, mostly from chatting with the elders.

Although it is next door to Orange County, I have never been there. At most, I went to Suicheng City on the Lanchuan Road without stopping.

His impression of Suicheng was similar to that of most small counties, full of life.

Well, to put it bluntly, it is backward.

Suicheng has 15 towns and one street under its jurisdiction, but its population is less than half that of Orange County. In addition, there are no pillar industries, the economy cannot develop, and it is close to Chenchuan. Therefore, housing prices are much cheaper than Orange County.

If there were any famous people in Suicheng, Chen Jingle only had two impressions.

One is the Confucius Cultural City, but I have never been there. I heard that there is nothing interesting, but there is a lot of food. It is very lively during the New Year and festivals.

Another one is to wake up the lion.

In folklore, people believe that lion dance can drive away ghosts and evil spirits. During festivals, new store openings, and even school opening ceremonies, gongs and drums are played and lion dances are used to celebrate.

The lion dance is divided into southern lions and northern lions.

Among them, there are three well-known places for Southern Lions. Needless to say, the hometown of Master Huang, the other is Guangc Teng County, and then Suicheng.

Each of the three places has its own characteristics, so I will not talk about it here, but just introduce it.

The Suicheng Lion Dance is most famous for the Wenche Lion Team, which has won many awards at home and abroad.

In a movie that was released earlier about young lion dancers chasing their dreams, there was a scene in which the lion head of the protagonist group was trampled to pieces.

……

Suicheng lion dance has a strong atmosphere, and almost every village here has its own lion dance team.

Of course, they are all amateur players, and they are only responsible for activities such as the annual tour of the gods.

Even if it is a professional competition team, most of the members of the lion dance troupe have their own work and life, and they only gather for training when they need to perform.

Otherwise, it would be too difficult to rely on this alone for a living.

Those who join the lion dance troupe are all because of love.Especially the Lions.

It should be noted that to learn lion dance, you must first learn Nanquan, Siping horse, Ziwu horse, Qilin step, sitting pan step, and various hard bridge and hard horse movements.A lion head weighs 3.5 kg at its lightest and 6.5 kg at its heaviest. It takes a long time to dance while carrying it on its shoulders.In normal training, it is common to fall off a three-meter-high pile without moving, and it is common to have a broken head and a broken bone.

If it weren't for liking this line of work, few people would be able to persevere.

Some of them are students, some are young people just out of social work, and some are middle-aged people whose hair has begun to thin out.

Everyone has a dream, but what you pursue is not the dream of moving bricks on a construction site in a big city, but the lion dream in your heart that is always working hard and standing at a higher level.

……

Lion dance is a traditional folk custom, and it will inevitably involve ghosts and gods, so it has many taboos.

For example, you need to worship God before starting a lion, you need to dot your eyes before dancing a lion, you need to worship God after you start a lion, the gongs and drums don’t stop and the lions don’t stop, etc.

In a way, it is the inheritance and development of traditional folk customs, and it is also the respect for ancestors.

After all, the gods worshiped by Chinese people are basically ancestors and sages.

Except for performances, the lion heads are usually placed in the ancestral temple for offerings, and someone regularly maintains them to prevent insects from flooding.Also prevent it from being stolen.

Lionheads don't come cheap.

Since it is not cheap, it is not easy to make lion heads.

In general, the selection of materials is exquisite, the craftsmanship is unique, and the techniques are delicate.

Usually thin bamboo strips are used as the bone, and the "dome" is first pierced to determine the size of the lion's head, then the tough paper is used as the skin, pasted on it, and then hand-painted into special patterns, and finally decorated with wool, rabbit fur, colorful pompoms, etc. Embellishment, after layers of processes, such a lion head is considered complete.

Suicheng's lion head color tie has been included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list a few years ago.

However, like puppet making, because of the low income and troublesome production process, fewer and fewer people are willing to learn this skill.

……

There is another important ceremony in lion dance, which is to consecrate the eyes.

Only after finishing the lion can the performance be performed.This is usually done by the buyer or employer.

Brushes and cinnabar are used to finish the eyes, and they will also be matched with formulas.

such as:

One point of heaven, the auspicious star shines; two points of eyes, the future is bright;
Three points of the mouth, the sound spreads thousands of miles; four points of the iron horn, the power shakes the mountains and rivers.

It may be different from place to place, but roughly the same.

A store in Jinfeng Plaza opened today. The boss is so proud. It is said that he invited the Wenche Lion Dance Troupe to perform.

Chen Jingle didn't expect that there would be fun to watch casually, so naturally he couldn't miss it.

"Is it the Zhenwen Che Lion Dance Troupe? Don't brag!"

"It should be true, the banners are all displayed."

"Wow, there are plum blossom piles, good eyesight~"

"The last time I saw their performance in Confucius Temple City, I dropped a stake and could fly over three meters away. Turtle, have you practiced lightness kung fu?"

"I heard that everyone knows kung fu, but I don't know if it's light kung fu."

"It's started, it's started."

"Uh, why are there still elementary school students?"

"..."

The elementary school students were talking about next to the gong and drum team. There was a child about ten years old, about 1.4 meters tall, about five, who was also wearing a lion dance team costume. He stood beside the adults and stared intently at the performance.

The reason why he attracts attention is because of his young age, and the second is because of the sincere smile on his face and the light in his eyes.

Chen Jingle in the crowd couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the child, and subconsciously smiled.

"It's nice to be able to do what you love."

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(End of this chapter)