the last witcher

"Where did Bamei's car go?" After our car stopped at the entrance of the hotel for almost 10 minutes, and there was no sign of Bamei's group, I couldn't help asking Section Chief Xu beside me.

"Don't worry, they're going to do some shopping, and they'll be back soon." Section Chief Xu seemed to understand the working style of this group of people very well, and answered my question very easily.On the contrary, Ling is hiding in her Audi car, smoking non-stop. If she rolls open the window of her car, someone who doesn't know will probably be able to call 119. How many cigarettes does she have to smoke in this short time? ah.

The biggest advantage of Section Chief Xu is that he doesn't talk much, maybe it has something to do with his profession.Whenever I bring up a topic, he basically listens, and when I talk about something interesting, he will go along with it and smile, without saying a single word of nonsense.When Lili told me about Section Chief Xu, she asked me to learn more about his calmness, and I could only agree with a wry smile.You must know that if a person's disposition and temper want to change, it is not something that can be done just by learning. It is really difficult. Unless there is a major change, the person who agrees is basically lying.Of course, it also includes me who promised Wang Lili.

More than 40 minutes later, Bamei's car drove up to the door of the hotel. Li Hao was the first to jump out of the car, carrying several black plastic bags in his hand, and a rectangular folding table in his hand. I don't know what kind of medicine these guys are selling in their gourds.

Seeing the arrival of Li Hao and others, Ling also quickly came out of the car, welcomed us all into the store, and left us the two rooms next to the incident.

When Li Hao and others went in to look at the room, I quietly opened the black plastic bag he put on the ground, and there were pig heads, roast chicken, roast duck and other cooked food in it, which surprised me.

It happened that the eighth younger sister came to pick up things, I pulled her aside and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter, this Li Hao is also a foodie like Monk Jie Chi?"

"How is it possible?" Bamei replied to me in surprise, seeing me pointing at those plastic bags, Bamei immediately understood what I meant, and then said to me with a smile: "My silly tree, That's the Five Animal Sacrifice, okay?"

"Isn't it a three-animal sacrifice? How could he be a five-animal sacrifice?" I was a little confused by Bamei.

"Didn't the sloppy Taoist tell you about this?" Bamei asked me in disbelief. "I didn't say that, I swear to God." I knew that I was swayed by that dead bull again, and even these most basic things were not taught to me in detail.

"Then you wait for me to send the things over, and I will give you a make-up lesson." Bamei probably thought that this matter would be easily resolved. In that case, I would be with her in the middle of the night, so she was happy After touching my face, he walked away with the plastic bag, leaving me staring at the back of the other party bitterly, not knowing what to do.

"Husband." Wang Lili's voice sounded from behind me again, which made me get goosebumps instantly. "My wife, she touched me, and I didn't avoid it." I know that explaining is covering up, but at this moment I have to explain, otherwise it will become a fact.

"I'm also very interested in the three animals and five animals. It's boring to stay in Section Chief Xu's room alone, and there's nothing to talk about. Why don't I accompany you later and listen to Bamei talk about the reason?" ?” This is not asking for my opinion, it is clearly Chi Guoguo’s stalking, besides nodding in agreement, do I have a second choice?

After the eighth sister came out, Ling, a clever woman, opened a room for the three of us. After closing the door, I found that the eyes of the two women behind me were possessive.Nima, the young master has not had a good rest recently, and his kidneys are a little weak, can you stop staring at me like this, my liver is really trembling.

I found a chair in the corner and sat down, while Wang Lili and Bamei sat on a single bed, and then Bamei began to talk about the sacrificial ceremony.

In Taoism in China, when offering sacrifices to gods, whole animals or five animals are generally used.This is a kind of devout respect for the gods expressed by believers.The folk sacrifices to gods are differentiated according to the customs of various places and according to the height of the gods, relatives, and tastes of the gods.The sacrifices used in the sacrifice are divided into whole animals, five animals, small five animals, three animals, and small three animals.

Animal bodies are the most common sacrifices among the people. People distinguish the objects of sacrifices by raw and cooked, whole and incomplete, five animals and three animals.The sacrifice of all five animals is often the most solemn symbol of folk sacrifices, and is often used for sacrifices to large-scale or high-level gods.

In the old society, the economy was relatively scarce, and many families could not afford the sacrifice of the whole animal. When there were important sacrifices or important sacrifices such as worshiping Tiangong, they often replaced some parts of the five animals.The five animals in the old society must include pig heads (half pigs or sheep), chickens, ducks (or geese), fish, offal (pork liver, pork belly), etc., or the latter four are replaced by other dry goods, with pig heads and pig tails attached , which means that there is a head and a tail. People will also use a large piece of pork instead of the pig's head and so on.

Due to social changes in modern times, people's living standards are improving day by day. Although it is not a luxury to use the old five animals to worship, ordinary people prefer to use easily available chicken, duck, fish, eggs, dried tofu, squid (seafood) and even drinks, Instant noodles are combined into five kinds, which are called "small five animals" to replace the big five animals in the old society.They are cooked a little before the sacrifice, but not really cooked, and are used to worship the gods with higher status.

The placement of the five animals is different. Pigs are placed in the middle and are called "middle animals"; chickens, ducks, geese, etc. are placed on both sides and are called "side animals"; fish and internal organs are placed behind the side animals and are called "lower animals". Or "after sacrifice".

It is usually used to worship the higher gods.For example: Jade Emperor, Guan Sheng Dijun, Heavenly Virgin, Marshal Zhongtan, Sanguan Dadi, Prince, City God, Patriarch and other gods. In addition, it can also be used for children's adulthood, wedding banquets, funeral ceremonies, etc. occasion.

As for the three animal sacrifices, the old society refers to pigs, cows, and sheep, these three kinds of livestock.The reason why it costs more money than the five animals is that they are afraid that the gods will blame them and do bad things with good intentions.

But once the sacrificial ceremony is done, it consumes a lot of energy, especially for a talisman master like me who opens an altar to ask the gods to ask for talismans. If the altar is opened every time with three animals, the talismans obtained are estimated to be unaffordable for ordinary people. .

So, our clever ancestors thought of using small three animals instead.The so-called small three animals refer to chickens, ducks, and fish, these three creatures, but even so, the cost is still very high.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Taoist predecessors simplified the small three animals again, replacing them with chicken legs, duck legs, and a small ~~ fish, which saved a lot of money and avoided extravagance and waste.It seems that I have been using the small three animals to worship and open the altar to ask for amulets. To be honest, I can't afford to use the big three animals or the big five animals.

Anyway, let’s put it this way, depending on the relationship between the gods and humans, the sacrifices are also different. The whole sacrifice represents the highest respect of the sacrifices, and if it is cut into pieces or slices, it represents a little less respect. The explanation should be easy for everyone to understand. (I still recommend using small three animals, responding to the call of **, and avoiding waste)

The "raw", "semi-cooked" and "fully cooked" of animal meat indicate the unfamiliarity and familiarity of people's relationship with gods and people.Therefore, when offering sacrifices to the gods or ancestors on the birthday of the general gods, the big five animals are seldom offered, but chickens, ducks, and fish must still be whole.As for the sacrifice to the Jade Emperor, a whole pig must be offered, and the pig's mouth must contain oranges to express auspiciousness and people's respect and respect for the Jade Emperor.

to be continued