Mantra

Chapter 92 Ask the real culprit

The five mice all raised the black beans at the same time.

In fact, even if Lei Ren doesn't "translate", I still understand some of the meaning.

Because in the superstition of the "Wu Zang Temple", black beans mean... "military disaster", or "enemy", or "bad disaster".

In short, the meaning of this thing in food is not very good, it means death and killing.

Therefore, in the past, people generally did not eat black beans, and there were very few foods made with black beans.Most of the time, this stuff is used to make bean cakes and concentrate feed for livestock. It is barely the same as beef, and it is considered a taboo in the diet of the Han people.

... The reason why black beans are a bit "evil" probably has something to do with an allusion, a story about death and military disasters about "Scattering beans into soldiers".

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a king named Yao, who was very popular with the people during his reign and was one of the Ming emperors in ancient China.

During the Yao period, there was a minister named "Wucao" under him. He was well-read and good at using soldiers.

Wu Cao's ability is very great, especially his ability to lead troops to fight, which is far beyond ordinary people.

It is said that Wu Cao has a knack for fighting, that is, every time before he sends troops to fight, he must first make a "sand table", on which the mountains, rivers, geography, and checkpoint cities of the battle site are marked.

After the sand table is made, Wu Cao will also "use beans as soldiers" and conduct several "war chess deduction" on the sand table to simulate the possibility of war engagements and accurately speculate on various situations after the troops are dispatched.

During the deduction process, Wucao used to follow the principle of the five elements and use five beans to represent "soldiers". The five-color beans are "black, red, white, green, and yellow" five beans.

And black beans and red beans are impressively listed, not only listed, but also the "main force".

Among the five beans, Wucao uses black beans as enemy soldiers, red beans as our soldiers, white beans as fan soldiers, mung beans as reinforcements, and soybeans as friendly soldiers.The assignment is clear, and then they attack and surround each other on the sand table, deduce and study repeatedly, and only then order the expedition until they are confident.

After the expedition, because Wu Cao had made thorough preparations before the expedition, and he kept in mind the geography of the mountains and rivers, and the number of enemy soldiers, he was often invincible, invincible, and rarely defeated.

Usually, Wu Cao is also very modest. When people ask him about his skills to succeed in war, he will modestly tell others that he has not learned much in his life, and the reason why he has repeatedly defeated the barbarians is only with a table of beans.

Wu Cao's words were originally an insult, but they became more and more evil when they were passed on from generation to generation. Especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, after the rice thieves and the Yellow Turban Army who "pretend to be gods and ghosts" came out, the original meaning of what he said was also true. So it was said that Wucao would sow beans into soldiers, summon wind and rain, invite heavenly soldiers to help out and beat gongs, and invite Yin soldiers to warm up on the kang...and so on.

Later, Wucao told Emperor Yao about his experience. In order to pass on his great experience to future generations, Emperor Yao deleted Wucao's war chess map, leaving only red and black beans, and encircled them like a battle. The ceremony established the rules.

Later, Emperor Yao handed over this skill to his son, and afterward, he deleted Wucao's "Douxi" several times. Gradually, that kind of sand table became our current Go.He also left the saying of "death", "enemy" and "soldier" in black beans.

That's why, so far, in some places, black beans are also called "fierce beans", but what kind of evil method... I definitely don't know.

... Also because I don't know, so I still don't quite understand the five mice holding up the beans.

In desperation, I asked Lei Ren one time: "My squad is facing an enemy... I have to die? Who is the enemy and why should I die?"

What I said made Lei Ren not very happy.

After he stared blankly at me, he yelled at me: "Nonsense! Of course I will ask this! I don't need your two knives! Educate me."

Let me go and tell him, is he still angry?Lei Ren's heart is really small...

In desperation, I had no choice but to smile resentfully and motion for others to continue.

Lei Ren looked up at the sky, then lowered his head and asked the mice, "Who is the enemy?"

The five rats whispered to each other as usual, but this time unexpectedly...they were not lifting the beans.

A scene that surprised us all happened.

At this time, the five mice shook
Tail, kowtowed to Lei Ren like pounding garlic, then crawled and lay motionless on the table, as if the mouse... begged him for mercy.

Except for Lei Ren, none of us could see the meaning contained in this posture.

In desperation, my uncle Zhao Haikun had no choice but to ask in a low voice: "What...what do you mean?"

Lei Ren didn't answer, but frowned, and said to himself: "How could this happen... this, this, this..."

While speaking, Lei Ren raised his head again and glanced at the sky.

At this time, the white clouds that blocked the scorching sun were about to disperse, and the breeze stopped. The entire mourning hall and Zhao family compound were shrouded in an inexplicable silence.

Lei Ren lowered his head and said to his nephew Lei Wangcai: "Time is running out! Wangcai! Go to the back kitchen to find Wumi and red dates! Be quick!"

Lei Wang got the order, and immediately twisted his fat body and rushed to the back kitchen.

Not long after, he took out a bowl of five rice and a few red dates.

The so-called five meters, that is, five grains.

There are two terms for five grains, one is "rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean", and the other is "hemp, millet, millet, wheat, and bean". The former has rice but not hemp, and the latter has hemp but not rice.

And what Lei Wangcai took out from the back kitchen was obviously the former.

But no matter which one it is, in the past, it was an important item used to sacrifice and pray for blessings.

Moreover, this thing has a special meaning in the Five Viscera Temple...

In rural areas, especially in northern rural areas, these five kinds of grains are very common, and almost every family has two or three kinds, but it is very difficult to get them together.

But the good thing is that today is the wedding day of my old squad leader, and since the open-water banquet is open, these basic rice and noodle ingredients can also be found in full.

After Lei Wangcai handed over a bowl of five grains and a handful of red dates to Lei Ren, Lei Ren took a look, and quickly took out one of each of the five kinds of grains, and placed them neatly on the table together with the jujubes. one place.

"Time is running out!..." Lei Ren was sweating profusely, and said to the five mice: "Who is the enemy? Is it a traitor from my Wu Zang Temple, or some other enemy! You choose."

While Lei Ren was speaking, the fattest one among the five mice came out in a file, and walked out step by step towards the arrangement of five grains and one date...

Under our "all attention", it sniffed with difficulty and seemed to choose one of them...

(End of this chapter)