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  Chapter 138 Mazu Tour

  After seven consecutive days of fasting in the village, the Mazu Tour Ceremony began on the morning of the eighth day. The villagers gathered around the entrance of the Mazu Temple early in the morning to watch the excitement.

The ritual band invited two classes to play music in the Mazu Temple in turn. When the time came around 9:00 in the morning, a grandmother carefully carried out one of the two statues of Mazu in front of the statue of Mazu, and was carried by another middle-aged fisherwoman Go to the shrine, put it upright, and wrap it with red silk.

  The village chief inserted three incense sticks in each of the three incense statues in front of the statue, and then signaled the people outside the temple gate to ring the gong to clear the way.

Walking in the front is the Chaogong (big gong) carrying the "opening the way" flag, followed by setting off firecrackers, behind him on the left and right sides are holding a "avoidance" plaque, followed by young and middle-aged men holding up their hands, which reads: Plaques with the words "Peace in Four Seasons", "Guotai Minan" and "Smooth Weather".

   There are a group of ritual bands in the middle and at the end of the procession. Mazu sits on a wooden shrine and is carried in the middle by 8 young and middle-aged men. The maids on both sides are dressed up by little girls in the village, a total of eight.

  Ye Huimei was also chosen to be a maid, with a flower basket in her hand, ready to leave at any time.

  The children of the Ye family shouted when they saw it: "It's my sister, it's my sister."

   "Sister-in-law is so pretty with powder today~"

   It was rare to see something exciting, and almost everyone in the whole village came out to accompany Mazu on the tour, because it was a weekend without school, not just the children of the Ye family. All the big and small children in the village followed behind.

Ye Huimei heard the cries of the children at home, looked over, and smiled slightly, but when she looked back, she spotted Ah Guang who was not far away, her eyes were straight, her cheeks flushed slightly in embarrassment, and then she focused on following the team go ahead.

  There were also some people in the crowd discussing whether Ye Huimei didn't have a date yet, and wondering if there were any relatives of the same age that they could introduce.

  Ye's family members all look very upright. It's just that Ye Huimei has darkened after a summer, but today she specially put on powder to make her skin look fair. Among the maids, she is quite eye-catching.

   Ah Guang listened unhappily to other people's discussions, but he was helpless. Everything must be done step by step, and he kept following the mikoshi helplessly.

  There are people behind the team carrying firecrackers and firecrackers with two feet, which are set off by special personnel as they walk.

  Accompanied by the sound of gongs, drums, firecrackers and firecrackers, the patrol team walked across the uneven cobblestone road, climbed up the quaint stone steps, walked through the fishing village avenues and trails, or went uphill or downhill.

Mazu will travel all the roads in the village, and will stop at the door of all the villagers. Some people will place an offering table at the door of the house. When they arrive at a house, the head of that household will go to burn three sticks of incense until the whole village is gone. After visiting the village, the guard of honor went to the beach.

   Walked along the river bank from east to west, walked to the beach again, and then stayed in the middle of the whole beach.

  The ceremonial band will also come forward to perform for Mazu and play a piece of music to bless the fishermen's production safety at sea and family auspiciousness and safety.

   According to legend, Mazu's real name is Lin Mo, a descendant of the Jiumulin family, a prominent family in Putian, Fujian Province. She was born on the 23rd day of the third lunar month in the first year of Song Jianlong (960).

  Before she was born, her parents had given birth to five daughters. They hoped very much that this child would be a son, but they were greatly disappointed.

  But on the evening before she was about to be born, the neighbors saw the shooting star turned into a red light and shot from the northwest sky. It was so brilliant that the rocks on the island turned red.

  So, her parents felt that she must not be an ordinary daughter, so they loved her very much, because she didn't cry until the full moon, so they named her Lin Mo.

  When she grew up, she determined to be a Sian Chay person all her life, determined not to marry, and her parents obeyed her wishes. She devotes herself wholeheartedly to charitable and public welfare undertakings. She has been intensively studying medical principles, treating diseases for people, and teaching people to prevent epidemics and eliminate disasters.

  She has a gentle temperament and is eager to help others, and her reputation spreads far and wide along the coast. No matter who encounters any difficulties, they are willing to discuss with her and ask her for help. She is also enthusiastic to help the villagers who need her to solve problems, avoid disasters and seek good fortune.

  Lin Mo, who grew up by the sea, is not only proficient in astronomy and meteorology, but also familiar with water. There are many reefs in the strait between Meizhou Island and the mainland. Fishing boats and merchant ships that died in this sea area are often rescued by Lin Mo, so people say that she can cross the sea on a seat.

  She can also predict good and bad luck, and will definitely inform the boat owner in advance whether they can sail, so she is said to be able to "predict good and bad things" and call her "Goddess" and "Dragon Lady".

  987 (the fourth year of Emperor Yongxi of Song Dynasty) on the ninth day of September, Lin Mo, who was only 28 years old, ascended into the sky. In fact, she died during a rescue at sea.

  But in later legends, on the day Lin Mo ascended into the sky, the people on Meizhou Island all said that they saw Mazu ride the long wind and ride the auspicious clouds, soaring in the bright sky.

  From then on, sailors also said that they saw Lin Mo flying on the sea in a red dress, helping those who were in distress and calling for help. Therefore, the statue of Mazu is gradually enshrined on sea ships to pray for safe and smooth sailing.

  Because of saving the world and benefiting people, it is worshiped as the "God of the Sea" in the southeast coast of China and even in East Asia, and temples are set up to worship.

   Today's outing worship, except that there is no banquet, is no less than the specification of Mazu's birthday.

   After the performance of the ritual band, you only need to go under the tide and inspect the sea. Mazu's outing ceremony is considered complete, and you can go back to the temple directly.

The villagers escorted and followed from the beginning to the end, until after Mazu took her seat in the Mazu Temple, a grandma held a cup of tea, knelt down and prayed, and then respectfully returned the statue, the tour ceremony ended. Then everyone went back to their homes and dispersed.

   "Daddy, pee~pee~"

  Ye Yaodong suddenly panicked, "Wait a minute, you can't pee, if you do, I'll beat your **** to pieces."

  While talking, he hurriedly put Ye Chengyang off his neck, because he was small, walked slowly, and couldn't see, so Ye Yaodong directly lifted him on his neck halfway.

  Ye Chengyang couldn't wait, and shouted anxiously: "I want to pee... pee..."

  After pulling down his trousers a little, he couldn't hold back his urine. Most of his trousers were wet, and Ye Yaodong's hands were covered with his urine, but at least he didn't urinate on his neck.

   "Don't you know how to tell me sooner when you pee? Do you have to be in such a hurry? The intestines are not straight."

  Lin Xiuqing muttered a few words on the side, then took off his pants, and slapped his **** twice by the way.

  The children on the side stretched out their index fingers to shave their faces and laughed at him: "Shame~"

   "Bare ass, shame face~"

   "Ye Chengyang is ashamed~"

  He suddenly buried his head between his father's legs in embarrassment, but passed through, and suddenly realized that it seemed to be quite fun, and stretched and stretched there...

  Ye Yaodong lifted him up with black lines all over his head, "Go home!"

  Lin Xiuqing led the eldest son and followed him, but he didn't leave.

   "Pei Shun, why are you standing there?"

   "Do you care about me?"

"Grass…"

  Ye Yaodong still wanted to spoil a few words, but Lin Xiuqing tugged at the hem of his clothes, "Go back, what do you care about him?"

   "I'm not concerned about friends asking a few questions?"

  She rolled her eyes. In the past three days, Ah Guang sent bananas and persimmons to their family when he had nothing to do.

  Anyone with a discerning eye could see it, but they didn't tell the truth. Anyway, Mother Ye was worrying about it, and it was not their turn to worry about being brothers and sisters-in-law.

Ye Yaodong also understands that it's just a little upset. In his previous life, his little sister came to scold him every three days, and after scolding, she kept sending this and that to his house. After Lin Xiuqing was diagnosed with cancer, she had no daughter to take care of her, nor did her daughter-in-law Married, she helped him take care of him for a few months, and helped him advance a lot of medical expenses. Of course he cared about who she married.

   "I'm going back, it's very late, hurry back to eat."

  Ye Yaodong glared at Ah Guang before turning his head and leaving.

  (end of this chapter)