Chapter 15 The Hundred Ritual
The hundreds of festivals are a big day, and it is a grand ceremony that can only be seen for a lucky time. How can people not be moved?
The people who rushed over after hearing the news squeezed the platform built at the entrance of the village, and there were many people coming from the city. The noise was rumbling and the eardrums were rumbling. I entered the room inside. A thin man with a fair face happily called me Brother Chen when he saw me, and recognized him as Li Youjiao from the same village. He had a good relationship with me. He asked him with a smile: "Why did your mother let you come out today? I won't go to school anymore?"
"Hey! Everyone is going to come to this ceremony, let alone my mother. Even if she uses iron to weld me on the table, I will come."
Speaking of Li Youjiao’s mother, she was a real rash woman in the village. Li Youjiao’s father was cowardly by nature and could not take any idea. Li Youjiao’s mother was also a strange woman. She knew that she could not read a lot of words and had very strict requirements on her son, hoping that her son would be successful.
After chatting with Li Youjiao for a few words, I asked him if he saw my grandfather. Li Youjiao nodded his mouth to the room. I understood that grandfather might be in the inner room, so I walked inside. As soon as I walked to the door, a man stopped me. I recognized that the gray-haired man was the village chief Liu De, and it was not easy to force him in: "Uncle Liu, where is my grandfather?"
"It's a funeral head." Liu De patted my shoulder: "Look, Dawei has grown a lot now!"
"Uncle, I am in my early twenties, and you still treat me as a child!" I smiled, knowing that my grandfather was slapping the happy head inside and didn't want to go in again. This happy head cannot be disturbed. The executor must be wholehearted and particular. Simply put, there are three posts to sacrifice to the river. The first post is to sacrifice to the five animals, such as chickens, ducks and pigs, which are for the Dragon God Charm to enjoy. The second post is to draw the happy head, use iron chains to lift the dragon sculpture from the river, draw the scales and horns, and shape the river god's body in order to continue to protect it. The third post is the most important one, giving the talisman, which is what my grandfather is doing now. The authentic water talisman is blue, and only people with qualifications like my grandfather can invite it to post it and post it according to the Bagua formation dragon sculpture, and then slowly send it back to the bottom of the river. The next year will be smooth.
Because of my grandfather, Liu De was polite to me, not as casual as he treated others. I felt tired when talking to people with such official positions. I always felt that Liu De was not ordinary in his smile. If he pretended to be polite, Liu De was called away by a man in green and red color, who was also the groom today.
The festival is the eighth day of the lunar calendar. The auspicious day is suitable for weddings and building houses. The number of newcomers in and outside the village has also chosen this good day today and wanted to use the auspicious intention to do it together.
I knew that there was a peacock prayer custom in the village, so I followed the newcomer and wanted to see something fresh. In the crowd, I saw the three newcomers in the village at a glance, walking towards the balcony corridor of Bantanghe. In fact, the newcomers were very easy to identify. The colors and flowers in their clothes were similar to peacocks. The bride's clothes were more normal, and the red wedding dress was particularly styled. There was a jacket on the top and the back shoulders, and the pleated tassel skirts below. When a person moved, he was like a flowing cloud being blown by the wind.
"Clanglong clang"
The scene on the stage was completed, and the sound of the bronze drum and gongs was beaten. Yizi was always right, sang the white python robe, twisting her body and making a sound. The sing was the legend of Jiulong going down the river. After the opera was finished, everyone would gather in Bantanghe, and the main curtain began.
At the edge of the river, ships were moored at the head of the bay. There were long pineapple tables on the porch above. The altar on the table had been shining and the flowers and fruits were arranged neatly. I was staring at the couple of newcomers curious about the appearance of the veil when I heard a few snapshots of shutters. I turned my head and saw Qi Xueying taking pictures in the crowd with her camera and taking pictures at the people in front of me.
I glanced at this girl's photography skills were pretty good, and the scenes were taken in the photo and the person in the scene seemed vivid and vivid. Qi Xueying felt my presence, turned her head and looked at me and snorted coldly and changed to another place to take a photo. Qi Xueying's eyes were black, shiny and round. Don't mention, this girl looked so cute when she got angry.
The river festival officially begins at three o'clock in the sun.
Liu De officially climbed the altar surrounded by a group of people. After he personally erected the river banner, he waited for my grandfather to come on the stage. The group burned incense and bowed three times and nine times to pay tribute. Grandpa pulled down the hookah from his waist and lit a few mouthfuls, and took out a water talisman. The strange talisman drawn with cinnabar looked like a twisted snake. Grandpa stretched the talisman to the incense and lit it, sucked the prepared wine and sprayed it on it, and a ball of fireworks gushed out.
"Bangbang..."
Chapter completed!