As time goes by, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taoyuan Township is getting closer and closer, and the festive atmosphere in the village is getting stronger and stronger.
The paper makers were also busy making various lanterns to decorate the village. The villagers waiting outside in the former village also rushed back. They drove the ox carts and brought in carts of grain. Everyone's face was filled with joy.
With joy.
Mid-Autumn Festival is also a harvest festival, and this day is a day to celebrate the harvest.
The main platform in the village is a huge platform built with rammed earth and paved with bluestone. The rice harvested by the farmers is displayed in piles on the main platform, waiting for everyone to taste it.
Most of the people in the village are farmers, and the expressions on their faces at this moment are also different. Although they are all happy with the harvest, those farmers who have harvested more and have better rice are obviously smiling more happily.
In addition to rice, the village also prepares various sacrifices. Pigs, cattle and sheep are naturally indispensable. Chickens, ducks, fish, dried fruits, fresh fruits, cakes and flowers are also presented one by one.
Even the tea provided by Zhang Cundao was placed on a small plate and served on the altar table.
The altar table is very long and large, and it is full of things. There is a dazzling array of things, and it looks a bit like a buffet...
In the past two days, Feng Wu stopped dancing with Zhang Cundao because she was taken away by other women to rehearse dances together. According to tradition, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, women in the village dance to celebrate.
The men, on the other hand, gathered together to handle various matters and prepare rituals and music.
Yes, they have to play the sheng, beat the fou, beat the drums, and ring the bells to accompany the music.
Zhang Cundao was asked: "What musical instrument do you play?"
Zhang Cundao shook his head and said: "I don't know how to play a musical instrument. I have never learned it."
When the villager who asked the question heard this, he shook his head and sighed and said: "It's not enough if you don't know how to play a musical instrument. You can't win the attention of your mother-in-law even if you don't know how to play the sheng. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, young men play the sheng and drums to attract the attention of girls."
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"Ah! Is there such a thing?" Zhang Cundao has never experienced this kind of activity. It is simple and full of fun. This festival even has the function of blind date.
The villager shook his head and said, "It's too late this year. You have to learn to play the sheng next year. According to my observation, a young man who plays the sheng is more likely to be liked by girls than a young man who plays the drum."
After saying this, he rummaged around behind his back, handed Zhang Cundao a bamboo sheng, and said: "On that day, you can follow us and pretend to play the sheng. You won't be able to tell anyway."
Zhang Cundao took the bamboo instrument speechlessly and tried to play it. He was frustrated to find that he had no musical bacteria and could not even play the bamboo instrument...
The villager looked at him strangely and said, "Why are you blowing it? It's bad."
Hearing this, Zhang Cundao's eyes widened and he quickly said: "Although I don't know how to play the sheng, you don't have to give me a broken bamboo sheng. Isn't this just a waste of money?"
The villager immediately rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm asking you to make up the numbers, not to cause trouble. If you accidentally blow it, wouldn't it disrupt our rhythm?"
When he said this, he was really justified. Zhang Cundao didn't dare to say anything. If you want to be a bastard, just be a bastard. Just wait and win. If you are a bastard, you have to lead the rhythm. If you screw up later, you will be beaten.
of.
After this little episode ended, it was finally the day of the Harvest Festival.
On this day, all curfews are lifted and villagers can have fun until dawn.
During the day, the village chief led the villagers to worship the big shrine god. Then, Zhang Cundao discovered some outsiders during the ceremony.
Several pots of orchids were placed next to the sacrificial table. At first, Zhang Cundao didn't pay attention because there were many flowers and plants during the sacrificial ceremony.
But when the sacrifice began, all the orchids shook, and then a puff of smoke rose from the orchids and turned into a silhouette!
These figures are old and young, male and female. They are all phantoms made of smoke, but their facial features and expressions are lifelike.
"This is... Hun Lan!" Zhang Cundao was shocked, and then he figured it out. Hun Lan's hometown is in Taoyuan Township! It's not surprising that there are people of her own race here. I have forgotten this when I come here these days.
Stubble.
Soul orchids have the ability to communicate with spirits. The villagers invited them over to complete the ceremony. I saw these soul orchids holding hands and chanting some unintelligible song, and then they began to spit out more smoke.
Gradually, the smoke formed into a man one foot tall. As soon as this man appeared, everyone knelt down and worshiped him, shouting: "The God of the Grand Shrine!"
This is the Grand Shrine God, the object of worship by Taoyuan villagers. They thank the Grand Shrine God for bringing good weather, prosperity, and everything goes well, and ask the Grand Shrine God to continue to bless them in the coming year.
The tedious sacrifice lasted all day long, and when night fell, the Grand Shrine God was finally sent away. The villagers breathed a sigh of relief and began the most important activity - the celebration!
The blazing brazier was lit, lighting up the entire grand shrine. The women in the village poured into the center and began to dance around the brazier. Feng Wu was naturally among them, surrounded by people, dancing in a simple but unsophisticated way.
dance.
The men, on the other hand, began their performances.
The sheng players formed a huge team and began to play the sheng, shaking their heads, and then circled around the dancing women. Under the singing and dancing, everyone looked at each other and seemed to be dancing and playing music seriously, but in fact they were not paying attention.
in it.
Zhang Cundao, a faker, was also mixed in among them. He shook his head and followed the steps of the others, which was exactly the same thing. It was just that he had no appearance and no sound.
When he passed by Feng Wu, Feng Wu listened carefully to his playing, but did not hear any sound. She was surprised for a moment, and then saw Zhang Cundao's slightly embarrassed face.
The two looked at each other and smiled, not revealing the performance.
After a while, those who danced were tired and those who played the sheng were tired. Then they went to find something to eat next to the big sacrificial table. At this time, the people who had just flirted with each other were now stuck together and began to further deepen their feelings.
Zhang Cundao, who was playing the sheng in vain, saw someone leaving the sheng-playing team, and he quickly walked away. He didn't know how to play, so why did he stay in there?
He came to the big ceremony table to take a rest, and then he saw a young couple holding hands and walking into the sea of flowers by the village.
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded: "Don't you have a female companion to go among the flowers with you?"
Zhang Cundao turned around and saw a smoke-like person speaking to him.
These are Hunlan's tribe, and they are also Hunlan.
This Hun Lan came over, she sniffed Zhang Cundao's body gently, frowned and said, "You smell like one of our tribe... but we don't recognize you."
Zhang Cundao suddenly realized that this smell should have been contaminated by the little soul orchid in the real world. The smell of the soul orchid can directly contaminate the soul.
This soul orchid came closer again. She smelled it for a long time, and suddenly shouted to the several soul orchids over there: "Everyone! He smells like Xiao Qi!"
As soon as she shouted this, several soul orchids over there floated over immediately.
The next moment, Zhang Cundao was surrounded by Hunlan.
"It smells like Xiao Qi..."
"We haven't seen Xiao Qi for a long time, why does he smell like Xiao Qi..."
"Did he capture Xiao Qi?"
"This is impossible, no one can capture our people in Orchid Valley!"
"Then what's with his smell?"
Several Hun Lan ignored Zhang Cundao's reaction and conspired loudly beside him. After they argued for a while, the female figure Hun Lan asked Zhang Cundao: "Why do you smell like Xiao Qi? Have you seen it before?"
Xiaoqi?"
Zhang Cundao thought for a while and decided to tell the truth.
So he said: "I found an orchid. She said she was from Taoyuan Township. I haven't gone to find you yet, but you came to the door first."
"Is that so?" When the orchids heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Cundao and said, "How is she now? Can you bring her back? Xiaoqi has never left the Orchid Valley, and we are afraid that she will be scared."
Zhang Cundao thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "She is fine now, but she probably won't be able to come back. My hometown is very far away, and she also accidentally went to my hometown. I don't have the ability to send her back.
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Several soul orchids looked at each other, each winked, and then began to continue plotting loudly.
"He seems to be a good person. Xiao Qi's appearance is very calm. He should not have been bullied."
"Then should we tell him the reason for Xiao Qi's accident?"
"I think it's feasible."
These soul orchids seemed to be very simple in their hearts and easily believed Zhang Cundao's words. Fortunately, Zhang Cundao was not a bad person, otherwise all these soul orchids would have been deceived...
Several soul orchids were chattering and discussing, and Zhang Cundao could hear everything clearly from the side.
Then, the soul orchid said to Zhang Cundao: "Xiao Qi did have an accident and then left the Orchid Valley. How about you go and have a look and see if you can send Xiao Qi back again through that accident?"
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"Through that accident?" Zhang Cundao immediately realized that there was a problem here.
These soul orchids chirped, "Yes, it's so scary!"
"It will shine!"
"There's such a loud noise!"
"annoying!"
They seemed to have lingering fears, but they couldn't explain clearly. They just talked about their feelings vaguely.
Finally, the female soul orchid said: "I can't say, do you want to go and have a look?"
Zhang Cundao thought for a moment and said, "If possible, I would like to take a look."
These soul orchids immediately laughed and said, "No problem, I'll talk to your village chief."
Not long after, the old village chief came over. He glanced at Zhang Cundao suspiciously and said, "The Soul Orchids want to invite you to the Orchid Valley as a guest. Our village needs the help of Soul Orchids for the annual festival, and they have never asked for it."
There is no reward, so it’s hard for me to refuse this request. I don’t know if you are willing to go.”
Zhang Cundao said immediately: "Of course I am willing."
The village chief nodded and said, "You can go, but you must pay attention to the time and don't delay the New Year. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome."
When Zhang Cundao heard this, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, village chief, I won't delay you."
After greeting the village chief, Zhang Cundao went back to talk to Feng Wu and the others.
The next day, a big bird fell from the sky. This big bird was actually an enlarged red-tailed tit, which was the transporter of orchids.
It held the orchid pot on its back, and then held Zhang Cundao on its back. Then it spread its wings and flew into the blue sky. This large tit flew very fast, and soon it crossed the mountains behind the village and entered
into a valley.
Here there are colorful fallen flowers, luxuriant grass, and various exotic flowers and plants. There are many orchids among them, and the soul orchid is hidden among them.
When the titmouse landed on the ground and put down the goods on its back, it flapped its wings and flew away. Then the next moment, white smoke suddenly rose from all around, and then the white smoke condensed into human shapes.
These are all soul orchids!
The Hun Lans immediately started chatting. They left the guest Zhang Cundao aside and started talking nonstop.
Finally, a soul orchid came to Zhang Cundao and said: "Guest, I will take you to the place where Xiaoqi disappeared."
After she finished speaking, she waved, and then a skink quickly emerged from the grass on one side. The skink suddenly grew larger, then it arched its head, and immediately placed a soul orchid on top of its head.
It looks like a lizard with a blade of grass growing out of its head.
Obviously, this soul orchid is the original body of the female-looking soul orchid in front of me.
This Hunlan looked at Zhang Cundao, with a distressed look on his face, and said: "Oh, there are no mounts suitable for the guest's size here..."
"How about I summon a white deer to come in, although the white deer may eat the orchid..." She said with some reluctance on her face. Then she glanced at Zhang Cundao secretly.
Oops! These orchids obviously don’t have any palaces, but they insist on pretending to have them!
It also looks weirdly cute...
Zhang Cundao said dumbfounded: "Okay, okay, I don't want a mount, you just lead the way!"
When Hunlan heard this, he immediately said: "Okay! This is what you said, let's set off."
After saying that, the skink opened its short legs and started running wildly. Zhang Cundao could only run behind it.
After running for a while, Hunlan finally led Zhang Cundao to a cliff. And in this cliff, there was a gap shining with purple light!
This gap was about one foot long and emitted a deep purple light. When Hunlan arrived here, he frowned and said, "It's very noisy here, can you hear it?"
Zhang Cundao shook his head. He didn't hear any sound. Hunlan's hearing range was different from his, and Zhang Cundao couldn't hear some sounds.
Hunlan continued: "It's not only noisy here, but also emit harmful light. Xiaoqi may have been sucked in by this thing, and we don't dare to go near it."
Zhang Cundao looked at the purple crack and suddenly had an idea in his mind. He fired a red light at the purple crack. The red light was swallowed up instantly...
Zhang Cundao stared at this gap for a long time and suddenly said: "It seems that if I want to solve it, I need to stay here for a long time."
He turned to Hun Lan and said, "Can you please bring my friends here? Without their help, I can't solve this problem."