Li Xiang was a little panicked because of Qi Diaozhe's incident.
Fortunately, Zhang Ling reminded me.
Only then did he remember to ask where they had cut down pine and fir trees to make magic poles in the past.
But it was too late and all I could see was the butler's back hurriedly away.
Even calling the housekeeper loudly has no effect.
Probably because the housekeeper is old and deaf.
I didn’t get the relevant information, and it’s not like there are no other ways to get it.
The worst part is that there is a mouth under the nose.
After Zhang Ling experienced this series of exciting events, she no longer felt sleepy at all.
Then he offered to suggest that mother and daughter should accompany Li Xiang.
But Li Xiang did not agree!
Because it is not an easy task to go to the mountain behind the ancestral hall to cut down trees.
In addition to the rugged and difficult mountain roads, there are often venomous snakes and wild animals.
He doesn't want Zhang Ling and her daughter to have another accident because of this.
Of course, there is another reason, which is to use an opportunity to be alone to figure out a few problems that are troubling him.
First, he increasingly felt that Qi Diaozhe was an obstacle to pursuing Zhang Ling.
Especially when he heard Qi Diaozhe's confession to Zhang Ling, he saw with his own eyes that Zhang Ling still had an unusual expression on her face.
He knew that there was still a place for Qi Diaozhe in Zhang Ling's heart.
I wonder if he should continue to pursue Zhang Ling persistently?
Second, the old patriarch seems to be very keen on holding a grand wedding for the two of them.
Li Xiang has never thought of using the identity of the real Li Xiang.
If it were used, he would probably be very confused!
Confused after getting married, is Zhang Ling really Li Xiang’s woman, or is he Li Xiang’s woman?
Third, Li Xi and Zhang Ling feel like they have irreconcilable conflicts.
Li Xi always makes trouble for Zhang Ling in various ways and reasons.
He even took advantage of Lao Zhou and Lao Liu, who were very likely to expose his identity.
This made Li Xiang even less courageous to tell Zhang Ling about the real Li Xiang's substitute.
He was confused whether he should rescue Lao Zhou and Lao Liu and send them away from Wuchuan?
……
These troubling problems forced him to calm down and think about ways to deal with them.
Perhaps integrating into nature is the best way for him to find his true heart.
That is, where will he and Zhang Ling go next?
Zhang Ling also refused to hold a grand wedding held by the old patriarch because of Li Xiang.
He had clearly stated before that he would accompany her to find her father to propose marriage.
Why are you opposed now?
Now that I think about it, what Li Xi mentioned is absolutely correct.
Getting married is a major event in a lifetime!
Make the wedding ceremony grand and grand so that you won’t do yourself a disservice.
What's more, someone with Li Xiang's status.
It is impossible to do every wedding detail personally.
What's more, the old patriarch also said that he would help with the preparations.
So Li Xiang's refusal made her suspicious of him even more.
Could it be that the persona of Li Xiang, a glamorous and successful person, is all false?
Don’t get me wrong!
She has not yet considered that Li Xiang is a substitute.
She feels that Zhihua Technology is in serious financial crisis like some leather goods companies.
Or maybe the old patriarch is the biggest crisis.
So Li Xiang's rejection is actually rejecting the old patriarch.
……
Thinking about it.
She is currently most willing to believe that the old patriarch is the biggest crisis.
At this time!
Zhang Ling sat under the shade of the trees in the courtyard and watched Xiaodouzi tying flowers.
I accidentally saw Lao Liu not far away looking at her.
She had previously intended to know the specific situation of Lao Liu.
Then he tried his best to help convince Li Xiang to send him home.
But Lao Liu helped others lock her in a dark room to ruin her reputation.
No matter whether Lao Liu is forced to have no choice or not.
From the bottom of her heart, she no longer wanted to take care of Lao Liu's affairs.
I thought she just needed to stop talking to her.
If Lao Liu shows any remorse for harming her, he will definitely give up and leave quietly.
I never thought she underestimated the selfishness of human nature.
This time, Lao Liu took the initiative and walked towards Xiaodouzi, regardless of the threats from the security personnel.
He stood aside and took a look at the pattern embroidered by Xiaodouzi and said:
"Wrong, wrong! This pattern should not use frame stitching, but highly decorative cross-stitching..."
After hearing this, Xiaodouzi raised his eyes and looked at Lao Liu, then lowered his head and looked at the work in his hand.
I just felt that Lao Liu’s reminder was right, and I wanted to raise my head to express my gratitude to Lao Liu.
At this time, Zhang Ling held Xiaodouzi in her arms, took a few steps back alertly, pointed at Lao Liu in front of her and asked:
"Hey, what do you want to do? At that time, you were not satisfied with hurting me, but now you are ready to attack my daughter."
Xiaodouzi’s grateful smile solidified instantly.
I recalled a fact in my mind, so I pointed at Lao Liu and shouted:
"Mom, I remembered it. It was him, it was him. The person I saw before I was knocked unconscious and locked up in the dark room was him. Please be sure..."
What Xiaodouzi wanted to express was that before she was knocked unconscious, Old Liu attracted her attention.
Zhang Ling understood that Lao Liu was the one who kidnapped Xiaodouzi.
She was so excited that she took out her cell phone and wanted to call the police!
Lao Liu waved his hands in panic and said in denial:
"It's not me, it's not me. I really never kidnapped your daughter."
"No!" Zhang Ling sneered, "Do you think I still believe it? You don't need to tell me. You should leave it to the police to explain."
She might have believed it before there was any attempt to ruin her reputation.
And now she just wants to hand this old man over to the police.
When Lao Liu heard that Zhang Ling's police call had been answered, he thought that if he entered the police station this time, there would be no good results.
He looked around and found that there were no outsiders.
So he gritted his teeth and revealed a secret:
"Forget it, let me tell the truth. I saw what you saw at the time. The security captain kidnapped your daughter. That's why those security guards arrested me everywhere."
After listening to Lao Liu's narration, Xiaodouzi suddenly understood how to express it?
So he reached out and tugged on Zhang Ling's sleeves and reminded:
"Mom, you must have misunderstood! Xiaodouzi just wanted to say that this old man should have seen who knocked me unconscious at that time?"
And learned the fact that Xiaodouzi was kidnapped at that time.
She was sure that she had fallen into the trap of the old patriarch.
At present, everyone in the ancestral hall should be pawns in the hands of the old patriarch.
What is the final result of this chess game?
It’s still unclear.
But Zhang Ling had no intention of letting the outcome of the chess game go according to the wishes of the old patriarch.
This time Lao Liu seized the opportunity and revealed a secret.
The reason why he and Lao Zhou were controlled by this group of people.
Because some big shots suspect that Li Xiang of Zhihua Technology is a fake.
That's why they were left to try to expose Li Xiang.
But when Zhang Ling asked him what he said at that time?
Only then did the big shot come to the conclusion that Li Xiang was a fake.
The patrolling security appeared by chance.
Lao Liu could only flee again in panic.
Watching Old Liu's retreating figure.
I remember that there has never been a peaceful day since I stepped into the Li Family Ancestral Hall.
So she can be sure that there will be surprises in tomorrow's heaven-sacrifice ceremony.
Xiangtang District.
Sacrifice to heaven.
Also known as "voting", it refers to the Manchu people's ritual of burning incense and dancing to worship the god "Abuka Nduli", commonly known as "sacrifice pole", "giving to outsiders", "sacrifice votive pole", etc.
It usually starts at sunrise the morning after the ceremony.
However, due to the large number of people in the Li family, it takes time to get back from other places, so it is scheduled to start tomorrow.
Some families do not hold the event every year due to financial constraints. As the saying goes, "Every year does not last forever, but it must be done every three or two years."
Legend has it that it was the rope stick used by ancestors to dig ginseng. In order to commemorate the relics of their ancestors, descendants set up a nine-foot-tall pine pole in the southeast direction of the courtyard with a tin bucket on top, commonly known as "Sauron's pole." The tin bucket held sacrifices to the heavenly pig.
Offal, for crows to eat.
Crow Magpie is the incarnation of the god of heaven. Legend has it that Pu saved Fan Cha, the ancestor of the Aixinjueluo family, and future generations are grateful for Crow Magpie's kindness.
Arrange offerings and vessels.
Serve fish and wine in the courtyard.
The ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven is mainly held in front of the Soluo pole in the courtyard.
However, many people still place an offering table in front of the altar on the west wall indoors, with two plates of water and rice on it.
Before the ceremony, offer incense to the indoor shrine.
Then the offering table, rice and water are carried to the north of the pole base in the courtyard and placed.
The pigs used for sacrifice are placed in front of the stone base of the sacred pole on the east side of the courtyard.
According to the Manchu custom of erecting a pole to offer sacrifices to heaven, a new sacred pole must be replaced for each major sacrifice.
The new pole used for replacement should be prepared before the sacrifice.
On the day of offering sacrifices to heaven, descendants commemorate the relics of their ancestors.
Remove the old pole in the middle of the screen wall from the stone base, pick off the pig neck bone on the tip of the pole, and burn it in the stove.
Take a new pole and place it in front of the altar for later use.
If the sacred pole is not set up, straw (sorghum pole) and hemp rope can be used to tie it up at the time, and a ruler or a long grass handle can be attached to it for temporary use.
The Li family is a big family.
Naturally, the man of the family has to go to the forest in person to select pine and fir wood that is about three meters high, about ten centimeters in diameter, unbent, and free of diseases and insect pests.
Period!
Li Xiang worked hard to carry the wood back to the ancestral hall, cut it and decorated it according to the old pole style.
Some tribesmen laughed privately when they saw all this.
The patriarch who laughed at Li Xiang was too good at pretending.
The reason was that in the past, people had to be hired to cut down and decorate the sacred poles.
And Li Xiang’s behavior cut off the wealth of some tribesmen.
As a result, some remarks that were detrimental to Li Xiang's reputation were spread.
In addition, helpers are required to set up a large pot in the courtyard, boil water after the sacrifice, and prepare to cook meat and small meat rice.
Sami welcomes God.
Firecrackers are lit first, and the clan leader leads the clan members to kneel behind the altar table in the courtyard.
The shaman holds grains in his left hand and throws the grains to the south three times. While singing a song to worship the gods, the head of the family and everyone kowtows three times.
The text is called "Nian Ganzi Ci". Currently, most of the people who see it record the Manchu pronunciation in Chinese characters, and some directly translate it into Chinese.
The general idea is that in a certain month of a certain year, a person with a certain surname (self-reported zodiac sign) offered a bite of his own pig to the gods, praying for longevity and good health.
At this time, I also warned the god Li Xiang to take over as the head of the Li family.
Obey the gods, respect the ancestors, and pray for the blessings of the gods to bless the Li family's descendants with hundreds of billions of rewards...
A little accident occurred during this process.
When the old clan leader asked if anyone in the clan objected to Li wanting to be the next clan leader?
The tribesman who used to cut down and decorate the sacred poles jumped out and objected.
The reason is that Li Xiang, the patriarch, is too capable of expressing himself.
All the work of cutting down and decorating the magic pole must be done personally.
If the shaman hadn't defended Li Xiang, that's how the rules passed down would have been.
What's more, Li Xiangruo didn't do this when he took over as the clan leader's first sacrifice to heaven.
Then the Li family will not be blessed by the gods.
This explanation instantly establishes Li Xiang as a good patriarch who is dedicated to the family.
The people who are looking for trouble are accused by everyone of being selfish people who only care about their own immediate interests.
But the people who were looking for trouble hid in a corner and complained:
"What I did was not approved by you. Why are you all talking about me now?"
Obviously, those who are looking for trouble among the clan members are the kind of stubborn people who can easily be used as guns.
That’s why I can’t figure out why I ended up like this?
Kill pigs to offer sacrifices to gods.
The prepared pigs are carried to the pole, the animals are received, the animals are saved, the meat is cut, the gall and other things are taken as offerings, and the blood sausages are stuffed. The rituals are similar to those of morning and evening sacrifices.
But there are three important differences:
First, when saving livestock, the tip of a new pole should be dipped in pig blood collected in the blood basin;
The second is to remove the pig throat bone separately;
The third is to cut a piece of meat from each part and put it in the pot together with the throat bone.
In particular, pig parts are used after dissection.
They must be wrapped around the sacred pole three times.
The first time you roll up the throat bone and straw;
The second volume shows the pig’s reproductive organs, spermatozoa and straw;
The third chapter is about pig tails and straw.
The part from the pig's neck to its tail here symbolizes the whole pig.
In addition, sprinkle whole grains on the sacred pole.
Zaili (the man of God) put on his sacred hat and offered sacrifices three times. After each speech, he scattered grains and grains to the sky once, and also sprinkled sacred wine.
After the meat is cooked, take it out and cut it into shreds. Put half of it into two bowls, put a spoon in each, and put them on the table together with the two bowls of rice noodles (with a pair of chopsticks in each).
At the same time, put the cooked pig throat bone on the tip of the replacement pole (called "bone-laying"), then place the offered gall, etc. and minced meat in a tin bucket on the top of the pole, and place the new pole on the original stone base.
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For example, if there is no divine pole and a temporary substitute made of straw is used, the throat bone is still placed on the top of it, the minced meat, etc. are tied to the straw handle and stood on the east side of the gate.
At this time, the host led the crowd to kowtow and salute, and the shaman still threw rice three times and recited the words of the god of the pole.
After worshiping the heaven, place the sacred pole on the wooden railing on the south side.
Food.
After the sacred pole was erected, two women from the tribe cut the pot heads outside and under the horse window of the outer house and chopped up a few strips of lean meat beside the front blade of the heavenly pig.
Pour the shredded pork and rice into the large pot together with the other half of the shredded pork and prepared rice, and add salt, sauce, vegetable balls, etc.
They are cooked together in a large pot in the courtyard and are called "little pork rice" or "Dazi porridge".
The large pieces of meat (commonly known as "big meat") are cooked in the house.
After the "little pork rice" is cooked, everyone kowtows to the sacred pole and shares the food.
Those who are not from the same family participating in the sacrifice.
If you invite relatives, friends or even people passing by, as long as you kowtow in front of the sacred pole, you can sit down and share the meal.
After the meat is cooked, everyone shares it.
Some families also eat "small meat rice" in the morning and "big meat" in the afternoon.
The more outsiders eat, the happier the host will be. Moreover, you are not allowed to say thank you when you leave after eating, and the host is not allowed to send you off.
However, the meat and rice eaten are not allowed to be taken out of the hospital.
After eating, the head of the family led the clan to salute the sacred pole again, packed up the sacrificial utensils and returned them to their original places.
Li Xiang accepted a steady stream of congratulations from his tribe.
Zhang Ling and her daughter were unexpectedly forced to have an abortion and became farther and farther away from Li Xiang.
She felt that what she saw in front of her was so unlike the scene that a big family should have.
Li Pan, who was standing aside to protect them, looked at these tribesmen with boredom and reminded her:
"Sister-in-law, I'd better send you back to your room to rest first."
Li Pan felt guilty because of Qi Diaozhe.
She has been with Zhang Ling and her daughter since the beginning of the festival.
I'm afraid that anything unexpected will happen to their mother and daughter today.
Zhang Ling nodded and held Xiaodouzi as she walked out of Xiangtang District.
Perhaps it was because she was away from the noisy environment that her mind became sober.
A flash of light flashed through her mind, and she suddenly realized and shouted:
"Oops, we were all wrong!"
Zhang Ling suddenly realized that there was something wrong with their analysis last night.
The old patriarch’s target this time is no longer her and Xiaodouzi.
But Li Xiang, who has just become the head of the Li family.
Li Pan asked doubtfully:
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Ling didn't answer, and turned around quickly, not caring to take Xiaodouzi with her, and returned to Xiangtang District alone.
She was dumbfounded the moment she stepped in the door.
Li Xiang was held tightly by his arms by two tribesmen, looking at Shangguan Aoxue who was crying on the ground with some dull eyes.
Many tribesmen accused Li Xiang of being drunk and showing his bestiality and being frivolous towards Shangguan Aoxue.