Dong dong dong... dong dong dong... around 9:30 in the evening, an extremely loud drum beat sounded in the village.
Then all the men who lived in Lijia Village all year round, whether they were children like Li Xiaowang, adults like Li Bu, or elderly people like Li Zhaohua, all walked neatly towards the ancestral hall.
Then she changed into Lijiacun's unique clothes inside.
After changing their clothes, Li Bu and the other adults took all the gongs, drums, snare drums, suonas, and other musical instruments out of the ancestral hall and placed them neatly in the open space at the entrance of the village.
People stood neatly in three rows according to their seniority, young at the front, old at the middle, and mature at the end.
Originally, according to the custom of Lijia Village in the past, all the women in the village should go home to avoid it at this time. However, due to the invasion of new culture, Lijia Village has now given up this ancient discrimination.
However, although the women in the village stayed at this time, they could only watch from afar like the descendants of the Li family village who returned, and could not participate in it.
Dong dong dong... clang clang clang clang... nine forty-five came, after a burst of gongs and drums.
Li Aiguo took the microphone and led everyone to kneel down neatly towards the tomb of Lijia Village, and then shouted loudly: "Ancestors of Lijia Village, the current village chief of Lijia Village, Li Aiguo, the descendant of Lijia Village
, led more than 2,000 people from Lijiacun’s descendants to worship you... Guiwei!!”
As Li Aiguo finished speaking, the women in Lijia Village quickly moved out several Eight Immortals tables and placed them neatly in front of Li Aiguo and the others.
Then the villagers who were not qualified or had the opportunity to wear the ancient costumes of Lijia Village quickly cooperated and carried the few whole pigs and sheep paraded today onto the Eight Immortals Table, and placed fruits and wine bowls on it, and then
Then retreat neatly.
After the sacrifices were placed, Li Aiguo took the microphone again and shouted loudly: "The village wives came forward and poured wine for the ancestors.
My daughter-in-law pours wine, the wine is as fragrant as flowers blooming, my ancestors smile, my children and grandchildren are happy, and happiness comes every day... [Dialect poem, translated meaning]"
As Li Aiguo finished shouting, Li Xiaowang and the other thirty or so children of the younger generation immediately took a step forward respectfully, knelt on the ground and shouted: "The young children of Lijia Village, please beg our ancestors to
Return and bless you!!”
After Li Xiaowang and the younger generation, Li Bu, Li Hong, Li Xiaomu, and more than 30 young people also took a step forward neatly, then knelt down and shouted: "The younger generation of Lijia Village
, I sincerely ask our ancestors to return to their throne and bless us!!”
After Li Bu and the others, Li Aiguo, Li Wanfu, Li Wanda and other middle-aged people stepped forward neatly, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Older generations of Lijiacun, please return to Lijiacun for the ancestors."
Bless you!!”
After shouting, Li Aiguo returned to his position, and with Li Bu and all the other male villagers who had changed their clothes, they danced in the open space with gongs and drums similar to the dance before the battle in ancient times, with great momentum and a loud voice.
They sang the ancient war song of Lijiacun.
This war song of Lijiacun is very old, so old that no one knows what its lyrics mean. Even the number of people who can sing this song has slowly begun to disappear and decrease.
The singing was very loud, as if it had penetrated through the years, returning to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Warring States Period, the most glorious era of Lijiacun, and the ancient era when Lijiacun had the title of God of War Village.
At this time, Li Bu and the other men, who were singing and dancing happily, seemed to have become the ancestors of Lijia Village under the exaggeration of this ancient war song, and showed their last indulgence and cheer in the village before going to war.
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After the singing and dancing, Li Aiguo once again led Li Bu and dozens of others to kneel down neatly in the direction of Lijia Village Tomb Hill, and raised his hands as if to pick up something.
Seeing the actions of Li Aiguo and others, the women in Lijia Village quickly divided into several rows and gave each of them a wine bowl. Then a group of men came forward and poured them full bottles of white wine.
After the liquor was poured, Li Aiguo led everyone to stand up, raised the wine bowl in the direction of Lijiacun Tomb Hill, and shouted loudly: "Ancestors of Lijiacun, please bless our Lijiacun, and let our descendants prosper for generations to come.
To live in the world forever, here’s to you!!”
As Li Aiguo finished his toast, Li Bu and the others neatly took the big bowls in their hands, poured all the wine in them onto the ground, and then neatly put away the wine bowls.
In fact, in the past, when Lijia Village worshiped their ancestors, they had to throw bowls during the toasting process. However, due to the change of dynasties and the fact that Lijia Village became poorer, this custom of smashing the bowls gradually disappeared.
Returning to the theme, after Li Aiguo finished the toasting session, he turned around and handed the microphone to Li Bu, and then directed the middle-aged band in the village and began to beat the instruments vigorously.
The score they were playing was Lijiacun's new song "Yellow Race People", so after hearing this simple accompaniment, Li Bu smiled bitterly, then picked up the microphone and started singing;...
From the waves that have crossed five thousand miles, or from the city wall that needs to be rebuilt, all the faded yellow of history gathers into the sunset and dyes me,
From the sweat that has flowed for five thousand years, or from the legendary prosperous Tang Dynasty, all the yellow found in the land is just waiting for me to give it a name.
The yellow man came to the ground and puffed out his new chest,
When a yellow man walks on the road, the world knows that I am different.
The more turbulent it becomes, the braver it becomes. The changes in the world require me to break through. I am open-minded and open to all directions. After five thousand years, it is finally my turn...
After Li Bu finished singing, Li Xiaomu and Li Xiaoye suddenly jumped out with a microphone, and then, together with Li Hong, Li Bu, and Li Wanfu, they performed Lijiacun's three-step boxing in a lively manner.
Li Xiaomu sang Rap in a brisk voice;....
(There is no place in the world where you can’t see yellow faces and bright red blood flowing among 1.3 billion people. You say this is my anger, I say this is my attitude. We are the only Chinese people to move forward regardless of our own safety.)
After Li Xiaomu's rap, Li Bu emerged from the team again. While continuing to accompany Li Xiaomu and the others in three-step boxing, he sang in a loud and domineering voice;....There is never an injury that cannot be healed, only injuries that cannot be healed.
the oldest power
All the yellows scattered in the land are very tenacious in the East. The more turbulent they are, the braver they become. Leave the yellow that belongs to me. I am magnanimous. The yellow sky is above, let’s see how I can do well... Han...
Chinese!!!
When Li Bu and his team sang "Yellow Race", they instantly stunned more than a thousand returning villagers from Lijia Village.
Among them, the descendants of Lijiacun, like Kurt and others who were born and raised abroad, were all shocked by the greatness of their ancestors and the mystery of their inheritance. At the same time, this also gave them a deep understanding of Lijiacun.
A sense of belonging that comes from deep inside.
At this time, they were all saying in their hearts: "This mysterious village is my roots, this ancient war song is the symbol of my family, and this passionate new song is the new song from my village."
Yes, I am a descendant of Lijiacun, so I am also a person from Lijiacun, I am a descendant of this mysterious and ancient village..."