After rebirth, I was bound to the academic system

After lunch, the sky gradually cleared up.

I was talking with some cousins ​​about what fun things to do during the Spring Festival in their town. As we were talking, we came to the topic of a place not far from here where the ethnic minority folk songs we discussed before were held as a free gathering.

How is it? Have you seen it before?

My grandfather and his family belong to Shuangmu Town, and we belong to Qiu Shui Town.

Everyone was waiting for the answers from my cousin, because this kind of free combination of folk songs by ethnic minorities is the unique culture of their Shuangmu Town, and as the hosts, they always know more than we do.

"My cousin said: It's not bad! It's just like that. The main thing is that we can't understand the folk songs they sing. Another thing is that their clothes are pretty good-looking. What I admire most is that they are covered with silver jewelry. A whole set must weigh more than ten kilograms. Of course, it looks good, but it's more labor-intensive and expensive."

"He sighed as he spoke. Ethnic minorities are richer. They are not like the people around them. They don't wear gold or silver when they go out. What's more, they are like a walking silver mine. They exude the aura of being rich. Come and rob me."

She even expressed a little regret, saying, "Why am I not a minority?" It doesn't matter if the silver jewelry looks good or not, the main thing is to look cool, and the word "rich" means that she is so arrogant.

"In fact, in our southwest region, the ethnic minority we come into contact with the most is the Miao. Since we were young, our ancestors have warned us not to get too close to the Miao people, otherwise they will poison us. The Miao people are the leaders who do whatever they want. You might offend them with a word you say without paying attention. They will use a little trick to torture you to death."

"So unless it is necessary, even if we are at a big market or meet on the road, we will all keep our distance. If we do meet, we will settle the money and goods and each of us will be fine."

However, although we could not understand their Miao language, it did not prevent us from watching the fun. After all, it was a free show, and it was a waste not to watch it. Moreover, this kind of event, which was held only once a year, was also considered a large-scale event in our area. The main reason was that there was a lack of entertainment and interesting activities. If we suddenly heard a rumor about a certain place or an event, everyone within a hundred miles would rush to take a look and see what was really going on.

"The more we talk about this, the more curious everyone becomes."

In fact, in this era, when information and transportation are not well developed, if the traffic is smooth, the distance between us and my grandfather's house is only 15 kilometers, and if we drive, it will only take about 40 minutes to get there.

The main reason is that the road conditions are quite dangerous, and everyone has things to do. Except for matters of life and death, few people will call to inform others.

The main thing is that in our village, there are about 50 households, but so far this year, only four or five families have installed landline phones. Unless necessary, the telephone bills are too expensive for rural people to pay or make calls, let alone use mobile phones.

"We only heard about the Miao folk song activities on the first day of the Lunar New Year. We had never heard about it in the past ten years, and we had never heard our parents talk about it. You can see how closed this information is."

In a town 15 kilometers away, people have been holding the Miao folk song activity for many years, but people here know nothing about it.

One reason is that information is closed, and the other is that everyone is more frugal. After all, if you want to travel so far to watch an event, can you persist for a whole day, walking back and forth for five or six hours, feeling tired and hungry?

Another thing is, if you want to buy something to fill your stomach, you have to spend money, which makes them even more depressed. How hard is it to make money? They can't even make enough money, so they have to spend every penny carefully. Unless it's necessary daily necessities, they won't easily develop such extravagant behavior.

As everyone talked, they reached a consensus. The main thing was that everyone had New Year's money. Not to mention us siblings, even our cousins, everyone received red envelopes and New Year's money from their parents.

Judging from my dad's attitude, it is certain that each of us will get a hundred-dollar bill.

Let's go! We can buy some firecrackers on the way and set them off while walking. Let's see what's fun. What's on sale?

They hit it off immediately, and everyone put red envelopes in their pockets and prepared to set off.

Mom, grandma, aunt, a few of us are going to the cliff cave below to watch the Miao people sing folk songs. Do you want to go?

Now?

Right!

Are you going or not? If so, we can set off now since it will be more lively with more people.

This?

In fact, they really wanted to go, but there were a few drunkards at home who were sleeping soundly, and it would be safer if someone could keep an eye on them at home.

"We won't go there. When you go, please be careful and don't get lost," said the mother gently.

"My dear mother, don't worry! With me here, who can bully them? It's not easy for them to get lost! As long as I don't agree, they won't get lost."

"Look at me, my proud little self."

"Mom is also very relieved. After all, with such a peerless master by my side, I just need to not bully others. My safety is absolutely guaranteed. They are absolutely relieved."

"Go! Go early and come back early, because we still have to go home in the evening! The main thing is: from the first to the third day of the New Year, we must worship our ancestors every morning and evening. We cannot stop. This is an iron rule."

"It doesn't matter whether you eat or not. But you have to offer sacrifices to your ancestors in the morning and evening during these three days. You can't miss it. It doesn't matter if you go hungry, but you can't let the gods in the sky, your ancestors, go hungry."

"If you stop paying tribute for a day, it would be disrespectful to the passing gods. Be careful that your ancestors will come to your dreams in the middle of the night to talk to you about life, and then beat you up."

Okay, got it, mom.

"With that, we walked out."

"Everyone was discussing along the way, which way to go? Even my cousins ​​couldn't remember the exact address. They just had an impression. After all, no one lives there. It's a remote place with poor mountains. Apart from the nice scenery, it's sparsely populated. Few people would go to such a desolate place."

"Fortunately, with my current Nascent Soul cultivation, I can tell where the location is with just a scan of my consciousness."

"Everyone follow me! I know the place."