[Ancient Sword II] Morning Light Shadow

Not long after Shen Ye presided over the Qing Siqing instead of Cangming, it was Shennong's birthday ceremony.

The places where birthday and birthday ceremonies have been held in the past have always been in the square in front of the temple. However, the city residents who came to participate in the ceremony today got a bamboo tube when they passed the entrance of the square. It is said that it is related to the sideshow.

The first half of the birthday festival was similar to the monthly festivals, but the offerings on the birthday day were much richer and grander than usual.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the city lord and the high priest boarded a high altar and led everyone in the square to offer gifts and pray under the wooden canopy.Now the Lord of Cangming City, Ji Muzhong, is naturally unable to attend, so the only person present to preside over the prayer is Shen Ye, the High Priest of Ziwei.

On both sides of the high platform, a row of priests filed up, holding grains, fruits and vegetables decorated with rectangular leaves, and aged wine specially prepared for today, and placed them on the platform.After placing the sacrifices with various meanings in specific positions, the priests stood up in Shen Ye, and then they recited solemn and lengthy prayers, which Shen Xi jokingly called a hypnotic god.

After the ceremony is over, the grains, vegetables and fruits will be removed for simple cooking. At the evening celebration, they will be distributed together with aged wine to the ethnic groups who come to participate in the birthday.

As for the level of cooking and the taste of the food, it’s not that it’s too bad to swallow, but for those who have been tricked by the eight major cuisines of the Celestial Dynasty after thousands of years—such as Shen Xi—the original taste is pure. The taste of natural green food is too bland.

But the wine is pretty good, it tastes a bit like homemade liqueur, with some mild and tonic herbs added in it, the taste is slightly bitter and sweet, with a trace of grassy aroma in the mellow sweetness...It's a pity that she has always been this little girl He looked like a child and was not allowed to drink too much, so he could only watch everyone drink happily.

After the ceremony is over, the sacrifices will be put into the tripod for cooking. Before the sun goes down and the food is cooked, it is time for sideshows.

In order to keep the connection between the two links tight and avoid silence, Shen Xi waited behind the altar early in the morning.She herself was also holding a bamboo tube, watching Congyang and the others sort out the sacrifices on the stage, taking down the sacrifices one by one in the reverse order of when they were on stage.

Seeing that the altar was almost cleaned up, Hua Yue, who was in charge of the entire birthday process, nodded to Shen Xi, who took a deep breath and stepped up the steps.

After sending the sacrifices to cook, when I returned to the square, I saw my friend dragging a big rabbit doll to the center of the altar, and Cong Yang almost burst out laughing.

"Does she really want to dance with that big rabbit?"

"It doesn't look like it." Xie Yi shook his head, weighed the bamboo tube that had been handed out a long time ago, "Xiao Xi's rabbit doll has a loudspeaker in it, it shouldn't be for dancing."

"Amplification... She really wants to play the flute to help her, right?!!!"

"...All be quiet for me." Shen Ye wished he could throw the priest of Tianfu to hang on the tip of the wooden branch.

Shen Xi pulled the rabbit's ears, cleared her throat, tried the sound, found the pitch, and said to the crowd in the audience.

"When you entered the arena, did you all get the same bamboo tubes as mine? If you missed something, please raise your hand and we will reissue it immediately."

After a moment of silence, seeing that no one raised their hands, Shen Xi nodded and continued: "Later, the priests will distribute paper, pens and wax to everyone. At that time, please write a letter to everyone present at the birthday party. The self 50 years later will be put into a bamboo tube, sealed with wax paint, and handed over to the priests and sent to the temple for sealing."

There was a chaotic discussion in the audience.Shen Xi was not annoyed, she smiled slightly, and when the discussion gradually subsided, she took a few steps forward and stood on the edge of the altar.

Although it is not used for burial, but time capsule... I have wanted to try it for a long time~

"My Lieshan people are born with a long life span. For us, 50 years is just a short time. However, although the time is short, we can still do some things. I hope that I will become a useful person in the future, and I hope that my parents will be healthy and free from disease No disaster, hope your children grow up safely and smoothly...

"These are not things that can be done if you think about it, but they are not completely impossible... So, I ask everyone to tell you what you want to say to yourself in 50 years, maybe it is your expectation for your future self , Maybe it’s the goal that I want to work hard to achieve...Write it down and seal it up. Wait until 50 years later, the people who wrote the letter together today will gather here again, open the bamboo tube together, and read the content that I wanted to convey at the beginning , See if your original heart has changed, and then think about how you feel when you write these contents."

After finishing speaking, Shen Xi took the lead in picking up the letterhead that had been prepared, wrote a line of words with a pen, put it into the bamboo tube, and sealed it with wax paint.

"Cousin, what did you say just now?" The little boy who was not as tall as Shen Xi pulled Cong Yang's arm and asked in a low voice, "I don't quite understand."

"Probably... I hope everyone has something to think about?" Cong Yang said uncertainly.

Years in the city are poor, and in recent years, diseases have threatened the lives of the clansmen. Congyang lived in the lower city when he was a child, and he has seen many clansmen who chose to commit suicide due to lack of treatment and suffering from severe diseases.

Even if you hold your breath until 50 years later, look at the hope in your heart in the past...

Such a thing can only be done if one is at least alive.

"It sounds quite interesting... What did you write, cousin?"

Cong Yang rubbed his little nephew's head vigorously: "You are young, don't inquire about adults' affairs, it is getting dark, hurry up and write, and I will take you to steal wine~"

"Wait... I, I haven't figured it out yet!"

After engraving her name on the sealing wax with a knife, and handing over the bamboo tube to the priest in charge of collecting, Shen Xi went to the place where the offerings were distributed and took a portion of clear porridge and cooked vegetables.When she found Congyang in the corner of the square, the altar of wine stolen by the priest of Tianfu was already half empty, and there was still a fallen Zhengtai paralyzed on the cotton blanket beside her.

"This is that... son?" Shen Xi tilted her head and looked at Zhengtai's face, "Did you go to bed so early?"

Cong Yang took a sip of the wine and said with a smile: "Yu Feng doesn't hold a lot of alcohol, he downed just one glass... he's worse than you!"

"..."

Shen Xi really wanted to say that she could kill two liang of 45° liquor in her previous life without changing her face, but now distilled liquor has not yet been born, and Shen Ye strictly limits her drinking to one glass... If you say too much, you will cry .

Looking up at Congyang's proud face, Shen Xi decided to fight back.She took out the five-spice silkworm chrysalis that had been marinated yesterday, and started dinner with porridge and side dishes.

——The face of the priest of Tianfu turned green very well.

"I said that the amount of wine is so bad, it turns out that you really took it away..."

Priest Lianzhen appeared quietly, and picked up the wine jar that was tilted to the side. Looking at the expression on his face, he seemed to want to smash this thing on the back of Congyang's head.

"Sister Huayue~" Shen Xi patted the cotton blanket on her side, "Why didn't brother come with you?"

Hua Yue unceremoniously sat down in the seat vacated by Shen Xi: "The bamboo tube I handed in is missing one, and Ah Ye is still looking for someone."

"Who is missing?"

"Xie Yi." Hua Yue took out a few bizhizi and put them on Shen Xi's skirt, "You haven't seen anyone else since you stepped down... eat it."

Shen Xi nodded, picked up the green fruit and ate it in small bites.Well, it's a little sour, but it's better to make candied fruit...

After returning to the temple after the ceremony, she saw Shen Ye sternly admonishing Xie Yi. Shen Xi listened attentively. It was probably the Pojun priest who suddenly had a brain hole holding a bamboo tube and filled the bamboo tube with rice and water. Put it on the fire...

It turned out that it was not a husky in the previous life, but a compatriot of ethnic minorities in the Southwest.

Shen Xi silently glanced at the Pojun Priest who was drooping his head, and suddenly remembered that Kunshan bitter bamboo itself is bitter, and it will turn sour after heating... So this is bitter gourd bamboo tube rice with vinegar?

Even though she didn't know who would end up with what Xie Yi created, Shen Xi still wanted to give him or her some wax.

Seeing his younger sister coming in from the outside, Ziwei Zun's face finally eased a bit: "Did Xiaoxi have a good time today?"

Shen Xi nodded: "Don't ask me to go on stage to make you happier."

"Go back to your room to rest when you're tired from playing, and brother will talk to you later..."

One second, he was still amiable towards his sister, the next second he turned to Xie Yi, and returned to the previous stern expression.

"What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and seal it up!"

Xie Yi immediately took out the sealed bamboo tube from his sleeve: "Master Mingjian, this disciple only went to try cooking after finishing writing..."

Why did you go early?Are you playing with me? !

——Shen Xi clearly saw the above content from his elder brother's eyes.