Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Walking into the Guanyin Temple, I saw groups of Tibetans coming in and out of worship. There was no noise, only the sound of footsteps and low prayers, which immediately made people feel solemn.

The main hall is dedicated to the four-handed Avalokitesvara statue.Hundreds of butter lamps in the hall are always on day and night. It is said that there is also a copper lamp that can hold a thousand catties of butter.The Guanyin statue is surrounded by hada of various colors, and in front of it are various offerings, big drums, wooden fish and other utensils for chanting sutras.Among the colorful murals, there are portraits of the heroic Songtsan Gampo and the beautiful and intelligent Princess Wencheng, as well as many statues of Bodhisattvas believed in by Tibetan Buddhism.Avalokitesvara's smiling and serene eyes cover the worshipers entering the temple.The four orchid hands are charming in the atmosphere, and they sit in a dignified posture. Surrounded by gold, silver, emerald and coral, they are especially resplendent, radiant and full of auspiciousness.

There were three lamas of the Yellow Sect sitting in the hall. After praying, Aisha and his wife talked softly with one of them.Because of Aisha's pregnancy discomfort, Pudawa discussed with Mrs. Tusi and canceled the planned sacrifice to Pudawa's birth mother at home, so as not to make everyone sad, so they came to the Guanyin Temple to donate gold today, and let the lamas in the temple pay for it. Aunt Erhui performed the ritual ceremony, and the three of them talked for a while, then the lama took the two of them and Mrs. Tusi into the meditation room at the back to meet the abbot for a detailed discussion.

Yingluo prayed on her knees. She prayed for many things, including a solemn prayer that no more wars would ignite in such a beautiful and peaceful rural village.Seeing that she had a very happy expression on her face, Pearl at the side moved in her heart, remembered something, became happy too, and immediately closed her eyes and prayed.Ruidong over there quietly stared at the Four-armed Avalokitesvara on the high platform.

After the prayer was over, Yingluo kept looking at those butter lamps, and all the past events swirled in her mind one after another.Since leaving the palace to marry Fu Heng, the life is not completely peaceful, but it is very comfortable and happy, which is what Fu Heng called "life", but the two sisters still hate Jiuquan.Suddenly I remembered a poem I read about the sea lantern in front of the Buddha. The poem reads:

The predecessor's hue is always in vain,

Don't listen to Lingge and listen to Buddhist scriptures.

Do not sink into the black sea in this life,

There is great light in nature.

It was as if a strong light shone into her heart, "One day", she said confidently.

On the evening of the second day after returning to Lewuwei, Jinchuan Tusi’s family had another grand banquet. Because it was Langka’s birthday, Gelai cooked a big pot of mutton again. Beautiful Qiang girls sang and danced around the firepit. Soldiers and their families sat in a crowd on the open dam in front of the main building. Children ran and played, and the atmosphere was very lively.Aisha has not celebrated her birthday with her brother for many years. Sitting together, the brother and sister laughed and sang, and wept with excitement.Pudawa and Gelai watched them quietly from the sidelines.

Mrs. Tusi also shed tears when she saw a pair of capable sons and daughters who had grown up. Sha Luo rushed to speak in front of everyone and thanked her wife.Fu Heng held Yingluo's hand and said softly: Long'er and Jiang Jiang will be so close in the future.Yingluo still looked at Sonomu and Sasa who were sitting together, and nodded with a smile.Every soldier prepared a birthday gift for Langka, and several boxes were piled up in the open dam.What Aisha gave was an expensive dagger bought in Jingzhong, which was cut like clay, according to Langka's letter.As a gift, Gelai embroidered a colorful case with a peacock and ganoderma pattern on white satin for the new dagger.

What Fu Heng sent was a flintlock gun that he carried with him, and he showed Langka a demonstration during the day.This gun was invented by Mahan, a Frenchman who was born in a family of gunsmiths, locksmiths and watchmakers. It was improved on the basis of the revolver gun. Flint, there is a striking anvil beside the fire transmission hole. When shooting, pull the trigger, and under the action of the spring, the flint will be hit heavily on the edge of the fire door, sparks will come out, and the gunpowder will be fired.It greatly simplifies the shooting process, improves the firing rate and shooting accuracy, is easy to use, and has low cost. It is the daily equipment of the European army.Langka demonstrated on the spot at the dinner party, and the local soldiers were all eye-opened and cheered loudly.Hu Lin sat at the side, he and Yingluo looked at these grinning soldiers and felt very kind.

After the banquet, the crowd dispersed, and Gelai and her mother-in-law went to settle the children together. When she returned to the bedroom in the watchtower where he and Langka lived, he saw Langka sitting at the table waiting for her.She smiled at him softly, and went to add firewood to the kang, the night on the plateau, even in summer, was cold.After tidying up, they scooped up water by themselves. The two of them washed and changed their clothes. They put their hands on their husband's shoulders and said, "Go to sleep. I was very happy with my sister today, but you must be tired."

Langka didn't speak, and hugged her waist.She laughed and hugged her husband, waiting for him to make out with her.Recently, there are distinguished guests from the imperial court, especially when Aisha and his wife came back. During the dinner, Langka almost slept with her in his arms for two days and two nights. Both of them were extremely tired and didn't say anything, and then they started to work on their own.And today is Langka's birthday.

Langka said: I met you that year, before you married me.Gelai was very surprised, he didn't expect that he would suddenly talk about the past, let alone that he had met himself before getting married.She didn't speak.Langka said: You, Apa, are worried that I will be forced, and if I don't want to, it will be bad for you, so I must meet you first, so I said not to let the two of you know.So when you were going to the market, I went to see you quietly.Gelai smiled softly and said, "What do you think?"

Langka said: I think you are beautiful.Gelai laughed again, patted his head, and said: But you like Auntie.She was wearing a black cotton nightgown with slanted breasts and long sleeves. The robe was densely covered with small white dharma wheels. Inside the dharma wheel were clusters of winter jasmine flowers, and outside were scattered jasmine flowers. There was only a circle on the top of her head. Braided, the rest of the hair was put down, and it was long and loose behind her, looking like a warm and charming beauty that made people want to get close.Langka didn't speak, and after a while, he said: I fell in love with you not long after we got married.Gelai was even more surprised, separated the two, and looked at Langka in disbelief.Langka pulled her to sit on his lap, smiled and said: You are different from Gesong, and you are very cute.Greg didn't know what to say, so he smiled again.

Langka said: I like you two, but I feel sorry for sending it away, so I always want her child to inherit the family business. She will soon have a child, and I am very happy. I think that when the child turns one year old , I can tell her and you that I like you too, but in the future it will be her children who will make the toast.But he couldn't wait until that time... He lowered his voice and buried his head on Gelai's chest. Gelai also felt sad in his heart, hugged him tightly, and didn't speak.

Langka said: After the first child left, she soon became pregnant again, but then we started to fight, and she worried about me day and night... Ge Lai said: Well, at that time, I was the one who accompanied my sister every day, I remember it all, but I was young at that time, I didn't understand it very much, and I didn't worry that much.Langka said: The second child is not in good health, and soon after it was born... From then on, I changed my mind. I thought I couldn't tell her that I like you too, and I couldn't make her sad, so neither could I. Tell you.Grae wept.

Langka continued: After the second child left, her own health was not good, and she was very depressed.I want to tell her, just wait until you have a baby, anyway, you are her sister, your child is still your family, she doesn't have to worry, but I look at her, I really can't say it.She told me that we were at war and she was afraid that something would happen to me and Appa, and I had no children and you were young, so she wanted to have another child.I told my grandma about this, and grandma sighed and asked me to fulfill her... so she had a third child, and we were all very happy when the baby was born, but within a month... she shed tears Tears come.Gelai also burst into tears, and Lalangka went to lie down on the kang.

After the two lay down, Langka shed tears silently for a while, before saying: Grandma blamed herself very much, and it was her fault. How much worry.I think you are young, wait a few years, and she will take care of her.Unexpectedly, she could never get better... As she spoke, she burst into tears, and Gelai hugged him tightly and wept together.After a while, Langka stopped her tears and said: "So, I'm sorry for her, and I feel that I failed her. At that time, I swear to the gods, I will never say this matter again."Elsa doesn't know either, so no one will know.After she became seriously ill, she was worried that you would have no children, and I would marry someone else. My mother also told me, I don’t know what’s going on with you, why you haven’t had children for so long.I can't tell grandma, because I don't spend much time with you, because I want to send my husband and children.

Gelai came to a sudden, thinking of those years when they were just married, Langka really didn't spend much time with her, even though he would go to her watchtower, the two would sleep together, and her in-laws and Aisha both lived in Lewuwei, so Others didn't know, and she was young, so she didn't take it to heart. She felt that Langka treated her like he treated his sister Aisha, and she was younger than Aisha.Naturally, she would not tell her sister, let alone ask her.

Langka continued to say: After she was ill, I started to spend more time with you, and I think you have a baby soon, maybe she will get better after being comforted, I'm sorry for you...you finally got pregnant, right after she left That day, the doctor told me that I went to her and told her first, but you only found out when you came to see her for the last time, I'm sorry... Gelai said with a teary smile: Don't say that, you are right, if Sister can live, I would rather not have children.Langka said: Don't talk nonsense.He started to cry again, and Gelai patted him, also crying.

After a while, Langka said: I have kept the original vow, and I will not tell you, because I feel very guilty and blamed for Gesong. I think it is because I did not love her with all my heart, and my ambition, So many people died in the war, so it was the gods who were punishing me, and it was me who killed her.Also because she is gone, I only have you as a wife anyway, you will understand my heart, and these years, we have so many children, I think you already understand my heart, let alone.I don't let the village talk about Gesong again, because Grandma is also very self-blaming, and I am afraid that she will be sad.sorry!All I'm sorry for you.

Gelai laughed and said, "Don't say that, you didn't do anything wrong. I don't understand what happened between you and Apa. Everyone likes you. Sister Apa said you were very kind to her, and you were also very kind to me. You didn't I'm sorry, I know you like me.Langka said: I only regretted it after you were tied up. I should have told you earlier, and I was very scared... scared...you will never hear me again.After finding out those three spies, I think you must... Phuncuo and his son planned to deal with me early in the morning. They should not touch people in the court. Maybe Aisha will be fine, but they will definitely not let go you!Because it's enough for you alone.I was so frightened that I didn't dare to think about it anymore. I couldn't sit still, and I had to think about it as soon as I sat down... Then I started to cry bitterly.

Gelai was shocked and a little bit at a loss, although she had already known from Fu Heng and his wife that Langka loved her very much.This night, Langka's adjutant also quietly told her something, asking her to comfort Langka, saying that she had never seen Langka so anxious and silent.

Langka hugged her, in a trance, he felt that it was not Gelai, but Gesong who was holding her. Although Gesong's face was not good enough to be pretty, but his height was about the same, in fact, after Gesong left, he no longer let himself go Miss her, because too much sadness, but also because Gelai is still there.Aisha also said that she wanted him to forget the past. He knew that Aisha was doing it for his own good and wanted him to be happy.But this night... Gelai also felt that it wasn't her that Langka was fondling, but she smiled. In fact, for so many years, she felt that Langka was treating her as Ge when he was in bed, and she didn't mind.Alas, people in Le Wuwei can't think of Sister Ai anymore, and even Aisha has left home.But it doesn't matter, as long as she and Langka still miss Ajie deeply...

Just thinking about it, Langka kissed her, his mustache and his soft and thick hair brushed her, and she laughed again... Today, his hands are a little cold, embracing her warmth.Langka was crying while kissing, her mouth was salty, it seemed to be the tears sucked from her body, her body was full of tears?My heart felt even more sore.She saw tears streaming down from the corners of his eyes, but the intense light in his eyes was like a falcon, like a cheetah, and her knees couldn't help trembling... In the sudden and unstoppable desire, in the thrilling, she clung to him, Slightly groaning... Her panting made the entire watchtower filled with denseness and softness...

Gelai didn't know what other people's married life felt like, and Ajie never told her about it. She often felt that being in bed was a kind of torture, but it was the torture she liked very much... Langka didn't get along with her very much in the early years. At that time, she actually thought it was pretty good. Of course she let him exercise his power as a husband, and she also thought it was good that he only slept with her.The men in Jiarong express their emotions directly and passionately. Langka never said that he likes her, and when he was not married, his sister told her that the second time Langka saw her at the market, he confessed his love to her in public up.And Langka's identity and temperament, he doesn't have to worry about anything, so she always thought that he only likes his sister.

But this night was different. Although she couldn't tell what was different, Langka said that he liked her!In fact, I liked her early in the morning!That is to say, when she was in his heart and on the bed, she was not the shadow of sister... So what does it matter if he treats her as a gift tonight?

He hugged her tightly, wrapped her with a tight and unmistakable original heat, as if in the dissipating morning mist, he saw emerald green grass and green trees, across the heavy fields, and across the high and low hidden deep in the dense forest Scattered cottages, accompanied by gurgling streams, dreamy, joyful, sobbing... The winter jasmine is clustered all over the ground, shining like gold.The green everywhere is like a sea of ​​green, growing in a disorderly and orderly manner.Under the undergrowth, there are purple blue, vermilion, and cinnamon gray buds everywhere.On the open dams of every household, roosters are running wildly, hens are clucking and laying eggs, and there are leaps of life everywhere!

……

It's raining, the thin drizzle, hitting the long grass, shining fine and vivid streamers...

She hugged him to her chest, patted him gently, and said softly: Don't worry, Gelai will always be Langka's.

Later, Langka talked for a long time, telling all the details about the Gelai sisters in his memory, as well as the time and place, his thoughts on the two of them, and so on.He also said that he actually let Phuntsok and his sons go because they didn't move. This is another oath he made to the gods after Gelai was tied up, hoping that the gods would bless them to return safely, and asked the gods to allow them Break the oath of the year, and tell Gelai that he has always liked her.Ge Lai wept unceasingly, but felt boundless joy and happiness for himself and Ah Jie.

The author has something to say:

[Sea Lantern in front of Buddha] This is a riddle written by Xichun in "A Dream of Red Mansions", and the answer to the riddle is the sea lantern in front of Buddha.The sea lamp in front of the Buddha, that is, the ever-bright lamp, is offered in front of the Buddha statue in the temple. There is a large amount of oil stored in the lamp, and a flame is burned in the middle, which will not go out for a long time.

[Qiang culture] The glorious period of the Qiang people was the establishment of Xixia.Xixia (1038-1227), national name Daxia, Bangnidingguo, Dabaigaoguo or Baigao Daxiaguo, was a dynasty established by the Dangxiang clan in Chinese history.Regarding the meaning of "Baigao", one says that Baigao refers to the upper reaches of the Baihe River, which originated from Baishui in the northwest of Sichuan today, and means the Songpan Plateau, the birthplace of the Dangxiang tribe;It is mainly a country with the Dangxiang ethnic group as the main body, including the Han, Uighur, and Tubo ethnic groups.Because it is located in the northwest of the Central Plains and occupies the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, it was called Xixia in history.

Dangxiang is an ethnic group in the northwest of ancient China. In the Tang and Song dynasties, it was considered by the Han people to be a branch of the ancient Qiang nationality. down.Modern linguists believe that Xixia language and Jiarong language are close relatives, and classify it under the Qiang language branch, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

"Sheep" culture: Qiang people are closely related to sheep in terms of belief and life, and the national symbol is "sheep".The Qiang people use sheep to sacrifice to the gods, and their mascots are sheep; they cannot live without sheep for food, clothing and use.Meat is mainly pork and mutton. Pork is usually smeared with salt and marinated for a few days, then placed flat on the pot and dried, and then hung out. This is bacon.Lard is also smoked and dried to make cured lard, and then cut off a piece to eat.

"Baishi" culture: The Qiang people have a special liking for Baishi, believing it to be "sacred and auspicious".One of the reasons is the traditional worship of white; the other is that in history, the white stone once helped them defeat the enemy and was able to end long-distance migration and persecution in today's residence, and finally settled down.Building high blockhouses is a unique traditional skill of the Qiang people. They are usually built of natural stones, but they are very strong.The city walls of the Qiang people are also quite distinctive.

Shibi Culture: In the ethnic religious belief of the Qiang people, the ancestral priests are called "Shibi" (pronunciation: Rebbi). They are the religious leaders, priests and wizards of the Qiang people. intermediary between.They are the most authoritative cultural inheritors and masters of knowledge among the Qiang people.There are generally two situations for Shibi’s ceremonial duties: priest (sacrificing to gods, curing diseases, exorcising ghosts, praying for blessings, etc.), and wizard (worshiping dragons and gods of the earth, divination, divination, fire and other witchcraft).After the "2008" earthquake in 5.12, there were very few Shibi left.