Temperament

Zhuo Tianyi held his arm hard, pulled him into his arms and leaned on his shoulder, "Like this kind of wooden building?"

Shen Qinglan didn't answer, but just quietly looked at the flickering mountain peak ahead, the hair on the side of her face brushed against Zhuo Tianyi's neck, feeling itchy.

This kind of Shen Qinglan reminded him of the scene of sitting on the side of the boat looking at the reflection in the water that day, like a banished fairy.He couldn't help tightening his arms, and whispered in his ear: "If you like it, I'll ask Zhuo Shi'an to find a craftsman when I go back, and build one on the back mountain, just for you to see the scenery, okay?"

Shen Qinglan was dumbfounded, the scenery on the back mountain was heartbreaking every time he saw it, he didn't dare to go up easily. "No, don't spend too much on me."

Zhuo Tianyi laughed and looked deeply at his side face, "As long as you like it, it's worth the money."

Speaking as if she was really a beauty favored by him, Shen Qinglan frowned slightly, and when she was about to say something, Zhuo Tianyi immediately acted accordingly, "Well, if you say no, don't, I'll listen to you."

Shen Qinglan closed her lips, stretched her brows, blinked her eyes and looked into the distance, Zhuo Tianyi saw how he closed his mouth in time, proud of his eyesight and mouth, bowed his head and kissed his lips, "Go to sleep when?"

Seeing that the lips that had just been closed close at hand were pursed and about to open again, Zhuo Tianyi no longer gave him a chance to object, leaned his head and kissed his lips, choking his objection into his throat.

Pick him up while kissing, enter the room, put him on the bed, and press him down.

The floor and walls of the wooden building are very thin, so the sound insulation is not good, and the bed that bears the weight of two people is not as strong as Zhuofu's mahogany dragon and phoenix bed. For a while, the creaking sound resounded throughout the room.

Shen Qinglan was frightened, she pushed hard to resist the man on her body, and said anxiously: "Don't... you are in Miao Village now, it's not good for people to hear, um..."

Zhuo Tianyi kissed him enough before letting him go, "Don't worry, I won't do anything, I'll just hold you and sleep for a while." He touched his side and untied his belt, seeing that he was about to struggle again, he smiled Threatening: "Don't move around, if I get angry and can't help but do something, wouldn't it be really bad?"

Shen Qinglan could only hold back.The Miao Village is located in a mountainous area, and there is no post station on the road. For the past few days, the entire group rested on the carriage, so Zhuo Tianyi naturally couldn't do anything.For these few days on the boat, Zhuo Tianyi had to toss until midnight every night. After two or three days of free time, Shen Qinglan was afraid that he would really provoke him and do something, which would be too bad for people to hear, and what if If it reaches Jiuling's ears and knows something, it will be difficult to deal with it.

He patiently let Zhuo Tianyi take off his coat and trousers, and then took off his coat and trousers, and then hugged him and fell into the bed, not daring to struggle.

Seeing him swallowing his anger, Zhuo Tianyi couldn't help being satisfied, put his arms around his waist, and rubbed his nose in the socket of his neck.

Shen Qinglan bowed her body to dodge, and felt a hard and hot awl between her buttocks and legs after a short pause.His body was stiff, so he could only straighten up and move as close to the wall as possible.As soon as he shifted slightly, the people behind him immediately caught up to fill the space between the two of them, forcing him to have nowhere to hide.

Zhuo Tianyi smiled lowly, leaned into his ear and threatened in his voice: "Don't hide, the more I hide, the more I will stick to you, let's see where you can hide?" He straightened his lower body evilly, pushing against Shen Qinglan's buttocks.

Shen Qinglan was completely hopeless, Zhuo Tianyi's words sounded overtones, which made him feel suffocated.Forget it, it's only a short period of time anyway, he comforted himself with these words again.

The two of them lay on the bed for a long time before they felt sleepy.When I woke up, it was dinner time.A servant knocked on the door lightly outside, reminding him to go to the big house for dinner.

Zhuo Tianyi and Shen Qinglan got up, put on their clothes, washed up a bit, and went out.Before going out, Zhuo Tianyi found a thin cloak for Shen Qinglan from his luggage, "Bring it on, it's cold in the mountains at night, don't catch a cold."

Shen Qinglan took the cloak with lowered eyes, and said "OK" lightly.

Zhuo Tianyi was in a good mood by accepting the good intentions so meekly, he closed the door and dragged Shen Qinglan downstairs.

After eating in the big house, it was getting dark, and several of Long Jiu's subordinates led them to the threshing ground in the center of Dazhai.

In the center of the valley stands a wooden pillar three to four feet high. In the middle of the wooden pillar is a wooden bull's head. At this time, a red ribbon has been tied to the bull's head. Under the reflection of dozens of bonfires on the edge of the valley Shining brightly.

Below the wooden pillars are several black altars, on which are enshrined a row of gods and sacrifices such as pig and sheep fruit wine, a huge bronze incense burner is placed in front of the wooden tables, and several cowhide mats are spread on the ground, which are arranged in four rows Twelve futons.

At this moment, men, women and children from all over the village appeared on the valley field in their best attire, sitting quietly around the bonfire, waiting for Guzangtou and the wizard who had returned from the temple on the north side of the village to come to the valley field to start offering sacrifices.

Zhuo Tianyi and his party were led to a wooden platform with two steps on the north side of the valley field. There were mats on it, and a few low tables with wine, meat and fruit on them. Two people sat together.

Zhuo Tianyi dragged Shen Qinglan to sit behind the table in the middle, while Gu Qingyang and Zhou Yunlei sat on the table next to them.At this time, there was still silence in the valley field, only the crackling sound of the bonfire and the torches that were as tall as a person around the valley field.

Although it was only the middle of July, the mountains and villages were no different than the plains. The wind at night had brought a penetrating coolness, and Shen Qinglan sneezed.Zhuo Tianyi shook off the cloak and put it on him, "Is it cold?" He tied the neckband for him.

Shen Qinglan lowered her head, and Zhuo Tianyi brushed his lips with his finger on his belt, feeling warm.He lifts his chin away from his hand, "It's fine."

In the light and shadow of the flickering torches behind, Zhuo Tianyi's face was not very clear. He didn't look up, but just focused on the movements of his hands. After finishing the beating, he lifted his collar for him, "Drink some wine to warm up. Once the ceremony is over, we Just go back, lest you catch a cold."

Many images appeared in Shen Qinglan's mind, bamboo pavilion, trestle bridge, fleet, Meng Ziqi, drunk spring breeze, he closed his eyes, and when Meng Huaiyuan sent him to the trestle bridge, he also tied his collar for him like this, Promise him to come back and warm a pot of wine, now...

An indescribable feeling surged in his chest, he turned around and cast his gaze at the center of the valley.In the darkness, I felt my hands on my lap being closed into a pair of warm hands.Shen Qinglan struggled, but didn't break free, her hands were not tightly clasped, but she followed his hand firmly, and as soon as she sensed his intention to break free, she followed persistently, making him unable to shake it off.

He got up helplessly, but luckily the lights around him were dim, and the front was blocked by a short fence, so that the simple and simple Miao people in the mountain village could not see this scene.

Not long after, I heard the sound of drums coming from the temple on the north side of the stockade, leaning slightly, a sacrificial team composed of twelve people slowly came from the entrance on the north side of the valley field, led by King Miao Longjiu, he With his upper body bare, his muscular chest and back are painted with brightly colored totems, as is his face, with a white handkerchief wrapped around his head, holding a golden machete in his hand, making various chops while walking Actions.

Behind him is Jiuling in a black floor-length robe, with long hair scattered all over his head, the same totem oil paint on his face, and a blue and black belt tied on his forehead, with various runes painted on it, He had no shoes on his feet, and held a golden bell in his hand. He rang the golden bell while walking, and muttered words in his mouth.

A group of strong men who were also topless held cloth banners painted with various symbols and totems, and followed behind Jiuling.At the end is a group of young men, leading a bull with a red ribbon on its head, walking at the end of the team.

There were many wounds on the bull's body, and several places were torn apart, and blood was still dripping down.It's just that even though it was injured, the bull was still extremely irritable, snorting and whipping its tail while being led by a dozen strong young men, and refused to give in.

The Guzang Festival in Miao Township is the most important festival for Miao people to worship gods and ancestors. Shen Qinglan has heard of it, but has never seen it with his own eyes. look up.

The voice of Zhang Mingyuan's wife, Li Shi, came from behind, "The customs in this Miao village are really strange. Why do you sacrifice a cow covered in wounds? Could it be that they only have this cow?"

Of course, Shen Qinglan knew that it was impossible for the Miao village to have only one cow, but he was also surprised by the scars on the cow's body. It stands to reason that a sacrificial sacrifice should always choose a strong animal as a sacrifice.

Zhuo Tianyi leaned closer to see his expression, and explained with a smile: "Miao Township raises cattle every few years before the Dagu Tibetan Festival, each time there are about ten bulls, and the bullfight starts three days before the ceremony, and finally wins the fight. The real bull is the real sacrifice used in the ceremony. The scars on the bull are left during the bullfighting process."

Shen Qinglan was stunned, "How did you know?"

"I heard it from people when I came here five years ago. At that time, they celebrated the Xiaoguzang Festival, and the cows used as sacrifices were raised at that time, and this cow is one of them." Zhuo Tianyi handed over Gave him a glass of wine, "Drink a little, they still have to kill and roast the cow, it will take a long time."

Gu Qingyang, who was at the table next to him, turned his head and smiled, "You heard what Jiuling said, right? The girl is quite capable. Five years ago, she was a little girl who could only chatter behind you, but now she has become the chief priest of Dazhai."

Turning his head, he glanced at Jiu Ling, who was dancing and praying mysteriously under the wooden pillar in the center of the valley field, and sighed: "I don't know if anyone dares to marry. It would be a pity if such a beautiful girl cannot be married because she is too capable." , what do you say, Tianyi?"

Zhuo Tianyi put the wine glass brought to Shen Qinglan's mouth for him to drink a couple of sips back on the case, raised his head and said: "There is still Uncle Ninth Master, have you never been married, you will definitely not just watch this kind of angry thing Did it happen? Anyway, I wouldn’t mind calling her ‘Aunt Ninth Master’, how about you, Yunlei?”

Zhou Yunlei, who was innocently burned by the flames of war, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, looked towards the center of the valley field, and said calmly: "The ceremony has begun."

This obviously wrong answer was exactly the best response, Zhuo Tianyi and Gu Qingyang each glanced at him, and then turned their heads.

In the darkness, Shen Qinglan felt her hand return to that hand, and the other hand was quietly wrapped around her waist.He tried his best to ignore the warm feeling on his body, and turned his gaze back to Guchang.

Under the wooden pillar, Long Jiu and Jiu Ling had finished praying, and the cow slaughtering ceremony officially began.More than a dozen Miao men pulled the cow to a wooden frame, and the two went to fetch the thick hemp rope coiled on the side, trying to tie the cow to the wooden frame.

The ox seemed to know that his death was coming, so he put his head down and put his horns on the ground, and refused to move forward. Just when the two men who had taken the hemp rope came to the ox and tried to tie its hooves, the ox originally The lowered head suddenly lifted up vigorously, and the sharp knife-like horns flew a person, and then spread all four hooves and rushed towards the crowd around the campfire. Immediately, the screams of women and the shouts of men resounded on the field.

Standing under the wooden pillar, Long Jiu and Jiu Ling, who were waiting for the slaughter of the bull, turned their heads and directed their men to catch the bull loudly, and the grain field was in chaos for a while.

The author has something to say: Mr. Zhuo and Shen Mi watched the Miao family’s Guzang ceremony, and Manager Gu and Manager Zhou made soy sauce.

PS: Less than half of the description of the Miao family’s Guzang ritual in this article comes from Baidu, and most of it comes from the author Hu Su. Please don’t take it seriously.I'm a bit busy these days, the author tries to squeeze in time and try to keep updating.