Chapter 45: Invite “God” into the temple (a)
The sun rises, the sun will be mist dispersed, unreservedly spread on everything, everywhere red, even the snow between the fields, also with a light red aura. The blue sky was cloudless, in this late winter season, it was indeed a rare sunny day.
Chen Jin, Liu Bin and I ran to the east of the village's own land, looking for a piece of land previously planted cotton, the dried cotton branches bundled a large pile of three people each carried some back to our home.
This morning the dog meat stew, in the house on the coal fire, the fire is too small, in order to stew the dog meat to be rotten, the bones stewed out of the oil, then how much coal to burn? The farmers know how to economize, so get some firewood to burn, always save some coal.
Dog meat and bones, has long been my father stripped away, full of a big pot, people do not eat, are extra thrown into a big pot, to let the big black that dog thing slowly eat. Yesterday to now, the big black but full of mouth, eat the fragrant, dog things don't look all over the body, the beginning of eating black dog essence of meat is still a little reluctant, the result of eating a few pieces of children addicted, intestines, liver and bones of those things, eat up not enough …… is now lazily lying in the east house behind the door next to the stove to improve their energy.
Get some bricks, in the yard west of a simple base a stove, fire, on the pot, add water …… pepper seasoning salt soy sauce vinegar tea a should be seasoning put in, after the water opens, will be the dog meat as well as the bones are all put into the pot, cover the lid, in the pot on the lid pressure two bricks, which will be slowly stewed, we only need to add firewood to the bottom of the stove from time to time! We only need to add firewood to the bottom of the stove from time to time.
Speaking of me and Chen Jin really enough to pretend, peeling dog farts to go to the dog bone has been out of the meat and so on work, for us, it is simply too familiar, this two years nothing in the village to find the chicken and dog …… can when my father does not allow me to work to rest, Chen Jin to help, but also still have to pretend to be a novice, and next to my father to be humble, I have a lot to do, but I do not know what to do. And next to my father, I'm vainly and hypocritically asking for advice and learning. ……
And now it's time for the stew, all three of them are more than a respect for elders, my parents to persuade back to the house to rest and chatter to go, this work let us do.
The reason, hey, we hand familiar, stew out of the flavor is definitely much better.
How many times have my mom and dad cooked dog meat?
This dog meat stew, until now, even if I eat in a specialized dog meat store, I feel that the dog meat is really not a taste, which has nothing to do with the stolen meat to eat incense, it is entirely because of the method of stewing the meat and the control of the fire ……
What's the point of talking about this?
Not to talk about these, a pass …… is the three of us around the pots and pans in the fire stewed dog meat there.
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At noon, the second uncle and Chen Lockzhu two people came, is the father last night to find the second uncle let him today at noon to eat a meal, because at that time the rural multi-family, very few eat dog meat, who home to raise a dog will be willing to eat it? So eating dog meat for many people, are few and far between, almost luxury ……
Except, of course, for a few of us young people.
On the big table set up two large porcelain pots, filled with dog meat and big bones, fragrant and hot, let people salivate.
Gossip not to mention, open food and drink, dog meat to wine, eat and drink not enough, not long after three pounds of wine will be under the stomach of several people. So a few elders on the three of us after some righteous reprimand, they began to pull the family behavior, of course, this pull the family and women together to talk about things very different, one is dedicated to talk about gossip rumors, another kind of domestic work to make money things.
Very let us feel dignified is that this time the adults talk to each other, from time to time will be a few of us also pulled into it. This is a kind of affirmation for young people, invisible a kind of tacit approval, said in their hearts, has been treated us as adults.
Naturally, some of the things that we young people have encountered this winter will be the subject of a certain period of conversation.
As you can imagine, the second uncle, Chen Lockzhu two people are on these let the ordinary people heard the chills of the evil things scoffed at, in their hearts, firmly believe that all the evil sins and foreign objects are paper tigers …… and my father and grandfather, perhaps because of Hu Laoshi's indoctrination it, more or less worried, of course, they are not particularly afraid, because Hu Lao Si the night before yesterday, personally admitted that the old Zhao family members have immortal gas body protection, although, still not able to have enough evidence to affirm the existence of immortal gas child.
Adults such an attitude, so that we three young people burned by alcohol is more excited, bold, originally, I and Chen Jin two people are not small, and Liu Bin is not a person now, this kid is a little crazy ……
However, there are still people dreary things, that is, I am on the body of the scattered soul spell, this thing is strange some outrageous, so that all the people for the helpless frowned, that is, the Zhao family people are born with the protection of the immortal qi children and how it? This is even a blow to our Zhao family ironic ……
I don't know whether grandpa really listened to what Hu Laoshi said, or grandpa in order to comfort all of us, he drank a mouthful of wine, said with a glowing red face: "Yinle this child has suffered a great deal, but our old Zhao family, blessed with a great life, there is a noble person to help, as for that what the dispersal of the soul curse, there is already a method to solve it, just for a moment can't be lifted just everyone. There is no need to worry too much, with the old woman's spiritual flesh in place, for the time being, life is not a concern, feel at ease and wait for the time to come."
These words made everyone's mood much better, of course, there were still some doubts, everyone would think in their hearts that grandpa was taking such ambiguous words to comfort everyone. So my mother, who usually seldom spoke on such occasions, opened her mouth and asked, "Father, who is that honorable man? When will the timing come?"
"Heaven's opportunity cannot be divulged, do not talk about this ……" Grandpa smiled faintly, picked up the wine cup and drank again.
So everyone will no longer mention this matter, end the cup and drink, my mother with tears in her eyes went to give everyone a meal.
Although on the surface of the smile, a look of no care and everyone laughing and joking, but in my heart is still pondering grandpa's words, if my grandfather's words earlier let me suspect that it is to say some words to comfort us, then the back of saying that the heavenly chances can not be leaked, I am suddenly sure that it is Hu Laoshi and grandpa said something, or else, to my grandfather's character, how could he say the words "Heaven's secrets must not be revealed"? That's what the old magicians used to say to fool people.
While we were eating, the sound of firecrackers came from outside, accompanied by the sound of banging double firecrackers.
We all wondered if it was a daughter-in-law in someone's house. Or …… is there a death in the village? Who has nothing to do for no reason at all to be full of loose cannonballs to do what the stuff?
Chen Lockzhu while the child to the mouth to pull the rice, while the child wrathful said: "Mother, the grandmother temple is considered red-hot, some days ago just built, but also made a what the mother of the opening of the auspicious, this day and said to set up an altar to invite the gods to stay, bah! I'm going to smash it again."
"Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with us." Grandpa said indifferently, "Last time you two fought with the village for the sake of the two children, have you not pissed off enough people? You're over forty years old, can't you change your hot temper?"
"Oh, uncle, you see what you say, I'm just talking for fun, how can it? Heh, heh ……" Chen Lockzhu immediately accompanied the smiling face.
Grandpa smiled and said, "Eat."
So no one spoke again, outside the firecrackers still rise and fall, so that we three young people heart itching not.
After finishing our meal and saying hello to our family, Chen Jin, Liu Bin and I went out and walked towards the cross street.
Young people are always curious about these things and like to see what's new. There is a difference between hearing about something and seeing it with your own eyes.
On the cross street, in front of the Grandma Temple, there were already many people watching the fun, and the old ladies were busy and happy with their old faces.
Cross Street in the middle, those old ladies family, as well as some of the villagers are from some of the plastic bags constantly out of firecrackers and firecrackers, distributed in the cross street constantly lit, thick some choking gunpowder smell permeates the air in the cross street, of course, also with a very thick celebratory gas.
Walked close, only to see the grandma temple in front of the door four or five meters away, side by side on three tables, covered with red cloth, red cloth apples and boiled meat set up more than ten bowls, three incense burners, the top inserted a handful of incense, smoke. Six candlesticks are also installed on the big red candles, just not lit. This is understandable, in broad daylight outside what wax ah? Besides, there is still a cold wind blowing.
I do not know who, where to invite the two magi, well, a man and a woman, about forty years old, wearing a big red and green let a person look at the nausea and want to vomit kind of clothes, face is also painted with some pigment, make a person is not like a person ghost is not like a ghost, the head is also inserted into the some messy colorful feathers, let a person reminiscent of those primitive tribal people in some books picture.
Yes, that's the first time I saw the real magician, I finally understand a little, this is called the magician ah, relative comparison, Hu Laoshi is definitely not as professional as others, look at the people that wear, that dress, that jump look, that mouth muttered a mess of bird language …… I finally realized why they to the head to insert some I finally realized why they put some bird feathers on their heads.
And Hu Laoshi, the man who was labeled as a magician, is more appropriate to use the name "yin and yang immortal".
I put my own ideas with Chen Jin, Liu Bin two people said, the two people immediately nodded yes, feel the need to vindicate Hu Laoshi among our brothers. Chen Jin even said loudly, "If Hu Laoshi can help Yinle lift the soul dispersal spell, I must hold a vindication conference in the whole village, and even in the neighboring villages and even in the whole township ……"
"Fuck you." I laughed and scolded Chen Jin, "No need for us to vindicate Hu Laoshi's name, I heard that in the past, when Grandma Temple opened, oh no no, it was the opening of the light, it was Hu Laoshi who came to do the practice of inviting the gods, this time, since they did not allow Hu Laoshi to come, that means that the old ladies no longer regard Hu Laoshi as a godly man, and have removed Hu Laoshi completely from the industry."
"Right right ……," the two men nodded their heads.
Feeling that most of the onlookers in front of Grandma's Temple were giving the three of us very strange looks, the three of us knowingly leaned to the side and stood under the root of the westernmost wall. This is not afraid of those people, but Chen Jin and I do not want to make trouble with them again, this day we want to see a fresh, if the drama of inviting the gods to spoil, it would be too boring.
The sound of firecrackers finally stopped, and the cross street was quiet for a while.
With a jangling sound, the two magi shook the rattles in their hands and bounced a few times in front of the altar, attracting everyone's attention before closing their eyes and not moving.
Xu old lady tremblingly walked to stand in front of the altar, facing the audience, dry coughing twice, said: "Some days ago, the village ghosts and demons rebelled, provoking the outlaws, destroying the Xuanmu Maiden's temple, the Xuanmu Maiden's great mercy, do not have a general understanding with mortals ……"
"Now the new temple was built and opened the other day, but what is the status of Auntie Xuanmu? So today, we invited two great immortals to send a letter to the heavens above, and asked Mother Xuan to come down to the earth to stay and bless our village with peace and security ……"
The three of us looked at each other in dismay, all nodding our heads and acknowledging how good this old lady Xu's memory was, that she was still able to memorize her speech at such an old age.
Definitely prepared the manuscript in advance, and then someone taught her, otherwise with her Xu old lady so a bucket of words do not know the second voice, the stretcher fell down do not know to read an illiterate, can be exported to the temporary play out such a good level?
We don't believe it.