After chasing after us, we discovered that there was actually a group of white sheep dancing with waist drums. No, to be more precise, it was a group of women wearing sheepskins dancing.
A group of children gathered outside, taking mulberry leaves and sprinkling water on the Aries, as if blessing them.
The one in the middle seems to be their village chief, wrapped in green clothes, dancing gracefully, and there is a palm-sized silkworm lying on his shoulder.
"Qing Qiang Sacrifice, I understand, it is a ceremony for the Qiang people to sacrifice to the Qing Yi God. These are the descendants of the Qiang people." Lao Jiang suddenly realized and murmured to himself.
Qiang people, I seem to have heard of these two words!
It is said that the Qiang was a tribe during the Shang Dynasty. The Shang king was tyrannical and often captured the Qiang people like two-legged sheep for sacrifice. Whenever there was a shortage of live animal sacrifices, their people would be used to make up the number.
Therefore, the Qiang people hated the Shang Dynasty, and finally joined more than a dozen tribes to join King Wu of Zhou and defeated the Shang Dynasty together.
This is famous in history: King Wu defeated Zhou.
In other words, the demise of Shang is inseparable from the Qiang people. To be more precise, it was its tyranny that paved the way for its own demise.
Qingyi God is the god of sericulture believed by Chinese people, and is also the god of belief here. At that time, the Qiang people probably hoped that the Qingyi God could protect them, so they had this pious ceremony: Qingqiang Sacrifice.
No wonder people here plant mulberry trees and wear mulberry clothes.
And this belief has lasted for nearly a thousand years. At this moment, I can't help but be impressed by the power of belief in Qingyi Village. It is really admirable to believe in a god so devoutly and remain unchanged for generations to come!
I stood there and watched the whole performance quietly.
For the first time, Lao Jiang told Zhao Erhu and others not to disturb the sacrificial activities.
Unexpectedly, after the performance, the dancer in green clothes came over. He untied the green handkerchief on his head, revealing a weathered and aged face. She turned out to be an old woman.
But seeing that her face was full of ravines, she was at least hundreds of years old.
The old woman looked at us with a smile: "For many years, I haven't seen a foreigner who can watch the entire Qingqiang Ceremony..."
"Today, the God in Tsing Yi makes an exception and blesses the three of you. My old lady will also obey God's words and give each of you a message."
The old woman looked at Old Jiang, and the silkworms on her shoulders were also squirming, as if they were talking: "Soon, you will meet the person you most want to see and fear the most in your life."
"Your husband has come to find you. Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on your own destiny." This sentence was given to Yin Ling'er.
When she finally looked at me, the silkworm on her shoulder stopped moving, and the old woman stared at me very strangely: "Young man, you are very strange, I can't see through it."
"But I believe that your ending should be good!"
The old woman seemed to be able to say this last sentence, and then turned to leave. I couldn't help but ask: "The few people next to me have also watched Qingqiang's Sacrifice, don't you give them some advice?"
"Them? I never tell fortunes to dead people." The old woman gave a cold smile, which made me tremble subconsciously.
dead?
Could it be that Zhao Erhu and Zheng Sanpao will have an accident soon?
Shojue told me that this Qingyi Village is not simple.
The village elder’s mother-in-law is even more mysterious!
Zhao Erhu obviously didn't believe what the other party said, and cursed at the old woman's back: "Damn old woman, how dare you curse your second master!"
"If it weren't for the fear of causing trouble and delaying my eldest brother's errand, I would have asked you to be laid to rest today."
Although these words were spoken harshly, his voice could not be lowered. He was obviously afraid of offending Qingyi Village.
Zheng Sanpao was afraid that others would hear him, so he pulled Zhao Erhu and kept trying to persuade him: "Second brother, please keep your voice down, after all, this is other people's territory..."
Zhao Erhu was angry, and struck the poor guy with a whip. He couldn't dodge, and a bloody wound immediately appeared on his face.
"ah!"
This scream took my breath away.
The poor guy shrank and hid behind his luggage, burying his head even lower.
I looked at Lao Jiang and found that his eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was still stuck in the prophecy that the old lady just left and couldn't extricate himself.
Apart from Lao Wu, who else can make Lao Jiang want to meet but dare not meet him?
The Black Saber Qilin who was once sacrificed in the Yin Ruins has come back from the dead and has taken refuge in the mysterious organization, and is always against us.
It can be said that Lao Wu is Lao Jiang’s heart knot!
But what makes me curious is that Yin Ling'er was also shocked by the old woman's words. Her husband came to see her.
Yin Ling'er is not yet eighteen years old. When did she have a husband? Why haven't I heard her mention it?
To be honest, when I heard the word 'husband' just now, my heart really skipped a beat, but when I thought about it, I thought it was impossible. Yin Ling'er is a person who can't hide her words. If she really had a husband, she would have let me know a long time ago. How could she...
But her fleeting look of shock made me believe that the old lady's words were somewhat credible!
As a native of Miao territory, why did Yin Ling'er join Qilin?
Could it be that he escaped?
Why did her attitude change so drastically after I rescued her, for fear that I would become her Kamani?
besides!
I always feel that whenever a crisis occurs, she reacts very calmly and calmly, completely different from her usual nervousness.
Whenever someone is injured, she is the one who rescues them regardless of life or death, which is completely different from the verbal gloating.
How can one person show two completely opposite personalities?
Unless what she wants to show us is just an 'innocent' silver bell.
'remember! Miao people are not easy to mess with, and Miao women are like needles in the sea.” Lao Jiang’s words are vivid in my mind.
I seemed to be able to figure it all out, but I didn't dare to think about it anymore... I just felt that Yin Ling'er's back was becoming increasingly unclear.
"You three don't really believe that old woman's lies, do you?" At this time, Zheng Sanpao's honest voice sounded in my ears.
He said to me: "Little brother, I have seen this kind of fortune-telling liar many times. I want to see something but dare not see it. I deliberately say it in a nagging way. How can a person not have any bad things in his life? If he has bad things, it will be inevitable. There are people I don’t dare to see.”
"As for you, aren't all the little girls interested in marriage? But this old woman is obviously incompetent. How can she have a husband at such a young age? If you ask me, you should change it to your sweetheart. You will meet your sweetheart. So Once you say it, you’re looking forward to it.”
"Hey, little girl, don't you think you are very lucky to meet such a simple sweetheart like me among the vast sea of people?"
Seeing Zheng Sanpao's shy and blushing smile, I felt that he had put himself into it.
However, Lao Jiang and Yin Ling'er's expressions recovered somewhat. Zhao Erhu was not interested in this and urged us to continue on our way.
Lao Jiang wanted to stay one night in Qingyi Village. Yin Ling'er also touched her belly and said she was hungry, but Zhao Erhu rejected the proposal.
"Didn't I say before that this village cannot be kept!"
