Years of ignorance of wine and dipped lips

Chapter 49

When he came back to his senses, the fish seller and the group of lyre fish had disappeared, and the water stains on the ground were still fresh. Jing Nian held a selected female fish with the brightest scales in his hand, and greeted: "Since people are gone, Let's go too, to join in the fun."

He was referring to the sacrifice.

When we arrived at the temple, the place was already full of water. Jing Nian took some incense sticks and bowed to the altar like everyone else. I stood on his shoulder and watched curiously. The twelve beasts can drive away epidemics and evil spirits.

Then came up a group of troupe members, dressed in red and wearing imitation Nuo masks made of camphor wood, and began to dance.

The most important thing in the sacrifice—"Yang Nuo God" is coming.

The dancing poses and mask styles are uniform and rough, and the musical instruments are also simple and rough drums and gongs. The rhythm is slow and slow, which makes people look tired. The child next to him said without restraint: "Why don't they dance faster?"

I was also disappointed. If I had time to watch these mortals with no spiritual power screaming, it would be better to watch Jing Nian dance sword.

Jing Nian sensed my impatience, looked down at the incense stick that was only a third burnt in his hand, and said: "Leave an incense stick before it is completely burnt, you will get bad."

If you lie to a child, who will believe it?

But I couldn't squeeze out myself, so I had to wait.

The drum beat got slower and slower, and then stopped.They did not leave, but lit the torches.

As soon as I saw the fire, I had a premonition that there would be a moth.

Sure enough, the performance didn't end, and one of the dancers was surrounded.

The mask was taken off, and there was a woman with a few lines of black paint on her face. She began to run around the stage at an ever-increasing speed, chasing after the wind.

The accompaniment sounded again, and the tempo in the second half was much brighter.The sound of drums is deep and crisp, and ghosts and gods change for drama.

There is a saying about Nuo opera: "If you wear a mask, you are a god, but if you take off the mask, you are a human being."

Therefore, the performances of the dancers actually represent that the gods are expelling the plague ghosts from the sick and making them recover.

It can also be seen that this chasing scene was carefully rehearsed. Several times the female dancer was about to be caught, and another flexible roll to avoid it.

Only then did the audience applaud repeatedly, and Jing Nian also applauded expressionlessly.

In the end, the female dancer was blocked in a dead corner by a wall of people formed by chasing soldiers.She spread the paint on her face with her hands, like mottled tear stains, then knelt down and began to bow, begging "God" to spare her life.After being rejected, she took out a doll made of straw from her clothes and threw it at the other party.

When the straw touched the torch, it started to burn, burning a scorched black hole in the doll's heart, which continued to expand.

"it is good!"

"Good burn!"

Seeing the "demon" being burned to ashes, everyone's faces were flushed with joy.

Only the child was still ignorant and asked, "Mother, what are they playing? Why is there a doll hidden in her stomach?"

And I know very well that although the exaggerated performance of this Nuo opera is based on the story of Xuan Ning being executed, the straw doll that was burned to ashes represents the year of Jing.

It's unreasonable to arrange it so casually to smear others, and the bullying the deceased can't justify.Xuan Ning clearly begged for mercy without losing her dignity, and Jing Nian also survived tenaciously.

I didn't want to watch it any longer, so I took the incense stick from Jing Nian's hand and threw it on the ground, then stomped it out.

"If you haven't finished burning the incense, you will have bad luck today, it's miserable."

I glared at Jing Nian who was still making lukewarm sarcastic remarks.

I don't know why, but I feel very angry. I have never been so angry before being betrayed by Jing Nian.

"There is a Nuo drama in every festival. I have watched it for more than ten years, and I didn't react as much as you." He said, and he was about to hug me.

I ran into the crowd angrily, without direction, where to drill when I had time.

After finally getting out, I found that I had come to the empty backyard of the temple.

Jing Nian actually followed me persistently, without making a move, taking a leisurely walk.

I can only rush open an unlocked door at will, the wind blows in, and the sound of the bell continues.

It turned out to be a storage room. A huge silk net was hung on the entire wall. On the net were strings of exorcism bells. I saw this thing in the Jingfu. The people gave incense money, and the temple opened Give bells in return, and hang others on the eaves of the house to ward off evil spirits.

Jing Nian Shi Shiran said: "It's all here, take a bell back, maybe it can help you get rid of bad luck."

As he said that, he caught me and wanted to replace the mian bell with the exorcism bell.

The moment Mianling left the signal receiver, I felt my body sink and I was about to fall back. Jing Nian tightened his arms and elbows, firmly supported my waist, and said lightly: "Be careful, brother."

I just realized that I had changed back into a human form.

Quickly pushed Jing Nian away and stood up by himself.

There were cheers and applause outside, but the two people who broke up not long ago were in the same room, looking at each other without saying a word.

I was so embarrassed that I didn't know where to put my eyes, so I hesitated and said, "Then what... I wish you a happy birthday. Things happened in a hurry, and I didn't prepare a gift."

"You're welcome, senior brother's dog-turning-human trick is already exciting enough."

"I knew you would laugh at me, and I'm too lazy to argue with you. I'll leave first if I have nothing to do."

"I sincerely thank my senior brother." Jing Nian took out the Qinyu. "This is a return gift."

I really want a fiddlefish, but I can't help it. "It's your birthday, what gift should I give... I'll find a way to collect all the previous spirit stones and return them to you."

His originally sunny face suddenly became gloomy, and he forced the fish into my palm. "Then take it as if it wasn't for you, and keep it for the cat."

This fish is not an ordinary thing, who knows what will happen to the wild cat if it eats it, I feel very helpless. "No need, No. 2 doesn't need it."

"Number two, is the cat's name?" He wondered, "What about number one?"

I glanced at Jing Nian and said nothing.

"It's me?" He understood my eyes, but what he said choked me again. "Sure enough, in the eyes of senior brother, I am no different from the wild cats I picked up."

"how is this possible?"

Jing Nian is not only the No. 2 garbage, but also the No. [-] sample. The difference is huge, so he blurted out: "How can you compare with No. [-]?"

"That means I'm not even as good as it?"

"No... well, what's going on in your mind!"

"I also want to know what's going on in senior brother's mind." Jing Nian said coldly, "You want to draw a line with me, but also change your form to get close to me, senior brother, do you think it's fun to tease me?"

"The shapeshifting was just an accident!"

"It's because of it." He looked down at the Mian bell that fell to the ground, it was quietly next to the exorcism bell, just like an ordinary bell. "Actually, I thought the dog's collar looked very familiar, so last night, I tried to take off the bell tied on it."

"That is to say, you knew about it last night, pretending to be asleep on purpose, and revealing it today, so as to make sure I am embarrassed?" The unknown fire in my heart was ignited again, and I went to pick up the bell in embarrassment, but Jing Nian didn't snatch it away first.

"Senior brother has something to hide from me, so what right do you have to blame me for not telling the truth?" His tone was harsh, and the bell vibrated slightly as it was twisted between his fingers, "What is this bell, and why is it so hot?"

"No, I don't know, I picked it up."

"Senior brother, you won't lie, don't force it." Jing Nian patted my face with the back of his hand narrowly. "Who gave it to you?"

"What's none of your business? Give it back to me!"

"Is it important to you?"

"..."

It's not a matter of importance, it's mainly about shame.

Jing Nian is not a human being, and he still doesn't recognize this thing, which only makes me anxious.

Seeing my face flushed, he frowned and said, "If you don't explain clearly, I won't return it to you."

The door was closed and locked.