Chapter 2 things at night

Pine lamps, torches, and large tallow candles were lit one by one in order, illuminating the whole ping as bright as day.When the wild boar skin drum was hit hard with a leather mallet in Wuyang's hands, it was heard from far and near, and the witch came on stage. He had a red scarf around his head, and his eyebrows were raised upwards.A little chicken blood was wiped between the cheeks and eyebrows, and the red satin embroidered clothes were decorated with red-painted dragon and tiger yellow paper symbols*. He held a copper fork and carved silver horns, and danced rhythmically as soon as he came on stage, and chanted in a sobbing tune Entertaining God songs.

He has no shoes or socks on his feet, and he is ready to turn around and step on the red-hot steel plow barefoot.Those healthy feet, those strong legs, and the lively posture showing the perfect waist make all men envy and all women fall in love.The sound of the brass fork slapping under the sound of drums, and the sound of the bull horn whirring, make people believe that the surroundings and themselves of the witch are all spirits. There were no less than two hundred and three hundred people watching the Nuo dance, children accounted for one-fifth, women accounted for two-fifths, and adult men accounted for two-fifths, standing in a circle by the altar together.Children who are good at singing will follow the rhyme and sing for the gods and witches.

The women were only stunned by the half-mad state of the spirit possessed by the witch, opened their eyes wide, and turned with the witch's body. Wuyang was sober at this time.But he was intoxicated into another kind of work, all his energy was concentrated on the active behavior of his master, evenly beating the drum beside him.He tapped the drumstick lightly on the edge of the drum, and then hit hard on the heart of the drum. Sometimes he rubbed the drumhead with a drumstick, making a human sound, and sometimes he stopped suddenly with a heavy blow.His face was flushed from the firewood beside him, and his head was shaking like a rice basket.There was no smile on his face that usually smiled when he saw a woman, and he was as serious as Guan Fuzi, a clay sculpture of Wu Temple.

The sorcerer jumped up, kicked his feet, and then drew the bull's horns in a big circle in the air. Wuyang lowered the sound of the drum, and the other gong player also stopped the gong for a while. A heap of glass poured out, and the sorcerer sang from the throat of his silver bell. The witch's song says: You great immortal, you great god, open your eyes and look at us here! They are honest, young, and disease-free, their adults can drink, they can work, they can sleep, their children can grow up, they can endure hunger, they can endure cold, their oxen can plow, goats can give birth, chickens and ducks can hatch , their woman will raise a son, sing, and find a lover she likes!

You god, you god, come and stand on both sides! Master Guan is straddling a red rabbit horse, and Yu Chigong is holding a big iron whip! You are a great immortal, you are a great god, descend from the clouds and walk slowly! Zhang Guo must sit firmly on the old donkey, and Tieguai Li must be careful on his feet! The continuous flow of blessings is the grace of God, the god of wind and rain is kind, good wine and good food are stale now, and fat pigs and sheep are cooked on the fire! Hong Xiuquan, Li Hongzhang, you are overlords in your life, you kill people and set fires, you are all loyal and have your own way, so why not sit here now!

Eat slowly, drink slowly, the moon is white and the wind is clear to cross the river! When I am drunk, go hand in hand and go home together, I will sing for you again! After the witch song, the gongs and drums sounded again, and everyone clapped their hands to welcome the god, and everyone shouted to welcome the singing servant of the god.How the witch made the gods come to bless the gods in the clouds and fog is something that people can't understand clearly, but the singing of the witch and his graceful and charming dance have already brought happiness to everyone in Yunshi Town. rejoice.

After the witch finished singing, he helped to offer the slaughtered pig and sheep heart. The witch bowed in front of the god, kowtowed, somersaulted, and the sound of the drum became heavy. , Spray a mouthful of saliva, and the first ritual is over. When the witch retreated from the altar, she sat down on a bench to rest and took off the red scarf on her head. The chief person offered tea, and the witch took the tea with one hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the other.At this time, some children surrounded Wuyang, fighting for the mallet in Wuyang's hand, and wanted to play drums.Wuyang stood on a stool, not daring to get off, and yelled at the naughty child who was pulling his trousers.

On the side of the witch, the clan chief, the land protector, the head of the village, and a few elderly local elders accompanied him, so the young woman could only stand far away. On the field, there are torches everywhere, and red lights are hung on the trees, so everyone present can see each other. Where the witch is, near the statue, there is a sky candle as big as a human arm, with a fire, and a seven-star lamp, so it is even brighter like the day. Although the witch under the fire is doing the work of the servant of the gods, in the hearts of all women, the number of gods is unknown, and there should be only one god with evidence, and that is the witch.

He is God because he has a perfect body and a noble soul.The gods and witches pray for everyone, everyone should be grateful to the gods and witches, but if all the gods mentioned in the songs of the gods and witches, from the Jade Emperor to Li Hongzhang, really have spirits and can bring happiness to the people of Yunshi Town, they should be divided into gods and witches. To all the good women of the Huapa tribe, at least at this time, he should come in front of the women of the Huapa tribe, and listen to those women's love songs full of honey to shake his heart, not to surround and protect some old men!

Such a good night, the wind is not cold, the sky is full of stars, it is suitable for young people to have a secret covenant in the cave, it is suitable for doing all kinds of naughty behaviors around their mistresses, and it is suitable for tired dreams.The magician who came to Yunshi town to sing and entertain the gods took off his cassock, put down his magic weapon, and came barefoot to accompany a young Huapa woman to a place where there was no one, and sat side by side on a big straw pile to watch the sky. Shooting star, pointing out the direction where the shooting star falls, or feeding the barking dog with medicinal powder, quietly crawling from the bamboo garden over a fence to a woman's window, and gently knocking on the door by the window, the woman pushed the window open and cited this When people enter the house, God will not be angry when he sees the weather and the situation!

For the dignity of the witch's appearance and the careful protection of the elders, all the women really have such beauty in vain, and waste the few days of the year in vain. Although everyone has great ambitions, no woman can bravely snatch the witch from the flames.Although it is said that "love is as strong as death", no woman can attack this fortress built by the gods and witches. After resting for a while, the witch came on stage for the second time, changing his robe to a short vest. The drums beating for a while, followed by the sound of big copper gongs, the witch blowing the horn, and the sound of the horn reached heaven. It was lively again, and all the people who were dreaming of endless dreams woke up. The first ceremony is offering sacrifices, and the second ceremony is praying for blessings. The prayer ceremony was completely different from the previous one. According to the rules, the shaman had to call all the people around, stare at him, and ask the person what he wanted God to give him. After expressing his wish, the witch glared at the ghost king, kowtowed to the god, and drew a picture on the man's head with a bronze sword. If there are too many people present, as usual, only a dozen or so people will be recommended to appear on the stage, and they will be dealt with by the witches, and the rest will also benefit.Because people in the grand Nuo ask God for help, and they can do a few things: to get rich, to have children, to have a clean family, to have cows and sheep to breed, and to have a lover who is not ungrateful.Even if some people hope to wipe out their enemies with God's blessing, such unreasonable demands cannot be represented.However, offering bribes to the gods would cancel each other out, and the power of the gods seemed to be unfulfilled only on this matter, so no matter how many people were dealt with by the gods and witches, there could not be more than twenty people. The gongs and drums were beating earth-shatteringly, and the witch was spinning around like a whirlwind. After a while, when the watch was turned on, a representative should be elected to petition the god.At this time, the young women present all had an ambition to ask the god to give her the witch when they appealed to the witch.Ask God to allow her to love the witch in front of the witch, and the witch must love her. If this is the case, the god has fulfilled his duty of protecting the weak.The hundred or so young women present wished for help from the gods to make the witch's body and mind their own. So when it was time to name the young women to petition the gods, because of a kind of privacy, everyone said that because the matter was a private matter, It is better for each to report to the gods and witches. All the women were arguing over this matter, and even the elders tried to resolve it, but they couldn't solve it.The witch understands that things are bad tonight, men shed blood and women cry, it's all about tonight.He just remained silent, standing in front of the fire in the middle of the field, and the light of the fire illuminated the hero like a god. He looked around at all the women who were vying to pray for blessings, all of them had young and beautiful bodies and white faces like jade, and they all clearly put their ambitions outside their clothes, trying to get close to this young witch.Everyone's competition shows the firmness of everyone's love, and everyone has the determination to sacrifice between gains and losses. The parties involved in the clan, including their nieces, have a general understanding of the situation, dissuasion is ineffective, and the only way to give the rights to the gods and witches is themselves. The oldest one in that clan saw his two granddaughters wrapped in checkered silk scarves, as usual, the dignity of the clan, the elders have no way to interfere with the young people's love, and he will not have a fight if he sees this matter As a result, he stood on the stool and declared his opinion. He first clapped his hands to calm down all the turmoil, and made a speech: "Sisters of the Huapa tribe, please be quiet and listen to a few words from an old man who is ninety-one years old. "It's very embarrassing for you to be unwilling to name your representatives. Your opinion is your supreme right. I can't use my senior years to interfere with the pure wish of Huapa women. It's not that I don't understand what you mean of. "It's just embarrassing. Today's Nuo is for the whole town and the whole family. It's not my private property, nor is it owned by a few sisters. It's the benefit of the whole town and the whole family. This Nuo event should belong to the public present." Therefore, it is necessary for us to discuss and consider any personal interest requirements that are close to hindering Nuo. "The weather at night is not very long today, and it's still the new autumn. Please pay attention to this matter. If it is according to your wishes, everyone, (if there is a woman, say, not everyone, it is us women!) Yes, only girls. Let me count roughly, one five, ten, fifteen, twenty... There are seventy-five girls as young as you here. Or more than that.How can seventy-five women come to the god witch, express their wishes, and have our venerable witch fulfill their wishes one by one, is it possible?If you do this, the witch knows your wish, (he thought he said something wrong and then changed his words) God knows your wish, but don’t you think it’s unreasonable to make the witch too tired?In this way, the third ceremony cannot be performed until dawn. Don't you think it is hindering other people's interests and affairs? "My Huapa woman knows the meaning of the word freedom. She knows her own rights and the rights of others. You can think about what you want." A woman said, "We have thought about it. We are willing to decide this matter with the witch. He should give us a fair solution." The old man who gave the speech said: "This is very good. In this case, we will ask our beloved witch to solve this matter. Come, the second Long Zhu, tell us what should be done. (He to the witch) Say something , The matter is up to you. (Women clap their hands and shout yes when they hear this.) "But, sisters, don't forget the virtues of the women in our clan because of too much joy!You should remember that the virtue of Huapa women is passionate temperance, and men need bold and fearless courage!I call your attention, just because don't make fun of our venerable god. "Everyone, be quiet and listen to our master's orders." Among the women, although there are some who are as innocent as the spring breeze, they also calm down when they hear the patriarch talk about the virtues of Huapa women.In addition to the sound of fire and explosions in the audience, there was only the panting sound of the old people who talked too much. The sorcerer still bowed his head to Huoliao and was speechless, knocking on the devil-subduing dagger with his hand. Wuyang, the servant who played the drum, said in a low voice: "My master, don't hesitate. God never refuses young women's requests. You are God's servant and should act according to God's advice." "God's opinion often embarrasses his servants!" "Even so, there is no malice! You should remember Long Zhu's words, young people should not be too negligent towards others' love, and should not be too stingy with their own love." The witch thought for a while, then raised his head, and said Langlang: "Uncles, brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters, it is very simple for me to speak my words. God is just, and there is no reason to refuse any request that is due to him." God's servants should naturally serve the sisters, and only ask the sisters to put their hope in the simplest words, so that time will not be delayed too much." Speaking of this, everyone clapped their hands again, Wuyang beat the drum, the witch danced the sword, and the first woman went to the stage and knelt down beside the witch. According to the rules, the witch stared at the woman and asked the woman sharply, as if the mouth belonged to the god, and the eyes should also belong to the god, and he was completely unable to judge the beauty and evil of the woman's mouth, nose and eyes.The woman expressed her wish slightly tremblingly, she said: "I have no other ambitions, I just ask God to let me be your wife, even for one night." Hearing this frightening wish, the sorcerer raised his sword and shouted "Go", and the woman withdrew. When the second one came, she said that she wished that God would allow him to be her husband, and that she would die without complaint in just one day. The third meaning is nothing more than this, but put it in a more tactful way. The fourth and fifth...they all looked the same, and they all left after being stared at by the witch. Everyone seemed to feel that their hopes were not extravagant, but once they told this person about their wishes, they felt relieved.I think that other women may be too ambitious, and they ask God for help because they want to possess the whole body of the witch, so God may not be able to help, and as for myself, I don’t expect too much. If God is merciful, there will be no mercy thrown on me reason.Everyone seems to have made an appointment with God for a kind of happiness, and all the coupons that can be used as proof are the stare of Lin and the witch when he left.The matter went unexpectedly fast, and within a short while, all the young women present who wanted to get close to the same mind as the witch were all blessed.After the woman's work was over, the witch stopped jumping for a while, waiting for the blessing of that other person.At this moment, a little girl less than sixteen years old suddenly ran over, with bare feet and long hair. She just got up from the bed, dressed in white, knelt down in front of the witch, and looked up at the witch. . The witch also stared at the woman, and saw a pair of eyes of the woman. The black eyes and white beaks were made of precious stones, and they were taken out of the water and placed in the sockets.The eye sockets were also handmade by skilled craftsmen in a book.She just fixed her eyes on the witch. Her request was so simple that she didn't need to say a word, but it seemed that she had already said too much. He was a little dazzled in this situation, and although his eyes were wide open, he did not belong to God, but should belong to himself.He saw that the woman's eyes didn't turn away, and the woman didn't make a sound, but her eyes seemed to say, "Follow me, servant of your god, I am God!" This servant of God still calmed down his heart, and shouted loudly as usual: "What is it, say it!" The woman didn't agree, she still looked at the witch, her eyes were looking forward, and what she wanted to say was still the same as before. The witch was a little confused and shaken, but he didn't forget that there were more than 70 beautiful young women from the Huapa tribe around him, so he immediately asked why. The woman didn't answer, and two tears dripped from the corners of her beautiful and psychic eyes.The servant Wuyang's drum was beating hurriedly, and a large meteor was falling from the southwest corner of the sky, shining like a moon.When the witch saw the tears in his eyes, he forgot that he was the servant of God, so he changed his voice to be as gentle as summer night, and asked softly: "Narcissus in the cave, what do you want to send your servant? " The woman didn't answer.He said more softly: "Your servant is a fool in the world. If you have an order, I will obey it." The woman came here and wiped away her tears with her wide sleeves, and gently stroked the instep of the witch's feet, and she withdrew the copper sword before the witch Yang. The sorcerer was about to chase her, but stopped the petition for half of the crazy old woman, saying that she wanted God to help her find her son who died in the battle, so the sorcerer had no choice but to continue to do the unfinished dojo, dancing and dancing to take care of everything else. The petitioner dismissed the matter. During the break in the second class, the witch frowned and sat next to the servant Wuyang.Wuyang squatted at the master's feet and asked the master in a low voice why he was so melancholy.The servant said, "My master, my God, what has troubled you so much?" The witch said, "Am I worse now than before?" "In the eyes of ordinary women, you look more proud than before." "If my pride makes these women misunderstand and embarrass me, then I still have to be proud." "But embarrassment, or another person! One can love bravely, and it is not embarrassing to be brave in love. Embarrassment is just the complaint of those useless people. But, master, I say you have Just proud." "I don't want this pride anymore, tasteless greed, I see my mistake. I am willing to be a servant of man. I don't want to be a servant of God anymore." When Wuyang saw his master's situation, he knew in his heart that it must be just now when he prayed for blessings in the dojo. The master heard many words that he shouldn't have heard. I thought to myself that although the sword is swung around, its effect is still equal to that of a rolling pin.Generally speaking, all women's prayers are just one sentence, which is to ask God to give this servant of God, who is as beautiful as a deer and as proud as a crane, to worry about women immediately.God obviously granted the petition of all women, so at this time the witch was troubled. After praying, it was already midnight. All the people present, the men who had jobs tomorrow, all went home, the children who were tired of playing also went home, and the older women who should take care of the children's food also went home.Half of the people in the venue were reduced, and there were only a lot of young women left. They were going to sing a divine song with the witches at the end of the fourth ceremony when the sky was bright and full of shooting stars, so they hoped to make an appointment with God in their hearts. Happiness, ask the witch if it can be achieved. It is inevitable for ordinary women to see the pride of the witch, but the witch believes that the last woman can only see his melancholy.In normal times, he regards himself as belonging to one person or to the world. The balance of conscience is clearly defined.Today the scales are different.A hundred or a thousand good women, the vain love, the love of the spirits, seem to be no match for the actual material love of a woman.He can no longer take the fact that countless women fall in love with him in the world as happiness, but he is willing to accept his troubles by falling in love with one woman. He hastily finished the ceremony in the third session, so he went to the fourth session.At the end of the fourth hall, when singing the song to send off the gods, everyone should form a circle with the witch in the middle, throw the big blue-faced ghost made of straw into the fire, and then beat drums and gongs and sing in unison. In this situation, the witch tried to notice the woman in the white velvet cloth, but she couldn't see it.He couldn't ask any woman for the little girl's surname, and he couldn't explain this to the clan chief, he could only look for it among people.He tried to find the familiar eye in many eyes, the nose in some noses, and the small mouth in some small mouths, all in vain. Send God back to the sky, the sky is already twilight.The dojo was dispersed, and all the young women of the Huapa tribe, except for a few who were resolute and ambitious, were unwilling to leave the witch, and the rest of the women went home to sleep in anger. Afterwards, the witch followed the workers of the clan's family to carry the magic table, chairs and utensils back to the clan's house, followed by a small group of young women.The weather was slightly cold, and everyone was wearing blankets. The blankets were originally used for sitting and sleeping in the wild, but now they are used as clothes.Behind the witch, the woman sang in a low voice every word a love song filled with honey, and sent the witch to the door of the clan head.The sorcerer was dejected and didn't look back when he entered the door.