Chapter 6 Section 5 Wedding and Conspiracy

"Oh drink—oh drink!" Although the wedding day is tomorrow, when the evening approaches, with the lighting of the bonfire, the carnival of the whole village has already begun.Beside the huge fire that has already been lit, more than a dozen old men with pure white beards are concentrating on grilling fish, while other people in the village can't wait to dance cheerfully to the accompaniment of dutar (instrument). "Haha! It's so fun! Brother Chu, look how funny they dance!" Standing by the tree house, Ling Ning saw those old people sometimes get up on the ground, and sometimes show their teeth and claws. It's so funny.

"This is the famous lion dance of the Luobu people. Look, they are imitating the movements of lions!" Standing at the door, Chu Feng was also attracted by this unique dance. "Look there, look there, is he tickling?" Ling Ning pointed at an old Rob who was tickling his lice in a naive manner, and laughed. The lion dance is one of the masterpieces of Rob's dance, and it is also the source of the lion dance custom in many places in the Central Plains.Moreover, the stone lions in front of the high-walled courtyard are also derived from this kind of "Western Lions".

"No wonder!" Ling Ning suddenly realized after hearing Chu Feng's explanation, "I said, when I was a child, I always wondered how these lions were different from the African lions we saw in the zoo. Not at all? It turns out that they were not created based on African lions at all!" "That's right! 'Western Lion' is actually a unique subspecies of lion in ancient Central Asia. It looks much cuter than the African lion, and has a high 'emotional intelligence'. After domestication and maturity, it can also guard the house. Since AD ​​87 , the Central Asian lion entered the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty for the first time as a tribute to the Anxi Kingdom. While being named the "Lion of the Western Regions", it was also imitated in a large number of statues and became an auspicious animal for people to guard their homes." Chu Feng introduced to Ling Ning, While enjoying the rare show in front of you.

In the middle of the dance floor, the old man Rob was imitating the lively and active form of the Western Region Lion, as if he was fiddled with a spherical object.Between the flipping and jumping, the cute naivety made the audience laugh from time to time. Xu Wen and his female companion were also infected by the carnival atmosphere, and quickly joined the dancing crowd. Xiao Xu looked at this side from a distance and waved vigorously to Ling Ning.Next to her is a girl in a gorgeous national costume. Isn't that the bride of tomorrow, Guli Ruxian?Looks like tonight is really a carnival night!In fact, Ling Ning's heart was already itching, but because he didn't want to leave Chu Feng alone, he kept restraining himself.

"Go dance! Seeing you dancing happily, I feel that my injury has healed a lot." Chu Feng saw the little girl's thoughts and encouraged her to join the carnival crowd. "Really?" After hearing these words, Ling Ning's eyes lit up, and he jumped up and down. "Hehe-oh-hehe, oh drink-oh drink!" The cries of carnival became louder and louder, and the bright flames reflected the bright smiling faces of the people beside the fire. At this moment, it seemed that all the troubles disappeared, Don't care about differences in nationality or language, you hold my hand, I hold his hand, dance together and have fun together.If you are hungry, there is freshly grilled delicious fish next to it; if you are thirsty, there is a special drink made by the Rob people - apocynum tea.

The joyful laughter reached the sky. After a long time, everyone was tired from dancing and drunk from the music, and the Haizi became quiet all of a sudden. The musician who was playing Dutar lightly tuned the strings in his hand, and a melody with a soothing rhythm came gently from under his fingers. slide out. He played and sang, but Ling Ning and the others listened to thunder like ducks, because he sang in Luo Bu language. "I came from the Tarim River, The fish swims happily in the water, night, I can not sleep, Just because I miss you, My beloved girl..." Following the tune of the musician, Chu Feng gently hummed this famous love song of the Luobu people in Chinese. Thinking of the scene when he and Nijati learned to sing this song together at the home of a fellow Luobu people in Yuli County, he became infatuated for a moment. .

"Why, you can even understand Luo Bu language?" Xu Wen, who had just arrived, was surprised when he heard the song he was humming. "No, I happened to learn this song from a fellow resident when I was a soldier!" Seeing him, Chu Feng calmed down, knowing that he came again for the sacred objects of the Luobu people. "Why, you still don't give up?" "Yes, I have already inquired about it. There is a square building made of reeds and Populus euphratica 2 kilometers northwest of the village. It is about 2 meters high and 6 meters long and wide. The door opens to the south, and another wall is built on the west The small fence, it is said that the sacred objects are buried under the ground inside the fence." Xu Wen really worked hard.

"I'm curious, where did you get this news from?" Chu Feng was not moved by his news, but had doubts about its source. "The Uighurs I hired told me that the two of them were driven away by the Rob people as soon as they arrived here, but I still had to pay the balance. They were unwilling to reconcile, so they ran back quietly. Today they found me, I gave I paid them some money, and they helped me find out the news, after all, they share the same language, which is better than me, a 'dumb and deaf man'!" Xu Wen said proudly. After hearing his words, Chu Feng pondered for a moment, then he raised his head and looked directly at Xu Wen: "What do you want me to do?"

"So, tomorrow..." Xu Wen obviously had a plan, got the word from Chu Feng, and immediately revealed the whole thing. Leaving aside the discussion between the two, a black shadow is rapidly approaching this happy and peaceful village. Soi Ying looked a little embarrassed, without his usual posture.He heard the sound of music coming from a distant place, moved his ears, and quickly flew to a place with higher terrain. He looked closely, and saw laughter and laughter in the distance, and the lively atmosphere of the bonfire party and the aroma of grilled fish, It also seems to have floated from afar.

As soon as the distant fire came into his eyes, the man's eyes flashed and quickly disappeared into the darkness. According to the traditional wedding customs of the Luobu people, a few days before the wedding, the groom will go to the bride's house to work for a few days, and go fishing with his father-in-law.The bride's family needs to provide a Haizi as the bride's dowry.It's just that the water in Lop Nur and the lower reaches of the Tarim River is getting less and less. There are not enough lakes for the Lop people to fish. Today, they can hardly even eat fish, let alone the bride's dowry.In this way, the traditional marriage customs are somewhat simplified.

During the wedding, since there are no young people here, the bride is considered a special case, but the Rob people's wedding needs a best man and a bridesmaid. The carnival of last night is still going on.When the elder came out to bless the two newcomers, everyone immediately fell silent. This ceremony is somewhat similar to the ceremony of getting married in a Christian church, except that the elders replace the pastor.The elder first read a long blessing, and then asked the groom: "Are you willing to marry Guliruxian?" "I do!" Originally, the next procedure was that the elders would ask the bride's representative bridesmaid, and then the bridesmaid would consult the bride's opinion, because the bride had to hide in the next room out of shyness and reserve. However, today's bridesmaid Ling Ning neither understands this custom nor understands the elder's question, until the elder asked the third time, she still stands there staring at a pair of unknown big eyes. "I am willing!" The bride couldn't bear it anymore, and ran out to express her opinion loudly.At this time, Ling Ning recalled the bride's previous explanation, blushing and shouting excitedly: "She said, 'she is willing'!" After this, the big guy almost burst out laughing! When the groom and the bride were covered by headscarves and accepted the blessings of all their relatives and friends, they were surrounded by the pre-prepared card basins, and everyone jumped into different card basins one after another, preparing to send the couple to the bridal chamber on the other side. Xu Wen also got on the canoe a long time ago. In the entire Abudan fishing village, only Chu Feng's tree house was not affected by the noise. He was lying quietly on the simple wooden bed, squinting his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. "Dear guest! Guest?" An old man Rob ran over and shouted in Uighur under the tree. Seeing no movement, he hurriedly climbed up the tree. When he entered the room, Chu Feng frowned slightly, as if he was sleeping. It was very heavy, so he didn't make another sound, and quietly retreated. It seems that the old man Oldeke is really inseparable as the father-in-law today, Chu Feng waited for this person to go far before opening his eyes again, thinking to himself. When the noisy crowd finally left the lake shore, Chu Feng gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up. Although the medicine of the Rob people was very effective, after all, his injury was too serious. In just a few days, he could stand up by himself. Very good. Everyone went to the other side of the lake and would turn around just to send the newcomers. If Xu Wen's plan is to be implemented, we must hurry up.On the premise of not tearing the wound as much as possible, Chu Feng finally got down from the tree house to the ground, sweating profusely.After coming down, he did not go to the northwest of the village as Xu Wen said, but carefully observed the "Satoma" (houses) built by the Rob people along the lake.These "Sartoma", which were quickly built with reeds, seemed to hide something in the middle. Just as Chu Feng was struggling towards the center of the village, there really was a square building 2 kilometers northwest of Abu Dan.It's just that the current square building can only see a rough shape. Years of desertion and flying sand erosion have already caused most of it to be lost.At this time, there were two people digging something inside the wall, humming and humming. These two people are the two Uighur camel workers hired by Xu Wen. It seems that Xu Wen's plan is to let them dig out the so-called sacred objects of the Luobu people, but I don't know, what is Chu Feng in this plan? Chu Feng walked slowly and firmly. The first few steps were a bit difficult, but after walking for a while, the steps gradually became smoother.There was no one in the village, but all the "Sartomas" were unlocked.This is the natural and pure Rob people.It is normal here not to pick up lost items on the road and not to close the door at night. Chu Feng was dragging two injured legs. On both sides of him were the newly built "Sartoma". Many of the reeds used to build them were still green. Obviously, they had not been built for a long time.Chu Feng walked step by step on the flat loess road, but he had the illusion that he was walking in a time tunnel!A simple and ancient atmosphere rushed over.However, he looked around, but he couldn't find the root cause of this feeling. This is obviously a new village that appeared by chance along with the great flood, so why can he feel an ancient atmosphere? From the very beginning, Chu Feng never agreed with Xu Wen's plan in his heart. Maybe the sacred object of the Luobu people is a treasure, but there are so many treasures in the world.Chu Feng didn't believe what Xu Wen said just by taking a look at it. Even if the original intention was just curiosity, he wanted to take a look, but did he see it?How many people in this world can restrain their desires? The Rob people saved themselves and Ling Ning, and this is an ethnic group that has been peaceful and kind to others for thousands of years.Chu Feng admired their persistence for thousands of years, and also appreciated their simplicity and kindness, so he didn't intend to help Xu Wen.As for Xu Wen's arrangement, he also guessed it. He already knew what the two Uighurs could dig up. Such naive behavior is not worth laughing at! Indulging in his inner doubts, Chu Feng unknowingly walked to the "Sartoma" in the middle, and the door suddenly opened, and the old Rob who had just gone to the tree house walked out of the door: "Ah, thank God, Dear guest, you are finally here! Please come in quickly!" He obviously learned Chinese, and his enunciation was very unclear.Chu Feng could barely understand the general idea. With his head down and dragging his two injured legs, Chu Feng entered the room with some difficulty, and was stunned as soon as he entered. There was no bed in this room, and the floor was covered with thick otter skin. Five old men with white beard and white hair sat on the ground, all looking up at Chu Feng who had just entered. Chu Feng knew that these should be the elders of the Rob people.In the past few days, besides taking care of him, eating and drinking, and changing his wound medicine, the old man did not forget to introduce the situation here to him.I can't blame Aldeck for being so polite to him. It turns out that the appearance of this place is actually related to him. When the Rob people left their homeland, they firmly believed that the water in the lake would return, and that their homeland would return to its original appearance sooner or later. One day, they would still be able to return to their hometown and drive their cabs.But after many years, one Abdan after another has been desolate, and the hope of returning home has become increasingly slim.But who would have guessed that just a few days ago, a sudden flood happened to rush into this old deserted lake, making Haizi, which the ancient Luobu people depended on, almost completely restored.The Holy Land has actually reappeared! In fact, the old people in the ethnic group always have holy places and homes in their hearts.Some of them have been staying nearby, and when they woke up early in the morning, they suddenly found that their homeland had returned, and the joy can be imagined. Afterwards, they ran around to tell everyone that all the Rob people who could come came.Although this accidental lake will soon cease to exist due to the volatilization of water, but after all, they have seen the original appearance of their hometown in their own lifetime. They all know that this is just a flash in the pan, but for the desperate Rob people It is said that all this is still tantamount to injecting the most effective tonic into their desperate hearts. As for the strange appearance of the two of Chu Feng after the flood, after Aldeck's report, the Rob elders agreed that these two guests were the messengers of the gods and brought them luck.So there is today's meeting. After a while, an old man in the middle spoke. He spoke Chinese fluently. Listening carefully, he seemed to have a little bit of Beijing flavor. "Dear guests, please don't mind the elders' gaze! Our youngest here is already 105 years old, everyone is very grateful to you for bringing this great flood in our lifetime, so that we can return to the hometown of our ancestors. " "I did not bring this water, and the restoration of this ancient fishing village cannot be credited to me. Since the elders are all wise men who have lived over a hundred years old, they should be very clear about this." Chu Feng smiled wryly. soundtrack.It's really uncomfortable to be stared at by several centenarians. After hearing what he said, the head elder laughed and said a few words. These words were in the ancient Luobu dialect, and Chu Feng couldn't understand what the other party said.It stands to reason that this language has long been lost. The other five elders Rob suddenly had weird expressions on their faces after hearing what the Great Elder said. Even the one who opened the door just now looked at Chu Feng with a different look, as if he was half-starved. A month-old wolf suddenly saw an undefended big fat sheep.