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Today is the third day of the Drumming Festival.
It was also the last day.
This was the most spectacular and joyous day.
Because today's theme is singular: ten thousand eligible unmarried men and women of Miao ethnicity openly express their love and affection.
Although the flower-begging session started yesterday afternoon, it was the saint's domain.
The wealthy people who came for Mu Achen and the Holy Maiden have begun to leave one after another today.
These wealthy people were overjoyed to have bought such exquisite sacred fruit!
But he lost money, and it was still at Mu Achen's hands, which made him grit his teeth in anger.
However, the Miao people's current prosperity has not been affected by the departure of these wealthy Han people.
Their mere hundred people are but a drop in the ocean compared to the celebrations of tens of thousands of Miao people today.
In the afternoon, Mu Achen, holding a Miao knife in his backhand, appeared with the Holy Maiden Amo, surrounded by eight jackals, in the largest Lusheng field in Que Dong Village with an imposing aura.
Although the saintess is not dressed in full regalia today, her aura is still stunning.
At this moment, the future Miao King and Holy Maiden appear.
In the Lusheng performance, regardless of whether they were participating in the flower-begging contest or not, young and old alike, their dance became increasingly graceful, and the Lusheng music became even more melodious.
The background music that Lu Rui and the others played was the same song that had been played for the first time yesterday, the one used to ask the Miao people for flower ribbons.
Marry her
Take advantage of her good fortune and pursue her quickly.
Don't wait until your black hair turns white.
"They truly deserve to be called the Holy Maiden of the Miao people and the future Miao King. Every time they appear, people wish they were one of the Miao people."
"I also wanted to be a part of the Miao people, but unfortunately I got married and I don't have the chance anymore."
"Our Han Chinese marriage customs are different from those of the Miao people. We can get divorced after marriage."
"Haha, I love hearing that."
Several Han Chinese men were gossiping in the crowd. One man, who wished his wife were a saint, kept his eyes fixed on Amo, who had followed Mu Achen to the central platform, and said:
"Hey, hey, why is the Miao holy maiden's hairstyle different from the Miao girls we've seen before?"
"You don't understand. The Holy Maiden is already engaged, which is practically like being married! She's no longer single, so her hairstyle needs to be changed. She can't wear her old hairstyle anymore."
"Oh heavens! The Holy Maiden's engagement has broken the hearts of a large number of us Han Chinese old men."
"Stop talking nonsense. If you're so tough, go in and yell a couple of times and see if those Miao guys will kill you."
"Dude, don't be so rude. I wouldn't dare, but would you?"
"roll--"
On the platform, the Ninth Elder originally wanted to give up his seat, but Mu Achen waved his hand.
"Don't flatter me, Elder Jiu. Ah Mo and I came here just to see how the success rate is today."
A village chief of higher rank next to the Nine Clans Elder quickly flipped through the register in his hand.
"Ah Chen, a total of 132 couples were successfully paired up this morning, and there are still more than a dozen couples under negotiation."
"Negotiations? Do you know why?"
"Most of the time, it's because the girls' silver ornaments are too heavy, and the Miao families who get the flower belts don't have enough money to buy them back at the same price."
Upon hearing this, Ah Chen's brows furrowed slightly.
Amo said, "These things happen often, but the man and woman will usually discuss it beforehand, so don't worry."
There was another one among the flower-begging ribbons.
If a Miao man obtains a flower ribbon but cannot afford to repurchase the flower ribbon and silver ornaments the girl hung on his lusheng (a type of reed pipe instrument), the village chiefs will agree on a minimum standard after consultation.
If the man and woman still cannot accept it, then the flower ribbon that Miao'er obtained must be returned to the girl on the spot.
He also paid the girl 300 yuan as an apology fee.
Then this matter is null and void, and one shall not use this as a reason to harbor hatred towards the other party in the future.
Therefore, during the process of asking for flower ribbons, the girls usually just hang the flower ribbons and a light silver ornament on the Miao men's lusheng (a type of reed pipe instrument).
In this way, even if the Miao family is very poor, they won't be completely unable to afford anything.
Because many girls in the twelve branches of the Miao people do not know the Miao men who come to ask for flower ribbons, they naturally do not know about the other party's family situation.
Moreover, Miao girls never care about the family background of the Miao men who come to ask for flower ribbons; they only care about the person himself.
Of course, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest.
Among the twelve branches, there are naturally some Miao men who court death.
The girl has already given them a flower ribbon and one or two pieces of silver jewelry, which shows that she is willing to date them; if they get to know each other better and there are no problems, they can get married at any time.
But these Miao men were not satisfied; they insisted on playing the lusheng (a reed pipe instrument) and continuing to ask the girls for more silver ornaments.
Those with a wealthy family background naturally have the confidence to demand all the silver ornaments from a girl after receiving her flower ribbon.
It's a buyback at the same price anyway.
If your family situation isn't good, you should know when to stop!
On their path of courting death, the former has already left these Miao people with many profound lessons.
However, there is another situation: in some Miao villages, their girls never marry out of the village, but only take in sons-in-law who live with them.
The son-in-law who marries into the daughter's family doesn't take a single penny; instead, the daughter gives him money.
Once you start working there, you'll basically be doing all the dirty, tiring, and heavy work!
"Elder Ninth Clan, what is this book in your hand?"
Ah Chen wanted to take it to look at, but the Ninth Elder pulled it back, saying, "Ah Chen, you'd better not look at this."
"This is all information about sons-in-law who marry into the wife's family."
"That's normal! Could it be that there's a Miao man I know among them?"
The Ninth Elder nodded, which piqued Achen's interest even more.
It's normal for sons-in-law to live with their wives' families, but whether they are Miao or Han, they wouldn't do it unless they had no other choice.
Moreover, having had this experience in his previous life, Mu Achen has a deep understanding of the term "son-in-law who lives with his wife's family."
At that moment, his originally cheerful expression gradually faded.
"Give it to me, Elder Jiu."
The Ninth Elder glanced at Amo, who then took the item and gave it to Achen.
Ah Chen suddenly shook his head, "I'm not watching anymore! If I'm not mistaken, it's either the eldest or the third son of the Mu family! Judging by age, it should be Mu Adian, the eldest son of the Mu family."
As Amo flipped through the pages, she indeed saw the name of the eldest son of the Mu family.
Mu Adian.
This Mu Adian is the one who stole Mu Achen's high school spot in both his past and present lives.
It was also a threat to Mu Achen, saying that if Mu Achen dared to complain, he would kill his men.
These were memories that Mu Achen, after his rebirth, did not want to recall, but unexpectedly, he still encountered them.
At this moment, Mu Adian, who had already completed the registration and was not far away, had been seen since Mu Achen appeared.
He hated Mu Achen, and he had thought more than once about finding an opportunity to kill him.
Unexpectedly, Mu Achen suddenly became the future Miao King. He dared not openly provoke him anymore and could only keep a low profile for now, hoping to kill Mu Achen one day.
But Mu Achen's spot in high school was taken by Mu Adian.
Now this person has taken his place, but is wasting it. How can he tolerate this?
“Achen, Mu Adian is under the biggest tree on your left!” Akang stepped forward and whispered in Achen’s ear.
Ah Chen turned around, found his target, and strode forward.
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