More than a hundred people came out and lined up in a queue as soon as possible, probably according to their seniority. They all knelt on the ground with an extremely pious attitude.
The moderate rain and the dirty mud could not stop them at all.
At this moment, Zhang Chen's parents looked around and probably discovered that Zhang Chen was missing.
They looked around and saw Zhang Chen under a pear tree. They quickly waved at him, signaling him to come over quickly!
Zhang Chen rushed forward holding a crowbar. Those who didn't know him would think he had seen his enemy.
"Mom and Dad, I..." My girlfriend came to the house.
His words were interrupted by Zhang's mother, Tian Yueling: "Don't be disrespectful to the gods. If you have anything important to say, wait until the ceremony is over and go home to discuss it."
After she finished speaking, she swept her malicious eyes over the girl under the pear tree. If looks could kill, the girl would have been cut into pieces.
If the ceremony wasn't so important, she would probably have attacked Yu Qing directly.
Zhang Chen had no choice but to follow suit and bow three times, and then he heard the clan leader standing in the front speak.
Zhang Chen's family is a direct descendant, so they are ranked in the third row. The first two rows are all older elders of the clan.
"It has been two months since the gods descended upon our Fengwu Village. This is our fourth longevity ceremony. Without the gods, we wouldn't be where we are today!
It can be said that God created us and saved us! God came down from heaven so that we can succeed!
Here, in order to express gratitude to the gods, each family must offer their most precious items as a sign of respect."
After the patriarch finished speaking, everyone cheered and the scene became noisy.
“…”
Yu Qing almost thought he had joined a pyramid scheme.
Then she saw the male head of each family took out a ceramic bowl, cut his palm and let the blood out... Is this the so-called precious item?
The men would hold a ceramic bowl half-full of blood, and the hostess next to them would take it and fill the remaining half. If there was not enough blood, she would make a deeper cut until the ceramic bowl was full.
The ceramic bowl filled with blood was taken away by the elders and brought into the ancestral hall under the respectful gaze of everyone. Only when they came out again was the longevity ceremony over.
Tian Yueling was the first to stand up. When no one noticed, she pulled the girl under the pear tree and walked towards home. The girl did not resist.
Zhang Chen, who had not yet reacted, was stunned for two seconds, then hurriedly chased after him, not forgetting to pick up the crowbar.
Zhang Chen's father, Zhang Guangze, thought he was going to fight, so he ran after him and shouted, not knowing how Tian Yueling could burst out so quickly.
Zhang Guangze gasped as he looked at the half-open door and hurried in. The fighting scene he had imagined did not appear, but instead, there was a...warm scene?
Seeing him come in, Tian Yueling waved and said, "Why are you so slow? Come quickly and meet your son's girlfriend. She came all the way from the city."
In just a few minutes, Yu Qing told her his story in a serious manner.
She met Zhang Chen in college and dated him for four years. She is an only child.
Her family bought her a car and a house, she was successful in her studies, and she was beautiful. More importantly, the fact that she came to find Zhang Chen showed that her feelings for him were not false.
Tian Yueling was smiling so hard that she could hardly stop. She was extremely satisfied with the daughter-in-law Zhang Chen had found for her, and even forgot her initial resentment.
Zhang Chen, who was sitting next to the two of them, stared at his mother holding Yu Qing's hand tightly, looking very embarrassed.
Zhang Guangze sat down with a confused look on his face, poured himself a glass of water to quench his thirst, and then asked slowly, "How could Zhang Chen find such a beautiful girl?"
Zhang Chen: "..." Is it really okay to say this about your own son?
Tian Yueling uttered a "tsk" sound and reached out to slap him, but accidentally pulled the wound and it hurt so much that she pulled her hand back: "What are you talking about? My son is so outstanding, how come he is like rotten cabbage in your mouth?"
Zhang Guangze looked at her bloody hands and then remembered that they had not had time to bandage the wound. He ran into the inner room to get gauze and came out to disinfect Tian Yueling first.
After wrapping his and Tian Yueling's hands, he looked at Yu Qing. The girl was sitting quietly, with a faint smile on her face, looking very well-behaved.
Zhang Guangze said in an uncertain tone: "Are you really my kid's girlfriend?"
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like she would be attracted to Zhang Chen. The two people's looks are too mismatched.
"Uncle, Achen and I have been dating for four years." Yu Qing blushed. "We were planning to get married next year. He said he would take me home, but suddenly there was no news."
It made sense that he would come over. Zhang Guangze nodded repeatedly: "Great, great! Your ancestors are so honored. Zhang Chen, you are quite capable!"
Zhang Chen smiled awkwardly, thinking he was still acting, he suppressed his smile: "Mom and Dad, Yang... Yang is coming to stay at our house for two days this time, just in time to discuss things between us."
"We should discuss this," Tian Yueling looked at Yu Qing and asked, "Son, we should meet with your parents to discuss this matter. But we are used to living in the village, and it is not convenient for us to go out. Do you think it is okay to ask your parents to come here?"
Under her nervous gaze, Yu Qing agreed: "Okay, but my parents are out of town for the time being, so it might take some time."
"That's okay. You can contact us when the time comes. You can stay at our house for a few days."
Yu Qing's fair face flushed, "Uncle, Aunt, thank you for your help."
Zhang Guangze and Tian Yueling waved their hands in tacit understanding: "It's okay, we just happened to have..."
At this point, Tian Yueling suddenly paused, as if she remembered something and changed the subject: "Are you hungry, baby? I'll go make you some food."
Yu Qing didn't refuse: "I'm a little hungry."
Tian Yueling glanced at Zhang Guangze with a suggestive look. The latter stood up tacitly and followed her to the kitchen, leaving the young man alone.
The yard suddenly became quiet, and Zhang Chen was a little uncomfortable with it.
But he didn't dare to say anything else at this time. He pretended to be a caring boyfriend and said a few words to Yu Qing, and the girl listened cooperatively.
Yu Qing occasionally replied with a few words and glanced around.
Zhang Chen's yard is simply decorated. There is a money tree on the south side and a small space enclosed by a cement wall on the north side. The fence gate is closed, and the faint bleating of sheep can be heard from inside.
Zhang Chen lowered his voice and explained, "Those were sent by the clan leader. Every household got one. Our family was given four sheep in total. To take care of the sheep, no one in the village has farmed anymore."
sheep?
It’s not particularly strange for villagers to raise sheep, but it doesn’t make sense that they would neglect their fields for the sake of the sheep.
Judging from the villagers of Fengwu Village, they seemed to have never actually seen the god, but they blindly worshipped and trusted him, and even held longevity rituals.
Perhaps only by entering the ancestral hall can one know the true identity of the god.
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