The gongs and drums did not stop after they left the village and went to the seaside. They kept beating until Mazu's sacred sedan stopped at the door of Ye Yaohua and Ye Yaopeng, and the sound stopped.
Every household nearby has already lit incense in advance. As soon as the mikoshi lands on the ground, they take turns to offer incense to each shrine. If the men in the family are not around, the women will offer incense.
After Lin Xiuqing finished putting on the incense, she walked up to Ye Yaodong and asked with concern: "Are you okay? Are you tired?"
"I'm tired. I feel like my shoulders are blue and I have more than one blister on my feet. Fortunately, I'll be fine soon."
"After we burn incense here, we go directly to the beach. After cruising the beach, we end up staying at Thean Hou Temple."
"Um."
There were currently only ten households in their neighborhood, and the incense was served very quickly. The couple just said a few words and were about to get up the sedan chair again.
The gong and drum troupe and the folk suona band started to play again.
As the team walked to the beach, the villagers followed behind. Because each family had to leave people behind to wait for the incense burning, not everyone ran to watch the excitement. At this moment, the whole village really went to the beach.
Gone.
It was low tide at this time, so they could walk on the beach. They walked along the coastline from east to west, and then the team stopped in the middle of the beach.
Everyone stood on both sides, and the Mazu shrine carried by Ye Yaodong and eight other people was parked in the middle.
The sound of the suona kept ringing, and the dragon dance team also came to the middle and danced in front of the Mazu statue. It was equivalent to a song and dance celebration, and they danced to Mazu.
After the dance was over, Mazu got up in the sedan chair again, and all the villagers followed behind her to escort her on the final journey.
After Mazu was carried to the gate of Thean Hou Palace and dropped off in the sedan chair, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The ceremony is finally almost over.
But Mazu hasn’t entered the palace yet, and it’s not over yet.
While someone was packing up the big flags, colorful flags, pennants and other tools, the village chief walked to the side of the Mazu shrine and delivered a series of impassioned congratulations.
The folks can be very considerate and applaud vigorously.
"...The fact that the Tianhou Palace in our village can be built so grandly and the activities can be held so grandly should let the people of the town and the county know that Comrade Ye Yaodong deserves the first credit!"
Applause ~
"If he hadn't salvaged the bronze tripod, donated it to Mazu, and handed it over to the museum in the name of Mazu, then our Tianhou Palace would not exist. Folks, we should thank him..."
Applause~
Ye Yaodong felt relieved after what he said to him. Although he felt that he should say this on his birthday, it was not too late to say it now. Of course, everyone must know that good deeds have merit.
"The monument behind me now is everyone's merit monument. Let's ask Comrade Ye Yaodong to come up and lift the red cloth, okay?"
"Okay~" the villagers shouted in unison, and their applause shook the sky.
In the open space next to it, firecrackers were also crackling.
Ye Yaodong walked up with a smile on his face. He held one end of the red silk cloth in his hand and said loudly: "The completion of the Tianhou Palace is not due to me alone. It is the result of the concerted efforts of everyone in our village. Monument of Merits
The names engraved on it are proof that if this monument is erected here, everyone who comes to worship can see it, and Mazu can remember everyone's efforts."
After saying that, he pulled the red silk cloth hard.
"Okay~"
The crowd cheered and everyone applauded spontaneously.
"We have been building Thean Hou Temple intermittently for more than half a year since the beginning. It has been almost a year. It was supposed to be almost completed after the new year. I always wanted to pick an auspicious day, so I postponed it until today. Now it is finally complete.
"
"You can come up later and see if your names are missing. Now please invite Mazu into the palace!"
Ye Yaodong quickly returned to his seat, and together with other young and middle-aged people, lifted the palanquin and walked towards the main hall.
Keep going up the steps, moving forward steadily, and then get off the sedan chair until Mazu is delivered to the shrine.
The fisherman's wife who had been accompanying her also stepped forward to take down the statue of Mazu and place it on the altar.
All the villagers in front of the temple couldn't help but kneel down and worship, and the village chief also lit the first incense stick for Mazu to sit on the throne. After that, he called Ye Yaodong to burn incense.
The second stick of incense should be the second stick of incense, that’s fine. Anyway, as long as you are sincere, you don’t have to worry about the front and back, and Ye Yaodong doesn’t want to be picky.
After he finished offering incense, others came forward one after another to worship and offer incense.
The incense burner in front of Mazu is relatively small. When it is full, everyone puts it into the larger cauldron next to it.
When everyone has finished offering incense and no one comes before or after them, the parade and prayer activities of the past few days have been successfully concluded.
After everyone bowed together, everyone slowly exited.
Not far from the entrance of Thean Hou Temple, there were still a few tables of dinner set up as usual. The entrance to the main gate had to be vacated because their parade team had returned, so the dinner was moved a little further away today.
It's almost five o'clock, isn't it dinner? After a long day's work, we only relied on two bowls of porridge in the morning and a few light cakes and water during the day. Everyone was already hungry, so the time to finish it was just right.
The villagers did not leave immediately after coming out of the main hall. They all gathered around the merit monument, their heads shaking, looking for their names. There was a lot of noise and curses.
Ye Yaodong knew that his position as the number one merit monument would never be lost, so he was not anxious at all. When he saw Ah Qing, he told her to go home first and not to squeeze in with others. He could look at it at any time, and he was the first
Time goes straight to the dinner table.
He was exhausted, and now he just wanted to eat quickly and go home to rest.
You have to eat this last meal before going home, and this is the meal from Thean Hou Temple, so you can eat it safely.
There are also some people who can't squeeze in, so they have to give up and go home first, or people who work come over to eat first, and when they finish eating, there are fewer people and they can go over to see it. Anyway, it's here.
"Ah Dong, congratulations. Your name is engraved in the first place, and the font has been enlarged, making it larger than everyone else. There is still a little space between the second place and your name."
"real?"
He couldn't lift his shoulders and couldn't hold the rice bowl. He just lowered his head and took a big mouthful of rice, then turned to look at the crowd over there and said vaguely.
"Really, I just took a look when there were few people and everyone went into the temple to offer incense. Your name is so conspicuous, no wonder Mazu has been blessing you to make a lot of money."
"It is indeed Mazu's blessing. I should have been enlightened by Mazu in my dream, so I worked hard to make money and had great luck."
"Haha, then tell us how you enlightened Mazu."
"Who knows, I guess I took a nap and dreamed about Mazu. Someone poked me on the forehead and said that A Dong must not be lazy. I guess that's the case. So when I wake up one day, it will be really magical.
Become more diligent."
"Ah, really?"
"Really? Is it really so enlightened?"
Everyone around looked at him in surprise and didn't care about eating. Everyone saw the changes in him in the past two years. In the past few years, he was still a second-rate guy who couldn't do anything, drinking and playing cards with a few friends all day long.
He was dawdling around for a long time, but now he has transformed into a well-known salty fish dong.
After hearing that he was inspired by Mazu, everyone suddenly understood, and they took the initiative to help him find reasons. They all understood the reason for his sudden advancement.
Ye Yaodong felt that everyone's faith was really strong at this time. He just made a random hypothesis and believed it.
"I don't know. I'm just talking nonsense. Who knows? After all, it's a dream, so you won't remember it very clearly. Basically, you'll forget it when you wake up."
"You must have been enlightened, so with Mazu's blessing, no wonder you are so lucky. Whatever you do, you can succeed!"
"That's right, it should be true. No wonder it's so powerful now."
"Why doesn't this enlighten me?"
"Are you sincere? You have to queue up if you are sincere. I will be in front of you."
"If I stand in front of you, you will definitely enter my dream first."
"Hahaha, stop arguing. Let's eat first and dream well when we get back. It's getting dark anyway, and it's easy to dream after a long day." Ye Yaodong reminded everyone who was joking with a smile.
"Yes, hurry up and eat. After dinner, go home and dream."
"It's a good dream to go home now..."
Everyone was chatting and laughing happily while eating. Everyone knew that Ye Yaodong could not move his shoulders or lift his arms because he had been carrying the sedan for three days.
Push it towards him and put it in front of him so that he can pick up the food easily.
"You guys eat, you guys eat, don't be so polite, I can get it."
"It's okay. I've been tired for a long day. Let's eat quickly and go home and lie down."
Even after they finished their dinner, the Monument of Merit was still crowded with people who hadn't left, maybe because he ate faster.
He said hello to a few friends, glanced at the crowd in front of the merit monument, decisively gave up and went home directly.
Lin Xiuqing had boiled hot water early and was waiting for him to come back.
As soon as he entered the house, she started to serve him tea and water, inquire about his welfare, and hang around him.
"Bring me a needle. I think I have four or five blisters on my feet. They hurt so much that I'm going to pick them out first."
"Wait until you finish taking a bath and then soak your feet. After soaking, pick them out. I've mixed the bath water, so wash them first."
"All right."
Chapter completed!