Chapter 51 Asking for a turtle

Just as he was about to walk back to the house, he heard the sound of gongs in the distance. Lelang looked around and saw two teenagers in the distance. One was driving a motorcycle and the other was holding a small gong. They were beating and shouting.

: "Begging for a turtle at half past one, begging for a turtle at half past one..."

The motorcycle slowly approached from far away. Lelang took a look and saw that they were two boys from the village. The one driving the car seemed to be named Xinlin, and the other one's nickname seemed to be Hei Mian. As for the name, he couldn't remember it clearly.

We once worked out together, and although we haven't seen each other for many years, we still know each other.

The Ziche people in Xiaoxi Village always use 20 words passed down from their ancestors to name their names, such as "Jimei, Zhongqi and Qi, know the new, be cautious and quick to seek. Be thoughtful, salty and admiring, describe what they have learned, and continue to learn and cultivate."

, the word "heart" ranks relatively high in Xiaoxi Village. In theory, he can be regarded as the ancestor of Old Taro, because Old Taro's real name is "Zi Che Muxiang", and Old Taro was just given to him by others.

Nickname given.

However, seniority comes down to seniority, but few people actually use seniority to address each other. Otherwise, wouldn't it be ridiculous for an old man to call a newborn child "ancestor"? So most of them call him by his first name, and only those who are more intimate are called "ancestor".

Only relatives would address each other by generation, and the same was true for Lelang. He always called people by their first names.

On every commune day in Xiaoxi Village, there will be twenty-four head households who will be responsible for presiding over all activities of the commune day. These heads are taken by the villagers in turns, one from each household. There are more than 300 households in Xiaoxi Village, which is almost

The turn comes only once every ten years, so the person who takes the lead will work very hard every time.

These two gong-players are one of the twenty-four heads of the family, but they are just minions among them, because their father is the head of the family, and they are not qualified to be the head of the family for the time being. When Le Lang did not come back

, they didn’t even come to call because they were not here. This year Lelang came back, so they came over too.

Arriving in front of Le Lang, Hei Mian parked the car in front of Le Lang and said to him: "A Lang, please ask for a turtle at half past one."

"I know, let's drink some tea inside!" Le Lang nodded.

"No, you come here first because it's far away. Haven't you called the village yet?" He said and drove off on his motorcycle.

"Walk slowly." Le Lang faced them from behind.

After listening, the two nodded to Le Lang, and the car slowly drove away. Xinlin, who was sitting in the back, still beat the gong and shouted loudly: "Begging for turtle at half past one, begging for turtle at half past one..."

Le Lang was so funny when he saw it. He remembered that when he was a child, he also liked to do this. When social day came, he would go to the temple to stay. As soon as he heard what the adults told him, he would immediately run out and do it. He felt quite good about it.

I'm happy. Now that I think about it, it was really cute at that time. Le Lang rubbed his nose and shook his head and smiled secretly.

"Uncle Alang, Uncle Alang, it seems someone is knocking something." Sanlang heard the sound and ran out of the house, but the person had already run away.

Le Lang filled him up and said, "Let's go and beg the turtle."

"What is begging for a turtle, Uncle Alang?" Sanlang asked, blinking his dark eyes.

"You'll know when we get here later." He put down Saburo, pushed the motorcycle out, and took Saburo to seek turtles.

Halfway through the ride, he met Shen Min and his friends who were still walking back. Le Lang parked his motorcycle beside them and asked, "Would you like me to give you a ride?"

"No, let's go slowly by ourselves." Shen Min waved his hand and said, then looked at Le Lang and asked, "By the way, are you going to ask for turtles?"

"Well, I want to ask for a big one." Le Lang nodded.

After listening to what Le Lang said, Shen Min thought for a while and said, "Let's go together, I also want to ask for one." Then he turned to Xiu Hui and said, "Ah Hui, take your time.

Let's go, A-lang and I will go first."

"Yeah." Xiuhui nodded after hearing this.

So Le Lang took Shen Min and left first, leaving only three women who looked at each other.

After a while, I heard Cai Shaoqing say strangely: "Huihui, I'm leaving first, don't miss me!"

When Lin Xiuhui heard this, her face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and then she said angrily to Cai Shaoqing: "You are so weird, let's see if I don't deal with you." As she said that, she made a show of her hand like Cai Shaoqing, and everyone started laughing.

Asking for turtles means begging for turtles. Turtles are spiritual creatures. They can grow hair for thousands of years and have a lifespan of five thousand. They are called divine turtles. If they live for ten thousand years, they are spirit turtles. In southern Fujian, activities such as begging for turtles are held on social days. This kind of begging is

It’s not just a turtle, it’s about seeking children, grandchildren, wealth, longevity and fortune.

Every year, Xiaoxi Village invites a master to make a turtle. The turtle meat is made of glutinous rice, with red rice as the color and black beans as the eyes. The turtle master must fast before making the turtle, eat and live in the temple, and pay homage to the gods.

Pious.

Turtles usually weigh one kilogram, five kilograms, or ten kilograms, and a turtle with a head weighs twenty kilograms. After the turtle is ready, it must be sacrificed to heaven and earth, and then placed in the temple to accept the worship of the villagers. It can only be used after the whole village has finished worshiping.

Bo Bei asks the turtle to go home, hoping that the gods will bless you with good health, a happy family, a prosperous career, and also hope that the weather will be smooth this year and the livestock will be prosperous.

When praying for a turtle, you should look at the turtle cup you are asking for. When praying for a turtle cup, you should recite what you are praying for. Your heart and mind should be consistent, and you must be pious, otherwise the gods will not agree.

There is a big red envelope hanging around the neck of each big turtle. The red envelope contains money, ranging from 4,000 to 6,000. The head turtle has more than 10,000. Everyone who asks for a turtle can use this with confidence.

The money is money, but you must pay it back in the coming year, and you will also have to pay for the turtle meat of the requested turtle, which is equivalent to interest, and the money on the turtle is equivalent to a disguised subsidy to the villagers.

No one dares to swallow this money, which is blasphemy to the gods. If anyone dares to swallow this money, the village will revoke his qualifications to seek turtles and his right to take turns as the leader, because his moral character has been seriously blasphemed.

This is a very serious punishment in Xiaoxi Village. His moral character has been questioned, and he will think twice when people ask him to do things. People will also question him when he asks others to do things or what he does. This person does not even have the money of the gods.

If you can be greedy, there is nothing you can't accomplish.

The village temple in Xiaoxi Village was crowded with people, including people watching the fun and people coming to beg for turtles. Lelang put his motorcycle to the parking place and walked in with Sanlang.

In the past, only people of the Ziche tribe could participate in activities like this. However, in order to allow some people with foreign surnames to better integrate into the village, the villagers made a special exception and allowed people with foreign surnames to participate. Otherwise, even if Lelang's mother is

People from Xiaoxi Village cannot participate either.

The temple in Xiaoxi Village is called Dayu Temple, which is named after it is located at the foot of Dayu Mountain. At this time, Dayu Temple was crowded with people, leaving only a place where people could stand and pray for turtles.

cup.

Lelang finally carried Sanlang and Shenmin inside. There were a lot of people inside asking for turtles. Those who got turtles were naturally happy. Those who didn't got turtles were neither depressed nor depressed. They could ask again in the coming year.

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After waiting for a while, it was finally Lelang's turn. Lelang held the cup and looked at the turtle in front of him. He wanted to beg for the turtle with the head, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to finish it and would spoil the turtle meat. He thought about it and had to ask for the big turtle. The big turtle.

Ten kilograms is just right. I thought about it, calmed down my mood, and secretly thought to myself, "Please protect me and Sanlang's health, and let Sanlang grow up happily." After thinking, he put the cup in the palm of his hand, threw it on the ground, and said, "Take it."

"With a clear sound, Le Lang took a closer look and saw that it was a laughing cup.

Le Lang didn't feel depressed after seeing it. Anyway, there are three chances. If you can't get the big turtle, you can ask for the turtle. Each one has three chances, that is, you can throw the cup nine times. If you can't get the turtle nine times,

Then, you can go home and wash up and sleep.

He picked up the cup, prayed to the gods again, put the cup in the palm of his hand and threw it to the ground. It was a Holy Grail. A smile suddenly appeared on Le Lang's face, and he put the cup on the table respectfully, and then

Bowed to the gods.

After he put it away, a leader came over and lit a stick of incense on the turtle that Le Lang begged for, which meant that the turtle had been taken away.

Bo cup is actually a kind of divination. The so-called "cup" is a traditional thing like a crescent moon used for divination. It is usually made of wood and bamboo. There are two pieces in total, each piece has one side.

Flat ones and convex ones. When divination, first ask the questions you want to divination, and then throw them to the ground. If one flat surface faces up and one convex surface faces up, it is the "winning cup", which is also the "Holy Grail".

It means good. If both pieces are flat and face upward, it is a "laughing cup", which is a "yang cup"; if both pieces are convex and face upward, it is a "stable cup", which is a "yin cup", which means bad.

, tossed three times in total.

Seeing that the turtle had been begged for, Le Lang wanted to take the turtle home immediately. So, he discussed with Shen Min and asked him to take him home first, and then Le Lang would take him back to ask for the turtle. Shen Min
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