One morning. Xue Dengke and others took the drapes used for social fire and played in the courtyard. The noise woke up Xiao Yunfan from his sleep.
Xiao Yunfan got out of bed and stretched. Looking out from the crack in the door, several people were playing with those things. He thought to himself: "These scoundrels got up early, probably because they grew up there." He washed up and opened the door. When Xue Dengke saw him coming out, he said with a smile on his face: "Brother Lu asked the younger brothers to prepare everything. Brothers, let me perform a scene for my brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three big men in red clothes in the east were filled with joy. They held drumsticks in their hands and raised their arms to bang the big cowhide drum. The three big men in the west picked up copper cymbals and cymbals and beat them randomly. The sound was sharp and harsh, and before the lingering sound dissipated, a tall and thin man raised his suona again and started blowing with his cheeks puffed out. Xiao Yunfan couldn't help but cover his ears. Fortunately, he covered his ears in time, otherwise a small life would have to be taken.
Xue Dengke hugged the hood of a big-headed doll and said with a smile: "Brother, look at our brothers, we can play well." Xiao Yunfan reached out and struck a blow on his forehead, and spat: "You are trying to kill me, why not?" If you don't stop quickly." Xue Dengke walked into the courtyard, kicked the man playing the suona in the buttocks and spat: "The sound he plays is worse than the crow of a crow."
The man said awkwardly: "Brother, didn't you ask me to blow?" He curled his lips and said: "If there is a ladder, I will go up." Everyone burst into laughter. Xiao Yunfan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are useless things. You don't know how to deal with things."
Xiao Yunfan walked up to the big cowhide drum, asked for the drumstick, and said loudly: "As the saying goes, you don't need a heavy hammer to play a drum. You are not playing drums. I see that you three brothers want to beat a hole in this drum." Three. When the man heard this, his face turned red, he touched the back of his head and said flatteringly: "Brother, how do you want to play this drum?" Xiao Yunfan swirled the drumstick in his hand, first on the drum clasp, and then on the drum head. A knock on it.
Then the drumstick in his hand started slowly and then quickly, and then flew up and down, slowly hitting from the heart to the edge of the drum. The big drum made a powerful and rhythmic sound, and the three of them were stunned. Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "If you want to play drums, you must first know where the drumsticks fall and what sound they make. When you hit the drum, your heart will naturally pound and the sound will be clear, but when you hit the side of the drum, the sound will naturally be dull."
Xue Dengke saw the three people were confused and said with a smile: "Brother, you are playing the harp to the cow and playing the lute to the donkey by saying this to them. What do these three dull guys know?" said a dark-skinned man among the three. "Go, go, go. Do you seem to understand what I'm saying?" Xue Dengke pointed to his head and said, "What I have here is gold, but what you have here is turds." The faces of the three of them turned red and they clenched their fists. Come and beat him. Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "Okay, let's go back to the trouble, but business is more important."
He looked into the courtyard and saw that there were fifteen people in total. The fifteen people were divided into five teams, three played the drums, two played the gongs, three played the cymbals, five played the role of wedding dolls, and the remaining people performed the lion dance. After everyone divided into teams, Xiao Yunfan said: "We want to beat Chang Wu this time. We have to show our momentum, and don't look like eggplants beaten by frost. One person will roar first, let me listen." Xue Dengke stepped forward. After one stop, he raised his head and shouted: "Ah!" His voice was so high that it reached the sky. Xiao Yunfan gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay, next one." After everyone roared, they suddenly felt energetic.
Xiao Yunfan said: "Well, you look like a man now. Our team has also been divided. I have to explain what happens now." Everyone pricked up their ears and listened to his assignment. It turns out that Xiao Yunfan passed on a simple set of formulas to everyone. Xue Dengke said: "Brother, it's easy to remember the jingle. Dong-dong-dong-dong, dong-dong-dong, dong-dong, dong-dong, dong-dong..."
After everyone memorized the tune, they practiced individually. Xiao Yunfan walked to a wooden frame and took off the lion's head, and then said to Xue Dengke: "Brother Xue, come and play with this lion with me." Xue Dengke threw the big-headed doll in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother, you think too highly of me. Brother." Xiao Yunfan said, "Why don't you dare?" Xue Dengke puffed up his chest and said, "Why don't you dare?"
At sunset, everyone actually practiced well. Na Chang was very happy to see everyone working hard under the eaves. He rewarded everyone with good wine and meat that night.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, men, women and children from all villages came to the streets to watch the social fire performance. A boy with buns in the crowd asked: "Dad, look, there is a doll on the two-foot-high flag? Is it real or fake?" The big man put the child on his neck and smiled: "The doll on it is Of course it's true. This is called a core. I don't know exactly how the doll was made. I heard the old people say that the core is about being high, hanging, and wonderful."
A round-faced girl in the crowd said with surprise and joy: "Senior sister, look, that Bai Wuchang's legs are really long." An older woman next to her smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen her." An old man next to them smiled and said: "These are called willow legs. Ordinary people can't walk on them." The older woman just smiled and thought to herself: "If we use Qinggong, wouldn't it look better than these willow legs?"
This round-faced girl is Shui Hanyan, and beside her is Jiang Hanyue. Among the new rules implemented by Xuelanyi, the first one was to allow these female disciples to travel down the mountain. Instead of sitting in a well and watching the sky with their eyes and ears blocked, it is better for them to have more experience in the world so that they can shoulder big responsibilities in the future. After Jiang Shui went down the mountain, they walked eastward. When I arrived in Lantian, I heard that a county was holding a social fire festival, so I rushed over to visit it.
The streets were filled with people's heads, and the sky was filled with excitement. There was a rumbling sound not far away, and two sturdy oxen, dressed in red and colorful, were slowly approaching, pulling a big drum cart. In the car was a burly man, seventeen or eighteen years old. Wearing a red scarf and a white coat. The north wind is strong and the weather is freezing. But this man didn't care. There were glistening beads of sweat on his forehead, and he raised his arms as if he had endless strength.
After the drumming team passed by, there were two men holding a flagpole with a big Chinese character "Chang" written on it. The two men in black held the flagpole with both hands and circled it around them, then threw the flagpole into the air. The black flag fluttered in the wind, with a golden dragon embroidered on it swaying from side to side as if it were alive. Everyone cheered.
After the flag team passed by, a man with facial makeup danced up and down holding a colorful ball. A long and vigorous dragon suddenly appeared behind him, which was three feet long. The dragon head dancer is a man in his forties, with a Chinese character face and a beard. His arms move nimbly, and his feet move like the wind. Several men behind him were also very skilled.
When the colorful ball moves to the left, the faucet moves boldly to the left. When the colorful ball moves to the right, the faucet nods and twists to the right. For a moment, the dragon's body was rolling up and down, and the golden light was brilliant and dazzling. The crowd cheered louder and louder. The dragon raised its head and sprayed out a foot of flame, which was even more majestic.
After the dragon dance team, a flaming red lion came wagging its tail. Shui Hanyan saw how naive the lion was and waved her hands in applause. Suddenly she thought of Xiao Yunfan and felt sour in her heart that she almost shed tears. The fire lion's big eyes flicker, and the bells hanging on its body are even more melodious.
A child in the crowd said: "Dad, I want to sit on a lion." The child's father said: "This lion is pretended to be a human, you can't sit there." Unexpectedly, the conversation between father and son fell into Xiao Yunfan's ears, and he and Xue Dengke rolled on the spot and threw himself in front of the child. Xiao Yunfan opened the lion's mouth and said to the child: "You can't sit on a lion. Uncle can let you touch the lion's head." He put the lion's head down and asked the child to reach out and touch it.
Seeing the child's cheerful smile, Xiao Yunfan said: "Touch the lion's head, wealth will always stay." He paused with his feet, stepped back, swung his body and pounced on a hydrangea. It was already impressive to have seven or eight teams in the Shehuo Tournament, but this year there were actually twenty teams.
Xiao Yunfan suddenly stopped dancing, and Xue Dengke asked: "Brother, why are you not moving?" It turned out that Xiao Yunfan saw Shui Yunyan in the crowd, and his heart moved, and he thought to himself: "Why is she here?" Shui Hanyan felt a strange feeling in his heart when he saw the lion's head facing him. Inexplicably, he walked forward to see the lion pretender.
As soon as her hand touched the lion's head, the lion's mouth opened, and an unfamiliar face smiled at her. Xiao Yunfan knew that she would not be able to recognize his current appearance, so he immediately asked: "Does the girl also want to touch the lion's head?" Shui Hanyan retracted his hand, his cheeks turned red and said: "I'm sorry, big brother." Xiao Yunfan said: "It doesn't matter. It's the Chinese New Year and everyone wants a good fortune." He said and walked forward.
Jiang Hanyue walked up to her and said, "Junior sister, what's wrong with you?" Shui Hanyan said, "No...it's nothing." He raised his head and looked at the back of the lion, but thought in his heart: "Why does that man's eyes look so like Xiao Brother? No, Brother Xiao is no longer here, it’s me who is crazy again."
Jiang Hanyue looked at the lion and already guessed it, and immediately said: "Junior sister, since we like lions, let's go to the front to see it." He took her hand and ran forward. A group of fire brigade came to a huge square and stopped.
There is a colorful shed directly north of the square, with about ten gentry sitting at a long table below. One of them, wearing a hosta on his head, was the local magistrate. He was forty years old, had a goatee, and narrowed his small eyes to look at the field. Next to him, a bare-headed master said, "Master, look, Chang Wu is here." The county magistrate said, "Who is Chang Wu?" The master smiled and said, "This Chang Wu is the leader of the annual Shehuo Conference. , Sir, you only arrived here this year, so it’s normal that you don’t know him.”
The county magistrate asked: "Why is this person the leader every day?" The master said: "The last three generations of Chang Wu's ancestors were doing this dragon dance for a living. At that time, his great-grandfather went to the capital to tour for the emperor." The county magistrate asked. Ling laughed and said: "It turns out that it's because of the ancestors." The master added: "I know my lesson well. But Chang Wu has practical knowledge, and his fire dragon flying to the sky is a masterpiece." The county magistrate said with great interest: "It's just a trick of the common people. , is it possible that this dragon can really ascend to heaven?" The master said, "I can take a look at it tonight."
In the evening, everyone ate some wine and food randomly and waited for orders from above. Xue Dengke grabbed a chicken leg and asked: "Brother Lu, how can we beat Chang Wu tonight?" Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "He is playing his dragon, let's play our lion." Xue Dengke said: "But if we lose It's hard to explain things between the chief and my third uncle." Xiao Yunfan saw that he was anxious and whispered a few words in his ear. Xue Dengke gave a thumbs up and said: "Brother, I really have you."
There is a wooden frame erected in the center of the square. An hydrangea hangs on the top of the wooden frame, and a cabbage hangs below the hydrangea. This thing is called Qingcai, and whoever gets it will be the winner of this social fire competition. As soon as the gong sounded, a man walked out of the colorful shed and said loudly: "The social fire competition has officially begun, and whoever wins the top prize is considered the leader. Everyone relies on their own ability, and no one can hurt anyone's life."
As soon as he finished speaking, teams from all directions gathered in darkness towards the high platform. Chang Wu said loudly: "Brothers, let's dance." After the dragon's body was ignited, it burst into flames. The fire dragon rolled and meandered forward.
Chang Wu shouted loudly: "The dragon is going out to sea, rise!" I saw the dragon's head held high and its body swinging. A pair of brothers on stilts were about to approach the wooden frame, but they were hit by the dragon's body and fell to the ground. Another group of people came running from the west, standing like stacked arhats. The people on the lower level sent the people on the top away. The person turned over with a kite and leaped onto the wooden frame. He climbed up like an ape with his hands on the wooden frame.
Chang Wu smiled and said: "The flying dragon ascends to the sky." He jumped with his feet in the air, the dragon's head breathed fire, and burned the man's pants with a hiss. The man was startled and fell from the wooden frame. Fortunately, someone lowered him to save him and he was safe. The fire dragon surrounded the wooden frame, and everyone rushed forward, but they were all blocked. The people Chang Wu brought were all brave, and others did not dare to come forward when they saw this.
At this time, the dragon's body was twisted and it rushed straight up. Xiao Yunfan held the lion in both hands and flew over on the human head. The spectators outside the stadium cheered in unison when they saw this scene. The county magistrate said: "You said that Chang Wu usually takes the top spot, but today it seems that this lion can compete with his fierce dragon." The master opened his eyes wide and said in wonder: "It's strange, I have never seen anyone playing with a lion like this in the past years." Smart."
Xiao Yunfan hooked his feet on a wooden beam, and Chang Wu also hooked his feet on the wooden beam. Chang Wu said: "Where did you get the kid from trying to steal grandpa's youth?" Xiao Yunfan said with a smile: "You are such a arrogant person. It's strange that you win the jackpot every year. It turns out you are relying on force to show off your strength." Chang Wu scolded: "Grandpa, I don't care if you show off your strength." He kicked his feet on the wooden beam and swept his legs towards Xiao Yunfan like a whirlwind. Xiao Yunfan said: "I just want to destroy your majesty." He twisted his body and dodged away. With a click, Chang Wu kicked a piece of wood and broke it.
Xiao Yunfan placed his left foot on a wooden beam, climbed up with one hand, and rushed upward. How could Chang Wu allow others to be so powerful on his head? He followed his body upwards, tilted the dragon's head, and with a hiss, a stream of flames spurted towards Xiao Yunfan's back heart.
