Wanbao Lady

Chapter 201 Community Day

Golden autumn October.

After the harvest, farmers hold land worship activities every year to express gratitude to the land god. The day of the activity is called Community Day.

Early in the morning on the community day, every household makes community cakes and prepares community wine.

In an open area of ​​the village, pot racks were set up on the stoves, and a group of skillful women gathered around them to prepare community meals together.

Pork, mutton, fruits, ginger and other ingredients are cut into chess-piece-sized slices, mixed with various seasonings, evenly spread on the rice, and then steamed.

As soon as you lift the lid of the pot, the fragrance will fill the air.

On the Mule River, black-sailed boats are sailing one after another.

On this day, married women would return home with their children.

The parents at home were looking forward to it. There was a plate of fresh dates on the table. When their daughter came back, they grabbed a handful of fresh dates and affectionately put them into the hands of their little grandson.

In the land temple, incense is burning.

On the table, plates of community cakes, fruits, bowls of community rice and community wine were respectfully placed.

When the auspicious time comes, the temple keeper will lead all the villagers to burn a stick of sincere incense to thank the land god for his protection this year and pray for good weather in the coming year.

Looking at the villagers who were praying respectfully below, Luo Cheng'an smiled and nodded slightly.

The aroma of incense wafted out from the sincere incense and flowed into Luo Cheng'an's body.

He just sniffed, and white smoke, invisible to mortals, flew out from the food on the table and entered his nostrils.

An expression of enjoyment immediately appeared on Luo Chengan's face.

After the villagers in the temple finished their worship, Luo Cheng'an stepped out of the statue and looked towards the direction of Yudu Mountain in the distance.

"Why haven't you come yet..."

Just as he was muttering to himself, he saw a group of clouds flying over the sky, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

coming!

Luo Cheng'an turned into a ball of light and flew up to it, then said respectfully to the being in the center of the cloud: "Greetings, Madam."

Beside the empress, Chong Bing and Chong Xue stood on her left and right.

On both sides and behind him were figures that were either familiar or unfamiliar to Luo Chengan.

Everyone and the monsters looked on with smiles on their faces, celebrating this special day together.

Chongfan smiled and said, "Today is your big day, so everyone comes to share in your happiness."

After he finished speaking, each being either bowed or nodded in greeting.

"Congratulations, fellow Taoist, for achieving the status of land god!"

"Hahaha, it's really lively down there!"

“How can we not celebrate this harvest festival together?”

"Yes, yes, yes."

Luo Cheng'an felt a little warm in his heart, and gestured downwards, smiling, "Madam, please! Fellow Taoists, please!"

Amid the laughter and joy of all existence, the clouds gradually descended.

Mule River Bank.

The local villagers who had just warmly welcomed some visitors from other places suddenly discovered that a large group of people had stood on the shore. Each of them had a distinguished demeanor and was dressed differently from the villagers.

Suddenly dumbfounded.

"Huh? I didn't notice it just now, why are there so many people here all of a sudden?"

"Looking at their appearance, they probably came from other places!"

"Oh, there are actually quite a few Taoists in there, and a few who look like wuxia characters!"

"A visitor is a guest, go and greet him!"

Under the enthusiastic guidance of the villagers, the people and monsters who had transformed into ordinary people were warmly invited into the village.

"Looking at your attire, you are all from other places, right?"

The guide asked casually with a smile.

Xuan Chengzi smiled and twirled his beard, "I came here after traveling here and saw that the atmosphere was so joyful."

Shen Tuo also smiled and said, "It's not far. I was invited by a friend. I heard that you have a grand sacrificial ceremony here, so I came to see the excitement."

The reasons given by the crowd were all sorts of different: coming to taste the food, coming to watch the fun, coming together for company, and so on.

The guide scratched his head, but still said enthusiastically: "Guests are welcome here. I hope you all have fun here! If there is anything wrong, please forgive me!"

Seeing the villagers' warm and simple demeanor, the crowd and the monsters were also infected by this pure emotion and nodded in satisfaction secretly.

After the guide left, Chongfan said to those behind him, "Go away and find your own interesting places."

Hearing this, the people who had transformed into ordinary people and the monsters bowed and greeted each other before dispersing.

Even Qin Lingshan and Ba Yan cheered and ran away, leaving Chong Bing and Chong Xue standing by their side.

Looking at the lively scene at the foot of the mountain, Chong Fan couldn't help but feel relieved.

Not long after, when they arrived in front of a house, they saw an old lady hurriedly walking out of the room, and happened to run into Chongfan and others who were strolling there.

"Hey, isn't this the girl from the parade?"

As she spoke, she quickly entered the house, took out a plate of Shegao and handed it to Chongfan, saying enthusiastically, "Girl, you are here again. Come and try this Shegao. I made it myself!"

Looking at the enthusiastic face of the lady in front of him, Chongfan felt dazed.

Yes, isn’t this the lady I met during the thank-you event?

During the parade, the other party asked her to kneel down and worship the "Goddess" together. At that time, she replied, "It doesn't matter what the form is, as long as you are sincere."

It wasn't long at all, but it felt like decades had passed.

"I didn't expect you to still remember me."

When the old lady heard this, she grinned and said, "Of course not. Girl, you are different from everyone else. Once you have seen it, you will never forget it."

As she spoke, she passed the cake on the plate forward and said, "Girl, try it, it's delicious!"

Chong Fan smiled calmly, gathered his sleeves slightly, took a piece of cake from the plate, and took a light bite.

After swallowing it, she praised: "It's sweet but not greasy, and has a unique flavor."

Hearing the guests' praise, the old lady passed the cake plate to Chong Bing and Chong Xue and said, "Young Master, Young Lady, you guys should try some too."

The two of them couldn't refuse, so they picked up a piece of the community cake and tasted it.

Although it was not some delicacy, the two of them enjoyed it very much.

Maybe, this is the thought that we are eating!

Along the way, it was bustling and lively.

Among them are not only local residents of Yudushan, but also many people from other places.

The villagers warmly invited us to taste the community cakes, community wine and community meals. In many places, newly harvested fruits were also displayed. If we were thirsty and wanted to eat some fruit, we could take some for free.

Some people couldn't help but envy while eating: "There are so many things to eat, the villagers here are so rich!"

A middle-aged man replied, "Of course not. Look at the crops grown on the mountain and harvested in the fields. They are abundant and of excellent quality. This is a great place!"

"Wow, this community rice is so delicious! I have never eaten such delicious rice in my life!"

"I heard this is called Lingmi, and it's a local specialty!"

"This delicious rice will surely attract many people!"

"Of course not. Look over there, there are many people coming here to do business!"

The young man dressed in plain clothes who was eating the community meal looked back and saw that, as expected, many people who looked like outsiders were negotiating and communicating with the local residents, preparing to trade some spiritual rice to take back.

There were not only merchants dressed in luxurious clothes and purchasers from noble families, but even some gangsters with weapons on their waists.

The village chief in charge of reception looked happy and distressed.

If you listen carefully, you can vaguely hear words like "thank you for your kindness", "not enough", "let's move on and discuss".

Maybe he is going to the hall to discuss important matters!

The man who was eating the community meal thought so.

But suddenly I felt a chill near my legs.

He was about to look down when he was stopped by a powerful voice behind him: "Young man, don't lower your head!"