Chapter 698: Sending Souls
The bodies of those soldiers who died in the battle have been buried one after another from last night to this morning.
Today’s celebration is not only to pay tribute to these warriors, but also to let them see that after they have sacrificed their blood and lives, their family members, friends, and descendants will live a good life. , their efforts were not in vain.
"The Miao people believe that death is not the end, but the beginning of another form."
Kuaye picked up the wine glass on the side and said leisurely: "But actually I don't believe this, death It means death. It is a sad thing. I don’t care what they think. I am here today to see them off for the last time... Hey, what are you doing?”
Just as he was about to put the wine glass to his lips, someone snatched the glass from his hand.
When he turned around, it was his younger brother Jing Yun.
"Brother, you can't drink anymore."
He said helplessly: "You are still injured."
"Not good at learning!" Quaye glared She glanced at him: "This is medicinal wine, it's meant to heal injuries! Otherwise, why wouldn't there be so many wounded people here today who wouldn't drink?"
After that, he took back the wine glass with his backhand: "Go and bring me two more jars."
Jing Yun responded with a dull sound, turned around and left.
"Is this wine for healing wounds?"
Fu Qingzhou handed the wine glass to his nose and smelled: "No, isn't this just ordinary fruit wine? I didn't feel any healing after drinking it. The effect?”
“You lied to him”
Kua Ye smiled happily: "As an elder brother, you can't treat your younger brother."
Fu Qingzhou laughed dumbly.
After the two had a glass of wine, Kuaye suddenly asked: "What do you think of my brother?"
"A little duller, a little straighter." Fu Qingzhou said truthfully. : "But there is one thing - he and his two other companions have made great achievements, but there is no pride on his face. Either he is mature beyond his peers, or he is not interested in most things in this world. He is just being pushed by his peers to do these things.”
“He is so mature.”
Kua Ye sighed: "You are so right. He has always had such a weak character since he became an orphan. In the past two years, he fell in love with the little girl Bu Wei, plus one spring, three We hang out together every day, and the little girl directs everything."
"But..."
"But." Fu Qingzhou took his words and said leisurely: "Bu. Little Miss Wei Na likes you.”
“Oh, let’s talk about this.” Quaye grinned: “Women will only affect the speed of my sword draw, and I’m not interested—but Ayun is too sensitive. , after he noticed Bu Wei's mood, he became more and more silent, and now he was almost like a puppy that only barked at others. "
At this time, Fu Qingzhou glanced at Jing Yun from the corner of his eye. He came from a distance carrying two jars of wine, so he winked at Quaye and said with a smile: "Then what are you going to do with your brother?"
Kua Ye understood, without looking back, and said casually: "How about following you?"
Jing Yun, who came behind him, was startled and stopped.
"Follow me?" Fu Qingzhou raised his head and looked at Jing Yun: "Are you willing?"
Kua Ye "I realized then" that his younger brother was standing behind and called back.
Jing Yun sat down depressedly, put down the wine jar, and said softly: "I will just do whatever big brother arranges."
Quaye shook his head helplessly.
Fu Qingzhou blinked: "Jing Yun, you, Bu Wei, and Yichun have made great achievements this time. I really want to take you into Mingjian Pavilion. You know, Mingjian Pavilion wants you to Establishing a new company, we are hungry for talents..."
The name of Akari Division is easy to use.
Hearing this, Jing Yun’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Kuaye pretended not to see it and asked leisurely: "I have heard that, isn't it said that branches will be set up in various places? Isn't it better to work near southern Xinjiang?"
"It won't be so fast."
Fu Qingzhou smiled and said: "I made a suggestion to the emperor. The first batch of talents will come to Beijing to study the Dayan Law together. The related affairs of the Mingli Department also need to be trained and put on the job. This The cycle can be as short as a few months or as long as more than a year. Only when the first batch of talented people are in charge will the actual expansion of recruitment and establishment of branches begin. "
Jing Yun's eyes became brighter. Fu Qingzhou understands this kind of young mentality very well.
If you like a girl, of course you want to study, work, and get along with her day and night... It is best to live in a foreign country so that you can rely on each other.
"That's it."
Kuaye smiled and said: "You arrange it."
After that, he glanced at his brother: "Why don't you say anything? Don't you want to? "
"Yes!"
Jing Yun responded quickly, stood up and bowed to Fu Qingzhou: "Thank you, Master Fu!"
"Study hard and do things well in the future are more important than anything else."
Fu Qingzhou smiled slightly and looked aside: "A lot of people in exaggerated costumes are here...Is the spirit-sending ceremony about to begin?"
Kuaye also looked over and said, "Yes, it's the priests, Ayun, help me over."
On the other side, a group of priests wearing traditional Miao priest costumes had already The queue came to the center of the square.
It was almost dusk, and the silver ornaments on their heads and necks reflected the sunset and shone like gold. Each of them held a copper bell in one hand and dragged colored silk in the other, and their faces were painted with colorful patterns.
The crowd gradually became quiet, put down their food and wine glasses, and the young men and women who were singing and dancing stopped, and they all gradually gathered together.
The priests quietly began to build "bridges" with colored silk in their hands.
Before, there were many tall wooden frames around the big bonfire. Fu Qingzhou didn't know what they were for, but now he understood that they were also part of the ceremony.
The colorful silks were thrown onto the wooden frames. They overlapped and spread out, and spanned the wooden frames one after another, like bridges extending in all directions.
"Soul Bridge."
At some point, Hua Xiaolan came back, stood beside Fu Qingzhou and Kuaye, and explained softly: "The spirits of the dead will walk along the bridge to a new reincarnation."
The process of building a bridge During the ceremony, the priests kept shaking the copper bells in their hands and lit bunches of incense.
According to Hua Xiaolan, copper bells are used to ward off evil spirits and protect the spirits of the deceased from evil; incense smoke guides the way for the deceased.
As the bridge was about to be built, some young Miao people passed through the crowd holding pots of flower petals and rice. People reached out to grab a handful and threw them into the big bonfire.
This time Hua Xiaolan didn’t explain, she just grabbed a handful and threw them into the fire.
Kua Ye and Jing Yun did the same.
Of course Fu Qingzhou did as the Romans did, so he grabbed a handful and threw it into the fire.
The fire became more and more prosperous, and the priests began to sing a melodious and desolate song. The melody was long and graceful. Even if Fu Qingzhou could not understand the content, it still vaguely evoked a sense of sadness. .
But this desolation did not last long. Soon, the songs began to become melodious and passionate, the whole rhythm became much more cheerful, and smiles began to appear on the faces of the Miao people.
“Those flowers and rice will become boats to help the deceased cross the bridge.”
Until then, Hua Xiaolan smiled and said: "Now they have said goodbye to their relatives in this life, said goodbye to the past, gone to a new reincarnation, and had a new life."
Fu Qingzhou suddenly understood.
However, he also heard Quaye whispering from the side.
"Ada, Dashu, Xiaoshan, Mingxiu, Fenge..."
Kuaye whispered many names, and it sounded like there were men and women among them, and other people who were smiling Different, his expression was rather low and sad.
At the end of the reading, he breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Have a good journey."
(End of this chapter)