Chapter 100 The rules in the mountains, the inheritance of mountain walkers
"Brother Zhang, it's okay to say it." Liang Jianzhong had no intention of refuting, but he was somewhat interested in what he took out of the basket, so he asked, "Brother Zhang, are you planning to pay homage?"
"Yes, the rules for mountain walkers are that before walking in the mountains, you must worship the mountain god and the mountain spirit. Ask the mountain god to bless you when you are walking in the mountain, and ask the mountain spirit to bless you and return home with a full load." Zhang Hao placed the sacrifices. Worshiping the things used, chanting while doing so.
Liang Jianzhong nodded, thoughtfully: "Sure enough, every other line is like a mountain, and there are many rules for entering the mountain."
Then, he turned his head: "Xiao Chao, Si Qian, you will do whatever Brother Zhang asks you to do in a moment. Do you understand?"
"Well, don't worry, Grandpa." Liang Qian agreed decisively, her almond-shaped eyes full of expectation and novelty.
Liang Chao didn't show any interest, but he looked more respectful: "Mountain gods and mountain spirits... Hey, I haven't said anything yet, it hurts..."
Zhang Hao didn't care how the siblings got along, let alone Liang Jianzhong's reaction.
He arranged all the worship objects on his own, took out a piece of red cloth from the basket, and spread it neatly at the foot of the mountain, at the end of the path leading to the mountain.
Then, he placed the tribute fruits and tributes one by one on the red cloth, lit six incense sticks, turned around, distributed the lit incense sticks to the other five people, and said: "You will stand behind me in a while, and I will say When it’s time to pray, you should pray. If you don’t, don’t go into the mountain.”
After speaking, he looked at Liang Chao specifically.
Everyone else doesn't need to worry, except Liang Chao. This kid is in the rebellious stage. Some of his behaviors are completely different from usual, and he likes to do the opposite of others.
If this child doesn't worship the mountain gods and spirits properly, and even speaks rudely, if he is allowed to go into the mountain alone, he may not be able to get out.
Even if he is lucky enough to get out of the mountain in the end, this person is basically useless.
However, looking at this child's daily rebelliousness, he is much more respectful at this time. When receiving incense, he always receives it with both hands. It seems that he still has something in mind and understands the importance.
"Okay, Brother Zhang." Liang Jianzhong took Lixiang with a kind smile.
Zhang Hao turned around, held Lixiang with his hands together, and looked up at the mountains ahead.
"Worship the mountain god and pray for peace!"
After saying that, he held the incense stick in his hand and bowed respectfully at 90° to worship the mountain god.
Liang Jianzhong, who was standing in a row behind him, also imitated his example and bowed to worship. Especially Liang Chao, who bowed lower than Zhang Hao and looked more respectful than anyone else.
His mouth is really tough, and his fear of death is real.
"Two worships to the mountain spirit for a good harvest!"
Zhang Hao and the other five people bowed again.
"Three thanks on the road back to the mountains!"
After completing these three obeisances, Zhang Haocai respectfully placed the incense in his hand in the incense burner.
Then, he asked the people behind him to put the incense sticks in their hands into the incense burner.
"Brother Zhang, is this okay?" Liang Jianzhong asked, leaning on a cane and feeling a little novel.
"There is one more step to go. After worshiping the mountain gods, there are also family immortals." Zhang Hao shook his head and took out another tribute and fruits from the basket.
Liang Jianzhong thought about it carefully and murmured: "Jiaxian..."
"Come here." Zhang Hao said, having already arrived at what was being arranged in front of the Jiaxian Temple.
Liang Jianzhong did not hesitate. He took his grandchildren and quickly came to the building that was as big as the Earth Temple. He first looked at the three-story small building, which was only half a meter high. When he saw the two statues enshrined inside, When he saw the little fox, his face changed with surprise, but after a closer look, he discovered that they were two fox statues carved from wood, not real foxes: "Brother Zhang, this is... the Jiaxian Temple?"
Zhang Hao nodded: "The fox is one of the five immortals, the fox fairy. The fox fairy is the spirit that lives in the mountains. Worshiping the fox fairy can ensure that you will be safe while walking in the mountains."
"So that's it." Liang Jianzhong mused, standing respectfully behind him, without squinting his eyes and looking pious.
Liang Chao felt his hair standing on end when he saw the fox was so lifelike. He didn't dare to make any mistakes, and he still behaved himself.
On the contrary, Liang Qian couldn't help but change her color when she saw the fox enshrined in the Jiaxian Temple, because she recalled what the police uncle told her. When the murderer came down the mountain, he pointed at Zhang Hao and said it was a fox or a monster. matter.
And now, Zhang Hao is worshiping the fox here...
But she didn't dare to think about it further, so she quickly put the idea behind her and stood behind her grandfather, waiting for Zhang Hao's next instructions.
"Come on, it's the same as before, I say goodbye and everyone says goodbye." Zhang Hao said.
Everyone nodded one after another, indicating that they understood.
Zhang Hao lit the incense sticks and distributed them to everyone one by one. He turned to face the Jiaxian Temple and bowed respectfully at 90°.
"Worship the Fox Fairy and bless you for peace."
"Two bows to the Fox Fairy, you will have smooth hiking." "Three bows to the Fox Fairy, you will have a good harvest."
After bowing three times, Zhang Hao placed the standing incense in the incense burner. Everyone followed his example and also placed the standing incense in the incense burner.
After doing all this, Zhang Hao reached out into the Jiaxian Temple, took out the fox statue carved from wood in the middle, and placed it in the Guling Basket.
"Okay, the worship ceremony before walking up the mountain is over. Next, we are going into the mountain."
Zhang Hao's voice was calm and he pointed to the path leading to the mountain: "Let's go, it's getting late. If we go up the mountain earlier, we can go down earlier. You'd better pray that we are lucky today and can find it during the day." "Go to the mountain ginseng", otherwise, if you live in the mountains at night, you may not be able to endure that kind of environment."
The three grandfathers and grandsons looked at each other and felt that what Zhang Hao said did make sense.
But it did not waver in their determination to go up the mountain.
Even Liang Chao was like this. He was not willing to go up the mountain anyway. He was just coerced by his grandfather and sister, and that was all he could do.
As Zhang Hao walked along the path towards the mountain, Liang Jianzhong and others no longer hesitated. His grandson and granddaughter supported his grandfather on the left and right, while the two bodyguards were always paying attention to whether there was any danger. Just walk towards the mountain.
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In this season, the atmosphere in the mountains and forests is always moist and has the fragrance of vegetation.
Zhang Hao was leaning on a wooden stick he picked up randomly in the forest and stepping on the weeds with his pair of straw sandals, walking seemingly without any structure or direction.
behind.
Liang Jianzhong was supported by his grandson and granddaughter. His wrinkled face was slightly rosy. His mouth could no longer be closed, but he was still breathing evenly. The crutch in his hand never left the palm of his hand, holding on tightly.
The mountain road was not easy to walk, and Liang Jianzhong naturally knew this, but he enjoyed it and was full of expectations for this trip.
I always ride in cars to meet people every day, so it’s a good thing to occasionally go to the mountains to do some exercise.
As for the two young masters and young ladies who were born with silver spoons in their mouths, they were pampered all day long. They usually only walked to the door of their house to get in the car. After crawling for a while, there was a thin layer of sweat on their foreheads, but it wasn't much. Although he was tired, he looked much better.
"Wait, can I ask a question?" Liang Chao pinched his waist with one hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Zhang Hao looked around and said casually: "What's wrong?"
"Why don't we take the path next to it, but keep walking through these weeds?" Liang Chao looked at the path and was very puzzled.
"This is the rule in the mountains." Zhang Hao did not look at him, but kept looking at the surrounding environment.
"Is this a rule in the mountains?" Liang Qian asked curiously: "Brother Hao, can you tell us about this rule?"
Zhang Hao glanced at her and said calmly: "After entering the mountain, there is no way to determine whether this road is a normal road. The place it may lead to... is not what you think. So, When walking in the mountains, if you want to enter the mountain safely and go down the mountain safely, then try to choose weedy areas. Simply put, if you walk on such a mountain path, you may encounter those so-called dirty things. It’s a wild monster.”
"Mountain spirit wild monster..." Liang Qian's face was startled and her delicate body trembled, but she obviously didn't believe it and said suspiciously: "Really, does that thing really exist? I, I thought it was all used in urban legends to scare people. .”
Zhang Hao smiled: "It mainly depends on yourself, but also on your trust."
Liang Chao hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but finally swallowed his words.
But after hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but approach his sister and whispered: "Sister, what about that? Do you have one... One is..."
Seeing his hesitating, Liang Qian raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you think someone has been staring at you from behind since you entered the mountain?"
Liang Chao's pupils shrank and he nodded suddenly: "It seems, it seems like that thing has been following us..."
Liang Qian bit her red lips and nodded, but did not answer.
"Okay, don't think too much, it may be our misunderstanding." Liang Jianzhong reminded.
The two siblings stopped talking, but stopped where they were and looked at Zhang Hao.
But Zhang Hao didn't seem to see them and was still looking around.
Liang Qian gathered her scattered thoughts, wiped her sweat, looked around, and soon found a tree stump. She raised her hand and pointed at it and said: "Grandpa, please sit there and take a rest first."
"That's fine." Liang Jianzhong nodded, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat on his forehead. But before he could reach the tree stump with the support of his grandchildren, he heard Zhang Hao walking in front say : "You can't sit on that tree stump."
"Why!" Liang Chao raised his head and asked him: "This tree pillar looks like it is for people to sit on! Why can't you sit on it? Is it possible that you can sit on the ground instead of sitting on this tree pillar?"
Zhang Hao glanced at him casually and said casually: "In the mountains, this kind of tree stump is called the Mountain God Pillow. Sitting on it will cause dissatisfaction of the Mountain God and bring disaster."
Hearing this, the expressions of several people changed a bit.
(End of chapter)