Riding the wind of rebirth

"After the wedding, we have to go on a honeymoon." Zhou Zhi said, "They plan to travel to the beach, so Renzhong won't be back for a while, so we will have a hard time."

"It's your hard work, it has nothing to do with me."

"Aren't you also a math and science teacher now?" Zhou Zhi reminded, "Don't teach physics and chemistry in a profound way. Just follow the popular science materials in 100,000 Whys."

"Sometimes they teach me." Mai Xiaomiao's teaching style is quite Western and is very popular among children. In addition to popular science in mathematics, physics and chemistry, nature classes also include nature, and children often know much more about biology than Mai Xiaomiao.

Mai Xiaomiao didn't care about her identity as a teacher. Whenever this happened, she was happy to be a student and encouraged the children to go on stage to express themselves. She was responsible for making everyone feel satisfied and happy below.

"When does school start? I miss them a little bit." Mai Xiaomiao said even more terrifying and vicious words.

"Be a decent person, please." Zhou Zhi was so angry that he laughed. "The kids finally had a good New Year, why are you trying to arrest them so early? You should think more about the etiquette of the Yi wedding, otherwise you will be embarrassed to be splashed with water."

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The New Year celebrations in Lianhe Township are not as lively as the Yi New Year, but everyone is still very enthusiastic about watching TV in the conference room. Especially after Zhou Zhi connected an external amplifier to the TV, the effect is even better. Even if you can't see the picture clearly sitting in the back row, it is still exciting to listen to the singing and dancing.

It was Mai Xiaomiao’s first time watching the Spring Festival Gala, and he was amused by the high-quality crosstalk and sketches this year.

Guan Tingting also rushed back to participate in her first Spring Festival Gala. She sang a section of "Childhood" in a medley of songs performed by many stars, which excited Ji Lie A Zi and Mai Xiaomiao who were watching on TV.

The next day, after eating the fist-sized dumplings cooked by Gillette Abi for everyone, we set off to attend the wedding.

Of course not all of them can go, as Lianhe Township still has a lot of things to deal with. The representatives sent are Lao Chi Ri, Ji Lie A Zi, Zhou Zhi, Mai Xiaomiao, and Li Lu and Liang Guangping, representatives from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences who did not go home during the holiday and stayed at the base.

The Yi ethnic group’s wedding usually lasts three days, and today’s main tasks are to send the bride off and pick her up.

Originally, this was a process from the woman's home to the man's home, and then from the man's home to the woman's home, but Shama Ricong had bought himself a small courtyard by the Qionghai Sea early on and renovated it like a small villa. That place was naturally the destination, and it was also the man's home.

And my dormitory in the school is considered the girl’s home.

Therefore, Zhou Zhi and his companions had to set out in the middle of the night in order to make it to the wedding ceremony early in the morning.

There are no regulations yet, so the wedding can still be quite lively. Not long after Zhou Zhi and his friends arrived at the teachers' dormitory of No. 1 Middle School, Shama Ricong's best friend ran in and said, "Get ready! The bride-robbers are coming!"

This was a custom of the Yi nationality in the early years, mainly popular in northwest Yunnan and parts of Liangshan. The man sent a bride-kidnapping team to give betrothal gifts to the woman's family while wrapping the girl up in a felt and forcibly taking her away.

At this time, the people from the girl's family can use fake fighting to deal with the man who comes to steal the bride, and throw black pot soot on the face of the man who comes to steal the bride, or bring out water and splash it to show resistance.

When the girl was taken back to the man's home, the robbers were all covered in soot and black, which often made the guests laugh. In southern Yunnan, the custom of kidnapping is even more exaggerated. The location and time are arranged in advance. Often the girl is kidnapped while working in the fields, cutting grass at the edge of the village, or on the way home carrying firewood. The kidnapped girl is directly led to the main hall of the man's home. According to the local Yi customs, when a girl arrives at the main hall of the man's home, she realizes that she has officially entered into a marriage relationship and cannot run away again.

No matter what form of marriage robbery is used, after the girl is taken to the groom's house, a wedding ceremony must be held according to the local Yi customs, and guests must be entertained. Regarding marriage robbery, the Yi people said that this was passed down from their ancestors, and that the man's going to the bride's house is a sign of respect for the girl's family, indicating that the girl is not sent there because she cannot get married.

Zhou Zhi believes that this is just a form of evolution from a primitive custom. Both the man and the woman had agreed on it before. It is not a real violent crime, so it cannot be simply criticized.

Otherwise, if we look at Han Chinese customs from other people's perspective, using firecrackers and fireworks to scare a non-existent Nian monster during New Year's Day can also be criticized as having some IQ problems?

But the scene was really a bit scary. The attacking and defending sides were quite intense. The bride's party started to splash water crazily from the fourth-floor corridor, while the wedding party below rushed up with umbrellas as if they were attacking a castle. The whole dormitory building was immersed in an atmosphere of a water-splashing carnival.

Mai Xiaomiao stood on a stool and watched the fierce battle outside through the window above the door. She jumped and screamed with excitement. This wedding was much more exciting than the wedding of Yang He and Feng Xueshan, where she was a bridesmaid.

When the wedding reception team entered the last level, which was the bride's dormitory, the ultimate weapon of the wedding farewell team finally came in handy, that is, the ash from the bottom of the pot.

However, this move obviously backfired. Most of those who came to welcome the bride were young men, while those who came to send the bride off were mostly girls. The girls were afraid of being dirty by the spilled coal dust, but the young men didn't care about that. Several young men whose faces were smeared with black put their faces close to the faces of the girls, scaring the girls so much that they screamed and jumped away. The bride was easily snatched away by Wu Renzhong who just appeared at this time.

Zhou Zhi did not participate in the battle from beginning to end. He hid aside and took pictures frantically. He even put on an orange work vest with a word on his chest - Photography - to avoid accidental injury.

The bride was taken downstairs and the battle of attack and defense was over. Both sides became happy and came to the big table downstairs to eat fermented glutinous rice dumplings and eggs.

Originally, this meal should be a more formal feast, hosted by the bride to entertain guests and friends, called "girls' wine", and sometimes even arranged for a whole day. Now, of course, it is kept simple.

After the bride was put into the car, the motorcade drove towards the Qionghai Sea.

"In the past, the bride and groom carried the dowry on foot. The wedding procession played music and drums while carrying the dowry to the groom's side. They also played the pipa, sang folk songs, and performed the left-foot dance along the way." Lao Chi Ri introduced Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao: "The weddings in this city are still not as lively as those in our countryside."

“Isn’t this exciting?!” Mai Xiaomiao is still shaking with excitement. “They are fighting so hard, their shouting is so scary!”

"It won't happen later." Old Chi Ri said with a smile, "After the young people make trouble, the old people will join in, and it won't be as chaotic as before."

Soon the convoy arrived at the gate of the yard, and cannons and firecrackers began to crackle. Shama Ricong's parents came over and bowed respectfully to Lao Chi Ri and said, "Thank you so much, Great Bi Mo. You came all the way here to chant sutras for the children. I don't know how to thank you!"

"Renzhong and Shama are both good kids. I am happy to read this sutra." Old Chiri got off the car with a smile, then put on a Dharma hat, tiger teeth, eagle claws in one hand and a water drum in the other: "Let's go, you lead the way." (End of this chapter)