Riding the wind of rebirth

Is that a seesaw?

"Similar, but they can also rotate. The Yi people call them 'Moerqiu'."

The moerqiu is based on a wooden stake, with a tree trunk placed horizontally on the stake. There is a pit in the center of the tree trunk, which is used to fix it to the stake.

When playing, two people sit on the tree trunk and adjust their positions to achieve balance. Once balanced, they can move up and down like a seesaw and rotate in coordination with their movements.

The standard gameplay is that simple. The advanced gameplay involves lengthening the tree trunk and greatly increasing the range of undulations. While in the air, players can perform various acrobatic maneuvers such as flips and spins. Players compete to see who can perform the most spectacular and difficult maneuvers and receive more applause.

Feng Xueshan and Liang Hong went up and tried it out. The two of them spun around lightly twice, and Feng Xueshan laughed and said, "Actually, it's not bad."

"Sister Xueshan, that's not how you play!" Gillie Azi laughed. "Come down, I'll play with Sister Liang Hong for a bit."

Feng Xueshan climbed down from the millstone with a smile, and saw Azi climb up, adjust her position to balance with Liang Hong, and then push off with her left leg to the side, causing the horizontal bar of the millstone to start spinning.

"Oh my!" Liang Hong laughed in surprise. "Azi, you launched a surprise attack!"

As she spoke, she came over, and the millstone spun even faster.

This is where it gets interesting. One is skilled and knows how to play, while the other is bold and agile. The two work together, one above the other, and the millstone spins rapidly.

While Liang Hong was pressing her down to her highest point, A Zi suddenly adjusted her posture, turning her left leg into a hooked leg, facing away from the direction of rotation, straightening her right leg, and arching her body downwards. She performed a body rotation on the bar, flipped back under the bar as it descended, and returned to her original position when the bar reached its lowest point. Then, she pushed off the ground, giving Mo Er Qiu more momentum.

Those who had never seen this move before gasped in surprise, thinking that Azi had fallen off the bar. They only cheered when they saw her return to normal.

Feng Xueshan patted her chest: "That was terrifying!"

Zhou Zhi laughed and said, "This is just a short bar. If it were a long, tall bar with a grinding motion, that would be truly spectacular."

"Where is it?" Yan Xiao asked.

“That thing is a bit dangerous. It’s usually a performance item at county-level conferences, and it requires professionals. We don’t do it in the township,” Zhou Zhi explained.

"Let me try it too!" Liang Hong felt that the pull-up motion on the horizontal bar wasn't difficult if she grasped the movement of the bar, so she decided to give it a try.

"Okay!" Azi cheered Liang Hong from the other side: "Sister Liang Hong, wait until your horizontal bar is halfway up before you start! Here we go, one... two... start!"

Following Azi's command, Liang Hong leaned backward in mid-air along the forward horizontal bar, performing a perfect reverse roll, before slowly falling to the ground.

"Ha, I did it!" Liang Hong simply straddled her legs to the side, assuming a position with her hips resting on the horizontal bar. As the bar turned upwards again, she performed a standard pull-up flip on the horizontal bar: "Haha, I learned it!"

"Sister Liang Hong, you're amazing!" Azi laughed from the other side, "You learn it in no time!"

The two of them happily tumbled and danced in the air like swallows, making Yan Xiao eager to join in: "Old Yang, shall we play too? Let's find a longer pole."

“Okay, this is something to play with.” Yang Honghui laughed: “That stake over there is more than a person tall, you can hang a long pole on it.”

Ignoring their lack of experience, the two ran over and placed the long pole on the stake. Both being athletic experts, they tested their balance while hanging from the pole, adjusted their positions, and each took two steps forward. With a pull, they used their strength to climb onto the pole. The pole spun half a circle horizontally. Yang Honghui started to fall first; with a light touch, the bar swung up, while Yan Xiao landed, shouting as he fell, "Old Yang, give us a try!"

The pole was quite long. When Yang Honghui reached the top, it was more than two meters off the ground. Yang Honghui didn't know how to exert his strength. It was as if he stepped on the ground in mid-air. He took a step and landed right on top of the pole. Then he stood on one foot, spread his arms to maintain his balance, just like a white crane perched on a treetop, and "stepped" down the end where he was.

"Great!" This move was already at the level of acrobatics, showing the extraordinary balance ability of a Wuying-level athlete. Not to mention Zhou Zhi and his group, even many villagers who were playing other games on the side were attracted and cheered wildly.

As he stepped down, Yan Xiao on the other side rose up. Moreover, because Yang Honghui's pole had descended to near the ground, half a body lower than the usual low point, Yan Xiao was lifted even higher.

"Damn!" Yan Xiao was startled. The angle of the stick had reached its maximum, but the outstanding arm strength of the handball player also came into play. One arm was straight and the other was bent in the air, floating horizontally like a flag. He used the extended lever arm to make the bar drop back down.

"Great!" The villagers cheered again. This move was not something an ordinary person could do. There were quite a few experts here who could see through the trick.

The two of them swung back and forth on the millstone, and it was quite a sight to behold, drawing applause from the crowd.

"Beautiful!" Zhou Zhi clapped as well: "It's only two tails away from being a monkey!"

"Hahaha, this is so much fun!" Yan Xiao got bolder and bolder as he played, pressing his hips against the bar to maintain dynamic balance and striking a Superman pose: "Kesai, here to pay a visit!"

"My goodness, your slogan is so old!" Zhou Zhi laughed uncontrollably. It was from the once very popular children's show "Dinosaur Express Koseidon". This slogan, along with "Human Cannon, Level One Ready!", was a hit everywhere, even more popular than Ultraman.

Since his rebirth, Zhou Zhi had never been exposed to these things again, so although this was a drama from 1988, it was a memory from decades ago to him. Hearing it out of the blue almost made him burst out laughing.

Just then, Mujia and his little sister arrived carrying two large baskets of fireworks: "Brother Zhouzi, Brother Renzhong! Where should we set them off?!"

"Wait, these are all little ones. I have a few bigger ones in my car!"

"How big?"

"One of them is as big as your basket."

"Really?!" Mu Jia was overjoyed: "Just so you know, I put in a lot of effort carrying you, so I have to order one later!"

“You can have either one.” Zhou Zhi reached out and took Azi Rila’s hand, taking the basket off her small shoulders. “Mu Jia can do these chores by himself. He likes them very much. You are a guest of our village, so just have fun.”

This is Zhou Zhi's last year in Lianhe Township, and he wants to leave a lasting impression on the township, so he bought a lot of fireworks this time.

Soon, countless fireworks burst in the night sky, illuminating the mountain village, the valley, and the smiling faces of people looking up in the square.

Many villagers were seeing real fireworks for the first time, and it was a completely different experience from seeing them on TV. In particular, the four large fireworks brought by Zhouzhi exploded into huge and beautiful spots of light dozens of meters in the sky each time, eliciting huge gasps and cheers from the crowd below.

The fireworks display lasted for more than half an hour. After the large fireworks were all set off, the crowd in the square had basically gathered together.

That's perfect. The kids can stay on the riverbank and continue playing with magic bullets and firecrackers. Everyone gathers around the fire again and starts dancing the left-foot dance.

The square was once again transformed into a sea of ​​joy. (End of Chapter)