66 Sacrificial Ritual (1/2)
It was already 10 AM when Doctor Song finished treating the injuries of the female Nian beast. As Ouyang Shuo still had things to do in real life, he didn’t stay any longer after housing the two Nian beasts temporarily in the stables before going offline.
In reality, it was already the first day of the new year. Last night, the sounds of fireworks were incessant and had never stopped, bustling with excitement.
When Ouyang Shuo walked out of his room, Bing'er was already out of bed, playing with Xue'er in the living room. When she saw her brother, she smiled and said, ”Brother is a lazy bug, Bing'er woke up earlier than you.”
”Lazy bug, Lazy bug!” Xue'er that little fella copied her words.
Ouyang Shuo gave a forced smile and shook his head. These few days he had been going in and out of the game, being super busy. In the end, in the eyes of Qing’er and Bing'er, he had became a lazy bug, he really had some unspeakable trouble.
He walked into the bathroom and after washing up, he went back to the hall and smiled to Bing'er, ”Baby, today I will bring you out to shop. Is it okay?”
”Great, great!” To be able to go out and play, Bing'er, that little monkey, was delighted.
”If we go out we can’t bring Xue'er, its too busy outside. It’s not safe.” Ouyang Shuo explained.
”Ya? How can we do that? Bing'er doesn’t want to separate from Xue'er.” The little brat seemed to feel bad.
Xue'er flew onto Bing'er's head in a very humane way and grabbed onto her hair, reluctant to leave. ”No, No!”
”Then you keep Xue'er in the summoning ball. Don’t summon her out.” Looking at the inseparable couple, Ouyang Shuo could only take a step back.
”En.” This could be accepted as Bing'er took out the summoning ball and Xue'er obediently entered the ball.
After they left home, the siblings went towards the bustling New Year temple fair.
The New Year temple fair in State of Jiao was held around Cheng Huang Temple Zhongyou Square, Zhongshan Road, Fuxue West Street, Beijing Road, Huifu East Road Food Street, Buddha Temple and Wu Xian. Each area would have their own cultural performances and display of cultural goods, and various foods and activities were on sale.
The tourists at the market could not only see performances such as Chinese opera, acrobatics, magic, hard qigong, but also other Chinese unique skills, like Bai Mei fist, Cai Li Fu fist, Wing Chun boxing and other martial arts. Other shows like wood puppets, folk puppets, Wuhua line puppets and various puppet performances were on show.
The siblings strolled around in the crowded temple fair, going in and out of the ocean of people. A temple fair showcased all the festivities of the new year and was a place where people could eat, drink, play, have fun, shop and find entertainment.
In the end what the two foodies paid attention to most was the food street. Beijing Sweet Hulu, Tianjing Goubuli, North Korea Dagao, Changsha smelly tofu, Tianjing 18 street Mahua, Mongolian Barbecued pork, Shanghai Xiao Longbao, Old Beijing fresh pear soup, Taiwan-preserved vegetable stinky tofu, and food from various countries all could be found here.
Bing'er, that little brat, still had some heart. While she was shopping, she remembered to buy gifts for people. She used her pocket money to buy an opera mask and a clown mask for her brother. Of course, she also brought a gift for Xue'er, a mini Beijing opera dress which was exquisitely made.
Ouyang Shuo carried the clown mask, shaking his head. That little brat just wanted to tease him.
When they returned from the temple fair, it was already 6:30. Bing'er was so exhausted, she quickly showered before carrying Xue'er and going back to sleep.
Ouyang Shuo was delighted that she went to sleep early as he still had a super important event to participate in. When he hurried into his room and went online, it was just a nice 7 in the morning.
After waking in the game, he didn’t wear his usual leather clothing, but instead he wore the woven scribe dress that Qing’er had bought for him. The reason being that it was New Year’s day, Shanhai Town was about to hold their sacrificial ritual.
Before 7 in the morning, all the people in the town gathered in the square in front of the ancestral hall. Even the villagers in Shanhai Village woke up early and took a boat to come to the sacrificial ritual.
The administration director Fan Zhongyan was the priest of the ritual while the director of Resources Tian Wenjing was in charge of wine offerings. When Ouyang Shuo arrived, the ritual officially began.
The ancestral hall of Shanhai Town paid respects to the Yellow Emperor. The whole ritual included welcoming the god, laying silk, entering, the 1st offer, 2nd offer, the final offer, withdrawal, sending off the god and burning the offerings, these 9 steps. They all proceeded with strict supervision. None of the steps were carelessly done.