Talking about Mu Xing's recent car rides, she was fine, so she would use colored ropes to weave casually.
When Pan Yicheng heard about Mu Xing's reason for learning local weaving, he couldn't help but make a comment: "Then she really has the potential to be a professor, and she is really good at deceiving people to work for nothing. It was pretty good at fooling you back then."
While weaving the rope, Tan Muxing whispered: "...Professor Pan, doesn't this sound like what a professor should say?"
Pan Yicheng calmly said, "This is what the professor should really say, to teach you the principles of social universities."
"..."
Not long after, the local personnel responsible for the relocation arrived in the village.
A few days later, the village finally agreed to move out of this place after many discussions and unprecedented negotiations. But Sa Ren and others have a small request, hoping that Chu Qianli can choose a date for the relocation.
The railway project and the village relocation are two teams, but the staff are familiar with each other. When Chu Qianli and others arrived in the province, the local leaders had participated in the reception, so it didn't matter at all.
In the workstation, Batu sent back the request for someone else, and sighed: "They really treat you as a shaman, if you can't decide, maybe you have to choose the location."
Although Chu Qianli firmly insisted that she was not a shaman, the attitude of the villagers was completely opposite to her, revealing an innate sense of conviction, which occasionally amazed outsiders.
Chu Qianli put down the topographic map in her hand, she pondered for a moment, and said, "Professor Pan, can I trouble you with something?"
"What's up?"
Chu Qianli told him her thoughts.
"You want to repay this love, right?" Pan Yicheng understood, and he said thoughtfully, "It's okay, I'll think about how to tell Lao Zhou."
Except for Zhou Qu, everyone at the workstation chattered together to finalize the details of the activities on the day of the village relocation.
The relocation of the village is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be completed in one day, but the villagers have to bid farewell to this place and hold a grand relocation ceremony.
The small village that preserves the shaman culture is about to set off, and it will gather with other villages in the distance to build a brand-new shaman-style folk village. This matter is also considered news in the local area. The relocation ceremony will be attended by local leaders, and even the staff of the workstation not far away will be invited.
The vegetation is sparse and the sky is clear.
In the village, many people gather together, and the villagers will use traditional folk customs to say goodbye to the old site. They will move to the new site one after another today, leaving this familiar and dangerous place.
Zhou Qu, as the representative of the engineering project, also appeared at the ceremony. After chatting with the local leaders who rushed over, he returned to Pan Yicheng, but suddenly found something strange.
There was nothing around Pan Yicheng, and the other two were nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Qu asked suspiciously, "Where are the students you bring?"
Pan Yicheng brought a large team of experts, but he was always surrounded by Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing, whom Zhou Qu called a professor leading students.
Pan Yicheng said casually, "It's time to go."
"Aren't they on good terms with the village? I heard from Batu that they are very popular." Zhou Qu said casually. He was wondering about their absence for no reason, but suddenly caught a glimpse of familiar faces in the village.
There are two parties at the scene, one is the villagers in folk costumes, the other is the local leaders and staff in formal attire, which can be described as distinct. Tradition and modernity gather here to witness the departure of the village.
However, people from the village on the opposite side mixed in with two outsiders, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing wore distinctive and brightly colored clothes, and blended in with ease!
Zhou Qu said in surprise: "That's not..."
Pan Yicheng pretended not to know, he glanced around calmly, and asked, "What?"
Zhou Qu: "Why are they standing there!?"
Pan Yicheng said calmly: "Oh, didn't you also say that they have a good relationship with the village and are very popular."
Zhou Qu: "?"
At this time, the local leaders took the lead in speaking on stage, introducing the general situation of the Shaman Folk Custom Village in the future, interrupting Zhou Qu's slightly messy thoughts.
After the leader's speech, the audience burst into applause, and it was time for the ceremony.
Everyone participated in the ceremony outdoors, and the villagers brought out the charcoal fire to start the custom that has been passed down from ancient times.
Chu Qianli was wearing a shaman robe and a colorful folk rope in her hand. She was not sure whether the method of choosing a date she had learned was different from the traditional culture of the shaman village, so she simply used both methods and asked Sa Ren and others to prepare animal bones.
Chu Qianli took a look at the current sky, calculated the time in her heart, and then looked at Sa Ren beside her.
Sa Ren understood, she put the animal bones into the charcoal fire, and waited for the bones to be roasted in the fire to form fine lines, which is an auspicious pattern.
Seeing this, the elderly lady showed a moved face, bowed reverently, and beat the drum at hand.
The muffled sound of drums awakened the crowd, and with enthusiastic cheers, the relocation ceremony officially began!
The dark-skinned aborigines put on formal clothes today. They set off from the entrance of the village in a mighty way, and they will arrive at the nearby altar in a long line, saying goodbye to the homeland where countless ancestors are buried.
This is a special and solemn day, and the altar is open to all.
The other staff members did not join the team, they walked scatteredly beside them, following the villagers towards the altar.
Zhou Qu followed slowly from the side. He looked at Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing who were in the lead, and questioned, "Don't you feel something is wrong?"
Pan Yicheng: "Everywhere is right."
"They are dressed like this, and they are still wearing those, and they are walking ahead." Zhou Qu stretched out his hand to gesture the colored rope on his wrist, and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure it didn't touch the red line?"
Zhou Qu didn't want to ask for trouble, so he could only hint vaguely, without saying that he looked like a priest.
Pan Yicheng smiled leisurely: "Students like to join in the fun and wear some local special clothes. The ones they wear on their hands are made by themselves. I didn't see Tan Muxing weaving in the car every day. What are you thinking about!"
Zhou Qu's eyes were subtle: "... I didn't see him weaving in the car, but I saw you doing it on the spot."
When the group arrived at the altar, Chu Qianli led them. She accompanied Sa Ren and asked the villagers to come forward to worship their ancestors one by one.
Zhou Qu was calm at this time, he looked at Professor Pan, and said lightly: "Okay, tell me, why can she preside over the ceremony? You continue to make up, I will listen."
Pan Yicheng said loudly: "What is presiding over the ceremony? This is a deep understanding that the essence of religious work is mass work, and the work should be carried out with the ideas and methods of mass work!"①
Zhou Qu: "Old Pan, should you say it or not? Although you are not happy after hearing it, you are really suitable to work in a company like ours. Don't think about going out anymore."
"Because I am good at guiding religious believers with concepts such as unity and progress, peace and tolerance?"
"No, I just think outsiders can't stand your blunt talk."
"..."
Chu Qianli has neither a public position nor a party member. At best, he is a volunteer for the project. It is really nothing to participate in.
Zhou Qu just turned a blind eye and closed his eyes. Anyway, the local leaders felt normal, so he would not take the initiative to say it.
The local leader was even quite proud. He even ran to Zhou Qu and introduced excitedly: "Look more, look more, the original shaman culture is rare outside now, and the shaman folk village will focus on this in the future. This is our local folk custom!"
"This kind of ancestor worship and nature worship are all integrated into clothing and rituals, especially the robe at the beginning is the most special!"
Zhou Qu nodded numbly: "Well, it does have local characteristics, and our people are actually at the forefront."
"what?"
"It's nothing." Zhou Qu praised, "It's really special."
Zhou Qu was afraid of hurting the feelings of both parties. He was embarrassed to say that "the outer robe is the most special" is a foreigner, so he could only quietly listen to his colleagues introduce the local folk culture, and occasionally echoed a few words.
Many years ago, shamans were born among nomads who fear nature and persevere. They came here under the guidance of the stars and started a stable and long life in the village. Now, they set off again, embarking on a new and challenging future.
Although Chu Qianli does not have shaman beliefs, she still presides over ceremonies for the village.
After the grand ceremony, Chu Qianli took off the shaman robe given to her by the village, went with Tan Muxing to find Grandma Sa Ren, and asked others to help spread the word.
Chu Qianli said softly: "Because I am not a shaman, so I don't know how the shaman chooses the site, but I have seen a new place, and it will develop better in the future."
After Sa Ren listened to the report, she showed a kind smile and bowed to Chu Qianli to express her gratitude.
Chu Qianli hurriedly bowed in return.
Sa Ren had a kind face, she smiled and said something, but she still couldn't understand.
The person next to me explained: "She said that she mentioned that day that she believes that shamans guide and help people around you, so you are indeed a shaman."
Chu Qianli was startled.
Seeing this, Sa Ren bowed to Chu Qianli again with a solemn and sincere attitude.
Chu Qianli hurriedly returned the gift.
After a while, Saren staggered into the crowd, and she began to enjoy the post-ceremony feast, spending the memorable and happy time in the old site.
After the solemn worship, there was a lively and jubilant banquet. Local leaders, Zhou Qu and others were also present, admiring the simple and enthusiastic singing and dancing of the villagers, just like a simple party.
The little boy in the village even sang a song. After singing, he blushed and left the stage amidst applause, as if he was not used to performing in front of so many people.
Seeing that the little boy was about to slip away again, Batu hurriedly stopped him and greeted the other two: "Don't go, you all come here, here is something for you."
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing have now changed back to their regular clothes. They were sitting by the side enjoying the performance, and walked to Batu's side in a daze.
Batu had already prepared, he took out three booklets and handed them to the three of them respectively.
The little boy stretched out his hand to open the album, and found that it contained magnificent scenery, including lush grasslands, Gobi desert with no grass, and black and white snowfields, and many beautiful scenery were included in the album.
Chu Qianli asked curiously, "This is?"
"A small farewell gift." Batu looked around the three of them, folded his arms and said carefreely, "He's not going to move out, you guys will change places after a while, so I said prepare some souvenirs."
The little boy was about to move with the village. After Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing had inspected the place, they also had to change the railway section and accompany Professor Pan to leave.
Batu is not part of the expert advisory group. He is always stationed at the workstation for construction and will not leave until this section is basically completed.
Pointing to one of the pictures, the little boy asked, "Where is this?"
"Qinghai-Tibet Plateau." Batu glanced at the picture and added with emotion, "At that time, I felt like vomiting every day."
Tan Muxing asked in surprise, "Are these all taken by Brother Ba Tu?"
Batu nodded: "Yes, they are all places where I have built roads."
Chu Qianli was shocked. She frantically flipped through the album and said in admiration, "This is not in the same place at all, is it?"
Batu brushed the boy's bristly hair casually, and said with a smile, "Although I'm a little worse than him, and I can't even understand Mongolian, there should still be some inheritance."
"How?" Batu saw them appreciating the album seriously, and said heartily, "I can no longer graze on the grassland, but being able to build roads everywhere is the nature of nomads in the new era."
Talking about Mu Xing was very touching.
Chu Qianli: "This is so well said that it has the richness of a prairie man."
Batu waved his hand generously: "It's easy to say, all of us riding horses to college are so handsome!"
"So I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten..." Batu rubbed the little boy's head fiercely, and said seriously, "I don't know Mongolian and I haven't forgotten, so don't say I forgot!"
The little boy was patted on the head by the strange uncle, and he hugged his head pitifully: "I never said that."
Batu: "You thought about me that day, and you thought I had forgotten."
The little boy said at the time that he would forget everything after moving away, which impressed Batu deeply, and he always felt that he was talking about himself.
Seeing the little boy avoiding Batu's claws, Tan Muxing persuaded him kindly: "He really didn't have one at that time, Brother Batu, you think too much..."
"Absolutely." Batu saw the little boy running away, "Don't even try to run away!"
The little boy fled behind Chu Qianli, trying to get rid of Batu's pursuit.
Chu Qianli akimbo righteously: "Don't bully children of ethnic minorities!"
Tan Muxing found that Chu Qianli was hiding behind him, he turned his head slightly, and said weakly: "Why are you standing behind me to uphold justice?"
She didn't stand out directly, but hid behind him, like a little chick following the mother hen, still full of air and momentum.
Batu tried to get past Tan Muxing, trying to reach out to get someone, and said righteously: "I am also a big friend of the ethnic minorities!"
Tan Muxing was surrounded by both sides. He always felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar. Finally, he slowly raised his arms and asked tentatively: "...is this an eagle catching a chicken?"
The sky is blue and the drums are beating softly.
Everyone laughed together in the game, and the laughter spread far and far, revealing countless romances.