Lei Jin said yes, but he had no idea what to prepare or where to start. He had seen other people hold ceremonies before, and it seemed quite simple, without the cumbersome forms of modern times. It's enough to treat everyone to a meal and announce that they are partners in front of everyone, but when it's my turn, I find that it's not the same thing at all.
"What clothes are you wearing? What are you preparing in the room? How many people are there that day? How many meals are you preparing? Where are you going to put them? Now that the weather is so cold, what if it blows and snows that day..." Roger listed them as soon as he opened his mouth. A bunch of questions.
Lei Jin's head got dizzy when he heard that, it's just a ceremony, do you want to be so troublesome
Mo Ya was sitting next to him, seeing his absent-minded appearance, shook his hand, and fed him a piece of white rice cake she had learned recently, with a whole fermented wild jujube wrapped in it.
"Ivey is really good at brewing wine. The sour dates soaked in this rice wine are really delicious." Lei Jin squinted his eyes and leaned softly on Mo Ya's shoulder. Ivey is very talented in making wine. He used to drink it in the tribe. When making fruit wine, he would brew some grain wine by himself. In the past, the main raw material was wheat. Since the rice production in the tribe increased, he began to think about rice wine again. The taste of wheat is mellow, and the taste of rice is softer and sweeter. Generally speaking, the taste was pretty good. Lei Jin felt itchy, so he asked someone for the method and a packet of koji.
After Lei Jin finished eating a piece, he opened his mouth, Mo Ya pursed his lips and smiled lightly, and twisted another piece into his mouth, "No one will believe you said the apple wasn't born by you." This lazy look is exactly the same.
"Don't mention him to me." Thinking of that fat apple, the blue veins on his forehead hurt. This worried child can't even stand up, let alone walk. It's not a ball, but rolling. After eating it, it was almost the same as a ball. "Actually, Apple is very good. It doesn't cry or make trouble." Mingya bit her lower lip, hesitated for a while, and decided to say a good word for her son. Apple can be eaten and sleep better. , the rest is fine.
Lei Jin pressed his hands up, rubbed Ming Ya's face, and said with a smile, "Of course you idiot speak for your little idiot son."
Mingya tried to defend again: "Mingya is not stupid... um..." The latter words were directly squeezed out by Lei Jin.
"Okay, okay, let's discuss serious matters, you three..." Xi Ya felt a little headache, the four of them didn't understand anything about the ceremony, but there was a Lei who jumped out to make trouble every time the discussion was in the middle Jin, he began to wonder if Lei Jin didn't want to hold the ceremony on purpose.
Sure enough, Lei Jin said in the next moment: "How about forgetting about this ceremony?" Anyway, everyone in the tribe knows their relationship, so it doesn't matter if the ceremony is done or not.
"No." The three brothers agreed this time.
"I said that too." Lei Jin stretched his waist. The matter has reached this level, and he can't take it back. Thinking of a way, he straightened up, "Roger, why don't we help ourselves?" ?” He said something that only two people could understand.
"What kind of self-help method?" Roger didn't know what kind of crazy idea Lei Jin thought of.
"Do you still remember the fried meat we sold at the tribal fair three years ago?"
"You mean to let a lot of people gather around a frying pan to eat and fry?" Xi Ya asked, then shook her head and denied: "This method won't work, and life in the tribe is better than before. It’s just cooking, and once in a while eating fried meat feels strange and delicious, and it’s too simple to do it now.” Holding a ceremony is very important in the tribe, Lei Jin is their favorite person, and they must do this ceremony Seriously get ready.
"This time I don't eat fried, eat boiled."
After listening to Lei Jin's speech, everyone felt that his idea was very good. The food was sorted out, and now I will write about the odds and ends. Clothes, Xi Ya and the others are easy to talk about, just wear what they wore on the day they became adults. This is the traditional rule of the tribe, and it is convenient to modify it temporarily if it is not suitable. As for Lei Jin, it is better to say that he has a lot of new clothes, just pick one at random, and there is nothing special about it, as long as it is new, if the family conditions are good, he will prepare a snow silk one for the female Clothes are worn when going to the holy lake. No matter how many ceremonies a female has held in her life, this silk dress can only be worn for the first time.
Snow silk is very soft and precious. From picking silkworm cocoons, spinning silk to making a piece of clothing, a skilled female has to work at least three to four months, and there are not many people in the tribe who know this craft. When Roger held the ceremony, because of the rush of time, there was no snow silk clothes.
"It's running out of time." Speaking of this, Xi Ya rested her left hand on her chin, feeling a little annoyed between her brows.
"It doesn't matter, I don't pay attention to that." Isn't it just a silk dress? It's not like he didn't wear it.
"Xia Wei's grandfather promised to help Lei Jin with one, and it should be almost finished." Mo Ya interjected.
"Second brother, so smart." Mingya understood and cheered.
Xi Ya crossed her fingers and said with a sudden smile: "How could I have forgotten Xia Wei's grandfather, he is the best craftsman in our tribe."
Lei Jin bumped Mo Ya's stomach with his elbow, when did he become so cunning, and did it secretly.
Mo Ya pressed his arm, dragged him into her arms, just had a full meal, and felt uncomfortable by him. Xia Wei's grandpa is getting older now, his eyes are not as big as before, and he seldom does it himself. Most of them are handed over to Xia Wei's grandma. This time I heard that he is going to hold a ceremony. The old man is very happy and offered to say To do one for his female.
"Don't worry about the colorful felt blanket, I've already prepared it." Roger looked very relaxed, and finally waited for this day, seeing Xi Ya and the others getting married with his own eyes, it was not in vain that he chose to stay, although he did not expect them The three clubs share a partner, but as long as they are happy, it’s fine. Besides, Lei Jin likes him too, so there’s nothing wrong with it. When each child grows up, he will ask the tribe’s craftsmen to weave a bright red blanket. In order to give them to them when they hold the ceremony.
The blankets have been made for many years, especially Xi Ya’s, which is almost ten years old, but Roger has kept it well sealed, and it is still fresh as new when taken out of the cabinet. They are all red and gold double-color stitching, which looks very tacky and very festive.
Everything was ready, the priest calculated the good date, and chose the first day of June, less than two months, the fifth year will pass, and finally ushered in Lei Jin and Xi Ya, Mo Ya , the day Mingya held the ceremony.
The house has been busy since before dawn, the morning is a bit cloudy, everyone is afraid of snow, so they speed up their work, many females in the tribe help cook and decorate the room, these things are done by Mu Ya and Zhu Xi He and Su Rui took the lead, Lei Jin didn't understand, so he let go, and let them toss the room into colorful, and the orcs also came, many of them still had tables, chairs, benches and pots in their hands, and they started as soon as they got home. Chop firewood, carry water, chop meat.
"Take care of my brother. Don't run around." In the children's room, Apple didn't understand anything and was still asleep. The grapes, grapefruits and oranges had already woken up. Lei Jin brought them some breakfast , white rice is covered with a thick layer of bacon and a large portion of shredded chicken tofu soup.
Putao is more than five years old, and he probably understands what day it is, and promises with his little fists, "Dad, I will take good care of Apple, so that he won't get lost."
Yuzi and Chengzi blinked the same big purple eyes, and said in unison: "Dad, we will listen to brother."
"Eat quickly, or it will be cold later." Lei Jin patted their big heads, showing a rare kindness. This is his child, and he never dreamed of such a day before.
Chengzi and Yuzu touched each other with their tail tips, secretly muttering in their hearts, Dad is really not normal today, a person who has always advocated violence, suddenly so gentle is not used to it.
According to the traditional rules, those who hold the ceremony have to take a bath in the morning. They add a lot of strange-smelling leaves and small brown fruits to the water. After taking a bath, they change into the prepared clothes. Adulthood comes every autumn, and Xi Ya and the others wear their clothes at this time of year. It's a little thin.
"Put another one on." Lei Jin touched Ming Ya's sleeve.
"It's okay, we'll be back soon after we get back from the temple." Mo Ya helped Lei Jin put on a thick scarf and put on his hat, covering the ground tightly and airtight.
When they went to the temple at noon, the sun came out. The old priest was waiting at the entrance of the temple, holding a wooden tray in his hand. Xi Ya and the others stepped forward and placed the bone knife of the saber-toothed beast on it respectfully. , During this period, no one spoke, and there was a sense of solemnity in the silence. Lei Jin was infected, and restrained his casual smile, and it was rare to be serious.
This is Lei Jin's second time entering the temple. The first time was when Mingya was an adult. He didn't have time to look at anything, but this time is obviously not the same as the last time. The priest walked slowly ahead, leading the way up a diagonally upward path. Finally, he entered a large space with no extra decorations. It was empty. There were two huge stone statues standing directly in front of the south facing the sun. Not sure about the face.
The bone knife was placed on the altar in front, and the old priest put his hand on his heart, and bent over to read a long passage. Lei Jin didn't understand a sentence, but just watched Xi Ya and the others do it, so he followed suit. In the end, the old priest returned the bone knife to Xi Ya and the others.
Knowing that it was for him, Lei Jin stretched out his hand, but Xi Ya didn't give it to him. Instead, he drew a line on his wrist, and the blood came out immediately.
"You..." Lei Jin was about to speak, but was stopped by Xi Ya's eyes.
The old priest stood aside with some surprise on his face.
Xi Ya pressed Lei Jin's bleeding wrist to Lei Jin's lips, and begged in a low voice, "Take a sip."
There was no such song in the arrangement that was agreed in advance. Lei Jin was a little puzzled. He didn't know which song to sing now. This is not the time to ask questions. He lowered his head and took a sip. , kiss Lei Jin's forehead back down, followed by Mo Ya, Ming Ya, follow suit in turn.
The ceremony in the temple was considered to be over. Finally, the old priest sent them out and took Lei Jin to talk to him alone, "What do you think of the ceremony just now?"
"Their blood doesn't taste good." Lei Jin put his arm on the shoulders of the old priest, out of shape, "You never say hello to me in advance." The smell of blood still lingers in his mouth.
"It seems that you really don't know anything?" The old priest grinned. In front of Lei Jin, he was completely a kind old man, without the sacred airs of a priest.
"What should I know?" Lei Jin raised his eyebrows disapprovingly.
"You should know that in the orc tribe, unless there is an accident, the life span of orcs is generally much longer than that of females."
Lei Jin nodded, he knew this, the physique of a female is not as good as that of an orc, but what does today's ceremony matter
"The three of them just swore in front of the gods that they will always be with you."
Lei Jin was stunned, and after a long pause, he found his voice again, and confirmed, "You always say that if one day I die, the three of them will follow me to die, is that what you mean?"
"You child, today is a good day for the ceremony. What did you say that you can't die?" The old priest reprimanded him lightly, and continued: "That's what it means. How do you feel now? Are you very touched?" The average female will cry at this time.
Lei Jin flexed his wrist and said with a sigh of relief: "I am such an important person, I should really live a long life."
The old priest was dumbfounded when he heard this argument for the first time.
"You always go to my house for dinner at noon, and you made a lot of delicious food." After Lei Jin finished speaking, he touched his face, as if there was nothing unusual, and ran quickly to meet Xi Ya and the others' expecting eyes.
The wind on the grassland today is small, iron pots and clay pots are lined up, and the ground bone soup is white and fragrant, and some have a lot of peppers in it. Sliced meat, dried bamboo shoots, tofu, bean sprouts, cabbage, radish, yam, etc. are served in piles, as well as freshly fried chili oil, freshly ground sesame paste, peanut butter, whole jars of fermented bean curd and chive flower sauce, etc. The female has already learned how to eat from Lei Jin, and now she demonstrates it to the orcs. She can choose what she likes to eat, and she is free and unrestrained. Sometimes it is placed here, no matter how warm it is, it will not be warm. In such a winter , everyone gathered around the spicy soup base, and the whole body was warmed up after eating. They all secretly decided that they would do the same for the last time when they went home.
Chunji and Tianqi came here in the afternoon. At that time, a group of females were chatting around Lei Jin. Each of them was holding a small bowl of sweet peanut balls. Seeing them coming in, everyone avoided them consciously or unintentionally, looking a little uncomfortable. comfortable.
"Why did you come here? You don't have to avoid me like this if you don't want to work." Lei Jin reached out to help Tianqi, who knocked him down.
"I'm still very strong, don't treat me like an old guy."
Do you want to be so individual? Lei Jin secretly slandered the stubborn old man.
"For you." Chun Ji handed him a large bundle of bright red flowers in his arms, each petal was wrapped in a layer of transparent ice crystals, so delicate and beautiful.
"What a beautiful Xuelinghua." A female she knew beside her exclaimed.
Lei Jin has never had much appreciation, so he directly found a wide-mouthed water jug and put it on the window sill. Knowing that everyone was uncomfortable, he asked the others to do their own thing, and took Chunji and Tianqi to another place under the pretext of going to see the children. one room.
The children were all taking a nap, Tian Qi took off the black cloth on his face, there were many scars on his face, he couldn't tell what he looked like, Lei Jin had seen his face before, but he wasn't very curious.
"How is Apple?" Tian Qi sat on the edge of the bed, touching Apple's body bones from head to toe.
"Control the amount of food for him, let him eat a little each time, and give him a little more when he's hungry."
"That's the reason. It's not good to lose weight all at once."
When Luo Jie heard that Chunji and the others were coming, he cooked two big bowls of peanut balls and brought them over.
Chunji nodded angrily.
"Don't you have something to say to them?" Tianqi took the initiative to mention.
The stuffing in the dumplings was hot, Chun Ji stuck out his tongue, took a sip of warm water, and said seriously, "While you two are here, I want to ask you a question, are you willing to stay now?"
Hearing movement outside the window, Roger looked up, just in time to see Ambu walking over with a bucket of hot water, he pursed his lips, and made no sound, this question was twenty years late for him, and it was meaningless.
"What's the matter, you, Chunji, I'm holding a ceremony today, is it possible that you're here to tell me that I can go back to modern times? If that's the case, I really don't mind going back for a walk. Do you have a good way to say Come and listen." With no choice, his heart is very firm, but the temptation of modern times is still great, and he is very happy to go back once in a while.
Chun Ji took a deep look at them and grinned, "I'm just kidding." Roger and Lei Jin had already given him the answer. It was not a good start, but I hope they can have a happy process and a happy ending. Finish.
This is the mission left to them by the ancestors. After his death, the gate of time and space will be completely closed, and there will be no more travelers. Let that period of distant history be completely obliterated. Chun Ji bowed his head to avoid Roger's inquiry gaze.
At night, the temperature on the grassland is low, but the burning torches illuminate half of the sky red, large pieces of barbecue, large bowls of wine, many orcs are moving their hands and feet, eager to try, there is an unwritten rule in the tribe, that is, people who are holding the ceremony have not yet entered Before sex, the orc who wants to be the last to fight can challenge it, as long as the female agrees.
Lei Jin was very generous and would not refuse anyone who came, which was a pain for Xi Ya and the others, who had to meet their opponents. In fact, they knew each other well that there were a lot of people joining in the fun at this time, and few people would really be ruthless at other people's ceremonies. hand grab.
After a busy day, the noise continued until midnight, when everyone dispersed one after another. Lei Jin plunged into the water, took a hot bath, and when he came out, he saw Xi Ya and the others spread out in disorder on the bed. The red blanket reflected the three of them. Very tasty.
Lei Jin's heart was agitated, this is his bridal chamber, these are his wives, he loves whoever he doesn't.
"Lei Jin, what are you doing?" His chest was so heavy that he couldn't breathe, Mingya managed to open his eyes, and saw Lei Jin unbuttoning his clothes.
Lei Jin patted his ass and said, "I'll do it tonight." I haven't been on it for several years, and his way of undressing people is not unfamiliar at all. Maybe this is also a talent
Ming Ya's only drowsiness was also frightened away, and he stammered and asked: "Today... tonight?" He either disagreed, or was a little scared.
Lei Jin raised his chin, kissed his lips, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm very skilled, much better than you who will go on a rampage as soon as you come up, and I will serve you comfortably."
Whether the technique is good or not, Lei Jin is imperative, Mingya closed his eyes, opened his hands and feet, and died generously, "Come on. Mingya is not afraid of pain."
Lei Jin was amused by him, and sure enough, eating from Mingya went smoothly, so he took out the green wormwood juice from the cabinet and prepared it for lubrication.
Xi Ya's long legs tripped and hooked, and Lei Jin jumped onto the bed and fell on top of him, unable to stand still.
"Don't forget, you also promised me." Lei Jin squeezed his face, don't try to fool him.
Xi Ya's answer was to pull her own belt and throw off the bed, hold Lei Jin's front end, and smile lazily and seductively: "I'm here for the first time." First.
After their quarrel, Mo Ya also woke up, her dark green eyes were foggy and not clear at first, Lei Jin leaned over and kissed her deeply, Mo Ya saw everything in front of her clearly, and didn't object to anything.
The chaotic night passed, and the four of them slept until noon the next day. As for what happened that night, no one ever mentioned it.
About half a month after the ceremony, Lei Jin and the others set off for the holy lake.