1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Stinky Feet had a very bad relationship with his family. In the end, the only people willing to come to see him off were his parents and one brother.

Since Mazu was on patrol, and for fear of being disturbed, we could only place his body in a coffin and not be buried for the time being.

It can only be postponed until after the Lantern Festival, and almost everyone in the village hates smelly feet. His family does not intend to do nothing in vain, but to keep everything simple.

A person dies like a lamp going out, and the matter of smelly feet leaving was quickly forgotten by the villagers amidst the sound of firecrackers.

However, he didn’t leave nothing behind. Stinky Feet’s greatest contribution was that he made the entire Xiasha Village understand a truth.

That is, if you are bitten by a dog or cat, you must get a "dog shot".

In the past two days, many villagers came to Zhang Defa's health station and said they had been bitten by dogs before and wanted to get dog shots.

“You have been bitten by a dog for half a year. The dog that bit you is not dead yet, so you should be fine.”

“The one that bit me was killed and eaten by me a long time ago. Doctor Chen said that dog injections are effective as long as the dog is not sick.”

Zhang Defa had quite a headache. To be honest, he really didn't like Dr. Chen. He came to their village to show off his authority, patted his **** and left, but it caused him a lot of trouble.

How could his health station have this kind of dog injection? This thing needs to be kept refrigerated, and you have to apply to your superiors.

“I don’t have it here. If you want to get it, you can go to the health center in town to apply. But it requires at least five injections, and the price is not cheap.”

After Zhang Defa told the approximate price of dog injections, many villagers who clamored for dog injections finally chose to give up after weighing it.

 Zhang Defa closed the door of the health station, then carried his bag and took a boat to the school.

Zhang Defa used to feel that he was very powerful and knew more than his classmates, but since he came into contact with Xiaorong and Dr. Chen.

He found that he often listened to the Book of Heaven there and could not get a word in at all. Sometimes, he even had an illusion.

These two people are very likely to be better than his teacher, which makes him quite helpless. No wonder Xiaorong said that if you want to study medicine, it is best to study in the best school.

study hard!

During this time, the entire island was filled with an indescribable atmosphere. Everyone was very excited and excited, and there were sounds of gongs and drums everywhere.

 Because Dandan Island is about to usher in a grand event that has not been held for more than ten years, that is, Mazu’s security patrol.

Even Dandandao Primary School postponed the start of school for several days for this grand event so that students could participate in the event.

 The closer to the day of security patrol, the busier Li Duoyu, the head of the family, was, almost at the Tianhou Palace from morning to night.

 Because he is a man who uses tools to throw the Holy Grail. Even now, Li Duoyu is kneeling on the futon, holding the Holy Grail in his hand and asking Mazu for instructions: What time will it be more appropriate to go to the ancestral temple tomorrow to pay homage to the ancestor and offer incense?

　　Thrown the Holy Grail many times.

 Li Duoyu finally asked about the exact travel time.

 At 5:30 tomorrow morning, we will officially set off from Thean Hou Temple on Tan Dan Island.

 Since the Chinese New Year, Thean Hou Temple has begun to accept donations. Compared with building schools, the villagers of Dandan Island seem to prefer spending money on this aspect.

Li Duoyu alone donated 5,000 yuan in the name of the company, and other relatives in their family, including the uncle, third uncle, and eldest cousin, also donated 5,000 yuan in total.

 From the start of donations to now, in less than ten days, Tianhou Temple has received more than 30,000 donations from believers.

There is a team at Tianhou Palace that specializes in managing money. After they got the money, they immediately paid back all the money advanced by Li Duoyu.

Every expense in the entire Thean Hou Temple is recorded and publicized. Even a pair of candles must be recorded.

Some people may try to embezzle other money in the village, but no one dares to do anything wrong with the money from Thean Hou Palace.

 As for leaders like Li Duoyu, not only would they not be greedy for the money, but they would often repay it.

When Li Duoyu bought some small things for Thean Hou Palace, he was too lazy to ask the supply and marketing cooperative to issue a receipt.

 After asking about the Holy Grail, Li Duoyu learned that he had nothing to do, so he ran back home on the spot and fell asleep directly.

Unexpectedly, his mother-in-law Chen Huiying had been at his house early and came to supervise him and told him not to eat meat or drink alcohol.

Almost at the same time, Lao Mao, who was in charge of broadcasting in the village, used the village’s loudspeaker to broadcast:

【Dear villagers, hello everyone, I am now announcing a big event. Our island’s Thean Hou Temple is going to the ancestral temple to pay homage to our ancestors tomorrow. Villagers who are going will gather at Thean Hou Temple at four o'clock tomorrow to carry lanterns, flags, and sedan chairs.

Also, Mazu is a vegetarian. When paying homage to her ancestors tomorrow, everyone should not eat meat, meat fat, or drink alcohol. In the early morning of tomorrow, everyone can have breakfast at Thean Hou Temple. 】

 【Also, except for the villagers who want to pay homage to their ancestors, the villagers on this island should try not to go fishing in the past two days. The shrimps, soldiers and crabs will be our good brothers】

 The thirteenth day of the first lunar month.

 Four o'clock in the morning.

Li Duoyu, with a pair of panda eyes, gathered at the Tianhou Temple early, where many people were having breakfast.

This time, there were about 60 people who went to the ancestral temple on Meizhou Island to pay homage to their ancestors, and 30 people each from Xiasha Village and Chenjia Village. The formation was quite large.

In addition to adults, many children also come to Thean Hou Temple to have breakfast. If the stinky feet are still there, they will definitely come here to have breakfast.

Li Haoran came to have breakfast early: "Uncle, have you been on patrol today? Then should I go back and get the flag?"

"not yet."

Li Duoyu shook his head and said: "Today is not Mazu's patrol. Instead, she is going to the ancestral temple on Meizhou Island to pay homage to her ancestors and offer incense."

“What is paying homage to ancestors and offering incense?”

 “This”

 “Ask your father or your grandpa, they know better than me.”

 Li Duoyu really doesn’t understand many of the rules and customs of patrolling.

It was only recently that he heard from the older generation that the Mazu Empress on Dandan Island was just the spirit of Mazu who was the golden body of Meizhou Island.

 The division of spirits refers to the construction of a new temple in a place, or when a believer wants to worship a certain **** in his home.

 You can go to the Dagong Temple, which has a long history and miraculous miracles, to seek the spiritual power of the gods. After special rituals, the newly sculpted statues of the gods are regarded as the clones of the gods in the ancestral temple.

The clone has the same spiritual power, but every once in a while, it has to return to the ancestral temple to burn incense and light fires, so as to maintain the spiritual power.

 The Mazu of Tianhou Temple on Dandan Island was separated from the ancestral temple on Meizhou Island more than 200 years ago. According to the original custom, she had already gone back to burn incense and cut fires.

Because of those ten years, the pilgrimage to pay homage to the ancestors was interrupted, and it has been almost twenty years since I went to the ancestral temple.

At almost five o'clock, all the villagers who wanted to pay homage to their ancestors and offer incense had already finished their breakfast, and everyone had begun to line up.

Their team is called the incense ceremony team, and its main duty is to **** the Mazu statue to the Meizhou Ancestral Temple to offer incense.

Li Duoyu was walking in the front. He was wearing a yellow silk ribbon, with the words "Place incense at Tianhou Palace on Dandan Island" embroidered on one side and "Our Lady of Heaven Protects Peace" on the other end.

Hold in his hand an ancient, rather blackened incense burner, said to have a history of more than two hundred years. The two deputy heads, Chen Huotan and Chen Yuanshan, followed behind him, wearing yellow silk ribbons like him.

Further behind, there are the fisherwomen holding red lanterns, who are also the most eye-catching group of people in this incense procession.

There are thirty-six women carrying lanterns. People like Shui Hua and Lin Shanshan who have been married and have children are also in this team, and there are even more young girls who are not yet married.

They are all wearing the same Mazu costume. To sum it up in one sentence, it is: "Sailboat head, big clothes, red and black pants to keep safe."

Today these lamp-carrying ladies all wear simple make-up and have bitten red paper on their lips. They are all dressed up quite beautifully.

The reason why many young men woke up so early was to see the group of women holding lamps, and many people were still there to comment on them.

“I think Chen Xiaoyan from the old Chen family is the prettiest. She is just eighteen this year and will be able to get married in two years.”

 “Teacher Lin is pretty good-looking too.”

Zhao Dahai said with disdain: "Mr. Lin, what's so good about her? She's too thin. Her body is all bones. It's better for women to be fatter."

When Zhao Dahai said this, Shitou happened to hear him, and he responded directly on the spot: "As expected of someone who breaks shoes, I like the chubby ones like Widow Chen."

Zhao Dahai didn't show any weakness: "Shitou, you haven't eaten meat yet, so you won't understand. When you hit a bone, you will know the pain."

An old fisherman also agreed with Zhao Dahai's point of view: "Yes, Dahai is right. Being too thin is really not good."

Li Haoran on the side didn't understand what they were talking about at all, and sighed: "Why fight? That's because my aunt didn't get it, otherwise she must be the most beautiful one."

 Speaking of Zhou Xiaoying, many men present couldn't help but sigh. Looking at Li Duoyu at the front of the team, everyone couldn't help but feel resentful.

Zhou Xiaoying can be said to be the only one on Dandan Island. She is fair and has a good figure, neither thin nor fat, and has a good temperament. Unfortunately, she has been treated as a child bride by Lao Li a long time ago.

One villager couldn't help but said: "Damn it, I feel like the good luck of our village is all concentrated on Li Duoyu."

Zhao Dahai nodded and said, "It seems true."

An old man saw them chatting there, and suddenly said seriously: "Don't talk nonsense on such a big day, Mazu will take it seriously, and maybe she will transfer all your luck directly to Director Li."

After hearing this, the group of people quickly worshiped the statue of Mazu and began to admit their mistake.

 The team behind the lamp-carrying girl is composed of more than a dozen people carrying command flags, and in the middle of the team is the person carrying the sacred palanquin.

At the end are the believers who carry the sacred palanquin. Sitting on the palanquin is the majestic statue of Mazu. There are believers on both sides holding sun and moon umbrellas, and behind them there is a believer holding a treasure-covered umbrella.

This time, the only deity who went to the ancestral temple to offer incense was Mazu, and other deities did not need to go.

 Many Tianhou Temples have two statues of Mazu, one smaller and one larger.

 The smaller one was brought over from the ancestral temple more than 200 years ago and is entirely made of wood.

As for this Mazu statue, people on this island generally call it the soft-body Mazu. They use this Mazu statue for security patrols or business trips, and for all kinds of things.

For example, if you want to go to the ancestral temple to offer incense this time, you must go by the soft-body Mazu. Some villagers also call it Mazu on a business trip.

The other statue is a hard-bodied statue that cannot be moved. It is also called the palace Mazu. Once the soft-bodied Mazu goes on a business trip.

 With the presence of the hard-bodied statue, it would not mean that there would be no Mazu to worship in the Tianhou Palace when Mazu was on a business trip.

 At 5:30 on time, the sound of firecrackers rang out at Thean Hou Temple.

Miao Zhu shouted at the top of his lungs:

 “The auspicious time has arrived, and the incense procession sets off.”

The lanterns held by the fisher girl were all lit, and Li Duoyu, holding the incense burner, walked slowly at the front.

The procession of offering incense slowly walked toward the pier, and along the way, villagers continued to kneel down and worship the statue of Mazu who was leaving the palace.

 At the pier, a large number of villagers gathered, including those from Xiasha Village and Chenjia Village.

 But everyone did not block the way, but consciously moved out of the way.

This time we went to Meizhou Island. Dandan Island prepared a total of four boats, including Li Duoyu’s fishing boat. This boat was used as a sign and was responsible for transporting Mazu statues.

There are also the tugboats of Li Niantian and Li Zhengfa, as well as the passenger ship that goes to and from Qingkou Pier on the island.

 The ship was surrounded by flags, and it looked like an ancient warship.

 After all the members of the incense ceremony team boarded the fishing boat, a continuous sound of firecrackers exploded at the pier.

It was at this time that brilliant red lights appeared in the eastern sky.

The old fisherman couldn't help but sigh: "The time is just right, I really know how to count time."

Four fishing boats also headed in the direction of Meizhou Island, and the fishermen with boats on the island also got on their own fishing boats and followed the four boats for about ten minutes.

The fishing boat stopped following. Everyone watched the four boats leave, and then they all returned to the island.

 It takes about two hours to sail from Dandan Island to Meizhou Island.

However, paying homage to the ancestors and offering incense is not something you can just do if you want to. All these must be discussed with the Meizhou Island Ancestral Temple in advance.

Li Duoyu has also been busy recently, and these things were all completed by Chen Huotan and Chen Yuanshan.

 Li Duoyu was even more confused when it came to the next trip. It turned out that they were not going directly to the Meizhou Island Ancestral Temple.

But first we came to the Tianhou Ancestral Temple in Xianlianggang. I heard from Chen Huotan that there was also a dispute between Xianlianggang and Meizhou Island for the birthplace of Mazu.

It has been noisy for many years, but for the incense who came here, where is the birthplace of Mazu, it does not make much sense.

If you two are arguing, then just worship both of you.

In ancient times, Xianlianggang was the only dock leading to Meizhou Island. Pilgrims from all over the country would first hold an ancestor worship ceremony at the Tianhou Ancestral Temple in Xianlianggang, and then take a boat to Meizhou Mazu Temple to offer incense.

Dandan Island still respects the ancient customs. Mazu, the deity spirit of Dandan Island, first came to Xianlianggang Tin Hau Ancestral Temple to stay one night.

 The next day, at dawn.

 Then cross the sea from Xianliang Port Pier to Meizhou Ancestral Temple to offer incense, completing the incense offering ceremony, and the whole ceremony will take two days at the fastest.

What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that when they were holding the ceremony, there were many people in suits filming everywhere with cameras.

Looking at the accent, it doesn’t sound like a local. He speaks a Minnan dialect, but he doesn’t pronounce it with a Minnan accent, which gives the impression that he is rather quaint.

(I checked a lot of information for this chapter, which resulted in a late update. There are too many customs about Mazu. If there are any differences, your side shall prevail.) (End of this chapter)