Around the second day of the second lunar month is the Waking of Insects, one of the twenty-four solar terms. It is said that the dragon after hibernation will be awakened by the rumbling spring thunder on this day and raise its head. Therefore, the ancients called the second day of the second lunar month as the dragon raises its head. On this day, people
They will go to the riverside to worship the Dragon God. There is also a tradition that hair cannot be cut during the entire first month. People choose to cut their hair on February 2nd. It indicates the beginning of the new year and also brings good luck to the family. Bandits
As bankers, we naturally attach great importance to this day. It is also because starting from February 2nd, the Winter Calendar is over, and they can do those things of robbing homes and houses again.
Early in the morning, Hei Wa led three barbers up the mountain. These men were not plundered by them, but were all hired with money to shave their brothers' heads and cut their hair for good luck.
Ma Xingkong was the first to sit on the chair, and the shaver's knife was flying around his head. After getting his hair done, he was ready to shave. As soon as the warm towel was placed on Ma Xingkong's face, the sound of sharpening the knife came from behind.
Ma Xingkong's heart skipped a beat. If the person shaving his head was an assassin, he would have just scratched his neck with his sharp razor, and his life would have been sealed.
The blade is very sharp, close to the skin, cutting off the thick beard bit by bit, and peeling off the cheek. The feeling of the thin blade in contact with the skin is very strange, itchy and cold. The shaver's skills are very exquisite, and the knife is
The irregular chin and neck were fluttering around, but I didn’t feel much about it yet. Once I said “OK”, the whole hair shaving was over.
I got some hot water and washed myself. I felt very comfortable, and my whole body was full of vitality. There were not many people in Woniu Mountain, so the three barbers took the whole morning to finish it. Each of them was given two silver dollars to send these people off.
Mountain. In the afternoon, the ceremony to honor the Dragon God begins.
The largest river in Hunhe County is of course the Hun River. Quite a number of men, women, old and young have already gathered on both sides of the Hun River. For hundreds of miles around, only the Hun River has the most special ceremony to pay homage to the Dragon God. The people have their own methods, and the government has its own methods.
, bandits have their own methods. Each side has its own territory, and only on this day will all wars be put down. The government will not arrest the bandits, and the bandits will not attack the government.
When Ma Xingkong arrived, Lao Zizi, Heilong and several big bosses of the village had already arrived. It was Ma Xingkong's first time to participate in this ceremony, and he felt a little nervous. Ma Xingkong found a seat next to Heilong.
We sat down. It was not long, and the bosses of various cottages came one after another.
Many people didn't know Ma Xingkong, so Heilong introduced Ma Xingkong one by one. When these people heard the name Ma Xingkong, their reactions were different, some were contemptuous, some were appreciative, some were smiling, and some were angry.
The worship ceremony is very simple. The important thing is that this is the day when all the bandits in the Hun River gather together once a year. Many matters related to the entire Hun River Green Forest must be resolved on this day. It is fair to say that no matter how big or small the village is, all the bandits gather together.
Everyone has the power to speak, and for matters that cannot be decided, everyone votes. No one grabs a soybean and throws it into the two meters that symbolize approval and disapproval. The one with more votes decides whether to implement it or not.
Old Ye Zi knocked off the ashes of his cigarette and took out the letter written by Wang Tianzong: "Everyone, please pay attention. This is the letter Wang Tianzong gave me. No matter what the content is, I will make it clear that I will never surrender to the government!" With that, he put the letter away.
Burned on fire.
Black Dragon also followed Lao Yezi's example and burned Wang Tianzong's letter. Immediately afterwards, all the cottages that were not on good terms with the government were also burned. Ma Xingkong sat still and those who burned the letter looked at Ma Xingkong.
.Ma Xingkong was originally Wang Tianzong's "cannon head". If Ma Xingkong could burn the letter, it would give the entire Green Forest a shot in the arm.
Ma Xingkong stood up slowly and hugged everyone: "Everyone, our letter has been..."
"Brother! Here!" The old master hurriedly interrupted Ma Xingkong and took out a letter from his arms: "This is the letter! I kept it very well!"
Ma Xingkong glanced at the old master and understood immediately. The real letter was torn up by himself. In order to encourage everyone to stay in the village, he had no choice but to use this method. Ma Xingkong took the letter and said: "Everyone knows, in the future
Wang Tianzong is the boss of Woniushan, and I am his subordinate. If anyone wants to take refuge in Wang Tianzong, I am the most suspicious! I will also burn this letter today! Completely sever the relationship between us in Woniushan and Wang Tianzong!"
"Wait a minute!" A tall man with sores on his face and a round waist came to Ma Xingkong, stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here, let me take a look!"
"Who are you?"
"Hahaha..., you don't even know me?"
This man's name is Wang Dakui, he is the new boss of Tiger Leaping Cliff, nicknamed Golden Leopard. The people that Ma Xingkong recruited from Tiger Leaping Cliff are all his former brothers. This time he came to get his own people back.
, it is natural to be embarrassed when encountering this matter.
The golden leopard stopped laughing: "What? Are you afraid to look or not allowed to see? Are you still thinking about your boss?" Everyone in the other cottages also watched, and no one stopped the golden leopard. If Ma Xing was empty-handed
The envelope inside is empty, so it doesn't matter if you don't burn it yourself.
Ma Xingkong looked at everyone and smiled slightly: "Then just watch it! Remember to burn it for me after you finish it!"
The golden leopard took the envelope and found that there was indeed something inside. The golden leopard looked at it for a moment and threw it into the brazier. No need to ask, the letter must be genuine, otherwise it would not have ended like this. Ma Xingkong grew a
Tone: "Everyone, if there is anyone who doesn't want to defect to the government, hurry up!"
The three largest cottages in Hunhe, Laojia Mountain, Heilongling, and Woniu Mountain, have all stated that they will not defect to the government. The small cottages that were watching have also imitated their example and burned their letters. Only the Golden Leopard of Tiger Leaping Cliff is left.
Zi and some cottages that are close to them.
Ma Xingkong asked: "Master Wang, are you ready to defect to the government?"
"Say! If this is really the case, I will kill you now to avoid becoming enemies!" Black Dragon held up his gun and pointed it at the Leopard.
Qian Baozi smiled: "It would be too childish to not surrender to the government even if you burn a letter. Even if I don't burn the letter, I, Wang Dakui, would not surrender to those dog officials!" Qian Baozi said these words, and the copycats behind him were shocked.
Everyone in charge also said that they would never be recruited.
Old Ye Zi didn't say anything. He knew in his heart that these were just words. He had already made up his mind whether the copycats wanted to join him or not. He took the lead in doing this in order to see the attitudes of the copycats. Now he can see
Understand, at least the three of them won't, and half of the remaining cottages won't. As for Golden Leopard's Tiger Leaping Cliff, there's a high probability that he will surrender. He wrote down these situations one by one, and will deal with them separately in the next step.