Xiang Yuanyuan originally wanted to see the appearance of the flowers clearly, but at this moment she seemed to be woken up by someone. She looked again and found that there was only a wisp of green smoke above Du Ruo's head, and she did not see the "three flowers" emitting light. Everything that just happened seemed like a dizziness.
"bye!!!"
After Xiang Yuanyuan reacted and knelt down, the man next to her continued to sing along loudly.
Xiang Yuanyuan clearly saw that Du Ruo did not kneel down, but for some reason, no one around him objected or said anything...
It’s not so much that no one objected, but rather that no one felt there was anything wrong with it.
It was as if Du Ruo should stand there, or as if Du Ruo should accept their kneeling.
Even the people watching on the sidelines didn't think there was anything wrong with Du Ruo standing at the front of the hall and not kneeling.
After the worship was over, everyone inserted their incense sticks into the incense burner one by one. Although they saw that the incense stick Du Ruo had already burned more than half, no one noticed anything wrong.
Only Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but look up at Du Ruo's head.
"What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"
Du Ruo offered incense, then returned to the crowd with Xiang Yuanyuan. Seeing Xiang Yuanyuan constantly looking up, he couldn't help but look up as well, but didn't find anything, so he couldn't help but ask.
He was indeed concentrating on praying just now and did not notice the movement around him.
As for the kneeling, no one responded, and he naturally didn't say much. Perhaps this was a manifestation of the "God"'s power.
Now he looked at the top of the goddess' head again and found that the golden flowers on her head were illusory and complex, far less pure and solid than those he had condensed himself.
"No...nothing. The parade has started again. Let's follow it."
Xiang Yuanyuan opened her mouth and wanted to say "flower", but after thinking about it, she finally said nothing. She just smiled, then pulled Du Ruo forward and followed.
Du Ruo had told her about the flowers on the head, but she didn't understand it at the time. However, she saw it just now, and not only did she see the three flowers on Du Ruo's head, but she also saw the "golden flowers" on the statue's head.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but look at the sedan chair. The flowers on the head of the statue had disappeared.
The flowers in her sight disappeared, but Xiang Yuanyuan could still remember their appearance clearly and understood one thing more deeply.
There are three flowers on her husband’s head, and they are lifelike and shining brightly, but there is only one flower on the head of the statue, and it is unreal and blurry, so...husband>god.
At this moment, she seemed to understand why Du Ruo did not worship God. Thinking of this, she could not help but hold Du Ruo's hand a little tighter.
……
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan followed until late at night, until the goddess entered another temple to stay temporarily, and everyone slowly dispersed.
Du Ruo watched the golden flowers on the statue's head slowly dissipate as the crowd dispersed. Finally, the golden flowers withered, leaving only a trace of golden light, which returned to the statue like a seed. Du Ruo then left like Xiang Yuanyuan.
After all, he was not a specialist in Shintoism, and his understanding of the Buddhist methods of longevity was superficial, so he could not understand this phenomenon.
But he didn't need to understand, because this kind of Tao was not suitable for him, and the complicated beliefs were useless to him.
In the next few days, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan witnessed the parade of various gods. They also saw the Five Princes and the three princesses who were very popular on the Internet. Except for the lack of the "dong dong dong" soundtrack, it indeed brought a special experience to Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan.
Of course, Du Ruo did not see any golden flowers above the heads of these gods. As for the specific reason, Du Ruo was not quite sure.
There are only a few reasons. Either the so-called godhood is not enough, or these gods are just fictional.
Anyway, these days, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan have had enough of watching the fun.
Not only that, when they are not sightseeing, the two of them will go to the beach to play for a while and enjoy the sea view.
It’s just that due to the weather, the sea breeze was very strong at this time and it was not suitable to stay at the beach for a long time, so I just looked at and appreciated the sea view and did not go in the water for a swim.
After several days, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan started driving back.
Along the way, Du Ruo was driving while Xiang Yuanyuan was video chatting with Li Qiyao.
Xiang Yuanyuan kept sharing her experience of watching the parade, while Li Qiyao listened with a smile on her face.
"Meow~~"
"Huh? Cat's meow? Qiqi, where is the cat coming from?"
Xiang Yuanyuan, who was chatting, heard a cat's meow. She immediately became interested and asked about it.
Ever since seeing the little clouded leopard, Xiang Yuanyuan has felt a special affinity for this kind of cat.
"I bought two cats, one black and one white, so I can have some company."
While Li Qiyao was speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Du Ruo who was driving on the screen.
Because Xiang Yuanyuan was holding the camera sideways, Du Ruo was also in the frame. However, Du Ruo was driving seriously, looking at the road ahead, and ignored the conversation between the two.
"Look, look, pick him up quickly~"
Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but move closer, looking excited.
"This one is called Xiaobai, she's a female cat, and this one is called Xiaohei, he's a male cat."
When Li Qiyao saw that Xiang Yuanyuan's face took up the entire screen, she bent down to pick up the two cats, put them in front of the camera, and showed them to Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Meow~"
"Wow~ So cute, so adorable, Qiqi, when they grow up and have cubs, you must give me one."
Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes lit up as she looked at the two cats in the camera. The kittens were so adorable, and looked no less cute than clouded leopard cubs.
In this cold winter, who can resist hugging these two cute kittens?
"Let's wait and see. I originally planned to send them to the pet hospital for sterilization when they grow up. I heard that male cats are bad cats. They often go out to play and don't come home. Sterilization will prevent them from going out and attracting other girls."
Li Qiyao stroked the two kittens in her hands and spoke softly.
Hearing this, Du Ruo, who was driving, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He resisted turning his head to watch the video of the two people and continued to drive seriously. The two women chatted about the parade, the New Year at Li Qiyao's place, and some things about cats. Driving didn't feel boring.
It’s just that women are really strange, they seem to have endless things to say.
After Du Ruo drove for more than three hours, Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao chatted for nearly three hours.
In the end, because she was about to get home, Xiang Yuanyuan reluctantly turned off the video.
As soon as I returned to Xiang's house, people started coming to wish me a happy new year every day.
As Xiang Yuanyuan's family is the main branch of the Xiang family, her cousins still have to bring their families to pay New Year's greetings to Xiang Yuanzhang.
But only a few people came here on the second year of junior high school, like Xiangwu did.
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan returned to Xiang's home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the sixth night they went to Changle, Fuzhou to watch the parade of gods. They stayed there for four days and returned to Xiang's home on the eleventh day of the first lunar month.
After staying for two days, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan started heading towards Huangshan.
It’s not that Xiang Yuanyuan is annoyed by the endless stream of people coming to wish her a happy new year. In fact, the festival is almost over and there are almost no people coming to wish her a happy new year.
I was in a hurry to go back because I wanted to see the new house of Xiang Yuanyuan.
As early as the eighth day of the New Year, my mother called and said that construction of the new house would start on the ninth day.
In just these few days, the exterior of the new house has already begun to be worked on, and the interior of the house only needs to wait for the final location of water and electricity to be determined before the water and electricity can be laid.
This made Xiang Yuanyuan unable to sit still any longer, so she just went back.
It's a good opportunity for me to spend the Lantern Festival with my parents. After the Lantern Festival, it's time to start preparing for our wedding. There are still a lot of things to deal with.
……
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan drove directly back home. Just like when they went out on the second day of the Chinese New Year, the road was very smooth with almost no vehicles, so driving was also smooth.
"Dad, it's so cold, why are you waiting outside?"
Du Ruo parked the car in front of the house and looked at his father standing at the door smoking. He thought he was waiting for them and couldn't help but say something.
"Yuanyuan is back. Sigh... She's scolding the kids again. It's giving me a headache. You guys brought back so many things. The house is almost full."
When my father saw Du Ruo parked the car, he put out his cigarette and came over to help move things.
"what's wrong?"
Du Ruo and his father were holding things together and he casually asked what was going on.
"What else can I do? Yaya was naughty and pulled out all the cabbages in the garden. Your mother said it was okay, but your sister was still scolding her, saying that she had tolerated her for a long time and she had to give her a beating today.
Really, children are naughty, and cabbage is not something valuable..."
At first, Dad was just talking about what happened, but later on, he couldn't help but speak for Yaya.
I think he knew that Duna was teaching the children that they shouldn't wipe their mouths, but he just couldn't bear to see it, so he came out to smoke, thinking that out of sight, out of mind.
Now seeing Du Ruo, he couldn't help but mutter again.
"Come on, what should we do if we do something wrong?"
Hearing this, Du Ruo couldn't help but stop and wanted to listen to the situation inside first. At this time, he heard Duna asking questions in a stern tone.
"How to do?"
Yaya asked back.
"I'll give you two choices. First, don't eat fish for a week..."
“Two, two, two!!!”
Before her sister Duna finished speaking, Yaya couldn't wait to make her choice.
"Hiss... huh... I haven't finished yet. Second, beat him up!!"
Duna took a deep breath, resisted the urge to run away, and still spoke out her next choice.
"Will there be fish to eat after the hunt?"
"do not know!!"
"Then let's give him a beating..."
In the end, all that could be heard was Yaya speaking with gritted teeth, her tone like a gambler, as if she didn't want to miss out on even the slightest possibility.
"Hey, this guy, did she know that she had brought back dried fish?"
Du Ruo couldn't help laughing while standing outside the house, and said something to Xiang Yuanyuan jokingly.
"Why are they here?"
But before Xiang Yuanyuan could answer, Du Ruo turned his head and looked towards the entrance of the village, where a military vehicle was slowly driving into the village.
"Who are they? Are they here to see you?"
When my father saw Du Ruo turning his head to look towards the village entrance, he couldn't help but look there as well. However, after seeing the military vehicles, he looked at Du Ruo with some suspicion.
"Well, dad, wife, you guys go in first, I'll see what's going on."
Du Ruo had already seen the person in the driver's seat clearly at this time. It was the woman codenamed Fox who had fought with him before. (End of this chapter)
