I’m a Witch In Dongying

This kind of custom is not unique to East Asia. It can be seen in almost every country in East Asia. The general form is to make a boat with paper and planks, and then write my blessings and thoughts for the dead on it, and then click on it. Put the candles in the river and let them float along the water, so as to bring the blessings of the living to the souls of the underworld.

Bai Shuiqiu didn't want to go out.

Considering that tonight is August 15th, she originally planned to go to bed for a few hours in advance every night from today, and then when it was near midnight, she would get up and stay vigil until the next morning, just in case she was in the middle of the night. Sudden changes during the Orchid Bon Festival.

But Chiyo smiled and persuaded her and Hyuga Asuka to go out and go around, so as not to stay in the shrine all the time and get moldy.

Bai Shuiqiu was stubborn, so he could only half-push and half-place to agree.

According to traditional customs, people usually wear yukata to travel on this day.

When he was in Kyoto before, Bai Shuiqiu had already had this experience once, and soon put on his clothes neatly.

When she came out of the bedroom, Bai Shui and Ren and his wife, as well as Jie Xia, had already changed their clothes and were standing in the living room talking to Chiyo.

"really……"

Seeing this scene, Bai Shuiqiu instantly felt his mind.

It's no wonder that Chiyo tried so hard to persuade her to go out for fun just now. I'm afraid one of the reasons is to let her accompany her and her husband and wife to go out for a walk, and communicate their feelings on the road by the way. In order to ease the relationship between her and the cheap parents, the old man took great pains.

"Sister Qiu also want to go out together?"

The first person to see Baishuiqiu was Baishuijiexia.

"Ok……"

Bai Shuiqiu nodded, then glanced at the couple.

Both of them also put on a kimono. Compared with the suits and leather shoes a few days ago, they were a little more at home.

I have to admit that the Baishui family’s genes are still good, and the appearance of the husband and wife is considered to be above-average. After a lot of grooming, it does not look like an old man who has been married for more than ten years and has had two children. The old wife is like a newly married couple.

From this point of view, the appearance of Bai Shuiqiu and Bai Shui Yuxia is not too ugly because of the blessing of these two.

"Well, the two sisters look cute."

Chiyo looked at Bai Shuiqiu, then stopped his gaze on Bai Shuiqiu for a while, with a kind smile on his face.

"Grandma laughed."

Bai Shuiqiu replied with a low eyebrow.

On the other side, Bai Shui and Ren and his wife also said a few similar compliments. In this regard, Bai Shuiqiu just smiled and said nothing.

After a while, Hyuga Asuka was also neatly dressed. After coming out of the room, the family left the shrine in a hurry, followed the road down the mountain, and then walked to the place where the river lantern was placed.

Bai Shuiqiu deliberately fell behind a few steps, and walked side by side with Hyuga Asuka, speaking softly.

Bai Shui Jiashi had originally planned to go with her, but when she saw this, she had no choice but to dispel this idea and walked ahead with Heren. But Jie Xia didn't think so much. The little girl turned her head and looked back, and broke free of her mother's hand.

"My sister's yukata is so beautiful, just like a star on TV...No, it's a hundred times more beautiful than a star."

Bai Shui Jiexia opened a pair of **** eyes, looked at the yukata on Bai Shuiqiu with a face full of novelty, and said milkily.

"Yes?"

Bai Shuiqiu smiled faintly.

The yukata she is wearing now is actually the one she wore in Kyoto, with a red background and white stripes embroidered with large lily patterns. After returning from Kyoto, Keiko Kandagori generously gave her this dress as a gift. I thought that there should be few opportunities to put it on again, but I didn't expect it to come in handy again so soon.

"This dress on you is also very beautiful, it looks so cute."

This is true.

Compared with the children’s clothes she wore before, today’s Bai Shui Yuxia changed into a light blue yukata with a pair of pocket-sized clogs on her feet, and her hair was neatly combed. The whole person is like one. Only exquisite porcelain dolls are really cute.

"Well, it's far behind my sister. My sister is the most beautiful person I have ever seen except my mother."

"what?"

Bai Shuiqiu was startled, a little bit dumbfounded.

She has also looked in the mirror and seen her own appearance. It is indeed very good for the average person, but it is not enough to say "the best look". I think this is just a child's innocence, there is no need to be too serious.

Bai Shuiqiu did not respond, but Hyuga Asuka next to him looked over with a smile, and looked a little complicated between her and Jiexia, then pursed his lips, and said with a little envy, "Xiao Qiu, you and you The sister’s relationship is really good. I used to imagine what would happen if there was a younger sister in the family, but unfortunately there is only one brother, and..."

And he's still a jerk-like brother. It's better to have a brother like this...

Bai Shuiqiu looked at a touch of sadness in Asuka Hyuga's eyes, smiled, and comforted softly: "Okay, don't think about it, today is a holiday, let's be happy."

"Well, Qiu should be happy too."

Hyuga Asuka nodded vigorously, and looked at Shirasui Yuxia with a gentle expression.

It can be seen that Hyuga Asuka really likes children.

Bai Shuiqiu himself is not good at dealing with children, so he brought the topic to Hyuga Asuka without showing his sensuality, and gradually increased the words of Hyuga Asuka, and then he just echoed a few words from time to time by the side, and mixed in between. Ended with the milky voice of Xia Naisheng.

The three of them fell a few steps behind and followed Bai Shui and his wife. They talked and walked. After three or four miles, they came to a small river that was not too wide.

Many people have gathered here. Many of them are dragging their families, squatting by the river and putting boats of different shapes and styles into the water to pray together.

A little further away, there is a group of men, women and children dancing around a bright bonfire.

The original meaning of this dance called "bon dance" was to express the joy of the dead people leaving hell-of course, this joy was mainly made up by the brains of the strangers, and it gradually evolved into a characteristic of various places. Folk dance.

There were people beating Taiko drums, and a large group of people dressed in traditional costumes formed a big circle dancing and dancing. There were several women in the middle standing on a high platform and singing, surrounded by laughter and laughter. It was very lively.

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There are quite a few familiar faces among these gathered people.

When they saw Bai Shuiqiu, they raised their hands and said hello: "It's Xiaoqiu. I haven't seen you some days. Are you coming over with Xiaofeiniao to set the river lantern?"

"And this is... and person?"

The middle-aged uncle who was talking carefully identified it for a while, and called out the names of Bai Shui and Ren with some uncertainty.

"Long stay?"

Bai Shui and Ren also called out each other's name.

This heir of the Shirasui family spent his teenage years in Narita City. Although he has returned only a handful of times since he went to Tokyo, he has also met so many playmates. The friendship in childhood was very pure. At this time, the two parties unexpectedly met again. After each called out the other's name, it was unavoidable that there was another greeting.

Taking advantage of his cheap father to reminisce with people over there, Bai Shuiqiu and Hyuga Asuka, followed Baishui Jiashi to the small river, took out the paper boat that had been **** long ago, and put it into the water.

For this kind of thing, Jiexia's enthusiasm for participation is the highest.

The little girl followed the other people's way, put the boat down against the river, fiddled with the river a few more times, giggling cheerfully.

Fearing that she would fall, Bai Shui Jiashi kept standing by her side, staring carefully.

The entire river surface is filled with river lamps of different shapes and sizes, and candles of different colors are lit inside. The dim candlelight is reflected in the river water through the paper surface, dots and dots, like a dazzling galaxy falling into the river. The world looks pretty beautiful.

Bai Shuiqiu also stood by the river and watched for a while, a little fascinated.

In fact, Narita City is already relatively remote, so the types of commemorative activities are limited. Basically, the more grand part is the Bon dance in each block and the display of fireworks.

And if you are in metropolises like Kyoto and Tokyo, you will also see the so-called "Daimonyaki".

According to legend, this ritual originated from Zen Master Kukai in the Nara period. The latter traveled far to China and was the first Dongying person to be proficient in Sanskrit and the founder of Dongying Shingon Sect.

For the purpose of relieving the epidemic and sending the souls of the dead, Zen Master Kukai ignited five flame patterns on the five large mountains in Kyoto, namely, the large font, the magic shape, the boat shape, the left large font, and the torii shape. Sending Fire Festival". At that time, no matter from any angle of Kyoto, you could see the flame text burning on the top of the mountain, and the impression was quite shocking.

Under the influence of this ceremony in Kyoto, a simplified version of Daimonyaki appeared in some places, that is, just igniting a "big" character.

Naturally, there is no such thing in Narita City.

However, after the couple took Jie Xia and set the river lantern, they saw a line of fire rising in the west sky, blasting and exploding in the sky tens of meters above the ground, turning into a snow-white petal shape. . Immediately afterwards, another bunch of fireworks rose into the sky, blooming wantonly in the night.

Then, there are continuous fireworks, illuminating the whole earth like daylight.

"It's so beautiful."

"Well, it's pretty spectacular."

Bai Shuiqiu stood by the river and turned to watch for a while.

After a full ten minutes, the night sky gradually calmed down. The greeting between Bai Shui and Ren was not over yet, and Bai Shui Jiashi and the others had no river lights in their hands. Thinking about waiting, they didn’t know when to wait, so they took a leisurely turn along the river and saw The street in front was a scene of festooned lights.

Narita City is very lively these nights.

Except in the squares of various blocks, people gathered around the bonfire and danced Bon dance.

In other places, there are also shops selling various snacks, goldfish, and darts, which are a bit similar to the nature of temple fairs. Although it is not as grand as the Gion Festival in Kyoto on the whole, it is a rare occasion for this small and remote town, which is not too prosperous.

Bai Shui Jiashi also took the opportunity to look back, carefully glanced at Bai Shuiqiu's face, and tentatively said: "Xiao Qiu, Asuka, let's go to the streets over there together? It looks like there are a lot of people, it seems very lively. ."

"..."

Hyuga Asuka did not answer, but took a peek at Bai Shuiqiu.

Bai Shuiqiu hesitated for a moment, looked at Bai Shui Jiashi's slightly pleading expression, glanced at Bai Shui Yuxia, who was holding her left hand expectantly, and finally sighed: "Okay."

After hearing her reply, Bai Shui Jiashi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and only then came to get closer to her: "Then, shall we go from here?"

"Ok."

Bai Shuiqiu is nothing to do.

So, the group randomly picked a direction and turned to the direction closer to the city.

"Speaking of which, when we were in Tokyo before, it was such a lively scene every summer. At that time, my husband and I often took Xiaoqiu to the street with you...

Remember, at that time, you liked fishing goldfish the most. You didn’t practice it much, but when you did it, you could always catch it. Later, you caught too many goldfish and the fish tank at home was not enough, so you don’t want to play. This kind of game..." Bai Shui Jia Shixu whispered.

Bai Shuiqiu listened to her narration silently, and several memory fragments faintly appeared in his mind.

Yes.

The predecessor didn't like talking to people very much when he was young, but he often stood in front of the fish tank and talked to the goldfish inside. However, these goldfish died one after another, and their predecessors became withdrawn and closed up, and began to bury all the words in their hearts. In fact, this approach can not be counted wrong, it is just a means of self-protection.

Moreover, Bai Shui and Ren and his wife are just ordinary people, and it is harmful and unhelpful to involve in spiritual matters, so if the predecessor does not communicate with them, it may also be a kind of protection for them.

However, such a family of three turned out to be strangers in the end, which can only be said to be good luck.

In one conversation after another, several people went all the way through the city.

When passing by an ice cream shop, Jiexia seemed to be greedy, and a little embarrassed to tugged Bai Shui Jiashi's sleeve.

"Hey, Jiexia wants to eat ice cream?"

Bai Shui Jiashi was stunned for a moment, followed the little girl's gaze and looked over to the side of the road, and then laughed blankly: "I'm going to buy some, you guys will wait here for a while... What kind of flavor do Xiaoqiu and Flying Bird like?"

"I... vanilla, thank you."

Bai Shuiqiu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but looking at the woman's slightly expectant gaze, he sighed and said something in passing.

On the other side, Hyuga Asuka also casually said a taste and thanked him.

While waiting for Bai Shui Jiashi to buy ice cream, Yuxia raised her face and looked around. Suddenly, she rubbed her eyes as if seeing something, then raised her hand and pulled Bai Shuiqiu's sleeves, and whispered. :

"Sister, look over there... like a tree is moving?"

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"Ok?"

Bai Shuiqiu was startled, his eyes followed the direction of Bai Shui Jiexia's fingers, over the crowd, and looked to the other side of the road.

About tens of meters away.

On the outside of the paving on both sides of the street, there is surprisingly a piece of wood. Because there is no street light around it, the inside of the bush looks dark and the visibility is very poor. Bai Shuiqiu took a closer look. Except for a scene of whirling tree shadows, he didn't see the "moving tree" Jie Xia said.

"I clearly saw it just now, just like this, suddenly I ran over there..."

Jie Xia stretched out her hands and gestured in the air a few times, as if worried that Bai Shuiqiu would not believe her.

"A moving tree..."

Bai Shuiqiu had a vague idea in his mind, but he was still a little uncertain.

It is true that Bai Shui Qiu Jiexia is a child with spiritual media qualities, but this does not mean that the visions she sees are all caused by spiritual aspects.

For children, firstly, they have insufficient cognition abilities about things, and secondly, they are somewhat lacking in verbal expression skills. In addition, some children already have noticeable ideas, and it is easy to make some misunderstandings.

For example, I told my parents that there were "two undressed villains" on the air conditioner, only to find out that it was the Haier brothers...

The analogy in the present may be to say that the simple picture of the branch shaking as "a tree is moving"... This kind of thing is completely possible.

Therefore, Bai Shuiqiu leaned down slightly, looked at Bai Shui Jiexia's eyes, and asked seriously: "Are you sure, you just saw a tree'run' past, instead of moving with the wind, or Was it because it happened to be shaken hard by the person next to it, so it looked like it was moving?"

"Yeah! It's true, sister, you have to believe me."