novel for you Chapter 476: Flattery hits the horse’s leg
Chapter 476: Flattery hits the horse’s leg
If you want to deal with Xia Haoyang's studio, you have to sow discord, poach people, and break up the girl group that Xia Haoyang created. This is the most threatening and destructive thing.
This is what Yin Jiaxu of Daxiang Group did.
July 7th is the Torch Festival in Southern Yunnan.
For Xiao Mengyan, who grew up in southern Yunnan, the Torch Festival is a very grand festival in her hometown. It is held on the 24th of the sixth lunar month every year. It has profound folk cultural connotations and is known as the "Oriental Festival". 's carnival."
"On the day of the Torch Festival, there are bullfights, sheep fights, cockfights, horse racing, wrestling, song and dance performances, and beauty pageants. However, the origins of the Torch Festival among the ethnic minorities in southern Yunnan are different. The legend of our Naxi people is like this : Laapu, the son of the god, was jealous of the happy life on earth and sent an old heavenly general to the world, asking him to burn the world into a sea of fire."
"When God came to the world, he saw a man carrying an older child on his back, while the younger child was holding his hand. He felt strange. After asking carefully, he found out that the child he was carrying was his nephew, and the child he was holding was He is a son. Since his brother-in-law is dead, the man thinks he should take good care of his nephew. "
"Then God would be deeply moved by such virtues in the world, and thinking that people's hearts are so kind, how could they bear to harm them, so he told the man the news that God had burned down the human world, and asked him to tell people on June 20 On the fifth day, light a torch at the door in advance to avoid disaster.”
"So thousands of households lit torches that night. The gods thought that people had perished in the sea of fire, so they fell into a deep sleep and never woke up. Later, we Naxi people designated this day as the Torch Festival. "
Jiang Mengyan is telling everyone about the origin of the Torch Festival.
"Xiao Mengyan, you said that the legends of the Torch Festival in your southern Yunnan region are all different. What are the legends of other ethnic groups?"
"For example, I have heard this story, which is a legend of the Yi people: There was a beautiful and capable girl from the Luo Wu Yi family who fell in love with Aaron, a Yi boy. But men from twelve nearby tribes came to propose marriage, and one of them The local official said fiercely and cruelly that if he didn't agree, he would kill the village and bring disaster to the whole village."
"The girl had no choice but to agree to a blind date on June 24th. When the blind date came, the girl put on snow-white clothes, a black short coat, tied a floral apron on her chest, and lit a big fire. The leaders of the Twelve Departments also rushed Here it comes. After the girl took a deep look at Aaron, she jumped into the fire. Aaron and a few young men tried to grab her, but they only tore off the corner of her clothes."
"People came from all directions, but she had already died for her love. In order to commemorate her, twelve young men lifted up the bull and pushed it to each other to win. After that, they killed the cow, drank wine, sang and danced. Later, the Yi family put six The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month was designated as the Torch Festival. The corners of clothes ripped off by Aaron became the waistbands of Yi women, and the green smoke of burning girls turned into the morning mist in the village."
"This story is good, and the love story is even more fascinating." Today is the first time in the past few months that everyone in the company is here, so everyone gathers around the company kitchen to have a hot pot dinner. It just so happens that today is the Southern Yunnan Torch Festival, so Xiao Mengyan was talking.
"The strange knowledge has increased a little bit. With so many ethnic groups in China, there must be many legends and stories."
"In ancient times, when there was no electricity at night, we couldn't play on our phones, watch videos, or play games. We could only chat and tell stories, and of course there were all kinds of interesting stories."
"Actually, the most popular origin of the Torch Festival in southern Yunnan is the legend of the Bai people. It seems to be a true story." Today's Xiao Mengyan is rarely a good talker, after all, she is talking about things in her hometown.
Everyone couldn't bear to interrupt Xiao Mengyan's interest in chatting, so they cheered very cooperatively: "What about the Bai people's Torch Festival?"
"We in southern Yunnan were called Liuzhao during the Tang Dynasty. They were actually six relatively large tribes. The southernmost tribe, Mengshezhao, was also called Nanzhao. Nanzhao became increasingly powerful. One day, Nanzhao King Piluo The pavilion invites other leaders of the Five Emperors to gather together."
"Mrs. Charity, the wife of leader Deng Zunzhao, believed that Piluoge had bad intentions and tried her best to persuade her husband not to go. But the husband refused to listen. Before leaving, Mrs. Charity put an iron ring on her husband's arm with tears in her eyes for protection. From then on. , Piluo Pavilion indeed burned the Songming Tower where the leaders gathered, and none of the leaders of the Five Zhaos survived."
"Facing the ashes of Songming Tower, Mrs. Charity cried bitterly. She threw herself into the ashes and pulled out the iron ring worn by her husband. Only then did she recognize her husband's body and transport it home. Later, Piluoge heard that I fell in love with this intelligent, virtuous and charitable lady and wanted to marry her."
"But how could Mrs. Charity remarry? After burying her husband, she closed the city and committed suicide, following her late husband away, leaving only this touching story that is filled with emotion. From then on, the Bai people of Yunnan started to live with fire. Festival to commemorate the historical story of "Burning Songming Tower" and the brave and intelligent Lady Charity."
"This is a good story. The love between husband and wife is deep and it is worth telling for thousands of years." Xia Haoyang quickly flattered.
"I think this story is not good. Why should a woman commit suicide when a man dies? Why doesn't a man commit suicide when a woman dies? When a man dies, can't the one he loves live a good life? How many people in this world will die when their lover dies? The story of the Bai people who seek death by themselves is the worst." Juzi sang the opposite tune.
The men who were cheering just now were all embarrassed, especially Xia Haoyang. He was the one who just said that the deep love between husband and wife is worthy of being praised for thousands of years, and he was the only one here who had experienced the death of his girlfriend, and what was he doing? He did not follow her, but continued to live happily, which was completely different from the purpose of this story.
To put it simply: flattery rubs the horse in the leg.
Everyone present remembered Xia Haoyang's experience, and they all looked over Xia Haoyang's body. Some were smiling, some were obviously mocking, and Juzi's cold eyes were the most obvious.
Seeing everyone looking at him, he said, "I was wrong. Lord Juzi is right. The story of the Bai people is not good, but the story of the Xiaomenyan Naxi people is better. It is a virtue in the world."
Juzi didn't mean to mention Tang Wanqi. He didn't think of Wanqi at all when he said the story was not good. It was also a coincidence. Xia Haoyang flattered and said that the couple was deeply in love, and then he himself was in such a situation. He was originally happy. The heart-warming dinner suddenly became awkward.
Zeng Jingyi looked at it. After all, it was her boyfriend who was embarrassed, so she changed the subject, "Sister Juzi, try this. This is expensive rice that my senior bought online. It's more than 100 pounds per pound, but it's really fragrant. Try it."
"Holy shit, rice costs more than 100 per pound? Wuchang rice or Thai fragrant rice isn't that expensive, right? Where did you buy it here?" Everyone responded and changed the topic.
"I bought it online. It's a specialty of Millikin. It's known as the caviar among cereals." Xia Haoyang started boasting again.
"Xia Haoyang, you're at a loss for being an uneducated person, and you're embarrassed again by giving back Millikin's specialties." Yi Hongling said with a smile.