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Ambu touched the corner of his eyes, where there were still tears, "After dawn, Zhu Xi will come to pick up the two little guys."

"Let's go." Roger bowed his head, while it was still dark.

Ambu didn't ask anything along the way, followed Roger to the top of the temple, and saw Roger take out a black jade stone and turn around on it, and a secret passage appeared in front of them.

The days in the secret passage are dark and dark, and the two of them occasionally chat, but the parting is imminent, and the sour feeling stuck in their hearts cannot be relieved. No one has the heart to say something calmly. In the latter half of the trip, Roger was almost always carried on his back by Ambu.

"You will walk the road in the future. Let me carry you for the last time this time." Roger also became sad when he said this.

At the exit outside the forbidden area, Roger jumped off Ambu's back and said, "Send it here, Ambu, the rest of the way is my own."

"Didn't you say that there is a huge stone gate inside? Maybe I can help." Ambu said.

"No, I have a way." He brought a clay pot, kerosene and sulphur, sealed it, and lit the lead, which should be able to act as gunpowder to blast the door open.

"Roger, can I hug you again?"

Roger didn't say a word. The two of them got to where they are today. Everyone is at fault, but no one can go back. Ambu stepped forward and gave him a very light hug, which was almost weightless, "Take care, Luo Jay."

"The same to you."

Seeing Roger turn around, Ambu couldn't help but chase after him. Standing at the exit, he was about to speak when he heard the voices of Anson's brother and An Luo. Roger seemed to have not heard it and ran faster. , until the cry of Moya and Xia came, and he saw that Roger's leg was like a heavy stone falling, and it became slower and slower until he fell to the ground. The two children rushed over first, and Roger hugged him. As they cried aloud, he had never seen Roger cry like that at any time. He was so grieved that he seemed to have given up something very important in his life. Later, Anson's brother and An Luo also came, and then Roger followed them back. In the end, he was the only one left to sit in this lonely wilderness for a long time.

On the way back, Roger's black jade, which opened the secret passage, was lost in the depths of the rough plain. Soon, Roger knew that his father had gone, and he couldn't describe the feeling. It might be a kind of psychological feeling between father and son.

During the festival that year, Anbu became the new head of the Leopard Clan, and Roger gave birth to a third child, a cute snow leopard named Mingya.

Roger fell asleep under the persimmon tree, the pale flower twigs fell into his hair with the wind, the slender young man beside him leaned over and picked it, the black hair fell on his face.

"Bu..." Roger murmured softly.

"Dad, it's me."

Roger kissed the scar on his forehead, and said, "It's Moya, are you ready to go out tomorrow?"

Mo Ya smiled and said, "It's all ready. Dad, don't worry, with my elder brother and me here, my younger brother's experience will not be a problem."

Roger smiled lightly and asked again, "Where's Mingya?"

"Sleeping in the house."

Roger laughed and scolded: "A person who has to go out to practice tomorrow, how can he sleep at this time?"

"Dad, don't worry, we'll all come back safely."

"Moya is so old, time flies so fast." It has been twenty years since he came to this world.

The author has something to say: is it enough?

Rice's plan tonight is to write about the big apple or write about the ingot next door.

151 Ceremony

Lei Jin said yes, but he didn't know what to prepare or where to start. It's just to entertain everyone for a meal and announce the formation of a partner in front of everyone, but when it's my turn, I find that it's not the same thing at all.

"What clothes did you wear? What was prepared in the room? How many people were there that day, and how many meals did you prepare? Where to put it, it's so cold now, what if it's windy and snowy that day..." Roger listed as soon as he opened his mouth. a bunch of questions.

When Lei Jin heard it, it was a big deal. It was just a ceremony. Do you want to be so troublesome?

Mo Ya sat next to him, watching his absent-mindedness, shook his hand, and fed him a piece of white rice cake she had just learned, wrapped in a whole jujube fermented with wine.

"Ivey really has a good way of making wine, and the sour jujube made from this rice wine is really delicious." Lei Jin squinted and leaned softly on Mo Ya's shoulder. Ivey is very talented in winemaking, and used to drink it in the tribe. When it comes to fruit wine, he will brew some grain wine himself. In the past, the raw material was mainly wheat. Since the production of rice in the tribe has increased, he began to ponder rice wine again. The taste of wheat is mellow, and the taste of rice is softer and sweeter. All in all, the taste is pretty good, Lei Jin was itching, and he asked people for a method and a package of wine koji. He came back to try a few times, but they all failed. He made two jars of huáng bean paste for the last remaining wine koji. .

After Lei Jin finished eating a piece, he opened his mouth, Mo Ya pursed his lips and chuckled, and then took another piece and put it into his mouth, "No one will believe that the apple was not born by you." This lazy look is exactly the same.

"Don't mention him to me." The blue veins on his forehead hurt when he thinks of the fat apple. This worried child can't even stand, let alone walk, besides rolling or rolling, not a ball, but then Eat it, it's almost like a ball,

"Actually, Apple is quite good. I don't cry and don't make trouble." Mingya bit her lower lip and hesitated for a while, but decided to say something nice for her son. Apple is enough to eat and sleep, and the rest is fine.

Lei Jin pressed his hands up, rubbed Mingya's face, and said with a smile, "Of course the idiot speaks for your little idiot son."

Mingya tried to defend again: "Mingya is not stupid... um..." Lei Jin squeezed out the following words.

"Okay, okay, let's discuss the serious business, the three of you..." Xia felt a little headache, the four of them didn't understand the ceremony, but there was one who jumped out and made trouble every time the discussion was halfway through. Lei Jin, he began to wonder if Lei Jin did not want to hold the ceremony on purpose.

Sure enough, the next moment, I heard Lei Jin say, "How about this ceremony?" Anyway, everyone in the tribe knows their relationship, so it's the same with or without this ceremony.

"No." This time the three brothers agreed.

"That's what I said." Lei Jin stretched his back. The matter had reached such a level that he couldn't take it back. Thinking of a way, his heart lit up and he straightened up, "Roger, why don't we help ourselves? Right?" He said something only two people could understand.

"What kind of self-help method?" Roger didn't know what the hell Lei Jin had in mind.

"Do you remember the fried ròu we sold at the tribal market three years ago?"

"You mean to let a lot of people gather around an oil pan, eat and fry yourself?" Xia asked, immediately shaking her head and denying: "This method is not good, now the life in the tribe is better than before, in the past, the tribe cooked except for roasting It’s just cooking, and occasionally eating fried ròu would be strange and delicious, but it’s too simple to do it now.” Holding a ceremony is a very important thing in the tribe, and Lei Jin is their favorite person, so they must have this ceremony. Be prepared carefully.

"I don't eat fried this time, I eat boiled."

After listening to Lei Jin, everyone felt that his idea was very good. The meal was done, and the next thing was to write the bits and pieces. Clothes, Xiya and the others are easy to say, just wear them on the day they came of age. , this is the rule of the tribe, and it is also convenient to make temporary modifications in inappropriate places. As for Lei Jin, it's better to say, he has many new clothes, just pick one, there is nothing special about this aspect, it's all new, if the family conditions are good, he will also prepare a snow silk for the female. The clothes she wears are to be worn to the holy lake. No matter how many ceremonies she has held in her life, this silk clothes can only be worn for the first time.

Snow silk is very soft and precious. From picking cocoons, spinning silk to making a piece of clothing, a skilled craftsman will have to work for three or four months at least, and there are not many people in the tribe who know this craft. , At that time, when Roger held the ceremony, because of the rush of time, there was no snow silk clothes.

"It's too late." Speaking of this, Xi Ya pressed her left hand to her chin, a little annoyed between her brows.

"It doesn't matter, I don't pay attention to that." Isn't it just a silk dress? It's not that he didn't wear it.

"Xia Wei's grandpa promised to help Lei Jin make one, and it should be almost finished." Mo Ya said.

"Second brother, you are so smart." Mingya understood and cheered.

Xia crossed her fingers and smiled suddenly: "How could I forget Xia Wei's grandpa, he is the best craftsman in our tribe."

Lei Jin rubbed Moya's stomach with his elbows, when did he become so slippery, he did it secretly.

Mo Ya held his arm and dragged the person into her arms. Just after she had eaten, he felt uncomfortable. Xia Wei's grandfather is getting older now, and his eyes are not as big as before. He has rarely done it himself. Most of them are given to Xia Wei's grandfather. This time I heard that he is going to hold a ceremony. The old man was very happy and offered to say To help his female xing make one.

"Don't worry about the colored felt blanket, I've already prepared it." Roger's expression was very relaxed. He finally waited for this day. When he saw Xia and the others getting married, it was not in vain that he chose to stay, although he didn't expect them The three will share a partner, but as long as they are happy, it's fine. Besides, Lei Jin, he likes it, there's nothing wrong with it. When each child becomes an adult, he finds a tribal craftsman to weave a bright red blanket, and then To give it to them when they hold the ceremony.

The blankets have been made for many years, especially Xia's one, which is almost ten years old, but Roger is well sealed and kept, and it is still as bright as new when it is taken out of the cabinet. It is all red and gold with two-color pressing lines, which looks very tacky and very cheesy. festive.

Everything was ready, the priest predicted a good day, and chose the first day of June. In less than two months, the fifth year will pass, and finally ushered in Lei Jin and Xia, Mo Ya , Mingya held the ceremony on this day.

The house has been busy since it was not dawn. It was a bit dark in the morning. Everyone was afraid of snow, so they all speeded up their work. Many females in the tribe helped to cook and decorate the room. These things were done by Mu Ya, Zhu Xi and Su Rui took the lead, Lei Jin didn't understand, Suo Xing let go, and let them toss the room into a colorful one. People came over, and many people also brought tables, chairs, stools and pots in their hands. Put it down and start chopping wood, carrying water, and chopping ròu.

"Take care of my brother. Don't run around." In the children's room, Apple didn't understand anything, and was still slumbering. Grape, grapefruit and orange were already awake, and Lei Jin brought them some breakfast. Come over, the white rice is spread with a thick layer of wax ròu and a large portion of jī silk tofu soup.

Grape is more than five years old, and he probably understands what day it is today. He holds a small fist and promises, "Dad, I will be optimistic about Apple and prevent him from disappearing."

Grapefruit and Orange blinked the same big purple eyes, and said in unison, "Dad, we will listen to my brother."

"Eat quickly, or it will get cold later." Lei Jin patted their big heads, showing a little bit of love. This is his child, and he would never have dreamed of such a day before.

The tail tips of orange and grapefruit touched each other, secretly muttering in their hearts, Dad is really not normal today, someone who has always advocated bào strength is suddenly so gentle and not used to it.