Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1386: A Method to Obtain Lucky

When Shangluo first heard about rice flour and oil, he was not very interested. But when he heard the second half of the sentence, his whole attention was drawn to it——

"What did you say? You can still have good luck?"

"In theory, that's right. Participating in such New Year activities will bring good luck. But rice, flour and oil are more important."

"No no no please tell me how to have good luck."

Luck is extremely important to Shangluo, because he can really see these energies.

"Just join the dragon lantern team - Oh, Shangluo, you don't know what a dragon lantern is, right?"

What is a dragon lantern?

"Dragon lantern, I seem to have some impression of it."

Shangluo vaguely remembered that the dragon lantern seemed to be some kind of local folk custom. Although the center of this folk custom was in Zhejiang, it was basically found in all parts of Nanzhili.

In Daming, the dragon lanterns in Nanzhili and the dragon boats in Guangdong are both community activities. Just like the dragon boat races in Guangdong, which are held by communities, here are dragon lantern races.

However, the outcome of the dragon boat race is relatively straightforward, while the dragon lantern is a bit more special.

First of all, the dragon lanterns in Nanzhili are different from dragon dances in other places. The dragon lanterns are basically fixed, and only the dragon head is kept in a special place by each village community. The rest of the dragon body is spliced ​​on site with benches taken from each family, and each family can participate by carrying their own benches.

The benches will be connected to each other, and lamps representing the dragon's body will be hung on them.

The dragon head is not changed every year, but the dragon body is basically changed once a year. In some places, a very concrete dragon body is made, while in other places, a lamp is used instead.

The competition between dragon lanterns is more like a group gymnastics competition - first of all, it is a race. Although running with a bench is something that anyone with legs can do, with more than a hundred benches put together and more than a hundred people working together, this activity becomes dangerous, especially for the person carrying the dragon's tail.

Shangluo remembered that there was a leg-binding race in the school's sports meet, where the legs of all the students in the class were tied together and then they ran a race, with some events like running around a pole interspersed in between. If someone fell, it would be fine if he took everyone around him down with him.

If he was the only one who fell, he would be dragged along the ground by the whole wall of people.

The same is true for the dragon lantern. When more than a hundred or even more people run together, their combined strength will be fully displayed on the dragon's tail. Every year in the dragon lantern project, some people are swept by the dragon's tail when turning, and some are thrown several meters away, while others are stuck in the orthopedic ward.

This is actually a very dangerous and intense folk activity. Because there are more than a hundred people between them, the dragon head can't see what the dragon tail is doing, and the people running in front can't see what the back is doing.

So while running, the wind and percussion band next to them also has to run along, playing music as they run.

"Ah Shangluo, I know what you are worried about. Yingtian's dragon lanterns don't race."

"It scared me. I thought everyone was going to run down the street."

"If you want to see it, you can go to the south. There, the dragon lanterns still have such a custom. The dragon lanterns in Yingtian just walk along when they are paraded through the streets." "What do the dragon lanterns compete with each other?"

"It's a formation competition. They coil up in the square - that's why our dragon lantern is particularly long, with about a few hundred people. So I say this is actually a group gymnastics competition. It's about who can coordinate better than over there, and who can mobilize the most people to participate."

[No, I want to see a river of blood! ]

"Why do I seem to sense some murderous intent?" Director Huang looked at Shangluo, "Do you think this is boring? Do you like something more exciting? There is no way. The higher-ups will not approve anything too exciting. Otherwise, more than a dozen people would be hospitalized every year, all with thoracic vertebrae fractures and compression injuries. After all, being squeezed against a telephone pole by the combined force of more than a hundred people is still quite dangerous. So we can only change to a less exciting competition."

"No, no, I think it's good. If it's too exciting, it's not suitable for children. It's so unlucky to spend every year in a bloody mess - so how can I get good luck by participating in this competition?"

"what?"

Director Huang was stunned for a moment: "Do you still remember the incident with Jili?"

Shangluo nodded. Rice, flour and oil didn't matter to him, he just wanted something lucky.

This can be regarded as asking for divination. If you can accumulate some good luck here, things will go more smoothly later - this can be regarded as actively testing the future.

"But Shangluo, the good fortune you want is within the bad fortune you mentioned."

"Is it auspicious to be hospitalized?"

"You can say that falling down during a race is considered auspicious, and being thrown away is also auspicious. So in the past, some people would deliberately run very vigorously during the race to get themselves thrown away for the sake of good luck."

[Great! Very spirited!] Apollonia saw the feeling of a car race in this.

"Wow," Victoria was stunned, "Why do I feel like I'm back home? I thought only Romans liked to play these things, but it turns out that Aurora also has such exciting folk activities."

"Ah," Phaethon covered his forehead, "I should have known it earlier. Our fellow citizens are not simple at all."

Shangluo asked: "So this auspiciousness has been cancelled?"

"This is a bit outrageous after all - in fact, it is mainly Yingtian's problem. Yingtian has too many electric poles and street lamps. Every year, people are squeezed onto the street lamps and then pressed up by more than a hundred people. Some people are seriously injured. So this kind of intense event was cancelled decades ago. I think it's pretty good now. Everyone beats gongs and drums and carries dragon lanterns through the streets, and then gathers together in the square. There is a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere everywhere."

"But this is unlucky!" Shangluo slapped his thigh, "Hey, Director Huang, can we make this competition more auspicious?"

"What? I know you're very capable. You're not planning on bringing the speed race back in, are you? Hey, I'm not kidding, this is different from the dragon boat race in Guangdong. The drift dragon boats in Guangdong are now divided into groups and timed, because if they get together, they will really fight. If we get together here, I'm afraid there will be a group fight."

"What?!" Shangluo was stunned for a moment. "I did think it was a timed run with groups. Is there an option for everyone to run together?"

"Yes, there are more than a dozen dragons squeezed into an alley several meters wide. It doesn't matter if the dragon head is broken, as long as we can make it to the end. Wait, Shangluo, are you serious?"

(End of this chapter)