The Little Lucky Girl

"Yes, you came at the right time. Tomorrow is our festival."

The four people's eyes lit up. They had only read about it in the local chronicles in Lord Tao's study. The chronicles were very interesting and made them very curious.

But they also knew that some villages were very hostile to outsiders, so they quietly asked Ming Youyou: "Can we join?"

She didn't dare to make a decision and could only look at Old Man Ming.

The leader understood what was going on and immediately invited them warmly: "Come on, everyone! Festivals are more lively when there are more people."

Old Man Ming glared at her, then turned around and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll bring them over tomorrow."

The leader waved his hand and said, "Then why bother? Just stay in the village tonight."

It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, so Old Man Ming had to call the four people aside and said, "The village usually does not allow outsiders to stay overnight. This time, they are giving us a lot of face. You must not run around."

Ming Youyou nodded seriously, turned around and started playing with the children in the village, and soon she disappeared.

When she appeared again, she had changed her clothes and was dressed the same as the other girls in the village. Zheng Huan and the others didn't recognize her at first.

She turned around proudly and said, "This tube skirt is called 'Longji'. Will it look good on me?"

Feng Xu asked in confusion: "Why do other people's clothes look flat when they wear them, but yours look round?"

Ming Youyou was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and snorted loudly.

Seeing this, Feng Xu pointed at her belly and said, "Look, look, it's even rounder now."

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Zheng Huan hurriedly shushed them and motioned for them to go see Lu Tai.

Yuxiang was surrounding Lu Tai with a few girls, holding a book and saying, "We don't know a few words, can you teach us?"

The three people saw that Lu Tai's ears were red. They chuckled and decided to stand aside.

A young man brought them food. Feng Xu saw that the machete on the young man was very sharp. Thinking of their leaping down from the trees, he couldn't help but exchange martial arts with him.

The leader watched this scene from afar, not knowing what he was thinking, until someone came over and said, "Brother, you shouldn't have kept those outsiders here today. Look how long it has been, and the hearts of these young people in the village have already started to fly."

The leader shook his head, "It's just a joke between kids, you're overthinking it, second brother."

The person opposite had an angry expression on his face, "Brother, have you forgotten how my Yuhua died?"

The leader was silent. He waved his hand and called the people, saying, "Go tell Yuxiang and the others to go back to bed quickly. We have to go into the mountains to pick flowers early tomorrow morning."

Picking flowers means picking and appreciating Jian flowers, which is called "Moguoshuai" in the village. This flower represents auspiciousness and purity.

The picked flowers are brought back to the village to decorate the Dragon Pavilion, bathe the Buddha with holy water, and pray for a good harvest, peace and good fortune in the coming year.

Ming Youyou and the others also climbed the mountain for a long time and were very hungry when they came back. Yuxiang handed them the water splashing cakes she had made last night and said with a wink, "Eat more. Eat well so that you can splash water more successfully later."

Water-splashing Baba is also made with brown sugar and glutinous rice flour. After mixing, it is wrapped in steamed banana leaves and then steamed over high heat.

They also did a lot of work last night, and they all decided to bring it to the academy to hand it in.

With a loud singing, their long-awaited Water-Splashing Festival began.

Ming Youyou and the others hurried over and saw the leader dip a flower in silver foil to get holy water, sprinkle it on their shoulders, then pat them with his hands and say a few words in the local language.

They didn't understand, but guessed it was a blessing, so they nodded happily and waited with anticipation.

Finally, the leader smiled at them and walked towards the people behind him.

Several people looked at each other, is that the end?

Yuxiang pulled them apart with a smile, "Don't worry, this is called Wenpiao, and that side is Wupiao, I will definitely let you have fun."

As a result, Ming Youyou was ambushed by Yuxiang before she had taken two steps. A large bucket of water was poured on her from behind, and she instantly became a drowned chicken.

Just as Feng Xu was about to point at her and laugh, a thick stream of water came towards him. His open mouth was filled with water and he spat out several times.

Zheng Huan and Lu Tai laughed while nimbly dodging the water splashing around them. Will Ming Youyou and Feng Xu let it go?

They immediately stepped forward to grab the two men, determined to get them soaked even if it meant dying together with them.

The four of them splashed water on each other playfully until they realized that Ming Youyou seemed to be splashed the most. It wasn't because of anything else, but because she was the shortest, so it was easy for her to splash water on them.

Zheng Huan and the other two immediately avenged her. The four of them rushed towards the person who was splashing water on them, drenching him all over until he couldn't bear it anymore and ran away crying.

The four of them laughed so hard that they bent over, then left and found an empty spot to sit down.

Lu Tai wiped his face and said, "What the book says is true. It is really poured out with great enthusiasm."

Feng Xu also panted and said, "No wonder we were asked to eat more just now. This is indeed a strenuous job."

Ming Youyou motioned them to look at a young man with a sullen face, "I don't know why, but this guy always glares at Lu Tai. He was the one who poured that huge bucket of water just now."

Zheng Huan and Feng Xu jumped up immediately, "Wait, we'll go and avenge you."

Because their clothes were all wet, they changed into the clothes in the village and sat on the ground to bask in the sun.

Grandpa Yang also specially made a bowl of medicine for Lu Tai to help him get rid of dampness; the others drank a bowl of ginger soup.

Someone shouted, "Look, there's a rainbow."

They looked up and saw a big rainbow appeared where they had just splashed water.

"Hurry, make a wish. It will be most effective now." Ming Youyou urged.

When all the young people were tired of playing, the elders set up a long table for the banquet and asked them to come and eat.

Ming Youyou followed the children in the village and went around the tables, taking a bite of food from each one. After running around, they were full.

Zheng Huan and the others were also forced to drink a lot of wine, their cheeks were red, and they started to hang out with the young men.

Old Man Ming and the chief drank bowl after bowl of wine together, feeling very happy.

The sworn brotherhood between the two was somewhat hasty at the time. The leader did not expect an outsider to help them so much, so he brought it up out of gratitude. Old Man Ming did not want to refuse, so he agreed.

But they only see each other almost once a year, so it is impossible to say how deep their feelings are.

Only now did the two seem to have truly become brothers.

Old Man Ming patted the leader on the shoulder and spoke from his heart, "Brother, your village is nice, but if you want to live a good life, you still have to go out and see what good things there are outside."

The leader paused holding the bowl, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to, it's just..."

Old Man Ming saw his hesitation and embarrassment, and sighed: "Forget it, today is your New Year, we can talk about it later if you have anything to say."