God said I would meet you

It was completely dark, and the bonfire in the open space was a flame as high as a person.

Men, women, old and young sat around the campfire in twos and threes, chatting and laughing endlessly.

Ding Dong's jumping chords sounded from nowhere. At first, it was just a faint sound hidden in the noisy conversation. Gradually, the powerful vibration like a drum gradually became louder. Standing out from the noisy noise, he caught everyone's eardrums with an irresistible gesture.

The chatter of the crowd subsided, and above the dancing bonfire, there was only the sound of ding-dong chords jumping wantonly with the flames.

It is one of the earliest and most primitive musical instruments mastered by human beings. From the primitive society period, to the ancient times when civilization took shape, and then to the modern times soaked in industrial civilization, this ancient, primitive and simple music accompanied Humans have gone through thousands of years of evolution.

It is an ancient and boundless force, and it is difficult for you to really appreciate the charm of the mouth string without sitting in front of it and listening to its sound once.The vibration of the reed is strong and powerful, and it spreads far and wide, following the beat of the heartbeat, as if shaking on the apex of your heart.

Lin Jinyu seemed to be frozen, listening to the ancient music carefully through the red flame.

At the beginning, it was just one reed, and after a few minutes, new chords joined the ensemble. Several reeds vibrated together, playing a low or high melody. These melodies combined form a song that recites the soul of the Yi people. .

The old man who smoked the pot bag knocked the pot on the sole of his shoe, picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine, and began to sing loudly in Yi language along with the chords:

"yehaxionuobumajie

The mountain behind the ancestral house

nimuniericeigeizuo

ancestral spirits once rested in peace

awowoziceigajie

Our ancestors grew up here

awogaziniubukie

The descendants are now dejected

aqujiasuceigajie

Beauty was born here

Yezikuosuceijuzuo

Heroes are born here

awoqieneiceigajie

Later generations gradually declined

awonebuniubiqie

The ancestral spirits also sigh to hurt the gods"

His voice was old and hoarse, but powerful, and someone beat the tambourine in time. In the distant chords and tambourine sound, the voices of men and women sang together with the old man.

This is a chorus that cannot be reproduced and appreciated in a recording studio. It is original, straightforward, without embellishments or cadenzas, rough and distant, and any tuning and processing are superfluous for it. It belongs only to the mountains, to the here and now.

Lin Jinyu was overwhelmed by this spontaneous and original singing, and couldn't recover for a long time.

Zhang Xinli hummed softly along with the singing, his voice was deep yet youthful, as distant and deep as this mountain.

Men and women began to stand up and dance Dati dances around the fire. The Yi people are a nation of fire and the sun, and they sing praises of light and flames.

Mu Se, Zhang Wenbin, and many others drank to the sound of singing, dancing, and firelight.They all use wooden or earthenware bowls for drinking, and when they clink glasses with each other, they drink the same bowl.

Lin Jinyu doesn't like drinking, she mainly cares about listening to music and eating.

But Mu Se refused to let him be alone, so he grabbed Lin Jinyu and said, "Why don't you just stay alone and don't talk, let's have a drink together." As he spoke, he handed Lin Jinyu a bowl of wine.

Lin Jinyu subconsciously looked at Zhang Xinli. Zhang Xinli put his hands on his knees, half of his face was reflected in the firelight. Seeing Lin Jinyu looking at him, he said, "This wine is brewed by myself. The alcohol content is not too high. You can drink some."

Lin Jinyu just took the bowl, and while looking at the yellow liquid in the bowl, she thought: No, what am I looking at him for?

Mu Se patted him on the shoulder: "That's right!"

Lin Jinyu took a sip, it was not as spicy as baijiu, and the taste was sweeter, so it was really easy to drink.

With the increasingly cheerful dance steps of Dati Dance, people no longer just chat in twos and threes, but start to walk around each other.Lin Jinyu chatted here and there with Mu Se and the others, but his eyes glanced at Zhang Xinli who was not far away from time to time.

From time to time, someone came over there with a wine bowl to toast him. Most of them were young people, both men and women.

Zhang Xinli kept his own wine bowl close at hand, and when someone came, he would pick it up, touch the other person politely, take a sip, and chat casually occasionally.He drank all the wine from those who came to pay respects, and he never refused anyone.

Lin Jinyu counted for him in her heart, and it took only a few moments to say a few words.

Although rice wine is not as strong as white wine, the speed is already quite fast, but everyone drinks wine like water.

This time, Lin Jinyu really saw the way of drinking here, and couldn't help thinking again, would this drinking method really prevent alcohol poisoning?

Gradually, some people came to toast Lin Jinyu with wine bowls. Most of them were young girls and children who had skateboarded with him. Occasionally, young boys whom they didn't know would come over to drink with Zhang Xinli after drinking with him.

For the first two or three times, Lin Jinyu didn't take it seriously, thinking that if someone came to respect you specially, it would not be good for him to save face. Besides, he drank these first, and then said that he couldn't drink it later.

His beautiful idea is purely out of society and inexperienced at the wine table.When a drinking game starts, either you don’t drink at the beginning, you don’t drink to anyone, and you don’t drink a drop, everyone will believe that you really can’t drink, otherwise once you drink someone’s, you won’t be able to stop later. I live in a car, so why drink this one and not that one?And at the beginning, he drank two or three glasses without hesitation, and then said that he couldn't drink, who would believe it?

Lin Jinyu dealt with five or six younger sisters and younger brothers in a row like this. When the seventh boy who clinked glasses with Zhang Xinli and came over to toast him, he quit and declined, "Well, I'm sorry. I can't drink anymore."

This is not very authentic in the eyes of the other party. I came to respect you with good intentions. It’s not that you can’t drink it.

Lin Jinyu was so unreasonable, she barely sat down after drinking this round, but it turned out that it was a new round before her butt was hot.

The enthusiasm was so intense that it was a bit overwhelming.Fortunately, although Lin Jinyu didn't want to drink much, she didn't think it was too much, so after drinking a few more, she saw the gap and moved to Zhang Xinli's side to use him as a shield to avoid the wind.

Zhang Xinli was clinking glasses with a girl with a red headband when he turned around and saw that Lin Jinyu didn't continue to play with Mu Se and the others, but instead came to him and asked, "Why?"

"Why not," Lin Jinyu said, "Just hide, I don't want to drink anymore."

Zhang Xinli said, "Actually, I will toast you to welcome you."

"I know it's a good intention." Lin Jinyu hugged his knees, looked at him and said, "It's just that I really can't drink anymore. It's okay to drink slowly, and I don't want to get drunk if I keep drinking."

Zhang Xinli opened his mouth slightly as if he wanted to ask him something, but before he could make a sound, he was interrupted, and another two peers, a man and a woman, came to toast.

Zhang Xinli had no choice but to stop talking, picked up a newly filled wine bowl and had a drink with them this time.

The girl left after drinking, but the boy filled another bowl and turned to Lin Jinyu who was aside.

Lin Jinyu's scalp felt numb in an instant. He really didn't want to drink anymore, and he didn't know how to refuse to be polite and decent.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the people took the initiative to meet him, and touched the wine bowl with his index finger and thumb.

There was a light "click" sound of wooden bowls colliding, and it was impossible not to drink now.Just when Lin Jinyu was about to resign himself to his fate and take a sip, Zhang Xinli stretched out a hand, took the bowl in his hand, compared it to the boy who was toasting, then raised his head, dripping the bowl of wine while his Adam's apple was rolling. I'm done drinking.

Lin Jinyu watched him the whole time, the boy was taken aback for a moment, then he also raised his head and finished his drink, then patted Lin Jinyu on the shoulder with a smile, turned and left.

Lin Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief: "It can still be like this."

"Yes," Zhang Xinli said, "It's impolite for others to toast and not drink, but it's okay for someone to volunteer to replace you, but it's usually..."

"What is it usually?"

Zhang Xinli said again, "Nothing."

Thanks to @三无特产.And @小喜世who is my benefactor father!applaud!Clap clap clap clap!

The author says:

Track [-] "Shuonuo Mountain" comes from the Shanying Group, Eagle Jike Qubu, the style is more traditional and old-fashioned, the original prelude accompaniment uses traditional instruments of the Yi nationality such as tambourines, mouth strings and bells, why it is called this name because it is said that there are many The birthplace of the Yi family branch.

Track [-] "Don't Be Afraid" is composed of Mo Xizi's poems, originally released and sung by Shanying Group, Black Eagle Waqiyihe, which is more folk-style. The original prelude accompanies popular instruments such as guqin, acoustic guitar, and maraca.