Legend of Xianghuang

Pingfeng is not a mountain, but a barren valley.

No one knows why it has such a name, there are even many, and they can't even remember it's called Pingfeng.

They all call it by another name.

"Can't come back".

This is a mysterious and frightening trough, shrouded in mist all year round, only with low bushes growing, no one dares to go in, not even close.

Once a person steps into this valley, he never comes out again.

The strange thing is that other creatures in this valley grow very well and travel effortlessly in and out of the valley, except human beings.

In the villages near and far, occasionally someone would accidentally step across the border while hunting, and would disappear into the mist ever since.

No one knows what is in Pingfeng, what happened to the people who went in.

"Inside, there is a city occupied by ghosts." The oldest old lady in Qingmu Village, who was already blind and deaf, often recited.

The children circled around her, curiously asking about the things inside "Can't Come Back", but the old woman seemed to be unable to hear the children's questions, staring blankly into the distance with her dim eyes, only He said to himself: "It's been so many years, soon, soon..."

The children felt that it was very boring, so they dispersed, and they forgot about it during the play.

A few years have passed, the old lady has passed away long ago, and the children who listened to the story at that time have also grown up.

"Ayousha, how many times have I told you not to get too close to Yinni!" the mother of the Long family said to her daughter displeasedly, while the father listened silently.

Ayousha held on to her grandma in reluctance: "Grandma, Yin Ni is so nice, she saved me when I was young, isn't it just a name."

"That's enough!" The grandma of the Long family glared. Ayousha pouted aggrievedly when she saw her angry, but she didn't let go.

"Okay, tomorrow is the Autumn Festival." Finally, the father of the Long family opened his mouth and stopped this lecture that he didn't know how long it would last.

Ayousha felt upset for Yinni all night.

Yin Ni's name was not chosen by herself, so why would everyone in the village alienate her more or less because she used a name only used by men?

You must know that Yin Ni is not only kind, but also very beautiful. Others say that Ayousha is the most beautiful girl in Qingmu Village, but Ayousha thinks that Yinni is much more beautiful when she smiles.

Sleeping with such dissatisfaction, Ayousha sneaked out to find Yin Ni the next day, taking advantage of everyone's busy holidays, and told her about it.

Regarding Ayousha's grievances for herself, Yin Ni just smiled, seemingly indifferent: "Ayousha, you don't have to argue with your parents because of me, my name is also fate."

Yin Ni has been crying non-stop since he was born, and after two or three days, his whole body has turned purple, and he may die at any moment.

In the end, it was Yinni's father who invited the most remarkable and mysterious goddess Amu in the nearby eighteen villages, and made the child recognize the big tree in the village as a relative, and finally stopped crying.

After that, the sorceress Amu blinked her lips and looked at Yin Ni for a long time, and finally let out a long breath, but said nothing.

She only told Yin Ni's father: "This child needs a boy's name."

Yin Ni's father was worried about his daughter, so he respectfully invited the sorceress to name Yin Ni.

Now, at least Yin Ni has grown up smoothly.

She is good-tempered and capable, and she is very popular among children of the same age, even younger children in the village.It's just that she not only learns from girls' skills, but also learns from boys' hunting skills, which makes her even more unique.

After being comforted by Yin Ni and her name was mentioned again, Ayousha stopped talking and started talking about today's Autumn Festival.

"Hey Ayousha, Yin Ni, you are hiding here, the festival is about to start, I'm looking for you." Nubu yelled loudly as he ran over from one side.He also grew up with them and had a very good relationship with them.

Nubu ran to the two of them, took a breath and looked at Ayousha: "Ayousha, I saw your father and mother looking for you just now, and they are coming here soon."

Ayousha let out an "ah" and looked at Yinni hesitantly.

She just had an argument with her mother the night before, and today is the autumn festival, so she understands what father said.

"Go quickly." Yin Ni received Ayousha's gaze, smiled and nodded to her with a gentle tone.

Ayousha nodded: "See you later!" After finishing speaking, she ran to the village.

Seeing Yinni watching Ayousha run away, Nubu's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but say, "Yinni, you—"

Yin Ni interrupted him, she looked at Nubu with bright black eyes: "Nubu, let's go back to the village too, the time is coming soon."

"...Yeah." Nubu nodded, this was the fourth time such an interruption, and Yin Ni knew everything.

"Brother, you are the No.1 that all the girls in the village admire. You can't lose to me with your physical strength." Yin Ni smiled and made a move to run, provoking Nubu slightly with his eyes.

Nubu smiled, got ready and ran to the stockade together with Yin Ni.

The girl in the village, Yin Ni, are you really going to admit that you are also a girl?

The Autumn Festival is a grand festival held every year in the Miao Village, and the most important thing is the big swing that is over ten meters high.

Young men and women excitedly followed the people dressed as "Qiu Gongqiu Po" to the swing frame. Some planned to sing love songs to their favorite girls on the swing, and some looked forward to who would be so brave this year.

Yin Ni silently looked at the newly decorated swing in the crowd, and unconsciously set her eyes on Ayousha who was full of anticipation.

She pursed her lips, showing no interest in this.

The harvest celebration of "Autumn Gong Qiu Po" is over, and young people cheer and rush onto the swing, which is shaped like a spinning wheel, with eight spokes staggered from each other, each with one person.

The eight people who rushed up first sat down, and the sender pushed the swing vigorously, and the swing quickly spun.

Amidst the cheers of the people, the autumn sender suddenly stood against the crossbar of the swing, causing the swing to stop abruptly, and everyone held their breath.

A person quickly jumped off the swing, leaving only the last person.It can be seen that he deliberately stayed to be the last person. Obviously, he wanted to confide his heart to the person he admired.

As the song fell, people gave up the girl one after another. She was a little shy, but more eager. Girls of the Miao nationality have always been generous and enthusiastic.

Looking at the pair, Ayousha couldn't help showing envy: "Yin Ni, if there is such a person who has the courage to sing for me on this occasion, that would be great."

Yin Ni smiled, but a trace of bitterness flashed in her eyes, she had no courage.

While speaking, the second round had already started. Ayousha squeezed into the crowd, but failed to grab the top eight.

Seeing Ayousha retreating in frustration, Yin Ni smiled and said, "I will send you up in the next round."

"Really?" Ayousha turned her head happily and couldn't help asking again.

Seeing the excitement in Ayousha's eyes, Yin Ni couldn't help but smile: "When did I ever lie to you?"

Before the words fell, cheers erupted from the crowd.

It turns out that the results of this round have already been announced.

Nubu stood on the swing, looking at the crowd below in embarrassment.He just accidentally looked at the rare smile on Yin Ni's face in the crowd, and lost his mind for a while, but he couldn't jump off the swing in time, and became the last person who had to sing.

Many women under the swing frame looked forward to seeing that Nubu might sing a love song to one of them, but Nubu just passed through the crowd and exchanged glances with Yinni.

Yin Ni's gaze was so calm that it didn't fit in with the people around her, she would only smile at Ayousha.

In the end, Nubu sang a song praising the mountains and forests under the disappointed eyes of everyone, and then jumped off the swing.

Since Yin Ni didn't want to, there was no need for him to add another layer of obstacles to her already not easy life.

The crowd rushed onto the swing again, and this time, Yin Ni pulled Ayousha to the front of the crowd.

She has been hunting with her father in the woods all year round. She is agile and sneaks through the crowd, and soon reaches the front.

However, Yin Ni did not relax at this point, but clasped Ayousha's waist with both hands in one go, and lifted her up.

"Yinni, you are the best!" Ayousha shouted happily to Yinni.

Yin Ni raised her head and looked at Ayousha, the sun seemed to cast a circle of golden light around her, making Yin Ni hold her breath involuntarily, unable to look away.

A hand stretched out and pulled Yin Ni back into the crowd.

Yin Ni turned around, saw that it was Nubu who relaxed, and then looked back at the swing frame that had started to rotate, only then did she realize that she almost blocked the swing just now, and everyone saw her abnormality.

"Thank you." Yin Ni said to Nubu politely.

Nubu twitched the corner of his mouth and opened his mouth: "Good brother." Then he put his eyes on Ayousha, "It's probably about to stop. Ayousha likes to take the first place, and she always jumps before she stops. Come down, you have to watch it."

Yin Ni also looked at Ayousha when she heard the words, Nubu was right, Ayousha never cared about her own danger for the sake of being the first.

The autumn sender raised his hand and pressed against the crossbar.

The people above jumped down one by one, but to Yin Ni and Nubu's surprise, Ayousha stayed on the swing all the time and stayed on the last one.

She sat there, not making the slightest attempt to jump off, looking as if she wanted to stay last.

People cheered and booed.

However, Yin Ni could see the panic in Ayousha's expression at a glance.

She saw that Ayousha's mouth was opening and closing, her eyes were full of panic, but she didn't make any other movements.

Yin Ni walked over step by step, but people were booing, and she couldn't hear what Ayousha was saying.

As time passed, Yin Ni finally strode to the front and shouted: "Everyone stop, something is wrong with Ayousha!"

For the first time in her life, she shouted so loudly, and the surroundings finally gradually quieted down.

People heard Ayousha's voice.

Her voice was already trembling with fear.

"What to do, I can't get down—" Ayousha looked at Yin Ni and said helplessly.

The author has something to say: Regarding the characters in this short story, the setting is Miao nationality. Bai Ye checked the information for a long time but failed to find anything [forgive Bai Ye’s tragic ability to check the information]. I only know the name of the Miao nationality. It is related to the father and grandpa, and there is also a habit of giving gold to girls and silver to boys... probably like this.

Then, in the customs of the Miao nationality, including titles and festivals, for the convenience of everyone to understand, the less accurate ones are still used.that's all.

The following is some information about the autumn festival.

It is popular in the Miao areas of Xiangxi in Hunan and Huatao in Guizhou. It is held every year on the first day of autumn and lasts for one day.Beginning with the "Liqiu" of the lunar calendar every year, young men and women gather in villages and mountain farms to sing and dance and seek partners.

First of all, a man and a woman dressed in ancient national costumes dressed as "Qiu Gongqiu Po" came to the swing frame with a plump corn cob and a handful of golden ears of rice in the cheers of the people. People report the year's harvest and congratulate the crops for their bountiful harvest.Then, young people scrambled to get on the swing.The swing frame is more than 10 meters high, in the shape of a spinning wheel, with eight spokes staggered from each other, and each frame can seat one person.The autumn-sending person pushed hard, and the swing started to spin, turning faster and faster, and people cheered.All of a sudden, the person who sent the autumn held the swing bar hard, and the swing came to an abrupt stop, and the people on it jumped down one after another.It is customary for the last person to land on the swing to sing loudly.Some young people deliberately stop on it, taking the opportunity to confide their hearts to their lovers with singing.

The Autumn Festival of the Miao people is held every year on the "Liqiu". The original meaning of the Autumn Festival is to catch the autumn "thousands". There is a beautiful legend about the origin of this festival:

According to legend, long ago there was a handsome young Miao man named Baguidare.He is not only smart, brave and upright, but also willing to help others. The Miao family likes him very much.Baguidare was not yet married, and matchmakers came to his house incessantly to promise marriage. The girls in 99 village all loved him secretly, but unfortunately, he never liked one.Where is the girl in his heart?On a crisp autumn day, Baguidare was hunting in the mountains. Suddenly he saw an eagle flying towards him grabbing something. Beautiful embroidered shoes.Baguida thought that a girl who can embroider such beautiful shoes must be smart, beautiful and ingenious.Baguidare was determined to marry this mighty man.He thought of a good way to make a swing for people to sit on, and let the girls in the neighborhood come to play on the swing.At this time, he took the flower shoes to the swing field to check them one by one, and finally found this beautiful girl, so he married her.Baguidara's girl-hunting swing has evolved into an interesting entertainment tool for people.