Today is a happy day for this island. Even on the sheep farm path, there are all kinds of red cloth strapped to guide people all the way to the mountain.
This height is nothing for Ye Feng, but for Haiyan, who often relies on a dagger to fool people and lacks physical training, he is out of breath before climbing half of the mountain.
"I really can't stand it, sir. Let me have a rest."
The man squatted on the ground, gasping for breath, covered his chest with pale face and said: "if I go down, my leg will be broken!"
"It's only a long way to go. I broke my leg. OK, I'll help you if I don't go!"
Ye Feng looked at the man as if he were a wild dog who had run for 30000 meters. He almost spat out his tongue.
Ye Feng took out his pistol, pointed directly between his legs and said with a smile: "I don't think it's useful for him to have such a small physique. You can say goodbye to him!"
"No, I'll go. Can't I go?"
Looking at Ye Feng to fight his own life, the man was scared to stand up and go forward in a hurry.
The area of the island is not small, in addition to the fishermen living in the hillside platform and the foot of the mountain, there are also rolling slopes.
After climbing over the mountain, the tall man and Ye Feng came to a slope constantly beaten by the waves. Soon they heard the loud sound of gongs and drums not far away.
Looking up, I can see that a group of people in the fishing village are singing and dancing together in a depression on a slope not far away.
"Where is the place for the trial of fighting fish. This year's ceremony is for the children of the fishing village. It is held every three years. All children aged 15 to 21 can participate in it."
, "you mean, old fellow iron is over there." Ye Feng looks at the crowd gathering not far away and asks.
"yes, Tu Lao tie is the representative of the fishing village in name, and this time he must accompany the old fellow in the fishing village and those in the East China Sea."
The man gasped for breath and asked, "this boss, I've brought you here. Do you think you can let me go?"
"now is not your bargaining time, I saw the old fellow of Tu Lao tie, I will consider letting you go!"
Ye Feng took a look at him and walked slowly towards the front. The man looked at Ye Feng's back in fear. He wanted to run but didn't dare to run, so he had to lower his head to follow him.
Every settlement has its own special customs.
At this time, on this small hillside, most people gathered in this fishing village. Today is a three-year adult ceremony, and everyone looked at the child who became the protagonist in front of them with a smile.
Some parents are following the children around them, telling them what to do, and then rubbing white and red dyes on their faces and hands to pray for peace.
However, there are very few 14-year-old children like sea breeze and waves who can survive the rite of passage. Most of them are accompanied by running.
The rite of passage is held once every three years. From the age of 15, we can attend it three times. In fact, the real protagonists should be healthy young men in their twenties. After all, a 30 kilogram fish is not small at all. It's hard to imagine it without superb skills.
Ye Feng slowly walked out of the crowd and looked around. He had to say that the island was really unique. There were not only water flowing underneath, but also green plants and mountains. The living environment was excellent.
There is a natural depression in the hillside beside the island. The hole is U-shaped, about 20 meters wide and more than 10 meters deep. One side of the depression is connected with the sea. As long as a simple wooden barrier is made at the exit, it is a natural basket.
When the tide is high, the sea water will fill the hole. After the tide is low, the seafood that has no time to leave will become the harvest of the people on the island.
In the face of this unique gift, this is a natural fishing ground. Even if the tide rises and falls once a day, it is estimated that the seafood in it is enough for the whole village to eat.
At this time, in front of the U-shaped hole, an old man in full dress was talking on a platform that stretched out, and people around him were looking at the fence.
Although the sea breeze is very strong, Ye Feng still can hear something vaguely, "empress, gift, ancestor blessing, once every three years..." Or something.
It's supposed to be some kind of prayer. Ye Feng glanced at the crowd. The three brothers and sisters of Hailing, as well as the enthusiastic old Eminem and Hai Lei with tendons, were also around. It seems that they have come to attend the rite of passage.
See Ye Feng come to the crowd, the sea breeze and waves have been turned into two boys waved to him, shouting something, but the wind has not passed away.
Although I can't hear what they said, Ye Feng nodded to them. In Ye Feng's opinion, the level of these two little guys is much better than that of ordinary adults.
See Ye Feng in the opposite, sea breeze also want to stand up and shout what, by his elder sister a press on the ground, bow to scold him a few words.Sea breeze is not saying anything, people's eyes with a trace of reverence to the old man not far away.
After a long time, the old man on the platform finished his prayer. Then the topless Hailei came forward with a basket in his hand.
Then, Hailei took out a big fish from the basket, grabbed the head and tail of the fish, and knelt down in front of the old man with both hands raised and one knee.
The old man made a gesture to the fish, then picked up a knife from the side, gently cut a knife on the fish, and suddenly the fish struggled, and the blood flowed down from the wound.
Then people around him handed a red rope through the wound and tied it to the fish's tail fin.
Seeing this scene, Ye Feng nodded. No wonder he asked the children to catch a big fish weighing 30 jin. It turned out that they had moved their hands and feet ahead of time. The fish had been cut with a knife and was bleeding. It should have been stabbed in a place that could not be healed. Even if no one caught it in the water, they would lose blood and die slowly.
Moreover, the red rope binds the caudal fin of the big fish, greatly slowing down its swimming speed. Without the function of the caudal fin, it also loses too much blood, which naturally increases the probability of catching.
After doing this, Hai Lei looks at the crowd, raises the big fish in his hand with one hand, drinks high, and throws it towards the hole under him heavily.
The people on one side were ready to throw the processed fish into the hole, but the only one with the red line was the biggest one. After the fish fell into the water, it flashed slightly and disappeared.
Looking at the fish have disappeared, the thunder roared at the crowd around: "start!"
Then the gongs and drums rang again, and the children who were ready to go around jumped directly from the edge of the hole without hesitation.
Every child living in the ocean is like a natural swimmer. Nearly 10 meters high, for these children who live on the sea all the year round, it's like leisure.
A group of children, after falling into the water with various postures, said hello to the above, then quickly dived into the pit and began to look for the trace of red blood in the water.
"That's interesting!"
Looking at this grand meeting, Ye Feng nodded gently. Apart from other things, this way of choosing adult ceremony on the island is really unique.
"which is the old fellow?"
After seeing the so-called fighting fish trial, Ye Feng turns around and looks at the man who is shrinking and asks.
"That's the chubby one with a bushy face and beard on the platform!" The man pointed to the one not far away and said.