Three-eye large caliber pistol is something that you are afraid of and want to touch. In the past, when people in the village got married, they had to let the three-eyed large-caliber pistol get married. But adults always keep them from going to the front, saying that children will be deaf.
Three-eye large-caliber short gun is made of three iron pipes welded together (it was probably cast before welding at that time), with a small hole at the bottom to put the powder fuse, and the iron pipes are filled with homemade black powder. Then, the fuses were lit in turn, and three low guns could be heard in Fiona Fang several miles away. Holding a three-eyed large-caliber short gun in his hand, the shooter blocked his ears with cotton. So I always think that the person who let go of the three-eye large caliber pistol is a very brave person. There are only two people in the village with three-eye large-caliber shotguns, and some people have something to ask.
Marriage in rural areas is usually chosen at four or five o'clock in the winter morning, and it is still dark. I never understood why I chose a good day so early. The adults said it was to rob the East Gate, and whoever entered the East Gate first would be lucky. In fact, there is no door at the east corner of the village.
Adults need help, and children usually wait until the wedding team comes back soon. But I always go with adults, because those three shots have hooked my soul.
Married people have already prepared some dining tables, and when people with three-eyed large-caliber pistols come, they all want to taste the cannon. Three shots broke the silence in the morning, deep and distant, with a long interval between each shot. Actually, I asked the wedding person to come and eat jiaozi.
The wedding procession started, and the man with three eyes and a short spear walked at the front. Followed by a cart pulling gunpowder, a wooden box full of gunpowder was covered with a quilt. There are one or two people in this car who specialize in the management of gunpowder. Keep a certain distance from the person with a three-eye large-caliber shotgun in front and the vehicle that welcomes new students in the back.
How much gunpowder should be put along the way? Start as soon as you leave, and let go when you meet a corner. There are graves by the roadside. It is said that it can wash away evil spirits. Until the bride's house, when the bride was dressing up, the gunfire stopped. Generally, the bride will come out for a little longer. It is said that it can wear off mother-in-law's temper. Don't get angry when you cross the door. In fact, the time is set in advance. It usually takes about half an hour. The person in charge will urge the person who releases the three-eye large-caliber shotgun to say, "Hurry up."
At this time, the three shots were quickly coherent. The rhythm of three shots depends on the burning speed of gunpowder fuze. This is probably the skill of releasing people.
Before entering the village, three shots told people that the wedding procession was back. Huge sound waves spread all over the village along the street. The gunfire continued until the bride got off the bus. The street smells of smoke. When the bride enters the door, the task of releasing the three-eyed and large-caliber person is completed. Take a cotton ball out of your ear. Wash your hands and face blackened by gunfire and start drinking at the table.
I lived in this village until I went to middle school, and I always thought that marriage was like this. When I got to middle school, I talked with my classmates about getting married. Some students were surprised: "Let the three-eye large caliber pistol go?" We have never seen it. "
I said, "What do you put on the wedding?"
They said, "Nothing. In front of the wedding procession is a trumpeter who plays suona. "
We only ask the troupe to sing on a stage here for nothing and play suona at the funeral. How can this whining suona sound be associated with happy events?
Besides, they have never heard of robbing the East Gate. When a big girl gets married, she will get married openly after the sun comes out. It is shameful for widows to remarry, only before the sun comes out. I was so surprised that I couldn't speak, saying that hundreds of miles of local conditions were different. This small county in Fiona Fang is so different in customs. What will it be like to walk out of this county in the future?