"Get ashore!"
Seeing three large grass carp and a big green carp already lying on the shore, Cheng Xiaofan turned off the live broadcast and urged those who were about to land.
The horses were full of spirit, as if they understood his words, and they all rushed from the lake to the shore.
Cheng Xiaofan reached out to his mount, patted it gently, and said, "General Bai, take them to play on the side. I need to head back too."
He had figured it out; the horse he was riding, a dark red one, was the leader of these horses.
On top of this horse's head, there was a tuft of very beautiful white hair, which Cheng Xiaofan had named General Bai.
General Bai was very obedient and well-behaved. He nodded at Cheng Xiaofan and led the other horses away.
The four fish placed on the shore, estimated to weigh over six hundred catties, were all quite large.
Cheng Xiaofan moved the fish into his space, and after placing them in the net pocket of the pond, the four fish that had fainted choked on some spiritual water and with a splash, woke up.
When he returned to the back mountain, the sun was just setting.
Beneath the old pine tree next to the plot of land on the hillside, a long offering table had already been set up.
Although the offering table was relatively simple, it looked very imposing and had an ancient feel to it.
Around the offering table, various birds, fish, flowers, and insects were carved. Beside it were a pair of stone incense burners, and even the prayer mat had been woven and placed under the offering table.
With the help of these two people, Cheng Xiaoxin was truly relieved of a lot of worry.
As Cheng Xiaofan approached the area not far from the entrance, he repeated his trick. He entered the woods, took out the four fish from his space, put them into two large snakeskin bags, and tied them to the motorcycle.
When he returned home, he immediately noticed that Luo Changsheng, Tang Guihua, and Mei Xueyun were all there.
Cheng Xiaofan unloaded the four large fish from the motorcycle.
"Where did you get such big fish?" Luo Changsheng asked, taken aback.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "I asked someone to get them from a friend's fish pond!"
Upon hearing his son's words, Cheng Fugui rolled his eyes. His son had been an honest person since childhood, and now, in front of everyone, he could lie without blushing.
Luo Changsheng sighed, "These four big fish weigh at least five to six hundred catties. In all my years, I've rarely seen fish this large!"
"This will be enough for the whole village to have a feast tomorrow!"
Cheng Fugui said, "The pig I slaughtered at home will definitely not be enough for the whole village to eat. I'll buy half a pig from the street tomorrow to make up the numbers."
"That's not necessary!"
Luo Changsheng shook his head and said, "Tomorrow is the opening day for Xiaofan's orchard, but it's also an opening for the whole village. The rest will be handled by the village. Fugui, don't worry about it!"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan moved the four fish to the backyard and placed them all in the pond.
After dinner, Cheng Xiaofan didn't go to the back mountain anymore. He lay on his bed and opened his live broadcast backend. He found that after producing two viral videos, the revenue sharing had reached over five million.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately withdrew this money.
In the blink of an eye, his bank account held over nine million.
He noticed that the download volume of the video he live-streamed that afternoon, despite being questioned by many people, was rising steadily.
This indicated that the video was still liked by many people.
Cheng Xiaofan felt that future live streams should return to the basic life of the countryside.
If he hadn't been in urgent need of money, he would never have live-streamed the scene of the horses galloping on the lake.
The next morning, before it was completely light, it was bustling around Cheng Xiaofan's house.
Several strong village men herded a large black pig out of the pigsty, tied it up, and lifted it onto a frame.
Slaughtering a pig was a meticulous process, requiring a quick and clean kill without causing the pig any pain. The knife had to be sharp, and the strike had to be precise.
The worst thing in pig slaughter was to make multiple cuts, which not only caused pain to the pig but also brought bad luck to the household.
Especially on the day of the grand opening, everything had to go smoothly without any mishaps.
Guo Laozhuang was a well-known butcher in Zhuxi Village. Today, because he was slaughtering the opening pig, he had also specially tied a red silk ribbon around his waist.
He weighed a gleaming sharp pig-slaughtering knife, walked up to the pig, and scratched its head, saying with a smile, "Brother Ershuai, you amassed wealth by exploiting the people in your past life, and now you are repaying it with flesh and blood. Today, you are lucky to be the opening pig, and in your next life, you will surely be a good person!"
The pig, feeling no fear from Guo Laozhuang's scratching, was happily grunting. Then, with a flash of cold light, the major artery in its neck was severed, and a stream of blood gushed out like a fountain, all collected in a wooden bucket.
It was estimated that the pig didn't even know how it died.
At this point, the hot water in the house was ready and poured into a large wooden basin. Several strong men lifted the pig into the basin and began to continuously pour the water from the basin onto the pig.
After it was thoroughly soaked, Guo Laozhuang began to scrape the hair off the pig.
Since this was the opening pig, the pig's head had to be used for offerings to the Land God during the opening ceremony. Guo Laozhuang first cleaned the hair off the pig's head.
Cheng Xiaofan was not idle either. He carried incense, candles, some offerings, as well as chickens and fish into a basket at home, and loaded it onto the motorcycle.
Fortunately, there were many people helping. Luo Yang and Feng Xigua also rode motorcycles and helped carry some items.
Luo Changsheng led an old yellow ox, which was collectively raised by the village. Red silk ribbons were hung on its body, and a large red flower was tied to each of its horns.
Some people say that bulls cannot stand red colors, which is misleading.
Cows are colorblind and cannot see colors clearly.
Only in a bullring, when the bull sees a cloth waving in front of it, does it become enraged.
Guo Laozhuang cleaned the pig's head, and with a twist of the knife along the pig's neck, the entire head came off.
Feng Xigua took the pig's head and placed it on the motorcycle.
The group arrived at the back mountain exactly at eight o'clock, which was the best time for the opening ceremony.
Luo Changsheng led the ox to face the offering table and tied it to the large tree.
With the assistance of Luo Yang and Feng Xigua, Cheng Xiaofan placed the offerings on the offering table.
At the same time, he opened his live broadcast.
"Hello everyone, today is the opening day of my fruit ginseng. According to the customs of the countryside, on the first day of the opening, we will hold an opening ceremony to worship the Land God..."
Immediately, he handed the remote control for the aerial camera to Mei Xueyun beside him, asking her to film.
"What is fruit ginseng? I've never heard of it!"
"This is my first time seeing an opening ceremony. It looks quite lively!"
"I hope this live broadcast will bring new surprises again!"
"I've been following the Great God's live streams religiously!"
At this moment, Miao Xiuhua tied a red silk ribbon around Cheng Xiaofan's waist. Then, he went to the field, pulled out two fruit ginsengs, and placed them on the offering table.
"I announce that Cheng Xiaofan's opening ceremony officially begins!" Luo Changsheng declared loudly.
Bang—
Crack!
Dong dong dong, kuang kuang kuang, wu la la...
Suddenly, firecrackers, gongs, drums, and suonas sounded simultaneously.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan took a bunch of incense from Cheng Fugui and, standing before the offering table, bowed deeply to the old yellow ox, the messenger of the Land God.
"Yellow ox, yellow ox, please lend your message to convey my good wishes..."
Just as he finished reciting, with a splash, the old yellow ox opposite him, with a look of fear in its eyes, bowed to Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan bowed to it, and it immediately bowed back.
This sudden scene stunned everyone present.
"Old Village Chief Luo, what is happening?"
Cheng Fugui asked Luo Changsheng with a look of astonishment.
After a while, Luo Changsheng frowned and said slowly, "Fugui, it seems our Xiaofan is no ordinary person. The Land God cannot bear his bow!"