The fox has no bad intentions

Chapter 413 Xia Dong Folk Customs
"Do I need to go through the counselor to ask for leave?" An Sheng, who was lying on the sofa, looked incredulous when she heard A Qing's words.

Perhaps it was because the school in her previous life was too wild, and she needed the counselor's approval to ask for leave, which touched on An Sheng's blind spots in knowledge.

The counselors at An Sheng's Past Life Academy are basically invisible, but their appearance means that three things are likely to happen.

First, a physical altercation involving weapons occurred at the school.

Second, a student from Nantong was found in the men's dormitory.

Third, they act as "human traffickers," using regular grades as bait to lure boarding students into "work-study programs," which means tricking students into working in local factories during winter and summer vacations to fix screws.

An Sheng's previous life was a rather unconventional academy, with all sorts of quirky tricks emerging one after another. School rules depended entirely on self-discipline, and teachers didn't care much whether students attended classes or not. As long as you had a breath left and didn't die in the school, that was fine.

If you don't have enough credits to graduate, no problem! The school thoughtfully provides paid retakes and opportunities to earn credits by working in factories.

The principal was so lucky that he upgraded from a BMW to a Bentley Flying Spur.

An Sheng has seen plenty of unorthodox and unconventional methods, but this is a respectable university that doesn't treat all students like韭菜 (leeks) to be harvested.

This truly startled An Sheng for a moment.

But then An Sheng thought for a moment, as if he had just realized something, and with a broad smile, he kicked Ah Qing's thigh and said:
"If you need to take leave."

"Ah Qing, you've secured a spot!"

“The safety and well-being of the entire village depend on you. If you don’t go back, the villagers of Changxi Town will not stand for it and will even call the Education Bureau to file a complaint.”

The little fox let out a joyful whimper.

Xia Dong.

While Xia Dong has never been a strategically important location for military strategists throughout history, it is definitely a place that immortals would fight over. During festivals, each township and county holds its own worship activities.

Although An Sheng had never experienced the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xia Dong, he had many friends in Xia Dong and knew some of the customs.

In places like Changxi Town, there are festival rituals called burning towers and setting up towers during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Burning towers is a local collective activity. Round towers are built on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, while more elaborate ones are built using semi-circular tiles. On the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, firewood is added and the towers are lit, burning all night.

Round towers, round tiles, and a round moon—these elements, symbolizing a perfect union, carry a beautiful and auspicious meaning.

Setting up a tower is a small family ritual.

In front of the hall or courtyard, flower pots are placed and a tower is built around them with tiles. Inside the flower pots are statues of the gods worshipped in the home, symbolizing rising step by step.

Of course, there are also the mooncake gambling games played everywhere, as well as some games played among children.

For example, after setting up the tower, have the little kids in the family stand guard next to it with bamboo sticks to ensure that no small animals knock it over before the ceremony ends.

after all
The tower was placed on the table, which was piled high with food. It was reasonable for some accidents to happen occasionally, but it was very unlucky.

Therefore, a new game called "Chasing the Stray Cats" was added to the activities among the children.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ah Qing's importance is beyond question!
Old Chen needs Ah Qing to negotiate with the various deities to ensure they will show leniency and not demolish the village's pagoda.

An Sheng wasn't here last year.

But these things were predictable; Ah Qing's psychic abilities were just too useful.

We made sure to inform the deities in advance to ensure that the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival activities went smoothly.

If any of these folk activities go wrong, the villagers will rebel, given the reputation of Xia Dongxian as a place that is highly contested.

Old Chen was going to kneel in the ancestral hall to beg for forgiveness.

"Ok?"

As An Sheng was thinking, A Qing's phone suddenly rang with a WeChat ringtone. She took out her phone and, while doing so, closed the little fox's spread legs, making him obediently cover his little bell so that the students from the Animal Science Department across the street wouldn't see it and kill him in one fell swoop.

"what?"

A-Qing looked at the screen and saw a message from her mother, Chen Peipei, sent to her location. Chen Peipei: [A-Qing, the Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and the villagers are taking extra care of the tea shop.]

Chen Peipei: [Is the school convenient for you?]

"I don't know if my leave application will be approved." Ah Qing scratched her head a little when she saw the message from her mother, and glanced at her classmates who were still discussing asking for leave.

"Today! I absolutely have to get a day off!" The slightly exotic-looking female student from the Western Regions clenched her fists and said with high spirits, "The airfare for the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival is 3,200 yuan, but if I go a day early, I can get a 500 yuan discount!"

"Last year, I spent over 4,000 yuan flying from Yunnan to Yining. I absolutely can't afford to crash on that this year. I'm going to save the money and buy a land monitoring parameter instrument! I'm going to take the train! 580 yuan to get home!"

"Huh? In previous years your parents would book tickets for you, but this year you bought your own ticket?" her roommate asked curiously.

“I asked my dad to transfer the money to me. Perfect, the money saved on the plane ticket can be used to buy a parameter analyzer.”

"Your butt is pretty hard," her roommate remarked.

Based on her knowledge of geography, YN City is located in an area close to the border.

The journey from Chang'an by train must have been two or three thousand kilometers. No one would dare utter such outrageous words unless they had a body made of high-carbon steel.

Don't end up not saving money but developing hemorrhoids from sitting too long.

"What are you talking about so enthusiastically? Ah Qing, I've finished showering, it's your turn."

Mo Yiqing wiped his wet hair, poked his head out from the second floor, and called out to A Qing.

"Oh, we didn't talk about much. Everyone was just talking about taking two days off early to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"If you want to ask for leave, isn't it as easy as having hands?" Mo Yiqing chuckled and said, "Our hometown has homestay activities every year. The reason is legitimate. Just ask the guide."

"By the way, what shape will your family's firework tower be in this year? I think they're saying they have a bit more budget this year and are planning to build a plum blossom-shaped tower."

In Chancheng District, where Mo Yiqing lives, there is also a burning tower activity before the Mid-Autumn Festival. As the daughter of a major sponsor, she has to attend the event every year.

"Alas"

Upon seeing A-Qing and Mo-Mo chatting about the guesthouse where the tower was burned, Tang You couldn't help but shrink back.

She had been curious about the folk customs of the South and envied A-Qing and Mo-Mo for getting leave so easily, so she specially searched for the folk custom of burning towers on Baidu.

then
She fell silent.

The burning of towers originated in the late Yuan Dynasty. Initially, it was not a folk custom, but rather a signal to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. The custom involved hiding a note inside a mooncake, indicating that on the fifteenth of August, a fire would be lit as a signal.

Three families support one yuan, and the entire family is wiped out in one night.

of course.

These are all things from the past, and no one will say anything strange or cheesy about them. However, it's still quite possible that people will use this as an excuse to tease each other, or even run to their own beds to playfully scratch and rub themselves.

Don't wait until then.

Instead of eating Xia Dongren alive, the people of Chancheng joined forces to scratch them until they were shaking uncontrollably.

"I'll ask the advisor if it can be approved." After taking a shower, Ah Qing sat in front of her laptop and sent a message to the advisor asking if she could take leave.

[Approved. I'll write the leave slip for you. If you're in a hurry, you can go home this afternoon. Oh, and before you go home, could you please say hello to Bai Shuiniu?] The counselor replied almost instantly, approving A-Qing's leave.

in a sense.

The teachers and professors were worried that the innocent Ah Qing would be bewitched by the heretical demons from the neighboring courtyard.

Especially after the prize pool was increased, the dean couldn't be happier that Ah Qing would skip class and hide away every day.

As soon as A-Qing asked, the counselor immediately approved it.

(End of this chapter)