Chapter 12: Ancestor Worship
As soon as the sky was bright, the ashes outside drifted towards Xiaoxi's house.
"Xiaoxi, it's time to get up," Mom shook Xiaoxi's hand and said softly to Xiaoxi.
In order to reflect the respect of the younger generations for the ancestors, it is not allowed to eat before worshipping the ancestors.
Xiaoxi followed her mother to the back mountain, which is the "Han's Cemetery".
Whenever Xiaoxi sees these lifeless tombstones, there will always be a trace of inexplicable sadness in her heart, which will disappear in an instant, but what remains in her heart is a pain that can never be erased.
Maybe Xiaoxi doesn't know if it's painful, but when Xiaoxi followed her parents to worship her ancestors, she always felt her father's sadness.
Mom's brow was as sad as the weather, because we were going to remember my deceased grandparents.
My father was raised by my mother since he was a child, and my grandmother died of a serious illness a few years ago.
Half an hour later, Xiao Xi arrived at the mausoleum of her grandparents in the Han Cemetery, and looked along a silent path, hundreds of tombstones stood coldly, and there was a feeling of isolation from the world.
Then it is a matter of following the steps of ancestor worship.
The first is to prepare items, prepare incense, fruits, pastries, paper money, and candles.
The second is to burn paper and incense.
The second is the precautions, don't pick up the paper, dress elegantly and dignifiedly, have a serious expression, don't take pictures, don't smoke, and pay attention to fire prevention.
Only by understanding the steps and precautions of ancestor worship can you carry out ancestor worship, otherwise you will commit a taboo.
Ancestor worship is like this, serious, not a little disrespectful to the deceased.
Xiaoxi followed her mother step by step in an orderly manner.
Although Xiaoxi is only five years old, she still needs to help her mother and worship her ancestors.
When all the ancestor worship activities were completed, Xiaoxi and her mother left the cemetery.
Xiao Xi is very bold but never dares to go to this cemetery alone, except for the express prohibition of her mother and elders, and secondly, Xiao Xi is very afraid to come here.
Every time she came here with her mother, Xiaoxi was extremely reluctant and even resistant.
As soon as I came here, the wind gusted and I felt eerie and terrible, so Xiao Xi didn't want to come here to participate in any ancestor worship activities.
If he hadn't participated in the ancestor worship, he would have been reprimanded by his mother, and Xiaoxi would not have come here alive or dead.
After worshipping the ancestors, Xiaoxi rushed to her grandmother's house with the remaining sacrificial paper money at home.
Grandma's house is not far from Xiaoxi's house, only a dozen kilometers away.
It took half an hour to arrive by township van, and Xiaoxi got off the bus.
Turn right and walk a little way to "Hongta Village", which is the village where my grandmother is located.
Famous for the famous Red Pagoda, my grandmother lived at the foot of the hill less than 500 meters from the Red Pagoda.
Xiaoxi saw the red house in her grandmother's house from afar, a two-story bungalow here, in which there were grandparents, aunts, uncles and others.
"Little sister, here, hurry up and see your parents, they are preparing to go to incense. A man in a coarse black coat in the courtyard said to his mother.
"Hello uncle," Xiaoxi is mouth is very sweet, and she doesn't want her mother to say hello to people.
Not only for relatives, but also for strangers.
"Xiaoxi is so well-behaved, let's go to the house to drink saliva first," Uncle Xiang Xiaoxi's mother and son beckoned.
As soon as Xiaoxi stepped into her grandmother's house, she saw that her grandmother's house was indeed not rich, although it was said that a second-floor building had just left, but there was nothing else in it except for the necessary beds, tables and chairs.
The uncle pulled the boiling kettle and poured water for Xiaoxi's mother and son, "Xiaoxi, Mei'er, why did you come so early, we are not ready yet." ”
A hearty voice came, it was my grandfather's voice, and now my grandfather is also a well-known figure within a hundred miles.
The first impression of people here on their fathers is that the "iron rice bowl" public officials, substantive employees, have power, money and power.
The second is to value love and righteousness, and only after becoming rich and noble will you not forget your bad wife and your children.
Therefore, my grandfather is very prosperous in this area, and I heard that my grandfather has been quite a hero since he was a child, just like in the novel, he pulled out a knife to help when he encountered injustice.
In reality, my grandfather likes to take care of injustices, husbands and wives fight here, and they have to intervene if they don't pay back the money owed.
Gradually, the quarrels and even the crime rate in this area have been greatly reduced.
"Mei'er, go and help your mother, she is busy worshipping her ancestors there. "When my grandfather saw that my mother was okay now, he asked my mother to help.
After Xiaoxi and her mother drank water, they came to the back mountain, where the ancestors of her grandfather and grandmother were buried.
Grandpa and grandma have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and the two families have ordered a baby kiss.
Therefore, the ancestor worship activity is a bit complicated this time, both sides must be taken care of, and the paper money of the sacrifice must be even.
Ancestor worship is the same step, grandparents are also very proficient, and everything is done in an hour.
Xiaoxi stayed at her grandmother's house with her mother, and it was rare to come to her grandmother's house, so she had to accompany them with her reason.
Grandma is very good to Xiaoxi, very amiable, and of course, Xiaoxi also likes this grandmother.
Grandma doesn't have that patriarchal thinking, but is very good to Li Mei, if there are eggs at home, she will give Xiaoxi to eat first, so that Xiaoxi can replenish her body.
During the New Year's holidays, grandma will secretly take out a little savings to buy sugar for Xiaoxi, although grandma has no job and earns some money from farm work, but she will deduct a little money from between her teeth to give Xiaoxi.