The day is getting westerly, and the wind is slowly south......

"Boom!"

With this sound, the firewood of the second aunt's house was all split into firewood of the right size by Li Yiming, looking at the firewood on the hill in front of him, Li Yiming wiped the sweat on his forehead, picked up the flat pole, and picked the firewood into the firewood room, which was easy to get damp outside!

The second aunt has already lit a fire in the firewood room, made some multigrain noodles, and started making noodles, Li Yiming's help today, directly worked her for a few days, and finished the day, she felt sorry for this child, so she simply cooked a meal so that Yiming could eat a mouthful of hot food.

"Yimingli, put down the work in your hand, come and eat noodles, my aunt made you a bowl of noodles, and I have worked all morning, I have worked hard for you!" The second aunt shouted to Li Yiming to stop what she was doing while scooping up noodles.

Li Yiming patted the sawdust on his body, went to the water tank to scoop a scoop of water, washed his hands and face, walked into the firewood room, and took the noodles from his second aunt. It doesn't matter if it's hot or not, he buried his head in eating, and said vaguely while eating: "Auntie...... This noodle is so delicious, you ...... your craft I really didn't say it!"

I saw that the multigrain noodles made by the second aunt were yellow all over, slightly white, and the noodles were sprinkled with three taels of green onions, which was also fresh and lovely.

Multigrain noodles are not wheat flour, but corn, kudzu, and some starch-containing root plants in the mountains mixed together, although processed can be made into noodles and steamed buns, but wild plants have a lot of fiber, it seems to be full, but there is no nutrition, only a full stomach.

But for those who have worked all day, the multigrain noodles in front of them at this time are the most delicious meals, if Li Yiming goes back to cook by himself, it is estimated that it will be roasted sweet potatoes, and there will be a pot of rice soup that can no longer be thinned.

Li Yiming, who was full of food and drink, said a simple goodbye to the second aunt, took the food given by the second aunt and returned to his home, opened the door of the firewood room, and saw that the fire fox was still kicking the sack, Li Yiming was relieved.

This autumn is cool outside the style, Li Yiming plans to boil water to take a bath, after all, after a busy day, Li Yiming sweats all over his body, sticky, although the people in the mountains are not particular, but Li Yiming himself feels uncomfortable, or wash it.

"Ahh

At this time, a voice came from outside the house, "Li Yiming, Li Yiming is not at home?"

This voice Li Yiming is most familiar with, but the voice of Mr. Li Zhi!

"Sir, I'm at home!"

After speaking, he hurriedly walked out of the firewood room, patted the dust on his body, and met his husband to decorate his edges.

"I don't know what I'm looking for, sir, the student is boiling water in the firewood room!"

"The village chief asked me to inform from house to house that in the next three days, the children of the Li clan between the ages of eight and twelve would gather at the Li ancestral hall for the ancestor worship ceremony.

"Mr. Huiyu, the student is ten years old, and he will arrive at the Li ancestral hall on time in three days to worship the ancestors of the Li family!"

Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction, for Li Yiming, although he no longer teaches him to read and write, Li Yifan has always respected teachers, is polite and courteous, and Li Zhi is most satisfied. The highest level of teaching and educating people is not to have profound knowledge, but to cultivate students' moral character!

Li Zhidao: "I still have to inform other families and other households, so I won't stay with you longer, don't forget that in three days, it will be a major event for my Li family!"

"Students follow the teachings of Mr. and never dare to be late!"

Li Zhi said no more, turned around and left Li Yiming's house.

And Li Yiming said to himself: "Isn't ancestor worship generally in the Qingming season? Why do you start worshipping ancestors only when winter is about to begin? No matter what, the major events in the clan are not something that my junior can discuss." ”

Turn around and go into the firewood room, throw two sweet potatoes into the stove, and boil water while preparing for tonight's dinner.

Three days passed quickly, just the day before yesterday the caravan had come to buy mountain goods, Li Yiming because of this fire fox, but also in exchange for a lot of living materials, in addition to the basic oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, but also in exchange for ten catties of white flour and ten catties of millet, today I wanted to send some to the second aunt, but today is the ancestor worship ceremony, Li Yiming did not dare to slack off, so he could only change into clean clothes and go to the ancestral hall!

The Li ancestral hall stands at the high point of the entire Lijia Village, with a stone staircase of one step, and a little moss on the steps. It was also drizzling today.

"Tick-tock!"

Raindrops dripped down the tiles on the ancestral hall......

Today's Lijia Village is particularly deserted, there are few people, and today is a family festival, and each family brings their children to gather in the ancestral hall.

Li Yiming was no exception, wearing a robe, and also rushed to the Li ancestral hall, only to see that the ancestral hall was full of adults.

"Isn't this a Ming kid, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I've grown taller and stronger!"

"Yes, that snotty wow, now he has grown into a young man!"

Here are Li Yiming's elders, and they all greeted Li Yiming. Li Yiming also replied politely: "Hello uncles and uncles, thank you for your relief I can survive to this day, Yiming thank you uncles!"

After speaking, Li Yiming bowed to the uncles.

"Don't be so polite, you kid, they are all descendants of the Li family, everyone is just helping each other, you hurry in, the family sacrifice, you juniors are the main thing, we old things can only be here to foil!"

After listening to this, Li Yiming saluted the elders and entered the ancestral hall!

After Li Yiming entered the ancestral hall, he found that children of the same age as him had gathered here.

The ancestral hall enshrines a lot of Li ancestors' spiritual seats, a piece of Wuyang is full of spirit cards, with the baptism of the years, this is a black spirit card, but also the incense in this ancestral hall, smoked slightly yellow!

There is also a two-meter-high tripod in the ancestral hall, which is used to burn incense and pray and burn paper money.

In the entire ancestral hall, only the village chief Li Hongtao, and Li Zhi walked into the two children after a while, Li Zhi said to the village chief: "The school-age children of the Li family have all gathered in the ancestral hall, please start the ancestor worship ceremony!"

A majestic look appeared on the face of the village chief: "You are the future of my Li family, and it is also the new force of my Li family, today's old man Li Hongtao, take the younger generations to worship the ancestors of the Li family, thank the ancestors for their protection!"

After a while, the village chief held a dozen yellow papers, three yellow incense sticks, and recited words in his mouth, praying to the spiritual tablets in the Li ancestral hall, and then burned the yellow paper, and the yellow incense was lit.

All the descendants of the Li family knelt on the ground and bowed, Li Yiming was no exception, in this sacred place, he did not dare to slack off, sincerely kowtowed, prayed in his heart, hoping that the ancestors would bless the coming year with good weather and smooth hunting for prey.

These are very basic ancestor worship ceremonies, and generally at this point, according to the past, it is also the end of the ancestor worship ceremony, just when the children got up to say goodbye to the village chief and the husband......

Li Hongtao spoke: "I summoned you here today, there is one more thing, the ancestor worship ceremony in previous years is over here, now please stay a little longer, wait for me to call the name, please take a step forward, there is a silver needle here, please prick your fingers, squeeze out the blood, Mr. Li Zhi and I want to verify your qualifications, rest assured, it will not harm your body!"

Li Hongtao, Li Zhi, the two people with the highest prestige in the contemporary Li family, he spoke twice, but these juniors didn't dare to be naughty, they stayed honestly and cooperated with the two.

"Li Ergou came up"

I saw the village chief take out a silver needle and prick the child's thumb, and the blood beads dripped down to a black piece that looked like a stone.

I saw a drop of red blood dripping on this "stone", and the blood droplet was completely absorbed into it, which immediately attracted Li Yiming's attention, this is a treasure! What kind of stone is it!

But this "stone" didn't react at all, the village chief and Li Zhi shook their heads helplessly, and said: "You can go, the next one, come one by one, as long as there are drops of blood for testing, you can leave by yourself!"

After a while, more than a dozen children were inspected one after another, the juniors in the entire ancestral hall, only Li Yiming was left, the previous inspection made the village chief and Li Zhi lose patience, and still no one of the clansmen could activate the bloodline, they raised their heads and saw that only Li Yiming was left: "Yiming, you are left, come here, don't be afraid, prick your thumb and squeeze out a drop of blood on this treasure!"

Li Yiming was not hypocritical, thinking that he would end it quickly, he still had to send something to his second aunt's house!

I saw Li Yiming pierce his thumb with a silver needle, exert force with his index finger, and squeeze out a drop of bright red blood, which dropped on the black "stone" in the village chief's hand.

I saw that the blood droplets were swallowed by this "stone", like other children, the "stone" was motionless, as if asleep, there was no reaction, the village chief and Li Zhi shook their heads in disappointment, it is estimated that there is no child who can activate the bloodline this year.

The village chief said to Li Zhi helplessly: "The old man is old, since I can't find a junior who can activate the bloodline this year, it is estimated that in the next ten years, you can only replace me, I estimate that I will not survive the next ten years!"

"Don't say anything sad about the village chief, your body is hard, don't talk about the next ten years, it won't matter if you live for another twenty or thirty years, your old longevity can see the rise of our Li family!"

Li Yiming didn't know how to comfort the village chief, so he could only bow to the village chief and his husband, and was about to leave the ancestral hall and send some living supplies to the second aunt's family, just when Li Yiming just stepped out of the threshold of the ancestral hall!

I saw that the "stone" in the village chief's hand slowly shed its jet-black skin, showing a bright red body, exuding a dazzling red light, and the red light filled the entire ancestral hall.

The "stone" seemed to have life, "boom, boom, boom!" It was beating! I saw that the "stone" was so big as a palm, why did Li Yiming feel so much like a beating "heart" at this time? Wasn't it a "stone" just now?

The village chief and Li Zhi had already been made to tears by this "stone", and the village chief hurriedly knelt down to worship the spirit card of the ancestor of the Li family: "Heaven will not destroy my Li family, God bless me with the god of war!" In my lifetime, if I find a descendant of the Li family who can activate the bloodline, I will have the face to go to see the ancestors and ancestors!"

Mr. Li Zhi also hurriedly comforted the village chief: "Village chief, take care of your body, don't be happy and sad, you can live one more day to witness the rise of my Li clan with your own eyes!"

And Li Yiming on the side was even more stupid, what is the situation? The village chief and the gentleman are so excited? What did I do?

The village chief patted the dust on his knees, and said to Li Yiming: "Good boy, you go home first, come to my house for dinner in the evening, I have to prepare something now, and ask your aunt to cook you a delicious meal, you have suffered all these years, and you have lost your parents since childhood, it is I, the village chief, who have not taken good care of you! It's all the old man's fault!"

Li Yiming hurriedly comforted the old village chief: "Village chief, you are serious, birth, old age, sickness and death, it is all God's master, my father and mother left early, I won't blame you, you see that I am eating a hundred family meals, just as strong!"

After speaking, he arched his underdeveloped biceps to show the village chief, Li Zhi: "Good boy, good boy, you go home first, I still have something to discuss with the village chief, remember to go to the village chief's house for dinner at night, we have something to discuss with you!"

Li Yiming hurriedly replied: "The student should remember the teachings of the village chief! Thank you to the village chief for dinner, the student will now send the grain exchanged at home to the second aunt, this is what I promised her early! I will definitely go to the village chief's house for dinner in the evening! Listen to the teachings of the two again!"

After speaking, Li Yiming saluted the two elders again, put on his own robes, and walked in the direction of his house in the drizzle......