Chapter 43: Worship and Worship at the Grave
"Okay, after breakfast, do you want to go back to your hometown and go to the grave with Qingyuan in the afternoon?" Father Xu thought that there were still a lot of things to do in the afternoon, so he stopped being funny anymore and began to work seriously.
The two of them posted the couplet seriously, the speed was still quite fast, Xu Liuli couldn't help but sigh, learning things really still needs a combination of practice and theory.
After the family finished breakfast, Xu's mother was busy preparing the things that Xu's father would use to go to the grave when he returned to his hometown, and Xu Liuli ran to his room to quickly finish the last bit of winter vacation homework. Otherwise, after the Chinese New Year, I have to pay New Year's greetings again, and I really don't have time to be busy with homework or something.
Xu's father called his younger brother, Xu Qingyuan, and asked when to gather, where to meet and other questions.
Everyone is busy with their own things, and they all strive to complete the limited work in the fastest time.
"Dad, I'll go with you later!" After Xu Liuli finished writing all the homework quickly, he saw that his father was holding a basket containing things for going to the grave, thinking that he could be reborn and come back, thanks to his ancestors and ancestors, since he has time now, he will also go to worship.
"No, it's all our adult business, what are you going to participate in as a child, and you will be obediently at home with your mother this afternoon. When Dad Xu heard the words of his stupid child, he didn't think about it, and resolutely and decisively denied it.
"Dad, just this time, I won't go next year, I'm just curious this year, I want to take a look. Xu Liuli knew that her father might not agree, but she really needed to go back to the grave, otherwise her uneasy mood would be difficult to calm down, so she had to beg bitterly.
And she always felt that this time she went back to the grave, as if she could reveal some secrets.
"Okay, let's let Liuli go! It's okay, she's not young now, and she needs to know the steps. As soon as Xu's mother packed up her things, she heard her daughter talking about these things aggrievedly, and she couldn't bear to feel that her daughter was unhappy during the New Year, so she said to Xu's father.
Xu Qingping had a headache when he saw that his wife had also joined the battle, and when he looked back at his daughter's dark eyes looking at him with longing, his heart softened, and he agreed.
Because the graves in the countryside are buried in the wheat field, Xu Liuli went upstairs to change into a pair of wet-resistant shoes, and put on another piece of clothing under the clothes, because Dad said that the wheat fields are full of empty land, and the wind is blowing boundlessly, which may be cold.
The two of them prepared their belongings, and one of them carried a basket in his hand, said goodbye to Xu's mother, and left with great momentum.
"Ah Li, do you know why you went to the grave on the day of the New Year?" Father Xu carried these things on his shoulder, walked without effort, and talked to Xu Liuli about knowledge over and over again.
"I don't know, I just know that it seems to have always been this custom, is there any allusion that can't be made?" Xu Liuli raised her eyebrows slightly and asked suspiciously.
"Of course, the Spring Festival has always been known as the best period for communication between people and gods, if you can communicate with each other and be in harmony with each other, you will naturally be healthy and have a smooth career. Father Xu looked at his daughter stupidly, shaking his head and telling the story he had heard from his ears.
"In fact, the best time to worship ancestors is on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve. Your grandmother told me that there were people who would worship their ancestors a few days in advance, thinking that they would send money to their ancestors earlier, but this is not true. Legend has it that the world of the gods only gives spirits a holiday on Chinese New Year's Eve to collect money and enjoy offerings. If the worship is early, it means that the banquet has been prepared in advance, and when the guests arrive, the wine and food are already cold, and the matter must be done to order it to be effective. Dad Xu began to deviate as he talked about the topic.
"Then what do you need to prepare when you worship in general?" Xu Liuli was stunned when she heard her father talk about these procedures for worshipping ghosts and gods, and continued to ask after listening.
"When worshipping, you should first place offerings, drink, light incense, and then burn paper money after the incense has fallen, and then set off firecrackers around the grave after the paper money is burned. But don't set it off in a place where offerings are placed or on the top of the hill.
Some people like to worship, burn paper and set off firecrackers together, this is not good, you see that the ancestors did not have time to collect money when enjoying the sacrifices, and the food was robbed of the money and drummed, and some took the money and were taken away by firecrackers. As a result, I didn't eat well, and I didn't take the money, so I didn't work. Father Xu followed what he read in the book and began to be allowed to glaze.
"Then why do we usually worship during the New Year?" Xu Liuli thought that in his previous life, whether he went to film or go to make a movie, he needed to worship before the official start of filming, and now he seems to understand why?
"It is to set up the offerings before the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, pour wine, burn incense and set off firecrackers outside the house, which is called receiving God." On the morning of the third day of junior high school, three pieces of yellow paper are lit and sent out with fire, which is a send-off to the gods. Father Xu also knew very little about this, but thinking of his daughter's admiring eyes, he still lowered his voice and pretended to speak deeply.
"Oh, that's the case, then I can go to the field with you to see the specific steps, okay?Until now, I still don't know who is worshiped every year!" Xu Liuli felt that his father didn't want to talk very much, and hurriedly provoked the topic again.
"Okay, hurry up. Your uncle is waiting for us at the head of the village? When the time comes, you and Lele will be together, and you won't move the firecrackers or anything, you can just watch from the sidelines. When Dad Xu heard Xu Liuli's words, he was tired and instructed the precautions, but he couldn't stop it anyway.
"Be sure to obey the command of the leader and never live up to your trust. Xu Liuli heard that her father agreed to her request, and pretended to be cute.
The dirt roads in the fields are muddy because of the melting snow, and when you step on the mud, some smart people will pick up the dead grass and walk, although there will be mud, but it will not fly all over the sky.
The two hurried to the place where the village head gathered, looked at each other's images, and laughed muffledly.
"Sister, why are you here too? Xu Le was waiting quietly with his father under the big tree at the head of the village, and suddenly Xu Le saw Xu Liuli also following his uncle, and asked in surprise.
"Hello uncle, Lele, your sister and I can't come!" Xu Liuli came over, panting, hearing his cousin's words, after greeting his uncle, he said angrily.
"No, it's not a previous year, you didn't come. Am I curious about the sudden arrival this year?" Xu Le heard Xu Liuli's words and explained with a smile that he didn't take seriously.
Xu Qingyuan saw his brother coming, and hurriedly greeted him, and the two greeted each other, but they hadn't seen each other for many days, and the relationship was still very close.
"Liuli, is this going to follow?" Xu Qingyuan looked at Xu Liuli and asked suspiciously.
"Well, I want to go and see, uncle, okay. Xu Liuli heard her uncle ask herself, and she opened her big wet eyes and sold cuteness.
"Okay, follow us, don't do anything, just watch Lele do it. Xu Qingyuan is a boy in his own family, and for the only girl, he is naturally spoiled, looking at this cute look, his heart is soft, and he nodded hurriedly.