Today is Qingming, and the whole family is going to worship their ancestors, so Xiao Feng got up early in the morning.

Compared with other families, since the Xiao family migrated to Ginkgo Village at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it has spread out, and more than ten generations of ancestors have been buried in Ginkgo Village, which is much more convenient.

For a long time, the Xiao family has attached great importance to the tradition of worshipping ancestors and sweeping tombs, and if there are no accidents, the clansmen outside will rush home. Especially in the past two years, the Xiao family's industry has become more and more prosperous, and the old lady listened to a feng shui master who said that the ancestral tomb of the family has excellent feng shui, and the descendants of the blessed people have paid more attention to the tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival.

No, Xiao Jinyang, Xiao Ji, Xiao Dujuan, Xiao Yuegui, etc., who were working in the field last night, rushed back to Ginkgo Village, and the old lady even prepared many sacrifices by himself, just waiting to go to the family cemetery today to worship his ancestors.

In this case, how could Xiao Feng sleep lazy?

After he cleaned up, he asked his wife to take care of the two children who were still sleeping, and braved the drizzle to go to the old house.

Half past six was supposed to be the time when the sky began to brighten, but because of the drizzle, the sky became gloomy and intimidating.

The rain falls obliquely, changing various postures under the illumination of the street lamp, which is very interesting.

In normal times, there is a person walking around the village early in the morning, and the hunting dogs and Tibetan mastiffs raised by the villagers have already barked wildly, but the dog king is out on patrol, and these little minions smell their breath, and they dare not breathe.

Strange to say, every household in Ginkgo Village has dogs, including fierce mountain hounds, Tibetan mastiffs, etc., these dogs are free-range most of the time, but rarely bite tourists. This situation is not only surprising to foreign tourists, but also to the villagers, and everyone has relaxed the management of dogs.

In fact, only Xiao Feng knew that under the leadership of the two dog kings of Baiyun and Black Earth, the dogs in the whole village had already formed a united whole, and they would naturally not attack humans under a good example.

When he arrived at the old house, Xiao Feng smelled the thick aroma of glutinous rice wafting from the kitchen, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

In Chinese folk sayings, after the death of the ancestors, they became immortals, and the sacrifices after worshipping them were called 'Shenyu', so the sacrifices could be eaten. After the Qingming Festival is completed, the clansmen will eat some sacrifices in the cemetery in order to prolong life and bless their descendants.

Therefore, every year during the Qingming Dynasty, the Xiao family will make a lot of cooked food, glutinous rice, etc., and after worshipping the ancestors, they will eat in the cemetery.

When Xiao Feng was a child, he felt that dining in the cemetery was very interesting, and he was able to eat with relish every time, which seemed to be much better than eating at home.

When he grew up, Xiao Feng realized that this was just a psychological suggestion and freshness, but even so, Xiao Feng still looked forward to the arrival of Qingming every year, maybe being with his family was the most important thing.

Walking into the kitchen, the eldest sister was pouring the steaming glutinous rice into the breathable, seeping bamboo basket, and the pervasive glutinous fragrance made Xiao Feng couldn't help but revel in it, and reached out to grab a ball and put it in his mouth.

"This kid has become a father, and it's the same as when he was a child!" The eldest sister patted the back of Xiao Feng's hand in disgust, and said with a smile: "It's just right to come, eat a little first and then work!"

In previous years, most of the sacrifices to ancestors were made by the older generation such as the old lady and Xiao Jinxu, but since the beginning of these two years, Xiao Tao, Xiao Dazhi, and Xiao Feng, who got married and had children, have also taken over the elders' classes one after another, and this year they will add Yang Hao and Xiao Qiang.

In this regard, Xiao Feng and others have no objection, after all, the family tradition has been passed down from generation to generation, and the reason why the whole family has been able to stand through the wind and rain is actually condensed in the centripetal force and unity bit by bit.

Generally speaking, the sacrifices to ancestors are, chicken, duck and fish, glutinous rice, various fruits and vegetables, candy and snacks, etc., and those with good family conditions can consider whole sheep and the like.

For the Xiao family, worshipping ancestors is a top priority, the old lady even went to the pasture and pig farm in the past two days to carefully select a lamb and a suckling pig, and yesterday afternoon made a roast whole sheep and roast suckling pig, which became the main force of the sacrifice.

This morning, Xiao Feng only needs to clean up a few more chickens and ducks, plus a few fish, and bring some high-quality materials and fruits produced by the farm.

After breakfast, the Xiao family began to clean up, and Xiao Feng and other strong guys naturally played the role of coolies, and they had to carry various sacrifices to the cemetery for a while.

Although the conditions in the village are much better now, the road leading to the cemetery is still the original stone road, in the words of the old lady, every year to worship the ancestors, you have to personally carry the sacrifices up the mountain, and transport them by car, which is not sincere enough.

In this way, the road leading to the family cemetery remained the same, and warning signs were erected at the intersection to prevent visitors from entering by mistake.

This year is the first time that Xiao Yu, Xiao Quan and Ling Tian have participated in the ancestor worship activity, and the three little ones are tied to their respective mothers' backs, watching the adults busy with curiosity.

Whenever Xiao Feng passed by, Yu'er Baby would reach out and want his father to hug him, and the sound of babbling would be non-stop.

After packing up, under the leadership of the old lady and the eldest lady, the whole family rushed out and went to the family cemetery a few kilometers away.

Fortunately, the drizzle in the sky before departure stopped, and the bright sunshine became the main theme of Ginkgo Village again, making everyone's hearts bright.

Originally, Xiao Feng was still a little worried about whether the bodies of several old people could withstand such a large exercise intensity, but seeing them walking like flying, the stone in his heart suddenly fell.

In fact, because of their usual good eating habits and living habits, coupled with the fresh air and high-quality mountain springs in Ginkgo Village, the physical functions of the elderly are generally younger than those of ordinary old people. In the past three years, they have also taken the Space Spirit Spring and Space Honey for a long time, and the effect is even better, their complexions are ruddy, and they look like they are just in their sixties.

Along the way, almost all the villagers of Ginkgo Village went out collectively, and many villagers even suspended some tourism business this morning, anyway, there are not many guests today.

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Xiao's family cemetery is located in the middle of a peak of Biluo Snow Mountain, its left hand side is the rippling blue waves of the Mirror Lake, the right hand side is the endless Biluo Snow Mountain, overlooking the front can see the mighty rushing forward Lancang River.

Xiao Feng doesn't understand feng shui geography, but he still feels relaxed and happy standing here, in a sense, the location of this cemetery chosen by the ancestors is really good.

The Xiao family has been multiplying in Ginkgo Village for more than 300 years, with the tomb of Xiao Gong Zhiyuan, who led the clansmen from Jianghan to Ginkgo Village, as the core, thousands of graves are densely distributed, if the timid people come, they will definitely have a chill under their feet.

However, for the people of the Xiao clan, there is a lot of intimacy when they come here, because their names can be found on the tombstones in front of many ancestors' tombs, which is the vein of family continuity.

Xiao Gong Zhiyuan's grave is not just anyone who can clean up weeds, prune branches, and wipe tombstones, only the patriarch has this qualification. The rest of the clansmen could only wait until the patriarch had finished worshipping before they could bring their own sacrifices to worship.

After arriving at the center of the cemetery, Xiao Feng and the others began to pick up shovels, sickles, etc., to clean up the area around the grave, strengthen the grave bag, and were in full swing.

In recent years, Ginkgo Village has become rich, and the old lady only asked Xiao Feng to ask the engineering team to harden and strengthen the flood control facilities in the surrounding area of the cemetery, and there were not many changes in the cemetery.

In the words of the old lady, now that the family business is thriving, it is natural that no major changes will be made to the cemetery unless it is absolutely necessary, and it is best to maintain the status quo!

After Xiao Gong Zhiyuan's grave was cleaned up, Xiao Feng and the others began to move to other places, following the ancestral graves of their own lineage, cleaning them up one by one. When the great-grandfather was buried, the third generation of the Xiao family and even Xiao Dazhi had already been born, but the names of Xiao Xiao, Dapeng and others in the back had not yet been engraved.

The old lady said that he would find a suitable time to re-erect a monument for the old man this year, after all, the family is prosperous, and many children's names have not yet been engraved.

After the cemetery was cleaned, the worship ceremony was carried out under the leadership of the eldest lady and the old lady, if someone used a drone to shoot overhead, you can see that the heads of the people are kneeling down to worship, the scene is quite spectacular.

This place is already in the category of a protected area, firecrackers are naturally not allowed to be placed, and sacrifices such as paper money and ingots can only be burned in iron oil drums to avoid setting fire to the mountain.

As for the trend of burning mobile phones, electrical appliances, cars, villas and even servants that is popular in many places, it has not yet affected Ginkgo Village, and with the presence of the old lady, the people of Ginkgo Village can only stick to the road of maintaining tradition, and it is impossible to stand out from the crowd.

Over the years, the villagers of Ginkgo Village have long been accustomed to such a slightly deserted worship ceremony, but as the family life is getting better and better, the clansmen are full of more enthusiasm for worshipping their ancestors during the Qingming Festival.

After the worship, Rao is Xiao Feng was strong and a little tired, Xiao Xiao was already kowtowing and dizzy, but the old lady persevered, where did everyone dare to complain?

After eating the unique flavor of 'Shenyu' in the cemetery, Xiao Feng's family went home, and at this time the time had passed 12 o'clock, and I have to say that it was quite time-consuming.

After returning home, Xiao Feng also sent some photos taken casually today to his neck and shared them with fans, after all, more and more people are now interested in this kind of traditional festivals and ceremonies. The Government Council has even designated the Qingming holiday as a statutory holiday since this year, encouraging people to go home to worship their ancestors and restore traditional customs and culture.

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