On the carved wooden bed, the bed curtain is sufficient, purple vines and pink and white flowers are faintly visible, even if the color of the wooden bed is slightly dull, and the bed curtain is no longer new, you can still see the elegance and agility in it, and a small bulge on the bed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ji Wan curled up slightly and lay on the bed, his eyes stared at the purple vines without blinking, and the pathos that could not be driven away slowly floated in his heart, his mother's body was already weak, and he was sad because of his disappearance just now, and when he returned home, the lingering breath around his body seemed to have run out of oil and dried up, and he could no longer withstand the destruction.

She is already six years old, and in a few months it will be a ten-year sacrifice in the village, and I don't know if my mother can survive until that time, if not, what should she do? Thinking of this, Ji Wan felt a dull pain in her heart, holding the quilt and slowly leaning on the bedpost, thinking that she would go to ask the village doctor earlier tomorrow to see if there was any way to make her mother a little better, as long as it was not heaven and earth, she would always think of it, Ji Wan's hands on her side clenched tightly, there is no endless road, and the suffering will always pass.

The once every ten years of worship in Jijia Village officially begins on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, and on this day, both men and women of all ages must burn incense and bathe, and wear new clothes and new robes to show their respect for their ancestors.

Ji Wan and several people stood behind the village chief and the strong men in the village, watching the village chief bow down and stand in front of the ancestral hall praying sincerely, and couldn't help but feel more and more nervous, these drooping children who were less than ten years old were the main members of the decennial sacrifice, and the sacrificial ceremonies held in the village every ten years were for these children who were less than ten years old.

"Xiao Qi, do you think there will be hope after we go in?" Ji Lianya's big eyes purred and flirted, she stood on tiptoe and turned left and right, stretched her neck to look at the ancestral hall, and her eyes were vaguely nervous.

Ji Wan hung her head, thinking about her mother who had not accompanied her at home, her mother's illness became more and more serious, and her spirit was even more depressed under the last time she was sad, and the doctors in the village had no choice, she was afraid of hesitation but there was nothing she could do, the village chief said that as long as she could pass the approval of the pearl in the ancestral hall this time, she would now hope that God would bless her to pass, so that she would not have to worry about her mother's illness.

"I also hope that we can all live, I heard the master say that if anyone can make the pearl shine, who will live another life in the future, my Abba didn't fall asleep last night nervously" Ji Du pouted, squeezed his eyebrows and muttered secretly, the facial features on his chubby little face were vivid and cute, Ji Lianya saw his funny appearance, and the tension in his heart eased a lot.

"The men and children under the age of 10 from the village went in with me, and the rest of the people waited outside."

The village chief's voice was calm, this was the fourth time he led the ancestral sacrifice, the first three times were all smooth, the only regret was that no matter how hard the children worked, they couldn't let the pearl in the center of the ancestral hall shine, not even a faint wisp.

At the beginning of the village chief's tenure, the previous village chief will inherit the biggest secret of Jishan Village, that is, the pearl in the ancestral hall, which is actually a spirit measuring bead!

The ancestors of the Ji family are people who cultivate immortals, and they are the descendants of the Ji family, and the Ji family is a big family of Yuncang, which has been passed down for a long time, and the clan has cultivated immortals from generation to generation.

Three hundred years ago, the ancestors went out to seek the opportunity to settle in Jishan, due to various reasons, the ancestors reproduced in Jishan, and then left a spirit bead, but where someone in the village can make the spirit bead a little reaction, the ancestors will know, even if the ancestors unfortunately died, there are people from the family to bring them back to their own family, named Ji, they have been tirelessly pursuing the road to return to their own family from generation to generation, but hundreds of years have passed is still far away.

Ji Wan and a few people carefully stepped up the stone steps in front of the ancestral hall, step by step with everyone standing at the door of the ancestral hall, and looked up at a plaque above the ancestral hall, on which were written four vigorous and powerful characters: Ji clan ancestral hall.

The four corners of the house are raised high, like four swallows with wings ready to fly, red top and red pillars, as the village chief stretched out his hand to push open the ancestral hall door, squeak, the heavy ancestral hall gate was slowly pushed open by the village chief, and the strong men in the village slowly went in and stood on both sides, followed by children under the age of ten.

Ji Wan was silent in his heart, and saw that the middle of the ancestral hall was a square patio, the square wells were covered with dark green moss, full of vicissitudes, and the pillars on both sides were hung with countless couplets, many handwriting had been mottled and unrecognizable, and the walls on all sides were full of portraits of Ji's ancestors, although there were only a few brushstrokes, but they were all very expressive. When you look up, you can also see many plaques, which have been passed down through the ages.

The village chief led the strong men in the village to stand in front of the largest portrait, muttering to himself, his face becoming more and more solemn, and only then did he slowly speak: "Ling Zheng, lead the younger brothers and sisters behind me to come with me." ”

Ji Lingzheng looked back and replied yes, slowly followed behind towards the deepest part of the ancestral hall, a small room, made of blue bricks, very usual, to open the door and enter, only to find that the whole room was empty, only a high platform, and on the high platform there was a lonely round stone, the stone was transparent and faintly pale white, but unfortunately it was dull.

"Ling Zheng, come and clean your hands, then put your hands up, empty your mind, don't think about anything else, calm down and just think about the stone you are touching, understand?" The village chief stared at all the children before beckoning to call for the order, and after the checker had carefully cleaned his hands, he spoke: "The others watch carefully, and when it is your turn, you will also calm down and follow the steps of the order." ”

Ji Lingzheng slowly walked up to the high platform, pursed his mouth and took a deep breath before reaching out and slowly covering the stone, closing his eyes tightly, trying to recall the steps told by his grandfather in his mind, and the appearance of the stone on the high platform gradually floated in his heart, for a long time, the people below Ji Wan held their breath and tiptoed to look around, all confused, the village chief looked at the stone without reacting, sighed deeply, and showed a disappointed look on his face: "Lingzheng, okay, ...... down" Before the words were finished, I saw that the stone that was still dull before suddenly emitted a burst of blue light, Then a burst of red light chased after the blue light that filled the center of the stone, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

"Good, good!" The village chief sighed excitedly twice, and his hands and feet flew: "Next, next"

Ji Lin watched the Ji Ling sign down and nervously stepped on the high platform, although she didn't know what the stone was for, but seeing the village chief so excited, she knew that it was a great thing to make the stone shine, she looked back at Ji Lianya, who was standing behind her five or six people away, and saw her smile and chin slightly, calmed down the excitement in her heart before reaching out to put her hand on the stone, praying in her heart that she could also make the stone shine.

Sure enough, it didn't take long this time, and the people standing below saw a burst of blue light dazzling on the stone, directly covering the entire stone, it looked like a blue water balloon bright and warm, the corners of Ji Lin's mouth couldn't stop rising, seeing the village chief kept moving excitedly, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be stopped, he couldn't help but bend his eyebrows, and ran down the high platform and ran to Ji Lianya's side in a flying mood: "Lianya, I... I made the stone glow! Ji Lianya looked at Ji Lin, who was overjoyed, and nodded blankly.

As the next few children walked up to the high platform one after another, the village chief calmed down the excitement in his heart a little, although the latter few failed to make the stone shine, but he still couldn't calm down for a long time, there are already two children who can make the stone shine, that is the ancestor apparition, their family for generations of wishes can finally see the dawn, he is already satisfied.

Seeing that so many more than ten children went up, only Ji Lingzheng and Ji Lin could make the stone shine, and the remaining few couldn't help but feel worried, and when Ji Lianya went up to the high platform, Ji Wan's hands were crossed and clenched, his heart was pounding, and he saw that the stone had not reacted for a long time, and when he saw Ji Lianya looking like he was about to cry, he couldn't help but hold his breath, and his heart became more and more nervous.

Ji Lianya's face turned pale, the tears in her eyes hung on her face, it seemed that as long as she blinked her eyes, she could brush it down, and Ji Wan's heart began to shake, and it was finally her turn.

Ji Wan stepped up to the high platform step by step, at this time her heart was not as worried as before, Ji Wan stretched out her hand to cover the stone, secretly surprised in her heart, this stone is really peculiar, the tentacles are soft and moist, there is no hardness of the stone at all, but like touching a bend of clear water, she slowly concentrated, and silently hoped that the stone could shine, so that she could realize that wish, and her mother's illness may be cured.

Gradually, she felt that the stone in her hand began to heat up, and even had a tendency to get hotter and hotter, but for a moment, she saw the dazzling golden light seeping out from the inside of the stone and rushing straight to the roof, gradually permeating the entire ancestral hall.

The people standing at the bottom looked at each other, looking at the high platform with envy, Ji Wan under a golden light made people dare not look directly, Ji Wan walked down the high platform in a daze, she didn't know what was going on, she only felt that when the stone in her palm was hot, it was warm and her body was very comfortable.

Seeing Ji Wan coming down, Ji Du ran to the high platform without waiting for a moment, stretched out his hand and put his hand on the stone, and saw that the golden light slowly faded, and gradually floated on a layer of yellow light, and then a layer of red light spread on the yellow light.