【Chapter 062】 Qingming Ancestor Worship (Ask for Subscription!)
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After six o'clock in the morning, Xiao Feng heard Xiao Jinhao's voice, he took out his mobile phone and looked at it, yes, don't sleep.
After getting dressed and going downstairs, Xiao Jun, Xiao Jian and a group of cousins were already ready, lighting a fire and boiling water, and began to act.
The annual Qingming sacrifice to the ancestors is not only a matter of Xiao Feng's house, but the collective ceremony of the entire Xiao family's clan, and the scale is much larger than that of the Spring Festival sacrifice.
In Ginkgo Village, 8o% of the population is surnamed Xiao, and they all belong to the same ancestor, but as time goes by, the Xiao family gradually divides into various small circles according to different blood relatives.
Taking Xiao Feng's vein as an example, Mrs. Xiao also has 4 cousins, so these 4 rooms have always had a close relationship with Mrs. Xiao.
As for the other houses, although they bear the name of the Xiao family, because the blood relationship is weaker, in addition to helping each other, the less they have to do with economic interests.
Over the years, the Xiao family has a lot of wealth, but Ginkgo Village has lived in poverty, in addition to poor natural conditions, the old lady's idea of 'giving up everyone to take care of the small family' has also played a very important role. The old lady has always believed in the principle of 'saving the emergency but not the poor', and in the case of not being able to promote the economic development of the clan on a large scale, the old lady chose to deal with it conservatively.
However, Xiao Feng's return to Ginkgo Village to invest was to make the old lady decide to include the entire Xiao family clan in the ranks of the joint exhibition and enjoy the dividends of the opening of the Jinghu area.
Therefore. According to the resolution of the clan elders' association, this year's Qingming ancestor worship will be a grand event for the whole clan. As long as the surname Xiao has to participate, it has almost become a general mobilization of the entire Ginkgo Village!
In this kind of scene, there is no distinction between high and low positions, status and status, only the difference of generation, so Xiao Feng also needs to obediently devote himself to various work under the command of Xiao Jinhao.
Soon, Xiao Feng and the others slaughtered the four big fat pigs, eight sheep and the small fragrant pigs sent by the clansmen, and then put them on the board to debone and cut the meat.
On the other side. The women's army led by the eldest sister Xiao Yueji slaughtered more than 8o chickens and ducks with their hands and feet, and after slaughtering more than 8o chickens and ducks, they were shedding their hair, disemboweling, and the air was filled with a smell of blood.
The half-grown babies couldn't sleep lazy today, and were driven to the dam by their own parents, and together with their siblings, uncles and nephews, they chose vegetables, washed vegetables, washed dishes, and so on. Xiao Feng saw it. Xiao Dapeng took a few younger brothers and sisters, and sat by the sink very obediently, washing vegetables.
"Brother-in-law, are you a little uncomfortable?" Xiao Feng, who was sitting in front of a large basin with Ye Fan to clean the pig intestines, asked.
When he got up in the morning to kill the pig, Xiao Feng saw that Ye Fan's face was difficult. However, he still joined Xiao Feng's ranks, although his movements were not very skillful, at least his attitude was excellent. The new aunt came to the door, and he was embarrassed to show that he was too bad, didn't he?
"To say it's enjoyable, that's a lie!" Ye Fan shook his head. With a wry smile: "With the current economic conditions of the family, it is completely possible to send the hotel over." Why do it yourself?"
Ye Fan, who was born in a wealthy family, has rarely done housework since he was a child, and he has never served such a dirty thing as a pig's intestine, and he almost didn't vomit it just now.
In Ye Fan's concept, the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem, and the Xiao family is not short of money, and the banquet of one hundred and eighty tables and various sacrificial items can be purchased with money.
Therefore, although he worked with Xiao Feng, he still didn't understand it in his heart.
"Actually, I also asked the old lady this question, guess what he said?" Xiao Feng asked with a smile while fiddling with the large intestine in his hand.
"Don't know?" Ye Fan thought about it, and didn't have a clue.
"The old lady said that the things bought with money are commodities and have no feelings!" Xiao Feng motioned to Ye Fan with his head to observe the surrounding situation, and said: "A family, only by working together, can the clansmen establish harmonious emotions, and the cohesion of the family will be enhanced!"
Hearing this, Ye Fan looked at the past, and the entire dam was full of men, women and children of the Xiao family, who were constantly busy with their hands, and their mouths were full of homely things, lively and full of warmth. Ding Dang and Tongtong dolls kept running and shuttling in the crowd, and the laughter like silver bells resounded throughout the dam.
This kind of scene cannot be seen in the cold reinforced concrete city, which allows Ye Fan to experience the unique inheritance of Ginkgo Village and the Xiao family.
On this day, the entire Xiao family mobilized, and even some eldest daughters-in-law carried their children to do what they could, in short, they didn't wander around.
At this time, Xiao Feng was no longer the largest investor in the Jinghu system, nor was he the successor of the head of the Xiao family, but an ordinary child of the Xiao family.
With the central coordination of Xiao Jinhao's entire gold medal chief shopkeeper, hundreds of people in the Xiao family performed their duties, divided labor and cooperated, and processed all kinds of ingredients before lunch, and waited for the pot to cook.
In addition, today's tomb sweeping ancestors with the whole sheep, roast suckling pig, chicken, duck fish and other sacrifices are also prepared, after everyone has lunch, mighty towards the location of the Xiao family's ancestral tomb.
Since the Xiao family settled in Ginkgo Village, they asked Mr. Geography to find a feng shui treasure land with mountains and rivers behind the back, as the land for the Xiao family ancestral hall and cemetery. For hundreds of years, the mountain backed by Qingliang Mountain has been densely covered with graves of different sizes, which looks quite scary.
First put the sacrifice in front of the middle and largest grave, where the ancestors of the Xiao family who fled to Ginkgo Village are buried, and it is also the root of all the Xiao families in Ginkgo Village! Each house and each family take turns to kowtow according to the different generations, and the scene is magnificent!
Over the years, Xiao Feng has not had the opportunity to come back to visit the tomb in Haizhou, and this year is the first time he has participated in it in five years.
As a guest photographer, Xue Husheng has been shocked by all kinds of collective actions and strong family affection since the morning, and he feels that in the materialistic modern society, this kind of clan power is very valuable.
As a master photographer who has traveled all over the country, Xue Husheng has also seen many traditional customs of different ethnic groups, but he is still moved by the Xiao family's insistence on the power of tradition.
Perhaps, this is an important reason why the Xiao family has been able to retain a large number of Central Plains customs after surviving in ethnic minority settlements for hundreds of years?
After worshipping the common ancestors, each family began to worship their ancestors one by one according to the records on their own genealogy, and the whole scene was lively and orderly.
Xiao Feng calculated, from the first Xiao Gongguang to his great-grandfather Xiao Gong Ninghai, his own vein has continued for 15 generations, and the vicissitudes and changes of more than 300 years are reflected on one stone tablet after another.
When his great-grandfather Xiao Ninghai and his great-grandmother were buried together, Xiao Feng was already more than 6 years old, so the stele was still engraved with the words 'Six Great-Great-Sun Feng', and the names of the children and grandchildren in the hall almost filled the entire stele , which was also a way to show the prosperity of a family.
Xiao Feng ranked ninth in the entire clan, but in this Xiao Ninghai lineage, his ranking was sixth.
After tossing for most of the day, they finally finished worshipping the ancestors who should be worshipped, and Xiao Feng and the others began to go home and prepare for the dinner.
There is great power in many people, and it is easy to do things in many people!
For Xiao Jinhao, presiding over a banquet of less than 1oo tables can only be regarded as pediatrics, so he arranged all matters in an orderly manner without difficulty, and soon a strong fragrance began to waft on the dam. Now Xiao Jinhao rarely does it himself, he is more standing by the side to guide and remind the younger generations in the family, so that they can grow up as much as possible.
After all, Xiao Jinhao is also over fifty years old, so he can't keep charging into battle, right?
As a new chef, Xiao Feng naturally couldn't escape the fate of being in charge of the spoon in person, he picked up the big spoon and made today's hot dishes in front of the huge iron pot.
First of all, more than 80 braised carp is a huge test for Xiao Feng, how to make zuò in a limited time to produce perfect and touching braised fish, for beginners in cooking, is not an easy task.
However, Xiao Feng has also seen Xiao Jinhao shoot countless times, and he has been taught by Xiao Jinhao's words and deeds, so it is not a problem to deal with this scene!
Xiao Qiang and Xiao Dazhi killed about three catties of big carp fished out of Jinghu on the side, cleaned and fried Xiao Feng in a hot oil pan, until the surface was golden and then put it in a boiling sauce pot and simmered.
Five minutes later, the carp that has been flavored is taken out of the sauce pot and turned on a turntable, drizzled with hot sauce and sprinkled with chopped green onions, and a delicious and fragrant red braised carp is ready to be served.
Xiao Feng and the others are like an assembly line, their hands and feet are non-stop, working together to make the red stewed carp, and the new aunt Ye Fan plays the role of serving the food!
Looking at Xiao Feng's several smooth movements, the average processing time of a fish is less than 2 minutes, which makes Xiao Jinhao extremely pleased.
In a sense, Xiao Feng's cooking skills can already be learned, but it's a pity that being a chef is too wasteful.
Xiao Feng's red stewed carp is just a microcosm of today's banquet process, a row of large stoves on the dam is in full swing, and all kinds of dishes are sent to the people's table like flowing water, so that the people can enjoy the food cooked with heart.
Xue Husheng walked around with his camera and took pictures of the pictures he was interested in, rich dishes, lively scenes, and strong family affection, these elements can be seen in hotel banquets in big cities.
Over the years, Xue Husheng has also participated in various business banquets, splendid high-end hotels, beautifully decorated tables and tableware, and various high-end delicacies from the hands of master chefs, which look so beautiful, but they can't warm people's hearts.
Today, at the moment when the Xiao family worships their ancestors and the whole clan celebrates, Xue Husheng can vaguely feel the enthusiasm expressed by this scene, perhaps, this is an important element that Chinese civilization has relied on for thousands of years.
Chinese have always taken 'self-cultivation and family governance of the country and the world' as the highest pursuit of life, and the family and family as the basic unit of human society, its existence and inheritance can reflect the social philosophy of the Chinese.