July 15, commonly known as July and a half, is the mid-year festival of Xiayang. According to legend www.biquge.info all the ghosts will be released in this heaven and earth, and the deceased ancestors will also choose to go home to visit their children and grandchildren on that day, so the ancestor worship in July and a half is more grand than the Qingming Festival.

Ancestor worship ceremonies are not limited to July 15, as long as they are held before the end of July, but the worship time is usually in the evening. Because they were going to release river lanterns on July 15, the Lin family would choose to worship their ancestors on July 14.

The hot summer has passed, and the weather is gradually getting cooler, Lin Bining changed the bamboo shirt back into a jacket early, as if it was the dress of others in early winter. After the beginning of autumn, the day becomes shorter again, and when it first arrives, the sunset sinks halfway, and the crimson glow shines on the pine trees in front of the ancestral hall, casting a tall and solemn shadow.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a pear blossom wood head case, which is used as an offering table for ancestors. The tablets of the ancestors have been respectfully invited to the table by Lin Wenliang, and a small copper incense burner with incense is placed in front of the tablets of each ancestor. During the worship, it is customary to kowtow to each ancestor in order of seniority and seniority.

Old Mrs. Ning was old, and she was supported by Cuiyue to complete the worship, then Lin Wenliang, and then it was Zhao's turn. Because Zhao has not been pregnant for many years, this child is particularly expensive, and now it is the early stage of pregnancy, and the old lady is afraid that she will have an accident when she gets up and kneels, so she wants to avoid her worship. However, Zhao felt that this move was disrespectful to the ancestors, and wanted to personally pray for the ancestors to bless the fetus in the womb, so he declined the kindness of the old lady and asked the waiter to support him and bow down.

At this moment, there was only a glimmer of light left in the sky, and Lin Bining half-lowered her eyes, staring at Zhao's silhouette reflected on the ground, thinking of her previous temptation of Zhao.

That morning, she went to greet Mrs. Ning, and made a new dish of japonica lotus leaf porridge in the kitchen, and the old lady felt that it tasted very good, so she asked her to serve a bowl of it. Lin Bining was eating, and Zhao came over to say goodbye. Because Zhao was pregnant, the old lady didn't let her serve, and she drank some together.

The old lady Ning is old, and the side dishes in the kitchen are relatively clear, and the old lady ate a few bites, then put the chopsticks and complained: "These dishes are turned over and over every day, and the mouth is light and tasteless!" ”

The mother-in-law stopped the chopsticks, and Zhao also put the chopsticks, and persuaded with a smile: "The kitchen is also worried that the old lady's heavy food is not conducive to maintenance, or the daughter-in-law wants to think of a few new tricks, and Ming'er will do it in the kitchen, so that the old lady can taste the fresh." ”

The corners of Mrs. Ning's mouth rose slightly, and she said, "You are now a person with a double body, and I am only afraid that I will be tired of you." ”

Zhao put his hand on his stomach, smiled a little shyly, and said, "I just move my mouth and give a few commands, I won't be tired." Besides, it is also a blessing for this child to suffer for the old lady. ”

Old Lady Ning smiled and praised Zhao's heart.

Lin Bining didn't interject, quietly wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and waited for them to finish before she said: "I heard that Fu Yixuan's sauce-flavored duck tongue is delicious, that thing is for dinner, I will buy some for my grandmother in the afternoon, so that you can change your mouth." ”

"Okay, good, it's not in vain that I hurt you every day." Old Lady Ning said with a smile.

Lin Bining pursed her lips and said to Zhao, "Then I'll buy one for my mother too." After that, he didn't wait for Zhao to speak, and said embarrassedly, "No, no, I heard a friend say that Yicheng people don't eat duck tongue, mother, I shouldn't have mentioned this to you." ”

"It's okay, I'm eating it now." Zhao smiled soothingly at her.

When Mrs. Ning heard this, she was a little curious, and asked why the people of Yicheng didn't eat duck tongue. Zhao explained, and then talked about the ancestor worship in the Midyear Festival, and revealed the topic.

At the end of Lin Bining's recollection, the Zhao family also finished worshipping, she stepped forward and knelt down respectfully, kowtowed to the ancestors one by one, and prayed in her heart for the ancestors to bless the Lin family. When Lin Biwen worships and worships, it is already dark, and when she sends the tablet back, she will burn the coating, that is, burn paper money and clothes. Then the ancestors were given three times a day in the morning, noon, and dusk until the end of July.

Man is yang, ghosts are yin, land is yang, water is yin, and river lanterns are the medium of communication between people and ghosts. In the middle of July, a river lantern was put on the mourning of the deceased and also lit the way for them to survive. The tradition of Xia Yang is that a river lantern represents a loved one, and the name of the relative should be written when the lantern is placed, and the river lantern without the name is for those lonely souls and wild ghosts.

In the evening of the next day, Lin Wenliang took Lin Bining and Zhao Yicheng to Nanguan River to release river lanterns, in fact, the inner city river in the city can also be lit, but Lin Wenliang felt that there were few people outside the city, so there was no need to be crowded.

Although the Nanguan River is not crowded, there are quite a lot of people. The dark night is lit up by the river lanterns, and there are lanterns in the shape of lotus flowers of different colors floating on the river surface, and the river lanterns are carried on the surface of the water, and the light is swaying, and there is an illusion of bright light for a while.

Lin Bining's relatives have not passed away except for her grandfather, and her grandfather's lamp has her father's name, so she stared at Zhao Yicheng firmly. I saw Zhao Yicheng write two lamps, Lin Bining saw Zhao Jizheng written in one lamp, and the other only wrote Xu's. Here, Lin Wenliang was still silently talking to the river lantern, and Zhao Yicheng had already finished putting out the two river lanterns over there. Then he said to Lin Wenliang that he saw a person he knew and wanted to go over and meet at the carriage later.

Seeing that Zhao Yicheng was gone, Lin Bining said hello to her father, and hurriedly followed carefully. Zhao Yicheng walked a distance, found a home far away from them, bought a river lamp, wrote respectfully, and then squatted by the river for a long time before holding the lamp and gently putting it down. Lin Bining walked a few steps quickly, hidden in the shadows of the trees in front of her, staring at the river lanterns with a glance, and finally saw Zhao Yicheng's handwriting, only to see the three big characters "Du Ziying" written on it.

On the way back, Lin Bining looked at Zhao Yicheng carefully, and found that he was not in a very good mood, with a hint of sadness, presumably mourning his relatives.

Before, Lin Bining only suspected that Zhao Yicheng was not real, but now she is almost sure that her guess is correct. Zhao Jizheng should be Zhao's brother, and Xu is his wife. Zhao Yicheng's expressions were completely different from those of the river lanterns before and after, which showed that Zhao Jizheng and his wife were not his real parents, so there was no sadness on their faces, nor was there any respect. But for Du Ziying, Zhao Yicheng was very respectful when he wrote his name, and this should be his mother.

Zhao Yicheng later only put a river lantern, indicating that his father should not have died. However, if his father is still alive, why would he be allowed to impersonate himself to join the Lin family? Or is it that his family has a feud with the Lin family, and his father is also involved in the whole thing, if this is the case, things will become even more troublesome!

What Lin Bining cares about the most is that since this Zhao Yicheng is fake, where is the real Zhao Yicheng? This may be a breakthrough, find the real Zhao Yicheng, and probably know the identity of this Zhao Yicheng.