The first day of April is indeed a good day, the sky is clear, the sky is cloudless, and the birds are singing and cheering, just like smokeless firecrackers in celebration. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lin Bining was dressed in a snow-blue dark striped skirt and a moon-white pleated skirt, and only a pearl hairpin was obliquely inserted on the bun.

"Sister early." Lin Changru didn't approach, and the greeting had already come from afar.

The navy blue fine silk looks very stable Lin Changru, Lin Bining smiled and asked for peace: "Brother, this dress is very elegant today." ”

Lin Changru stroked his cuffs, and said modestly: "My sister Hugh is going to make fun of me." ”

"How about that Xiangfei bamboo QH corrugated fan that gave you?" Lin Bining could see that he was a little uneasy and nervous, and did not mention the matter of worshipping his ancestors, but only led him to chat.

"Nature is good, the fan bone of Xiangfei bamboo, a little red, the painting made by the **** of the previous dynasty, and the poem of Zhou Xuti." said with a deep sigh, "Foolish brother, thank you sister for cutting her love." ”

Lin Bining covered her mouth and smiled, and quipped: "I don't see that my brother can't come out, but the fan has become crepe, and even **** and Zhou Xu know it." It seems that I will take more things to honor my brother in the future, and I can't say that I can still win the Toad Palace in the future. ”

At this time, even the maid standing next to him couldn't help laughing, Lin Changru was so ashamed that his face was flushed, so he had to give up his hand and beg for mercy: "Good sister, I can't talk about you, you can save some face for your brother in front of the girl's mother-in-law." ”

Lin Bining couldn't help laughing, stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, before she said, "Okay, okay, I won't say it." ”

Lin Biwen heard their laughter from afar, and she felt quite uncomfortable, walked quickly to them, and said without a smile: "What do you say so happy, and it makes me happy when you say it." ”

Lin Bining and Lin Changru saw the Zhao family behind them and hurriedly greeted her, and the maid next to them also smiled and saluted.

After meeting Lin Biwen, Lin Bining smiled lightly: "It's just a joke, the second sister hasn't seen her for a long time, how are you doing lately?" ”

When Lin Biwen heard this, she thought that Lin Bining was laughing at herself for being grounded, and her heart suddenly became angry, and Zhao's words of warning had already been put behind her, and she replied in a bad tone: "I'm very good, don't worry about the eldest sister." But eldest sister, you have to take care of yourself, so as not to make trouble in the house again. ”

"Shut up, how did you talk to your sister, I forgot everything I taught you on weekdays? Why don't you hurry up and accompany your sister? Seeing that Lin Biwen was getting more and more disagreeable, Zhao snorted lightly, and took Lin Bining's hand and said, "Your sister is this outspoken temper, but she doesn't have any bad intentions, so it's better not to worry about her." ”

Lin Bining smiled softly and nodded: "Don't worry, mother, if it's just a joke, my daughter won't take it to heart." ”

Zhao smiled kindly: "What a good boy." Then he turned his head and glared at Lin Biwen.

Lin Biwen couldn't, so she had to squirm and reluctantly accompany Lin Bining, and then stood aside with a wilting pout, no longer speaking, and flew a few eye knives at Lin Bining when people were not paying attention.

Because of the arrival of Zhao and Lin Biwen, Lin Bining and Lin Changru looked at their noses and noses, and did not speak again. In the past, Zhao was also a master of adjusting the atmosphere, but today Lin Biwen was so angry that she didn't bother to speak, and there was a silent atmosphere in the air. Fortunately, this silence was not long broken by the arrival of Lin Wenliang and Old Lady Ning.

Lin Wenliang glanced at the audience, and when he saw that all the personnel had arrived, he announced the start of worshipping his ancestors. He stood at the front, followed by Mrs. Ning and Zhao, Lin Bining, Lin Changru and Lin Biwen stood in the back row, kneeling and worshipping to the sacrificial table outside the ancestral hall, and offering incense one by one.

Lin Wenliang looked at the tall and handsome Lin Changru in front of him, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he announced gently and solemnly: "Changru is smart, diligent and motivated, and has a good character, today my father officially accepted you as the fourteenth generation disciple of the Lin family, and taught the Lin family incense-making skills. Then from the tray held by the little servant, he solemnly handed over the agarwood thousand leaf lotus incense card he had prepared in the early years to Lin Changru.

Don't look at the incense card, it is not big, but the meaning is far-reaching.

The ancestor of the Lin family stipulated that only the disciples who received the agarwood thousand leaf lotus incense card were considered real disciples of the Lin family, and this incense card must be made by the head of the family himself. On one side of the incense card is the family crest of the Lin family, Chiba Lian, and on the other side is engraved the name of the disciple and the family motto "making incense first for people".

According to legend, the earliest ancestors of the Lin family decided to learn incense because they were fascinated by the fragrance of the lotus, and because the Chiba Lotus is a precious product in the lotus, the Chiba Lotus has been passed down from generation to generation as the Lin family emblem.

Chiba lotus is famous for its "thousands of petals and thousands of stamens", and the difficulty of using it to make molds can be imagined. In addition to learning how to make incense, the disciples of the Lin family will learn the art of carving, which is also a way to cultivate the concentration of disciples. The exquisiteness and meticulousness of the Chiba lotus mold has also become one of the considerations for the head of the family. The family crest of each generation was made by the current head of the family, and it became an unwritten rule.

Lin Wenliang has carved Chiba Lotus since he was nine years old, and someone once offered a high price to ask for a Chiba Lotus incense brand he made, but he didn't agree. Because of the ancestral regulations, the Chiba lotus mold made by the head of the family is not allowed to be used for other purposes except for the incense cards and incense shop marks of the disciples.

Lin Changru knelt down upright, raised his hands above his head to take the incense card that symbolized the identity of the Lin family's disciple, and said respectfully: "The child must follow his father's teachings. Hanging the incense card on his waist, Lin Changru took the fragrant tea from the maid's hand, saluted Lin Wenliang with both hands above his head, and said loudly, "Master, please drink tea." ”

Lin Wenliang took the cup and took a sip of tea, put it back in the tray, bowed down to help Lin Changru, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, you come in with your father and kowtow to your ancestors." ”

Kowtowing to the ancestors is the last step of the apprenticeship ceremony, because the female relatives cannot enter the ancestral hall casually, Mrs. Ning and the Zhao family took them to stay outside and wait.

Lin Wenliang took Lin Changru into the ancestral hall, knelt down and said respectfully to the ancestral tablet: "The ancestors are above, the thirteenth generation of descendants Lin Wenliang officially accepted Lin Changru as a disciple today, and specially brought this son to kowtow to the ancestors to say goodbye, hoping that the ancestors will bless Changru to become a talent as soon as possible and inherit the family business." ”

Lin Wenliang kowtowed and got up, asked Steward Lin to light three incense sticks, took it and handed it to Lin Changru, and said, "Give incense to the ancestors." ”

Lin Changru inserted the incense into the incense burner and bowed three times to the ancestral tablet.

Just as they were about to go out, the three incense sticks that were still floating with green smoke before were strangely extinguished.

There is no wind in the ancestral hall, and the incense is actually extinguished for no reason, which is really unlucky!

It was still Mr. Lin who reacted smartly, and hurriedly asked the little guy next to him to bring other incense, lit it and handed it to Lin Wenliang, and said with a smile: "It seems that the ancestors are very satisfied with the young master, and they are extinguishing the incense." ”

"What the housekeeper said is exact, Changru still doesn't thank the ancestors." Lin Wenliang took the incense and asked Lin Changru to kowtow again and plug it in again.

Lin Changru was uneasy, he didn't believe Steward Lin's words, it wasn't that the ancestors were dissatisfied with him, he trembled his hand and reinserted the incense into the incense burner, and couldn't help praying in his heart not to extinguish it again. Fortunately, the incense was not extinguished this time, Lin Changru quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Lin Wenliang out.

Lin Wenliang announced the end of the ancestor worship, and before leaving, he glanced at Chief Lin, signaling that the things in the ancestral hall should not be spread outside. Steward Lin nodded in understanding, and then went to warn the few people in the ancestral hall not to talk nonsense.

This scene between the two was seen by Lin Bining and Zhao, who were standing opposite, and Zhao instructed the waiter to inquire.

Lin Bining saw this scene, and thought of Lin Changru's face turning pale when he came out just now, could it be that something happened?

She quietly instructed Ruwu to go to Linjiang Xuan to find Qingmiao, and asked Lin Changru to take Luomei Pavilion for a trip at night.

I secretly prayed in my heart: don't give birth to any branches.