Chapter 298: Entering the House (1)
After Wu Chen returned home this time, in addition to bringing his parents, uncles, aunts, and elders to Guangfu, as well as the old turtle, he also went to Du Qin and had a long talk with him all night, persuading him to resign and go to Guangfu, and the brothers worked together.
Before, he didn't approve of Du Qin coming out, after all, in a small county town, life is also nourishing, not necessarily worse than wandering outside. In addition, Du Qin is the eldest son in the family, so he can take care of the family nearby.
However, this time the typhoon is too violent, and all the families in the coastal fishing villages have been hit hard, and Du Qin's family is now in debt, Wu Chen just moved this thought, just now he needs a person in charge of a processing plant, and he must also be in charge of inventory, he must be trustworthy, he thinks about it, Du Qin is the most suitable.
Taking advantage of this time to go back, Wu Chen had a good talk with Du Qin, and the two hit it off, and it didn't take much effort, but now it was the middle of the semester, and he had to resign and find a substitute teacher to take over, so he couldn't say that he would leave a bunch of children behind.
This time, I can only take a few days off temporarily, follow Wu Chen up to meet the brothers, familiarize myself with the situation by the way, and wait for the school to arrange it properly, and then I can come over seriously.
The little girl is too young, and her uncle is afraid that he will make trouble, so he didn't want her to follow, so he put her at the second aunt's house for a few days.
Where is the little girl, pitifully hugging Wu Chen's legs, how pitiful and pitiful that little appearance is, Wu Chen's heart softened, thinking that when he was a child, he was able to go to the county seat, it felt like entering heaven, and he could be happy for many days!
"It's okay, your father won't let you go, big brother will take you there!" Wu Chen picked up the little girl and solemnly promised her a small fragrant kiss.
When they arrived in Guangzhou, it was already the day before the day, Wu Chen first placed his parents in a nearby hotel, and they couldn't stay until they entered the house, but the five-star hotel had already made them addicted.
This time, it was the old turtle who lived in the villa first. Wu Chen had already built a nest for it in the rockery cave next to the swimming pool in the backyard, using fine sand and small stones. Because I don't know if it can adapt to this kind of natural nest, and I am afraid that there is no geothermal heat on the ground, and it is too cold in winter, I also nailed a small house like a dog house with wood on the side, and stuffed some hay and rags in it.
At this time, the weather is actually not too cold, but the old turtle has begun to hibernate, stupidly carried into the car, without even opening his eyes, he arrived in Guangfu, and I don't know if he will find himself in a completely unfamiliar place after waking up in the spring.
Wu Chen put it in the cabin first, preparing to wait for it to wake up in the spring, and then let it choose by itself, anyway, this area in the backyard will be its territory at that time.
In the Chaoshan area, entering the house, the dialect is called into the house, it is a very grand thing, the general family, always have to set up a three tables and five tables, invite relatives and friends to gather and eat, and make a happy and lively life.
According to local custom, the host is "not" allowed to accept heavy gifts from relatives and friends, as long as they come, they do not need to bring anything, or only a few eggs. Even if relatives and friends send heavy gifts, the host can't accept them, but wants to add some money to the red envelope and return the "gift" back.
Therefore, it costs a lot of money to build a new house, and the financially constrained family can only borrow it from the new house. Some have lived for three or five years, some for ten or twenty years, and even more, for thirty or forty years. But no matter how long you live, if you don't have a "house" ceremony, you can't be regarded as a "host", but a "guest house".
In addition to eating and drinking, there is also a set of cumbersome and elaborate ceremonies, generally presided over by Xigong, that is, Mr., first of all, to do five animals and fruits, worship the god of the land, called thank the soil.
After thanking the soil, Xigong is convenient for the inside and outside of the hall, and the spirit runes with the Kuixing kicking and fighting pattern are pasted all over to suppress ghosts and ward off evil spirits. These talismans cannot be torn off by the owner of the house, and they will accompany the new house for many years.
After that, it is to fight the oil fire, that is, to exorcise ghosts, which is generally carried out at night, because when the ghosts are exorcized, it is not good for passers-by to bump into them, and when Xigong is chasing away ghosts, he paints a flower face, wears a red scarf, wears red armor, wears a red ****, holds a wine bottle, and beats gongs and drums. Reading the scriptures rattle, muttering words, followed by two descendants, one supporting the oil pot and torches, and the other carrying firecrackers, with the Xigong in the hall of the dragon to the tiger, from the inside to the outside, one by one, swaying and assassinating, driving away evil spirits, and then driving out of the door, while setting off firecrackers and spraying salt in the oil pot, crackling and patting, thick smoke everywhere.
And at this time, everyone in every family has to hide in their homes and close their doors so as not to bump into ghosts.
In this way, Xigong drove the hoodoo out of the house, lit firecrackers and set fires, and sent them all the way to the outside of the village, threw the oil pot and others in the river pond or woods, and turned back. At this time, they cannot look back, and it is said that if they do, evil things will follow.
After the oil fire, it is the house. I wanted to find someone who was more "famous" to lead the way with a lantern, and I walked all the way to the new house, called the door, and the people in the house opened the door. As soon as the door was opened, the person with the lantern walked in, and there was an oil pod in the house, and a person held a "soft cake" in his hand, put it down, and made a sound of goodwill. The elder with the lantern began to make four sentences, saying words of good meaning and good omen.
And things are also very particular, the four corners of the house to the town, the entrance to hold a rice bucket and other things.
There are so many, not to mention Wu Chen, even his parents don't understand everything, in the past, they relied on the village gentleman or clan elder to decide, but now in Guangzhou, they are not so particular, Wu Chen discussed it with his parents and dealt with it simply.
The day before, go and clean up, light red candles, and invite some guests to come over on the day to worship the Lord of the Land, and hang firecrackers at the door.
Big Tooth is the master who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he yells to let Chen crooked his mouth to be Xigong. Chen Crooked mouth is a little eager to try, although he doesn't know the local customs of Chaoshan, but he knows everything, everything, everyone wants to be lively!
Wu Chen was happy to listen to these guys' chaotic shouts, and he had a little headache, so he quickly thanked Bumin, if he let them toss, he didn't know what the chaos would become!
It was the first time that Wu's father and mother lived in a five-star hotel, walking on the soft carpet, and their hearts were a little trembling, for fear that they would spend more money on their son, and they were distressed!
When my uncle saw them like that, I didn't know what Lu Dao thought, and unceremoniously made fun of my sister and brother-in-law, look at your stinginess, our Xiaochen is now developed, haven't you seen it and changed to a new car? Is it comfortable to sit here this time?
"Mom and Dad, you can live in peace! I'll pick you up tomorrow to see the new house! ”
Wu Chen doesn't have to burn the bun, the main thing is to let them live in this feeling first, and when he sees Tianxingju tomorrow, he won't be too shocked, saying that his home is much more advanced than this so-called five-star hotel.