The news of Chu Jiaqiang's wife's pregnancy spread far and wide, and soon spread throughout Chu Jiazhai, and many people came to congratulate him. I also brought a lot of gifts, usually tourists. Villagers usually do not give gifts at this time, but wait for the third day of the child's birth, and everyone comes to the banquet with gifts. This is also called the Three Dynasties, and half of the people attending the banquet are women and other female guests.

At that time, the host's family had to put on a feast to greet everyone. Gifts usually include eggs, rice, a red envelope, a pair of towels, and a set of clothes for a child. Of course, if you have the conditions, you can also buy a car for the child that the baby and the child sits.

This is similar to the custom of "fighting three dynasties" outside, but it is also different. Perhaps, that's what evolved.

The custom of "beating the three dynasties" refers to the ceremony that takes place on the third to seventh days after a girl gives birth to her first child after she is married. Generally, it is divided into two parts: "taking a name" and "paying for longevity". The day after the mother gives birth, the father of the child will bring a chicken to the parents-in-law's house to announce the good news, giving birth to a boy with a rooster and a girl with a hen. The grandmother who gave birth to the child chose the auspicious day from the third day to the seventh day of the birth of the child to hold the "Three Dynasties" ceremony.

There is a folk saying that "men do not fight the three dynasties", so the guests who participate in the "three dynasties" are all female guests, and the main guests are grandmothers, aunts and other guests. The guests are asked to deliver nutritious food and clothing for the baby in advance, and a number of porters are invited to deliver them to the mother's home. And set up a few large tables at the door of the mother, put the gifts on the table, set up a chair on the top, and the female branch invited the grandmother to enter the table, and the ceremony of "playing three dynasties" officially began.

However, in Chujiazhai, it is not the first child who gives birth to this method, but all children will have this experience. According to the actual situation of the family, cook a meal for the visitor. Wealthy people kill chickens and pigs to make a good meal, not very rich, you can deal with it casually, this banquet is not required to be very grand.

Then when the moon is full, there is a celebration. This celebration is open to everyone, and the feast is much grander than that of the Three Dynasties, and whether rich or poor, they will try to make it as good as possible.

When the child is born for a whole month, a ceremony is held in many places to celebrate, and the banquet is held for relatives and friends, commonly known as "full moon wine".

On this day, the children should be bathed so that they can be clean and welcome everyone's blessings. Relatives and friends have brought gifts to visit the child, gifts are mostly clothes, hats, shoes, noodles, dried milk powder nutrition and other items, some relatives will also send "straps" to the mother's back child, there are also silver ankle rings, longevity locks, collar bracelets and other evil ornaments, meaning to dispel disasters and take refuge, long life 100 years old.

The child's grandmother would bring a gelding and eggs; Aunts and uncles and other male and female families will also buy children's clothes, fabrics and other congratulatory gifts to congratulate. On that day, everyone gathered together to raise a glass to celebrate the healthy growth of the child, and they were happy. After the feast, the barber is invited to shave the child's hair, commonly known as "shaving the head of the full moon".

Hearing that his grandmother and others had already begun to discuss what to buy for the child in a few days, clothes, play, etc., Chu Jiaqiang was dizzy.

"If you buy it in a few days, will it be early?" Chu Jiaqiang wiped his sweat and said. You know, there are still many months before the birth of the child, will you buy it back and cause dust?

"How can it be early? It's good to be prepared, so that you don't have to be busy. The second aunt said suddenly. Their Chu family relies on the Chu family to pass on the ancestry, so they attach great importance to the matter of the Chu family's strong children.

This time, the second uncle also nodded and said, "Get ready." ”

Get! There is no need for Chu Jiaqiang to worry about the child's affairs at all, the family is full of elders

, almost all the precautions were dug up and discussed by them.

"Robber, what do you say is the name of our child?" Ye Caiping asked. Suddenly having a child, at the same time as the sense of happiness hits, I feel that the responsibility also increases.

Chu Jiaqiang touched his head: "Now I don't know if it's a man or a woman, how can I name it?" It's early, right? ”

"Early, what's early? How do I feel that you are so young that you don't use your brains for future children? You can have a boy's name and a girl's name. Chu Jiaqiang's grandmother immediately blamed. This little one always talks early today, and it seems that he really has to wait for the child to be born before he is anxious.

Chu Jiaqiang was wronged to death, how did he feel that the little girl had not yet been born, and he had robbed him of the limelight, and the love of his grandmother and others immediately transferred to him (her).

He grabbed his hair, and when he suddenly asked for a name, he found that he was running out of words. In rural areas, it is common to start with a nickname, that is, a milk name, and the name of reading is usually thought of before the age of six or seven to study.

"Ahem! That, it's better for the second uncle to start with your grandfather! Chu Jiaqiang finally kicked this troublesome ball to the elders, saving himself a headache. In rural areas, it is customary to hand over this work to the elders. Generally, the elders will be happy, and it is also a kind of respect for the elders.

The others rolled their eyes, this guy is so easy to be a father! I don't even bother to use my brain with a name, which shows how lazy I am.

Wu Lao stroked his beard happily and said with a smile: "That's it!" You two want to be a name! Let's figure out a book name. By the way, what is it? ”

Wu Lao also understands that in the past and now, the countryside still attaches great importance to generations, and in the general name, in addition to a surname, the middle is a word that indicates the generation, and the last most is based on the five elements of the person to ponder, or the parents' expectations for the child, take an auspicious word.

This kind of name is actually quite good, as soon as people hear your name, they will know what kind of generation you are. Two strangers, if they have the same surname, can know from each other's names whether the other party is older than themselves, and they can pull the relationship.

The second uncle hurriedly said the order of their Chu clan's generation, and began to ponder the name.

"Hmmm! You're a child, get up! Chu Jiaqiang threw the ball to Ye Caiping again, and this behavior immediately aroused the eyes of many people.

"You say a boy's, I say a girl's." Ye Caiping didn't let Chu Jiaqiang feel better.

"Then you should! Ah Mi can do it too. Chu Jiaqiang blurted out. This kind of nickname is the most popular in the countryside. A milk name is a nickname given to a child by a parent, and it is not formal like a scientific name. The meaning is simple, catchy, cordial, and unforgettable.

Of course, some rural milk names are really unpleasant, like some kind of leftovers, stupid girls and the like. Some people may think that such a name is cheap, but farmers think that such a name is easy to raise. In addition, in the past, the medical conditions in rural areas were not good, and children were prone to early death. There is a superstitious saying that if the name is ugly, the Lord of Yama will not take it in.

The others were speechless for a while, and even Zhou Furong and the others were not eye-catching, and they all opened their mouths to crusade: "Can't you make an interesting one?" ”

"Otherwise, the son will be called Pingping, and the daughter will be called An An!" Ye Caiping simply said her son's name, and she really didn't expect Chu Jiaqiang to give any good name.

Although the name is also very common, it was immediately approved by many people. At this time, Wu Lao and the others also gave their scientific names. If it is a man, it will be called Chu Tianhong, and a girl will be called Chu Tianhui. (To be continued.) Please search, the novel is better and faster!)