Chapter 231: Ancestor Worship
PS: ps: Speed up the pace, it feels a little wrong now, the computer is ruined, and I don't know the original outline anymore, thinking about writing.
Time flies really fast, one day Wang Buping went to the square to train, this time, it was almost time for the New Year, these days, every household in the village is preparing for the New Year. Wang Buping's family, of course, is no exception, steaming steamed buns, fried rice cakes, pasting couplets, sticking to the door ......gods, these jobs are indispensable to Wang Buping.
However, Li Yuping is still unhappy, other families have daughters-in-law, and some are holding children. As far as her house is concerned, if it weren't for Qin Ling's presence, it wouldn't even be lively. This year, Qin Lao's family will celebrate the New Year in Wangjiazhai, and I heard that his children will rush over when they are in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Therefore, some of the prepared things were all obtained from Wang Buping's house.
At this time, Wang Buping was wearing an apron and frying fish balls in the house, this is Qin Ling's favorite, this girl is sticking her head out, in front of the kitchen door, looking inside. Wang Buping didn't expect that she would be afraid of oil, otherwise, she would have run in a long time ago.
Those activities in Wangjiazhai and the things to be performed have been prepared by everyone, and they are all resting for the past few days. It is to let everyone prepare food for the New Year, and this year, because of the money, each family has bought a lot of ingredients. For this, Wang Buping also went to the town to hire a car, got a cart of meat back, and distributed it to the old people who were inconvenient to go out. There are also some families of orphans and widows, although they have also received a lot of money, but for these families who have no labor, they still have to take care of them.
During this period, the old men that Qin Lao said. Also coming. However, the impact on the village is not great, it should be said that there is no impact, and several people are surrounded by plainclothes protection. Wang Buping knows their details, those tourists, I also feel that there are a few rich old people, and they have seen a lot in Wangjiazhai.
For Wang Buping's request. Nor did they say yes right away. Just say take a look. If you want to live in Wangjiazhai for a period of time, you must also go through the examination of a professional doctor to determine that living in Wangjiazhai is good for their health. Two of them. will be allowed to live here.
This is a result that Wang Buping did not expect. The state will still control where people live. However, the old lady was really terrible. also talked with Wang Buping for a while, and Wang Buping himself felt that he had been tricked a lot. Since then, he has not met the old lady alone, it is too powerful.
Zuihou asked Qin Lao to know that people were originally engaged in the economy, can that mind be bad, and there is another one, is Qin Lao's sixth brother, this old man, Wang Buping felt that he must get him to his own school, what he did was education reform, and he had a headache because of this problem, the education he wanted was different from all the current education. If you just find someone to manage, you can't do it at all, the education that the old man talked about with him is in line with Wang Buping's thoughts, that is, to cultivate a master for development, and the others are to assist this, in that way, not to mention learning quickly, learning one thing for more than ten years, how can you become a talent.
Now, these old people are all in his house, I heard that the juniors in the family will come over for the New Year, and Wang Buping also prepared a big place for them to use for their parties.
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The Chinese New Year's Eve is also the day of zuihou this year, and the ancestor worship of Wangjiazhai is also today. Everyone gathered in the square, dressed in ancestral costumes, and this year's ceremony was grander. The old patriarch hasn't arrived yet, and the ancestral shrine hasn't been opened yet, but the show has already begun.
Because it is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there are relatively few tourists, everyone has gone back for the New Year, which is not many people, and some families are in Wangjiazhai, and people who are ready to celebrate the New Year here are watching around, wanting to see the ancient ancestor worship ceremony of Wangjiazhai.
When the old patriarch arrived, it was exactly eight o'clock, which was also the beginning of the sacrifice, first to worship the heavens, thanking the heavens for bringing peace and peace to Wangjiazhai. The people standing on both sides hold large flagpoles, on which are painted ancient myths and some history of Wangjiazhai. These are all done by specialized people.
With the ringing of the ancient bronze bell, it also indicates the beginning of the Wangjiazhai festival, the children are pulled by women, not allowed to run around, the old patriarch on crutches, walk on the high platform of the sacrifice, put the incense in his hand in the bronze tripod in front, the people below, also began to sing ancient songs. These songs, ordinary people don't understand the consciousness inside, even Wang Buping, many people don't know what consciousness is. It's all passed down by word of mouth from ancestors.
Waving the flagpole and letting the flags flutter in the air, several old people also played ancient musical instruments, and the sound sounded a little tragic, giving people the feeling of vicissitudes.
When the sacrifice was over, Wang Buping was called out by the old patriarch, I didn't expect that he would open the door of the ancestral shrine today, it would be him to complete, Wang Buping remembered, every year, isn't it the patriarch, what is going on, Wang Buping, who didn't understand, opened the door of the ancestral hall in a daze. He didn't know that this opening door was exquisite, but only the elderly would know.
Open the door, that is to welcome the ancestors, the first person to open the door, is the first person the ancestors see, this is so that the ancestors can bless this person for peace in the coming year. Therefore, in the past, it was all opened for the patriarch of the village, but this year it was replaced by Wang Buping, which was also the result of the discussion of the old people. Because everything in the village now was brought by Wang Buping.
Everyone enters the ancestral hall, and outsiders are not allowed to come in, so those tourists can't see it. However, the atmosphere is more solemn, and tourists will not be too comfortable to come in. Sacrifice is a serious matter, especially now, originally, women are not allowed to come in, and later, this rule was changed as there was more contact with people outside.
Worship the ancestors, first of all, an article, is to talk about all the situation and achievements of Wangjiazhai this year, this is to tell the ancestors about this year's situation. However, Wang Buping didn't sound right, the front was okay, and the back was full of praise for him. However, this could not be interrupted at the beginning, and Wang Buping had to listen to it.
When it comes to kneeling, this is not right, originally, after those elders kneel, it should be Wang Buping's generation, the eldest one, should be the uncle's family just came back, Brother Wang Huai went up first, how can the first person read is himself, Wang Buping feels that there seems to be something wrong today, and many things are coming first. If you want to talk about the reason why he does things for the village, this time of worshipping his ancestors, it should not change!
"Okay, now that all the people have worshiped their ancestors, then, next, I want to announce one thing, which is also a major event in our Wangjiazhai. This year, when you come back from outside, you have also seen the changes in the village, and I believe that in the past few days, you young people also know that it is weishenme. Therefore, I will discuss with the current patriarch and the old people in the village, and starting next year, this patriarch will have Wang Buping to do it. ”
When Wang Buping heard this, he was directly dumbfounded, how could he pass on the patriarch to himself. He knew that the general patriarch was chosen from his father's generation, and this time, how could he skip them directly and choose himself. This is not good, you know, to be the patriarch, if you want to get out, it will be difficult. Wang Buping is still preparing to go out for another run after the New Year.
"I believe that no one in the village should oppose this decision, okay, just ......"
"Old patriarch, I'm against it, I'm against it." Wang Buping hurriedly shouted, if you don't object, it doesn't mean that I don't object, if you don't say it, this will become a fact.
Everyone looked at the person who spoke, and they were a little dumbfounded, there had never been such a situation. Wangjiazhai's election of the patriarch has also been objected to, but I have never heard of it, and I am against my own.
The old patriarch smiled, he had already seen that Wang Buping, the little guy, was unwilling, so he didn't discuss it with him. Directly when worshipping the ancestors, he said the result, "It's useless for you to object, okay, now I announce that from next year onwards, Buping will be the patriarch of Wangjiazhai." ”
Damn, what's the matter, I oppose it, it's not okay. Moreover, judging from the reactions of his family, Wang Buping knew about it, and it seemed that they agreed. He was kept in the dark, thinking about the events of the previous few days and those rehearsals, and now he understands. It's just that he is stupid, people have said it a long time ago, but he didn't tell him clearly, the dragon head is not used by the patriarch every year, and when he opened the ancestral temple, he didn't react, and there are many things in his memory.
Forget it, it's already like this, and he has no choice but to admit it. However, when it is over, I still have to talk to the old patriarch about the affairs of this village, and they still manage it. I just need to make a decision on some major matters.
In fact, Wang Buping also thought too much, those old people asked Wang Buping to be the patriarch, just for some of his work in the village, so that it could be carried out. Some real questions still won't let him ask, his life experience is still too little, and some questions are not something he can handle.
Although some people are not too happy about Wang Buping becoming the patriarch, after some things in the village, everyone also understands that this is the inevitable result. That's why no one will come out against it.
When everyone has worshipped, the following was originally to be performed in the ancestral hall, but because there were tourists, it was placed in the square outside.
First, there is the sacrificial dance, which looks a little solemn and serious, but it is difficult to see. When it's not a big festival, you generally don't jump, because the clothes inside are complicated, and there are certain dangers. The front is made of heavy, carved wooden pillars that strike the ground. Wang Buping tried, because the rhythm was getting faster and faster, and if he was not careful, he smashed on his feet.
Then there is the encouraging performance, which is somewhat similar to many places, Wang Buping and they will also do this, but they were not allowed to perform this year, all of them are from the older generation. The following one is the most dangerous, more than a dozen people are stacked together, and it takes until the sixth floor, but fortunately, this is familiar with the older generation of Wangjiazhai, but nothing happened.
Wang Buping and what they got is a more fun thing to do is to step on stilts, this thing, people who have learned it, know that it is not too difficult, and it is not easy to play some tricks. Wearing a period costume and playing different people, this can also be regarded as a weird performance.
This kind of activity is until noon, and in the afternoon it is time to prepare for the evening, mainly the dragon dance performance. (To be continued......)