Chapter 85: Ancestor Worship
In the mouth, the rich aroma of sesame sauce brings an unprecedented unique taste to the taste buds, and at the same time, it also gives a different taste of beef and mutton......
In a word: it's delicious!
Qiu Lin saw that he liked to eat, so he asked him not to be polite, just poop himself.
Wen Qixiao looked at the people at the table who were all unreserved, even the Queen Mother and the Queen were just as unceremonious, so they also let go of eating, and they also learned how to brush vegetables and how to eat, so they never stopped.
It's really delicious!!
He has lived for more than 30 years, and he has eaten countless delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he has tasted all kinds of delicious food, but he has never eaten such simple and delicious food, and many dishes are usually eaten.
Although they ate by themselves at the dinner table, the communication never stopped, and everyone chatted while brushing the hot pot.
Especially with the two living treasures of Yiling King Shan Jinqiao and Xiaoling King Shan Jinxiao, don't think about the atmosphere at this dinner table, the two of them coaxed the Queen Mother to laugh, and also made everyone laugh constantly.
Eat hot pot and love to drink with some wine, Qiu Lin arranged low-alcohol fruit wine, juice and milk tea tonight, no matter how these two living treasures toss, it is not easy to get drunk, so as not to look foreign again.
While eating, they chatted and toasted, and they chatted happily as soon as the topic opened, but they were all talking about ordinary topics around state affairs.
Slowly, everyone's attention was attracted by Wen Qixiao's behavior, not because he ate too often with vegetables, but because he basically helped Qiu Lin to clamp the dishes, and Qiu Lin himself rarely did it, and was only responsible for eating.
He didn't just pick up vegetables, he also peeled the shrimp shells and crab shells for Qiu Lin, and took care of Qiu Lin like a child.
Except for Zheng Yang, who was accustomed to it, everyone else was surprised, especially the two bad friends, King Yiling and King Xiaoling, their eyes were full of curiosity, but after the surprise and curiosity, they continued to eat and drink as if nothing happened.
It's just that his eyes always look at Wen Qixiao and Qiu Lin from time to time, watching their extraordinary interaction.
Especially the Queen Mother and the Emperor, the two naturally want to take a few more glances at the location over there, and they will also take a few more glances at Wen Qixiao.
They still have a good impression of Wen Qixiao, and they are quite satisfied, if they really be their uncle, it would not be bad.
The queen mother is now looking at her son-in-law's eyes, and she really responds to the old saying: The more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she is!
At this time, Yu'er, the little guy, had a full stomach, and staggered towards Qiulin under the traction of a woman, still shouting in an irregular mouth: "Daddy...... Daddy......"
Qiu Lin heard the little guy's call, so he turned around and opened his arms to greet him, and just two steps away from Qiu Lin, the little guy turned around directly, and ran to Wen Qixiao, who also heard the sound and looked at the little guy.
Wen Qixiao subconsciously reached out and grabbed Yu'er's small body, hugged her to her lap and sat down, and said softly: "Yu'er, you slow down, don't be so reckless!" ”
Yu'er didn't know what recklessness was, he only knew that his new father was very good to him, and he could play a lot of games with him that he hadn't played, and now he wanted his new father to hug.
Sitting on his godfather's lap and shouting, "Daddy! Hug ......"
"Daddy?" Seeing that Yu'er, the little guy, called Wen Qixiao as his father, someone exclaimed: "Yu'er, when did you change your father?" ”
Everyone's eyes were on Qiu Lin, waiting for her explanation with an inquiring meaning.
Qiu Lin felt the gaze that gathered at this moment, and was so embarrassed that a suspicious flush appeared on his face.
He cleared his throat and explained, "Brother Qi Xiao just recognized Yu'er as his godson!" So Yu'er called him Daddy. ”
"It turned out to be a godfather! I thought it was ......," King Xiaoling muttered quickly.
Wen Qixiao, who was sitting next to him, only heard him say the first half of the sentence, but didn't say the second half of the sentence, so he asked, "What do you think?" ”
King Xiaoling knew that he almost told Yu'er's life experience, and when he asked him this, he laughed and said, "I thought that Yu'er would call everyone Daddy, thinking why didn't you call me yet?" ”
Wen Qixiao didn't think much about anything else, thinking that this Xiaoling King was making a little awkward taste, who called the usual relationship between these people so good, but they were better than brothers.
"Yu'er has really grown up, and she can be called 'Daddy'. Yu'er is awesome! The Queen Mother looked at Yu'er and praised.
It seems that Yu'er has learned a lot of things in the past month, and they all say that Xiao'er is the same day a day, and she hasn't seen her for so long, which is really a big change.
She likes this little Yu'er more and more, and her three grandchildren have never been so cute when they were young.
Yu'er heard the Queen Mother-in-law, who loved him the most, praise him, and giggled happily, laughing so much that she couldn't see the big round eyes of the ten white little teeth.
The smile was contagious, and everyone in the room laughed at him.
This family banquet was carried out in this relaxed and warm atmosphere, because tomorrow is Yu'er's first birthday ceremony, there are many things to do, so it ended early, and everyone went back to their own yard to rest.
On the second day, the sky just revealed the white of the fish belly, and the cloud pavilion was already brightly lit, and the people were already busy going in and out for a while, especially in the kitchen, which was in full swing, not only to prepare the breakfast of the guests, but also to prepare the sacrifices to the ancestors for a while.
Qiu Lin also got up early.
Today is the youngest son's first birthday, and the morning will be very busy with ceremonies such as worshipping ancestors, catching weeks, and receiving blessings from elders.
Not only Qiu Lin and Su Yun got up early, but also Qiu Lin's two elder brothers, Zheng Yang and Emperor Shan Jinyao, as well as Qiu Xia, Qiu Jing and Qiu Yu, also got up early.
On a spring morning, the air is slightly cool, and the morning sun instantly envelops the earth, breaking through the morning mist, and the mist is quietly dissipating, and it is another sunny day!
After breakfast, everyone moved to the ancestral hall, where the people had already prepared their offerings and waited for the time to come.
The ancestral hall of the Cloud Pavilion is at the foot of the mountain, covering a large area.
It is not only a place to put the spirits of the dead and worship ancestors, but it is also a discipline hall, and if someone in the Cloud Mist Pavilion commits a more serious discipline, they will also be brought here to be punished.
Yu'er wore a bright red dress today, which was prepared for him by the Queen Mother as his maternal grandmother according to folk customs.
Not only Yu'er, but even Qiu Lin, Qiu Xia and Qiu Jing are all red, which is very festive.
Qiu Lin walked in front of Yu'er with Yu'er in her arms and entered the ancestral hall first, and everyone followed her in turn.
The housekeeper arranged specific matters in the ancestral hall early, and when Qiu Lin and the others entered the ancestral hall, they lit the incense and distributed it to everyone one by one.
Except for the emperor and Zheng Yang, everyone else knelt on the futon that had been prepared long ago with three incense sticks in their hands and bowed.
Qiu Lin put Xiao Yu'er on a futon next to her and knelt well, knelt on the futon, held the incense and bowed to the tablets three times, and the housekeeper immediately stepped forward to take away everyone's incense and insert it into the incense burner above the altar.
Qiu Lin said to the two largest tablets in the middle of the top: "Dad, mother! Today is the first birthday of your little nephew, and I will bring the child to show you and kowtow to you. ”
Saying that, he picked up Yu'er next to him, and said, "Dad, mother, brothers, look! Isn't Yu'er very much like me?! If you're still around, you'll love him too......
If you have a spirit in the sky, please bless Yu'er with good health, happiness, a safe life, and no illness and no disasters to complete this life......
I don't want these three children to achieve much in the future, I just want them to behave in the world and be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth......"
After Qiu Lin and them finished worshipping, the emperor and Zheng Yang stepped forward and whispered to the tablets on it: "Thank you for taking care of Qiu Lin so well for so many years, you can rest assured, our brothers will take good care of her and protect her for a lifetime!" ”
When Wen Qixiao came in, it happened that the emperor had paid homage to Zheng Yang, and everyone was neither surprised nor surprised when they saw him come in.
Qiu Lin saw him come in and greeted him, and asked, "Brother Qi Xiao, why are you here?" Is there something wrong with you? This ancestral hall is forbidden for outsiders to enter, Brother Qi Xiao, you better go to the hall and wait for us first, we are going to worship soon, and we will go to the hall as soon as we are done. ”
She didn't want him to appear in front of his parents and brothers, although the destruction of their Liu family had nothing to do with him, and he was also one of the victims in the end, but he had the blood of the enemy on his body, and she still didn't want the spirits of his family to see him.
Wen Qixiao didn't expect that Qiu Lin would not let him in, according to their Yasukuni customs, godfathers could enter the ancestral hall together to pray for the child.
He showed a hint of embarrassment on his face and said, "That's it! I'm sorry, I thought your customs here were the same as ours in Yasukuni, but I didn't expect a difference. Okay, then I'll go to the lobby and wait for you. ”
At this time, Zheng Yang walked over, pulled Qiu Lin, and said to Wen Qixiao: "It's okay, since Brother Wen has come in, let's come in." Rules are dead, people are alive, and it is always good for multiple people to pray for their children, and this little custom is not to be ignored. ”
Qiu Lin still wanted to stop it, but Wen Qixiao had already been pulled away by Zheng Yang, she could only give up, but her face was a little ugly, she couldn't step forward and take her away.
Wen Qixiao took the incense lit by the housekeeper and bowed, and the housekeeper also took the incense and inserted it into the incense burner.
He stepped aside to stand with Zheng Yang and looked up at the group of tablets above. At this glance, he frowned slightly, and there was a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it was.
This ancestral hall is very strange, all the tablets above there are no names written on them, only the two largest tablets in the middle are written "Dead Father" and "Dead Mother", and the other dozens are blank, without any words to show their identity.