Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Little Family Temple
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Xiao Yi now has two beautiful women who are like flowers and jade, but he has never enjoyed that kind of generous treatment, which makes him very depressed!
The two women discussed as if they had agreed, one lived in a house and the other lived in a tent, and it was clear that no matter how Xiao Yi lobbied and intimidated, it didn't work, and he was forced, Cai Wenji went to sleep in a tent, and Zhao Yanran lived in a house, just to prevent Xiao Yi from succeeding!
There's no way, Governor Xiao doesn't know how to do it, and he doesn't want to snub any of them, so he has to work hard and run on both sides, so recently, the soldiers who are in charge of patrolling and keeping vigil can always see a strange scene~~
"At midnight, a black shadow suddenly burst out of the bedroom of the back house, holding clothes in one hand and boots in the other, and then crossed the corridor, through the doorway, over the ...... of Jiashan, all the way to the back garden of the Hou Mansion, and then 'whoosh' into the cowhide tent......"
Because the speed of the black shadow was too fast, he was almost mistaken for a thief by the soldiers who patrolled the night, and he was about to shoot a crossbow arrow, but fortunately he was stopped by the old wounded soldier who was in charge of beating the guard, "Blind your dog's eyes, don't you see that it is the Grand Duke?" ”
"How do you know it's the Duke?" All the relatives and soldiers doubted that they couldn't see who the black shadow was, how could a blind man know about it?
"Huh!" The one-eyed husband smiled slightly, "Without him, it's just a pair of tee underwear!" ”
It turns out that people in this era have a robe on top and bottom, a robe on the outside, and a belt in the middle, but the inside is all smooth and slippery, and there is nothing!
Xiao Yi didn't like the feeling of having wind under his crotch, so he sewed a few pairs of underwear by himself, although it was not so neat, but it would never pull the egg, for this reason, he was proud for a while, and sent the extra underwear to his subordinates and friends, but it was rejected without exception, even Guo Jia, who likes fancy clothes the most, can't accept this kind of small underwear, thinking that it is immoral, ~ and the wrapping is too tight, which will affect some functions of men~~
After several failed recommendations, Xiao Yi gave up, clothes are a cultural symbol of a nation, not so easy to change, a generation of heroes - Zhao Wuling King, with great determination, great perseverance, only in the Zhao ** team to implement the 'Hufu riding shooting', but the people still like that kind of wide robe and big sleeves, Xiao Yi did not have that kind of determination and perseverance, so he had to be alone, and became the only man wearing underwear in this era, which can be regarded as a kind of pride!
Although it is very hard to run around in underwear every day, and there is a danger of being shot by a bow and arrow, Xiao Yi is still very satisfied with his current life, drunk, happy, hey, hey, he......y, and just as he was about to continue to live his little life, he suddenly found out...... It's Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year, from the beginning of the Yin Shang period, occupies an important position in the life of the Chinese people, the end of the year, that is, the end, but also a new beginning, but also an important festival to worship the gods and ancestors!
On the day of the New Year, Xiao Yi got up early in the morning, changed into his court clothes after grooming, hugged the two ladies respectively, and patted his sister's head, and then rode on the 'cabbage' and went straight to the palace.
The little emperor naturally can't be idle, put on a grand crown robe, put on the crown of heaven, and then lead the civil and military officials to the Taimiao Temple to worship the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, report on the situation of the court and government this year, and then burn a piece of sacrificial text, it must be how good how to write, report good news and not bad news, even if the enemy army has been killed at the gate of the palace, you have to say to the ancestors, 'Our country is peaceful and peaceful, and the country has been unified ......for thousands of years', this is the rule, Chinese the most respectful ghosts and gods, and also like to fool ghosts and gods!
Next is the emperor's banquet, the hundred officials are grateful, and then they eat half full with a smile on their faces, why is it half full?
Because after coming out of the palace, everyone still has to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the original set of procedures will be repeated again, if you are full in the palace, what should you do when the Prime Minister gives a banquet?
At the banquet, if you don't eat a bite or drink a glass, that is a great disrespect for the host, and those who dare to disrespect Cao Cao will not be able to pass this year!
Xiao Yi has been fighting all year round, and he doesn't know the rules of the court at all, and he thinks that the skills of the imperial chef are good, so he eats a lot of food, and when the Prime Minister's Mansion gives another banquet, he is suddenly dumbfounded, and what is even more sad is that others only eat two meals, but Xiao Yi is three!
After the end of the banquet in the Prime Minister's Mansion, another family banquet was set up in the back hall, inviting all the blood relatives of the Cao and Xiahou families, Xiao Yi was honored to participate as the future son-in-law of the Cao family, and also sat in the front row, and the eldest son Cao Ang sat in the second seat, under the attention of everyone, I can't eat it if I want to, and I have to eat it sweetly, so as to show the appearance of a family eating a reunion dinner, half a day, eating and drinking three meals in a row, even a tiger can't stand it, Xiao Yiquan relies on his youth, big stomach, and fast digestion, That's how to persevere!
At noon, Xiao Yi, who had eaten a ditch full of trenches, took the 'cabbage' back to his Hou Mansion step by step, and couldn't ride a horse, otherwise the things in his stomach would have to come out, so he could only walk slowly and eat by the way!
"Congratulations to the return of the Metropolitan Governor, the concubine has prepared a banquet with her own hands, with all the color, fragrance and taste, to ensure that you have a great appetite......"
As soon as Cai Wenji's words came out, she found that Xiao Yi's eyes were turned up, his hands were covering his belly, his mouth was foaming, and he fell headlong in front of the mansion...... I can't eat anymore!
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Chinese festivals are always associated with eating, not only the living eat, but also the deceased must be placed in front of the spiritual seat of the 'blood food', which is called enjoying steaming, the Hou Mansion has long prepared the 'three animal sacrifices', just waiting for Xiao Yi to come back to burn incense and worship the ancestors, that is the most important thing today!
The emperor has a temple, the prime minister has a temple, and Xiao Yi also has a small family temple here, just at the back of the Hou Mansion, the environment is quiet, a separate small courtyard, a black lacquered gate, an earthen wall, three houses, usually the gate is locked, except for the two old remnants who are responsible for cleaning, no one is allowed to trespass!
The ancestor worship ceremony of the Xiao family is completely different from other places, after taking off the court clothes, Xiao Yi did not change into a dress, but wore a gossip water and fire robe, and put on a lotus crown, which opened the door of the family temple with his own hands!
In fact, with Xiao Yi's current power and financial resources, he can build a splendid family temple and use gold, silver, pearls and jade as sacrificial rituals, but Xiao Yi did not do that, these three houses were built according to the original model of the small Taoist temple on the 'Crouching Tiger Mountain', the pattern is exactly the same, and even the placement of each item is not bad at all!
In Xiao Yi's heart, his previous life has become a dream, and everything in his current life starts from Xiaodaoguan, which is where his soul is located, the ancestral temple of his spirit!
Holding the sacrifice in hand, Xiao Yi took the lead, Xiao Jing, Cai Wenji, and Zhao Yanran followed, and then walked into the small Taoist temple together, according to the rules of the Han people to worship their ancestors, women are not qualified to enter the family temple, but Xiao Yi didn't care, insisted on bringing them in!
One is that he doesn't want to sacrifice alone, and moreover, when the old Taoist master asked him to carry forward the sect, as a result, several years have passed, and the disciples of the small Taoist temple are still Xiao Yi alone, it is really too sad, bring three women in, let them also wear Taoist robes, and explain to the old Taoist master when they are incense, anyway, it is not three more believers!
So, wearing a robe to worship the ancestors, has become one of the Xiao family's family motto, descendants for thousands of years, never changed, a few years later, but also applied for an intangible cultural heritage......
The inside of the small Taoist temple is also simple, there is no ancestral god on the altar, only a portrait, on which an old Taoist priest with a bright head and silver hair, wearing a gossip fairy clothes, holding a dust, his eyes are like water, looking into the distance with a smile, seeing through the red dust......
The portrait is described by Xiao Yi, and the talented woman Cai Wenji personally painted it, which is vivid, and expresses the fairy wind of the Dao bones of 'out of the dust' to the fullest!
There are three arrow clusters in front of the portrait, the arrow clusters with blood stains, which were plucked from the body of the old Taoist and given to Xiao Yi, as well as those three wishes, after the completion of the family temple, it was enshrined here, and no one was allowed to touch it except Xiao Yi,......
Offering tribute, lighting incense and candles, and performing three kneels and nine bows, Xiao Yi knelt in front of the portrait of the old Taoist master, and began to pray......, "Master, the apprentice's life is hard, since he came out of the mountain, he has been an adult for many months, and he has been fighting constantly, and the apprentice is nine deaths to survive, it is not easy, you also understand that in order to survive for yourself, sometimes you have to ask for the lives of others, but the apprentice definitely did not kill more, well, it is only hundreds of thousands......
Also, our Taoist temple has grown and grown, and the number of people has increased fourfold (one person before, now there are four people, two of whom are still their wives), and the disciples can be described as doing their best and working hard......
Therefore, pray that the master will have a spirit in the sky, bless the disciples to be safe and sound, on the battlefield, the arrows are all around me, and the enemy himself stumbles and falls to death, or chokes on drinking water, eats and supports ......, so that I can win all battles and be invincible in the world! ”
"Master, I really miss your old man, I miss our little Taoist temple, I want to think about the grass and trees on Crouching Tiger Mountain......" Looking at the portrait on the altar, Xiao Yi's eyes flashed with tears, and in the haze, Lao Dao seemed to smile, and he smiled so proudly......
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