Chapter 15: Li Mansion Worships Ancestors
In the Li Mansion on the south bank of the Bianhe River in the city, Li Boyu has been studying behind closed doors since he came back from the fight. He was called to the study by his father early this morning, and when Li Boyu arrived at the study, he found that the other three brothers were already inside.
Li Sixun had a serious face today, pacing square steps in the room. Among the four brothers, Li Jiyuan couldn't hold back, he stepped forward and asked, "Dad, why don't you talk to us?" ”
"Stinky boy! Don't interrupt your dad and me! ”
Li Sixun came up and slapped his youngest son, this Li Sixun has always liked to rely on the old and sell the old, and take the old tone.
Li Jiyuan blinked, very innocent, so he said a few more words, and he was slapped in the face, it seems that their father is in a bad mood today!
"Hee-hee-hee!"
Uncle Li covered his mouth and stole fun, he also wanted to ask just now, but he was a step late and received one less slap.
"Be serious! Today we want to worship our ancestors, and our ancestors are the Qingming Festival 120 years ago......"
Li Sixun wiped a handful of old tears, and there seemed to be a thousand sorrows in his heart.
"Dad, it's not Qingming Festival yet, today I will give our ancestors eighteen generations, which ancestor is incense?"
Uncle Li was afraid that his father would be confused, because in previous years, he would worship his ancestors on the Qingming Festival.
"Hey! Don't talk if you can't speak, you bastard! It's called early worship! This year, when it comes to the Qingming Festival, there is a big sacrifice! ”
Li Sixun came up to give his third son a bow left and right.
Li Boyu and Li Zhonglian were a little older, they were not reckless, and they stood by and waited. Li Sixun looked at his eldest son and second son, and he suddenly rushed over and kicked Li Zhonglian hard.
Li Zhonglian hurriedly dodged, and hurriedly asked, "Dad, are you crazy today?" How do you hit people indiscriminately? ”
"You bastard boy, dare you say your dad is crazy!"
Li Sixun kicked Li Zhonglian twice again before he was relieved.
The four brothers looked at each other, and said in their hearts that their father was crazy today? Li Boyu snickered secretly, he thought that although his father had a bad temper, he was quite cute.
"Second child, you go and change your clothes, pay tribute to your ancestors today, can you wear them so brightly? Get out of here, and in half an hour, gather at the entrance of the ancestral hall of the West Courtyard! ”
The four brothers walked out of the study together, Li Zhonglian felt the most innocent, just because he wore a red robe today, he was beaten and scolded by his father, and he didn't know that he was going to worship his ancestors today. In Li Boyu's memory, his father used to be in a bad mood every time he worshiped his ancestors, and he hadn't been at home for more than ten years, and his father was still the same.
When Li Boyu was a child, he secretly heard from his mother that the ancestor of the Li family had suffered a huge grievance when the Great Song Dynasty was opened. However, Li Boyu is well-read, and over the years, he has not found that since the Song Dynasty, which surnamed Li has suffered a huge grievance. He searched the history of the millennium in his mind, but found no clues. Of course, his knowledge of history was very limited.
In the ancestral hall of the West Garden of Li Mansion, the people were busy going in and out, and in order not to make his father angry, Li Boyu had already waited outside the ancestral hall with his three brothers.
Li Sixun came to the ancestral hall with his hands behind his back, accompanied by the housekeeper Zongbo. The four brothers silently followed their father into the ancestral hall, where the offerings, incense and candles had already been arranged. Li Sixun fell to his knees, and the Li Boyu brothers did not dare to slack off, and knelt on the futon.
Li Sixun had words in his mouth, and after the incense, he kowtowed. The four brothers withdrew from the ancestral hall one after another, thinking that the ancestor worship would be over, but they didn't expect the sound of the door closing behind them, but their father and Uncle Zong did not come out with them.
Li Jiyuan's little brain turned fast, and the child was curious, so he ran back and lay on the crack of the door to look inside. Li Bo wanted to stop it, but he was also curious, so he walked back and looked through the crack in the door. The other two brothers were also very curious when they saw this scene, anyway, if his father found out, he would not be beaten alone.
The current situation is that the door of the Li family ancestral hall is closed, and the four young people outside the door are looking in with their heads shrunk. The servants are all hiding far away, who dares to care about the idle affairs of the sons?
Because the doors and windows in the ancestral hall are all closed, the light is relatively dim, and the door crack is very thin, so it is impossible to see the situation inside. Li Bo was tall, and there was a small piece of paper on the door that was missing, and he could just see what was going on inside. At this moment, suspicion appeared on his face, because he found that his father and housekeeper, who had not come out, were nowhere to be found, and there was no one in the ancestral hall at all. But he just saw that Uncle Zong was tied to the door, and the people inside obviously didn't come out, how could there be no one?
Just when Li Boyu was puzzled, the subordinate Li Tong came over and said, "Eldest son, there is a person named Zhao Hu'er outside who came to look for you?" ”
"Zhao Hu'er?"
With the name not in his mind, he decided to go out and have a look. The other three brothers watched for a long time and didn't see anything, and when they saw that someone came to the door to find the eldest brother for the first time, they were all very curious and followed out.
Outside the gate of the Li Mansion, Zhao Hu'er was looking at the Li Mansion, and it took her a lot of effort to find out the name and address of the man who was unforgettable at a glance. Standing in the doorway at the moment, her heart was pounding.
Zhao Hu'er saw the Li Bo bird who made her heart pound coming from the house, she suddenly thought that she was too abrupt, and she hadn't thought of a reason to come to him. So he blushed and hurried away. When the servants saw their master, they came to look for someone, but when they came out, she turned and left. Although I was puzzled, I didn't dare to ask more.
is also blinded, and Li Boyu, a woman who calls herself Zhao Hu'er, came to look for her. But when he didn't even see his appearance clearly, he fled in the wilderness. Looking at her steps of fleeing in a hurry, Li Bo said in his heart that it seemed that she was a fan sister of her own, but her skin was relatively thin.
"Second brother, third brother, why are you two coming out with you? Look at it, it scared away the little lady who came to find the eldest brother! ”
Li Jiyuan is a big ghost, he is a little sorry, the eldest brother who has never been looked for, today a big girl took the initiative to come to the door, but she ran away in shame.
Uncle Li leaned forward and asked, "Big brother, which little lady is this?" Look at the back must look very handsome! ”
"As rich as you can imagine!"
Uncle Li flicked Uncle Li to a brain melon, and he didn't learn well at such a young age.
Uncle Li covered his head and was very dissatisfied: "Ji Yuan has more than I said, big brother, you can also play him!" ”
Li Jiyuan turned around and ran away in fright, this excitement was not seen, if he was hit again, it would be too unworthy. As a result, he was so busy running away that he didn't see the way clearly, and plunged into his father's arms.
"What are you doing in a panic? If you have nothing to do, read more books, or go to the shop to help, and don't go out and hang out if you have nothing to do! ”
Li Sixun didn't know when he came out, he was about to go out to run errands, and he was very unhappy when he saw his sons at the gate.
"Gotcha! Listen to you! ”
Li Jiyuan and Uncle Li were more slippery, and the two ran into the mansion with a smoke.
"Uncle Bird, you are the boss, you have to set an example for your brothers! Don't sit idle all day long! Don't even follow your example, I think you're getting lazy and lazy! ”
Li Sixun spoke bitterly, and he was really heartbroken for these children.
The brothers stood at the door, listening to their father's teachings, and did not dare to refute, but could only look at each other......