Chapter 14: The Teachings of the Patriarchs
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"Wrong? Where? Han Rui was puzzled, looked sideways, and didn't find anything wrong.
Han Hui smiled and said: "After the Spring Festival, I am still going to the ridge, Lang Jun is wearing this clothes, and it is easy to get dirty. ”
Han Rui suddenly realized, looked at the robe on his body, the hem was flat with the ground, it didn't matter in the house, it would definitely be dusty when he went out, not to mention in the muddy fields.
"Uncle Hao, wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes." Han Rui said, hurried away, and came back soon after, the clothes on his body were completely different from just now, but they were the same style as Ah Fu next to him, with narrow sleeves and tie the mouth, the clothes were close-fitting, and the black belt was tied around the waist, which was the short brown most commonly worn by the people, and the long pants and boots were a little heroic.
"Good." Han Hui was quite pleased, and said with a smile: "Since Lang Jun is ready, let's go." ”
Han Rui nodded, there was no nonsense, and Han Hui took the lead in going out, accompanied by seven or eight slaves, carrying on their shoulders and backs, all of which were red candles and incense paper and other items, and walked towards the ancestral hall in the village.
In fact, the so-called spring festival, generally held on the second day of February, is the neutralization festival, also called the spring dragon festival, commonly known as the dragon raised its head, folklore, every second day of the second lunar month, is the heavenly supervisor of the dragon king raised his head, from then on, the rain will gradually increase, the earth begins to thaw, the weather gradually warms, spring returns to the earth, everything recovers, farmers are about to say goodbye to farming, began to work in the field.
It's a pity that because of going to Yangzhou City to seek medical treatment, Han Hui is not in the village, even the respected clan elders in the village, and they don't dare to preside over the spring festival easily, and it has been delayed until now, and the villagers are also waiting in a hurry.
However, the preparation is also more sufficient, the three animal sacrifices, incense, candles, and wax are all placed neatly, the Han family ancestral hall, inside and out, except for the women, all the old and young masters of the village are dispatched, and the person who presides over it is dispatched.
Regardless of ancient or modern, the world attaches more importance to the ancestral hall, Hanjia Village is no exception, blue bricks and black tiles, Zhuliang bucket arches, the eaves carefully carve a row of auspicious beasts, the layout of three into three together, it is not an exaggeration to call the most luxurious building in the village, it can accommodate hundreds of dozens of people but is not crowded.
Compared with the lively and noisy scene outside, the inner main hall of the ancestral hall, which is the place where the ancestral statue tablet is placed, is relatively quiet, and the offerings are placed neatly and orderly on the offering table, among which the copper furnace with a large ring arm is full of incense ash and rice, but it is empty and no incense is inserted.
There are about thirty or forty people in the hall, gathered here, and there are a few large mats under the hall, but there are only a few people who are qualified to sit on the ground, most of them are white-haired old men, only three or two middle-aged people, in ancient times, the vast majority of villages have the phenomenon of gathering clans and living together, and these people are not necessarily the richest in the village, but they are the most effective in the clan.
However, at this time, they were waiting for Han Hui's arrival with different expressions, and it was still Han Qi who couldn't bear the surname, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's still not here, it's really a big shelf." ”
"Don't worry, there may be something delayed."
"Well, I've been waiting for a few days, and it's not bad."
"When the hour comes, people will come."
Hearing these words, Han Qi's heart became more and more unhappy, but he was facing all elders, and it was not easy to have a seizure, so he could only sulk secretly and be silent.
“…… Here it comes. After a while, outside the ancestral hall, there were bursts of shouting, and there were many people, and I couldn't hear it very clearly, but I could guess it.
"Look, as you speak, the people have arrived, let's go, go and meet ......." An old man of seventy or eighty years old stood up, his face and palms left clear traces of time, he should be the eldest among the clan elders, probably because of perennial labor, his body is healthier than ordinary people, his steps are light, he does not show his old age at all, he walked a few steps, and suddenly turned around and said: "Ah Qi, at this time, you can't mess around." ”
"Got it, Uncle." Han Qi's face darkened, and he reluctantly stood up.
Well, that's right, how can you delay the sacrifice because of your willfulness, the old man smiled with satisfaction, and walked out of the ancestral hall surrounded by a group of nephews and grandchildren, and walked quickly to the door to greet Han Hui and his party.
Seeing this, how dare Han Hui slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Oh, how dare you let a few elders greet each other." ”
"It's kind of self-aware." Before a few clan elders could speak, Han Qi opened his mouth and sneered: "Since this is the case, how can you make everyone wait for a long time, it shouldn't be intentional." ”
Han Hui smiled and didn't say anything, just accused him again and again, knowing that he wouldn't mind, but the elder still frowned and reprimanded, "Ah Qi, you can't say a few words." ”
"It has nothing to do with the obscure housekeeper, it's me who is snoozing and makes everyone tired."
It was Han Rui who spoke, but the elder didn't seem to know him very well, he just felt familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, squinted his dim eyes, and asked later: "Which child are you?" ”
Han Rui was embarrassed and quickly relieved, after all, he didn't know a few people from the same clan present, and he was not qualified to ask others to do what he couldn't do.
"Uncle Weng, that's the sect leader." Others whispered a reminder.
"Patriarch? Isn't Ah Jiu already ...... Oh, it's a kid from the Ajiu family. Confused, the elder understood, his dim eyes looked at Han Rui carefully, and a kind smile gradually appeared on his face: "Well, that's right, it's the same as Ah Jiu when he was a child." ”
It was also under Han Hui's whispered reminder that Han Ruicai hurriedly bowed and called: "Uncle Weng." ”
"Okay, okay." Stretching out his hand to pinch Han Rui's shoulder, the elder was pleased, and he didn't know if it was intentional or unintentional, so he said kindly: "I can see that my body is already well, don't always stay at home in the future, I have to go out and walk around more, and interact with my uncles and brothers in the village, you know." ”
didn't wait for Han Rui to carefully understand the meaning of the conversation, but saw Han Qi open his mouth and said, "Okay, the auspicious time has come, let's prepare for the sacrifice." ”
Everyone naturally had no opinions, and hugged the clan elders and Han Rui and others to the main hall of the ancestral hall, and in the midst of the crowd, Han Hui said softly: "Lang Jun, it seems that several clan elders are still facing you." ”
Oh, Han Rui frowned, vaguely aware of something, but he was still very confused, and he had the heart to ask for clarification, but he knew that the time was not right, so he had to hold it in his stomach first, and then ask Han Hui for advice when he was ready to go home.
With the crowd into the main hall to open the well, the main hall, has been cleaned up, only to hear a bang, the gong sounded, the noisy sound gradually stopped, under Han Hui's signal, several clan elders full of solemn faces, tidy up clothes, clean hands, walk into the hall together, one person took out three fingers thick red incense, lit in turn, is facing the ancestral statue, tablet, when about to worship, the old man suddenly stopped moving, waved his hand and shouted: "Wait! ”
"Uncle, what else do you have to order?" Someone next to him asked.
The elder didn't answer, turned around and beckoned to the crowd, and his voice was loud: "Sect Leader, come here." ”
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