In the early days of November, the gloomy sky did not have the slightest tendency to brighten, and in Longchuan Village, the old man Hu's house, where Wang Fulin Xiaobei and Wang Yingjiao had stayed, had already lit up everywhere and got up early. Because today is the day of the main sacrifice, the original Huizhou capital city and Shexian county seat full of people have been transferred to this place. And Wang Yingjiao and Cheng Renqing and Zhou Wen were fortunate to be in the same room with Wang Fulin -- this is a completely helpless situation, even though Master Hu's house is very large and there are many guest rooms, after all, there are too many people who come here to participate in the main sacrifice this time.

Except for Duan Chaozong and Ye Junyao, as well as the Wuyuan County Commander and the Qimen County Commander, the rest are the village eunuchs and gentry, as well as Hu Zongxian's former guests who came from other places, sympathizing with the former governor's scholars, or many ordinary people, there are no first-class big people, but these people must not be allowed to sleep outside, this is the purpose of the Longchuan Hu family. Therefore, the accommodation conditions of Wang Fulin in a room shared by four people are definitely not bad, and he has no complaints at all. It's just that getting up early to prepare for the festival on such a cold day is definitely not a very pleasant experience.

This is an era of etiquette, so everything from the schedule to the way you dress, there are strict requirements. Wang Fulin has not experienced such a major event as worshipping ancestors in the ancestral hall of the Wang clan in Songming Mountain, so this time he is basically humbly asking for advice, for fear of encountering any problems in etiquette. Although he represents the Wang clan of Songming Mountain, but such a major event, the patriarch Wang Daohan takes the lead, and he, the junior, only needs to follow the trend step by step, the previous first sacrifice is like this, but this time after all, there will be more people coming together, and the Hu family's ancestors are big. This means that the lines of sight around will be denser. So even more can not travel cuò.

Today's festival comes down with various programs. Most of them take half a day or even a whole day, so after getting up early to wash and change clothes, the next person brings not hot gruel, but a large pot of steamed steamed soft buns. As for the tea, there is only a small pot, which is still for four people. Wang Fulin understood very well that Master Hu was definitely well-intentioned, otherwise when he drank too much water and couldn't hold it back, he couldn't just pee like he saw off Grandmaster Xie. When eating. He habitually took a bun and broke it open, and saw that it was a real plum and vegetable meat filling, and it was less fat and more lean meat, not greasy but hungry, and couldn't help but secretly praise Master Hu for his thoughtfulness.

"Brother Wang Xian, although the matter of Jixi's Shu County Zun was put on hold before, as the county commander in charge, he went to the first sacrifice in person last time, but today he only asked the master to send a sacrificial text. There won't be any moths, right? ”

Hearing this, Wang Fulin raised his head. Seeing that it was Cheng Renqing who spoke, but Wang Yingjiao and Zhou Wen were also staring at him, he coughed dryly and said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and I want to say that it is just at the time of the main sacrifice, there should not be anyone who is so angry with the people, at most, after the main sacrifice, someone will jump out." But it's all uncertain, and the three brothers don't need to be too nervous. ”

Cheng Renqing did not relax, but asked further: "So, Brother Wang Xian is actually ready?" ”

"Of course, the emergency plan is to be prepared, but only just in case." Finding that Cheng Renqing actually had the posture of breaking the casserole and asking the end, he had to hold the bun in both hands and arch his hand and said, "The three of you are good, now the time is pressing, hurry up and sacrifice the five visceral temples before talking about the rest." When the sky falls, there are tall people on top, so we don't have to worry about the sky. How many people will come today, and Shu Xianzun alone can withstand so many celebrities? ”

Cheng Renqing also wanted to ask again, but at this time, Wang Yingjiao, who was still the most like a scholar, stretched out his hand to stop him: "Put your heart in your stomach, the main sacrifice is the main sacrifice, don't think so much." If anyone dares to really spill on the right day, he will have to bear the consequences, and he doesn't have the courage to come to that Shu Xianzun...... Hey, Brother Zhou, isn't your appetite too good, how many are you? Brother Wang Xian, don't be so greedy, you are the youngest! ”

"Just because I'm young and growing my body, I want to let my little brother take a look."

The originally heavy atmosphere gradually relaxed a lot after this move of grabbing buns to eat. Of course, Wang Fulin is really the one who eats the most. He is the youngest, but the word foodie is not in vain after all, he is now growing up, and his appetite is worth two, so he alone eliminated four and a half buns, which were originally five, but he was snatched back half by Wang Yingjiao. When the servant came in to collect the pot, he saw that the bottom of the basin was empty, but he smiled understandingly, but took four small bags of things and put them on the table.

"The master instructed, it's not good to say how long the main sacrifice will take, this is a ginseng piece, and when the time comes, you may be able to resist hunger if you are hungry, after all, other things are not easy to take, and you are not very respectful to the late Hu Gong." After saying this, the subordinate who came took out four small copper sachets, and each of them was divided and sent, and then he lowered his voice and said, "This is specially given to the four by the master, and it can be regarded as a thank you to the lord of my family for staying here before." Although the heat is limited, there is always less feeling of cold. ”

Master Hu is so thoughtful!

Wearing two layers of silk cotton jackets, a sheepskin vest, and two layers of socks with silk cotton and cotton socks on the feet in the leather boots, but when standing in the crowd and walking towards the ancestors of the Hu family, the cold wind blew, Wang Fulin still felt cold, so he put his hand on the copper sachet on his chest and covered it. Unlike the sachets sewn with silk threads, the delicate design of the incense bowl will never tip over, so the copper shell of the relitong guò is transmitted, providing a hint of warmth in the early winter morning. Standing in the crowd, out of the corner of his eye, he could see solemn faces, lamenting eyes, and many people's eyes red as the tomb approached.

Unconsciously, he was also infected with a layer of sadness.

Of course, it is impossible for the ancestors of the Hu family to accommodate so many people at once. Everyone walked, but after about two quarters of an hour they heard a sound of stopping. There is still a short distance from the Hu family's ancestors, but it happens to be a fairly spacious open space, which can accommodate more than 100 people who came this time. If you put it in batches like this, you don't have to worry about losing order. At this time, I only heard a discussion behind me.

"Mr. Shen is here!"

"Mr. Mao and Mr. He are also here!"

"It's a pity that Mr. Xu Wenchang and Mr. Xu are still in prison......"

When they heard the names of Shen Mingchen, He Xinyin, and Mao Kun, people whispered to each other. Without him, among the three are officials who have been idle for more than ten years. There are also poets who have lost in the field and have no official status. is even said to be the backbone of Wang Xue, who is deviant...... But they all have a common identity. That is Hu Zongxian's former reused guest! And Wang Fulin noticed that there were many literati in the follow-up, Qi Liang also silently came with the old pawn, and even Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang, who had never mentioned this stubble before, also came, along with Ye Xiaopang and Cheng Naixuan, as well as Jinbao and Qiu Feng that he didn't expect to call!

Seeing Hu Songqi shivering in the cold wind, but still having to use a decent expression to say the right words to the people who came to participate in the main sacrifice, Wang Fulin was secretly stunned. Look not far away. Ye Xiaopang was quietly squeezing towards him, and he was squeezing his eyebrows and glancing at him desperately, and after he took a moment to say hello to Wang Daohan, he waved at someone. There were a lot of people today, and I couldn't find any secluded places to talk, but finally the two groups of people didn't leave far away, so they quickly got together. He glared at Jin Bao and Qiu Feng, and before he could speak, Qiu Feng whispered, "It was Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang who brought us here." ”

According to Wang Fulin's own ideas, it was a cold day. Why did he bring two little ones to freeze-dry? With that heart, he will take them to the West Garden to have a stick of incense in the future. There's no need to take them here to swagger around the market. However, when he heard that it was the two division commanders, he had nothing to say, so he could only ask the three little guys in a low voice: "Is it cold?" ”

"Sort of." Ye Xiaopang is no better than Jinbao and Qiu Feng, it is the first time to go out to such an open area on a cold day. He was wrapped into a zongzi, Ye Xiaopang looked around like a thief, and said in a low voice: "Mother and sister, as well as Sister Xiaobei, are here, and the carriage and horses are parked in Longchuan Village." Dad asked me to ask you, will that Shu Bangru come to make trouble? ”

"The three words Shu Bangru are also called by you." Wang Fulin angrily knocked directly on Ye Xiaopang's head, "Be careful that after calling it smooth, one day you will say that you will leak your mouth and expose your filling." He shouldn't have come today, he has been defeated and lost several times in face-to-face battles, this time he ate the heart of a bear and a leopard, and dared to come here to make waves? If nothing happens during the main festival, it's hard to say after the main festival, so you don't have to worry about anything, just wait to see the excitement. Jinbao, Qiu Feng, you are the same, closely following Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke. ”

Cheng Naixuan touched his thumb and index finger together, stretched out three fingers, and made a gesture to Wang Fulin, and then smiled: "It depends on whether people jump the trap or not." ”

Wang Xiaoguan is now a celebrity in the six counties of Huizhou, I don't know how many people pay attention to him, Jinbao and Qiu Feng also have many people who know him, and Ye Xiaopang's signature figure, as well as the fact that he followed Ye Xianzun to the Grand Governor's Square to participate in the first festival yesterday, naturally many people know him. Therefore, seeing a few people as if they were a family, many people are turning all kinds of gossip in their hearts.

When the next worship officially begins, the people who are black-pressed take turns to follow into the ancestral worship, and naturally there will be some relaxed atmosphere like before. For example, a great poet like Shen Mingchen who wrote a collection of lonely indignation, he didn't have to read the sacrificial text at all, after he burned the sacrificial text, knelt down in front of the tomb, burst into tears, recited it sadly, and wept blood. Even Hu Songqi, Hu Zongxian's biological son, tried to persuade him, but he didn't show any signs of stopping. In the end, it was He Xinyin who strode forward and slapped Shen Mingchen on the shoulder.

"What's the use of wailing and weeping, the length of a woman? Hu Butang has not yet made a fair comment, and after crying, he called on people of insight in the court to rise up and fight, which is the right reason! ”

Although the person who gave Xu Jie's advice at the beginning was the one who had a bad intention, and he was not used to many of Hu Zongxian's actions, this did not mean that he had no opinion on Hu Zongxian's death. He turned to look at everyone and said in a deep voice: "There are so many people worshipping Hu Gong today, which shows that the right path is not alone, and there is justice in the world!" I had just arrived in Huizhou the day before yesterday and was not able to attend the first festival, but during my stay at the hotel, I heard two verses that had been circulating recently. If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of good and evil! We would like to encourage you and all of you! (To be continued......)