Chapter Ninety-Five: Rite of Passage

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The atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Mizhi County is not strong, not even as good as last year, it has reached the month of La, there are not many people on the street, most of the people who see are expressionless people, the heavy famine, the pressure is overwhelming, even if it is a lot of people in the county today, there is a feeling that they can't hold on.

The situation in the villages and towns is even more miserable, there are already many peasant households who can not survive, reduced to displaced people, and began to wander towards the area of Jiazhou and Shenmu, it is said that there are rioting peasants there, can eat enough, this kind of doubt is ordinary people can not resist, I don't know how many Zhuang households, reduced to selling their sons, daughters and wives, what they want is to eat a full meal.

Wu Fanhui went to the county government to meet the magistrate twice, and the magistrate Lu Weibiao's tone was quite heavy, probably because he was also anxious about the famine in Mizhi County, and the information revealed in his words was keenly captured by Wu Fanhui.

The situation in the capital is very bad, it is said that the emperor is tired of dealing with the plundering of the Golden Tartars, the capital has long been under martial law, and the peasant riots in various parts of Shaanxi also have a tendency to intensify, under the double blow, the young emperor is afraid that it will be difficult to bear.

Wu Fanhui knew that Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne at the age of seventeen, and Chongzhen was nineteen years old in the second year, not yet a weak crown, how could such a young man have a strong mind, and it is good to say that once he encounters adversity, it is normal to be decadent and disappointed.

However, Lu Weibiao is still full of reverence for the emperor, after all, the emperor decisively eradicated Wei Zhongxian and the rest of the party, invigorated the government, and made the government and the opposition appear a new atmosphere.

Lu Weibiao is just the magistrate of Qipin, and it is impossible to know so much about the affairs of the capital, and it is great to be able to reveal this information in words.

The information revealed by Lu Weibiao also helped Wu Fanhui further analyze the current situation.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, the housekeeper came to the house and informed Wu Fanhui that the Wu family would hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, and the Wu family's worship of ancestors was also set on the thirtieth day of the lunar month.

This news caught Wu Fanhui off guard.

Holding a coming-of-age ceremony is nothing, as long as a man reaches the age of sixteen, the big family will hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him, if he has achieved the fame of Xiucai before the age of sixteen, he will also hold a coming-of-age ceremony, so the Wu family holds a coming-of-age ceremony for Wu Fanhui, which is a very normal situation, not more than anything.

As for the choice to pay homage to the ancestors on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, it shows that the Wu family attaches great importance to this matter.

What caught Wu Fanhui off guard was his marriage.

Held a coming-of-age ceremony, it means that you can get engaged, this engagement ceremony is very complicated, Wu Fanhui is also a talent of the Wu family, all the etiquette must be in place, not to mention his identity as a little Sanyuan, not only famous in Mizhi County, but also in the entire Yan'an Mansion, this coming-of-age ceremony is held, doesn't it mean that the person who said he is close will step through the threshold.

Engaged at the age of fifteen, such a thing is unacceptable to Wu Fanhui.

But in the matter of marriage, Wu Fanhui wants to make his own decisions, which is absolutely impossible, the words of the matchmaker of his parents, even if you are the emperor, it is impossible to make his own decisions, before the formal wedding banquet, the man can't see the woman, and the judgment of the woman's appearance all depends on the matchmaker's mouth.

There can't be much affection in such a marriage, the story between Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying in "The Story of the West Chamber" is just a script, and the first unadapted "The Story of the West Chamber", Zhang Sheng abandoned it in a mess and abandoned Cui Yingying.

It's strange to say, after crossing Wu Fanhui, almost never thought about things between men and women, maybe he didn't see any beauties at all, it is difficult to have the impulse to fall in love at first sight, the legendary Qin Huai Bayan, all in the south, and his wind and horses are not related, hundreds of years later, it is said that Mizhi's aunt Suidehan, that is, Mizhi's woman is very beautiful, Wu Fanhui was stunned and didn't see it.

I'm afraid it's no wonder, today's ladies, except for special festivals, the rest of the time is far away in the deep boudoir unknown, as for the girls in the villages and towns, there is no food, not sold by their parents is good, even if they grow up to be smart, then they must have food to eat, to be able to grow up.

This is not Wu Fanhui's thoughts, if after the coming-of-age ceremony, the matchmaker came to the door and introduced an ugly monster, then he Wu Fanhui would be aggrieved for the rest of his life.

It is not a trivial matter to divorce his wife in these years, and the divorced woman basically does not have much way to live, but it is no better than hundreds of years later, Wu Fanhui does not want to do such a lack of morality.

So after the housekeeper came to report the news, Wu Fanhui made a decisive decision, after the coming-of-age ceremony, he quickly went out to travel, and he had to leave before the fifteenth day of the first month, after all, it was still the New Year period before the fifteenth day of the first month, and the matchmaker was embarrassed to come to the door at this time.

can't afford to hide, this is the best way Wu Fanhui can take.

From this day on, Wu Fanhui stayed in Shilipu for a significantly longer time, and he began to make specific plans for his travels, and discussed with Li Yong and others what preparations to make.

In the blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth month of the lunar month.

Wu Fanhui burned incense and bathed, and after dressing neatly, he came to the ancestral hall.

The process of the coming-of-age ceremony is not complicated, it is to listen to the teachings of the elders, and at the same time, to give incense to the family or the elders of the family alone, and to report that the ancestors themselves have reached adulthood and are about to create a world.

Having a coming-of-age ceremony means that you are an adult and can do anything that an adult can do.

From the moment he entered the ancestral hall, he showed a serious attitude, from this day, in the eyes of the family elders, he was already an adult, and he would be responsible for all his future behaviors, and it was also from this moment that he would have to assume the responsibilities that he did not need to bear before.

Wu Mianqing, the patriarch of the Wu family, and many elders were already seated in the lobby, and Wu Qingchao was sitting on the right side of Wu Mianqing. Today's coming-of-age ceremony of Wu Fanhui, Wu Mianqing and Wu Qingchao are the protagonists.

After tidying up his clothes, under the guidance of the housekeeper, Wu Fanhui entered the lobby and walked to the front of the futon, where he knelt down for Wu Mianqing and Wu Qingchao for the first time.

"Wu Fanhui, a disciple of the Wu family, is a member of the Ming Character School, and he meets the patriarch, his father, and the elders of the family."

Wu Mianqing looked at Wu Qingchao and spoke.

"Qin Jue, get up, today the Wu family held a coming-of-age ceremony for you in the ancestral hall, and all the elders in the family participated, this is the family's attention to you, and it is the family's high hopes for you, you will participate in the township test next year, on behalf of the Wu family, I wish you Qiuqiu High School and the nomination of the laurels."

"Qian Jue, my Wu family has been in Mizhi County for hundreds of years, and it has always been peaceful and peaceful, and the heavens favor my Wu family's ancestors to be divided into people, do things honestly, favor my Wu family, and promote the prosperity of my Wu family, and the heavy responsibility of the prosperity of this family will all fall on you."

"After today's ceremony, you are the adult of my Wu family, family affairs, you can participate in it, the rise and fall of the family, you have an unshirkable responsibility, do not make measures that violate the family rules."

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Wu Fanhui listened carefully to every word of Wu Mianqing, I don't know why, the words of heaven to favor the Wu family made his heart suddenly have some resonance, maybe he traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty, which is the meaning of God, that is, to make a great cause.

Next, it's time for Wu Fanhui to incense.

He was the first person to offer incense to his ancestors when the Wu family changed the date and worshiped his ancestors on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, and Wu Mianqing, the patriarch of the Wu family, would worship his ancestors after he made incense.

Holding three sticks of incense, looking at the tablets of the ancestors visited on the offering, as well as the family genealogy visited on the table, as well as many dishes and liquor, Wu Fanhui knelt down again.

"The ancestors of the Wu family, bless me Wu Fanhui, all wishes come true, bless my Wu Fanhui family for a lifetime, bless my Wu family for prosperity, and prosperity for all generations."

Wu Fanhui's voice was very small, and only he could hear it.

When the incense was applied, Wu Fanhui raised his head again, looked at the portraits of his ancestors hanging on the wall of the main hall, and suddenly felt a throbbing, will he, the son of the fake Wu family, set off a wave of frenzy, destroy everything, and rebuild everything.

The reunion dinner was set up in the ancestral hall, some of the elders in the family, as well as Wu Fanhui's family, were to participate, the female dependents ate in the wing room, and the rest ate in the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

The meal was a little restrained, Wu Mianqing and other elders kept asking Wu Fanhui, the main meaning was the words such as the township test high school, and Wu Fanhui was not too presumptuous.

After eating, Wu Fanhui quickly returned home and moved out of the war horse.

Ma Jigang and Sun Kailin have been waiting for a long time.

Li Jingfei looked at Wu Fanhui and the others who were about to leave, and he also wanted to follow.

"Ma Jigang, take Li Jingfei on horseback, let's go to Shilipu."

The wine banquet in Shilipu had already been arranged, and everyone had been waiting for Wu Fanhui.

Li Yong and the others knew that the Wu family held a coming-of-age ceremony for Wu Fanhui today, and in their opinion, this coming-of-age ceremony was not a big deal at all, and it was not as good as drinking wine and eating meat together.

All five tables are in the courtyard, with wine bowls on the tables, charcoal fires around them, and the aroma of wine and meat wafting through the distance.

Wu Fanhui picked up the wine bowl and spoke loudly.

"Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, I have made this bowl of wine with all my brothers, and we will be prosperous in the coming year."

Everyone agreed and drank the bowl of wine together.

Everyone is already very familiar with Wu Fanhui, more than a month, Wu Fanhui rain or shine, arriving every hour, participating in training, sometimes an hour, sometimes longer, as a small Sanyuan Wu Fanhui, has the reputation of a scholar, but can really endure hardships, never complained of tiredness during training, and even created some training methods, so that everyone is refreshed.