Episode 2 The head pillar is high incense

Guo Kaishan only added a sentence or two about his own work during the Chinese New Year, Guo Kaiqing could deeply understand the things in the army, so he didn't continue to ask.

"Spring Festival Gala" is still an indispensable part of the old Guo family's New Year, while eating food around the dining table, while watching TV, due to the large population, not only borrowed a table from the neighbors, but also a stool is indispensable.

Guo's mother did not sit with her sons for the first time today, surrounded by the old man's house, divided into the eldest sister of the Guo family, the sister-in-law of the Guo family, the third daughter-in-law, the fourth daughter-in-law, the fifth daughter-in-law, the sixth daughter-in-law and a few older women from the same village and the same clan, these women are all lonely, either without a man, or without a son, and came to the old Guo family for the New Year, this is not the first year.

On the men's table, naturally there are two tables, the Guo brothers, plus the eldest brother-in-law and a few old men from the same village and clan, they are the family at the table with Guo's mother, and they are counted as one table.

In the early eighties of the last century, the two sons-in-law of the eldest sister of the Guo family, plus the two sons of Guo Kaiwei's family, and a quasi-son-in-law, more or less gathered a table.

The most lively is Guo Xiaoqing, there are both boys and girls at this table, they drink 'mountain grape juice' in gulps, they have discarded their father's 'big white pear' and 'big hawthorn wine', and they are still very happy to eat.

At more than nine o'clock in the night, almost at the same time, the bell of 'big brother' rang together, Guo Kaishan found that not only his wife Guan Yue had this thing, but also the fourth brother Guo Kaixin and the fourth sister-in-law Shao Linlin. Not to mention Guo Kaiying, just like that, the old Guo family became, the 'big brother' party, one person, so lively, New Year's greetings, concern, and greetings, which made the two 'lieutenant colonels' at the table lose their luster. It was as if they were out of the world.

'Mom, listen, uncle's call! Guo Kaiying has now also been in contact with Guo's mother and brothers, and with the close exchanges between the two sides of the strait, with this 'big brother', you can hear the phone.

'What? Your uncle is here, don't bluff your mother, 'Where will Guo's mother believe it.'

'Really, really uncle. Everyone, don't quarrel, let your mother answer the phone, 'In order to make Guo's mother talk clearly, Guo Kaiwei, who has the eyesight to see the 'quasi-son-in-law'. The air window on the kang was also opened, so maybe the 'signal' would be better.

'Is it a little sister?' I'm my brother! An old voice came from the other end of the big brother.

'Brother, it's me!' Wow, Guo's mother cried. Guan Yue and the eldest sister of the Guo family next to her hurriedly helped the old lady up, and Guan Yue also touched the old man's back with her hand.

'It's the New Year. You okay! ’

'Okay, okay, you're okay too!' ’

'I'm fine, I just want to tell you, my request to visit relatives in the mainland has been approved, and I plan to fly over when the weather is warm! Brother Guo's mother spoke very slowly, but everyone present could hear it very clearly.

"Yes, that's great, I happen to be okay now, you're back, I'll walk with you." ’

Then we'll meet and chat. ’

'Okay, good,' hung up the eldest brother, and Guo's mother couldn't cry anymore.

Seeing this scene, Guan Yue hurriedly persuaded, "Mom, this is a good thing, what do you have to cry about, my uncle came back this time, but the government agreed, and when the time comes, the big guys will accompany you back to your hometown, and we will also worship our ancestors, isn't it good!" ’

'Mom, what the third family said is right, we usually hear others say that we have gone back to our hometown to worship our ancestors, we haven't seen it yet, this time while my uncle is back, let's also come back, we have a lot of cars, and dozens of people can sit down, don't cry, I have to kowtow to you later! Shao Linlin also wanted to take this opportunity to ease relations with Guo's mother.

Guo's mother took Shao Linlin's hand and said, "Mom couldn't stand you before, don't take it to heart, your father and your mother are still used to staying in the UK, right?" After Shao Linlin's return, Guo's mother never talked to her alone, and today it seems to be 'back to light'.

Shao Linlin said very obediently, "My parents are okay, it's about the same as ours over there, and it's quite cold in winter, but it's not cold now." ’

When the clock struck zero o'clock on the TV, the seats in the room had already been removed, and between the empty halls, only Guo Mu sat on the kang, and the rest of the people were preparing in other rooms.

'Big brother, let's get started!' Behind Guo Kaiwei, Guo Kaishan reminded Guo Kaiwei.

'Okay, then let's start, the big guys are ready, the women are all in the house and don't move, and the men surnamed Guo are all going to the yard! Although Guo Kaiwei's voice is not high, it is very powerful, although the sound of firecrackers in other houses has sounded, but the old Guo family has no intention of being in a hurry.

Without Guo's father, Guo Kaiwei and Guo Kaishan brothers are the first generation, at this time in the middle of the courtyard, the tablet of 'Guo's ancestor' has already been placed, and then it is 'gift to the ancestor, incense, kneeling',

After the sacrifices were placed, Guo Kaiwei stepped forward and twisted a few pillars of incense, lit them, and inserted them on the incense burner, and after walking back to his original position, he shouted loudly, "The ancestors of the Guo family are above, and the descendants of the Guo family are below, ~~~~~~."

After the kneeling ceremony was completed, the men also walked to Guo's mother's house, first kowtowed to Guo's father's portrait tablet, and then turned to Guo's mother's side.

'Mother is above, the eldest son Guo Kaiwei kowtowed to you, I wish my mother good health! Guo Kaiwei first kowtowed to his mother, and then stood aside.

'Mom, the third son Guo Kaishan has kowtowed to you! Guo Kaishan followed.

After that, the fourth son, the fifth son, and the old son kowtowed one by one and stood aside.

'Grandma, the eldest grandson Guo Xiaochun has kowtowed to you! As the third generation, Guo Xiaochun looks terrible and is 'looks like Pan An', a height of more than one meter and eight meters, has always been the goal of today's girls, and now he is also married, his wife is designated by Guo Kaiwei, the daughter of the director of the finance bureau of a district, and his family is still a good match.

'Grandma, the second grandson Guo Xiaoer kowtowed to you! Guo Xiaoer, like his brother, is also more than one meter and eight meters tall, his appearance is very similar to Guo Kaiqing, he is very big, and now he plans to enlist in the army this year and become the first person in the third generation to become a soldier.

Because Guo Xiaosong of Guo Kaiming's family disappeared. Guo Xiaoshan lined up in turn, 'Grandma, your fourth grandson Guo Xiaoshan has kowtowed to you!' ’

Guo Xiaoshan's back is Guo Xiaoqing, and he is 'Guo Xiaowu'.

Because of the birth of a child, Guo Kaiqing grabbed the front, and Guo Xiaogang, who opened a new family, became the 'sixth grandson'. ’

Until Guo Xiaoying, who was the youngest of Guo Kaiying's family, stepped forward, he didn't seem to be used to it, 'Grandma, I forgot. I'm here with a few grandchildren! ’

'Hahaha~~' The child's words drew laughter from everyone present.

Guo's mother had already changed the 'Li Shi money' as early as a year ago, because the old man's money was given by the children, she naturally couldn't send too much, and the 'penny' yellow paper ticket, she changed it a lot, and her son didn't have to give it. But the grandson still wants it, and each grandson gets a 'penny' for 'one hundred', which is a 'new ticket' that can't be renewed, although these children don't look down on this amount of money. But the new money is still loved.

After that, the Guo brothers sat on a row of benches, with Guo Kaiwei in the center and Guo Kaishan at the top. The next is Guo Kaixin, and behind them stand Guo Kaiqing and Guo Kaiying, who accepted the 'collective kowtow' of the 'young characters'. ’

'One hundred. Don't mess around! Guo Kaiwei launched his own 'Li is money. ’

Since it was negotiated in advance, everyone was the same, one hundred per person.

An elder gives 100 yuan, which is not a small amount, which is far stronger than the 'small gross ticket' given by Guo's mother, and the children happily went out to set off firecrackers.

Guo Kaishan looked at the firecrackers set off by the children, hugged his wife and said, "This year's firecracker may be the first in our family again!" ’

Guan Yue said, "I pulled a 132 yesterday, and today the sixth child also came to a car, I see, this is enough to put until dawn." ’

Guo Kaishan sighed a few times, "I remember that I had a fight with the fourth child in order to hang a small whip, and now my son is really happy, and I don't have to worry about firecrackers anymore." ’

Guan Yue leaned on her husband's ear and whispered, 'Last time you called and said you were okay, is this really fake?' ’

Guo Kaishan also learned from his wife's words, and he also lay on Guan Yue's ear, "If you don't believe it, it's all soaked in the hot springs, and when you go back and try it one day, don't you know!" ’

Guan Yue seemed to be very happy after hearing this, she hooked her husband's arm with her hand, and the two watched the fireworks set off by the 'young characters' together.

Just when everyone was watching the firecrackers, Guo Kaiqing took his wife and rushed to the temple in the village, he planned to "take advantage of the Qing" and put on the first pillar of incense.

Chen Shuqin didn't know what her husband meant by pulling her to run, she said as she ran, "Let's go, don't you look at the children?" ’

'What do you see him doing?' I was much younger than him when I was a child, and I didn't see my father and mother looking at me, so you can come with me! ’

Came to the front of the temple, because the monks had rested, the gate was closed, through the 'mountain gate', only the light of the 'Daxiong Treasure Hall' could be seen.

Guo Kaiqing took off his military uniform and folded it, jumped up, jumped inside, opened the bolt of the 'mountain gate', and let his wife in.

For the incense, Chen Shuqin is not the first time, she stepped forward and walked to the incense case, lit a few pillars and inserted them, and then came to the 'sign holder', she wanted to ask for some signs.

Each plays its own way, Guo Kaiqing is naturally not interested in this 'Xiaoxiang', he is going to 'steal' Gao Xiang, and he has gone to several places, and finally let him find a 'Gao Xiang' who is more than one person tall. ’

Watching her husband light the corn stalk and then light this high incense, Chen Shuqin was a little worried, once the fire started, it would definitely attract the monks in the temple, she came to her husband's side and said, "There is no incense ahead, what are you doing with this big guy?" ’

"People breathe a breath, the Buddha fights for a pillar of incense, the New Year's Day, don't come to the big one, you stay away, don't burn your clothes," finally lit the high incense, held it in front of the main hall and worshipped and worshipped, and then reluctantly inserted it on the huge incense burner in the courtyard.

'Who, how did you get in in the middle of the night?' An old monk came out with a lantern, but since this was not a 'monk's room', he really didn't have an electric light.

'Guo Lao Wu, who are you, it's not good to go to the pillar incense on the first day of junior high school! What Chen Shuqin didn't expect was that Guo Kaiqing was not afraid, but was ruthless.

As soon as the person heard that it was 'Guo Lao Wu', his voice immediately became much kinder, 'It's Lao Wu, when will you come back, go up, go on, every year this pillar of incense, it is your sixth child who comes to it, and this year it will be okay, and you will be the same,' It seems that the old monk seems to be a little afraid of Guo Kaiqing, and he wants to turn around and leave after he finishes speaking.

"Wait, I don't have this incense in vain, there are two hundred yuan here, you can take it," Guo Kaiqing still understands the rules of 'Li Shi'.

The old monk took the stack of 'Great Unity' handed over by Guo Kaiqing, and said to himself, "It is said that the children of the old Guo family are benevolent and righteous, and it is true, it seems that you still have to be rich and promoted!" (To be continued......)