Behind the general clansmen, the family at home to worship the tablet is enough, and so on for the three years of filial piety after the end of the tablet and other things to the grave to burn, after the New Year's festival only need to go to the grave to burn paper incense.

It can be said that the tablet behind it can be stationed in the ancestral hall and be worshiped by thousands of clansmen every year, which is the long-cherished wish of every Zheng clan before death. It's just that it's not easy to reach this level, and after so many years, there are only dozens of tablets that can enter.

Under your knees is bare earth, and there is no futon or anything like that. Guo Mianmian had two pairs of knee pads tied to his knees, so he knelt on the ground and listened to the patriarch's lesson, which was not very uncomfortable.

The patriarch started with the first ancestor of the Zheng family, and gave Guo Mianmian and others a general description of the origin of the Zheng family and the contributions that the ancestors had made for all their families; The rest of the ancestors also spoke easily according to the order of the tablets.

To Guo Mianmian's surprise, among the ancestors who were relieved, there were really four or five women. Generally speaking, it is almost impossible for a woman's tablet to enter the ancestral shrine.

There are exceptions to everything, such as the third generation of the Zheng family, there is a famous filial daughter-in-law. This daughter-in-law will marry into the Zheng family for a year, and her husband will pass away unexpectedly, leaving her with only a frail and sickly old mother.

The newly widowed daughter-in-law could go back to her parents' house to marry someone else, but surprisingly she did not do so, but continued to stay in her mother-in-law's house in the name of Kefu, taking care of her parents-in-law as she did when her husband was still alive, until decades later, when she sent her father-in-law away.

Her filial piety won the awards of the Zheng clan, and even the atmosphere in the clan gradually improved. Later, she was too old to move, and she had no ability to stand up with her white hands, so the clan passed a child to her to support her in old age. Behind her, the tablet was held into the ancestral hall by her adopted son to enjoy the incense offered by later generations.

The story of the remaining four women's tablets is similar to that of the previous one. So filial piety into the ancestral hall, there is also a son who cultivates a good life, won the promotion of people and became officials, and has obtained a lot of benefits for the clan, and the tablet behind it is put in the ancestral hall, which is generally worshiped by descendants.

After that, the bride goes to the family tree, and the patriarch of the Zheng family will report in detail the stories of these women who have entered the ancestral shrine, and teach the bride to be a filial and virtuous daughter-in-law.

Guo Mianmian looked at the tablets in a daze, and somehow felt a sense of sadness in his heart. I mourn the bad fortune of these women, and I admire the courage with which they have chosen.

Behind the husband, they chose to stay in the best Shaohua, and the whole of their husband's house was partly because they supported the feelings of their deceased husband, and more because they were forced to choose to stay.

The truth is against Kefu's reputation, and it is difficult to marry a good family again. Regardless of whether the reason is the body, they can provide for their in-laws who are not related by blood, and this kindness and righteousness alone will teach the people to admire, and not everyone can do this.

After the patriarch finished talking about the experiences of these five women, he began to read the women's rules. He read a sentence, and Guo Mianmian and others read it along. The content of women's rules is also related to filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and it is mostly a lesson on how to be a wife and a daughter-in-law.

Judging from the concept of contemporary people, half of it is feudal dross, which is normal for this period. Guo Mianmian read it in his mouth, but he didn't remember it in his heart.

Until the patriarch asked her who her surname was, he wrote her surname under Zheng Rin's name with a pen, and the family tree came to an end. In the future, she was Zheng Guo's family, and until the day she died, her name on the tombstone was also these three words.

Guo Mianmian can't say what it feels like to have a body in her heart, but she rarely has a feeling of returning to her roots. She laughed secretly, and walked out of the solemn Zheng ancestral hall step by step in the shouting of the patriarch "get up".

This is Guo Mianmian's first time entering the ancestral hall, and if nothing happens, it is also the last time!

As soon as he walked out, Guo Mianmian, who was pierced by the shining sunshine inside, subconsciously closed his eyes. When she got used to the light, she opened her eyes and saw her man standing in front of her with a concerned expression.

"How? Is there anything uncomfortable? Zheng Rin was not afraid of the eyes that looked around, and directly held his daughter-in-law's hand with a slightly important question.

Guo Mianmian shook his head, and a smile appeared on his face: "No, the kneeling time is not very long, you don't have to worry." ”

Zheng Rin's expression eased, and he helped her arm down the steps: "I'll help you go inside, my mother is waiting for you inside, and after the ancestor worship is finished later, you and your mother will come back to rest first, and I'll stay and block things." ”

"Okay." Guo Mianmian nodded, not rejecting the man's affection.

Although she didn't kneel for too long, she could bear it, and she would kneel when she formally worshiped her ancestors, she was afraid that she would be tired and panicked, especially kneeling on the cold and hard ground, her knees were somewhat unbearable.

The few little daughters-in-law who came out behind Guo Mianmian looked at the couple's backs with admiration, and they didn't find the man in the crowd, and their hearts were somewhat missing, but this disappearance didn't last long, and it was covered up by the incident.

After the brides finish the family tree, the next step is to give the family tree to the children who have reached the age of one from the previous year.

In view of the fact that these children are still young and do not understand anything, the ritual of going to the family tree is much simplified, directly by the adults holding their respective children in front of the ancestors, and then reporting the names of the children, and the patriarch writes them to the names of their parents on the family tree, and this ritual is considered to be realized.

Immediately after that, the ancestor worship ceremony really began.

The whole process is much more complicated than the bride's genealogy. First, several clan elders offered blessings to the ancestors, and then the patriarch discussed the major events that had happened in the village in the past year, telling the village about the new population, the situation and other things...... Until the end, it is the turn of a tribe to kowtow to their ancestors.

Everyone knelt back and forth for maybe half a while, except for a few people like Guo Mianmian, who had thick knee pads tied to their knees, and other salaries showed their respect for their ancestors, and they didn't have anything on their knees, so they knelt on the cold and hard ground.

After a long period of worship, even a strong young daughter-in-law can't stand it, and it can't be said to be effortless.

When the ceremony was realized, Meng was still supported by Guo Mianmian, who was kneeling beside him, and even an old woman who was not very good fainted directly to the ground, and was carried home in a hurry by her daughters-in-law.

Just when the villagers were supporting each other and hoping to go home one after another, suddenly, there was a loud gong at the door of the ancestral hall. Everyone turned back in surprise, thinking that the patriarch had something to reveal, only to realize that it was none other than the clan's daughter-in-law Mu who struck the gong with the gavel.

"Mu, are you making a body?" The patriarch who heard the sound of the gong hurriedly walked out, and when he saw that it was the Mu clan, he immediately frowned, and glared at the Mu clan who was going to knock it again in displeasure: "You don't know what day it is today?" ”

The Mu clan looked at Heng, and there was no one in the village, but they were afraid of the head of the Zheng clan. It's just that at this time, she didn't care about being afraid, handed over the mallet and gong in her hand to Zheng Daniu, and said to the patriarch honestly:

"Before, I was instigated by someone to do something wrong, and almost killed someone's life, but now I want to tell this matter while my friends are here, and I will be cleared by the people I slandered."

The patriarch was stunned for a moment, and after his mind turned sharply, he subconsciously looked at Zheng Rin who was standing not far away and was looking at this side, and vaguely guessed that it was related to the Zheng family.

Regarding the bad words, he knew it when it first came out, but it was all passed on in private, and the Zheng family didn't argue, so he ignored it, he didn't expect it to be waiting here!

Not only the patriarch thought so, but most of the people present also thought so, and their eyes involuntarily fell on the Zheng family, wanting to see if it was them.

The next moment, Mu's words confirmed everyone's speculation: "I was instigated to release the bad words about Aunt Guo in the village before, and now I want to apologize to Aunt Guo in public and ask her for forgiveness!" ”

The three words "old man" in Mu's mouth, the corners of Guo Mianmian's lips twitched when he heard it, and he almost couldn't help but complain back. Unfortunately, she couldn't have done that. There is no way, these three words are based on the fact that she is the elder of the Mu family, and it is a kind of honorific title for her from the Mu family, not really referring to her age.

The villagers were also shocked by Mu's words, and when their eyes fell on Guo Mianmian, Guo Mianmian's face was shocked and aggrieved, and her body leaned against Meng's mother-in-law, lowering her head and not speaking, as if she was sad and depressed.

Meng Shi thought she was really sad, and suddenly held her hand in distress and whispered comfort. Suddenly, Zheng Rin also arrived at his daughter-in-law's side and stood with her, which gave people a feeling that Guo Mianmian had been greatly wronged.

Think about it, a new daughter-in-law who is clear and innocent is still a pregnant woman, and when the man is not at home, she was splashed with a basin of sewage for nothing, which shows how much grievances she has suffered these days. At this time, the truth is clear, and it is clear that there are people who are deliberately slanderous, and it is strange that they are not wronged.

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes looked away and fell back on the Mu family, who took the initiative to confess. Although she wondered why the Mu family chose to confess on this day, it was only when her conscience was uneasy that she did this, but it was very interesting to know why she slandered the daughter-in-law of the old Zheng family.

Listening to Mu's words, someone instigated her to do this, so it was a bit of an intention.

Before worshipping the Niu family, the moment the Mu family's words came out, he suddenly felt bad. Her eyes were fixed on Mu's family, and she dared to pull herself out, so she rushed up to bite her to death.

When such an ugly thing happens in the clan, the patriarch naturally faces it squarely. After listening to Mu's words, she was the most indignant, and immediately asked her to tell the ins and outs of the incident and tell the people behind the instigation.

"It's her, it's her, it's she who is jealous of Aunt Guo'er's sister-in-law, and instigated me to slander Aunt Guo." In front of the Zheng family, the Mu family did not dare to shirk the obligation, but did not forget to pull the Niu family, and told the notice and process of Guo Mianmian's slander that he had processed.

After leaving the Zheng family yesterday, the Mu family pondered the words prompted by Guo Mianmian. She didn't know what Guo Mianmian's intentions were, whether she wanted to take the opportunity to cure Niu if she didn't like it, or just reminded herself.

No matter which one it is, this matter is indeed inseparable from the Niu family, she was pitted by the Niu family, and she can pull her into the most burdensome woman. Even if she was fortunate to be escaped by the Niu family in the end, this basin of dirty water was also splashed on her body, and if she wanted to wash it, she also had to see if it could be cleaned.

Mu's words of identifying Niu were tantamount to a thunderbolt that exploded above everyone's heads. There is no way, the Niu family and the Guo family are close to each other, even if they are separated, it is an indisputable fact. And usually, the two of them don't have a quarrel, even if they are not close, and they are not in the realm of life and death, I really want to owe Heng Niu why he did this.

"I'm afraid this Mu clan is not shirking his obligation, and he deliberately climbs and bites people, so that the Guo family and the Niu family can compete, right?"

"It's impossible, Guo and Niu are both present, Mu dares to say this in front of them, so they are not afraid that they will testify on the spot, I am afraid that it is really inseparable from the Niu family."

"Let's hear what they have to say, we can't guess it just by guessing here."

“……”

Villagers