Chapter 423: Worship
The old man Gu, who decided to go to the cell in the afternoon to take a look at the old woman and her children, went early with the chicken that had been boiled to worship his ancestors.
In the southernmost part of the village, there is a large banyan tree that is nearly 1,000 years old, and the branches of the banyan tree are luxuriant, shading a small half of the village.
Under the roots of the banyan tree, the people of the village built a flat altar of several square meters out of stones, which is a symbol of the gods of the village.
Usually there are too many branches and leaves, and there are too many shaded places, and the villagers have come to sacrifice with livestock, and then they feel cut down.
And every time there is a festival sacrifice, the villagers come to the sacrificial table with sacrifices, and then burn paper money with incense.
Immediately afterwards, he would go to the ancestral hall of the clan to worship the ancestors, and then this was over.
The old man Gu, who had already set off, took his pair of grandchildren and went directly to the village to worship under the big banyan tree.
This big banyan tree can last for nearly a thousand years, but it is a god-like existence in the village, and it also represents longevity in this village.
After worshipping the incense of the banyan tree, he went to the ancestral hall in the village to worship the many ranks.
It was only after all this that he returned home with his grandchildren.
When he got home, he immediately went to the kitchen and cut the sacrificial chicken into small pieces, so that the big pieces would not be eaten up soon.
He didn't dare to let his granddaughter make chickens alone, for fear that she would steal a lot of food.
When he was chopping the chicken nuggets, Gu Chunlai and Gu Youyin looked at each other lazily, but they didn't do it, because the old man looked at it too closely.
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In Gu Fuzhong, Gu Anning looked at the very proper sacrificial offerings and sacrificial supplies that had been prepared by his subordinates, and then picked up the small bun and asked the ox to carry it for him.
At the time of departure, Jun Beimo said that he would go with him, he went, but the old housekeeper also went with him because of curiosity, and in the end, it evolved into a total of four people with Gu Anning and one subordinate.
Walking on the road, the villagers with joyful smiles on their faces all nodded to her and said hello, and some of the more familiar ones also chatted at Jun Beimo and the strange old man next to him.
After smiling and sending them away one by one, Gu Anning walked towards the graveyard where her cheap father and mother were.
Fortunately, the place was not very far, and several people sped up the speed of their feet, and when they arrived, Tuesday Niu, who had not studied martial arts, was panting heavily.
The boss patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Take advantage of the prime of life, exercise hard."
Tuesday Niu was a little puzzled, how could he be left behind by the three of them, who was a big man? Even the young lady and an old man can't keep up.
However, when it came time to divide the money, he carefully set up the sacrificial supplies and candles and lit them.
Looking at the two extremely simple tombs, Gu Anning began to think in her heart.
After thinking for a while, she came to the grave of her cheap father with a small bun, looked at the wooden stele erected, and said softly: "Dad, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, I brought Xiaole to see you."
After speaking, Gu Anning looked at the little bun held in her arms and said, "Xiaole, come and call Dad, be good, call Dad."
The smart little bun is a very obedient and obedient father, her voice is soft and glutinous, very good, cute.
"That's good." Gu Anning kissed his forehead as a reward, which made Jun Beimo on the side envious and jealous.
"Dad, Xiaole is very smart, he has constantly learned to call his father and mother, and he can say a lot of ............................"
Gu Anning nagged for a while, reporting Xiaole's situation to the cheap father who had passed away.
After burning the paper money and toasting, Jun Beimo moved the things to the grave of the cheap lady.
Looking at the same humble grave, thinking of the person lying in the thin coffin, Gu Anning couldn't help but think of the woman who was dying.
Thinking of the reluctance and love in her eyes when she looked at herself and Xiaole before she died, as well as apologies, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart about this woman.
When the old butler listened to what he said, his eyes couldn't help reddening, what a pitiful and painful girl she was.
After worshipping her parents, Gu Anning waited for people to go up the mountain and came to the edge of the banyan tree.
Following the customs of the locals, Gu Anning naturally has to come to worship.
When she came to the banyan tree, Gu Anning saw that there were a lot of people under the sacrificial platform, and there was the earth-shattering sound of firecrackers burning on the side.
Gu Anning bypassed the place where the firecrackers were burned and came to the sacrificial platform, and the villagers on the side all greeted her with a smile and said hello, and some even asked who the old man who came with her was.
Gu Anning was also happy about these people's words, but for their problems, Gu Anning found an excuse to prevaricate in the past.
But the villagers were all happy to do this, and after asking here, the villagers who had just finished the sacrifice and put away the sacrifices came over to greet them and ask.
This time, Jun Beimo blocked in front of her, blocking the eyes and questions of these people.
The villagers felt an inexplicable pressure from him, as if they were pressed by the momentum he carried, and they didn't dare to come forward to ask again.
Gu Anning, who was happy and quiet, waited for the empty space of the altar.
The altar is very large, and many villagers have placed sacrifices to worship together.
After waiting for the vacancy, Gu Anning filled the vacant seat.
After the simple sacrifice, on Tuesday the cow picked up the firecrackers and lit them.
When the firecrackers were finished, Gu Anning bowed, and then put away his things and left.
For all this, Jun Beimo and the old housekeeper on the side were amazed.
There are no such things in the capital, at most, so many sacrifices are placed in the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors.
Gu Anning, who left, walked directly towards her home and did not go to worship the ancestors in the ancestral hall.
As far as she is concerned, these ancestors, she doesn't have much feeling, and she doesn't want to worship.
Because she was not born and raised here, it was as if she had allowed herself to worship the ancestors of people she didn't know.
However, thinking that the little bun in his arms was from here, Gu Anning changed his route again.
Jun Beimo and a few people followed him and didn't ask.
When I arrived at the ancestral hall, the incense lingered in the ancestral hall, and many villagers took sacrifices to worship.
Gu Anning asked Tuesday Niu to also put the sacrifice on the table, and then he gave the small bun to Jun Beimo and asked him to help hold it.
Empty-handed, she lit three sticks of incense and began to insert them in an incense burner in front of the tablet with a lot of burning incense.
Then he burned a lot of paper money in a big iron pot, and then took a small bun to worship a few times, and after toasting, he packed up his things and left.
Walking out of the ancestral hall on the way home, at every moment, she could hear the continuous sound of firecrackers in the village, one after another, full of New Year's flavor.