At the beginning of the lanterns, night fell, the first time I saw Mrs. Heyu stepped into this mysterious and serious smoky ancestral hall, all the oil lamps and wall lamps in the ancestral hall were lit with dim yellow lights, illuminating every corner, before worshipping the ancestors, all the men in the clan must first hold the ceremony of "receiving the stove" and "receiving the gods", and then it is to burn the sedan chair horse, sprinkle three cups of wine, and after sending away the god of the stove, they will begin to worship the ancestors.

During the stove ceremony, the women of the clan were naturally not allowed to appear, so the first time I saw Mrs. Yu and the other female relatives went to the courtyard behind the ancestral hall to stay, and through the hazy lights, I saw and observed these clansmen who had never seen before.

The Yu family is huge, but after experiencing a war, it can be regarded as a lot of despair. The most promising face in the clan is only Master Yu, and the others are either bankrupt or killed in battle, and for some reason, everyone in the clan rarely goes to relatives, and it is a family with relatively loose relationships.

I don't know how long it took before I heard a message from the person in front of me, saying that the stove ceremony had ended, and they were asked to go outside to sacrifice together.

It was the patriarch of the clan who read the sacrificial text, and when he first saw it, he secretly looked at the person standing at the front and holding the sacrificial text, it was an elderly man, his hair was already silver white, and his beard was long and straight to his chest.

The dumb and old voice echoed in the empty ancestral hall in waves, and when I first saw it, I couldn't help but bow my head and yawn a little, thinking in my heart why this sacrifice was so long, and did those gods really have the patience to listen to it?

Madame Yu gently pinched the back of Hatsumi's hand, glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, and shook her head gently.

When she smiled at the first sight, she continued to listen to the lullaby with a strong spirit, and finally when she couldn't help but feel sleepy again, the patriarch finally finished reading the sacrifice.

Next, they performed a tedious and dreary sacrifice.

After the ancestor worship, it is time for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is extremely rich, big fish and meat, delicious wine and food, laughter is constant, everyone has the joy of the festival between their eyebrows, everyone is saying some auspicious and good words, the first time I saw silently sitting on the side, watching Old Master Yu and Mrs. Yu accept the toast and blessing of the people at each table.

It's really a happy and joyful festival, when she was alone before, the New Year has never been so lively, she is alone at home, listening to songs, watching movies, reading novels, listening to the joy outside, she spent one Spring Festival holiday after another quietly.

It turns out that it is also a good enjoyment to celebrate the festival in such a lively and noisy manner.

When I first saw my eyes turned to the table, I couldn't help but smile when I looked at the white tofu like jade, and I heard my mother say that every family will eat tofu and fish for Chinese New Year's Eve, because this is the homonym of "rich", meaning a good harvest and prosperity in the coming year.

Someone next to him has been talking to Chujian, speaking in the left ear and listening to the right ear, the women in these clans just want to ask her to inquire about some news about Cui Ziyin, the young woman is half shy to ask whether Cui Ziyin is interested in someone, hiding her mind and wanting Mrs. Yu to help be a matchmaker also came to Chujian here to explore the wind, the first time she smiled and coped, not enthusiastic or cold, but she didn't want to continue the topic with an obvious attitude, but she didn't know whether those people really couldn't read other people's faces, or they deliberately didn't understand, and they didn't need to rest for a long time, When I first saw it, I felt that I was about to have tinnitus.

Just when the patience of the first sight was about to run out, the gentle voice of Madame Jade came from behind her.

Hatsumi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mrs. Yu gratefully, "Mother"

Mrs. Yu seemed to know what she was enduring at the first meeting, and looked at the woman around her for the first time, and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, it's not early, let's go back first." ”

"Uh, that'...... That...... Yes, it's time to disperse. When the woman who had asked for the first time for a night saw Mrs. Yu, there was a lot of embarrassment between her eyebrows, and she laughed a few times, and she responded to a few pleasantries, and then walked to the patriarch.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, everyone dispersed and went home, which was called Sansui.

"Auntie, I have to bother the house again, I like to see my cousin for the first time." The one who spoke was a delicate woman, a few years older than Chu Jian, the first time she saw her, hearing her words, she couldn't help but have a black line on her forehead, where did she like herself, she was clearly in love with Cui Ziyin, and wanted to use herself as a bridge to cross the river.

Chu Jian was silent, watching Mrs. Yu deal with these people one by one with ease, and finally got out, Chu Jian snorted unhappily, "Mother, why did you invite that cousin to our house?" She clearly meant to be a drunkard, not to drink. ”

Mrs. Yu smiled, "Although the family is separated, she is still your cousin, and she can't stiffen the relationship." ”

Chu Jian took Mrs. Yu's hand and whispered, "Fortunately, the family is separated, otherwise if I were to face these people all day long, my daughter would definitely go crazy." "One Yu Xue Ling has exhausted her, and a few more, she will definitely have a nervous breakdown.

Mrs. Yu smiled lightly, and walked to Master Yu with the first meeting, and Master Yu smiled softly at Mrs. Yu and walked side by side with her.

When she first saw that she was quiet, in front of Master Yu, she always unconsciously raised her vigilance in her heart and became defensive and vulnerable.

"Madam, ...... tomorrow" walked for a while, gradually moving away from the noise in the ancestral hall, Master Yu spoke softly, with a sad look in his eyes.

Madam Yu lowered her eyelashes and smiled slightly, "After so many years, it's a habit, it doesn't matter." ”

Master Yu's breath stagnated, his lips moved slightly, he was speechless for a while, and only after a moment did he whisper, "Go back to keep the New Year." ”

When I first saw the slight movement of my eyes, tomorrow was a lively and festive day, why did Master Yu's expression look bitter and gloomy?

I didn't dare to ask more, and when I got into the carriage, I was still quiet and relatively speechless, and the air seemed to be a little cramped. ”

Modern is no longer happy to keep the year, the first time I saw it was also after asking Lingyu to know that the people here will keep the year is very important, the elderly keep the year as "the old year", is to cherish the time, the young people keep the year, is to extend the life of parents. The time of the transition between the old and the new year is generally in the middle of the night, and this time is the observance of the new year.

"Are you tired?" Mrs. Jade *** looked at the delicate cheeks she saw for the first time, and lowered her head and asked softly.

Hatsumi shook his head, "I'm not tired, mother, I want to keep the year, my mother will live a long life in the future." ”

Mrs. Yu laughed, "Mother doesn't have to live a long life, but my mother wants to see Chujian marry a good husband in the future and have children, and listen to my grandson call me Grandma, as long as I see Chujian happy, my mother's life can be completed." ”

"Okay, mother, will I let my child beat your back, dance, and sing for you in the future?" When she first saw a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, her heart was slowly stuffed by an inexplicable emotion, which was an extremely warm feeling.

Mrs. Jade smiled gently, stroked the sideburns of the first time with one hand, and collided with Master Yu, who had been silent, Mrs. Yu's face flushed slightly, and she smiled at Master Yu.

Old Master Yu looked at her with drunken eyes, as if he had seen the shallow and indifferent woman with a lotus smile many years ago.

Back home, Chen Zhenhui waited for Master Yu at the arch of hanging flowers in the backyard, and when she saw Master Yu and them appear, she greeted him with a smile, took Master Yu's hand and said that he wanted him to go to Huaichun Courtyard to keep the New Year together.

A trace of helplessness flashed on Master Yu's handsome face, he looked at Mrs. Yu, but saw that Mrs. Yu's face was normal, and she just looked at him silently.

"Zhenhui, this year I am keeping the New Year in Xiuheyuan." Master Yu pulled Chen Zhenhui's hand away from his arm and said lightly.

Chen Zhenhui was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had misheard, for so many years, after Master Yu came back from the ancestral hall, he would go to Huaichun Courtyard to accompany her and Xue Ling to keep the New Year, how could it be this year...... How can there be an exception?

Mrs. Yu smiled faintly, walked through the archway, and walked towards Xiuhe Courtyard, Master Yu smiled perfunctorily at Chen Zhenhui and strode to follow.

Chen Zhenhui was stunned in place, the cool breeze was whirring, blowing her eyes astringent and painful, tears came out, she thought that although she couldn't enter the ancestral hall, it was enough to have his pity.

But it turned out that what he got was not pity or pity, he didn't have the slightest love for her, he didn't have the slightest apology, he was just pitying her from beginning to end.

"Mother, let's go back." The cold hand was held by another pair of cold little hands, Chen Zhenhui raised her eyes in a daze, but it was Yu Xueling with an expressionless face and resentment in her eyes.