The Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet started relatively early.

Before the sun set, everyone sat down in the order of the eldest and youngest, the old lady was in the first place, the uncle and eldest lady of the Xia family were on the left, and the Xue family was on the right. Then there are the little brothers, young ladies, girls, and nephews in the house. Those side rooms are seated at a different table.

A dazzling array of dishes flow in, and the whole flower hall is enveloped in steaming aromas, mixed with sweet and sour, fresh, or slightly spicy flavors, which is appetizing.

The old lady has rules when she eats, she doesn't say anything when she eats, she doesn't say anything when she sleeps, everyone is silent, and she only bows her head to eat.

There is wine in front of the man's house, and he does not persuade each other, and there is no harmony and liveliness of the reunion banquet at all, which makes people feel depressed. Even the young and naughty little brothers in the house had to sit honestly and dare not be picky and naughty.

After eating, removing the cups, rinsing with tea, and starting today's highlight - moon worship.

There is a saying among the folk that "men do not worship the moon, and women do not sacrifice to the stove", so a group of female dependents, ring and dingdong, and went to the garden with flowers and willows.

When the moon is in the sky, the silver glow is sprinkled all over, like water like silver, bright as day.

The garden has long been set up with incense candlesticks, enshrined seasonal melons and fruits, moon cakes and cakes, red dates and lotus roots, etc., indicating a good harvest in the year.

The old lady invited the incense, and then knelt down in turn according to the seniority.

The most pious are the women who have not yet left the cabinet. August 15 is the birthday of the old moon god, so the moon god also worships marriage.

In a clear water enshrined on the case, there are four red ropes, with different rich knots at both ends, which are said to be begged from the Yuelao Temple, and each red rope represents a kind of marriage.

The Xia family has four unmarried women from Yunying.

The old lady asked each of the four to pick a red rope and wear it on their wrists.

Xia Ziwu was the first to come forward and pick it up, so she was picky and picked up the most hearty.

Zixian, An Sheng and An Zheng gave each other a few humble words, and then took one each according to their age.

It's all the same red rope, but the braiding method of the rich knot is slightly different, some are complicated and simple, and the patterns are exquisite.

The old lady beckoned to the four of them, and the four of them stepped forward in unison and stretched out their snow-white wrists to show the old lady.

The old lady squinted, looked at the red ropes on the wrists of the four of them one by one, and finally grabbed An Sheng's hand, meaning that she glanced at her inexplicably.

The eldest lady in the big room glanced at An Zheng's wrist and was slightly disappointed, but she still smiled: "Although my An Zheng is not as good as my sister, she is also a blessed one." ”

The old lady nodded: "My sister Zheng is knowledgeable, intelligent and dignified, and her marriage is categorically incomparable." ”

An Zheng blushed from praise, and said shyly: "It's just a joke of the Taoist priest in the Yuelao Temple, and you guys take it seriously and use it to tease me." Besides, he simply threw it away. ”

While making a gesture to pick, he was reluctant.

The eldest lady held it down: "But you can't pick it up, it is said to be extremely effective." ”

An Zheng glanced at An Sheng's wrist, slightly envious.

The second room is kept in the dark here, and I don't understand what the mystery of the old lady and the eldest lady is?

Xue asked with a smile: "It turns out that there is still a secret hidden in this red rope, and now that the sisters have their own place, don't hide it, tell it, let us also rejoice." ”

The eldest lady wanted to speak, but was stopped by the old lady: "There is nothing to say, that is, the old Tao said that one of these two red ropes represents the wealth and the other is the noble, if the two sisters get it, they will be blessed." ”

"What about the remaining two?" Xue immediately couldn't wait to ask.

The old lady shook her head: "I didn't say it." ”

Xia Ziwu on the side laughed dryly: "Presumably Sister An Zheng also knows about this, no wonder she can pick a good one." ”

When the old lady heard this, her face sank: "Shicai is still the first one you picked, why didn't you pick a good marriage?" ”

An Zheng is the youngest in the big house, but he is the most favored, and when he heard Xia Ziwu say this, he was immediately unhappy: "If this kind of thing is said explicitly, it will be broken and no longer effective." I did know that my grandmother had asked for the four red ropes, but I didn't know what they meant. Otherwise, I'm the second to pick, why don't I take Sister Ansheng's 'Qinggui'? ”

"Qinggui, Qinggui, naturally it should be nothing but power and no wealth, it must be just a person who has not settled down, and I will not choose it if I am replaced." Xia Ziwu blurted out without thinking.

"Ridiculous! This noble family is a noble family, not an ordinary powerful family, if you want to climb high, you must also have that blessing! ”

No matter how the old lady looked at Xia Ziwu, she felt that she was contaminated with the atmosphere of the Xue family, and she was not as elegant as An Zheng Ansheng, and she couldn't help but sigh secretly, the girl raised outside this mansion was thin-eyed.

Xue glared at Xia Ziwu fiercely, and smiled: "A joke, this kid is even serious." ”

Xia Ziwu was reprimanded by the old lady, she was angry, but she didn't dare to contradict it, she only secretly pulled the red rope off her wrist, threw it into the flower pond on the side angrily, and whispered: "Who is rare?" ”

The eldest lady looked at her every move in the dark with cold eyes, sneered slightly, and then looked at the daughter she had cultivated, she was more and more proud.

The old lady beckoned to An Sheng: "Come here, sit down in front of my grandmother and admire the moon together." ”

An Sheng was a little flattered because of a red rope, and he was actually a little flattered by the old lady's different eyes. She tried hard to recall the fate of An Zheng in her previous life, but she felt that her previous life was like a bizarre dream, some of which were still fresh and unforgettable, while others had become blurred.

At the beginning, she was not afraid of heaven and earth, and never believed in these predestined theories. But since she was reborn, she is convinced that in the dark, there may really be such a destiny trajectory, according to the retribution of good and evil, the cycle of cause and effect delineates the fate of everyone since birth, and everyone is born and old age, sickness and death according to this trajectory.

And his own rebirth is to break through the trajectory, so it disrupts the whole picture.

She touched the red rope on her wrist, and her heart was full of mixed feelings, and she didn't know what she thought.

The people in the house had already removed the offering table in an orderly manner and placed a variety of melon and fruit snacks in front of everyone.

Everyone sat around, and the eldest lady immediately ordered her subordinates to hurry up and bring the old lady's wool felt. Everyone knows that the old lady has old cold legs and can't blow a cool breeze.

The people extinguished the lanterns in the courtyard, and the moonlight spread out like silver moonlight and poured into every corner of the garden. The naughty children frolicked and shuttled around, while the adults gathered around the old lady and sat idly admiring the moon.

The main drama is about to start with the gong, and at this time in previous years, it is a good time for women to appear on the stage, and An Sheng will hold his ears and listen with interest.

In the big room, there are many people, and it is needless to say that there is no need to talk about the open and secret battles between aunts, and the cousins in each room have also grown up since they were young. Now that they have a family and a business, these young ladies sit together, and they will inevitably fight openly and secretly to show off.

The flames of war often burned and burned, and they spread to the Xue family, and the people in the big room seemed to be all angry with the enemy, judging the Xia Ziwu sisters and a few people, and then unanimously praising the days in the second room.

The old lady stood by and watched, only after everyone ridiculed her, and after she had a good time, she became a peacemaker, and reprimanded her harsh words.

Every year when he returned to the house during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Xue family would be furious, and he would count the summer members in a low voice and a high voice, disgusted that his career had not improved. Even the children couldn't raise their heads.

An Sheng remembered that when his mother was alive, he had never been so angry, and after all, Xue himself was despised by others.

Today, before everyone could speak, the old lady dragged An Sheng and An Zheng to sit down, then sank her face and looked straight at the Xue family.

"The second family, how is the harvest of Zhuangzi Shangtian this year?"

This second family refers to the Xue family, she hurriedly straightened up and accompanied her smiling face: "Thanks to my mother, this year's wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest is not bad." ”

The old lady nodded: "Although the second year's salary is not high, the errand of this household is still a little oily, plus the field rent and shop, it should be more than enough to support the family." ”

Xue didn't understand what the old lady meant, and smiled: "It's barely passable." ”

An Zheng took the cashmere felt in the maid's hand and spread it on the old lady's lap, moved a small pestle and sat low, and gently beat the old lady's legs.

The old lady squinted her eyes comfortably: "In that case, then why do you treat the long-term workers in the house so poorly?" ”

Xue Shi couldn't help but be startled, and raised his face: "Haven't you?" Who's munching on the root of the tongue? ”

The old lady snorted coldly: "This rumor has reached my ears in the old woman, saying that you are going to cut your salary, and the festival of the August Festival has given people a few rotten fruits?" The poor shopkeepers in those shops on the street are more generous than you! ”

There was a lot of laughter all around, one after another.