Chapter 56: Ancestor Worship
The rain outside the window was still falling, dripping from the eaves.
The sky has changed from dim when they came out to the current cloud, and the families are busy against time.
The Su family, that is, Qin's mother's third uncle's family, because of the friendship between brothers and the mutual support between concubines, this big family has always lived together. There is no phenomenon like other families that compete for family property and quarrel early to separate the family because they have many brothers and take care of their own families.
It is precisely because the Su family is not divided, and the leisurely grandfather is still the village head, that the Su family can be regarded as a big family in Qingxi Village. I heard that the Su family was going to hold a banquet today, and as soon as it was dawn, the neighbors and friends from the same village came to help.
"Come on, come on, put here, put here......"
"Her second aunt, please go and take this box of dishes with Aunt Zhang and them to the water to wash."
"Okay! Leave it to us, you can rest assured! Haha......"
Inside the house, the four brothers and sisters who were sleeping sweetly were all woken up by the busy laughter of the village women.
Leisurely opened her hazy eyes, she still wanted to sleep for a while. Lying in bed to a certain level, ready to turn over and lie on his side with his head covered and sleeping for a while.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I turned over, before I closed my eyes, I realized that there was someone else beside me. Leisurely startled for a moment, suddenly sleepy, and opened a pair of bright eyes.
Next to her are two little dolls like pink balls, their little faces are white and tender, they should be asleep and hot, their cheeks are flushed, and they are puffy, with the misty look that they just woke up, they are simply cute!
Leisurely smiled slightly, his eyes passed through them, and he looked at Qin Haoran, who was sleeping on the very edge. At this time, he was also opening his hazy sleepy eyes, as if he was still thinking about where he was, and he was cute and cute.
When has Youran ever seen her brother like this? He has always been as gentle as jade, graceful, and a noble son of Zhilan Yushu. Such a cute expression is really rare to see!
You Ran couldn't help but think of teasing him, and when he still didn't seem to be awake, he quietly got up, stepped past Siran and Enran, and came to him; Stretched out his hand and pinched his white and tender cheeks, pulled it out, and teased by the way: "Oops~ Where did the handsome little Langjun come from?" Look at this white and tender appearance, I can't wait to pinch out the water! ”
"......" Qin Yanran was so leisurely at this time, and he also sobered up. However, when I saw my sister's appearance of 'prodigal son molesting women from good families', I was speechless and choked.
"Huh...... Brother, are you awake? When you see his eyes clear, you know that he is awake. But the question is a question, that is, the hand is still eating tofu on his face.
"Is it easy to touch?" Qin Haoran looked at her funny on her face, and her voice was a little hoarse because she had just woken up, and it sounded a little sexy.
"Uh...... It's so touchy! "Leisurely and reluctantly, I just thought about removing my messy hand, and then thought of my brother's tofu, don't eat it for nothing! So he posted it back again, grinning and continuing to pinch his well-skinned face.
"Little girl, I can't cure you anymore-" Qin Yanran saw that she didn't stop but continued confidently, and suddenly her heart rose.
As soon as he turned over, he pressed Youran down, stretched out his hands to her waist, and tickled her flesh.
"Ah...... Ha ha...... Brother, don't you dare ...... Haha, don't dare...... Aha......" laughed leisurely and begged for mercy, preparing to counterattack back while he was not paying attention.
"Huh? Dare to resist? Look at my ......"
"Oops! Hahahaha...... I was wrong......"
The two of them wanted to go back to when they were children, when they were still sick, and when the weather was bad, Qin Haoran would run to her room to accompany her. Occasionally, Youran would be as naughty as now, Qin Xianran would tickle her, but at that time, Youran was very delicate, Qin Yanran was afraid that she wouldn't be able to stand too much play, and every time Youran begged for mercy, Qin Yanran would stop, and then laugh with her.
Now I see the leisurely laugh who was tickled by him, his face was healthy, his little face became puffy because of laughter, and his clear beautiful eyes were shining. Qin Haoran was really grateful to the Void Dao Master at this time, if it weren't for him, he might never have seen You'er laughing so heartily.
"Second sister, what are the eldest brother and eldest sister doing?"
"I don't know, maybe the eldest sister made the eldest brother angry! Otherwise, why would the eldest brother tickle her? Ay! What an unconscious child. ”
The two small groups who were woken up on the side looked at the two people who were in a mess, blinking two pairs of ignorant big eyes, chatting as if no one was around.
Qin Yanran: "......" →_→
Qin Youran: "......" T^T where does she not make people worry?
After making noise for a while, they found that the yard was gradually becoming lively, and they cleaned up and got up.
"Good morning, Yoo'er! When did you arrive? Su Jingduo also just got up, went out to pour water with a basin, and was taking a look at the leisurely person who had just come out of the room, and was stunned and suddenly smiled and said hello.
"Cousin Jingduo arrived early, early, and has been resting in this room." Youran stretched out his hand and pointed to the room behind him, smiling in response.
"Oh, I'll pour the water first, and we'll be talking for a while." Su Jingduo raised the basin of water in her hand slightly, and motioned for her to pour the water first.
He nodded with a leisurely smile, and then walked out after her.
It was still raining lightly outside, but as soon as the Qin family's family came, they erected a big canopy in the courtyard to cover the entire courtyard of the Su family.
Awnings are different from canopies because they don't need to be too transparent and need to be sturdy; Therefore, the material of the canopy was not made of the specific paper of this dynasty, but made of canvas that I knew, and the cloth was coated with a thick layer of rainproof oil, so that it was not afraid of rain.
"Hey, that's the young lady of Old Master Qin's family, right? It's so beautiful, like a fairy! As soon as you walked out, the women who came to Su's house to help saw it, so they got together and whispered.
Of course, this 'whisper' is just what they think, and with their loud voices, it is difficult for people in the vicinity to hear it.
"Not really! I heard that the eldest lady of the Qin family is still this year's talented girl of the god of flowers! It's really everyone's show! The other mother-in-law was a little proud that she knew the news.
"Really? Flower goddess talented girl?! That's amazing! ”
"It's just ......"
Su Jingduo poured water back, walked to Youran's side, and said with a smile: "You'er is famous now, the flower god is a talented girl!"
"Go~ you're making fun of me too?" Leisurely glanced at her.
"Hee-hee, are you sorry? Alright, let's go inside. Su Jingduo took her hand with a smile and approached the main room.
After they had a simple breakfast in the room, Father Qin sent He Jiading to call them; It's not too early, and they still go to the ancestral grave to worship their ancestors.
It's still the same hillside that I came to last time during the Chinese New Year, and unlike then, the trees that had fallen off their leaves had grown new branches; Little green grass grows along the path up the mountain, and unknown wildflowers bloom in the grass. Now the whole hillside is no longer depressed, but full of spring.
In the drizzle, the leisurely family and the Su family and Qin's mother's generation, everyone walked up the mountain with oil-paper umbrellas.
When I came to the grave of my grandfather, I first asked the family to put up the trumpet canopy that he brought; Then a small offering table is set up in front of the grave, on which are placed the brought meals, snacks, fruits, and wine.
Qin's father and Qin's mother lit the paper money on the side, and the uncles and aunts of the Su family, who were the same generation as Qin's mother, also stepped forward to burn the paper money they brought.
After burning the paper money, Qin's father and Qin's mother took the lead, and everyone knelt down and kowtowed, and bowed three times and bowed nine times. At this point, the whole worship is completed; The rest is to feast on relatives and friends who came to attend the death day.
In this banquet, all the vegetables, wine, meat and other materials were brought from the Qin family. In order to make the food on the table better and more upscale, he went to Sikong Mingyi to borrow two cooks from Ruixiang Building to cook the dishes.
Of course, a cook can't be borrowed for nothing. Sikong Mingyi, the big profiteer, especially seized this opportunity, on the grounds that his own cook with special vegetable varieties was afraid that he would not be able to cook, and blackmailed Youran fiercely, not only asking her to teach these vegetables how to cook, but also knocking out the recipes of several dishes from her.
At that time, she woke up leisurely, and she would never ask Sikong Mingyi to borrow a cook in the future! Where is this borrowing? This is clearly slander!
"Cousin Yi, you didn't go to my house last time you were sick, and you didn't catch up to pick mangoes with us. When I came here today, I specially picked a bamboo basket and brought it over for you to taste. Leisurely carrying a bamboo basket of mangoes, he walked into the house.
The brothers and sisters of the Su family and Qin Haoran were all in the house, and when they saw Youran coming in, they all looked at her with a smile.
"What's wrong?" Leisurely was a little numb by them, she, didn't provoke them, right?
"You'er, why are you thinking about Brother Yi? What about ours? Su Jingduo asked teasingly.
"Didn't you eat a lot last time? And when you came back, the first batch of mangoes was all picked, and you didn't want to bring them back as gifts. Leisurely rolled his eyes at her, and said angrily: "You were playing and eating at that time, and you left Cousin Yi alone, are you embarrassed to ask?"
"Uh...... Okay, you've got a reason to do it! Su Jingduo touched her nose and said.
"Well, Cousin Youran is right, we all ate mangoes at that time, but Brother Yi hasn't eaten them! Cousin Youran specially brought it over for Brother Yi to taste, don't make a fuss about you gluttonous cats. "Su Jingtong is the boss after all, and she knows how to be polite to her younger siblings.
"Hehe, okay, I'll bring a lot, it's just that this bamboo basket is specially prepared for Cousin Yi, if you want to eat it, I'll let Wanyun and Wanxue prepare." After speaking, she glanced at the two girls who followed her behind her.
Wanxue Wanyun was instructed to salute and prepare, leisurely handed the bamboo basket in his hand to Su Jingyi, and said with a smile: "Cousin Yi, here you are."
"Thank you...... Thank you. Su Jingyi was a shy and not good at words, and when he saw the fruit basket that Youran brought to him, he was a little embarrassed, and his face flushed slightly.
"You're welcome." Smile leisurely and brightly.
Although her cousin is very shy, he is very careful and has a good personality. This was known when Youran first came, because at that time they went to the river to play, and Yuran's skirt accidentally stained, and he silently wiped her clean with a handkerchief. At that time, he was like a gentle brother, patiently helping his sister take care of her soiled clothes.
"Miss, Madame said that the banquet will be held in a while, so that everyone can eat less fruit, so as not to be unable to eat after a while." Evening clouds and evening snow soon came in with various colors of washed fruits.
"Well, got it. You go down first, let's talk, and come back to inform us when it's time for dinner." He nodded with a leisurely smile.
"Yes, miss."