31, heartbreak (3)

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The sacrificial family god is one of the oldest sacrifices in Daqin, and it can even be traced back to the beginning of Hongmeng. The family god here is the same thing as the Baojia Immortal called by the villagers in Xia Xiaoman's time.

The five immortals in the countryside are usually fox fairy, thorn fairy, yellow fairy, gray fairy, and long fairy, which refer to foxes, hedgehogs, weasels, rats, and snakes, respectively. The so-called family gods of the Great Qin Dynasty are also animals of a similar nature, such ferocious species as wolves, snakes, tigers, and bears, which can be regarded as a kind of transformation of totem worship.

In the family shrine, the family god is not a sculpture but a mahogany tablet, carved with the name of the family god and the charm of the town house, placed in the shrine, covered with red satin, and worshiped by incense day and night. At noon on the twelfth day of the lunar month, all the members of the family have to participate in the sacrifice, the head of the family is the main sacrifice, and the rest of the people take turns to toast and offer incense, and at the end of the family, kowtow together, recite the eulogy and pray for the blessing of the family god in the coming year.

The sacrifice was usually meat, and the poor family offered a bowl of meat, while the rich and noble families offered more boiled whole cows, sheep, and pigs, as well as wine, dried and fresh fruits, etc. These sacrifices were not offered to the gods for a long time, as is the case with ordinary sacrifices, but as soon as the sacrifices were over, the family shared the sacrifices as a gift from the gods.

During the sacrifice, the men still stand and kowtow in the shrine, and the women are outside. In the shrine, the first row is naturally the head of the family, and then the next row is arranged according to the generation; In the courtyard outside the shrine, the same is true, but first the ladies, then the grandmothers, then the young ladies, then the daughters and grandchildren, and finally the aunts and grandmothers. During the banquet, the aunts and grandmothers do not need to be served by the hostess's side, but will also be seated, and the seating is also according to this rule.

From beginning to end, Xia Xiaoman's position in the sacrifice will be very far away from the second lady, and after the end, the second lady is bound to be by the old lady's side, it is really difficult to say whether she can catch up with the old lady. So she planned to go over early and talk to the second lady first, so as not to end up working blindly.

According to the rules, the family god does not see outsiders. The servants such as the maids and the servants are all outsiders, even the children of the family, and they are not even allowed to enter the courtyard where the family shrine is located, and even the necessary cleaning work is done by these masters, young masters, grandmothers, and aunts in turn. During the sacrifice, because carrying the sacrifice was a physical work, these old men could not do it, so they let the servants wear red clothes, and their eyes were covered with red cloth, and they carried things in and out under the command of the old men, strictly abiding by the rules.

Therefore, Nian Liang got off the bus in front of the courtyard, and the maid and the maid all stood outside the door, and Xia Xiaoman pushed him into the courtyard, and she could only enter the courtyard, and when she entered the ancestral hall, she had to be taken over by Nian Liang's brother.

They didn't come early or late, and there were already a lot of people standing in the courtyard. The ninth master Nian Yu saw Nian Liang coming in in the shrine, and hurriedly ran out, saying hello to both sides, he took the wheelchair from Xia Xiaoman's hand and pushed Nian Liang away. The seventh master also saw it, and Ben also came out, so it can be seen that the ninth master was one step ahead, he paused, and finally didn't move.

The ladies stood on the side of the courtyard, and when Grandma Jiu saw that Xia Xiaoman was alone, she came over and took her hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Man, I came back late from home yesterday, and today Bai Xi is thinking about sacrificing to the god of the family, so I haven't gone over to thank you for your things." Those are delicious, thank you sister. I've also brought some things back and I'll send them to you. Because the ninth master does not have a famous concubine, she is also a person, so she has been holding Xia Xiaoman's hand and accompanying her to meet the second lady, third lady, second grandmother, and fourth grandmother who arrived first.

The second lady was followed by an elderly woman, if you look at her appearance and silver hair, you will think that she is over the age of old, but in fact, she is only fifty years, and she is the earliest maid in the second master's year. She had no heirs, and when the second master died, the second lady dismissed several of her husband's concubines, but this maid stayed because she had nowhere to go, and was promoted as a concubine and guarded with the second lady.

She has a completely different temperament from others, and she did not become the arm of the second lady because of this, but she hid herself, eating and reciting Buddha every day, and even rarely went out of the door. is the wife and grandmother who know the dynamics of everyone in the family, and only when the monthly money is paid, will she remember the existence of such a person.

Xia Xiaoman had heard the story of this person, but it was the first time he had seen her. Her hair was full of silver threads, her face was wrinkled, her skin was excessively pale, her eyes were clear but hollow, even if she smiled, she was so faint that she could barely see it, although she was not badly dressed, and there were ornaments on her head, but she was all silk and satin wrapped in dead ashes.

Looking at her, Xia Xiaoman suddenly shivered, as if he saw his future. If the year is forgiven, will it become like this? Food and clothing are worry-free, but they are the walking dead.

No, if you want to go, you must think about it!

The thought was so strong that she didn't notice in a trance what the second lady was asking her. Seeing that she was stunned, Grandma Nine hurriedly pushed her secretly, and said with a smile: "Sister Man is afraid that she is worried about the sixth master, and rest assured, my grandfather will take care of it." The second aunt asked her sister about the sixth master's medicine. ”

Xia Xiaoman was busy and said with a smile: "Last night, Mrs. came to see the doctor who had come to see it, and the prescription that was reopened was the medicine on the new prescription used today." He took the opportunity to ask the second lady to go and see the sixth master when she had nothing to do later.

The second lady understood, nodded, and instructed her to take good care of the words, and asked her to continue to greet the ladies and grandmothers.

Behind the third lady was a group of concubines, ranging in age from forty to twenty, the total number was seven, and the third lady herself was just able to make two tables of mahjong. This is still famous, if it is added together without a name, it is estimated that you can open a mahjong parlor. The third master had a high-sounding reason for taking concubines in the early years - the third lady did not have children, but after his son's sons were able to play soy sauce, he was still keen on the cause of concubines and enjoyed it, and he never skimped on his reputation, as long as his woman was pregnant, he was immediately promoted to a concubine. Thanks to the third lady, she still has some means, and finally succeeded in curbing the number of his concubines, otherwise I am afraid that she will have to stand in a courtyard today.

When Xia Xiaoman saluted, he couldn't help but think that the genetics were really strong, and the seventh master had completely inherited the third master's temperament, but he was not as generous as his father, and there were not so many famous concubines. As for the fifth master, I don't know if he is also a feng liu in his bones, and he was scared by the fifth grandmother, so he didn't actually perform?

The second grandmother, the fourth grandmother and the three aunts stood together, chatting with each other, but it seemed very harmonious, and when they saw Xia Xiaoman coming over to greet them, they nodded gently, and they didn't say anything else.

When I turned around, I saw the fifth grandmother coming in, and she was alone, and her spirit was high. Seeing her momentum, Grandma Nine began to pronounce through her nose, snorted, and did not speak. She can play with her temper, Xia Xiaoman can't do it, she still has to get by in the end. So Xia Xiaoman blessed his body and greeted him with a smile.

When the fifth grandmother looked at the ninth grandmother, she raised her chin slightly, and with the afterglow of the corner of her eye, she looked down and squinted and contempt, but she didn't know what kind of wind she was pumping at this time, so she actually lowered her arrogant chin, looked at Xia Xiaoman, and said a very long sentence very rarely: "The sauce beans were good yesterday." In the early years, there was a family on the side of Ximen'er, the shop was not big, specializing in beans, and the tofu and bean skin sauce beans were all very good. It's almost the same as the flavor of that bean you buy. ”

Xia Xiaoman was dumbfounded, this seemed to be ...... It was the first time the fifth grandmother spoke to her. Thinking of the return gift of the fifth grandmother yesterday, she shivered in her heart, and it was weird. Could it be that this guy likes beans and just happens to do what he likes?

Grandma Jiu was extremely angry, and she couldn't wait to pull Xia Xiaoman away immediately. The fifth grandmother didn't say much, so she dropped such a bean theory, crossed the two, and went to the third lady.

The angel-like face of the ninth grandmother was completely distorted, and she glared at the back of the fifth grandmother fiercely, and turned to look at Xia Xiaoman angrily, like a child who had been robbed of candy.

Xia Xiaoman smiled dumbly, this is still a half-old child, didn't she want to say, if you play with me, you are not allowed to play with the fifth grandmother?

Of course, Grandma Nine wouldn't say that, but she said: "She doesn't have any good intentions, Sister Man should be wary of her." ”

Xia Xiaoman's heart was happy, and he still had a serious nod on his face, and followed her words to make two unnutritious nonsense.

While talking, the seventh grandmother also came with two concubines. Grandma Nine was happy, and hurriedly pulled Xia Xiaoman to greet her and asked Grandma Seventh how she was.

A faint smile appeared on the seventh grandmother's face, then she lowered her head and grabbed a handful of the brocade bag in her hand, took out a few pieces of snacks, stretched out her hand in front of the ninth grandmother, and said very happily: "I'm in charge, please eat a snack." ”

Grandma Nine was stunned for a moment, then took it and said with a smile: "The snacks that the seventh sister-in-law brought from home? Then I'll give it a try. ”

The seventh grandmother didn't reply, she lowered her head and took out a handful, handed it to Xia Xiaoman, and said the same: "I'm in charge, please eat a snack." ”

Xia Xiaoman felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Seventh Grandma is not very comfortable?" ”

The seventh grandmother still didn't answer, seeing that she didn't take snacks, she didn't pay attention to her, turned around and went to the second grandmother and the fourth grandmother, grabbed a random person, and repeated the same action and the same words.

The ninth grandmother also became vigilant, grabbed one of the concubines of the seventh master, and asked sharply: "What's wrong with your grandmother?" ”

The concubine stretched out her hand indifferently, signaled to the scumbag of snacks, pouted and said aggrievedly: "Back to Grandma Jiu, our grandmother gave us snacks early in the morning." ”

Grandma Nine was very annoyed, and with a reprimand, Xia Xiaoman hurriedly went over to grab her, and said, "Don't worry, Grandma Seventh is a little wrong, I want to appease her first." Grandma Nine shook off the concubine fiercely, and went to Grandma Seven.

The seventh grandmother's dim sum delivery activity successfully stunned everyone, and the second and third ladies also noticed it and gathered around.

Grandma Seven always has a happy smile on her face, and there is a glow of joy in her eyes, but she has no focus, and she looks at you clearly, but there is no one in her eyes. No matter what you ask her, she'll just say very briskly-

"I'm in charge, please have a snack."

Heartless, crazy.

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Words of Sixteen:

The story of Seven Grandma is 80% true. It's me ...... Hey, the relatives who can hit the eight poles a little, the ones in the same village in their hometowns, how many relatives bring their hometowns. It's just that the original story didn't start with grabbing money, it was borrowing money. My sister asked my sister to borrow a lot of money, but she didn't pay it back, and she borrowed it again, and if she couldn't borrow it, she beat her sister. Dear sisters. Ay. I don't want to go into detail about the story of the original version, but that's probably what it looks like.

I have encountered two mentally ill people in real life, one is this relative, and the other is a colleague of mine. Both of them were very stressed, cried and fell asleep, and woke up insane.

I've always wanted to tell this story, I've always wanted to say: if you have something unhappy, you must not hold it in your heart, you must not get into the horns of the bull, and you must not cry to sleep.

The world may not conform to our imagination, we must think of it, we can see it, and there is no hurdle that cannot be passed.

From time to time, give yourself some small gifts, even if it is just a candy that can only sweeten your mouth for ten minutes, I have always firmly believed that happiness is brought to me.

Above.

Happy every day.

Sixteen bows from afar.

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