"Okay, I don't know Master Tang, what do we need to prepare?" Zeng Lao hurriedly asked.

Tang Chen said with a smile: "Just take out the things we have prepared in the past few days and put another incense case." Well, in order to avoid trouble, let's get it in the patio......" Tang Chen decided to do this after a while of "deep thought". After all, there are not many people who recognize Feng Shui now, and if there is too much movement, it is still yourself who is unlucky. For the sake of your own personal safety, let's keep a low profile.

In the ancestral house of the Zeng family, there are actually many people from the Zeng family, but Tang Chen has not been in contact with them.

When the second brother of the Zeng family's "patriarch" gave an order, a few young people came out, moved out a table of eight immortals, and then put all the things that Tang Chen wanted to prepare on it.

Although their faces also showed distrust of Tang Chen, a look of reluctance. But this is a matter decided by the "patriarch", and they don't have any right to say if they want to refute it, so they can only cooperate with Tang Chen to fiddle with things and prepare items.

"Hey, this kind of person is here to cheat, right? So young, he has a fart ability!"

"It's like, it's not as old as me, what real kung fu can you have?"

"It's also a skill that people can deceive, the second uncle is old and has a lot of money, so it's not comfortable if he doesn't spend some unjust money!"

"If you have money, you might as well leave it to us......"

"You think it's beautiful, even if you keep it, I won't leave it to you!"

......

Their words were not high, but Tang Chen stood very close and listened to every word in his ears. Tang Chen sighed a little, the people of the big family don't seem to have much in mind! But when you think about it, you can understand that the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people, and when a family is big, how can everyone be united? There should always be some unscrupulous descendants, this is something that cannot be avoided.

The core of the clan culture is the ancestral hall, as long as the ancestral hall is still there, then the centripetal force of the family is there. Traditional Chinese's feelings for ancestral halls are simple, pure, uncontrollable, and inseparable. Undoubtedly, the ancestral hall is a temple of blood worship in the hearts of traditional Chinese, and it is the place where the soul takes refuge. It is the blood of the clan, and it is also a symbol of the rise and fall of the clan. Prosperous families enjoy sacrifices and incense at all times, while decaying clans, ancestral halls are ruined, and incense is cut off. It takes blood as the cornerstone and family affection as the bond, passing through a long time and space tunnel, so that future generations can maintain spiritual communication with their ancestors. In the clan relationship with blood as the coordinates, the ancestral hall is the connection point of respecting the ancestors. Traditional Chinese pay attention to the leaves and return to their roots, young drifting outside, even if it is thousands of miles away, when they are old, they hope to return to their hometown, stand in front of the ancestral tablet, talk to their ancestors, talk about family affairs, state affairs, world affairs and unspeakable hearts. At such a time, how many thoughts of remembrance, earthly thoughts, and feelings for homeland should ripple in our hearts! It should be said that the love for the country and the nation is not water without a source or a tree without roots. Without love for one's relatives, where can there be love for others? Without love for one's family, where can one love for one's nation?

It can be said that behind every ancestral hall, there are emotions of many people from generation to generation. This kind of emotion has extended into a kind of culture, a broad and profound Chinese national culture.

Ancestral halls and genealogies are always inseparable. When it comes to ancestral halls, we have to mention genealogy. Genealogy is also called genealogy, genealogy, it is the memory flowing in the blood, it is a reliable blueprint for pure blood, and it is a canonical document that records the family or clan lineage, inheritance lineage and clan deeds, in short, the history book of the family or clan. In a patriarchal society where the concept of family hierarchy prevails, genealogy is an important basis for blood lineage, that is, the archives of the family or family. After the outbreak, some clans originating from poor families often cling to famous families and pretending to be ancestors to show their noble lineage and ancestors' virtues. Therefore, the famous families all emphasize the secret genealogy, and it is strictly forbidden to show people, so as not to cling to the same surname and different clans, so there is an ancient precept that "gold can still be borrowed, and the family tree cannot be borrowed", so that the family tree has become a secret heirloom.

Family culture is the presentation of Chinese ancestral hall culture. The family culture is narrowed is the small family culture, enlarged is the nation-state culture, the ancestral hall is the fulcrum of the family culture, and it has the role of respecting the ancestors, advocating virtue, educating the descendants, and uniting the hearts of the people, which is in line with the construction of a harmonious society. If the family is harmonious, the country will be harmonious, and if the clan is prosperous, the country will prosper. The ancestral rules in the ancestral hall and the contents that teach people to be good and love the country and rejuvenate the family are of positive significance. On the other hand, the ancestral hall is a good reflection of the local customs and architectural characteristics, which is a rare cultural relic. Without these concrete things, traditional culture will be less dependent and less persuasive, and it will not be alarmist for a country or a nation to fall into a cultural desert over time. Therefore, the ancestral hall, as a temple in the hearts of traditional Chinese, and its corresponding culture are a part of the history and culture of the Chinese nation that cannot be ignored. This can be seen from the lifestyle of the Zeng family, capable children and grandchildren, such as Zeng Lao and the fourth brother, will go out and explore. Children and grandchildren who are incapable can only rely on the family to survive. But the children and grandchildren who go out are still attached to the family, and they will still come back every time they come to the family sacrifice.

There are pros and cons to any system, and as long as the pros outweigh the disadvantages, then it still has the value of existence.

Why have many clans in Fujian Province been preserved to this day? First, the social atmosphere, and second, it is due to habit. Tang Chen didn't comment on anything, but he was still a little unhappy to be looked down upon by these people.

"I'll open your eyes later!"

Tang Chen, who was holding back his breath, decided to use all his skills - but the situation he faced was so tricky that he couldn't allow him to stay strong.

After the incense case was placed, Tang Chen carefully took out the bamboo stick incense from the pile of items.

Of course, washing your hands before doing so is an essential step. It is common sense to wash your hands before burning incense, because your hands are the place where you are most contaminated with turbidity, so it is best to wash your hands first when offering incense, even if you are not a consecration device, nor is it a depiction of talismans or breaking the feng shui......

After straightening the incense burner and placing it in the right position, Tang Chen lit nine bamboo sticks. In fact, there are also special requirements for burning incense, especially the number of incense. Burning three incense sticks is to pray for oneself, six incense sticks to pray for two generations, and nine burns to pray for three generations. And thirteen is the extreme, thirteen incense sticks are the high incense of complete merit, which is also the highest standard, regardless of Buddhism.

Now that the feng shui is broken, it is related to the fortune of the three generations of the Zeng family, so it is natural to burn nine incense sticks and pray for the blessings of the three generations. Tang Chen respectfully inserted the nine incense sticks into the incense burner, bowed reverently, and then closed his eyes.

(End of chapter)