Chapter 52 Liu's Ancestor Worship

Things didn't go as Aunt Xue guessed. The fourth lady didn't seem to take any action, and Aunt Xue's heart gradually calmed down. Soon it was the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month. Early in the morning, the people of Liu's Mansion rushed to Liujia Village on the outskirts of Beijing. Prime Minister Liu brought Aunt Xue, Aunt Xue's children, as well as Liu Yuyao and Xiao Qingzhu. As for Liu Yumei, Prime Minister Liu Cheng thought she was ashamed, and he didn't plan to let her live in the house for many years.

The capital is a day's road from Liujia Village. At the end of the day, the group was exhausted. The patriarch led the elders of the village to kill chickens and dolphins early, and all kinds of dried vegetables and fruits were too numerous to mention. For the people of Beijing who are accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, this meal can be described as very rough, and Liu Yuyao put down the chopsticks after eating two bites. But Xiao Qingzhu ate it very fragrantly, the original taste of this ingredient could be eaten when he went to the countryside in his previous life, and it felt very back to basics.

After eating, the group came to a well-repaired house in the village. Aunt Xue was assigned to a spacious and warm room, which was specially renovated by the people of the clan for Liu Chengxiang's young son and daughter. Liu Yuyao lived in a delicate embroidery room, which was smoked with sweet soothing incense, and even had a sandalwood bookshelf. Only Xiao Qingzhu was assigned to a very small room, the room had not been used for many years, and there was already a tide smell when he opened the door. Xiao Qingzhu frowned, she was very dissatisfied with this.

She knew that this was a deliberate attempt by the patriarch to give her a dismount. The patriarch doesn't look down on her, she knows. But these are all trivial things, Xiao Qingzhu doesn't care, it's a big deal to hide in the space and sleep. After all, she came here to watch a play, not to find trouble.

At this time, Xiao Qingzhu would never have imagined that this scene would make the patriarch angry to death.

The next morning, before dawn, the clansmen began to rise one after another. The elders of the clan took the older people to wipe the tablets of their ancestors, and the patriarch personally slaughtered a cow, a pig and a sheep, and then put the head of the cow, the pig and the sheep on the table respectfully.

Xiao Qingzhu was not allowed to salute by the patriarch on the grounds that "the adopted daughter is not a blood relative". Xiao Qingzhu didn't care much: Anyway, she didn't have the surname Liu, so she didn't bother to kneel. She sat leisurely at the door, eating refreshments, watching groups of people come and go. By the time everything had gone around the process, it was almost noon.

The tribesmen brought up the food that had been prepared, and the banquet was set up for a full thirty tables, and all the people in the village surnamed Liu came. The patriarch did not shy away from letting Prime Minister Liu's family sit in the chief, after all, the prosperity of the Liu family was brought by Prime Minister Liu. This time, he didn't find any reason not to let Xiao Qingzhu take a seat, so Xiao Qingzhu sat on the chief in a big way, and ate as if no one was around.

Aunt Xue coaxed the two children and was very busy, but her face was full of infinite scenery and pride. The patriarch looked at Mao Mao, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and he couldn't help but hug the child, teasing him, and coaxing the child to giggle.

This is the rich and noble roots of the old Liu family!

Liu Cheng glanced at the patriarch, the patriarch nodded, he stood up with Mao Mao in his arms, and made a round: "Everyone, stop for a moment, I have something to say." ”

The tribesmen stopped their chopsticks. The patriarch smiled and said: "Our Liu family has three great joys this year, first, this year's wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest in the village is good; second, Prime Minister Liu Cheng has renovated the ancestral house for us and built a new ancestral hall; third, our old Liu family's descendants have added Ding to import, this is a great joy for the whole family! Let's drink three cups for these three happy events, okay?"

"Good! good!"

The crowd shouted cheers and drank three glasses of wine. The patriarch said with a smile: "This is all Prime Minister Liu Cheng's contribution to our family, our old Liu family has produced such a promising person, and they are all stained!

Prime Minister Liu Cheng stood up with a red face: "I dare not be ashamed, I dare not be ashamed! I, Liu Huairen, can have today thanks to the support and help of all the clansmen. The family is prosperous, and I, Liu Huairen, are doing well! Importing Ding for the family is naturally the happiest thing for me!"

Everyone cheered in unison, and Prime Minister Liu Cheng took a sip of wine and continued: "Taking advantage of this good day, I still have a happy event to tell you: I am ready to help Aunt Xue as the main room, and from today on, there will be a lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion again!"

The clansmen stood up one after another, congratulating Prime Minister Liu Cheng and Aunt Xue, Aunt Xue...... Ah no, Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu stood up in the midst of everyone's congratulations and saluted everyone.

The patriarch laughed and said, "That's a good thing! I'll add the name of the new lady to the family tree!"

As he spoke, a junior brought the genealogy and pen and ink, and the patriarch filled in Xiangxue's name in front of everyone.

Xiangxue felt in a trance. She remembered her origin: she was the daughter of a pariah, she lived with her father and mother on the edge of the city when she was a child, and she grew up to seven years old in a hungry meal. Fortunately, he had a good appearance and was favored by Zhang's house, followed Zhang's slave as a maid, and then entered Liu's mansion. She thought that she was just a maid's life, but she didn't want to be able to ascend to the sky one day!

What does it taste like chaff, what does it taste like to have rotten vegetables, what does it feel like to be hungry and frozen? These experiences are engraved in my heart like blood. The hard days of the year are vivid, but now, she is eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas and enjoying the supreme glory!

Xiangxue had tears in her eyes, this happiness was so great that she even felt a little illusory. How many years of humble work, how many times of danger, she survived one by one. She is very satisfied to have today!

If she has a loud voice, she really wants to tell the world: She Xiangxue, at this moment, is the wife of the prime minister!

Liu Chengxiang looked at Xiangxue with a smile, and it was obvious that Xiangxue's performance made him very satisfied: in front of his beloved woman, he could give her the glory of being excited enough to shed tears, and for a man, it was quite satisfying to vanity.

Only Xiao Qingzhu watched coldly while sipping melon seeds. Looking at the couple immersed in happiness, Xiao Qingzhu sighed secretly: In all fairness, Xiangxue's experience is still full of inspiration, and her story has gone on so far, and it is really a happy ending.

Of course, if only this were the end.

When everyone was jubilant, there was a sudden commotion on the side of the banquet, and only a familiar voice was heard shouting: "Let me in, let me in!"

Everyone turned their heads one after another, and Prime Minister Liu frowned and said, "Who is making a fuss there?"

Xiangxue, who was in joy, changed her face suddenly, and she stood up from her seat suddenly.