Chapter 47: Ancestor Worship Day
The sun was blazing, and there was a lot of noise.
The streets were crowded with people and noisy, and many people were walking towards one place with yellow paper incense.
"Hurry up, it's going to get started!"
"What's the hurry, the leader hasn't arrived."
"I heard that the ancestor worship leader is not here this time, and General Huang Hong is in charge, if you go late, there will be no place."
"yes, I don't want to be outside, it's not interesting at all."
"Alright, let's go!"
A few of the people saw that there were fewer and fewer people in the street, and some people were anxious, not because they didn't want to go, but because they were too far away, so they waited for an unloaded carriage, which could hold eight people, and as long as it was loaded, they could walk.
This is Baicheng, the territory of the Gao family, and Huang Hong is the general here.
Today is the day of ancestor worship, many people are very busy, because ancestor worship is filial piety, legend has it that people will go to the ghost gate after death, at that time by the king of Hades to accept the ghost, to the severity of the sentence and the verdict, or the birth of heaven, or hell, are controlled by the king of Hades, in order to make people commemorate the death of their relatives, the Gao family set today as the ancestor festival, with burning paper to burn incense to show filial piety.
The family attaches great importance to ancestor worship, and it is hosted by Kaohsiung himself every year, which is very lively, but this year is different, Kaohsiung not only did not come to Baicheng, but also did not even participate, and directly handed over the important task to Huang Hong and asked him to host the ancestor worship ceremony.
There is a place called Bailiang Mountain in Baicheng, there are graves around the mountain, and there are many pine trees entrenched here, the yellow grass makes this place desolate, and there are many crows gathered, which is eerie and terrifying, and a person does not dare to come here at all.
The top of the hill is round, there is a palace erected in the middle, tall and majestic, coupled with the rugged mountain road, it is even more solemn, very magnificent, and admirable.
The palace is called the Ancestral Hall of Benevolence and Filial Piety, there are countless tablets of the dead placed in the hall, there is a statue of the mountain god in front of the right, there is a statue of the land in front of the left, and there are two statues of the door god at the door, no matter whether it is good or evil, it is right or wrong, they can't escape their eyes.
Outside the ancestral hall is a giant incense burner, for the Gao family, it is the mailbox leading to the underworld, no matter what is burned from it, it will quickly arrive in the underworld, as a sign of their respect for the dead.
Underneath the censer was a wide field with yellow cushions, and there must be hundreds, and people from the street had gathered here to take a place.
"Stand back!"
The soldiers were maintaining order at the scene and not crowding people, so as not to disturb the ancestor worship from being held normally.
The people did not dare to move forward in the deterrence, and they all lined up in several queues, all waiting to start.
"The general is here."
These people were very excited, all looked at the left side of the incense burner, and a group of people slowly walked to the center, led by Huang Hong, but saw that he had thick eyebrows and black eyes, a high nose and a figure-eight mouth, rough skin, a black beard in his mouth, a silver helmet on his head, silver armor he was wearing, a red scarf, a heart guard, a sword hanging on his waist, and cloud boots on his feet, which was very imposing.
Huang Hong looked at the number of people, and felt a little nervous, in previous years, Kaohsiung stood here to speak, so that the people were whimsical, and had higher expectations for the family, but now if he wants to speak by himself, he will definitely not speak like Kaohsiung, and try to calm his mood.
Huang Hong signaled quietly, showing a very serious attitude, ancestor worship is a kind of nostalgia for relatives, but also a kind of respect for the dead, if it is not serious enough, it is a great disrespect for the dead.
Huang Hong bowed deeply to everyone and said: "People, our ancestors taught us everything with wisdom, we must not forget them, we must respect their thoughts, keep ethics and morality in mind, today is a day of gratitude, take out your flowers and fruits, show the sincerity and filial piety in your hearts, let us burn incense together to show respect for them!" ”
A lot of people are silent!
The soldiers lit a huge furnace and allowed their people to enter the open field in an orderly manner, arrange flowers and fruits, and kneel on the mat to burn paper and incense as a sign of respect.
"Mother-in-law, I heard that the underworld is very cold, this money is my heart, I hope you can receive it, sell more clothes to wear!"
"Father, you have lived a very tired life, you have not enjoyed a day of blessings, your son has come to burn money for you, I heard that the pavilions in the underworld are cheap, you sell a set of houses, take care of more servants, and let them take care of you for me when the time comes, it is also my heart!"
"Mother, my daughter misses you, I don't know how hard you work since I got married, my daughter won't make you angry, you see, this is your grandson, who is five years old, you can use this money first, if it's not enough, I'll burn it for you!"
"Old thing, you've been dead for two years, and you don't come to see me, you see that my appearance is not a ghost or a ghost is all thanks to you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be living so embarrassed, I didn't come to burn money for you, but to tell you, if I don't have a good life, you don't want to live a good life, this is a murderous paper man, I'll burn it to you and teach you a lesson for me."
"I hate this kind of life, father, mother, if you have a spirit in heaven, don't let me live so painfully, I'm so tired, I'm so tired that I can't breathe, this money is for you, please bless me, let me not be so tired!"
These people have their own thoughts, they have respect for the dead, they have resentment, and they have a variety of behaviors, and although they speak in a small voice, they are enough to prove the terrible nature of desire.
Huang Hong looked at the people who came and went, and saw what they were doing, even if he had the heart to correct it, these people might not listen to it.
Huang Hong took flowers and fruits to the incense burner and placed them, then picked up three pieces of yellow paper, lit six giant candles, and took three giant incense sticks and lit them.
"All the ancestors, please be sure to bless your family to win a hundred battles and unify the continent."
Huang Hong knelt down on incense, the green smoke was billowing out, and he entered the ancestral hall directly, the light gradually rose, the entire ancestral hall was lit up, and even the outside of the palace could be seen, many people stood up one after another, looking at the light and doubting, some people even screamed.
"The ancestor has appeared!"
"The general's words were heard by the ancestors!"
Huang Hong frowned slightly, looked at the light carefully, and the questions in his heart were not stopped, there are ancestors worshiped every year, but there is no such situation every year, this year is the first time to see it, is it really his sincerity that moved the ancestors and ancestors?
If this is the case, then Kaohsiung is the head of the family, and he also says these words every year, why didn't it happen at that time?
"Come on, come in with me."
The more Huang Hong thought about it, the more he always felt that things were a little strange, so he wanted to take a look at it, and went directly into the ancestral hall.