This time I came out mainly for the worship of the Midyear Festival, and of course Huilan will not put the cart before the horse.

Steward Li at home is also reliable, and he has prepared some sacrificial things before. Originally, I didn't know if Hui Lan could come back to officiate, but now everyone has come back, and he has almost prepared things.

Hui Lan only had to sigh that her life was good, and such a capable and loyal servant could not make the family feel cold. Her father asked her to call her uncle, but she didn't treat him as an outsider. When she came over, she didn't spend as much time with several male elders as Li Guan's parents. Steward Li is also a dedicated supporter, and there is no lack of love; Not to mention Mother Wang, who left her family and children by her side. Whether it is the mentality of the fledgling or the trust with all their hearts, Huilan treats the two of them as relatives.

Steward Li had already gone back after reporting the matter, and Huilan was sitting there in a daze with her head propped up with her hands.

She didn't have to sit idle for long, and there were still a lot of things for her to do before the official worship. Hui Lan didn't want to be disrespectful to the dead, let alone her biological father. Of course, he devoted himself to it, in addition to fasting in plain clothes, he also took the maids to fold ingots by hand.

The tomb is far away in the West Mountain, and it is impossible for her little girl to go there without an adult, so she can only go to the ancestral hall to worship.

The ancestral hall had been moved to the third uncle's ancestor, and Huilan had also sent someone over to say hello a day in advance. On the morning of the fifteenth day, she took two girls and a cart of sacrifices to her uncle's house.

Living here on the outskirts of Beijing, it's a little cooler.

Hui Lan went to meet the elders, both of them were not very familiar, and they were not enthusiastic personalities, only a few gossips, and Hui Lan was a microphone with a smile.

The uncle was not very old and his health was not good, so he did not participate in the sacrifice. The uncle of his family is now the patriarch, and he is the chief of the sacrifice, so he quickly took a group of people to the ancestral hall.

Except for Huilan, the others have already been removed, so she went to change into filial piety clothes alone, and she didn't look very gregarious.

was not familiar with it, and the sacrifice was mainly solemn, so Hui Lan followed the procedure with a solemn face.

After a whole set of rituals, it took almost more than an hour, I don't know how many times I knelt down, Huilan was already sweating all over, and she felt that she was about to die.

Fortunately, it was because she ate well and slept well during this period of time, and Huilan still supported her out of the ancestral hall, and was supported by Qingguo who was waiting outside.

Seeing that Huilan was sweating, her bangs became a rope. There are many people who are similar to her, and Huilan can't care about anything, so she lies in Qingguo's arms and pretends to be dead.

In the end, Huilan was carried to the guest room by Qingguo, and she came back to life after eating and resting for a long time. didn't care about her family's elders keeping her, and she didn't care about the pain all over her body, so Huilan took someone home in the afternoon.

As soon as she got home, Huilan lay down, hummed for a long time, and was pressed by Qingguo to rub the medicinal oil and rub it, and she cried wolf. I don't care about being ashamed or not, the uncomfortable feeling is really sour, and tears are rubbing out.

Qingguo didn't have a soft hand, and although Huilan cried, she didn't say that she wouldn't let her do it. Huilan sweated a little more, and she didn't have the strength to eat at night, so she stopped eating after a few mouthfuls of porridge. I fell asleep in the bath, and if it weren't for the maid next to me, I almost drowned in the tub.

Hui Lan didn't get up the next day, and the meals were all eaten in bed. After lying down for two days, she finally came to her senses, and after eating early in the morning, she swore in the yard while moving and swearing to learn martial arts and exercise, and resolutely not to be a weak chicken again.

As he was walking, he saw Steward Li coming in a hurry.

"I've seen the girl, and my uncle has sent a letter." After seeing the ceremony, Steward Li directly explained his intention and presented the envelope in his hand with both hands.

Huilan nodded, stepped forward to help Uncle Li up, and didn't answer the letter, "Uncle Li will go back to the main courtyard with me and read the letter to me." ”

Cover her face, she is self-aware, and she can't believe it!

After speaking, the leader walked back, and Steward Li followed behind.

After returning to the main courtyard and entering the hall, Hui Lan let Steward Li move a round stool and let him serve tea.

Steward Li waited for Huilan to do a good job, and then sat down after thanking him.

The letter is not long, it will be over in a while, the main thing is to care about her, saying that the family is fine, and pulling two pages of homely routines.

Hui Lan was not annoyed, and listened to it with relish.

Then he curiously asked the agency that sent the letter, and Steward Li had the responsibility to eliminate her illiteracy.

Daqin attaches great importance to communications, and in addition to the post station of the Ministry of War, there is also a civil letter bureau, which is specially convenient for the people to send letters and things. The Minxin Bureau has a terminal in each state capital, and then sets up a sub-station in each county downward, charging by piece, and the official also gives a part of the subsidy.

Hui Lan kept blinking, this method is quite advanced, and it is somewhat similar to a modern post office.

She liked a few words and then didn't express her opinion, she didn't understand or care about whether she crossed or not.

She asked these questions to find out more about it for her own convenience. Even if she really has fellow villagers, she didn't think about recognizing her relatives and being okay. Moreover, no one stipulates that the ancients must be stupider than the modern people, who dares to say that they can't think of a way.

Hui Lan crossed over and talked to Uncle Li about replying to the letter.

Steward Li replied, "It's July 18, less than a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival. My uncle's house is far away, so shouldn't I be ready for the festival? ”

Hui Lan slapped her forehead, Daqin is not ancient, and the distance of thousands of miles is half a day away by high-speed rail. And the festival has to be sent in advance, so you have to prepare in advance.

"Fortunately, Uncle Li reminded me, otherwise it would have been a mistake. Uncle Li still has the list of gifts in previous years, so let's prepare it according to the list this year. If there is anything to buy, Uncle Li will let people buy it as soon as possible. Hui Lan said immediately.

"The gift list is still there, but the old slave asked the girl to show that the wine sent in previous years was brewed by the master, did you go this year, and changed it for something else." Steward Li asked for instructions.

Hui Lan sighed, Dad is really amazing, he can make wine. Since it can be delivered every year, it is the grandfather's family that likes it.

"What do you usually give as a Boxing gift?" Hui Lan asked curiously, this gift can't be exchanged casually, it has to be exchanged for the same.

Steward Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's all dim sum and fruits, mostly food." The old uncle and the uncle's family are respectful relatives, and according to the old practice, they are eight kinds of etiquette. Wine, moon cakes, pomegranates, crabs, and tea are available every year, and others are uncertain. The third old lady is the family, and it is six kinds of gifts, and the aunt's family is four kinds of gifts."

It's quite down-to-earth, and it's about the same as the later generations, but it's more abundant. But Huilan is not sure, her father is an uncle, and she should give her father-in-law a sumptuous gift. She is an orphan girl under the fence, where can she be so thoughtful. Do you want to reduce a few things, Huilan pondered.

Seeing that Uncle Li was looking at his nose and nose, and he looked like he was killed and didn't speak, Hui Lan could only let him go. Then he asked something else, "Are these four the ones who want to give the Boxing gifts to our family?" ”

"The rest are mostly the old man's classmates, and the girl is still young, I'm afraid it's ......," Steward Li stopped talking.

Hui Lan sighed, there are really not many relatives in the Li family, there are only four in total. As for other families, people go to tea and cool, and there is really no need to contact her anymore with her gender and age.

Less is less, she was also afraid of trouble. And she now lives at her aunt's house, less is better.

But she wasn't going to trouble her aunt, but now she has to trouble if she doesn't bother.

Let Steward Li go to work first, Huilan pulled Qingguo and said what was in front of her, and asked her to go back to the mansion alone to ask for help. Send a few, send a few, she still doesn't have a score, all pointing to her aunt.