Chapter 42: Catching the Week

"If loss is bitter, are you still afraid of paying...... Zhang Lan drove the car to shuttle on the viaduct in the commercial market, but she really didn't expect that the viaduct would also be blocked, amplifying the music on the car and humming along with the song.

"A lot of things are always seen clearly later, but I have already ......" Just as Zhang Lan was holding on to the steering wheel and shaking his head, the phone suddenly rang, and when he stopped the music, he saw that it was Qin Yongjun.

"Where are you? Can you accompany me to a birthday party? Qin Yongjun said straight to the point.

"This will be in the commercial market, ready to go home, the agricultural road is blocked on the elevated road, and it is almost out of the city. When? Zhang Lan also replied very cheerfully.

"You're in the market, I'll send you a location in a moment, where are you waiting for me." I'll go to you, let's go to the Xiang City together, and the banquet will be held in the Xiang City tonight. ”

"Okay, no problem." Zhang Lan agreed. Xiangshi is in the middle of Shang City and Zhang Lanjia's Canghe City, but I haven't heard of any big people in Xiangshi, no, it's because I wasn't sensitive enough before, and a small common people really haven't paid attention to any big people.

When she saw Qin Yongjun, it was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon, and she drove a red Wrangler, which could be seen to have been modified. Seeing Zhang Lan's car driving over, he rolled down the window and beckoned to him, pointed to the car, and the two cars drove towards Xiangshi one after the other.

Zhang Lan followed Qin Yongjun's car and drove all the way along the embankment to the gate of a farm and stopped. Along the way, Zhang Lan didn't expect that there was a farm in the depths of the embankment. Follow the guidance of the security guard to find a place to park, lock the car and walk in the farm with Qin Yongjun. Looking at the buildings still under construction on both sides, Zhang Lan asked with some curiosity, "Is this private?" ”

"This is an ecological agriculture demonstration park, and it will be opened to tourism in the later stage." Follow the guidance of the road signs, and walk on the well-built forest path, which is close to the Yellow River Scenic Area, and the air environment is refreshing.

When he arrived at the door of a building, Qin Yongjun signed the sign-in book on the side and walked in with Zhang Lan in his arms. As soon as you enter, there is a huge hall, which is already full of tables. After a general glance, Zhang Lan estimated that there were nearly two hundred tables, which was really spectacular.

Qin Yongjun led Zhang Lan through the hall, said to the security personnel standing at the door, and then went out of the hall and followed the security guard all the way for more than ten minutes. When they arrived at the intersection of a vegetable garden surrounded by a bamboo fence, they stopped and motioned for the two men to move forward on their own.

Passing through the vegetable garden path surrounded by bamboo fences, there is a row of ordinary red brick courtyards in front of you, one of which has an open door and two people standing at the door.

As Qin Yongjun and Zhang Lan approached, one of them waved at Qin Yongjun: "Sister Jun, here." While waving his hand, he ran towards Qin Yongjun.

When I walked in, it was a young girl in her twenties, with a face full of collagen. Wearing a loose sweatshirt, full of sporty style. ran over and grabbed Qin Yongjun's arm, and didn't know what to say in Qin Yongjun's ear, laughing as he spoke.

Qin Yongjun stretched out his hand and patted her: "Okay, Xiaoyu." Let me introduce you, this is your brother-in-law Zhang Lan. Zhang Lan: This is Liu Xiaoyu, my cousin, you can call her Xiaoyu. ”

Zhang Lan smiled and gestured: "Hello Xiaoyu, I'm Zhang Lan." ”

Liu Xiaoyu tilted her head and smiled at Zhang Lan: "Brother-in-law is good." "Let's say it, turn my head and continue to mutter" in Qin Yongjun's ear, Zhang Lan doesn't care.

After entering the courtyard, although it was late autumn, the courtyard was as warm as spring, and looking at the unsheltered sky, Zhang Lan guessed that it should be a large floor heating. Bypassing the shadow wall, the main door of the house was now wide open, and inside was a large living room.

At this time, there were already a lot of people sitting or standing in the living room, in the middle of the living room, there was a circular carpet, on which was placed a piece of red cloth, on the red cloth were placed abacus, ruyi, seals, books and other gadgets, Zhang Lan knew at a glance that this was catching Zhou.

The baby was born for one year, which was called "Zhou" in ancient times, and is now called one year old. Catching the week, also called trying, trying, and slapping birthdays. It is a very important ritual in the first birthday ceremony, which was first seen in the ancient customs of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and spread among the people.

This custom, which has been passed down among the people for a long time, is a ritual held at the first birthday of a child to predict his future and temperament, and is a way to celebrate the first birthday anniversary. It is the same traditional birth ritual as the Annunciation, the Three Dynasties Cleansing, the Full Moon Ceremony, the 100-Day Ceremony, etc., and its core is a wish for the continuity, smoothness and prosperity of life.

When she walked into the hall, Zhang Lan saw it more clearly. At this time, it seemed that it had just begun, and in the compartment next to the hall, through the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, a silver-haired grandmother could be seen dressing a chubby little doll in a weekly dress.

After dressing, hand the child to the father of the child who should be standing next to him, and the father of the child will carry the child to a small chair with a prepared wash basin next to it. Put water, green onions, apples, and rice in a basin and wash your hands. I washed back and forth three times, and said softly while washing: one washes his hands and is smart and clever, the second is that he is safe and secure, and the third is that he washes his hands and lives a rich life and everything goes smoothly.

After that, it's time to comb your hair. The child's mother took the safety comb on the child's head and sang while gesturing: A comb of wisdom opens, the baby is smart and cute; The second comb of wealth comes, and the baby's wealth rolls in; The three combs are skillful, and whatever you want to do is a treasure; Fourth, the popularity is good, and there are many friends; Wucomb is in good health, and he has no disease and no disaster to start his career early; Six combs and dots, glory and wealth for thousands of years; Seven combs and eight combs, combed into a healthy, happy, long-lived 100-year-old baby.

After that, the child's mother picked up the child, and the child's grandfather on the side held up a gong and shouted while knocking: one knock on the wisdom opens, the second knock and the first Dengke, and the third knock on the prosperity of wealth. Following the words, the child's mother walked out of the cubicle with the child in her arms.

After coming out, the child was put on the ground, and the child wearing a red weekly uniform staggered towards the center of the carpet with the encouragement of his mother, and when he arrived at the place, he was a little overwhelmed, turned his head and stared at his mother with a pair of big eyes, and looked at the adults around him with a blank face.

"Turn around and grab one!"

"Look at the ground and grab one!"

"The one on the side, the one on the side is fun!"

The person next to him was instructed, and the little boy seemed to understand something, and bent down to reach out and grab a small golden abacus, but he didn't grasp it and sat down.

The little boy waved the abacus in his hand twice, as if he felt a little uncomfortable holding it, and threw it aside. I looked left and right, and seemed to be attracted by something. Turning over, he took two steps forward, picked up a jade Ruyi, put it in his mouth, and bit it.