Since coming to No. 2 Middle School, Du Zhicheng has rarely received students' parents at home, and many gifts have been driven away by him. Daniel Zhang's family was able to come over to pay New Year's greetings, which made the teachers of the second middle school feel incredible, and they talked about it in private, and there were various speculations in their hearts.

The second day of the new year has passed, and the third day of the new year is an extremely important day for Daniel Zhang's family. According to the prior arrangement, the family will go back to Han Aihua's mother's house to visit relatives today. Han Aihua has very little time to go back to her parents' house every year, so the Chinese New Year is particularly grand.

Han Aihua's maiden home is in Hegang County, next to Yunshan, and her home is in a village near the county seat, and there are many relatives in the family. She is the eldest in the family and has two younger brothers below. Due to the early death of her parents, she went to the city as a temporary worker after graduating from junior high school, raising her two younger brothers.

Daniel Zhang spent the summer vacation in primary school in Hegang Village, during which Zhang Jianxiong and Han Aihua were busy with work, and they didn't care about him, so they threw him to Han Aihua's relatives. Daniel Zhang is also happy to be idle, without the control of his parents, his life is much better than in Yunshan.

After so many years, Daniel Zhang still misses those days very much. Spend every day having carefree fun in the countryside and wandering around with your cousins and cousins. Even going up the hill to cut pigweed is a rare pleasure for him, not to mention activities such as fishing in the ditch and catching crabs.

Zhang Jianxiong drove the Accord, and the journey was very smooth, and he arrived at the outskirts of Hegang County in less than an hour. He did not pass through the city, but walked around the besieged road, directly to Baita Mountain in the north of the city. This is the highest mountain in Hegang County, named after the White Pagoda Temple on the mountain.

Baita Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, there have been many great monks, more famous than the Jinling Temple in Yunshan County. During the Chinese New Year every year, many believers and laymen go up the mountain to restore, and people come and go, so it is not lively. Han Aihua's maiden home is in Shuinian Village at the foot of Baita Mountain, which is a thriving village.

Next to the village, a stream flows down from the hill and flows around the village into the nearby river. The village built a mill by the river, and used water power to drive stone mills to grind flour, and people from all over the country came here to process flour in the past, so it got the name of the water mill village.

Zhang Jianxiong did not drive directly into the village, but walked up the small river next to the village and stopped at a fork in the road. There is a hand-dug stone ladder next to the fork, and a short distance up the stone ladder is the tomb of Han Aihua's parents, who plan to sweep the tomb first and then visit relatives.

Because they had to climb the mountain, the family was all in sportswear, wearing a thick down jacket, which looked a little bloated. Daniel Zhang and Zhang Jianxiong walked in front with sacrificial supplies, and Han Aihua and Bai Zhixuan followed slowly. The scenery near Baita Mountain is good, and Bai Zhixuan takes out her camera from time to time to take pictures.

The graves of Han Aihua's parents are on a platform halfway up the mountain, and many villagers in Shuinian Village have buried their ancestors here. The scenery here is excellent, with a wide view of the mountains and waters, which can not only overlook the entire Hegang County, but also overlook the river flowing to the east in the distance, giving people a feeling of relaxation and happiness.

According to Han Aihua's ancestor, the village invited Mr. Feng Shui to take a special look, and it is said that this is the Qinglong Treasure Cave. The people in the village are superstitious about this, so everyone buries the graves of their ancestors here. Every year during the Chinese New Year, Han Aihua will bring her husband and children back to visit her parents' graves.

There were many people who went to the grave on the third day of the Lunar New Year, many of them were Han Aihua's relatives and friends, and everyone greeted them warmly. Many people know Daniel Zhang, and when they see his talent, they praise him in various ways. And Bai Zhixuan has become the focus of everyone's attention, and they have inquired about her identity.

Han Aihua did not hide it, briefly introduced the real situation, and ushered in a congratulatory voice from the villagers. The villagers here are very simple, and they have no concept of the so-called late marriage and late childbearing, anyway, as long as there is a happy event at the family of relatives and friends, it must be all kinds of warm congratulations.

The four came to the grave of Han Aihua's parents, Daniel Zhang and Bai Zhixuan put the offerings on the table, and then the family began to worship according to the process. Bai Zhixuan was participating in the Zhang family's sacrifice for the first time, and she was very cautious throughout the whole process. Daniel Zhang was much more lively, and he said two witty words to liven up the atmosphere.

The sacrifices brought by the Zhang family were carefully prepared by Han Aihua, and they were also the things that his parents loved to eat before they died. There are not only sausages and bacon and other New Year's goods, but also exquisite various side dishes. Zhang Jianxiong also prepared wine for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and offered good wine during the worship to express the hearts of the younger generations.

At the end of the worship, the family cleaned the area around the tomb of Han Aihua's parents, cut down all the wild trees and weeds that grew this year, and patched up the faded inscription with red paint. Zhang Jianxiong, as his son-in-law, personally operated the knife, kneeling in front of the tombstone and filling in word by word.

Daniel Zhang sat next to him and picked up the citrus in the sacrifice and ate it, and Bai Zhixuan was dissatisfied: "What's the matter with you, this is eaten?" Didn't you see that your uncle was busy, and you didn't go to help? ”

Daniel Zhang handed the citrus in his hand to Bai Zhixuan and said with a smile: "My father rarely does his filial piety, I have to leave him a chance." He runs outside every day, and it's rare to have this kind of opportunity. I can come back at any time, whenever I have time, and it will not be a matter of a while. ”

Bai Zhixuan was a little speechless: "How can you be a son like this, you don't think about your parents at all." ”

Daniel Zhang said with an indifferent face: "You don't understand, I call it understanding." If I go up and grab it, then I don't know anything. This is not simple work, it is a sustenance of the ancestors. You see him filling out the inscription, which is actually a solemn worship ceremony. ”

Bai Zhixuan seemed to understand and said: "This is also one of the rituals of worship?" ”

Daniel Zhang said proudly: "I don't understand, our country's tradition is like this." Don't look at what you say every day that life should have a sense of ritual, when it really comes to the sense of ritual, you will be half a bucket of water. How many people know this now? Otherwise, your dad's wedding wouldn't have been like a four-way street. ”

Bai Zhixuan nodded and sighed: "Now the school doesn't teach this, and we have no place to learn." How did you know this, and who taught you? ”

"Teach by word and deed, follow adults from a young age, and slowly learn." Daniel Zhang explained: "In the past few years, my parents have been running outside, and I have done these things at home, do you say I am familiar with it? When are we going to go to the grave of your grandparents, not far from our Yunshan? ”

Bai Zhixuan shook her head and said, "I don't have to go this year, my dad will take Tang Lili with me." My grandparents have moved back to their hometown, and it takes two and a half days to drive one way outside the province, which is quite time-consuming. There are too many things to do during the Chinese New Year, so I decided to take time to go over when I am clear. ”