Chapter 29: The Road to Rivalry is Narrow
In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu, and the new year has a new atmosphere.
The boys were told last night to wake up early today and put on their new clothes.
An Ran was picked up from the warm quilt by her mother early in the morning and gave her a new set of clothes one by one.
"Our Fubao is really good, come to my father to hug."
Wang Yonglin walked to the hall with Fu Bao in his arms and looked at how beautiful his daughter was.
An Ran is the most eye-catching in the family, with colorful clothes, fleshy face, and big eyes, and he drools when he sees Daddy Wang.
She really couldn't control her drooling, and her teeth didn't grow, especially when she was smiling.
"Oops, my good fortune."
Although Daddy Wang has a faint smell of tobacco, she doesn't dislike it at all, and she may accept a lot of things from someone if she likes him.
Fang Cuiying brushed the steamed rice paste on the couplet, evenly and measured.
"A little bit over here, yes, yes."
A red-hot couplet was posted on the door of the hall, which was very festive.
"We're going to pay New Year's greetings to grandma."
Bring sesame candy, which is something that Daddy Wang can't shake, this is his wife's favorite food.
Ancestor worship is done in every household, on the first day of the new year, to pay homage to ancestors or deceased relatives and tell them that the new year has begun.
The Wang family has the largest number of people in the village, and there is a long list of places to go, and Daddy Wang walks to the front and worships one by one.
The first thing Daddy Wang worshipped was his wife, and he cleaned the weeds around the grave with a small hoe.
Several men set up the offerings, lit incense and wax, and put a firecracker.
Crackling is like telling the owner of the tomb that someone has come to see her, and everyone will kneel down and worship.
An Ran was hugged by Daddy Wang, Daddy Wang's tone was very gentle, telling his wife that he had a granddaughter, how good it was, and a group of radish heads under his knees, he was very satisfied.
In the end, there was only one place of worship left, and it took a long walk to find it.
"Dad, I can't get this money, you see."
Wang Yongan took the fire fold and lit the incense wax, and the candle was extinguished at once, and he couldn't even light the money paper, which was really strange.
The tomb they worshipped belonged to the parents of Daddy Wang, and they were all the ancestors of the radish heads.
The old man said that if he couldn't light the incense wax, he might arrive before the owner of the tomb wanted to come, and he had to say hello before he could order the paper.
"Third uncle, you also came to worship, earlier than us."
Father Wang looked down the slope, and dozens of people came up from below with worship items, led by a middle-aged man with a dignified body and a dignified appearance.
It was the children and grandchildren of Wang Chang's family and Wang Changmei's family who came up, with dozens of people.
The corners of Fang Cuiying's mouth were unhappy, if it weren't for the paper money, they would have left long ago.
She is unhappy that the two families are still estranged from the last funeral, especially the woman in the back.
Thinking about it, I got angry, and said that she looked old-fashioned and looked like a yellow-faced woman in her forties, you.
It's really a narrow road, the daughters-in-law of Daddy Wang's family leaned together, one nostril was out of breath, how many grievances they suffered in their family last time, they would not want to step into the door of these two families again.
"You haven't worshiped yet, let's go together, let's make an appointment to come together."
The woman who spoke was dressed in a shirt, neat and clean, and the whole person looked very energetic, with slender and beautiful eyes, and a smile always on the corner of her mouth when she spoke.
An Ran saw through the woman in front of her at a glance that it was not simple, the tails of the eyes were hooked, the mouth was small and tight, but the mouth shape was distinct, the outline was clear, and the chin was thin and fleshless.
This woman is more shrewd in social situations, she will not offend anyone on the spot, her social skills will not be weak, if she guesses correctly, she should be a smiling tiger type of person.
An Ran looked at everyone who passed in front of her, and had to say that the Wang family was really prosperous.
The middle-aged man led by him doesn't look very old, but he has a temperament precipitated on his body, the temperament of officialdom.
Wang Changben, as the most authoritative veteran of the Wang family, instructed the officials of each family to monitor with a dragon head and a cane.
The two families who came up quickly surrounded the worship platform, and the weeds on both sides of the grave had long been removed by Daddy Wang's family.
"The grass stubble here is very prickly, and if you kneel down, you will definitely tie your knees, fourth uncle, you all brought small hoes, please dig again, I'll put things."
The woman smiled and took out the paper money she brought, as well as a big piece of fat and a few melons and fruits.
The rest of the people were talking to each other with their own families, and they didn't care about Daddy Wang's family at all.
"Oops! Stomp on my feet! ”
Zhang Guihua screamed in pain, and a group of children rushed past in front of her, but she was trampled by that child.
Her clean shoes, these are her favorite shoes.
Zhang Guihua pulled out the child who stepped on her from memory, wanting him to apologize and say something comfortable.
"What are you pulling me for! It's my new clothes! ”
The tone of the child who spoke was a little impulsive, he didn't like this group of poor sour ghosts, the last time he came to his house, it was like he hadn't eaten in eight hundred years.
"You're stepping on my shoes!" The first time Zhang Guihua heard a child talking to her like this, she became angry.
"I didn't step on your shoes, are you blind?"
"Say what? How do you talk to your aunt, it's rude, this is the daughter-in-law of the third family, the child said that he didn't step on your shoes, the child won't lie, don't be surprised. ”
The woman who came forward to play the round was the daughter-in-law of Wang Yongzhi, the boss of Wang Chang's family, and she could speak well.
A woman in the crowd pulls a seven or eight-year-old child to her side, and she will see that it is her own child who is stepping on it.
The mother and son tacitly knew that nothing had happened.
"Third uncle, you've ordered it." Wang Yongzhi looked at the burning incense.
"I clicked, but I haven't lit it."
"Every year, we come to worship first, maybe waiting for us, you see, this is not lit."
Fang Cuiying secretly complained in her heart, these two old people are still picking people when they die, and they are waiting for someone to be promising.
There is no room for so many people in front of the small grave, and Daddy Wang's family is about to be squeezed in front of other people's graves, and they have to wait in the back to worship.
Wang Chang was the first to pay New Year's greetings, and then he called Wang Yongzhi and Wang Yongji, and praised the two of them in front of the grave, completely forgetting that there was a senior Wang Dad.
Daddy Wang's family knew very well that they were looking down on them, and they didn't plan to call them this time.
If you want to say that the people who should come to worship the ancestors are him and Wang Changben, the other two are far away, just like the people from the fourth sister's family can come or not.
What Wang Changben values is Wang Changmei's talented son, a good handrail with an official career.
The two families are friends with each other, walking around each other, and using the connections of the two families, like Daddy Wang, they only have the share of help, and have no use value.
"Wow! These shoes look so good! ”
Oh! An Ran roared inwardly, her shoes!
A little girl of eight or nine years old was holding a small shoe with cute rabbits embroidered on it, especially two ears that could stand up, which was very cute.
"What are you doing! Why don't you take off our Fubao's shoes casually! ”
Uncle can bear it, but aunt can't bear it.
Fang Cuiying snatched the rabbit shoes, her blessing treasure is the treasure of her heart, her god of wealth, dare to take off her shoes and drag them out to spank the eggs.
The little girl was frightened by Fang Cuiying's tone, and she cried loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Why are you beating my child! Does it hurt, I'll take a look! ”
When the little girl heard this, she cried even louder, and she cried out in pain.
"Mother, my stomach hurts, I just stabbed me in the stomach."
An Ran was dumbfounded, this... Such a small green tea, who did this little drama learn from.