After the sun rose again, Lao Zhu's house became lively.
"Both the boss's family and the second brother's family, go and prepare everything in the kitchen. Put away the rabbits and pheasants that the second brother dressed up yesterday."
"The third brother's family, let's clean the yard again."
"From the fourth child's family, go wake up the fourth child and ask him to go to the village grocery store to buy some snacks, melon seeds and fruits, and then get some wine."
Early in the morning, my grandmother summoned several daughters-in-law to come, finish their busy work, and tidy up the house.
The ingredients picked yesterday were also processed overnight. Fungus and other fungi were baked on the stove last night and soaked by my aunt and mother in the morning. The bamboo shoots have also been uncoated, and other ingredients have also undergone preliminary processing.
My grandfather rarely wore blue cloth that was 80% new, and kept it clean and tidy. He sat in the middle of the yard and smoked cigarettes, looking at the door from time to time and listening to the noise.
The zhizhi worn by my grandfather was the main style of men's clothing in the Ming Dynasty. It was a robe cut in one piece from top to bottom, with slits on both sides, but with a hidden hem covering the middle slit. This was one of the more formal clothing for men in the Ming Dynasty. .
The eldest uncle was no longer studying in the room. He was dressed as a student, much more presentable than his grandfather, and was pacing in the yard with his hands behind his back.
After a while, the fourth aunt woke up the fourth uncle. The fourth uncle was wearing baggy clothes and walked out of the room muttering.
"Fourth, please pack your clothes and see what you look like." When Mr. Zhu saw his fourth uncle looking careless, he immediately blew his beard and glared, grabbed his fourth uncle and sprayed him.
After all, he was my grandmother's favorite son. When my grandmother saw the old man getting angry, she immediately came to the rescue.
"Okay, isn't it because I asked the fourth man to call him in a hurry? You bastard, why don't you pack up quickly? Go to the entrance of the village to buy some snacks, fruits and melon seeds, and bring your father a few kilograms of soju."
Grandma gave the fourth uncle a handful of money. The fourth uncle took it and stuffed it into his sleeve pocket with a smile on his face, promising again and again that he would do everything his mother asked him to do.
The eldest brother followed his father and third uncle to borrow tables and chairs from a neighbor's house. Although there were two sets of tables and chairs in the house, if the uncle and his family came over today, there would be a lot of people and two sets of tables and chairs would not be enough.
Halfway through the day, the sound of horses neighing came from outside. Mr. Zhu put down the pipe in his hand and walked out like a gust of wind.
"coming."
The old man's voice came from outside, and then everyone swarmed out, and Zhu Pingan also squeezed out.
There were three large carriages parked outside, two of them were of the same standard, and there was a larger carriage.
It turned out that not only the grandfather's family was here, but also my aunt's family. It was so lively that it took three large carriages to squeeze in to bring the two families. The two carriages of the same standard belonged to my grandfather's family, and the other, larger one, belonged to my aunt's family.
My great aunt heard that my uncle and his family were moving to the south to join their eldest son, so she brought her family over to practice it for my uncle and his family.
The eldest grandpa and his aunt's family are obviously much wealthier than his own family, and their clothes are all on a higher level. Both families wear the latest styles of silk and satin. Although the eldest grandpa's family is engaged in business, he is smart and savvy. After the eldest grandpa made money in business, he went to buy land. He bought a lot of land and spent some more money when registering at the Yamen. , and then naturally became a farmer on the government's yellow list. If anyone objects, the uncle will say that I am a landlord. Look at how much land I have. What am I if I am not a landlord?
The eldest son of the grandpa's family, Uncle Zhu Pingan, is doing business in the south. The aunt is taking care of the elderly with her two children at home. The youngest son of the grandpa's family is Uncle Sandang, who has just gotten married and has no children yet.
My aunt is a very warm and generous old lady, while my uncle is like a saw-mouthed gourd and talks very little. They have a son and a daughter. The second cousin’s family has two children, a 12-year-old eldest cousin and a 10-year-old second son. Cousin; My aunt’s family only has one little cousin, who is eight years old this year.
Look at what some of his cousins are wearing. The styles and materials are much newer, and the people wearing them are also much prettier. Looking at himself, he is so uncouth. The only thing Zhu Pingan can be thankful for is that he doesn’t have to wear crotchless pants anymore. Otherwise, we can only hang it from the southeast branch.
The Zhu family ancestral hall was built with money from the Zhu family after they moved here. Although it does not occupy a large area, it pays great attention to decoration. The entire ancestral hall is much more expensive than the Zhu family's old house. The grandpa took the lead in worshiping the ancestors. He first read a difficult-to-understand memorial text, then offered incense and burned money paper, then offered a glass of wine in front of the god, and then led the grandfather and the eldest son of the second aunt's grandfather to bring the pork sacrificed to the ancestors. The mutton is placed on the altar table, and the rituals are muttered and the three obeisances and nine kowtows are very solemn.
Zhu Pingan followed his elder brother and cousin to kneel in the yard, led by several cousins. Zhu Pingan was very envious of his cousins at this time. They didn't have to follow them to worship their ancestors. Otherwise, these delicate little girls would definitely Kneel down and find something wrong.
Rather than worshiping ancestors in such a cumbersome manner, it is better to work hard to honor them. Of course, Zhu Pingan did not dare to say these words.
When he knelt on the ground to worship his ancestors, the strange phenomenon appeared again. Zhu Pingan saw luck again. This time, not only people, but also luck pillars appeared above the ancestral hall.
It is really an ability that is beyond control. I have no idea when I will see luck. I have no clue and it suddenly appears without any precaution. The road to free control is long and arduous.
The grandfather's family and the aunt's family all have white luck on their heads, but the strange thing is that there is a wisp of rich cyan luck on the white luck pillar on the Zhu family ancestral hall. This wisp of luck occupies about half of the white luck pillar. One-tenth, blue represents official aura. Perhaps the ancestors of the old Zhu family are blessing a noble person for the sake of filial piety from their descendants. I just don’t know whether it is my uncle or myself who is being blessed. After all, we are the only two who can study. But it should probably be me. If it were my eldest uncle, he would have passed the scholar examination long ago. Even after so many years, he wouldn't have failed the scholar examination.
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