The pace of spring is getting faster and faster, and the two masters, Guan Ya and Guangkang, are getting busier and busier. The task of explaining to the doctor that they have to complete the crown ceremony of their two sons on the same day is suppressed, so they have to put away their "slowness". With a leisurely look like "Tonton, wandering around", he quickly tensed up.
Master Guan Ya has the closest relationship with Master Guangkang, and important matters such as "Crown Ceremony" are originally the areas where they are best at cooperating, so the two began to "cooperate sincerely."
"Two masters, this time the two sons will be crowned together, and Hua Yuan's right master will also come. I must not do anything disrespectful. I must make sure everything goes smoothly and there are no mistakes. Good work, good work!"
Doctor Xiang carefully added some "emphasis" comments to the two masters, which made them dare not be lazy at all.
The masters here are busy taking orders, but the two brothers don't care about so much and continue to live a simple and happy life.
"Brother, you remember that I held you in my arms and smelled the sweet-scented osmanthus fruit. You promised me that you would return home as soon as you finished your studies. I also made an appointment with you to attend your coronation ceremony. Look, this time I The two of you are crowning each other together, does that mean your promise has come true?"
Like last time, Xiang Zheng bent down, hugged Xiang Zhong's shoulders, which had grown wider, pressed them hard again, and reiterated the agreement between "brothers".
"Oh no! I feel so lucky and happy to have my brother here! We can grow up together, hold crowns together, and become good sons and daughters of the Xiang family together, bringing glory to our ancestors!"
What Xiang Zhong said was true. No matter how much Mrs. Xiang was on guard against and hurt him, Brother Xiang Zheng's love for him was never watered down in the slightest.
The last time the brothers made a serious "offer" was in the autumn when sweet-scented osmanthus was fragrant; but now, the strong plum blossoms in the courtyard, after experiencing the "thunder and snow", are still in full bloom with pride, bringing the same blessings to the brothers. A "sweet" season.
The two brothers would not have thought that they were about to encounter what might be the most delicious day in their lives!
No, looking at it, there are only ten days left before the scheduled crowning ceremony, and the "countdown" has begun.
On this day, the brothers were woken up early. After washing and dressing up carefully, they came to the study room. Today there was an important preparatory ceremony - divination.
Master Guan Ya has already ordered the study to be cleaned, which is much cleaner than usual.
"It's just you and me who are here today!"
I saw that in the middle of the study room, a clean desk was placed, and two futons were placed side by side, so that the sitters should face north and south. The yarrow prepared by Master Guan Ya was placed in a bamboo tube and placed in the wooden cabinet on the north side of the desk.
On a wooden grid on the south side of this wooden cabinet, the incense burner is blowing smoke, making today's study "holy".
Master Guan Ya asked brothers Xiang Zheng and Xiang Zhong to wash the inkstones at the same time, pour water into them, and put two pens and two squares of ink next to the incense burner.
"Come, you two face north, wash your hands, burn incense, and pay homage to heaven!"
Although they felt a little uncomfortable, the two of them could still resist the urge to laugh and respectfully followed the instructions one by one. After all, today was the cleanest day for them since they were studying.
"Okay, Yiga is ready to recite the speech."
Master Guan Ya took out two bamboo tubes from the wooden cabinet and handed them to the two students at the same time.
"There are 50 yarrow stalks in each of the bottles in your hands. You two hold all the yarrows first, put them into the bunch together, put them on the incense, and smoke them. While you are doing this, read to me. I will say something. You don't need it. Just say it out loud and just read it silently in your mind. Come!"
"Okay, I don't laugh, I smoke it seriously. If you want it to smell good everywhere, we are serious!" Xiang Zhong was reciting silently in his heart, but this was what he recited.
"If you pretend to be a good person, your words will always be there. If you are a good person, your words will be unclear. The trustworthy officials are like Zheng and Xiangzhong. Now it is decided to add a crown to the auspicious time. It is unknown whether it can be done. Yuanqi is suspicious of gods and spirits, good and bad gains and losses, regrets and worries , but you have God who will tell you clearly."
This is the correct "reading" version. Master Guan Ya recited this paragraph carefully, word for word, "full of true feelings", and he also paused for enough time between each sentence so that the two brothers could Read silently and at the same speed in your mind, with a sense of rhythm and ritual.
"Okay, go back to your seats and sit down."
The two "Xiang Xiang'er" obediently walked back to the desk, landed side by side, and sat down simultaneously on the futons that had been placed in their places.
"Yi Ga, use your left hand to drop a yarrow and put it back into the bamboo tube to show that the universe is not divided and the heaven and earth are in chaos."
Guan Ya continued to issue instructions, and the next step of the ritual was carried out smoothly according to what he had learned.
"'Tai Chi generates two rituals' - with Ga, divide the remaining 49 yarrow roots into two handfuls with your left and right hands. The left hand is 'Heaven' and the right hand is 'Earth'."
"Oh! It's a bit like tarot fortune telling, randomly divided into two parts, a random first step." Xiang Zhong thought to himself.
"'Heaven, Earth, and Man are the Three Talents'. Take a yarrow from your right hand and pinch it between the fingers of your left hand and the ring finger. This is 'Man'."
Xiang Zhong has small hands, and it is quite difficult to pick up the grass with these two fingers that are not commonly used. It is really a bit unskilled, and the strength is not accurate. He almost broke the yarrow. He thought: "Human, human, this person" 'It's really not easy!"
"Yiga uses his right hand to count the yarrows in his left hand. He should count them in groups of four and four in groups. This is the 'four seasons'...the system is like this..."
"I'll show it, I'll show it, I'll show it..."
Xiang Zhong found it very funny. This seemed to be a game played during the kindergarten education period; however, it also seemed like the "permutation and combination" of numbers during the days of advanced mathematics and calculus. In short, counting grass so seriously was really the first in his life. This time, it’s better to be more serious!
"Master, we don't have enough four yarrows?" Xiang Zheng Xian finished his presentation and took the three yarrows in his hand and asked Master Guan Ya seriously what he should do.
"We're good, there are only 4 left!" Xiang Zhong's remaining numbers are a set of integers.
"Pinch it between the ring finger and middle finger of your left hand!"
"Hey, my left hand is really busy. There are four fingers in total, and this takes up two. It's so tiring to hold it! Do I have to hold it all the time?" Xiang Zhong was already tired from holding it just now. The master didn't tell me to let it go. Now, I clamped another gap, okay! I feel sore and tired. I didn’t expect that this ritual is not only troublesome, but also quite tiring.
"Don't let the yarrow fall down, hold it tightly! This symbolizes the 'leap month'. So pay attention to the number of yarrow left in your left hand, either one, two, three, or Or tie it to four. Remember the number of yarrows you have now. Come down and lower the yarrows on your left hand side, and we'll take care of your right hand."
Finally, he could rest his left hand for a while. Xiang Zhong carefully sorted the "precious yarrows" in his left hand according to their position and number, and put them aside first. When Xiang Zheng saw Xiang Zhong doing this, he followed suit. Done right.
