After a while, a group of little girls came back to their senses from the story.
Xichun muttered: "That stepmother is so bad and hateful."
There were tears in his eyes as he spoke, hey! This fourth sister is also a poor child without a mother.
He glanced at Daiyu and her second sister Yingchun again, and her eyes were filled with tears. These two were also motherless children, so they really sympathized with each other!
He stretched out his hands, gently caressed the little heads of Daiyu and Xichun, and took them into his arms.
He said with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry for causing you sadness, but let the past pass. From now on, my brother will protect you. If anyone dares to bully you, my brother will definitely spank his ass."
"Pfft"
The two villains, who were thinking of sad things, were lying on Jia Cong's chest one moment, and burst out laughing when they heard the last sentence the next moment.
"Brother Cong, are you very powerful? Then you must protect our sisters from now on!"
Xichun said: "Third brother is very powerful. I heard that he beat Mrs. Liu away last time. Isn't that right? Third brother?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Of course, third brother is very powerful and will be even more powerful in the future. If anyone bullies you, just tell him and he will help you vent your anger."
She turned to look at Yingchun and said: "Second sister, too, you are too weak-tempered and easily bullied. If you don't want to come forward in the future, just ask Si Qi to find me. I will come forward for you, and I won't make peace with you." My sister is fine too."
Yingchun smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Cong. I have nothing to do here. If anything happens, I will go to you."
Why! This temper cannot be changed in a short time. This girl is used to being submissive. How can she change it just because of her own words?
The incident where her nanny used her jewelry to gamble happened in the Grand View Garden. Siqi also caused a big fuss, so the Yingchun Bu dispute was settled.
It would still be five years before Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine and the Grand View Garden was established.
However, her nanny's hands and feet are probably not clean now, and she is constantly picking at things that welcome spring.
He turned to look at Si Qi and asked: "Si Qi, does the nanny of the second sister often take things from the second sister and not return them?"
"Third Master, do you also know? That old woman took advantage of the young lady to eat her breasts, and no one took her seriously. Now she is getting more and more excessive. She often steals the young lady's things."
Sure enough, once you get used to it, it becomes a matter of course.
"Siqi, tell the old woman to do what I said and ask her to return the second sister's things. Otherwise, I will send his whole family to mine. My husband and I are in the coal business and we need a lot of people to dig. mine."
Siqi felt happy after hearing this. Finally, someone stood up for the young lady and said respectfully: "Now that I know about the Third Master, I will definitely pass your words on to her."
Jia Cong nodded and said, "Well, if she is obedient, then that's it. If she doesn't take my words seriously, come and tell me. I will ask my second brother to send her family to the mine and let them dig coal for the rest of their lives."
Yingchun said unbearably: "Brother Cong, isn't it a good idea to do this? After all, he is my nanny."
"Second sister, you don't have to worry about this matter. Just pretend you don't know."
Tan Chun said with a resentful look: "Third brother, you care about Sister Lin, Second Sister, and Fourth Sister, but you don't care about me, my younger sister?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "What Third Sister said, you are also my sister, so how can I ignore you? In fact, among the four of you sisters, the one I am least worried about is you, Third Sister. You are not a person who takes advantage of others. "
After hearing this, several people covered their mouths and snickered. Tanchun smiled and said, "Thank you, third brother."
I played around with a few little sisters for a while, and then returned to my home near evening.
After dinner, I drank a cup of tea, rested for a while, continued to practice the "Tiger Exercise", took a medicinal bath for an hour, and then took a bath and went to bed.
There wasn't much going on in the following days. Only the people in the kitchen were the busiest. Ping'er sent a few more people to help, which made things a little better.
Jia Cong didn't have much to do. In addition to his normal practice every day, he went to Lin Daiyu's class in the afternoon to listen to classes and tell stories, almost every day. The windows at home were also decorated with window grilles, which made him look even more cheerful.
During this period, Wang Xifeng brought some new year's goods, which were all wild products sent from Zhuangzi in Northeast China, including large deer, roe deer, deer deer, wild boar, wild sheep, two pairs of bear paws, deer sinews, etc., in short, there were quite a lot.
On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, everything was in place. The door gods in both houses were replaced, couplets were hung, signs were hung, and peach charms were added, giving them a completely new look.
Jia Mu, Jia She, etc., who have grades and titles, all wear court clothes according to their grades. They first sit in an eight-person sedan and lead everyone into the palace to congratulate them, and then come back to worship their ancestors.
Today, he was going to the ancestral temple in Ningguo Mansion to worship his ancestors. Jia Cong followed Jia Lian to Ningguo Mansion early in the morning.
From the main gate, the ceremonial gate, the hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the inner three gates, the inner ceremonial gate and the inner gate, to the main hall, the main entrance is wide open, and the steps on both sides are brightly lit with vermilion, lit like two golden dragons. generally.
The Jia Family Ancestral Hall is in another courtyard to the west of Ning Mansion. There are five gates inside the black oil fence. There is a plaque hanging on it, which reads "Jia Family Ancestral Hall" and is inscribed "Yansheng Gong Kong Jizong Shu".
There is a long couplet on both sides, which reads:
The liver and brain are bruised, and the surname is due to the kindness of the nurse.
Its fame spreads all over the world, and it has been popular in steaming for hundreds of generations.
Entering the courtyard, there is a white stone corridor with green pines and cypresses on both sides. There are green bronze tripods and other utensils on the platform. In front of Baoxia, there is a nine-dragon gold plaque hanging on it, which is written by the late emperor and reads "Xinghui Fubi".
A couplet on both sides reads:
His meritorious deeds shine brightly in the sun and moon, and his fame reaches his children and grandchildren forever.
In front of the five main halls, there is a green plaque filled with dragons, which reads: "Pursue the distance with caution."
Next to it is a couplet that reads:
His descendants and grandchildren have inherited the good fortune, and the concubine Li still misses Rong Ning.
Inside there are bright incense candles and brocade embroidered curtains. Although the gods are listed, they cannot be seen clearly.
When Jia Mu came back from the palace, a group of juniors welcomed her in.
Everyone in the Jia Mansion performs their duties, Jia Jing is the main priest, Jia She is accompanying the sacrifice, Jia Zhen is offering the title, Jia Lian and Jia Cong are offering silks, precious jade and incense, Jia Chang and Jia Ling are showing their worship blankets and guarding the burning pond.
At the beginning of the sacrifice, the band played music, the king was presented three times, silk was burned and libations were made, and then all the participants bowed together and exited.
Everyone followed Jia Mu to the main hall. In front of the shadow was a high brocade curtain, a colorful screen, and bright incense and candles. In the center hung the portrait of the second ancestor Ning Rong, both wearing python robes and jade belts. There were also several portraits of ancestors on both sides.
Jia Yun, Jia Zhi and others stood in line from the Neiyi Gate to the corridor of the main hall. Outside the threshold were Jia Jing and Jia She. Inside the threshold were all the female family members. All the servants and servants were outside the Yimen.
Every time a tribute was passed to Yimen, Jia Yun, Jia Zhi and others took it and passed it to Jia Jing on the steps. Jia Jing passed it to Jia Rong, and Jia Rong passed it to his wife, and then to Sister Feng and the You family.
It was passed directly to the offering table, and then passed on to Mrs. Wang, who passed it on to Jia Mu, who held it on the table, and Mrs. Xing assisted Jia Mu in placing the tributes.
After placing the offerings, Jia Mu held incense and bowed down. At this time, everyone in the Jia family also knelt down.
The men in the east and the women in the west are arranged according to seniority. On the men's side, Jia Jing, Jia She, and Jia Zheng are in the front, followed by Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, etc., and behind them are Jia Rong, Jia Lan, etc. All juniors.
The five halls, three pavilions, interior and exterior corridors, and stairs were all packed to the brim, leaving no open space.
“Kowtow once,” “kowtow twice,” “kowtow three times,” “kowtow four times,” and “the ceremony is completed.”
After the worship was completed, everyone exited the ancestral hall one by one.
