In the autumn season, when Chongyang ascended, the ancestor worship ceremony was held today after five years.As early as after the Dragon Boat Festival, the people of the eight families in Ciyu Town have begun to get busy.This year, the Mo family, the head of the eight major families, undertakes it, and the daughter of Feng Xian is also from the Mo family.In the small courtyard of the Li family, Li Haitang was feeding his younger brother breakfast, and from time to time he watched the women hurrying outside the wall of the low mud courtyard, as well as the girls with crepe heads.The courtyard door was kicked open, and the chestnut pot walked in from the outside with a cigarette pouch in his mouth, glanced at the sister and brother coldly, and turned his head to muttered to the busy Yan family in the stove shed in the corner of the courtyard."
Your mother-in-law is also neat with her hands and feet, I didn't see other families holding flower buns to serve in the ancestral hall, but our family is slow, be careful of the patriarch's blame.""
Got it."
Yan weakly agreed, and added two more sticks of firewood to the stove.Chestnut turned to look at a pair of children, and the disgusted gaze swept over Li Haitang's face, fixed on the face of his two-year-old son, looking at the cute appearance of the tiger's head, and the wrinkled old face bloomed with a joyful smile and kindness in his eyes."
Dad, I still have to eat."
Wanghu pointed to the empty bowl in his sister's hand, and licked his lips with his little tongue.Chestnut Pot came over with a cigarette pouch, and a pot knocked on Li Haitang's shoulder, and a pinch of Martian ash from the cigarette pouch pot drilled into her collar, burning her neck and biting her lip and not daring to shout."
If you don't go to eat it for your brother, won't you have to wait for Lao Tzu Niang to serve you?""
Dad, I'm going to take Wanghu to the ancestral hall today, I'm afraid that he will be sleepy if he eats too much, so ......"
Li Haitang held the empty bowl and stopped talking, lowered his head helplessly, and his body trembled in fear.The chestnut pot smacked his mouth, and swallowed back if he wanted to scold.Sleeping in the ancestral hall is blasphemy against the ancestors, and the patriarch will be punished.Look at his old man, this is the lifeblood of his family, how can he stand the family law?"
Begonia, you wash the dishes and go change your clothes."
Yan took off his apron and walked over, picked up his little son and walked into the house to breastfeed.Li Haitang peeked at his father with a gloomy face, silently went to the stove shed to wash the dishes, and returned to his house to change into a new dress.This is the first time she has been wearing a new dress since she was born, and she is excited but she doesn't dare to show it, only when she is alone in the room, she dares to take out the new dress and look at it with joy, and then carefully put it away.Today, she can go out in her new dress openly, and she gently caresses every embroidery flower on her new dress.Even though the minimalist pattern is more beautiful in her eyes than the spring garden of the rich and noble."
Begonia, it's time for us to go."
Outside the house, Yan called, and Li Haitang hurriedly walked to the window and agreed."
Mother, I'll be fine right away.""
Hurry up, don't make your dad wait.""
Whoa!"
Li Haitang responded, and in a panic, she took off her old dress with countless patches and put on a beautiful new dress.Every piece is carefully arranged, for fear of being laughed at when you go out.The security of the ten miles radius of Ciyu Town is excellent, the door is not closed day and night, and the Li family has nothing of value.The mud grass house is most afraid of rainy days, and even thieves will spit on the dilapidated courtyard gate.The chestnut pot walked in front with a cigarette pouch in his mouth and his head held high, Xiao Wanghu walked and followed behind leisurely, Yan and Li Haitang held a willow basket, and inside was a steaming flower bun from the new pot.All the way from the Li village to the town, the mood of the chestnut pot became more and more high, which made the mother and daughter who followed behind confused, and did not understand what he was excited about?
It took about an hour to walk to the sacrificial ground in front of the ancestral hall, where the clansmen of the eight major families had gathered, and there were thousands of people.Seeing the chief of the Li village, the chestnut pot bowed down with a smile and offered the tobacco he had treasured for many years, and flattered the sons of the Li chief's family.The elder Li, who was physically and mentally comfortable, finally showed a faint smile and whispered a few thoughtful words to him.The little servant of the patriarch of the Li clan invited the chief to the ancestral hall, and the chestnut pot who was ignored walked back proudly, and saw that the mother and daughter did not go to the backyard of the ancestral hall to serve, and immediately glared and scolded: "Unruly mother-in-law, why don't you lead your daughter to the backyard to serve the girl, what are you doing here?"
Is it embarrassing for Lao Tzu?
”Yan silently lowered his head, quietly ripped off Li Haitang's jacket, and led her from the path next to the sacrificial ground to the small corner gate on the west side of the ancestral hall, and entered the backyard through the long sandwich road.The snow crepe covered the chestnut begonia from her hood to her waist, and she curiously observed the surrounding landscape, each of which was as magnificent and beautiful as a dreamlike wonderland, making her forget that she was in reality at this time."
Begonia, in front of you is the Pavilion, you must remember that there is a daughter of Feng Xian, not someone we can get close to."
Yan covered half of his face with a Guanyin hat, and whispered worriedly, for fear that his daughter would break the rules and do something wrong that would affect the whole family.Li Haitang nodded ignorantly and whispered: "Mother, my daughter is ten years old this year, and she has learned a lot of rules in the clan.Mother rest assured, her daughter doesn't dare to break the rules. ”Yan nodded with satisfaction and admonished: "You follow me closely, don't talk nonsense and annoying jokes."
Now that I'm older and have learned the rules, I can't mess around anymore. ”"Oh, I know, mother."
Li Haitang snorted coquettishly, only begging her mother to nag a few words.With a glance, she saw that the two eldest ladies from the neighboring village also brought their daughters here, and she hurriedly came to Yan's side and whispered: "Mother, you see that the people from the Mo Village are also here, let's go in and wait, don't let people pick on them." ”Yan looked back and saw the female dependents of the neighboring Mo Village holding willow baskets and leading their daughters into the Pavilion.She stabilized her mind, sorted out the Guanyin hat, held the basket, and led Li Haitang into the pavilion.Li Haitang never dreamed that it would be such a scene to see her childhood friend again after five years.The young girl who was regarded as a fairy by the stars like the moon was the young lady next door who taught her to babble and accompany her to practice walking, Mo Xinlan."
Little ......"
"Begonia!"
The mother's whisper in her ear made the dazed Li Haitang freeze instantly, she stared at the young girl sitting on the colorful phoenix porcelain chair in the main hall of the Xiqiao Pavilion with tears, even if it was hazy through the snow crepe, she still firmly believed that she had not admitted her mistake, and the words "Sister Xiaolan" were like choking in her throat, blocking her breathlessness.Tears swirled in her eyes and didn't dare to overflow, Li Haitang turned her head to stare at Mo Xinlan lovingly, and quietly followed her mother into a compartment in the side hall of the Xiqiao Pavilion, and placed the cold flower bun on the sacrificial silver plate, and then covered it with a red silk handkerchief embroidered with the word "chestnut"."
Mother, that's Sister Xiaolan, right?"
Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders in the compartment of the side hall, Li Haitang grabbed his mother's hand and tearfully inquired about the truth.She firmly believes that her memory is not wrong, although she and Mo Xinlan have been separated for five years, she has never forgotten the scene of sleeping in the same bed with Xiaolan's sister on the eve of separation.Seeing that Yan didn't speak, Li Haitang begged bitterly: "Mother, tell your daughter, that person......
She's Sister Xiaolan, right?
”Unwilling to see his daughter sad, Yan wanted to shake his head and deny it.Tears wet the snow crepe, and when she met her daughter's tearful eyes, the lie she wanted to blurt out was instantly shattered, and she could only answer her daughter with a lament.Li Haitang was like being struck by lightning, her still immature body shook, her little feet wrapped around her feet were like stepping on nails, and the whole person rushed out of the side hall compartment and ran towards the main hall crookedly."
Begonia!
Come back!
”Yan Shi rushed forward and grabbed his daughter's arm, choked and scolded in a low voice: "What are you, how can you go and talk to Feng Xiannu?"
Why don't you go out with me to serve, be careful to be known by your father outside the ancestral hall, and you will have a good meal when you go home!
”"Mother!
Sister Xiaolan became the daughter of Fengxian, and now she is offered to the colorful phoenix porcelain chair, she ......
Is she going to be burned to death?
”Li Haitang's whole body trembled like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, fluttering and kneeling at Yan's feet.She collapsed weakly on the ground, her teary eyes blurred, still staring at the expressionless young girl sitting on the colorful phoenix porcelain chair.() Glory to the end