mesbooks Chapter 143 New Year is also a memory
Chapter 143 New Year is also a memory
The meal was almost ready at 3 p.m., with a large pig's head, four ingot-shaped rice cakes, and a portion of each dish on the best plate.
Old Master Shen took out the yellow paper and incense he had brought with him.
Shen Youyou's family really didn't expect that the old man would bring these with him along the way.
On the bamboo table were simple seating areas made of bamboo boards, and in front of the seating areas was a red cured pig's head.
The remaining ten dishes and Yuanbao rice cake were placed around the cured pig's head, and in front of them were three bowls of white wine.
At the front is a bowl filled with wood ash, which is used for burning incense.
Here are not only the ancestors of the Shen family, but also the ancestors of the Gao family, the Guo family, the Wang family, as well as the ancestors of the Li family and the ranking of my ancient grandfather Li Chengde.
When this group of people were in the village, there were three outsiders.
At that time, the Shen family members worshipped their ancestors in the ancestral hall, while the other three families worshipped their ancestors in their own homes.
We are fleeing famine together this time, so let’s not care about whose ancestors we are. We have lived and died together, so we should just worship our ancestors together.
The first ancestor that Old Master Shen offered sacrifices to was not the ancestors of the Shen family, nor the ancestors of the other three families, but the ancestors of the Li family and Old Master Li.
Rows of people, from old to young, from male to female, knelt on the ground in turn with serious expressions.
Master Shen stood in front of the altar and muttered:
"My dear father-in-law, I have only met you once, but all of us in the Shen family have benefited from you. If it weren't for your horses, we might not have been able to get here.
The most regrettable thing is that you left early, and we, the Shen family, didn't go to see you off. Don't worry, as long as I live, I will take good care of my third grandson's wife and will never let her suffer any humiliation in our Shen family."
Old Man Shen was also muttering in his heart: "My dear, it's New Year's Day. We can't buy paper money in this desolate mountain. We only have some from home. It's not much. You can come and take some.
I know you are a capable person, even if you go underground, you are still capable. Even if you don’t have to worry about money, you can still buy some New Year’s goods.”
With trembling hands, the old man threw the yellow paper into the brazier to burn. In his mind were the few times he had met his father-in-law, and that tough face.
Black smoke rose up, and at this moment it seemed as if there was no wind, and it rushed straight into the sky.
In everyone's opinion, this means that Mr. Li did not go to the underworld, but became an immortal official in heaven.
Their eyes were red from crying, and they kept saying, "Yes, yes, a good man like Mr. Li should go to heaven and become a god."
Shen Zhiqiu was also speaking to his ancient father-in-law in his heart, telling him his decision and that he would take good care of Lu Ming so that the old man and his original self could live well over there.
Li Jingshu cried even harder. Although she had no memories of ancient times, she couldn't control her tears when she thought of what Old Shen had said about how good the old man was to her.
Shen Youyou also burst into tears, hugging her brother. She cried mainly because of her brother's nagging.
Little Lu Ming knelt on the ground, his shoulders trembling as he said:
"Grandpa, Lulu misses you so much. My sister said you went to heaven to become a god. You will become the brightest star watching us at night. But why don't you send me a dream?"
She was originally a strong person, she cried silently, and in her heart she was talking to her ancient grandfather.
I was crying very restrainedly at the time, but I heard my little brother, who was just a baby, crying and talking.
She was completely defeated and hugged her brother, and they both started crying loudly.
Especially the last sentence of my brother: Grandpa, please come to me in my dream soon. I’m afraid that after a while, Lulu won’t be able to remember what you look like.
Shen Luming muttered this in a very low voice.
Old Lady Hua, who was standing next to the brother and sister, also heard it and immediately hugged them both in her arms. It was so sad.
After that, I can only be nicer to my third daughter-in-law to repay my father-in-law.
Moreover, she also agreed to her son's suggestion that if Lulu's family gave birth to a baby, the baby should be adopted. She couldn't let such a good man as her father-in-law be left without anyone to worship him after a hundred years.
After worshipping Grandpa Li, we began to worship everyone's ancestors.
Finally, they drew a circle in the direction that was not the ranking direction and started burning paper. At this time, women from every household were crying and almost out of breath.
Because of these people's romantic affairs, some women have no chance to send letters to their parents' home, and some older women have no chance to send letters to their married daughters.
It can be said that this is the case in every household. It's not that they are heartless, but under those circumstances, if they all ran out to deliver the message, they probably wouldn't be able to escape.
At that time, they really couldn't care less. They cried because they hoped that their families would be alive and not take the money. But just in case, if something really happened, they would not be left without money when they got to the end.
These words were so sad that Shen Youyou, who had just calmed down, started crying again.
I even heard Shen Zhibei and his two sons say:
"My child's mother, I didn't go to find you at that time, not because I didn't want to go, but because I hated my sister-in-law for not letting me go to find you because of my family. But after so long, I have come to understand.
You are not aiming to live a stable life with me. You complain about being tired at work and you say the food is tasteless because it is not good.
You don't even care about your own child. I don't regret not looking for you, but because you are the mother of my child, I still burn paper for you with my child.
If you were alive now, I hope your next man would be someone better than me. If you are alive now, I hope you will be reborn into a wealthy family in your next life."
In short, some people were calling out to everyone, some were calling out to their sisters, and some were calling out to their aunts.
At this time, Shen Youyou's family of three spoke to their modern grandparents, saying that they could not visit their graves, but that they, the three of them, would definitely live well in ancient times so that they could rest assured.
Even if they believe that this is their past life, what if it is not? They still have to explain it to prevent the elderly from worrying.
Some old people also kept talking about their deceased relatives, saying that we are no longer in the village, we are fleeing from famine!
But don't worry, we are doing well. When we get there and have a new home, we will burn some paper to tell you. Don't forget to go home and get the money.
Please bless us and help us reach the northern border smoothly, so that we can go to a better village and meet some good people. Don’t make things too difficult for us.
They all cried heart-wrenchingly.
There is nothing that can be done about it. If we are really conscripted, or if the prince from the south invades, perhaps these relatives will never have the chance to see each other again.
Let’s not talk about how the women left behind would survive if the men were conscripted, let’s just imagine if the prince broke in and would there be burning, killing and looting.
Will they get angry and start a massacre in the city? In the past, foreign tribes would often massacre the city when they invaded.
We have heard so many things like this that no one dares to think about it too deeply.
I can only keep comforting myself that all my loved ones must be living well.