Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

After returning to the village, Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze first went home to put away their things, and then went to Uncle Niu's house with the things they bought for Uncle Niu's house.

They made big and small bags, which caught the attention of the villagers. When asked where they were going to buy so many things, they replied that they were going to Uncle Niu's house for the festival, which made the villagers envious.

There is no such thing as an appointment in the village. Many times, going to other people’s homes to play or eat is a temporary idea, because the villagers are not as busy with many things every day as the people in the city. It is the same if you don’t do the work in the village today. Can find time to chat and eat with relatives and friends.

So Ruan Xishi didn't feel that his sudden visit to say that having a meal together would cause trouble to Uncle Niu's family. On the contrary, the villagers welcome others to eat at their house, whether it is to be polite to others for the sake of face or simply to be hospitable.

When we went to Uncle Niu's house, Uncle Niu happened to be sitting at the door of his house basking in the sun. From a long distance, he saw the two of them walking towards his house carrying a lot of things, and asked in surprise, "Shizai, Ah Ze, what are you doing?" Bring so many things here."

Ruan Xishi said with a smile: "We are here to eat at your house, these are prepared for dinner tonight."

Uncle Niu took the bag Ruan Xishi handed over with hesitation. He didn't know what was in it, so he lowered his head and smelled it. It smelled like mutton. He asked in surprise, "Did you buy mutton?"

Ruan Xishi hummed for a moment, and explained: "It's just right to eat mutton in winter to nourish your body, but we went there late and didn't buy good mutton, so don't be disgusted."

Uncle Niu quickly said: "Hey, why would you dislike it? This thing is very expensive. Your aunt and I are reluctant to buy half a catty of it all year round to satisfy our gluttony. Today, thanks to your blessings, I can have a meal. I don’t know how happy it is." What time is it? Just wait, your aunt and I will give you a whole pot of authentic mutton soup tonight."

Aunt Niu heard that they were so lively outside, she came out of the house, and saw Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze standing at the door talking to her old man, while scolding Uncle Niu for not knowing how to treat guests, for letting him stand at the door for so long and not letting anyone in Sitting in the room, Ruan Xishi hurriedly asked Ruan Xishi and the others to enter the room to drink water.

Seeing what Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze were carrying, Aunt Niu muttered again: "Shizi, you and Ah Ze come to play as soon as you come, why do you still buy so many things? Did you still have a lot of things left over from what you bought last time?" It's over."

Ruan Xishi smiled and said, "I didn't buy anything this time, I just bought some vegetables and dumpling wrappers, and I'm going to eat at your house tonight."

Aunt Niu was amused when she heard it, and hurriedly said: "Well, then I have to go to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables."

When Ruan Xi saw that she was about to go out in a hurry, she grabbed her and said, "Hey, ma'am, don't be so anxious, it's still early. Brother Lu Ze and I bought other things for you. You and the uncle will see if they are suitable for you." .”

Uncle Niu went to the kitchen to put away the mutton, and when he heard this, he entered the room curiously and asked, "What else did you buy for us?"

Ruan Xishi took out the cotton gloves they bought in the supermarket and said, "We bought cotton gloves so that our feet won't freeze when we wear them in winter. There are also gloves, which have a thick layer of wool on the inside and waterproof glue on the outside. You can wear it to work, so you won’t get chilblains.”

When Aunt Niu saw such a thoughtful thing, she took it with joy, looked at it over and over again, and seemed to like it very much, and then asked cautiously: "These things must be very expensive, right? You are too willing to give us two. Old things buy so much food and use."

Ruan Xishi said: "It's not expensive or expensive, as long as you think it's practical, it's worth the money. Try it out and see if it's good for you?"

Aunt Niu handed the big pair to Uncle Niu, and the two happily put on new shoes, and said in surprise, "It's really warm, and I'm reluctant to take it off."

Ruan Xishi smiled and said, "It's good to be warm. After soaking your feet at night, put on cotton mop, it will keep you warm for a long time."

The more Aunt Niu thought about it, the more she felt moved. How could they be able to get the filial piety of Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze.

She was moved for quite a while, until the pendulum clock at home rang four times, and then she remembered that she was going to pick vegetables in the vegetable garden.So she preciously changed into new cotton slippers, put on her liberation shoes, and said to Ruan Xishi and the others: "It's getting late, ma'am, go pick the vegetables first, do you want the dumplings filled with cabbage or celery?"

Lu Ze said: "You can make whatever stuffing you like. Xiao Ruan and I are not picky eaters. By the way, we also bought a catty of lean meat and packed it with dumpling wrappers."

Aunt Niu responded, and went out with a vegetable basket.

Only Uncle Niu and Lu Ze and Ruan Xishi were left at home. Uncle Niu felt the freshness of wearing cotton mop for a while, sighed a few times, and then said to Lu Ze and the others: "Sit down first, I'll go see what's going on. Cook those mutton."

Lu Ze also stood up and said, "Let me help too."

Ruan Xishi also stood up: "I'll go too!"

Seeing that the two of them were determined, Uncle Niu simply asked them to go to the kitchen to help.

The mutton bones have been chopped into pieces. Uncle Niu boiled a pot of hot water, put the mutton bones in to wash off the bone dregs and blood, then took them out, fried the mutton once on high heat, added oil, salt and ingredients, the kitchen was full of The aroma of lamb.

When the stir-fry tasted good, Uncle Niu poured two ladles of water into the pot, covered it, and filled the stove belly with firewood to cook the soup.

Lu Ze was outside chopping meat for dumplings, and Ruan Xishi rushed to help Aunt Niu wash the vegetables when she came back from picking vegetables.

Because she was going to make dumpling stuffing, Aunt Niu pulled a Chinese cabbage from the field and came back. It is not yet the season for Chinese cabbage to be harvested. The Chinese cabbage has not been wrapped yet, and the leaves are still green. The green leaves look more appetizing.

Ruan Xishi washed the cabbage leaves one by one, and then took them to chop stuffing for Lu Ze. Aunt Niu squatted next to the pressurized well to wash the lettuce, and then cooked it in a hot pot to eat.

Uncle Niu was lighting a fire in the kitchen. Hearing the sound of chopping vegetables outside and the sound of water washing vegetables, he felt that the house hadn't been so lively for a long time, which made him feel like the Chinese New Year was coming.

He was happy, took out his pipe, lit it by the fire in the stove, and smoked with his eyes closed.

On the way, Ruan Xishi went into the kitchen to get a plate of fillings for Lu Ze, smelled a smell of smoke, and immediately looked over to Uncle Niu vigilantly, and sure enough, he saw Uncle Niu smoking a pipe with a pipe.Ruan Xishi immediately rushed over to snatch the pipe like a small animal whose hair has been blown up, and said with feigned anger, "You smoke when you are not in good health, do you still want to have a healthy and healthy Chinese New Year!"

Uncle Niu was caught on the spot, laughed awkwardly, and said, "I'm not very happy, I took two puffs when I became addicted to cigarettes, it's okay."

"You can't even smoke twice!" Ruan Xishi took out his pipe and said to Aunt Niu, "Ma'am, please keep this pipe for uncle, don't let him smoke."

When Aunt Niu saw the pipe she found out from nowhere, she got angry too, and shouted at Uncle Niu in the kitchen: "Niu Zhi! You are going to die! You secretly took out the pipe again to smoke!"

Uncle Niu was in a hurry, and quibbled: "I really only smoked twice today!"

Aunt Niu angrily took the pipe back into the house and hid it. Ruan Xishi went into the kitchen with satisfaction to get a plate for Lu Ze. He made a head-tapping motion.

Ruan Xishi walked out with a smile.

The dumpling stuffing is ready, Lu Ze put the meat stuffing and cabbage stuffing together, add oil and salt sauce and stir, after mixing well, you can make dumplings.

Uncle Niu also wanted to join in. Seeing his dirty hands, Mrs. Niu ruthlessly sent him back to the fire, and then Uncle Niu could only sit in front of the stove, looking at the three people making dumplings from time to time. Take a look at the doorway.

There were so many dumplings in a basket, Aunt Niu said that she would be full tonight without cooking. Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze had no objections, and Uncle Niu had no right to speak.

Uncle Niu’s house has a mobile stove specially used for making hot pot. After the mutton soup is cooked, move the burning charcoal to the mobile stove, put a few pieces of charcoal on it, then put the pot on the stand, and pour the cooked Lamb soup, you can cook hot pot.

Aunt Niu made a plate of seasonings, put soy sauce and vinegar to dip the dumplings in, and shared half a bowl with each person.

Before eating dumplings, Lu Ze served a bowl of mutton soup for everyone. Although Mr. Niu is not usually mutton, he is really good at cooking mutton. The mutton soup is rich, but there is no smell of mutton. The heat is enough, and it doesn't take much effort to eat.

After eating two bowls of hot soup, everyone's bodies warmed up. The kitchen was filled with mist, and it felt like a family having a lively meal. Everyone felt a lot of emotion in their hearts.

Four catties of mutton and mutton bones are actually quite a lot, on average, one catty per person. You will be full just eating mutton, and there are also vegetables and dumplings that can be eaten hot.

The mutton was almost eaten, and there were soup and bones left in the pot. Mrs. Niu added a scoop of hot water into it, and threw the dumplings and vegetables into it to cook.

Everyone ate another two big bowls of dumplings. By the end, the hiccups were all meaty. Uncle Niu wiped his mouth and said contentedly, "It's been a long time since I ate so much meat. I ate enough in one sitting. It's really comfortable."

Ruan Xishi slowly drank the dumpling soup in the bowl, and said, "If you like to eat it, brother Lu Ze and I will earn money in the future. If we have time, we can buy some more and eat."

Uncle Niu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's not necessary. You keep the money for yourself. If I want to eat, I can buy it myself. Those uncles of yours know how to earn money outside all day long and don't come back to see me all year round. Once, the money for buying meat should be counted on their heads, how can I take advantage of you every day."

Ruan Xishi smiled and said: "Then you must remember to buy more meat to eat. Only when you are full will you have the strength to nourish your body."

Uncle Niu said repeatedly: "Understood, I will."

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After the winter solstice, it was almost the day when Mr. Ruan took off his clothes. Everyone in the village remembered it clearly. Three days before the day of taking off clothes, people came to Ruan Xishi's house one after another to ask him what to do and what to prepare, and asked if he had enough supplies. Don't help, Ruan Xishi was also very moved when she saw that the villagers were so enthusiastic.

The villagers volunteered to help, and of course they had to prepare red envelopes in return, and provide them with at least two meals. There were a lot of people eating, so they had to buy vegetables and hire a cook, and the budget was a bit high.

Ruan Xishi had no choice but to take out the money his grandfather had left him, and planned to take part of it. After all, his grandfather's money was also reserved for his grandfather's funeral affairs, and then he would pay a part of the subsidy himself, which was regarded as his filial piety to his grandfather.

Thanks to Lu Ze's blessing this year, Lu Ze helped to share the food, clothing, housing and transportation. Although Ruan Xishi didn't make much money, he actually saved more than 1000 yuan. He left a few hundred yuan for his next living expenses, and the rest was paid Enter and remove the banquet.

Even if it is only enough to buy pork, vegetables, and rice wine, it is better than asking the villagers who came to help to not even have a meal.

Ruan Xishi counted the number of people who would come to help at home that day, wrote and drew pictures in the notebook at night, and calculated how many wine and vegetables to buy, how many fruit buns, and how many red envelopes to pack. After calculating these things, it was not a small sum. Ruan Xishi scratched his head in embarrassment of.

Lu Ze came out of the bathroom and saw him squatting in front of the coffee table thinking hard about writing, so he walked over and asked, "What's the matter, baby, did you encounter any problems?"

Ruan Xishi stopped writing and covered up his counting records from Lu Ze to see, lest Lu Ze pay their family another sum of money to go in. Although the two of them have been together for a long time, they always take advantage of Lu Ze. I'm sorry, it's better for him to worry about this kind of thing.

Lu Ze glanced calmly at Ruan Xishi's covered book, it was densely packed with numbers, as long as he thought about it, he knew what Ruan Xishi was upset about just now.

He sat down on the sofa and said to Ruan Xishi as if discussing with him: "The day after tomorrow is the day when grandpa will take off his clothes. As grandpa's 'granddaughter-in-law', I intend to express my heart and make grandpa grand. Let's hire a few cooks, How about setting up a few tables of wine at home to thank the folks who came to help?"

Ruan Xishi said quickly after hearing the words: "But this will cost a lot of money, our family can't afford so much money."

Lu Ze patted his head, and the old god said: "You don't have to worry about the money, just leave it to me. I also asked the mage about what I need to buy on the day of the service. When the time comes, please give me the money and ask others to help you." Just buy it."

Ruan Xishi asked half ashamed and half suspicious: "It's a lot of money, how can you get so much money, don't you save some for yourself?"

Lu Ze snorted, touched his nose guilty, and replied vaguely: "During this time, I have made a lot of money one after another, which should be enough. Anyway, leave these things to me. You are responsible for making red envelopes. Well, after all, I don't know the customs in the village, how much money should be included in the red envelope."

Ruan Xishi sighed in shame: "How can I let you pay the money alone, I am grandpa's grandson."

Lu Ze hugged him into his arms, comforted him and said, "You and I have such a close relationship, do we still need to divide each other? You are his grandson, and I am his grandson, and the matter of grandpa is also mine." That's what I should do."

Seeing that Ruan Xi still wanted to object, Lu Ze put his index finger on his lips to stop him from speaking, and said in a low voice: "Okay, this matter is decided like this, no matter what you say, I won't give up my mind. Just do your job well, and I will do the rest. It's getting late, let's go to bed first, we'll be busy tomorrow."

The next day was really busy. Early in the morning, the women in the village came to make zongzi steamed cakes, cut yellow and white paper or origami money treasures.Two tables were set up in the courtyard for them to use, and the men came to help move the millet to grind rice for cooking tomorrow, and set up a shed to help them.

The house suddenly became lively, and there was no place for people to stand.

The old and well-informed old man in the village told Ruan Xishi what to do at the ceremony of removing clothes tomorrow, how many red envelopes to prepare, when to give them to others, what are the taboos, etc. Ruan Xishi nodded while listening, firmly Keep the old people's exhortations in mind.

Early in the morning, Lu Ze went to the town with a few young people to buy the supplies listed by the mage. As for the grocery shopping, he ordered the menu from the chef and asked the chef to help him buy it.

It's not that Lu Ze is a fool with money and a big heart, but that he can trust the chef. The character of the chef is trustworthy. Lu Ze specially inquired about him. He has the best reputation in a few villages around him. Although the price is cheaper than others The chef here is a bit more expensive, but because of his character and craftsmanship, many people are willing to hire him.When Lu Ze went to contact him, he also said that he still had a job for a wedding banquet in those few days, and he didn't want to accept it at first, but when he heard that it was a banquet for Teacher Ruan, he agreed without saying a word. Not overcharged either.

In the words of the chef: "Teacher Ruan is very famous in our villages. He is the earliest teacher in our village. Many people in our village have been his students. Your village is far away from our village. Well, at that time, in order to attend class, we had to go out before dawn, climbed over a mountain to go to your village for class, and there was no time to eat breakfast. Teacher Ruan knew about it, and often brought some sweet potatoes and taro for us to eat from home. We will remember this kindness So far."

After the chef said this, Lu Ze naturally felt relieved to let him do it, and told him that there is no need to save money on grocery shopping, and buy the best.

The chef felt strange when he heard his generous tone. Seeing that Lu Ze didn't look like a relative of Teacher Ruan, why did he attach so much importance to Teacher Ruan's affairs?

He was really curious, so he couldn't help asking Lu Ze for a while, but Lu Ze said perfunctorily, "I have some relationship with Mr. Ruan. Time to make up for it."

When the chef heard it, he also felt that it made sense, so he didn't worry about it.

Ruan Xishi was at home all day, listening to the old people talking about the rules, and helping the aunts and sisters-in-law to cook rice dumplings. Let the cats and dogs ruin the rice dumplings.

Ruan Xishi couldn't keep everyone to eat at home, because the kitchen was full of zongzi hair cakes, and there was no place to cook, so everyone didn't mind, saying that it would be the same to eat again tomorrow.

Lu Ze bought a bunch of gold, silver, treasures, incense, candles and firecrackers for burning, and the house was full of things.

This kind of scene happened last year too, but at that time Ruan Xishi was only concerned with sadness, and had no time to take care of anything in the house, his heart became empty because of his grandfather's departure, and what he saw in his eyes was naturally blank.

But now it’s different, he can clearly see everything in the house, and feel the atmosphere in the house is different from usual, this atmosphere doesn’t make people feel sad or scared, but gives him a sense of peace of mind , He felt that the empty place in his heart was filled by these things.

Tomorrow is grandpa's big day. With so many people and so many things for him to organize this special day, grandpa should also feel relieved.

Aunt Li saw that their family could not cook, so she invited them to her home for dinner. Seeing that their family had troubled so many people in the village, Ruan Xishi followed Aunt Li when she saw that their family had troubled so many people in the village. Repay it elsewhere.

After taking a bath in the evening, Ruan Xishi wrapped the red envelopes with the red paper that the village women helped him cut today. He found a pile of 100 yuan, put one in each red envelope, and wrapped more than [-] red envelopes. I had cramps, and my eyes were too sleepy to open before wrapping up.

These red envelopes have different meanings from the red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. Generally, when some people have funerals at home, they have to prepare a lot of red envelopes for the guests who come to the house to mourn or help. There is no need to put a lot of money in the red envelopes, just ten to two yuan. People will care about the amount of money in other people's funerals, just for the sake of auspiciousness.The red envelopes for funerals are mainly used to ward off evil spirits. Before doing anything related to the deceased, those who come to attend funerals must ask for a red envelope from the host's house to take with them, so as not to encounter unlucky things on the way.

The same goes for getting rid of clothes, that's why Ruan Xishi stayed up late to make so many red envelopes.

Seeing his drowsy appearance, Lu Ze felt very distressed. After wrapping everything up, he immediately took someone to wash his hands and went back to the bedroom to rest.

It was really busy until the day when the clothes were removed. The chef team came early in the morning and brought a cart of dishes and kitchen utensils. Out on the road.

The sorcerer also came over with his props, arranging his formations, writing couplets and talismans, etc. in the shed built in the courtyard.

The villagers who came to help also came early. Ruan Xishi filled a basket full of red envelopes and walked up to them and asked them to carry one on their bodies before they started to help with work.

The women sat in the kitchen packing steamed stuffed buns, rice dumplings, cakes and fruits. After the dinner was over, every family who came to help would take a bag home. Food that can be eaten is also the wish of the deceased's family, so the villagers generally don't dislike it.

Ruan Xi was always busy, and from time to time she had to be called by the mage to ask for help, and she was at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, Lu Ze was there, and Lu Ze could help him with the outside affairs.

The mage has already hung up the portrait of the Three Treasures Bodhisattva in the shed. He is currently writing the tablet of Teacher Ruan. He asked Ruan Xishi about the life of Teacher Ruan. Take ten eggs and duck eggs, and two zongzi and fruit as offerings.

Ruan Xishi prepared the place the mage asked for, and stood by to watch the mage write the documents. The mage's handwriting was beautiful, not the kind of ghostly symbols that could not be understood, but regular script with serious strokes. The characters are all the same size, and look like they are printed from a distance.

This sorcerer is very capable at first glance, and he is different from those people in the world who are bluffing and deceiving.

The mage had written a couplet before, but now the ink had dried, so Ruan Xishi asked two young and strong men to come in and help paste the couplet at the door.

Because the family had just done funeral things this year, there were no couplets posted during the Chinese New Year, and a red couplet would be pasted up. Ruan Xishi felt that the family was a little angry. Looking at the words written on the couplets, Ruan Xishi felt a sense of loss again.

The experienced villagers helped Ruan Xishi prepare the things that he would bring up the mountain to pay homage to Teacher Ruan, but he had to wait until after lunch to go up the mountain. After all, climbing the mountain requires physical strength. Everyone has been busy all morning, so we can't let people go hungry Go up the mountain, and then spend a long time on the mountain before you can have a hot meal.

The cooks were cooking hot outside, and the smell of the food drifted into the house with the wind. The villagers who were helping inside smelled it, and they all said that the chef invited by Ruan Xishi's family was good, and they should have a good meal in a while.

After the mage finished writing the tablets and documents, seeing that everything was almost ready, he asked Ruan Xi to have dinner first, and then went up the mountain after eating.

So Ruan Xishi went out and said to the busy villagers: "Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law, you should go out to eat first, the master said to go up the mountain after eating."

The villagers who came to help had long wanted to know what dishes were cooked outside that were so delicious. When they heard Ruan Xishi asked them to eat first, they all put down their work and went out to find a place to eat.

Ruan Xishi went back to find the mage again, and invited him to sit at a table with them later, the mage put down the paper and pen, and followed him out.

Lu Ze was still helping to serve food outside, because there were a lot of people coming and a lot of things to do, everyone was very busy, there was not enough manpower, and there were too many banquets, if you want to eat quickly and then go to the mountain to do the ceremony , the food has to be served a little faster.

Ruan Xishi searched the crowd for a long time before seeing Lu Ze's figure. He shuttled among the banquets, holding a tray in his hand, serving dishes in a decent manner.When Ruan Xi saw him busy, she found it both funny and heartbroken.

After the dishes were served, Lu Ze was able to eat. The chefs reserved a special table for the host's family. Although Ruan Xishi's family could not make up one table, according to etiquette, they still had to share another table.

Ruan Xishi, Lu Ze and the mage sat at the host's table, and the three of them ate at the same table.

The mage washed the ink off his hands, and when he came over and saw a table of good food, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "I thought your family just cooked some food and let it be full, but I didn't expect it to be so grand. It seems that Teacher Ruan is very beautiful behind him." of."

Lu Ze said: "I wasn't there when Teacher Ruan went, so I couldn't do my filial piety, so I had to organize a nice ceremony for him as an afterthought. I don't know the customs of the village very well. Please point it out sir."

The mage said with a smile: "There is no such thing as good or bad. As long as you are sincere, people in the sky can feel it, and naturally they won't blame you. I remember that Teacher Ruan was a careless person before his death, and he didn't care about it." Many."

When Ruan Xishi heard the master's words, he remembered that when his grandfather occasionally talked about life and death, he always said calmly that if he died, just find a random place to bury him, and bring nothing with him. If you don't take it with you, there's no need to make it so complicated.He is so relieved, but the living people can't do it, they just want to give him more and better things, even if he is not doing well in another world, no one can give him a hug.

Although this is just a ritual for living people to seek peace of mind, Ruan Xishi still firmly believes that grandpa can feel it, and he should treat it with gratitude and awe no matter what.

I have to say that Lu Ze invited the chef to be very skilled. A table of eight dishes, one soup with three vegetables and four meat dishes, chicken, duck and fish, was much richer than when there was a funeral.The funeral should not be too grand, and the diet must not be rich, and no alcohol other than rice wine is allowed. Immediate family members cannot sit and eat, but squat on the ground to show their filial piety.

But there is not so much attention to the removal of clothing. The removal ceremony is a relief for the living, and a sublimation for the dead. The host and the guest do not need to cry, and accept the master's purification at the end of the ceremony. It is an auspicious thing to smile and thank the ancestors.Rich people can do great things, but poor people have to kill chickens and ducks for a meal, so that the ancestors can return to their thrones with peace of mind.

Ruan Xishi was sitting on the stool at this time, eating delicious food, and couldn't help but think of this time last year, when he squatted helplessly in front of a table of food, so numb that he couldn't taste the food.His family has no relatives in this village, not even anyone to accompany him to eat. Fortunately, the young and middle-aged people in the village took the initiative to accompany him during the wake, so that he would not fall into despair.

At that time, the villagers who came to his house to help with the funeral also came this time. Last time, because of many taboos, Ruan Xishi was unable to thank them well. This time, he saw that his family could provide such good meals for relatives and friends who came to help. They finally felt a little comfort in their hearts.

At other banquets, everyone ate very lively, giving people the illusion of a happy event. Ruan Xishi was also affected by this excitement, and her uneasiness and sadness were also soothed, and she was sincerely happy for her grandfather.

Occasionally, one or two words of praise from others can be heard: "Mr. Ruan's uniform removal ceremony is too beautiful, I think he will have a good time there."

"Isn't it because Shi Zai and A Ze are filial and capable? Teacher Ruan is a spirit in the sky. If I know that Shi Zai is so cheered up, I must be very relieved."

Everyone was full of food and wine, and after a short rest, they planned to go up the mountain to invite Teacher Ruan to return to their ancestors. Without Ruan Xishi and Master Ruan's instructions, they just brought up the sacrifices to go up the mountain with big bags and big bags, and went up the mountain in a mighty way.

The sorcerer put on a robe, held a banner for calling back souls, and asked Ruan Xishi to hold a memorial tablet, and walked up the mountain to invite Teacher Ruan's soul to return to the ancestor's throne.

Ruan Xishi carefully held the memorial tablet along the way. Three sticks of incense were inserted in front of the tablet.

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When they finally reached Teacher Ruan's grave, the villagers who walked in front helped them clean up the weeds and set up sacrifices.

Ruan Xishi offered incense and worshiped under the guidance of the master, and then stood aside and listened to the master's recitation of scriptures. Everyone kept quiet and watched the master's practice.

I saw the mage took out a piece of red cloth, took a raw rooster, bit through the comb, stained the red cloth with blood, put one end in front of the grave, and the other end on the bucket. The ancestors took a bath to cleanse their bodies, and then asked Ruan Xishi to burn the paper "yukata" to signify bathing and changing clothes.

Afterwards, the mage connected the red cloth to the tablet, and continued to practice for a while. After finishing, he invited the ancestors to the tablet, poured tea, wine, burned paper and set off firecrackers, and he could go home with the tablet carrying the soul of the ancestor. , please return to the high hall.

In the living room of Ruan Xishi's house, there is an extra Eight Immortals table, which was made and sent by Uncle Mu Mu, and it is used as an altar to enshrine Teacher Ruan.The mage asked Ruan Xishi to put the tablet on it, put the tribute, read the document he had written to Teacher Ruan before, probably to let him rest in peace in the spirit of heaven, and take care of future generations.

After the recitation, relatives and friends who have given filial piety to Teacher Ruan before will come in to kneel down and worship the tablet, and accept the master's sprinkling of water to purify their bodies.Ruan Xishi, the only family member of Master Ruan, was the first to kneel down. While reciting incomprehensible scriptures, the mage sprinkled water on him with cypress branches, symbolizing the removal of pollution.

After Ruan Xishi kowtowed, other people in the village who had given filial piety to Teacher Ruan also came in to worship, accepted the baptism of the mage, and then stood aside to listen to the mage recite the document.

The documents are different from the scriptures. Although the documents have a certain format, they contain the deeds of the ancestors and the family members of the ancestors. When chanting, their names are mentioned many times, but the ending is usually created by the mages. The auspicious words in the general meaning are to let the ancestors bless the future generations to be safe, healthy and prosperous.

When the mage reads auspicious words, it means the blessings of the ancestors. Every time a paragraph is read, the filial sons present will answer it. On the fifteenth day of the New Year, offering incense and offering sacrifices, the ancestors can enjoy the offerings of incense at home, and keep their homes safe.

After receiving the blessings from the ancestors, it is time to burn things for the ancestors. Lu Ze bought a lot of gold and silver treasures, clothes, furniture and electrical appliances yesterday.The master saw that it was not convenient to burn in the living room, so he asked them to move to the patio outside to burn, and it took a long time to finish burning.

After the last spark was extinguished, the mage shouted: "Okay, okay, the ceremony is here, everyone is going well."

After the ceremony was completed, the grandfather returned to the ancestors smoothly, Ruan Xishi only felt that his whole body was much more relaxed, as if he had completed a very important thing, and the big rock in his heart fell safely.

Because the mage lived far away, he packed up his things and left after finishing the ritual. Ruan Xishi felt that he had contributed a lot and didn't know how to repay him, so he went back to the house and prepared another red envelope with 50 yuan in it to express his affection , When sending the mage out, he handed the red envelope to him.

"You really worked hard today, thank you."

The mage is also an informal person, he will not push others to give gifts, but accepts them honestly, and then reminds Ruan Xishi with a smile, reminding him to remember to offer incense tonight.

The process of Ruan Xishi giving the mage an extra red envelope was seen by others, and because the mage was still there, he kept silent, and after the mage left, he said to Ruan Xishi in a hurry: "Didn't you already give him the money, Shi Zai?" Why give it again?"

Everyone was worried that Ruan Xishi would be cheated out of money.

Ruan Xishi said with a smile: "It's just a little money, not much. The mage has done so many things by himself, it's really hard work."

"Hey, Shizi, you are soft-hearted. You have spent so much money on the banquet today, you should save it, or you will have a hard time in the days to come."

"That's right. I think this mage took away the red dates you bought, a dozen eggs, and at least two catties of rice. Isn't this enough to thank him?"

The people in the village didn't mean anything else when they said this, they just couldn't see other people's greed for cheap, everyone was too poor, and they had to care about a handful of rice and an egg, and Ruan Xishi would not blame them for their narrow-mindedness.

He smiled and said to the villagers who came to help: "It's okay, as long as the ceremony of removing clothes can be completed smoothly, everyone has worked hard today, let's sit down and have some tea and something to eat, and it's time for dinner in a while."

Everyone walked such a long way, climbed up and down, and of course they were tired. After finishing their work, they all found an empty seat to sit down, chatted and drank tea together in twos and threes, so leisurely.

Ruan Xishi returned to the living room, saw that there were still two candles burning on the incense cauldron on the altar, she went to burn three more sticks of incense, held it in her hand, worshiped and then inserted it.

Standing beside him, Lu Ze said regretfully, "I couldn't offer incense to Grandpa just now."

Ruan Xishi laughed when she heard his mournful tone.

Because Lu Ze didn't wear a filial piety at that time, and he was not related to Teacher Ruan, so the mage didn't know how to arrange him, so he was simply expelled. I have been holding back until now before I can complain.

Ruan Xishi comforted him and said, "It's okay, grandpa is watching, he knows everything, and won't blame you."

Lu Ze was still unhappy, not only because he couldn't offer incense to his grandfather, but also because the relationship between the two of them was not visible in the village, so they could only cover it up, like having an underground affair, which made Lu Ze feel very insecure.

Now that Grandpa Ruan's work is done, and it's almost the end of the year, Lu Ze starts to think about how to confess to Ruan Xishi, so that Ruan Xishi doesn't blame him and is willing to go back to the city with him.

After Ruan Xishi incensed his grandfather, he went out to entertain the villagers who came to help today. Seeing that Ruan Xishi got along well with the villagers and was loved by the villagers, Ruan Xishi felt that it would be a bit difficult for Ruan Xishi to leave here willingly with him.

Lu Ze heavily