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Text Volume 1 65. Ancestor Worship

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    Today is New Year's Eve.  Strangely enough, the almanac of this world is almost exactly the same as the celestial lunar calendar on earth. Perhaps it is a coincidence in the parallel world.  After a few days of self-cultivation, Lin Moqian's spirit was obviously much better than before. Of course, after eating so much ginseng, it was such a tonic that it was no wonder that it was not good.  However, Lin Moqian obviously did not, or was unwilling to think that it was because of the ginseng that he got better so quickly.  On the thirtieth day, everyone in the Lin family got up early.  The servants are setting up and decorating the attics, courtyards and doors of the Lin family, and the chefs are also starting to prepare various ingredients prepared half a month ago. Of course, the vegetables and meat are basically fresh, and all the food prepared half a month ago are  They are some rare treasures with a long shelf life. Most of them are medicinal foods, commonly known as supplements.  The whole Lin family is lively and busy.  However, the relatives of the Lin family who were born as the masters left early. They all took the paper money and went to Lushan, where there are the ancestral graves of the Lin family and most of the villagers in Lushan Village.  According to the custom of the Zhou Dynasty, on New Year's Eve, no food is allowed before noon, and ancestors must be worshiped on an empty stomach.  This custom seems to have two meanings. First, the Chinese New Year is a festive day, and festiveness means that you can eat and drink. However, you are not allowed to eat from the morning to noon of the New Year.  Relax and keep working hard so that this hunger doesn't appear at any time in the coming year.  This act shows that the people of Zhou Dynasty have a deep-rooted mentality of being prepared for danger in times of peace.  Second, going hungry to pay homage to your ancestors is to tell people that you are all conceived by your elders. Your elders have raised you and made you worry-free about food and clothing. Going hungry this time is a warning to people not to forget their ancestors and to always remember your children.  When you are hungry, your elders give you food.  It is a very unique tradition. Although not everyone in the Zhou Kingdom follows this tradition, the vast majority, especially the rich and nobles, are very particular about it. In this regard, everyone in the Lin family goes to the mountain to worship their ancestors hungry every year.  Lin Moqian is now weak, but he still follows the tradition and goes to the mountain to worship his ancestors on an empty stomach.  It's just that Mrs. Tao couldn't stand it and kept nagging, asking Lin Moqian to eat some. Although tradition is important, the body is more important.  But Lin Moqian smiled and shook his head, saying that anyway, the female family members basically sat in sedan chairs when going up the mountain, so it was okay to be hungry even if they were not tired.  In the end, under the guidance of tradition and Lin Moqiu, Tao stopped mentioning it and asked Lin Moqiu to eat more after coming down the mountain.  Lin Moqian smiled and agreed.  The Lin family and many other residents of Lushan Village first came to the highest grave on Lushan Mountain. The owner of this tomb is the tomb of a man named Lin Zhengrong, the ancestor of most people with the surname Lin in Lushan Village.  Lin Gui spent a lot of money to renovate the tomb many years ago. It is very grand. It is rare for a commoner's tomb to be so grand.  If Lin Gui didn't have some sense and knew that ordinary people's tombs should not be built too luxuriously, he would almost certainly build them according to the imperial tombs.  The tombstone of this tomb is also newly erected. The words on the previous tombstone have been unclear for a long time. Come to think of it, judging from this newly erected tombstone, the owner of this tomb was buried here more than 700 years ago.  After seven hundred years of wind and rain, how many words can be read clearly on the tombstone?  Many people came to burn incense and kowtow at the ancestor¡¯s grave, but Lin Gui only offered a few sticks of incense but did not kneel down and kowtow.  Lin Moqian was not surprised. She knew that her father was an alien who did not respect tradition at all.  I'm afraid the reason why I came to this ancestral grave was just a formality, and I really didn't have any sincerity.  Everyone in the Lin family came forward one by one. After offering incense to Lin Gui, they kowtowed to their ancestors one by one. Lin Moqian did the same.  After that, it was the turn of other people from Lushan Village to come and offer incense and kowtow.  After offering incense and kowtowing, everyone in the Lin family walked down the mountain. There were still many tombs to pay homage to.  The tombs of Lin Gui¡¯s parents are Lin Moqian¡¯s grandparents.  These two cemeteries can only be considered generous, not as grand as those of the ancestors of the Lin family.  Lin Gui did not kneel down in front of his parents' graves, but bowed deeply.  Not kneeling down to your deceased parents was a treasonous act in the Zhou Kingdom, but no one present said anything wrong with Lin Gui. On the one hand, they did not dare, but on the other hand, there was indeed a reason for it.  What is the reason?  This has to start with a tomb next to the tomb of Lin Gui's parents.  Next to Lin Gui¡¯s parents is a simple cemetery. Not much was done to build it, it is just a lonely grave.  In front of the tomb stood a stele made of ordinary stone, with only three powerful words "Wang Qingbei" engraved on it, which were carved by Lin Gui with his fingers.  Apart from these three words, there is nothing else on the monument. There is not even the time when the monument was erected on other monuments or the names of family members, which is really strange.  But anyone who knows Wang Qingbei will not be surprised that his tomb is so simple.  Wang Qingbei is Lin Gui¡¯s cousin, the husband of Lin Moqiang¡¯s aunt Tao, and the brother of Wang Tu, the number one master of the Lin family.  &nbspAlthough Wang Qingbei is Lin Gui's cousin, he is actually more than twenty years older than Lin Gui.  This is also the reason why Mrs. Tao is the same generation as Lin Gui, but she is old enough to be Lin Gui's mother.  When Lin Gui was born, his father had already passed away, and within a month of his birth, his mother passed away one after another.  When Lin Gui was still an infant, as his elder brother, Wang Qingbei, who was only in his twenties, adopted Lin Gui.  It can be said that although Wang Qingbei and Lin Gui are brothers, he has a nurturing kindness towards Lin Gui.  This is why Lin Gui did not kneel down to his parents, but came to Wang Qingbei's tomb and knelt down straight at this time. This proud man knelt down and kowtowed three times.  Then he stood up and looked straight at the tombstone in front of him with the words "Wang Qingbei" engraved on it. He didn't even realize that there was a lot of dirt on his forehead when he kowtowed.  Lin Moqian looked at his father quietly, and then looked at Uncle Wang Qingbei's tomb, his thoughts drifting back to more than ten years ago.  Lin Moqian had seen Wang Qingbei, an old man with a cold face that showed no trace of kindness. He was the opposite of Tao who loved Lin Moqian.  But if you feel carefully, you will find that he is an old man who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.  He would always bring some snacks to Xiao Lin Moqian, who was only three years old at that time, with an expressionless face. Then he would gently touch Lin Moqian's head and ask: "Is it delicious?" and gradually became familiar with Wang Qingbei, who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside.  Lin Moqian, who had a bad temper, stuck out his tongue cutely at Wang Qingbei and made a face.  Sometimes, Wang Qingbei would tell Lin Moqian some stories, which were very childish. But Lin Moqian was not an ordinary child. She could listen to the seemingly childish stories in Wang Qingbei's mouth but contained the philosophy of life.  It seems that Wang Qingbei often tells stories to Lin Moqian not just for fun, but because he wants Lin Moqian to write down these stories so that he can understand them in the future. These principles will be very precious treasures, which shows that he has good intentions.  What Lin Moqiu saw more was Wang Qingbei and Tao, an old couple wandering around Lushan Village. The calm and warm feeling made even Lin Moqiu, a person who had never been married, feel very  Warmth and happiness.  However, the good times did not last long. Wang Qingbei died of a serious illness not long after Lin Moqian turned four years old.  Mr. Tao fainted from crying over this and was ill for half a year before he recovered.  Lin Guize dropped everything he was doing and returned home to keep vigil for Wang Qingbei, his cousin of the same generation, as his son!  Lin Moqian, on the other hand, silently shed a few tears at night, and then silently recited the stories that Wang Qingbei, his uncle who had only been with him for four years, told him. He was really a lovely and respectable elder.  .  Wang Qingbei has a special status in the Lin family, and he has a nurturing favor for Lin Gui, the head of the Lin family.  Therefore, no one would think it was inappropriate for Lin Gui to kneel to his brother instead of his parents, and no one would think it was strange to bury Wang Qingbei, a junior, next to Lin Gui's parents.  Mrs. Tao cried again, and Lin Moqian quickly stepped forward to support her.  "Auntie, don't cry during the Chinese New Year, it's unlucky. I think uncle also hopes that you will come to see him with a smile." Lin Moqian repeated this sentence almost every year, but Tao was very strange, every time he heard Lin Moqian  Mo Qian's persuasion will quickly stop crying.  "Zhen'er, I understand, I understand." Mrs. Tao gently patted Lin Moqian's hand and stopped crying, but she was stunned, as if she was integrated with the heaven and earth, so quietly  Standing there, looking at her husband's grave.  Lin Moqian stood aside and stopped disturbing her.  Next is the tomb of Lin Moqiang's mother, Zhang Wei (m¨§i). Lin Moqiang's mother's name is simply engraved on a tombstone, as are the names of her husband Lin Gui, the eldest daughter Lin Moqiang, and the names of the youngest son Lin Zhaocai.  above.  It's much more normal than Wang Qingbei's tombstone, but the cemetery is relatively cold.  It's not that Lin Gui didn't want to spend money to repair it, but Lin Moqian's mother, Zhang Yu, asked not to overhaul the cemetery before her death. She wanted to have some peace and quiet.  Lin Gui came to his wife¡¯s grave, stood quietly for a while and then left.  Others, including Mrs. Tao and several of Lin Moqian's aunts, also left after offering incense.  Lin Moqian and Lin Zhaocai stood in front of the grave for a long time and did not leave until Lin Dongli came over and shouted before leaving from their mother's grave.  After paying homage to these departed people, everyone in the Lin family came to the last grave, a very small grave.  The owner of the tomb is Lin Fu, Lin Gui's biological brother.  But he died two months after he was born. This is a child's grave.  A small grave, this is the grave of a child who will never have time to see clearly the warmth and warmth of the world.  I'm afraid his death was not painful, but Lin Gui had different feelings for him.  Lin Gui was a complicated person. Perhaps only the late Wang Qingbei in this world could see him clearly and understand him.  No one knows what he is thinking. He ignores tradition and does not believe in ghosts and gods. This is a very unique person in this world.  However, such a person who does not believe in ghosts and gods has always believed that his wealth in this life was borrowed from his brother who died at the age of two months.  Lin Fu, Lin Gui.  Lin Fu passed away, and the wealth was given to Lin Gui. It was wealth and honor.
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