Song Yuanhuanzhi

Chapter 364 (optional subscription) Summary: Li Zheng sends news about Lan Lan’s birth and the third washing ceremony
Li Zheng said with a serious face: "This situation is difficult for us to control. The first thing we have to do is to inform Mr. Song of the news."

"Secondly, for the sake of Mr. Song and our Changliu Village, tell the people in the village that in the future, if anyone comes to inquire about Mr. Song, just treat it as normal. Do not praise Mr. Song's achievements or show respect for him. Have a good day."

"This is what we can do, and the rest can only wait."

As soon as Li Zheng said this, everyone present agreed.

The source of Fanmai is in Changliu Village. No matter how things develop, Changliu Village cannot avoid it. Therefore, by doing this, they are helping Song Yi and themselves at the same time.

In just a few years, Changliu Village is now as prosperous as a small town. Such big changes were all caused by Song Yi and the others accidentally setting foot here. They wanted to help Song Yi repay his kindness, and they also wanted to help Song Yi repay his kindness. I want to protect this place where my ancestors have been living for generations.

After hearing what Satomasa said, Kozaburo felt relieved.

At least there is a solution.

While Li Zheng was sending news to Song Yi, officials in Yuecheng also wrote a note about this phenomenon and prepared to submit it to Beijing.

At this time of undercurrent, the Song family had good news.

Lan Lan gave birth to a son, weighing six pounds and seven taels, named Song Juhan, and his nickname was Ami.

Today is Ami's third day of worship. God is doing his best, the sky is clear and blue, and the clouds are unstained.

As Song Yi is the magistrate, Ami's baptism is naturally grand.

Even though Song Yi had no intention of making a big deal, he couldn't hide the news. Instead of being caught off guard when others came to send congratulatory gifts, it would be better to open the door of his house to welcome guests.

Shi Youping sighed to Mei Shaolang: "It hasn't been so lively in a long time."

Mei Shaolang looked at the crowds of people around him, including officials, businessmen, and people outside the door who came to deliver brown sugar and eggs. "Yeah, it's really lively."

The outer courtyard is lively, and the inner courtyard is not bad either.

Mei Qingqing had a friendship with Song Huan, so she naturally treated Lan Lan as a sister.

Someone on the side whispered jealously: "Those who didn't know thought she gave birth to a prefect's son!"

"No, look at her positive attitude, as if she is afraid that others will not know about her relationship with the prefect."

As soon as the words finished, someone among them felt that there was another hint of charm in the words, and they both looked at each other, covered their mouths and snickered.

Hua Fu put the teacup on the table, neither lightly nor heavily. His voice was just enough to warn the gossiping women. Following the sound, the ladies looked and realized that it was Hua Fu, a femme fatale. They all fell silent and left. Went to the other side.

Hua Xinfeng's daughter-in-law, Hua Fu's sister-in-law, joked: "Don't you dislike Mei Qingqing? Why are you defending her now?"

Hua Fu said in a calm voice: "Their dirty words disturbed me."

Sister-in-law Hua stopped speaking, but her eyes were clear.

This didn't disturb her, it "disturbed" the person in her heart.

Mei Qingqing sat next to Lan Lan and asked Xiaozhu, "Have you prepared all the things that should be prepared before washing?"

Before the third day of bathing, the family should prepare navel hairpins, basin cloths, cinders (a kind of snack) millet, gold and silver tassels, flowers, buds, sheng'er, buckets, locks, scales, etc. Small mirror, toothbrush, tongue scraper, tip of green cloth, green tea leaves, new comb, new cage, rouge powder, pig pancreas soap ball, new towel, copper tea tray, green onions, ginger slices, mugwort balls, baking cage , incense candles, money and food paper code, raw and cooked eggs, sticks and so on.It is also necessary to boil the water of Sophora pupil and mugwort, and dye some Guiyuan, lychees, raw peanuts and chestnuts red with rouge.

After Xiaozhu saluted, he responded: "My servants have all prepared as the grandma said."

The third baptism ceremony is usually presided over by the grandma who admits the child.

Therefore, we usually invite the grandma who will admit the baby in advance, and then proceed with the next process according to her arrangements.

Mei Qingqing felt relieved and then said to Lan Lan: "You don't have any elders around you to help. If you need anything, just call me."

Lan Lan smiled and said: "As a matter of course."

But even though Lan Lan said so, she actually didn't need Mei Qingqing's help.

She asked Mrs. Liu, a fellow professor, and Mrs. Li, a professor, to help with the reception. Naturally, the two ladies also helped in areas that she could not take care of.After all, Mei Qingqing's status is there. It's not that she dislikes him, but that this is the case in this era. Even if you have money, you can't ignore the rules and ask her to be your frontman. Not only will you disrespect the guests, but you will also be disrespectful to your own house. Resist humiliation.

Intangible things like these are the abyss that separates the two sides. People on the other side must have the courage to "break their bodies to pieces" if they want to come over.

Lan Lan is not Song Huan, and she met Mei Qingqing at the wrong time, so it is difficult not to have various considerations.

At noon, everyone was seated and there were plenty of dishes on the table. But unlike in the past, the staple food today must be noodles, commonly known as "washing three noodles."

When sitting at the banquet, as usual, the grandma of the birth must sit in the front seat and be treated as a distinguished guest.

After the noon meal, there is the three-wash ceremony.

The grandma who gave birth first set up an incense table in the front of the outer hall of the delivery room to enshrine the statues of thirteen gods including Bixia Yuanjun, Qiongxiao Empress and Yunxiao Empress.

The incense burner is filled with millet, which is used as incense ashes to insert incense.

A pair of "small double bags" (small red wax wax made of mutton fat specially used for sacrifices) are inserted on the wax skewers, and underneath are pressed yellow coins, ingots, thousand pieces and other money and food to worship the gods.

On the bed in the maternal bedroom, there are statues of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother", and three to five bowls of sweet-scented osmanthus or oil cakes are used as offerings.

As usual, the old woman offers incense and kowtows, and the grandma who gives birth also bows three times.

Then, Xiaozhu placed a copper basin containing soup made from locust sticks and mugwort leaves as well as all the ceremonial items on the bed.

At this time, the grandma who gave birth to the baby gave Ami a hug, and the prelude to the "three baths" began.

Next, the elder and the younger take the lead in adding a small spoonful of water to the basin, and then put some coins in it, which is called "adding the basin".

If you add gold and silver coins and coins, put them in the basin; if you add banknotes and silver notes, put them in the tea tray.

In addition, you can also add some longan, lychee, red dates, peanuts, chestnuts and other happy fruits.

After refilling the basin, the midwife grandma picked up the mallet and stirred it into the basin, saying: "Stir it once, stir it twice and stir it three times, the elder brother leads the younger brother to run away. Seventy children, eighty children, crooked hair, naughty children, hey Miles and snores are coming!"

After saying this, grandma started to give Ami a bath.

Ami suddenly burst into tears when she got cold. Not only did this not violate any taboo, but she considered it auspicious and called it "sounding basin".

While washing, he recited a congratulatory message, such as "wash your hair first, and you will become a prince; wash your waist second, and you will be taller than the previous generation; wash your eggs, and you will become a county magistrate; wash your ditch, and you will become a state magistrate."

Then, he lit it with mugwort balls, put it on Ami's forehead with ginger slices as a support, and gave it a symbolic burn. Then he combed Ami's hair and dressed it up, and said: "Three combs, two combs, and when you grow up, wear a red one." The crown; eyebrows on the left, sideburns on the right, find a wife in the fourth village; brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, talk to people so as not to look ugly."

He rolled the eggs on Ami's face and said, "The eggs are rolling on your face, your face is like egg skin, and it's as red as white. You are truly a lover."

After washing, he tied Ami up, lightly hit him three times with a green onion, and said: "One dozen smart ("Cong" and "onion" are homophonic), two dozen clever."

Then the grandma who gave birth to the baby called Xiaozhu and threw the green onions on the roof, wishing that Ami would be smart in the future.Then, she picked up the weight and made some gestures, saying: "A small weight weighs a thousand pounds", which means that she wishes Ami to have a pivotal position in the family and society when he grows up.

Then he picked up the lock and made three gestures, saying: "You have grown up, your head is tight, your feet are tight, and your hands are tight."

It means wishing Ami to be stable and cautious when she grows up.

Then he would put Ami in the tea tray, tuck Ami with the gold and silver thorns or jewelry prepared in advance, and say: "Tuck gold on the left and silver on the right. If you can't spend it, please give it to the next person." This means wishing Ami a long life. When you are older, you will have great fortune, wealth and fortune.

Finally, he used a small mirror to look at the baby's buttocks and said: "Use a precious mirror to look at the baby's buttocks. If you poop during the day, the baby's buttocks will be clean."

The most interesting thing is to sift a few paper pomegranate flowers into the drying cage and say: "Gardenia, jasmine, peach, apricot, tuberose, flower scarlet peas are all scattered..."

It means wishing that Ami will not get smallpox or rarely get smallpox, and grow up healthily without disaster or disease.

At this point, the old woman took down the empress's code, money and food to worship gods, and incense roots, and sent them to the courtyard for incineration.The grandma who admitted the child used copper chopsticks to hold the sacred code of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother" and burned it, and said: "Kang Gong and Kang Mother's real surname is Song. I will leave the children to you. Give more boys and less girls." Then, The ashes were wrapped in red paper and placed under the bed mat, saying that he or she would always stay at the bedside to bless adults and children in safety.Afterwards, the talent went to Song Yi to say "congratulations" and ask for some reward money.

(End of this chapter)