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Chapter 262 Special Worship

At this moment, all the villagers of Wangjia Village, including Wang Luo, regardless of gender, age or status, consciously placed the dumplings in their hands in front of the grave, and then stood together solemnly.

The great grandfather and several other old men of the oldest generation stood in front, solemnly and chokingly shouting: "Old and young men of Wangjia Village, today, the first bowl of dumplings from each household, if not respecting the heavens or the earth, then respect the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to save our Wangjia Village, kneel down..."

Everyone knelt down in unison and shouted, "Sacrifice to the heroes and mourn their loyal souls!"

"With the sky above our heads and the land under our feet, the descendants of Wangjia Village will always remember that without D, there would be no Wangjia Village. Without the soldiers, there would be no Wangjia Villagers! Kneel again!"

At the great grandfather's shout, everyone kowtowed again.

"When drinking water, we should not forget the well diggers, we should not forget history, we should not forget the sufferings we once endured. We wish that under the heroic spirits of our soldiers, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe. I kneel three times!"

After three kowtows, the great grandfather shouted, "Get up!"

The villagers wiped their tears and stood up solemnly. Each of the people in these graves were a reputable man, a brave warrior who had sacrificed their lives for this piece of land and shed their blood, and died here to save their fellow villagers. Children like Wang Luo had never seen them, but the old people in the village who had experienced that era remembered clearly the voices and appearances of these sacrificed people. Every Qingming Festival and the Spring Festival when they came to sweep the graves, they couldn't help crying.

After getting up, everyone consciously, under the leadership of the old man, took out the towels that had been prepared long ago, carefully wiped each tombstone clean, and took out three dumplings from the bowl one by one and placed them in front of the tombstone, hoping that the spirits of these soldiers could also share the peace and tranquility of the Spring Festival.

After everything was done, everyone took their bowls and went back to their homes.

"Your fellow villagers are amazing and worthy of admiration. I didn't expect you to do this!"

On the way, Wang Luo and Li Jun walked side by side. Li Jun was silent for a long time before he spoke. Today is the first day of the new year, and he didn't expect such a thing to happen in Wangjia Village.

"It's just a different kind of remembrance. It also allows the descendants of Wangjia Village to receive a different kind of patriotic education. Don't forget those who sacrificed their lives for this land. Alas!"

Wang Luo finished speaking, sighed silently, and then went home. To be honest, this way of commemoration is more meaningful than filming any number of magical dramas. People in later generations have begun to forget this period of history. In many years, no one knows how many people will remember these sacrificed people.

After returning home, he put the dumplings into the pot and cooked them, and then ate the dumplings for New Year's Eve with Li Jun.

After eating dumplings, the New Year is over. It is said that we still have to visit relatives, especially the maternal uncle's house. In the rural areas of Shandong Province, there is a very strange thing: the uncle is the biggest among all the relatives and has a high position of power. Generally, at the banquet, the uncle's seat is at the top, and the other aunts and uncles are seated according to the order of seats. What is the situation? Is the uncle's authority really high? Is there any reason for the rural saying "Uncle is as big as the sky, and the nephew sits on the top"? Why do rural areas regard uncles as so important? In major matters, uncles are indispensable. For example, on some important festivals such as the full moon and the 100th birthday of a child, uncles are naturally indispensable, and this kind of thing cannot be replaced by others. When the nephew grows up and gets married, when toasting to relatives, the uncle is also ranked first, and other relatives can only be postponed. This is called "no uncle, no feast".

What exactly is the reason for this situation where “uncle is as big as the sky”?
This is because in ancient times, the status of women was very low. Under the background of "the husband is the leader of the wife", women who married into their husband's family suffered from the nagging of their mother-in-law. If the status of the natal family is not high, women will suffer more in the husband's family, and the husband's family will look down on the natal family. If the status of the natal family is high or strong, then the husband's family will think twice before treating women, and will not be so harsh on women.

There is a saying in the countryside that "mother is older than uncle", which means that if the nephew is not filial to his parents, his uncle can take his place in the mother's position to discipline him, and he should not fight back when hit or scolded. The mother is the closest person to the uncle, and she should consult with the uncle on major matters, so there is the situation that "uncle is as important as the sky".

What's the matter with "nephew sitting on the upper side"?

The nephew sitting on the upper side, according to Wang Luo's own understanding, is the performance of the uncle's love for the nephew. For example, on the second day of the Chinese New Year, when visiting relatives during the Spring Festival, the uncle will be visited first, and then visit relatives and friends in the order of relatives, and the gifts bought when visiting the uncle are also very important.

At my uncle's house, I was treated very well by him. Generally speaking, the dishes were the best and the most abundant. Although we, as the younger generation, could not sit at the upper side of the table, from the perspective of my uncle's treatment of his nephew, we were treated as "nephews sitting at the upper side".

These are all old traditions. Many young people nowadays don't care about them anymore. Visiting uncles is not limited to the second day of the Lunar New Year. You can go whenever you have time, as long as it's within the first month of the lunar year.

But Wang Luo didn't need it here, because there was no one left in his mother Li Lan's family, absolutely no one. Except for Li Lan and other girls who married out, all the villagers were killed by the damn little Benzi. This was just one of the things that happened in Longguo that year, and there were many such things all over the country.

In later generations, someone actually asked for forgiveness. Grandma, what forgiveness? At that time, Wang Luo could only make a comment on the Internet, but in this world, with the golden finger, Xiao Benzi will always be immersed in his oppression. It is not so easy to develop.

The living cannot see it, but the dead must be commemorated. Grandma Li had already prepared the offerings and asked Goushengzi to take Wang Luo on a mule cart to the village where his mother Li Lan was born to pay homage.

Lijia Village is now in a dilapidated state. Apart from the broken walls, all that is left are various withered plants. There is no one left in the originally small village. Wang Luo was so angry when he saw this. It was such a peaceful little mountain village. The people here worked from sunrise to sunset. They lived a peaceful and stable life, but they were all killed by Xiao Benzi. It was really hateful.

"Uncle Xiao Luo, you're not going to take another look?"

After seeing Wang Luo walk around the village, sigh for a while and then walk out of the village, Goushengzi, who was waiting, asked Wang Luo.

(End of this chapter)