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Soon the New Year's Eve is approaching.

Qiao's house in Yizhou, the closer the New Year's Eve was, the busier the ancestral house became.From dark to dark, people come and go in the ancestral house.

The ancestral house Qiao Mingjin lived in was the place where the ancestors of the Qiao family in Yizhou lived.Originally, the ancestors also moved from other places, and then they gradually multiplied in Yizhou, and then established a separate ancestral tree and a separate ancestral hall.

This ancestral hall is located in this ancestral house.

It turned out to be just a small house, and only the spiritual seats of the ancestors' grandparents and parents were erected.Later, when there were many descendants, the ancestral hall was not moved out of the house.On the contrary, the more it is built, the more tablets are erected in the ancestral hall.

For some unknown reason, the ancestor surnamed Qiao never moved the family temple and ancestral hall out of the house.Although the ancestral hall and family temple now have their own courtyard, they are still within the high walls of the ancestral house.

However, although this ancestral hall with the surname Qiao is different from the ancestral hall with other surnames in Yizhou, it is located in the inner house, but people have to praise the practice of the ancestors surnamed Qiao.

Because no matter how many years in the future, no matter how poor and unbearable the Qiao family's wife is, as long as the ancestral hall is still located in the ancestral house where the wife is located, the status of the wife will always be stable.

During the four o'clock and eighth seasons, the concubine's side branches always have to go to the ancestral hall to worship, so they can't turn a blind eye to the concubine who lives in the ancestral house.The grandchildren of the first house will not be living outside without food and clothing.

In the end, even if there is no one behind the concubine's house, the side branches and concubines will pass on the step-heirs to inherit the incense of the concubine's house.Even if it doesn't last, the tablet of the concubine's family in the ancestral hall can also bear the incense of the side branch.

Because the offspring of the concubine's house will be a hundred years later.The tablet is also to be welcomed into the ancestral hall of the ancestral house.

Not to mention that this move is of great benefit to the concubine's family, during the four seasons and eight festivals, through the people of the clan coming here to offer sacrifices, the people of the concubine's family will naturally be able to get in touch with the concubine's family and the side branch clansmen.

In addition, the position of patriarch is also clearly stated in the ancestral tree to be held by the concubine.Therefore, the status of Qiao's concubine should not be ignored.

But for concubines, it is not without advantages to set up the ancestral hall in the ancestral house.

Because even if the concubine's family has no one left in the end, and there is no one to inherit the family, after the ancestors of the concubine die, the tablets will still be welcomed into the ancestral hall.And the concubine who lives in the ancestral house is obliged to clean and burn incense and wipe the tablets on weekdays.Then for these concubines and side branches, they will not cut off the incense and worship after death, even if the family is cut off.

Furthermore, the ancestral hall is set up where the concubine's house lives, and the clansmen next to the concubine's house are all staring at the concubine's house, and the clansmen will gather at four seasons and eight festivals.The concubine and the descendants of the side branches, if there are those who are not doing well, the clan will never refuse to save them, they will always support one or two, and the concubine will use it as the head of the clan, and they will never watch on the sidelines.

This ancestral hall is located in the inner house.Now it seems that there are great benefits.

This not only clarifies the status of the concubine's house, but also closely connects the concubine's house and the concubine's house.Be a family of flesh and blood to the greatest extent.

For those who set up the ancestral hall outside, each family will go to sacrifice on their own, so naturally there will be no chance to gather.Even if the ancestral hall sends someone to guard it, there will always be someone who is slack.

I'm afraid that the incense candle money might be swallowed up by the guards in the end.Where can the ancestors enjoy the offerings of the four seasons and eight festivals?

If it doesn't work out, the ancestral hall will be broken, the rain will leak, and the dust will be thick and no one will pay attention to it.

people at this time.I really believe in reincarnation and believe that there is another world after death.After death, it is natural to look forward to the incense offerings from the descendants.

I heard that Yizhou and neighboring places all want to follow the example of the Qiao family and change the ancestral hall into the ancestral house.

Qiao Mingjin naturally heard a lot about the Qiao family's ancestral hall that was talked about by people.When she and her family returned to Yizhou, they were also taken to the ancestral hall by the acting patriarch and others to worship.

It's just that the female relatives can only take a look outside the door. The writing on the black tablet with several layers cannot be seen clearly, and the female relatives are not allowed to enter.

Now that the new year's festival is approaching, many people from each branch of the Qiao surname have returned. It is a rare gathering of the Qiao surname clan.The ancestral tablets of their side branches and common branches are also in the ancestral hall of the ancestral house, and as long as there are descendants in each house and branch, the ancestors must not be forgotten. This time it is the biggest New Year's Eve, so it is natural to go in and pay homage of.

Therefore, these days, there is an endless stream of people visiting the ancestral house.

Qiao Mingjin met many people from the clan with the Lan family.Many tribesmen warmly invited their family to visit their homes during the year.

The Lan family is naturally happy to see the kindness shown by the clansmen towards their family. For the sake of her son and grandson, she is naturally willing to interact with the clansmen in many ways.

So it's not just the Lan family, Mother Qiao, Qiao Mingjin, Ming Yu, and Ming Qi all know a lot of clansmen.

And Qiao Mingjin sometimes didn't see the two younger sisters all day long.I only heard from the servants that it was picked up by another household to speak.

She seldom saw even Wan'er.

On the one hand, she helped her grandmother with the inner house, on the other hand, this little thing knew more friends than she did.Every day, she was either picked up by someone, or someone came to play with her.

The ancestral house is huge, with several gardens.Even though it is winter, there are still many evergreen trees in the garden, and the scenery is beautiful.

The little thing had a lot of fun.

Not to mention Wan'er, even Qiao Mingjin rarely saw Yue Zhongyao during the day.

Father Qiao took Yue Zhongyao, Ming Jue, and Ming Heng out to visit every day, taking advantage of the time when the clan returned home during the year.You won't see the father, son, Weng and son-in-law until dark.

It's just that no matter how late he came back, Yue Zhongyao always went to his wife's room to sit down.

Even if Qiao Mingjin had already rested, he still had to enter the room and lift the curtain to take a look.

I don't know if it is because I am afraid that people will disappear.

On the one hand, Yue Zhongyao is grateful for his father-in-law's support and importance to him, on the other hand, because he came back too late, he felt deeply guilty for not being able to spend time with his wife and daughter.

Every night when he comes back, he must sit in Qiao Mingjin's room.

And Qiao Mingjin didn't know how to communicate with this man at first.

It seems that I haven't had a long conversation with this man.Ten out of ten topics in the past were also related to her daughter.

Sometimes when he heard his footsteps entering the hospital, Qiao Mingjin would climb into bed and pretend to be asleep.

And slowly, Qiao Mingjin learned more or less about Yue Zhongyao from the interaction between Yue Zhongyao and Wan'er, and from the interaction between him and his family.

From the very beginning, Qiao Mingjin's heart was tightly closed, neither too far nor too close to Yue Zhongyao.At the beginning, I also wanted to accept the status quo, accept my own identity, live a good life with him, and live a good life in another world.

But because of Wu Shi, Qiao Mingjin's heart was closed to him again.

Now, because of what Yue Zhongyao did, for their mother and daughter, they separated their families, and went to a place they were not familiar with in Kyoto to be under the command of others, Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but feel a little moved.

These days, looking at his deeds and behaviors with cold eyes has changed a little bit about him.

This night, when the moon was in the sky again, Yue Zhongyao returned to the courtyard.

After waiting for a long time, Wan'er couldn't help but fell asleep first, and Qiao Mingjin had already put her on the bed.

As usual, Yue Zhongyao tiptoed into the inner room, on the ornately carved Babu bed, the curtains had already been drawn down.

Dim light came out from the palace lantern beside the bed, shining on Yue Zhongyao's drunken face.

Yue Zhongyao snorted his cool hands, and then lifted the curtain.

After opening the small gap, I froze there.

Qiao Mingjin was leaning on the bed, half of her body was covered by the brocade quilt, and she was looking at him with bright eyes.

"Jin, Niang Jin..."

I don't understand why I stuttered.Yue Zhongyao hurriedly restrained himself and asked in a low voice: "Why are you still asleep?"

After speaking, he stretched his head into the bed and took a look. His little daughter was currently sleeping soundly under the brocade quilt.

The corners of Yue Zhongyao's mouth couldn't help but twitched upwards.

"This girl. You must have been waiting for a long time."

Qiao Mingjin looked at him and nodded.

Yue Zhongyao looked towards his wife.

I saw my own wife, with long hair loose, wearing an outer shirt, with her hands folded on her chest, and her eyes were looking at him brightly.

Yue Zhongyao's heart was soft, and there was something indescribably sweet.

He leaned over and helped Qiao Mingjin pull up the quilt.

"It's snowing again today, and it's freezing, so don't freeze." After speaking, he looked back into the room, and there were two charcoal pots burning vigorously in the inner room.

He turned his head to look at the window again, fearing that the maids would close the windows tightly and his wife and daughter would be poisoned by charcoal.

Seeing that everything was appropriate, he looked at Qiao Mingjin and asked, "But did you prepare Mrs. Tang?"

After speaking, he was about to lift the quilt to check at the end of the bed.

He remembered that when Jinniang came to winter, her hands and feet were frighteningly cold.In the past, in order for Jinniang to sleep well at night, he would burn Jinniang's feet every night before going to bed, and before going to sleep, he would wrap Jinniang's feet between his legs to keep them warm.

Now that she sleeps alone, she doesn't know if she can sleep well, and Mrs. Tang doesn't know if she is prepared.

Seeing his movements, Qiao Mingjin hurriedly pressed the quilt with her feet, and said in a low voice, "Ready, it's here with Wan'er."

After hearing this, Yue Zhongyao turned to carefully lifted his daughter's quilt to look, and sure enough, he saw his daughter was sleeping soundly hugging Mrs. Tang.

Yue Zhongyao smiled, helped his daughter cover the quilt, and then said to Qiao Mingjin: "This girl is also afraid of the cold. Qingchuan is much warmer than here. In winter, it is rare to have one or two snowfalls. It's so big here. This girl must be very excited, right?"

Qiao Mingjin also laughed when he heard that.

Isn't it, the little thing is very excited.

Not only Wan'er, but Ming Qi, Ming Heng, Ming Yu and others have never seen such heavy snow.As long as it snows heavily, several people will go crazy in the courtyard, shouting and dancing.

As soon as the snow stopped, they took people to the yard to have a snowball fight, build a snowman, or shake off the snow on the branches, shrinking their necks and running away.

Isn't it very exciting.

Seeing Qiao Mingjin's smiling face, Yue Zhongyao seemed to be in the right mood, so taking advantage of his drunkenness, he bravely pouted half of his buttocks and sat on the edge of the bed.

As soon as he got on the bed, he glanced at Qiao Mingjin uneasily.

Qiao Mingjin saw it, but didn't say anything. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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