Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 468 Passing the Hungry Ghost Festival
In addition to calling Cheng He's family, the Wen family also called two or three other people, all of whom were villagers who had helped their family.

When there are too many people, it will be lively while eating, as if they are practicing for Wen Xue.However, today this wine is really comfortable to drink.

For the first time in the village, there was a top student from Peking University, even if it wasn't their own child, he would still have a bright face.Besides, they usually have a good relationship with the Wen family, otherwise, they wouldn't have invited them today.

The table was lively and lively, everyone was very happy, Cheng He also drank a lot of wine.

They didn't leave Wen's house until the sun set on the western mountain and the moon rose to the branches, and these people had enough to eat and drink.They came out together and chatted happily after drinking all the way, and they didn't leave until they got home.

Cheng He continued walking with a smile on his face, and Bai Qian led Cheng Xinxin and followed behind.

Cheng He wanted to give Wen Xue another red envelope earlier, but their family refused to let him go, so how could he have the nerve to accept two red envelopes?This meal is a thank-you show, and it's not like the last school entrance feast, where red envelopes were resolutely not accepted.

Wen Xue's father will send her to report to the university tomorrow, and Cheng Xinxin will start school again in a few days.

Kindergarten is later.

After the summer vacation, Cheng Xinxin was going to study in the senior class.

Bai Qian said to Cheng Xinxin: "Xinxin, you will go to school in a few days, and you have to study hard, you know? Look at sister Xiaoxue, she has passed the university entrance exam, she is amazing!"

Cheng Xinxin ate happily tonight, she was so nervous when she walked, she even hummed a little song, when she suddenly heard the word "go to school", she was stunned and froze.

Going to school again?

A huge dark cloud covered her heart in an instant.

Seeing that she was not leaving, Bai Qian pulled her and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Cheng Xinxin said pitifully, "Mom, I don't want to go to school."

"why?"

"I...I don't want to go to school."

"If you don't go to school, then you want to be a fool?" Bai Qian had heard Cheng He talk about the little girl's glorious deeds, and not wanting to go to school was one of them, so she deliberately said her.

Cheng Xin was silent.Of course she didn't want to be a fool, but she didn't want to go to school either.

I have been playing freely for two months, I can eat whatever I want, play whatever I want, such a free life, I don’t have to go to school, and after school, I have to do my homework every day!

It's just too scary!
Seeing her silent appearance, Bai Qian said, "Oh, my heart is going to be a fool, what should I do? Other children can get little red flowers, praise, and play games together. Our heart is like a fool." It's so pitiful to look at it stupidly every day..."

Cheng Xinxin kept silent, and walked with her head down, her good mood just now was gone.

Cheng He chimed in and said, "Let's ask Ximei tomorrow to see if she goes to school. If she doesn't want to go to school, you two can play together, be fools together, and have a companion, okay?"

Cheng Xinxin finally couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted back, "I'm not a fool."

"Not now, just don't go to school in the future. It's good to be a fool. You don't need to go to school when you are a fool. Xinxin, tell me, what if we ask Ximei and she says she wants to go to school? What if she doesn't want to be a fool with you? manage?"

Cheng Xinxin replied loudly again, "I'm not a fool."

It happened that the children in front were playing under the street lamp, looking for crickets or something, playing very loudly, and Cheng Ximei was one of them.

Cheng He asked her, "Sister Xi, will you go to school in a few days?"

Cheng Ximei was concentrating on watching other people catching insects. When she heard someone talking, she turned her head and saw Cheng He and Cheng Xinxin, and she replied, "I'm going to school, and my mother bought me a new schoolbag. It's a small pink schoolbag. Peppa Pig."

She had a happy face when she spoke, even smug that she had a new schoolbag.

Cheng He looked at Cheng Xinxin and said, "Look, Ximei is going to school, and she won't be a fool with you, what should I do?"

Cheng Xinxin said angrily, "Then...then I also want a new schoolbag."

Cheng He said: "Why do you want a new schoolbag? You don't go to school, and schoolbags are only used by students. You don't go to school, just be a fool at home, okay?"

Bai Qian looked at him, really afraid that she couldn't help but laugh.Why is this man like this?Interested in teasing your child?Children don't want to lose face?
I really want to slap him.

Cheng Xinxin let go and said, "Dad, if you buy me a new schoolbag, I'm willing to go to school."

Bai Qian was afraid that Cheng He would continue to tease the child and hurt the child's self-esteem, so she replied for him: "Okay, no problem."

Anyway, her schoolbag got smaller in the first half of the year, so she needs to change it to a bigger one.

"I want the pink one too, and Peppa Pig." Cheng Xinxin took the opportunity to bargain.

"Yes, no problem." Bai Qian answered simply.

Cheng Xinxin had nothing to say, and fell silent again.At the thought of going to school again in a few days, her brows became a little flustered.

Cheng He knew it would be like this.

Forget it, take her to school to play more these few days, and get familiar with the school environment earlier, so you won't be so repulsive.

And because she had to go to school in a few days, Cheng Xinxin's heart was a little heavy, and she didn't intend to catch crickets with these children, so she just followed her parents and continued walking back.

The moon rose higher and higher, illuminating the whole village, and the crickets around became louder and louder, and the sound of wow rang all around.

Except for some tourists admiring the night view, there are basically no people around, and the villagers basically still have the habit of resting at sunset.Therefore, the hustle and bustle of the day passed, and the night became more quiet.

When the moon gets bigger, the stars are hidden, except for some extremely bright stars in the distance in the sky, which are still shining.

It seems that tomorrow will continue to be sunny, and we will continue to dry peanuts.

Cheng He walked in front, in a good mood, he held Cheng Xinxin and said, "Come on, Dad will teach you to sing folk songs."

Cheng Xinxin didn't answer, she was still a little annoyed.Cheng He has already opened his voice and sang:
"March [-]rd, June [-]th,
June [-]th, September [-]th,

Holding on to the good days and not letting go,

Four seasons are good times,

Row a dragon boat on the water of the Longjiang River,
Walk the Taurus on the Taurus Bridge,

There are more folk songs flowing with the water,
Flowing through the sea of ​​flowers and going upstairs..."

The rough voice sang a charming folk song, and the singing gradually drifted towards their small courtyard. There was a sound of locking the door, and then there was the sound of urging Cheng Xinxin to wash up quickly.

Early the next morning, Wen Xue's father was carrying a large bag of luggage and was going to send Wen Xue to school.

On the way from their house to the entrance of the village, all the family members came out and stood outside the courtyard gate, watching them go out, saying blessings for a bright future, etc. Wen Xue also generously said goodbye to everyone.

Wen Qingsong followed behind and also helped carry a small luggage to see off his sister.He didn't like to talk before, but today he smiled so much that his mouth almost reached his cheeks.

Probably he also knows that today is the most beautiful day for my sister.

In the afternoon, Cheng He's family also held a very rich table to celebrate today's "July and a half".

In their place, July and a half is also the day when married daughters return to their natal homes. Unfortunately, Cheng He has no married sisters, no aunts, and no daughters who return to their natal homes. There are only three of them at the table today.

However, a family of three is also going to celebrate the festival, and the big table is still extremely rich.

Even if there is no woman who returns to her natal family, they still have to respect their ancestors, let their ancestors see them, and let their ancestors feel at ease.

Before cooking, Cheng He first lit incense on the upper table of the main room. The upper table table is also called "incense table" here, which is also passed down from the old custom.Every family is like this.

Light up the aroma and start cooking.

Bai Qian is now very able to help in the kitchen, cutting and washing vegetables can be understood by just talking about it, and she won't be in a hurry, and she won't cut and ask for a while.

Cheng Xinxin was still doing a disservice everywhere, rushing in and out, because she didn't go out to play because the family had to prepare delicious food.

Busy and busy, a large table of dishes was finished at five o'clock in the afternoon, and they were neatly placed on the table, steaming hot.

When Cheng Xinxin saw that there was something delicious, she was about to climb onto the table immediately. Bai Qian followed Cheng He's instructions, and quickly grabbed her, telling her not to worry.

Cheng He added three bowls of white rice and put them on the most important place on the table, and then inserted three pairs of chopsticks vertically into the center of the rice.

This is the meaning of respecting the ancestors. These three bowls of rice are for the ancestors to eat.

Then he took out some fruits and put them on the incense table in the shape of "pin".

Cheng Xinxin had never seen anything like this before, so she opened her eyes curiously.

After Cheng He finished these, he brought an iron basin, took out the money paper yellow watch that he had prepared earlier, lit it, and muttered something.

The general idea is: "Ancestors of the Cheng family, the younger generations will burn some paper money for you. You can spend it casually. You don't need to save money. Live a better life below. Our younger generations are also living a better life now, so you don't have to worry too much. Live with peace of mind." Yours, remember to bless and bless our descendants..."

After saying this, he talked to his parents for a while. While talking, he burned the yellow watch of the paper money so that the paper money would be completely burned.

And the following is the meaning of the underworld.

The fire was burning very brightly, and the ashes of the burnt paper were slowly floating. Cheng He talked for a while, and then called Bai Qian and Cheng Xinxin to come over: "Come on, you also burn a little bit, let them get to know people, so that they can bless you .”

At Cheng Xinxin's age, she still doesn't understand these things. Anyway, she thinks burning paper is quite fun, so she follows suit.

Cheng He quickly reminded: "Xinxin, be careful not to burn it."

After burning the money paper, Cheng He took out another set of firecrackers, took them to the yard and lit them, and they crackled.

This is not the Chinese New Year. Firecrackers don't need to be set off for a long time. Usually, they just go off for a while, and the smell of gunpowder smoke from the firecrackers pervades the yard.

After the firecrackers were lit, it was considered as finished, and Cheng He gave an order: "Okay, let's go eat."

Naturally, there are no people sitting in the upper part. There are three bowls and chopsticks placed there. This is where the ancestors sat.

This is their Ghost Festival here.

Many novels write that Hungry Ghost Festival is a ghost festival, always exaggerating the horror and ghostly atmosphere, but it is not true, it is just a time to pay homage to the ancestors, and generally it is not particularly sad.

In some places, sacrifices are made on the mountain, in some places by the river, and in some places, gold ingots are burned outside the house, but here they burn paper money at the head of the house.The rituals are different, but the sympathy is the same.

Bai Qian saw some burnt paper ashes flying, and asked, "Why don't I go and sweep the floor first?"

"No, let's eat first, sweep after eating, and now the ancestors are eating with us." Cheng He said.

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