The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 77 ancestor worship
Although Changsheng is as weak and sick as herself, every time Chu Ying feeds good fodder, she will walk with Changsheng, walking back and forth on the ground in front of the door. Walking back from the city before really exhausted herself and Changsheng.

"Changsheng is the same as when you were a child. I heard from the old man in the mansion that the second lady didn't cry when she was born, and she didn't cry when she patted her butt. Later, the second lady hugged you and cried for a long time, and you gradually became weaker. You were too thin back then, only about 3 catties, and your head was only the size of a fist." Chu Ying looked at her fist, thinking that it was really too small.

Fortunately, Changsheng is not very old, and the firewood house will not be too crowded. When Changsheng grows up, he will build another room.Chu Ying used a brush made of reeds to comb Chang Sheng's hair. Because Chang Sheng was weak, Chu Ying did not bathe Chang Sheng. During the day, he was tied to a shed. He could walk freely for a certain distance, and there was a shed to block the sun. No heatstroke either.

"Tomorrow will be Qingming, we should prepare." Chu Ying saw that the day in the sand table had indeed arrived, but Chu Ying didn't know the customs here, so she gave Ye Qiu money to let her make arrangements.

"Where did this pony come from? It's too small. Can it grow up?" Wang Naiyuan came up with money and a piece of pork. "Tomorrow is Ching Ming. Anyway, if you want to go home, I will bring you some meat, three meat and three vegetables. Ye Qiu should know about this." Ye Qiu took the pork that Wang Naiyuan brought and went to the kitchen to have a meal first. Water, now that the weather is hotter, the meat can’t be kept, and it’s not suitable to make bacon. The meat can be stored for a little longer after being soaked in water. Put it in salt water at night and put it in the bucket of the well. It won’t spoil tomorrow. .

"These candles are selling very fast." Chu Ying looked at the 3 cents in her hand, and gave 30 cents to Wang Naiyuan, the meat money still had to be given. "Let's catch some fish tomorrow. This fish is fresh and delicious. It's already the size of your palm." Wang Naiyuan stood by the pond and watched the small fish swimming in it. It was indeed quite good.

"That's good. This candle is brighter than lamp oil such as pork and butter, and it also burns for a longer time. The key is that there is less smoke and the smell is better. Naturally, those rich young masters don't care about these things. And this There are not many people who use candles, and there is only one store in the city to buy them, which is even more precious." Chu Ying was afraid that everyone would not be used to candles if they kept using lamp oil, but it seems that everyone can still tolerate this new candle of.

"That's good, let's take some more and give some to the master." Chu Ying asked Wang Naiyuan to take it to the academy not just to sell it to them, but to let them have the opportunity to experience new things, and to use it as a gift. The good news will naturally spread to the masters in their own mansion. After all, they are the decision makers. If they are interested in this, there will be no problem in sales.

"Okay. By the way, I met your aunt when I went home, and she told you to worship in the morning, Mrs. Chu, remember to go back and worship the ancestors with the family." Now that these relatives have recognized each other, they will start to communicate. Chu Ying will definitely go too.

"Yes, I see." After Wang Naiyuan left, Chu Ying went to the bamboo grove to dig some fresh spring bamboo shoots, washed them and waited for tomorrow.Chu Ying originally thought that it would be enough to simply pay respects to the ancestors like now, but it was only when Chu Ying arrived on the mountain that she realized that Qingming was not only about worshiping ancestors, but also meant traveling in the wild.

Chu Ying walked carefully through the straw mats spread on the floor from house to house, looked at the various dishes on it, and smiled to those who were acquainted with those who were not familiar with them. After pulling it out, Chu Ying followed suit.

"There are no pine trees planted on either side?" Chu Ying also noticed that some pine trees were planted in front of some graves.

"I don't know what to do, so I didn't plant it. It will be good when I plant it." Ye Qiu looked at the second wife's tombstone, which was just a broken wooden sign, took out a reed mat and spread it on the ground, and put vegetables and rice Take it out and arrange it according to the position.

"It's hard for you, too." Ye Qiu looked at Chu Ying who was kneeling and worshiping attentively, and he didn't know how the child was so sad to settle the matter of the second wife.

"It's all over, I see some people ate here, so is it the same for us?"
"You can eat here or take it home. The scenery here is beautiful, and it's very lively where everyone can gather and chat." Chu Ying looked at the people who were toasting each other and felt very happy.

"Ma'am." Chu Ying looked at the direction Ye Qiu was looking at, and indeed saw the lady who came to see her last time, but she only looked this way for a few times before following the people in front of her.

"Second miss, don't blame the eldest lady. The eldest lady has always doted on you since she was a child. When I came, the eldest lady didn't agree with it. Later, the eldest lady agreed not to see you or have any contact with you. You can only come here." Chu Ying looked at the frail lady who was being supported by the maid, and really felt embarrassed for this woman.

Chu Ying still had doubts and concerns about this eldest lady before, but seeing Ye Qiu who was sent by the eldest lady to work diligently every day was also polite and respectful to herself, so she also believed that this eldest lady was Ye Qiukou Take care of yourself as mentioned in the book.

"Yeah. Let's go back to eat. We'll go to grandma's house when we're done eating." Ye Qiu saw that everyone in Yuwen's house was going to the back mountain where the geomantic omen and the price were better, so he collected all the offerings. She also didn't want Chu Ying to see them again.

After lunch, Chu Ying took some candles and Ye Qiusan's dried fish to the village entrance to wait for the ox cart. People from the city came to this rural place to worship their ancestors, and there were many hired cars or ox carts back and forth, so the village entrance There are still quite a lot of ox carts, Chu Ying asked several, and chose a more suitable price among several ox carts that can be driven away, but it still costs 30 cash to go to grandma’s house, and the ox carts on this lively day The price has also risen with the tide, and it is the same in ancient and modern times.

"Chu Ying, have you ever been to this Chu family? The second lady is driven out by the old lady Chu every year when she returns home." Chu Ying knew that the relationship between the Chu family and the Chu family was not very good, but she didn't know that the trouble had reached this level.

"Fortunately, I went there once during Chinese New Year. Why doesn't grandma like my mother so much?" The journey was bumpy and boring, so Chu Ying casually asked Ye Qiu.

"I'm not too clear about this. I heard from the old man that the second wife and the eldest master fell in love with each other. But at that time, there was already a eldest wife, so they could only marry a wife. The Chu family was relatively well-off, so the old lady Chu decided not to agree. , but the second wife forced each other to die, and although the second wife and the elder were together later, the old lady Chu never wanted to see the second wife again. Every year the second wife went home alone to worship the ancestors."
Chu Ying had also seen the old lady Chu's stubbornness, but she didn't know why she reacted so violently. "What about being a concubine?"
"Shhh, second miss, don't say that. This concubine is different from the main wife. The main wife is married by a bright matchmaker, but the concubine has no status. The concubine is a lowly stream. The concubine is involved in business. If you let the concubine be the main wife, you will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison." Even if the main wife dies, concubines cannot become the main wife. The qualifications of the second lady can be a wife instead of a concubine, so the old lady Chu is very angry."
(End of this chapter)