Golden Fishing Village

Chapter 1148 1155. Ancestor Worship (15)

The big grinning pig head was placed in the middle of the altar table. In the past, pig heads were used to offer sacrifices. The white color was a bit scary. After Ao Mukang smoked the pig head, it smelled like smoke. It's much more pleasing to the eye.

But a whole pig's head lying there and staring at people still made people feel frightened. Ao Mudong stared at it for a while and turned his head in discomfort. Then he pulled Lu Wuji who came to join in the fun and said, "Look at him. Dont look at me."

Lu Wuyi was confused: "What's wrong?"

Ao Mudong pointed at the pig head and whispered: "Look at that thing, do you have any ideas?"

Lu Wuyi swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "This is a tribute to the gods, bodhisattvas and ancestors. How dare you have any ideas? But I do know a few extraordinary ways to eat pig heads. Let me tell you, pig head meat …”

"Are you a glutton? This can be associated with eating, aren't you afraid?" Ao Mudong looked incredulous.

Lu Wuyi looked confused: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid it won't taste good?"

Ao Mudong had nothing to say, and in the end he could only give a thumbs up and said: "He is a good man."

"Absolutely." Lu Wuji didn't know why he praised himself, but as long as it sounded nice, it would be fine.

Ao Muyang waved his hand and said, "Stop nagging, come here and arrange the altar table together. Dongzi, please bring me the goose. Xiaoxiao, please don't touch it."

Lu Wuji said: "What's wrong? Are our ancestors still picky eaters? Can't we eat things that have been touched by outsiders?"

"roll."

Ao Mudong brought up a whole goose with its internal organs and a red ribbon tied around its neck.

Ao Zhisheng shook his head when he saw it: "What a mess, who tied the rope around this?"

"This is a red tie. I haven't worshiped my ancestors for a long time, so I have to be polite." Ao Mudong laughed.

This kind of offering at the ancestral temple has not been carried out for many years. When the ancestral hall is reopened this time, there are many things to be worshipped, and it must be done in a polite and proper manner. But just give the white goose a tie. The old man thinks this is a crooked way.

The big pig's head and the big white goose are hard goods, and there are also eight kinds of sixty-four fish with complete scales, which can be placed in a circle along the altar table.

Ao Muyang asked Ao Qianlai to put it up, but he made it look like a heart, which made Ao Zhisheng, Ao Zhiman and Ao Zhiyi very upset...

Fish were put on the table, along with duck eggs, tofu, and rice cake strips. There were especially many rice cakes, because they are called gold bars in fishermen's houses. They are golden in color and look very good when cut into strips.

This year's gold bar rice cake is even more exquisite. Several children pasted gold foil paper on it. When the sun comes out, it shines on the rice cake, making it shine golden.

Seeing this scene, Ao Zhisheng smiled: "Xiaojun, you have finally matured and done something serious."

Several children also grinned. Seeing his son Ao Xiaojun smiling, Ao Mukang's dark face suddenly turned gray.

Someone was about to place rice cakes. When he picked them up, he muttered, "Why are these rice cakes so light?"

Ao Zhiyi scolded: "What kind of rice cake? This is a gold bar. The gold bar is heavy, how can it be light? Big boy, please don't talk nonsense."

The man handed him the rice cake and said, "Here, I'll give you the gold bars and try it yourself."

Ao Zhiyi took it in his hand and felt that something was wrong. He thought about it and peeled off the gold foil paper, and then his beard trembled in anger: "Who made rice cakes and ate them? Whose child is so greedy?"

The man said with a teasing smile: "What kind of rice cake? This is a gold bar! The gold bar is so hard, who can dig it out and eat it?"

Ao Muyang rushed over to take a look and immediately looked at Ao Mukang. Ao Mukang pushed his son and said hurriedly: "He's already beating him!"

"There is hard work even without credit. It was me who came up with the idea to put up the gold foil paper." Ao Xiaojun shouted.

"You must have been the one who came up with the idea to eat rice cakes." Ao Mukang was so angry that he was about to have constipation. "Why are you so good at it? How dare you do anything? Can I call you dad? Just calm down. Would you like some?”

Ao Xiaojun shouted again: "You can't hit me. If you hit me, it means that the Bodhisattva is not able to do his job."

Ao Zhiyi said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ao Xiaojun said: "I'm not talking nonsense. When I was wrapping the gold bars, I kowtowed to the Bodhisattvas and ancestors and asked them to protect me from being beaten again this year. Dad, if you beat me, it means that the Bodhisattvas and ancestors are not working!"

Ao Mukang took a breath of cold air, he didn't dare to take action.

Ao Muzhi said fiercely: "It's just that the Bodhisattvas and ancestors didn't protect you! It's okay, Dakang, keep beating him. Come on, I'll hold him down for you!"

Ao Xiaojun said hurriedly: "Children are the flowers of the family. I am still a flower. If the Bodhisattva and the ancestors don't bless a flower like me, then why should he bless you..."

"Don't make any noise, this is such a serious occasion." Ao Muyang frowned and said, "Forget it, Brother Kang, don't beat him today."

Ao Xiaojun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "Uncle Xiaoyang, you are a man, pure."

Ao Muyang continued to say to Ao Mukang: "Anyway, there are only two days left this year. You can beat him after the New Year. Then remember to add interest and beat him a little longer."

Ao Xiaojun was dumbfounded.

Ao Mukang was not needed for the rest of the work. Ao Muyang asked him to keep an eye on a few children and not cause trouble.

According to the rules of sacrifice, the pig's and goose's heads must face outwards, which is to welcome the Bodhisattva when he enters the door, while the fish's heads should face inward, because there is a surplus every year, and the surplus must be kept inside the house and cannot fall outside.

Pig heads, white geese, fish, rice cakes, etc. are called the Seven Sacrifice Blessings. These offerings are placed on the Five Sacrifice Plate. In order to collect these Five Sacrifice Plate, Lao Ao also mobilized the whole village.

In addition to the seven animal blessings, there are many other things to offer, including garlic with roots and whiskers, five-color dried fruits: black dates, longans, lychees, peanuts, and red dates; five-color vegetables: black fungus, enoki mushrooms, dried fragrant seeds, fried tofu, and vermicelli; and five-color cakes. Fruit: oranges, bananas, apples, cakes, etc...

Ao Muyang was glad that he invited the elderly people Ao Zhisheng and Ao Zhiman to host the ceremony. He didn't know these rules at all.

The tributes were all placed, and a group of people were squatting on the hillside outside the door to rest. Someone was smoking. Ao Muyang waved his hand and said: "Stop smoking now, let's set off the firecrackers soon. Don't accidentally ignite the firecrackers."

Looking at the strings of firecrackers that were taken out, the listless Ao Xiaojun became energetic. He smiled and said: "Uncle Xiaoyang asked me to make amends for my sins. How about I help light the firecrackers?"

Ao Muyang smiled and shook his head: "Go ahead and dream, child."

Ao Xiaojun said weakly: "I can't sleep, how can I dream?"

Ao Muyang said: "Please be more honest with me, Brother Kang, and keep an eye on your son."

Ao Mukang said to Ao Xiaojun with a sullen face: "Please calm down, or I will break your legs next year so you can't go to school!"

Upon hearing this, Ao Xiaojun became excited and asked, "Is it true? To protect our ancestors and Bodhisattva, you can't tell lies."

Ao Mukang had no choice but to be gentle: "Son, please be considerate of your father. Today is business, don't mess around, okay? If you want to set off firecrackers, go home and get the ones at home."