Two generations of military wives compete for time

Chapter 323: Visiting graves and worshiping ancestors in spring.

Qian's father said, "Big girl, I'll listen to you. I don't think Qian Baofu, this evil creature, will be much better after he is released from prison. A dog will always eat shit. Don't provoke him. The farther away from him, the better."

Ding-ling-ling, Secretary Zhang Chuanren called: "Boss Qian, the people we sent to visit Gu Chunlei's mother and deliver New Year's goods and gifts said that Gu's mother's niece rented out Director Gu Chunlei's house without our permission and collected rent.

She also requested that the house be repaired. I think we need to find a way to stop letting this go on. Gu's mother's niece is making a profit without investing anything.

Qian Yizhen said, "Secretary Zhang, I understand. We really need to think of a way. Gu's mother's niece has gone too far. After the Spring Festival, we will discuss a way to ensure the safety of Xiao Wanghong's property and prevent it from being damaged."

In a blink of an eye, it was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Grandpa Lu Kaipu and grandma Chen Yalu had prepared the offerings early and urged Qian Yizheng and Ming Yuanhui to split up into two groups to visit the ancestors' graves.

The first group: Uncle Chen Jinting, aunt Lizhu, Chen Leqi, Yang Ruolan, Chen Lesi, Emma, ​​and Ming Yuanhui went to Yanbo Villa to meet Han Shiyan and Li Baoguo, and went to the Chen Cemetery in Huaguoshan to visit the graves of Chen's ancestors.

The second group: Qian's father, Wang Min, Qian Yizhen, Qian Yiyun, and Qian Baogui went to Lijia Village to meet up with Qian Zuhui and Qian Baofu, and went to the Qian family's camp to visit the graves.

Grandma Chen Yalu always stressed: "The best time to visit the grave is between 9 am and 3 pm. Visiting the grave at other times will cause heavy yin energy, which is not good for human health."

Grandma Chen Yalu grumbled, "Our health is getting worse every year. We can no longer visit graves. As the saying goes, if you are 70, you won't visit graves. If you are 80, you won't visit graves.

Therefore, visiting graves is something for you young people to do. You should take visiting graves and worshipping ancestors before the Spring Festival seriously. This is a tradition passed down from generation to generation. You must not forget your roots,......."

Ming Yuanhui, Qian Baogui, Chen Leqi, and Chen Lesi, while listening to their grandmother Chen Yalu's nagging, carefully loaded the sacrificial items into the car, including: wine, fried food, steamed buns, cakes, paper money, gold and silver ingots and other paper products symbolizing wealth, as well as incense, candles and firecrackers.

Grandpa Lu Kaipu held grandma Chen Yalu's hand and stood at the door of the car, and once again emphasized the process and significance of burning paper at the grave, which must be standardized and not sloppy.

(1) “Paper on the grave”: It symbolizes adding new tiles to the ancestral residence, expressing the care and remembrance of the descendants.

(2) Draw a circle: Draw an open circle at the entrance of the grave, leaving a gap to facilitate the burning of items inside the circle.

(3) Offerings: Paper money, fried food, cakes, etc. are placed inside the circle and burned, symbolizing the sending of wealth and offerings to the ancestors.

(4) Setting off firecrackers: Setting off firecrackers after visiting the graves can drive away other ghosts and protect the peace of the ancestors.

Jun Ge stood beside the great-grandmother and asked curiously, "Great-grandmother, isn't it just visiting a grave? Why is it so troublesome?"

Wang Min said: "Burn paper at graves is a very important part of traditional Chinese festivals, especially during the Spring Festival. This custom is closely related to China's ancestor worship culture.

The purpose is to express respect, remembrance and blessings to the deceased relatives through offerings and burning paper. Burning paper money and incense, etc., represents the material support and spiritual comfort for the deceased relatives, and expresses the gratitude and blessings of the descendants to their ancestors. You don’t understand it as a child, but you will understand it when you grow up. "

Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizheng, in accordance with the request of their grandmother Chen Yalu, led the two groups of relatives to carefully complete the work of visiting the graves and worshiping the ancestors. Qian Yiyun took Qian's father, Wang Min, and Qian Baogui and went back to the Chen Mansion in the northern provincial capital first.

Qian Yizhen and Ming Yuanhui escorted their cousin Chen Jinting, their aunt Lizhu, Chen Leqi, Yang Ruolan, Chen Lesi, and Emma back to Yanbo Villa. Ming Yuanhui and Li Baoguo went to the kitchen to help.

Qian Yizhen and Han Shiyan accompanied their cousin Chen Jinting, their aunt Lizhu, Chen Leqi, Yang Ruolan, Chen Lesi, and Emma to drink tea and chat, and look after Li Jingyao and Li Jingchen.

After lunch, Li Baoguo and Han Shiyan were responsible for escorting their cousin Chen Jinting, cousin Lizhu, Chen Leqi, Yang Ruolan, Chen Lesi, Emma, ​​Li Jingyao, and Li Jingchen back to the Chen Mansion in the northern provincial capital to celebrate the New Year.

Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizheng took a detour to Dayuan Village to visit Ming Yuanhui's parents and sister and to give them New Year's gifts.

Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizheng came to Ming's father and mother with New Year's goods and gifts. After putting down the goods and gifts, Ming's father and mother still had cold faces.

Ming Yuanhong invited the two to come in and sit down. Ming Yuanhui said, "Sister, we won't go in. The New Year gifts are all here. You can spend the New Year with our parents. We will go to sister-in-law Wang Moli's house and then return to the Chen Mansion."

Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizheng started the car and came to sister-in-law Wang Moli's house. Ming Zhigang, Ming Zhiqiang and sister-in-law Wang Moli went out to greet them warmly.

Ming Zhigang and Ming Zhiqiang took the New Year goods and gifts from Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizhen. Wang Moli said, "Brother Yuanhui and sister-in-law Yizhen, why did you bring so many things? I'm sorry to have cost you so much money. Thank you, uncle and aunt. Come in and sit down."

Qian Yizhen said: "You three mothers have not lived in Dawan Village for a long time. Is life at home still convenient?"

Sister-in-law Wang Moli said: "It's convenient, convenient. I was afraid it would be too cold back home, so I didn't let my daughter-in-law Hongmei and grandson Wenjun come back for the New Year. The three of us have long been accustomed to life here and are resistant to the cold, hahaha.

This morning, Zhigang, Zhiqiang, I went to visit Zhigang's father's grave and reported to him how good our family's life was. We told him that his parents were in good health and had no worries about food and drink, all thanks to his brother Yuanhui and his sister-in-law Yizhen. We told him that he had a grandson and would be a grandfather, and asked him to bless us from his spirit in heaven, hehe. "

Ming Yuanhui, Qian Yizhen, sister-in-law Wang Moli, Ming Zhigang and Ming Zhiqiang gathered around the fireplace, drinking tea and chatting for a while. Qian Yizhen glanced at the time on his watch. It was three o'clock in the afternoon.

Sister-in-law Wang Moli said, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so I won't keep you for dinner. You should hurry back early. It's not safe to walk at night. Don't let the old people in the Chen Mansion worry."

Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizheng bid farewell to Wang Moli and her two sons and drove from Dawan Village to the Pingzhou County Government compound to visit the home of County Magistrate Cui Shengli. After entering the house, they put down New Year's goods and gifts, said hello, and asked about their well-being.

After hurriedly bidding farewell to County Magistrate Cui Shengli and his wife, he returned to the Chen Mansion in the northern provincial capital. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. He drove the car into the garage and hurried to the bedroom of his great uncle Chen Haoyu and his grandmother Chen Yalu to say hello, report that he was safe, and reassure the three elderly people.

Grandma Chen Yalu said, "You haven't had dinner yet, I'll go cook noodles for you two and give you a fried egg."

Qian Yizhen quickly pressed on grandma Chen Yalu's shoulders and said, "Grandma, no, no, we'll go to the kitchen to cook noodles ourselves. You two should go to bed early."

Grandpa Lu Kaipu said: "Children, you are all fine. As you get older, you must be busy and tired. After you finish your meal, you should rest early. Good health is the most important thing."