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But after a young year, I really got busy.

Cleaning the courtyard, preparing new year's goods, tailoring new clothes, preparing tributes, burning paper in front of the grave, worshiping in the ancestral hall, posting door gods...

Every day is busy and there is no free time.

The day before New Year's Eve, a big sacrifice will be held in the ancestral hall.Before dawn, the women and maidservants in each courtyard started to move.After each place is ready, wake up their masters.

Although women are not allowed to enter the inner hall of the ancestral hall, there are still many things to do on this day.As a direct descendant living in the ancestral house, there are many things to do.It can't be that all the side branches and common branches have come, and the concubine can't fall asleep.

When Lan's family and Qiao's mother arrived at the ancestral hall with Ming Yu and Ming Qi, Qiao's father brought Ming Jue and Ming Qi brothers there early.

And many tribesmen also arrived early, and Father Qiao was busy with them, laying out tributes and preparing incense tables and so on.

When the clansmen who arrived early saw Lan's coming with the family members of the first wife, they all came over to greet her.

On such an occasion, Qiao Mingjin, as a married woman, could not be there.She did intend to sleep for a while longer, but Yinshi, the servant girl in her courtyard, got up and was busy. Although her voice was very soft, she still got up early.Besides, she is used to getting up early these days.

There are a lot of things to do in the ancestral house today, and most of the women and maids in the courtyards have been transferred to the ancestral hall to help.

After Wan'er got up, Qiao Mingjin led her to have breakfast, and then accompanied her to build a snowman in the courtyard.As for Yue Zhongyao, it was rare for him to be free, so he naturally wanted to be by their mother and daughter's side.

Yue Zhongyao, still a child at heart, accompanied Wan'er to finish building the snowman.So we started a snowball fight...

Unfortunately, Qiao Mingjin got hit by a few tricks.Unable to hold back her daughter, she also accompanied the father and daughter in a snowball fight.Until the three of them collapsed from exhaustion, and went back to the room to change and wash again, it was noon.

After lunch and a short rest, Mrs. Lan led his family back.

There is no way, there are many people in the Qiao family.It is estimated that it will take a whole morning to sacrifice collectively, and there will be sacrifices from various families in the afternoon.I'm afraid it would be nice to be back before dark.

Sure enough, the ancestral hall spent more time this year than in previous years.

The grandson of the eldest son of the direct line came back, and he led his descendants to participate in the grand sacrifice for the first time, so naturally they needed to kowtow and pay respects.

Furthermore, at this great sacrifice, the acting patriarch also announced in front of the clan that from this moment on, Qiao Jingkun, the eldest son of the eldest son of the direct line, would be the patriarch.It will be officially delivered when it is out of the year.

Seeing Qiao Jingkun leading his two sons to kowtow three times and nine times before the ancestral tablet in the inner hall, swearing in front of the clansmen that they were the head of the direct line, Qiao Jingcang and the others felt complicated.

But this identity is not something that anyone can easily change.

Now that the Lan family is still alive, they can still be regarded as descendants of the direct branch, and they can still call themselves the direct branch.

The sacrifice of this day really went on very late.

By nightfall.Qiao Mingjin and Yue Zhongyao led Wan'er until the family had dinner together.

Seeing the tired faces of the whole family, everyone seemed to be walking unsteadily.I'm afraid I didn't kneel less today.After eating in a hurry, they didn't stay to talk, and everyone dispersed on their own.

It was a good night to rest, and the next day it was New Year's Eve.

According to the rules of the Qiao family, for lunch on this day, the descendants of the direct descendants who live in the ancestral house will entertain the clansmen for a meal in the ancestral house.In addition to announcing the extent of the direct lineage to the clansmen on this day, it is also convenient for the clansmen to communicate with each other.

Now there are more and more Qiao family members.It seems unrealistic to ask all the clansmen to be there.

For example, the people who come to the New Year's Eve luncheon are those who are familiar with the concubine's family, and there are also relatives who have not been married to the concubine's wife.The side branch and the common branch are just one or two male clan members from each family to attend the banquet.

Of course, it also depends on how many tables the Dizhi who live in the Dizhi's house plan to open.If the concubine’s family’s economy does not allow it, then there will not be many seats, and naturally not all clan members can be invited.

But this year is the first time that Qiao Jingkun returned to the family with his family, and the ancestral family members left behind by Qiao Xingcun have seen it, so there will be no fewer people invited by their family today.

Furthermore, Qiao Jingkun also wanted to take this opportunity to contact more clansmen.Not only for the sake of his family, but also for his initial position as the head of the clan. If he has a good relationship with the clansmen, it will be twice the result with half the effort for him to take charge of the clan's affairs in the future.

Although the family is still keeping their filial piety this year, the New Year's Eve lunch has never been missed in any year.Their own family can not eat big fish and meat, but they cannot ask the clansmen to follow their vegetarian diet.

Therefore, there are many more banquets than in previous years, and there are even banquets in each courtyard.

Qiao Mingjin got up early to work with the Lan family, and went to the second gate to meet the relatives.

Fortunately, the people of the tribe came in a relatively concentrated manner, and they didn't ask their family to stand for too long.

On this day, Qiao Mingjin followed Lan's aunts, Huang's, Zhang's and other aunts, and shuttled between the seats of the clansmen.At the end the face was frozen with laughter.

As Father Qiao took over the position of patriarch, there were naturally many people waiting to marry Qiao Mingjin's family.The two daughters of their family are married and engaged, and the other three younger ones have not yet engaged?

During the banquet, the clansmen were extremely enthusiastic about the marriage of Ming Jue and the others.

Originally, Qiao's mother and Lan's family were very worried about Ming Jue's marriage, but today, it seems that there are too many people to choose, and rejection is also an art.

Lan's family and Qiao's mother were worried again.

Lan's is okay, he has a lot of dealings with people.But Qiao's mother's enthusiasm for the tribe was a little overwhelmed.She is kind-hearted, and has never been the kind of person who can be cruel enough to reject others.

Fortunately, Lan Shi arranged for Qiao Mingjin to follow her all the time, otherwise she might not be able to move her feet.As soon as the female relatives of the clan saw her, they enthusiastically pulled her and chattered endlessly.

Qiao Mingjin saw her until the end, her feet were a little weak, and she couldn't walk...

When it was time for the family reunion dinner in the evening, Mother Qiao was too tired to eat a few bites.

Fortunately, the dinner at night was a family reunion banquet, and it was just their family, and no one else wanted to see her jokes.

But Qiao Jing'an and Qiao Jingshan's four householders all came to the ancestral house for a reunion dinner, and as the eldest sister-in-law, she couldn't relax.

The two aunts Liu and Fang still did not show up.

Lan Shi didn't say much after listening to Qiao Jingcang and others' explanation.

According to the rules, those two are nothing more than concubines. Come to the family banquet, that is the respect given to you by the main wife.It is also a rule not to come, and generally polite families do not have concubines to attend.

It's just that Mrs. Lan saw that both of them had grandchildren, so they invited them to attend the family banquet, and specifically confessed that they were invited.It's just that the two of them made excuses and refused to come, so it was a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, Qiao Mingjin's family didn't care.

Why should they care about things that others don't value?When something rare does not work?

This year, because the family is still observing filial piety, there are no fireworks prepared as in previous years.But there are not many people lighting fireworks in Yizhou city.Since their family was still eating dinner, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks outside has been ringing non-stop.

The little butts couldn't sit still, as soon as the firecrackers sounded, their eyes would float outside.After dinner, I took Wan'er outside early to have a look.

Not only Wan'er, but also Ming Qi and Ming Heng grew up in the countryside. Where have they seen such dazzling fireworks?

Everyone was very excited.

It is even rarer if you can't keep it at home.I can't wait to fly over the high wall and go outside to feel it.

Fortunately, Qiao Jingshan and others smiled and told Mingheng and others about the Lantern Festival in Yizhou City, saying that the fireworks that were set off in the city on that day were not in vain compared to now.

Only a few small ones suppressed their excitement.It’s just that I can’t wait to sleep and wake up tomorrow is the Lantern Festival.

Because the family is divided, it is natural to watch the year in each family.Coupled with the fact that the whole family has been busy with the luncheon today, the Lan family had dinner, and Qiao Jing'an and the others were staying in the ancestral house to watch the new year, so they sent them back early.

Although fireworks cannot be set off while observing filial piety, it is still necessary to observe the year.

The whole family gathered in Lan's courtyard, eating melons and fruits, snacks and snacks, while talking, laughing and chatting to watch the new year.

The little ones were very excited in the first half of the night, and they used to watch the New Year's Eve, how is it like today?

Not only can you eat whatever you want, but there are many varieties, even fresh fruits.The room was still as bright as day, and every corner was lit with bright candles.Even outside the yard, the red lanterns illuminated the porch and the yard brightly.

In the past, the conditions at home were not good, even if you kept the old age, how could there be so much food to eat?At home, I was also reluctant to waste lamp oil. It was very dark inside and outside the yard. I just wanted to go out to set off firecrackers, but I was worried about wasting wax and oil.

Where is it like now?

It's just that in the first half of the night, the little ones were too excited, and they couldn't hear their voices in the second half of the night. Looking back, they were all so tired that they squeezed into the Arhat bed and fell asleep.

And it was the first time for Yue Zhongyao to celebrate the New Year with the Yue family this year, and it was very fresh to watch the New Year together.

Sitting on that couch chatting with his father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, looking at the daughters around him, and the lady sitting in his line of sight, Yue Zhongyao felt extremely satisfied.

I only hope that every New Year's Eve in the future can be accompanied by my wife and children...

The next day, Qiao Mingjin woke up early again.Today is the first day of the new year, although there is no need to go out, but on the first day of the new year, no one sleeps in.She also has to visit her grandmother and parents for New Year greetings.

The whole family dressed up and arrived at Lan's yard early.After paying New Year's greetings to Lan's family and Joe's father and mother, Mingyu and Mingjue arrived one by one after receiving a red envelope for the New Year.

After the siblings paid New Year's greetings to their grandmother and parents, Qiao Jingshan and Qiao Jingya also arrived with their wives and children in a few moments.

Even though the family is separated, the aunt is still there, and according to the rules, it is necessary to make peace in the morning and evening, and only the Lan family is exempted.But on the first day of the new year, it is unavoidable to go early to pay New Year's greetings to the elders.

Lan looked at the people from the four houses with a smile and gave her new year greetings, so she gave them red envelopes for the New Year one by one.After the people from the fourth room paid New Year's greetings to Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, they led the family to sit down and talk, each saying some auspicious words for the new year. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)