The story of the husband and the son of the doctor and daughter of Houmen

Chapter 430 The New Year's Eve (2)
There is a reason why these people are enshrined in the side hall of the Wei family ancestral hall.

Most of these soldiers at the beginning of the founding of the country had gone through years of wars, so some of them were orphans. For example, the fathers of Zhao Dafeng and Ge Hai were fatherless teenagers brought back from the fleeing crowd by General Wei.There are also some people who fought with the old general on the battlefield and lost their lives before they had time to marry a wife and have children, which is considered unprecedented.

Of course, these people who can be remembered by Old General Wei are naturally not mediocre people.

But no matter how great your contribution is, the last one is the last one, and some of them were cremated on the battlefield without even bringing their bodies back.Some can be shrouded in horse leather, and when they come back, they will be alone in a tomb.

When Old General Wei was getting old and sick, he often remembered these old brothers and subordinates who fought with him, and felt that his own brothers were nothing more than that.That's why I built a side hall next to my family's ancestral hall. Every year when offering sacrifices to my ancestors, I asked the servants at home to call back all the old brothers who had been friends with me for the New Year.

This matter was once criticized by the uncles and uncles of the offshoots of the Wei family, but the old general Wei insisted on going his own way, and besides, he was not a good tempered man, he would be scolded or even beaten with a stick if he was in a hurry.Those side branches couldn't scold or beat them, so they had to give up.

Later, when the General's Mansion was occupied by Wei Erdou, the side hall in the ancestral hall was once destroyed in a disgraceful manner. Later, when Wei Zhang came back, he asked someone to rebuild it.

Now, among other things, the spiritual tablets of Tang Xiaoyi's grandfather and parents, Ge Hai and Zhao Dafeng's parents are enshrined in the side hall.He Xi's grandfather and father's spiritual tablets were also there before, and later he built his own mansion, so he invited his ancestors' spiritual tablets back to his home.

After breakfast that day, Wei Zhang took Tang Xiaoyi, Ge Hai, and Zhao Dafeng to invite their ancestors to go home for the New Year. Lance and other ten young servants each carried a large bamboo basket, which contained incense and paper money. , firecrackers, etc.

When we go, we need to light firecrackers, and Wei Zhang is going to the Wei family's ancestral grave in the suburbs to invite his ancestors to go home.

And Tang Xiaoyi, Ge Hai, and Zhao Dafeng also went to their respective ancestral graves. On Tang Xiaoyi's ancestral graves, there were only the graves of his parents, and his grandfather was the tomb of clothes.Ge Hai and Zhao Dafeng only have their parents' graves.Speaking of it, it can be described as extremely bleak.

However, Zhao Dafeng was very happy all the way. In his words, his father was originally an orphan. He was taken home by the old general on the way to escape. He was raised for two years and sent to the military camp. The family married his mother.Now that he, Zhao Dafeng, is also an official of the fifth rank at any rate, his father should be grinning from ear to ear when he sees him.Ge Hai is the same as Zhao Dafeng, so the two talked and laughed along the way.

Tang Xiaoyi was also very emotional in his heart, he never dared to imagine that he could have today.Think about it again after the new year, I will start a family, and I will have children when I become a family.No matter which family Mrs. Sister-in-law chooses for her, he, Tang Xiaoyi, will have a family and a family!In the future, if you go to war again, you won't be afraid that no one will collect your body.

The brothers went to invite their ancestors to come back for the New Year with their own minds, and Yao Yanyu was also busy with the help of Mother Feng.

Although the portraits and spiritual seats of the ancestors in the ancestral hall have been wiped clean long ago, the offerings of tea, fruit, delicacies and meals must be prepared.Besides, the other family prepared one copy, and the General's Mansion had to prepare three copies. In addition to the ancestors of the Wei family, there were also the ancestors of the generals in the left and right side halls.

Yao Yanyu basically didn't understand these things, but Nanny Feng was an old nanny, she knew that these things should not be sloppy at all, some things could be replaced by domestic servants, but some things had to be done by the clan wife.

If the master doesn't understand, the responsibility of the people next to him will become even greater.Mother Feng didn't sleep well for several nights, so she listed out the things that need to be done to worship the ancestors one by one, and asked Lao Feng and his son Feng Shan to help write them down, and handed them to Madam for reading, and then Be reminded at any time.

On New Year's Eve, Yao Yanyu got up at Yinshi, and was busy until almost noon, when General Wei and others invited the ancestors back to make offerings, and then they had time to rest.As soon as I leaned on the couch, I felt like my legs were broken.

Nanny Feng brought a cup of ginseng tea and handed it over: "Madam, have a cup of hot tea."

"Hey, Mammy, don't be too busy. Sit over there and ask the little girl to help you hammer your legs." Yao Yanyu took the tea and called out: "Xiangrui? Wumei? Hurry up and help Mammy go." rest for a bit."

Xiang Ru and Wu Mei hurriedly stepped forward to help Nanny Feng, and Nanny Feng waved her hands: "Don't beat this old slave."

Cuiwei and Cuiping came forward together, one sat on the footrest and pinched Madam Yao's legs, and the other stood behind to beat her shoulders.Nanny Feng was helped by the little maid to drink tea in the side room.

Just after taking two sips of a cup of ginseng tea, a little maid came in and said: "Return to madam, the lunch is ready, please show me, where is it?"

Yao Yanyu put down the teacup and ordered: "Put it in the West Flower Hall in the front yard, and then ask someone to invite the generals and Madam Ruan."

"Yes." The little maid replied.

Cuiwei hurriedly took Yao Yanyu's shoes, said with a light smile, "Madam, let's go there now."

"Yeah." Yao Yanyu put on the pine-colored embroidered magpie climbing plum shoes, stood up slowly while supporting her waist, and sighed: "Hey! My waist!"

Cuiping persuaded in a low voice: "After lunch later, Madam can sleep well. At night, I have to watch the New Year's Eve. When the time is over, I have to prepare to enter the palace. When I come back from the palace, all the family members will come to pay New Year's greetings, not only this night. Sleep, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep in the daytime tomorrow."

Cuiping immediately counted on her fingers: "Then I went back to my mother's house on the second day, the third day was decided to go to the Jinghaihou Mansion, and the fourth day was to entertain the general's colleagues in the Ministry of War. The fifth day is not suitable for banquets, and the sixth day is the New Year's wine at the Princess's Mansion. On the seventh day of the seventh day, the second lady of the Dinghou Mansion invited his wife and Mrs. Jinghaihou to have wine, and on the eighth day..."

"Okay!" Yao Yanyu's head grew big when he heard these pictures. After taking pictures day by day, it will be the Lantern Festival soon, right?After this year, I feel tired just thinking about it.

It was also because of too many New Year's arrangements that the brothers in the General's Mansion could only get together for a serious meal at noon on New Year's Eve.Therefore, the preparation is very rich, and it is almost worth the New Year's Eve dinner.

Ruan Shi was neatly dressed and wrapped in a plush cloak and came with He Xi, followed by the nanny holding the infant son.

The newly born eldest son of He Xi's family was sleeping soundly at the moment. Yao Yanyu thought of a few names for this boy when he was just born, and Wei Zhang picked one: He Chengkai.The Ruan family also gave him a nickname called Jier, which means auspicious and auspicious.

Five big men, two women and a small baby can be regarded as a big family sitting together.

General Wei sat on the main seat and said simply: "All year long, my brothers have worked hard with me. It's been hard work. The two wives have been worrying about housework at home, and it's also very hard work. I would like to offer you three cups first."

(End of this chapter)