Foster son and husband

Chapter 46 Winter Solstice
On the day of the winter solstice, the auspicious snow fell, and the cold air was overwhelming. The roof, the ground, the road, and the crown of trees were covered with a thick layer of soft snow, and the sky and the earth were white. Can't make out the figure.

The sacrificial activities were carried out on time as usual, and all the people in Hefu, young and old, dressed neatly, gathered in the ancestral hall before dawn, and together with the clansmen who came from Beppu, prepared to worship the ancestors at the auspicious time.

The three offerings and all kinds of offerings had been prepared long ago, and they were steaming hotly placed on the offering table as soon as the order was given.

Then a man surnamed Xu stood in line in front of the ancestral tablet according to the order of the elders and younger of the class. Si Li first praised the virtues of the ancestors loudly, and then sang the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping, repeatedly, kneeling and kneeling for about an hour It is considered complete, and you can't go away, but you still have to stand still, listen to the elders of the clan, and tell the various benevolent deeds of the ancestors, telling the children of the clan to inherit the fine traditions of the ancestors, and not forget the ancestors and ancestors, etc. In this way, more than half an hour will pass before the men's worship activities will be considered over.

The men stepped back, and the women continued to line up to enter the ancestral hall as before. The same procedure was more difficult for the women. When they got up and kneeled, some people lost their waists on the spot, their legs trembled, and they could barely hold on to the end.

This is the most solemn winter solstice worship ceremony throughout the year. Meiniang, as the head of the house and the wife of the marquis, is ordered to dress up in full and has a dignified status. She was originally in the third place, but she was assigned the first stick of incense , Facing the ancestral tablets lined up above, she looked respectful and dignified on the face, but secretly slandered in her heart: I don't know if I can get some benefits from the Xu family, but first I made great efforts to pay homage to the ancestors of the Xu family.well!Even if it's for Heng'er, dear Heng'er, he is his own son in heaven!
Well, it's the common son of Qin Meiniang and Cen Meimei!
And that, Xu Junying, he also has a share.

It's ridiculous, I can't say it!
Heng'er also participated in today's sacrifice. He was held by a young servant and stood where he should stand. He was wearing a purple brocade robe, a tiger head hat decorated with gold leaf and pearls, a long life lock with eight treasures on his neck, and a golden silk longevity lock on his feet. Wearing thick-soled calfskin boots inlaid with gemstones, Mrs. Zheng dressed him in an unambiguous manner, but he was very sensible. After such a long time of sacrifice, he neither cried nor made a fuss. He pursed his mouth and looked around curiously. , Watching the actions of the elders, the elders in the clan couldn't help smiling when they looked at this strong and cute little doll, and kept praising him for being like a father and ancestor. Xu Junying only smiled lightly and didn't answer.

Afterwards, the juniors salute the elders, which has the same meaning as kowtowing to the elders during the Spring Festival, but the juniors need to show enough sincerity, because the elders only accept gifts on this day, and there is no lucky money to give.

Meiniang and Ning Rulan stood together, watching Brother Heng, supported by the young servant, first bowed to his great-grandmother, Old Madam Xu saw Brother Heng's lovable appearance, she loved him so much, she insisted on hugging him After hugging and kissing before putting them down, Brother Heng and Brother Shen kowtowed to the second master Xu Xiping. Holding it up and shaking it, Brother Heng giggled.Then came down to kowtow to Xu Junying, Xu Junying stood upright with his hands behind his back, and only said lightly:

"Okay, grow up quickly, get up!"

They didn't help any of them, so the two servants had no choice but to help the young master up.

As the two little boys saluted further down, their fortunes became better and better, and the uncles usually hugged and coaxed them before letting them go.

Mei Niang looked at Xu Junying's stinky fart, and her teeth itch with hatred: What kind of father, what kind of elder?

Is it great to be a general?It's iron-blooded and cool. Don't marry a wife and become a father. Is it easy for a little kid to kneel down and worship? Just give him money like this!
She thought about it silently, since she came to this world, for so many days, Xu Junying seemed to have never hugged Heng'er, except that night when she suspected that she was a zombie and wanted to snatch Heng'er from her arms except.

He doesn't like Heng Er!

Why?Such a beautiful and lovely child, his own flesh and blood, he couldn't be bothered to look at him, without the slightest desire to hug or kiss?

Meiniang looked at Xu Junying suspiciously, puzzled.

At this time, Xu Junying was also very stressed. Heng'er sent him back to Mrs. Xu, and the old lady beckoned Xu Junying to go over with a smile:
"Come on! You are away all year round, father and son are born, you can't neglect Heng'er anymore, you should hug and get close. You, a father, don't keep your face so serious, this is your son , not your soldiers!"

Xu Junying had no choice but to take over Heng'er from the servant. Perhaps the little Heng'er was not used to Xu Junying's indifference, and dared not laugh or cry. No one made a sound, but made the people beside them laugh constantly.

The second wife said with a smile: "It's true, father and son are father and son, with the same temper, and the expression of eyebrows and eyes is not the same!"

The old lady Xu narrowed her eyes with a smile: "That's right! Heng'er is like his grandfather and his father, but it hurts. How about Jun Lang's brother who just gave birth last night? Crying or not? Just now Has the ancestral hall reported the news?"

The second wife said happily: "Remember, Mrs. Cheng, there is the second master. That child is really good. He doesn't cry or make trouble. It is said that he came more than half a month earlier, but he is very clever. He has black satin-like hair and two eyes. Tsk tsk, what a look!"

The old lady Xu couldn't help nodding: "Okay, he's a good boy! Junying's Heng'er was delayed for more than half a month, and the wandering Taoist priest who figured it out for him before said that because of this delay, it was a very precious life. Junlang, But he came more than half a month early, and I will count it for him when I find an opportunity. These two brothers, one day later, one morning, but they are also very strange!"

"That's right, the second master asked someone, and he said it's an excellent fortune teller!"

"That's good, that's good! Oh, these two little friends are really happy."

Xu Junying didn't have the patience to listen to this, and turned around to see Meiniang standing over there looking at him, but coincidentally, Heng'er also saw Meiniang, became agitated, pulled Xu Junying's collar, pointed at Meiniang and yelled, Meiniang Mother thought that Xu Junying would bring the child to her, but he beckoned, and the young servant came out, Xu Junying handed Heng'er to the servant, and after a few orders, the servant actually hugged Heng'er and walked away. I won't let you see Mei Niang anymore.

Meiniang was so angry that she took a deep breath, Ning Rulan patted her hand: "You have a lot of things to do later, the uncle is afraid that Heng'er will drag you down instead."

Mei Niang thinks about it for a while, she will be really busy, she has to take care of a lot of aftermath affairs, and she has to meet a lot of people from the clan with the old lady, and after that there is a banquet, ordering and distribution of sacrifices, etc., she really has no free time. I had no choice but to shut up and keep silent.

Near noon, the sacrificial ceremony came to an end, and the whole clan held a feast together in the open halls on both sides of the ancestral hall. Hundreds of people, men, women, old and young, had a lively reunion dinner. It was inconvenient to walk, Mei Niang went back to the old lady Xu and the second master, and continued to speak, only put a small jar of wine on each table, and let everyone drink a sip or two to warm up. comprehensive.Seeing that the heavy snow was still falling, they didn't have the time to wait. They all wanted to go home early, so they had a full meal, and each family took some offerings from the big offering table, intending to take them home and offer them to their respective small ancestral halls. The small altars all bid farewell and left.

At night, the Xu family set up two more tables in the big flower hall. Meiniang still chose the ingredients herself, and let Mama Cai set up a hot pot banquet. The whole family ate it lively. From time to time, he got up to take care of him, serving vegetables for the elders, and persuading his younger siblings to eat more. Mei Niang asked him to bring some jars of high-quality apricot blossom wine from the wine storehouse.

He likes to drink, thinking about the seventh master Xu Junjie who just passed away, as an elder, not only should he not drink or drink less at the family banquet, but he should also control the younger generation to drink and have fun.But he had a new grandson, and the eldest son Xu Junlang finally had a son. He had thought that he should have a glass of wine to celebrate, but he was afraid that the old lady would scold him and his sister-in-law Zheng would not like it, so he didn't bring it up. He was a cheerful person, he served the wine quietly, he was happy to go along with the water, without saying anything, his nephew poured it and drank it, the fragrant, sweet, soft and mellow apricot blossom wine entered his mouth, he was full of comfort, with a smile on his face.

Madam Zheng's eyes were red, and she looked at Mei Niang with dissatisfaction. This heartless woman, who offered wine to others to drink at this time, didn't feel sad for Junjie at all. Did she really forget everything?

She hid herself and cried a few times today, watching her nephews and nephews worship their ancestors. Where her son Xu Junjie stood in previous years, this year she took someone else's place!Heng'er bowed to the elders in the clan and kowtowed to Junying. His cold appearance hurt her heart. If Junjie was there, he would lift Heng'er up with both hands and hold him in his arms!The whole family in the flower hall is celebrating the winter solstice, eating delicious food and drinking spicy food. Where is her son?Old Qi Junjie, he was forgotten by his family, lying alone in the dark and cold underground!
After drinking for three rounds, the old lady's face was also flushed. Mrs. Zheng couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly covered her mouth and cried out in pain!
The lively and happy hall fell silent instantly, those who drank quietly put down their cups, and those who ate food gently put down their chopsticks.

Mei Niang was hugging Heng'er, and fed him two mouthfuls of broth, when she saw this, her mind buzzed: Oops!dizzy!He actually let him serve wine, um, um, what is that old seven, Xu Junjie, didn't Xu Junying's half brother just die?I forgot all about it!

She stared blankly at Mrs. Zheng, and then at Xu Junying. Xu Junying looked back at her blankly without any expression.

The blush on Mrs. Xu's face faded, and she gradually gathered a cloud of coldness, and said to Ji's mother: "The eldest lady is tired today, send it back!"

Mrs. Zheng stood up, came forward and knelt down in front of the old lady, crying, "Mother! Old ancestor!"

The old lady Xu looked sad: "Go back and rest! No one will forget Lao Qi, in my heart... My old woman, what are you doing for so long?"

Madam Zheng held her breath, not daring to cry.

Xu Junying came and helped Mrs. Zheng: "Mother, my son will send you back!"

Mei Niang hugged Heng'er and knelt down, looking at Mrs. Zheng pitifully: "Mother, it's the daughter-in-law's fault!"

Mrs. Zheng broke away from Xu Junying, bent down and picked up Heng'er from Mei Niang's arms, then blessed the old lady Xu, and walked away quickly.

Zheng Meiyu, who was standing in the corner, glanced at everyone uneasily, and hurriedly followed her out.

Soon Heng'er's cry was heard, Mei Niang bit her lip, closed her eyes, and knelt there.

The old lady Xu looked at her and sighed: "Get up! You can't blame you for this, you did nothing wrong. Get up early tomorrow and go to make amends to your mother-in-law. For Heng'er's sake, she won't make things difficult for you." You... Poor thing, Junying still has only one son, Heng'er, so she has no choice but to let her take him!"

Under the curved corridor, Mrs. Zheng hugged the crying Heng'er tightly. As she walked, tears flowed down her face. She refused to let the woman next to her hug her. The thick part has fine stitches, and a piece of white fine linen is sewn inside, which is the filial piety Heng Er wears for Junjie!

Heng'er, he is Junjie's son, he should, must take care of Junjie!

She once frightened Meiniang to be pregnant with Junjie's child, and tried her best to cover up and groom them. How did the enemy get back together in such a short period of time? It took Junying only half a month to leave, Mei Niang was pregnant, and Heng Er was born at full term. According to the calculation of the wedding date, it has to be said that the birth was delayed.It's a normal thing to have a child later or earlier, but she still doesn't feel at ease, so she finds the wandering Taoist priest to come to the mansion to tell Heng'er's fortune, and give more money, the Taoist priest will naturally speak according to her heart, the old lady is happy when she hears it, how could she half suspicious.

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