"Think about it. Every year, I take a boat back to my hometown from Shanghai. Whether the boat is safe in the sea or not depends on heaven's will. I bought these things. On the surface, it doesn't seem worth it to give them away for free, but I'm doing this for myself!”
"Father is really thoughtful." When the second daughter heard this, she was instantly convinced.
Everyone immediately beamed with joy and started talking about the various trivial matters that had happened in their lives this year. Xia Menglin felt that he had just arrived at this house and there was nothing much to talk about, so he listened attentively. As she asked, she asked about the New Year tomorrow and burning incense to the ancestors 'graves during the day. The old man said that the whole family would go to the grave to burn incense tomorrow morning. This was a rule that had been left behind for decades. After breakfast, they gathered at the old family.
While they were talking, the third brother came in. He saw the second girl in the main hall. It was beyond his expectation. He thought that this old woman should be busy at home. When she heard that her father was coming back, she quickly ran over. She must have wanted more money. Thinking of this, she was angry. However, she still had to pretend to be a good son in front of her father, so she called out,"Father."”After that, she squeezed out the words "Second Sister" through her gritted teeth indignantly.”
Second Nizi also knew that her third brother had formed a grudge with her for the sake of some family property, so she usually did not like to pay attention to him. Today, the two of them met on a narrow road, but it was better to let things go in front of her father.
When Third Brother saw the old man, he quickly went forward to get close to him and said enthusiastically,"Father, I rushed over when I heard that you were back. In the past, I spent the New Year at Big Brother's place. Why don't you go to my Third Brother's place this year?”
"Haha, there's no need."
"Father, look at what you're saying. You don't just have big brother, you still have me. Can you give me a chance to show my respect to you?”
The old man smiled and said," I've already decided to spend New Year's Eve at Boss's place. On the second day of the new year, everyone will come here. I have some business matters to discuss with everyone." Boss has already sent someone to inform Fourth Brother. I wanted to inform you two, but you two just happened to come over…"
No. 3 thought that there might still be hope for the will, so he promised," Okay, my whole family will come over on the second day of the new year.”
"Father, I'm a woman. I don't know how to do business.”The second girl muttered.
"As long as they are the children of their parents, they have to come and listen. It was the Republic of China now. You think that women don't need to do business. In a few decades, who knows what the world will become? It's hard to say whether women will become pillars of society and shoulder the heavy responsibility with men in the future. Even if he didn't want to learn something for himself, he should at least learn something for his descendants!”the old man said.
"As expected of the Old Master.”Xia Menglin thought to himself. She had transmigrated from the 21st century, so she knew that the women in the future would be half the sky in society.
"Father, Mother, it's getting late. It's New Year's Eve tonight, so I'll go home and prepare for the new year.”After the second girl finished speaking, she left.
"Father, I'm going back too. See you on the second day of the new year.”No. 3 saw that the second girl had left and quickly left as well.
The two of them walked to the door together. The atmosphere between Third Brother and Second Nizi was a little awkward, but Ah Fu was busy with the poor people queuing up. It was not good to quarrel in front of everyone, so Third Brother held his breath and snorted. He thought,"I'll settle the score with you on the second day."”He left without looking back. The second girl looked at her third brother's back and knew in her heart that her third brother had come with ill intentions this time. There would definitely be a good show on the second day of the new year.
The next day, it was New Year's Eve. Early in the morning, all the maids in the Xia residence were busy. Ah Fu was busy with the waiters, shouting from time to time,"Don't delay the time. We have to finish visiting the graves before 12 o'clock today. It's still snowing, so we have to leave early. Everyone, hurry up and prepare the offerings. Orchids, are the dumplings ready? It's time to cook.”
The maids of the Xia residence were busy, and so were the heads of the Xia residence. Early in the morning, the Eldest Mistress got up early to help the Eldest Master put on his clothes and hat. It was especially cold on New Year's Eve, and it was snowing heavily. He had to put on his hat, scarf, gloves, and cotton clothes before he dared to go out. Xia Qingfeng and Xia Menglin woke up early to take care of their grandparents 'dressing. Of course, Xia Qingfeng was also planning the plan that he had already made in his mind. He had always been suspicious of Meng Lin's identity and was curious about the strange things she had brought back from England. He was thinking about what excuse he should find to not follow everyone to the graves to burn incense.
It had been a tradition since ancient times to burn incense at the graves on New Year's Eve. Every family had an old person who had passed away. According to superstition, the mortals in the world of the living celebrated the new year, and so did the ghosts and gods in the netherworld. Therefore, during the day of New Year's Eve, the men of this family would bring their children to the graves to burn incense. After burning incense, they would return home and burn another batch of incense.”The meaning of the ancestors going home to celebrate the New Year and burning incense at home was "fragrant to the gods."”It meant that when their ancestors came back for the New Year, they would let their ancestors feel that their children and grandchildren were still thinking about them, so that they would not be alone in the wilderness during the New Year. On the second night of the new year, he would burn some paper in the courtyard to let his ancestors bring the money back to the netherworld.
Every family had different rules. The poor did not have any maids, so the men brought the children to the graves to burn incense, while the women stayed at home to cook. Rich families had maids to serve them, so as long as the housekeeper and maid could take care of the chores at home, the ladies at home could go or not. The Xia family had always been a big family. They did not dare to neglect the matter of offering incense to the graves. Their grandfather felt that on the day of the grave visit, he should show up and burn incense to the ancestors. Firstly, he wanted the ancestors to go back to celebrate the new year. He could not bear to see them alone in the wilderness. Secondly, if someone visited the grave, it meant that this old friend had a successor. This also represented the prosperity of a family. Otherwise, Old Master Xia had built such a large family business. He felt that other than his own hard work, it had something to do with his constant accumulation of Yin virtue. Therefore, it was extremely important to burn incense at the graves during the New Year. Only a few unimportant people were left at home to do the housework. All the children who were related to the Xia family had to go. It was also to let the ancestors take a look.”Everyone was safe.
Xia Qingfeng was the son of the First Master and the only man in the family, so he had to go to the grave. He knew that he could not avoid it through normal means. However, if they went to the tomb together, they would miss the opportunity. He had to find out what Meng Lin had brought back from England and whether he could find any flaws in those things. Therefore, he thought about it and came up with a plan.
Meng Lin was helping the old lady dress up and chatting with Grandma. Grandma looked at her granddaughter through the mirror and said with heartache," You must have suffered a lot when you were overseas. Look at you now. You're so thin and weak. You're not as fair and fat as you were when you were young."”Meng Lin smiled awkwardly and said," Grandma, the women in England now value their figures very much. Some people even starve themselves for one meal a day because they're afraid that no one will want them."”The two of them chatted and laughed, and their relationship was very close. As they talked, it was time for breakfast. They had to hurry and eat some breakfast. After breakfast, they would set off to visit the grave.
After breakfast, the old man set off with all the children and grandchildren. They had to sit in a sedan chair along the way. There were many adults with big businesses, so every time they went out to visit the graves, they would be grand. It made the neighbors envious. The surrounding neighbors were all discussing, one said, look at them. Most of the families were rich, and the other said that their descendants really knew how to reincarnate. Reincarnation was really a skill. Xia Menglin sat alone in the palanquin. Through the cloth curtains that were blown about by the breeze, he could faintly hear some chatter. He could not put his feelings into words. It had been two to three months since he came to this house. During these two to three months, he had familiarized himself with the environment of the house and the relationships between the seven or eight aunts. Now, he could recognize the names of the relatives who often visited the Xia family. Her family treated her very well. Other than her brother who seemed to suspect her a little last time, everything else was fine. Meng Lin still had lingering fear when he thought of how he had lost his composure in front of his brother. She saw that her brother hadn't been looking for trouble on purpose recently. Perhaps she had thought too much at that time. Perhaps she had already let go of this matter.
It was not easy to walk on a snowy day. The palanquin boy walked very carefully, afraid that one person would slip and the other three would not be able to withstand it. The person sitting in the sedan chair was also worried. Now that he was sitting steadily, who knew what would happen next, he would roll out. The family's grave was on the mountain. It was difficult to go up the mountain, and it was even more difficult to go down the mountain. It was snowing heavily. What should they do?
Unknowingly, they reached the foot of the mountain. Looking up, they saw a relatively steep slope. After this slope, there was a large flat land. In the middle of the flat land, there was a large protruding land. Around the protruding land, there were four small protruding lands in the east, west, north, and south directions. The Xia family's old master had once asked someone to check the feng shui, and the big bulge in the middle was the turtle cover.”The small bumps in the east, west, north, and south directions were the turtle claws.”If the graves of their ancestors were buried here, then their descendants would be riding on turtles.”The graves of the Xia family's ancestors were located in the middle of the flat land. The family's plan was to 'carry the turtle back.”He would bury the people related to the Xia family when there was no place in the future.”If the servant girl died of illness in the Xia family, she would be buried in the turtle claw.”The nearby area was also affected by the earth qi.
Now, all the families were at the foot of the mountain. This steep slope was usually very steep and long. Coupled with the snow, no one dared to go forward. However, it was not a good idea to stand at the foot of the mountain. If they missed the time to visit the grave, the old master would be unhappy. The waiters were at a loss when Xia Qingfeng came out of the sedan chair.
He looked at the road and knew that it was difficult to keep balance while carrying the sedan chair. If one person was not careful, everyone would suffer. Moreover, the slope was very narrow, and the width of the left and right could only fit one sedan chair. If the sedan chair in front overturned, the sedan chairs behind would suffer. However, Xia Qingfeng was happy to see this scene. When he went out in the morning and saw the heavy snow, he felt that the heavens were helping him. He had already thought of a series of plans in his heart and was just waiting to put them into practice.
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