Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

Li Xiangnan nodded heavily, turned around, closed his eyes, looked up and focused forward.

The surroundings fell silent in an instant, as if someone had announced it silently.

Only a light breeze blew across the hills, stirring up waves of pine trees.

The wind blew through the green branches, passed through the red flowers, brushed the green leaves, rolled up at the corner of the eaves and flowed into the ancestral hall, blowing up the red flags.

"Libation—light the fire!"

A member of the tribe gave a loud reminder, and the crowd all raised their heads and looked at Li Dewen who was standing in the front.

"kneel!"

After a long cry, Li Dewen, as the clan leader, knelt down and kowtowed first in a gentle, pious and calm manner.

All the tribesmen followed suit, their movements were uniform and they did not dare to be careless in any movement.

Li Xiangnan didn't dare to be careless.

He imitated the old man and showed respect in every move he made.

Even though he was 21 years old, he had never experienced this kind of ancestor worship.

At this moment, Li Xiangnan felt his scalp tingling as he felt the solemn atmosphere in the field, the clan members' remembrance and cherishment of their ancestors, and the Li family's inheritance of tradition and emphasis on family traditions and ancestral teachings.

He could even feel the goose bumps rising inch by inch on his skin.

"Please, please burn incense!" When the repeated call came from the side, Li Xiangnan's breathing became heavier.

He understood the way of ancestor worship this time.

Twenty-four bows!

It is a folk way of worshipping ancestors with higher standards and is also the highest-level ceremony of worshipping ancestors in the Lijiafeng Festival.

The first seven, the second eight, and the middle nine are performed by the clan leader or elder with the highest status in the family, who leads the younger generations in the worship. It takes a very long time and the steps are complicated, but it is the most pious expression of respect for ancestors at weddings and funerals.

At this moment, Li Xiangnan's heart was pious, clear and pure.

He looked straight ahead, memorized every move of his great-grandfather in his mind, and then copied it out, expressing the highest respect for the Li family's ancestors and traditions.

The entire tribe's solemn ancestor worship ceremony had already attracted amazement from those around them.

People from other families, relatives from the clan, and comrades from the Propaganda Department of the Education Bureau and the newspaper who came to visit today all felt the tradition of Chinese civilization and the inheritance of civilization from this ceremony.

During the twenty-four bows, which lasted nearly an hour, people were silent and pious. They placed their feelings for their own clan on the Li family members and paid them heartfelt respect.

In the last few bows, Li Dewen had already bowed inside the ancestral hall, followed closely by Li Dewu, Li Dequan, Li Decai and Li Xiangnan.

The three brothers Li Fuqiang and the brothers from other branches continued to follow at the door.

"Sacrificial words!"

The clerk standing nearby shouted.

Li Dewen stopped after kowtowed three times.

He stood up from the ground respectfully and bowed respectfully.

The energy sank into Dantian, and he said calmly:

"The mountains are vast, the Ru River is surging; only my ancestors' virtues are as high as the mountains and as long as the rivers;

My illustrious ancestors are the origin of our clan; our descendants will continue to prosper for generations to come;

Blessing the people, the sun and the moon shine together; the young are wise, their light spreads far and wide;

In this prosperous era, we should cultivate virtue and prosper the nation; the people of the country should work together and the nation will be forever harmonious;

Tell our ancestors to bless our China; the weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe;

Filial sons and grandsons gather to worship before the spirit; three animals and nine rituals are offered to honor our ancestors;

May the heavens and the earth always bring you good fortune!

Shang Xiang! "

Looking at his great-grandfather's straight back, Li Xiangnan's heart was shaken violently. The urge to trace his roots and the ambition to bring honor to his ancestors were completely integrated into his blood at this moment.

"All the tribesmen kowtow! Kowtow again! Kowtow three times!"

Hearing his great-grandfather's reminder in his ears, Li Xiangnan bowed to the ground and kowtowed three times respectfully to his ancestors.

Boom boom boom.

"Please get up!"

The voice of Si Li came over.

Li Dewen led the entire family, young and old, to stand up and breathed a sigh of relief.

The ceremony has been completed here.

"Uncle, are you okay?" Si Li was also a member of the Li family. He came over and supported Li Dewen at the moment it ended.

"Brother, how are you?" Li Dequan also ran over and supported his brother.

Li Xiangnan also asked: "Grandpa, how are you?"

Li Fuqiang and others also gathered around.

In fact, it is no wonder that the Li family members were so nervous. The twenty-four bows took a full hour. Let alone doing this ceremony personally, even the people watching from outside felt a little tired from standing.

What's more, Li Dewen is now over 70 years old. Completing this complicated ceremony is extremely physically and mentally demanding. How could it be so easy?

Even Li Xiangnan himself could feel the soreness and swelling in his knees and palms.

"It's okay! Dequan, it's up to you next!" Li Dewen waved his hand, looked at Li Xiangnan who was doing the work meticulously with great satisfaction, and smiled at Li Dequan.

"Okay!" Li Dequan waved to the younger generation behind him, "Fujiang, go get your dad some tea!"

"Yes!" Li Fujiang, who was standing nearby, ran out quickly, and soon entered the ancestral temple carrying a bamboo basket.

Seeing his elder brother Li Dewen drinking tea and taking a breath, Li Dequan finally felt relieved and patted his son Li Fugui on the shoulder, "Go and get the things!"

"???"

Hearing this, Li Xiangnan was still a little confused. Why did it seem like the ceremony wasn't over yet?

While he was in a daze, Li Fugui had already walked in from outside, holding a simple purple brocade box in his hand.

"southward!"

Li Dequan waved his hand, and his eldest son Li Fuqiang brought a chair in from outside, placed it in the hall, and he sat on it.

"Grandpa!" Li Xiangnan stepped forward upon hearing the words.

"Kneel down!" Li Dequan shouted softly.

Li Xiangnan's scalp tingled and he immediately knelt down.

Then I heard my grandfather Li Dequan say: "The ninth-rank emperor is the most noble in the world, and the fifth-rank princes are respected outside the gate. How can you compare to a commoner drunkard who doesn't let his life belong to the world."

As he spoke, he opened the purple box and took out a dark suede bag from it.

"Nannan, this is the only medical instrument passed down through every generation of the Li family, the golden needle! You take it!"

"Ah?" Li Xiangnan's pupils trembled violently, his brain went blank for a moment, and he was shocked.

One reason is that my grandfather Li Dequan would actually pass on the family medical skills to me when I returned home to worship my ancestors.

The second reason is that he had promised Wu Mao that he would go home to get the golden needles, but at that time he was thinking about borrowing the golden needles from his family and finding a way to return them after use.

But the current situation is that the Li family seems to want to treat him as the heir to this generation's medical skills.

"Boy, what are you standing there for? Go on!"

Li Fugui tapped his son's head to remind him not to be distracted.

"Oh!" Li Xiangnan took his grandfather's suede bag with both hands and immediately felt its heavy feeling.

This place is not only a witness to the inheritance of Li family's medical skills to this day, but also carries the hope of Li family's ancestors to save the world.

He felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

"In ancient times, medicine was based on the heart. If the heart was right, the medicine would be true. Today, medicine is based on the hands. If the hands are used indiscriminately, the medicine will not work. I wish the furnace of heaven and earth could hold more of Bian Que's body. I would spread the medicine of the monarch and ministers everywhere, starting with the cold and hunger. Naturally, there are few poor patients in the world."

At this time, Li Dequan spoke slowly again and took out another thing from the purple box.

That is……

Li Xiangnan was shocked when he saw an ancient book.

"This is 'The Study of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians', a great medical work handed down by our ancestors. From now on, it is up to you to carry forward the Li family's philosophy of saving the world, and to forge ahead with your own efforts!"