The peace of the Three Realms depends on me [Food]

92. ancestor worship

The ancestor worship of other people's family is all about making a show, making a formality, and going through the motions, but the ancestor worship of Ji Ping'an's family is different.In his view, this is one of the few opportunities for their family to reunite.

He couldn't see his relatives, he could only imagine their appearance, imagining that they were sitting on three sides of the table at this moment.They may be tasting their own dishes and chatting happily about homework.

Ji Ping put his palms together on his chest, he took a deep breath and his voice trembled: "There are two more people in our family this year, let me introduce them to you."

Then he turned to look at Xiaobai: "This is Xiaobai, he is a demon cultivator just like grandma. He is hardworking, down-to-earth, gentle and reliable, and he is a very good person!"

If nothing else happened, Xiaobai was also someone he was going to entrust for his whole life.

Xiaobai knelt down beside Ji Ping'an: "The ancestors of the Ji family are here, please accept Xiaobai's worship. Please rest assured, I will take good care of Ping'an in the future."

As soon as the words fell, Xiaobai solemnly kowtowed three times to the table.Ji Ping'an's eyes became even redder. Xiao Bai really understood him very well, and he could understand some words without saying anything as long as he met his eyes.

Seeing such a good Xiaobai, his family will definitely accept him, right?If grandparents are still alive, they will definitely like Xiaobai very much.

Seeing Xiaobai's initiative, Xiaohuang was embarrassed to hold it, and he knelt down on the other side of Ji Pingan: "The ancestors of the Ji family, I am Xiaohuang. I am also a demon cultivator, I am smart and clever Lively, and the most important thing is to be righteous! From now on, I will protect the safety!"

Ji Pingan: ...

What's the matter with this touching and funny feeling?Xiao Huang really knows how to put gold on his face, the tears that were originally in his eyes disappeared instantly.

After introducing Xiaobai and the others to the ancestors, Ji Pingan talked about the second best thing about the family: "This year, the family changed to a new house. The house was built by the demon emperor sent by the demon cultivator. It is spacious and comfortable."

"Everyone can take a walk around the house after eating..."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Huang suddenly got up from the ground and rushed to his room: "The ancestors are eating, I will clean up, and it will be ready soon!"

Just kidding, if the ancestor of the Ji family really saw his chicken coop-like room in Tianyouling, what shame would he have!

Ji Pingan chuckled and said, "Xiao Huang also has today!"

After kowtowing a few times, Ji Pingan went to the courtyard to burn paper money for the ancestors. The bright yellow paper burned quickly when it encountered the fire, and slowly rose and fell with the gray and black of sparks.

The warm fire light made Ji Ping'an's face and hands warm, and there were flames beating in his eyes.

In the past, he was the only one in the ancestor worship family. No matter how much he said into the air, no one would respond to him.After burning the paper money and kowtowing, what he had to face was an empty home and cold food.

The more lively the festival is for others, the lonelier it is for him.When other families were reunited, it was as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

This year is different!With Xiaobai and Xiaohuang this year, someone will respond to what he said, and someone will care about his feelings.He felt the warmth of home for a long time.

Xiaobai squatted next to Ji Pingan, and he followed Ji Pingan's example and put paper money into the broken iron pot.A piece of rough paper money carried Ji Ping'an's wish and turned into gray and black. Thinking that the deceased ancestors could see themselves getting better and better, Ji Ping'an felt warm in his heart.

"Xiaobai, thank you."

Xiaobai smiled and said, "Huh? How do you say this properly?"

Ji Pingan smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just feel that without you, I must be very lonely now."

Xiaobai stretched out his hand to hold Ji Ping'an's hand, and the two intertwined their fingers.Xiaobai said solemnly: "I will be by your side from now on."

This was the happiest ancestor worship Ji Pingan had ever remembered, not only because he cooked a lot of delicious food, but also because there were Xiao Bai and Xiao Huang on his family's dinner table.These two people with very different personalities became his family and brought earth-shaking changes to his life.

After lunch, Ji Pingan sorted out the New Year's dishes at home.The two cabinets were full of vegetables, enough for their family of three to eat for a while.

But Ji Pingan was standing at the door of the cupboard scratching his cheek in confusion: "Hmm..."

Is it his illusion?He felt that there were fewer dishes in the cupboard.Could it be that Xiao Huang stole it?It shouldn't be, although Xiao Huang is greedy, but at night he can eat some melon seeds at most, there is no reason to steal steamed buns and meatballs to eat, right?Besides, how could he eat something cold?

Probably my own illusion.

The day after the ancestor worship was New Year's Eve, every family in Qingshuiwan would wrap wontons for dinner on this day, and Ji Pingan was no exception.The stuffing at his house is ready-made. When making steamed buns, there was still a lot of vegetable and meat stuffing left over. Just roll out some dough and wrap it up.

Taking advantage of the last day, Ji Ping'an will clean up the front and back of the house. 24 On the day of sweeping the dust, he had already cleaned up most of the work, and now he only needs to tidy up the vegetable field and the orchard.

Vegetables that have been simmering all winter in the vegetable field must be removed if they freeze to death, and dead branches in the fruit forest must be pruned.

In the new year and new weather, not only must the house be clean, but also the front and back of the house must be seen.

Just when Ji Pingan was hooking the vegetable leaves in the field with a small hoe, he heard Xiao Bai's voice: "Ping An."

Ji Pingan turned his head and saw Xiaobai standing outside the fence, his eyes fixed on a clump of dead branches beside the pier: "What kind of flower is this? It's so cold-resistant, it's sprouting now."

Ji Pingan smiled and said, "Oh, peony."

It is a peony flower that my grandfather loves most. It was bought from a restaurant in Fu'an City at a high price.Grandpa said it is the queen of flowers, and it can bloom big, white and fragrant flowers.

Grandpa treated this peony very well when he was alive, there was not a single weed around the peony.Grandpa will also cook bone soup for it, and fertilize it to catch insects.

Once Ji Pingan pulled a leaf down to play, and his always kind grandpa slapped his ass hard, for which the grandpa and grandma had a fight.It can be said that grandpa's love for peony flowers is second only to grandma's love.

It is said that it used to be a clump of very large peonies, with branches spreading five feet in diameter. In spring, the heavy peonies hung all over the branches and wafted their fragrance for miles.

But since Ji Pingan could remember, it has never bloomed.In his impression, this peony only grows leaves but not flowers, and the number of leaves grows less and less every year.Grandpa was very disturbed by this, and saw his old man sighing at the peony several times.

Later, grandpa left, and the peony flower lost most of its leaves overnight.After grandma left, Peony almost died.

Why almost dead?Because the other branches have turned gray and white under the sun and wind, only one branch is still alive.Every year, a few sparse leaves emerge from this branch, and the branches are dying.

Xiao Huang appeared next to the peony flower, nibbling on the rice flower candy: "It's so strange, I didn't see it sprouting a few days ago, why did it suddenly sprout leaves in the past two days. Look, Xiao Bai, there is a flower bud inside."

Hearing Xiaobai and Xiaohuang talk about flower buds, Ji Ping'an also became interested: "Huh? Are there flower buds? Let me have a look?"

Taking a closer look, Ji Ping'an was overjoyed: "Hey! There is really a flower bud, and it's quite big!"

He went back and forth countless times next to the peony every day, but he didn't notice such an obvious change!

There is a clump of red leaves on the top of the peony's thin branches. At this time, the leaves are still curled up, but the big round flower bud in the middle can no longer be hidden.

Ji Pingan stretched out his paw to touch the flower bud, but Xiao Bai grabbed it before touching the flower bud: "Don't touch it."

Ji Pingan withdrew his hand subconsciously: "Oh, I almost forgot."

If someone touches the buds of many delicate flowers, the buds will be broken and they will never bloom again.

Ji Pingan stared at the buds curiously and looked again: "It's such a big bud, no wonder Grandpa said that the buds of peony flowers can grow to the size of an egg. It seems that the old man didn't lie to me!"

He imagined the picture of this one-foot-tall branch with the thickness of a little finger on top of a big flower bud of an egg, and he was a little worried: "Can this peony be carried until it blooms?"

Could it be a flashback?I heard from the old people that when the plants are about to die, they will try their best to bloom and bear fruit, just to leave a future for themselves.Is this peony going to die?

Xiao Huang gave Ji Pingan a look: "Bah, bah, crow's mouth. This flower is in good shape!"

Xiao Bai said softly: "I will take good care of it in the future, but I don't know what color it is."

Ji Pingan said with a smile: "It's pink and white. Grandpa said that this peony is called Xiangyu, which has the same name as grandma. Xiangyu is a white peony. It is light pink when it first blooms, and then it will turn white."

Xiao Bai looked deeply at Ji Ping'an, and he smiled and said, "I'm really looking forward to seeing it bloom."

Ji Pingan smiled and picked up the hoe: "Okay, I will leave the responsibility of taking care of it to Xiaobai."

He had given up struggling, the flower had fallen into his hands half-dead for so many years, he didn't have the confidence to raise it well.

Seeing Ji Pingan strolling into the fruit forest, Xiao Huang stuffed the rice flower candy in his hand into his mouth: "Hey... Looking at such a smart person, how can he be so dull?"

Xiaobai pondered: "Maybe he has no experience."

Before cooking the New Year's Eve dinner, there is another important thing to do, and that is to post couplets.

Ji Ping'an's grandfather had good handwriting, but unfortunately he failed to inherit his grandfather's good handwriting, his handwriting could only be considered neat.Of course, people in the countryside celebrate the New Year, even if they put red paper on the door to signify it, there is nothing wrong with it.

Seeing Ji Pingan spreading out the red paper and preparing to write, Xiaobai and Xiaohuang became interested: "What kind of couplet is Pingan going to write?"

After thinking carefully for a while, Ji Pingan said: "Meow Fat Chicken Zhuang, I wish you peace, more food and more money to enjoy peace!"

Xiao Huang and Xiao Bai: ...

After a while, Xiao Huang thought about it: "Ping An, do you want to think about it again?" He had never heard such a down-to-earth couplet.

However, this spineless Xiaobai gave a thumbs up and praised: "Good couplet!"

Xiao Huang poked at Xiao Bai as if he didn't want money: What about your integrity?

Ji Pingan looked at the two of them with a smile: "I also feel very good, and you will help me after a while."

Xiaobai and Xiaohuang:? ? ?

As dusk fell, there was a clear sound of firecrackers coming from the direction of Qiancun.Red lanterns were hung at the gate of Ji Ping'an's house, and the red light illuminated the couplets on the door. The couplets were neatly pasted, and the characters on them were even more unusual.

I saw a line written in the first couplet that was as stable as Mount Tai: Miao Fat Chicken Zhuang, I wish you peace, and there are two cute cat paw prints on the signature.The characters in the second couplet are elegant and lively: more food and more money to enjoy peace, and there are two chicken paw prints in the shape of bamboo leaves at the signature.

Horizontal inscription: Attracting wealth and blessings, with two big ingots drawn beside it.

The author has something to say:

Xiaobai: Ping An's main body is so cute!

Xiao Huang: No wonder he is afraid of bugs, so he is a peony.

Xiaobai: He's about to bloom!I have to take good care of it.

Xiao Huang: Old rascal, how could you deal with such a tender flower.

Ji Ping'an: ... Isn't this peony a flashback?

Lao Mao: Look, the world is uneven.