Rushing to the sea: I can see the prompts

Chapter 224 Worshiping the Wrong Grave

Zhang Yaohua and the others first weeded around the grave, while the uncle dug a cone of soil and placed it upside down on the Taigong's grave.

This is something that needs to be done every year, otherwise the graves will gradually be flattened by rain and other factors.

"Bring here three pieces of white paper." The uncle shouted.

The third uncle quickly took the white paper that he had cut before and put one end under the soil, while the other end floated outside, looking like a hat on the grave.

Zhang Yaohua frowned: "There is a nest of ants."

Zhang Yuanhang and Xuanxuan came over and wanted to play, but Zhang Yaohua immediately drove them away.

"Get rid of it! You can also burn it." Zhang Yaohua's father said.

It's not enough to have an ant nest. If they get into the grave, the grandfather's bones may be eaten away. Don't underestimate the ability of ants.

So, Zhang Yaohua dug around.

Zhang Yaowu brought some hay and stuff over, stuffed it in, and lit it.

"Extinguish all the sparks later, be careful not to burn the mountain." Zhang Yaohua told him.

"Brother, don't worry!"

rest assured?

The most worried person here is you, kid.

Don't be careless. Every year during Qingming Festival, it is the peak period of Huoshao Mountain, where grave sweeping takes place. Some people lost their money and even went to jail.

There were some small shrubs growing next to it, and the old man directed his younger generation to dig them out.

This process is equivalent to a general cleaning of the cemetery, so it is commonly known as "grave sweeping".

After doing this, the mother and the others laid out the chickens and other things, as well as the roasted pigs, and then knelt down to burn paper money, mansions, etc., "nagging" while burning.

I hope that Taigong will bless every family member, including good health, the elderly will live a long life, the children will grow up healthily and make academic progress, those who are married will have children and make a fortune, those who are not married will meet their sweethearts early, and Zhang Yaowen, who is a civil servant, will be promoted step by step. etc.

Young women were listening, such as Azhen and Zhang Yaohua's cousins. They would have to say these words in the future, so they had to learn them now.

Zhang Yaowei dismantled the firecrackers and circled them several times around the tomb.

During this period, if some steps were done incorrectly, the old man would correct them. This is how these customs are passed down from generation to generation.

"Okay, let's burn the cannons!" the old man said.

Zhang Yaowu pulled up a lit incense stick from the grave and went to light the firecrackers.

"Cover your ears!" Zhang Yaohua reminded Zhang Yuanhang and Xuanxuan.

Zhang Yaowu turned around and saw that the two children had covered their ears before starting to light the fire.

The sound of firecrackers continued for a long time, resounding throughout the valley, scaring away so many birds and beasts.

After it was over, Zhang Yaohua looked at the time and saw that it took almost two hours just to worship Taigong Mountain. Half of the time was spent on the road.

Everyone started to pack their things and plan to go to the next stop.

"Wait a minute, the cannon paper over there is on fire." Zhang Yaohua said.

Everyone turned around and saw that the cannon paper began to smoke next to Taigong's grave.

There is smoke coming from the grave, which is a good sign!

"Then let it burn for a while." The old man said.

Despite this, Zhang Yaohua still used his feet to move some of the cannon paper nearby, so as not to burn too much and everyone would have no time to put out the fire.

Then a good thing turns into a bad thing.

Just as Zhang Yaohua and the others were about to leave, another team arrived.

They were a little dumbfounded.

"Is this your Taigong's tomb?"

Ok?

That's right to say...

Could it be yours?

"Don't you worship the autumnal equinox?" Zhang Yaohua's grandfather asked them. In previous years, this family did not worship the mountain on Qingming Festival, but on the autumnal equinox.

There's nothing wrong with it, everyone does it once a year anyway. Here, there are two times a year when you can worship the mountain, both in spring and autumn.

Some people find it rainy and slippery in spring, so they choose to worship in autumn.

The leading villager is of the same generation as Zhang Yaohua's father. He put down the tools in his hands, took out cigarettes, and distributed cigarettes to Zhang Yaohua's uncle and others, while answering Zhang Yaohua's grandfather's words.

"This year I will return to the Qingming Festival to pay my respects. I remember that this grave belongs to my great-grandmother."

They have been worshiping here for the past few years.

Zhang Yaohua and other young people looked at each other.

Who made the mistake?

Zhang Yaohua and others have also worshiped this grave these years.

Only Mr. Zhang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and told him: "After your father passed away, none of you remember? The one on the other side of the stone is your grandmother's grave. Don't tell me that you have been paying homage to the wrong person in the past few years!"

The whole family's eyes widened.

"Is there a grave on the other side of the stone?"

Mr. Zhang rolled his eyes: "You are talking nonsense, go find it yourself."

Zhang Yaohua and others did not walk so fast, watching the family look for the grave.

The other side of the boulder, which may not have been cleaned for too long, has become a bush. After chopping for more than ten minutes, the family finally found a dirt bag that looked like a grave.

Good guy!

The women in that family kept saying sorry words to their mother-in-law. One of the women, probably the wife of the person who passed the cigarette, kept complaining, saying that when she prayed a few years ago, she felt that it was not right.

It was purely an afterthought.

"Uncle Zhang, if you hadn't reminded me today, we wouldn't have known."

Mr. Zhang refused the cigarette, waved his hand and said, "It's good that you found it. Pay more attention in the future. If you hadn't returned to Qingming Festival to worship, you would probably have visited my dad again."

Sure enough, it is unreliable if there is no old man in the family.

"That's right, that's right!" The man broke into a cold sweat.

You have to worship sincerely for a while to let the old lady calm down.

Zhang Yaohua and his group walked away, and Zhang Yaowu finally couldn't help laughing.

The uncle glared: "You're so ridiculous, our grandpa took advantage of you. It's best not to talk about this everywhere."

Promoting it everywhere has ruined people's face.

"I know! I'm not the eighth mother-in-law."

As he spoke, Zhang Yaowu glanced at his mother.

The eldest uncle also said angrily: "You are not the eighth wife, am I?"

"Ahem! I didn't say anything."

Zhang Yaohua's fourth sister smiled and said, "You didn't say it, but that's what the look in your eyes meant. Mom, beat him."

The fifth sister shrugged: "How can my mother be willing to beat him? She would hit us so hard."

OK OK! Everyone is so filial, right?

Zhang Yaohua's aunt gave them a "I'll take care of you when I get back" look and stopped talking.

The old man was walking in the middle, always telling everyone about the past. It's okay if the elderly like to reminisce. It doesn’t hurt to listen to Zhang Yaohua, Zhang Yaowei, and Zhang Yaowen. Because Zhang Yaowu heard it a lot, he felt a little hopeless when he heard it again.

no way! The old man lives with his uncle, so the uncle's family naturally gets calluses from listening to it.

"Let grandpa rest for a while!" Zhang Yaowu said.

Zhang Yaohua was speechless and thought to himself: Your panting is worse than grandpa's. Should I let you take a rest or let grandpa take a rest?

However, seeing that Zhang Yaowen was also out of breath from exhaustion, he said, "Then take a rest."

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(End of this chapter)