Rushing to the sea: I can see the prompts

Chapter 49 Worshiping God
Zhang Yaohua's mother and Aunt Dongmei made an agreement to go to Tin Hau Temple to worship together tomorrow.

The temples in the three or four villages near the Tin Hau Temple are mainly dedicated to Mazu, as well as some Taoist gods. They were smashed once in the 70s and [-]s, and the ones today were rebuilt later.

At that time, the villagers secretly carried the statue and hid it, and the statue was preserved.

Regardless of whether both families have made a fortune recently or whether they are in danger, they all feel that they should pay their respects.

Of course, in addition to worshiping gods, worshiping ancestors is also inevitable.

To be precise, Chinese people believe in their ancestors more than gods.

After worshiping a god, if it doesn't work, everyone will say: If this god doesn't work, he won't worship him next time.

But if ancestor worship doesn't work, they won't blame their ancestors for not blessing them. Instead, they will reflect that they didn't work hard enough, and then worship their ancestors every year.

There is no one else with this double standard.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yaowei was called to kill the chicken.

Today, brother Zhang Yaohua also has to follow him to worship the gods, so that he can be more sincere and the gods will bless him.

"There are no cannons at home." Zhang Yaowei reminded.

Ban firecrackers?This does not exist here. Every time they worship gods, they have to set off firecrackers. This is a common practice and an important part.

Zhang Yaohua rubbed his eyes, wiped away some eye mucus, and said: "You go to the canteen and ask, I will pluck the hair."

The chicken has been killed and is being scalded in boiling water, followed by plucking the feathers.

When my mother saw the chicken, she said angrily: "This is a raw chicken. Who told you to kill a raw chicken?"

Zhang Yaowei dropped what he was doing and hurried outside, not wanting to listen to his mother's scolding for a second.

A raw chicken is a rooster that has not been castrated.

Zhang Yaohua was confused: "Is this a raw chicken? Why not castrate it together?"

He saw that the chicken's comb was not too big. Don't all roosters have big combs?

"It's castrated, but not clean." After explaining, my mother walked back to the chicken coop, caught a capon, and took it out for Zhang Yaohua to kill.

The meat of the rooster is hard and chewy, and it is said to be rich in protein.However, not everyone can eat rooster meat.They have a rule here that pregnant women are advised not to eat it.

And there happened to be a pregnant woman in their family.

No wonder my mother scolds people when she catches them.

Zhang Yaohua cleaned the raw chicken first before killing the other one.

Mom brought a small bowl of salt water to catch the chicken blood.Adding salt helps the chicken blood coagulate.In the countryside, chicken blood is not thrown around casually. Many people like to eat blood.Regardless of chicken blood, duck blood, or pig blood, etc.

Zhang Yaohua heard that some places eat raw chicken blood. I admire it. Don’t you think the smell is strong?

Different places have their own food customs, so Zhang Yaohua will not comment too much on them.

After bleeding, Zhang Yaohua put the capon aside and took the half bowl of chicken blood back into the house.When he came out, he was dumbfounded.

Where's the chicken?

"Mom! Did you take the chicken I just killed?"

Hearing the words, my mother stuck her head out of the kitchen window.

"Zhen and I have been in the kitchen just now."

Zhang Yaohua thought to himself: Could it be that a passing dog took it away?
Just then, Zhang Yaowei came back with firecrackers.

"When you came back, did you see a dog grabbing a chicken?" Zhang Yaohua asked him.

"what's wrong?"

"The chicken I just killed disappeared as soon as I came out of the house."

"Holy shit! Is that our chicken?"

Zhang Yaowei suddenly remembered that he had just seen a limping chicken running away. He quickly put down the firecrackers and ran in the direction where he saw the chicken.

Obviously, the eldest brother did not cut the chicken's throat.

It's not like he hasn't tried it before, especially ducks, which can fly away after being bled.

Soon, he caught the chicken and stabbed it in the neck again.This time, there was no struggle at all.

My mother is quite speechless about these two brothers, neither of whom is reliable.

Father Zhang was processing chicken intestines and other internal organs.

The belly of a chicken worshiped by gods cannot be opened directly. A knife must be cut at the butt of the chicken, and then all the contents inside must be taken out with your hands.

Be careful not to break the chicken gallbladder.

In addition, the chicken lungs must be removed cleanly, otherwise they will be cooked unevenly.

When putting it in the pot for cooking, you need to shape the chicken. The chicken head should be placed along the back of the chicken, and the chicken feet should be bent and inserted into the opening of the chicken butt.

Put a piece of pork down and cook together.

Apples, oranges, candies, cookies and other sacrificial offerings must also be prepared.

There is also a pot of hot tea and a bottle of wine.

A handful of incense that has not been opened yet.

After getting everything done and making an appointment, the two families took their things and set off towards Tin Hau Temple.

The Tin Hau Temple is not in their village, but in the village next door. There are no days off for the temple, and the temple opens and closes on time and at a certain time every day.

Ah Hui's chicken was a little shabby, and the chicken skin had several holes.

"What did you do?" Zhang Yaowei asked Shui Wang.

Seeing the look in Aunt Dongmei's eyes, he guessed that it was Shui Wang who made her look like this.

"You can't blame me entirely..."

They came to Tin Hau Temple. There were quite a few statues of gods enshrined in the temple, such as He Xiangu, Tu Tu Gong, etc.In the middle of the main hall is naturally Mazu.

Women from both families placed the offerings on the altar one by one, and then lit incense.

There are also certain things to pay attention to when lighting incense, and you can’t do it randomly.Three sticks of incense are inserted into each incense burner. Before inserting them, the incense must be bowed horizontally three times.

The two women began to pray, telling the gods all the recent bad things that had happened at home, and then prayed for their blessings.

Zhang Yaohua on the side was speechless.

It’s not easy for gods to eat you up!There are really many demands, not even mentioning world peace.

I talked about my wish for a full 3 minutes.

While praying, they also served wine and tea, two cups of tea and one cup of wine.

"Wash your hands and come here to pay your respects." My mother shouted to Zhang Yaohua and others.

There is water specially used for washing hands in the temple, called Tianshui.In fact, it is rainwater, which is collected by Miao Zhu when it rains.

Zhang Yaohua and others bowed sincerely three times.

Finally, Zhang Yaowei and Shui Wang went to set off firecrackers, while Zhang Yaohua and Ah Fai went to the corner to ring bells and drums.

Whether it is setting off firecrackers or ringing bells and drums, they all have the same meaning, which is to notify the gods.In fact, a phone ringing tone that sounds like a phone call is a feature.

Ah Fai and Mr. Miao Zhu are coming to the Holy Grail and are planning to throw the Holy Grail to test their luck next time they go to sea.

Cup, also known as "cup", is a tool used by the ancients to ask the gods for good or bad luck and to communicate with the gods. It is made of two tree or bamboo roots into a half-moon shape. It has two sides, protruding on the outside and flat on the inside. The front side is called Yin, and the outer side is called Yang.

Both are positive, indicating mixed good and bad luck, and a sneer whose meaning is unclear, commonly known as "laughing cup".

If both are opposites, it is a cup of wrath, indicating the wrath of the gods.

The best result is one positive and one negative, which represents the consent and approval of the gods.

"I'll go first." Shui Wang took the Holy Grail over.

He held the Holy Grail solemnly, bowed to Mazu solemnly, and then let go.

Two pieces of the Holy Grail fell to the ground, two upside down.

"Impossible. If you do it again, it won't count."

(End of this chapter)