Time passed quietly in the busy life, and this year's spring was short, so it was April soon.

Normally, the Qingming Festival is usually in the third month of the lunar calendar, but if the Qingming Festival is in the second month of the lunar calendar, it is commonly known as the spring short neck.

A short neck in spring means that spring is short and the temperature rises quickly. Of course, it is usually accompanied by drastic changes in the weather.

Due to the special terrain on the plateau, the climate change is not as obvious as the following. However, according to Liu Mo'ang's parents, the temperature in Tianqu is so high and low. When it is high, I wish I could enter spring all of a sudden, but when it is low, the temperature can drop by nearly twenty degrees in a day!

I couldn't wear half-sleeves yesterday, so today I had to change my winter clothes quickly...

The day before the Qingming Festival, Liu Mo'ang flew back to Tianqu. The most common thing his mother and father talked about was this haunting weather.

This is true. When Liu Mo'ang got off the plane in the afternoon, the temperature was probably at least twenty degrees. However, it took only two hours to take the airport bus from the airport to Tianqu. But when Tianqu got off, the little north wind started to blow. Then when he had dinner, the north wind mixed with the light rain fell, and the temperature suddenly dropped by seven or eight degrees.

Although spring rain is as expensive as oil, the cooling is a bit unbearable.

So the next day, it was only dawn that the family of three had to wear thin down jackets when they took the "big cake" back to their hometown to pay tribute to their ancestors. The lowest temperature dropped to only one degree above zero...

Dapian is a little teddy that my mother raised during the New Year. For my mother calling a petite little teddy "Dapian", Liu Mo'ang finally understood who he was going to be with.

But my mother was very upright, "Son, you said that the other four little guys you raised, except for the white lion, are either buns or steamed buns, or wontons or dumplings. You said that after the big cake comes to our house, I can't break this rule, right? Do you ask mom to give it a name of a 'steamer'? I'm afraid that the buns and steamed buns will kill it after seeing the big cake. So, let's follow your tradition! Besides, look at the face of the big cake, it's so round and like a big cake!"

"Mom, why don't you call it a cake? Then raise some other cakes in the future, and you can call it a cake or a cake of 10,000 yuan, one..."

"Son, mom won't play mahjong!"

"Mom, you should be fine with those aunts upstairs playing mahjong..."

Liu Dahe was driving and having fun...

Last year, because Liu Mo'ang was busy, he did not come back to worship his ancestors on the Qingming Festival. So this year, Liu Dahe notified his son early and asked his son to come back to his hometown to visit the grave and worship with him.

Liu Dahe still pays great attention to these old customs, so even if Liu Mo'ang is busy, he has to take time to go home.

Liu Mo'ang's hometown is in the countryside, so it is still very lively on Qingming Festival. Many of the tribesmen who worked hard in other places returned to their hometowns on this day, so there were many more vehicles in the village, including luxury cars worth one or two million.

Although Liuji is the largest village nearby, the village was very poor long before the reopening.

However, the people in the Liu family like to make a living. When the reform and opening up reached a certain level, some people in Liuji became poor and thought about changing and began to try to go out to work.

However, at that time, the rough men in Liu Ji wanted to be cultured but not cultured, and had no skills, so they could only sell their strength on the construction site outside.

However, as I worked, I became familiar with this industry. In the mid-to-late 1990s, there were a few contractors among the people who went out to find work on the construction site. These contractors were all members of Liu Ji's prestigious tribe.

With the willingness to make efforts, work hard and join in groups, the construction workers who went out from Liu Ji gradually formed an engineering team led by three people.

It is basically the same as the path of working hard or even getting rich by most migrant workers. Under the leadership of these three smart contractors, these three engineering teams have gradually grown from small to small and began to absorb workers outside. Finally, they have developed to this day. These three contractors of the past have now become the bosses of construction companies worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

Now these three bosses gathered in front of the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall to chat. After seeing Liu Dahe and his son get out of the car, they all came up to say hello.

"Lao Jiu and his younger brother and sister are here, oh, this is Mo Ang, they are all adults!" A middle-aged man in his fifties and a little fat body greeted him with a smile.

Liu Dahe smiled and said, "Brother Six, it's been a long time since I saw you. Are you in good health?"

Liu Mo'ang respectfully called "Sixth Master".

This person is named Liu Xingen, the second son of Liu Mo'ang's second grandfather. He ranks sixth among the Xing generation in their courtyard, while Liu Mo'ang's father Liu Dahe ranks nineth among the ninth among the Liu family genealogy. According to the generation ranking of the Liu family genealogy, Liu Dahe should be from the Xing generation, and Liu Mo'ang should be from the Yu generation.

Ying Zi Xingyu, Liang Guo Deyong, these are the eight generations currently being used in the Liu family genealogy.

Liu Xingen is Liu Mo'ang's uncle, that is, his uncle.

Another middle-aged man who seemed to be a few years younger than Liu Dahe smiled and shouted, "Jiu Master, Jiu Grandma, and Uncle Fifteen." As for another tall man in his thirties, he even called "Jiu Master, Jiu Grandma, and Master Fifteen".

Both Liu Mo'ang knew each other, one was Liu Liangfei and the other was Liu Guoqing. Although they were not from Liu Mo'ang's courtyard, they were very close to the blood relationship of this courtyard. According to their seniority, they were both lower than Liu Mo'ang, so one had to be called Uncle Liu Mo'ang, and the other had to be called Grandpa Liu Mo'ang.

There is no way to do this. In the countryside, it is absolutely impossible to scream randomly, especially in front of the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall. If you dare to scream randomly, it will definitely be the patriarchal service when it is heard.

Liu Mo'ang is ranked fifteenth in his generation. Although Liu Liangfei and Liu Guoqing are not from the same courtyard as him, they have to be honestly called uncle and master.

"Yo, it's Liangfei and National Day." Liu Dahe happily stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two of them. Liu Mo'ang immediately shook hands with them.

Molan smiled and nodded and said, "Sixth brother, Liang Fei, National Day, you guys will chat first. I'll go see the second and third aunts."

Watching Mo Lan leave, the five people immediately stood at the door of the ancestral hall and started chatting.

"This year, the second uncle will still be the host of the host?" Liu Dahe asked Liu Xingen.

Liu Xingen nodded, "It's still my father's host. Uncle San is not in good health. I'm afraid he can't even go to worship this year."

Although Liu Mo'ang's third grandfather was only in his seventies, his health was not as good as that of his eighty-year-old second grandfather. Liu Mo'ang's third grandfather was injured when he was young and fell into the root of his illness. As he got older, his health became worse and worse.

Although the oldest man in Liujiu is not Liu Mo'ang's second and third grandfathers, these two are the ones with the highest generation, so this ceremony of worshiping ancestors must be hosted by the second grandfather.

After the five people chatted about the third grandfather's body for a while, more and more Liu clan members gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

If you follow the old customs of Liu Ji, it is best to visit the tombs in Qingming Festival before the sun comes out in the morning, because in the old custom, ghosts and gods dare to come out to eat offerings before dawn...

However, as Liu Ji works and does business outside, many people cannot come back so early, so it gradually turns into a morning grave sweeping and worshiping.

After eight o'clock, the second grandfather, who was still in good health, came to the gate of the Liu clan ancestral hall and began to preside over today's grave sweeping ceremony.

After the second grandfather said something, hundreds of people walked towards the cemetery. Almost every family had people holding sickles, brooms or shovels, and carrying offerings such as paper money, incense, candles, desserts and fruits. Some young people even pushed a large number of firecrackers in their cars.

Liu Ji is in the countryside, and there is no regulation prohibiting fireworks here, so firecrackers can naturally be set off.

These firecrackers were donated by people from the village. It was like when Liu Dahe came, he brought them with him for 1,000 yuan.

When they arrived at the ancestral tomb, under the leadership of the second grandfather, all the Liu clan members bowed three times to the ancestral tombs, and then each household carried the things they brought to the ancestral tombs and began to worship.

Liu Dahe and Liu Mo'ang and his son used sickles and shovels to remove the weeds around the grave, and then fostered some soil for the grave. Molan arranged the offerings he brought. The family of three knelt in front of the grave and lit paper money incense and candles to start worshiping.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of sobs or crying, the smoke rose around him, and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn.

After the worship of each household, all the Liu clan members gathered in front of the cemetery again, and a few young people lit the firecrackers pushed by their cars...

In the old customs of Liu Ji, after going to the grave, set off firecrackers to avoid the burning of paper money being stolen by other ghosts, they set off firecrackers to drive away other ghosts. In addition, in order to avoid taking away the yin energy after worship, they also set off firecrackers to exorcise evil spirits to protect themselves.

In short, Liu Mo'ang didn't know much about these processes, so he could only follow his father and mother to do it honestly.

When they returned to the village, the second grandfather spoke, and those who were willing to have a banquet were left for 100 yuan for the whole family. Those who were unwilling to have a banquet went back to their homes.

In the past, Liu Ji did not have this custom, but as more and more people worked outside, Liu Ji worked in business, every time he swept the tombs and worshiped his ancestors on the Qingming Festival, the Liu clan members would hold banquets, with the purpose of giving those tribes who were away all year round a chance to communicate.

Liuji is relatively large in scale, so there are three restaurants in the village, all of which are owned by the Liu family.

But this kind of banquet does not make money from the tribe. No matter how many people you have in your family, the family will cost 100 yuan. Of course, if you don’t eat, you don’t have to pay this money.

Liu Dahe and his family of three naturally had to stay for a banquet. The three of them were in Tianqu all year round and could not go back to their hometown a few times a year. If they didn't come back on July 15 or October, the family's ancestral tomb would have to rely on the help of these uncles and brothers in the village to burn paper to offer sacrifices.

So once you come back, Liu Dahe will definitely have a good chat with these brothers and men at home.
Chapter completed!