Opening an ancestral hall to worship ancestors

It was my mother-in-law who was in poor health and came back to worship her ancestors a few years ago.

Staying in his hometown for a while, he met Liyan, who was dressed in ragged clothes, and recognized her as the third sister.

Li Yan, who had lost her parents to protect her since she was a child, regarded her eldest uncle as her mother and called her eldest uncle and eldest uncle her mother and father.

It wasn't until the aunt's condition improved and the aunt regained consciousness that she sent Li Yan back to Uncle Li Yan.

There is a beginning. Every year when we come back to worship our ancestors, Li Yan always looks forward to my uncle and auntie."

Nan Yan frowned slightly and thanked Nan Qi for telling her this.

When he returned to the yard where she temporarily lived, he thought about what Nan Qi had said.

After a while, Kong Shangci returned to the backyard and said: "Yan'er, um... um... my mother only gave birth to you and your eldest sister, the second brother and three sisters. Li Yan is not my daughter."

Nan Yan just recalled yesterday, when she heard her mother talking to her grandma about the side branch on the roof.

Li Yan suddenly appeared today, which reminded her of a story: "Someone took advantage of the mistress of the direct branch and pushed the orphan girl in front of the mistress, and approached the mistress of the direct branch on the pretext of acknowledging her mother, so as to gain the trust of the head of the direct branch.

So he arranges for himself to enter the house, and finally the crazy mother-in-law is kicked out by the new man." A bloody plot.

When Nan Yan thought of this, she couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth and mocked herself for reading too many novels in her previous life.

Facing her mother who was explaining to her, she laughed and said, "My mother has given birth to several cubs, and my daughter doesn't know about it. How can she care about Li Yan?"

Then she asked Kong Shangci with a smile, "Liyan is an orphan living in the care of others. Why didn't my mother take her back to her home so that she could get away from her uncle's family?"

Nan Qi only told her that her mother had ordered Li Yan to be sent back to her uncle's house.

That means Li Yan is staying at her uncle's house.

Having been an orphan in her previous life, she knew how uncomfortable it was to live under someone else's roof.

And why didn't my mother take Li Yan back to Beijing to raise her as a daughter because she missed her daughter so much at that time?

Kong Shangci glared at his eldest daughter and frowned: "Although Liyan's parents are deceased, she still has an uncle, and her uncle is here. How can her parents take away someone else's only seedling?"

Nan Yan: "..."

Why didn't she believe what her mother said?

"Why, you still don't believe what I said." Kong Shangci said, brushing his sleeves.

Nan Yan nodded.

Kong Shangci laughed and said, "When Li Yan's parents were still alive, they only had one daughter, Li Yan.

If her parents take her in and keep her by their side, how will they face the rest of the clan in the future?

Even if we go underground from now on, your mother and I will not be ashamed to see other people’s parents.

And Li Yan’s parents are already in the same lineage as our family, so it’s even more impossible to adopt someone here.”

Nan Yan nodded thoughtfully and motioned for her mother to continue.

Kong Shangci: "..."

This damn kid, why do you want her to continue talking?

Those things are all in the past, so why mention them now?

Nan Yan stood up with a smile and climbed on Kong Shangci's shoulders, saying softly: "After Li Yan came into contact with you and my father, did someone want to set up my father to find a stepmother for me and my eldest sister and second brother, and then Li Yan's

My father stopped the matter."

Kong Shangci: "..."

This damn kid dares to say that Brother A Liang is looking for a stepmother for his sisters and brothers.

this……

"Mom, do you think so?"

Kong Shangci hummed lightly, then moved his eyes and said, "Sister Qi, Sister Shu, have you told me all this?"

My daughter just went back to the backyard with these two girls. Could it be that those two girls told her these things.

Nan Yan waved her hand, "No, I guessed it myself."

Kong Shangci's eyes widened.

Nan Yan: "Sister Qi only told about the meeting between Li Yan and her parents. I guessed what happened next."

Kong Shangci:???

Nan Yan spread her hands and said, "That's what I thought." Then she looked like she thought I was smart, as if she wanted Kong Shangci to praise her.

The corners of Kong Shangci's mouth cracked, and he said helplessly: "My mother, Yan'er, is so smart, she thought of some things in a short period of time."

Nan Yan raised her eyebrows proudly.

At this time, Kong Shangci was helpless and said angrily: "They bullied your mother and I was unconscious, so they let a little girl come to me, hoping to get my niece to come close to your father.

Fortunately, your father was smart enough not to be fooled, and later sent Li Yan back to her uncle."

Nan Yan nodded and asked her mother to continue.

Kong Shangci paused for a while, then finally opened his mouth and continued: "After we go back, I don't know what this girl thinks. Every year when we come back, you and I will always be called father and mother."

Nan Yan thoughtfully joked: "Does she think that as long as she calls her parents, they will pick her up and leave after a long time?"

Kong Shangci also pondered for a while and said, "Maybe, but this girl is now sixteen, and it's time to see her.

I didn’t pick her up before, and I’m even less likely to pick her up in the future.”

She didn't want to talk to her daughter about what happened next.

Since this lineage has offended her, she will naturally not take it lightly.

I didn’t want to talk, so I didn’t continue to mention it, and changed the topic: “Let’s go to the ancestral hall!”

Nan Yan and the others set off before six o'clock, and after a two-hour journey, they arrived in Xingfu County around eight o'clock.

The younger ones went back to their old house to rest for almost an hour.

It's time to go over and participate in the nine o'clock ancestor worship ceremony.

Kong Shangci took Nan Yan to the ancestral hall courtyard, and it didn't take long for the ancestral hall to open at nine o'clock on time.

When an ancestral hall is opened, women are not allowed to enter.

Nan Yan, Kong Shangci and others stood devoutly outside the ancestral hall, listening to Nan Zhonglun's solemn voice coming from inside the ancestral hall.

Of course, pious people do not represent Nan Yan.

After living two lifetimes and opening an ancestral hall to worship her ancestors, this was the first time that she, the eldest daughter, got on the sedan chair.

At this time, Nan Yan was watching six directions and listening in all directions, quietly watching the expressions of the women gathered outside the ancestral hall.

...After two long hours, the ancestor worship ceremony ended with a burst of firecrackers.

After worshiping the ancestors, the clan had already prepared meals. Nan Yan followed her mother to finish the meal and prepared to rush back to Beijing with her family amidst other people's inquiries.

When they were about to leave, Li Yan went to the team to see them off and said aggrievedly: "Auntie, when are you going to come back?"

When Nan Yan heard that Li Yan had changed her title, she raised her eyebrows and said to herself: Didn't Li Yan still call her mother at first? Why is she called uncle mother now?

Even other tribesmen were extremely curious when they heard Li Yan suddenly changed his tune.

When Li Yan saw the clan members looking at her, she wished she could dig a hole to hide herself.

Kong Shangci smiled and said: "The old house is not far from us. When we want to come back and stay for a few days, we will come back naturally.

By the way, you are a girl at home, so you should listen carefully to your aunt.

If you find your husband's family in the future, you can write a letter to your aunt, and your aunt will definitely give you a dowry."

Li Yan felt so wronged that she died.

What she wants is not a dowry, what she wants is to be a legitimate daughter, a high-ranking legitimate daughter.

She didn't mind forcefully ordering her to change her words and stop calling her mother Kong Shangci.

Li Yan was filled with hatred and said with a hint of shyness on her face: "Yan'er is still young and getting married... Oh no, it's time to talk about other people's affairs."

Kong Shangci smiled and said: "You are not young anymore. If the marriage is decided in the future, you must tell your mother-in-law!" Then he said: "Okay, it's late, we have to leave, you should come back too!"

Li Yan smiled sweetly and said, "Well, Yan'er will watch you go, mother-in-law."

Looking at the departing carriage, although Li Yan had a smile on her face, the hands hidden in her sleeves were already clenched into fists.
Chapter completed!