When people reach middle age, after experiencing some things, they gradually understand:There are gods in the head, and many things have to be believed, and we must always have a heart of awe.
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On the Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a custom in our hometown to invite the deceased grandfathers and grandmothers home for the New Year.
At dusk, my father took a long amount of money, brought firecrackers and wine to the grave of the ancestors and invited them home for the New Year. Walking to the gate of my house, my father would hand out money and food while chanting: "The door god and tiger stand on both sides, let the master and grandmother go home for the New Year." ”
At this time, Dad invited the old man and the old grandmother back smoothly, and respectfully put the long money on the table in the living room. There are tablets with their names written on them on the table, and the mother puts out offerings such as melons and fruits, sugar cubes, biscuits, dumplings and other offerings in advance for the ancestors to enjoy.
I was very young and I rolled the dumpling wrappers, and I rolled the wrappers by myself for my grandmother and mom to make dumplings. I was 10 years old, and as in previous years, I sat at the dinner table and rolled out dumpling wrappers. My grandmother and mother and I were making dumplings and chatting about everything, and everything was normal.
At this time, Dad held the long money and invited the old man and grandmother to come. At this time, a whirlwind blew in at the door, and I faced the door, and I could clearly see the wind whirling in with the dead leaves. The whirlwind blew on me, and suddenly I was so excited that I felt chills all over my body, and my heart was very uncomfortable. For a moment, I felt very aggrieved and began to sobble and cry. It became more and more uncomfortable, snot and tears flowed down the river, and the snot flowed very long, and I couldn't roll the dumpling skin. My mother hurriedly asked me, what's wrong? At this time, I only knew how to cry, and I couldn't answer at all.
Grandma was well-informed and knew right away what was going on. She began to scold very harshly: "Get out of here! Go find your own home for the New Year! Don't be embarrassed here! If you don't roll, I'll beat you! Find your own descendants for the New Year! Don't be here! I'm beating you! ”
Grandma scolded viciously, and after a while, my body warmed up, my heart was no longer aggrieved and sad, and my snot and tears stopped instantly. I asked my grandmother what was going on, and she said, "There are some lonely ghosts and ghosts who have no one to invite him home for the New Year, and he feels uncomfortable." Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, the door god Tiger Ye stood aside, no god stopped him, he took this opportunity to follow your father back. Then I asked, "Who is this?" Grandma said, "I don't know who it is, it's definitely not our family's old man and grandmother, our family is invited back." ”
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When I first went to school, my second grandmother died, and she died in Baotou, and the fallen leaves returned to her roots and were brought back to her hometown in Shandong for burial. I haven't seen her since I was a junior, so I don't have any feelings, but I have to go to the funeral with her.
At that time, the funeral was a big event, and the adults in the family were very busy, and they didn't have time to take care of us children. After we went to the cemetery, they were busy, and my cousin and I went to the cemetery. I was just literate, and I was very interested in the names on the tombstones, so I read the names one by one, and by the way, I looked at some of the introductions behind the tombstones.
I didn't feel much in the cemetery, I was fine. After burying my second grandmother, after we went home, I began to feel uncomfortable, talking nonsense, and had a high fever. Grandma asked, "What did she do at the grave?" The cousin and cousin said, "We wandered around the grave, and she read the names of the people on the tombstones." ”
When grandma heard this, she instantly understood in her heart, and she remained silent. When the sun sets, the moon rises on the willow tops, and there are no more pedestrians on the streets. Grandma took my clothes and handed out money and food in the yard, while chattering: "The child is small and ignorant, so he shouldn't offend you, you can take the money and go back!" "She took my clothes and sent them out, and after my grandmother sent them back, my high fever subsided, and I was able to eat and drink water.
Many years later, my grandmother and grandfather passed away, and I was even more in awe of ghosts and gods. I know that they must be watching us juniors in another world.
Now we have a big cemetery over there, my lord, my grandmother, my grandfather, my grandmother, my grandfather are not far away, every time I go back to my hometown, I will think about going to see them, I and my father, sister, brother-in-law brought wine, melons and fruits, dumplings to the grave, tell them that we are doing well, don't worry.
end– vernacular proseAbout the Author
Xylitol, a teacher in the capital. I firmly believe that words have warmth, and like to use words to commemorate people or things in the past.
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