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On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, according to custom, we have to visit the ancestral tombs to welcome our ancestors home to celebrate the New Year.

In Tian Zhi Ou Wen, it is recorded: "At the end of the year, I went to the grave and said goodbye to the old year."

After returning home, the ancestral tablet is taken out, wiped clean, and placed on the altar to be worshipped by future generations.

If you don’t go to your ancestral grave on New Year’s Eve, there is a way to solve the problem.

The Imperial Capital Sui Shi Ji Sheng Jian Bu states: "Use plain candles and blue tablecloths to replace the ritual of visiting the grave. After lighting the lamps, change to red tablecloths, light red candles and then offer sacrifices."

At this time, the campaign to destroy the four olds had not yet begun, and some old customs were still being continued well.

The Chinese New Year is the day for families to reunite.

Worshiping ancestors is a spiritual reunion with deceased relatives and a kind of spiritual comfort to the living.

This practice of honoring deceased ancestors is a manifestation of China's culture of filial piety.

The Chang family’s ancestral tomb is in Changsheng Village, and Chang Kun and Chang Shan are also buried there, so naturally they have to make a trip there.

Chang Wei took his holiday early, went home for dinner at noon, and took his grandfather, Chang Tian and Chang Nan back to his hometown.

It is said that every year changes. At this time last year, the Chang family could not even fill their stomachs, but this year, the family is thriving.

When they saw Grandpa Chang coming back, all the old people in the village came out and couldn't help but praise Chang Wei when they spoke.

At least, now in the whole Changsheng Village, Chang Wei is the most successful person, even his second uncle cannot compare to him.

There were also elders of the same generation as Grandpa Chang who pointed out that the grave site chosen for their branch was well located and occupied a good feng shui site.

This is actually a nice thing to say. We are from the same clan and family, so there may be jealousy and envy, but there aren't many bad intentions.

But Grandpa Chang frowned as he listened, and said unhappily: "What ancestral feng shui? All of us Chang family members are buried on the same hill, so we are all the same."

He did not think that the sacrifice of his two sons was the blessing of his ancestors, and the prosperity of his family was also the result of his grandsons' own efforts.

The old man is now scared when he thinks about what happened to Chang Wei in Northeast China.

If it is about accumulating virtue, it is the grandson who is accumulating virtue for the family.

Chang Wei himself didn't quite believe it.

Without the support of the system, it is hard to say whether his family can prosper. Even if he is a time traveler, it will be of no help in this era.

His knowledge is not enough to make any waves.

Compared with the old man, I'm not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

Do you really think that living a few decades longer will allow you to see the long term? Can you change the times?

Why is the torrent named after culture?

That’s because more than 80% of the students who can take the college entrance examination today are still the children of former landlords and capitalists. Children from poor families still don’t have many opportunities.

Oh, I won’t say anymore. I won’t say anymore.

The three brothers kowtowed and burned paper in front of the ancestral tomb respectfully, and then burned incense to pray to Chang Kun and Changshan, hoping that everything was fine at home, the ancestor was in good health, the eldest sister was about to remarry, and the younger sister passed the exam...

Chang Wei sat in front of his father's grave, mumbling and mumbling.

Dad, it’s going to snow. Are you cold up there?

The brothers Chang Tian and Chang Nan did not dare to disturb them. After burning the paper, they quietly got up and cleaned up the weeds.

My eldest brother must have a lot to talk to my father about in the past six months.

......

New Year's Eve.

Red lanterns were hung at the doors of the back house and the rear courtyard.

The Records of the Sui Shi of Yanjing states: "On New Year's Eve, people wearing dragon robes and patched jackets visit relatives and friends, which is called saying goodbye to the old year. Family members pay respects to elders, which is also called saying goodbye to the old year. Newlyweds must go to their parents-in-law's house to say goodbye to the old year, otherwise it is disrespectful."

This is an old custom in the capital city to say goodbye to the old year, visiting relatives on New Year's Eve. According to the rules, if Du Ye and Chang Da have married this year, he must come to the Chang family tonight to say goodbye to the old year.

However, if a family hangs lanterns on their door, do not visit them unless invited.

There is a proverb in Beijing: New Year’s Eve dinner on the 30th of the lunar year - no outsiders, that’s where it comes from.

After Chang Wei came back in the afternoon, he went to pay New Year's greetings to Zhang Youde first. Then, as he was afraid of trouble, he hung up the lanterns.

He cooked the New Year's Eve dinner himself, with Yang Min and Chang Da helping him. They still dragged two frozen fish out of the snow and beat them randomly with a kitchen knife.

There was a row of bacon hanging under the eaves. Chang Wei picked and chose, steamed sausages, stewed spare ribs, and also made fish balls and fried chicken.

Grandpa Chang smoked his pipe and chatted with the old lady.

Grandma Chang held the little girl in her arms, loosened her braids, and tied them into two buns behind her head.

The little girl was wearing a bright red jacket and holding a red tasseled spear in her hand. She gave a delicate shout and chased after Chang Long, ready to fight.

With the protection of the old ancestor and the great-grand ancestor, she was fearless. When she couldn't win, she went to the kitchen to cry.

My uncle is in the kitchen.

Chang Long was afraid that he would beat the little girl and make her cry today, so he didn't dare to fight back. He ran out of the door angrily and went to the gate of the yard to find Chang Tian and Chang Nan.

Today the alley belongs to the children.

They took the strings of firecrackers apart into individual ones, held incense, lit one, threw one, and were happy when they heard a sound. If there was no sound, they would pick it up, tear open the red paper and pour the black gunpowder inside onto the bluestone slab, and light it with a match. A burst of white smoke rose after the fire, and the choking smell of gunpowder made them happy as well.

Chang Tian and Chang Nan are the coolest guys in the alley today.

What they set off were not firecrackers, but fireworks.

That is, fireworks.

This thing is expensive and hard to buy, so Chang Wei prepared it specially for them.

It's not the kind that can fly into the sky, it's just a small one. After it's lit, it can spin on the ground, creating a circle of flames.

Children, big and small, gathered around and clapped and cheered.

If it were any other family's child, he would have been snatched away long ago.

But these two kids are Chang Wei's younger brothers. Regardless of his rank as director, just based on the reputation of the Drum Tower's young tigers during the New Year, no kid would be so blind as to dare to snatch their children away. Otherwise, even if they are "celebrating the New Year" or "still kids", they won't be able to save their lives.

Only when a burst of firecrackers sounded did the children from every household run home.

dinner's ready!

Without the Spring Festival Gala, there was less background music at home, but there were no mobile phones, so the dining atmosphere was still very good.

With the presence of two cheerful people, Chang Long and Chang Xiaoman, the meal was extremely lively.

At the same time, Fan family.

Father Fan also poured a glass of wine for Tuan'er, "Come, drink with Dad."

Then everyone raised their glasses, first wishing peace and prosperity for the country and the people, then wishing the leader good health, and finally wishing him happiness and well-being.

Mother Fan picked up some sausage with chopsticks for her daughter and said with a smile, "This was sent by Chang Wei. It tastes really good."

Father Fan muttered quietly: "It's not like he did it himself."

Fan's mother glared at him, then turned around and said to Tuan'er with a smile, "Don't bother with your stubborn father. Chang Wei is such a good kid. I heard someone praising him when I was at work today."

Fan Tuaner smiles beautifully.

After chatting for a while, Fan's mother asked tentatively: "Does he know what you are thinking?"

The girl's cheeks couldn't help but turn pink, and she said a little aggrievedly: "Everyone knows it, and he's not stupid, but he never says it."

"He's only seventeen, you can't be impatient." Although she said this, Fan's mother was actually more anxious than anyone else. After thinking for a moment, she gave her daughter some advice: "You have to find out what his family members are saying about this matter first."

"Then how can I find out?" Fan Tuaner twisted her body, shyly.

Fan's mother put a piece of sausage into her mouth, chewed it slowly, and said, "Well, ask him to come to our house on the second day of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings, and see what his family says."

Mr. Fan was so angry that he almost went crazy.

The second day of the Chinese New Year...