Chapter 532: It’s July and a Half Again
Today is July and a half, which is the Hungry Ghost Festival.
The Hungry Ghost Festival is the Taoist name for it, and in Buddhism it is also called the Bon Festival.
On this day, people will worship their ancestors and pay homage to their deceased relatives. They will also burn paper and put out river lanterns. People with faith will also worship the Lord of the Land.
Those with rich family fortunes will also ask Taoist priests or monks to perform rituals, which is meant to save the souls of the dead and help them to be liberated.
When Li Sanniang got up in the morning, the day was gloomy, and it looked like it was going to rain.
While it was still raining, Li Sanniang woke Lu Zhuer up from the bed early and dressed her and washed her.
"Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhu'er, let's get up earlier so that we can go and burn incense to our ancestors with you and grandma Weng."
Luzhu'er rubbed it His own eyes dimly looked at Li Sanniang.
But before going to meet everyone in the Li family, Li Sanniang took out a charcoal pot and burned paper for the deceased Li Sanniang just like she did when she first traveled through time last year.
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Li Sanniang also taught Luzhuer to kowtow to the charcoal basin, "I have traveled through time for a year, and I took over your body as the cause, and I must return the result to you.
Although I am a materialist, things like time travel have happened to me, and I have nothing to say.
I just don’t know that your soul has returned to the underworld and been reincarnated. Go, let's exchange souls, and you have returned to the modern world where I live.
No matter what, things are like this. Don't worry, I already regard Luzhu'er as my biological child. Baby, I will definitely watch her grow up healthy, safe and happy
I will also take good care of your parents and provide for them until they die.
I only hope that your life will be what you want. If you are reincarnated, then find a good family. If you are reverse time travel, then you can experience a unique life in modern society. ”
After worshiping the original body alone, Li Sanniang led Luzhu’er to the main hall.
Same as last year, after gathering with everyone in the Li family, Li’s father led him first to worship the original body. I paid homage to Father Li’s parents and bowed three times to the memorial tablet.
On this day every year, there was no smile on Father Li’s face. It wasn’t just that there was no smile. The face is still mixed with sadness and pain.
Often at this time, only Li's mother can stay with Li's father to comfort him.
Li Sanniang and Brother Li went to ask Brother Li last time, and this time they went to see Brother Li again.
But Brother Li kept secret about the disputes between the previous generation and only said to the two of them: "That was a matter of the previous generation. Now that our family has been renovated with the uncle's house, Don’t mention the past anymore.
Aye means the same thing. He doesn’t want to talk or tell you, so just let it go and live a good life.”
Brother Li did not comment on Brother Li's words and only winked at Li Sanniang.
When Li Sanniang saw this, she stopped asking. Brother Li wouldn't tell him anything if he asked him.
"Okay, hurry up and pack up. There are many people on the road today, so we still have to rush to Xuandu to watch it early."
Yes, Mother Li's worship spirit is online again. Well, on such an important festival, how could we not go to Xuandu Temple to pay our respects?
However, Father Li was in a bad mood that day, "I'll stay at home with Xiaowu, and you can go on your own.
We can get lunch, of course. Don’t worry about food. Xiaowu is still a little small. In the past, you could just take him out. It’s half July, so it’s better not to take him out.”
Do not take children out, especially after dark. As the old saying goes, children have the clearest and cleanest eyes and can see things that ordinary people cannot see.
People are afraid that the invisible wandering spirits will lure children, so they don't let children go out.
Father Li looked at Lu Zhuer standing next to Li Sanniang’s legs. Although Father Li was speechless, he meant that it was best for Lu Zhuer to stay at home.
Luzhu'er, a little person, has long been able to read people's faces. When she saw this, she immediately hugged Li Sanniang's thigh, which meant "I can't stay at home like Xiao Wu!"< br>
Li Sanniang touched the top of Lu Zhuer's hair, smiled and said to Li's father: "Yeah, it doesn't matter. Lu Zhuer is already over three years old, and she is going to a place like a Taoist temple. We don't want to stay outside. Please be safe." If you want to get married, come back home as soon as possible."
Li Sanniang originally called the old doctor Liang and the young boy from Shaoyang who lived in the backyard next door, but they said they had something to do and said, "My old friend arrived in Chang'an recently. Come, we have made an appointment on the outskirts of Beijing, and we won’t be in the same place as you today.”
Li Sanniang looked at the young Shaoyang boy, “I’m going with the master, and the master’s old friend also brought his disciples. "
As soon as the young boy from Shaoyang said this, Li Sanniang understood that he wanted to fight. It must be something like "my disciple is better than your disciple" or something like that. .
As for Wu Qiaolan and Baoya, who are staying at the Li family, they will definitely go with Li's mother.
As for Mrs. Qin next door, Mother Li had also asked someone earlier. Mrs. Qin said she was going to her daughter's house, so she was coming from a different route than the Li family.
In this way, the Li family only left Li's father and Kogoro at home.
However, when everyone went out, a big show was going on.
Kogoro was held in his arms by Father Li, and he watched helplessly as his second brother Li and his second sister-in-law walked away.
After his first birthday, Kogoro can already say "Aye, Aniang". His screams are earth-shattering, and he cries so pitifully.
His face was covered with tears and snot, especially Kogoro's eyes. He looked at Brother Li and Sister-in-law Li as if they were the bad guys who had done bad things. If Kogoro could speak more fluently, he would probably say: "Ah, ah Yeah, Auntie, you’re so mean. You didn’t take Xiao Wu out to play, and you just kept me at home. You’re so mean!”
Second Sister-in-law Li hesitated and said to Brother Li: “How about that? , I’m not going, right?
I’ll just stay home and take Xiaowu with me.”
Brother Li has taken care of all the children in the Li family, but Xiaowulang is not like Li Erlang. He was very powerful when he was young, and Brother Li could see through him at a glance.
“If you don’t go, who will ask for the peace talisman for him?
Don't worry about him, he will cry twice, turn around and give him some food, and he will laugh again. ”
Sure enough, after everyone in the Li family had gone out, Father Li, who was standing at the door with Kogoro in his arms, could no longer see anyone, so he turned around and walked home, holding the handkerchief as he walked. Wiping Kogoro's face, he said, "Don't cry. I'll give you some delicious food. Can I take you out for lunch?" "
As soon as Kogoro heard that he could go outside, he immediately stopped crying and grabbed the handkerchief from Father Li's hand and started wiping it himself.
Li Sanniang sat in the carriage and looked at The streets are crowded with people, and shouts are heard one after another. Although the weather is gloomy, it does not delay people's good mood for the festival at all.
Old Tang, I haven't mopped the floor for ten days. The ground is covered with my hair, and the dust blown in by opening the window for ventilation.
I get less sleep and stay up late, and my hair is really falling out. I doubt that I will become bald in a few years
The north is relatively dry. As long as the windows are opened for ventilation, you can see the ground floor in a day. Gray.
(End of this chapter)